Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1635, Eastern Poetry
On the waters of the Indian Ocean, a steamship flying the flag of the Ming Empire was sailing from west to east, accompanied by bursts of sirens, seabirds sang around the ship, and many business travelers on the deck were leisurely admiring the sights on the Indian Ocean. scenery.

The blue sea and blue sky make people feel refreshed!
"Sunset clouds and lone ducks fly together, and the autumn water is the same color as the sky~"

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

"As expected of a parallel prose that overwhelms the entire Tang Dynasty, this prose is truly a swan song through the ages!"

Da Vinci held an anthology of Tang Poetry and Song Ci in his hand, and he kept reciting. When he read something wonderful, he couldn't help but make friends with it.

As an all-rounder Da Vinci, he kept learning the language and characters of Daming along the way, and with the deepening of learning, he also fell in love with Daming's poems and songs very quickly, reading a few pieces every day .

At this moment, when I read Wang Bo's "Preface to the Pavilion of the King of Teng", I am still amazed again and again, and I am deeply impressed by such a beautiful poem.

"The language and characters of the Ming people are really exquisite!"

"It is indeed very difficult to learn at the beginning, and you need to memorize a lot of words and vocabulary, but after learning to a certain level, you will gradually be able to comprehend the subtlety and beauty of it."

"Poetry is one of the representatives. Often there are only a few dozen words, but they can express the great truth about the nature of the world and the philosophy of life."

"Wonderful, really wonderful!"

Da Vinci kept admiring, he was grateful for his decision at this moment.

In order to go to the distant Eastern Empire, he deliberately went to learn the language and characters of Ming Dynasty. Only then was he lucky enough to appreciate such exquisite poetry, which made the elderly Da Vinci feel that he had no regrets in his life.

Da Vinci was extremely interested in all kinds of things throughout his life.

He has profound thoughts, profound knowledge, and is good at research and thinking. He has made outstanding achievements in painting, sculpture, invention, architecture, mathematics, biology, physics, astronomy, geology, linguistics and many other fields.

It can be said that he is an all-rounder, all-round genius.

Now learning the language and characters of the Ming people, and feeling the vastness and breadth of Chinese culture, also made him feel that going to the East is definitely the wisest choice, and he will definitely gain a lot.

Among other things, just the poems of the Daming people gave him a lot of harvest.

This made him full of infinite anticipation for his trip to the East. He wished he could arrive in Daming right now, travel around Daming, experience the customs of Daming, and taste the art of Daming.

"Mister also understands my Daming's poems?"

Xiong Lan was a county magistrate of Ningguo in East Africa. He was also a scholar in Daming, and he could be regarded as a scholar. King Ning was thirsty for talent, so he immigrated from Daming to Ningguo and was directly appointed as an official.

Originally enjoying the sea scenery on the deck, when someone sang Wang Bo's "Preface to the Pavilion of the King of Teng", I hurriedly read it. I never thought that I was not from Daming, and asked with a little contempt.

"Haha, I just learned it, so I can't say I understand it, but I can feel some of the subtleties of Ming poetry."

Da Vinci apparently didn't hear the contempt in Xiong Lan's words, but replied modestly.

"Where is Mr. from?"

Xiong Lan nodded slightly. The old man in front of him, with his white hair and white beard, looked like a very learned old man.

"I'm Italian, and this time I'm going to Daming to study."

"The Ming Empire is the most powerful empire in the world now. The painting art, music, medicine, architecture, poetry, astronomy, physics, etc. of the Ming Dynasty must also be very powerful. There are many things worth learning."

It was rare for someone to chat with him, Da Vinci also replied.

"How old are you?"

Xiong Lan looked at Da Vinci in front of him again, and at a glance, he knew that the other party was already very old. This made people feel awe. At this age, he was still thirsty for knowledge, and traveled thousands of miles to the east. Learning, just this spirit is awe-inspiring.

Xiong Lan himself has been busy with official duties since he became an official, so he has less time to study, and the number of books he reads is far less than before. It is definitely impossible for him to travel thousands of miles to study, let alone in When I was old, I went to a place thousands of miles away to study.

It's really admirable.

"I'm sixty-four years old!"

Da Vinci smiled back.

"Sixty-four years old, you are not enjoying your old age in your hometown, and you still want to study in our Daming?"

Hearing his reply, Xiong Lan was amazed and even changed his address.

"Haha, don't you Daming have an old saying that is good, you live to learn, and there is an old saying that you can die when you hear the Tao!"

"Although I am old, I am still in good health. Naturally, I have to continue to learn. I heard that your Ming Dynasty is ahead of the world in many aspects. I am very curious and I am going to have a look and learn."

Da Vinci smiled back.

He has loved learning all his life, from painting, sculpture, music to language, characters, mathematics, geometry, astronomy and geography, biology, architecture and so on.

He is very interested in almost everything, and he has learned almost everything, and he has performed well in studying it.

Even in his later years, he painted less, but concentrated on studying physics, astronomy, mathematics and other fields of natural scientists.

"Sir's spirit is really admirable!"

After Xiong Lan listened, she couldn't help being awed and saluted deeply.

Although the other party is a European savage, although he is very old, but this spirit of seeking knowledge is really commendable. In comparison, he seems much smaller.

Not only is the knowledge shallow, but even the spirit of learning is not as good as the other party, it is really ashamed.

Next, along the way, Xiong Lan and Da Vinci also communicated constantly. The more they communicated, the more Xiong Lan admired the Italian old man.

Xiong Lan can only be regarded as a traditional scholar of the Ming Dynasty, and he is quite good at poetry, poetry, and Fu. This calligraphy and painting can be appraised to a certain extent.

But apart from these, he knew almost nothing about astronomy, geography, mathematics, biology, architecture, navigation and other aspects, while Leonardo Da Vinci knew everything.

Therefore, I have even more respect for this Da Vinci.

Since ancient times, truly learned words have been respected no matter where they go, and this is also true for Leonardo da Vinci.

Even though he was Italian and there were many, many European slaves in Daming, he won the respect of many people with his knowledge.

Not only Xiong Lan, but everyone else on board also knew that there was an old Italian man on board, who was knowledgeable and profound.

The people of Ming Dynasty respect knowledgeable and learned people very much. Scholars have a high status, and they also respect the elderly very much. Even the law stipulates that slaves can be free after they reach the age of [-]. This is enough to reflect Out of respect for the elderly.

This Da Vinci is over [-] years old and knowledgeable, so he is naturally respected by others.

"Your oriental poetry is so exquisite and amazing!"

"It's a pity that I learned it too late. If I can leave a few poems through the ages like Li Bai, I will have no regrets in this life!"

Da Vinci was very obsessed with Daming's poems, and even tried to write poems, but he was extremely demanding of himself, and he definitely would not leave unqualified poems.

This left a regret in people's hearts.

"Sir, don't be sorry~"

"Li Bai is a great poet through the ages, even in our East, there is only one Li Bai."

Xiong Lan felt the regret in Da Vinci's heart and smiled to comfort him.

"Haha, I know it too, but I really want to write a few poems that have been passed down through the ages, but I can't make it to the stage. This is a great pity in life."

Da Vinci smiled back.

"Sir, I'm going to Anning City soon. I want to invite Mr. to my house as a guest and ask him about European literature and painting."

Xiong Lan looked ahead, he could faintly see the outline of the mainland between the water and the sky, Anning City was approaching.

In the past, he always felt that the journey was very long, very boring and uncomfortable.

But this time, working with a scholar like Da Vinci, he felt that time passed very, very quickly, and he would arrive at Anning City in a blink of an eye.

This made him feel a lot of reluctance, and he also wanted to ask Da Vinci for some advice.

On the way, he also learned Latin from Leonardo da Vinci, and learned the art of painting in Europe. At first, he looked down on Europe, thinking that Europeans were barbarians, so naturally there was nothing to learn.

But after studying with Da Vinci, he realized that European literature and art are also very brilliant, not inferior to Ming's art and literature at all.

And in the field of philosophical thought, the philosophical thought of Europe also gave Xiong Lan a lot of inspiration. The original Confucian thought was shaken, and new ideas sprouted in his heart.

"I'm getting old, and I want to go to Daming as soon as possible to study hard. I won't stay in Anning City for long."

Da Vinci smiled and shook his head.

"Sir, my Ming Dynasty's literature, philosophy, art, etc. are really worth learning, but there are also many things worth learning in Tianzhu."

"The local art, literature, philosophy, astronomy, geography, mathematics, etc. in Tianzhu are also very brilliant. Buddhism in Tianzhu is even very popular in our Ming Dynasty."

"You might as well stay in Ningguo for a while to learn about art, philosophy, etc. from Tianzhu."

When Xiong Lan heard this, he thought about it and suggested.

With the deepening of the rule over Tianzhu, the Ming people's understanding of Tianzhu is getting deeper and deeper. Tianzhu was once born a very brilliant civilization, and there are many, many things worth learning.

Presumably Da Vinci would be interested.

(End of this chapter)