I slay demons and demons with poetry

Chapter 204 Meeting a Strange Person
Early the next morning, Song Mu took the post he had written and set off for Xuezheng's mansion alone.

Song Mu also had his own considerations in doing this. Now that he just arrived in the provincial capital, such a thing happened immediately, and various posts kept coming in. It was really difficult for Song Mu to deal with.

Instead of sorting out the relationships and contacts, it is better to cut the mess quickly.

It can be said that it is logical for me to visit the teachers of the students in this province first. This will not only offset some people's doubts, but also save them from making articles in it, and also use some excuses to resist some posts.

Talking about the various things of this day, Song Mu quite missed the scene when he and Tao Fengming traveled in the mountains and fields. He didn't need to think so much about the world, but only enjoyed the scenery and discussed knowledge.

But human beings are social animals after all, and daily communication is naturally essential, especially in the ancient times when ethics were highly valued, red tape also gave Song Muduo a headache.

Song Mu walked quickly all the way to Xuezheng's mansion on the east side of the city. Before reaching the gate, he saw some scholars gathered in front of the gate, and seemed to be talking to a man who looked like a housekeeper at the gate.

He Shilin, a student of Jiangnan West Road, was heard to be a descendant of He Zhizhang, and once served as a second-rank official, but he was tired of court affairs and getting older, so he found a position as a student of politics and came to Jiangnan Xidao teaches students.

Song Mu also heard Tao Fengming talk about some of these things in the past few days. Although this He Shilin is a well-learned academician, he is extremely harsh and can be said to be an old man with a very strange temper.

He doesn't judge people by talent, but he likes to judge people by virtue, and he also follows a set of rules of ethics.

Arguably a stuffy guy, and probably not very easy to get along with.

Song Mu didn't think as much as Tao Fengming thought, he just wanted to do something to save face, to find an excuse for himself, which can be regarded as an official declaration of his identity.

Generally, students from a prefecture come to the provincial capital for the exam, and most of them are brought to visit by the preceptors of the prefecture, but now there is still some time before the exam, and most of the students from various prefectures have not yet arrived, so only sporadic students come to submit posts.

Song Mu walked up to him and saw several students talking with a gray-haired old man in sackcloth.

"Old housekeeper, just let me know that I, Xu Yun, really admire your lord's knowledge. I heard that your lord is not easy to meet guests, so I just wrote a whole collection of poems, and that's why I want to come to see you."

The old butler raised his eyes and glanced at Xu Yun at this moment, but he snorted and shook off the sleeves that were being pulled by the other party.

"Mr. Xu, since you have nothing to do, don't mess around here."

Seeing this, Xu Yuncai frowned very much, and then seemed to have made up his mind, walked forward and took out a book from his arms.

"Old butler, I heard that you are also well-read and knowledgeable. I just found a copy of Chu Tang's..."

"Mr. Xu, don't beat around the bush and make friends with me. Even if you have a good collection of books, your poems are really unsightly. Don't tell me you're going to be old enough to read them again and pass out?"

The butler said with wide-eyed eyes, Xu Yuncai immediately shrank his neck, but his face showed a harmless appearance.

And the other students who came to hand in the post also looked at each other in blank dismay, and those who knew the inside story even came up to comfort them.

Seeing this situation, Song Mu couldn't help laughing, and was even more surprised.

As expected, this provincial capital has a lot of geniuses. This young man in his twenties in front of him once fainted from the anger of Xuezheng?

It seemed that the housekeeper was in a hurry, no wonder he didn't have a good face to show him.

But Xu Yuncai didn't feel ashamed at all, he still went forward cheekily, the old housekeeper didn't tire of trouble, he could only turn around and speak to the crowd.

"You didn't say anything important, so you left quickly, so you don't have to worry about standing here."

The others paused, thinking that the city gate was on fire and the fish in the pond were affected.

Seeing this, Song Mu pursed his lips, walked forward and saluted the butler respectfully.

"Song Mu, born late, came to visit Mr. Xuezheng today."

Song Mu said softly at the moment, and at the same time pulled out a post from his sleeve, and then handed it up with both hands. The other party frowned and looked at Song Mu.

"Why did you come to see Mr. Xuezheng?"

Saying this, he suddenly saw that Song Mu had turned around and walked back, and he was taken aback for a moment.

Song Mu stopped when he heard the question, and then simply replied with his hands clasped.

"Wansheng is just here to deliver the post, and there is nothing wrong with it."

Hearing what Song Mu said, the other party's face was obviously also stunned. He was about to say a few words, but he saw that Song Mu had already stepped away.

With that posture, it seems that he doesn't want to wait here at all.

This immediately made the other party look at him with admiration, and the students next to him also saw it at this moment. Xu Yuncai, who had just been rejected, was dumbfounded when he saw Song Mu leave.

Seeing that the butler was drinking tea in silence at the moment, Xu Yuncai blinked suddenly, and then immediately walked towards Song Mu.

"Your Excellency, please wait a moment."

Song Mu was planning to take a good tour of Yuzhang Mansion right away, when he heard the voice behind him he stopped, seeing that man with a gentle face coming towards him at this moment, he was a bit puzzled.

"I'm Xu Yuncai, a person from Yuzhang. It's a pleasure to meet you."

The opponent bowed his hand to Song Mu immediately, and Song Mu also bowed his hand, declaring his name.

Hearing Song Mu say this again, the other party's eyes lit up immediately, and he spoke in surprise.

"Song Mu, you are the Song Mu who wrote poems in Tianxia Wenkan for six consecutive months?!"

Song Mu was used to such expressions, and now he just nodded calmly, but the ashamedness on the other party's face was swept away, and he looked at Song Mu with a little excitement at the moment.

"I didn't expect that Your Excellency is Song Mu. From this point of view, he is really in the prime of his life and a good-looking talent."

Listening to the other party's words, Song Mu just bowed his hands modestly, but Xu Yuncai grabbed Song Mu and took out a booklet from his arms.

"I don't know if Xiongtai can move. I have admired Xiongtai's literary talents for a long time. Can I ask Xiongtai to take a look at my poems?"

Song Mu raised his eyebrows when he heard the other party say this, but he also bowed his hands and refused.

But this guy didn't mind, and he stuck to it right now.

"Brother, don't mind, I'm still the young master of Yingxuefang, but at least I've stayed in this city for the rest of my life. If brother is willing, from now on, you can read any book in Yingxuefang that you want."

"Brother Xu, I'm so sorry, I have something important to do today, I offended you."

Although Song Mu refused again and again, Xu Yuncai greeted him shyly. Song Mu had never seen such a thick-skinned person.

"Brother Song, don't worry, I've already declared my family name, everyone around here recognizes me, today I'll take you around, or go to my Yingxuefang for tea."

"I just hope that Brother Song can appreciate and judge my poems, thank you very much."

Song Mu couldn't beat the other party, and felt that this person's character was not bad, so he took the other party's poem book and opened it.

A five-character quatrain comes alive on the paper.

"Ode to the Wild Goose"

"The geese, the geese, spread their wings soaring into the night."

"Grey hairs line the clouds, white tops break the breeze."

Song Mu almost stroked his forehead. This imitation of Luo Binwang's "Ode to the Goose" is not bad at 01:30, but if you turn it back, it is all imitations of famous poems, and every capital is unsightly...

I seem to understand why Xuezheng-sama fainted from anger...

"Brother Song, how are you?"

Xu Yuncai approached him enthusiastically to ask, the expression on Song Mu's face changed again and again, and finally he could only return the poem book to the other party, and said with a forced grin.

"Ordinary people may not be able to appreciate Xiongtai's poetry."

"Really? So I still have some attainments."

When Xu Yuncai said that, he didn't seem to know what Song Mu meant, and he said it right now.

Song Mu didn't say anything. He just took a brief tour of the city accompanied by the other party. Song Mu found that he was quite talkative, and he seemed to have some insight into the things around him.

Maybe he just doesn't have poetic accomplishments, but the rest is pretty good.

It is also rare for Song Mu to have such a free tour guide to help explain, and he is also at ease at the moment, listening to the other party's words while looking around.

Soon, the two left several places in the provincial capital, and arrived not far from the Tengwang Pavilion near the river. It was noon, and Song Mu also invited the other party to have dinner at a tea house.

"From this point of view, Mr. Song is also a talkative person. It is really a blessing that Xu can meet you in the city today."

Song Mu smiled and drank the tea, but the other party's expression flashed a bit, and he said to Song Mu with great interest.

"Master Song, do you have time recently?"

Song Mu frowned upon hearing this, while the other party continued to speak.

"Now it's July [-]th, when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl get together, there will be a good lantern festival in the provincial capital. Brother Song can invite a few or five friends to watch the lantern with me."

Song Mu was dumbfounded after hearing this, but just shook his head and said.

"Song is currently concentrating on the exam, but has no time to pay attention to this."

"Oh?"

Xu Yuncai's expression lit up when he heard these words, and he said to Song Mu excitedly.

"Could it be that Mr. Song is going to participate in this provincial examination? If I remember correctly, you only participated in the college examination last year. Are you so confident now?"

Song Mu didn't speak, but the other party looked a little surprised, and said to Song Mu again.

"Then the township examination this time is quite interesting. Many sons of rich and noble families in the city will take the examination."

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