Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 350 "Farewell to Students on Dingmao Day"! (4k)
Wang Baopu is so comprehensive!
Apart from being short in stature and coming from a poor family, Wang Baopu is nothing but a hexagonal warrior!
In terms of scholarship, he is the leader among them all;

When it comes to economic and political theory, he is also a leader;
In terms of handling things calmly, he is not inferior to Ping Zicheng;
In terms of methods, Ruan Chuanqiao admired him very much;

When it comes to uniting people and being good at politics, even Han Youan has to admit he is better.

In terms of military ability, Su Yun praised Zheng Chaozong as Han Xin, but praised Wang Baopu as Li Jing of the Song Dynasty.

This is why everyone has their own abilities, but Wang Baopu is the leader.

Therefore, when Wang Baopu spoke this way, everyone fell silent.

Su Yun heard this and laughed, "Shouzhen can't do that. Shouzhen is a top scholar, there is no reason for him to go to the northwest.

If I really send you to the northwest, someone might say you have offended someone."

Everybody burst into laughter.

At this moment, Han Youan smiled and said, "I have to go again, sir, leave it to me."

Su Yun smiled and said, "You are also frustrated. With your talent, you can be a prime minister, and of course a general, but you are still not suitable for this matter."

Han Youan suddenly felt a little depressed.

Ping Zicheng said quietly: "Sir, I'll go."

Su Yun looked at Ping Zicheng, but before he could say anything, Zheng Chaozong said, "Sir, it's really inappropriate for anyone other than students to go to this kind of thing, so let the students go.

Don't worry, leave these hundreds of Jingsai soldiers to me, the Student Union will make them the most loyal soldiers of the academy!"

Su Yun smiled and nodded, "Yes. But Haifu, this trip may take years, so you should think carefully. The bitter cold in the northwest is not something that most people can endure."

Zheng Chaozong smiled and said, "Sir, I admire your great achievements in the northwest. I want to follow the path you have taken and pursue your greatness. Therefore, I am not afraid of hardship. If you can endure hardship, there is nothing I cannot endure."

Bi Taihua: ...People have mouths to eat, but you, Zheng Chaozong, have mouths to speak nice words, right?
Su Yun smiled and nodded, saying: "Since you are mentally prepared, then this matter should not be difficult for you. Okay, I promise you."

Zheng Chaozong's face suddenly lit up with great spirit. He loved military affairs, and commanding the army was what he cared about most. However, there were not many opportunities for a scholar to command the army personally. But now he had such an opportunity, how could he let it go!

Su Yun said to everyone at this moment: "Our army needs to have a commander, and also a Du Yuhou to assist the commander..."

At this point, Su Yun looked at Ping Zicheng and said, "Qinglan, are you willing to take on this responsibility?"

Ping Zicheng stood up suddenly and said to Su Yun: "Sir, I am willing! Please rest assured, I will definitely assist Haifu and lead this powerful army, which is one of the most powerful in the world. As long as you give an order, this army will execute it without compromise and firmly obey your command!"

Su Yun nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, then I'll leave this matter to Haifu and Qinglan. Your appointments will proceed as usual, but no vacancies will be granted for the time being. You can go directly to the northwest and tell others that you are going to inspect the border affairs of the northwest."

It is common for enthusiastic young people to go to the northwest to investigate border affairs, and this excuse is not uncommon.

Then Su Yun looked at the others and said, "As for you, do you have any ideas?"

Bi Taihua didn't say anything because he had already made up his mind.

Wang Baopu did not say anything either. Just as Su Yun said, he was the top scholar and his trajectory was usually set.

Needless to say, Ping Zicheng and Zheng Chaozong went to the northwest, mainly involving Han Youan and Ruan Chuanqiao.

Han Youan smiled and said, "Sir, you can make the arrangements. No matter where we go, we can learn well. If we are in the capital, we will help you develop the society. If we go to the countryside, we will develop the society there. We will both contribute to the society."

Su Yun smiled and nodded, "Okay, then I won't interfere with your whereabouts, but I will definitely find you a real job, so you should study hard and work hard."

Han Youan said yes.

Su Yun looked at Ruan Chuanqiao, and Ruan Chuanqiao quickly said, "Sir, I want to go to the Imperial City Division."

Everyone immediately turned their attention.

Su Yun was also a little surprised, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Does the Imperial City Department employ Jinshi graduates?

I remember that the officials of the Imperial City Administration were generally military officials and eunuchs.

After all, the core duties of the Imperial City Bureau include spying, supervising officials, and guarding the palace, and its members are mostly selected from the elite imperial guards or trusted eunuchs.

Such positions require military accomplishments or the ability to conduct covert operations, which is very different from the path of a civil servant who is a Jinshi graduate.”

Wang Baopu quickly said: "There should be no such precedent. I have studied the origins of officials in the Song Dynasty.

Officials in our Song Dynasty were divided into those with "origins" (imperial examinations) and those with "mixed origins" (imperial favors, civil servants, military merits, etc.).

The officials of the Imperial City Office were typical "mixed-origin" yamen officials, most of whom were of mixed origins, such as eunuchs, military officials, and generals of the imperial guards.

Jinshi are considered to have "good family backgrounds" and are rarely admitted to secret service agencies according to the system. "

Su Yun nodded and said to Ruan Chuanqiao, "You heard it, right?"

Ruan Chuanqiao smiled and said, "Sir, you must have a way, right? Besides, I don't have to give up the status of a Jinshi."

Su Yun was surprised and asked, "What are you thinking? It's not easy to be a Jinshi. How can you just give it up? What does the Imperial City Department have that is worth giving up your Jinshi status?"

Ruan Chuanqiao's expression suddenly became serious, and he said: "Haifu and Qinglan can give up their future and go to the northwest to lead the army, but I will also make sacrifices for the society.

Since Mr. Sun founded the society, in addition to vigorously developing the society, he has been most concerned about two things: one is the society's army, and the other is the society's confidentiality work. He has mentioned it countless times.

Therefore, the importance of this work is probably no less than that of the military, so students want to work hard in this area.

Shouzhen (Wang Baopu) and Jingning (Han Youan) are good at internal affairs and developing the society, Haifu (Zheng Chaozong) and Qinglan (Ping Zicheng) will go to the northwest to lead the army, Shengzhang (Bi Taihua) is in charge of finance, each has his own responsibilities, so the students will lead the secret front.

But I don’t have any experience, so I want to go to the Imperial City Division to study. Of course, it would be even better if I could develop some members of the society within the Imperial City Division.”

Su Yun: “…”

Well, it is indeed thoughtful.

However, there are indeed practical difficulties in entering the Imperial City Bureau.

Su Yun frowned, and after a while, he nodded slightly and said, "I'll think of a way, but I can't guarantee it." Ruan Chuanqiao was overjoyed and said, "Thank you for your trouble, sir!"

At this point, things were basically settled, and then everyone began to talk about the arrangements for the next work. Zheng Chaozong and Ping Zicheng took the opportunity to ask Su Yun how to reform the army. In addition to Su Yun speaking, the others also helped to discuss it.

As they talked about the latter part, everyone became a little sad.

This time, Zheng Chaozong and Ping Zicheng are going to the northwest, Ruan Chuanqiao will escape into the Imperial City Division, and Han Youan will probably go somewhere else. The only ones left in the capital should be Wang Baopu and Bi Taihua.

After this separation, the six disciples of Sumen don’t know when they will meet again. When they meet again, I’m afraid they won’t be able to gather together like this.

Feeling sad, Su Yun wrote a farewell poem.

"Farewell to My Disciples"
Farewell to Yucong in front of Heming Hall, the mountains and rivers across thousands of miles are all majestic.

To keep the truth, one should emulate Han Song’s vigor; to be a seaman, one should sharpen his sword to make it more vigorous.

Quietly manage the people to weave the warp and weft, cross the tiger's den and test the frosty sword.

The clear waves stabilize the sea and the clouds are safe. Why should we abandon our loyalty to our cause?
As soon as this poem came out, Liu Zi's sadness suddenly turned into great ambition. Yes, the mountains and rivers are all magnificent, so why bother to imitate those children.

Bi Taihua drank a few more cups, and when he heard the poem by Mr. Su Yunzhi, he was immediately in high spirits and wrote down generously:
[Jinluqu: The Parting of the Six Horses.]

The crane cup is poured into the Big Dipper, the frosty sky and the cloud flags are arranged in battle formation, and the six horses separate.

The dwarf cypress remains strong even in the winter, and it preserves its simple and true mysterious principles.

Watch the boiling sea and the military tactics of Duke Zheng.

The clear chirping of the young phoenix brings peace to the nine counties, while Ruan Lang sneaks across the Jin Bridge at night. He pacifies the enemy with his strategy and calms the waves.

Thousands of gold are spent to summon Gan Tang, and Bi Lang's pearl shoes are so powerful that he can swallow the rainbow dragon.

What I miss most is the place where Su Men passed on the lamp, and we discussed Taoism under the pine window in the rain at night.

I can't bear to look at it again, the battle clothes are as white as white.

The same moon is shared across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, waiting for the victory letter to be written together as Lingyan draft.

The iron flute sounds, breaking the cold dawn! 】

As soon as this poem came out, everyone cheered. This poem uses six allusions to describe the six sons.

The dwarf cypress remains strong in winter, which is taken from the allusion that pine and cypress wither later, to describe the short and tough Wang Baopu;
"Watching the Sea Boiling" and "Zheng Hou Bing Tao" use the allusion of throwing down his pen to join the army to praise Zheng Chaozong's unparalleled military talent;
Zhifeng Qingming An Jiujun uses the story of Zhao Bo Gan Tang to praise Han Youan's talent in governing the country.
Moreover, Ruan Lang secretly crossed the Jin Bridge at night, which alluded to the story of Zhang Qian's creation of a new world, to describe Ruan Chuanqiao's escape into the Imperial City.

The strategy of pacifying the enemy and calming the waves is an allusion to the story of Zong Que's long wind, which describes the general Ping Zicheng's ability to stabilize the sea.
A thousand gold pieces were used to summon Gan Tang, and it was said that Bi Lang's pearl shoes were the ones that swallowed the rainbow dragon. It was Bi Taihua who was drunk and boasted about his Chunshen pearl shoes.

Well, it was a bit shameless, but also very clever. Bi Taihua did not forget Mr. Su Yun and wrote at the end:
【I miss most the place where Su Men passed on the lamp, and we discussed the Dao under the pine window in the night rain. I can't bear to look at the battle clothes again, which were as white as white. The moon was the same across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, and we waited for the victory letter to write the Lingyan manuscript together. The iron flute sounded, breaking the cold dawn.】

Full of gratitude towards Su Yun.

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere became even more heated.

Although they had great ambitions, they were only young men in their early twenties at this time, full of vigor and vitality. It was natural for them to express their true feelings at this time of parting.

Later, Su Yun hugged these six outstanding students one by one, feeling quite emotional.

After this separation, no one knows when they will be able to gather again. Even in the process, something unbearable may happen. After all, they are seeking revolution.

Revolutions have always involved bloodshed, and it is not impossible that some people sacrificed their lives for the country during this period.

While the six disciples of the Su School in Bian Jing were rushing to their own battlefields, Zhou Xingji and three others in Luoyang were already fighting blood on their own battlefields.

They visited the Mei family, a noble family in Luoyang.

The Mei family of Luoyang occupies half of Luoyang's cultural industry.

The Mei family was originally from Xuancheng. When Mei Yaochen came to Luoyang, they followed him. After decades of operation, the Mei family's literary influence can now be extended to the management of academies, the operation of book engraving workshops, and the construction of libraries, forming a cultural industry chain that integrates poetry creation, classic printing, and literary gatherings.

According to the investigation of Zhou Xingji and others, the Mei family may have controlled the local woodblock printing resources in Luoyang, and published classic collections, literati works, and poetry and painting collections with plum blossom themes, and has already established a dominant position in the field of literary dissemination in Luoyang.

Moreover, the Mei family also owns a large plum garden as a cultural landmark in Luoyang. Like the tradition of Chengdu's plum forest in the Tang Dynasty, the Mei family attracts the gathering of gentry by holding plum blossom poetry appreciation meetings, plum painting exhibitions, literati tea banquets and other activities. At the same time, it has derived industries such as garden design, flower cultivation, and banquet hosting, becoming a central place for elegant cultural consumption in Luoyang.

We can position the Mei family in this way: Chengxue may be the pinnacle of Luoyang’s academic field, but in terms of cultural management, the Mei family is the real master of Luoyang!

Of course, this is also because of the influence left by Mei Yaochen.

Mei Yaochen is not very famous in later generations, and his reputation is far inferior to that of Ouyang Xiu and Su Dongpo, but in the Song Dynasty, Mei Yaochen is extremely famous!

He is known as the founder of Song Dynasty poetry. Together with Ouyang Xiu, he promoted the innovation movement of Song Dynasty poetry. Therefore, he was promoted and supported by many celebrities at that time. For example, Ouyang Xiu, Yin Zhu and others spoke highly of him. Ouyang Xiu even thought that his poetic talent was not as good as Mei Yaochen.

It was precisely because of Mei Yaochen's influence that the Mei family's business in Luoyang was so smooth. In just a few decades, they had occupied half of Luoyang's cultural industry.

As for why the Mei family had a large plum grove, it was because it was given to them by Lin Bu, his wife and children. Later, the Mei family continued to plant plum trees on the basis of Lin Bu's plum grove, and it developed into a famous landscape in Luoyang. Then the Mei family began to operate the plum grove.

The Mei family also started to make a fortune because of Mei Lin, and later gradually got involved in publishing and other businesses. After 20 to 30 years of operation, the Mei family reached its current scale.

Mei Ting was the third son of Mei Yaochen. His eldest brother Mei Zengyin was an official in Fujian, his second and fourth brothers all died young, but he stayed in Luoyang to do business.

Mei Ting himself was not very good at studying, but he was a natural businessman. The current success of the Mei family was all due to his efforts. Such a person is naturally very shrewd.

At this time, he looked at the three young men with a smile and said, "You three young men are so young, but you have created such a big scene in Luoyang. It is really admirable. As the old saying goes, heroes emerge from youth. It is true. I just don't know what you three have to say today?"

Zhou Xingji bowed and smiled, "I came here today to visit Mr. Mei according to the teacher's order."

Mei Ting was stunned when he heard this: "Is your teacher... the young Master Su?"

Zhou Xingji smiled and said, "We are the descendants of Su's school of thought. Our teacher is naturally the current Privy Councilor and Imperial Academy Scholar Su Gong."

(End of this chapter)