One is called "Inscribed on the Chrysanthemum" and the other is called "The Master's Statement".

The author is the same person, and he is also a name that frequently appears in certain court affairs... Ouyang Lianghan.

However, Shilin's previous impression of this name was more of a gentleman who refused to obey orders, and a water conservancy expert who was proficient in the hydrology of the south of the Yangtze River.

And these two articles... once they appeared, they completely eclipsed the other articles behind the entire Wenhua Banquet.

The celebrities in Luoyang were very surprised and whispered among themselves. They were all talking about how Ouyang Lianghan was so elegant? How could he not know it before?

The empress Long Yan was so pleased that she received great reviews and praises. After the banquet, she directly conferred the title of Bachelor of Arts on Xiu Wen Guan, Sima Ouyang Lianghan of Jiangzhou.

For a time, there was a heated discussion among scholars, and the literati were stunned and envious.

In the study room of the Prime Minister's Mansion, even Xie Xun, who had been mentally prepared, looked surprised and looked at the smiling fat old man who was working with his head down behind the desk...

The post of Xiuwenguan bachelor was originally established by Emperor Taizong of the Great Qian Dynasty. The bachelors who entered the library were known as the Eighteen Scholars in history. Most of them were old people from Qiandi. They were Taizong's confidants, equivalent to think tanks, and led the national policy of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Later, during the "Two Saints" period of Emperor Gaozong and Queen Wei, there was gradually a need to bypass the constraints of the existing bureaucracy and make decisions on political affairs. Therefore, a small group of close officials were conferred as bachelors of Xiuwenguan, who could directly They went into the palace to report affairs, make drafts, and participate in secrets. They were equivalent to the "secretary team" of the Second Saint. This group of people was known as the "Beimen Bachelor" at that time, and they had power over the government and the public.

Now that the Great Zhou Dynasty has been established, Empress Wei no longer needs to use the Bachelor of Xiu Wen Guan to share the powers of the prime minister. However, the Xiu Wen Guan still exists, and the Bachelor's degree has become more of an honorary position and has begun to serve as a fast track to the officialdom of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Of course, there are still hard conditions, and it must have a recognized culture!

Although there are only fifth-grade bachelors in the Xiuwen Guan, they are only in name only, but those who join the library are all potential candidates for the future political affairs hall recognized by the government and the public... Gradually, it became known to the whole world that the Empress of the Zhou Dynasty "valued academicians over Confucian scholars." Literary scholars all over the world began to respect literature and culture. The so-called Confucian scholars are those who are passed the exam step by step, while bachelors are people with outstanding literary talent.

However, there is actually an unspoken rule here! Because of limited vision and resources, most of the outstanding children from poor families follow the path of Confucian scholars and take the imperial examinations all the way; while the children of wealthy families and high-ranking officials have their elders to pave the way and directly Focusing on the road to becoming a bachelor, he disdains the humble imperial examination with thousands of troops crossing the single-plank bridge. As soon as he debuts, he works hard to gain the reputation of Wenhua and strives to enter Xiuwenguan... There are currently six Xiuwenguan bachelors in office, all of whom are political ministers or ministers. The young generation of talented people who come from a noble family are valued by the Empress and Prince.

Now, Ouyang Lianghan, who was born as a poor scholar, has entered the Xiuwen Hall and became the seventh bachelor in the Great Zhou Dynasty! He is also the second youngest among them.

For a time, people in Luoyang were talking about it. After the two poems by Ouyang Lianghan came out, there were various interpretations. For example, in some circles of ladies in the capital, there was another heated discussion, especially the sentence " "Being low in position is shameful, being in high official position is close to flattery." He praised and criticized the world's customs and current affairs, and was deeply loved by them.

Different social classes like Ouyang Lianghan's poems and sentences differently, such as "There is no high or low, neither long nor young. Where the Tao exists, the teacher exists." It was widely spread among the lower-class scholars in Luoyang. , deeply fits their pain points, and is full of praise. What most people like is probably the catchy quatrain "If I were the Qing Emperor in another year, I would be rewarded with peach blossoms blooming together." The most popular comment is, Ouyang Lianghan's ambition is to be an official and a minister in the political affairs hall, and become the second Concubine Di. He has great ambitions... In short, he is very good and very energetic!

A certain person didn't know that his article was endorsed by His Highness the Prime Minister, and the empress helped to make him famous. Moreover, because the allusion of "a good scholar has not gone to bed yet" was recently spread in the capital, for a while, the scholars in Luoyang affectionately nicknamed him "the bachelor who has not gone to bed". ”.

If he knew about it, could he be nicknamed a more serious one if he had to complain about it? Sleepless Bachelor? It sounds like an unscrupulous old scholar who stays up in the middle of the night and goes to romantic places...

Jiangzhou, Xunyangdu.

On a morning after New Year's Day when the snow had just melted, Rong Zhen received Khufu, Zhang Yu and his party who had disembarked from the boat again.

After hearing the latest news in Luoyang, she first thought about it with a slightly cold expression. After a while, a cold and beautiful face showed an expression of disbelief: "What, Ouyang Lianghan has entered the Xiuwen Museum? He...how did he get into the Xiuwen Academy?

In the museum, aren't there all Wenhua Ci officials there, and they are all related to aristocratic families, and he comes from a humble family in Jiangyou..."

"It's too late to explain, Rong Nu Shi, where is Ouyang Sima now?" Khufu asked impatiently.

"The New Year's Day holiday hasn't ended yet, and he hasn't come on duty yet. He should be at the Huaiye Lane residence." Rong Zhen said with a dazed expression on his face, obviously still digesting the previous news.

"Go quickly, the snow is almost melting, and the Donglin Giant Buddha can't wait any longer. Construction will start in early spring. We can't let Mr. Ouyang resign. If we go back and forth a few times, the old bones of the Za family will fall apart."

Zhang Yu, who was standing behind, urged with a grimace... After being a eunuch who delivered orders for so many years, he had never encountered such a difficult order. In the past, those who received orders would give him money, but now Zhang Yu couldn't wait for this Ouyang.

Sima can accept his money and receive orders.

However, although the matter was urgent, the group did not go to Huaiye Lane immediately. Instead, at Hu Fu's sudden suggestion, they rushed to the Xingzifang construction site and found a certain old woman with white eyes.

Aunt Song, the deputy superintendent of Si Tianjian, was burning morning incense in the mourning hall of her beloved disciple. She greeted the visitors with a lonely face. After a while, after Hu Fu and others expressed their intention to come, Aunt Song showed an incredulous expression and pointed at her own

A wrinkled face asked:

"What are you talking about? You want me to invite him in person? He deserves it, it's impossible, absolutely impossible!"

However, after learning the content of the imperial edict, Grandma Song's expression changed.
Chapter completed!