The Grandmaster Strategist

In September of the 16th year of Xiande, Jiang Zhe entered the Hanlin Academy and was awarded the seventh grade by the Hanlin Academy according to the rules.

In the first month of the seventeenth year of Xiande, Zhe was erudite and learned, and he specially ordered to participate in the preparation of the Chongwen Temple. For three years, Zhe was skilled in appreciation and knowledge in textual research. Soon after, he was promoted to the Imperial Academy of Xiuzhuan, from the sixth grade.

The collections of Chongwen Hall have been preserved to this day, and the humble people have seen them.

-- "The History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties: The Biography of Jiang Suiyun"

Really happy, I stretched my waist and picked up the solitary collection of poems in my hand. These days, I have been staying in the library of the Hanlin Academy. It is indeed the best collection of books in the world. There are many books that I have never read. I have the ability to never forget, and I have read many books before. Basically, I only need to read a book once to memorize it, and I can even miss a word of a good article. But no matter how talented I am, I can't read the millions of books, so I found a booklet of the book collection index, and picked some in the above order that I haven't read. Anyway, I have to stay in the Hanlin Academy. It's been three or five years, and I've read it almost. Of course, I pay most attention to those books that are marked as single copies. You must know that many of these books are peerless works.

On this day, I was looking for a book to read in the library, and I accidentally saw a yellow lingerie booklet. It looked very delicate, and it must be a rare boutique. I opened it and almost fainted. The bloody eight characters on the home page "If you want to practice magic, swing your sword from the palace." I quickly closed it and looked at the cover, but it was "Sunflower Collection", and I quickly threw it aside. I still want to marry a wife and have children. At this time, I saw a copy of Zhuangzi's "Health Master" in the Han Dynasty. I quickly picked it up and turned a few pages. Although it was similar to the text I saw outside, the eyebrows were very rich, and it was almost filled with blanks. I like to read other people's annotations. There is a lot of hard work of scholars in it. Seeing that there is no one next to me, I grabbed the stool with the feet and sat down. It was a waste of time to go back and forth to read. I was fascinated by this. It turned out that the person who wrote the comments was probably a Taoist priest and a doctor. He wrote some secrets of health preservation, what time to eat, what to drink, what time to get up, what time to go to bed, and how to stay healthy. Meditate before going to bed, how to practice qi when you wake up, and even have surgery in the room, it’s really my favorite, don’t laugh at me, my biggest wish is to live comfortably, free from disease and disaster, to marry A gentle and virtuous wife, has a few lovely children, and intramural surgery is also very important. Haven't you seen those lecherous people who often have short lives? They just don't control themselves and don't know how to maintain their health. I was happy when I suddenly thought, "No way, how do I know if what he said is right? What should I do?" Think about it, and if you have any doubts, solve it yourself. So, for the next month, I searched for information on health preservation in the library, some contradicting each other, some confirming each other, who am I, I am a genius, and finally let me sort out a set of my own health maintenance tips, and Start putting it into practice.

How do I do it? First of all, every day, as soon as I open my eyes, I sit quietly for a while to practice the art of nourishing qi, and then go out to move my hands and feet. Although I can't practice boxing, I can still do five animal games. Then I have a light breakfast. , and then go out to work, if there is nothing to do at noon, of course, the best thing is to go home and eat a nourishing lunch in line with the season. It is best to eat it later. After taking a nap, do whatever you like. In the evening, if If you have social events, you must drink less and eat less vegetables. When you go home, drink a cup of self-brewed medicinal wine before going to bed to clear your stomach, then meditate for half an hour, and then sleep well, and you usually sit, lie down, and walk according to certain specific rules. The posture, of course, should not look too obvious. Although I am in a low position now, such a day cannot be guaranteed, but is this the goal I want to achieve as much as possible? As for martial arts, I don't know how to practice. Haven't heard of good swimmers drowning in water? If I knew martial arts, I would inevitably get involved in some unexpected things.

Maybe I will die young, anyway, I just want to live to seventy years old.

I persisted like this for two months, and sure enough, my physical condition has improved greatly, and the minor ailments that I used to have are gone, and I feel that my thinking is clear, and I have to write and write more like a god when reading and writing.

On this day, I came out of the library and was going to have a good lunch. Alas, I couldn't hire a good cook, so I had to make it myself. When I was thinking about what to eat for lunch today, my same year Liu Kui, the second place grinningly walked over and said, "Brother Jiang Nian, how's it going, let's go to Mingyue Building together?"

"Mingyuelou, what are you doing?" I asked curiously.

Liu Kui said in surprise: "Why, don't you know, go to Princess Changle's piano club!"

"Qin Club, Princess Changle." I was even more confused.

Liu Kui said: "Yeah, who doesn't know about Jianye, Princess Changle married far away from my country, and she couldn't help feeling homesick. In order to relieve loneliness, she held this piano meeting. I heard that she wanted to see my style as a scholar in Southern Chu. It is said that Princess Changle's dowry partner is Liang Wan, a famous Qin fairy from Dayong. Liang Wan's piano skills are said to be passed down from Lesheng Wuyouzi. Marrying Nanchu. I also heard that Liang Wan intends to choose a son-in-law in Nanchu. You said, whoever is unmarried, doesn't want to try it."

I was dumbfounded and said, "But isn't Liang Wan a dowry?"

Someone next to her replied, "That's just a title. I heard that the princess has already told the prince that Liang Wan is her good sister, and she must marry a like-minded talent as the principal."

When I looked back, it turned out to be Fu Yulun, Tanhua. Seeing that he had changed into gorgeous casual clothes, with a jade flute tied around his waist, he must have been begging for the phoenix. However, he came from a Huaiyang family, so he should have this identity. I snickered in my heart, if that Liang Wan is really so good, the Crown Prince will definitely sigh, but he can't help showing Princess Changle face, anyway, after he ascends the throne in the future, the three palaces and six courtyards can choose any concubine, now, Be cautious, after all, is Princess Changle's identity different?

Originally, I had no interest. I was very self-aware. My appearance was not bad, but it was only above average. My talent was not bad, but I didn’t have a good background. , These days, the army is in chaos, and the generals who can lead the army to fight are much stronger than us literati. Southern Chu pays more attention to the literati, so its national strength is not strong, even the state of Shu in the middle of Shu is not as good, if not for water The army is relatively strong, and Dayong has already crossed the river. To sum up, I, Jiang Zhe, are not a worthy goal, and I don’t have the strength to defend myself. Not to mention that Liang Wan doesn’t like me, just likes me. Dare to marry. But it's not good if I don't go. People think I'm too disrespectful to the Crown Prince and Princess Changle, so I decided to go this time. Anyway, I'm not very good at those piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. You can listen to the piano and play chess. It’s hard to win chess, calligraphy, it’s not bad, but definitely not a famous handwriting, or painting, I can barely handle it, but I’m better at appreciation, I have a cousin, a famous court priest, who flows through his hands. Jewelry, antique calligraphy and painting are countless. I used to study hard with him back then, and I have read a lot of books over the years. I believe that this aspect can be eaten. If it wasn't for my father to take me away, I really wanted to be a To worship.

While thinking wildly, we dealt with them casually, and our group came to Mingyuelou. Mingyuelou was originally a high-ranking official's courtyard, which happened to be adjacent to the Prince's Mansion, which was built a few years ago, so the prince simply bought it. I didn't connect it with the Prince's Mansion because I liked it's small size and exquisiteness. It is said that Princess Changle liked it very much after she came here, so she will come here as her leisure place. Now Liang Wan is holding a piano meeting here. It is more than appropriate. Passing through the black and oily corner gate, I looked left and right at this small garden, with a pool of clear water, a dozen red plum trees, and the exquisite second-story building with Linbo Zhaoying. As I walked, I thought, how many people can such a small building accommodate? When I went around the pool, I saw an open space in front of the small building. It must have been planted with flowers and trees, but now it was cleared out and a flower shed was built with pine branches. , surrounded by a red stove with the smell of fine wine, and a few rows of seats covered with thick fur in the middle of the shed. The winter in Nanchu was not particularly cold. Snow, the inside of the shed is warm and warm, and there are more than a dozen noble young men dressed in light furs of various colors sitting inside, enjoying the snow and sipping plums while drinking mellow wine. After approaching, I heard them talking, it turns out that everyone can participate in Princess Changle's piano party, so except for the young upstarts, only the children of aristocratic families dare to participate, and they have some conceited talents. Otherwise, why not? It's not that I came to look ugly, so there are not as many people as I thought. Although I regretted not to come, but when I saw this kind of hospitality, I was not satisfied. I jumped to a corner and sat down, and then poured a large glass of warm imperial brew, ready to steal half a day of my life. .

After waiting for a long time, the door of the small building opened, and twelve beautiful and tall beauties in palace makeup came out. They put down the bead curtain in front of the door, and after a while, there was a ringing sound from inside, and then faintly There was a refreshing aroma, and one of the palace maids bowed and gave a salute, then turned around and said in a clear voice: "Your Highness Princess has an order, Miss Liang is playing the piano in the building, whether it is poetry, writing, or painting and calligraphy. If someone can please Miss Liang, Miss Liang will come out and meet everyone."

Everyone immediately sat firmly and held their breath. But for a moment, the sound of Liang Wan's qin came from the building. The sound of the qin was weak at first, which made people have to listen carefully. Gradually, the sound of the qin swirled, like a butterfly piercing through flowers. It is continuous, like a mountain stream, fresh and smooth, which makes people feel breathless. Hearing this, I quietly yawned, it was really boring, I thought that the qin master from Dayong would be very good, but it turned out to be nothing more than that. It is not that such qin skills are not absent in Nanchu. At this moment, the sound of the piano became more and more low, making people feel a little drowsy. Suddenly, if the silver bottle was broken, the iron cavalry stood out, and the rapid tone seemed to be galloping like a thousand horses, and the sound of the piano broke out. It has become thick and composed, murderous intent is hidden, heroic and sad, and it is a scene of autumn soldiers on the battlefield. I listened attentively, this is a good piano sound that deserves to be revealed. Then the sound of the piano gradually returned to calm, just like the singing and dancing after the war, which made people intoxicated in the relaxed and happy.

At the end of the song, there was thunderous applause, and then everyone came up with their own proud works, wanting to let Liang Wan like it, and come out to see it, but, Liang Wan was probably very high-spirited, and always refused to show up, and then she was a little mindless. Everyone's eyes fell on me, and a noble gentleman said to me half begging and half ordering: "I have heard for a long time that Jiang Zhuangyuan is very talented, and a piece of "Feelings under the Moon" shocked the world, and he also asked Brother Jiang to write a poem, also So that I don't have a face in Nanchu." I was speechless, these guys, it seems that I can't come up with any good poems, just lost the national style, that's all, this kid is the only son of the Prime Minister Shang Weijun, I I can't offend him. I just listened to such a tune, and my heart was itching, so I didn't want to write, ink, paper and inkstone, and recited aloud: "Nicky girl language, love and resentment. Going to the enemy's field. The floating clouds and catkins have no roots, the sky and the earth are far and wide, and the sky and the earth are soaring. The birds are buzzing, and the lone phoenix is ​​suddenly seen. Hearing Master Liang's play, he got up and sat aside. Pushing his hands abruptly stopped, weeping in his wet clothes. He is sincere and capable, and can't put ice and charcoal in my stomach." There was silence for a while in the field, and the cheers stopped, and several people hurriedly ordered to take Pen and ink, silence my poems. When there was chaos here, I only heard the bead curtains flying, and a girl in a plain yellow robe and a light green cloak walked out of the building. I looked closely, this girl was about twenty years old, and Nan Chu The difference between the woman is her slender, well-proportioned, uneven and beautiful figure. Although the weather is cold, she wears a lot of clothes, and the cover of the cloak is not real, but the vague beauty makes people yearn. I looked at her face and saw that although she had not applied any makeup, her skin was as radiant as snow, with two lines of dark eyebrows on her temples, and her eyes that were as clear as ice springs, she was truly a peerless beauty.

Liang Wan's eyes fell on me, she smiled slightly, and bowed down: "This is the genius of Nanchu, the champion of the current division. My concubine likes your poetry very much." Although I am a little dazed, but I can understand very clearly in my heart, and said quickly: "It's a fortune that my work can be appreciated by the young lady. In fact, I am like a cloud of talents in Nanchu, but Jiang Mousheng has a quick mind. If the young lady is interested, you may wish to discuss with you in detail. "That Liang Wan's beautiful eyes flowed and looked at the crowd. Now everyone seemed to have been granted amnesty, and they rushed forward. I didn't say much. Gradually, seeing that Liang Wan had been talking very speculatively with everyone, I quietly slowly slipped out. Just as I was about to walk out of the corner door, I turned my head subconsciously, but saw that the window behind the small building was half-open, and a pair of crystal clear eyes were looking at me. I pushed the door and walked out, who was that? Somehow, I always thought it might be Princess Changle.

Later I heard that Princess Changle gave the Mingyue Tower to Liang Wan to live in. Liang Wan has a bright temperament. The teenagers who admired Liang Wan tried their best to see her. Although many people had their hearts on her, it was because Princess Changle didn't dare to use force. Besides, Liang Wan's reputation was getting bigger and bigger, and no one dared to offend her. Later, even the lord Zhao Sheng accepted Liang Wan as his righteous daughter. Although she was not listed in the genealogy, everyone began to call her Princess Mingyue and became famous.

I, a little Hanlin bachelor, wouldn't go for this trouble. Although Liang Wan asked me a few times, I used all kinds of excuses to reject it. When someone asked me, I said that there is Yan Ruyu in the book, and others laughed at me. I am pedantic, but I am happy that I have lost a strong enemy, but in order not to overdo it, I eagerly devote myself to the collection of the Hanlin Academy, so that I am not only happy, but also prevent others from looking at it, and this produces a story that makes me very happy. As a result of the madness, in the first month of the seventeenth year of Xiande, I was specially permitted to participate in the preparation of the Chongwen Temple. I, a young man who has never forgotten, quickly became the main force. It is no wonder that I am not only proficient in appreciating antique calligraphy and painting, but also knowledgeable and memorizing. Who do I use? This is the happiest period of my life. It took three years from the official establishment of the Chongwen Temple to its completion. I have been in it and never tire of it.

Of course, when I was addicted to the sea of ​​​​books, something happened that I vaguely thought might happen, that is, there was a conflict between Nanchu and Shu, and it became more and more intense. Of course, I have no chance to participate, and I have no interest to know. Besides, if there is anything special, Princess Changle was pregnant, but unfortunately miscarried. Since then, Princess Changle has been in poor health, so she lived in the Mochou Lake Palace in the western suburbs of Jianye. Of course, His Royal Highness will not be lonely. The maids married to Princess Changle are all beauties of Dayong, and all of them are good at internal affairs. The art of seduction, they have long become the favorite concubine of His Royal Highness. The people who told me were all envious of the prince's beauty, but I smiled bitterly. In my opinion, Princess Changle probably didn't like the prince very much, otherwise why would she move to the palace? Princess Dayong, in order to marry her in Nanchu, I am afraid she has no intention to please the mediocre Prince of Nanchu. I thought maliciously, was Dayong trying to confuse the prince by marrying so many beauties, so that the princess would not be wronged?