第dì四sì十shí九jiǔ回huí　翰hàn林lín高gāo谈tán龙lóng虎hǔ榜bǎng　中zhōng书shū冒mào占zhàn凤fèng凰huáng池chí

话huà说shuō武wǔ正zhèng字zì那nà日rì回huí家jiā，正zhèng要yào回huí拜bài邓dèng质zhì夫fū，外wài面miàn传chuán进jìn一yī副fù请qǐng帖tiě，说shuō：“翰hàn林lín院yuàn高gāo老lǎo爷yé家jiā请qǐng即jí日rì去qù陪péi客kè。”武wǔ正zhèng字zì对duì来lái人rén说shuō道dào：“我wǒ去qù回huí拜bài了le一yí个gè客kè，即jí刻kè就jiù来lái，你nǐ先xiān回huí复fù老lǎo爷yé去qù罢bà。”家jiā人rén道dào：“家jiā老lǎo爷yé多duō拜bài上shàng老lǎo爷yé，请qǐng的de是shì浙zhè江jiāng一yī位wèi万wàn老lǎo爷yé，是shì家jiā老lǎo爷yé从cóng前qián拜bài盟méng的de弟dì兄xiōng，就jiù是shì请qǐng老lǎo爷yé同tóng迟chí老lǎo爷yé会huì会huì，此cǐ外wài就jiù是shì家jiā老lǎo爷yé亲qìng家jia秦qín老lǎo爷yé。”武wǔ正zhèng字zì听tīng见jiàn有yǒu迟chí衡héng山shān，也yě就jiù勉miǎn强qiǎng应yīng允yǔn了le。回huí拜bài了le邓dèng质zhì夫fū，彼bǐ此cǐ不bù相xiāng值zhí。午wǔ后hòu高gāo府fǔ来lái邀yāo了le两liǎng次cì，武wǔ正zhèng字zì才cái去qù。高gāo翰hàn林lín接jiē着zhe，会huì过guò了le。书shū房fáng里lǐ走zǒu出chū施shī御yù史shǐ、秦qín中zhōng书shū来lái，也yě会huì过guò了le。才cái吃chī着zhe茶chá，迟chí衡héng山shān也yě到dào了le。

高gāo翰hàn林lín又yòu叫jiào管guǎn家jiā去qù催cuī万wàn老lǎo爷yé，因yīn对duì施shī御yù史shǐ道dào：“这zhè万wàn敝bì友yǒu是shì浙zhè江jiāng一yí个gè最zuì有yǒu用yòng的de人rén，一yī笔bǐ的de好hǎo字zì。二èr十shí年nián前qián，学xué生shēng做zuò秀xiù才cái的de时shí候hòu，在zài扬yáng州zhōu会huì着zhe他tā。他tā那nà时shí也yě是shì个gè秀xiù才cái，他tā的de举jǔ动dòng就jiù有yǒu些xiē不bù同tóng，那nà时shí盐yán务wù的de诸zhū公gōng都dōu不bù敢gǎn轻qīng慢màn他tā，他tā比bǐ学xué生shēng在zài那nà边biān更gèng觉jué的de得dé意yì些xiē。自zì从cóng学xué生shēng进jìn京jīng后hòu，彼bǐ此cǐ就jiù疏shū失shī了le。前qián日rì他tā从cóng京jīng师shī回huí来lái，说shuō己jǐ由yóu序xù班bān授shòu了le中zhōng书shū，将jiāng来lái就jiù是shì秦qín亲qìng家jia的de同tóng衙yá门mén了le。”秦qín中zhōng书shū笑xiào道dào：“我wǒ的de同tóng事shì，为wèi甚shèn要yào亲qīn翁wēng做zuò东dōng道dào？明míng日rì乞qǐ到dào我wǒ家jiā去qù。”说shuō着zhe，万wàn中zhōng书shū已yǐ经jīng到dào门mén，传chuán了le帖tiē。高gāo翰hàn林lín拱gǒng手shǒu立lì在zài厅tīng前qián滴dī水shuǐ下xià，叫jiào管guǎn家jiā请qǐng轿jiào，开kāi了le门mén。

万wàn中zhōng书shū从cóng门mén外wài下xià了le轿jiào，急jí趋qū上shàng前qián，拜bài揖yī叙xù坐zuò，说shuō道dào：“蒙méng老lǎo先xiān生shēng见jiàn召zhào，实shí不bù敢gǎn当dāng。小xiǎo弟dì二èr十shí年nián别bié怀huái，也yě要yào借jiè尊zūn酒jiǔ一yī叙xù。但dàn不bù知zhī老lǎo先xiān生shēng今jīn日rì可kě还hái另lìng有yǒu外wài客kè？”高gāo翰hàn林lín道dào：“今jīn日rì并bìng无wú外wài客kè，就jiù是shì侍shì御yù施shī老lǎo先xiān生shēng同tóng敝bì亲qìng家jia秦qín中zhōng翰hàn，还hái有yǒu此cǐ处chù两liǎng位wèi学xué中zhōng朋péng友yǒu：一yī位wèi姓xìng武wǔ，一yī位wèi姓xìng迟chí，现xiàn在zài西xī厅tīng上shàng坐zuò着zhe哩lī。”万wàn中zhōng书shū便biàn道dào：“请qǐng会huì。”管guǎn家jiā去qù请qǐng，四sì位wèi客kè都dōu过guò正zhèng厅tīng来lái，会huì过guò。施shī御yù史shǐ道dào：“高gāo老lǎo先xiān生shēng相xiāng招zhāo奉fèng陪péi老lǎo先xiān生shēng。”万wàn中zhōng书shū道dào：“小xiǎo弟dì二èr十shí年nián前qián，在zài扬yáng川chuān得dé见jiàn高gāo老lǎo先xiān生shēng，那nà时shí高gāo老lǎo先xiān生shēng还huán未wèi曾céng高gāo发fā，那nà一yī段duàn非fēi凡fán气qì魄pò，小xiǎo弟dì便biàn知zhī道dào后hòu来lái必bì是shì朝cháo廷tíng的de柱zhù石shí。自zì高gāo老lǎo先xiān生shēng发fà解jiě之zhī后hòu，小xiǎo弟dì奔bēn走zǒu四sì方fāng，却què不bù曾céng到dào京jīng师shī一yī晤wù，去qù年nián小xiǎo弟dì到dào京jīng，不bù料liào高gāo老lǎo先xiān生shēng却què又yòu养yǎng望wàng在zài家jiā了le。所suǒ以yǐ昨zuó在zài扬yáng州zhōu几jǐ个gè敝bì相xiāng知zhī处chù有yǒu事shì，只zhǐ得dé绕rào道dào来lái聚jù会huì一yī番fān。天tiān幸xìng又yòu得dé接jiē老lǎo先xiān生shēng同tóng诸zhū位wèi先xiān生shēng的de教jiào。”秦qín中zhōng书shū道dào：“老lǎo先xiān生shēng贵guì班bān甚shèn时shí补bǔ得dé着zhe？出chū京jīng来lái却què是shì为wèi何hé？”万wàn中zhōng书shū道dào：“中zhōng书shū的de班bān次cì，进jìn士shì是shì一yī途tú，监jiàn生shēng是shì一yī途tú。学xué生shēng是shì就jiù的de办bàn事shì职zhí衔xián，将jiāng来lái终zhōng身shēn都dōu脱tuō不bù得dé这zhè两liǎng个gè字zì。要yào想xiǎng加jiā到dào翰hàn林lín学xué士shì，料liào想xiǎng是shì不bù能néng了le。近jìn来lái所suǒ以yǐ得dé缺quē甚shèn难nán。”秦qín中zhōng书shū道dào：“就jiù了le不bù做zuò官guān，这zhè就jiù不bù如rú不bù就jiù了le。”万wàn中zhōng书shū丢diū了le这zhè边biān，便biàn向xiàng武wǔ正zhèng字zì、迟chí衡héng山shān道dào，“二èr位wèi先xiān生shēng高gāo才cái久jiǔ屈qū，将jiāng来lái定dìng是shì大dà器qì晚wǎn成chéng的de。就jiù是shì小xiǎo弟dì这zhè就jiù职zhí的de事shì，原yuán算suàn不bù得dé，始shǐ终zhōng还hái要yào从cóng科kē甲jiǎ出chū身shēn。”迟chí衡héng山shān道dào：“弟dì辈bèi碌lù碌lù，怎zěn比bǐ老lǎo先xiān生shēng大dà才cái。”武wǔ正zhèng字zì道dào：“高gāo老lǎo先xiān生shēng原yuán是shì老lǎo先xiān生shēng同tóng盟méng，将jiāng来lái自zì是shì难nàn兄xiōng难nàn弟dì可kě知zhī。”

说shuō着zhe，小xiǎo厮sī来lái禀bǐng道dào：“请qǐng诸zhū位wèi老lǎo爷yé西xī厅tīng用yòng饭fàn。”高gāo翰hàn林lín道dào：“先xiān用yòng了le便biàn饭fàn，好hǎo慢màn慢màn的de谈tán谈tán。”众zhòng人rén到dào西xī厅tīng饭fàn毕bì，高gāo翰hàn林lín叫jiào管guǎn家jiā开kāi了le花huā园yuán门mén，请qǐng诸zhū位wèi老lǎo爷yé看kàn看kàn。众zhòng人rén从cóng西xī厅tīng右yòu首shǒu一yí个gè月yuè门mén内nèi进jìn去qù，另lìng有yǒu一yī道dào长zhǎng粉fěn墙qiáng，墙qiáng角jiǎo一yí个gè小xiǎo门mén进jìn去qù，便biàn是shì一yī带dài走zǒu廊láng，从cóng走zǒu廊láng转zhuǎn东dōng首shǒu，下xià石shí子zǐ阶jiē，便biàn是shì一yī方fāng兰lán圃pǔ。这zhè时shí天tiān气qì温wēn和hé；兰lán花huā正zhèng放fàng。前qián面miàn石shí山shān、石shí屏píng都dōu是shì人rén工gōng堆duī就jiù的de；山shān上shàng有yǒu小xiǎo亭tíng，可kě以yǐ容róng三sān四sì人rén；屏píng旁páng置zhì磁cí墩dūn两liǎng个gè，屏píng后hòu有yǒu竹zhú子zi百bǎi十shí竿gān，竹zhú子zi后hòu面miàn映yìng着zhe些xiē矮ǎi矮ǎi的de朱zhū红hóng栏lán杆gān，里lǐ边biān围wéi着zhe些xiē未wèi开kāi的de芍sháo药yào。高gāo翰hàn林lín同tóng万wàn中zhōng书shū携xié着zhuó手shǒu，悄qiāo悄qiāo的de讲jiǎng话huà，直zhí到dào亭tíng子zi上shàng去qù了le。施shī御yù史shǐ同tóng着zhe秦qín中zhōng书shū，就jiù随suí便biàn在zài石shí屏píng下xià闲xián坐zuò。退tuì衡héng山shān同tóng武wǔ正zhèng字zì信xìn步bù从cóng竹zhú子zi里lǐ面miàn走zǒu到dào芍sháo药yào栏lán边biān。迟chí衡héng山shān对duì武wǔ书shū道dào：“园yuán子zi倒dào也yě还hái洁jié净jìng，只zhǐ是shì少shǎo些xiē树shù木mù。”武wǔ正zhèng字zì道dào：“这zhè是shì前qián人rén说shuō过guò的de：亭tíng沼zhǎo譬pì如rú爵jué位wèi，时shí来lái则zé有yǒu之zhī；树shù木mù譬pì如rú名míng节jié，非fēi素sù修xiū弗fú能néng成chéng。”说shuō着zhe，只zhǐ见jiàn高gāo翰hàn林lín同tóng万wàn中zhōng书shū从cóng亭tíng子zi里lǐ走zǒu下xià来lái，说shuō道dào：“去qù年nián在zài庄zhuāng濯zhuó江jiāng家jiā看kàn见jiàn武wǔ先xiān生shēng的de《红hóng芍sháo药yào》诗shī，如rú今jīn又yòu是shì开kāi芍sháo药yào的de时shí候hòu了le。”当dāng下xià主zhǔ客kè六liù人rén，闲xián步bù了le一yī回huí，从cóng新xīn到dào西xī厅tīng上shàng坐zuò下xià。

管guǎn家jiā叫jiào茶chá上shàng点diǎn上shàng一yī巡xún攒zǎn茶chá。迟chí衡héng山shān问wèn万wàn中zhōng书shū道dào：“老lǎo先xiān生shēng贵guì省shěng有yǒu个gè敝bì友yǒu，是shì处chù州zhōu人rén，不bù知zhī老lǎo先xiān生shēng可kě曾zēng会huì过guò？”万wàn中zhōng书shū道dào：“处chù州zhōu最zuì有yǒu名míng的de不bù过guò是shì马mǎ纯chún上shàng先xiān生shēng，其qí余yú在zài学xué的de朋péng友yǒu也yě还hái认rèn得de几jǐ个gè，但dàn不bù知zhī令lìng友yǒu是shì谁shuí？”迟chí衡héng山shān道dào：“正zhèng是shì这zhè马mǎ纯chún上shàng先xiān生shēng。”万wàn中zhōng书shū道dào：“马mǎ二èr哥gē是shì我wǒ同tóng盟méng的de弟dì兄xiōng，怎zěn么me不bù认rèn得de！他tā如rú今jīn进jìn京jīng去qù了le，他tā进jìn了le京jīng，一yí定dìng是shì就jiù得dé手shǒu的de。”武wǔ书shū忙máng问wèn道dào：“他tā至zhì今jīn不bù曾céng中zhōng举jǔ，他tā为wèi甚shén么me进jìn京jīng？”万wàn中zhōng书shū道dào：“学xué道dào三sān年nián任rèn满mǎn，保bǎo题tí了le他tā的de优yōu行xíng。这zhè一yī进jìn京jīng，倒dǎo是shì个gè功gōng名míng的de捷jié径jìng，所suǒ以yǐ晓xiǎo得de他tā就jiù得dé手shǒu的de。”施shī御yù史shǐ在zài旁páng道dào：“这zhè些xiē异yì路lù功gōng名míng，弄nòng来lái弄nòng去qù始shǐ终zhōng有yǒu限xiàn。有yǒu操cāo守shǒu的de到dào底dǐ要yào从cóng科kē甲jiǎ出chū身shēn。”迟chí衡héng山shān道dào：“上shàng年nián他tā来lái敝bì地dì，小xiǎo弟dì看kàn他tā着zhe实shí在zài举jǔ业yè上shàng讲jiǎng究jiū的de，不bù想xiǎng这zhè些xiē年nián还hái是shì个gè秀xiù才cái出chū身shēn，可kě见jiàn这zhè举jǔ业yè二èr字zì是shì个gè无wú凭píng的de。”高gāo翰hàn林lín道dào：“迟chí先xiān生shēng，你nǐ这zhè话huà就jiù差chà了le。我wǒ朝cháo二èr百bǎi年nián来lái，只zhǐ有yǒu这zhè一yī桩zhuāng事shì是shì丝sī毫háo不bù走zǒu的de，摩mó元yuán得dé元yuán，摩mó魁kuí得dé魁kuí。那nà马mǎ纯chún上shàng讲jiǎng的de举jǔ业yè，只zhǐ算suàn得dé些xiē门mén面miàn话huà，其qí实shí，此cǐ中zhōng的de奥ào妙miào他tā全quán然rán不bù知zhī。他tā就jiù做zuò三sān百bǎi年nián的de秀xiù才cái，考kǎo二èr百bǎi个gè案àn首shǒu。进jìn了le大dà场chǎng总zǒng是shì没méi用yòng的de。”武wǔ正zhèng字zì道dào：“难nán道dào大dà场chǎng里lǐ同tóng学xué道dào是shì两liǎng样yàng看kàn法fǎ不bù成chéng？”高gāo翰hàn林lín道dào：“怎zěn么me不bú是shì两liǎng样yàng！凡fán学xué道dào考kǎo得dé起qǐ的de，是shì大dà场chǎng里lǐ再zài也yě不bú会huì中zhōng的de；所suǒ以yǐ小xiǎo弟dì未wèi曾céng侥jiǎo幸xìng之zhī先xiān，只zhǐ一yī心xīn去qù揣chuǎi摩mó大dà场chǎng，学xué道dào那nà里lǐ时shí常cháng考kǎo个gè三sān等děng也yě罢bà了le。”万wàn中zhōng书shū道dào：“老lǎo先xiān生shēng的de元yuán作zuò，敝bì省shěng的de人rén个gè个gè都dōu揣chuǎi摩mó烂làn了le。”高gāo翰hàn林lín道dào：“老lǎo先xiān生shēng，‘揣chuǎi摩mó’二èr字zì，就jiù是shì这zhè举jǔ业yè的de金jīn针zhēn了le。小xiǎo弟dì乡xiāng试shì的de那nà三sān篇piān拙zhuō作zuò，没méi有yǒu一yī句jù话huà是shì杜dù撰zhuàn，字zì字zì都dōu是shì有yǒu来lái历lì的de，所suǒ以yǐ才cái得dé侥jiǎo幸xìng。若ruò是shì不bù知zhī道dào揣chuǎi摩mó，就jiù是shì圣shèng人rén也yě是shì不bù中zhōng的de。那nà马mǎ先xiān生shēng讲jiǎng了le半bàn生shēng，讲jiǎng的de都dōu是shì些xiē不bù中zhōng的de举jǔ业yè。他tā要yào晓xiǎo得de‘揣chuǎi摩mó’二èr字zì，如rú今jīn也yě不bù知zhī做zuò到dào甚shén么me官guān了le！”万wàn中zhōng书shū道dào：“老lǎo先xiān生shēng的de话huà，真zhēn是shì后hòu辈bèi的de津jīn梁liáng。但dàn这zhè马mǎ二èr哥gē却què要yào算suàn一yī位wèi饱bǎo学xué，小xiǎo弟dì在zài杨yáng州zhōu敝bì友yǒu家jiā，见jiàn他tā著zhù的de《春chūn秋qiū》，倒dào也yě甚shèn有yǒu条tiáo理lǐ。”

高gāo翰hàn林lín道dào，“再zài也yě莫mò提tí起qǐ这zhè话huà。敝bì处chù这zhè里lǐ有yǒu一yī位wèi庄zhuāng先xiān生shēng，他tā是shì朝cháo廷tíng征zhēng召zhào过guò的de，而ér今jīn在zài家jiā闭bì门mén注zhù《易yì》。前qián日rì有yǒu个gè朋péng友yǒu和hé他tā会huì席xí，听tīng见jiàn他tā说shuō：‘马mǎ纯chún上shàng知zhī进jìn而ér不bù知zhī退tuì，直zhí是shì一yī条tiáo小xiǎo小xiǎo的de亢kàng龙lóng。’无wú论lùn那nà马mǎ先xiān生shēng不bù可kě比bǐ做zuò亢kàng龙lóng，只zhǐ把bǎ一yí个gè现xiàn活huó着zhe的de秀xiù才cái拿ná来lái解jiě圣shèng人rén的de经jīng，这zhè也yě就jiù可kě笑xiào之zhī极jí了le！”武wǔ正zhèng字zì道dào：“老lǎo先xiān生shēng，此cǐ话huà也yě不bù过guò是shì他tā偶ǒu然rán取qǔ笑xiào。要yào说shuō活huó着zhe的de人rén就jiù引yǐn用yòng不bù得dé，当dāng初chū文wén王wáng、周zhōu公gōng，为wèi甚shén么me就jiù引yǐn用yòng微wēi子zi、箕jī子zi？后hòu来lái孔kǒng子zi为wèi甚shén么me就jiù引yǐn用yòng颜yán子zi？那nà时shí这zhè些xiē人rén也yě都dōu是shì活huó的de。”高gāo翰hàn林lín道dào：“足zú见jiàn先xiān生shēng博bó学xué。小xiǎo弟dì专zhuān经jīng是shì《毛máo诗shī》，不bú是shì《周zhōu易yì》，所suǒ以yǐ来lái曾céng考kǎo核hé得dé清qīng。”武wǔ正zhèng字zì道dào：“提tí起qǐ《毛máo诗shī》两liǎng字zì，越yuè发fā可kě笑xiào了le。近jìn来lái这zhè些xiē做zuò举jǔ业yè的de，泥ní定dìng了le朱zhū注zhù，越yuè讲jiǎng越yuè不bù明míng白bái。四sì五wǔ年nián前qián，天tiān长zhǎng杜dù少shǎo卿qīng先xiān生shēng纂zuǎn了le一yī部bù《诗shī说shuō》，引yǐn了le些xiē汉hàn儒rú的de说shuō话huà，朋péng友yǒu们men就jiù都dōu当dàng作zuò新xīn闻wén。可kě见jiàn‘学xué问wèn’两liǎng个gè字zì，如rú今jīn是shì不bù必bì讲jiǎng的de了le！”迟chí衡héng山shān道dào，“这zhè都dōu是shì一yī偏piān的de话huà。依yī小xiǎo弟dì看kàn来lái：讲jiǎng学xué问wèn的de只zhǐ讲jiǎng学xué问wèn，不bù必bì问wèn功gōng名míng；讲jiǎng功gōng名míng的de只zhǐ讲jiǎng功gōng名míng，不bù必bì问wèn学xué问wèn。若ruò是shì两liǎng样yàng都dōu要yào讲jiǎng，弄nòng到dào后hòu来lái，一yī样yàng也yě做zuò不bù成chéng。”

说shuō着zhe，管guǎn家jiā来lái禀bǐng：“请qǐng上shàng席xí。”高gāo翰hàn林lín奉fèng了le万wàn中zhōng书shū的de首shǒu座zuò，施shī侍shì御yù的de二èr座zuò，迟chí先xiān生shēng三sān座zuò，武wǔ先xiān生shēng四sì座zuò，秦qín亲qìng家jia五wǔ座zuò，自zì己jǐ坐zuò了le主zhǔ位wèi。三sān席xí酒jiǔ就jiù摆bǎi在zài西xī厅tīng上shàng面miàn，酒jiǔ肴yáo十shí分fēn齐qí整zhěng，却què不bù曾céng有yǒu戏xì。席xí中zhōng又yòu谈tán了le些xiē京jīng师shī里lǐ的de朝cháo政zhèng。说shuō了le一yī会huì，迟chí衡héng山shān向xiàng武wǔ正zhèng字zì道dào：“自zì从cóng虞yú老lǎo先xiān生shēng离lí了le此cǐ地dì，我wǒ们men的de聚jù会huì也yě渐jiàn渐jiàn的de就jiù少shǎo了le。”少shǎo顷qǐng，转zhuǎn了le席xí，又yòu点diǎn起qǐ灯dēng烛zhú来lái。吃chī了le一yī巡xún，万wàn中zhōng书shū起qǐ身shēn辞cí去qù。秦qín中zhōng书shū拉lā着zhe道dào：“老lǎo先xiān生shēng一yī来lái是shì敝bì亲qìng家jia的de同tóng盟méng，就jiù是shì小xiǎo弟dì的de亲qīn翁wēng一yì般bān；二èr来lái又yòu忝tiǎn在zài同tóng班bān，将jiāng来lái补bǔ选xuǎn了le，大dà概gài总zǒng在zài一yī处chù。明míng日rì千qiān万wàn到dào舍shě间jiān一yī叙xù。小xiǎo弟dì此cǐ刻kè回huí家jiā就jiù具jù过guò束shù来lái。”又yòu回huí头tóu对duì众zhòng人rén道dào：“明míng日rì一yí个gè客kè不bù添tiān，一yí个gè客kè不bù减jiǎn，还hái是shì我wǒ们men照zhào旧jiù六liù个gè人rén。”迟chí衡héng山shān、武wǔ正zhèng字zì不bù曾céng则zé一yī声shēng。施shī御yù史shǐ道dào：“极jí好hǎo。但dàn是shì小xiǎo弟dì明míng日rì打dǎ点diǎn屈qū万wàn老lǎo先xiān生shēng坐zuò坐zuò的de，这zhè个ge竟jìng是shì后hòu日rì罢bà。”万wàn中zhōng书shū道dào，“学xué生shēng昨zuó日rì才cái到dào这zhè里lǐ，不bù料liào今jīn日rì就jiù扰rǎo高gāo老lǎo先xiān生shēng。诸zhū位wèi老lǎo先xiān生shēng尊zūn府fǔ还hái不bù曾céng过guò来lái奉fèng谒yè，那nà里lǐ有yǒu个gè就jiù来lái叨tāo扰rǎo的de？”高gāo翰hàn林lín道dào：“这zhè个ge何hé妨fáng。敝bì亲qìng家jia是shì贵guì同tóng衙yá门mén，这zhè个ge比bǐ别bié人rén不bù同tóng，明míng日rì只zhǐ求qiú早zǎo光guāng就jiù是shì了le。”万wàn中zhōng书shū含hán糊hú应yīng允yǔn了le。诸zhū人rén都dōu辞cí了le主zhǔ人rén，散sàn了le回huí去qù。

当dāng下xià秦qín中zhōng书shū回huí家jiā，写xiě了le五wǔ副fù请qǐng帖tiě，差chà长zhǎng班bān送sòng了le去qù请qǐng万wàn老lǎo爷yé、施shī老lǎo爷yé、迟chí相xiàng公gōng，武wǔ相xiàng公gōng、高gāo老lǎo爷yé；又yòu发fā了le一yī张zhāng传chuán戏xì的de溜liū子zi，叫jiào一yī班bān戏xì，次cì日rì清qīng晨chén伺cì候hòu；又yòu发fā了le一yí个gè谕yù帖tiē，谕yù门mén下xià总zǒng管guǎn，叫jiào茶chá厨chú伺cì候hòu，酒jiǔ席xí要yào体tǐ面miàn些xiē。

次cì日rì，万wàn中zhōng书shū起qǐ来lái想xiǎng道dào：“我wǒ若ruò先xiān去qù拜bài秦qín家jiā，恐kǒng怕pà拉lā住zhù了le，那nà时shí不bù得dé去qù拜bài众zhòng人rén，他tā们men必bì定dìng就jiù要yào怪guài，只zhǐ说shuō我wǒ捡jiǎn有yǒu酒jiǔ吃chī的de人rén家jiā跑pǎo；不bù如rú先xiān拜bài了le众zhòng人rén，再zài去qù到dào秦qín家jiā。”随suí即jí写xiě了le四sì副fù帖tiě子zi，先xiān拜bài施shī御yù史shǐ，御yù史shǐ出chū来lái会huì了le，晓xiǎo得de就jiù要yào到dào秦qín中zhōng书shū家jiā吃chī酒jiǔ，也yě不bù曾céng款kuǎn留liú。随suí即jí去qù拜bài迟chí相xiàng公gōng，迟chí衡héng山shān家jiā回huí：“昨zuó晚wǎn因yīn修xiū理lǐ学xué宫gōng的de事shì，连lián夜yè出chū城chéng往wǎng句jù容róng去qù了le。”只zhǐ得dé又yòu拜bài武wǔ相xiàng公gōng，武wǔ正zhèng字zì家jiā回huí：“相xiàng公gōng昨zuó日rì不bù曾céng回huí家jiā，来lái家jiā的de时shí节jié再zài来lái回huí拜bài罢bà。”

是shì日rì早zǎo饭fàn时shí候hòu，万wàn中zhōng书shū到dào了le秦qín中zhōng书shū家jiā，只zhǐ见jiàn门mén口kǒu有yǒu一yī箭jiàn阔kuò的de青qīng墙qiáng，中zhōng间jiān缩suō着zhe三sān号hào，却què是shì起qǐ花huā的de大dà门mén楼lóu。轿jiào子zi冲chōng着zhe大dà门mén立lì定dìng，只zhǐ见jiàn大dà门mén里lǐ粉fěn屏píng上shàng帖tiē着zhe红hóng纸zhǐ朱zhū标biāo的dì“内nèi阁gé中zhōng书shū”的de封fēng条tiáo，两liǎng旁páng站zhàn着zhe两liǎng行xíng雁yàn翅chì的de管guǎn家jiā，管guǎn家jiā脊jǐ背bèi后hòu便biàn是shì执zhí事shì上shàng的de帽mào架jià子zi，上shàng首shǒu还hái贴tiē着zhe两liǎng张zhāng“为wèi禁jìn约yuē事shì”的de告gào示shì。

帖tiě子zi传chuán了le进jìn去qù，秦qín中zhōng书shū迎yíng出chū来lái，开kāi了le中zhōng间jiān屏píng门mén。万wàn中zhōng书shū下xià了le轿jiào，拉lā着zhuó手shǒu，到dào厅tīng上shàng行háng礼lǐ、叙xù坐zuò、拜bài茶chá。万wàn中zhōng书shū道dào：“学xué生shēng叨dāo在zài班bān未wèi，将jiāng来lái凡fán事shì还hái要yāo求qiú提tí携xié。今jīn日rì有yǒu个gè贱jiàn名míng在zài此cǐ，只zhǐ算suàn先xiān来lái拜bài谒yè，叨tāo扰rǎo的de事shì，容róng学xué生shēng再zài来lái另lìng谢xiè。”秦qín中zhōng书shū道dào：“敝bì亲qìng家jia道dào及jí老lǎo先xiān生shēng十shí分fēn大dà才cái，将jiāng来lái小xiǎo弟dì设shè若ruò竟jìng补bǔ了le，老lǎo先xiān生shēng便biàn是shì小xiǎo弟dì的de泰tài山shān了le。”万wàn中zhōng书shū道dào：“令lìng亲qīn台tái此cǐ刻kè可kě曾zēng来lái哩lī？”秦qín中zhōng书shū道dào：“他tā早zǎo间jiān差chà人rén来lái说shuō，今jīn日rì一yí定dìng到dào这zhè里lǐ来lái。此cǐ刻kè也yě差chà不bu多duō了le。”说shuō着zhe，高gāo翰hàn林lín，施shī御yù史shǐ两liǎng乘chéng轿jiào已yǐ经jīng到dào门mén，下xià了le轿jiào，走zǒu进jìn来lái了le，叙xù了le坐zuò，吃chī了le茶chá。高gāo翰hàn林lín道dào、“秦qín亲qìng家jia，那nà迟chí年nián兄xiōng同tóng武wǔ年nián兄xiōng，这zhè时shí也yě该gāi来lái了le？”秦qín中zhōng书shū道dào：“又yòu差chāi人rén去qù邀yāo了le。”万wàn中zhōng书shū道dào：“武wǔ先xiān生shēng或huò者zhě还hái来lái，那nà迟chí先xiān生shēng是shì不bù来lái的de了le。”高gāo翰hàn林lín道dào：“老lǎo先xiān生shēng何hé以yǐ见jiàn得dé？”万wàn中zhōng书shū道dào：“早zǎo间jiān在zài他tā两liǎng家jiā奉fèng拜bài，武wǔ先xiān生shēng家jiā回huí：‘昨zuó晚wǎn不bù曾céng回huí家jiā’。迟chí先xiān生shēng因yīn修xiū学xué宫gōng的de事shì往wǎng句jù容róng去qù了le，所suǒ以yǐ晓xiǎo得de退tuì先xiān生shēng不bù来lái。”施shī御yù史shǐ道dào：“这zhè两liǎng个gè人rén却què也yě作zuò怪guài。但dàn凡fán我wǒ们men请qǐng他tā，十shí回huí到dào有yǒu九jiǔ回huí不bú到dào。若ruò说shuō他tā当dàng真zhēn有yǒu事shì，做zuò秀xiù才cái的de那nà里lǐ有yǒu这zhè许xǔ多duō事shì！若ruò说shuō他tā做zuò身shēn分fèn，一yí个gè秀xiù才cái的de身shēn分fèn到dào那nà里lǐ去qù！”秦qín中zhōng书shū道dào：“老lǎo先xiān生shēng同tóng敝bì亲qìng家jia在zài此cǐ，那nà二èr位wèi来lái也yě好hǎo，不bù来lái也yě罢bà。”万wàn中zhōng书shū道dào：“那nà二èr位wèi先xiān生shēng的de学xué问wèn，想xiǎng必bì也yě还hái是shì好hǎo的de？”高gāo翰hàn林lín道dào：“那nà里lǐ有yǒu甚shén么me学xué问wèn！有yǒu了le学xué问wèn倒dào不bù做zuò老lǎo秀xiù才cái了le。只zhǐ因yīn上shàng年nián国guó子zǐ监jiàn里lǐ有yǒu一yī位wèi虞yú博bó士shì，着zhe实shí作zuò兴xīng这zhè几jǐ个gè人rén，因yīn而ér大dà家jiā联lián属shǔ。而ér今jīn也yě渐jiàn渐jiàn淡dàn了le。”

正zhèng说shuō着zhe，忽hū听tīng见jiàn左zuǒ边biān房fáng子zi里lǐ面miàn高gāo声shēng说shuō道dào：“妙miào！妙miào！”众zhòng人rén都dōu觉jué诧chà异yì。秦qín中zhōng书shū叫jiào管guǎn家jiā去qù书shū房fáng后hòu面miàn去qù看kàn是shì甚shén么me人rén喧xuān嚷rǎng。管guǎn家jiā来lái禀bǐng道dào：“是shì二èr老lǎo爷yé的de相xiāng与yǔ凤fèng四sì老lǎo爹diē。”秦qín中zhōng书shū道dào：“原yuán来lái凤fèng老lǎo四sì在zài后hòu面miàn，何hé不bù请qǐng他tā来lái谈tán谈tán？”管guǎn家jiā从cóng书shū房fáng里lǐ去qù请qǐng了le出chū来lái。只zhǐ见jiàn一yí个gè四sì十shí多duō岁suì的de大dà汉hàn，两liǎng眼yǎn圆yuán睁zhēng，双shuāng眉méi直zhí竖shù，一yī部bù极jí长zhǎng的de乌wū须xū垂chuí过guò了le胸xiōng膛táng；头tóu戴dài一yī顶dǐng力lì士shì巾jīn，身shēn穿chuān一yī领lǐng元yuán色sè缎duàn紧jǐn袖xiù袍páo，脚jiǎo踹chuài一yī双shuāng尖jiān头tóu靴xuē，腰yāo束shù一yī条tiáo丝sī鸾luán绦tāo，肘zhǒu下xià挂guà着zhe小xiǎo刀dāo子zi，走zǒu到dào厅tīng中zhōng间jiān，作zuò了le一yí个gè总zǒng揖yī，便biàn说shuō道dào：“诸zhū位wèi老lǎo先xiān生shēng在zài此cǐ，小xiǎo子zi在zài后hòu面miàn却què不bù知zhī道dào，失shī陪péi的de紧jǐn。”秦qín中zhōng书shū拉lā着zhe坐zuò了le，便biàn指zhǐ着zhe凤fèng四sì爹diē对duì万wàn中zhōng书shū道dào：“这zhè位wèi凤fèng长zhǎng兄xiōng是shì敝bì外wài这zhè边biān一yí个gè极jí有yǒu义yì气qì的de人rén。他tā的de手shǒu底dǐ下xià实shí在zài有yǒu些xiē讲jiǎng究jiū，而ér且qiě一yī部bù《易yì筋jīn经jīng》记jì的de烂làn熟shú的de。他tā若ruò是shì趱zǎn一yí个gè劲jìn，那nà怕pà几jǐ千qiān斤jīn的de石shí块kuài，打dǎ落luò在zài他tā头tóu上shàng身shēn上shàng，他tā会huì丝sī毫háo不bù觉jué得dé。这zhè些xiē时shí，舍shě弟dì留liú他tā在zài舍shě间jiān早zǎo晚wǎn请qǐng教jiào，学xué他tā的de技jì艺yì。”万wàn中zhōng书shū道dào：“这zhè个ge品pǐn貌mào，原yuán是shì个gè奇qí人rén，不bú是shì那nà手shǒu无wú缚fù鸡jī之zhī力lì的de。”秦qín中zhōng书shū又yòu向xiàng凤fèng四sì老lǎo爹diē问wèn道dào：“你nǐ方fāng才cái在zài里lǐ边biān，连lián叫jiào‘妙miào，妙miào’却què是shì为wèi何hé？”凤fèng四sì老lǎo爹diē道dào：“这zhè不bú是shì我wǒ，是shì你nǐ令lìng弟dì。令lìng弟dì才cái说shuō人rén的de力lì气qì到dào底dǐ是shì生shēng来lái的de，我wǒ就jiù教jiào他tā提tí了le一yī段duàn气qì，着zhe人rén拿ná椎chuí棒bàng打dǎ，越yuè打dǎ越yuè不bù疼téng，他tā一yī时shí喜xǐ欢huān起qǐ来lái，在zài那nà里lǐ说shuō妙miào。”万wàn中zhōng书shū向xiàng秦qín中zhōng书shū道dào：“令lìng弟dì老lǎo先xiān生shēng在zài府fǔ，何hé不bù也yě请qǐng出chū来lái会huì会huì？”秦qín中zhōng书shū叫jiào管guǎn家jiā进jìn去qù请qǐng，那nà秦qín二èr侉kuǎ子zi已yǐ从cóng后hòu门mén里lǐ骑qí了le马mǎ进jìn小xiǎo营yíng看kàn试shì箭jiàn去qù了le。

小xiǎo厮sī们men来lái请qǐng到dào内nèi厅tīng用yòng饭fàn。饭fàn毕bì，小xiǎo厮sī们men又yòu从cóng内nèi厅tīng左zuǒ首shǒu开kāi了le门mén，请qǐng诸zhū位wèi老lǎo爷yé进jìn去qù闲xián坐zuò。万wàn中zhōng书shū同tóng着zhe众zhòng客kè进jìn来lái。原yuán来lái是shì两liǎng个gè对duì厅tīng，比bǐ正zhèng厅tīng略lüè小xiǎo些xiē，却què收shōu拾shí得dé也yě还hái精jīng致zhì。众zhòng人rén随suí便biàn坐zuò了le，茶chá上shàng捧pěng进jìn十shí二èr样yàng的de攒zǎn茶chá来lái，一yí个gè十shí一yī二èr岁suì的de小xiǎo厮sī又yòu向xiàng炉lú内nèi添tiān上shàng些xiē香xiāng。万wàn中zhōng书shū暗àn想xiǎng直zhí：“他tā们men家jiā的de排pái场chǎng毕bì竟jìng不bù同tóng，我wǒ到dào家jiā何hé不bù竟jìng做zuò起qǐ来lái？只zhǐ是shì门mén面miàn不bù得dé这zhè样yàng大dà，现xiàn任rèn的de官guān府fǔ不bù能néng叫jiào他tā来lái上shàng门mén，也yě没méi有yǒu他tā这zhè些xiē手shǒu下xià人rén伺cì候hòu。”

正zhèng想xiǎng着zhe，一yí个gè穿chuān花huā衣yī的de未wèi脚jiǎo，拿ná着zhe一yī本běn戏xì目mù走zǒu上shàng来lái，打dǎ了le抢qiǎng跪guì，说shuō道dào：“请qǐng老lǎo爷yé先xiān赏shǎng两liǎng出chū。”万wàn中zhōng书shū让ràng过guò了le高gāo翰hàn林lín、施shī御yù史shǐ，就jiù点diǎn了le一yī出chū《请qǐng宴yàn》，一yī出chū《饯jiàn别bié》。施shī御yù史shǐ又yòu点diǎn了le一yī出chū《五wǔ台tái》。高gāo翰hàn林lín又yòu点diǎn了le一yī出chū《追zhuī信xìn》。未wèi脚jiǎo拿ná笏hù板bǎn在zài旁páng边biān写xiě了le，拿ná到dào戏xì房fáng里lǐ去qù扮bàn。当dāng下xià秦qín中zhōng书shū又yòu叫jiào点diǎn了le一yī巡xún清qīng茶chá。管guǎn家jiā来lái禀bǐng道dào：“请qǐng诸zhū位wèi老lǎo爷yé外wài边biān坐zuò。”众zhòng人rén陪péi着zhe万wàn中zhōng书shū从cóng对duì厅tīng上shàng过guò来lái。到dào了le二èr厅tīng，看kàn见jiàn做zuò戏xì的de场chǎng口kǒu已yǐ经jīng铺pū设shè的de齐qí楚chǔ，两liǎng边biān放fàng了le五wǔ把bǎ圈quān椅yǐ，上shàng面miàn都dōu是shì大dà红hóng盘pán金jīn椅yǐ搭dā，依yī次cì坐zuò下xià。长zhǎng班bān带dài着zhe全quán班bān的de戏xì子zi，都dōu穿chuān了le脚jiǎo色sè的de衣yī裳shang，上shàng来lái禀bǐng参cān了le全quán场chǎng。打dǎ鼓gǔ板bǎn才cái立lì到dào沿yán口kǒu，轻qīng轻qīng的de打dǎ了le一yī下xià鼓gǔ板bǎn。只zhǐ见jiàn那nà贴tiē旦dàn装zhuāng了le一yí个gè红hóng娘niáng，一yī扭niǔ一yī捏niē，走zǒu上shàng场chǎng来lái。长zhǎng班bān又yòu上shàng来lái打dǎ了le一yí个gè抢qiǎng跪guì，禀bǐng了le一yī声shēng“赏shǎng坐zuò”，那nà吹chuī手shǒu们men才cái坐zuò下xià去qù。