Celebrity story: Su Shi learned to read books by begging for tea
According to legend, during the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Shi was banished to Ruzhou for slandering state affairs, and served as a regiment trainer. When I first arrived in Ruzhou and saw into the badlands everywhere, Su Shi was self-reliant, looked down on the civil and military officials there, and often closed the door to thank guests.
One day, he felt bored in the yamen, so he went up to visit Yunmeng Mountain by himself. Stepping on the forest path between the two mountains and the Woods, he crossed Ziluokou, crossed the Ruhe Bridge where the water was rushing, and with the hustle and bustle of people, Su Shi went to the foot of Yunmeng Mountain. I saw a temple built on the mountain, with a towering bell tower and a beautiful pagoda, standing in the middle of the temple. Under the shade of green trees, Yunmeng Temple is hidden and quaint in Jing Ya. Su Shi suddenly realized that such a fairyland on earth is also a place where Guigu gives lectures and apprentices. There are bound to be eminent monks in Wenhai. If you can make an unannounced visit, you can be regarded as a stranger in another country.
So he broke off a silver branch and used it as a crutch, and disguised himself as an old peasant and walked into the temple. At this time, it was nearly noon, the eyes were empty in Wan Li, and the sun was like fire. After walking for half a day, Su Shi felt unbearable, so he walked in the temple to ask for tea. He saw a young monk in the temple sweeping the incense table with a feather broom in his hand. Su Shi suddenly had a whimsy. Let's try the wisdom of the young monk in Yunmeng Temple first, and we will know how deep the water of wisdom of the monks in the temple is. So, he strode into the hall, sat in front of the incense table, and didn't care to say that he was thirsty. Unexpectedly, when the young monk saw him, he stopped his work and gave a gift with his hands together. Amitabha Buddha, please ask the benefactor to stop sweating in the temple for a while, and the poor monk will fetch tea to serve at once, and be sure to deliver the famous Eucommia ulmoides tea you ordered to the benefactor. ?
The young monk left the hall, and Su Shi sat in front of the incense table, stunned. After a while, a pot of fragrant Eucommia ulmoides tea was offered. Su Shi sat quietly in the main hall drinking tea, still wondering how the young monk saw what he wanted at a glance. Did Su Shi dare to talk with the monk Yunmeng? He suddenly lost his breath. After drinking tea, he didn't even dare to reveal his identity. He hurried to see the party's Yunmeng Wonderland with the stream of pilgrims, and then went straight out of Yunmeng Mountain.
When Su Shi returned to Ruzhou, he was puzzled. The more he thought about it, the more unconvinced he became. Is it true that Ruzhou is a place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers are hiding, and there are really talented people who are better than Kong Qiu and Wusai Zilong? He read a lot of books and was familiar with Yunmeng in ancient and modern times, and he racked his brains to draw up eight poems of "Chanting Yunmeng", so he went to Yunmeng Mountain again to try to compete with Yunmeng monks.
On this day, Su Shi was dressed in official robes and clothes, and led 12 people, big and small, to Yunmeng Mountain. Walking to the front of the temple, I saw a Yunmeng Temple decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, with a dozen monks on both sides of the temple gate, and two long banners held by two young monks lined up in front of the queue. Su Shi looked up and saw that it read:
? A bachelor's tour in a dream and a ghost valley shines,
Practice makes Ruhe, a masterpiece of Fu, shine. ?
Surprised, Su Shi hurried forward to greet the monks in Yunmeng, and hurried into the main hall. There were twelve tea cups on a table of the Eight Immortals in the hall, and another table for him, with Four Treasures of the Study. Obviously, Yunmeng Temple was ready to wait for him to write poems.
Su Shi was very surprised. When the host of Yunmeng Temple asked Su Shi to write with great care, Su Shi insisted on letting Yunmeng monks tell the mystery of their magical calculations. The young monk smiled and said: On that day, your crutch was made of wood, and your travel-stained staff was dirt, which was a word of benevolence; Don't you stand tall with a straw hat on your head, hands off and sticks between your legs? Tea? Words? I knew my husband was asking me for Eucommia ulmoides tea! ? Su Shi said: What about today?
The host of Yunmeng Temple said: Today, knowing that you are going to climb Yunmeng Mountain is even less secret. At the top of Yunmeng Mountain, there is a royal medicine garden, and there is a rooftop on the royal medicine garden. It is still considerable on the stage, and the training ambassador is dressed up in red tape. I have seen you from the observation mirror, and there have been rumors on the mountain for a long time. Su Xueshi was appointed as the Yong ying ambassador of Ruzhou. Naturally, we should be prepared and got a dinner for the training ambassador. ?
Su Shi was amazed after hearing this. He thought that he had read a lot of poetry books and dared to dance and write in front of the emperor of the dynasty, but in Yunmeng Mountain, he was guessed by a young monk. It's not a wise idea for the old host to spy on me from the rooftop, but the monk knows me so well that he is well prepared and has to admire Su Shi extremely. So Su Shi suddenly burst into poetry and wrote:? Ruhe River is clear, the clouds and dreams are long, and the ghost valley is deep, which is hard to think about in ancient and modern times! ?
From then on, Su Shi knew that there was no wonder in the world, and no matter how high his knowledge was, there was a world beyond. He studied thousands of books even harder, studied hard, wrote many famous works and became a great writer in the history of our country. ;