Unknowingly, two years had passed. Ding Huai was already twelve years old. He had already learned martial arts and medicine. What he lacked was only practical experience. Although he was only twelve years old, due to his diligence in practicing martial arts, Ding Huai's body was now developing like a fourteen or fifteen year old youth. His strength was also not something that ordinary people could match. Even Hou Cheng, one of Lu Bu's strong players, was willing to admit defeat.
Wang Mian was already 16 years old. She was truly stunning. Her skin was snow-white and delicate, and she had a tall figure. She was extremely charming. Even Zuo Ci could not help but sigh at her stunning appearance. If not for the fact that everyone in Jinyang City knew that Wang Mian was Ding Huai's unmarried wife, the provincial governor's manor's threshold would have long been broken by the matchmaker.
Ever since her father sent her to the Ding residence in Jin Yang, the intelligent and sincere Wang Mian had not only been extremely filial to the Ding Yuan couple, but she had also taken care of Ding Huai's daily life and food. She had won the favor of the Ding Yuan couple and Ding Huai. Furthermore, in her spare time, Wang Mian also learned zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting from Zuo Ci. In the past two years, she had also mastered them.
Ding Huai's transformation in the past two years not only made his father, Ding Yuan, feel incredulous, but everyone in the entire Provincial Governor's Office was also surprised. From a little devil who committed all kinds of evil, he had now become a knowledgeable and eloquent child prodigy of Bingzhou.
Everyone began to guess whether it was Daoist Priest Zuo Ci who had taught her well or Wang Mian who was good at assisting her husband. For a long time, this question became the focus of discussion among the people in Taiyuan.
Speaking of eloquence, for Ding Huai, who had more than 2000 years of history than the people of the Three Kingdoms era, it was very easy for him to casually recite a few classic ancient poems.
This was also what Ding Huai wanted to create a considerable reputation for himself in this era. As long as he had a certain reputation, coupled with the fact that his father was the governor of Bingzhou, although he could not compare to the prominent family background of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, he was probably incomparable to Sun Jian, Gongsun Zan, and the others among the heroes of the Three Kingdoms. This advantage would be of great help in recruiting talents in the future.
Back then, Ding Huai had made a promise in front of Tang Mao that he would make people scratch their heads within two years. It seemed that this was also the meaning, just to find an excuse for his future change.
After returning from Baofeng. Ding Huai built an extremely simple and crude house in his courtyard. On the horizontal board above the door, two large words were written: "Shabby Room", which was his study. In these two years, Ding Huai had been living in this "shabby room" and studying hard. Every morning, he would wake up to practice martial arts when he heard the rooster crow. Every night, he would study until late at night.
After Ding Huai had achieved some success in his studies,"dancing at the sound of the rooster" and "studying in the middle of the night" became the motivation for the students to encourage themselves.
Back then, Ding Huai had built such a rundown house, which made everyone in the residence very confused. They did not know what Ding Huai wanted to do. He did not want to live in a good house, but he insisted on living in such a rundown house. However, everyone knew one thing. After the Provincial Governor's son acknowledged Taoist Master Zuo Ci as his master and boasted after the setback in Baofeng, his personality changed and he began to practice martial arts and study hard.
Soon, this matter was spread outside the Provincial Governor's Office and became a mystery in Jinyang City. Although Ding Yuan did not understand Ding Huai's thoughts, he was very supportive because his son was there to study after all.
Even Wang Mian didn't understand why she didn't use a good house and insisted on building a small house like this. However, seeing her husband work so hard, Wang Mian was naturally very happy. However, as a wife, Wang Mian knew that she shouldn't ask too much about things that she shouldn't ask. She was purely a typical woman in a feudal society.
However, Wang Mian often delivered food, wiped his sweat, repelled mosquitoes, and turned on the lights for Ding Huai when he was studying hard. She was very gentle and considerate, which made Ding Huai very touched and made him even more diligent.
Sure enough, a year and a half later, Ding Huai " composed " a poem and hung it on the wall of the house. It was actually a slight modification of Liu Yuxi's " Humble Room Inscription " from the Tang Dynasty.
"The mountain is not high, it is famous with immortals. The water was not deep, but it was spiritual with a dragon. This is a shabby house, only my virtue is fragrant. Moss marks on the steps green, grass color into the curtain green. I heard the rooster dance sword in the morning and listened to the reading at night. You can play the piano and read the golden scriptures. There is no chaos of silk and bamboo, no trouble of writing documents. The great scholars talked and laughed, but the common people did not come and go. I ask thee,"What is it?"
Three days later, this poem was spread outside the Provincial Governor's Office.
Ten days later, everyone in Jinyang City knew that the son of the provincial governor, the former demon king, had now become an eloquent, intelligent, and studious child prodigy. More importantly, all the scholars in Jinyang City were convinced by this poem.
Because of this poem, many students followed Ding Huai's example and built shabby rooms. For a moment, almost all the students in Bingzhou had study rooms similar to Ding Huai's. This was something that Ding Huai did not expect.
Just as the aftertaste of this poem had not completely dissipated, two months later, Ding Huai's second "masterpiece" was born. It was He Zhizhang's "Compassionate Peasants": Hoeing crops at noon, sweat dripping into the soil; Who knew that every grain of food on the plate was hard work. Sow a grain of millet in spring, harvest ten thousand seeds in autumn; There was no idle land in Qinxiang, and the farmers starved to death.
The birth of this poem pushed Ding Huai's reputation to a climax. This poem described the hardships of the vast number of farmers and was welcomed by the major farmers. This also planted the seeds for the future Ding Huai army.
If it was said that Ding Huai's fame in Taiyuan City was due to the simple 'Humble Room Inscription', perhaps many people would think that it was just a coincidence, a sudden inspiration. Then, the birth of the second poem," Compassionate Peasants," undoubtedly proved Ding Huai's great talent. It also proved to everyone that this was not Ding Huai's inspiration, but the son of the provincial governor.
A month later, these two poems had spread throughout Bingzhou, and many scholars in Jizhou, Jingzhou, Sizhou, and Yuzhou had also heard of them.
Ding Huai was only twelve years old, but his name was already famous in the five prefectures. Ding Huai's goal was to deliberately create such a commotion. Firstly, it was to fulfill the promise he had made to Tang Mao, and more importantly, it was to lay the foundation for the chaotic times in the future.
This was because, at the end of the Han Dynasty, people at that time placed great importance on one's background and reputation. Ding Huai's father held a high position as the governor of a state, and it could be said that he had an extraordinary background. Therefore, what Ding Huai lacked was a reputation that could make all the generals and strategists of the three future kingdoms who lived in seclusion in the thirteen prefectures of the Great Han know his name. Only in this way could he recruit more talents when the warlords split up in the future.
Therefore, the current effect was not what Ding Huai had hoped for. He was waiting for this matter to spread to the Imperial Palace so that it could alarm Emperor Han Ling. Only by relying on the Emperor's golden words and giving him a certain degree of affirmation could Ding Huai achieve his ultimate goal.
If these two poems were not enough to attract the attention of Emperor Ling of Han, then Ding Huai still had two methods.
The first was to continue to steal the works of the ancients. Every once in a while, there would be a masterpiece. Once there were too many works, when the scholars of the world were shocked, even the emperor would not be able to sit still.
If this method didn't work, Ding Huai still had a backup plan. He would bribe the eunuchs and let them mention it more in front of the Spirit Monarch. Once the Spirit Monarch opened his mouth and gave him the title of " Great Man Child Prodigy ", it would be difficult for him not to become famous.
Of course, it was better not to use this method. This was because the conflict between eunuchs and aristocrats was extremely sharp at that time. Once the matter of Ding Huai bribing Zhang Rang and the others was spread, Ding Huai's reputation would probably be ruined, and even Ding Yuan would sever ties with his son.
As expected, when Ding Huai's third piece of work reached Luoyang, all the scholars in Luoyang were shocked, especially the court officials who knew Ding Yuan well, such as Cai Yong, Yang Biao, Wang Yun, Fu Wan, Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, and others. They did not expect that Ding Yuan, an old friend who had spent his entire life in the military and had little literary talent, would give birth to a son full of talent.
The third poem Ding Huai chose was Song Dynasty writer Su Dongpo's "Song of the Moon": When will the bright moon appear? I asked the blue sky with wine. I don't know what year it is in the palace in the sky. I want to go back with the wind, but I'm afraid that the palace is too cold to be high. I dance and see the shadow of the sky. How can I be in the world? Turn to the vermilion pavilion, low leaning against the door, shining sleepless, there should be no regret, why often like farewell round. People have joys and sorrows, and the moon has its ups and downs. It is difficult to complete this matter since ancient times. I hope that people will live long and live thousands of miles together.
After another half a month, the three poems were finally circulated to the palace. Almost all the concubines, palace maids, princesses, and even eunuchs could memorize the three poems. Of course, the Spirit Emperor was no exception. I didn't expect that the Great Han Dynasty would produce such a prodigy in my generation. This was the first thought that came to the Spirit Monarch's mind after he read the three poems.
The Spirit Monarch's second thought was that I must meet this 12-year-old prodigy. Therefore, the Spirit Monarch issued an imperial edict to summon Ding Huai into the palace to meet the Emperor.
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