Pen and Knife

This article was published in "Wuyue" Issue 4, 2020 Li Dengyun was originally the number one scholar in the Tianqi period of the Ming Dynasty, but because he had no money to manage the popular eunuch Wei Zhongxian, he was demoted to a commoner and never used again. From then on, he followed his father-in-law Cui Yidao in the market, making a living by killing pigs and selling meat. The knife is his means of making a living, and the pen is his ideal that he will never forget throughout his life. He was prematurely excluded from the system where he could make achievements. No matter how wealthy and happy he was in real life, it could not make up for the loss and pain in his heart. Conception: