Chapter 908: The Divine Turn (1)
Li Bai’s hundred poems about drinking wine. He was sleeping in a restaurant on Chang’an Street, but the emperor couldn’t get on the boat despite being called by the emperor. He claimed that he was the Immortal of Wine.
——Tang Du Fu's "Song of the Eight Immortals while Drinking"
The wine of the ancients is inseparable from poetry. When drinking alone, they often compose poems, and when drinking together, they are even more inseparable. Poetry, wine and singing are indispensable. While modern people use two little bees and visit three gardens to perform the drinking ritual, the ancients mostly used poems and couplets to accompany the wine to perform the drinking ritual.
In ancient times, literati drinking parties often turned into poetry gatherings while drinking. It was too common, and many drinking and poetry gatherings have become lies through the ages.
One person will get drunk after drinking, while many people will form a poetry gathering after drinking. This was often the case with the ancients.
So, it is normal that everyone at today’s reception banquet unanimously agreed to use poetry to accompany wine.
The "occasionally appropriate" suggestion of the official surnamed Wang to raise chopsticks was also "positively" approved by many people. They all wanted to take this opportunity to show off in front of King Yu, prove themselves, and encourage I wanted to overwhelm Zhu Ping'an.
If they can beat Zhu Pingan.
I believe that with Zhu Pingan as a tall and important stepping stone, they can stand higher, and at least they can save seven or eight years of struggle. , this is a good opportunity that only comes once in a century.
It makes me excited just thinking about it.
So, after the official surnamed Wang proposed, many people responded positively. With their efforts, the official surnamed Wang’s proposal became an official title.
Chopsticks, chopsticks, chopsticks
Chopsticks are so common tableware that people cannot live without them every day, but there are very few poems about them in history. , just like dark under the lamp, not too little means it is difficult and interesting. Everyone at the banquet, even the officials who had no intention of "showing off" and "holding back peace", all looked very interested.
Happy to see the hunting heart.
This is roughly the feeling. Everyone is a literary master who has been tempered by the imperial examination. Poems and songs are natural. When encountering such an uncommon topic, they are very happy and their toes are about to clench with excitement.
Everyone was very interested, and Zhu Pingan would not dampen their interest. The teasing and provocation of some people did not stir up the slightest disturbance in Zhu Pingan's heart, and he even found it interesting.
Haha, interesting.
Zhu Pingan smiled slightly and glanced at the official named Wang with interest.
“I’ve heard for a long time that Mr. Xiao Zhu is well-spoken and full of knowledge. Today I finally have the opportunity to see him. I’m really lucky.” The official named Wang bowed to Zhu Ping’an without flinching and raised the corners of his lips slightly.
"Ping'an has little talent and little knowledge, and I don't deserve it." Zhu Ping'an shook his head and smiled, saying modestly.
"Poetry is a small thing, Mr. Xiao Zhu, please don't be humble." The official surnamed Wang pressed his words step by step, not giving Zhu Ping'an a chance to shirk.
Poetry trail?
As for you, in order to block my escape route, you humiliated all the adults at the banquet who were eager to try.
Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but laugh.
Sure enough, the few people around who heard the words of the official surnamed Wang couldn't help but darkened their faces. However, they were all familiar with each other and knew that the official surnamed Wang's words were intended to provoke the general and block Zhu Ping'an's retreat. If you heard it, just pretend you didn't hear it.
The official surnamed Wang later realized that he had said the wrong thing. He hurriedly explained a few words to the people around him in a low voice, and then made a serious note to Zhu Pingan in his heart, blaming this mistake on On Zhu Pingan.
Damn it
Deliberately leading me to say the wrong thing, I must outdo Zhu Ping'an in today's poem, and I must be angry.
The official surnamed Wang glanced at Zhu Pingan silently, like a cobra.
Forehead?
Do you blame me? !
Zhu Ping'an noticed the resentful eyes of the official surnamed Wang, and was speechless for a while, condensing into one sentence: I have a saying that I don't know whether to say it or not.
The poetry meeting is confirmed and preparations begin.
In line with the principle of sharing the appreciation of wonderful works, the servants of Prince Yu's Mansion carried a three-meter-long and two-meter-wide screen into the pergola and placed it in the center of the banquet. The screen was covered with snow-white butter. Rice paper, two tables were placed on both sides of the screen, and the four treasures of the study were placed on each table.
People can splash their own masterpieces on the rice paper on the screen and display them to the public for everyone to appreciate.
It can display both calligraphy and masterpieces, killing two birds with one stone.
After the arrangement was completed, King Yu asked people to go to his study to fetch the two She inkstones awarded to him by Emperor Jiajing and put them on the table in front of him.
"As the saying goes, swords are given to heroes. Fortunately, my father gave me two inkstones as a gift for today's masterpiece."
King Yu said loudly and handed over the two inkstones given by the emperor. The inkstone was used as a lucky draw, and the two best works of this poetry competition were given.
Seeing the two inkstones in front of King Yu's desk, everyone's eyes became hot, just like the general's eyes when he saw the peerless sword.
A good ink stone is as useful to a scholar as a peerless sword is to a general.
The stones used in She Inkstone are produced from the stream under the Longwei Mountain at the junction of Wuyuan and She County. They are also called Longwei Inkstones. The stones in Longwei River were formed after 500-100 million years of geological changes. , She stone pattern structure It is simple and outstanding, with fine mineral grains and uniform distribution of quartz particles. The inkstone made of this kind of stone can make the ink thicker, slippery without rejecting the pen, and astringent without holding the pen back. When dipped in ink, the writing feels like divine help. It has been favored by calligraphy of all ages. Praise from home.
Li Yu, the later leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty, praised "She inkstones are the best in the world"; Su Dongpo said: "Astringent does not leave a pen, slippery does not resist ink, the melon skin is smooth, and the golden sound is jade virtue"; Mi Fu said: " The Venus and Song inkstones are strong and beautiful in quality. They can create clouds when breathed in, and they can store water and never run dry."
Xi inkstone is a treasure among inkstones. It is said that one inkstone is worth a thousand gold, and the two pieces of She inkstone in front of King Yu's table are even more treasures among treasures. You must know that the number of Xi inkstones donated by She County to the palace every year Inkstones only cost ten pieces at most, which shows how valuable they are. In addition, if you look carefully, you can find that the two inkstones are also engraved with the personal seal of Emperor Jiajing, "Lingxiao Shangqing Tong Lei Yuanyang Miaoyi Feiyuan Zhenjun", which is even more valuable.
All the officials were already very excited and interested in hunting. Now that King Yu has added such a big bonus, everyone is even more excited and eager to try.
"Haha, since it is the topic proposed by Mr. Wang, how about Mr. Wang come first?" A close friend of the official named Wang laughed.
The official surnamed Wang was secretly happy when he heard this. He gave his friend a grateful look, "It's not in vain that I often treat you to dinner."
The first one to compose a poem is the most expressive. First of all, the first one to compose a poem takes the shortest time, right? His thinking is quick; in addition, the first one to compose a poem takes the shortest time, and the poems he writes are excellent. That's because I'm very good at it, so I can be forgiven for not making good poems because I don't have enough time.
Besides, I really have a good poem about bamboo chopsticks. This was something I did in a flash of inspiration by chance, but I never had the chance to come up with it. I didn't expect the opportunity would come now. The ancients said: Two sentences are obtained in three years, and one chant brings tears. Inspiration is so rare and valuable. This is God fulfilling my wish, Wang Yaozu.
Of course
It is still necessary to decline politely, but it cannot be made too obvious.
So, Wang Yaozu declined at the first moment, but after his friend said something again, Wang Yaozu made a helpless expression as if you are too good to talk and I can't talk to you. He stood up and responded: "Haha, if that's the case, then Wang will show off his embarrassment first." (End of Chapter)