Chapter 42 Invincible
Arrogant, or self-inflicted, literati and celebrities speculated with great interest, staring intently at Chu Qian, Chu Zhi stretched out his slender fingers like jade, lightly flicked the pen tube, dotted ink, and naturally and smoothly glided gently on the white rice paper, such as flowing clouds and water in one go, after a while, exhale and put the pen aside.
"Outside the long pavilion, by the ancient road, the grass is green. The evening breeze blows the willow flute, and the sunset is outside the mountain. The end of the sky, the corner of the earth, the acquaintance is half scattered. A pot of turbid wine is full of joy, don't dream cold tonight. Seeing this, a pretty female actress next to her immediately walked up and recited in a clear voice.
"It's actually a new word, but I don't know what rhyme it is." After a moment of silence, a literati exclaimed in surprise, he didn't care that the evening breeze and sunset in the words were not right with the current time, as long as the artistic conception was there, everything else was trivial.
"Half of the acquaintances are scattered, wonderful." A celebrity picked up a glass of wine, drank it all, and praised it.
"Master Chu, I didn't expect a little servant to have such talent, it's really surprising." In the corner, a middle-aged scribe smiled and said to Chu Ji beside him.
Chu Ji didn't know how to answer, so he had to nod his head in agreement with a smile on his face, how could he not feel surprised in his heart, he only heard that his nephew was stubborn and unbearable to build, how could he become so talented in a blink of an eye.
"Dude, you're out of sight." A purple-robed scribe beside Chu Ji sneered.
"Wandering? Why? The middle-aged scribe was puzzled, and subconsciously stroked the short beard at the corner of his mouth.
"Look at the young man's demeanor, where is the servant, I don't know which family's children, I know that there is this party here, and I quietly mixed in, but Mr. Shao noticed it." The purple-robed scribe said with a smile.
Looking at Chu Zhen carefully, several scribes nearby also saw some clues, nodded yes one after another, showed a clear smile, and did not mean to be held responsible, for them, Chu Zhen's behavior of mixing in is not worth caring about at all, and writing this poem is an elegant thing, and it should be praised and affirmed.
The people who participated in the banquet were either famous scholars and scholars, or important members of the imperial court, and at their age of status, they also looked down on certain things, and the people with sensitive minds also saw that Shao Yong seemed to be deliberately elevating Chu Qian, so they naturally praised again and again, and for a while, there was a sound of appreciation and applause in the banquet.
"This son, what is the rhyme of this new word? The slaves are only shallow and don't know how to play. "There are also discerning people among the female performers, and they can also distinguish the difference between Chu Zhen and other servants, and after asking a few female dancers who are responsible for playing musical instruments, Yingying immediately stepped forward and saluted.
"Don't dream cold tonight, hum, where is it comparable to Liu Qi's wine tonight, Yang Liu'an, Xiaofeng Wanyue, it's just a mediocre work, what is worth mentioning." Seeing the starlight in Bai Jinyu's bright eyes, Yuexiang was annoyed in her heart, her eyebrows were bent and frowned slightly, and her elegant face was full of disdain, and she opened her mouth to express her contempt.
"Auntie, this poem is not as euphemistic and moving as Liu Qi, but the artistic conception is not the same, it is clearly the best work, how can it be as unbearable as you say." This time it was Bai Jinyu's turn to be unhappy, and her little face was raised high, and her plump and translucent cherry lips pursed slightly, obviously disapproving of Yuexiang's evaluation.
At this time, Chu Zhen had already sung the melody of this song called Farewell Words, and several female actors were all proficient in music and rhythm, listened carefully, played it once, corrected a few mistakes, practiced a few more times, and immediately mastered the playing method of this song.
Listening to a dingdong, several female singers stroked the qin and pipa with their slender fingers, and a sad melody sounded, and the female singer in charge of chanting also let go of her singing voice, and a farewell with a slight sadness was immediately presented in front of everyone, and the scribes closed their eyes and listened, as if they had been intoxicated, and so on three times, the female dancers on the stage stopped and retreated.
"Xiaolang, the old man has thanked me here." Shao Yong said with a chuckle, raised the wine glass, and the female singer who accompanied the wine next to him immediately took a glass of wine and presented it to Chu Zhen who was standing aside.
Drinking Chu quality is naturally not afraid, and everyone knows that the ancient wine content is extremely low, with their own level, a thousand cups may not be poured, but one hundred and eighty cups should be no problem, take the wine glass, Chu Zhi humbly saluted, raised a glass and exhausted it, and his simple and chic actions won the favor of many scribes.
There is often a gap between imagination and reality, Chu Zhi forgot, being able to drink before crossing does not mean that he can do a hundred cups without getting drunk now, you must know that the Chu family has a strict family education, from birth to the present, Chu Zhen can be said to have not been stained with wine, a cup of pure brewing in the stomach, Chu Zhi only felt dizzy, and his feet were a little weak.
"Boy, leave sorrow and sorrow, as long as you have parting feelings in the poem you just wrote, but there is no sorrow, this is not good." Suddenly, He She, who was sitting in a nearby seat, spoke, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Then according to the elder, what should the kid do?" Chu Zhi said softly, Junyi's face flushed, adding a bit of charm to it, attracting the attention of several female actors next to him.
"The meaning of Master He is to let you make another melancholy poem." A literati beside He Shi laughed loudly, which made several people who knew something in their hearts more sure of their judgment.
"A few old people are not ashamed, they know how to bully people." Looking at Chu Zhi's somewhat shaky figure, Bai Jinyu bit her red lips lightly, and her eyes revealed concern.
"Yu'er, you are wrong this time, this is Master He's intentionally promoting that kid." Yuexiang said softly, a wisp of confusion flashed in her bright and seductive starry eyes, what is the origin of this kid?
"Quality, you have to work hard." Chu Qian, who was on the scene, pressed his anxiety in his heart and prayed secretly, although he didn't understand why Chu Zhen was appreciated by Shao Yong and He She, but this was indeed a rare opportunity, the literati and celebrities who attended the banquet had extraordinary influence in Bianliang, or in the imperial court, as long as Chu Qian's performance was recognized by them, then the future would go without saying.
"He seems to be a little drunk." Chu Ji, who had been silent, suddenly said, Chu Qian's performance just now had already satisfied him, and he was a child of the Chu family, how could Chu Ji not be biased.
"Li Baidou has a hundred poems, and he can only write good articles when he is drunk." A scribe next to him laughed and drank a glass of wine to prove his point.
"How can a half-old child compare with you, an alcoholic." Someone answered from the sidelines and said.
"That's what the elder means?" Holding back the dizziness and stuffiness, Chu Zhen stepped forward and asked, a little bead of sweat appeared on the flushed Jun face.
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