Chapter 12 Lantern Festival Poetry Competition
Outside the main hall, Yu Wenming asked very curiously, "Miss Li, how did you find my name and find someone from here?" ”
"Hehe, if people don't know, unless you don't do it!" Li Xiuning smiled and said, "According to my ability, it is not easy to find out where you are in this Luoyang City?" ”
Yu Wenming thought about it, Li Yuan's mother and the mother of the current saint Yang Guang are sisters, and Li Xiuning can take out Princess Luo Qi's special invitation card, how can its backstage background be comparable to that of his own illegitimate son. If you want to find out her own details, it is indeed not difficult for her.
"By the way, Miss Li, why don't you find Chai Gongzi to go with you? I think he seems to have a deep affection for you! Yu Wenming asked with some confusion.
"Him?" After Li Xiuning heard Chai Shao's name, he snorted coldly and said: "After we went back, we had a quarrel, he is a person, his eyes are above the top, he always thinks that he is a talented man in Hedong, he is very remarkable, it is good to let him suffer a little setback...... Besides, it's not that he is not qualified to participate in the poetry competition, so why waste my special invitation! ”
Yu Wenming heard some meanings, and it seemed that Li Xiuning also had a sense of dissatisfaction with Chai Shao. This made him a little surprised, because he clearly remembered that in the original history, Li Xiuning married Chai Shao.
"That's it! Don't mention him! Let me tell you about etiquette! This Lantern Festival poetry competition will be held in Piaoxiang Building, the largest restaurant in the Eastern Capital, and many young talents and celebrities from the Eastern Capital will be present......" Li Xiuning frowned at this time, and began to briefly explain to Yu Wenming the etiquette that should be paid attention to when participating in such a grand event.
Yu Wenming listened very attentively, and he knew that this was the perfect opportunity for him to make a difference. Whether you can accumulate a certain amount of contacts and capital before the arrival of the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty will start with this poetry competition.
Li Xiuning explained for about half an hour, and saw that Yu Wenming had memorized it with his heart, so he left satisfied. Before leaving, he repeatedly told him to familiarize himself with the poetry book in the next three days, because this poetry competition is not a complete test of poetry, and there are also some academic topics.
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In the next three days, Yu Wenming only felt a feeling of returning to before the college entrance examination in his previous life.
He spent his days looking at several books such as the Book of Songs, the Analects, and the Historical Records, as well as the explanations of these contents, carefully looking through and pondering them......
And Yu Wenhua was also very thoughtful, not only pulled out a quiet study room for him to study, but also specially called two young maids to help him read the information.
The two little beauties around him shuttled up and down, both dressed brightly, soft and lovely, which made Yu Wenming's heart flutter slightly, and this boring reading and reciting became a little fun.
Yu Wenming even secretly thought, could it be that this cheap dad also knows the matching of men and women, and he is not tired from work? It seems that he has the reputation of a light boy, and he is really extraordinary in this regard.
At this time, he picked up the tea beside him, tasted it, and began to read it in his mouth again: "Yan Yuan asks Ren." Zi said: 'Self-denial is benevolence. One day of self-denial and revenge, the world will return to benevolence. For the sake of benevolence, but by others? ’
Yan Yuan said: "Please ask his eyes." Zi said: "Don't look at indecent things, don't listen to indecent people, don't say indecent things, don't move indecent people." Yan Yuan said: "Although I am not sensitive, please do something!" ……”
These ancient Chinese sentences were very difficult to read, and after reading them for a long time, he also had a headache.
"Forget it, I'm too lazy to look at it anymore. It is impossible for me to memorize the Analects and the Book of Songs in three days! It seems that I can only rely on the Tang and Song poems that I remembered later, and plagiarize it! Yu Wenming has already begun to fight this idea in his heart.
"Besides, anyway, it's a team of two, and then I'll say that I can only compose poems, and let Li Xiuning deal with the other topics by himself!" He could have thought about it.
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Three days passed in a flash, and soon it was the Lantern Festival. On this night, the eastern capital of Luoyang is full of lights, lively and extraordinary, crowds of people, and a festive scene.
And the largest restaurant in the eastern capital, Piaoxiang Building, is even brighter, and there are dozens of sedan chairs of all kinds outside the gate, many of which are inlaid with pearls, gold and silver, which are obviously affordable for high-ranking officials and nobles. The shopkeepers warmly greeted the gorgeously dressed guests at the gate, and the scene presented a busy scene of traffic.
Yu Wenming came in a sedan chair with Li Xiuning, and the Sui Dynasty was established on the basis of the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
The two got off the sedan chair and walked to the door of the Piaoxiang Building, and immediately a palace guard greeted them.
After Li Xiuning showed the invitation to the guards, he immediately said with a respectful look: "It turned out to be Miss Li and Yuwen Gongzi!" A lot of young talents have arrived, please come with the villain! ”
With that, he led the two up to the third floor. This is the main venue of this poetry competition, more than 20 round tables are placed very neatly, and the young children of major families, as well as some Confucian scholars who are quite famous in the eastern capital, have already arrived.
When people who know each other meet, they naturally can't help but shudder. People who don't know each other quickly get acquainted with each other after being introduced by acquaintances.
Li Xiuning saw two young men walking towards him at this time, and immediately showed joy on his face, and immediately greeted him, and then shouted loudly: "Big brother, second brother!" ”
"Huh? Xiuning, you're here too? This is the young genius Yu Wenming you are talking about, right? After hearing Li Xiuning's voice, the two young men also walked over and glanced at Yu Wenming, also a little surprised.
Li Xiuning nodded with a smile, and then said to Yu Wenming: "Brother Ming, this is my eldest brother Li Jiancheng and second brother Li Shimin, you must have heard of them, right?" ”
When Yu Wenming heard these two names, his heart was shocked. couldn't help but take a closer look at the two people opposite.
Standing on the left was a young man in his twenties, wearing a blue silk brocade robe with a black ribbon around his waist.
His appearance is five or six points similar to Li Xiuning, and his skin is very fair, which can be called dignified. In particular, his eyes, slender and sharp, constantly flashing with fine light, show that he is a resourceful person.
Standing on the right is a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, who is also somewhat similar to Li Xiuning, his heavenly court is full, his eyebrows are very open, his palms are huge, his appearance is delicate, and there is a kind of spirit that looks down on the world in his gestures. It is true that he has the appearance of an emperor.
Needless to say, Yu Wenming could also guess that the older one must be Li Jiancheng, and the slightly younger one is Li Shimin.
Unexpectedly, he would meet Li Shimin so soon, and Yu Wenming was also in his heart. He hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "In Xiayu Civilization, I was invited by Sister Xiuning to participate in the poetry competition. This trip I was fortunate to meet Brother Jiancheng and Brother Shimin, two talents, what a blessing for three lives! ”
Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin had heard Li Xiuning talk about this young boy who overwhelmed Chai Shao. I also have a strong interest in it.
They know Chai Shao's ability, not only can he write poetry well, but he can also lead troops to fight. In addition, he once served as the prince's companion and was born in a family of generals, so he was deeply liked by his father Li Yuan and intended to recruit him as his son-in-law.
Li Xiuning originally had a good impression of Chai Shao, but when he saw that the relationship between the two could go further, he suddenly stabbed into a Yu civilization, and asked Chai Shao to even export the gift to his father, which also surprised them. I can't help but be interested in this kid from the Yuwen family.
The two looked at Yu Wenming, only to see that he was wearing a cotton jacket with a blue-bottomed bamboo pattern, and a green and crystal jade was hanging on the colorful silk belt. Born with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, handsome and abnormal, especially a pair of black and white eyes, flashing with imperceptible wisdom, you can know that it is very human at a glance.
"It seems that Xiuning really has a vision, this kid is much better than Chai Shao! Moreover, the Yuwen family is also more powerful than the Chai family in the court! It's a pity that Yu Wenming is just a concubine, and he will not be able to inherit the position of the head of the Yuwen valve in the future. Li Jiancheng thought in his heart.
But Li Shimin stepped forward very enthusiastically, grabbed Yu Wenming's palm, and said affectionately: "Brother Yuwen, listening to the third sister talk about your poetry and talent, Shimin also admires it. The poetry meeting will start later, and I want you to be merciful, don't let you lose so shamelessly! ”
When he said this, Li Xiuning and Li Jiancheng around him burst into laughter.
These harmonious words resolved the relationship between him and Yu Wenming, because of the meaning of the first acquaintance, and they also felt a lot more cordial when they talked to each other.
Yu Wenming was secretly vigilant in his heart, and he said in his heart that Li Shimin was really powerful. It is easy for people to have a good impression of him. Especially the momentum he inadvertently revealed, which always gives people a good feeling that it is worth befriending.
At this moment, Yuwen Yuqing and Yuwen Cheng also walked over, and after a few words of chilling to each other, Fang sat down one by one under the greeting of the master of ceremonies.
And coincidentally, Chai Shao also came, and happened to be sitting at a table next to him. Seeing him and Li Xiuning sitting at the same table, he glared at him hatefully.
Yu Wenming naturally turned a blind eye and talked to Li Xiuning about the situation of the poetry competition. Chai Shao was furious.
And at this moment, the talents who participated in the poetry competition are almost there.
At this time, the master of ceremonies said loudly: "Princess Luo Qi has arrived!" ”
The hall immediately sounded drums, and I saw a stunning girl in a red shirt, accompanied by two green-clothed palace maids, turn out from behind the screen.