Chapter Ninety-Seven: Heavenly Pure Sand (6)
The judgment of word endowment is more time-consuming than that of Jingyi, because there is no standard answer to this, and there are many things that are paid attention to in many cases.
So this gap naturally needed to be filled, and the performance of the troupe began again with the sound of beating music.
"Two adults, this is a miscellaneous play, the repertoire is called the Two Holy Rings, it is about Qin Hui and Yue Fei back then, it is the best trick of this troupe, let them perform it today and have fun with everyone." Grandmaster Dao said to Li Jie and Ding Pi: "The young people's words are being judged, and when there is a result, they will be presented." β
When he spoke, the two harlequins had already taken the stage and began to perform the opening burlesque, Song Miscellaneous Opera is a unified performance form of singing, dancing and acrobatics, which is generally divided into three parts: "Yan Duan", that is, burlesque, "Miscellaneous Drama" and "Miscellaneous Class", which is the predecessor of later dramas and is extremely popular.
Li Jie stroked his long beard and nodded with satisfaction: "Yue Wumu is the temple number approved by Emperor Xiaozong's imperial pen, loyal to the liver and courage, and has been a model for generations, and the young man below is just following suit, you have arranged it very well, which shows that you have put your heart into it." β
Ding Pi also echoed with a smile: "Zong Zhizhou is very good, last year's performance was on the top, right?" In this way, it should be reused. β
The grandmaster Dao that the two said was overjoyed, and hurriedly got up to give a salute, leaned over and whispered: "Xiaguan has already prepared some local specialties and sent them to the residence of the two adults. β
Li and Ding understood it, stroked their beards reservedly, and smiled without saying a word.
What does it mean to be a souvenir, everyone knows that Grandmaster Dao has been working in Hezhou for a few years, and he has long wanted to move and rise. In the Song Dynasty, the assessment of local officials was in charge of the prefect of the Zhulu Supervision Division, the Shuai Si Xian Division, and the officials decided who was promoted, who was demoted, and who was not moved, so it can be said that they had mastered the career prospects of the bureaucrats at the prefecture and county levels.
So the prefects, governors, prefectures, and counties changed their methods to give gifts, recognize protΓ©gΓ©s and apprentices, and operate various circles, lest they fall behind.
The three of them watched the show, talking, and having fun.
"Ambassador Li, it's a coincidence, a few days ago in Hezhou a new memorial arch, is to commend a martyr woman erected, this woman lost her husband at a young age, for the deceased husband did not hesitate to disfigure herself, rather widowed for decades than married, the township fathers and elders are admired, reported to the county, the county and then reported to the state, the lower officials are in charge, funded by the government, the people contributed, erected a chaste archway." Grandmaster said: "There is a lack of a plaque on the archway, since Ambassador Li is here, I have heard that the calligraphy of Ambassador Li is unparalleled, and the dragon and phoenix dance in one hand, why don't you ask the ambassador to write a pair of words?" β
Ding Pi praised the case: "Excellent! Ambassador Li cannot shirk this matter. β
The officials sitting around also stood up and coaxed, Li Jie was praised by the stars and the moon, and felt good, so he happily said: "Since everyone is in love, then Li is better to be respectful than obey his fate, come, the four treasures of the study are waiting!" β
There was already a little guy who sent pen and ink, and the paper has been on the table for preparation, but no one uses it, and no one cares.
Ink and ink on the paper, Li Jie sat upright, was about to put down the pen, but his mouth said "Huh", he raised his hand touching the paper in surprise, looked at it, and touched the paper again, only to feel smooth and pleasant, and the paper was dazzlingly white.
"That's a good paper." Li Jie praised: "Zong Zhizhou has even thought of these, he is really careful." β
Grandmaster Dao was slightly stunned by his praise, how did he know where the paper came from, these are all handled by the scribes below, but since he has been praised, it is always good, so he laughed along.
"Huh? And an inscription on paper? Li Jie saw the small words printed on the bottom of the paper again, so he carefully read it: "Sai Wenkui? Rui Fuxiang? β
"That's probably the name of the paper and the name of the paper mill." Ding Pi also came over: "But the name Sai Wenkui can be described as domineering." β
"This paper deserves it." Li Jie restrained his smile, held his breath, and dropped the wolf dipped in ink on the paper, like a dragon dancing, and the paper was full of pen shadows.
Li Jie's calligraphy is derived from Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, the handwriting is like imagination, wild and uninhibited, and the four big characters of "Bingqing Yujie" are like dragons and snakes looming, which is impressive.
Throwing the pen on the ground, Li Jie was quite satisfied with the words he wrote, and everyone gathered around to admire it, patting and praising him, and the praise was overwhelming, and Li Jie was praised to the sky.
At this moment, a college was coming up to the stage and said to the officials: "The competition of the word assignment field has already reached the results. β
Li Jie held the teacup, sipped the fragrant tea and said, "Present it." β
The courtyard agreed to go, the officials sat down, the grandmaster Dao accepted Li Jie's ink treasure, ordered someone to frame it carefully, and prepared a pen fee, which was a change of bribery, everyone knew it, and laughed without saying anything.
The miscellaneous drama on the opposite stage, the funny clown has gone down, the main drama has begun, the audience in the venue is sitting, sitting or standing, watching with relish, although the time is close to noon, everyone is not tired, there are many hawkers selling dim sum inside and outside the venue, where is hungry.
There were snacks, fruits and vegetables on the guest of honor, Li Jie and others were eating and watching the play, talking and laughing, and the courtyard was going to return, holding a stack of manuscripts and sending them to Li Jie.
"According to the judgment of the masters, the best is placed above, and then placed." Yuan Zheng said, deliberately pointing: "The masters think that the top part is the best." β
"Oh? Let's see. Li Jie stood up and reached out to take it.
Ding Pi and Grandmaster Dao came over left and right, and took a look.
"Autumn Thoughts ......"
"Withered vines, old trees, crows, small bridges and flowing water, people's ......"
"The ancient road is a thin horse in the west wind, and the sun is setting in the west......"
"The heartbroken man is at the end of the world."
A few brushstrokes, twenty-eight characters, a picture scroll like ink and blue, slowly unfolding, desolate like the desert of the north, sad like a desperate song, the eyes of the three people, firmly attracted.
(End of chapter)