Chapter 17: The Oiran Contest (3)
The third round will be three days later, and the Oirans who have advanced to the top six have three days to prepare for the show, and this round is the most important round, and if you win, you can enter the top three, whether you can get the final championship or not, the benefits are huge, and as for the fourth place, no one will remember.
Yang Zheng thinks that he has no ability to compose lyrics, and the poems that have been passed down through the ages in his mind are not good to bully people in the Oiran Contest, and now he just wants to go to the Oiran Contest to see the level of these talents, and by the way, enjoy the singing and dancing.
Three days later, the third round arrived as scheduled, and Yang Zheng, who arrived at Fan Lou in the evening, could only find a corner on the second floor where he could barely see the stage.
This round of performances is much more exciting than the previous round, the largest number of silver flowers is still the Tianxian Lou's Zhihua, the heavenly voice plus a good long word, so that the readers present have applauded, the number of silver flowers obtained exceeded 20,000, and the most flowers are an ordinary old man in clothes.
The second place is Ruyi of Yanlailou, this unique Oiran still performed a sword dance, but it was replaced by a double sword, and judging from Yang Zheng's three-legged cat's martial arts skills, Ruyi should be a person who practices martial arts, and his martial arts are not low, and the most flowers are still impressed by Yang Zheng's northern man.
To Yang Zheng's surprise, the silver flower that the little one in the Emerald Red Mansion got was actually the third, in his opinion, the small voice could only be regarded as the middle and upper among the many oirans, and the appearance was not top-notch, and it was very difficult to beat the other oirans.
After the top three are selected, according to the usual practice, the final ranking is usually placed two days later, but this time when the top three are selected, the ranking will begin immediately, and the reason for this change is that tonight's Oiran competition invited two Hanlin, Tian Yuan and Zhang Shou.
Tian Yuan is not only a bachelor of Hanlin, but also serves as the actual position of the right patrol envoy of the imperial history, which is a noble official position, in the eyes of scholars, this is a model, and another Hanlin bachelor Zhang Shou holds the position of deputy envoy of the degree branch in the household department, although it is not a powerful person, but it is a rare fat difference.
Beside Tian Yuan sat a young man with a pale face and a gloomy expression.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the next is the final ranking of the top three in the Oiran Competition, this competition, Hanlin Bachelor Tian Yuan and Zhang Shou Bachelor will serve as judges, and the lyrics and songs that the girls want to perform must be made on the spot, so, all the talents, which girl can win the crown of tonight's Oiran Competition, it all depends on you."
The gimmick of on-site lyrics and composition made the audience's enthusiasm high, but Yang Zheng scoffed, these oirans and talents don't know how many tracks have been prepared, and where they can be used to make them on the spot.
He has been paying attention to the young man next to Tian Yuan, the Tian family Dumiao who was beaten into a eunuch by Cao Min, Cao Min has now put all his heart on him, this Tian family Dumiao can be regarded as deserved, but the Tian family has been still touching Cao Min in private gatherings.
Queen Cao doesn't want her mother's family to take advantage of her power, and she is very strict with the Cao family, Cao Min doesn't care much about this now, but the Tian family has to inch in, and in the literati circle, Cao Min has become a vicious woman who everyone avoids like a snake and scorpion.
Cao Min doesn't care, he cares.
The Oiran Contest has not been a simple competition between Qinglou Oiran at all, but more like a large-scale variety show, especially with the participation of officials, the enthusiasm of the scholars who have not yet achieved fame is unprecedentedly high.
Each Qinglou invited a few readers who were unwilling to write lyrics and compose music, not all readers have the backbone of not bending their waists for five buckets of rice, the field is not smooth, and the luxurious life needs enough money, and both sides take what they need.
After the master of ceremonies announced the rules, it was still decided by drawing lots, and then, the talents on the scene could show their strengths and help their favorite Oiran.
The next time almost became a literary exchange meeting between literati, and the oirans almost became a foil, listening to these literati praising each other, Yang Zheng was a little interested, and if he had time to listen to these people's nonsense, it was better to accompany Cao Min.
Passing through the crowd, Yang was walking down the stairs.
"Yo, isn't this the captain of the horses, the show is about to start, don't you want to see it?" As soon as he walked to the first floor, he heard Shi Zhen shouting enthusiastically not far away, as if he had a good relationship with Yang Zheng.
As Shi Zhen shouted loudly, the people around followed Shi Zhen's gaze and looked curiously at Yang Zheng who was going downstairs.
The Captain of the Horse is a sixth-grade, which is higher than Tian Yuan's grade, but most of the eyes that look at Yang Zheng are mostly contempt.
Although his mother was selling criticism in his heart, the eyes of everyone opposite, Yang Zheng walked towards the door, and still replied lightly:
"There's still something to do, Shi Gongzi will take a look"
"I heard that the Captain of the Horse has a great relationship with the eldest lady of the Cao family, so it won't be so late to discuss something with Miss Cao, right?"
Shi Zhen saw that Yang Zheng was about to go out, and said loudly.
As soon as his voice fell, there was a chatter around him, the blessing of the Tian family, the eldest lady of the Cao family can be said to be far away, at this time, look at Yang Zheng's handsome appearance, Shi Zhen's words are really from the rumors of the Tian family.
"Miss Cao's vision is still good!"
"Captain of the horse, being able to serve a husband with the princess is also a good story, haha..."
"The Captain of the Horse is really extraordinary, even the Miss Cao family can surrender......"
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"Shi Gongzi is cautious!"
Listening to the filthy whispers, Yang Zheng turned around and said lightly to Shi Zhen.
"It's a gaffe, don't blame the horse, the painting girl is about to start performing, the horse might as well take a look together!"
Shi Zhen's posture was very low, full of sincerity.
Yang Zheng didn't know how Shi Zhen knew about him and Cao Min, he knew that as soon as he left, he was afraid that the matter between himself and Cao Min would be known by Shi Zhen in the entire Kaifeng Mansion, but he had no way to defend it.
Shi Zhen, as the son of the head of the Shi family, sat in the VIP position in front of the stage, not only in a superior position, but also on the small table in front of the seat.
After Yang Zheng walked over, a servant immediately removed the chair for him and brought him hot tea and pastries.
And not far to the left of Yang Zheng, Tian Yuan looked at Yang Zheng secretly unhappy, and his son Tian Feng looked at Yang Zheng with a gloomy face, they were too familiar with Shi Zhen, others might think that Shi Zhen was joking with Yang Zheng, but they knew that there must be an inside story.
Yang Zheng thought that Shi Zhen would make any request, but he didn't expect Shi Zhen to enthusiastically introduce the Oiran to him, and he didn't mean to mention the conditions at all.
"I heard that the concubine is planning to participate in this year's imperial examination, and he wants to learn extraordinary, so he got an axe at the end of the work door, wrote a short article, and asked the concubine to correct!"
Yang Zheng listened patiently to Shi Zhen's nonsense, and Tian Feng, who was not far away, suddenly said in a loud voice.
Without waiting for Yang Zheng to answer, a young man next to him had already flattered him, walked on the stage and read aloud...
In the more than three years he has been in this world, Yang Zheng has spent most of his time as a scholar, coupled with the ability to almost never forget, he has the foundation of the unlucky guy in his predecessor, and he is no longer a teenager who can't write well with a brush.
At this time, the article recited aloud on the stage was brilliant, and it had to be said that it was a good article, but Yang Zheng's face became more and more ugly the more he listened to it, and the article almost named Cao Min as a slut who was a good person, and he Yang Zheng also became a rabbit who sold his ass.
The article was only a few hundred words, and within a few breaths, the young man walked off the stage after reading it, and whispered something to Tian Feng.
Yang Zheng tried his best to calm his mind, searching for articles in his mind, and dealing with literati, better articles are the best weapons.