Chapter 99: Playing with a big knife in front of Guan Gong
Preemptively take down Song Huizong's lover, the famous prostitute Li Shishi?
I have to say that Cai You's evil and exciting proposal made Li Nan quite moved.
For the sake of the face of the little beauty Master Li, Li Nan generously instructed Zhang Hao to invite Zhou Bangyan and another Oiran Cui Niannu into the Accord.
After the three of them sat down, Li Nan asked with a smile: "I heard from the teacher and the girl just now, this old Mr. Zhou's poems are spread all over the world, I don't know if there is a masterpiece similar to Dongpo Jushi's "Water Tune Song Head: When Will the Bright Moon Exist"?" ”
How many Su Shi are there in the world? How many poems are there that are comparable to "When is the Bright Moon in the Water Tune Song Head"?
In front of the four Qinglou Oiran who are proficient in pen and ink in Tokyo, even if Zhou Bangyan is thick-skinned, he is embarrassed to say that his words can be compared with Su Shi's masterpieces, so he has to say sullenly: "No." ”
Li Nan continued to ask with some disappointment: "Is there a masterpiece similar to Liu Yong's "Yulin Bell, Cold Cicada Poignantly"? ”
"Neither!" Zhou Bangyan glared at Li Nan angrily and said stiffly.
Li Nan pretended to be puzzled and whispered to Cai You: "This talented man seems to be of average level, why does the teacher girl respect this old gentleman so much?" ”
Cai You replied with a mocking look on his face: "The senior girl is kind and polite, what she said is just a polite scene, Erlang doesn't have to be serious." ”
Although the two were whispering, the volume was slightly louder, and not only did the four Oirans hear it, but even Zhou Bangyan's face turned black by their words.
Zhou Bangyan was the guest of the Oiran Cui Niannu, seeing that the atmosphere was a little stiff, the beauty hurriedly smiled and said: "I heard Sister Hongyu singing Lang Jun's new words just now, but I didn't listen to it completely, I don't know if Xiao Lang Jun's masterpiece, can you let the slave family take a look?" ”
It was not a big deal for a beauty to have a request, so Li Nan asked the maid to send the rice paper with the new words written on it.
Cui Niannu is curious about himself, and secondly, he wants to show Zhou Bangyan, so that he can take a closer look and know himself and his opponent, so as to overwhelm and defeat Li Nan.
Although he is very reluctant to admit Li Nan's work, after Zhou Dacaizi saw this new song, he had to secretly praise it in his heart, this is indeed a rare good song.
Resentment is a relatively common theme in the lyrics, but similar works written by the lyricists of the past dynasties can be called sweaty, the more such themes, the more difficult it is to write new ideas, and the most valuable thing about this poem is that it is ingenious.
In addition to this new poem, what shocked Zhou Bangyan the most was the calligraphy on it.
People who love calligraphy in later generations know that the four masters of regular script are Ouyang Xun, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan and Zhao Mengfu.
Among them, the first three were calligraphers before the Song Dynasty, and only Zhao Mengfu was a person from the end of the Southern Song Dynasty to the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, so there has never been this kind of calligraphy style in the Great Song Dynasty.
Zhou Bangyan is self-aware, and he is confident that he can overwhelm Li Nan in poetry, but he is by no means his opponent in calligraphy.
The literary name of most of his life must not be destroyed in the hands of a young man tonight, Zhou Bangyan thought about it for a while, and secretly glanced at Cui Niannu.
How can a woman who can be the head of the Oiran be an ignorant person, Cui Niannu understood the meaning of her lover Zhou Bangyan in seconds.
Cui Huakui immediately proposed with a smile: "Xiao Langjun, your poem is really written in the heart of our daughter's family, and it is a rare masterpiece of new words. I think it's rare to find poetry today, and everyone Zhou Tiju is also here, why don't you two talents each make a poem to compete? ”
Originally, Cui Niannu and Zhou Bangyan thought that Li Nan was a young man and very competitive, and he would inevitably agree to the competition, but he didn't expect Li Nan to say cleanly: "It's not comparable!" ”
"Huh?" Li Nan's reply that he did not play according to the rules and regulations surprised Cui Niannu and Zhou Bangyan very much.
Fortunately, Cui Niannu's mind turned quickly, and he hurriedly excited: "Xiao Langjun, why is this? Are you afraid of losing? ”
Li Nan shook his head and smiled: "I'm not afraid of winning or losing, but I feel that if there is no bet in the competition, it will be like a dish without salt, and it seems to lack taste." ”
Zhou Bangyan is self-sustaining and talented, and his poetry is unparalleled, not to mention that Cui Niannu is helping in secret, and immediately said confidently: "This is exactly what I want, then let's gamble!" ”
Li Nan waved his hand, and Zhang Hao walked over with a beautifully carved mahogany box and gently placed it on the table in front of Master Li.
"This is my bet, Mr. Zhou, do you want to take a look?"
Zhou Bangyan looked at this mahogany box and secretly calculated, such a big and small box, even if it contained silver, I am afraid that it would only be about a hundred taels, not to mention that he had the confidence to win, it didn't matter if he looked at the bet or not, anyway, it was all his own things in the end.
"I won't look at it, and if I lose, I'll pay your bet." Zhou Bangyan said in a chic manner.
"Good! It's refreshing! After Li Nan praised it, he said to Zhou Bangyan: "Then what is the topic of the competition, and how do we judge the superiority?" ”
Zhou Bangyan pointed to the four beauties and said with a smile: "Since all the Oirans in Tokyo City are here today, why don't you ask the beauties to come up with the question, you and I will each make a new poem, and finally let them judge the winner?" ”
Li Nan stroked his palms and smiled: "This is very good! So do it! ”
As Zhou Bangyan spoke, he quietly dipped his fingers in the water and wrote the word 'history' on the edge of the table near Cui Niannu.
Although his movements were small, Master Li, who was closest to Cui Niannu, happened to see the words on the table, and the little beauty guessed that the two were planning to cheat, so she hurriedly looked up at Li Nan, intending to stop her.
Li Nan's physical fitness and eyesight are not ordinary, although he is more than ten steps away from Zhou Bangyan and the others, but every move of this old thing can be seen.
Wanting to cheat in front of himself, the king of cheating, is as funny as playing with a big knife in front of Guan Gong, after seeing that Master Li was going to make a reminder, Li Nan hurriedly smiled and put his finger to his lips, signaling her not to speak.
Although Master Li didn't know Li Nan's plans, he still felt that this little Langjun was a little too arrogant and lived up to his kindness, so he immediately stopped caring about this matter in a huff.
Although it was said in advance that the four Oiran would make the question, Cui Niannu, who had a close relationship with Zhou Bangyan, took the lead in standing up, and the other three girls naturally did not compete with her.
Cui Niannu, who got Zhou Bangyan's prompt, said in a coquettish voice: "Today's gambling fight, with the theme of 'Yongshi', a stick of incense for a limited time. ”
There have been countless poems throughout the ages, but there are not many people who can have Cao Zhi's general seven-step poem, and if you want to make a good work, you need to carefully carve it, often ten days and a half months or even a lifetime, it is difficult to come up with a classic work.
Before Zhou Bangyan was reinstated by Huizong, he was suppressed by the Sumen disciples and was expelled from Tokyo.
He had never recited this poem in front of people, so tonight, he was ready to use this good poem to kill two birds with one stone, both to defeat the hateful Li Nan and to make a name for himself again in Tokyo.
Zhou Bangyan pretended to think for a moment, and then began to write the new words he had already made on the table.
Everyone looked at Li Nan again, but saw that he was still thinking hard, and the superiority of the two was self-evident.
Li Nan is indeed a little troubled now, he needs to choose a nostalgic poem in his mind that will not only appear after the Northern Song Dynasty, but also win this gambling battle, which is not a small job.
Seeing that more than half of the pillar of incense had been burned, Cai You, Li Shishi and others all looked worried, and Zhou Bangyan, who had finished writing the lyrics, glanced at Li Nan, who still hadn't started writing, with a smug look on his face.
There was not much time left, and just as Li Nan was about to write a poem casually, he saw a fishing boat on the Bianhe River outside the window, and suddenly remembered a wonderful poem that everyone in later generations would know, and this poem was a masterpiece of Yongshi, so he hurriedly wrote it.