A white sandalwood burned out, and twenty-six exam papers were handed in, although the word card was limited, but for most of the people present, it was a Su structure, an old work, and a painstaking preparation for the "Cherishing Spring Poetry Club", and there were a few who only prepared poems, but they didn't expect to fill in the words, so they had to hurry up, looking frustrated.

Zhou Xuan took a look, in addition to him and Lin Ning, seven of the remaining twenty-four people were women, all of them were light gauze masks, silk and satin, cloud shoulder shawls, they should all be rich and noble women, tall, short, fat and thin, among them, there were three women who were slender and graceful from the perspective of their posture alone, no matter what their appearance was, they should be regarded as beautiful poets.

There are three people who evaluate the quality of the lyrics, namely Wang Yang, the host of the poetry club, Qu Zhi, the leader of the "Qingping Poetry Society", and Zhang Bi of the Moyuzhai Poetry Society.

Wang Yang, the host of the poetry club, worked tirelessly to recite the fifty-two words one by one in public, and then discussed with Qu Zhi and Zhang Bi in a low voice for a long time, and circled the twelve words as Class A.

The crowd listened intently, waiting for the judgment.

Zhang Bi said: "I read the first sentence of the twelve words of class A, who made it, please report your name----" So read it sentence by sentence, and every time you read a sentence, there should be a person with a name.

Zhou Xuan heard that Hu Yang and Lian Chang Gongzi were on the list, and Lian Chang Gongzi also reported his names twice in succession, it seems that his two words were selected into the top 12 in Class A, and Zhou Xuan was pressed last because he handed in the papers early. Zhang Bi read: "Who made "Butterfly Loves Flowers"---- who made it? ”

A woman's soft voice responded, "Zhang Youwei." ”

Zhang Youwei is Zhang Bi's sister, talented and beautiful, known as the first lady in Xuanzhou.

Zhang Bi smiled slightly, and continued to read: "Leaning on the wind of the dangerous building---- whose masterpiece is it?" ”

Zhou Xuan was about to agree, but a person on the left suddenly rushed to say: "It was made by Xiaosheng." ”

"Ahh Zhou Xuan was dumbfounded, and he was all stupid. I can't justify it, but it's a strange thing that there are people who pretend to claim it in person.

The impostor was a white-faced scholar, slightly fat, and his face was flushed with excitement at this time, and he stammered: "No." Me, me. I ----"

Wang Yang just read Zhou Xuan's words, and glared: "Li Tao, did you really fill in this word?" Don't lie, it's insulting. ”

Li Tao, a fat scholar, shook his head again and again: "No, no." Xiaosheng should be wrong! ”

Li Tao is a member of the Qingpingzhai Poetry Society, Qu Zhi frowned and said: "Li Tao, you are also a poet and calligrapher, how can you be so upside down!" ”

Li Tao, a fat white scholar, blushed like a boiled shrimp, and said ashamedly: "Xiao Sheng just heard Mr. Wang Yang read this Que Ling leaning on the dangerous building style, and loved two of them---- the clothes and belts gradually widened and did not regret it, and I couldn't help but think about it, if this good sentence was what I did, how good it would be, and I wanted to be in a daze." As soon as Zhang Gongzi asked who made this word, Xiaosheng couldn't help but agree, what a shame Xiaosheng! There was laughter on the "Xie Guanlou". They all think that the white fat scholar Li Tao is very interesting and a lover, so there are a few celebrities and ladies who peek at Li Tao, and it is estimated that Li Tao's peach blossoms have arrived.

Zhou Xuan said with a smile: "This word was made by Zhou Xuanzhi in Jinling." ”

Zhang Bi recited the twelve words of Class A. Then he said: "Category A twelve words." Prince Lian Chang, Prince Zhou Xuanzhi, and Mrs. Ning are among the sixth, which means that a total of nine people are eligible to enter the top floor of Xie Weilou. The other six are ---- Hu Yang Gongzi and Miss Zhang Youwei...... Do you have any objections? ”

Those scholars who failed to be selected were so frustrated, and it was just that others were selected, but the selection of the two Jinling people really made them lose face, but they couldn't argue, they heard it when they recited the lyrics just now, Zhou Xuanzhi and Mrs. Ning's four words are indeed wonderful, beyond their reach, since the three main candidates are unwilling to protect the locals, then only look up to the sky and sigh "Beauty is like a flower across the clouds", and there is no chance to kiss Oiran Fangze.

However, the lost mulberry elm and the east corner of the harvest, the unsuccessful scholar and the five Xuanzhou celebrities who also failed to be selected were in sympathy with each other, while complaining that the main candidate had no eyes, they exchanged greetings, especially the white fat scholar Li Tao, who talked about poetry with a tall female poet, the more he talked, the more he fell in love, and the two sides secretly fell in love, and it seemed that the private appointment in the back garden was not far away.

Qu Zhi said: "The scholars and celebrities on the second floor all have valuable gifts, and the nine on the top floor, please." ”

If you want to be poor for a thousand miles, go to the next level, Zhou Xuanjiu climbed to the top of the "Xie Wei Building", looking at Jingting Mountain in the north, the mountain peaks are seated, just like the desk bonsai vividly.

At this time, it was already past noon, Zhou Xuan's stomach was grumbling with hunger, and he said in his heart: "It's quite annoying to take this poet, I don't know if the Oiran Xiahou tassel is here, but I want to see if it's beautiful and delicious?" ”

Surrounded by low cases, futons are listed, in the middle of the hall, there is a boxy food carpet, a woman in a red dress is kneeling and sitting, her upper body is slightly tilted, her eyebrows are lowered, like a quiet and beautiful sculpture, in front of her a Konghou, the dragon body is phoenix-shaped, even turning over the slender one, the tassel is golden, the network is emerald algae, and it is a very precious thing at a glance.

Lin Ning touched Zhou Xuan's arm and signaled that the woman in the red dress was Xiahou Tassel.

Zhou Xuan nodded, deliberately pretending to be very lascivious, staring at Xiahou's tassels, looking at the bulging chest, and looking at the kneeling and overlapping hips----

Xiahou Tassel sat motionless on his knees, still not raising his eyes, his dark and dense eyelashes were like two small fans, covering his eyes, and he was unaware of the gaze that stared at her.

Hu Yang got angry and came over and said, "Zhou Da businessman, don't look at it." ”

Zhou Xuan said proudly: "When I get the poem, the beauty is not for me to appreciate." ”

Hu Yang didn't want to have a fight with Zhou Xuan, he was still thinking about Zhou Xuan's sisters and sisters, but at this time, when he saw that Zhou Xuan was aggressive and wanted to get involved with Shikui, and he was angry in front of him: "You are a salt merchant who also wants to get Shikui, dreaming!" ”

Zhou Xuan sneered: "This is more talented, not more official than parents, and has the ability to rely on yourself." ”

Hu Yang said angrily: "In terms of talent, I am a hundred times stronger than you---- Miss Tassel, let's make the question, let this salty vulgar thing know how difficult to retreat." ”

Because Zhou Xuan claimed to be a salt merchant, Hu Yang said that Zhou Xuan was fishy and salty, and his words were insulting.

Wang Yang, the host of the poetry club, said: "Everyone. Please sit down and listen to the song of the Xiahou tassel girl first. ”

Zhou Xuan and Lin Ning sat on the futon behind the two low tables in the northwest direction, waiting to see a good show.

The wind is warm in April, the eaves of the roof are tinkling, and the noon sun shines on the green glazed tiles, and the distant mountains are close to the trees. Picturesque.

Xiahou's tasseled eyelashes were raised, and his eyes were like water. At just one glance, everyone upstairs felt that Xiahou tassels had come over, a kind of brightness, illuminating people's hearts and lungs.

Zhou Xuanxin said: "This woman's beauty is not inferior to Yang Xiaofeng, it's a pity." A beautiful woman, why be a thief? ”

Xiahou Tassel raised his hands, his red sleeves slipped down the crook of his arm, revealing his snow-white forearm, his jade wrist was wearing a skein bracelet, and the tips of his ten fingers plucked the silk strings, and the beautiful music flowed out.

Zhou Xuan and Yang Xiaofeng get along day and night, and they already have a high appreciation of music, and they can hear that Xiahou's tassel skills are extraordinary and the tunes are complicated. Extremely expressive.

After playing the song, Xiahou tassel warbler whispered: "The little woman played this piece called "Three Songs of Willow Catkins", and the catkins are also known as Yang Hua. In March, the spring is remnant, Yang Hua flies wildly, please take the lyrics as the theme of Yang Hua, "Water Dragon Yin" as the music card, and take the sound of the four as the rhyme, two incense time, and the words are good to take the top three. ”

This Oiran is really tricky. It's hard to be her guest in the curtain!

The nine people who entered the finals all nodded secretly. This question is indeed difficult, not only limiting the music card but also limiting the rhyme. It is no longer possible to construct, the time of the two incense sticks is less than half an hour, to fill in this long tune, and to have a good meaning, difficult! It's so hard!

And Zhou Xuan has to fill in two queries by one person, and he has to have the same rhyme, which is very difficult!

Zhou Xuan thought nervously, his thick eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he kept forking his hands.

It's strange that since he arrived in the Tang Kingdom, Zhou Xuan found that he remembered the past very clearly, he had read books and poems, and when he thought about it, he was as vivid as in front of him, just like an old man recalling the scene when he was young, and he remembered every little thing clearly.

About half a time later, Zhou Xuan stopped forking his hands, his eyes flashed with excitement, and he shouted in his heart: "Yes, yes, the eternal singing of Yang Huadi, and it is two que, it is a work sung by Su Shi and his friend Zhang Qianfu, and they all use four rhymes, haha." ”

Zhou Xuan began to write hard, he wrote Su Shidi to Lin Ning, since he wanted Lin Ning to win the poem, he had to give her the best, he himself used Zhang Zhifu Naque, in fact, Zhang Zhifu is the original song, Su Shi is a rhyme, which is equivalent to imitation, but Su Shi is high, and the imitation of the work exceeds the original, which is also a rare story in the literary world.

Lin Ning took the paper ball that Zhou Xuan had bounced over and copied it on the floral poem. This cheating was discovered, it was Zhang Youwei, the daughter-in-law of Xuanzhou Zhang Thorn History, Zhang Youwei listened to Zhou Xuan's two sentences "The clothes and belts are gradually widened and I will not regret it, and I will be haggard for Yixiao", my heart was shaken, what kind of infatuation is this, what kind of woman makes this Jinling Pianpian son so loved? The belt is getting wider, that is, acacia makes people thin, this Zhou Gongzi is not thin, but maybe he was a fat man before, and Acacia has lost weight and looks good.

Zhang Youwei peeked at Zhou Xuan from time to time and found out the secret of cheating between him and Mrs. Ning, and was even more shocked: "What, he fills in two queries by himself?" So that the "Butterfly Love Flower" and "Qingping Le" filled in by Mrs. Shi Ning on the second floor were all written by Zhou Xuanzhi? This person's talent is so high, it's really appalling! ”

Zhou Xuan noticed that Zhang Youwei was looking at him and Lin Ning, and knew that she had seen the cheating, but she didn't panic, stretched out her right index finger to her lips, and made a silent gesture at Zhang Youwei.

Zhang Youwei's pretty face under the veil turned red, turned her head and stopped looking at him, and she was slightly embarrassed in her heart: "This person is talented, but he is thin, and he looked at Xiahou tassel like that just now, salivating!" But somehow, the thin man's thick eyebrows and white teeth when he laughed lingered, and the image was extremely distinct.

Zhou Xuan copied the words of the "Water Dragon Yin" Yongyang Hua, appreciated it himself, and thought: "Shikui is the third sister-in-law, and the deputy is me, and I won three thousand taels of silver and brought it to Xinzhou, and built a strong house in my hometown, which can experience thousands of years of immortality, and my Zhou ancestors have been living there, and finally it is my turn to ---- uh, it's messy!" ”

Thinking like this, Zhou Xuan couldn't help but smile, and found that he was being peeked at again, one was Zhang Youwei and the other was Hu Yang, Zhang Youwei couldn't see his expression. Hu Yang was disdainful and proud, his "Water Dragon Yin" had been filled in, and he thought it was the best word in his life.

Zhou Xuan saw that the second incense had only been lit for a while, and he was waiting for a while, I wonder if Sister Daoyun in the hall downstairs was still waiting there, she must be hungry, right? So he got up and walked out onto the porch. Leaning on the railing and looking down.

Lin Ning also hurriedly followed, and the three idiots told her to protect her master. She didn't dare to take it lightly.

Zhou Xuan suddenly waved his hand and shouted: "The third ---- the third ----"

Lin Ning looked down, and saw the three idiots standing on a Taihu Lake stone downstairs and looking up, and hurriedly beckoned: "Third brother----"

The three idiots asked: "Does the master want to eat chestnut zongzi?" ”

Zhou Xuanying said: "Okay, come to two, give one to the third sister-in-law." ”

The three idiots said: "Master, please spread out your palms." Don't move. ”

Zhou Xuan stretched out his right hand to the railing, palm up, and saw the three idiots throwing the zongzi up from below, drawing a five-zhang arc in the air, and gently falling into Zhou Xuan's palm impartially.

"That's right!" Zhou Xuan smiled and handed the zongzi to Lin Ning, and then stretched out his hand, and the three idiots threw another one.

Zhou Xuan asked loudly: "The third child, what about the fairies?" ”

"Brother Zhou Xuan, we are here." Lin Hanyun's voice came up crisply, and she was holding a horn dumpling in her hand. Eat dazzled and smile.

Zhou Xuan said: "Shikui is almost there, and he will come down after a while." ”

The following people who watched the excitement and waited for the poetry to be decided Xuancheng scholars "coaxed" to make a noise, some scolded, some shouted, claiming that Xuanzhou Oiran would never be allowed to be picked by outsiders----

Zhou Xuan let them fool around. After eating the chestnut dumplings with a smile, he threw the dumpling leaves downstairs, which attracted a burst of criticism.

Back in the building, I saw that the white sandalwood had almost burned out, and this time it was Hu Yang's first. to the end. Three of them failed to submit the papers, which stipulates that the rhyme is too difficult. If you don't have a talent, where will you fill it out for a while and a half!

Among the three who did not submit the papers, there was Zhang Youwei, the first talented woman in Xuanzhou, because of this light and talented Zhou Xuanzhi, Zhang Cainu was in a trance, and only filled in the first half of the que, and she was not satisfied and erased.

Qu Zhi, Wang Yang, and Zhang Bi carefully appreciated the six words received, exchanged heads and ears, and discussed for a long time, and then Wang Yang came forward and said: "Talented and beautiful people, after the three of us tasted it, the following three words ranked among the top three. ”

Wang Yang said: "If you don't look at people when you open, how can you fall in a flash?" The days are long and clueless, the cloister is small, and the feelings are blurred. Drizzle pond, slanting sun courtyard, heavy door deep closed. is jagged and wants to live, light shirt sweeps the place, and specially, because of the wind.

Flowers and things to you, more rest, full of branches. It's just a fit, the sorrow and joy of the world, so fragmented. The same drift is dust, not with the flowing water. I am afraid that Yingying, a spring river, are all stored, and people are crying---- who is making this word? ”

Gongzi Lian Chang bowed his head: "It's in a hurry, which makes Wang Weng smile." ”

Wang Yang said: "Gongzi Lianchang is really talented, admire and admire!" And he groaned:

"The sky is fluttering lightly, but it is due to the deep spring wind. Gao Zhi said goodbye, holding his clothes and talking, with affection and thought. Misty rivers and mountains, connected with flowers and mist, eyes and curtains closed. Quietly in the palm of the puppet, the warm velvet only felt that it had been startled again.

The most is the sunset afterphoto, try on red makeup, and acacia is interspersed. The rain rushes suddenly, the slender waist is broken, and the dream is shattered. Where are you from? Indifferent to the dust, let him flow. Carefully calculated, ten miles of green embankment, full of tears---- whose words is this? ”

Hu Yang's face was full of smugness, and he said loudly: "Xuanzhou Hu Yang did it." ”

Zhou Xuan nodded secretly, Lian Changgongzi's talent is indeed not low, although it may not have been done in these two incense sticks, but the meaning of the words is much higher than Hu Yang.

Now the problem is that two of the top three have been released, and there is one left, and one of Zhou Xuan and Lin Ning will be defeated.

I heard Wang Yang say: "This third "Water Dragon Yin" is particularly subtle to copy Yang Hua, please listen to ---- Yan is busy with lazy flowers, and the willow flowers are falling on the embankment. Flying around, dotting the green forest, there is no talent. Take advantage of the gossamer, quietly in the deep courtyard, the door is closed. The bead curtain is scattered, hanging down, and is lifted by the wind.

The blue tent jade people sleep, strange spring clothes, snow stained Qiongqiong. The embroidery bed is full, and there are countless incense balls, which are round but broken. From time to time, I see bees, sticking light powder on my back, and swallowing pond water. Wangzhangtai Road, golden saddle wandering, there are tears---- whose masterpiece is this? ”

Zhou Xuan pondered for a moment and responded: "I did it below, but I didn't dare to be shy and rank among the top three." ”

Wang Yang hurriedly asked, "Why is this?" ”

Zhou Xuan said: "This Mrs. Ning's lyrics have been read just now, far better than clumsy, Mrs. Ning can't enter the top three, how dare I be in the top three!" ”

Wang Yang's face showed embarrassment, and he secretly looked at Lian Chang Gongzi.

Zhou Xuan smiled slightly, got up and paced, and said:

"It looks like a flower or a non-flower, and no one regrets to follow the teaching. Leaving home on the road, thinking about it is, ruthless and thoughtful. Haunting and soft intestines, sleepy and delicate eyes, wanting to open and close. Dreams follow the wind for thousands of miles, looking for a place to go, and is still called by the warbler.

I don't hate this flower flying away, I hate the West Garden, and it's hard to embellish the red. The rain has passed, where is the trace, a pool of pings is broken. Spring is three parts, two parts of dust, and one part of water. Looking at it carefully, it is not Yang Hua, it is a little bit of tears. ”

After groaning, Zhou Xuanlang asked: "Who else is better than this word?" Stand up, I'm someone in Zhou worship him for a hundred years! ”

No one spoke on the top floor of "Xie Guanlou", only the iron horse at the eaves was tinkling.

Gongzi Lian Chang stood up and saluted Zhou Xuan and Lin Ning: "The two sages, the lyrics are far better than mine, and Lian would rather withdraw from this poetry meeting than dare to compete with the two." He bowed to the crowd and went downstairs.

Wang Yang sighed: "Even the prince of Chang is unreachable!" He arched his hand to Zhou Xuan and said: "Fang is my negligence, Mrs. Ning's words are really wonderful, it is natural to enter the top three, as for who is the poet, the question is proposed by the Oiran, how about the Oiran to decide?" ”

Zhou Xuanxin said: "This Wang Yang is the spokesperson of Lian Chang Gongzi, it seems that it is Lian Chang Gongzi who designed to deal with me, this person is Li Kun's friend, and he was obviously entrusted by Li Kun to assassinate me, hehe, let a Qinglou woman comment on Shi Kui, don't you think it's insulting?" ”

Xiahou Tassel had been sitting quietly on the side just now, and then he spoke: "How dare the little girl, Shikui is naturally Zhang Gongzi, Mr. Wang, and Mr. Qu, but the little woman thinks that Hu Gongzi's que is more desirable." ”

Hu Yang's face was suddenly full of joy, and he thought: "The beauty of the Oiran really has a soft spot for me!" ”

Zhou Xuan looked at Xiahou Tassel, thinking in his heart what kind of strategy Lian Chang Gongzi and Xiahou Tassel had set up, did he want to make Hu Yang and him jealous of Xiahou Tassel, and then use Hu Yang's hand to deal with him? This seems to be a little clumsy, as long as he Zhou Xuan shows his identity, and says slowly that the deputy envoy of the festival degree, even the envoy of the Ningguo festival will also give three points, who dares to move him clearly?

Wang Yang, Qu Zhi, and Zhang Bi discussed for a while, and Wang Yang said: "The three of us have agreed that the son of Zhou Xuanzhi of Jinling is brilliant in his lyrics and writing, and his description of Yang Hua is wonderful, and he should be the leader of this year's poetry meeting, Mrs. Ning is second, and Hu Gongzi is third. Hu Yang shouted, his eyes widened angrily, and he roared: "How can this be reasonable! Outrageous! ”

Zhou Xuan also shouted: "Yes, how can this be true!" ”

Wang Yang and the three of them were stunned, thinking that Hu Yang would not be convinced, how can you Zhou Gongzi also be called this reason, you are a poet!

Zhou Xuan said: "Mrs. Ning's lyrics are really a swan song of Yang Huadi, if she can't be a poet, no one is qualified to win!" ”

Zhang Youwei thought to herself: "Mrs. Ning's words are obviously also made by Zhou Xuanzhi, why does Zhou Xuanzhi insist on giving the poem to this Mrs. Ning?" ”

Zhang Youwei couldn't figure it out, and became even more curious about Zhou Xuan, and she didn't want Zhou Xuan to spend the Spring Festival with the Oiran, so she said: "I also think that Mrs. Ning is the first word."

So, Wang Yang and the three of them ignored Hu Yang's anger and announced that the poet of this year's Xuanzhou Spring Poetry Conference was Mrs. Guanglingning, and the deputy was Jinling Zhou Xuanzhi and Hu Yang were ranked third.