The two continue to move forward, see a tall cypress archway standing in front of the Confucius Temple from afar, the archway is written on the book "the center of the world" four gold lacquer characters, in front of the archway there is a high one zhang more, three and a half zhang wide wooden platform, there are a lot of colored lanterns hanging on the platform, the lights are bright, the light is bright, the surrounding is a piece of snow. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

There is a pear orchard opera troupe on the side of the wooden stage, playing and singing celebratory songs.

Both of them squeezed inside, and when they were ten feet away from the stage, they couldn't squeeze in anymore, and they were surrounded by water. The surroundings are densely packed with people, men, women, and children, but there are still many scholars wearing Shizi costumes.

I saw that there were many exquisite tables placed in the open space three or four zhang away from the front of the wooden platform, and there were wine jugs, dishes and other things on the table, and the plates contained cloud cakes, peanuts, peach kernels and other snacks. Some people who are richly dressed and have a graceful demeanor sit on the stool, showing that they are famous families and wealthy gentry in Nanjing.

After a while, only the sound of "vulture" was heard, and a firework cannon flew into the air, exploded, and the flowers were scattered in all directions for colorful colors, and then, the "vulture" sounded, and one after another rockets flew into the sky, reflecting half the day like day.

The fireworks dispersed, the sound of the silk and bamboo orchestra sounded at the right time, and the intermittent drum music sounded, and a person walked up to the stage in the rhythm, tall and tall, wearing a big red official uniform, with a long beard fluttering, and his face was very majestic, and said loudly: "Everyone, everyone, please be quiet, please be quiet." ”

"Isn't this Lord Zhou Yingbin Zhou, the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, I didn't expect him to come too?" Someone in the crowd said.

"What is this unusual, not only Lord Zhou, but also a lot of ministers from the DPRK and China in Beijing, not to mention the celebrities in our Yingtianfu area." Another said disdainfully.

I saw Zhou Yingbin waving his hand on the stage, the crowd gradually quieted down, and the sound of wind music paused, and said: "Ziguizi is fragrant, when the autumn list is issued, the Jiangnan event was held in Nanjing.

I want to enjoy the flowers, guests and friends from all over the world come to gather, and the sages are all over. Talking, very elegant; The poems and lyrics are noble and noble. Above the temple, there is only the way to serve the country; Between the rivers and lakes, there is no chivalrous pride. Huizong weight, also learn from Shizi to explore flowers; Sanyang Pavilion is old, drunk and lying on the collapse of the hook rail.

Since ancient times, the emperor has talked and laughed, and the merry children are amorous, and this event will promote the glory of the Ming Dynasty and show the wind of my China......" The words were impassioned, and the sound shook four.

Sun Yueling looked around and said to Li Qifan: "Why haven't you seen a famous prostitute?" ”

Li Qifan said with a smile: "Why is Brother Sun so anxious, the conference stipulates that all buildings and courtyards in Nanjing can only send the best girl from the building to participate in the grand event, and at this moment, she must be preparing to take the stage in the background." Each person will perform a program in the future, which will be evaluated according to the criteria of the flower list: quality, rhyme, talent, and color. ”

He pointed to the people sitting next to the long cases in front of the stage with his hand, and said, "Those are the judges, all of whom are outstanding people selected from various walks of life, including court officials, celebrities, businessmen, etc. Thirty-two people will enter the competition tonight, and twelve will be selected to enter the next round, and the twenty people who lose will be the top three; The twelve people who entered the second round will elect three people to enter the third round, and the nine people who are not selected are the second round; The third time is that the last three people competed with each other, competing for the position of champion, leader, and flower. ”

Sun Yueling was surprised: "How can the flower appreciation conference be the same as our imperial examination, with champions, top names and the like?" ”

Li Qifan said with a smile: "This was originally a joke and ridicule, comparing the beauty pageant to a scientific examination to vent the resentment in his heart, and it has been called so since then." ”

Sun Yueling smiled dumbly and said, "Sister, this is okay." ”

As he spoke, he heard only a burst of cannonballs, and the host on the stage announced loudly: "The 'Flower Viewing Meeting' has officially begun." ”

At this time, a bright moon hangs in the sky, exuding a cold and clear light, and the red wall and yellow tiles of the Confucius Temple in front are hidden in a lush cypress tree, which looks solemn and majestic. The lights on the high platform were all extinguished, and the entire wooden platform was plunged into darkness, except for the faint moonlight shining in front of the platform.

There was silence in the crowd, waiting for the first prostitute to take the stage.

Suddenly, I saw a curling figure holding the piano from the left step slowly picking up steps, lotus step lightly, came to the center of the platform, bowed, a faint voice sounded, said: "Heming Lou master sang a song, please correct." ”

The table and soft chair had already been set up on the stage, and the master put down the long piano, sat down, and plucked it a few times, and the soft sound sounded, like flowing water, slow and slender, and the sound of the piano was continuous and low, slightly sad and lonely.

Sun Yueling thought that there would be large-scale performing arts activities in his time, but he didn't expect that there would be as early as the Ming Dynasty. I only heard the teacher sing: "The cold rain and the river enter Wu at night, and Pingming sends off the guest Chushan Lonely." Luoyang relatives and friends asked each other, and a piece of ice was in the jade pot. The singing voice is leisurely and floating, singing the first two sentences with a slight sadness and loneliness, but in the last two sentences there is a sense of rigidity and resoluteness.

Li Qifan nodded again and again when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "Yes, the piano rhyme expresses a feeling of reluctance and loneliness in a low voice, which is very in line with the atmosphere set off in the poems of the poet Wang Changling in the beginning of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Sun Yueling said: "The singing is good, I don't know how it looks, the black on the stage can't be seen clearly." ”

Li Qifan scolded with a smile: "Brother, you judge people so by your appearance, be careful that the girls throw you with their shoes." ”

"That's not good, that's fragrant shoes, I like it." Sun Yueling felt a burst of relief, and couldn't help but get excited, he had never lived so easily before, but he didn't expect that there would be such a fun thing in the Ming Dynasty.

The teacher's hands did not stop, and a series of clear and melodious piano sounds came into the ears, as if taking people out of Guanshan, leaving the world independent, and like a black canopy crossing the river, the smoke and rain were confused; She played for a while, and then began to sing again, singing the song "Furong Lou Sends Xin Gradually", after repeating it, when the song reached the end, the piano was raised, the sound stopped, and finally the piano turned, turned down, and there was no sound again.

The crowd fell silent for a moment, and a moment later erupted in a series of applause. The teacher stood up on the stage, and bowed again, at this time the lights on the stage were already bright, and finally the teacher's appearance was clear, and the melon seed face was quite beautiful.

Sun Yueling only felt very ordinary when he saw it, he had seen a lot of beauties in the previous era, which was nothing in comparison.

Thinking that if the people on stage below are like this, it will be too boring, even if the singing is good, if it is not beautiful, wouldn't it be a lot less funny, and I can't help but be a little disappointed with the flower viewing meeting.