Chapter 5: Indifferent to fame and fortune
Tianxiangfang has a beautiful layout, ancient rhyme and leisurely, all kinds of pavilions and corridors, small bridges and flowing water. You can see the flowers planted everywhere, or there are strange stone pots and ponds, which are set up on the left and right, which can be said to complement each other and are beautiful.
In the distance, I could already hear the beautiful sounds coming from upstairs, and I could see the shadows of the dancers waving their sleeves.
As you walk in, you will see a multi-storey building with carved beams and paintings in front of you. A row of big red lanterns hanging high under the eaves illuminates the horizontal plaque on the door of the building, and the plaque reads the three gilded characters of "Tianxiang Building".
As the most luxurious place of Tianxiangfang, just the value of the dazzling bead curtain hanging at the door can make ordinary people dumbfounded and stop. It is also said that it was written by the saint himself today, "He boasted that there is no other in the world, and he is the first incense in the world." The door pair is even more priceless.
The curtains in the building, the splendid flooring, and the couch curtains are extremely luxurious. The so-called extravagance is nothing more than that.
Tonight there were a lot of literati, and even some of the most knowledgeable people were present, but more of them were vassal and elegant businessmen. The private room in the building is limited, and everyone will set up a banquet in the courtyard, at this time, everyone is talking and laughing, and the singing and dancing on the stage is dizzying, and it is extremely lively.
In addition to the indispensable wine order, the banquet is naturally indispensable to guess lantern riddles and poetry meetings. At this time, the literati fought poetry, and the beauties fought beautifully, which can be described as very happy.
Especially those who read hard in the cold window, unknown readers are looking forward to it for a long time, and they are excited, if their poems are outstanding enough, they can get the favor of beautiful women to sing it.
In this way, it is possible to become famous overnight and become a popular great poet. If you are lucky, which girl will be in love, it will be a beautiful biography of a talented and beautiful woman.
On the other hand, the talented people who have already become a family are different, most of them are from the world, and they have a wider vision, they want to beat the crowd and let their poems be sung, which is to be famous for centuries.
Scholars want to make a name for themselves through these women, and these women naturally want to increase their fame through these readers. Although it is a difference between cloud and mud, it is also the same way, all for fame.
Of course, there are also talented and beautiful women who are sincere courtship, for example, Liu Changqing, who was in a private room upstairs at this time, came thousands of miles away just to see Li Shiniang, who was thinking about Li Shiniang day and night, and the admiration can be seen.
"Brother Wenfang, Brother Zhu. This is the green tea that Lu just got this year, taken from the top of Wufeng Mountain, and picked best when the morning dew is misty. A few days ago, I happened to have a wonderful method, and I got the original mellow and sweet taste of this tea. Gentlemen, please savor the tea. ”
The name of the person who spoke was Lu Yu, and he was a graceful person. likes to read poetry and books but is indifferent to fame and fortune, and there is only one hobby that makes him happy, that is, tea tasting. No matter what kind of tea, no matter how expensive or low, he has to find ways to get it and taste it, which can be described as a tea lover.
"This tea is verdant and green, as white as jade." Liu Changqing took a sip and praised it: "Good tea!" ”
Zhu Fang looked at Liu Changqing and said with a smile: "Tea is good tea, but it's a pity that there are fewer people to help the fun." Now that the time has come, Twelve Niang is reluctant to show up, making people anxious to wait. ”
In the face of such ridicule, Liu Changqing just laughed and said nothing, his thoughts about Li Qian were already in an uproar, everyone knew it, and instead of feeling annoyed, he secretly rejoiced.
"Twelve Niang, as the finale of tonight, is naturally late, and we must be on the stage after tasting this pot of tea."
Zhu was not in a good mood, and when he heard this, he pretended to be sad and said: "Although Brother Hongji's tea is good, I have eaten several cups, so I still go out for Brother Wenfang to inquire when Twelve Niang will appear." ”
He was full of interest when he went north this time, but a sudden news made him sullen. Yaxing, who wanted to go out to breathe, but didn't want to affect his friends, found such a reason.
After that, he got up and walked out, Lu Yu and Liu Changqing didn't care, and continued to taste tea.
"If you ask about the insights and attainments of tea, I am afraid that no one in this world can compare to Brother Hongji."
"Let Brother Wenfang smile, I have no ambitions in my life, only this tea makes me obsessed, and I can't change it." Lu Yu said slightly self-deprecatingly, he drank the tea in the cup as if he was drinking, and his expression was already a little out of shape.
Liu Changqing sighed slightly and said, "There is nothing wrong with eating tea as an elegant thing, I have also heard about the affairs of your family, Brother Hongjian does not have to blame himself too much, life and death are life and wealth, and he has never been able to help himself." ”
Lu Yu is fond of tea, and passers-by know that his love and study of the tea ceremony has reached the point of forgetting to sleep and eating. Even after years of severe drought, the family's income from the fields has plummeted, and when there is not much money and food left, they still do not hesitate to collect all kinds of tea and come back to taste tea and study, so that their parents are so disappointed that they both died.
In the end, the huge family business was reduced to a bleak situation with four walls. Therefore, when others mention it, they just shake their heads and say that he is a loser and unfilial son who does not do his job. Few people know that his pursuit and fanaticism for tea is not so superficial as it seems.
Liu Changqing intersected with him, talked about poetry, and knew that fame and fortune were regarded as dung by him when he tasted tea and tea. The only thing I can think about is tea. His character is tranquil, desireless, and undemanding, which really makes him admire.
"What Brother Wen Fang said is very true, don't talk about these things in today's rare festival."
Lu Yu quickly reined in his emotions and smiled, but the guilt and self-blame in his heart still made him breathless like Mount Tai was overwhelming.
The world is so immersed in drunkenness that it is often necessary to wait until disaster strikes or when there is nothing left to repent. In the past, he only knew how to drink tea, but now he has this realization, which is a pain he can't bear in his life.
Zhu Fang, who came out of the private room, suddenly became a little melancholy, but looking at this lively scene of people, it was boring. In the past, when I traveled to the Qing Palace, I was shocked when I saw a female crown, and since then I have been fascinated and can't help myself.
Later, I learned that her name was Li Jilan, and because she didn't want to marry a woman, she went to the Shangqing Palace to concentrate on cultivation. Gradually, both of them were impressed by each other's poetic talents and became close friends.
Because of what the other party was trapped, Zhu Fang has always hidden the lovesickness in his heart, until he was called to Beijing as an official, and when Li Jilan saw him off, he wrote the poem "Farewell Li Jilan" to her to express his admiration.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, she has been separated for several years, and later she became famous and became the only female general in the Tang Wu Dynasty. It also has the reputation of "there are beautiful women in the north, peerless and independent".
In the past few years, he has been an official in the capital, but he has long been tired of the open and secret battles in the officialdom, and he is deceitful. The saint is no longer the time of "Kaiyuan", and the saint is made every effort. After the change of Yuan Tianbao, politics became more and more corrupt, and now he is a traitorous minister, and it doesn't matter if this official doesn't do it.
Therefore, he resigned and went all the way north to make up for the regrets of the year. However, she has never been married, but she suddenly got engaged to the prince of Yan Wang, which caught him off guard, and he could only sigh gloomily in his heart, he and Li Jilan were afraid that this was the end of their fate.
Zhu Fangwu hurt himself, the lively scene around him seemed to have nothing to do with him, his thoughts gradually returned to the scene when he parted, and he couldn't help muttering:
The new flowers on the ancient shore bloom a branch, and there is separation under the flowers on the shore.
Don't brush the sleeves of the flowers, it is when the pedestrian's intestines are broken.
A figure suddenly fell into view, although it was a woman disguised as a man, he recognized it at a glance. Zhu Fang rubbed his eyes in disbelief and looked again, and when he was sure that he was not mistaken, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
The longing and longing in his heart all came to his heart at this moment, and it drove his body closer to the other party. Getting closer and closer, four years, this figure in his heart has never been as clear as it is at this moment, making his heart tremble.
At this time, Li Jilan obviously noticed Zhu Fang, was slightly stunned, and then greeted him with a smile.
"Mr. Zhu, don't come unharmed, when did you come to Taiyuan Mansion."
Mr. Zhu...... It turns out that I was just like that in her heart. ”
Zhu Fang, who was originally excited, was stung by this greeting that was not salty or light, and he arched his hand and said with a smile:
"Everything is fine, I just arrived in Jinyang City with my friends yesterday. I didn't expect that it had been a long time since I parted in the past, but today I was able to meet Ji Lan's demeanor even better. ”
Li Jilan smiled slightly, "Mr.'s writing is as good as ever, which makes people talk happily and feel relaxed." ”
Although Li Jilan smiled and smiled, she had no closeness, just ordinary friends greeting each other, and she no longer had the familiarity she had back then.
Zhu Fang was stunned, and looked at the heroic Li Jilan with a sense of shame. He is now past the age of his establishment, but the other party is in his prime, and he is captivating the country and the city. In the future, she will be the princess, even in the past, she was tempted by him, but now it is obviously light.
Although intellectually proficient in the world, it is inevitable that there is some loss in my heart. Looking at the people who are close at hand, it feels as if they are far away. The bitterness is indescribable, inexplicable.
"Sir?"
Zhu Fang recalled the old scene and was stunned, until Li Jilan called softly, he smiled awkwardly, looked at Xue Qing and the others on the side, and said:
"Who is this little Langjun?"
Xue Qing bowed and said: "Under the surname Xue, I have heard that Mr. Xue's poetry has been fascinated for a long time, and it is really an honor for Sansheng to see it today." ”
Zhu Fang hurriedly replied and said modestly, "Xue Langjun has a good reputation, a certain talent is shallow in learning, and some game works are also difficult to get into the elegant hall." Then he said to Li Jilan: "It's really an unexpected joy to meet again tonight, I don't know if Jilan and Xue Langjun are willing to go upstairs to talk." ”
"Then it's better to be respectful."
Li Jilan nodded, although she didn't have a relationship between men and women for Zhu Fang, she didn't hate it, when she was in the Shangqing Palace in the past, she was at a loss, and it was rare to have a person who spoke with her to spend that dark time.
Now she has broken out of her cocoon and become a butterfly, fading away from her previous graceful cowardice. Treat people with grace and ease, although it is a daughter, but there is a kind of courage as a man, it seems arrogant, but in fact it is the highest degree of recognition of himself, and the light of self-confidence suddenly comes out, and he is already a general's demeanor.
And some of the children in the past have had their personal feelings, and now they only feel that they are ignorant when they were young.
"Then please come with me."
Zhu Fang is also a free and easy person, except for some gaffes at the beginning, he also returned to normal, walking in front and leading the way. As for Xiaoman and Yunyang, they are dressed as slaves and maids, and their identities are humble, and there is generally no introduction between the host and the guest.
When they came to the private room, they introduced each other with a few words of humility and admiration for the daimyo. When he heard the name Liu Changqing, Yunyang felt a little familiar, and he looked over and saw that this person was well-groomed, which was impressive.
It seems that there is a poem written by him in primary school Chinese class, but Yunyang can't remember it for a while, and at this time he finally realized the artistic conception of "I hate less when the book is used". I knew that one day I would travel back to ancient times, even if I went up to the sword mountain and down the sea of fire, I had to learn history well.
And Lu Yu, as the author of the world's first tea ceremony book [Tea Sutra], Yunyang naturally heard of it. As for who Zhu Fang is, it is unknown. He looked at these people carefully, and it was a kind of appreciation to be able to see the style of the ancients in person.
At this time, when Zhu Fang introduced Li Jilan, he naturally only used the word "Li Da". After several people finished saluting each other, they sat down, and suddenly heard the cheers outside.
"Presumably it must be the Twelfth Niang who appeared."
Lu Yu said with a smile, as soon as the words fell, a maid knocked on the door and came in to report: "Ladies and gentlemen, Twelve Niang is about to perform on stage, please prepare in advance so as not to miss the opportunity." ”