The two ran to Liufu but were told that Liu Ruyan was not in the house, and after lunch, they went to the music workshop to practice, and the two hurriedly turned their heads to go to the music room. This music workshop is a place run by the government for the entertainment of officials, and it is also a place where many women learn musical instruments. Most of the women who are admitted to the Le nationality are inferior in status, and most of them are the wives and daughters of the defeated who were captured during the war, or the folk women who were forcibly taken and taken captive during the war. However, there are also children of eunuchs like Liu Ruyan who learn musical instruments here, taught by specialized musicians.

The two of them came to the music place and went directly into the backyard through the small door on the left. Along the way, there were more than a dozen girls in each room who were led by musicians to practice their instruments, just like a modern music class. The place where Liu Ruyan is located is naturally different from them, and the backyard is also separated, and only after entering a courtyard gate did I see a chic small building, and there was a faint sound of the piano coming from inside, which was where Liu Ruyan practiced.

When she came to the door, Mingqin was playing with a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl to catch stones, which was a game of throwing a few small stones and grabbing them. In fact, Mingqin is only fourteen or fifteen years old, which is the age of playfulness. Seeing Li Shan and Sun Helian coming, he hurriedly got up and greeted him and said, "The slave has seen Sun Gongzi, Li Gongzi." My young lady is practicing with Miss Wanqin inside. Please come with me, both of you. ”

When the two came to the second floor, they saw that Liu Ruyan and a veiled woman were sitting opposite each other in the inner room and playing the piano, separated by a layer of curtains, which was not real. Li Shan and the two quietly sat aside to admire. Looking at Sun Helian's stupid expression, Li Shan really doubted whether he really appreciated the qin music or cared about the lewd willow like smoke. The two of them finished singing before they got up and came out.

Today, Liu Ruyan is dressed in white, dressed quite elegantly, but that pair of seductive peach blossom eyes still can't help but make people think about it. The woman with the veil must be Miss Wanqin, and she also came out with Liu Ruyan, only to see that although the lower half of her face was veiled, there were also traces of red marks exposed, presumably she was born with a birthmark on her face, so she often wore a veil.

Wanqin walked over and saluted Sun Helianfu and said, "Little girl, Shangguan Wanqin, I have seen Sun Gongzi" and turned to Li Shandao, "I don't know what this son is called?" Liu Ruyan said: "This is the person I mentioned to you yesterday who wrote poetry in Yuelai Restaurant, Li Shan and Li Gongzi." Wanqin blessed and said: "It's really disrespectful, the son is talented, although the little woman has no ink on her chest, she is also very admired, and she was very happy to see the child's words yesterday, but I don't know the word card, please tell the child, and the little woman is also good at playing and singing." ”

Hearing Wanqin say this, Li Shan was stunned for a moment, and then remembered, yes, ancient poems are meant to be sung. Fortunately, Su Shi's "Water Tune Song Head" has a song in later generations, and Li Shan heard it just a few days before the crossing, it seems to be sung by a singer named Brother Fertilizer. So Li Shan said to Wanqin: "This poem is my impromptu work, not the previous word. As for the tune, I thought of it, but I didn't have a complete fifth note, and I was afraid that I would make everyone laugh when I sang it. ”

Wanqin said: "How dare you, I hope that the son will not hesitate to give advice." Li Shan also suddenly thought of a verse, if this song is used in the restaurant to help the fun, it must be a big help, so he will not shirk it. cleared his throat and sang: "When is the bright moon, ask the wine to the ...... of the sky" Although the singing skills are average, but the sound of these people is completely different from the previous singing, the tune is tactful and lingering, and it is very good. After Li Shan finished singing, Sun He applauded again: "Oh, oops, Brother Li's talent is really, really, really envious of Sun." Liu Ruyan also said: "This song is unheard of like smoke, I think it was made by the son himself, which really makes Ruyan admire." Sister Wanqin, my skills are not good, you come and score the music, I want to take a copy back. ”

Shangguan Wanqin was also intoxicated, and only after listening to Liu Ruyan's words did she wake up: "Well, yes." The concubine immediately composed the music, and asked the son to wait a while. Zhao'er, quickly get pen and ink. Shangguan Wanqin deserves to be a musician in Yuefu, so after listening to it, he wrote down the score and played it again for Li Shan to correct. Li Shan pointed out a few mistakes and asked Wanqin to correct them one by one, in fact, it was not that Wanqin composed the wrong tune, but Li Shan's singing skills were not good, and there were a few inaccurate pronunciations, so Wanqin also made a mistake.

After the music was scored, Liu Ruyan played the piano and Shangguan Wanqin sang, Wanqin not only has very good piano skills, but also a first-class singing voice, which completely sings the taste of this song. Oh! I only heard that Sun Helian and Li Shan were fascinated. Shangguan Wanqin respectfully presented the score and said: "I don't know how to name this song, but please give me advice." Li Shan replied without thinking: "Let's call it the water tune song head." ”

After finishing this matter, Li Shanfang remembered that he had something to do today, and told Liu Ruyan about opening a restaurant again. Originally, I didn't want Shangguan Wanqin to know. But now Li Shan needs Shangguan Wanqin's help, so he didn't shy away from it anymore, and Shangguan Wanqin and Liu Ruyan have a good relationship.

Liu Ruyan listened to Li Shan's thoughts, looked at Li Shan intently for a long time, and said: "Li Gongzi, Ruyan has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not. Li Shan didn't know what she was going to say, "Miss Liu, but it's okay to say." "Ruyan thinks that the son is very knowledgeable. Proficient in poetry and speechless, he will be able to enter high school in Beijing every day. The business is not the right way after all, and the prince is still concentrating on practicing the two classics of Taoism and Confucianism, and it is good that the title of the gold list is to enter the court as an official to benefit the people of Li. Why did the son bother to surrender his identity. If Childe is temporarily shy, Sun Gongzi and I will do our best to help Childe and help Childe achieve fame as soon as possible. Liu Ruyan's words were sincere, and what he said was exactly what people were doing at the moment.

But Li Shan, as a traverser, was the most disdainful of this view, and thought of what these literati and writers could do when the Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline twenty or thirty years later, and couldn't help but be a little annoyed: "Miss Liu's words are wrong. In my opinion, these so-called literati and writers are nothing more than moths of society, and they have made very little contribution to the country. Now is the prosperous era of the New Yuan Dynasty, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and it is natural that people like poetry and songs. But imagine if the country is invaded by a foreign enemy, can the Confucian and Taoist classics make the strong enemy retreat? Can poetry and poetry save people from the chaos of war? Don't look down on businessmen, they all make money by their hard work and wisdom. Not only that, but they also have to pay taxes to support these politicians who are on the corpse and eat vegetarian food, for them to dance and write. I have never thought of myself as superior, but in my opinion the singers of the Le Fang are good, and the peddlers and pawns who are hawking on the streets, they are of the same rank as you. You have no reason to look down on them. ”

Li Shan's words can be said to be extremely serious, and Liu Ruyan can be regarded as having excellent cultivation, so he did not get angry, but persuaded him warmly again: "Why did the prince say this, the imperial examination for Confucianism and Taoism classics, poetry and poetry is the national policy of today's prince." Throughout the previous dynasties, the people who came out and went into the picture were all great writers who were proficient in various classics. If you don't learn to read and reason, then you won't be the same as the northern barbarians. Childe has talent and learning, so he must not go astray and sigh too late. ”

Li Shan was angry, and the thoughts in his heart were not unhappy: "Han Fei once said: Confucianism uses literature to mess with the law, and chivalry uses martial arts to violate the ban."

Chivalry is still peaceful, but what about Confucianism? What does Miss Liu mean? The literati were merely a tool used by the rulers to ******** strengthen their control over power. I have my own strategy of governing the country in my heart, but the road to governing the country is very hard, I need to be patient and endure loneliness, I am not afraid of hard work and loneliness, but I can't believe in the current emperor, although the current saint is working hard, but it is difficult to guarantee that he will not become old and mediocre after twenty or thirty years, greedy for wine, how about the people of the country at that time? Now, His Majesty thinks that he has chosen a good strategy for governing the country. The imperial examination, nominally selected for the office, will soon evolve into a cultural shackle that locks people's minds. Since ancient times, literati have no bones, you can raise a group like raising and advocating excellence, or you can use book burning to deal with those who refuse to be bought, and as a result, most people will compromise. A few hard bones will give them a charge of insulting their old mother and fornicating with their father and concubine, and let them die for 10,000 years, while the literati you raise will praise your merits, even if your perverse actions have killed millions of people, the literati will defend you, which is the price that the country is rich and the people have to pay. It's useless to be a scholar! ”

Li Shan's remarks can be described as earth-shattering and crying ghosts and gods, in the Tang Dynasty, this remark has obviously been disobedient, if the emperor knows, I am afraid that it will be an exaggeration to punish the nine clans. These people were dumbfounded when they heard this, Liu Ruyan was already in tears, stomped his feet, and said coquettishly: "You are going to die, saying such rebellious things." In vain, I have good intentions to persuade you. Ignore you. Then he turned and ran out.

Sun Helian was also trembling, and stammered after a while: "Li, Brother Li, you were joking just now." You really are this idea. Li Shan finished venting before he reacted, if this word really spreads, I am afraid that it will be really life-threatening, but fortunately, only these few people heard it. immediately put on a smiling face and said: "Brother Sun, don't panic, I'm just excited for a while, talking nonsense, don't take it seriously." Then he said to Shangguan Wanqin, "I drank some wine when I came down, and now the wine is up and talking nonsense, don't be surprised, girl." Say goodbye and visit again another day. After speaking, he pulled Sun Helian and ran, the top priority is to stabilize Liu Ruyan's chick, Shangguan Wanqin is just a musician, and she won't talk nonsense. Liu Ruyan is not necessarily, in case she runs to his father to complain, it will be a big game, and the life of the buddy in the Tang Dynasty may end early.