Chapter 390: Qinglou inscription poem
Young Master Tian said: "Brother Zuo, these two lyrics and songs, are they true, Brother Zuo did them?" ”
Zuo Shaoyang wanted to say that these two poems were not written by himself, but by a friend, but he told Bai Zhihan and Daddy Zuo Gui before, they didn't believe it at all, and thought that the two people they made up made up, and when they told these people, they must think so, but they felt that they were hypocritical, and now they are a little drunk, and they don't bother to explain, so they will deceive the world and steal their names for a while. He nodded his head.
Wu Shu arched his hand and said: "I didn't expect that Brother Zuo's medical skills are like a god, but this poetry is also first-class, admire and admire!" ”
Young Master Tian stayed for a long time, and said in frustration: "Brother Zuo, if you take the entrance examination in Longzhou, the top of the list of scholars will definitely belong to Brother Zuo." ”
Kang Xuanhu came over with a wine glass to toast: "Brother Zuo Xian, the foolish brother heard Brother Tian Xian say that you have excellent medical skills, healed his broken arm, so that he can pick up a pen and write, and can participate in the tribute examination. But I don't know that Brother Zuo Xian is more proficient in poetry, and even Brother Tian Xian's talents are willing to be at the bottom, and Brother Zuo Xian should be called a Confucian doctor! Admire, admire! ”
"Yes, yes!" Everyone nodded and said, "Brother Zuo is a real Confucian doctor!" A toast! ”
Zuo Shaoyang was a little embarrassed, hurriedly took the cup and said a few words humbly, and drank the wine in the cup.
When the singer heard that the son in front of him was the person who wrote these two poems, she was pleasantly surprised, and stepped forward to give a blessing: "These two poems of the son, our sisters all hope very much, especially which one of the butterflies loves flowers, I read "The World Speaks New Words", and I feel sad about the story of Xun Fengqian freezing to death to save his wife, and I think that if I can have such an infatuated man's love, I will have no regrets in my life!" I am eager to see the lyricist, to see what kind of infatuated man he is, and now I can see it, although I don't know if it is really as infatuated as in the words, but it is gentle and elegant, suave and suave, and the concubine is really fortunate for three lives. A cup of special respect! ”
"Thank you!" Zuo Shaoyang drank the wine in the glass.
The singer said again: "Zuo Gongzi, the concubine has a reluctant request, and I also ask the son's permission." ”
"Hehe, please."
"Our singers in the Spring Pavilion are very fond of the son's butterfly love flowers, and admire the child's talent very much, and now the son is here, and the concubine wants to tell them, and the empty one comes to salute the son with a glass of wine, I don't know if it's okay?"
"Well, okay, if someone toasts me, I'll never refuse. Hahaha"
"Thank you!"
The singer Fuli withdrew, and in a moment, Yingying Yanyan came in with more than a dozen girls, most of whom were women in their twenties and thirties, and their physique and appearance were not particularly outstanding. Because singers are not selling their bodies in principle, and the literati and elegant guests who come to them are generally for their talents.
It was the old bustard of the "Sleeping Spring Pavilion" who led them, the middle-aged beautiful woman, and also an admirer of Zuo Shaoyang's poem, after learning the news, she led the singers to toast.
These dozen singers heard that Zuo Shaoyang was the lyricist who explained the story of "The World Speaks New Words" in the opposite way of "Butterfly Love Flowers", and they were all overjoyed, and they came up to toast, reported their names, and said that if the son had a new work, he would give them the premiere first.
Singers are very similar to the modern singing entertainment industry, there are many good singers, but there are not many good songs, if singers can get a good song that suits their own characteristics and sing first, it is easy to become popular, many singers rely on a good song to become famous in one fell swoop.
The songs sung by ancient singers have a fixed tune, and the lyrics can be replaced, so a good song is not in the tune, but in the lyrics, and these singers are naturally eager for a good word. And all the famous literati and writers are surrounded by a circle of singers, vying to be the first to ask for new words, so as to sing first to increase their popularity.
Although Zuo Shaoyang is a rookie in the literary world, these two poems, especially the song "Butterfly Love Flower" by Nalan surnamed De, are deeply loved by these singers, and they have not known where they have reached the hands of the Qinglou women, and they will soon be sung, so although Zuo Shaoyang is not yet famous, the singers are all vying for his new words.
Young Master Tian and the others saw the beautiful woman and the old bustard with the warbler Yanyan toasting around Zuo Shaoyang and introducing themselves. Asking for a new word, I couldn't help but laugh.
Young Master Tian said: "Brother Zuo, since so many girls have asked for your new work, today I am fortunate to have a meeting, why not write a poem on the spot, and all the women say yes in unison." They sat down one after another, looking up at him with reverence and affection.
Kang Xuanhu and the others also sat down, to be honest, they didn't believe that Zuo Shaoyang, a little man, could make such wonderful poems, and now he wrote poems on the spot, just to see if it was true or false.
Zuo Shaoyang was also a little panicked, where would he do any poems, just some favorite Tang poems and Song lyrics recited in his stomach, fortunately, it is only the early Tang Dynasty now, and there are many poems that can be plagiarized, the key is not to panic, slowly sort out the ideas, plagiarize another poem, and pass the test in confusion. But you have to think about it, otherwise it won't be the scene, Young Master Tian and the others here are all people from Longzhou Xiucai and Jinshike, and they have all been immersed in silver poetry since childhood, if there is a sentence wrong, it will be a shame.
He took the wine glass and glanced at the singers of the warblers and swallows, thinking that a love poem he copied could be exchanged for such a strong resonance from them, which was really surprising. Looking at the reverent eyes of the singers, Zuo Shaoyang's heart moved, and he remembered the famous poet Du Mu in the late Tang Dynasty. After reciting it silently in his heart, he felt that there was nothing wrong, so he coughed lightly with a wine glass and said, "Since you are loved, then Zuo Mou will be ugly." I would like to thank you for your love. ”
"Wait!" Young Master Tian got up and said, "Why don't you ask Zuo Gongzi to write it on the wall, it will be a good story in the future!" ”
Everyone said yes in unison.
The ancients had the habit of inscribed poems on the wall, especially after drinking, and the beautiful woman and the bustard immediately asked the attendant to bring pen and ink. Ink grinding yourself.
Thinking about writing it, Zuo Shaoyang's heart suddenly beat faster, it has been a year since he traveled over, and he has been insisting on practicing calligraphy, especially after the last time he helped Wu Shu take the exam in Longzhou, because he only won the second place in calligraphy, which hit him hard, and practicing calligraphy is even more attentive. Up to now, this calligraphy is far from being comparable to the original chicken feet and feet, although it is very ordinary, it is difficult to enter the eyes of these literati, but it will not be too embarrassing, and if you write with lines, it can be hidden.
Waiting for the ink to be studied, Zuo Shaoyang held the inkstone with the ink in his left hand, held the pen in his right hand, dipped it in the ink, walked to the snow-white wall in front of him, held the pen in his hand, and wrote the dragon snake:
The rivers and lakes are full of wine, and the waist is slender and the palm is light.
Ten years of Chang'an dream, won the Qinglou Bo Xing name.
He changed the Yangzhou of the original poem "Yangzhou Dream of Ten Years" to Chang'an. Young Master Tian and the others all stood behind him and watched, he wrote a sentence, and the beautiful woman and the old bustard recited a sentence, and when the last word was written, the house was full of sky-high applause.
Only Young Master Tian didn't scream, he stood in front of the wall in despair, and slowly chanted again, his hand was soft, and when he screamed, the wine cup in his hand fell to the ground: "Let's go!" With Brother Zuo here, what else am I fighting for, alas, it's better to go back, it's better to go back! ”
It is no wonder that Young Master Tian is so frustrated, "Quantang Poems" said that Wu Wuling, a doctor of Taixue, read Du Mu's poem and appreciated it very much, and together with Du Mu's "A Fang Gong Fu", he recommended it to Cui Yun, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites who was in charge of the selection of the imperial examination, and Du Mu ascended to the top. This is a poem with a meritorious service, no wonder Young Master Tian is ashamed of himself.
Wu Shu comforted on the side: "Brother Tian, Brother Zuo has no intention of pursuing a career, and he will not rob you of this champion." ”
"That's it, it's even more ashamed, Brother Zuo's poetry is just taking into account, and he has been able to give such a wonderful poem, Tian has been cold for ten years, it is not as good as Brother Zuo's work, even if the title of the gold list, the top of high school, what is the face of complacency? It's better to stop as soon as possible and return to the countryside! ”
Zuo Shaoyang said with a smile: "Brother Tian, there are many people who are stronger than me, why can't you even withstand this setback, how can you cut through the wind and waves in your career and rise to the top?" Besides, I will also have these two crooked poems, and I am useless for other splendid articles, and I am afraid that Kaogongju will not be able to reach the first place with one or two poems, right? ”
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the Xiucai section was the highest among all the imperial examination subjects, and the treatment after the first was also the highest, the test was the "strategy policy", the Jinshi test "current policy", and the content of the examination was originally set to select talents with a strategy for governing the country, but in the early Tang Dynasty, it was deeply influenced by the flamboyant literary style of the Southern Dynasty, from the candidates to the examiners, they were only obsessed with words.
At this time, the examiner does not look at the content and whether there is a real strategy for governing the country, but whether Gongsheng's article meets the requirements of the pun style, whether the sound is strict, the rhetoric is gorgeous, and whether a large number of allusions can be used. Therefore, Xiucai has gradually evolved into a real "splendid article" examination subject, coupled with poetry system, flattery and reward, it has gradually become a trend in the upper class society of the imperial court, so the trend of Xiucai Ke's poetry and literature has been obvious.
In this regard, Young Master Tian has studied hard, and he has never seen the prose written by Zuo Shaoyang, so he can't say that he lost to the other party, after listening to Zuo Shaoyang's words, he hurriedly said: "Thank you Brother Zuo for your enlightenment, I don't know if Brother Zuo has any articles for me to observe and appreciate?" ”
A group of people waited and coaxed Suowen again. Zuo Shaoyang knew that what he was most worried about now was to encounter too strong opponents, although he did not participate in the imperial examination, but a part-time poet writer had such a poetic talent, which hit him too hard, so he wanted to gain a little confidence from the strategy and writing.
Zuo Shaoyang can only memorize some Tang poems and Song lyrics, where can there be any pun style writing, so he gave up his hand and said that he can't do it, but where can Tian Shaoye and others believe it, this is also, people who can write such wonderful poems actually say that they can't write pun style writing at all, just like a long-distance runner who says that he can't walk at all.
Or the performing singer broke the siege, saying that Zuo Shaoyang's new set of songs had been sung, whether to sing it to everyone, which led to this topic.
(To be continued)