Chapter Ninety-Four: Dreaming Back to the Tang Dynasty (5)
The night moon is flawless, and the people talk about farming.
The majestic mansion of the princess, the sound of silk and bamboo.
Although there was a curfew in the Tang Dynasty, it was only a rule for the common people. In the center of Chang'an City, where the kings and grandsons lived, the roads were still brightly lit, providing light for the nobles' travel.
The soldiers in charge of patrolling could faintly hear the sound of silk and bamboo coming from the palaces of the princes. When they were bored, these soldiers would even quietly use the number of carriages in front of each palace as a "gamble", gambling on one or two glasses of wine, and counting the number of carriages in front of the door every time they went, so that this long and lonely night was no longer difficult to enjoy.
Li Si is an ordinary patrolman who lives on the outskirts of Chang'an.
Li Si is very happy today, because the number of carriages in front of the door of the "Ning Wang Mansion" he bet on today is obviously more than that of other mansions, and the money earned from this gamble can be used to buy a good hairpin for his neighbor's Xiaocui.
Li Si fantasized about Xiaocui's surprise and joy when she got the hairpin, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but grin.
Ordinary people have the warmth and happiness of ordinary people, and rich people have rich people who spend a lot of money.
Ning Wang's house.
It's a very well-built house with some history. After the new emperor ascended the throne, he was given to King Ning.
A banquet is being held here today, just as it is held in other princely mansions. Ordinary and everyday, luxurious and artistic.
Luminous cups, jasper, golden foot bottles, jade plates, these ordinary people have a precious utensil, which can be seen everywhere here; The food is picturesque, the sake is like a spring, the guqin is rippling, and the bells are ringing, which is really an excellent place to enjoy.
It is the season of peony flowers, and the main hall is decorated with various colors of peonies, red, yellow, blue, green, blue, purple, and white powder, which cannot include the rich colors of this country.
Drunken Yan Hong, Yi Fu Huang, Yao Huang, Wei Zi, Yu Xiangyun, Shuanglong Play Beads and other varieties that were carefully served by craftsmen were put out by the host today for the guests to enjoy.
"His Royal Highness King Ning, these peony varieties are very precious, and they are not suitable for survival, today I can enjoy such flowers in King Ning's Mansion, I am really fortunate to have three lives!" There is a tendency to be inflammatory, and people who are accustomed to flattering begin to compliment.
"Where, where, these peonies carefully cultivated by this king can be appreciated by all the literati and scholars here, and they can be regarded as flowers blooming in vain. It would be even better if all the talented people could leave poems that have been passed down through the ages! ”
King Ning's mouth was modest, looking at the invited princes and ministers, talented literati, but his heart was extraordinary.
This is also the standard configuration of the banquet in the Tang Dynasty, where the princes and nobles held banquets to invite literati and scholars to add elegance to their banquets; The literati were invited to attend and prepare some poems, saying that they would become famous all over the world and gain both fame and fortune. If you get another beautiful woman with red sleeves to add fragrance, it would be the best.
The staggered planning, the words and laughter, the sound of silk and bamboo is clear and does not affect people's conversation.
After a while, the talented man in green clothes sitting near the door had already written a good poem.
Poetry and poetry, that is, poems and songs, are sounded with the sound of silk and bamboo, and the servants sing in a low voice accompanied by the rhythm: "Don't be jealous of the new makeup woman in the boudoir, and Mo is ashamed of Fu Fanlang." Last night, the moon shone as deep as water, and the entrance was only fragrant. ”
"Good poetry, good poetry! The good color of this white peony and the fragrance of the peony seem to be able to get a glimpse or two from this poem, which is really good. An elder stroked his beard and high-fived.
This elder is none other than a well-known literary master of the dynasty, Song Jing. He was the prime minister of the dynasty, loved literature, and promoted talented juniors.
Hearing Song Jing's encouragement, the invited talents handed out their poems one after another.
"The peony demon in front of the court is unqualified, and the pond is pure and affectionate. Only the peony is true to the national color, and the flowers move the capital when they bloom. ”
"The remnants of the red began to spit out the fragrance, and the good name is called the King of Flowers. boasted of the unparalleled beauty in the world and monopolized the first fragrance in the world. ”
"The country is full of wine, and the sky is fragrant and the night is dyed. Dan Jingchun was drunk, and Mingyue asked about the return date. ”
"The green is quiet and quiet, and the red clothes are light and deep. The heart of the flower is broken, and the spring color does not know the heart. ”
"Who doesn't love peony flowers, occupy the good things in the city. It is suspected to be the work of Luochuan God, and it is beautiful to break the morning glow. ”
One after another, the popular psalms were sung from the mouths of the servants, and they have been handed down to this day, and they have not faded in the long river of time.
This is the meaning of words, this is the charm of culture, and this is the mark that makes time difficult to erase.
The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.
The triumphant King Ning asked the woman sitting beside him, "Do you still miss your husband who sells baked cakes?" ”
It turned out that the favorite concubine sitting next to King Ning was originally the wife of a man selling baked cakes near the palace, and was forcibly taken back to the palace because she was favored by King Ning.
The woman bowed her head and did not answer, but brushed her sleeves to cover her face.
King Ning immediately ordered someone to arrest the woman's Lang Jun to the hall.
When the woman saw her husband, she burst into tears and could not stop crying.
King Ning was immediately embarrassed, and in order to resolve the embarrassment, he asked everyone to compose poems.
Wang Wei was the first to compose a song "Mrs. Xi" this time: "Don't be favored by the present, you can forget the old days." Looking at the flowers full of tears, I don't share the words of the king of Chu. ”
The allusion of this poem is that Mrs. Xi, who used to be the wife of the state of Chu, was originally the wife of Xi Hou, but was forcibly taken away by the king of Chu. After coming to the state of Chu, she never took the initiative to speak.
The king of Chu asked her why, and she replied, "I am a woman, serving two husbands, even if I can't die, what can I say?" ”
King Ning understood as soon as he heard that Wang Wei was using his wife's matter to satirize himself to win people's love. It's annoying, but it's not easy to have a seizure.
"Okay, since you two are deeply in love with each other, go home and be a hard-working mandarin duck, this king won't be the villain who beats the mandarin duck." King Ning waved his hand.
The husband and wife both knelt down to thank him: "King Shaining is very gracious!" ”。
This is the feudal imperial power, the royal power, being slapped in the face, and thanking others for not hurting themselves anymore.
Wang Wei watched the husband and wife cry with joy and return home, but sadness lingered in their hearts.
As one of the lyrics goes, "At both ends of the scale, I'm torn between two sides." ”
On the one hand, he is the sweetheart of his childhood sweetheart, and on the other hand, he is favored by the princess who represents the supreme imperial power, and he offended the supreme imperial power, where will he go in the future?
And at the banquet, the broken reunion of the couple who sold baked cakes made Wang Wei make up his mind.
Wang Wei decided to go home, rather than offend the imperial power and offend the princess, but also marry his sweetheart.
In history, after getting married, Wang Wei was alienated by the princess all of a sudden.
Later, the princess turned to fight with Li Bai again.
No matter what Zhengshi Yeshi said about this matter, one thing is certain, Wang Wei after marriage will no longer be able to get the protection of Princess Yuzhen, which symbolizes imperial power.
I don't know if it's a coincidence, or someone deliberately arranged it, Wang Wei, as a music official, inadvertently watched the "Lion Dance of the Five Directions" that the emperor could only watch a few more times during the rehearsal of the musician, and Xuanzong has always been afraid that Wang Wei and King Qi are too close, so he was demoted to the remote Jeju granary.
Yesterday was the champion of infinite scenery, and everything was scattered like smoke in the blink of an eye. Wang Wei had just tasted the taste of fame, and immediately experienced the most impermanent ups and downs of the Huan Sea.
The blow of officialdom, Wang Wei can still laugh at it, and his wife, who is about to give birth, unfortunately has a difficult birth, and the mother and son are not saved in the end, but it makes Wang Wei difficult to let go of no matter how open-minded he is.
Since ancient times, poets who lost their wives have left sentences of mourning for a long time.
Yuan Zhen once wrote, "Once the sea was difficult to water, except for Wushan, it is not a cloud." ”
Su Shi once wrote, "Ten years of life and death are boundless, without thinking, and unforgettable." ”
Gui Youguang also wrote, "There is a loquat tree in the garden, and it was planted by my wife in the year of her death, and now it is like a pavilion." ”
But these people are all leaving poems, and they immediately look for beauties when they turn around.
Only Wang Wei didn't write a word to his deceased wife. but sit in silence all day long, sitting in front of the court.
It took him 30 years to write a sentence in the history books: "I have lived alone for 30 years and never married."
People with affection are willing to be rich and noble, and they can keep their loneliness and suffering.
He doesn't need to tell others how much he loves, but as long as he loves someone, he will spend his whole life.
Therefore, the world will feel sorry for this loyal Wang Wei; Therefore, the system Xiaobai captured this sincere wish; That's why Xiao Mo is willing to take on this touching task: to fly with wings - to save Wang Wei's wife with difficult birth, so that this pair of lovers can fly with wings and grow old together!