Chapter 7: Gambling on a Drawer of Cakes
The Great Zhou Longxing Guanlong, opened up by Wuzu, Zhou Gong and others, has a territory of millions and countless fertile fields.
During this period, after dozens of generations of kings worked hard to recuperate, the dynasty carried for 300 years, the national strength was strong, and the four seas were subjugated.
King Mourning succeeded to the throne, a barbarian invasion to the east, more than ten years of bitter battles and disputes, so that the Great Zhou country was declining, and the princes were centrifuged.
Now the royal power is declining, the princes are strong, the soldiers are strong, the countries have been conquering for years, and the Great Zhou Dynasty has no longer established the country.
When I was sixteen years old, there was a period of time in Donglin School to study, there was a teacher in the school because of the unbearable princes fighting, the people were not able to make a living, all the way south to avoid the war to come to the remote corner of Sanjiang to teach, often "how can the world not tolerate a quiet desk" on the lips.
Over time, I didn't get his full stomach, but inherited a lot of his compassion and complaints.
When I first arrived in Luoyang and got to know Lu Yao, I don't know if God's arrangement was my luck or misfortune to set foot in Luoyang?
Just let Lu Yao name me to participate in the Huafang Poetry Club organized by Wang Gongwang, which made me feel more and more tired of it.
First of all, it is difficult to determine how much ink I have in my belly and whether I can shine in the poetry meeting.
If I have a solid knowledge that is talented and overwhelming, if I am embarrassed in the poetry meeting, what is the benefit of Lu Yao, who is thankless?
Secondly, tonight's poetry meeting, if I am fortunate enough to become the first bird in Luoyang, it must be me who angers the gods, and I am not the only one who can be angry.
Why did Lu Yao move?
Thinking about it, I still couldn't figure it out.
I am now the former master of Lu Yao's account, and I will send it to this unworthy Emperor of Weiguo, what kind of medicine does Lu Yao sell in the gourd?
When you think about it, it's intriguing!
Lu Yao doesn't look harmless to humans and animals, everyone loves him, but there are so many crooked thoughts in his stomach that people are unpredictable.
Right now, I'm ready to fly, and I can only bite the bullet to participate in tonight's flower boat poetry meeting.
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The sun sets over the west mountain, and the moon rises over the east river.
The sparkling banks of the Luo River are glowing with faint spots.
Looking at the slowly floating flower boat on the Luo River, Lu Yao, who was standing on the riverside pier waiting for the flower boat broker, smiled at the dog master: "It is rumored that Qin Huai has a frustrated protΓ©gΓ© of the Son of Heaven, who is depressed and fell into the smoke willow boudoir to write lyrics and compose music for the flower boat Youling, although this person is despised by the world's scholars, but it has achieved his reputation as a flower willow poet, and has also improved the style of the flower boat a lot......"
The dog squinted his eyes at the flower boat that was gradually brightening up at dusk, and thought for a moment and said: "I seem to have heard a little about the flower willow poet you said, is it like me, like drinking?" β
I have also heard a little about this person mentioned by Lu Yao and Gou Ye, but this lyricist has a general reputation among literati, but the poems in his pen are one top and one good!
Lu Yao shook his sleeves and conjured a folding fan out of nowhere.
Opened the fan with a snort, Lu Yao pretended to be a man with a full stomach, flapped the fan in his hand and said: "He also likes to gamble, and if he loses the bet, he will chop off his fingers, so now he shouldn't have a few fingers." β
"Drunk and wild, it is a gambler's taboo, this person is more warm than the sword idiot Li Blind, barely a man!"
Since I came to Taoliu Lane and met the dog master, I have not heard a compliment from his yin mouth, and this is the first time I have seen the dog master evaluate a person without hesitation.
I looked at Lu Yao's incredible demented expression, and most of them couldn't believe that the dog master would praise people!
The dog master was stunned by Lu Yao's strange eyes, and a fuss flashed in his chaotic eyes, and then he asked rhetorically in a reasonable tone: "This person became famous in Nanchao as a young man, tried to win the second place in the gold list in the Yongsheng three-year hall, and went away for three years for the official to be depressed and depressed, indulging in Qinhuai fireworks and willow boats, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, never deceiving people, paying credit, or losing people. Who deserves to be called a hero? β
Hearing what the dog master said, I, a secular person who only stepped into the rivers and lakes with half a foot, couldn't help but be in awe.
The original name of the word plate of the world's poetry Xiaoling is about 60, and Qin Feng has created more than 800 new lyrics and compilations.
Among them, the Bodhisattva Man, Su Musha and other word cards are the most popular, so thousands of flower boats are named after the word cards, from Qinhuai all the way along the river to the Luohe Irrigation Mouth.
Therefore, tonight, all the flower boats that go to the confluence of the three rivers are the best flowers screened out by the Red House on the waterfront.
In the twilight, a small boat slowly sailed down the river to the dock where we stopped and waited.
On the boat, a lean boy dressed in coarse cloth rocked his oars regularly, and when he approached us, he asked in a loud voice, "Can the three guests have a designated flower boat?" β
Looking for flowers for the first time, how do I know the various rules and conditions on the flower boat cruise?
In order not to show embarrassment, I was silent on the sidelines, my eyes focused on Lu Yao, and it was all up to him to make up his mind and pay for it by the way.
The dog master is estimated to implement the principle of white prostitution, and when he comes to the land of smoke and willows, he will inevitably spend a lot of money, and he will not act as a fool and a big man with more money than a monkey with hair on his face.
So, Lu Yao was reluctant, but he had to step forward to talk.
However, he didn't understand the rules of the flower boat on the water, so he could only chuckle and shake his head: "The flower boat girl who has not yet become acquainted, do you have a good place to recommend?" β
The rowing boy carrying passengers is dealing with us for the first time, and probably can't figure out our preferences in the girl, so he smiled and replied: "Look at the three should be the first time to have fun, it is recommended that the three masters go to the big house, where all the nobles from Qinhuai to Luohe gather, it is said that this year Fengxuan contemplation girl also participated in the poetry meeting, the literati and scholars are more talented, and the nobles of each boat compete for beauty, and then they will draw lots to compare the poems and songs with the name of the words of the girls' flower boats. You can also be alone with the Oiran who won the final victory tonight, and enjoy the joy of fish and water. β
The big house in the mouth of the rowing boy refers to the very large flower boat, which is rumored to be three stories high, enough to carry nearly a thousand people, like a mobile house on the river.
Coincidentally, the main purpose of our trip was really to participate in the Flower Boat Poetry Club.
Lu Yao smiled indifferently, didn't waste any more time, slowly jumped onto the small boat that was large enough for three or four people, and walked to the middle of the boat and sat cross-legged on the futon.
Master Dog followed closely and sat beside Lu Yao, thinking thoughtfully.
I was the last to get on the boat, sat on the bow of the boat, and stared at the murky river for a moment.
The first time I participated in a poetry meeting that was stained with fat powder, I was still a little nervous for a while.
The Luohe River at night was a little bleak, the unkempt hair of the dog master was blown a little messy by the river wind, and after the boat slowed down for a while, the dog master muttered: "The Great Zhou Dynasty has been established for more than 300 years, but I didn't expect the surname Fengxuan to have descendants to survive in the world." β
The surname Fengxuan originated from the north, and then moved to Shu, and after several generations, it spread out and scattered in the land of Chungju.
According to some historical materials and anecdotal records, Feng Xuan's sole husband betrayed His Majesty Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty back then, causing Taizu to almost die in Buzhou Mountain, and Feng Xuan's only husband was rich and unkind in Zhongzhou, so His Majesty Taizu unified Kyushu, and among the ten forces that were punished after the establishment of the world, the first to bear the brunt was the Fengxuan family!
"I remember the Fengxuan family correctly, three generations were cut in half, and then the men were slaves, and the women were prostitutes......"
Although I chatted very quietly with the dog master, I was still listened to by the lean rowing boy, and he looked back and said: "Childe doesn't know, this Feng Xuan staring girl is the only one in the world in Feng Xuan's lineage, except for her, there is no descendant of Feng Xuan in Da Zhou." β
Hearing the words of the rowing boy, the dog master who took pity on the fragrance and cherished the jade felt sympathy again: "A female streamer, and the only descendant of the family, it is impossible to stir up the wind and waves again...... Therefore, people should do more good deeds in this life, and do not do too many things that damage the yin virtue of their descendants. β
When the dog master spoke, his eyes deliberately glanced at Lu Yao, and the suspicion of scolding Huai was exposed.
Lu Yao, whose skin was thicker than the city wall, ignored it, out of sight and out of mind, deliberately turned around, pretending to catch insects flying around on the water.
"The girl with her eyes is good, not only the beauty of the person, but also the kindness of the heart, the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs, all the guests who know her, all fall in love with each other at first sight." The rowing boy was full of praise, as if he had experienced the beauty of Xiaoxiang.
Hearing this, I smiled curiously: "How many benefits did she give you, do you want to hold her up to the sky?" β
"We people are from humble backgrounds, usually like pigs and dogs in the eyes of dignitaries and dignitaries, and are cheap embryos for people to send, even if those who laugh and welcome all day long are not allowed to turn over, and are destined to engage in the service of being spurned by the world in this life, but once they gain power, they will inevitably dictate to us."
"Among the nobles of the flower boat, only the girl with staring eyes is not like this, she is very good to everyone, one is good, and it is good to us Raider Liba, and she often rewards us with flower cakes to eat!"
The figure of the brokerage boy rowing hard with his back to Lu Yao and the riverside at night looked a little lonely and lonely, and people couldn't help but feel pity when they heard it.
Lu Yao was said to be interested by the rowing boy: "In this way, for the first time in my life, I drank flower wine, and I should really see the staring girl you said!" β
The rowing boy straightened his waist and said confidently: "Tonight, all the boat nobles compete for beauty and talent, and the name of the Oiran must be the girl with contemplation eyes!" β
The dog master, who has always liked to brag nonsense, met a master who called for the board, and immediately questioned: "It's not even compared, you are so confident that the staring girl in your mouth must win?" β
"That's nature!"
After being confident, the rowing boy's face showed a trace of worry: "The three masters must play well tonight, otherwise they will not have the opportunity to be alone with the girl with the gaze...... I bet it's her tonight! β
The dog master didn't believe in evil, and said more truthfully: "What are you betting on? β
The rowing boy did not flinch and said, "How about betting on a drawer of Babao Zhai's flower cakes?" β
The dog master didn't think about it, so he agreed, and then pointed to Lu Yao and said to the broker: "If you lose, let him be responsible for compensating you for the cake!" β
Hearing this, I didn't hold back, and burst out laughing.