Li Chouxin has been in Kyoto for half a year, since he got this official position that the emperor is always in, except for the emperor summoning poetry to do it, there is nothing else to do, although he is leisurely, there is wine and meat and sycophancy, but after half a year, Li Chouxin does not feel satisfied, he is full of revenge, and there is nowhere to show, how can he only chant poetry for the country and the people?

On this day, Li Chou was very depressed in his heart, and dragged He Yuanjun to the Yunli brothel when they first met, wanting to get drunk and rest.

He Yuanjun saw that Li Chou was unhappy in his heart, and said: "Since ancient times, there have been many good things, don't be discouraged, with your talent, there will be a day when you will be reused." ”

Li Chouxin smiled bitterly: "If a poem and an article can settle the world, I have no grievances, but now, although I am involved in the court, it is really difficult to fulfill my sorrowful aspirations." ”

During the conversation, the two had arrived at the door of the brothel in Yunli, He Yuanjun looked at the lively brothel, and said to Li Chouxin: "Sad brother, there is wine tonight and drunk tonight, why do you want to do so much, and the old man will find you a beautiful girl to accompany you to relieve your worries." ”

Li Chouxin smiled embarrassedly, although the two of them had been to the brothel in the clouds many times, they had never stayed here, they just liked this lively and real atmosphere, so he said to He Yuanjun: "Brother He, don't make fun of worry, how to solve your worries, only Du Kang, here in sorrow, wine is better than everything." ”

The two talked and laughed, and then they got acquainted with the old position, sat down, asked for some wine and food, and began to eat and drink.

Although everyone regards the two of them as weirdos, they don't want girls to come to this kind of place, and the two men drink together, which is indeed incompatible with here, but the old bustard doesn't think like this in his heart, after all, it is also a business, how to do it is not to do it, as long as there is money to collect.

Neither of them is a person who cares about the eyes of others, they drink by themselves and enjoy themselves.

In an inn on the outskirts of Beijing, there was a melodious sound of flute in the room, and the people in the inn were attracted by this tactful flute sound, and they were curious about who was playing.

And the people in the room were Si Yao and Ling'er, who were separated from Li Ke in Jinyang, but Si Yao didn't know that Li Ke had changed his name to Li Chouxin at this time.

Coincidentally, the inn where Si Yao and the others lived was in front of Li Chouxin's courtyard, only two or three feet apart.

"Miss, do you think we can meet Li Gongzi? Along the way, you don't know how many times you've pronounced his name, Miss. ”

After listening to Ling'er's words, Si Yao's face was red, she stopped the jade flute she was playing in her hand, and said, "You girl, you dare to make fun of Miss Ben, besides, this Li Gongzi is deeply affectionate, Miss I just miss him, how about it?" ”

"Yes, yes, Ling'er doesn't say it, Ling'er knows."

And Li Chouxin also drank He Yuanjun at this time, walked out of the brothel in the clouds, and after greeting for a while, they went home.

Li Chouxin returned to the courtyard, Qin Yin and the others were still waiting as always, seeing that Li Chouxin was full of wine, Seyu stepped forward and said: "Brother Chouxin, I know that you love wine, but you can't be like this every day, you have been drinking more and more recently, don't forget that there are three of us waiting for you in this house." ”

After listening to Seyu's words, Li Chouxin also sobered up a little and said, "Sister Seyu is right, I can't treat you badly. After speaking, he put his arms on Seyu's shoulder, his body was paralyzed, and Seyu fell down.

Seeing this, Qin Yin stepped forward to help Li Chouxin's other arm and put it on his shoulder.

Zhang Xiaopan, who was practicing on the side, also stepped forward and said: "Master, you are drunk every day, you are about to forget about us, if this official is not happy, then resign, let's continue to travel the world, wouldn't it be happy to wander the rivers and lakes!" ”

At this time, the melodious sound of the flute sounded again, reaching Li Chouxin's ears, only to feel that the sound of the flute was full of emotion, and there was a sense of looking forward to the reunion, but it was still a little familiar when I listened carefully.

A person flashed through my heart.

Si Yao? No, no, no, I must have thought too much, since Si Yao had decided to stay in Jinyang, he would never appear here at this time, he must have been unhappy and missed the old man.

"Qin Yin Seyu, do you hear that this song has a feeling of meeting old people, why don't you sisters also take out their instruments and play them, which can be regarded as responding to the poignant sound of the flute, so that this lonely person also has a little comfort."

After listening to Li Chouxin's words, the two of them moved out of the qin and were about to caress them in the courtyard, because the two knew that Li Chouxin must have remembered Ziwei and them when they heard the sound of the flute, but they didn't know that the person in Li Chouxin's heart at this time was Si Yao.

The sound of the piano sounded, and his thoughts were rushing, and Li Chou listened to the sound of the piano and the sound of the flute, and he could hear it attentively.

And Si Yao in the inn was also curious about the sudden sound of the piano, and only felt that the sound of the piano matched the sound of his flute, and it must have been played by someone who had good attainments in music, so he didn't stop and continued to follow the player.

After a song, Si Yao was still unsatisfied, and he felt that in this bustling Kyoto, he could still have this bosom friend in the long night, which was really fortunate.

However, Qin Yin Seyu looked at Li Chouxin's face full of melancholy, but he didn't plan to continue playing, but walked to Li Chouxin's side and said: "Brother Sorrowful, you are missing your sisters again, Qin Yin can't bear to see my brother so sad, let's stop here tonight, why don't I serve my brother with Sister Seyu tonight, it can be regarded as relieving my worries for my worried brother." ”

Li Chouxin heard the words of Qin Yin, and hurriedly said: "Isn't this worthy of the two sisters? I know that I am thinking about the old people tonight, but I still want your sisters to serve me, this is not appropriate. ”

Se Yu said: "Why do you want to see Brother Sorrow like this, what is the difference between my two sisters and Sister Ziwei, they are all sisters, they are not there, and it is not impossible for the two of us to serve Brother Sorrowful in their place." ”

After hearing this, Li Chouxin still didn't dare to say anything about Si Yao, after all, he promised everyone when they were separated that they would not have anything to do with other women, if they said it at this time, the two sisters in front of them would definitely turn their faces, and it would be troublesome to coax them. So he said, "That's it, then tonight's sorrow is your sister's." ”

"Huh! Xiao Pan found that the master and the master didn't take Xiao Pan seriously anymore, and he was so shameless in front of Xiao Pan. ”

Seeing Zhang Xiaopan say this, Qin Yin replied: "Xiao Pan, Master and Master are adults, there is nothing to be embarrassed in your own family, when you grow up, Master will look for you, and when you marry a daughter-in-law, you will all understand." ”

Zhang Xiaopan pouted and said, "Cut, Xiaopan doesn't marry a daughter-in-law, women are too troublesome!" Zhang Xiaopan ran away after speaking, and he didn't get angry about the piano sound.

And Si Yao in the inn saw that the sound of the piano had stopped, and looked at the window stupidly, and his thoughts about Li Chouxin became more and more turbulent.

Li Chouxin entered the room at this time, surrounded by Qin Yin Seyu, and there was laughter and laughter for a while.

The next day, Li Chouxin did not enter the palace, because although this official position was personally sealed by the emperor, he couldn't intervene when he went, unless he was summoned by the emperor, he only went to fill the number of ministers among the ministers, but he was also very comfortable, and this was also the reason why Li Chou was melancholy.

Zhang Xiaopan practiced in the courtyard early in the morning as usual, but he has grown a lot in the past six months, and the masters on the rivers and lakes are no longer Zhang Xiaopan's opponents.

Li Chouxin dragged his tired body out of the door, and when he saw Zhang Xiaopan practicing hard, he was very satisfied, and said to Zhang Xiaopan: "Xiaopan, come here, I have something for you for the teacher." ”

Li Chouxin folded into the room, took out a cheatbook, and handed it to Zhang Xiaopan at the door.

Zhang Xiaopan picked it up and looked at it, only to see a few words of Qinglian Qi Transformation Formula, and asked in his heart, and said: "Master, the apprentice knows the Qinglian Qi Transformation Formula, but Xiao Pan has followed you for so long and you haven't passed it on to me, why did you pass it to Xiao Pan today?" ”

Li Chou said faintly: "Before, I saw that you practiced the Flying Elephant Technique, the Attraction Technique and the Sword Move, and the foundation was not stable, if you practice this secret book again, I am afraid that you will not be able to eat it and fall into the devil, and now it seems that you have learned almost all the previous ones, and now it is the right time to pass on you, maybe at this time you have cultivated this method, and you will come into contact with the Milky Way Falling Nine Heavens earlier than the master." ”

After listening to Li Chouxin's words, Zhang Xiaopan was full of joy, and he didn't know what to say, but said excitedly: "Thank you, Master, Xiaopan will go to practice." Then he ran into his room with the secret book in his hand.

At this time, Qin Yin Seyu also walked out, and Li Chou turned to look at the two of them who were satisfied, with a pampered face.

"Brother Sad, take us out to play, you haven't taken us out much these days."

Li Chouxin looked at Se Yu's coquettish appearance and agreed.

They hadn't gone far before the three of them were attracted by a commotion on the street.

A group of people gathered on the street, listening to what the people inside were saying, and the three of them came close to listen to it, and then they understood the reason.

It turned out that Li Yi, the son of the prime minister, was going to hold a poetry treasure hunting meeting in Huichuan Building, the largest restaurant in Kyoto, and the treasure was actually a calligraphy work by Zhang Jiuyan, which was extremely difficult to find. For a while, everyone on the street heard the news and had a heated discussion.

Li Chou thought to himself, I didn't expect this Li Changji's son to be so vassal, thinking that this Li Yi must have a secret relationship with this Huichuan Tower, Li Chou smiled and said to the Qin Yin next to him: "What kind of poetry treasure hunting conference is fake, I'm afraid it's true to make money, don't look at it." ”

After Li Chouxin finished speaking, he left with the two of them.

And Si Yao in the inn was also attracted by the noise outside, listening to what was being said outside by the window, and also heard about the poetry treasure hunting conference.

Ling'er was quick at this time and said, "Miss, do you think that if Li Kegongzi is here, will he go?" ”

Si Yao's eyes lit up, and he suddenly remembered all the things he had done in Ciyulou that day, and couldn't help but fall into a burst of memories.

"Miss, miss, what do you think of being in a god?"

"Ling'er, do you mean that if Li Kegongzi is here, he will also go to this treasure hunting conference?"

"Miss, Ling'er just said that, I don't know if this Li Gongzi is in Kyoto."

However, Ling'er's words seemed to give Si Yao a hope, whether Li Ke was in or not, he would go to participate in this poetry conference, in case he really met Li Ke, maybe he wouldn't meet him, if he didn't meet him, he should go to appreciate the style of the literati in the capital, after all, this is a banquet held by the son of the prime minister, and most of the people who participated were really talented and learned.

On the street, Qin Yin said to Li Chouxin: "Brother Crushing, is this poetry conference really not going?" I see that you have been a little depressed recently, so why don't you go and take a look, maybe there will be an unexpected gain. ”

"Forget it, what else can I get from it, isn't it Zhang Jiuyan's book, although it is expensive and hard to find, but such a vassal and elegant gathering has really experienced a lot in the past six months, and it is very boring." Li Chou said.

Seeing that Li Chou was like this, Se Yu also stepped forward and said: "Brother Sorrowful, Se Yu thinks that what my sister said is reasonable, maybe I can make your demeanor reappear, that is the sad brother we know." ”

Li Chou looked at the two sisters strangely, thought for a while, and then said, "I'm afraid of you two sisters, okay, I'll go!" It's just that he has offended a lot of prime ministers these days, and Li Yi naturally knows that if he goes like this, he will inevitably be troubled by him. ”

Qin Yin said: "It's not simple, brother, look, isn't there a mask seller on this street, who will recognize you when you wear a mask." ”

Li Chouxin saw that it was a good idea, so he picked a mask and prepared to go to the banquet tonight.

After Si Yao decided to participate in the poetry meeting, she was also preparing, and she also sent Ling'er to buy a fox mask on the street.

The three of them didn't have long to wander around the street before returning to the courtyard.

The sun is setting slantingly, the number of pedestrians on the street has not decreased, and it is still lively, and it is always Kyoto, which is very different from ordinary small towns.

Li Chouxin, who was ready, put on a mask and walked towards Huichuan Tower.

Si Yao also left the inn before and after.

When I arrived at Huichuan Tower, as Li Chou thought, what kind of bullshit poetry treasure hunting conference was clearly in the name of the poetry club to make money.

The person at the door was not the person in the store, but the entourage who claimed to be Li Fu, who was also the person behind Li Yi. And he stood at the door, and charged the fee from those who came to the poetry meeting, but every one of them was a hundred taels of silver.

Li Chouxin also understands that everyone is not too stupid, but everyone knows that this Li Yi is the son of the prime minister, if he can please Li Yi, maybe he can show his talents in front of the prime minister, what is this one hundred taels of silver, even if it is five hundred taels, someone will definitely come, and there is an endless stream.

Li Chou didn't think much about it, and paid a hundred taels of admission fees to enter Huichuan Tower.

As soon as he entered the door, Li Chouxin found that this restaurant was indeed as its name suggested, and there were all kinds of literati and bachelors gathered in it, all waiting for the poetry meeting to begin.

Li Chouxin found a seat and sat down, and at this time, Si Yao also walked in wearing a mask, looked around and stopped at Li Chouxin, so he walked up.

"This son, the little woman looked around, only the son and I wore a mask, and the son was only one person, I wonder if the little girl can share the table with the child?"

Li Chouxin listened to the voice a little familiar, and then looked at the appearance, but he couldn't tell that the person in front of him was Si Yao, and said politely: "It's okay, it's just one person without a companion, if the girl doesn't mind, sit together." ”

Si Yao also wondered, this voice was somewhat familiar, but they were both wearing masks, and it was not easy to ask deeply, so they sat down at the table.

The two sat at the same table but did not speak, as if they were thinking about something.

However, Li Chouxin still spoke first: "Does the girl also like poetry?" Why do you cover your face with a mask when you come here? ”

"Childe laughed, although the little girl also knows some poetry, but she came here tonight for other purposes, but as a woman, it is inconvenient to show her face on this occasion before she put on a mask, not to mention that Childe is also wearing a mask?"

"What the girl said is that she just came to see the excitement in the next place, and she put on a mask because she was ugly, so as not to provoke ridicule from others."

Si Yao looked at the person in front of him, a little interesting, and a hint of familiarity, but at this time, he didn't want to ask too much.

Li Chouxin also felt this way.

At this time, Li Yi walked out surrounded by everyone, and his face was full of the kind of smug look that made a lot of money.

"You've been waiting for a long time, this poetry conference will start soon, come and present tonight's treasures!"

After Li Yi said loudly, the subordinate lifted a wooden frame up and placed it on Li Yi's side.

Li Yi said: "Everyone, please see, this is the calligraphy of today's calligrapher Zhang Jiuyan, but it is hard to find, this is also what I got from my father after begging my father for a long time, if anyone wins tonight's poetry meeting, this calligraphy will belong to whom." ”

As soon as Li Yi finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to unfold the book and present it in front of everyone, and there was a stir below.

"Is this Zhang Jiuyan's book? Even if you can't win, you can see it at a glance, and it's worth the one hundred taels of silver. ”

"This is actually everyone's cursive calligraphy, it is really like a legend, the skills are superb, and the words are like flying dragons!"

Li Chouxin also looked towards the calligraphy, the word is indeed charming, it seems that the rumors that Zhang Jiuyan's calligraphy is respected in cursive is indeed not groundless, even if people who don't understand calligraphy can know that this word is not simple, and they can also see the beauty.

"Li Shao, dare to ask what is the theme of tonight's poems?" Someone on the side couldn't wait to ask.

Li Yi saw that everyone was in high mood after reading Zhang Jiuyan's book, and said: "Tonight's poetry conference does not determine the theme, for this poetry meeting I specially invited the world-famous poet Mr. Ouyang Qing, tonight's rule is only one, that is, Mr. Ouyang Qing composed a poem, everyone uses poetry to right, if it exceeds Mr. Ouyang Qing, it will be considered the winner." No matter how many songs Mr. Ouyang Qing makes, it all depends on Mr. Happy, until Mr. admits defeat, otherwise, you will not win. ”

"Look, there is always Li Shao, this poetry meeting has also been held, and the money has been collected, but this book post can never be sent, with Mr. Ouyang here, don't say a few songs, even if the last one is published, no one can match it, and there is only one winner in the end, which is Li Shao." Someone on the side whispered.

Si Yao also said to Li Chouxin: "Childe, this is too shameless, this Ouyang Qing is a famous poet, who can compare." ”

Li Chou smiled and said, "What about Ouyang Qing, we'll see later." ”

This Ouyang Qing Li Chouxin is familiar, he knew him at the Xunyang Poetry Meeting, and he was still impressed by Li Chouxin's poetry at that time, Li Chouxin couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth when he thought of this.

Si Yao was stunned because he didn't understand the person in front of him, but he felt that from these unruly appearances, he looked a little worried.

It was also at this time that Ouyang Qing stepped forward and said: "Today's bright moon hangs high, and there are many people who have written the moon since ancient times, so it is better to end up with this first poem as a cliché, with the moon as the theme!" ”

After Ouyang Qing finished speaking, he made a poem and said:

The moon in Xijing is full of fireworks,

The beautiful woman looks through the intestines on the bridge.

But when I see people coming, they are all passers-by,

Only melancholy is left sprinkled with waves.

Everyone gasped, this poem is not written in Kyoto's Wangfu Bridge, for many years countless beauties on the bridge tears, have not been able to look forward to their sweethearts, especially on the full moon day, but can only look at the prosperity of Kyoto, and it is difficult for people to be round.

Ouyang Qing's poem is only a few words, and he writes a vivid reunion vividly, and he really deserves to be a world-famous poet.

However, there are still people who are unwilling to give up, and there are many people who come forward to the Tao. Such as:

A piece of moonlight white,

Thousands of miles covered with frost.

I don't see Chang'e coming,

Only the starry light can be seen.

There are also those who write about homesickness, such as:

A month in Xijing,

The hometown is in the south.

The shadow shines on me,

There is no way to return.

Although all kinds of poems emerge in endlessly, after all, no one surpasses Ouyang Qing, and from time to time someone makes everyone laugh, just because they are forced to put together.

Li Yi was very satisfied and said, "Could it be that tonight's poetry meeting is over?" ”

At this time, the masked man next to Li Chouxin stood up and groaned:

Last night, the sound of the piano was like dew,

Thousands of bushes are hanging down today.

It's hard to send even guests from other places,

Invite to drink to the moon.

As soon as this poem came out, everyone was surprised, it was unbelievable that a woman could write such a poem, and they were all curious about this woman wearing a mask, and they asked to take off the mask to see her face, but Si Yao refused politely.

And Li Chouxin on the side heard this poem, and his heart was very excited, because this poem was written by himself as a gift to Si Yao, and the people in front of him not only had similar voices, but even knew this poem, most of them were Si Yao, but Li Chouxin still didn't recognize each other in time, after all, this is not a good time.

Ouyang Qing also said at this time: "This poem is indeed outstanding, but compared with the next, it is only between the best and the best, and it is not a winner." ”

Li Yi continued to talk and laugh, and asked everyone to continue to talk about the poem, looking at Li Yi's proud appearance, Li Chou didn't plan to continue to forbear, and got up and chanted.