Chapter 12: Seven Steps to Poetry
Li Yu took out the letter of recommendation from his arms, raised it slightly, and felt a surge of strength to gently take the letter of recommendation, and floated straight into the window on the second floor of Shuying Pavilion.
The master of the Shuying Pavilion still did not appear in the immortal trace, only after half an hour, slightly surprised, and slightly mocking, and handed out a sentence: "Don't look like a real person." A raunchy young man was actually promised by the Frost Moon Fairy to be reborn for Cao Zijian, and Su Dongpo went down to earth, and he boasted so much that I couldn't be moved. ”
Li Yu was neither humble nor arrogant and said: "Cao Zijian monopolizes the eight bucket talents, Su Dongpo is not cold, and the kid is just the quality of the jackdaw, how dare he be comparable to the phoenix? But the kid asked himself, he really admired the way of poetry, and he couldn't deal with Zijian and Dongpo people in his madness. ”
Hu Jiangxue, the master of Shuying Pavilion, was silent for a moment before he said, "In this way, I will give you a chance to give it a try." I have five levels of tests, if you can clear them one by one, you will be the heir of Shuying Pavilion. If you can't break through the level, please go out of the valley by yourself. ”
Li Yu's heart was slightly cold, knowing that the task of knocking on the door of the recommendation letter had been completed, and then it was all up to his performance. Immediately straightened up, and said loudly: "Thank you for the completion of the Shuying Pavilion Master, please advise." ”
"The first level is memorization, and there are five questions. Green shade and day quiet, what's next?"
Li Yu knew that this poem was written by Wei Suzhou, and replied directly: "The lonely flower shows the spring more." ”
"Dumen Rain Rest Place, what's the next sentence?"
This poem is very remote, Li Yu has never seen it, I don't know who it comes from, I don't know what the next sentence is, it is the first time in my life that I panicked, sweat instantly climbed on my forehead: "Oops, I pride myself on being well-read, but I hate less when the book is used, and I really have no impression." Empty boasting about going to the sea, only the second question is already embarrassing, how can it be embarrassing!"
The way of reading is to know what you know, and what you don't know is not to know. Li Yu knew that he had never read this poem, and that it would be useless to delay, so he bowed his hand gloomily and replied, "The boy has been defeated, so he will go out of the valley." ”
But I heard Hu Jiangxue say: "The books are huge, even the people who are poor in the first few scriptures can't get a glimpse of the mysteries." What's more, there are five questions in the first level, and you haven't failed yet. Are you sure you don't want to answer the question?"
As soon as Li Yu heard that things were still turning around, this moment was like a dead tree in spring, and the ashes were revived, and the depressed Tang Tang's heart also perked up, and he raised his head to the window on the second floor, his eyes were extremely firm: "Thank you for the mercy of the Lord of Shuying Pavilion." The kid has lost his temper, and he is willing to continue to learn from him. ”
Hu Jiangxue said: "The rain in the capital is the place where the rain rests, and the mountain shop lamp is still dreaming." These two poems are from Chen Yu of the Tang Dynasty "Sending Friends and Returning to Jiangdong", and they are not remote. The third question, please recite Xie Xuanhui's "Climbing the Three Mountains in the Evening and Looking at Jingyi" to me. ”
This song "Climbing the Three Mountains in the Evening and Looking at Jingyi" is Xie Xuanhui's masterpiece, with "The afterglow is scattered into Qi, Chengjiang is as quiet as practice" is the most handed down, and won Li Taibai's endless admiration: "The explanation of Chengjiang is as pure as practice, which makes people remember Xie Xuanhui for a long time." ”
Such a masterpiece is naturally difficult to resist Li Yu. While reciting this poem, Li Yu secretly wondered, "Could it be that the Lord of the Shuying Pavilion deliberately lowered the difficulty? No matter what, I have to cherish this opportunity and answer the next questions carefully. ”
Question 4: Which one has the most words in the Three Hundred Poems? Please read the first four sentences. ”
"Three Hundred Poems" is the "Book of Songs", and this question is also difficult for Li Yu, only to listen to Li Yu's loud voice: "Gong Gong." There is a palace in the palace, and it is a real piece. He Jiang Yan, his virtue will not return. ”
"The fifth question, the seven sons of Jian'an have always been admired by the world, please recite one of the poems of each of the seven sons. ”
This question may seem simple, but it is very difficult. Everyone knows that the seven sons of Jian'an are Kong Beihai, Chen Kongzhang, Wang Zhongxuan, Xu Weichang, Ruan Yuanyu, Ying Delian, and Liu Gonggan. However, if you are in the examination room and are emotionally stressed, many people will mistakenly regard Cao Mengde and Cao Zijian as the seven sons of Jian'an, and the poems they memorize will inevitably be very different.
Even if you remember the names of the seven sons of Jian'an, it is quite difficult to recite the poems of the seven people completely and correctly. However, this question, which is purely a test of memory and on-the-spot play, is difficult for Li Yu. If he hadn't been very fond of poetry, he wouldn't have had the strong idea of apprenticeship at all.
Seeing that Li Yu quickly finished reciting the poems of the seven people, Hu Jiangxue said quietly: "Four of the five questions are answered correctly, and you can barely pass the test." The second level is Jiecai, with a total of three questions. The first question, the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, please link them down. ”
The seven words of Shanglian seem very simple, but in fact, there is a hidden mystery. The so-called pairs, the number of words in the upper and lower couplets should be the same, but the content should not be the same. Since the first two words of the upper couplet, "five elements", are the collective name of "gold, wood, water, fire, and earth", the lower link must also be in the format of the first two words dominating the last five characters. But because the upper link has already preemptively said "five", and the lower link can no longer use "five", then this lower link is very difficult.
After Li Yu heard the upper couplet, he immediately understood that this couplet was not simple, and his brows were furrowed, but he couldn't think of the lower couplet at once, so he couldn't help pacing.
"I'll only give you half a cup of tea, and when the time comes, I'll have a second question. The voice of the Pavilion Master of Shuying could not hear joy or anger, but there was still a hint of expectation under the seemingly calm voice.
Time flew by, and the cold sweat on Li Yu's forehead couldn't help but burst out again. At the tense moment, Li Yu suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and he actually thought of the white-clothed young man playing the piano in the Stopping Pavilion, and immediately said the following couplet: "Seven tones sign the Yujiao Palace Shang." ”
It is necessary to know that the five tones are the sign of the feather horn palace business, but the palace has a change of palace and a sign of change, so it can be called seven tones. This couplet is quite appropriate, which shows that Li Yu's talent is quick. After Li Yu came out of the next couplet, he still felt thrilled: "It's so dangerous, thanks to the young man in white, it touched my inspiration." There are still some problems with this lower link, but the time is pressing, and it is too late to think of a more perfect lower link. ”
Hu Jiangxue was still silent, but said: "The second question, if there is love in the sky, the sky is also old, please link it down." ”
This "if the sky is loved, the sky will be old" seems relatively simple, but it is also hidden, because this sentence is from Li Changgu's famous sentence in "Golden and Bronze Immortal Song of the Han Dynasty". In other words, what Hu Jiangxue wants to investigate is Li Yu's ability to collect sentences, and the next link must also come from a senior celebrity. If you create another couplet, although it is also a couplet, it is not high.
Li Yu naturally understood the intention of the master of Shuying Pavilion, and he was familiar with poetry and books, and happened to remember the famous sentence of his predecessor Shi Manqing, and immediately replied: "The moon is always full if there is no hatred. ”
"If the sky is lovely, the sky is old, and the moon is full if there is no hatred. This set of sentences is neat, even, and harmonious, which can be called a first-class pair. Being able to make this lower link is enough to show that Li Yu is indeed well-read, and he can play well on the spot.
Although the master of the Shuying Pavilion did not say anything else, Li Yu was very confident, and the following link he blurted out was enough to satisfy the master of the Shuying Pavilion.
But I heard Hu Jiangxue say: "Cao Zijian became a poem in seven steps, since the Frost Moon Fairy praised you for being Cao Zijian's rebirth, this third question, please write a poem within seven steps." As for the subject matter of the poem, yes, Tang Jiahui, the sect leader of the Xianyin Sect, will have a birthday in three months, so you can embed the three words Tang Jiahui in the poem. ”
Not only must you write a poem in seven steps, but you also need to write a "poem with an embedding name"! It turns out that the first two couplets are just hors d'oeuvres, but now it's the time for the main dish.
Li Yu's eyebrows furrowed again, but he had to take the first step!