"Hey, is there anything else to do with Lord Xia?" Tian Qi was already sitting in the inner hall, speaking out to chase away guests, and deliberately emphasized the three words "Lord Xia". Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Oh, I forgot about it. Song Ran answered and turned his head, "I just promised Mr. Xia that today I will recite to him the poem that Su Gong wrote about my hometown Xinxi - I think that Gongzi is for this, and he refuses to leave." ”

His tone at this time was full of apology and self-blame, but of course this sentence easily sent another reason for ridiculing Xia Yan to Tian Qi. Tian Qi really laughed and fell: "What, he hasn't read this poem?Wufu is a martial artist—why bother Bachelor Song—who doesn't know how to memorize Su Gong's poems?" At the moment, he called out to a student who had already walked to the door, and said: "You, you send Lord Xia back, remember that you have to read it to Lord Xia on the way, and tell him to learn more about literature and ink, and next time you don't have to sit from beginning to end, you shouldn't even be able to say a word." ”

The student hurriedly responded. Xia Yan was not angry, and said with a smile: "In this way, I will leave first." When he met Song Ran, he knew at this time that what Song Ran wanted to tell him must be in the poem.

Song Ran was still complaining again and again, and was almost a little clumsy for a while: "Today is really a snub son, I said that I wanted to recite it to my son today, and I said that today should be today's ......" So Yunyun, his expression was extremely sincere. Xia Yan didn't pay attention to it, and left with the student.

This Song Ran. He said in his heart. I really don't have to worry about him - it seems that he not only knows how to hide and hide, but he is also perfect at acting on the spot, just quietly letting Tian Qi use his strength to damage me, with Tian Qi's simple temperament, I am afraid that I will immediately get close to him. The prince originally intended to win over the six scholars of Shaoxing, if Song Ran could borrow the power of Tian Qi, he would not only be able to stand in this inner city, but also be able to gain the trust of the prince - for Heizhu - if he could really install such a powerful figure next to the prince, I am afraid that he would not dare to think of it before today.

When he went outside, Xia Yan said to the student: "I haven't read that poem before, and I hope that the bachelor can tell me about it." ”

The man knew that he also had an identity in the inner city, and when he saw that he was polite, he did not dare to despise him, so he said, "It was written by the Dongpo University Scholar when he passed by Xinxi in the old days. There are a lot of poems written by university scholars, and this one is not very famous, and it is common for adults to not take the literary examination and have never heard of it. He coughed and began to read:

"In the past, I envied the master, and I lived in the new Huaishui.

The strange monarch forgets his hometown, and the rice is ripe and the fish is fat.

The sky is dark when the bamboo goose rises, and the Tongbai smoke is half purple across the mountain.

Zhijun sat and was trapped by his children, and regretted not returning first to find out what to do.

I have also lost my body in the dust, and this trip is especially contemptible.

The food party will be based on the white feet, and the attached book will inevitably annoy the yellow ears.

Although it is too late to come, Zhao En is allowed to return to the field.

But he went down to Guanshan and entered Caizhou, in order to buy 300 tails of Wuqian. ”

Xia Yan pretended to recite in his mouth, and listened to him explain the poetry again. Actually, he understood it when he heard the third sentence. Song Ran previously said that Su Shi attached great importance to Xinxi, and deliberately used the word "three Mu and three smoke", and now it seems that it was to remind him to read this third sentence;

"The bamboo goose rises and the sky is dark", and the first and last words are reversed, of course, it is "black bamboo". Song Ran is not lying—this poem is indeed about his "hometown"—the hometown he is talking about is not Xinxi, but "Black Bamboo".

If you read a poem on a book and paper, the word "black bamboo" is definitely eye-catching, but if you just listen to someone recite it, sometimes you will inevitably lose contact with each other, and it is difficult to find the true meaning. For fear that Xia Yan wouldn't think of this verse, he even talked about palindrome poems with people for a long time during the banquet, and he turned them upside down, and he finally had good intentions.

However, Xia Yan has some doubts about this - even without this poem, he has already tried out Song Ran's identity. He was so determined to read this poem himself, could it not be just to show his loyalty?

After thanking the scholar and saying goodbye, he pondered alone on the road for a while, especially muttering the third sentence a few more times—yes, this little bamboo temple and Tongbai Temple sound so familiar—isn't it implying that it is the thick earth nunnery surrounded by bamboos?

Could it be that he is well-informed, and already knows that I have built the black bamboo rudder in the nunnery. Xia Yan said darkly. Before leaving, he repeatedly said several times, "If you say today, it should be today", did you want to make an appointment to go to Hoututang for a private meeting today?

However, the "Houtu Hall" has not yet been built, and there are especially many people these days. Luckily – he hinted at dusk when it was "dark and the mountains were half purple" – I was waiting for him on my way there in the early afternoon.

Thinking of this, he breathed a long sigh of relief and walked back to the Suzaku Mansion first.

In front of Suzaku, of course, he omitted all the details about Song Ran's identity, and only told him what he saw in the morning. Suzaku pondered, and said slowly: "You Tingzhi, Lu Wuguan, Fan Zhineng, Yang Tingxiu, Meng Weiliang, Song Ran - this is the 'Shaoxing Six Scholars'." ”

"Hmm. I see that Si Ye has a lot of respect for the three scholars who came, and they also praise the other three scholars - although Master Fan resigned and returned to his hometown a while ago, according to what I saw today, it seems that there is a possibility of re-becoming a scholar; Meng Weiliang has always been in the Taixue Academy in Beijing and has not been awarded an official position, but today he has a very happy conversation with Dr. Taixue - and Tian Qi - I heard Tian Qi occasionally say that he missed a sentence or two, calling him' As for Song Ran, he was not born as a scholar and had never served in Beijing, but according to what he had seen and heard today, the Ministry of Rites had told him something in Taixue, and he didn't have to worry about the future if he thought about it—the master expected it well, and there should indeed be the prince's push behind this matter—he just wanted to win over these people. ”

"Meng Weiliang and Song Ran - those two have never been officials, so they don't have any interests involved, and it's easy to use them. Suzaku said, "Fan Zhineng - I want to see where the prince can use him." ”

"Master thinks these people can't make it?"

"It's hard to say whether these people will make it to the climate. Suzaku smiled, "But--did you see it, the prince picked three soft persimmons among the 'six scholars': Meng and Song are self-explanatory; Fan Chengda said that he was dismissed, but in fact, he resigned as a last resort, unlike the three who didn't come—the ups and downs were all hand-picked by the holy pen." About - when the prince listed the title of 'Shaoxing Six Scholars', he originally wanted to include all six people under his command, but when it came to real action, the three were not so active. ”

"It's not unusual for him to start with the easy one. Xia Yan said, "If these three people can be used as he wishes, then he may take down the other three next." ”

"Then let's see if he can get his wish. Suzaku smiled coldly, but his expression was not very disapproving, and he said, "What else did you say today?"

"And -- there is also a mention of the imperial examination. Xia Yan said, "As the master expected, this should also be the prince's temptation, judging from the scene of few people on the scene, it must be difficult for them to take action in this matter for the time being." ”

"After some testing, he didn't show up himself, but he didn't have much to lose. Suzaku asked some more details, and paused, "Did you also see Tian Qi today?"

Xia Yan's expression suddenly darkened. "See. ”

Suzaku originally seemed to want to say something, but seeing his expression, he sneered and didn't say anything more.

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Although Xia Yan originally planned to go to Niren Ridge to wait for Song Ran earlier, he accompanied Suzaku for a while in the afternoon, and when he went out of the city and went up the mountain, the fog had already risen and the sun shadow was skewed.

Song Ran had already arrived first.

He stood at the turn of the Niren Ridge Trail - when he arrived, he could see the decaying temple with the same appearance in the distance. When Xia Yan came, he just looked up at the looming ruined yellow wall over there—the wind blew his white shirt up from time to time, and it became more and more quiet that he stood steadily.

"I'm late. Xia Yan walked behind him and stopped.

Song Ran's figure moved suddenly, and he turned around, "The one who came late should be below." He solemnly folded his sleeves, and made another hand salute as in the morning, without hiding, and said respectfully: "Heizhu recorded Song Ran, I have seen the eldest brother." ”

Maybe it's because of this overly soft and bookish white clothes, there is still no trace of the inherent coldness of the people in the black bamboo on his body. If you want to say that Song Ran at this time is different from the morning, it can only be - he has a folding fan in his hand at this time. However, the fan was not opened, and the head of the fan hung down, as humble and unobtrusive as his person. If the first thing he met on Jiangnan East Road at first was not Song Ke in black, but Song Ran in white, Xia Yan felt that he couldn't guess that the stranger he met by chance would be related to the Black Bamboo Society.

He also returned the salute as in the morning: "I have long admired the name of the eldest prince of Song." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled. "It seems that I will still be wrong about Master Song's intentions. Xia Yan smiled, "I thought that the scholar was going to meet me in the Houtu Hall, worried that someone would break your identity, but I forgot—with the thoughtfulness of the Grand Prince of Song, how could he be so reckless." ”

Song Ran turned sideways again, "If the eldest brother stands here and looks at the Houtu Hall, he won't be mistaken." ”

Xia Yan looked up—it was dusk, and from here, the west-slanting sunlight was half-hiding Hoututang into a peculiar haze—the purple bamboo was faint, and the cooking smoke was faint, so much so that he blurted out—"Tongbai smoke across the mountain is half purple......?"

"Isn't it very appropriate?" Song Ran said with a smile.

"It doesn't seem that this is the first time that Grand Prince Song has been here. Xia Yan turned his head and asked him, "How long has it been since Gongzi came to Lin'an, why didn't you meet me earlier?"