Chapter 33: The Night Banquet of Qionglin

Under Qing'er's guidance, Wang Li and Yao Weixue left the dining room, bypassed the council hall, and walked towards the dragon pond in the east.

"Su Bai, do you know the origin of this Qionglin banquet?"

Because the name of this banquet was the same as that of the previous life, the king was puzzled, wondering if there was any relationship between the two. Li Yunchuan was not surprised when he told him before, but now when he thinks about it, he is extremely shocked in his heart.

The same words, most of them have similar customs, what is the connection between this and the previous life?

"It's too early to tell. ”

Hearing Wang Li ask this, Yao Weixue is not unusual, although Wang Li can compose poetry and has some literary talents, but he doesn't even know the "inscription", and it is normal not to know the "Qionglin Banquet".

"This Qionglin banquet is a custom that has been handed down since the previous dynasty, and it has been counted for thousands of years! The scholars under the great literature are all protΓ©gΓ©s of the Son of Heaven, and this banquet is for the Son of Heaven to reward the scholars for the purpose of studying and entering the official. ”

Seeing that Wang Li listened carefully, Yao Weixue said with a smile: "Brother Wang Li, why did you ask about this? If I hadn't known that you broke your head and forgot a lot of things, I would have thought that you deliberately tested me!"

was mentioned by Yao Yanxue about the false experience he had fabricated, Wang Li smiled awkwardly, perfunctory, and put aside the confusion in his heart for the time being.

Walking from the hall to the east for a short time, I saw an open field, set up a vermilion door, two rows in front of the door are neatly standing in the red dress of the palace maid holding the flag, the scholar entered the venue with a special wooden card. The banquet is set on the edge of the dragon pond, and to the right you can see a square pond surrounded by a white jade railing.

It was getting dark, and she was afraid of being recognized, so Qing'er quietly retreated after sending Wang Li and the others away.

Wang Li stepped forward to follow the ranks of scholars and explained Li Yunchuan's words to the eunuchs. The eunuch in front of the gate of Nayi had already known that Scholar Li had commanded, and after asking Wang Li's name, he let him in.

Yao Weixue followed closely behind Wang Li, she was not invited by Li Yunchuan, and she was extremely nervous at this time, for fear that her identity would be revealed.

"Oh, this Duan Gongzi was also ordered by Scholar Li, what's the matter, didn't he tell the nobles?" Seeing that the eunuch had a suspicious look on his face, Wang Li asked.

"Don't dare, since it was ordered by Scholar Li, the two sons should be invited to the table!"

Wang Li entered the banquet and said to Yao Weixue: "Su Bai, there are many people here, do you have any friends you know? Forget it, let's go to Scholar Li first." ”

Yao Weixue successfully blended into the Qionglin Banquet, her pretty face flushed with excitement, she looked around, and said, "Mr. Xianliu must have been surrounded, and the people attending the dinner today are all his disciples! I don't know any friends either, Brother Wang Li, let's find a seat and sit down, and wait for Brother Huang...... After His Majesty gives the poem, the scholars will compose poems, and it will be lively at that time!"

Poetry again!

Wang Li had a headache, touched his stomach, and said, "Su Bai, then let's find a seat and sit down first." ”

Today, the seats of the scholars are all set, and Su Xiaofeng, as a literary saint, is naturally a seat with Li Yunchuan to get close to his cousin. The rest of the people who "mixed" in like Wang Li were all in the other seat, and most of them were gentlemen, who were sent in through the elders of the clan, all for the purpose of recovering their contacts and making friends with the elites of Da Yao.

As soon as Wang Li and the others sat down in their seats, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes on the right smiled and took Wang Li's hand and said, "You must be Wang Li's eldest brother! I heard that Mr. Xianliu invited you to participate in the Qionglin banquet, but I didn't expect to be with me, haha!"

Wang Li was inexplicable, looking familiar, but he didn't know it, so he asked, "I don't know if this is ......?"

"I forgot to mention it, I am Xiaohui's second brother, Cao Hao, who is known as Changtian, and my eldest brother calls me Changtian. Speaking of which, I am grateful to Brother Li's life-saving grace, if it weren't for Brother Li's rescue, Xiao Wan would be more than lucky!"

"That's a small thing, it's not worth mentioning. No wonder this person looks familiar, it is actually Cao Hao's second brother, Wang Li introduced Yao Yanxue to him, "It's just that I didn't expect that Changtian, as a disciple of the general, would also come to this Qionglin banquet to join the excitement of Wenchen." ”

"I look down on those sour scholars, and I didn't come to this Qionglin banquet to join in the fun, I should understand that I came to leave the eldest brother. ”

Looking at the slight glint that flashed in Cao Hao's eyes, Wang Xuan was stunned, could it be the handiwork arranged by the Sheng Xuan Gong? There are traces of the great real people in the city, and after so many days without seeing Cao Mingwang's movements, could it be that he wants to wipe them all out at the Qionglin banquet? But will the big real people make a move tonight?

Yao Weixue saw Wang Li and the two playing dumb riddles there, and said in her heart that he still knew the second son of the Cao family, and he really didn't know what he was about.

Cao Hao knew that in the palace, she heard that the two sons of the Cao family were both good generals in the army, and they were sent to the camp by Cao Mingwang when they were young, and they didn't know why they came to participate in the Qionglin banquet.

"Damn, when is it, this meal hasn't been served yet, but I'm hungry!"

After waiting for a while, everyone was seated, and there was no news of the banquet, Cao Hao couldn't help but say, "I knew that this meal was so late, I should have let the eldest brother come!"

"Changtian is cautious!"

Wang Li was taken aback, complaining in this palace is a big crime, if someone hears about it, it will be a big trouble.

Cao Wan was unhappy, but Yao Weixue was happy, it was rare to come out and play so happily, seeing Cao Hao's sinful appearance, she said: "It's almost over, the meals should be delivered soon." When the time comes, when His Majesty gives him a poem, the banquet will be lively. ”

Cao Hao, who was already hungry, shook his head when he heard "Ci Shi", "I don't mix this, my head will be big when I hear it." ”

As soon as the words fell, there were palace maids holding various small bowls on each table, waiting for the meal to be divided, Li Yunchuan on the side raised his glass and got up, and said loudly: "Tonight's banquet in Qionglin, Your Majesty gives poems, with wine as the theme, Zhu Wenxian can write colorful pens, and those who are good at poetry will be rewarded!"

Li Yunchuan's words stirred up everyone's atmosphere, and everyone coaxed Su Xiaofeng to take the lead and compose a wine poem first.

Unable to excuse himself, Su Xiaofeng said: "All the sages are humble, and Fei Lian will be ugly first." ”

Saying that, he raised his glass to the moon and recited a seven-word quatrain aloud, everyone applauded and praised when they heard it, Li Yunchuan also nodded, compared with the words of Linjianglou the day before yesterday, Su Xiaofeng has grown a lot, and the son can be taught!

Wang Li didn't move at the table, except for Wang Li and Yao Weixue, they were all rough men who couldn't read big characters, Wang Li looked at Su Xiaofeng's limelight with a dull face, only Cao Hao couldn't sit still, he was tilting left and right in the seat, he was hungry.

Yao Weixue recited Su Xiaofeng's wine poem and said: "This poem has a good idea, the words are extremely plain, but the aftertaste is extremely elegant, and it is worthy of being a literary saint." ”

"Brother Duan has read?" Cao Hao looked at Yao Weixue in shock, "This ...... Why are you at the same table with us, Brother Duan, don't you know poetry? Yes, look at you as a scholar, you look like a little lady!"

Yao Yanxue was annoyed when she heard this, Wang Li was afraid that she would be angry, so she hurriedly said: "Don't talk about it for a long time, how can anyone talk like you! Duan Gongzi is a scholarly family, but he didn't participate in the Wenju, if he reported the Wenju, of course he wouldn't be at the same table with us." ”

"Hehe, my temperament is like this, I speak without thinking, Brother Duan Haihan. Cao Hao touched his head and grinned.

"Humph!"

Yao Weixue ignored Cao Hao and said to Wang Li: "What does Brother Wang Li think of this poem?"

"Average. ”

Wang Li looked at Yao Weixue and looked at him in surprise, yes, he said that he had leaked his mouth, "But I can't write it, I just talk about it, talk about it." ”

"Brother Wang Li is right, I sound like this, what the hell is this!" Cao Hao said with a big grin.

"Brother Wang Li's writing is excellent, why don't you also write a poem?" Yao Weixue looked at Wang Li, and the corners of her mouth showed a malicious smile, since you said that you missed your mouth, then I will come to find out your bottom.