Chapter 6: The Scholar Who Killed Him
Ten years later, Yangzhou, Jiangnan. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Come on! Take a look, take a look! This genius composes poems on the spot, writes bamboo slips, takes them home, and hangs them in the hall, which will surely glorify the ancestors and pass them on forever!"
"Come on! My young master has written poems into Jane! If you buy it, it's your wealth, and if you can't buy it, it's your loss, a poem for one or two silvers, Li Bai is moved!"
It is said that fireworks in Yangzhou in March, Yangzhou in March, can be said to be a fairyland on earth, trees sprout, flowers bud to be released, grass breaks through the soil, children run around in groups of windmills, talented and beautiful people hug each other and walk together, the most beautiful but this thin West Lake, a small boat in the lake leisurely swims on the clear water and blue waves, the people on the boat laugh and laugh, and chant poetry. As the so-called breeze blows, the spring flowers bloom, a lively and joyful scene.
On the shore of this slender West Lake, two subordinates and a son were shouting and composing poems on the spot, attracting a lot of elegant people, one by one, lupine scarves, graceful and suave.
Looking at the three people who shouted and sold poems, the two subordinates were dressed in ordinary clothes, dressed in linen clothes and trousers, wearing a small crown, and holding a gong in their hands and striking there. And that son is not ordinary, a discerning person can see at a glance, he is a brocade dress, white pants, a black and white robe to the ankles, shining, this is the texture of the finest silk, a crown on the head, white leather boots, fingers with a huge mutton fat white jade wrench, a silver collar around the neck, a hawthorn-sized night pearl hanging in the middle, a jade purple gourd around the waist, which contains the best daughter red, even if the lid is covered, you can smell the fragrance of wine. Look at this person with clear eyebrows, white and tender skin, a small cherry mouth, and a good demeanor, and he is born like a rich son. At this time, he was holding a brush and looking at the men and women walking towards him with a smile.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this talented man recites poems on the shore of this slender West Lake, and sells them to people who are destined, I hope you will have more cheers. After speaking, he bowed slightly, which was very personable, which attracted the cheers of many girls present.
"Friend, in the next person Li Jingzhi, I heard that my friend is writing poems here, Gu came to observe and study, the contemptible person has seen a pair of upper couplets, puzzled, I wonder if my friend can solve the lower couplet for the contemptible people?" This Li Jingzhi is also a Confucian scholar, his speech and demeanor are quite polite, looking at the young master in black and white clothes, he bowed slightly.
"No, no, no, my brother is a man who reads poetry and books at a glance, and the brother can't solve the pair, and the younger brother doesn't dare to say that it's okay, so I can only say try, try, please talk about the upper link, and the younger brother should solve problems for the brother. ”
"Well, the upper link that the contemptible people see is 'the ancient wood in front of the mountain rock is dry, this wood is firewood', please ask a friend to make the next couplet. ”
As soon as Li Jingzhi finished speaking, the people around him began to discuss, what should be done about the upper couplet spelling rock, dry and firewood, and the lower link? Many people smiled calmly after a while, and many people kept shaking their heads with frowns, and at this moment, the rich and noble man spoke.
"Haha, may I ask my brother, what's so difficult about this pair?"
Li Jing thought to himself that he was really talented, and he came out so quickly, and said: "Could it be that my friend has already made a couplet? ”
"Listen, my next couplet is 'There is a talented man in front of the slender West Lake, this son is me'!"
"Ahh
The surrounding people immediately burst into laughter, and some were even more exaggerated, sitting directly on the ground holding their stomachs and laughing into tears.
"Hehe, my friend's next link is really unprecedented, and I will say goodbye first. After listening to this link, Li Jingzhi was really speechless, knowing that this person was not a genius at all, he was just a swagger, so he didn't want to think about it, and left quickly.
But before he had taken two steps, the two men with gongs came up and stopped him. Li Jingzhi turned around and said, "I don't know what else is going on with my friend?"
"Young Master Ben's pairs have all been written, and they all said that they are selling you and not giving them to you, hurry up and get the money!
"Yes, hurry up and get the money, my young master is a thousand words, so I want you to have a tael of silver, don't get cheap and sell well!"
Li Jingzhi thought in his heart, what kind of bad luck did he fall today? Isn't this a blatant robbery? How can anyone have such a pair and still need a tael of silver? You must know that one or two pieces of silver can go to Yichun Courtyard to play all night, but the people around him are looking at him, so he does not scold, so as not to spoil his elegant appearance.
"Friend, your pair doesn't think it's a good pair, so you don't want to buy it, and even if you buy it, I'm afraid it's too much silver, right?"
"Hey, I said you, I said that I was paid before you came out of the pair, and the price of one or two pieces of silver was clearly marked, and now you want to repay the debt? Come on, beat him!" At this time, the rich and noble man did not have that elegant appearance, but raised one leg and stepped on his chair, crossed his hands on his chest, held the brush in his mouth, and looked at Li Jingzhi with his chest up, looking superior.
Li Jingzhi was also annoyed at this time, and snorted coldly and said: "I don't want money, I don't want my life! You ruffian is swaggering here, don't blame me for finding someone to smash your stall!"
The people around looked at the two of them and pointed and discussed, and some pedestrians next to them heard someone quarreling and trotted all the way over to see the excitement.
Do you know who I am? Aren't you afraid of moving a stone to hit yourself in the foot?"
"Hmph, it's just a shameless person, you have the courage to say who your surname is, it just so happens that I'm afraid that someone will beat you to death and I don't know who to burn the paper!"
The rich boy glanced at Li Jingzhi, took his hands out of his chest, and slapped them on the table in front of him.
"Then you listen well, my master, I will not change my name, I will not change my surname, I will return to my surname Sima, and my single name will be an ink character, and the people in the rivers and lakes will call it 'Deadly Scholar'. ”
"Ahh This one... You... You're Sima Mo?"
"That's right, it's me, now you know who you're going to burn paper for, right?" Sima Mo stared at Li Jingzhi tightly, with a weird smile on his face.
"I'm sorry, I've offended!" Li Jingzhi said with his hands clenched into fists, then took out a tael of silver and put it on the table and hurriedly turned around and left.
The surrounding audience couldn't understand this big reversal, some people began to point and talk again, and some people left in a hurry, only those who left knew that it was not this Sima Mo who was terrible, but what was terrible was that his family, his father was dominant, and he was rich enough to rival the country.
"Hey, I don't have to play today, let's go home. I really don't understand what's going on with this Li Jingzhi, master, I have such a shocking downlink, and this attitude is so boring!" Sima Mo shook his head, his face full of disappointment and doubt
"Yes, young master, look at that Li Jingzhi, it is estimated that he is a poor scholar, what a person, he doesn't know how to pair at all!"
"That's it, forget it, don't want to, go home and play with your father!" After speaking, Sima Mo showed a smile and walked towards the house.
In the north of Yangzhou City, a quaint compound is located at the foot of the mountain, and there is a pond outside the yard, in which lotus flowers are waiting to be released, and a few frogs are croaking on the edge of the pond. There are four guys standing at the gate of the compound, holding a long stick in their hands and standing on the ground, the four people are surrounded by two huge stone lions, majestic, above the stone lions, that is, above the gate, there is a plaque, which reads "Sima Mansion", the whole Sima Mansion covers an area of ten acres, there are all the pavilions and pavilions inside, the buildings in the house are antique but not lose the majesty, the servants are scattered in all corners to repair flowers, sweep the floor, and the maids come and go with tea and fruits. This is Sima Mo's house.
"Father, I'm back!" Sima Mo smiled and ran into the lobby of the mansion, in the lobby sat a middle-aged man, richly dressed, two meters tall, his eyes were bright, not angry and arrogant, at this moment he saw Sima Mo squinting and smiling, this person was Sima Mo's father Sima Zhengyang.
"Mo'er, you're twenty years old, why haven't you been on a good track all day, walk in well, what should you do if you fall!" Sima Zhengyang looked at Sima Mo, although he blamed him in his mouth, his eyes were full of love. Sima Mo is his only son, since Sima Mo was born, he has been raised as a little emperor every day, and he has always asked for something.
"It's okay father, I'm not a fool, how could I fall while walking!hahahaha!"
As he was talking, the two maids took a plate and a cup, the cup was a soaked Ming Qian Longjing, and there were two peeled eggs on the plate.
"Mo'er, it's been noon out, are you hungry? Hurry up, eat the eggs first. ”
"Hey, father, when my son saw this egg, he suddenly became very enthusiastic and wanted to compose a poem!"
"Oh, that's good, I'm talented, make a song for me to listen to!" Sima Zhengyang picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.
Sima Mo looked at the egg holding his chin and thought for a while, and suddenly his eyes flashed, and he said very happily: "Two eggs are on the plate, one big and one small." If you want to ask how big it is, it's less than half the size of a steamed bun! Hahahaha!
"Poof!"
Sima Zhengyang squirted out a sip of tea after listening to Sima Mo's poem, and the maids on both sides also covered their mouths and laughed, but they didn't dare to make a sound.
Sima Zhengyang was stunned for a moment, and immediately squeezed out a smile on his face and said, "Okay! Good poetry! My son is really a rare talent! Hahahaha!"
Sima Mo heard that his father gave him such a high evaluation, and he felt very embarrassed, and smiled so that his straight body straightened up again.
"Sir, there's a Taoist priest outside asking to see you!" said a minion who ran into the lobby and knelt on the ground.
"Well, that's my guest, let him come in and wait for me in the study. Mo'er, come with me to meet him, this man's kung fu is amazing!haha"
As soon as Sima Mo heard this, he came to his senses, a Taoist priest with very high kung fu, he must go and see it. Then he got up and followed his father to the study....