Chapter 9: Who Belongs to the Leader ( II )
Zhang Xun wrote out Su Shi's thousand-year-old Mid-Autumn Festival poem "Water Tune Song Head, When Will the Bright Moon Be There" in his previous life and handed it to Zhong Wenxin and asked her to sing and dance in the last round of the competition, but she was shocked again by Miss Wenxin, who had deeply admired Zhang Xun's talent because of that poem and painting. At the same time, I was very happy, fortunately, when Zhang Xun drew lots in the City Lord's Mansion at that time, he was the one who represented Yunxiangju in the competition, otherwise he would have lost his chance with this year's Oiran. Zhong Wenxin knew that he was not only destined to be elected as an oiran this time, but also spread his name to the world by singing the song for the first time.
Zhang Xun actually chose this song "Water Tune Song Head: When Will the Bright Moon Exist" because he only knew this Mid-Autumn Festival song in China in his previous life, but there is another reason, that is, he thinks Faye Wong sings very well, but after all, he is not an ancient, lacking that kind of artistic conception, and now he has come to a different world similar to ancient China, so he naturally took it out to see if Zhong Wenxin's interpretation could make him make up for this little regret, and he was naturally happy to succeed, and it was nothing if he didn't achieve it.
Zhong Wenxin's singing skills are already good, first hummed quietly twice, found the feeling, and then gradually got better, better than again. As for dance, Zhong Wenxin is still very confident in herself, after all, she was born in Qinglou, these are the most familiar, all she has to do is to choreograph it according to the words, although it is only half an hour, but it is enough. At the end of half an hour, Zhong Wenxin's last rehearsal was very good, so he decided to sing and dance like this.
All eight contestants returned to the competition site and waited for the city lord to announce the start of the final round of competition. The city lord had just discussed with the three judges, and because of Zhang Xun's previous performance against the sky, the four of them unanimously agreed that Zhang Xun and Zhong Wenxin, the top brand representing Yun Xiangju, would appear last. Since this is the case, it must not be drawn, so the city lord will announce the order of appearance, followed by Wang Zhuxiang on behalf of Ruhui Pavilion, Zhou Xiaona on behalf of Ruyi Fang, and He Shiya on behalf of Yingchun Tower, and finally Zhong Wenxin on behalf of Yunxiangju.
Wang Zhuxiang chose to dance, it is the rumored "Neon Dress and Feather Song" that has long been lost, the dance is beautiful, the city lord and the three judges nod frequently; Zhou Xiaona took out the guqin and played a song "Mountains and Flowing Water", perhaps because she saw Zhong Wenxin's good life, she was more eager to have a bosom friend who understood her, so she played this song very devotedly, and after playing the song, she also won bursts of applause from the audience. He Shiya usually likes to be a fu, and chose the best one she thought she had made and recited it, and the city lord and the three judges were all sorry for Wang Zhuxiang, Zhou Xiaona, and He Shiya's three daughters at this time, if it weren't for the appearance of that Zhang Xun, they would all have a chance to win the oiran.
It's finally Zhong Wenxin's turn to take the stage, and the city lord, the three judges and the audience are all looking forward to it. After Zhong Wenxin came to the stage, he first bowed deeply to the city lord and the three judges on the rostrum, and then turned to face the audience and said: "I will sing for you the lyrics written by Zhang Xungongzi for the Mid-Autumn Festival, "Water Tune Song Head, When Will the Bright Moon Be There", I hope you can like it" and then sang while dancing.
When is the bright moon? Ask the sky for wine.
I don't know what year it is in the heavenly palace.
I want to go back by the wind, but I am afraid of Qionglou Yuyu, and the high place is unbearable.
Dance to figure out how the shadow seems to be in the world.
Turn Zhu Pavilion, low Qihu, shine sleeplessly.
There should be no hatred, what is the long time to say goodbye?
People have joys and sorrows, and the moon is cloudy and sunny, and this matter is difficult to complete.
I hope that people will last a long time, and they will be together for thousands of miles.
After Zhong Wenxin finished singing, the audience was silent, and the city lord and the three judges all stood up, came to Zhang Xun's seat and bowed to Zhang Xunshen, and said in unison: "I thank Zhang Xungongzi for making this peerless word in Laiwu, adding glory to my Laiwu Wendao." At this time, the rest of the audience woke up from the shock brought to them by that peerless word, and they all felt that the trip was worthwhile. As soon as the city lord was about to announce that Zhong Wenxin of Yunxiangju had won the Oiran Contest, he heard that there was a lot of movement in the Confucian Temple in the inner city. Sure enough, there was a holy voice in the sky: "Today, Laiwu in Lu country, Zhang Xun made a peerless word "Water Tune Song Head, When Will the Bright Moon Be There", which was spread all over the world and praised. Although he has no merit and fame, he is brilliant in his writing, and he is even more obsessed with literature and Taoism, which is particularly rare. He is specially given the title of saint before lifting. The sound of the holy voice dispersed, and the whole audience was shocked. There is nothing to raise the rank of humanities, it is only the third order, only higher than Tongsheng and Xiucai; it is rare to know that in the whole world (Seven Kingdoms) the same position plus the word "Shengqian" is unique, recognized and announced by the Temple of Literature, only there may be no such title, and there will never be a situation where two people have it at the same time. Therefore, even if it is just a "saint child", it is a terrible thing, it is the first in the world among children! The city lord and the three famous teachers of the academy took the lead in congratulating Zhang Xun, and the rest of the people also paid tribute to Zhang Xun. And the three disgraced Xiucai and Xu Yinghao, the second son of Xu, had already left in disgrace when Zhong Wenxin sang "Water Tune Song Head: When Will the Bright Moon Be There".
The city lord happily announced: "The 11th Oiran Contest in Laiwu City has come to a successful conclusion, and congratulations to Miss Zhong Wenxin of Yunxiangju for winning the first place in this year's competition." Then he left the Drunken Immortal Building with Yang Lao, Ma Lao, and Xie Lao. After all, with Zhang Xun's song "Water Tune Song Head, When Will the Bright Moon Be There", the words became peerless and famous all over the world. Each of them has a lot of things to deal with, so naturally they can't stay in this drunken immortal building, as for the awards, the master will issue them on their behalf.
After the awards, the audience naturally went away happily, and the other three Qinglou, the three girls and the three bustards who failed to compete for the championship, also said goodbye to He Xinlan and got into their respective carriages and left. Zhong Wenxin wore a laurel crown symbolizing the leader and thanked Zhang Xungongzi with Aunt Lian and invited him to Yunxiangju for a banquet tomorrow night. Seeing that there was no one around, He Xinlan came to Zhang Xun and said sourly: "Yo! Isn't this our Zhang Xun Zhang Dagongzi! Why is he alone here? It should not be! Isn't it the one who fell in love at first sight and wrote poems and sent paintings! Even if the new Oiran Wenxin girl doesn't promise herself, at least she will accompany you for the night!" Zhang Xunna didn't know that Sister Xinlan was a little resentful, so he had to smile and say: "Isn't it just a portrait, if you want it, I will paint it for you every day." Xinlan, don't be angry. He Xinlan was originally a petty temperament, but now the lover flattered her and laughed it off. Call Bihe, ask her to explain to the kitchen, cook some good dishes, and add two bottles of jade pot spring to her small courtyard. Bihe knew that this was her own young lady who was going to live a two-person world with her future uncle, so she left.
Zhang Xun and He Xinlan talked and laughed along the way, returned to He Xinlan's small courtyard, sat opposite each other in a small pavilion, next to the small pavilion is a rockery, in front of an ornamental fish pond, after Bihe sent the wine and food, they chatted while eating, drinking and enjoying the moon together, which was extremely comfortable. It wasn't until the time passed and the night was deep that Zhang Xun and Xinlan said goodnight to each other before they left and returned to their proud home to rest.
Early the next morning, Steward Han came to the proud house again, first congratulated on behalf of the He family, and then invited Zhang Xun on behalf of the head of the He family, and went to the He Mansion to talk about it after the busy days. Zhang Xunzi nodded in agreement, and personally sent Steward Han to the door. Zhang Xun also knew that he would be very busy in the next few days, so he made a pot of tea while he was still idle for a while, relaxed his mood, and tasted tea.
In the city lord's mansion, the city lord was very happy, this Oiran contest gave him too many surprises, especially Zhang Xun's final words became peerless, and he was recognized by the Confucian Temple as a saint and raised people, which made him leave a good impression on the upper echelons of the capital of Lu. At this time, the master came in to report that the king sent the Qin Missionary Department attendant Qin Xuewen Qin and the two Hanlin Fu Rong of the Hanlin Academy, Chen Haitao and his party had arrived at the post station thirty miles away from the West Gate. The lord of the city said to the master, "You go and prepare the carriage, and I will go to the city gate to meet Lord Qincha as soon as I prepare." The master went down to prepare the car, and the city lord went back to the room to change into official clothes, and then instructed the servants to arrange the city lord's mansion up and down, and then went out and rushed to three miles outside the west city gate with the master. When they arrived at the location, they saw that the three deans (scholars) of the three major academies had already arrived, so they naturally exchanged pleasantries. Soon, a procession of three carriages came not far away, and knowing that the lord was coming, the city lord and the three deans tidied up their appearance and prepared to salute.
Then Lord Qin, Fu and Chen, the two Hanlins, don't like to usher in this set of unspoken rules, but the social atmosphere is like this, and the people below are difficult to do, so they have to pretend not to care about getting off after the carriage stops, at this time, the city lord naturally greeted Lord Qin, bowed deeply, and said: "Xiaguan Jiang Yiming meets Lord Qincha, Lord Qin has worked hard all the way." (Although Lord Qin is a Qincha, only when the decree is announced, the officials need to bow down, after all, the officials bow down to the king.) And the three deans also greeted Fu and Chen, and each bowed: "Xu Chao of Qingfeng Academy meets Fu Hanlin and Chen Hanlin." "Zhong Rui of Wensi College visited Fu Hanlin and Chen Hanlin. "Wang Wenhai of Liqin College visited Fu Hanlin and Chen Hanlin. Lord Qin and the two Hanlins of Fu and Chen smiled back at the Jiang City Lord and the three deans of Xu, Zhong and Wang respectively. Then he said: "It's better to do the right thing first, you lead the way, and go directly to the place where Zhang is looking for it." With that, he got into the carriage.
Proudly inside, Zhang Xun naturally got the news, and after bathing and changing clothes, he burned incense in the courtyard and set up a case to prepare for the arrival of Qincha and Hanlin. In less than a moment, the captain of the patrol team was brought in by the steward Zhao Heng and said to Zhang Xun: "The city lord wants the villain to inform Zhang Gongzi, Lord Qincha and the two Hanlin will arrive in a quarter of an hour, please get ready." Zhang Xun replied: "I know, please go back and reply to the city lord and say please rest assured, I have all this ready." Then he asked the steward to give him two hundred taels of silver and sent him out of the door. A quarter of an hour passed quickly, and the master of the city lord's mansion knocked on the door of the proud residence, Zhang Xun opened the door, and the master introduced the names and origins of the Qincha and the two Hanlin to Zhang Xun, Zhang Xun nodded and said to the master, and walked out of the door to salute the Qincha and the two Hanlins with a scholarly salute and said: "Xiaosheng Zhang Xun has seen Lord Qin, Fu Hanlin, and Chen Hanlin. Then he said to the lord of the city and the three deans, "Welcome to the Humble House." So he welcomed the group into his yard. After coming to the courtyard, first Lord Qin announced the decree and handed over the four treasures of the study given by the king, Zhang Xun received the decree and thanked him, and then Fu and Chen, on behalf of the Confucian Temple, congratulated Zhang Xun on obtaining the holy pre-lifting human degree, and sent two sets of customized clothes, Zhang Xun also took it and thanked the two Hanlin. At this point, the ceremony was over, everyone talked easily, and at noon, Zhang Xun set up a banquet in the drunken fairy building to entertain the group and then returned to the proud house.
In the evening, when he went to Yunxiangju for a banquet, Zhong Wenxin personally entertained him, and served Zhang Xunna with all kinds of courtesy and submissiveness, which made him enjoy it very much.