Chapter 38: The Poetry Contest (1)
After all, in the Song Dynasty, the status of literati was much higher than that of samurai, so not only did many people come to watch, but also a lot of beauties from Qinglou, and they even wanted to get good poems and let them sing!
The host of the conference, Chen Chun, the cave master of the White Deer Cave Academy, stood on the stage and said loudly: "Poet." Where the ambition is, too. In the heart of the ambition. Speeches are poems. Sitang's work means that it has meaning, but there is no poetry. Poetry and words, singing words, sound and yong, law and harmony. Poetry, the words of the will, the song, the sound of the song, the dance, the movement of the face, the three are in the heart, and then the instrument from it. ”
After a pause, Chen Chun continued: "Poetry and words, singing words, sound according to eternity, rhythm and harmony, composing poems, lyrics are to express the feelings in your chest, songs are based on words, not for you to write poems simply for the sake of writing poems, and the poems that are made up by life are worthless." Therefore, the old man hopes that more good poems can be produced at this poetry competition, and I hope that all the talented people will give full play to their talents! Okay, let's announce the two talents of the first group of fighting poems, they are Bai Zixuan of Goose Lake Academy and Ling Lingqi of Wenshan Academy!"
As soon as Chen Chun's voice fell, everyone in the audience exclaimed! Wasn't Ling Lingqi the top of the list of yesterday's sword contests? How could he represent Wenshan Academy in the poetry competition? This is really a strange thing! You must know that it is not uncommon for the same person to participate in two competitions, but no one can achieve good results at the same time. Maybe Wenshan Academy didn't have a real talent at all, so Ling Lingqi was sent to make up the numbers. Most people think so.
However, there are still many beautiful fans of Ling Lingqi in the audience, these amorous girls, when they heard that among the contestants in the first group of fighting poems, there was Ling Lingqi whom they admired the most, so they shouted Ling Lingqi's name one after another and cheered for Ling Lingqi.
Ling Lingqi also waved his hand to greet the fans, he saw that Murong Yan and Luo Xiaoxi in the audience were in the fan group, at this time, as soon as Ling Lingqi appeared, the two of them jumped up with joy, those two moving figures, Ling Lingqi couldn't help beating wildly in his heart.
Although Bai Zixuan of Goose Lake Academy is also a handsome guy and a popular candidate to win the championship in this poetry competition, he does not have a fan group yet, only some charming Qinglou girls, who keep throwing flattering glances at him.
The two stood on the stage, saluted the professors of the jury, and then stood opposite each other, waiting for Chen Chun to come up with the question. Of course, these questions were discussed by the jury invited by the academy, and each pair of contestants was randomly asked.
Chen Chun took out a piece of letterhead and began: "Bai Zixuan, Ling Lingqi, you two can listen well, now the two of you each use the scenery outside the plug as the content to make a side poem, the topic is not limited, and the time is half a pillar of incense." If you can't do it, you will automatically admit defeat. If both sides make poems, the winner will be judged by the three great Confucians of the jury. Alright, let's get started!"
No one thought that the topic of the first group would be Biansai poems!
It is an artistic reflection of the life of the Frontier Fortress, which can express the pride and ambition of the people who are eager to make meritorious contributions and serve the country, can express the nostalgia of the soldiers in the border area, can express the monotonous hardships of the life in the border area and the cruel hardships of the war for many years, and can marvel at and describe the strange scenery and folk customs of the border region.
However, it is a bit difficult for a college student who has never been to Biansai to write a good Biansai poem, and this is the time to test Bai Zixuan and Ling Lingqi.
I saw Bai Zixuan standing on the stage, constantly walking back and forth, he had never been to the side, how could he write it? So he was in a hurry, but he was always at a loss. Originally, he thought that Ling Lingqi would definitely be as anxious as him, but when he looked at Ling Lingqi, he found that his opponent did not have a panicked expression at all.
Ling Lingqi just stood on the stage with his hands in his hands, closing his eyes and thinking, it seemed as if he was meditating hard to make poems, but in fact, Ling Lingqi was searching for the Biansai poems he knew, even if he wanted to find a Biansai poem, he had to find a poem after the Southern Song Dynasty.
However, there were not many well-known Biansai poems after the Southern Song Dynasty, so Ling Lingqi searched slowly.
Not to mention, in Ling Lingqi's memory, there is really a more famous poem in the late Qing Dynasty, that is, Xu Xilin's "Out of the Stopper" written in 1906. At that time, Xu Xilin returned from Japan, traveled north, inspected the situation in Jilin and Liaoning, and had many feelings along the way, so he left the famous seven-character poem.
The first two sentences are written with great momentum, "The military song should sing the big sword ring, and swear to destroy Hu Nu out of the jade pass." "The soldiers who go out on the expedition should sing war songs and wield broadswords, and they must always kill the northern alien races outside the Yumen Pass. The soldiers will march back in triumph with the sound of singing. The last two sentences are extremely tragic, expressing the author's emotions, "Only to solve the battlefield and die for the country, why should the horse leather shroud be returned." "As a soldier, all I think about is to sacrifice my life for the country, and I don't think about the aftermath at all.
This poem is full of heroism, and it gives full play to the enthusiasm of serving the motherland and dying in battle. The poem is emotionally bold and exciting, the tone is generous and tragic, and the heroic spirit is compelling, and the last sentence "Why should the horse leather shroud be returned", which writes a heroic spirit of fierce and death-seeking. It can be regarded as a rare good poem in Biansai's poems.
Thinking of this, Ling Lingqi suddenly opened his eyes, and there was a burst of light in his eyes, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if he was confident.
On the other hand, Bai Zixuan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, but he still hadn't made it, at this time the half-pillar of incense had burned almost, if he couldn't do it again, even if he lost, of course, if the two of them didn't make it, then they had to choose another topic to compare again.
Bai Zixuan thought to himself, if he couldn't do it himself, then Ling Lingqi would be even more impossible! So he didn't want to think about it, he looked up at Ling Lingqi, and just saw Ling Lingqi's evil smile!
If he loses to Ling Lingqi, he is afraid that he will not be able to keep his reputation as a talented man! Bai Zixuan can only pray that Ling Lingqi has not made poems at all.
However, Murong Yan and Luo Xiaoxi in the audience could see that Ling Lingqi must have made a poem, and that Bai Zixuan would definitely lose badly at this moment! The beautiful eyes of the two women frequently sent autumn waves to Ling Lingqi.
Ling Lingqi coughed lightly and said, "Dear gentlemen, the student already has a side poem!
Chen Chun nodded and said, "Okay, you can read it out and listen to it!"
Ling Lingqi stood with his hands in his hands, his expression solemn, as if he was in the border barracks, and a solemn aura faintly emanated from him.
Everyone held their breath, only to hear Ling Lingqi slowly recite the poems full of tragedy, the voice did not sound very big, but it could be heard by most people.
"The military song should sing the big knife ring, and swear to destroy Hu Nu out of the jade pass. Only solve the battlefield and die for the country, why should the horse leather shroud be returned. After Ling Lingqi finished reading, it seemed that he had returned to the days when he went to the military camp to train in his previous life!