That night, it was not until dawn that Zhao Tong sent his sister and brother back to the palace.
As expected, there was no banquet in the palace. According to past practice, the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was held until dawn.
But at this moment, the palace was completely lifeless and there was no festive atmosphere at all.
Emperor Daojun only demoted Zhao Yan to a commoner and did not drive him out of the palace, so Zhao Yan could still live in the palace for the time being.
In later generations, even though Jingkang was approaching, Emperor Daojun still did not restore Zhao Huan's title, and Zhao Huan did not do this after he ascended the rank.
When the second Jin army attacked Tokyo and drove the clan northward, Zhao Yan was also trapped in it.
Later, he moved several times and finally settled in Five Kingdoms City. According to various historical data, it is speculated that Zhao Yan lived an extremely long time and was the longest-lived among the princes of the Northern Expedition. Even the emperor of the Jin Kingdom survived several terms.
Two or three days later, the news about Zhao Tong's participation in the Taixue Poetry Meeting gradually spread. Instead of writing poems and lyrics at the poetry meeting, he composed two songs, which immediately set off a storm in the Tokyo literary world.
Those two songs spread at an extremely fast speed. In less than half a month, they were played and sung in almost all the brothels in Tokyo.
The literati and poets who went to play wanted to hear the music composed by the King of Qin, but they were rewarded with a large sum of gold and silver. The shop made a lot of money, and for a while it was said that music in Tokyo was expensive.
In the literary world, the controversy over lyrics and music was directly brought to the table, with each other criticizing each other. All kinds of verbal and written criticisms were staged every day. Many literary students who originally only focused on lyrics began to compose music.
As the number of composers increased, new songs sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain, and they were often heard singing in the streets and in the marketplace, and the songs began to glow with vitality.
At this moment, in an exquisite courtyard not far from Fan Tower, the table under the sycamore tree was filled with fruits. A girl with beautiful face and delicate figure was gently holding her cheeks with her bright and creamy wrists. The whisper lingered: "Nongyu, do you think the prince has forgotten me?"
The little maid next to her said hurriedly: "How could the prince forget my wife? The prince was so sincere that day. He even punished those high officials for the sake of my wife."
The girl was Zhao Yuannu. She sighed softly when she heard the words, and looked into the distance with her bright eyes: "In the past few days, I have always thought that if he was not...not a prince, I would rather he be a poor scholar, and then I redeemed my body and went to fly far away with him, staying together in both places, feeling free and at ease."
Nong Yu looked at his wife's madness and couldn't bear it. She comforted her and said, "Madam, as the prince is an official in the court, he must be very busy with official affairs. There was a celebration party a few days ago. I heard that he was banned from the house. It seems that the ban has just been lifted not long ago. I guess he will come to visit my wife in a few days."
Zhao Yuannu's eyes were slightly blurred and he said: "I heard Mei Niang say that he went to the Taixue Poetry Society and composed two songs. Now they are popular in the shops in the city. No one can play and sing."
Nongyu bit her lip and said, "Madam, since the prince has started to compose the music, madam, why not practice it, so that the prince will be in a hurry when he comes and wants to listen."
Zhao Yuannu nodded immediately: "It is indeed time to practice, otherwise the piano, flute and other instruments will become unfamiliar. By the way, Nongyu, I'm afraid two pieces of music are not enough. Mei Niang said that there are many people composing music outside and outside, please go and ask for a few pieces. , I will practice together."
Nongyu said: "Madam, wait a moment, I will go now."
Zhao Yuannu watched Nong Yu go out and leave, his long eyelashes trembled slightly, and a touch of melancholy appeared on his jade cheeks...
On this day, Zhao Tong was watching the new songs released outside, and Li Qingzhao and others criticized his lyrics. He couldn't help but secretly laugh in his heart. He advocated music without lyrics. Now the literary world regards him as the leader of the music industry, and some lyricists have united. They suppressed him and made the noise extremely lively.
After watching for a while, he called Lei San over and told him to go to Zhouqiao to find Qi Hongyu to cross the house.
After a while, Qi Hongyu arrived, and along with Lei San, Zhou Chu and others, Zhao Tong said, "I have something to do recently. I'll leave it to you guys."
Qi Hongyu asked curiously: "What do you want to do, Master? Hongyu must go all out."
Zhao Tong said: "It's not a big deal, I just want to open a theater where I will only sing operas and talk about music, and don't do anything else."
Several people were stunned when they heard this. Wasn't it Goulan who sang the opera and told the music?
Lei San said cautiously: "Does the prince want to open a Goulan Courtyard?"
Zhao Tie glanced at him and said, "It's too complicated to run Goulan. This is a theater. Singing operas and talking about operas on weekdays are enough."
Qi Hongyu's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Your Majesty, this is simple. I don't know how large it should be. Is there a choice of location?"
Zhao Tong thought for a while and said, "There are still four platforms. There are some miscellaneous shops outside. As for the location, it doesn't have to be too prosperous. It just doesn't go out of the inner city."
Qi Hongyu said: "You can find this slave family. I happened to have seen two places before, so it is very suitable."
Zhao Tong said: "Red Fish, you make the decision, let the people in the house cooperate with other things. As for the opera troupe, we need to raise a big one. It doesn't need to be famous. It just needs to know music and know the rules and can sing. We need to recruit people with innocent backgrounds among the people." Then several families were mixed together and brought into the theater."
Qi Hongyu said: "I understand."
Zhao Tong looked at Lei Sanzhou again: "You and others will follow you for maintenance. You don't have to report everything. Just watch and deal with it."
Lei San said: "My subordinates know that if any troublemakers are beaten away with sticks, they will never hold back."
Zhao Tong shook his head: "We are doing business now. Don't always think about fighting and killing. Even if you are fighting and killing, you should treat it as a business..."
Lei San was puzzled and looked at Zhou Chu. Zhou Chu ignored him with a look of disgust and said to Zhao Tong: "Your Highness, I know how to do this. I am good at this kind of thing."
Zhao Tong said: "It's good to know. When doing business, you have to behave like a business. Business is not about politics, business is about money!"
The three of them saluted and said yes. At this time, the housekeeper outside came to report that there was a decree from the palace.
He sent the three men away to the front hall to receive the order, only to find it was Zhang Di.
The decree was oral, asking him to go to the palace for a banquet in the evening. Zhao Tong was puzzled, and asked Zhang Di after the decree was completed.
Zhang Di whispered: "Your Majesty, be careful tonight. Zhou Bangyan, the prefect of Shunchang, is back and is in the palace."
Zhou Bangyan is back? Zhao Tong frowned, this current poet, Lao Du in the poem, if he doesn't work as an official in Huaidong, why would he go back to the capital?
To be honest, Zhao Yan doesn't like Zhou Bangyan's poetry. Although Zhou Bangyan has always been respected as a master of elegance and a master of poetry, later poetry critics even called him the top poet, and he is recognized as the poet who "bears the reputation of a generation of poetry". , it has a great influence both in contemporary times and in the Song Dynasty.
But Zhao Tong just didn't like it. He was not included in the public opinion. He didn't have the slightest interest in Zhou Ci unless he said it was good or bad.
Of course, literati look down on each other, and everyone has their own interests. Even if Zhao Tong doesn't like it, it can't change Zhou Bangyan's status in the world of poetry. Zhou Nai is a contemporary poet, and no one can influence him. At least at this time, Li Qingzhao can't compare with him. of.
But Zhao Tong just felt that Li Qingzhao's lyrics were better than Zhou Bangyan's.
Even though this eldest sister is addicted to drinking and gambling, and her temperament is overconfident and a bit stubborn, her lyrics are really good.
In Zhao Tong's eyes, Li Qingzhao's graceful poetry was the last of the Song Dynasty. He believed that the graceful poetry of the Song Dynasty ended with Li Qingzhao, and there was no successor.
Zhao Tong thought for a moment, looked at Zhang Di and said: "Zhou Meicheng is so old. If he doesn't retire in the warm land of Huaidong, what will he do when he comes back?"
Zhang Di heard that Zhao Tan's tone was not polite, so he flattered him: "What the prince said was that the officials took pity on him because he was old and it was not easy for him to hold office, so they transferred him from Hebei to Huaidong. But some time ago, for some unknown reason, he suddenly Shangshu is going to Beijing."
"Did he take the initiative?" Zhao Tao touched his chin and thought, couldn't it be because of the dispute over lyrics and music?
"My lord, it was he who took the initiative." Zhang Di lowered his voice and said, "It was so reckless at first, but I didn't expect the officials to agree happily. As soon as Zhou Bangyan returned to Beijing, he was immediately called into the palace by the officials. middle."
Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes. The two old men originally had a quarrel with each other, but in order to deal with his family, they actually joined forces?
Emperor Daojun definitely wanted to suppress him. Perhaps Zhengchou had no choice but to return to Beijing to deal with Zhou Bangyan because of the dispute over lyrics and music. Even though the two had a grudge before, they hit it off immediately!
Zhao Tong said: "Besides Zhou Bangyan, who else is there at the palace banquet tonight?"
Zhang Di thought for a while: "It seems that those in the court include Wang Fu, Cai You, and Bai Shizhong. Except for Zhou Bangyan, those outside the court seem to be some literati and poets from the capital. By the way, there are also several disciples of Zhou Bangyan. .”
Zhao Tong nodded, and there was no doubt that Hongmen Banquet was trying to suppress him with the dispute over lyrics and music.
However, no matter how good Zhou Bangyan's lyrics are, no matter how many poets from Beijing are present, can you still suppress yourself?
Although you, Zhou Bangyan, were famous in your day and will be famous in later generations, no matter what, I'm afraid you won't be among the top five poets since ancient times, right?
I have four music composers here waiting for you. If you don't want to accept the competition, just compete.
As for other poets in the capital, at this moment, apart from Li Qingzhao, there are really not many that are good at it. No matter how many there are, how can you surpass the century-old composers that I remember?
Zhao Tong disagreed. Although this kind of thing was a dispute between scholars, it immediately changed the taste when Daojun and Emperor got involved. However, since they all united to deal with him, he would overthrow them all.
Cutting through the mess with a sharp knife and lightning fast, tonight directly set the tone for the Shilin literary world that music can compete with lyrics for supremacy and compete with each other.
After Zhang Di left, Zhao Tong immediately called Su Shi. After giving some instructions, Su Shi took the order and went out.
In just a few hours, the news that King Qin and Zhou Bangyan, a lyricist in Tokyo, were competing in the palace to compete in lyrics and music spread like wildfire, causing a sensation in the city of Tokyo.
The major academies, brothels, bookstores and printing offices are all excited. There is no doubt that many beautiful words and songs will be published tonight. This is a great blessing for the literary world.
Everyone in the academy is concerned about the impact of the article and this matter. Those doctoral students have already vaguely felt that this should be a major showdown in the battle of lyrics and music. The King of Qin was the one who invented music, and Zhou Bangyan is the contemporary songwriter. This There must be a winner and loser, and Qu’s true status must be determined.
If the King of Qin wins, or even if there is only a tie, then the status of Qu will immediately be self-evident, and it will be on par with poetry and lyrics, and cannot be shaken.
If King Qin loses, it may not have much impact on King Qin’s literary talent and knowledge that is exposed to the hearts of the world. After all, King Qin is also a master of poetry, but he failed in the matter of inventing music. This will be a heavy blow to King Qin’s reputation. of blow.
The Zhengdian brothel and bookstore printing bureau are thinking about how to get the poems and music for the dinner as soon as possible, which can represent wasted money.
Whichever family can get the lyrics and music of King Qin or Cizong of Zhou first, and spread the songs before other families, not only can they immediately turn into money, but they can also become famous in the capital.
My family gets what other families can’t get. What does this mean? It means that there are people in my palace who are in charge and others. This is an invisible force, which is a fear to competitors and a guarantee of safety for guests.
So all the restaurants tried their best to get the poems for tonight's dinner as soon as possible, no matter how high the price was, it was worth it.
Wang Fu, Cai You, and Bai Shizhong were reluctant to accept the gifts. After all, they were the only three court officials to attend the dinner. All the shops they shared with them went to pay homage to them. They had only one purpose, which was to convey the poems at the banquet. Let these three adults reveal it first, so that they can sing it in the building earlier than others.
Others have found connections in the palace. Not all of the eunuchs in the palace are lonely. Many of them are from local households in Tokyo. They have relatives and neighbors outside. In short, they are all trapped in the shops outside. Found.
Naturally, Fan Lou would not miss this kind of thing. Fan Lou had the most extensive contacts and had some contacts with Wang Fu and the other three. As for the palace, he also had a close relationship with the most favored Zhang Yaban at the moment. Fan Xuewen even got a stick with Zhang Di. friendship.
Fan Xuewen knew that it was safest to go to the palace to find someone for this kind of thing, so he sent someone to ask Zhang Di with heavy gifts, but Zhang Di only accepted half of the gift and had someone come back with a letter.
Fan Xuewen looked like he suddenly understood after reading the letter, and then handed the letter to Mr. Wu standing aside.
Mr. Wu took it and read it. Zhang Di said in the letter that although this could be done, it might not guarantee that Fan Lou would be the first to get the lyrics and music. However, since he had accepted the gift, he would give Fan Lou an idea. If he follows this idea However, they are sure to get the music first. The idea is to let them ask the King of Qin.
Mr. Wu nodded and said: "Zhang Yaban is right. As long as he can persuade the King of Qin, Fan Lou will definitely be the first to get the music first."
Fan Xuewen said: "That's how it should be. This kind of major event between lyrics and music must have been planned in the prince's mind for a long time. There is no need to spread the word from the palace, he can give it to us directly!"
Mr. Wu said: "Dadong, I think it's not too late. We should immediately prepare a generous gift and send it to the palace. Moreover, this matter... the Dadong must personally take action..."
Fan Xuewen nodded and said: "Then hurry up and prepare the gifts. I will go to the palace immediately!"
Over there, Zhao Tong was sitting quietly in his mansion, meditating, when someone suddenly came to report that Fan Lou's boss had brought a gift and asked to see him.
Zhao Tong smiled slightly and said, "I know why he is here. I will collect the gifts and put them in the treasury. As for what he wants, just let him go to Zhao Yuannu."
In the small courtyard, Zhao Yuannu held the Guandong Xiao in his hand. He had just finished practicing a piece of music. He stared at the sycamore tree with a pair of watery eyes in a daze, when suddenly there was a knock on the door from outside.
The maid Nongyu went to ask, and after a while she ran back with a happy face, shouting as she ran: "Madam, madam, the prince has sent someone to deliver a letter, and he also brought a few pieces of music..."
(End of chapter)
