Harsh doubts filled the room.
Zhao Mengqi didn't seem to care, and was looking at Li Shuaisi with raised eyes, "I would like to thank Li Shuaisi for caring about Xiao Wang's reputation, but I don't know if anyone else holds the same opinion besides you?"
Hearing this, Li Shuaisi turned around and took a look around. Then, Feng Caosi, Wang Xiansi, and Xu Cangsi had to stand up, "We have the same intention."
"Hoo ho, is there anything else? I remember there was a magistrate named Qian who liked to enforce rules." Zhao Mengqi drank to himself.
After his name was called, Qian Guozhong couldn't hide any longer and walked out, "Your Highness is right. I am the most disciplined official. I hope that Your Highness will set an example for all the people in the world."
In the matter of couplets, the first sentence is relatively easy, but the real difficulty is to perfect the appropriate second sentence. Some people come up with a wonderful first sentence when they are inspired, but they cannot match it all their lives.
Generally speaking, 90% of these people don't believe that King Zhong has anything to say, and they all want to use this to dampen his spirit.
Zhao Mengqi glanced at the five people, and the officials who deliberately blocked him outside the city should have gathered their minds. Then, he smiled lightly, "Now that you said it, if I don't read the next sentence, it seems that this drinking order will be It doesn’t count, right?”
"It's better to follow the rules." Li Shuaisi said sternly, and the other four were expressionless, but their meaning was obvious.
"It's very tiring to read so many words. I originally wanted to be lazy, but since you can't trust Gu, I'll satisfy you." Zhao Mengqiyun said calmly, "Listen up!"
At this time, the crowd was in commotion again. It was hard to believe that King Zhong actually had the next sentence. A few clever people began to look for paper and pen to record this unprecedented long sentence.
After drinking another glass of wine, Zhao Mengqi's not-so-resounding voice rang out, "Three times, I listen to the emperor's music, I look for Ling Lun and take care of it, and the glorious ape rings the bell."
The crowd immediately fell silent, and everyone looked at Zhao Mengqi in disbelief.
"The sound and rustle of the competition are followed, the dragon roars in the pond, and the hole hears the roar of the turtle, sitting quietly makes waves in his heart.
Thoroughly apply the ear root to clear the deficiency. "
The contrasts are neat, the words are coupled, and the artistic conception is still profound and grand.
"Listen to this fairyland fishing boat, singing songs scattered in the peach forest, tourists playing the flute in the cave, sadness containing the reed leaves;
Listen to the Yueyang iron flute, the twists and turns of willow branches, Yu Boyao's harp, and the silk playing of tung and cypress.
There will be more sails, wind and rain, and more dew and frost.
It combines the charm of the ages, but it is so vivid and eloquent that it arouses poetic sentiment.
You can also talk about boxing and yellow cranes, and you can talk about green snails stored in pans;
You can also say that you can pick the orchids for their beauty, and you can pick the orchids for their fragrant fragrance.
I plucked the copper pipa several times and sang about the great river eastward.
I recall the gods of this temple: Yao, my father, Ao Zhu, my brother, Supervisor Ming, my daughter, Xiaozhu, and my sister-in-law.
Forever looking at the white clouds and bright sun at Thirty-Six Bay, I still think about playing drums and harps to mourn the spirit of Xiang. "
quiet!
The huge Cheng'en Hall fell into silence at this moment.
"Pour wine!"
Zhao Mengqi spoke up, breaking the unusual tranquility.
Everyone looked at Zhao Mengqi with extremely complicated eyes. It can be said that the Song Dynasty had no shortage of top literati, and poetry and poetry had also reached a historical peak.
But this long couplet of hundreds of words is unprecedented. There has never been such a couplet before. Although the upper and lower parts of the words seem to be very similar to this, there are still key differences.
Moreover, everyone is sure that this couplet did not appear in this world before this. So, is this the original work of King Zhong?
This idea is too crazy. You must know that according to previous rumors, King Zhong was a fool! If a fool could make such a couplet, wouldn't it mean that the entire Song Dynasty's literati were worse than a fool! ?
Someone is already putting the sheets of paper recording the upper and lower sentences together and comparing them word for word according to the principle of couplets.
"Heaven above! This is truly a unique couplet!"
"The industrial integration is in compliance with regulations and there are no mistakes or omissions. It is a model!"
"The rhythms are contrasting and beautiful, and it's a joy to read!"
"Like the refinement and connotation of poetry, the exaggeration of fuss, the melodious style of words, the short stanzas and long rhymes of verses, they are eclectic and innovative."
"This couplet has opened a new door for the literary world of the Song Dynasty, enough to establish a sect!"
Well, the more these people talk, the more excited they become, and the more they talk, the more exaggerated they become.
But who made the Song Dynasty so literate and dazzling? There were many literate people. If literati are not exaggerated and emotional, then can they still be called literati?
Although the stereotype is difficult to change for a while, and many people still have no good impression of King Zhong, some people have quietly changed their hearts.
A white-haired old man walked tremblingly to Zhao Mengqi's table, clasping his hands to bow.
Zhao Mengqi was so frightened that he immediately stood up and stepped aside, not daring to accept the courtesy. No matter how much he pretended, he did not dare to pretend at this time.
The Chinese tradition has always been to respect the elderly. "The Book of Rites: King System No. 5" says, "At fifty, one is raised in the country, at sixty, one is raised in the country, at seventy, one is raised in learning, and reaches the princes."
During the Han and Tang dynasties, there was a ceremony for the three old men and the fifth watch, which was personally presided over by the emperor. The emperor even had to personally salute the three old men and the fifth watch, kneeling to offer wine and serve dishes.
This old man looked like he was seventy or eighty years old. If Zhao Mengqi dared to accept his polite courtesy, he would live in a world of spit for the rest of his life.
"Old man, Meng Qi is young and has little virtue. Please don't try to offend me. If you have anything to do, just ask me." Zhao Mengqi bowed deeply.
The old man said, "I don't want much in this life, but I am obsessed with words. I dare to ask Your Highness, is this long couplet made by Your Highness?"
Zhao Mengqi touched his nose and wondered if it was not true. If the old man asked the author, he would not be able to dig Zhang Zhidong hundreds of years later, so he had to say shamelessly, "I guess, I got it in my dream, I got it in my dream."
Ah! You've become a literary thief, and you're still coquettish, so stinky and shameless!
The old man then asked, "I heard His Highness just now say that there are two other couplets with more words, but are you serious?"
Zhao Mengqi felt numb, but he really didn't think about it anymore. It wasn't that he had any sense of shame, but that thinking about such a long sentence would kill a lot of brain cells, so he shied away and said, "Old man, that's just a hazy thought. Shang It’s not perfect, and it still can’t be taken out now.”
A trace of disappointment flashed through the old man's turbid eyes, and he soon became more open-minded, "A stunning masterpiece cannot be rushed. It is normal for it to take a long time to brew. I have been lucky enough to hear Yilian today. The rest, Your Highness Just perfect it, I just hope that I can hear it once in my lifetime."
"Yes, yes." Zhao Mengqi said sarcastically.
Then, with the support of his family, the old man walked straight out of the palace gate, not even continuing to eat the banquet.
After watching the old man off, Zhao Mengqi sat back on his seat cross-legged, regardless of the people around him, and looked at Wei Guansun and his son, "Now, you should be convinced, and you should fulfill the drinking order as soon as possible."
