"Director, this is a congratulatory message written by Xiao Wang and Brother Huang to congratulate the Director on his happiness..."
Seeing that Zhou Tong had been talking to Jiang Mu, Zhao Kai felt secretly resentful and quickly took out the birthday message he had just written.
"Oh? There are also birthday messages..."
Zhou Tong said in surprise, then took it and looked at it carefully, "Well, not bad! The two highnesses have great literary talent, and they are both excellent works. I heard before that the third prince was the number one scholar in the royal family. I didn't expect that the eldest prince also has such literary talent..."
"Haha, Director Zhou is too polite." Zhao Kai said politely, and then glanced at Mi Fu with murderous intent in his eyes...
The director of the Demon Suppression Department can also be regarded as an official position, but this official position is not conferred by the emperor, and the status is not under the jurisdiction of the emperor. Zhou Tong declined to share a pavilion with Zhao Kai, but found a random place to sit down.
Zhao Kai didn't care. He raised his glass and toasted to Zhou Tong together with the other officials. "The Secretary-General killed demons and eliminated demons for our Song Dynasty and protected our Song Dynasty from evil spirits. We thank you on behalf of the people of the Song Dynasty." I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the director and all the immortal masters for their efforts, and congratulate the director on becoming an immortal as soon as possible."
Becoming an immortal and attaining enlightenment is the best blessing for a practitioner.
Zhou Tong showed an expression of shame, quickly stood up, raised his wine glass and said, "You are so complimentary. When it comes to protecting the people of the world, we still have to rely on you sir. I, Zhou, also respect you all for this glass of wine." Then drink it all in one gulp.
Many officials couldn't help but blush when they heard this. The life that the people of the Song Dynasty were living today could not be overstated. Zhou Tong's words were clearly a slap in their faces, but they did not dare to say anything... .
After that, Zhao Kai became much more honest, and nothing happened again.
This time, the court officials came to pay their respects, but Cai Jing, Wang Fu and others did not come. The highest official who came was a third-grade clan official, but he was very polite to Cai Chen and was obviously a member of Cai Jing's party.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, and seeing that everyone was full and full, Zhou Tong said: "I have a friend who likes poetry. You are all scholars. I would like to get some good poems and lyrics from you. I will give it to you later." So I can ask my Taoist friend for advice! Of course, I don’t ask you to write poems for nothing..."
Zhou Tong took off the peach wood sword from his waist and showed it to everyone: "This sword was made by me from a hundred-year-old peach tree that was struck by lightning. Later, it was blessed by me with Taoism for decades. It can be used It's said to be a leering thing for gods and ghosts. If you put it in your home, no monsters or monsters will dare to come near it. If anyone makes a masterpiece that satisfies me, I will give this sword to whomever, how about it?"
A hundred-year-old peach tree that has been struck by lightning and has been blessed by Zhou Tong for many years. Isn’t this special thing full of BUFFs? After everyone heard this, their eyes immediately widened. This is a real treasure for the house!
After a moment of silence, a scribe stood up and said, "How can we not satisfy the Secretary-General's wish? In this case, I will be the first to offer some advice and compose a poem in memory of our old friend."
He put one hand behind his back, pretending to be serious, and said: "The candle shadow is shaking red, towards the end of the night, suddenly I wake up from a dream, and my heart is sad. Who sang "Sunshine" again? I just hate that the sky is far away. Helplessly, the black clouds and wind and rain have dispersed, and I can't help but wake up. , the east wind has teary eyes, and the begonias are beginning to bloom, and the returning geese are coming and going, and the garden is fenced in at dusk."
"Good! Good lyrics and music!" Zhou Tong cheered loudly.
This word is indeed good. It can be published in such a short time, which shows that this person has some literary talents.
"Who is this husband?"
"The director is serious and should not be my husband. He is a villain and has been a Jinshi for five years. Shen Yuqiu." The scribe replied.
"Okay, I want this song. This is a copper coin to ward off evil spirits. Keep it!" Zhou Tong laughed, came to the scribe, and put a copper coin in his hand.
Although it was not as good as the peach wood sword, the copper coins given by Zhou Tong to ward off evil spirits were not comparable to ordinary magic weapons in the world. The scribe named Shen Yuqiu was naturally very happy and quickly thanked him.
"Is there any other gentleman who is willing to do this and speak freely? I will thank you all!"
Another young scribe stood up and said, "Since Brother Shen has started, I can't lag behind. Everyone, please listen."
"The pavilion is deep and sparsely yellow leaves have fallen, and there is no shade on the dead wood branches. The autumn wind rustles and chills people, not as cold as the memories."
"..."
You may not be good at bringing benefits to the people, but writing poems is your strong point. Everyone here is singing one song, and I’m singing one song. It’s so lively. I wonder what kind of poetry meeting this is.
Although Jiang Mu also wanted Zhou Tong's mahogany sword, in this situation, unless he could bring out those famous poems from the bottom of the box, he might not be able to compare with it.
Forget it, I have the "Lin Zi Jue" and don't really need the peach wood sword to control the house, so I plan to watch the excitement.
However, he thought so, but Zhao Kai did not agree with him. When everyone composed at least one song, Zhao Kai looked at him and said: "Brother, we all have works, so let's do one too..." .”
Zhao Yingluo's stomach was full after eating, and the boy had already removed the curtain.
Wang Yushi said: "Whether it is poetry, music or lyrics, it is not as good as the birthday greetings that King Ding wrote before. It can be seen that His Highness, King Ding, has learned a lot. It would be a pity if His Highness does not write another one." ?”
Jiang Mu glanced at this old guy and thought to himself, are you so sure that Zhao Kai can become the crown prince that you put all the "treasure" on him?
It doesn't matter, I'm always waiting for you to be annoying like flies, why don't I take the initiative.
"Wang Yushi's words are exaggerated. In this case, I will come up with a poem. However, this is still too boring. It is better for Director Zhou to propose the question. Wang Yushi can ask everyone here to bet with me. If he beats what I have done, I will I am willing to give five thousand taels of silver to each person who participates in the gambling. On the contrary, it cannot compare with what I have done. If you want to give me five thousand taels each, I wonder if Wang Yushi dares to accept it?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar and were all shocked. Zhao Kai even wondered if he had heard it wrong. Is there such a good thing? He asked uncertainly: "Brother, by saying this, you want to bet against all of us?"
"Why, why not?" Jiang Mu smiled and said, "Director Zhou will come up with the questions, and I will only come up with one!"
"Hahaha, okay, okay, okay! Young people should have the arrogance of young people. I miss your ancestors of the Zhao family, their martial arts and martial arts, and finally see their shadow in you again..."
After Zhou Tong laughed, he said: "I used the Peach Wood Sword as the prize. In that case, let's take Peach Blossom as the title. Please write a lyric or poem based on Peach Blossom and write it on paper respectively. I will choose the best one. As a gift, I gave away the peach wood sword, who wants to make a bet with King Ding?"
Hearing Zhou Tong's praise of Jiang Mu, Zhao Kai's eyes seemed to have real resentment. Although he smiled, his teeth were clenched tightly: "Since the elder brother is so generous, the younger brother will naturally accompany me. Director Zhou, please prepare your pen and ink!"
Zhou Tong waved his hand, and the servants on his left and right hurriedly prepared writing and ink cutting boards.
"It's good for young people to be arrogant, but don't be too arrogant. I have been studying poetry and books for decades, and I dare not challenge you. I have made this bet!" Wang Yushi stood up and said.
"Zhao Huan, it's easy to bet with you, but what if you lose and can't get any silver?" Cai Yi asked.
This question is also a question for everyone. Who doesn’t know that Prince Ding’s Mansion is notoriously poor. If they lose and can’t get the money out, they can’t go to Prince Ding’s Mansion and ask for it, right?
"You can rest assured on this point. Since I dare to gamble, I have the capital to lose. If things don't work out, I will go to my father to ask for help. Even if I don't do it right, I will pay back the bet money. Don't you believe that I King, you still don’t believe in my father?”
They have all moved Zhao Ji out, who dares to say that they don’t believe it, and King Yun has made a bet. As a party that supports King Yun, they will naturally follow him. Therefore, except for Li Gang, Shen Yuqiu and other seven or eight people, their official positions are too small or they want to In addition to the officials who had made good friends with King Ding again, including Mi Fu, the rest participated in the gambling, a total of twenty-one people.
Jiang Mu counted approximately one hundred thousand taels of silver, and felt a little unsure.
Although there is no Tang Dynasty in this world, the historical celebrities of the Tang Dynasty do exist, and they can leave their names in history in other ways. For example, Li Bai is still a poetry immortal, but he is a Sui poetry immortal. There is also Du Fu, who still suffered from the Anshi Rebellion. The emperor was Emperor Xuanzong of the Sui Dynasty and Yang Guifei. His famous saying "A vast land of thousands of people can live in peace, and a great shelter for poor people makes the whole world happy" still exists.
Therefore, in order not to repeat himself, Jiang Mu could only write about those after the Northern Song Dynasty.
Talented man, talented man, I'm sorry...
After burning incense, everyone wrote down their favorite works on paper. In order to avoid disputes, only Zhou Tong watched and selected the best work.
Zhou Tong first went to see Zhao Kai. His eyes lit up and he praised "good" repeatedly. This made Jiang Mu even more worried. The poetry of the Song Dynasty had reached its peak. Among these twenty-one people, no one could really do it. Write an eternal quatrain, right?
And as if she felt that he was nervous, Zhao Yingluo couldn't help but hold his hand and whispered: "Brother Huan, don't worry. If you lose, I will go and ask Madam Huang. Madam Huang is sure." I will agree..."
Jiang Mu suddenly felt warm in his heart. Forget it, he should have confidence in himself... Oh no, he is a great talent. How can the ancient quatrains be so easy to write? Besides, even if someone does write it, it may not be better than the one he copied. !
After a while, it was Jiang Mu's turn.
"Director Zhou, since eldest brother has made a bet with so many of us, why not display eldest brother's works so that we can taste them together?" Zhao Kai said at the right time.
"What His Highness Prince Yun said is true. It's not that we don't believe Director Zhou, but we really want to know what talent and learning His Highness Prince Ding has that dares to challenge us and other officials..."
"Well, that's true." Zhou Tong also felt that what Zhao Kai and the others said made sense and looked at Jiang Mu.
"Haha, let's show it together." Jiang Mu said nonchalantly.
I wrote a whole page on the paper, more than anyone else.
"The Song of Peach Blossoms" is a rare masterpiece by Tang Bohu, one of the four great talents. The first four sentences use six peach blossoms, and the following sentence "The world laughs at me for being too crazy, but I laugh at others and they can't see through it" is even more timeless. Famous lines, even if you want to compare them with previous works, there is no comparison...
