At this time, Zhang Zijian also saw the two of them and said with a smile: "Isn't that who? Today is not a polo match. Why are you here to make a fool of yourself?"
Li Hao listened and said with a smile: "Oh, my knowledge is naturally shallow, but it seems to be better than yours. If I am here to make a fool of myself, what are you here for?"
Zhang Zijian said angrily: "You are better than me, how can you be so shameless and dare to say this?"
Li Hao said lightly: "Then did you lose to me that day? Don't look for reasons. If you lose, you lose. If you lose, you have to admit it. Look, if you beat me, I will admit it. As a human being, you can't lose if you lose." It’s a shame, it’s a shame not to admit defeat.”
These words made Zhang Zijian angry, but he didn't know how to refute it. Just when he was about to turn around and leave, Li Hao said: "How about we make a bet today? Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival and it is the poetry meeting. Let's compare poems and do something related to the Mid-Autumn Festival. If you win, I will Give you back your set of four treasures of the study. If you lose, I don’t know what good things you have, so I just ask you to stay away from me when you see me in the future. Anyway, I think if you lose again, you probably won’t want to see me in the future, so yes."
Zhang Zijian listened but did not agree. Said: "What kind of conspiracy are you hiding? How could I be fooled by you so easily?"
Li Hao smiled and said: "I didn't find you first, you found me. How can I calculate it? Otherwise, if we change the bet to you and I can find someone to help, as long as the person you find can If it's better than mine, then it counts as your win, what do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Zijian felt that there was no problem. If it was based on personal connections, he couldn't find anyone better than him, so he agreed immediately.
After hearing this, Li Hao said: "Okay, how about we announce this matter in public as soon as the poetry meeting is over."
"Okay, it's a deal"
"It's hard to chase a horse"
Then Zhang Zijian left to find someone for help. Yan Jingwen came up to Li Hao and said, "Why do you have to make this bet with him? The Zhang family has deep roots in Yangzhou and has a wide network of contacts. If we compare with the connections, we are comparable." No. If you place your hopes on the Master, don’t hold too much hope. The Master will not care about this matter, and the Master himself is not good at poetry. And if you want the Master to ask Mr. Yongshu for help, Don’t think about it, Master won’t make a bet for you to invite someone.”
After hearing this, Li Hao smiled and said to Yan Jingwen: "I made this bet because I know that I can win by myself. I can win without anyone's help."
After hearing this, Yan Jingwen said: "Since ancient times, there has never been a first-class writer. Besides, you don't know who he can ask for help. How can he get such confidence?"
Li Hao said: "Of course I know, senior brother, just don't worry."
After saying that, he turned around and continued walking around the Pingshan Hall. At this time, Yan Jingwen came to his senses and stepped forward and said, "Junior brother has already thought of an excellent poem, why don't you tell me first and let me hear it."
Li Hao said: "Don't worry, senior brother will know about it when we wait for the poetry meeting. Let's keep it a surprise." After that, he stopped talking and just admired this magnificent first scene in Huainan.
As night slowly fell, countless lanterns were hung on the Pingshan Hall, illuminating the surroundings like daylight. Looking down, the lanterns were laid along the road, disappearing into the distance like a long dragon.
Then I saw the magistrate, Tongpan, and some gentry and scholars gathered in the open pavilion of Pingshan Hall. I saw Master Qin among them, and other students and scholars gathered outside. It seemed to be a lively event.
Then Ouyang Xiu recited a poem as an opening, and then asked everyone to compose poems at will, and said: "To the one who wins first place today, I have a picture of Xu Daoning's fish boat on the Qiujiang River as a gift. After you have finished writing, you can send it to When it is read aloud in public, the judgment will be judged by everyone in the hall."
Suddenly there was a discussion below.
Li Hao and Yan Jingwen were crowding in the front row looking at Ouyang Xiu. Yan Jingwen was excited to see his idol, and Li Hao was feeling the strange feeling of seeing a celebrity for the first time through time and space. Only then did he really It feels like you are in a historical picture.
When the two of them were silent, Zhang Zijian suddenly appeared and led several people to say to Li Hao: "You still think that you can't be the first, so you should think about what to do if you lose."
Li Hao smiled and said: "It's not illegal if you think about it, and if others don't tell me, it's still very easy to win against you."
After hearing this, Zhang Zijian said: "Well, how are you looking for someone? I have already found a good person. You just wait to lose."
Li Hao smiled and said: "I don't need to find anyone, I can win you with just one word. You'd better go and participate first, otherwise I'm afraid you won't have a chance."
After hearing this, Zhang Zijian sneered: "You are getting louder and louder. Do you want to overwhelm so many of us with one article?"
Li Hao said: "We will decide whether it is right or not at that time. Why should we be more serious here? Why don't you invite me first?"
A person next to Zhang Zijian said: "Are you afraid, are you deliberately making excuses to look good in losing?"
After hearing this, Li Hao said with a smile on his face: "I don't like to hear what you are going to say. How about you bet something with me, so that if I lose, you can also have a sense of accomplishment. What do you think?" Yeah. Anyway, if you think I will lose, then what are you afraid of?"
These words left Zhang Zijian and the others confused. The man still wanted to speak, but Zhang Zijian said directly: "No matter what he says, we will do our thing anyway. As long as we beat him, we will see what else he has to say."
So he took the person away and began to write out his works and have them pass them into the hall. There were quite a few good ones among them, which could get some comments from Ouyang Xiu.
Li Hao waited for Zhang Zijian to leave and said to Yan Jingwen: "Zhang Zijian, this guy is quite measured in his actions. Whether he is looking for someone or catching that person in the end, he is not a fool."
Yan Jingwen said: "That's natural. Zhang Zijian still has some reputation in Yangzhou City, and his conduct is naturally not bad. Seeing that he only found friends of the same generation, he is sure that you will not be able to attract anyone among your peers. If you are If you ask the elders to take action, you will win, but you will lose face, and you will get a reputation as a big bully. As for the man behind, you don't want to involve others because of his affairs, so as to avoid complaints. Although he may not think he will lose."
Li Hao listened and smiled but said nothing. He thought to himself that there was no way I could lose the question. I was the first in Mid-Autumn Festival poems. Who else could compare with me? When Li Hao saw that the time was almost up, and Zhang Zijian had been showing off his power, he couldn't stand it anymore, so he wrote a poem and handed it in. Yan Jingwen followed behind and was curious about what poem gave his junior brother such confidence.
As Li Hao wrote, Yan Jingwen slowly read softly:
water melody singer
When will the bright moon appear? Ask the sky for wine. I don’t know what year it is today in the palace in the sky. I want to ride the wind back home, but I'm afraid it's too cold in the high places. Dancing clear shadow, like in the world.
Turn to the Zhu Pavilion, look down at the Qihu, and the light will make you sleepless. There should be no hatred, why should we be reunited when we say goodbye? People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, and the moon waxes and wanes. This is a difficult thing in ancient times. Nung, moon and new moon.
After reading the words, Yan Jingwen's face was full of shock. As soon as the poem was handed into the hall, it was handed over to Ouyang Xiu first. After Ouyang Xiu read the poem, he gave it to everyone to look at. Everyone was amazed when they saw it. Ouyang Xiu said: "Once this word comes out, no one will dare to chant the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival anymore."
Then he stood up and said, "I wonder who wrote the water-melody song I just handed in. Please come out and see me."
Li Hao walked out after hearing this. Ouyang Xiu's face looked strange when he saw it. He didn't expect that the person who wrote such words was so young now. Then I heard someone talking behind me, and Master Qin said from behind: "Hao'er, you wrote this word."
Li Hao said: "Teacher, this article was written after my senior brother left."
Ouyang Xiu asked Master Qin and said, "Brother Qin, this is your disciple. It is remarkable that he has such talent at a young age. You teach well."
Master Qin's face was full of pride after hearing this, but he said modestly: "This kid just has a little bit of talent, not worth mentioning." However, he said this with a smile on his face. .
At this time, everyone below was curious about how well this word was written, so that everyone on the stage could say this. Then Ouyang Xiu personally walked to the fence and read the poem. As soon as he finished reading, the audience fell silent, and it took a while before the discussion started and cheers started.
Ouyang Xiu waited for a while and said: "With such a good word, I will rate it as the number one today. Do you have any opinions?"
Seeing that no one objected, he decided. Ouyang Xiu asked Li Hao to come into the hall. He praised him in front of Master Qin and said, "With this word alone, my poetry club is enough to leave a name in history. At your young age, you are indispensable for being one of the most talented people." It’s famous, but you have to remember that you will become famous at a young age, but I hope you won’t stop there. I hope you can continue to study the books of sages and do something for the world in the future.”
Li Hao quickly responded and said: "I will remember what you said, study hard and achieve something."
Then Master Qin let Li Hao go down first, and then everyone continued to return to the hall, but even though the topic could not get around this poem and Li Hao, Master Qin was very happy.
After this incident, there were no big surprises in the subsequent poetry meeting. After Li Hao came out, Zhang Zijian and his gang no longer knew where they were, and Li Hao didn't look for them. After all, he was just trying to embarrass them, so he didn't even think about it. What do you really want to do to Zhang Zijian?
Afterwards, the poetry session ended and everyone left. But Li Hao and this water tune song spread all over the world, and Li Hao became known as a child prodigy. It made Master Qin pay more attention, for fear that Li Haosheng would be arrogant. Only when he saw that Li Hao was still the same as before would he feel relieved.
