Invincible son

Chapter 242 Chapter 241

After listening to the sad song by the beauty named Xiao Qingyin on the sixth floor, and seeing the long poems written by the poet Li Zhenshu on the seventh floor, Pei Yue gradually became impatient.Maybe he is just a layman, and he lacks interest in this kind of elegant way.

Qin Xu and the others were extremely satisfied, with unsatisfactory smiles on their faces, wishing they could jump off from the side and come back from the first floor again, just to appreciate the romantic charm of these beauties.

The eighth floor is the end of today's test. If you can pass this floor, you can climb to the top floor and enjoy the magnificent scenery of Furong with the most prominent figures in Lingzhou.

It's just that many people know that this is their end point, no matter whether or not their lyrics are appreciated by the oiran later, they will not be able to move forward one step further.For many people, this step is a natural barrier, unless they are unexpectedly appreciated by Governor Xue, they will have no chance in this life.

The oiran who sits on this floor is called Xie Xinci. Unlike others, she does not belong to a certain brothel, but has a small building of her own in Yonghefang, named Yanguilou.Using some unfamiliar words in Pei Yue's memory, Xie Xinci belongs to the self-employed, but can occupy the unique position on the eighth floor, which shows that she is not the kind of weak woman with no background.

There are twelve exquisite and small screens in the hall, which are neatly placed on the west wall.

After screening on the sixth and seventh floors, there were only seven people who could follow Pei Yue up to the eighth floor, plus the twenty or so people who were already waiting here, there were about thirty people.

Pei Yue clearly felt the difference in the aura here.

On the bottom few floors, no matter who saw him and Qin Xu, they would be very respectful, with a flattering smile on their faces all the time.After all, for those merchants and low-ranking officials, the governor of Lingzhou is certainly a big man who cannot be offended, and the imperial envoy from Kyoto is an angel who cannot be neglected.Starting from the fourth floor, except for Zhao Xianhong, the magistrate of Xingyang who is different from ordinary people, most of the others maintain superficial respect, but they will not show too close.

When they came here, most of those people's eyes were full of scrutiny, and they basically focused on Pei Yue.

Among them are high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Lingzhou, and there are also prominent and noble literati.

Although Pei Yue is an imperial envoy, but he is too young and only a viscount, it is difficult for these local snakes to admire him sincerely. If it is replaced by those Wu Xun who hold real power, they must not have this attitude.

The slender and graceful Xie Xinci seemed not to have noticed the weird atmosphere in the venue. After going up to greet Pei Yue and the two, she returned to her seat and said softly: "Today, all the talents are here, and it is another For the annual Furong Banquet, everyone is invited to write a poem with the theme of Furong. There is no limit to the rhyme of the song and rhyme. At the same time, these words will be copied and embroidered on the screen next to it to remember today's grand event."

"Fantastic! Fantastic!"

"This method is fair and interesting, thank you for your thoughtfulness."

"Today I am honored to see the masterpieces of all of you, and this trip is worthwhile."

"Master Qin's family has a long history of learning and great talent, and he is determined to be the leader of today's Ci Association."

"Hey, can Lord Pei also compose lyrics?"

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In the noisy discussion, someone suddenly said something that questioned Pei Yue, and the room suddenly fell silent.

This person is a local talent in Lingzhou, named Gu Qingquan. Although he is still a juren, he is quite talented in poetry.Seeing that other people were looking at him strangely, Gu Qingquan felt a little flustered, and managed to maintain his composure and said: "Grandpa Pei made military achievements by suppressing thieves back then, of course we know about this, but we haven't heard of it yet. His Excellency has made some achievements in writing and ink, and I am just curious for a while."

Although he spoke in a more tactful manner, who would not be able to understand what he meant?
Most likely it was a judgment of rudeness and arrogance.

For the people on the eighth floor, preparing a few poems is just easy and not difficult at all, but they don't believe that Pei Yue can pass the test smoothly.There are many waiters in Chaofeng Building, and someone has already passed on Pei Yue's previous performance. Except for the martial spirit he showed when facing Duan Yuzhu on the fifth floor, he did not show a brilliant literary talent from beginning to end.

Such a martial artist who only knows how to wield knives and guns, can he still compose lyrics?
Qin Xu's expression was slightly disgusted. The imperial envoys are one body. If Pei Yue lost face today, he would not be honored. What's more, on the way here, he had already patted his chest and promised that there would be no accidents today.If Duan Yuzhu's sword was an accident, Gu Qingquan's attitude can almost represent the people on the eighth floor.

When he was about to speak out to help, Pei Yue suddenly said: "We warriors should resist foreign enemies and quell internal strife. This is an unshirkable duty. You scribes should serve the court and educate the people. Dao also. As for the way of poetry, it is nothing more than expressing one’s will, adjusting one’s heart and expressing one’s feelings through things. The so-called Dacheng can’t be used if it is lacking;

Qin Xu was shocked.

For a long time, Pei Yue had given him the impression that he was a young and mature man who acted meticulously, and his abilities were naturally extremely strong. He had also heard that he was very skilled in martial arts and could easily defeat the son of Marquis Cheng An.As for cultural literacy, Qin Xu didn't show it on the surface, but he was actually a little contemptuous in his heart, always feeling that this young man lacked background.However, the words uttered from the mouth of this young man with no background at this moment not only shocked him, but also completely shocked the surrounding Lingzhou literati who were about to make a move.

Pei Yue stood with both feet uneven, calm and determined.

If you study his words carefully, you won't be able to finish with one or two poems, but if the word "Tao" is involved, there may not be any results after dozens of days of debate. Thank you.

Xie Xinci's eyes sparkled, although she received the order to humiliate Pei Yue a little here, it would be best to make him feel confused, at least after climbing to the top floor, he couldn't face everything that was about to happen with a calm mind .Xie Xinci didn't understand the purpose of doing this, but she could only follow suit, but now listening to Pei Yue's eloquent talk, she suddenly became curious about the past experience of this young powerful man.

Seeing that the others were silent, Xie Xinci could only come out to smooth things over and said, "My lord, you are a martial artist and an imperial envoy, so it doesn't matter if you don't compose it, or you can ask Mr. Qin to compose one more, wouldn't it be so?" The best of both worlds?"

Pei Yue looked at her steadfastly, seeing this beauty until her pretty face flushed, and then smiled and said: "Poetry is indeed not my specialty, but my maid Taohua likes it. I remember she once wrote a poem about hibiscus." Although the words are not very suitable for the occasion, they can barely be used to post the title. Today's literary meeting is full of scholars of Lingzhou culture, so I will not show my ugliness, but I will use the Furong Ci of Peach Blossom as a quotation to attract others, everyone. how about?"

Seeing that what he said was interesting and humble, everyone looked a lot better. Even if there were some people who were upset that they were easily fooled by Pei Yue, they couldn't continue arguing after all.

Xie Xinci ordered the maid to spread out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Pei Yue, with a smile on his face, picked up the pen and finished it.

I saw it written on the paper:

The red lotus root is fragrant and the jade remains in the autumn, and Luo Chang is relieved lightly, and he is alone on the orchid boat.Who will send the brocade book in the cloud?When the wild goose returns, the moon is full of the west building.

The flowers flow by themselves.One kind of lovesickness, two sorrows.There is no way to get rid of this feeling, so I lower my brows, but my heart.

Signed on June [-]th of the fifth year of Kaiping, written by Pei Yue on behalf of Taohua.

Xie Xinci's eyes were straightened from the first sentence, and she couldn't help reading it after Pei Yue finished writing the upper column.Listening to Xie Xinci's soft voice, the talented man named Gu Qingquan gradually became dull, and his body trembled slightly uncontrollably.

After Xie Xinci finished reading the entire speech, no one in the room could say a word, and their eyes were all panicked, looking in awe at Pei Yue who dropped his pen and walked leisurely towards the stairs.

Suddenly Qin Xu yelled, and then he stamped his feet and said, "Good words! Good words! Today Pei Yue has made a fortune, who dares to write Furong?"

The faces of those so-called gifted scholars turned pale, and no one dared to answer Qin Xu's words at this moment.

A Furong Ci, Lingzhou was silent.

(End of this chapter)