The rise of the prince

Chapter 68

Poetry fairs are held almost every year, but most of them are during festivals, such as Lantern Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.

Big chambers of commerce from all over the country funded and co-organized it to win over talented people, in order to win a reputation and get a little bit of talent.Don't underestimate this talent. In this dynasty, we advocate civility, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen have the lowest status. Although they have a rich family and no worries about food and clothing, they are also coveted by others. As a result, this talent is often life-saving.

For scholars, standing out in various poetry conferences can not only win fame, but also pave the way for their own future.

In Kyoto, however, there is a subtle difference.

There are many wealthy families here, and there are countless wealthy families. Even if a businessman is rich, he can’t speak. The poetry here will be more high-end and elegant. Generally, only famous scholars, scholars, or famous people can hold poetry meetings. It can't be done, otherwise others won't appreciate face, and rewarding face means losing one's status.

For scholars, it is almost impossible for the Poetry Association in Kyoto to win the top prize.The competition in Kyoto, where students and celebrities from all over the world gather, is by no means comparable to that of ordinary local and state capitals, but competition also means opportunities.

It is hard to imagine the reputation brought by any poetry society in Kyoto. If the poetry society in the local state capital is limited to the local publicity at most, no one will know it if it is more powerful than the state capital, but Kyoto is different. .At the foot of the Son of Heaven, the eyes of people from all over the country always gather here. As long as there is a disturbance, it will be spread thousands of miles in an instant. Because of this, if you can become famous in Kyoto, it is basically equivalent to being known everywhere.

Moreover, there are countless dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital, and there are many high officials in the imperial court. If they perform well at the poetry meeting and are favored by someone, they can have a good future.

Therefore, as long as it is a poetry meeting, countless scholars will squeeze their heads to get in, and those famous families will try their best to stand out and make a good impression in front of their elders. It is not so much a poetry meeting, but it can also be regarded as a ballroom dance for the upper class in society. Yes, but here people don't look at how well you dance, but how well you write poetry.

There are two famous poetry clubs in the capital, one is Yongyuege Poetry Club, because the organizer is Chen Yu, a Confucian scholar who was a scholar of the Hanlin University, sentenced to Tokyo Imperial College, and full of peaches and plums.

The other is Yihua Garden, or Meiyuan Poetry Club.

Yihua Garden is located in the suburbs of the northern city. It is also called Meiyuan because it is full of plum blossoms. The plum garden is very strange. Plum Garden Poetry Club.It is not held every year, but once it is held, it will cause a sensation in the whole city.

One is that all poetry meetings are staggered in this season; the other is that the plum garden is the garden of the current Taifu, Tong Zhongshumenxia Pingzhangshi, and Mingde Duke Wangyue.Ming Degong is truly one person under ten thousand people, the prime minister is the most important, and he writes to judge the country.With just this reputation and status, no matter whether the Meiyuan Poetry Club is run well or not, whether the reception is thoughtful or not, whether the judgment is fair or not, there will be countless people trying to get in.

"Xiaohui, how are you preparing for the poetry meeting?" Gillian blew into her palms and rubbed her hands together. Plum blossoms were in full bloom among the rugged mountains and rocks around her, and the fragrance penetrated through the cold winter.

She has always liked these flowers, although she prefers the pure white lotus, but every year when the plum blossoms, she will move to the plum garden for a short stay, her little face is often flushed with cold, but she also shuttles through it with undiminished enthusiasm, immersing herself in it, sometimes When I got two sentences, I wrote them down immediately, full of poetic flavor for a while, and my heart was full of joy, which was wonderful.

The girl who followed her said: "Miss, don't worry, Manager Qian of Meiyuan has already made arrangements, and I went to ask this morning."

Gillian nodded. The poetry meeting will start tomorrow, and there will be a lot of people. Grandpa said that there will be many colleagues from the court and China. They are all important people, so we can't neglect it.

"What kind of lyrics does Miss want to write this time?" Xiaohui asked curiously, and then said with a smile: "Every time I see Miss writing lyrics, I am so scared that those talented people dare not write, I feel happy and amusing."

write words?Gillian froze for a moment, then shook her head slightly: "I won't write lyrics this time."

"Does the lady want to write poetry?"

Gillian smiled and shook her head again.I can't help but imagine what will happen tomorrow. The prince will come, and the prince will be very embarrassed if he doesn't understand poetry. It's good to write, so that Shizi will be less embarrassed, and it's also good that he can enjoy plum blossoms and drink with him. Shizi likes her warm wine the most. Thinking about it, Gillian's face also began to blush.

"Miss, are you froze, your face is red, why don't we go in." Xiaohui said beside her.

"Ah, I'm fine, Xiaohui, let's go back and pick out dresses, help me see what Shi will wear tomorrow," Gillian said.

"But miss, there is still time to try again at night, it's still early."

"Is that so? I have a lot of clothes. Let's go now, in case there is not enough time."

"Oh" Xiaohui agreed, and followed behind, always feeling that Miss Today is so strange.

Li Ye was pulled by Qiu'er and Yue'er to try on various clothes, and couldn't help but hold his forehead: "Can't I try again tomorrow, the poetry meeting will only start tomorrow afternoon!"

"Then how can it be done? How can the prince's prestige be improvised? It must be carefully selected." Yue'er said with her hips on her hips, looking like a little adult, Li Ye couldn't help but nod her on the head.

For the two girls, this is a big deal. It was impossible for Li Xingzhou to attend such a poetry meeting before, and no one would invite him. After all, although he is famous in the capital, he is not well-known.

Seeing that the two girls were so excited, Li Ye simply let them toss. Looking at the two girls who were busy on him, Li Ye faced a problem for the first time. This Li Xingzhou is really tall, and Qiu'er is almost as tall as him. The appearance of the chin, and the small and exquisite Yue'er only reaches the shoulder.This height is estimated to be about 1.7 meters eight. He is only sixteen years old. He is worthy of being regarded as the queen, and his genes are indeed good.

After busying for more than an hour, after repeatedly abolishing the case and re-establishing it, the two maids finally picked out their suitcases. They were dressed in a black gold-edged scholar's dress, with a purple fur robe. His shoulders are relatively broad, so the black clothes can make the clothes not so loose, but also have a majestic appearance. , Li Ye turned around to the brass mirror, but he couldn't see clearly, but he still nodded and praised: "You have a good eye, I am very satisfied."

Both girls were overjoyed, as if they had done something extraordinary.

In fact, for Li Ye, tomorrow's poetry meeting is nothing more than to give De Gong a face, he doesn't even want to prepare gifts, he just gives half a catty to the old man when the distilled wine is out, anyway, he is Li Xingzhou, so others can say what they like.Going there is just to eat and drink. With He Qian here, I won't be so lonely. I will stay up for a few hours and find an excuse to go to the toilet and then I can get away.

(End of this chapter)