Longevity starts from Liaozhai

Chapter 30
Cao Shan is a well-known wealthy family in Lingzhou City. Because he moved here from other places, although his family is rich, he doesn't have much homestead in the local area.

Fortunately, Cao Shan struggled, and soon passed the examination of scholar.It's just that he knows very well that it is not an easy task to integrate into the local circle.

Tonight, he specially prepared an excellent song. Just now, the singer sang it a cappella, and there was a burst of applause.

He didn't feel that his lyrics were not good enough, but that someone was destroying the atmosphere.

It was Qin Chuan and Xiaoqian who ruined the atmosphere.

Everyone else was listening to the words carefully, but the two of them ate and drank recklessly, showing no respect for his painstaking work.

He knew a little bit about Qin Chuan's background. The young Sanyuan, who had just been released from the oven, was from a poor family and came from the village below. Apart from hearing that Tixue admired him, he had no solid background.

What's more, he got the news long ago that he was about to leave his post after graduation.

Cao Shan felt that venting his anger on Qin Chuan was the breakthrough for him to really take root in Lingzhou, and at most he risked offending Ti Xue.

But Mr. Tixue was leaving soon, so he couldn't just revoke Qin Chuan's student status just before he left in order to vent his anger.

He was fighting against Qin Chuan, not fighting, and it was not easy to find excuses for learning.

If Qin Chuan made a fool of himself, he would no longer value him so much in Tixue.

Cao Shan was calculating in his heart, determined his pros and cons, and walked towards Qin Chuan, "Brother, just now everyone presented a masterpiece and showed it on the stage. But brother only cares about eating and drinking. Could it be that brother thinks he is too good at writing? What about those words just now?"

Qin Chuan smiled, "No, I'm just hungry, so I have to fill my stomach first."

Cao Shan laughed: "Good words can fill your stomach. It seems that in Xiongtai's heart, there is no good words just now."

Qin Chuan frowned slightly, and then said lightly: "If you say yes, then so be it."

Cao Shan didn't expect that the other party would dare to answer in this way. He sneered, "It's really a little Sanyuan who comes out every ten years. He thinks of his talents and doesn't take everyone seriously. But you, a little Sanyuan, may not come here by chance. If you want to convince everyone, why don't you show your work and let everyone appreciate it. If you don't dare, it will prove that you are a lucky idiot."

Snapped!
A loud slap hit Cao Shan.

Xiaoqian wanted to slap Cao Shan when she heard that Cao Shan was so aggressive.

But before she could do it, someone did it.

It was not Qin Chuan who did it, but Huang Meng.

Not only Qin Chuan was a little surprised, but the other students present, whether they knew about Huang Meng and Qin Chuan's grievances or not, were very surprised, especially Cao Shan himself, who was even more incomprehensible.

He knew that Huang Meng and Qin Chuan had a holiday, and he thought that he could still win Huang Meng's favor by targeting Qin Chuan, but who knew that would be the result.

Huang Meng's hands were strong, and Cao Shan's face was swollen. If it was someone else, he would definitely hit back, but seeing that it was Huang Meng, Cao Shan was scared.

The Cao family is only rich, but it is far inferior to a local family like the Huang family.

"Brother Huang, what do you... mean?" Cao Shan couldn't speak clearly.

Huang Meng said coldly: "You want to prove that he is an idiot, then I lost to him in the county, government, and hospital examinations, so what am I? I'm not as good as an idiot?"

He looked around at the students around him, and finally his cold eyes fell on Qin Chuan, his voice was almost chilling, "I know you don't necessarily care about your fame, but I tell you, you will never lose to anyone else except me. Otherwise, I will never let you go."

After speaking, Huang Meng turned around and left, took out a song and song from her sleeve, and went upstairs.

Everyone knows that Huang Meng, who has been holding back all night, is finally going to present a masterpiece to Mr. Ti Xue and the others.

The others focused their eyes on Qin Chuan and thought, "Where is your work?"

Someone jokingly said: "It seems that brother Qin won't have any lyrics tonight."

"The Huang family can't be offended."

"Wealthy people can't be obscene, and mighty people can't be subdued. I'm afraid Brother Qin hasn't read these lines..."

Sentences of ridicule came out, as if Qin Chuan was sure that he would not dare to present his poems with Huang Meng tonight, otherwise, if he won again, the Huang family would lose face. If he lost, everyone could say that Qin Chuan was a lucky idiot or think that he is afraid of the powerful.

Seeing that their words became more and more ugly, Xiaoqian stood up and said, "What do you know, the grand master asked my brother to write the lyrics to him. The grand master will make his own decision later, so there is no need for you to gossip here."

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Huang Meng waited in front of the stairs on the third floor, arranging her clothes.

At this time, someone came to inform him that Qin Chuan had handed over his Ci to Ti Xue.

Huang Meng's heart was agitated, and tonight was his chance to avenge his shame.Qin Chuan is good at essays, and he is also good at poetry, but he may not be good at Mid-Autumn Ci.

What's more, he has been preparing for this poem for a long time, and even invited famous masters to guide and carve it carefully.If he doesn't defeat Qin Chuan once, he won't be able to study at ease, and he will always have a lingering nightmare in his heart.

Now that Qin Chuan has handed in his lyrics, Huang Meng is no longer entangled.

After going through these days, his heart has become much stronger. At the Hairpin Banquet that day, the impact of Qin Chuan's poem on him has been weakened a lot.

When he came back to his senses, he still felt that the poem was strong in its conception, and its own literary level was really not so strong as to make people despair.

This is also inseparable from the enlightenment of his uncle Huang Mingshi.

"Well, I see, you go down first."

The third floor is a small hall, there are not many people, even Huang Meng's uncle Huang Mingshi can only sit with him at the end.

At this time, sitting beside Tixue was an old man in luxurious clothes, with a graceful bearing and a princely appearance, he was the most distinguished person tonight.

Even Huang Mengzu's uncle Huang Mingshi didn't know who the other party was.Anyway, to learn in front of the other party, with a humble attitude.

You must know that Tixue, who is also the deputy envoy of the Provincial Inspection Department, is an out-and-out senior official of the third rank, and is one of the top five real power figures in the province.

Moreover, it governs Shilin, not under the jurisdiction of local governors, and has a detached status.

Huang Meng was quite shocked to be very polite to an old man at this moment.Taking advantage of learning and enjoying the singing and dancing with the elderly inside, Huang Meng took the opportunity to sneak in from the side, and first handed the poems to the clan uncle Huang Mingshi.

On the other side, I asked the old man about his knowledge: "Is there anything Mr. Liu likes about tonight's work?"

"It's better than the poetry meeting I attended in Yunzhou the year before last, but I didn't see any outstanding works. Are there any other poems?"

"Old Liu, I have a copy of my nephew's Ci, please correct me." Huang Mingshi respectfully handed over a Ci.

Tixue took it and handed it to Mr. Liu.

Mr. Liu took it calmly first, and after reading the content, he showed a smile, "It can be regarded as a work of hard work. If there are no other lyrics and music, let's end with this lyrics tonight."

Ti Xue leaned aside to look at the content, and smiled slightly, "This is the handwriting of Huang Meng from the Huang family. He is quite talented. If I didn't have a poem in my hand, Mr. Liu would use this poem as the finale." , without a doubt.”

Liu Lao suddenly became interested, "You also hid a poem, what kind of poem did you use, quickly show me."

"Water melody song head."

Huang Mingshi next to him was originally nervous when he heard it, but he was relieved when he heard it was Shui Tiao Ge Tou.Ever since Su Xian made the first song of Shui Tiaoge in the previous dynasty, he has listed this song as a taboo in the lyrics, whoever touches it will die.

"When will the bright moon come? Ask the blue sky for the wine." The spirit of the gods is beyond words. The ancient Mid-Autumn Festival poems are tuned with water. Who can get rid of the suppression of this poem and be ingenious?

Huang Mingshi couldn't think of the possibility that this song, which is also the head of the water tune song, could leave a deep impression on Liu Lao after Su Xian's lyrics.

There is no first in the text, unless the strength is crushed.The opponent lost his impression points first, Huang Mingshi was of course relieved.

Huang Meng was also very nervous at first, but when she heard that the other party was the singer of Shui Tiao, her heart fell halfway up her throat.

He knew that Qin Chuan must have dedicated this poem to Tixue.

How dare he write lyrics tonight with Shui Tiao Ge Tou, is he really famous because he has no scruples at all?Or Qin Chuan deliberately wanted to hide his strength and bide his time.

Huang Meng's mood was quite complicated, but he knew very well that he was getting closer and closer to truly defeating Qin Chuan once.

Tixue slowly took out a manuscript with fresh ink, but instead of handing it directly to Mr. Liu, he said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, why don't you let Miss Lancao read it to everyone, and let everyone judge the quality of this poem together?" What's so strange about it, that you dare to present a song 'Shui Tiao Ge Tou' at a gathering of all Fang's families."

Lan Cao is the new leading prostitute in Linchuan Huafang.

Elder Liu nodded, "Read it to her."

Lan Cao was also extremely curious in his heart, took the manuscript, glanced at it, his eyes flashed with surprise, then calmed down, and read out a small preface before the words in a super-easy and unrestrained tone.

"If I don't hate the ancients, I don't see them. If I hate the ancients, I don't see them. Qin Sheng in Lingzhou coincides with the festive season. After being drunk, he became mad, and filled the water to tune the head of the song, just like the predecessors."

After listening to the preface before the speech, most of them took a deep breath and said to themselves: "What a madman."

(End of this chapter)