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Chapter 64 Poetry Meeting ([-])

The sky gradually darkened, and on the Xiaoyaojin painting boat, the poetry meeting of Ruanxiang Pavilion was ready. Many talented scholars and teachers came to the painting boat one after another, including Zhu Yunming and Zhuo Yunming who I met last time in Xiao Mo, Shen County Hanyang, but among the group of Yushan Academy, Deng Ying, one of the four great talents in Luzhou, was not seen.

Xiao Mo and Gongsun Huan stood together, but their thoughts drifted to Zhao He's private room on the second floor of the painting boat.

In the afternoon, when Xiao Mo went to see Zhao He, he met some soldiers who got orders from Zhao He, and then Xiao Mo went to see Zhao He, but was stopped outside the door.

The guards of the palace did not report at all, saying that the prince is meeting a distinguished guest, but no one is there!

VIP?Could it be Hu Yunxue?
Xiao Mo began to guess, but Xiao Mo was not worried about Zhao He's purpose of inviting Hu Yunxue. After all, Hu Yunxue is a man now, and he is not afraid that Zhao He will be unfaithful to Hu Yunxue. Even if Zhao He saw through Hu Yunxue's identity, he wouldn't do anything to her.

What Xiao Mo was worried about was that if Hu Yunxue offended Zhao He, or offended the princess, he would be questioned by Zhao He. If so, it would be a little troublesome. If he had to, after the poetry meeting was over, he could only ask Zhou Chang.

In Zhao He's eyes, Xiao Mo was just a petty official, he didn't have to look straight at him, and only in front of Zhou Chang could Xiao Mo say a few words.

The poetry meeting is ready to start at night, and generally, unless there is something really inseparable from such a gathering, few people will be absent.

First is the banquet, Xiao Moman did a calculation, there are almost ten tables, and thanks to Ruanxiang Pavilion's generous hand, this painting boat can accommodate so many people to hold a party.

As a prince, Zhao He did his part, sitting above the chief with Zhu Xiuji and Zhou Chang, facing the other tables.

Activities like poetry gatherings and gatherings are usually very lively, and this time is no exception. After Zhao He, Zhou Chang, and Zhu Xiuji made toasts and speeches respectively, it was time for the talented scholars at each table to drink and eat by themselves up.

Because Xiao Mo came to participate in the poetry meeting on behalf of the head of the Shenxian County School, he was arranged to sit with the five counties, four courtyards and three big bosses.

The five counties refer to the heads of the schools of the five counties under Luzhou’s administration, and the four courtyards refer to the heads of the four major academies in Luzhou, plus Zhao He, king of Huaiyin, Zhou Chang, the magistrate, and Zhu Xiuchi, the teacher of Luzhou students, exactly twelve Individuals, sitting at a large round table.

A table of twelve people, all middle-aged and elderly men, Xiao Mo is the youngest, sitting at the bottom of the table, so that it doesn't look so weird.

The food and wine on the table is also very rich, but it is really difficult to eat.

Ancient poetry fairs usually lasted a long time, and sometimes they lasted all night, so there must be enough food and wine, otherwise, if you let people come to the poetry festival, you won’t be able to eat enough, and you won’t be able to justify being hungry all night.

However, there is enough wine at the poetry meeting. There is also this dish, but it is only the first chance. Difficult.

It's not that people are reluctant to eat and drink. The reason is very simple. During the period when the dishes are not cold, you can eat enough, and you can add more if you don't have enough.When the food is served, if you can’t eat it, then you are incompetent.

Xiao Mo was also surprised by this kind of rules. He glanced at Zhou Chang and Zhao He, and he didn't know who came up with such an idea, let the talented people at each table compete for food, and the winners will be full, and the losers will be full. Yes, only hungry.

This attention is indeed quite hurtful, but in front of King Huaiyin and the magistrate, no one dared to say anything, and they refused to go hungry, so they had to compete with their tablemates.

No wonder the students from various counties and academies came to sit separately. Thinking of this, Xiao Mo couldn't help but sweat for Gongsun Huan and the others.

Hope they can eat and drink enough tonight!
Xiao Mo prayed in his heart, and then began to eat and drink heartlessly. Of course, in front of Zhao He, Xiao Mo would also take care of his eating appearance, to be gentle, but to eat enough!
The dishes got cold soon, but Zhao He's table didn't put away the food and wine. After the kitchen staff put away the dishes from the other tables, it was time for the poetry meeting.

The title was written by Zhao He, with six characters 'Moon Night', 'Flowing Water', and 'Poetry Club'!
Although the purpose of this poetry meeting was to examine Luzhou students, it was impossible for Zhao He to come up with something related to the imperial examination on such an occasion as the poetry meeting, so he used the title of "Moon Night Flowing Water Poetry Meeting".

This topic is not too difficult. There are many things to write about "Month" and "Night", as well as running water and poems.
As soon as the topic came out, many people breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the Poetry Association does not require everyone to be able to write it, it is of course a good thing to have a good work, and it’s okay if you can’t do it, but the students all know that if you can write a poem according to the title, no matter how good or bad it is, at least you can’t move it. The pen is much stronger. If you are lucky, a certain sentence in your poem is appreciated by Zhou Chang or Zhao He and remembered in your heart, then you are lucky.

After finishing the topic, Zhou Chang ordered the students to prepare the Four Treasures of the Study and start composing poems.

The scene of dozens of people writing poems together with brushes is probably only seen at this poetry meeting held every week.

There is no way, all the students present here are students from Luzhou. Zhou Chang wanted to learn about the atmosphere of some students in Luzhou for the sake of the test, so he came up with a few bad tricks.

Of course, the poetry meeting cannot be as rigorous as the examination room, and the students can still communicate with each other.

In fact, Zhou Chang also knew that the top names in this poetry meeting would still fall on the heads of the four great talents in Luzhou.

After all, the four great talents are recognized, and each has its own strengths. Among them, the poems of Deng Ying of Yushan Academy and the words of Guo Teng of Ruoshui Academy are slightly better than the other two, so Deng Ying and Guo Teng often At various poetry conferences, he has made a splash, but this time without Deng Ying, it seems that the top name is basically Guo Teng's.

Taking advantage of the time when the students were writing poems, Zhao He glanced at the Confucian scholars in front of him, and then laughed loudly: "The Poetry Club originally asks you to be free and unrestrained, why are you so cautious?"

Xiao Mo thought to himself, with your old man here, can everyone be more relaxed?

Thinking about it, Xiao Mo certainly didn't dare to say it. At this time, Zhu Xiuzhi's reputation played a role. He said: "Everyone speak freely, let's say a few words about this poetry meeting!"

This means to open up the way of speaking. In the An Dynasty, very few people were convicted because of their speech, except of course the speech against the court.

"That's right!" Zhao He nodded and said, "Old Zhu is right. I have heard for a long time that there are four talented scholars in Luzhou. Who will be the winner?"

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