bookcurios Chapter 214: "The Goddess of Luo River" shocked the whole audience!
Chapter 214: "The Goddess of Luo River" shocked the whole audience!
Jiang Tong pointed at Jiang Xiner and said, "Everyone, today's test topic is to write a poem named after my young lady!"
"If you write this poem well and win the favor of my young lady, you might even be able to marry her and become the son-in-law of my Jiang family!"
When Jiang Xiner heard this, her fair cheeks flushed slightly with shame.
Upon hearing this, the literati and poets in the audience immediately became agitated.
There were even some self-proclaimed playboys who couldn't help swallowing their saliva when they saw Jiang Xiner's impressive figure.
Bai Li asked, "How is your literary talent?"
Li Changsheng said: "Looking at the entire Divine Capital, it should be ranked second!"
Seeing Li Changsheng being so arrogant, Bai Li couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Then who's number one?"
Li Changsheng said: "Who else could it be? Of course it's my close friend Bai Juyi!"
Bai Li was quite surprised to hear Li Changsheng praising Bai Juyi so much.
"Oh, really?"
Li Changsheng jokingly said, "Brother Li, your rival is so talented, why are you so excited?"
Bai Li: "I, I, I don't want my love rival to be too weak, otherwise it won't be challenging!"
Seeing that Princess Baili was still so stubborn, Li Changsheng teased her:
"It seems that Brother Li is also very talented in writing. Are you interested in writing a poem to broaden my horizons?"
Although Bai Li had read some poems and songs, he only had a superficial understanding of them and had no idea how to compose them.
"I don't want to marry Jiang Xiner, so why should I go on stage and compose a poem?"
Although her voice was not loud, it attracted the attention of many people around her.
Jiang Xiner has been promoted to a ground-level master, and with sharp ears and eyes, she naturally heard it clearly.
She has been the center of attention since she was young. With her stunning beauty and excellent talent, she is a darling of heaven that ordinary people look up to.
Now I heard that a man didn't want to marry me in public.
This made her immediately angry and embarrassed.
"What did you say? Repeat what you just said to me again?"
Bai Li had never encountered such a situation before and was a little at a loss for a moment.
At this moment, Li Changsheng took the initiative to step forward and help her out.
"Ms. Jiang, my friend is a lovesick person and already has someone she likes!"
Jiang Xiner asked angrily, "If that's the case, then why did he come here?"
Li Changsheng asked in return, "Miss Jiang, this is a place to select heroes, not a place to choose your ideal husband. Why can't you come?"
Jiang Xiner was speechless for a moment when she heard this and had no words to say.
From childhood to adulthood, others have always obeyed me, and no one has ever dared to talk to me like this.
This made Jiang Xiner extremely interested in Li Changsheng.
"What's your name?"
Li Changsheng said: "My surname is Yan, and my given name is Qing!"
Jiang Xiner said, "Yan Qing, right? This young lady will remember you. Let me ask you, do you dare to go on stage and compose a poem?"
Li Changsheng looked confident and answered cheerfully, "Why not?"
After saying that, he strode forward.
After taking a look at Jiang Xiner, he began to compose a poem with his pen swiftly moving.
He wrote the fu of thousands of words in one stroke without any modification, and wrote it out in a fluent and flowing style.
Seeing that Li Changsheng wrote so quickly, almost without thinking, Jiang Xiner became more and more curious, and she took the initiative to move forward to watch.
When she saw "her figure, graceful as a startled swan, elegant as a swimming dragon. Brilliant as autumn chrysanthemums, luxuriant as spring pines. It was like a light cloud covering the moon, swaying like snowflakes blown by the wind." she was immediately stunned by her beauty.
At the same time, he also narcissistically believed that although this "Yan Qing" was written about the Goddess of Luo River, he was actually based on her.
When she looked at Li Changsheng, there was even a glimmer of infatuation in her eyes.
Li Changsheng acted as a plagiarist again and copied Cao Zhi's "The Goddess of the Luo River".
Of course, some slight changes have been made to some of the previous logical flaws that do not conform to this time and space.
For example, the third year of Huangchu at the beginning of the story was changed by him to the current year name, which is the third year of Tianyuan.
Jiang Tong was also very surprised when he saw his young lady's reaction. He walked forward and took a look at the "Goddess of Luo River" and was shocked beyond words.
Jiang Xiner stepped forward and asked, "Uncle Tong, what do you think?"
Jiang Tong said, "I think it's very good, but I still need Master Meng to decide!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiner immediately ordered someone to invite Master Meng over.
About half an hour later, an old man with white hair and beard, but bright and energetic, wearing gray and white Confucian clothes, came towards this side, led by a servant.
Seeing the visitor, the Confucian students all bowed in greeting.
"Meet Master Meng!"
Master Meng, whose real name was Meng Hui, was the descendant of a Confucian sage from the pre-Qin period.
I am a great scholar of my time, with countless disciples.
Among all the Confucian disciples in Dawu, his prestige is extremely high and he is recognized as the leading figure.
Meng Hui nodded slightly to everyone as a return gesture.
Jiang Tong quickly stepped forward and said, "Master Meng, this is the poem. What do you think of it?"
Meng Hui took it and looked at it, and was also shocked.
He read it carefully without missing a word, and then fell into deep silence.
Jiang Xiner stepped forward and asked, "Master Meng, what do you think?"
Meng Hui exclaimed, "I am no match for him. Just judging by this fu, I'm afraid it's comparable to Qu Yuan and Song Yu from the pre-Qin period!"
Hearing Master Meng's high evaluation, everyone present was stunned with shock.
"Did I hear correctly? Even Master Meng, the descendant of the Second Sage, feels inferior to him?"
"Qu Yuan and Song Yu, what kind of immortal figures are they? How can he be compared to them?"
……
Jiang Xiner never expected that Master Meng would give such a high evaluation.
This made her eyes looking at "Yan Qing" become hot again.
He even looked at her carefully with the eyes of someone choosing his ideal husband.
He has great literary talent and good looks, but I don’t know how good his skills are?
If he's also good at fighting, he might be worthy of me...
Meng Hui read it carefully again and couldn't wait to know who created such a masterpiece.
"Who wrote this fu?"
Jiang Xiner, who was infatuated with him, was brought back to reality by Master Meng's questions.
"Master, this was written by this young man named Yan Qing!"
Li Changsheng stepped forward and bowed.
"Junior Yanqing, greetings to Master Meng!"
Meng Hui stared at Li Changsheng and looked at him carefully.
Seeing how young he was, I was also surprised and sighed repeatedly, "Heroes emerge from youth."
"Young friend Yanqing, does this poem have a name?"
Li Changsheng pondered for a moment, then pretended to be mysterious and said, "This is a poem I wrote a while ago when I was camping alone by the Luo River. I dreamed of the Goddess of Luo River that night, and I was inspired to write it. Let's call it 'Ode to the Goddess of Luo River'!"
Meng Hui clapped his hands and praised: "'The Goddess of Luo River' is a good name!"
When Jiang Xiner heard that this fu was written by "Yan Qing" after he dreamed of the Goddess of Luo River, and not based on herself, she felt a little disappointed.
Soon, someone in the audience suggested, "Master, can you let me wait and see, so I can feast my eyes and appreciate the 'Ode to the Goddess of Luo River'?"
Meng Hui did not answer directly, but looked at Li Changsheng.
"Young friend Yanqing, what do you think?"
Li Changsheng naturally had no objection to this. He spread his hands and said it was casual.
After getting the permission from "Yan Qing", Meng Hui ordered people to copy "The Goddess of Luo River" and post it on the bulletin board.
Soon, the place was surrounded by people.
Literati all consider themselves noble. At the beginning, some people even gave such high praise to Master Meng for his "The Goddess of the Luo River".
But when they saw the content, they all fell silent.
Even the most proud talent would feel ashamed in front of "The Goddess of Luo River".
Compared with this, the works they are proud of are simply worlds apart and not worthy of being displayed in a prestigious setting.
But this is no wonder.
The great talent Xie Lingyun once said that there is only one stone of literary talent in the world, and Cao Zijian alone has eight dou.
And this "The Goddess of Luo River" is recognized as the best and most widely circulated representative work among all the works of Cao Zhi.
If these literati and poets in front of us had any self-awareness, they would feel ashamed of themselves.
Princess Baili also squeezed into the crowd to admire the masterpiece of "Yan Qing".
Although she did not understand poetry, she could see that the "Ode to the Goddess of Luo River" was written in gorgeous language and the whole text flowed smoothly and naturally.
Yan Qing was already such a talented writer, and he also said in person that his good friend Bai Juyi's literary talent was even better than his.
Thinking of this, Princess Baili felt inexplicably excited. She cupped her hands around her heart, and a wave of infatuation appeared in the air...