Chapter 18 Weird
When Zhao Rong was moved by Mrs. Hengbo’s story, Mrs. Hengbo’s opening was also at the end on the stage.
At this time, Mrs. Hengbo said in a funny way, "The 16th floor of Jinling can participate in this year's ceremony. I would like to thank Mr. Yushan and Mr. Meicun for their praise. If it were not for the call of the two gentlemen, I am afraid that this year's ceremony election will not have such a grand occasion!"
"Oh, Mr. Yushan and Mr. Meicun are actually here too..."
"The three great men of Jiangzuo, except for Mr. Zhilu who died early, did not expect that Mr. Yushan and Mr. Meicun could appear together today..."
From far and near, suddenly, the noise became louder and bustle again, and everyone rushed to call Mr. Yushan and Mr. Meicun, and his enthusiasm was like a star-chasing family in later generations!
Only Zhao Rong was confused. Mr. Yushan, Mr. Meicun, and then the other three Jiangzuo masters were. Zhao Rong said he didn't know anything.
Qin Keqing looked at Zhao Rong's ignorant look and said sadly, "You are also a student of the Imperial College. You don't even know the names of Mr. Yushan and Mr. Meicun!"
Zhao Rong looked at Qin Keqing embarrassedly and said, "I'll ask my wife for advice!"
Qin Keqing sighed and said slowly, "Mr. Yushan Qianyi, Mr. Meicun Wu Weiye, and Mr. Zhilu Gong Dingzi are known as the three great masters of Jiangzuo. However, Mr. Zhilu was involved in a case of rebellion in the third year of Tongguang, and was beheaded by the market."
"And Mr. Yushan and Mr. Meicun all thought that the court sentenced too much, so they all abandoned their official positions and retired to teach and preach. The two men were very talented. Although they had been retiring for many years, they were famous. Everyone in the Jiangnan land knew it. In today's court, there are many students of two men among the six ministries and local departments. There are even poems that all the talents in the world came from Yushan and Meicun, so these two men appeared in Jinling City together. Do you think it would be less lively?"
Zhao Rong said relievedly, "So that's how it is!"
At this time, Zhao Rong probably remembered the deeds of Qian Qianyi and Wu Weiye. Although the life trajectory of these two people was the same as that of Gong Dingzi, there was a turning point after the founding of the country of Daliang, Zhao Rong remembered the actions of Qian Qianyi and Wu Weiye in the original history.
Qian Qianyi and Wu Weiye's poems and songs are just as Qin Keqing said, with great talent and few people in the world who can win, but the former's integrity and spirit are hard to agree with!
It turns out that in history, when the Qing army was at the city and the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty was in full swing, Qian Qianyi favored his concubine, Liu Rushi, who was also one of the eight beauties of Qinhuai, persuaded him to jump into the water and die for his loyalty. However, Qian Qianyi said that the water was too cold and could not be cut off. Not only did he not want to die for his country, but he also led Liu Rushi to surrender to the Qing army. Immediately after the Qing army issued the "hair and no head left" hair shaving order, the leader of the poetry world took the lead in shaving his hair, so later generations mocked him as the "leader of the two dynasties"!
As for Wu Weiye, his affairs were much more open and honest than Qian Qianyi and Gong Dingzi. Although he was forced to serve as a Qing minister in his later years, Wu Weiye was humiliated to serve as an official position in the Qing Dynasty until his death. Later generations regarded his affairs as "he was called to Wu for wine and wrote a round stone to be a poet!"
"The country is easy to change and its nature is difficult to change. Although the emergence of the Taizu of Liang, Xiao Tong of Liang, the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty was gone in the history of this world, and Qian Qianyi did not surrender to the Qing army, but this person's integrity should be much noble!"
While recalling the deeds of Qian Qianyi and Wu Weiye in history, Zhao Rong looked at the two poetic leaders and literary masters who made their debut under the introduction of Mrs. Hengbo, but he was thinking in his heart that Mrs. Hengbo was very capable and could actually invite these two big shots to the courtesan competition!
Once Qian Qianyi and Wu Weiye appeared, the most excited people were the scholars who were rafting on the Qinhuai River. I don’t know if they wanted to join the two of them or if they wanted Qian Qianyi and Wu Weiye to recommend them to officials. In short, these scholars were even more cheerful than when they saw Yu Hongxiu and Mrs. Hengbo just now!
Seeing these scholars excitedly pushing each other and trying to see Qian Wu and Wu Weiye finally talked!
Qian Qianyi smiled and waved his hand, "Everyone, I know you are eager to discuss poetry and articles with me, but can you wait until the courtesan competition is over and we will sit down to debate the past and the present, how about it?"
Wu Weiye also said, "After the Courtesan Competition, this Mid-Autumn Festival Ci Festival. If you are interested, you can wait for the Courtesan Competition and take out the poems written in front of the Confucius Temple to communicate together..."
Qian Qianyi and Wu Weiye are worthy of being the leader of the poetry world and the leader of the literary world. When they finished speaking, the noise and hustle and bustle just now disappeared in an instant. This movement and silence immediately showed the appeal of Qian Qianyi and Wu Weiye!
With the help of Qian Qianyi and Wu Weiye, the courtesan selection competition soon returned to the main topic. At this time, Mrs. Hengbo introduced several judges of the courtesan competition. Among them, Zhao Rong, the names of several people, sounded familiar, one was Hou Fangyu, Mao Pijiang, the other was Chen Zhenhui, and the other was Fang Yizhi...
Qian Qianyi and Wu Weiye were the three talents in Jiangzuo, the current leader of the poetry world and the literary master. Hou Fangyu, Mao Pijiang, Chen Zhenhui, and Fang Yizhi were known as the fourth son of the Jiangnan literary world...
Looking at a small courtesan competition, almost all the leaders of the entire Jiangnan literary world were brought out. Not only those close followers, but also Zhao Rong, a new time traveler, also felt an unusual atmosphere spreading in the air!
Chapter completed!