In early spring, the wind is gentle and the sun is beautiful, the blue waves of Qujiang River are rippling for thirty hectares, the smoke is bright, the apricot blossoms are in full bloom, and the orioles are singing. For the latest chapter, please go to [Full~Ben520 Reading], please remember our website: xs520.
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To the east of the riverside is the Furong Garden, which belongs to the Qujiang Palace of the Emperor. It can be reached directly from the city wall to the Xingqing Palace. The Jade Tower and the Golden Palace are built near the water. Yellow magpies dance on the water and white gulls fly.
The long embankment stretches to the west, and the apricot garden is on the bank of the river. There is a small island in the river, and a pavilion is erected on the island. The Jinke Jinshi will hold the Qujiang Banquet here.
If the emperor drove to the Furong Garden and climbed to the Ziyun Tower, he could just see the scene of the Apricot Garden, and he would be enjoying himself with the people.
This is an annual grand scene for the people of Chang'an, where they can not only see the literary and elegant Jinshi, but also take advantage of the spring outing;
Traders can take the opportunity to sell goods; dignitaries can take the opportunity to build relationships and recruit sons-in-law.
At noon, many carriages and horses were already heading towards Qujiang. It can be said that the carriages on the beautiful road were like water.
There are also many ladies from well-known families who did not go to the Wild Goose Pagoda. Instead, they went out and roamed in Qujiang early, dancing lightly in the bright sunshine in the countryside.
The young ladies set up Weimao with colorful drills, fought with each other over wine and ordered, and sometimes ran out to bow and kick the keys, with laughter and laughter one after another. Their postures were graceful, their movements were charming, their fragrance was fragrant, and the spring scenery filled the riverside.
“The name of the Yan Pagoda has been inscribed, and the Jinshi are coming!”
Pei Liuniang, Lu Siniang, Yang Ersanniang, Cui Shibaniang, Li Jiuniang and others were all near Xiaozhongzhou in Xingyuan. They all stopped and stood on their toes to look into the distance.
The maids inquired about all kinds of news and ran excitedly to say, "Have you heard? The Number One Scholar only wrote one line of poetry, which made all the Jinshi dare not write poems."
"how come?"
“The youngest among the twenty-seven people, they all say that the number one scholar is arrogant and that his talent alone is greater than that of all the Jinshi.”
“It’s too crazy, it’s too crazy...
The Du sisters were passing by nearby. When they heard this exclamation, they were stunned for a moment, as if they couldn't face the words "too crazy", they looked at each other, held hands and walked away in a hurry.
Following them was Du Wulang. He was really not used to this kind of gorgeous scene where young ladies gathered. He was at a loss when walking, so he had to hug the tarpaulin and run past in a hurry.
In the distance, as the team of Jinshis approached Qujiang, the first thing that came out was the sound of shouts filling the sky.
“Xue Lang! Xue Lang!”
“Why do you need to make such a big splash?” Du Wulang murmured, thinking that it was a good thing that Xue Sanniang didn’t come over.
He squeezed through the crowd and sat down in the apricot orchard. Looking back, he saw that the ladies from the famous family seemed to be quarreling.
“That’s Xue Bai?“
"Didn't you say that he was born as an official slave? Xue Bai has such a charming personality, well, he is worthy of our visit to the royal palace."
“Shout, someone is so thick-skinned that he is crazy about choosing my son-in-law.”
Who are you? Why is it your husband?"
A group of shameless people went to inquire about the relationship between the Wenxi Pei family and Xue Lang, and I was the first one.'
“Do you know who I am? I, Aweng, was demoted just because I wanted Xue Lang to be the number one scholar. How can he not marry me?”
"The Cui family is coaxing you like this? Apart from this face, you have no brains, right?"
The maidservants shouted and came forward. Some wanted to grab their own little ladies, while others took the opportunity to pinch others, causing chaos.
Du Wulang had never seen such a shocking scene before. His eyes widened and he felt that he could not see clearly with his clear eyes.
First the gold hairpin fell to the ground, and then an embroidered shoe flew up and fell in front of Du Wulang. He leaned over to pick it up, but a little maid rushed over, picked up the embroidered shoe and ran away, scolding him.
“What are you looking at? You look like this and you still want to eat swan meat!”
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In the Royal Hibiscus Garden, the Ziyun Tower is towering, overlooking the oasis and looking at the Qushui in the distance. The whole book??????????.????
The stage has been set up, and the two teams that will compete tonight are already making preparations.
The disciples of the Liyuan Garden who were rehearsed by the saint personally were on the east side of the stage, wearing Weiman clothes so that no one could see their costumes.
Occasionally, a musician would adjust the strings and produce extremely beautiful music, which made everyone in the Xueyuan Opera Troupe nervous.
“How come you haven’t come yet?”
“I must have gone to see Xue Lang parade, where is the number one scholar?” Fan Nu whispered: “With such an appearance and age, he is the number one scholar in high school.
Think about it and it will make people swim.”
Niannu reminded in a low voice: "You still have to sing in front of the emperor, don't just think about this."
“Here, Miss Cui. But you have to think about these things to sing well.”
There was a voice calling Xue Bai's name in the distance.
Niannu raised his head and took a look. Thinking that he could see the apricot garden from Ziyun Tower, he couldn't help but be curious. He picked up his skirt and walked up the stairs.
The stairs are very long. When you go upstairs, you will see thick blankets on the ground. The maids are like busy bees, shuttling back and forth. All you can see are bright colored skirts and fair skin, but there is no sound at all.
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“Bold! Who asked you to run up here!” A eunuch noticed Nian Nu and immediately scolded him.
Niannu was startled, knelt down quickly, and responded: "I know I'm guilty, so I'll go down now."
Just when I didn’t know what to do, a woman on the stairs on the other side heard the noise and came over.
“What’s the matter?”
Niannu secretly raised his eyes and glanced at the woman. She was so beautiful, with a slim figure, no makeup, and a pair of beautiful eyes that looked at her and seemed to find her interesting. There was a romantic smile in her eyes.
She knew who this was, it must be the lady of the country who had good relations with Xue Lang.
“Such a pretty little lady, you scolded her for what she did and scared her.”
Yang Yuyao dismissed the eunuch, leaned down, gently held Nian Nu's chin, raised her face and looked at her for a while, then smiled and said, "I know who you are, but are you Xue Lang's Yingying?"
……是.
“It’s so beautiful and delicate, I feel heartbroken when I see it. Get up and run upstairs, maybe you want to see the apricot garden.
Nian Nu was so surprised that he asked, "How does Madam Guo know what the Nu family is thinking?"
“I also came here like you. It’s so pitiful. At a young age, I love to be lively. I can’t go there to see the No. 1 pick. I have to practice here. Come on, I’ll take you to see it.”
“The servants don’t dare.”
Niannu was still timid, but Yang Yuyao had already taken her little hand and stroked it twice to comfort her.
"Don't be afraid. If you are Xue Lang's person, you are mine."
“Here.“
Nian Nu felt that her hands were smooth and she could smell her fragrance in her nose. She felt that Mrs. Guo Guo treated her very well.
Unexpectedly, I was taken to the dressing room of the imperial concubine.
Nian Nu was stunned when he saw Yang Yuhuan, thinking that such a stunning beauty, no wonder the saint wanted to snatch her away.
“Where is the little lady? She is so beautiful.”
Xue Bai’s Cui Yingying, I brought her to see the champion.
“The casting was really well chosen.”
Yang Yuhuan was sitting by the window looking at Xingyuan. Zhang Yunrong was combing her hair. Her eyes looked very excited. She didn't even care that Nian Nu had forgotten to salute. She waved and said: "Come quickly, it will be interesting."
Yang Yuyao went to the window and looked at it, and said in surprise: "A fight started? What's going on?"
“What do you think is going on? You are vying for the number one scholar to be your husband.”
“Shout.” Yang Yuyao couldn’t help but smile and said: “A bunch of stupid girls also want to touch my ‘adopted brother’.
In the past, she could still care about covering up her friendship with Xue Bai. Now that she saw this scene, she couldn't help but feel proud, and her demeanor and tone were different. Yang Yuhuan deliberately teased her and asked: "He was our adopted brother in the past.
, how come I am yours again now?"
At this time, looking around, Xue Bai came on horseback, attracting the attention of everyone, and his unparalleled style. Yang Yuyao was also dazzled. Thinking that the number one scholar those young ladies were fighting for had to work hard for her tonight, the look in his eyes became more and more different, and his ears
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“I want to ask you something.”
“Nature is our adopted brother.“
“If that’s all, why are you blushing?”
"nothing."
The sisters simply moved the maids away and let Zhang Yunrong and Mingzhu take Niannu to another window to look. They whispered some thoughtful words.
“Third sister, please calm down your demeanor. There will be a banquet later. Don’t let others see it.”
“Well, I know.”
You’re still blushing, so that’s it?”
“What do you think, he is as old as a wolf.
Niannu couldn't help but peek at the imperial concubine and the country's wife again, because their charm was something she didn't have at her age, and she couldn't help but envy them.
She usually rehearsed plays in Xue's house, and the Xue Bai she occasionally saw looked calm and serious. At this time, she couldn't help but wonder how Xue Lang looked in front of Mrs. Guo Guo. She felt more and more admired, as if her daughter's family was in charge. Feeling like this,
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In the Xingyuan Garden, the Jinshi scholars have already taken their seats in Zhongzhou, preparing to compose poems in Qujiang.
Here at Ziyun Tower, the saint is about to ascend and hold a banquet.
Yang Yuyao pulled Nian Nu over again and teased: "Okay, I've already seen it. If you like to watch the Number One Scholar, come to my house next time to watch it. Come and rehearse the show."
“Here.“
Nian Nu obediently walked away, thinking that he was living in Xueyuan, so why should he go to Mrs. Guo's house to see Xue Lang? It must be Mrs. Guo's joke.
Yang Yuhuan watched her retreat, inexplicably feeling a little bitter, and said angrily: "Tonight she sings Cui Yingying, and tomorrow she will be famous all over the world. Speaking of which, the lyrics and operas that Xue Bai submitted several times are not for her. I sang it."
"How can you?" Yang Yuyao said hurriedly: "Last time, "Shui Tiao Ge Tou" was specially written for you. Unexpectedly, it was snatched away by Mei Fei. This time, he specially wrote a play for you to sing."
She hurriedly waved and asked Mingzhu to present the scroll, "There have been many troubles in the past. Who in Chang'an doesn't know who brought this number one scholar to the throne? How could he forget you?"
“Shout.” Yang Yuhuan glanced at it first and said, “This is a story, not a play.”
“First there is the story, then the opera is composed, and you listen to me singing it to you.”
Yang Yuyao is the weakest in singing skills among the sisters, but she has practiced this time. Rourou raised her hand and sang: "I have been cultivating this body for thousands of years in Bai Suzhen Cave at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain."
Yang Yuhuan felt fresh when she heard this piece of music, and immediately smiled like a flower. After looking at the scroll for a while, she felt that this time it was really suitable for her to sing.
Her mouth was unforgiving, saying: "It's useless to say this right now. If the lyrics are not good, I won't listen to them."
"Let's get down to business." Yang Yuyao said: "Tonight's competition, if our sworn brother loses, he will be married to the head of Hezheng County."
He should get married anyway, can the third sister stop him?"
It’s fine to marry anyone, but you can’t marry someone from the clan. I just told you the truth... If he marries a jealous person, it’s not appropriate.”
“It’s just right, it’s time for Third Sister to restrain herself.”
“The seniority is confusing, isn’t it?”
“.” Yang Yuhuan asked curiously: “Do you still care about your seniority?”
Yang Yuyao had no choice but to stick to her and said coquettishly: "The drama is good and the drama is bad. It's just a word from you. How about helping my sister?"
“How can I let the saint lose? What’s more, how can others not know whether the music is high or low? The bias is too obvious and offends the saint. What good results will there be?”
“But there is another gift for you. Come on, bring it..
Yang Yuhuan originally thought that Xue Bai's gifts were also some gold, silver and jade articles, but she didn't expect them, but they turned out to be just ordinary cloth.
"Um?"
“These are clothes.“
“Can I still lack clothes? He doesn’t know how many tailors in the palace sew clothes for me.’
“No amount of tailors can sew such a piece, and you won’t even know how beautiful it would be if you put it on.”
The sisters went to the inner hall and tried on the new clothes given by Xue Bai.
After a long time, when Yang Yuhuan came out again, she was still wearing the same dress as before. She didn't say whether she liked it or not. She just said that it was not suitable for such an occasion.
In the main hall of Ziyun Tower, Li Longji also took a seat.
The position he was sitting in was high up, and he could see the grand view of the apricot orchard from the wide gate.
And any poems composed by the Jinshi would be handed over immediately.
Joining so much with the people makes me feel like I am sitting in the sky overlooking the world... It is not without reason that Li Longji feels that he is a god on earth.
When Yang Yuhuan came over with her makeup done, Li Longji smiled and said, "I heard that Third Aunt just met you again, but could she have bribed Taizhen?"
"It's true." Yang Yuhuan didn't hide anything and responded: "I just won the first prize. During the competition,
If the saint can't beat him by a lot, I'm going to stick to the righteous side."
“Hahaha, I can win him by a lot, so what’s the difficulty?”
Li Longjilang smiled a few words, turned to look at Yang Hua and Yang Zhao, and said: "As you can see, Xue Bai won the first prize and immediately stopped thinking about me. He only knew how to please the imperial concubine and didn't tell me any stories. With Hu Er Same look."
Ah Bai will have an official status soon, it is different after all." Yang Zhao smiled apologetically.
This time, Li Tan bribed Yang Zhao on behalf of several powerful people, hoping to control the manufacturing of bamboo paper. Yang Zhao agreed and received the benefits, but thanks to Yuan Zai's reminder, he waited and watched for a few days.
Before Yuan Zai entered the palace, Yang Zhao got the news. The first thing he did was to transfer the benefits to the Taifu treasury.
When the sage asked, he also gave an explanation,
11. "Li Tan wanted to make bamboo paper to publish the collected works of his elders, so he paid the general to buy bamboo paper craftsmanship. He believed that the papermaking craftsmanship should be popularized in the world, so he taught him how to make paper. As for blocking the craftsmanship and raising the price of paper," this is Your son Xun Guizi has such a whim, how can he possibly stop others from making paper? The more paper mills there are in the world, the price of paper will naturally drop. I am a scoundrel and I have deprived some money of the Li family. Please forgive me, saint."
Although Li Longji knew it well, he was quite satisfied with Yang Zhao. First, Yang Zhao did not rush to work for the family, and second, the money was indeed sent to the Taifu. As expected, each minister had a different way of doing things as an official. Li Linfu was diligent and busy. General affairs; the king is courageous and good at collecting taxes; Yang Hua is good at using people, power, salt, and papermaking, and has some new methods; Yang Zhao is naughty, obedient, and knows how to make money.
I wonder what Xue’s style of playing cards was like in the past when he became an official?
At the moment, Xue Bai does not have an official position, so it is hard to tell. However, we can get a glimpse of it from his attitude towards being courted by aristocratic families.
Of course the aristocratic family wanted to recruit Xue Bai in order to offset the influence of the spring turmoil in the current family. Then, Xue Bai's best way to deal with it would be to deliberately lose the competition and let the saint grant the marriage and throw out this problem.
This is what a wise minister does.
Therefore, Li Longji is confident that he can win.
Of course, from a musical perspective, he also has great confidence...
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On the Qujiang River, a painted boat slowly passed by. Wang Lianlian, a famous prostitute in Nanqu, was wearing a colorful skirt and standing barefoot on the bow of the boat, showing her white shoulders and bells hanging on her arms.
Turn over and dance.
Amidst the music, she sang the new poems of the Jinshi scholars one by one. Finally, when she came to the poem of the Number One Scholar, her voice suddenly became higher and her dance became even more graceful.
It is not enough to boast that you hold your gums every day, but now your debauched thoughts have no limit.
“The spring breeze is so good that the horses’ hooves are so strong that I can see all the flowers in Chang’an in one day.”
The singing spread, and there was another burst of cheers by the riverside.
Today, the number one scholar first suppressed all the Jinshi with a poem at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and then showed his arrogance with another poem at Qujiang.
But the Tang Dynasty should be so crazy when it comes to entering the country.
“What a poem!” Li Jiayou laughed loudly and said, “I dare to say that this imperial examination in the seventh year of Tianbao will definitely be recorded in the annals of history. Today’s poem by the number one scholar is so good.”
He lifted the wine glass with a bold movement, and there was a hint of narrow-mindedness in his smile, and said: "Secondly, there is a young lady fighting for the favor of the number one scholar. Haha, throwing fruit is full of Wei and Jin style."
Xue Bai said: "Brother Cong is overly praised."
Yang Yu was drinking wine sadly at the side. When he heard that, he knew that Li Jiayou was going to introduce the clan sister, and he finally remembered his mother's advice.
No matter how reluctant I am, everything the children of aristocratic families have is given by their families, and this order must be followed.
“Xue Lang.“
Yang Yu spoke with difficulty, forced out a smile and said: "Xue Lang's style caused chaos in the Xingyuan, and my sister also fell because of it. You should give me an explanation... Haha."
Originally, the last sentence was said in a joking tone, but it really didn't sound like it, so he had to laugh twice more.
Li Jiayou was much more free and easy. He put his arms around Xue Bai's shoulders and said with a smile: "Xue Lang, don't listen to his nonsense. I will introduce you to my cousin. She is as beautiful as a fairy."
The Qujiang Banquet was originally a grand event for choosing a son-in-law. The atmosphere was heightened and everyone started making noises to introduce their younger sister.
The officials hosting the banquet were also happy to see the result, stroking their beards and laughing. Pei Kuan, Chen Xilie and others also planned to join in the fun.
Xue Bai couldn't help waving his hands and kept saying things like "If you haven't accomplished your work yet, why do you want to be home?"
“Haha, the number one scholar is too cautious. I don’t want you to propose marriage to anyone today.” Li Jiayou said with a smile, “I just need to give this peony of yours to a virtuous and beautiful woman in the garden.”
"good!"
“It’s time for the Flower Visitor to give you flowers!”
Everyone cheered.
It is nothing to ask Xue Bai to give a flower to one of these famous ladies in public, but it is also a statement. After expressing his position, the rest can wait until the show is over. Xue Bai finally stopped refusing and picked up the flower as a gesture. Peony, who was marked by the Flower Visitor, stood up and walked towards the young ladies.
Seeing him walking towards her, Pei Liu Niang couldn't help but excitedly put her hands in front of her heart, her heart beating hard. She had heard from Pei Kuan that there were several nobles who would definitely make Xue Bai unable to come to the stage today. The Pei family wanted to choose It is possible to become a son-in-law.
She fought for him, and a noble lady sacrificed herself to such an extent that she deserved a peony.
Xue Bai walked up to her, but did not stop. He continued to move forward until he left the apricot garden.
There were loud exclamations all around. The young ladies staying outside the Xingyuan were obviously lower in status than those powerful women. Xue Bai glanced around, looking for Qinglan's figure. After that, he stepped forward and put the
peonies were handed out.
There was a sudden booing all around.
“Langjun, I..."
“Quickly pick up.“
Yan Yan on the side was also very excited and urged: "Hurry up, hurry up."
Qing Lan blushed fiercely, her hands trembled, and she slowly lifted up and took the peony.
In front of everyone, she did not dare to look at Xue Bai. She turned around and looked at Yan Yan with pleading eyes. She saw that Yan Yan was smiling all over her face, so she was not afraid of the boos from the people around her.
Qinglan quickly took her hand and asked her to take her to the carriage quickly.
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Upstairs in Ziyun Tower, even Li Longji was attracted by this small episode. He walked out of the hall with a wine glass and stood against the railing.
“Who did this boy hand the peonies to?”
"Back to Saint, I don't know which family she is from yet. Judging from the carriage and horses, she shouldn't be from a wealthy family."
"He refused to bow his head." Li Longji raised his lips slightly and said casually: "Since no one in the family wants to marry, then I will give him a marriage."
The emperor laughed loudly, turned around and walked into the Ziyun Palace, his hands slightly opened, as if he had everything under control.
In the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty, there was a feast in Qujiang. Such a romantic and beautiful scene made people feel high-spirited.
“Pass the message, the small banquet in Zhongzhou is over, and the Ziyun Tower opera begins.”
The sage issued an edict to summon Xue Bai, the number one scholar, to enter the Ziyun Tower!"
Xue Bai then tidied up his clothes, walked through the civilians on the river bank, bypassed the lush bamboo trees, entered the Qujiang Palace, and climbed to the Ziyun Tower.
Stepping into the main hall, looking around, everyone in the hall is dressed in luxurious clothes.…