In Yuexian Building, Professor Chen stood in front of the long table on the high platform, staring closely at the long scroll in his hand. A layer of white mist appeared in his eyes. Not long after, two lines of old tears fell down from the corners of his eyes.
Seeing this, the scholars and students in the building looked around one after another, somewhat confused about the situation. What poem could make Professor Chen, who stood at the top of Ningguo's literati, cry?
After a while, Professor Chen raised his sleeves to wipe away his tears and asked Lin Zican, "His name is Tang Ji, right?"
Lin Zican clenched his hands into fists. Although he didn't want to admit it, he didn't dare to deceive the other party. He cupped his hands and said, "Professor, that's right."
Professor Chen nodded and sighed: ""Qing Ping Tiao" uses peony as a metaphor to vividly depict the moving posture of a beauty. This song "Beauty" also sings that although a beautiful woman lives a hard life, she has a simple and noble character.
, you can even feel the poet’s sorrow, one is happy and the other is sad, the two beautiful poems are both masterpieces, and they will never be exaggerated!”
Then, he ordered the waiter in the building to hang the poem and said to Li Runsheng: "If you really want to find the most talented person in Huaizhou to frustrate me, Tang Ji should be the best candidate, not this person!
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After finishing speaking, Professor Chen glanced at Liu Long, turned around and walked towards the audience, still mumbling sentences from "Beauty".
When the scholars in the audience saw the long scroll hanging, they rushed over quickly, and the people standing in the front row immediately started reading aloud.
"Unfortunately, I am in trouble, my family is poor, I am abandoned by the heartless man, but I can keep myself clean. How sad and bright. This poem...I, I can only say that it is a masterpiece, a masterpiece!" A scholar in commoner clothes.
With tears in his eyes, he sighed.
Another person also wiped the corners of his eyes: "'But when you see new people smiling, when you hear old people cry,' this woman is too miserable. The heartless man deserves to die!"
"The clear spring in the mountain shows the purity of this woman's character; the maid selling pearls shows the poverty of her livelihood; holding radish to mend the house shows her desire to live in seclusion; picking flowers without wearing them shows her simplicity; picking cypresses shows her chaste temperament; leaning against bamboo at dusk
Seeing his aloofness and loneliness, he is so good at poetry, really good poetry!" Among the crowd, a young man in blue gauze fanned a paper fan and praised.
Soon, someone recognized him: "This, isn't this Fang Jin, the most talented man in Changhuai? Why is he here?"
"Hum, Changhuai County is under the jurisdiction of Huaizhou. The person we selected this time is the most talented person in Huaizhou. Fang Jin naturally wanted to see who was more talented than him, but he turned out to be a thief who deceived the world and stole his reputation. If it weren't for Jiang
However, if the girl stops him and Young Master Tang Ji appears in time, our Yunhuai County and even Huaizhou will become a laughing stock!" Another scholar looked at Liu Lu on the stage and mocked.
In an instant, many people turned their heads to look at Liu Long. Li Runsheng had already apologized just now, and with Professor Chen's support, they certainly didn't have to worry about anything anymore and started talking loudly.
"It's really ridiculous that you dare to steal other people's poems with such little ability. Look up and look at your four poems. Together they can't compare to one of Mr. Tang's poems."
"Hey, hey, what are you talking about? Isn't it insulting to compare his poems with those of Master Tang Ji?"
"That's right, if I were to write this poem, I might be better than him, but I can't afford to lose my face if my plagiarism is discovered!"
"..."
Listening to the accusations from the audience, Liu Long was very panicked and didn't know how to respond. He could only hold Li Runsheng's sleeve and whispered: "Teacher, what should I do?"
"From now on, I have nothing to do with you anymore!" Li Runsheng waved his arm and shook his hand away.
Lin Zican stared at the two of them angrily and said angrily: "Master Li, didn't you tell my father that it was foolproof? Do you know how much money my Lin family invested in this poetry meeting? In the end, I made a wedding dress for someone else, okay,
This grudge has been recorded by my Lin family!"
After finishing speaking, he snorted coldly and led the people towards the side stairs.
Li Runsheng no longer thought about what to do. The Lin family was the first family in Yunhuai County and often interacted with the government. It was not difficult to deal with him. He quickly chased after him: "Master Lin, I didn't know that things would turn out like this.
, it’s all Liu Long’s fault, we have something to discuss..."
In the end, only Liu Lu was left on the entire high platform. Listening to the voices of accusations and abuse from the audience, and recalling Tang Ji's words in Jiang Ran's courtyard and the words that had just humiliated him, his mouth suddenly opened wide and his breathing became difficult.
"Pfft~"
A mouthful of blood spurted out, and Liu Lu fell to the ground in convulsions.
He regretted deeply at this moment. He regretted not asking about the location of the poetry meeting in advance. He regretted that he was greedy and wanted to take other people's poems as his own. He regretted that he went to Jiang Ran's house to humiliate himself...
Seeing this scene, many people in the building scolded him for what he deserved, and then prepared to watch "Beauty" for a while. Only a few people took pity on Liu Long and walked on stage to help him up.
From tonight onwards, Tang Ji's name resounds throughout Yunhuai City. Professor Chen's praise and the two beautiful poems at Lin Yue's poetry meeting directly put him in the position of "the most talented man in Huaizhou".
...
Tang Ji didn't think so much. After coming out of Yuexian Tower, he took Jiang Ran on the carriage and headed towards Linxi Lane.
Because it was already dark, Song Xiao drove very slowly.
Li Yu leaned against the carriage, gave a thumbs up to Tang Ji, and said: "Hahaha, what a hero to save the beauty. That old man Li was so angry that his face turned green, but then again, I actually forgot about Miss Jiang,
I asked you to sing a song in the building before. It turns out that you resigned from the title of oiran because of him. You are a talented man and a beautiful woman. What a wonderful second... uh uh uh!"
Tang Ji quickly covered his mouth, raised his brows slightly, and said with a smile, "Ignore him."
A trace of blush appeared on Jiang Ran's pretty face, and she shook her head shyly. After thinking about it, she finally said what was in her heart: "I didn't expect that your poetry attainments are so high, but you shouldn't offend Professor Chen.
He must be highly respected, and even the governor must be courteous. If there is a chance in the future, it would be better to apologize to him."
Tang Ji spread his palms to express his loss. At that time, he only wanted to help Jiang Ran, and he didn't know the identity of the old man.
Li Yu opened his hand, took a breath, and agreed: "That old guy even dares to scold me, you'd better not offend him!"
Tang Ji rolled his eyes and then said: "Why are you scolding you? People don't even take the governor seriously. Is it possible that your father is more powerful than the governor?"
"My father...forget it, I will introduce my father to you when I have the opportunity in the future." Li Yu shook his head and said nothing more. He didn't know whether Mr. Chen took the governor seriously, but in the
In front of his father, the other party would definitely not dare to make a mistake!
Tang Ji did not continue the topic. He looked at Jiang Ran and asked, "Are you hungry? Go back for barbecue tonight? Brother Cheng sent back the renovated barbecue grill this morning. You can eat with confidence in the future!"
Before Jiang Ran could answer, Li Yu asked first, "Didn't you say you don't have any ingredients at home?"
"I misremembered." Tang Ji glanced at him, wondering why this unlucky boy was obviously a rich man, so why did he always eat and drink with him?
Li Yu continued to reply: "You...I don't care, I'm going too!"
"Okay, okay, for the sake of giving me a ride today, I'll treat you to it for free." Tang Ji raised his hand and waved.
Hearing this, Li Yu exclaimed again: "You still want to collect money? Do you know how much meat can be bought with ten taels of silver? I can order ten dishes in a restaurant and it won't cost that much!"
Tang Ji quickly protected his right ear and said angrily: "Then will you eat?"
"Eat!" Li Yu replied decisively.
Listening to the conversation between the two, Jiang Ran couldn't help but chuckle, but his eyes were completely focused on Tang Ji, becoming more and more curious about what kind of person he was.