The Chinese New Year is getting closer and closer, and most government offices have begun to herd sheep gradually, and the capital has also entered the peak period of year-end and year-end public banquets.
On the streets of Xicheng, you can see many drunken officials every day.
At this time, Qin Dewei had just gotten married a few days ago and was at a stage where he was very new to family life.
Therefore, he is not very interested in these public banquets outside, and he does not feel as attractive as the hot kang at home.
In addition, Li Chengliang's father, Li Jing, finally completed the formalities for his succession to the throne a year ago and brought back the worldly official, Commander Qianshi of the Tieling Guards.
I asked the big boss Wang Tingxiang to say hello, and Zeng Mian had made outstanding achievements. I also spent some money at the Governor's Mansion. This three-pronged approach was able to go so smoothly.
Then the brother and sister plan to stay in the capital for the New Year. After next spring, they will see if Qin Dewei can arrange the gold-plated position before making the next step.
Miss Li also moved to Qin Dewei's house with Xu Miaoxuan, and lived in the outer courtyard of Dongkuaoyuan like her elder brother Li Jing.
Being able to watch but not eat every day made Qin Dewei feel very strange.
On this day, when Qin Dewei and Xu Miaoxuan went to have dinner at Bachelor Zhang's house, Bachelor Zhang said that there would be a banquet at the Hanlin Academy the day after tomorrow and asked Qin Dewei to go there too.
This is a year-end gathering of all the bureaucrats in the yamen. It would be too unsociable not to go. No matter how low-key you want to be, you must attend as a courtesy.
So in the afternoon the day after tomorrow, Qin Dewei went to the Hanlin Academy, which he had not seen for a long time. The disciples still recognized him and did not stop him.
Qin Dewei took a look and felt that the layout of the Hanlin Academy was not suitable for banquets. For today's public banquet, only a few main halls could be temporarily vacated and a dozen tables were placed.
He couldn't help complaining to Zhang Xueshi: "Why not book a big restaurant? The venue is warm and the food and wine are hot. Is it because the Hanlin Academy is too clean and has no money to eat and drink outside?"
Zhang Xueshi scolded: "What do you know! Can Hanyuan be the same as others? You will know after a while!"
Qin Dewei found a place to sit casually. It was impossible for him to go to the middle anyway, so other places didn't matter.
Wen Renhe, who is currently in charge of the work of the Hanlin Academy, came over and said: "Qin Banqiao! While bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, please change the door couplets of the Number One Scholar Hall!"
Then he added: "Your original couplet was too ostentatious."
Writing couplets is indispensable during the Spring Festival, and paper and pen are readily available. Qin Dewei followed the good example and wrote a new couplet: From the sea to the boundless sky, I am the shore, and when the mountains reach the top, I am the peak.
Everyone could only sigh in admiration. The only number one scholar in the academy dared to say, "I am the peak at the top of the mountain." Then Qin Dewei asked the handyman to stick to the door of the number one scholar hall.
After the banquet started, there was actually a girl from the Jiaofang Division performing a dance, but the space in the three halls was not large, so the dance was only performed by one person.
This was considered the first climax of the banquet, and all the officials composed poems in different rhymes.
Qin Dewei casually wrote a few words: "Jingyuan praises beauty, Xiaoman talks about lightness. It is good to use the lamp as the moon, and the jade as a person. Dance in front of the stream, and sing the new snow."
Everyone passed the poems to each other and cheered when they saw the beauty.
There was a bachelor named Wang Jiao who was not a good drinker. After he got Qin Dewei's poem manuscript, he drunkenly commented:
"I heard that Qin Zhuangyuan ranked first in poetry in Jiangzuo and was known as the Poet Master. Why is it so unremarkable and unworthy of the name? Is it an exaggeration?"
The people nearby nodded. This poem is indeed very ordinary and lackluster. It is not outstanding among today's poems. But Wang teaches you not to talk like this.
Huh? Qin Dewei turned his head, frowned and was about to say something.
Suddenly two young men appeared on the left and right, one was Xu Gu, and the other was Xiong Guo, one of the Eight Talents of Jiajing and a Sichuan fellow of Zhang Xueshi.
The two of them dragged Jiao Wang out and shouted, "Scholar Wang, you have drunk too much! We will take you out to sober up!"
Qin Dewei: ""
He cautiously suspected that someone specially arranged for these two people to monitor him near him.
But Wang Jiao struggled and shouted: "Let go! I didn't drink too much! Qin Banqiao's poems are just not good! Are we still not allowed to say it?"
Wang Xueshi is also a good friend, and he said in defiance: "If someone has the title of Poetry Overlord, does he really mean that he is overlord? No matter what he writes, he is not allowed to be criticized."
Xu Gu, who came from Jinling, had seen big events and said sincerely: "Seniors, please don't believe me. You'd better not criticize Qin Dewei."
At this time, the eunuch Qin Fu came over and brought food and wine given by the emperor.
Only then did Qin Dewei understand why the official banquet of the Hanlin Academy must be held in the Yamen Office. It turned out that there was also an interactive game with the emperor. It can only be said that it is worthy of the Hanlin Academy.
But what everyone doesn't understand is that usually it is the eunuchs who are the eunuchs who are responsible for the rites and the Hanlin Academy. Why is there a eunuch from the Dongchang who does not hold the title of ceremonial eunuch this time?
Could it be said that this eunuch Qin is expected to enter the ceremonial department?
No matter who comes, all the officials will come out of the house together to welcome the mighty emperor's grace.
After the ceremony, the eunuch of the Qin Dynasty issued an edict, asking the poet to compose a poem with the word "New Year" as the title, and the poem was to be completed within a quarter of an hour.
This time was very tense. Everyone did not expect that Emperor Jiajing would ask for poems at this time, so everyone fell silent and frowned in thought.
Only Qin Dewei strode to the desk and brushed the brush in one go.
Qin Fu got the manuscript and glanced at it expressionlessly, only to see that it read:
"The Purple Palace cheers and cheers, and the new year's Huazhu celebrates the birth of clouds. The sun in the middle of the sky reflects the beautiful sky, and the South Pole Star hangs brightly in the constellation.
When the spring is full, we hear the laughter, and the wind is clear and the sea is prosperous. The whole world is looking forward to the dragon's virtue every year, and the jade slips, gold and clay record the chants."
Wucao, this horse-racing poem is really gorgeous and elegant. The emperor must like this style! Eunuch Qin sighed with emotion, put away the manuscript, and said to the Hanlin officials:
"We can't keep the Emperor waiting for too long, let's stop here! This song by Zhuangyuan Gong is excellent, and it can represent Hanyuan!"
Immediately, Eunuch Qin left in a hurry and entered the palace to resume the order.
All the Hanlins who had not finished the idea looked at each other in confusion. They agreed to give it a quarter of an hour, but how come it was over after Qin Dewei handed in the draft?
Or should we say that Qin Dewei's song was enough to overwhelm the audience, so there was no need for others to show off their humiliation?
As expected of a poet, once he takes action, no one else has anything to worry about.
Thinking of this, everyone looked at Bachelor Wang Jiao with their eyes filled with complaints.
Originally, Qin Shiba didn't seem to be interested in being in the limelight today, but you, Bachelor Wang, insisted on provoking him to get angry, causing everyone to miss a chance to show their face.
In fact, Qin Dewei didn't understand what was going on, so he went back to the table to drink with everyone.
An hour later, for some unknown reason, Eunuch Qin, who worked very hard, came out of the palace again.
He also brought the emperor's imperial inscription, which was "Wenkui" in two large characters, and was given to Qin Dewei, who wrote the poem.
This was considered the biggest bonus at the Hanlin Academy banquet, and it made all the Hanlins even more jealous and envious. Others had had the opportunity, but it was all Wang Jiao's fault!
Qin Dewei held the imperial character in his hands and chanted loudly and passionately:
"Po Xian's regular calligraphy is still there today, and Cao Sheng's new inscriptions have not yet dried. On the beautiful pines and mountains, there are strange figures of luan and crane in the five clouds.
I am honored by Baohan, and I am honored to be honored by you. It is more difficult to meet people than Yaoguang. I am fortunate to be surrounded by the sun and the moon, and I will always be happy to brush my paper with you for thousands of years."
Everyone sighed. After Qin Zhuangyuan took office in the Hanlin Academy, he never wrote poetry.
Most Hanlin officials have only heard various rumors and have never seen Shiba's style with their own eyes.
I don’t want to see Shiba getting angry at the end of this year.
