The scholar was handsome, with cheerful brows, but his demeanor was a little frivolous. When he saw Jian Chuan looking at him, he was not rigid. He clapped his hands with a folding fan and sneered: "For every man who slaughters dogs for justice, most of them are scholars who are unfaithful. Brother, this is
These two sentences are very insightful, very interesting, and should be understood immediately."
Jian Chuan was not surprised by the scholar's abruptness and said with a gentle smile: "Oh, brother, do you want to invite us to drink? That would be a good relationship."
With a "pop" sound, the folding fan unfolded, but there was air leakage, because the paper fan was already cracked, so there was no air leakage. However, the scholar had no intention of hiding it. Instead, he pointed at the crack on the folding fan and said, "Brother, look
, I'm so poor that I can't afford it in Taibai Tower, but today is different from the past, I really want to go in, what if I invite you here today?"
Jian Chuan liked this kind of frankness, so he smiled and said: "It's all right to have wine, but today Japan is here to treat guests, so you have to ask the guests for this last-minute guest." As he spoke, he looked at Cao Qingshan.
Cao Qingshan was not a stingy person, so he immediately nodded with a smile and said, "It's a blessing to have dinner with a scholar."
The scholar answered: "Thank you so much, husband. I'd like to ask you first."
The two nodded and invited each other in. Although they were both dressed in coarse cloth, they were both people who had seen the world and did not show any timidity. Especially Jian Chuan and the scholar, who had their own elegant demeanor, as well as inside, immediately attracted a lot of attention.
But no one knew him.
I found a seat and sat down, and after being told my name, I found out that the scholar was from Shaoxing, his name was Qiu Lanxi, and he was the same age as Jian Chuan, twenty years old.
Jian Chuan then asked: "My dear brother said earlier that today is different from the past. What did you mean?"
Upon hearing the question, Qiu Lanxi actually had a look of longing in his eyes and said: "Today, the Su family's latest masterpiece is coming to Bianjing, and it will end up in Taibai Tower. I am here to see it first."
Everyone Su? That should be Su Shi. Well, it turns out that there are people chasing stars in this era. And when Qiu Lanxi said this, even Jian Chuan started to look forward to it. What will Su Shi's new work be? Count the time.
, at this time, Su Shi was in a state of decline because he was squeezed out by the old and new factions. Could it be that "Ding Feng Bo."
Isn't it "Ding Feng Bo"? Not long after we were seated here, and before the food and wine were served, we saw a young man at the door rushing in, cheering: "Here it is, here it is, the Su family's new work "Ding Feng Bo"
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"Bring it quickly." Then they saw a young master of Jinxiu happily taking the book and silk from the boy's hand, looking at it at a glance, his expression changed several times, and finally turned into excitement.
Jian Chuan heard Qiu Lanxi muttering beside him: "Who did I think was the first person to make such a big deal? He got the Su family's new work just three days later. It turned out to be Lu Xian. Alas, there are some people like this.
As for his good fortune, the four Lus of Lantian are all high-ranking officials. I heard that his second uncle became the Minister of Zhongshu this year and was awarded the title of Duke Ji. He has a distinguished family background. Brother Jian, why do you think I don't have such a good fortune?
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Jian Chuan chuckled and ignored Qiu Lanxi and others who complained about sour grapes. He had no time to pay attention because Lu Xian in the audience had already begun to chant passionately.
"On March 7th, it rained on the Shahu Road. All the rain gear was gone, and all the people walking in the street were embarrassed. I didn't realize it, but it cleared up, so I wrote this poem."
In these few prefaces, the scene suddenly turned from lively to silent, as if for fear of missing a single word.
"Don't listen to the sound of beating leaves in the forest. Why not whistling and walking slowly. The bamboo stick and mango shoes are lighter than the horse. Who is afraid? You can live your whole life in the misty rain."
"Okay." I don't know who was ignorant, but he actually slapped the table, and immediately received looks of condemnation from all directions, so he lowered his head, not daring to make any more noise.
But I heard Lu Xian's voice suddenly become deeper, and he chanted: "The cool spring breeze blew me away from my drunkenness, and it was slightly cold. The mountain tops were shining slantingly, but they welcomed me. Looking back to the desolate place where I came from, there was neither wind, rain nor sunshine when I returned."
At the end of the recitation, there was a cry in his voice. Jian Chuan looked around carefully and saw that most of the eyes were red. Then when he looked at Qiu Lanxi, who was sitting across from him, his eyes were filled with tears, so he said: "My dear brother, no
As for that."
Jian Chuan never expected that this man would actually take out the handkerchief from his arms, shed a few tears in self-pity, and sighed: "The Su family is so open-minded even when they are in trouble, you are really a role model for our generation.
Thinking about the situation of the Su family again, how unfair is the world?"
Okay, you are right, but you are also wrong. Objectively speaking, Su Shi's talent is unparalleled throughout the ages, but if the situation is unfair, then the benevolent has his own opinion. In Jian Chuan's view, Su Shi was very unfair politically.
In terms of maturity, he is far inferior to Wang Anshi in politics. Such a person should not choose to become an official. His political talents are far from supporting his ambitions.
Of course, I just thought about this in my heart. Considering Qiu Lanxi's fanatical admiration for Su Shi, if he said it out, he would probably have to fight to the death.
So he responded casually and began to focus on the food and wine on the table. He asked Cao Qingshan and his grandson, who knew nothing about poetry, to use their chopsticks and raised their glasses. When Qiu Lanxi saw this, he immediately ignored his sadness and raised his hands neatly.
Cups were invited to each other, and the three of them drank them all in one go.
However, Cao Lou couldn't drink anymore, and the three of them put down their wine glasses, and saw him immediately standing up to pour the wine. This made Jian Chuan sigh with emotion, he was also fourteen years old, and the fourteen-year-old in his previous life was in the rebellious stage.
Okay, now the fourteen-year-old is already so well-behaved and sensible.
Is this the progress of civilization, or is it degradation? This question flashed through Jian Chuan's mind, and he almost made himself laugh.
After changing glasses, the atmosphere became lively. Qiu Lanxi started talking and kept talking. Jian Chuan didn't seem to say much, but every time he spoke, whether serious or humorous, it was always appropriate.
However, after a while, Cao Qingshan was already too drunk, so he was supported by Cao Lou and left first. Jian Chuan wanted to leave with him, but Qiu Lan was in high spirits and refused to let Jian Chuan go, and there was not enough food and wine.
So he stayed.
However, Jian Chuan soon regretted it. Who would have thought that Qiu Lanxi, who looked respectable, turned out to be a drunkard, not to mention getting drunk, and even acting crazy when drunk. This is not bad, looking at the news coming from all directions.
Jian Chuan's face was burning with those disdainful glances, and he wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in.
To be honest, Jian Chuan and Qiu Lanxi only had a friendship over a meal at best, so it would make sense for Jian Chuan to leave him alone and run away alone. It would be unrealistic to say that Jian Chuan had no such thoughts at all, but
There is no way, Jian Chuan's self-cultivation does not allow him to do such irresponsible things.
So he slapped the table and shouted: "Waiter, check out."
After hurriedly paying the bill, he dragged Qiu Lanxi out. The scholar looked thin, but maybe he had a lot of strength due to the alcohol. This was a disaster for Jian Chuan. In order to get him out, he even
I had to exert all my energy to suck the milk.
This process was already anxious and unbearable, but it was even more upsetting to be accused and criticized. It was just a matter of not knowing the names of others, so Lu Xian made an insulting and polite rebuke, but Jian Chuan took it seriously, so he dismissed it coldly.
At one glance, he saw a look of contempt on his face. Even though Jian Chuan had a good temper, he couldn't help but feel cruel and kept it in his heart.