"Good calligraphy, the handwriting is thin and strong, even thin without losing its flesh."
Many people have heard that Lin Xuan invented a new font, but have never seen it, and they are a little skeptical. Now that they see the words written by Lin Xuan, they know that the rumors are indeed true.
To be honest, although Song Huizong was a foolish emperor, it is undeniable that the characters written in thin gold style have beautiful lines, strong strokes, precise stipples, handsome structure, and stretched layout. Its artistic style has influenced calligraphy hobbies from generation to generation.
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Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others had all seen Lin Xuan's calligraphy, so they were not that surprised and focused on the couplets.
The second line given by Lin Xuan is: The floating clouds grow long, long, long and fade.
Some people were puzzled, and some were thoughtful, trying to read Lin Xuan's second couplet in their hearts.
"Are they right?"
Couplets were still a minority in the early Tang Dynasty, and many literati did not understand them very well, let alone warriors like Cheng Yaojin. Cheng Yaojin also had an advantage, that is, just ask if you don't understand.
It doesn’t matter if I don’t understand, as long as you understand.
However, no one paid attention to Cheng Yaojin, mainly because the upper and lower couplets were too obscure, and the person who left the couplet could not read it out, so it was difficult for them to judge for a while.
Taihe Academy didn't take it seriously at all. The form and word count of the couplets are not even if they are neatly aligned.
We should also consider the deep meaning and artistic conception of the first couplet, including the coordination of levels, etc.
"Master Hou, you don't think that the couplets are matched just because they have the same number of words, do you?"
"Yes, if that's the case, I can also compete with him. Master Lu's first couplet is definitely not that simple."
On the Taihe Academy side, many people ridiculed Lin Xuan.
Lu Qian narrowed his eyes and said, "Master Hou, I wonder how you read the second couplet?"
Lin Xuan smiled and did not answer, but asked: "How do you read your first couplet?"
"My first couplet is: The tide of sea water rises and falls, and the tide rises and falls." Lu Qian said.
As Lu Qian read out the entire couplet, the meaning of the entire first couplet became very clear, and everyone suddenly understood.
This is a couplet with the same word and different pronunciation. No wonder they felt a little weird when they saw the first couplet and thought about it for a long time without any clue.
This kind of couplet would be easier to write if it were shorter, but Lu Qian's first couplet uses seven Chinese characters in a row. It is really difficult for the second couplet to be neatly aligned and consistent with the artistic conception of the first couplet.
But Lin Xuan wrote the second line without thinking almost. They thought that Lin Xuan's second line was written randomly.
A faint smile appeared on He Yu's face. He had actually read these questions before coming here. He also tried to answer this first couplet, but he still couldn't answer it. He didn't think Lin Xuan could think of it all.
If you don't want to, just do it.
"What kind of Chaochao people are making me dizzy? You literati are in trouble. No wonder you have so many bent intestines." Cheng Yaojin said carelessly.
Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others on the side looked a little ugly.
But they didn't want to pay attention to Cheng Yaojin, a tough guy, and simply pretended they didn't hear anything.
Even people like Wei Zheng who dared to challenge Li Shimin didn't want to deal with Cheng Yaojin.
There was no other way, Li Shimin was reasonable, and as long as he was reasonable, he could render Li Shimin speechless.
But Cheng Yaojin, this idiot, is completely unreasonable.
Youdao means that when a scholar encounters a soldier, there is no reason to explain.
Lin Xuan ignored the sarcasm and said calmly: "My second line is: The floating clouds rise, the long rises, the long rises and the long declines."
When Lin Xuan saw this couplet in his previous life, he was very puzzled. It was clearly written as "chao" and "chang", but when it was read, the words "tide" and "rise" were used. Although the pronunciation was the same, the characters were different.
Later, Lin Xuan did some research and realized that dynasty and tide, long and rising were different in later generations, but they were actually the same in ancient times.
This involves the ancient Tongjia characters.
The so-called "Tongjia" means "general use, metonymy", that is, replacing the original character with a character with the same or similar pronunciation or glyph.
So in ancient times, dynasty and tide, long and rising were actually the same word.
On the Taihe Academy side, many people had smiles on their faces as if they were sure of victory. However, when Lin Xuan read out the second couplet, the smiles on their faces were a little stiff.
Those present are all scholars. Perhaps most of them have not studied the couplets seriously, but it does not mean that they do not understand it at all.
Especially when Lin Xuan read out the second couplet.
The sea tide rises and falls, and the tide rises and falls.
Floating clouds rise, rise for a long time, rise and disappear for a long time.
No matter in terms of artistic conception or coordination, they can't find a single fault.
No one thought that Lin Xuan's seemingly ordinary long hair actually hid a mystery.
"Is this...really right?" someone asked in a voiceless voice.
The square, which had been silent because of Lin Xuan's antithesis of the upper and lower couplets, suddenly heard a sound, although it was not loud, but everyone came back to their senses.
Lu Qian didn't just come up with this first couplet today. In fact, he had thought of it for several years. Many of them had tried to get it right, but no one could get it right.
Because couplets were not popular in the early Tang Dynasty, this first couplet did not spread.
Even if they can't believe it, they have to believe it when the facts are in front of them.
Many people suddenly remembered what Lu Qian said at the beginning, that as long as Lin Xuan could face him, he would admit defeat, and his face looked a little ugly.
When Lu Qian said this before, they didn't pay attention at all, because they felt that their side would win without a doubt, but now they started to complain about Lu Qian.
If you hadn't been so full of words, they wouldn't have lost.
Among them, the one with the ugliest face was He Yu. He decided on all the questions in the competition. He wanted to get off to a good start, but now he lost. How should he explain to the Wang family?
He Yu's wife is from the Wang family and is related by marriage to the Wang family. He has always wanted to get closer to the Wang family, but none of his grandsons are up to par, and the Wang family doesn't like him at all.
It would have been okay if the Wang family had allowed a sideline girl to marry him for He Yu's sake a few years ago.
But now that He Yu is almost 70 years old and has only a few years to live, the Wang family naturally does not need to give him face.
At his age, he shouldn't get involved in such things. After all, if he wins, he will offend Li Shimin, and if he loses, he may lose his security at the end of the season, which is of no benefit to him.
But the Wang family promised that as long as he was willing to lead the team, he would marry the He family, and she would be a legitimate daughter.
Only then did He Yu agree. He was originally full of confidence in this trip, but who would have thought that he would lose the first game.
Lu Qian looked at Lin Xuan, and his face did not show the slightest displeasure because Lin Xuan wrote the second couplet. Instead, he laughed and said, "Okay, I am really formidable in life."
He really likes couplets, so he had no choice but to come here this time.
He is also from Shandong, and the Five Surnames and Qi Wang have been rooted in Shandong for thousands of years. With the marriages over the years, there is no clan in Shandong that is not connected with the Five Surnames and Qi Wangs.
Lu Qian laughed for a long time before he stopped. He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "No one can match my first couplet so far. Although your second couplet is barely good, I said before that if you can match it, I will forget it."