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225 chapters of poetry

"The lord is writing poetry again today! The slips are in my hands!" He shouted loudly, and for a while, an unknown number of people gathered towards him, and even the queue behind him on stilts was congested for a while. Gotta get out of touch.

Qin Ke also saw many people dressed as officials from the crowd, but they didn't intend to go forward to maintain order at all. Instead, they had smiles on their faces, as if they were expecting something.

It’s just that the man yelled for a long time, and it was always those two sentences, which immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of many onlookers, and some people reprimanded: “What is the new poem of the king? Don’t be secretive, tell me quickly.”

"That's right, if you just shout but don't talk, who knows if you're deliberately bragging?"

"Mr. Hu, can you change your traitorous personality? Believe it or not, I will beat you to death?" This man was obviously an old acquaintance, and without saving face, he opened his mouth and cursed.

Hu Laobai in the middle smiled triumphantly: "What's the hurry? I'm not bragging. I, Hu Laobai, can't do anything else, but I've never bragged about sending letters. The king composes poems every year at the Lantern Festival." First of all, think back to the day when the noble concubine and empress married into the palace, wasn’t it me that wrote the song ‘Clouds think about clothes, flowers look like faces, spring breeze blows Revlon’?”

Mentioning this poem, the expressions of the surrounding Tang people softened a little. Some people recited the poem and pondered it carefully: "It is still amazing to listen to the poem of the Lord, and it can make the Lord I don’t know how beautiful the imperial concubine or empress who made ‘Yun Xiang’s clothes are beautiful’ is, if I can see her once in this life, even if I lose one year of my life, it’s worth it.”

As soon as this remark came out, someone immediately laughed and said: "You still lose one year of life? Even if you lose ten years of life, it is impossible for the imperial concubine to appear in front of you even once. The toad wants to eat swan meat and thinks of good things. There is such a beauty , the Lord of the country is naturally reluctant to let him show his face, not to mention that the imperial concubine is not only a beauty, but also a virtuous housemate. With her assistance, our Tang Dynasty is becoming stronger and stronger, and we cannot go north under the pressure of Jing Wu who is ready to move. Even if the Mohist family has the largest territory, so what? It’s not advancing and retreating, when did it take advantage of it?”

"I mean even! Even if you understand! I don't really expect!"

Qin Ke glanced at Abu, and said in a low voice: "The imperial concubine? Is that... Yang Guifei, Yang Taizhen?"

Abu nodded silently.

When I was in Jingwu, there were a few people who couldn't get around in the Taixue class. One of them was naturally the "General Wang Xuanwei of the Mohists" whom Qin Ke had met. Although the giants of the Mohist school are noble, it is difficult to balance the two sides, which is not a serious problem for Jing and Wu.However, General Wang Xuanwei is a rare Mohist pragmatist. Neither the Legalists nor the Confucians dare to underestimate this illustrious general. In the game, the two sides will have to fight sooner or later.

The second is Cao Meng from the sea. It is said that this man is broad-minded and extraordinary, and his subordinates are as fierce as clouds, and even Liu De, a military officer like Jijiu, advises him from the side. Armored heavy cavalry like the "Leopard Cavalry" competed with the heroes, and would inevitably become the enemy of Jing and Wu in the future.

And the third... is Yang Guifei named Yang Taizhen.

Although she is a girl, Huang Hansheng said that under Li Qiuhuang's indulgence, she has gradually taken over the government, and she said what she said.

In the Tang Dynasty, the most important thing for all the officials was not the early dynasty that Li Qiuhuang canceled from time to time, but in the cabinet, discussing the government affairs with Yang Taizhen, and it was her decisive decision to send troops to Jingwu, if it was not for Zhuge Wanling With the tacit cooperation with Gao Changgong and the full assistance of the former Wu gentry, I am afraid that the Tang State has now occupied the southern territory and swept the world.

Such a woman, just hearing about it, already made Qin Ke a little in awe.

"Don't make noise, don't make noise!" Hu Laobai shouted with a smile, "Do you still want to listen to new poems?"

"You said it, don't just talk and fart here!"

Hu Laobai burst out laughing, and finally, under the expectation of everyone, he opened the bamboo slips and read slowly: "The two of you are facing each other, and the flowers are blooming, cup after cup. I am drunk and want to sleep, and I will go. Ming Dynasty intends to bring the qin. "

In fact, Hu Laobai's voice is good, heavy but not depressing, quick but not frivolous, as long as he doesn't shout hoarsely, he can be a storyteller or a poet, and after he reads this poem Afterwards, everyone fell silent, no matter if they were traffickers or merchants and officials, they seemed to be savoring the charm of this poem carefully.

The people behind couldn't hear it clearly, so naturally the people in front conveyed it backwards a little bit. For a while, except for the sound of gongs and drums, the bustling voices in the whole street were completely empty.

On the contrary, Qin Ke was a little surprised. Could it be that in the Tang Dynasty... everyone understands poetry?He frowned, and silently remembered: I am drunk and want to sleep, and I will go, Ming Dynasty intends to bring the piano...

The lord of the Tang Kingdom is really unrestrained and romantic.

However, he obviously does not have an almost fanatical admiration for Li Qiuhuang like the people of the Tang Dynasty. His poetry and prose are not even comparable to the meat buns in the steamer. , carefully took Abu out of the block.

After walking a long way, Qin Ke yelled and said, "I've found out that everyone in the Tang Kingdom is crazy."

Qin Ke stuck out his tongue, but just happened to pass by a burly man. Hearing his words, he glared at him immediately. Qin Ke knew that he was at fault, so naturally he didn't make any excuses, and walked straight forward. Looking at the back, he looked a little embarrassed and fled.

"This is also a kind of customs in the Tang Dynasty? I remember that there was a Chu king in the previous dynasty who liked women with thin waists. It is said in the book that 'the king of Chu is so thin-waisted, so he starved to death in the palace' probably has the same reason." Abu laughed. Just as he was about to say a few more words, he suddenly felt that Qin Ke was tugging on his sleeve vigorously.

Qin Ke's eyes were deep and slightly bright, he made a gesture, patted Abu on the shoulder, and said in a low voice, "There is someone."

Of course someone does not mean that there are people on the street. In today's Ding'an City, there are crowds of people pouring in from all directions. Now it is really difficult to find a deserted street. But he quickly realized that Qin Ke said: The "someone" refers to someone following.

Abu became vigilant, but the noisy crowd made it impossible for him to determine who the stalker was. Qin Ke tugged his sleeve again and said, "Don't be too obvious."

He learned a trick from Gao Yishui when he was in Jiujiang City, knowing that what they need most at this moment is to keep normal and pretend not to notice at all. If they pay attention to the expressions of others and look left and right, they will let their opponents see it They have become aware of the fact that someone is following them.

"Who is it?" Abu seemed a little stiff, and forced himself to follow Qin Ke forward without looking back, "Is it the people who followed you in Jiujiang City?"

"I don't know yet." Qin Ke told Abu about this matter, and even Zhou Gongjin knew about it, but although Zhou Gongjin had sent someone to investigate, they probably couldn't find any clues. I was much more cautious before, and I only felt a little strange when I ran out of the crowd in a hurry."

He unfolded the technique of wind vision, but the noise in his ears almost made him lose his breath. In this case, it was impossible for him to use the technique of wind vision to find those stalkers from the crowd, so he could only say: " We move on."

"Okay." Abu nodded, and the two continued to move forward along the crowd, but Qin Ke still felt that eyes were constantly scanning him. He tilted his head slightly, but he could only see a sea of ​​people, some even on the side of the street. Buying a mask made it even more difficult for him to identify.

Chapter 226

He didn't have Gao Yishui's experience, so he thought for a while and said, "Well, we'll split up later, and I'll move on, so you hide quickly, anyway... find a way to get rid of them."

"Are you leading them away?" Abu asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, I'm not necessarily good at fighting, but I'm not bad at escaping." Qin Ke said softly. Just now, the two of them passed by a stall selling masks. Qin Ke reached out and took two, while the owner was still in a daze. , he had already given the money and walked away, pretending to look around at the Lantern Festival, but he picked it up to look at it, and said with a wry smile, "Why is it a pig's head?"

Abu looked at the other mask Qin Ke handed over, and smiled inexplicably: "I'm fine, I'm a cow."

"You are a cow." Qin Ke rolled his eyes, then put on the pig's head mask, and said: "The corner ahead, if I say go, you go. One, two, three, go!"

At Qin Ke's order, Abu moved swiftly towards the corner. He has a burly figure, but he deliberately lowered his body a little while he was shuttling, and he seemed no different from ordinary pedestrians. And there were a few complaints.

At the same time, Qin Ke stretched out his hand and suddenly embraced a passerby who was also wearing a mask, laughing loudly: "Hey, look, this lantern is really beautiful."

"Who are you?" The man tilted his head and didn't realize it for a while. It was wearing a monkey mask, and the corners of its mouth were slightly raised. It seemed a little agile, but also a little funny. He could see it clearly. The pig's head mask on Qin Ke's face unexpectedly flashed a bit of disgust in his eyes, "Pig's head?"

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I admitted the wrong person." Qin Ke let go of his hand, apologizing, and continued to walk forward, but when he walked, he muttered a little depressed: "You are a monkey, I am embarrassed to dislike you." A pig?"

But his goal has been achieved, he didn't look at the direction of Abu's departure, he believed that Abu should be able to leave this time, he felt at ease and kept walking.

And not far from Qin Ke, Wu Ting and Lu Pu mixed in the crowd, also wearing masks, but one of them had Rakshasa on his face, and the other had Yaksha on his face. That banditry made the girls on the side a little afraid, and subconsciously moved away from them.

"Did you see that? Did the two of them separate?" Wu Ting whispered, but they didn't really know. Although Lu Ming told them to keep a distance of ten feet, after all, in such a mixed crowd, it was necessary to follow the two. It is really difficult for me personally, if I want to keep ten feet away, I am afraid that the two people will disappear in the blink of an eye. Naturally, they can only reduce the distance to five feet.

"It seems to be. They are all wearing masks, one is a pig's head, and the other is... a monkey!" Lu Pu narrowed his eyes, and suddenly said firmly: "One continued to move forward, and the other walked to the left."

"What should I do?" Wu Ting asked, "Which one?"

"I'm going to follow the monkey." Lu Pu thought for a while, and arranged: "Follow the pig's head closely, and be careful not to attract people's attention. If you lose your follow, meet at the Wanglushan Inn, in case they are planning to do something right now. Something, we have to see clearly, so that we can return to the master."

"Okay." Wu Ting knew that there is not much time for them to think now, nodded, and continued to walk forward. There were so many people, Qin Ke was soon submerged in the surging crowd, and Wu Ting was chasing after him. Like a carnivorous fish following the fishy smell.

Qin Ke walked ahead, even if he didn't have to turn his head, he could guess that the person behind him would not give up easily, but thinking that Abu should have escaped, he felt a lot more at ease, but he suffered from the person wearing the monkey mask. Pedestrian, I hope he can really be as dexterous as a monkey, and can avoid the "tail" behind him.

"Why have you been followed since Jiujiang City, and ended up being followed in Tang Dynasty?" Qin Ke asked himself in a low voice, but this kind of question could only alleviate his temporary doubts, and even Gao Yishui couldn't find that from the thin clues. If there is no clue, it is even more impossible for him to know that the two people following this time are not the same as those in Jiujiang City before, and he will not know the relationship between these two people and Lu Ming.

Ding'an City is still bustling, and the team of dragon and lion dancers is still moving forward. Behind this team, there are various jugglers on the floats showing their exquisite skills that they have practiced for many years. According to pedestrians, tonight Well, there is more than one team in Ding'an City, they patrol the whole city, almost all night long.

After walking around a corner, on the "Ding'an River" in Ding'an City, the flower boats are also hung with lanterns of various colors. From a distance, you can see those women in thin clothes who make you think, laughing wildly and singing beautifully. How many people spent a lot of money tonight, and they don't know how much fine wine will be poured into the river for nothing.

Qin Ke walked all the way around like this, but he was not in a hurry to get rid of the person behind him. Anyway, in such a place, it is difficult for his wind vision technique to work, and it is not easy to find out this person.

Since that person is following him, he probably wouldn't want to confront him head-on. He can take a leisurely stroll in the yard, relaxing and happy, but that person has to keep an eye on his own movements. Compared to this, Qin Ke still has the upper hand. .

Thinking of this, he was in a much better mood after being made a bit bad by this sudden situation, he even whistled, and his expression relaxed a lot.

After walking for about half an hour, Qin Ke was a little tired from shopping. Although he bought a lot of food on the way, he only bought candied and dried fruits along the way. He couldn't resist his hunger, but the sweet taste was more and more welling up in his throat now. , making his mouth a little dry.

He looked around and saw a restaurant in front of him. After thinking for a while, a smirk suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he simply pushed through the crowd and squeezed through.

But as soon as he walked to the door, he was still looking at the three-character signboard of "Jiuxianju", when there was a burst of charming laughter from inside the restaurant, which made Qin Ke stunned, frowned, and carefully read again. He glanced at it: "That's right... Jiuxianju, could it be that this name is also a brothel?"

At this time, a young man dressed as a waiter in the shop hurriedly ran out of the door holding an oil urn. Hearing Qin Ke talking to himself, he couldn't help showing a bit of contempt. Hungry ghost, after walking a long distance, he still stares back at him.

Qin Ke touched his nose in embarrassment. He was sure that this place was indeed a restaurant. He shrugged and walked in.

In fact, he had already smelled the strong aroma of wine wafting from the Jiuxianju just now. From this, it can be seen that although the name "Jiuxianju" is a bit big, it may not be a brash air, and after he actually set foot in the Jiuxianju, his eyes froze slightly , Only then did I understand why there were bursts of charming laughter coming from inside.

On the pillar behind the door, hung a wooden sign with a few big characters written on it with a brush: "Those who break the five obsessions will get a jug of fine wine."

On the other pillar, it was written: "The one who wins the top prize will get a jar of 30-year-old Jiuxianju's own aging wine."

Today is the Lantern Festival. Not only are the shops hung with lanterns, but the Jiuxianju even has countless lanterns in the rooms. From the downstairs to the upstairs, from the first floor to the third floor, all the lights are shining. Resplendent and resplendent.And these lanterns are written with a poem, which is obviously the most frequently played game at the Lantern Festival, guessing lantern riddles.

In addition to these women, there are many guests in the restaurant, both men and women. Most of the men are dressed as scribes, with jade around their waists and folding fans in their hands, showing a bit of chic and unrestrained appearance.

Most of these people came here for the lantern riddles in Jiuxianju. Of course, for those present, a pot of fine wine may not be very attractive, but since Jiuxianju has such a way of playing, these people are usually boring. It's just a matter of playing around with such lights.

Whenever someone yells out the answer to a lantern riddle, the man upstairs can respond immediately. If the answer is correct, he will record the word "正" on the bamboo slips, and shout loudly in the building, "A certain son has solved it." How many puzzles are there?" Afterwards, a jug of fine wine was served, causing everyone to look sideways.

The group of laughing women gathered around a table, each of them was looking up, looking at different lanterns, and they were constantly exchanging ideas with each other, listening carefully, it was just chatting.

Chapter 227 Lantern Riddles, Restaurant

However, Qin Ke heard that most of the words they exchanged in private were: "Look at that Mr. Chen, he has already guessed eighteen riddles tonight. I heard that his father is Dalizheng. He has a profound family education and is also handsome. It’s still Zhou Zheng.”

"What is this?" Soon a woman laughed and said, "Lantern riddle guessing tonight is just a start. This is just the first round of lantern riddles in Jiuxianju. It is too early to make a conclusion. Although Mr. Chen said he is He took the lead first, but the few people sitting next to him were not easy-going lamps. The uncle of Mr. Xu was Shangshu Youcheng. Could it be that his family education is worse than Mr. Chen? But look at him Up to now, I still just sit and laugh with a fan, making it clear that I am going for the puzzles behind, and it is not a skill to solve the puzzles in front, and it is only talent to be able to solve the puzzles behind."

"Yingying is right." Another woman interjected, she saw her eyes rolling, and said with a soft smile: "However, I heard that your father has already talked about marriage with the Taifu Shaoqing. You praise him so much Mr. Xu , aren’t you afraid to spread the word and make people laugh?”

The woman named Yingying listened to the teasing, and glared at the woman: "Which pot does not open and which pot is lifted. I don't like the son of the Taifu Shaoqing. He looks like he is idle, and he can't write a few lines when he writes poems." , I know how to play polo and go to brothels all day long, if I marry him, I will die of anger."

……

Qin Ke shook his head. Hearing from the back, these women's hearts were no longer on the lantern riddles, but more on judging the scholars who guessed the lantern riddles. Some women even secretly met the scholars' eyes. To solve the riddle, the son always put his eyes on the woman, and the woman gave her a wink in a very face-saving way, and everything was said without saying anything.

Qin Ke found a place to sit down, and soon Xiao Er came up. He was wearing ordinary cotton clothes, and he couldn't find a piece of jade ornament. Although the Bodhisattva in his hand was expensive, only those who knew the goods could see it Some clues, of course, in the eyes of Xiaoer, Qin Ke should be just a poor boy, so his attitude seemed a little flat: "Guest officer, what do you order? Today there will be prizes for guessing lantern riddles in Jiuxianju. If you want to participate, you can first enter I register my name here."

Qin Ke smiled, and didn't care about Xiaoer's attitude. He was not a son of an official. Although he has a lot of money now, he still has a poor mentality. He looked at the sign hanging on the counter , said: "Just a pot of rice bar, a plate of pickled radishes, and... chicken feet."

This is the special delicacy of the Tang Kingdom. It is said that when the Ji Dynasty enshrined the Tang King, on the way the Tang King went to the Tang Kingdom, he saw a phoenix passing by in the sky. Peaceful and prosperous.

In the Tang Dynasty, chicken feet were called chicken feet, which was also auspicious.

"Okay. Wait a moment, guest officer." Xiaoer turned around, with a bit of disdain on his face, thinking that he really wasn't some high-flyer, and just ordered two worthless meals.

But Qin Ke stopped him: "Wait."

Xiao Er turned his head again, with a sincere smile on his face, and Qin Ke was surprised by the quick change of face: "Guest officer, what else do you want?"

"Didn't you say that you can participate in guessing lantern riddles?" Qin Ke smiled, thinking that he was sitting inside drinking rice wine and guessing lantern riddles. He wanted to see how long the follower could last, "I Participate. My surname is Qin and my name is Ke."

Xiao Er wrote down his name and left slowly, only saying that he only needs to let him hear when solving the puzzle.

Qin Ke was a little surprised at Xiao Er's ability to memorize people's voices and names and match them one by one. If not, everyone would have to go to Xiao Er to confirm after solving the puzzle, which is really troublesome.

Soon, the food and wine were served. The chicken feet were fished out of the brine, with a spicy aroma, but the mouth was extremely soft. Qin Ke was very happy to eat the rice wine and the chicken feet. It's the second round of lantern riddle guessing for everyone. Jiuxianju replaced the old lanterns and hung up new ones, and everyone's interest in guessing lantern riddles is getting stronger.

With the chicken paw in his mouth, Qin Ke raised his head and looked at a lantern riddle. It was his first time playing such a game. He squinted his eyes slightly and looked at the words on the lantern: two o'clock will come up in the sky.Guess a word.

Come up at two o'clock?Qin Ke thought for a while, moved his fingers slightly, and there were two dots on the word Tian, ​​isn't it just a word of Guan?

Thinking of this, he said loudly to Xiaoer, "Isn't it, Guan?"

Xiao Er just glanced at him, then shouted loudly: "Mr. Qin Ke, Qin, solve a riddle!"

Everyone immediately turned their attention to Qin Ke. He came here alone, and he didn't know anyone in this foreign country, so he just found a seat in the corner, which was not very conspicuous.

And the group of women sitting together looked at Qin Ke's clothes, and then saw that he had no decorations on his body, not even a jade pendant, so they naturally regarded him as a poor scholar, and they all showed a bit of contempt smile.

Qin Ke didn't care, he just sat there, continued to drink rice wine, taste the chicken feet, and at the same time, he paid attention to whether there was anything unusual about anyone at the door, but people came and went, and the person who followed him was surprisingly cautious. Did not show the slightest tell.

That being the case, Qin Ke set his sights on the second lantern again. This one said, the sun and the moon are together.

Qin Ke pursed his lips and smiled, the sun and the moon are together, of course it is a clear word when they are together, so the second voice once again rang out: "Qin Ke, Mr. Qin, solve two puzzles!"

Seeing it was so simple, Qin Ke's interest also came up. The lanterns in the building filled the sky, and there were lights everywhere. He just looked for those puzzles that were not difficult for him. Before he knew it, there were two more pots on the table. Fine wine presented by Jiuxianju.

Under such circumstances, even those scholars did not dare to ignore Qin Ke, a seemingly inconspicuous "scholar from a humble family" sitting in a corner, and those women who pointed at him also took a few more glances at him , the woman named Yingying looked at Qin Ke's leisurely look, and couldn't help but chuckled: "Everyone in this game wanted to be the first and be a hero, but in the end, each of them was defeated by these simple puzzles. In front of all the puzzles, he was like a bear, but this Mr. Qin was sitting there drinking alone, looking up casually and solving ten puzzles, which was a bit unexpected."

A plump woman opposite her smiled and said, "Why, Yingying, have you taken a fancy to her?"

Yingying was a little annoyed and said: "Sister Yu, you know how to make fun of me. I just praised him, but why did I fall in love with him again? Even if he can answer ten riddles correctly, it has nothing to do with me. Besides, I am Who? Who is he? Can I see him?"

"Yo, I'm still in a hurry." Sister Yu giggled, "Who is he? Even if he is poor, he is still a student full of poetry and books. Even if he doesn't look good now, how can he say it in the future? Sure? Don’t look down on him. Think about the Miss Yujia the year before last. She forced Xiruan to elope with him for a Mr. Hu who was born in the fields. At the beginning, others said that she had fallen into a pit of fire, but who knew that this year, Mr. Hu The young master is valued by the imperial concubine because of his good knowledge, although he is only the chief bookkeeper now, but who doesn't know that it will be a matter of time before he becomes famous in the future?"

"That's only a very small number of things." Yingying said angrily, "How many people can be valued by the imperial concubine? It won't happen every year. I can't do this kind of thing anyway, bet It's fine if you win, but if you lose the bet, wouldn't you lose everything?"

Sister Yu grinned and said, "This won't work, and that won't work either. Then what kind of good husband are we Yingying looking for? Tell the sisters?"

Yingying thought for a while, her eyes showed a bit of fascination, and she said softly: "My wishful gentleman, it would be great if he could be as full of poetry and prose as the king, unrestrained and unrestrained."

As soon as the words were finished, the women at the table suddenly burst into laughter. A white cat was awakened by the woman who laughed so hard that she laughed so hard that she let out a dissatisfied cry, and ran out of her arms.

"Ouch." Sister Yu laughed out of breath, "Our Yingying is really ambitious..."

Yingying blushed, and said, "You told me to say it, and now you're laughing at me again. I just want to find a good-looking gentleman like the king, what's the matter?"

Chapter 228 Mr. Cai Yan

At this time, Qin Ke had already solved the No.15 lantern riddle, the third jug of wine had been served on the table, and there were not many hanging lanterns.

Everyone in the venue did not dare to underestimate Qin Ke any more, and many people even sat down and invited him to have a drink and call him brother.

Qin Ke didn't know whether to laugh or cry. In fact, he didn't think he had much knowledge, but he was a little at a loss for this kind of respect. He could only keep clinking glasses with people, drinking, drinking, and his face became rosy.

Of course, if Gao Yishui was here, he would probably mock Qin Ke for not knowing it.