Red Dust Daqian

After Shen Qianrou finished her work at Qianmutang, she came to the banquet with Shen Yueer. She brought a gift of colored glaze and was naturally treated as a distinguished guest. She sat much closer to Zhou Sen than Zhou Sen and sat directly in the middle of the banquet. She was far away from Zhou Sen and it was difficult to communicate with him. It seemed that Shen Qianrou and her sister could not help with the matter of sneaking into Huaxi Temple.

The guests of the birthday banquet of the King of Chu did not dare to neglect it, and they all arrived on time even though there was still some time before the banquet. Perhaps to liven up the atmosphere or to show off deliberately, before the banquet began, the people in the palace actually arranged a gift appreciation session, requiring the guests to introduce the gifts presented to the King of Chu in turn.

The Chu Palace is really high-profile. With this wave of operations, it can also make its gifts higher in quality. If the birthday gifts are bad, it will be embarrassing. This move can be regarded as a complete separation from the poor scholars. However, how many people who can attend the Chu King's banquet are from poor families?

To present the gift, one had to walk from the seat to the front of the stage. Zhou Sen was not interested in this part, and he had not prepared anything. He originally planned to be the first to come forward and write a poem, and then sneak into the Huaxi Temple to copy the list while others were enjoying it.

However, Zhou Sen had just stood up when he was stopped by Ouyang Changzong, who was the master of ceremonies today. Ouyang Changzong said that it was too early to compose poetry to liven up the atmosphere, and if there was no gift, he would wait until after the banquet and then compose poetry when he was inspired.

Damn, is this a mockery of me for not bringing a gift? Zhou Sen wanted to ignore it, but he didn't expect the King of Chu to notice Zhou Sen and nodded, saying, "Master Zhang, don't be anxious. Today's grand occasion is something you have to experience firsthand. This poem must be a big hit."

There was no way that the King of Chu had spoken, so Zhou Sen couldn't just go ahead. If he caused controversy and was targeted by everyone, it would be inconvenient for him to act. Zhou Sen could only sit back quietly, obey the King of Chu's wishes, and wait for the opportunity. Anyway, the banquet was still long, so there was no need to rush.

Zhou Sen absentmindedly watched the guests display their birthday gifts, all kinds of strange things, but after this observation, Zhou Sen's values ​​​​changed completely. Things that are valuable in Daqian are garbage in Zhou Sen's eyes. Things that are not considered treasures in Daqian are rare treasures in the 21st century. Of course, if these things can survive to the 21st century, they are all antiques.

In the eyes of the King of Chu, the things displayed by the guests were nothing more than money and supplies for expanding the army. There was nothing rare about them.

The King of Chu seemed to favor colored glaze, and seemed to have been waiting for Shen Qianrou of Qianmutang to enter. However, after the Qixi Poetry Contest and the deliberate promotion during this period, Qianmutang colored glaze had already become famous in Jiangxia Prefecture, and there was no need to over-promote it with the help of the King of Chu’s birthday banquet. Therefore, Shen Qianrou did not put too much effort into this birthday banquet, and casually took a colored glaze Pixiu from the Qianmutang warehouse as a gift.

Small and exquisite, crystal clear, although not as big as the glass wolf and glass horse, but the appearance is still very good. Zhou Sen and Shen Qianrou didn't think much of it, but the King of Chu and the guests at the scene were blown away. They all praised that this glass Pixiu was exquisitely crafted and ingenious, and it could be called the best of the glass. There was no lack of flattery, saying that the prince liked them just to please the prince.

Everyone looked at Shen Qianrou and praised Qianmutang for its generosity. However, Zhou Sen inexplicably felt a strong sense of jealousy when he looked at Shen Qianrou, as if someone was staring at Shen Qianrou and her sister with ill intentions. The dirty look came from none other than Li Xiaoji, the prince of Chu who had just returned from Kyoto. The look was obscene and lascivious.

After Shen Qianrou finished introducing the Glass Pixiu, Li Xiaoji clapped and cheered desperately. I guess it was because he admired the Glass Pixiu. Maybe he just wanted to attract the attention of Shen Qianrou and her sister.

This really pissed Zhou Sen off. Li Xiaoji didn't attract the attention of Shen Qianrou and her sister. Zhou Sen noticed this guy: "You dare to have improper thoughts about my woman? Don't let me catch you. If I catch you, I will kill you, no matter if you are a king or a general."

Most of the birthday gifts for the guests had been presented, and Zhou Sen felt that he could not wait any longer. Otherwise, after the guests were introduced, it would be the main meal, and it would be even more difficult to find an opportunity to act.

Zhou Sen took the initiative to ask the King of Chu: Your Majesty, I am in a poetic mood right now, and the feeling is on my lips, so I am just singing now. I am afraid it will be difficult to find this feeling again in the future, so I hope Your Majesty will allow me to offer a poem now.

The King of Chu was quite looking forward to the poet Zhang Mumu composing a poem for him. Since the poet was in the mood, the King of Chu would not continue to stop him, but hurriedly signaled the guests to be quiet to create the best environment for Zhou Sen to compose a poem.

The eunuchs prepared pens, ink, paper and inkstones so that they could copy them at any time. Zhou Sen pretended to think about it, and after a moment, he recited passionately:

May your fortune be like the long-flowing water of the East Sea, and your longevity be like the evergreen pines of the Southern Mountains. Your good name will be passed down through the ages, and your good reputation will shine through the mountains and rivers for centuries.

I recited this famous poem that has been passed down through the ages in one go. Unfortunately, I forgot who the author of the poem was. I could only bow to the unknown senior in the air to show my respect.

After the poem was finished, the audience burst into applause. All the guests were excited. The King of Chu's eyes were shining, and he began to doubt his life. This poem was really great. I couldn't imagine that this was a poem written by the immortal for him. I'm afraid that even the saints today can't wait for such a great poem.

'The water of the East China Sea, the evergreen pine, the good name spreads, shining on the rivers and mountains', hahahaha, the King of Chu paced back and forth around the hall like a hysterical man, repeating the poems Zhou Sen recited. He was so excited that he lost himself in pride. If it weren't for the eunuchs pulling him back and everyone reminding him, he would have imagined himself as an unprecedented emperor.

The King of Chu, who was immersed in the poetic mood, slowly woke up after being reminded by Li Xiaoji.

The King of Chu was overjoyed and hurriedly asked someone to invite Zhou Sen to take a seat. He moved Zhou Sen's seat from the last row to the first row of the banquet, where he sat with a group of military and political ministers. Many of these military and political ministers came from Kyoto to celebrate the King of Chu's birthday.

Zhou Sen instantly attracted the attention of all the guests, which was not what Zhou Sen wanted. How could he visit the Huaxi Temple at night and copy the Huaxi list in this way? Zhou Sen was full of regret. Why did he recite such a good poem? But there was nothing he could do. With his sloppy Chinese knowledge, it was good enough for him to remember this poem. Zhou Sen certainly couldn't remember those unknown poems.

What can I do? Every poem in Tang and Song poetry is a classic.