Chapter 169 Flowing Water
The so-called Liushang Qushui was first seen in Wang Xizhi's Tengwang Pavilion Preface. Later generations thought it was very stylish, so they followed it one after another. By the Tang Dynasty, it had been ruined.
The so-called Qushui refers to a winding river. The royal palace has a profound foundation and can actually make hot spring water at home in a place like Chang'an. I don't know whether it is artificial or natural. Everyone sat by the spring water in the snow and ice, accompanied by the strange flowers and plants blooming around in the cold winter. It seemed to feel a bit like a fairyland, but it didn't feel cold.
A maid walked over and handed a big fork more than one meter long into the guests' hands. Then, from the source of the hot spring water, wooden plates slowly flowed down, with various brands of wine, fruits, vegetables and dishes.
This is the so-called Liushang Qushui, but this is not to let everyone compare who has the best fork. In addition to the wine and food on the wooden plate, there are also some words. Guests need to improvise the poem based on the words and sentences on the wooden plate to make it before they can get the wine and food on the plate. If two people fall in love with a plate at the same time, they have to compare who wrote the poem. It is the fun of a literati and elegant person drinking and having a banquet in their spare time.
I saw Qin Hao just knelt down on the blanket, and the young men on his side all scattered and ran to the opposite side of the spring. A group of young men were kneeling in a row, each of whom was eager to try, full of gunpowder, and obviously they were trying.
Li Xin was furious. He obviously did not intend to let Qin Hao have a meal with such actions.
Qin Hao was calm as usual, and gently shook Li Xin's hand, indicating that he should not be impatient.
Li Tai smiled and said, "Brother Qin, are you sure of this? Do you want Xiao Wang to help you?"
Qin Hao also smiled and said, "Fortunately it's not a martial arts competition. If it's a group fight, I'm afraid I'll have to escape."
Li Tai said: "Young Master Qin doesn't know anything. After all, this banquet was held by the Wang family. I'm afraid that it's already known before the food is served. Even an aide has prepared poems early on. If Brother Qin relies on improvisation, he would probably really go out hungry today."
Qin Hao said confidently: "It's okay. Cao Zijian was known to be very talented back then. Qin was not talented, so he was confident that he was not inferior to the ancients. The prince was the only one who could do it."
Li Tai's eyes lit up, and a little arrogance aroused in his heart, and he said, "In this way, Xiao Wang asked Brother Qin Gao Xue."
After saying that, Li Tai lifted his robe and walked straight to the opposite side of the spring water and sat.
Qin Hao saw that there were actually people on his side. In addition to Du He, Chai Lingwu and Dai Zhide were also kneeling on his side, which surprised him slightly.
"Brother Chai."
"Haha, how can I not understand Brother Qin's talent if others don't know about it? There are many people on the other side, and I'm afraid I won't have enough food to sit on the other side."
Dai Zhide also said: "I feel deeply the same, and I am still waiting to get a drink from Brother Qin."
Qin Hao laughed when he heard this, and at this moment the wooden plates had already floated in front of him and said to Li Xin: "Which one do you want to eat? Husband will help you get it."
Li Xin glanced and said, "What a shameless man, who is your husband? I want that pear."
Qin Hao looked over and saw a plate of two pears. There was only the word "flower" written on the wooden plate, and there was also a hoof. There was only the word "cloud" written on the wooden plate, a glass of grape wine, and the word "chun" written on the plate.
Generally speaking, the questions at Liushang Qushui Banquet range from easy to difficult, and the appetizers are all very simple questions, such as Hua and Yue. People who have read books for a few years can put a few sentences on them, and it is not so easy to distinguish them from higher. The purpose is to allow scholars with a little less talented person to have a meal. Some real talents will not take action at this time. For example, Li Tai, when Qin Hao was going to do the questions with flowers, he had no intention of getting up at all.
It’s a pity that there are only a few people in total. Chai Lingwu and Du He just eat and drink freely, so Dai Zhide could only make a few words, but saw a white-faced young man standing up on the other side and laughed and said, “I’ll throw away the bricks and make a fool of myself.”
"The snow is vast in front of the pavilion, and the warm spring water is gurgling. The flowers are celebrating under the moon, and I raise my glasses and I robe."
When I heard this on the other side of the river, I applauded and applauded. Although this poem does not contain half of the word "flower", it is just a pun. It is talking about these flowers that can bloom in winter on the shore, and it is also talking about the banquet today. It is not about how beautiful it is, but the key lies in the word "response to the scene". It is really hard to write a stronger poem in a moment.
Du He whispered: "This is Xue Guan from the Xue family. He is a good player in his daily life, but he has never heard of his literary talent. He should not have written his poems himself."
Qin Hao was slightly angry when he heard this. He was actually from the Xue family. This is really outrageous. Don’t you know what relationship is with your sister? Why did you turn your elbow out? Well... By the way, I don’t seem to have anything to do with Xue Qing. Besides, this time I was for Li Xin. From a certain perspective, there is nothing wrong with him.
After Xue Guan finished reciting the poem, he seemed to be sure of winning. He stretched out his pole and was about to cross the pear. Then he heard Qin Hao chant: "Flowers are not flowers, fog is not fog. It comes in midnight, and the sky goes. Comes like spring dreams not long, and goes like looking for clouds in the morning."
While saying that, Qin Hao used a fork to get the pear away, and then took away the hooves and grape wine, and a big bag of round one after another.
Everyone then realized that in a poem, there were all three words: flowers, clouds, and spring, and the artistic conception was much more profound than Xue Guan's one. They even implied them, saying that flowers are not flowers, fogs are not only talking about artificial hot springs, but also mocking them, the group of idiots who rely entirely on their staff.
This is... a poem that I thought of temporarily? Who can I use this poem to get the Jinshi exam!
Then he saw Qin Haoxiao distribute the hooves to Du He and Chai Lingwu in a casual manner, give the pears to Li Xin, and give the wine to Dai Zhide, and smiled and said, "Since you are sitting here, Qin always has to take care of the food."
As he said that, Qin Hao saw several plates floating on the flowing water, including wine and vegetables, with the words wind, moon, autumn, and three words.
But Li Tai stood up first, imitated Qin Hao's appearance just now and said: "The autumn wind is shining, and the soldiers are on the battlefield. The women in the boudoir are waiting for the return of the army under the moon."
After chanting, he ignored the cheers of everyone. Li Tai just stared at Qin Hao with his eyes burning, holding the pole in his hand but did not move. It was obviously waiting for Qin Hao to make a move. This poem was also three words in a poem, and it was improvised, so Li Tai's talent was obvious.
Qin Hao smiled and said, "The King of Yue is so literary. Qin admires it. I admire it. Today, I am still congratulating my army to win. I am tired of always talking about the beauty and the moon. Qin also has a poem, please give it a taste."
"The moon in Chang'an is like a moon, and the sound of thousands of households pounding their clothes. The autumn wind cannot be blown away, and it is always the love of Yuguan. When will the barbarians be pacified and the good people stop expedition?"
I thought to myself, although you, Li Tai, are very talented and are much better than me, but unfortunately, I am now possessed by Li Bai.
Li Tai smiled bitterly. The two poems had similar ideas. There was only resentment left in his poems, but the other wrote them grandly and with a faint sense of triumph, but they were much better than his.
Li Tai is a gentleman, so he naturally won’t be unable to afford to lose. He immediately gave in and admitted defeat. Qin Hao smiled and took all three dishes.
On the other side of the river, the number of young masters of the number ones watched Qin Hao and the others raise their glasses and drink each other leisurely. Du He and Chai Lingwu held their hooves and chewed them with oil, and they felt very resentful for a moment. Just as a gust of cold wind blew, everyone felt a little cold when they had no food in their stomachs.
Who is dealing with whom? Everyone has a vague premonition.
Chapter completed!