Chapter 296 Han Qi's visit
Han Qi and a group of young scholars asked for pens and ink from the monks guarding the gate, and then came to the outer wall to prepare for the poem. However, at this moment, someone suddenly heard a loud shout: "Let's see, there is Liu Qilang's pens and ink here!"
Liu Qilang, also known as Liu Yong, was originally named Sanbian, and later changed to Liu Yong. Because of Xingqi, he was known as Liu Qilang. He was already famous at this time. Although he failed many exams, he became a famous talent in reading because of his beautiful and graceful style of poetry. It is said that as soon as Liu Ci was released, the entire capital would be sung in the blink of an eye.
"On the golden list, I occasionally lost my hope. How can I go about the wise men in the Ming Dynasty? I failed and I was not roaming wildly. Why should I discuss the loss of destruction? A talented poet is a white-clothed prime minister..."
At this time, someone also began to chant Liu Yong's lyrics on the wall, but Han Qi interrupted after hearing a few words: "Everyone, we will participate in the imperial examination next year. Isn't it good to read this song "Crane Chongtian" now?"
Everyone immediately woke up when they heard Han Qi's words. It turned out that this song "Crane Chongtian·On the Golden List" was written by Liu Yong after he failed. The lyrics were full of frustration and dissatisfaction after failing. Although the lyrics were good words, it was not a good sign for those of them who wanted to participate in the imperial examination.
"Brother Zhigui, we are all children of saints, why should we care about these? I like Liu Qilang's poem very much. You must copy it down later!" At this moment, the uncle Yong stood up again and said. He was also a arrogant and proud person. Therefore, he also had a sense of mutual appreciation for Liu Yong.
Hearing the words of Uncle Yong, Han Qi just smiled slightly and said nothing, because he knew the nature of Uncle Yong, and argued with him in such matters was useless. Instead, the others felt a little unlucky and argued with Uncle Yong for a few words, but was speechless by the other party's eloquence.
Since they discovered Liu Yong's lyrics, others began to carefully look at other poems on the wall, and from time to time they could find some poems from famous artists, which also attracted many people to recite them.
"The Qingyu Case: Yuanxi", the east wind blooms at night, thousands of flowers and trees blow down, and the stars are like rain. The fragrance of BMW carvings is everywhere. The sound of the phoenix flute moves, the light of the jade pot turns, and the fish and dragon dance overnight..."
At this moment, someone finally discovered the Qingyu case left by Li Zhang. As this person read, it slowly attracted the attention of others around him. After all, the artistic conception of this poem is far superior to other words, and even compared with Liu Qilang, it is not inferior, especially the last sentence "I searched for him for thousands of times, but when I look back, the person is in the dim light", which further made the artistic conception of the whole poem reach a peak, which made everyone speechless and had not come out of the artistic conception of the poem for a long time.
"Good lyrics! Good lyrics! As soon as this Yuanxi poem appears, I'm afraid that there will be no Yuan lyrics in the future will be beyond the right direction!" After a long time, someone suddenly shouted loudly, and his voice also awakened everyone, and everyone was discussing this lyrics for a while.
"I originally wanted to write a poem that suits the situation here, but after seeing this poem, I really have no face to show my conscience!" The brother Yong, who had always been arrogant, suddenly shook his head and said depressedly. He had never been convinced, but when he saw this poem, he was willing to lose his advantage. It is worth mentioning that this brother Yong had two surnames Ouyang, with a single name and a single name. He and Han Qi were Jinshis of the same subject. Of course, both of them were just ordinary scholars now.
"Hey, strange, this poem was obviously just written, it should have been written tonight, but why is it not signed?" At this moment, someone suddenly shouted again. The poems on the wall usually leave the author's name, but this poem has no signature.
After this person’s reminder, others also discovered this and now they discussed it. After all, such a great work has no name for the author, which is really strange. After all, as scholars, they like to make a name for their poems. This is obviously a good opportunity to become famous in the capital, but the other party wasted it in vain. I wonder if the other party missed it or did not write it on purpose?
"This handwriting..." At this moment, Han Qi, who had not spoken, suddenly frowned. Although he was also attracted by this poem just now, his attention was mainly focused on the handwriting, because he felt that the handwriting looked very familiar, and even vaguely guessed someone, but he couldn't believe it.
"The lyrics are good words, but the characters are indeed a bit worse. It is a bit weird when you look closely. However, the other party may be specializing in lyrics. After all, not everyone is good at calligraphy." Ouyang Xiu next to him also spoke at this time. He also noticed that the handwriting of this lyrics was a bit strange. Although it is good for ordinary people, it is a bit worse than such a superior lyrics.
Ouyang Xiu's words were also approved by others, but Han Qi knew that they had misunderstood him. The reason why he paid attention to the handwriting of the lyrics was mainly because he had seen the same handwriting. Although he was not in the capital in recent years, he had occasionally had letters with Li Zhang, so he was still very familiar with Li Zhang's handwriting, especially Li Zhang had a foundation in hard pen calligraphy in his previous life. Now, when writing brushes, he would unconsciously bring some shadows of hard pen calligraphy, which was unique in the Song Dynasty.
However, although Han Qi speculated that the poem was written by Li Zhang, he did not say it, because in his impression, although Li Zhang was extremely smart and understood many strange truths, he seemed to have no research on poetry, so he could not believe that this wonderful Shangyuan poem would be written by him.
Ouyang Xiu and the others didn't know what Han Qi was thinking, so they also commented on this poem, and then they started copying it with their pens. They originally wanted to write the poem to write the poem, but after seeing this poem, they no longer felt like this. Now they just happened to write down this new poem. Because there was no paper, someone directly wrote it on their clothes.
After Ouyang Xiu silently wrote down this poem in his heart, he suddenly turned around and came to the gate of Daxiangguo Temple, and then asked the monks guarding the gate, hoping to find out the author of the poem from them, but the monks guarding the gate said that there were too many people coming to write poems today, so they didn't pay attention.
However, these monks were very smart. Seeing that these scholars attached so much importance to this poem, they immediately reported to the monks who were acquainted with the guest inside. Then some monks protected the poem because they knew that after the promotion of these young scholars, the poem would soon become famous in the capital, and many people would definitely come to appreciate it.
Han Qi and others discussed it for a long time in front of the gate of Daxiangguo Temple, and finally left until dawn. However, some people did not rest. Instead, they ran to their friends to share this new poem with energy. As a result, one spreads from ten to ten, ten to hundreds. Within just one day, the poem began to spread in the capital, and at the same time attracted many people to go to the gate of Daxiangguo Temple to appreciate it.
But everyone is very curious about the author of this poem, but after guessing, there is no result. No one claims that the poem is made by himself. After all, the handwriting of this poem is very strange and it is difficult for others to imitate.
Han Qi returned to the inn where he stayed, but he couldn't sleep. His second brother Han Xuan was promoted last year and went to the south to be a judge, so he had no place to live in the capital. After all, Han Xuan didn't buy a house in the capital at the beginning, and Han Qi only came to the capital after the Chinese New Year. It took only seven or eight days to live here. There are many scholars like him in this inn, such as Ouyang Xiu and others, who also live here.
Han Qi did not intend to meet Li Zhang at first. You should know that Li Zhang is now a famous powerful man in the Song Dynasty. Not only is he close to the palace, but he also made military achievements himself. He also in charge of an extremely important firearm surveillance. In contrast, Han Qi is still an ordinary scholar. This reversal of his status also makes Han Qi not want to meet Li Zhang very much.
In addition, Han Qi also wanted to get into the imperial examination with his own strength, so he was still confident in this. After all, he was a famous child prodigy since he was a child. He also made friends with many people when he was in the capital. He was also quite famous among young scholars. It was not too difficult for him to pass the imperial examination, so he wanted to visit Li Zhang after he passed the Jinshi, so that the two would not have much difference in status.
However, the poem today disrupted Han Qi's plan. The handwriting of the poem was obviously Li Zhang's. He believed that he would never misread this. Such unique handwriting could not be imitated even if others wanted to imitate it. But could Li Zhang really write such exquisite lyrics?
Thinking of the above, Han Qi couldn't sleep. Even though he felt very tired all night, he didn't feel sleepy at all. He kept thinking about that poem in his mind, and he really wanted to go to Li Zhang to ask clearly now.
In the end, Han Qi kept tossing in bed until almost noon, and he really couldn't sleep, so he simply got up and put on his clothes, then ate something casually in the inn, and then walked around the street for a few times. Finally, he decided to go to Li Zhang to ask clearly, otherwise he would be really uneasy. Moreover, he had been in the capital for so long, so it would be unreasonable not to visit Li Zhang.
It was already afternoon, and Han Qi estimated that Li Zhang should have woken up too, so he went to buy some gifts, then asked about Li Zhang's residence, and then walked towards Li Zhang's house.
When Han Qi left the capital, Li Zhang had not yet recognized Liu E, and his family also lived in a food restaurant. But now Li Zhang is already a famous relative of the Song Dynasty, and his mansion was once Wang Qinruo's prime minister's mansion, so Han Qi easily found Li Zhang's home, and then reported his name to him. The disciple immediately spread it to the inside. After all, Han Qi was dressed as a scholar, and next year was another year of competition, so the disciple did not dare to neglect it.
Li Zhang had just woken up at this time and was about to eat something, but he didn't expect Han Qi to come to visit him, which made him overjoyed and immediately ran out quickly to greet him.
Chapter completed!