It goes without saying that the royal banquet has its own ritual procedures. After Li Wanjiang raised his glass to celebrate with heaven, the Lantern Festival officially began.
"Foreign Minister Xi Cun Zhicun wishes the Emperor Long Live the Zhou Dynasty!" Xi Cun Zhicun was the first to stand up and complain, "At this grand gathering, I felt something in my heart. I also saw the fireworks filling the sky, sounding like thunder, so I occasionally wrote a couplet saying,
The Jade Emperor is marching with troops, with thunder, drums, and flags, and rain, arrows, wind, and knives in formation from the sky! But there is no link below, so I would like to invite you all to see it!"
There was nothing nice to say from the moment he opened his mouth!
This is originally the Ghost Festival. Fireworks and firecrackers are set off for celebration. How dare you think of marching and setting up troops? You also know that there are wars everywhere in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but you insist on not opening which pot.
, isn’t this intentional to cause trouble for everyone?
What bothers me the most is that his first couplet is pretty good and very impressive. If you want to have a tit-for-tat confrontation, it won't be easy.
Then the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Li Wanjiang saw that all the Hanlin officials had frowning faces, scratching their heads and ears, and felt angry in his heart. Why don't you hurry up and wait for all these people to publish the first couplet?
Do you want me to be right with him? If I can be right, what use are you guys for?
"Haha, why are all the talented people in the Zhou Dynasty so humble and polite? No one is willing to come out and give me advice?" Nishimura Zhicun looked around at the table and sneered.
"How about I give it a try... uh! Give it a try?" But a lazy voice was heard, and everyone looked around. It was Xiao Chen who stood up unsteadily, staring at Nishimura Shicun with drunken eyes.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. This guy finally woke up from the alcohol. He woke up not too early and not too late!
Li Wanjiang's mouth showed a subtle smile, and he felt very happy in his heart.
Liu Ruyun watched with cold eyes, cursing secretly in his heart, this brat is pretending again!
If he doesn't show off for a day, he will die!
"Please give me some advice, Mr. Xiao!" Nishimura said with all his heart that your kid is finally here, but seeing how you have become so virtuous after drinking, can you still treat me right?
Of course Xiao Chen can do it, who can if he can't?
There are hundreds of poems about drinking and fighting, but a pair is nothing.
"The king hosted a banquet, with moonlight candles, star lanterns, mountains and seas, wine and land as a feast!" He casually responded to the second couplet.
It’s so neat!
"Master Xiao, I also have a couplet that I want to ask for advice. You heard it clearly? My first couplet is: the number of heaven is nine, the number of earth is nine, ninety-nine will return to the true state, and we will live for thousands of years. Let's celebrate together for one day!" But it was Kinoshita Nagai!
Just stood up and challenged.
This couplet is difficult, because not only does it contain a series of numbers, but there are also repetitions between the numbers. The meaning is progressive, and the final ending is very grand, and it also coincides with the meaning of celebrating today's festival.
But Xiao Chen didn't say a word, but staggered to Li Wanjiang and bowed deeply.
Li Wanjiang thought to himself, what are you going to do?
If someone talks to you, why do you want to worship me?
I beg you, okay? Don’t get drunk and crazy at this time...
"Spring fiftieth, autumn fiftieth, fifteen lanterns, all the countries in the four directions call for long life without borders!" Xiao Chen said loudly.
Oh, everyone was really surprised and happy after hearing this!
What was surprising was that Xiao Chen matched the second couplet almost without thinking. What I liked was that the second couplet was so well matched!
Li Wanjiang is exactly fifty years old this year, and today is the fifteenth lantern festival. There are many other countries participating in the lantern festival, and the most ingenious thing is that the sentence "Wanshou Wujiang" also contains Li Wanjiang's name!
What should not be said is that this boy is really talented!
Li Wanjiang was so happy, think about it.
The words to give my beloved a cup of royal wine almost came out of my mouth.
You can reward him with anything, but you can't let him drink anymore...
"Master Xiao, I also have a first couplet to ask for advice. It only has the word 'sexuality'. Please give me a second couplet as well." Xiachuan Shenmu also stood up and sneered at Xiao Chen.
"Uh!" Xiao Chen burped and said casually, "Easy!"
Everyone thinks that it is not easy, because everyone knows that the fewer the number of words in the couplet, the more difficult it is. The word "Xiachuan Shenmu" comes from the "Analects": Zixia asked about filial piety, and the Master said: "Color is difficult. If there is something wrong, the disciple will obey."
He worked hard, had wine and food, and had his wife eat delicious food. Did you ever think you were filial?'
There are allusions.
After waiting for a long time, Xiao Chen didn't speak. Xiachuan Shenmu couldn't help but ask, "Master Xiao, didn't you say it was easy? Then please do it."
"Didn't I say it's easy?" Xiao Chen rolled his eyes at him, "Why can't your ears still work well?"
This sounds awkward to everyone. Just saying it is useless, but you are right!
He also said that people’s ears are not very good. So many of us have been pricking our ears for a long time and we still didn’t hear your second line!
"Master Xiao, are you talking nonsense like this in front of your emperor?" Xiachuan Shenmu is so sinister that he directly slapped Xiao Chen with a big label.
As expected, Li Wanjiang was unhappy, "Xiao Chen, are you still drunk? It's difficult to show off the first couplet. You have to fight the second couplet. Is it easy to say that?"
"When I return to the emperor, the second couplet I am correcting is the word "easy"!" Xiao Chen said hurriedly, "It's difficult to be honest, but it's easy. Isn't it neat?"
Oh...everyone suddenly realized it.
Neat and neat, so neat!
Everything is neat and tidy.
It's just that everyone didn't think of it for a moment...
"I came before the flowers bloomed in the past, but I came today only after the flowers have bloomed. This can be regarded as a divine connection. Could it be a predestined relationship?" Kudo Nako stood up and walked to Xiao Chen, nodded and smiled at him, and also wrote a couplet.
"Alas..." Xiao Chen sighed leisurely and said in a deep voice, "If you scratch your head and ask questions, the sky will be silent. If you lower your head and ask who I am laughing at, if you don't have any good words to say, then you can become an idle person in the world!"
"Wow, Soto Isuna! (That's great)" Kudo Nako was amazed.
"Master Xiao, I happened to see a barber on Fengyang Street yesterday, and suddenly I thought of a first couplet: sharpening my beard, how many heads are there in the world? Master Xiao, please give me a second couplet," said Kinoshita Yonggang.
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The first couplet is good, but I always feel that he is provoking, and this guy's eyes are always looking at Xiao Chen's neck maliciously, as if he is very interested in his head...
"Try it before it's too late and let's see what I can do!" Xiao Chen gave him a death-death gesture.
"Cry! (Damn it)" Kinoshita Nagago was surprised, admired, and angry at the same time. Unable to express such complicated emotions, he muttered a curse word.
"Emperor Zhou, Prince Tianzhu is here today, so is that why we have a vegetarian meal?" Nishimura Zhicun suddenly asked Li Wanjiang a very strange question.
Li Wanjiang didn't know what he meant. He just nodded slightly, thinking to himself, weren't you asking the question knowingly?
"But it's very strange. Why are there such things as eggs in your country's banquets? Is this also vegetarian?" Nishimura Zhicun picked up a hard-boiled egg and raised it high. "I think this is a tribute to Tianzhu.
The prince is extremely rude, I don’t know if it’s your mistake or if it’s intentional?”
Damn, people say they are picky, but this bastard is picking the best eggs at the banquet. This chapter has been completed!