The Eight Beauties of Qinhuai became so famous in later generations that Pang Gang was shocked when Chen Yuanyuan and Liu Rushi appeared on the stage.
On October 22nd of the ninth year of Chongzhen, Pang Gang met two of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai for the first time in the residence of Wu Yadong, the governor of Zhejiang. That year, Chen Yuanyuan had not been discovered by Wu Sangui, and that year, Liu Rushi had not yet been discovered.
Meet Qian Qianyi.
The two famous concubines of Qin Huai were fighting on the stage. They did not need to do anything else to attract the attention of everyone in the audience. One of them was wearing a white shirt and the other was wearing a yellow shirt.
Any other accessories seem to have taken away all the glory in the world and the eyes of men.
The one wearing the yellow shirt was Liu Rushi, and the one wearing the white shirt was Chen Yuanyuan. Liu Rushi was heard to say in a lively voice: "Today, the little girl has the honor to be invited by Mr. Wu to celebrate his birthday. It is truly a blessing in her life, and she is also fortunate to be able to invite a man."
I am very happy to be accompanied by a good sister. Now I am dedicating a piece of music to you, hoping that it will not offend your elegance."
After saying that, Liu Rushi took the pipa handed over by a maid beside her, plucked the strings lightly, and when she heard a clear sound, she opened her red lips and sang: "The horizontal bridge of Qingyin Chi Pavilion, let's make some rain
The flower tips are so delicate when they are slightly cold, and I feel so charming at this moment."
When singing this point, the music gradually became more elegant. Just as people were immersed in the lyrical music, they finally saw Chen Yuanyuan, who had been thinking about herself and feeling sorry for herself, moving, with her sleeves relaxed and her body turning gracefully, as if she were dancing among the flowers.
The elves bring people into the most beautiful situation.
Just listen to Liu Rushu letting go and singing: "Recalling the past outside Qingmen Embankment, the pink fragrance was scattered in the morning. The jade face was lonely and pale red, but there is no such thing as tonight."
Accompanied by the singing, Chen Yuanyuan danced gracefully in Taiwan, her figure swayed, and she gradually jumped like the wind, which was dazzling.
The music became faster and faster, so did Chen Yuanyuan's dance! The complex sounds were urgent, the music was sonorous, and the dance became faster and faster. It was not until the music gradually slowed down that her dance slowed down. When the singing stopped,
At this time, Chen Yuanyuan also stopped with her back to the audience. Just when everyone was still looking at her reluctantly, immersed in the beautiful artistic conception just now, they saw Chen Yuanyuan turning her head and looking back with a smile, and everyone felt that she was really a beautiful woman with a charming smile.
When I was born, I suddenly felt that "the sixth palace has no color." The people in the hall were collectively stunned for a moment. After a while, they applauded desperately. The warm applause almost knocked down the roof of the hall.
Seeing Liu Rushi and Chen Yuanyuan bending down to thank everyone on the stage, Li Xuezhu, who was sitting next to Pang Gang, woke up from the shock, grabbed Pang Gang's hand and said, "Master, those two sisters on the stage sang so well.
That’s great, the dance was so good, I’ve never seen such a beautiful dance and heard such a beautiful song.”
Pang Gang smiled slightly, thinking more than just you, even your husband-in-law, who has hundreds of years more experience than you, this is the first time I have seen him. He is indeed one of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai, and he is indeed worthy of his reputation.
Just when Pang Gang thought that the two of them were about to leave after the performance, a young official wearing a square scarf and a blue official uniform stood up, bowed his hands to the two women on the stage and asked, "May I ask?"
Miss Liu, who composed the song you just sang, Zhao has never heard of it, I’m really ashamed.”
Liu Rushi pursed her lips and smiled and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Zhao. I didn't dare to bother Mr. Zhao to inquire. The lyrics and music were written by the little girl's friend Chen Zilong, and it's called 'Hua Tang Chun'."
"Chen Zilong? Who is this? He has such literary talent and we don't know him at all?" Xi Lianglin, the inspector at the same table as Pang Gang, also asked Liu Rushi curiously.
Liu Rushi said with a smile: "Mr. Chen is from Huating, Songjiang. He just happened to be elected this year. It is common sense that you don't know Mr. Chen."
"Oh, that's it, but I can tell from the poems that this person does have some talent." When Xi Lianglin heard that he was just a civil servant, he didn't take it to heart, and just made an old-fashioned comment. After all, the status of the two is quite different.
Too far away, they are like later generations. One is a senior official at the provincial or ministerial level, and the other is just a student who has just entered university. The two are completely different in terms of power and social status.
However, Pang Gang, who was closer to Liu Rushi, saw that although Liu Rushi had a smile on her pretty face, a look of disdain quickly flashed across her big black and white eyes.
Pang Gang secretly laughed in his heart. He had heard of Chen Zilong. In later generations, he was hailed as "the first poet of the Ming Dynasty" by many famous lyric critics. His reputation was countless times more famous than that of Xi Lianglin.
Pang Gang also saw that Liu Rushi was no longer in the mood to accompany these officials at this time. She was about to retreat after saying a blessing to everyone, but another young man stood up.
Wearing a green gown and a fluttering scarf, he looks handsome and looks like a standard handsome young man, but there is a sense of arrogance on his face, but he can't hide it no matter what.
I saw him saying loudly: "Miss Liu, I am Dou Yangshuang, the governor of Hangzhou Prefecture. I heard that Miss Liu is very talented. When I saw her today, she was indeed well-deserved. Today is Mr. Wu's birthday. Since the girl is here, why not leave a poem for her?
As a souvenir, it’s also a good story.”
As soon as Dou Yangshuang's words came out, there were a lot of people in the hall who agreed, and they all asked Liu Rushi to compose a poem on the spot to congratulate Governor Wu on his birthday.
Hearing this, Pang Gang suddenly felt a little bored. These people did nothing but flatter people all day long. There were all such officials in the Ming Dynasty. It would be unreasonable to survive.
At this time, Liu Rushi was extremely disgusted. She only heard her say coldly: "I'm so sorry. The little girl and the Chen family just arrived in Hangzhou. They were very tired from the long journey, so they went down first. Please dou
Sir, please forgive me."
Ordinarily, Dou Yangshuang should have let Dou Yangshuang down since a girl had talked about this. However, this Dou Yangshuang seemed not to know, and even took a few steps forward to Liu Rushi and Chen Yuanyuan.
He said loudly: "This can't be done. It's rare for Miss Liu and Miss Chen to come and leave so easily. Isn't this disappointing all of you?" After saying that, Dou Yangshuang's hot eyes quickly looked at Liu Rushi and Chen Yuanyuan's.
Passed by him.
Although Dou Yangshuang's eyes were hidden, how could he hide it from Liu Rushi, who was young but experienced a lot of life? A flash of anger flashed across her face, and she was about to refuse again, when a loud voice sounded from the side.
the sound of.
"I said, what's your name, Dou Yangshuang? People have rejected you, but you still don't know what to do and keep stalking you. How shameless are you?"
Everyone couldn't help but be astonished. From what they heard, it turned out that it was General Dingyuan from Qingzhou who was sitting at the same table with Governor Wu.
Speaking of which, Pang Gang didn't like to stand up for others, but Liu Rushi had no choice. Chen Yuanyuan's reputation in later generations was too great, and her end was equally miserable. Pang Gang couldn't bear to see these two women suffer.
Being such a difficult person, I couldn't help but help.
Dou Yangshuang looked back and found that the person who stopped him was Pang Gang. He couldn't help but sneered: "It turns out to be the commander from Qingzhou. Today is Governor Chen's birthday. Dou just wanted Miss Liu to compose a poem."
It's just one song. Why, does General Pang not understand these poems and songs and is impatient? Or does he want to stand up for Miss Liu and Miss Chen?"
When Dou Yangshuang said these words, he made it clear that he did not take Pang Gang seriously. In and out of his words, he was mocking Pang Gang, a warrior who was not good at pen and ink, and who wanted to be a hero to save the beauty.
"You..." Li Xuezhu on the side saw that this guy was actually sarcastic about her master. She was so angry that she was about to stand up and scold this ignorant scholar, but was stopped by Pang Gang at the right time.
Pang Gang gently shook his head at Li Xuezhu and motioned for her to sit down. Then he turned to face Dou Yangshuang and shook his head and said, "Your name is Dou Yangshuang. I heard that you are also a Duke Jie Yuang?"
Dou Yangshuang raised his head and said proudly: "Pang Gangjun has received the award. Dou is not talented. He learned Yuan by luck this year. He has no ability. He just studied for a few more years than General Pang." A look of disdain appeared on his face as he spoke.
superior.
"Haha..." A burst of chuckles suddenly sounded in the hall.
"Tsk tsk..." Pang Gang ignored the laughter. Instead, he walked up to Dou Yangshuang and looked at him carefully before shaking his head and sighing: "What a pity (pronounced liao), what a pity!"
Pang Gang continued: "Since you passed the exam to learn about Yuan, your articles must be well-written. However, Pang looks at your words and deeds, but they are just a talker. I have seen many young people like you.
You can’t rule the country with your writing, and you can’t secure it with your military force. You can only talk empty talk, and you can only write useless poems on weekdays. In this way, our Ming Dynasty has another useless scholar. What a pity!"
"Boom..." Pang Gang's words offended almost all the scholars in the hall.
"Rude common man! How bold Qiu Ba is, how rude he is!" People shouted and scolded the arrogant martial artist, but Liu Rushi and Chen Yuanyuan, who were in the center of the spotlight, curiously looked at the general who spoke out to help.
, Chen Yuanyuan's pretty eyebrows turned around on Pang Gang's face, and she peeked at Pang Gang shyly.
However, there was only a trace of curiosity on Liu Rushi's face, and a trace of doubt and confusion flashed across her fair and pretty face.
Dou Yang's face was livid and he said sarcastically: "I didn't expect General Pang, a mere warrior, to know how to govern and secure the country?"
"Well!" Pang Gang couldn't help but became furious when he heard that Dou Yangshuang dared not to take him seriously and said rude words again and again. His eyes shot towards Dou Yangshuang like lightning, but Dou Yangshuang was...
He met Pang Gang's eyes without fear. It seemed that he was determined that Pang Gang could not do anything to him. Today, the hall was filled with the most prestigious people in Hangzhou. No matter how daring Pang Gang was, he would not dare