One hundred and ninety-ninth chapter Fan Lou poetry meeting
The bustling bustle of the New Year's Eve is still going on, with many men and women coming here to watch lanterns and perform various performances.
A couple, also unmarried, came to a noodle stall nearby.
The woman said: "I'm hungry."
The man said: "It's just right. Then you can go home and eat some."
The woman said: “I don’t have anything to eat at home.”
The man nodded and said to the stall owner: "Here are two bowls of vegetarian dumplings. No fine ingredients, no chicken offal."
As he spoke, the man said to the woman: "You don't want to eat either, right?"
The man turned his head and said to the stall owner: "No fine ingredients, chicken offal, for both bowls."
“Okay.” The stall owner was pinching some salt and putting it into the bowl.
The woman stood up and said, "I'm going home."
The man looked confused and said: "Hey, aren't you hungry? Why did you leave? Wait...that's it, the store just wants a bowl of mandarin dumplings."
Zhang Yue and Qi Niang looked on and laughed.
At this time Seventeenth Mother said: "I'm going back."
Zhang Yue said: "Then let's sit down and have a bowl of dumplings."
“Add fine ingredients and chicken offal.”
Seventeen Niang……
There is no such thing as a feast that lasts forever.
“I’ll give it to you!” Zhang Yueyan said.
Seventeen Niang nodded.
The maid suddenly said: "I heard that the eldest husband and the second husband are having a drink at Fanlou tonight, so why don't we go to Fanlou?"
Going to Fanlou is a bit longer than Zhouqiao.
Seventeen Niang hesitated slightly after hearing this, but nodded in agreement.
The two of them were happy when they came, but they were in a different mood when they returned.
It is well known that Fanlou is the first restaurant in Bianjing.
It is also known as Fengle Tower or Bailun Tower.
In terms of the style of the building, Fan Building is better. Other restaurants have two floors, while Fan Building has three floors. Not only is the building tall, but Fan Building has two floors, east and west, and can receive up to a thousand guests every day at its peak.
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The West Tower can even overlook the interior of the palace, which would prevent people from spying on the emperor's whereabouts, so drinkers are strictly prohibited from looking into the West Tower. I heard that Song Renzong was a frequent visitor to the West Tower at night on weekdays.
Fan Lou’s liquor can be sold for 50,000 catties a day, and the wine tax alone can collect 2,000 jin a day. And on the night of the New Year’s Eve, Fan Lou is even more lively.
On the night of New Year's Eve, each drinker who arrives at Fanlou first will have a golden flag. A lotus lantern is placed between each tile on the roof of the building. From a distance, the lamps and candles are shining brightly, and the top and bottom are illuminated.
In addition, Fanlou also has a poetry club where talented people from all over the capital will come here to make a name for themselves. Mei Yaochen, the founder of poetry circles, was even invited to sit here.
In terms of poetry, Mei Yaochen is slightly better than Ouyang Xiu.
At that time, it was said that Mei Yaochen's poems, Ouyang Fa's writings, and Cai Xiang's calligraphy were the three most outstanding works of the dynasty.
On this day, the restaurant was decorated with beaded curtains and embroidered foreheads, and the lights were shining. Han Zhongyan, Huang Lu, Fan Zuyu and other Tai students were here, and the atmosphere was certainly more lively than the poetry meeting upstairs.
Besides, beautiful prostitutes are sitting around.
Since the restaurant was selling gold, there was a wealthy Taixue student named Shen Kai from Wu Xinglai's family who fell in love with a famous prostitute in Fanlou.
After that, the imperial student went to Fanlou to see the famous prostitute for many days, but the famous prostitute was both beautiful and talented and ignored the imperial student.
This imperial student did not give up and spent a lot of money to meet this famous prostitute.
The famous courtesan saw that the imperial student was so affectionate, and agreed to meet the imperial student in Fanlou.
After the two of them climbed to the Fan Tower together, the imperial student was so excited that he shouted to the more than a thousand drinkers in the Fan Tower, "You can eat and drink, but I'll treat you today."
That night, the reputation of this Imperial student as a wealthy man spread throughout Bianjing.
Who can be dissatisfied with this level of picking up girls?
Han Zhongyan was selling gold here today and said with a smile to the people around him: "Everyone is here in the studio today, but the chief is not here. You said that the chief only has poems and books in his eyes on weekdays, so he won't be studying hard at Taixue tonight. Bar."
Everyone laughed and said, "Maybe so. The chief is usually a serious person."
Han Zhongyan smiled and said: "I don't believe it. I can't tell which beauty he is meeting at the moment."
One person laughed and said: "This is absolutely impossible. We have never seen the chief of the restaurant return to his home. He must not be close to women. As for whether he is close to men, I don't know."
Everyone was laughing.
Han Zhongyan also laughed, but he also felt that Zhang Yue was unlikely to do this.
Han Zhongyan glanced at the window inadvertently and was about to raise a cup to drink, but suddenly paused and looked out the window again.
“This...isn’t this the chief?”
Han Zhongyan was first surprised and then delighted and said: "Look at the woman next to him, I told you that he went to meet a beautiful woman tonight."
Upon hearing this, all the students rushed to the window to watch.
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At this moment, Zhang Yue sent Qi Niang and two maids to Fanlou.
Visible from a distance, the Wu family’s servants are guarding them.
Seventeen Niang bowed to Zhang Yue and said, "Zhang Jun, stay here while I leave."
Zhang Yue held his breath for a long time and finally said: "Goodbye."
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Seventeenth Niang and two maids walked towards the Fan Tower. The maid whispered to Seventeenth Niang: "Girl, why don't you say that the husband of the Zhang family will be admitted to the Jinshi School as soon as possible."
Seventeen Niang said: "When I see you today, he should already know my thoughts, so there is no need to say anything more."
The maid snickered and said, "I don't think so. But if you know, it will be a good story to talk about in the future."
Seventeen Niang said: "I would certainly be happy to be admitted to the Jinshi examination, but for my own sake, I would be a strange man."
After saying this, the maid turned around, smiled and said to Qi Niang: "Girl, the husband of the Zhang family is still watching here."
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Shi Qi Niang nodded, but did not look back.
Zhang Yue knew that Shi Qi Niang had no reason to look back, but when he saw her walking into the Fan Tower, he felt a little melancholy in his heart.
Suddenly I heard someone behind me saying: "Chief, why are you here?"
Zhang Yue turned around and saw Han Zhongyan and others, as well as several of his classmates.
Zhang Yue raised his head and said, "If you didn't go to the brothel tonight, why did you end up at Fanlou?"
Han Zhongyan smiled and said: "Don't ask us, Chief, how did you get here?"
Zhang Yue said with a serious face: "Why can't I come here? I'm tired from studying in Taixue. Can't I go out for a walk?"
Unexpectedly, after Zhang Yue finished speaking, Han Zhongyan and everyone burst into laughter.
Zhang Yue’s head was full of questions when he saw this.
Huang Lu sighed and said: "Zhai Chief, just now I spoke for you, saying that you... now..."
Han Zhongyan smiled and said: "Zhaizhang, who is that woman just now? Although I can't see clearly, there is no doubt that she is a peerless beauty."
Zhang Yue was stunned, how did they see it?
Senior brother Zhang Yue once said that he once made an appointment with the school beauty to go shopping. He said that he was in a mood at that time and wished he could meet acquaintances all over the street. Although the senior brother only made an appointment once, the matter became a topic of conversation for him and he mentioned it from time to time.
However, Zhang Yue did not want to mention the matter he had agreed with the Wu family. After all, there were still variables in the matter.
At the beginning, Huang Haoyi's engagement to an official was known to the entire Imperial Academy. But after he became an official, Huang Haoyi became a laughing stock mentioned by his classmates from time to time.
So Zhang Yue flatly denied it.
Since he arrived, Zhang Yue followed the others to Fan Tower.
This is not the first time Zhang Yue has come to Fanlou.
Although Fan Tower has three floors, the lower two floors are made of bricks and stone as the platform, and the third floor has pillars on the upper floors. Therefore, you can see the palace at a glance from the first floor of the west tower.
In addition to the view of the Royal Palace from the west building, there is also a flying bridge railing connecting the east and west floors.
At the Lantern Festival, the lights outside Fanlou Pavilion are brightly lit. Now on the Lantern Festival night, the roofs are covered with lotus lanterns, which makes it really spectacular to look at.
Outside the gate of Fanlou is a huge colorful building. After passing the colorful building, there are more than a hundred singers lined up on the corridor. Each of them is wearing heavy makeup and is graceful. Looking at them, they all look like fairies from the Egong Palace.
When we entered the building, we saw hundreds of people sitting in the east building.
Two waiters in front of the door, wearing square-top-like headscarves, purple shirts, and silk shoes and socks, ushered in the visitors when they saw the visitors.
There are seventy or eighty tables and benches scattered downstairs, and there are more than sixty pavilions upstairs. In Bianjing, these scattered seats in restaurants are called door beds and horse paths. If you don't buy enough wine, you are not allowed to go up to the pavilion.
As for big customers like Han Zhongyan, people would direct them upstairs after seeing him.
The second and third floors are all in the shape of a return, with a patio in the center, but there are more than a dozen poetry plaques hanging on the patio.
Zhang Yue went to the courtyard and took a look. He was drunk with wine and his ears were warm. One person said: "There is another Yuanxi poem written in the pavilion."
One person hung the poem sign on the patio.
The front and back of the poem card are both thickly inked and heavily written, so anyone with a good eye can see them clearly.
Many drinkers read the poems as if they were savoring them over and over again.
Han Zhongyan said to Zhang Yue: "Just now, we have written more than a dozen poems and submitted them to Mr. Wan Ling, but no one has been included in the poems. Why don't the chief write a poem for New Year's Eve and give it a try?"
When Zhang Yue heard that Mei Yaochen was in Fanlou, he said: "You all are not good enough. If my little writing can catch the eye of Mr. Wanling, I will not bring shame on myself."
The students also know that the stronger the chapter is the classics and articles. Each test of the poems can only be reluctant.
One of the people laughed and said, "Master, everyone is here."
“Yes, we usually write poems in a certain format, but the New Year’s Eve poems are not limited to these. It can be either a poem or a poem. It’s just that the writing is not good, so I can’t write this poem.”
Everyone laughed.
Zhang Yue waved his hand and said, "Today I only chatted with Tongzhai and did not write poems."
Zhang Yue already said this, and no one dared to force it.
As he said that, everyone climbed up the stairs and arrived at the pavilion. The rest of the group looked at Zhang Yue but did not dare to say a word. They were all newcomers and did not dare to directly make a joke on Zhang Yue.
In addition to Tongzhai, there are also more than a dozen singing girls who come to accompany the guests drinking or to play and sing.
People in Bianjing call this "Qianli'er", and it doesn't matter whether the singing is good or bad, as long as it can relieve boredom. Many people in Bianjing are not living a secure life, so they let their daughters or wives go to restaurants to catch up.
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There were twice as many people catching up in Fanlou as there were drinkers.
The pavilion is full of first-class utensils, and the chairs and tables are all equipped with Chu. This is the grandeur of Fan Tower. Sitting in the pavilion, you can have a panoramic view of the night view of Bianjing City during the Lantern Festival.
Someone wrote a poem to record Fan Lou.
The restaurants in the city are as high as the sky, and the dragons and phoenixes are delicious and delicious.
Gongsun got off his horse and smelled the fragrance. He was so drunk that he did not hesitate to spend ten thousand yuan on one drink.
Invite distinguished guests, introduce distinguished people, and perform music, singing, and orchestra upstairs.
There are all kinds of beautiful things and treasures, and the railings on all sides are painted with colorful eaves.
At this time, there was a burst of cheers outside the pavilion.
Someone said: "Good poetry, good poetry, this year's New Year's Eve poems must be the best."
Han Zhongyan was a little dissatisfied when he heard this and said: "I want to see who did it?"
Several classmates followed him out.
Zhang Yue didn't care about eating in the restaurant. He was really hungry after walking around for so long.
Soon Han Zhongyan came over, looking a little surprised.
A bystander asked: “Who did it?”
Han Zhongyan said: "It's a man named Wang Kui. It's really a good poem, but I've never heard of this name before."
