"Shizhong, don't be polite, try this fish quickly. This morning, the servant at home looked at the fine anchovies fished out of the river, steamed with honey wine, the taste is tender and meaty." Mrs. Xiao picked it up with chopsticks.
The fish was placed in Li Xingchen's bowl, "There are also these dishes, which are all Shilian's favorites. They all taste pretty good. You can try them."
"Thank you madam." Li Xingchen agreed hastily, "I cannot afford to be so polite as madam."
Mrs. Xiao smiled and waved her hand: "My Xiao family comes from a poor family. There are few high-ranking officials and acquaintances, so there are not so many formalities. Moreover, my nephew is both civilized and military at a young age. I heard from A Lian that this time Lu Liang
My wise nephew has done a great job in retiring, so he deserves it!"
"My mother has already said so, Shizhong, don't be polite," Xiao Shilian waved his chopsticks, and at the same time looked sideways at Li Lian'er, who was sitting next to Li Xingchen, who was more restrained, "Miss Lian'er, you have to eat too."
Yes, although my cook is not as good as the cook at Qingxi Restaurant, he is still passable."
Li Lian'er's pretty face turned red and she lowered her head slightly.
Mrs. Xiao immediately pretended to be angry: "Shizhong's nephew, Miss Lian'er, you are guests from afar. If you are so polite, you are not giving me face."
"Oh, okay, madam!" Xiao Mohe, who had been sitting in the front seat, tapped the dishes with his chopsticks, "Let alone my nephew, anyone would definitely feel uncomfortable seeing you so enthusiastic.
, just eat whatever you like!”
Mrs. Xiao turned back and glanced at Xiao Mohe. Xiao Mohe suddenly coughed lightly, straightened his back subconsciously, and looked away, as if the words just now did not come from his mouth. But when he saw this scene
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Li Xingchen couldn't help but roll his eyes and sighed secretly, knowing that General Xiao was also a strict wife.
Thinking about how Xiao Shilian was timid in front of Li Lian'er, Li Xingchen could only lament that Xiao Shilian was 100% Xiao Mohe's biological son.
Seemingly realizing that he was a little embarrassed in front of several juniors, Xiao Mohe frowned slightly: "Let's all eat."
Mrs. Xiao didn't say anything more at this time. She nodded at Li Xingchen and Li Lian'er with a smile, and did not continue to discredit her husband.
Xiao Shilian quickly buried his head in his rice bowl and pretended not to see anything. In fact, Li Xingchen could clearly see that this guy's shoulders were twitching slightly. It was obviously difficult to hold back his laughter. No wonder Xiao Shilian, even though he was outside,
The care and concern for Xiao Mohe, his father, are greater than fear and fear.
At this time, Li Xingchen also understood that Xiao Mohe's strict wife control was not really strict wife control, but was just a courtesy to his wife when she had a bad temper, and Mrs. Xiao was obviously a woman with general knowledge, even if
Even in front of his own son, he would not deliberately get angry or angry to damage Xiao Mohe's face.
Perhaps this is what the ancients called "harmony of the piano and the harp".
"My nephew Shizhong, it's getting late today. Let's go to bed early after dinner. Tomorrow I'll let Boqing take you around the Jiankang Mansion. The scenery of Jiankang has been sung in many poems since the Jin Dynasty moved south.
Chanting has its own uniqueness, which I can't understand, but no matter what, there is no harm in walking around more and taking a look." Mrs. Xiao said with a smile.
Li Xingchen felt warm in his heart, which reminded him more or less of his mother's words in another time and space. No matter whether the words were good or bad, more or less, they all contained sincere concern, especially in this chaotic world.
, such care becomes extremely precious.
"Don't worry, mother, there will be a poetry meeting in Jiankang Mansion tomorrow, and I will take Brother Shizhong there to have a look and experience." Xiao Shilian said hurriedly.
"As long as you have an idea." Mrs. Xiao nodded.
Li Xingchen looked at the way Xiao Mohe was immersed in eating at the main seat, and smiled bitterly. Perhaps this harmonious scene of music and music was also forced by Comrade Xiao Mohe because of his wife's nagging.
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In the life of nobles in the Southern Dynasties, the two most important components were Buddhism and poetry.
Needless to say, Buddhism has 480 temples and towers in the Southern Dynasties. The years of peace in the south of the Yangtze River have made the emperors and people of the Southern Dynasties like to immerse themselves in the Buddhist state of forgetting the world and forgetting themselves, and no longer think about reality.
Frustration and oppression.
In addition to Buddhism, another important component is naturally poetry and poetry. During the Southern Dynasties, the popular Fu in the Han Dynasty was reduced by literati, and the genre of Yuefu poetry began to be sought after, and gradually evolved into the famous palace poetry.
Style poetry.
Although palace-style poetry has been widely criticized and accused in later generations for its "exhaustive sound" and "weakness", no one can deny that it was the emergence and inheritance of palace-style poetry that laid the foundation for the prosperity of Tang poetry.
With a solid foundation, he successfully completed the transition from fu to poetry.
In the Southern Dynasties, most of the emperors, princes and ministers could recite poems and compose poems. Therefore, the Southern Dynasties’ courts were also nicknamed “the poet’s court”. Let’s not talk about anything else, just the current prince.
Chen Shubao, that song "Flowers in the Backyard of Yushu" is really "sung through the ages".
This kind of pursuit of poetry and songs has been implemented in daily life, and naturally turned into poetry gatherings. There were many celebrities in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. What celebrities paid attention to was spontaneity and closeness to nature, so the poetry gatherings were often held in places
They also choose places with mountains, rivers and beautiful scenery outside the city. As the saying goes, "high mountains, lush forests and bamboos, and clear streams and rapids, reflecting the surroundings."
Jiankang Prefecture is located in the east of Shitou City, with Jiang Mountain and Sheshan Mountain in the northeast, Jilong Mountain in the due north, Qinglong Mountain in the west, Tianyin Mountain, Lion Mountain, and Yin Mountain in the southeast, and Jubao Mountain in the south.
Far and near, it surrounds the city, and the river flows under the stone city at Shitou Mountain not far away, and the Qinhuai River also flows through the long trunk and merges into the river. It can be said that it is a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, a place where dragons and tigers are hidden.
Such a good place naturally has many good places for these nobles to choose from.
Today, this poetry meeting will be held in the bamboo forest at the foot of Shitou Mountain. Shitou Mountain is a mountain relatively close to Jiankang Prefecture. Although the mountain is not high, it is famous because of its important position guarding the river and the Stone City built by Sun Quan on the mountain.
famous.
Xiao Shilian led the way, and the group walked along Yu Street, through Xuanyang Gate in the inner city, until they reached Da Sima Gate, the main gate of Nanchen Palace, and then turned westward. After exiting Ximing Gate, they reached the foot of Stone Mountain. Although this road is relatively
It's a little longer to take the detour from the outer city, but the advantage is that you take the Royal Street, which is very fast.
As a son who was born and raised in Jiankang Prefecture, Xiao Shilian was certainly familiar with Jiankang Prefecture, which was not really a big one.
The famous Stone Mountain soon appeared in sight. Of course, for Li Xingchen, the name "Qingliang Mountain" was more familiar. Compared with the outline of the city wall in later generations, this city that symbolized Soochow during the Three Kingdoms period is still majestic.
On Stone Mountain, a red flag facing south fluttered, indicating that there were troops stationed here.