Datang Longya

Chapter 74 Chang'an Zhigui
"prize?"

Li Shimin glanced at Lao Yuan, who immediately broke out in a cold sweat...Damn it, I forgot to announce the prize!

Things have come to this, Lao Yuan can only make a bow:

"Ahem... I was negligent, and I hope you don't mind. I will give you a prize, which is the clothes in the 'basic clothing, housing and transportation'. This robe is made of Persian cashmere. The retired master of Chang'an Cloth Art Workshop made an exception and made it himself. If you wear it, even the coldest weather is like spring. One of the prizes for the piano ten days ago is "going", which is a carriage made by the master craftsman, even though the mountain road is rough, it is like walking on flat ground."

Han Chongwen said with a smile: "Since the prize of Fu is a cashmere robe, it is impossible to divide it into two halves and give it to Dr. Wei and Louzhu Leng. I have a proposal, I don't know if I should say it or not!"

Li Shimin said: "Mr. Han, but it's okay to talk!"

Han Chongwen walked up to Leng Feng's "Ode to Efang Palace", pointed to Leng Feng's handwriting and said: "Although this kind of calligraphy is unheard of, it feels like being there when I observe it. Now I don't dare to look deeply. It can be seen that this Calligraphy is also everyone's work, why don't your majesty give one of the 'books' as a prize to the landlord?"

At this point, Lu Zhengyang quit, stood up, pointed at Han Chongwen and said, "Master Han's words are unfair. We all know that calligraphy originated in the Qin Dynasty, and Taishan stone carvings are the originator of calligraphy. Although the original poster's calligraphy is good, how can you do it?" Comparable to the Taishan Stone Carvings!"

"No, no, no..." Du Ruhui pressed Lu Zhengyang's hand down: "Patriarch Lu, with all due respect, although the books written by wanderers in your clan are learned from the Taishan stone carvings, they are only in shape. He is the originator of calligraphy in the world, but it is impossible to be called the number one in the world. Blindly imitating the past and forgetting the present, Fang Xiang's "Fu against the Current" Master Lu still didn't understand it!"

After finishing speaking, Du Ruhui said to Gao Guan who was full of people: "I just want to ask: When you see the master's calligraphy, do you feel the breath of swords piercing your eyes?"

Xiao Yu stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "It's not just the breath of the sword piercing the eyes, the old man is fascinated by it, as if he was on the battlefield in person, and he broke into a cold sweat!"

Wang Gui also laughed: "Song Guogong is not the only one who broke out in a cold sweat! This old man was also taken aback! Looking at this calligraphy, it seems that the past when the enemy soldiers broke through the camp and forced the old man with a knife is repeated!"

Li Gang said: "Only 'words are like knives' can describe the calligraphy of the landlord! Looking at the calligraphy is like being there, and I can't extricate myself from it. I only feel this way when appreciating the authentic works of Wang Xizhi in Zhao Guogong's mansion. The rest, It’s not enough.”

Li Gang is a veteran of the Sui Dynasty, and has always been known for his uprightness. Since he said so, it is tantamount to drawing a conclusion!No matter how upset Lu Zhengyang was, he had nothing to say.

But what Li Gang said made Leng Feng ashamed, who is Wang Xizhi?The famous "Book Saint", no matter how good his handwriting is, it cannot be compared!

Han Chongwen laughed and said, "Since that's the case, shopkeeper Yuan..."

Lao Yuan immediately announced: "The prize for calligraphy is 'living'. His Majesty pardoned him. The winner of calligraphy can change his own courtyard without following the system!"

Ah!Not following the establishment!This award is much more affordable!In this era of strict hierarchy, a person has no corresponding identity, and the area of ​​the courtyard at home cannot be too large. There are specifications for the width of the door, the height of the threshold, and the number of nails on the door.

If you look at Chang'an City from a distance, no building is higher than the imperial palace.Because the imperial palace is the place with the highest scale, if the buildings in other places are higher than the imperial palace, the charge of "disrespect" cannot be escaped!

When Leng Feng first entered Chang'an, he opened up two houses, and was almost questioned by the officials of the Ministry of Rites. If Li Shimin hadn't spoken, Leng Feng would have been put on a shackle and exiled for three thousand miles.

Leng Feng was also very happy to hear this powerful news. As long as there is cement, building high-rise buildings is not a delusion. There are only academies. If the floors are not built higher, it will be bad if there are too many students!

Li Cheng stood up and said, "It's still early today, and Qi Yi can still compete. Why don't Shopkeeper Yuan announce the prizes for 'food'?"

The old man waved his hand, and immediately a soldier of the imperial army carried the chessboard in, and put the chess pieces into the chess frame one by one.

After the pieces on the chessboard were placed, the old Yuan said: "The prize for 'food' is naturally not ordinary food, but blood food from ancestors. Your Majesty's pardon! The winner of a chess game can offer a bull's head when offering sacrifices to ancestors! Of course, there is only one chance!"

"Worshiping the cow's head!?" Li Cheng almost jumped up. According to the Tang law, it is not allowed to slaughter farm cattle without authorization, so when they worshiped their ancestors, they worshiped three animals: "pig", "cow", and "sheep". Even the royal family had to replace it with other things when they did not encounter cows that died of illness for sale.

The five surnames and Qiwang care most about inheritance and ancestor worship. The annual ancestor worship activities are the most solemn among the clans.

What an honor it would be if my family could display a bull's head when offering sacrifices to ancestors during the Qingming Festival!
Li Cheng was still in YY, but Zheng Yan and Wang Xian had already sat on both sides of the chessboard, holding the chess pieces with red eyes, looking at their opponents as if they were life and death enemies!

Fang Xuanling and the others were also very moved. Ancestor worship is a big event from the emperor to the common people. Although the patriarchs of the five surnames and Qiwang are jealous, they are not to be outdone. What was originally a competition of elegance has exploded with a sense of gunpowder...

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Everyone in the cultural gambling workshop was in full swing, and the scholars outside the Tianxia Building were also sweating profusely!

The two "A Fang Gong Fu" are tied for the first place in the category of "Fu", and many great scholars have affirmed it!How could such Yawen not copy a copy!

So the scholar who transcribed it first stood on the table and read aloud, and countless literati either leaned on the wall or on the ground to copy, the scene was very spectacular!

Generally, things involving the emperor's participation will attract the attention of courtiers and common people.

The news spread that scholars outside Tianxialou prostrated themselves on the ground to copy a pair of "A Fang Gong Fu". For a while, all literate people flocked to Tianxialou to borrow and copy, Xiudefang was almost overwhelmed!

Leng Feng didn't know the slightest bit of Go. When he left with Li Chengqian, Wei Zheng gave him a few looks, as if not being able to go is such a serious matter!

damn it!If you have the ability, you can compare backgammon with me!

Leng Feng really wanted to say that, but he left in a desperate manner. A person who is good at Go is probably not bad at backgammon.

Just thinking about it, Li Chengqian tugged on Leng Feng's sleeve, Leng Feng raised his head, and saw the scene of countless people lying on the ground outside to copy!

"This this……"

Lao Li hurried over from the backyard, and said to Leng Feng: "Boss, many people in Chang'an are now pouring into Xiudefang to copy your and Dr. Wei's "A Fang Palace Fu". The paper shop is almost sold out. Some paper stores took the opportunity to increase the price by four or five times, but the supply is still in short supply! We have a lot of paper in reserve for Shuxiang Pavilion, should we take the opportunity and sell it at a high price?"

Leng Feng was completely dumbfounded. He had only heard that "Luoyang Zhigui" was caused by Zuo Si's "Sandu Fu" in Jin Dynasty before, but he didn't expect that "Chang'an Zhigui" was also attracted because of the two "Efanggong Fu" in Chang'an!

Leng Feng shook his head immediately: "Don't sell it, give it away! Don't be reluctant to pay this little money, this is a good opportunity for us to build up our reputation! Feige sent a letter to Li Sanniu, asking the boat gang to buy paper from nearby counties and send it back to Chang'an. Until this frenzy ends!"

Lao Li is overjoyed, it turns out that his boss is a good hand in business!How much money can you make selling paper!Taking advantage of the price increase of Chang'an paper to give away for free, this is a good opportunity to make a name for Tianxialou!
Seeing old Li happily leaving with a smile on his face, Leng Feng laughed wryly as he heard the voice outside reading "A Fang Gong Fu" loudly, and said to Li Chengqian: "Go to the general and let them print "A Fang Gong Fu"! Your father ordered it to be printed. "The Analects of Confucius", "Shuowen Jiezi" and other reading materials are used as textbooks, and you don't make money when you lose money. Taking advantage of this craze, let's help your father earn some money."

Li Chengqian pointed at the watertight street outside and smiled wryly: "How can I be a prisoner?"

……

In the palace, Liu Shuwen is showing off her diamond necklace to the queen.

The diamond was faceted by the cold front, and it shone brightly when exposed to light.

The queen was very envious of Liu Shuwen, and said with emotion: "You are lucky. You have met a man who loves you. He is in the building, singing love songs to you in front of so many scholars. Although I am not there, I can feel that. What a shocking scene!"

Liu Shuwen blushed when she mentioned this matter, and said timidly: "He said that he would marry me when his hair reached his waist. I secretly talked about it last night. It will take a few months before he grows to his waist. Sister Queen, you got married at 13 years old. , I have Chengqian at the age of 16, and I am twenty now..."

The queen took Liu Shuwen's hand and said with emotion: "It's not always a good thing to get married early. I already have wind disease, and after giving birth to Chengqian and Qingque, it often recurs. The imperial doctor said that childbirth is the most consuming thing. Vigorous, but raising children for His Majesty is my duty..."

When talking about having a baby, Liu Shuwen blushed like a red apple.

Fortunately, the queen's personal maid got out of the siege in time and went into the palace to report to Li Xiaogong for an audience.

Liu Shuwen hurriedly got up and retreated to the apse, sitting at the same table with the queen, but it was disrespectful!You can still be more presumptuous when you are two people. If there are outsiders around, it is better to retreat.

The door of the palace opened, and Li Xiaogong walked in. As soon as he entered the door, he called out: "Empress Empress, something is wrong!"

The queen smiled and said: "The king of the county is joking, you are also a famous general, why did you come to this palace to shout that something is wrong?"

Li Xiaogong smiled wryly and said: "Your Majesty went to Tianxialou to participate in the literary competition. The "A Fang Gong Fu" written by the old man Wei Zheng and the landlord of Tianxialou shocked everyone. People of insight in Chang'an rushed to record it before publishing it! Now we are cultivating morality. The square is overcrowded, I'm afraid that His Majesty's safety will be endangered!"

The queen thought for a while before saying: "Tianxialou is the site of the owner of Tianxialou. With him by his side, His Majesty's safety is not a problem. But it is not a problem that Xiudefang is blocked!"

Li Xiaogong said: "Your Majesty and all the princes are not in the palace, please ask the empress to issue a decree to order the Jinwu Guards to divert the crowd."

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