The Rise of the Cold Gate in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 25 Xiao Qinzhi's Counterattack
Never thought.

The enthusiastic Diao Kui sold one and gave one away, and gave Xiao Qin a hand, so he ordered him on the spot to write a poem on the theme of gathering all the talents in the north.

But Xiao Qinzhi remained silent. To be precise, he was momentarily stunned and at a loss.

In just a few breaths of time, everyone realized that this incident was temporary. In other words, the "poetry for the occasion" really needed to be "for the occasion".

There is an unspoken rule for participating in the Bei Ya Ji, which is tacitly understood by everyone, that is, one or two poems will be prepared in advance, or written by yourself, or someone else will catch the knife, and then recite it at the right time to improve yourself .

How can anyone write poetry on the spot?
This is the only example of Cao Zijian's seven-step poem.

Cao Zijian, who is not exclusive to everyone.

Therefore, among the many gazes looking at Xiao Qinzhi, there are several more: mocking, gloating, and watching the excitement.

The so-called: opportunities and risks coexist.

It is expected that if Xiao Qinzhi writes a good article, he will definitely win the top spot in Bei Ya Ji, and his reputation will rise to a higher level; but if he fails to write a good article, his reputation will be greatly damaged accordingly, and he will be regarded as a superficial person.

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, a person's prestige was closely linked to his official career, and if his prestige was greatly damaged, his official career would be hopeless. In other words, what Xiao Qinzhi was writing at this moment was not poetry, but his future official career.

It's ridiculous to say, but this is the naked reality, the rule of this era, and everyone who wants to enter an official career must abide by it.

The patriarch lifted a rock and shot himself in the foot. It was too late to repent. For a moment, his heart tightened. The contingency plans in his mind emerged one after another, and finally fell on the words "youth and frivolity", but it was only a remedy, and the effect was very good. micro.

The fat old eight stopped talking, his ten fingers were tightly intertwined, and sweat was dripping from his temples, but he still looked at the fourth brother with such trust.

But Xiao Shu lowered his head, walked to Xiao Qinzhi's side, opened the folding fan calmly, and shook it lightly a few times as a reminder.

Xiao Qin knew the lines on the folding fan clearly, and also understood Xiao Shu's meaning, but this was a flattering poem specially written for Mrs. Yang, which was not suitable for the occasion and was obviously not advisable.

Xiao Qinzhi shook his head lightly, falling into "deep" thinking.

Xiao Qinzhi came from later ages, had read Tang poetry and memorized Song poetry, how could he be stopped by a poem?In fact, I already have the embryonic form of a poem in my mind.

The reason why he didn't act was that he didn't find a suitable poem for the occasion, and the poems in his mind were improvised, so he needed to think carefully;

The second is to deliberately retaliate against the patriarch who dug a pit for people to jump.

The patriarch's old face could not be seen. If it wasn't for the dim light, he might have shown the color of a pig's liver, and he still had a trace of calmness in the past.

"Old man, he deserves it!" Xiao Qinzhi spat secretly, but he was very satisfied in his heart.

Diao Kui misunderstood the patriarch's words, thinking that Xiao Qinzhi had finished the poem in advance and was just waiting for a chance to show it, so he wanted to give it a chance.

At this time, Diao Kui also realized that something was wrong. Seeing Xiao Qinzhi's silence and shaking his head, he thought that he couldn't do it, so he said: "It's rude for my brother. How can I ask my younger brother to compose poems as soon as I come up? Hurry up, go in with me, take a good rest, it won't be too late to do it again tomorrow."

There was a slight "booing" at the scene.

Xiao Qinzhi still didn't care about the "booing", and saluted Diao Kui, and looked down at the patriarch for a moment, showing his white teeth, and his smile was very bright, and if the patriarch was about to smooth things over, he suddenly blocked At the Adam's apple.

"Brother, please forgive me. I have just arrived here, and I have little knowledge. I suddenly saw the bright light of your mansion, and it is so dignified. I was shocked for a moment, and I was full of thoughts. I couldn't help being rude. I have just been appreciated by my brother. I have invited a poem. I have already gained something at this moment. , Brother Shi please order someone to take a pair of ink treasures to declare."

"Excuse!"

There was a turning point in the matter, there was a whisper at the scene, some people looked forward to it, some people looked down upon it, and some people stayed out of it.
Fat old eight's ten entangled fingers separated one by one, his face was excited, and he shouted in his heart: "Fourth brother, I knew you would be able to do it!"

Xiao Shu put away the folding fan, with a firm heart, stepped back a few steps, stood beside the fat old man, looked up at the sky slowly, and continued to act aggressively.

Only the patriarch was dumbfounded, two expressions were played on one face at the same time, one side was happy and the other side was sullen. He didn't know that he was played by Xiao Qinzhi, a little bastard. It was done on purpose.

Looking at the deflated patriarch, Uncle Six slowly showed a smile on his anxious face, thinking: "There will be a day when you will be deflated?"

Things twists and turns.

Diao Kui's appetite was whetted, he became more and more curious, and said with a smile, "Why waste time, brother come with me, and be a master of the world." After speaking, he stepped on his wooden clogs, with "da da da" at the front lead the way.

Poems, in fact, can be recited on the spot without writing. The main reason is that the poems in Xiao Qinzhi's heart have not been perfected, so this is justifiably bought time.

Xiao Qinzhi followed closely behind, following Diao Kui in.

Not only Diao Kui's appetite was tantalized, but everyone else's appetite was also swayed, and they all followed behind. Let's see, what kind of poem can this "Jiang Zuo Wei Jie" write?
If you can't make it, then the fun will be great.

Bei Ya Ji has not started yet, in fact, it has already started.

Xiao Qinzhi followed Diao Kui into the interior of Diao's Manor, as if entering an exquisite and elegant labyrinth, with pavilions, pavilions, corridors, sills, pavilions, and halls, all of which are surrounded by exotic flowers, rare trees, plum blossoms, etc. Orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, evergreen in all seasons.

There are also some domesticated animals, such as cranes, geese, squirrels, etc., strolling in the courtyard among the exotic flowers and rare trees, moving still and moving, quite elegant and noble.

But Xiao Qinzhi never expected that he saw a donkey. What was even more unexpected was that Diao Kui, who was walking ahead, saw the donkey, stopped suddenly, and imitated a few donkey brays:
"Ah-uh-ah-uh."

Forget it, the group of people in the back actually imitated the tricks and imitated the donkey braying, so there was a burst of donkey braying, one after another, it was really funny.

The trend of good donkeys began in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was especially good at donkeys. According to historical records: "Hundreds of donkeys were raised and often rode on them. They rode all over the capital, and sometimes drove four donkeys into the market."

If there is something good on the top, it will be great on the bottom.

This style of good donkey has been blown through the Three Kingdoms period, and its popularity has not diminished. Until the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was still held by the top aristocrats, and it was nicknamed: Elegance.

Wang Can, one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an", passed away. Wei Wendi Cao Pi personally led a group of scholars to attend his funeral.So, everyone imitated donkey braying together, and gave Wang Can a funeral. Later, this way of condolence was called "Donkey Braying Condolence".

Xiao Qinzhi used to think that he was a big bastard, even now that he is studying, he does not study purely for the sake of reading, so he can be regarded as a layman.

Since he is a layman, he naturally does not understand the elegance of "meowing like a donkey".Therefore, when one of Xiao Qin met a donkey, he lowered his head and listened to others braying like a donkey, but he couldn't help laughing, but it was really uncomfortable.

Except for "learning how to bray from a donkey", which Xiao Qinzhi couldn't appreciate, he was impeccable about the rest. He looked around curiously, just like "Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden".

(End of this chapter)