After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 294 BFF

Tang Hui was very familiar with Jin Shan's poems.

As soon as Haitang made the request, Zhou Wenjun ordered someone to get paper and pen. She casually wrote down four poems by Jin Shan silently, including five and seven characters, rhymed verses and quatrains. According to her, these are her favorite songs among Jin Shan's works and she also considers them to be the best ones.

Haitang is not good at poetry, but she has been guarding the Imperial Palace Library for decades, and she still has a good eye for poetry. If she really wants to make up a few lines, it's not that she can't come up with them, but her skills are average, and it's hard to find good lines. It's not necessary. It's just going to embarrass yourself.

She read these four poems very carefully, and felt that Jin Shan was indeed quite talented. At least he used allusions well, and was gorgeous without copying them mechanically. Even if there were two poems that used too many allusions and seemed a bit stacked, they were still good. It can be attributed to style. Although the gorgeous writing style is not natural, simple and fresh, it still has many audiences.

He is just a teenager. Even though his family background is not as good as before, he is still rich and well-fed. He has been favored since he was a child. He has never suffered much or experienced any setbacks. He always writes about sadness in spring and autumn in his poems. Aren’t the words and phrases a bit frivolous? Moreover, the theme of three of his four poems is female resentment, and the remaining one is not. It just praises the spring scenery, but also contains two lines about the beauty rolling the curtain to peek at the passing horseback riding genius... The smell of powder is a bit strong. Son.

Poets in ancient times used grievances between their boudoirs to express their depression about not being recognized for their talents. Jin Shan, a wealthy young man, writes about his relationship with his girlfriend. What does he want to express?

Haitang raised her head and asked Peng Yuqi: "Master Jin is the son of a military general, but he is famous in Chang'an for his poetic talent. Is he interested in pursuing a career?"

Peng Yuqi said lightly: "He has been studying since he was a child. He has had four teachers since he was six years old. Although everyone said he was talented, each one could not stay long. The Jin family is here The quota in the army has been reserved for his cousin. Everyone said that he will take the imperial examination and become an official in the future, so he will not need this. But now he is just a boy. He said that he will definitely pass the scholar examination this year, but He has never been in trouble since he failed in the college entrance examination three years ago. I don't know if he will definitely pass this test. Anyway, apart from studying for the imperial examination, he can't do anything else. There are other options.”

Tang Hui listened harshly and couldn't help but argue for Jin Shan: "How old was he just three years ago? How many years had he studied? He was already a rare child prodigy who could pass the Tongsheng Examination! He has not failed in the past few years. It is to lay a solid foundation and accumulate a lot of knowledge, so that one day he will be soaring to the sky! What's more, failure in the imperial examination does not mean that he has insufficient learning. His poems are famous all over Chang'an City. If he doesn't have real ability, others can praise him. him?!"

Peng Yuqi glanced at her: "Has it spread all over Chang'an City? Miss Tang can really hear his poems everywhere in Chang'an City? I really don't know when the Chang'an City of Dachu became as big as In Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty, there were so many people who loved poetry and songs? We didn't discuss the war between Chu and Hu, or whose children and grandchildren made contributions, or whose workshop produced good glassware, but instead discussed which company. Is Xiao Langjun good at poetry? It just depends on what the people around you say. There are so many scholars in Chang'an city and so many people who are good at poetry. How is Jin Shan better than others? He can actually overwhelm them. Of all the people, only one deserves the honor?!"

Peng Yuqi sneered, thinking that you have no idea how many people the Jin family has bribed to spread the word in the city for Jin Shan's talent and reputation. Telling it will only make you look stupid. She was originally a kind person, so she would not do such offensive things.

Peng Yuqi didn't poke people's hearts, so Tang Hui naturally didn't know the truth. He only thought the former's words were disgusting and couldn't help but stare at her hatefully.

Haitang glanced at her a few times, looked down at the pages of poems, and said calmly: "Although Mr. Jin is a young talent, how old is he now? Fourteen or fifteen, or fifteen or sixteen? Three years ago he was no more than He is a boy of twelve or thirteen years old. It is indeed very good to be able to pass the entrance examination. It is normal that he did not pass the college entrance examination. He was so young at the time, and the examiner cherished his talent and pressed him a little, which was also a good intention. No I hope he will be proud and complacent, and I hope he can study hard for a few more years and accumulate more knowledge."

Speaking of this, she raised her head and glanced at Tang Hui. She deliberately used words used by Tang Hui, just to make it impossible for the other party to refute: "Throughout the ages, few prodigies aged 12 or 13 have been able to pass the scholar examination. This is really nothing. If you fail once, it will be a big deal." I'll do it in the next few episodes. But I read Mr. Jin's poems and it seems that he is very concerned about this matter. The ancients used grudges to lament their lack of talent. Did Mr. Jin also use grudges to lament the failure of his career? He Is it too easy to give up? Besides, he has never failed in the past few years. If he loses his temper and refuses to take the exam again because he failed to pass the college exam three years ago, that is not in line with the perseverance style of a general disciple." Hui blushed and wanted to refute, but couldn't. After Jin Shan failed the college entrance examination three years ago, he really never played again. The Jin family told relatives and friends that he was still young and could study for a few more years before taking the college exam when he was older. None of the relatives and friends thought anything was wrong. But Jin Shan’s poems do contain a lot of grudges. Could it be that... he was really sad about not passing the college examination that year? Tang Hui was also the daughter of a general, so she naturally knew that such a character was not good, but she could not say that Jin Shan was not using poetry to express his complaints about the failure of the imperial examination, but purely out of resentment...

In the end, she could only answer in an evasive manner: "He has not lost his spirit. Doesn't he plan to try again this year? I believe that with his talent, he will definitely win the title of Toad Palace!"

Haitang secretly sighed inwardly, the education nanny hired by the Tang family was a bit advanced, not just an ordinary commodity. Although they did not teach Tang Hui to be a truly dignified lady, at least her speaking skills were acceptable and she knew how to avoid her own weaknesses.

Haitang said: "If Mr. Jin is really going to take part in the college examination this year, he will be required to write poems for the examination. I hope he will stop writing about personal grievances and make the examiners unhappy. To be honest, he has written these four poems. Almost all of the best poems are about boudoir's grudges. Even if they are not about boudoir's grudges, they also have a boudoir atmosphere. The smell of powder is too strong. They don't have the open-minded and broad-minded temperament of northwest men, nor the aloof and self-satisfied temperament of Central Plains literati. Even in the capital city Or Jiangnan, this kind of writing style will not please the examiners, let alone this is the martial Chang'an?"

When Tang Hui heard this, he couldn't help but look at Haitang a few more times.

Before she copied the poem, she had already asked Haitang about her identity. She was the granddaughter of the new governor of Shaanxi Dusi. She was a young girl who had just returned from the border town of Suzhou. Even if she was related by marriage to the third wife of the Zhou family, her status was not considered respectable. It's just that she has a cousin named Xie Tanhua, who is famous for his poetry, and she has studied with this elder since she was a child. She is not an ordinary daughter of a military family who cannot read or write, so Tang Hui is willing to put aside her status and socialize a few words.

But now that Haitang said these words, Tang Hui knew that the girl in front of him, who was several years younger than him, was really talented and knowledgeable about imperial examinations. He really couldn't make a big deal in front of her, otherwise his reputation as a talented lady, which he had just gained for less than two years, would be exposed in front of the Zhou sisters.

Thinking of this, Tang Hui's tone of voice became a little softer: "These four poems are my favorite poems by Jin Gongzi. He also has many other poems. It's not that the capital has a boudoir atmosphere, it's just my preference. .”

Hearing this, Peng Yuqi couldn't help but said, "Why do you like these poems of his?" She pointed to one of them, the last line of which had the word "green jade" in it, "This is the green jade he gave to Kuifang Pavilion." The birthday gift written by the girl was obviously not the best, but she asked Kuifang Pavilion to spread it deliberately in the city to make Green Jade famous. Why did you just fall in love with this one? "

Tang Hui's expression changed greatly when he heard this: "What? Isn't this Basho who is chanting the Green Jade Pavilion?!"

(End of this chapter)