Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 267 Shocking Immortal Poetry Party
Outside the mountain, the Qingshan Building and the outer building, when the West Lake singing and dancing are closed.

Now it seems that the Southern Song Dynasty is just a microcosm of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Su Shi was scolded by his father, his old face turned red, and he said awkwardly: "Let's go upstairs."

Su Xun snorted and ignored him, and the four of them walked upstairs under the guidance of the servant.

Although Jingxian Tower has five floors, the fifth floor is empty, and some famous poems are carved on the walls for guests to appreciate.

As long as guests spend money in Jingxian Tower, they can go up and enjoy it.

Providing a venue for free to hold a poetry meeting, and all the mess and expense, it seems to be a loss-making business.

But the literati of the Song Dynasty were supreme, and the literati who wrote good poems were as famous as the stars of later generations.

The top poems in the Poetry Society will have the opportunity to be engraved on the fifth floor for people to watch.

For literati, it is a good opportunity to become famous.

When chatting people see someone writing poetry, they will come up to watch and comment on it.

For scholars, Jingxian Tower can be said to be a must-visit place when coming to Bianjing.

The maids were also a little speechless, but they had all been told not to offend anyone who came to participate in the poetry meeting. Faced with Li An's questions, they could only answer as much as possible.

As the capital of the country, Bianjing was also the most prosperous place in the Song Dynasty, with countless kinds of snacks.

Li An ate some snacks and felt a little full. He clapped his hands and stood up with a look of regret on his face.

Li An was like a little transparent person, no one knew him at all, but he was also happy and leisurely, wandering around and taking some snacks from the snack table from time to time.

Even though Li An has lived in Bianjing for several years, he has only heard of many dim sum but never tasted it.

Some people who saw Li An eating snacks there showed contempt.

Li An ignored those glances and ate something that tasted good. He even called the maid to ask where he bought it.

Most of the people who come to participate in poetry gatherings come with the intention of becoming famous or making some connections.

Su Xun and his son are considered celebrities in the Bianjing literary world. Many people came up to greet them and chat with them when they reached the second floor.

If he had known that Shi would provide so many snacks, he would not have eaten before arriving.

Even some poor scholars are embarrassed to eat these exquisite snacks.

After wandering around on the second floor for a while, the father and son went to socialize separately.

I have to say that the owner of Jingxian Tower is a good businessman, and he knows how to play the Mingren effect.

Maybe some people don't care about this, but how many such people are there?

Many famous dim sum shops produce a limited number of dim sums every day, and they are all reserved by wealthy families. Even ordinary people with money have difficulty buying them.

For this poetry meeting, Jingxianlou bought some of Bianjing’s famous snacks.

Small groups gather together to chat, and when the mood strikes, they can go to the table with pens, ink, paper and inkstones and write down their own poems.

The place where the poetry party was held was on the second, third and fourth floors. It was somewhat similar to the cocktail parties of later generations. There was no need to sit according to the seat.

Without him, you can’t buy it.

"Zi Qian!"

Li An was thinking about packing some before leaving when he suddenly heard someone calling him.

Looking for a voice, he saw Sheng Changbai and Qi Heng walking towards him.

Li An greeted him, somewhat surprised: "Brother Zecheng, Yuan Ruo, are you here too?"

He was not surprised by Qi Heng's appearance, but Sheng Changbai's appearance surprised him a little.

According to Su Shi, the standards of this poetry meeting were a bit high.

It seems that only those with rank four and above and some famous scholars in the stone forest will get some posts.

They can give these posts to their juniors or students, and only by holding the posts can they participate in the poetry meeting.

Even Liu Xuewen didn't get the post, otherwise Li An wouldn't have followed Su Shi. But Li An soon realized that it was Qi Heng who got the post and invited Sheng Changbai to come with him.

Facing Li An, Qi Heng just nodded slightly and said nothing.

Sheng Changbai smiled and said, "I can come here because of Yuan Ruo. Yuan Ruo recently became a disciple of Grand Master Wu. After receiving the post, I can follow him here."

Li An was a little surprised when he heard this. Bachelor Wu was also one of the Hanlin bachelors. Although his status in the hearts of officials was not as good as that of Hai Wenren, his status among the scholars was not much worse than Hai Wenren.

It's okay to worship Qi Heng as his disciple based on his family background, no matter that there is no such part in the original drama.

Could it be because Minglan was engaged to him?

Li An cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations to Yuan Ruobei for becoming a famous teacher."

"Thank you." Qi Heng said calmly, "Zecheng, let's chat. I saw an acquaintance and passed by for a few words."

After saying that, Qi Heng turned around and left.

It was difficult for him to face Ang Lee calmly as his 'love rival'.

Sheng Changbai smiled bitterly and said, "Ziqian, don't worry, Yuan Ruo..."

"Brother Zecheng, I understand what you mean. Let's not talk about this anymore. By the way, Yuanruo became a disciple of Grand Master Wu, so he shouldn't go to the Sheng family to study again, right?" Li An said.

"Well, Yuanruo already mentioned this when he paid New Year's greetings to Zhuang Xuexu a few days ago. After the Lantern Festival, he will no longer study with Zhuang Xuexu." Sheng Changbai said.

Li An nodded when he heard this. He and Minglan were engaged. Minglan was not in the school. It was normal for Qi Heng not to study at the Sheng family.

While the two were talking, the brothers Su Shi and Su Che came back.

Li An introduced Sheng Changbai to them, and the four of them found a corner and sat down to chat.

Sheng Changbai's talent and learning were quickly recognized by Su Shi brothers.

However, Su Shi has a bold personality and does not like Sheng Changbai's young and mature character very much.

On the other hand, Su Che and Sheng Changbai had similar personalities, and their chat was very speculative.

While the four of them were chatting, the noisy second floor suddenly became quiet.

It turned out that Hai Wenren and Wu Xueshi led a group of people to arrive.

"I have met Academician Hai and Academician Wu, sirs!" Everyone present stood up and saluted.

In addition to Hai Wenren and Wu Xueshi, those who came this time were also some officials who had low official positions in the court and were very famous among the scholars.

In addition, there are some famous scholars in Bianjing.

The students present, whether they were named on the gold list or not, were very happy.

This group of people can almost represent the entire literary world in Bianjing. As long as you perform in front of them and get a few words of praise, your name will be spread in Bianjing the next day.

Hai Wenren and his group nodded slightly, said a few words of encouragement, and then walked upstairs.

With the arrival of Hai Wenren and others, it also heralded the beginning of the Shangyuan Poetry Society.

Some people who had prepared poems with the intention of expressing themselves rushed to the table where pens, inks, paper and inkstones were placed, and after a while, a poem jumped out on the paper and was passed on to everyone.

It won many comments and compliments. The person who wrote the lyrics humbly thanked everyone for their comments and compliments, and was very polite.

Even Su Shi had an itchy hand and composed a poem, which attracted many people's applause.

After Su Shi thanked him, he came back with a smile on his face. When he saw that his brother Su Che, Li An and Sheng Changbai were all motionless, he smiled and said, "I've already come to such a grand event, why should I participate?"

"Brother, you should know that my poetry writing is mediocre, so I won't show off my shame." Su Zhe shook his head slightly.

Sheng Changbai also excused himself and said he was not prepared.

Su Che and Sheng Changbai are not the kind of people who like to seek the limelight, and have little interest in it.

Su Shi didn't care about what the two said. He looked at Li An and said, "Zi Qian, I know you are prepared. Hurry up and write the poems you prepared for us to admire."

"Brother Zizhan, you really praise me." Li An said with a wry smile.

(End of this chapter)