Yipin Tang

Chapter 586 This monkey is unusual

The young scholar who spoke directly from the woman was speechless. Seeing everyone looking at him, the young scholar argued strongly: "You have already said that these Spring Festival couplets were created by Prince Jiayuan. After all, what are Spring Festival couplets is not yours. It's up to you."

Although the young scholar argued forcefully, the people around him almost believed the woman's words, and they were absolutely convinced that what she said made sense.

The woman smiled slightly when she heard the young scholar's strong argument: "This is easy to handle. The Marquis of Jiayuan happens to be here, so you can ask him what spring couplets are."

"Huh? The Marquis of Jiayuan is here?"

"Did I hear correctly, the Marquis of Jiayuan is here?"

As soon as the woman's voice fell, the people nearby started talking. Wang Xiang, who was hiding in the crowd, was surprised and shook his head with a wry smile. He was just planning to mix in the crowd to watch the show, but he was recognized early on.

Today is the Spring Festival and everyone is wearing new clothes. Wang Xiang didn't deliberately wear too gorgeous clothes, so ordinary people really can't recognize him among the crowd.

Everyone followed the woman's eyes to look at Wang Xiang, and someone who had seen Wang Xiang exclaimed, "It's really Jiayuanhou."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone saluted Wang Xiang.

"Master Hou."

Wang Xiang waved his hands and said, "You don't need to be too polite, I'm just here to join in the fun, you guys go on, go on."

Everyone was speechless when they heard the words, and they continued to talk about it. You are the right one when you come. Didn't you see that someone is already arguing about the Spring Festival couplets? Let's wait for you to distinguish.

A young scholar could put on an air of arrogance in front of vendors selling Spring Festival couplets, but he didn't dare in front of Wang Xiang. He was far inferior to Wang Xiang in terms of status and talent. After recognizing Wang Xiang, he quickly bowed respectfully and whispered. Said: "Master Hou, I don't know what kind of sentence to make is a Spring Festival couplet?"

Seeing that everyone was looking at him and waiting for him to explain, Wang Xiang could only cough and look at the woman disguised as a man and said, "Actually, this little... this young man was quite right. At home, the first thing is to be happy and auspicious, otherwise, no matter how beautiful the couplets are, it will deviate from the most basic requirements of the Spring Festival couplets. The second is that the couplets are not just for scholars, but for all the people. People can understand the meaning of it at a glance, and there are no special requirements for other things, as long as the antithesis is a little more neat and catchy to read."

"Okay! Lord Hou is right. Spring Festival couplets should belong to all the common people. I didn't understand what this gentleman made just now. The Spring Festival couplets made by Lord Hou sound festive and auspicious. I haven't read them before." I can understand the book too."

"That's right, Lord Hou is right."

Everyone echoed their words, and the young scholar hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Lord Hou, for your suggestion."

Wang Xiang waved his hands and smiled: "I can't say anything about it. Today is the Spring Festival. Everyone gathers to have fun. No one is right or wrong. It's not good to have a dispute."

The woman disguised as a man heard Wang Xiang's words and looked up at him, a strange look flashed in her eyes, as if quite surprised.

"What Hou Ye said is that I was the one who was abrupt just now, but the two lines of poems written by this young master are indeed excellent poems about snow."

Hearing the words, the young prince shook his head quickly and said, "Don't dare, dare not, how dare you write a snow poem in front of Lord Hou."

These words are not deliberately flattering. Wang Xiang's poem about the snow written at the Jinguang Lake Poetry Fair has been cited as a classic, and has been recognized and praised by many people in the poetry circle. Compared with Xiang's poem about snow, it is still much worse.

After Wang Xiang's mediation, the surrounding atmosphere became harmonious again. The owner of the stall is obviously a shrewd person. Seeing Wang Xiang's approachable and easy-going manner, he rolled his eyes and leaned forward and said, "Everyone knows that the Spring Festival couplets were created by Lord Hou." , It’s rare to see Lord Hou today, I wonder if I can ask Lord Hou to make a couplet for everyone to see.”

"This one……"

Just as Wang Xiang hesitated for a moment, everyone around booed and said, "Yes, Master Hou, let's make a pair of couplets for the Spring Festival. Let us all see and see."

"Yes, Lord Hou, just make one."

"With Master Hou's literary talents, let alone one pair of Spring Festival couplets, even ten pairs are not a problem. Who doesn't know that Master Hou completed poems in seven steps at the Jinguang Lake Poetry Fair, and exported them into chapters." The owner of the stall wanted to let Wang Xiang It is quite hard to tout as a deputy Spring Festival couplet.

Everyone's enthusiasm is so high, and there is a beautiful woman who thinks her identity has not been found out looking at her expectantly. Help the fun."

Hearing that Wang Xiang agreed to make a Spring Festival couplet, everyone calmed down and looked at him quietly. The owner of the stall even took out a pen and ink and put on a posture ready to record at any time.

Wang Xiang lowered his head and thought for a moment, then smiled slightly and said, "The Year of the Goat has passed, and the Year of the Monkey has just arrived, and the new year is new. Let me make a Spring Festival couplet with this."

Everyone didn't interrupt after hearing the words, they were all waiting for Wang Xiang to make the Spring Festival couplets.

Wang Xiang coughed and said slowly: "The sheep drive away on the auspicious cloud, and stay auspicious for a day. The monkey waved the gold and brought it, shining golden light."

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

As soon as the words fell, the people around all cheered up. This Spring Festival couplet is simple and clear, and they can understand the meaning as soon as they hear it.The owner of the stall was even more eager to write, writing Wang Xiang's new Spring Festival couplets on paper, and made up his mind to ask the down-and-out scholar who temporarily lived in his home to write dozens of copies, which would definitely sell well.

Amidst the applause, a voice asked doubtfully: "I understand that the sheep is driving Ruiyun to the old man. This is a festive statement, but what does it mean for the monkey to wave the golden stick? Why does the monkey wave the golden stick?"

Without waiting for Wang Xiang to explain the woman disguised as a man, he said with a smile: "I think the monkey in this Spring Festival couplet by Lord Hou is not an ordinary monkey."

"It's not an ordinary monkey, what kind of monkey is that?" Someone suddenly became curious.

The woman smiled and said: "I once bought a novel called "Journey to the West" in Linglong Academy. Go freely, I think the monkey in Hou Ye's couplet should refer to this spirit monkey, right?"

Although she asked, the woman's tone was full of affirmation.

"I've also heard of "Journey to the West", but I haven't read it. It turned out to be after Lord Hou. I will definitely buy a copy and read it carefully."

"I have read "Journey to the West". It turns out that the monkey in the couplets of Lord Hou refers to the Monkey King who is making trouble in the Heavenly Palace. Haha, what a monkey wields a golden stick, and it really shines with golden light."

"Havoc in the Heavenly Palace? Monkey King? It sounds very interesting. It just happens that I have nothing to do these days. I will buy a copy when Linglong Academy opens in a few days."

Hearing everyone's comments, Wang Xiang was sweating. He didn't expect that he would advertise "Journey to the West" as a couplet. Presumably, the business of Linglong Bookstore will be much better in the next period of time.

(End of this chapter)