Tang Dynasty

Chapter 20 Couplet

Qin Shengchang's face was livid and distorted, looking at Hong Fu, he couldn't help grinding his teeth, wishing he could swallow Hong Fu alive.

Qin Shengchang's appearance is very unsightly, not to mention a big bald head, his left eye is swollen, and the eyeballs are gray, which makes people uncomfortable to look at. Although it is not as exaggerated as Liu Li, it is still uncomfortable.

This is the pain in Qin Shengchang's heart, Hong Fu openly ridiculed in front of so many people, can he feel better?Can he not be angry?

Not to mention, Hong Fu's couplet is not only mocking Qin Shengchang's physical defects, but also mocking him for being uneducated, illiterate, and daring to hope for fame.

How did Qin Shengchang become the Minister of Rites?It's not because of his knowledge and talent, but because of Yang Su's flattery.He had participated in several imperial examinations, but his name failed.For the sake of future, he had no choice but to flatter Yang Su, and had to be Yang Su's minion.

Hong Fu's couplet satirizes both his physical defects and his improper official position, which are his greatest shortcomings, and he almost vomits blood from anger.

"I didn't expect that Hong Fu also has a sharp mouth, she is indeed a strange woman." Liu Li praised in his heart.

Hong Fu's couplet is not only satirical, but also a knife that kills without blood. Didn't you see that Qin Shengchang's face was about to bleed?
Just when Qin Shengchang was feeling so uncomfortable, Liu Li sprinkled salt on his wounds and laughed loudly, not caring about Qin Shengchang's face at all.

Hearing this laughter, Qin Shengchang felt that this was the worst laughter he had ever heard in his life. It was so piercing that his heart twitched, his eyes turned red, and he stared at Liu Li and shouted: "Ignorant child! ,why are you laughing?"

"Huh." This fellow Liu Li didn't take Qin Shengchang seriously at all, with a look of surprise on his face, he said, "Master Qin, it's you I'm laughing at, you don't know that?"

Isn't this too straightforward?If you talk like this, you might as well stab Qin Shengchang with a knife.

"You..." Qin Shengchang was so angry that he couldn't speak, and pointed at Liu Li, only panting.

"My lord Qin, you are a real person. You are the only one who can ridicule others, so you can't be ridiculed by others?" Li Jing shook his head, with a regretful expression on his face, and said, "Miss Zhang didn't provoke you, you mocked her for doing it." what?"

Li Jing is Hongfu's fanatical pursuer, so naturally he wants to protect Hongfu.

"You asked for it yourself!" Liu Li was not polite to Qin Shengchang, and directly poked him where it hurts.

Although everyone couldn't speak for Liu Li explicitly, they secretly agreed. If Qin Shengchang didn't want to step on Hongfu to find a sense of superiority, Hongfu wouldn't fight back, and this kind of thing wouldn't happen.

You are only allowed to step on others, but you are not allowed to step on you?What kind of reasoning is this?
Liu Li and Li Jing supported Hong Fu and won her goodwill, so they smiled sweetly at Liu Li and Li Jing.

Li Jing saw it, felt it was the most beautiful smile in the world, and his face was full of joy.Hong Fu has always been lukewarm towards Li Jing, and she doesn't know if Li Jing has a place in her heart, which has always worried Li Jing. Now that Hong Fu finally smiled at him, Li Jing really wanted to sing loudly.

"Lord Qin, the couplet of the Wenhui is just a joke, so you don't have to take it to heart." Li Mi didn't want to make the atmosphere too bad. In that case, he, the host of the Wenhui, would have a bad face, so he spoke at the right time. Persuade Qin Shengchang.

Although these words are suspected of being biased, they are also reasonable.Since ancient times, the battles between literati have mostly been carried out with poetic couplets. They not only step on others, but also show their extraordinary talents, which is often praised by others.

It's not impossible for Qin Shengchang to step on Hongfu, but he didn't stop and said nothing, and was counterattacked by Hongfu, leaving him at a loss for words.If you meet a talented person, you will continue to step on the red brush until you can't fight back.If that's the case, it's a good story.

"Mr. Xie Xuansui's teaching, I will remember it." Qin Shengchang didn't want to, but he didn't dare not give Li Mi face, so he had to suppress his anger and bury this matter in his heart.

However, Liu Li didn't intend to let him go, and decided to beat the dog in the water, saying: "I also have a couplet, it's for Lord Qin, Lord Qin, listen carefully."

When everyone heard this, they all fell down.Literati have always cursed people in a subtle way, you have to think for yourself, there is no reason for Liu Li to tell others so openly.

"Ignorant child, you still dare to speak wild words. You don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth." Qin Shengchang's anger that had just subsided suddenly jumped up again, his eyes rolled, and he was full of anger.

Li Jing was still angry with Qin Shengchang, and looked at Liu Li expectantly.Looking at his appearance, he wished he could replace Liu Li, but unfortunately, he had already been right.

Hong Fu was very upset with Qin Shengchang, and Liu Li wanted to deal with Qin Shengchang, Hong Fu praised him greatly, and stared at Liu Li with a pair of beautiful eyes full of wonderful little stars.

"Cough! Cough! Cough!" Liu Li didn't answer the couplet immediately, but kept clearing his throat, as if his throat was going to smoke.Not counting a light cough, he picked up the teacup and sipped the tea slowly.

Everyone was looking forward to it, but they were disappointed when they saw him do this.

"Mr. Liu, hurry up, we are all waiting."

"Master Liu, you don't want to wait until the flowers are all withered, do you?"

The crowd couldn't bear it any longer and urged them on.

"Ignorant boy, don't try to delay the time. If you can't do it, you can't do it, even if you delay until tomorrow." Qin Shengchang was proud, and he raised his chin at Liu Li, full of provocation.

"What are you in a hurry for? Dry goods are always at the end." Liu Li was shameless and boasted.

Everyone is down, is there such a boring person?

Qin Shengchang snorted coldly, and stopped paying attention to Liu Li, because of his shamelessness, the more you bully him, the more motivated he will be, so it's better to ignore him.

"Master Qin, listen carefully: if you take the bait, you are the old man, if you get the bait, you are the test. The old man takes the child's test, and the child's test is the old man. One person is big, and the two are heaven. Heaven is greater than human affection, and human affection is greater than heaven." Seeing Qin Shengchang no longer If you ignore him, there is no need to pretend anymore, Liu Li shook his fat head, and the fat on his face was rippling.

"Good alliance! Good alliance!" Li Jing was the first to praise, and he must stand up for this kind of thing against Qin Shengchang.

"If you take the bait, you are the old man, and if you get the bait, you are the tester. The old man is the child, and the child is the old man. One person is big, and the two are heaven. Heaven is greater than human affection, and human affection is greater than heaven. What a good relationship!" Hong Fu also praised loudly, her eyes It's full of little stars. Although Liu Li is ugly and a scumbag, Hong Fu at this moment is getting cuter and cuter.

"Although the ignorant child is a little talented, this couplet is okay. What does it have to do with me?" Qin Shengchang frowned and sneered.

This is a good couplet, of course Qin Shengchang would not admit it, and berated him as a "little talent".

More importantly, Liu Li said that this couplet was related to Qin Shengchang, but Qin Shengchang didn't understand, what does it have to do with him?
"Pfft." Li Mi glanced at Qin Shengchang and almost laughed out loud. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and quickly covered his mouth with his hands, so he didn't laugh out loud.

Many of the people here don't understand that this couplet is an excellent work, but it has nothing to do with Qin Shengchang, and they all look like they don't know why.

Of course, there are also people who understand, staring at Qin Shengchang with a weird face, shaking his head slowly, this Qin Shengchang's reaction is too slow, this is a couplet that has exposed his old background.

"What do you mean?" Qin Shengchang was very puzzled when he saw the strange appearance of a person beside him.

"Master Qin..." This man couldn't stand it anymore, so he could only remind him and whisper in Qin Shengchang's ear.

"What? Get rid of me? Taunt me for failing the imperial examination..." Qin Shengchang didn't understand at first, so he said it aloud, and then he finally understood, and he didn't dare to yell anymore.

"You, you, you... I'm so mad!" Qin Shengchang's eyeballs almost fell out, and he pointed at Liu Li, panting heavily.

"If you take the bait, you are old, and if you take the bait, you are a tester. The old man takes the test for children, and the children get old." This is mocking Qin Shengchang for failing in science and losing his name to Sun Shan.After Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty unified the world, in order to select talents, he broke the restrictions of the "Nine Grades of Zhongzheng System", implemented imperial examinations, and recruited talents from all over the world.

Qin Shengchang took the imperial examination under such circumstances.It's a pity that he was not good at learning and failed the exams repeatedly.

Later, for the sake of his future, Qin Shengchang took refuge in Yang Su and became Yang Su's confidant. ", this is mocking Qin Shengchang's debt to Yang Sutian.

This is the pain in Qin Shengchang's heart again. How can he not be angry when Liu Li exposes him in public?

Even better, Liu Li's couplet and Hong Fu's couplet are a link between the past and the future.Hong Fu ridiculed Qin Shengchang for being illiterate and ignorant; Liu Li ridiculed him for being Yang Su's minion and accepting Yang Sutian's favor.

"Master Qin, do you think my couplet has anything to do with you?" Liu Li was so angry that he couldn't pay for his life, and if he asked at this time, didn't he want to anger Qin Shengchang to death?

Seeing Qin Shengchang's tendency to vomit blood again, Li Mi hurriedly intervened, saying: "Master Qin, this Wenhui is just a joke, you don't have to take it seriously. Don't take it seriously."

Can you not take such an old-fashioned thing seriously?Feelings don't tip your backs?You don't have back pain when you stand and talk.

Qin Shengchang wanted to slap Li Mi's bosses in the ear, but he didn't dare to offend him, so he forced a smile and said, "Yes, joking, joking, I'm not angry, not angry, not at all."

Blood is dripping from my heart, a mouthful of old blood almost spewed out, still angry?
Seeing this, Liu Li felt very happy. If he got angry like this a few more times, it was guaranteed that Qin Shengchang would be hurt internally.

"Master Qin is well-educated, Mr. Liu is talented, and it's rare for us to get together. In my opinion, we won't compete in this essay competition. Let's compare the two. Whoever wins is the leader." Some people can tell Now, Liu Li and Qin Shengchang are hooked, let them fight, I will watch the fun.

It's not a big deal to watch the excitement, and many people immediately echoed: "That's right, I mean the same thing."

"Mr. Xuan Sui, look..." Although the excitement was exciting, Li Mi had to approve it.

"The one surnamed Qin, dare to accept the offer?" Before Li Mi could speak, Liu Li started provoking: "If you don't have the guts, just pretend I didn't say anything."

How could such a good opportunity to deal with Qin Shengchang be missed?Not to mention, you can also win the leader, which kills two birds with one stone, so why not do it?

The dignified attendant of the Ministry of Rituals should be underestimated by Liu Li, a young boy. That's okay. Qin Shengchang rolled his eyes and said, "Why don't you dare? Mr. Xuan Sui, please help me."

"Okay." Although Li Mi was unwilling, he couldn't hold back the enthusiasm of the two of them, and said, "However, it's up to me to decide whether to be the leader. If you want to become the leader, you must have amazing works."

As the host of the Wenhui, if the leader falls on the head of a talentless person, I will be too sorry for Yang Su, and I will even embarrass myself.

(End of this chapter)