Through the Swordsman

Chapter 99 The Flower Festival (1)

There are many scenic spots in Luoyang, the most famous of which are Longmen Grottoes and White Horse Temple.Although Yue Feng didn't like to go around, he didn't just stay in the inn all day and didn't go anywhere.What's more, he was accompanied by Shu Qi, a child who was only eight years old and who liked to play around.

Originally, since Yue Feng started to teach Shu Qi how to practice martial arts, he naturally had to strictly control him.But Gu Nian realized that Shu Qi had just been injured, so Yue Feng decided to let him go from school.Just let him practice hard for three hours after getting up early in the morning every day, and take Shu Qi for a walk at other times.

Within a few days, Yue Feng gradually got used to this kind of life.And Yue Buqun and his wife stayed at the Wang's house for four or five days, and then returned to the inn. After all, more than 30 people lived in the Wang's house, which is too decent.In this way, Yue Feng even saved the matter of going to Wang's house every two or three days to pay his respects.

At this time, it is the time when the spring is bright and beautiful in February, and everything is recovering.In Luoyang, peony blossoms are another scene.Luoyang peonies began in Sui Dynasty, flourished in Tang Dynasty, and became "the best in the world" in Song Dynasty. It has been 800 years since then, and it has the title of "National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance" and "King of Flowers".And whenever the peony flowers are in full bloom, the wealthy gentry in Luoyang will gather together, donate some money, and hold a half-month-long peony flower fair for the people of Luoyang.

And whenever there is a peony festival, countless people will come here.Especially those young men and women should take this opportunity to take a good tour.Even many people from other places have to come here specially to participate in the flower fair in Luoyang.

Yue Buqun and the others rarely came to Luoyang, so naturally they didn't want to miss it, and they stayed for a few more days just to see how the peonies were in full bloom.

Originally, with Yue Feng's mind, he was naturally unwilling to come.It's just that Yue Buqun, his wife and even Huashan disciples all had to go, so he would really feel bored staying in the inn by himself.In addition to the urging of Ning Zhongze and Yue Lingshan, it was hard to refuse directly, so they had to follow the crowd.

This year's Peony Fair is Zhangjiayuan located in the east of the city, but the inn where Yue Buqun and others are located is in the northwest of Luoyang City.Therefore, before dawn, Yue Buqun led all his disciples to the east of the city.The Peony Fair in Luoyang is famous all over the world, among which Yuebeidi, Zhangjiayuan, Tangdichang, Changshou Temple East Street and Guo Ling's House are all important places for the Peony Fair.

It can be said that there are so many people who come to Luoyang to participate in the flower fair every year, and naturally a single place cannot fully accommodate it.Therefore, the Peony Fair has been dominated by one place, and other places are also going on.This year's peony flower fair is the turn of Zhangjiayuan. Although there are several other places, there is no such thing as the grand flower fair of Yuebeidi.

As for the Zhangjiayuan, naturally not everyone can come here at will.Even if these people from the Huashan faction were able to go, they were actually invited because of the face of the Wang family.After all, Luoyang is not within the territory of Shaanxi, and the Huashan Party has some influence here after all.

At this time, although Confucianism is still the mainstay of governing the country, the folk customs are still relatively open. Although it cannot be compared with that of Tang Dynasty, at least there is no influence of Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism in history.After all, the world Yue Feng lives in is not exactly the same as the actual history, and some places are even completely opposite.It is not even the people in the court who decide the direction of the world, but the people in the rivers and lakes.

In fact, the history before the Ming Dynasty is somewhat similar, except that there are more martial arts heroes, but then it completely went astray.Even the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, except for Zhu Yuanzhang Yue Feng who had heard of it at the beginning, had never seen any other Yue Feng.

Therefore, on the occasion of this peony flower festival, no matter ordinary people or those high-ranking officials, even people from the world, traveling scholars, and even ladies who have never been out of the boudoir, all walked out of the house and came to the street. superior.Along the way, the bustling crowd was very noisy.

This day also happened to be sunny.The Peony Club also likes sunshine the most.Along the way, you can see pots of colorful peonies placed on both sides of the street for people passing by to enjoy.There are even many vendors who set up stalls to sell peonies.

When we entered Zhangjiayuan, the crowd was slightly less, but it was even more lively.There are no ordinary people in the garden.At least those who are well-educated scholars, or well-known masters in the rivers and lakes.

And the peonies here are obviously a whole grade higher than those outside.In addition to peonies, a stage was also set up in Zhangjiayuan, and there were many stage restaurants.

As soon as he arrived at Zhangjiayuan, Yue Buqun signaled the disciples of the Huashan School to disperse and go for a walk at will, but let Linghu Chong and Lu Houer's disciples who were in front of them follow him.

Yue Feng held Shu Qi in his arms along the way, but followed Yue Buqun and the others obediently.These flowers are indeed very beautiful.But it only made him a little interested at the beginning, and after that, he didn't look at it much and came to desire.

After all, no matter how many beautiful flowers you see, you will get bored.What's more, Yue Feng is a person who doesn't know how to appreciate flowers at all, and he can't see any tricks if he looks at them.

As for Yue Buqun and his wife, seeing Yue Feng hugging Shu Qi dotingly, they couldn't help but have strange expressions on their faces.However, the two looked at each other, but each smiled and didn't say much.

After a while, Yue Buqun and others came to the center of Zhangjiayuan.At this time, a high platform was erected here.On the high platform, more than a dozen women were playing the piano and singing.

These women are all in their teens, but they all have a bit of dust on their faces.Obviously not a woman from a good family, but an oiran specially invited from various places in Luoyang.All of these women are extremely talented, and they made everyone around them applaud non-stop.

And around the platform, there is an area of ​​three feet, and no one is allowed to approach.Outside this range, some gazebos were called to let everyone sit, but they were already full.Most of the people in the gazebo are young men and women, not even over 30 years old.

And at the front, there are a few Confucian scholars dressed in extraordinary manners, old or young, who can be seen at a glance as people who have read poetry and books.

Yue Buqun and the others couldn't help being a little curious, they didn't know what was going on at all, as for the disciples of the Huashan School, they all knew about it.Everyone had to stand in the distance and watch patiently.

Not long after, the singers on the stage all suddenly dispersed.Immediately afterwards, a somewhat obese old man came up.The old man looked like a rich man in clothes, with a big belly and a shiny face.

After the old man came up, he first bowed his hands to everyone, and then said with a smile: "This year's Peony Flower Festival is honored to be held in this home. As a landlord, I would like to thank you for coming." Then he suddenly patted She clapped her hands and said, "Send it up."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of servants stepped forward.These servants pushed the cart, which was filled with pots of peonies.These peonies are all in full bloom, and they are all the best of the best.

These peonies were placed under the stage one by one, and they were all set up in less than half a quarter of an hour.Immediately afterwards, another twenty people came forward, each holding a flower pot in their hands.The flowers in the flower pots are even more applauding. When these peonies are on the ground, thousands of people around can't help but watch them carefully.Fortunately, the people here are not ordinary people, so they endured and did not rush forward.

After the fat old man saw it, the smile on his face became even stronger.He coughed lightly, and clapped his hands again.

Immediately afterwards, a dozen or so beautiful women came out.These ten women are all excellent in appearance, they are many times stronger than those oirans who sang on stage before.And in terms of temperament, this woman is even more elegant and refined, far beyond the comparison of those before.

However, everyone's eyes were not attracted by these women at all, instead they went to other places.I saw these women holding a flower pot in their hands and raising the flower pot above their heads.The flowers in the flower pots are outstanding, even the looks of these beautiful women are not at all comparable.

Even Yue Feng was dazzled by it, and he couldn't help admiring secretly in his heart, only four words "National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance" remained in his mind.Of course, what he was referring to was not women, but the flowers that women held.Even if he is a complete layman, he still can't help but feel obsessed with these peonies.

A little reluctance flashed across the fat old man's face, and after a while, he said: "The world only knows how to compare beautiful women to flowers. But how do you know that in front of real flowers, no matter how beautiful they are, they are all Vulgar and vulgar fan." Although his words are very unpleasant, not everyone agrees.But in the face of these ten pots of peonies, everyone uttered rebuttals, obviously all of them were immersed in these flowers.

A smile flashed across the old man's face, and he suddenly waved his hands at the women on the stage.Seeing this, the women quickly put the flower pots on the ground, and the people quickly disappeared.

This time, those people in the distance could no longer see these flowers, and they couldn't help making noises, wanting to squeeze forward.Even the person sitting at the front couldn't help standing up, wanting to see more clearly.

"Everyone, be quiet." The old man's eyes flashed, and he suddenly shouted, the voice was very loud, and all the people around could hear him clearly.Obviously, he is not an ordinary person, and his martial arts have at least reached a first-class level.Immediately afterwards, the brilliance in his eyes dimmed again, as if he had turned into an ordinary fat man again, completely returning to his original appearance of a profiteer.

The old man glanced at the quiet people with a smile, and then said: "According to the usual practice in previous years, these flowers are to be given to everyone present, but who can get them depends on everyone's ability. Here There are one hundred pots of top-grade peonies, thirty pots of top-grade peonies, and ten pots of top-grade peonies. For top-grade peonies, you only need to guess one puzzle. For top-grade peonies, you need to match a couplet. Well, haha, everyone in the hall must have someone with extraordinary literary talents, if he can leave a masterpiece and get everyone's praise, he can take the flowers away."

As he spoke, he invited the ten people sitting at the front to the stage.And these are individuals, all of whom are well-known, and all of them are today's celebrities.After everyone reported their names, they would win a burst of exclamation from the audience. Obviously, many people had heard of the reputation of these people.And these ten people are going to judge the poems made by everyone.

(End of this chapter)