Otaku Engineer in Great Tang Dynasty

"Ahem! Mr. Li has eyes like a torch, so the kid told the truth!"

Li Zexuan coughed awkwardly in the Yunshan Courtyard, and then told the truth: "The kid wanted to ask Mr. for a few words, but because his Majesty has been forbidden to go out recently, he had to ask Mr. to come over!"

Li Gang looked speechless and said: "The distance between our two houses is only a few steps away. Even if you go out, can your majesty still trouble you? Besides, there are no outsiders on the Yunshan Mountain. Who would be too panic to take this little thing. Tell your Majesty?"

Li Zexuan was naïve for a while, who made him "satisfied" by the old husband two days ago, and he would naturally become a little more careful in doing things!

"Ahem! Since this majesty asks the kid to reflect behind closed doors at home, the kid naturally has to be sincere!"

"Ah!"

Li Gang shook his head, obviously not believing it, but he was too lazy to study further. At this time, he said: "With calligraphy, the old man is far inferior to Dengshan (Chu Suiliang) and Bo Shi (Yu Shinan). How can Shan Chang ask for words? Come to the old man?"

"Haha! The boy's desire is Mr.'s mood and his spirit. Mr. Gao is handsome, and the boy has to hang Mr.'s calligraphy at home and learn at all times!"

Li Zexuan flattered.

In fact, this product wanted to use Li Gang's calligraphy as a family heirloom for future generations!

Although Li Gang’s characters are indeed not as famous as Yu Shinan and Chu Suiliang’s, but Li Gang’s personal fame is no less than those of the two. Besides, he is currently in "confinement". How can I go out to invite Yu Shinan and Chu Suiliang? What about writing? It is also unrealistic to send someone to invite them to the house, because the friendship between the two parties has not yet reached that point!

"Haha! Chief Shan, don't put a high hat on the old man. You need to write anything from the old man. Don't dismiss the old man's ugliness when that happens!

Li Gang waved his hand and smiled helplessly.

Li Zexuan nodded to Xiaohe, the latter turned and left, and soon she returned with two rows of red paper in her hands.

Li Zexuan said to Li Gang: "It's New Year's Eve just now. I want to put two lovable characters in front of the door, which looks festive. It's just that this character is a bit difficult to make elegant, so please come over to write the inscription!"

Li Gang frowned and said, "That's pretty good, what characters do you plan to inscribe, Shan Chang?"

"I call this couplet, because it is about to celebrate the Chinese New Year, so I call it Spring Couplet!"

"Couple? Shan Chang, let you talk about it!"

It cannot be said that there is no couplet in this era, but there is no name "couplet ".

In fact, as early as the Qin and Han dynasties, there was a custom of hanging peach charms during the Chinese New Year. The so-called Peach Talisman means that the names of the legendary gods "Shencha" and "Yu Lei" are written on two peach boards and hung on the left and right doors to drive away ghosts and suppress evil. This custom lasted for more than a thousand years, and it was only in the Five Dynasties that people began to inscribe joint language on peach boards.

According to the "Song Shi Shu Family" records, the five generations later Shu master Meng Chang "divided every year, he ordered the scholar as a ci, inscribed the peach symbol, and placed the door around the bedroom. In the last year (in 1964), the scholar Xing Yinxun wrote a poem and Chang used it. Non-work, self-proclaimed pen question: Happy New Year's Day, Changchun."

This is the earliest display form of couplets, and it is also the earliest spring couplet in my country.

After the Song Dynasty, folk New Year couplets have been quite common. The sentence in Wang Anshi’s poems, "Thousands of households will always exchange new peaches for old symbols" is a true portrayal of the grand occasion at that time. Because of the close relationship between the appearance of the spring couplets and the Tao Fu, the ancients called the spring couplets "Peach Fu".

Therefore, when Li Gang heard the couplets and the Spring Festival couplets, he was confused!

Li Zexuan had already prepared, he said without thinking:

"The shanglian is called smooth sailing every year, and the shanglian is called all things wishful backgammon, horizontal batch: good luck!"

This pair of couplets is not very literary, but what stands out is a festive one, which is considered to be a relatively widespread couplet in the modern Spring Festival.

Li Gang narrowed his eyes when he heard the words, and after he meditated for a moment, he nodded and said in appreciation: "Although it is uninspiring to read, but the victory lies in the neatness of the confrontation, and these two sentences are also suitable! But how does the old man think, your couplet and the peach talisman Are there some similarities in the same way?"

"Peach Talisman?"

Li Zexuan was taken aback. Fortunately, he was not an unlearned person. After thinking about it, he finally remembered that a peach symbol appeared in an ancient poem, so he nodded and said: "Yes, that's right! This is also called a peach symbol, but I I think the couplet is more suitable for it than the peach talisman!"

Li Gang shook his head and couldn't comment. The old man put the red paper on the table, and Li Zexuan quickly asked Xiao He to grind the ink beside him, using the finest Songyan ink.

The Tang Dynasty was a period of rapid development of ink making technology. From the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the "ink pellets" made of lacquer smoke and loose coal were gradually popularized and finalized in the Tang Dynasty. Various types of ink made from loose smoke and glue The shape of solid ink ingots is getting better and better. Famous artists such as Zu Min, Li Yangbing, Xi Chao, Xi Tinggui, etc., have "rich texture and luster like lacquer", which are all tributes to the royal family.

Li Gang held the writing brush, calmly, and the pen was swayed, and the sixteen characters suddenly appeared on the paper. Li Zexuan looked at it and found that Li Gang's writing was not as unbearable as the old man himself said, different from Chu Suiliang's calligraphy. Long flat, generous and sparse, it is more different from Yu Shinan's calligraphy, which is dignified and full of wind and spirit. Li Gang's characters are round as jade and graceful and elegant. Perhaps this is really like a man, and a gentleman like jade!

"Good word! Good word! Xiaohe, send it to the workshop quickly and let Fubo mount it with high-quality colored glaze. During the Chinese New Year this year, this couplet will be installed in front of our house and passed on from generation to generation!"

Li Zexuan stroked his palm and laughed.

By the way, even if his future descendants are prodigal sons, this couplet alone should be enough to eat and drink without worry?

"Yes! Master!"

Xiao He responded, and then she and Xiao Xi carefully dried the ink on the red paper and took it to the workshop.

Li Gang laughed for a while, and he said helplessly: "Shanchang, you don't want to laugh. On the way of calligraphy, Li is far inferior to Dengshan and Boshi. I really don't understand why you want the old man to come and write the inscription!"

Li Zexuan waved his hand and retorted: "Mr.'s words are too bad~www.ltnovel.com~ Calligraphy has reached the level of yours. How can you say who is good and who is bad? At best, each has its own merits!"

"Haha! In terms of speaking ability, the old man and Dengshan and Uncle are not Shanchang your opponents!"

Li Gang smiled and pointed at Li Zexuan, said.

Li Zexuan was helpless, what he just said was not flattering, "Forget it, don't talk about it! Sir, sit down and drink at the bar!"

"Hmm! Now the old lady can finally relax and drink! Haha!"

Li Gang joked again, said.

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My fingers hurt so much. I coded during the day and coded at night. It seemed that I couldn't bear it. I was considering whether to quit my job and take a month off. Alas, now I am a little scared when I see the computer keyboard...

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