Chapter 21 Chapter Forty-ninth Lu Celebrity Throwing a Peach and Repaying Li

Hearing Ding Hao's question, Lu Mingshi was at a loss for words. He really knows a piece of "The Analects of Confucius" by heart, but he has never done such a boring thing as counting the number of verses in it. Now that Ding Hao asks, is it necessary for him to On the spot, muttering words, pinching your fingers to calculate? Although Xu Zhifu was annoyed at his arrogance and rudeness, he was invited by himself after all, and he couldn't let him lose face in public, so he said haha, got up and said, "Brother Renjia, it's your fault. Today is the birthday of the old lady, we should make the old birthday happy, you are full of beauty, why do you ask each other such boring questions?Today, officials, gentry and celebrities are gathered together, and there are good hands and delicious wines. Why don't you make a wine order to add to the fun?come come come

As he spoke, Xu Zhifu stepped forward to pull Lu Renjia over, and at the same time glanced at Ding Hao seemingly casually.Seeing Xu Zhifu's implicit warning, Ding Hao thought about it for a while, and felt that the complete stalemate was really a small loss, so he endured his resentment, turned around and said to Ding Yuluo in a low voice: Miss, please go back to your seat.Ding Yuluo glanced at him gratefully, and walked slowly back to his seat. Ding Hao smiled at Mrs. Cheng again and said: "Old birthday man, I am being reckless, don't be angry with me, old man." Mrs. Cheng saw that he choked that hideous celebrity like a cockfight, and said cheerfully, "Don't be angry, don't be angry, I'm old today, so it's hard for Brother Hao to come to visit, and I'll have a few more glasses of wine later." That's good.As he spoke, he took a red envelope from the tray and handed it to Ding Hao with a smile.

Ding Hao thanked him, and returned to his seat after receiving the red envelope. Seeing that Lu Renjia, who had returned to his seat, looked unhappy, Xu Zhifu wanted to liven up the atmosphere, and said, "Come, come, let's make a drinking order to refresh yourself." Lu Renjia frowned and said: "No need, there are so many congratulators, if one person decides what to say, what time will he get?" Zhang Shengzhi, the general judge of Guangyuan, said with a smile, "what's the problem? I'll just be a helper after I'm fluent in writing and ink. General Cheng, Mr. Xu, Mr. Lu, and several celebrities in calligraphy and ink will each decide what to say. How should we respond to each other?"

Cheng Shixiong heard that it was a matter of dancing and writing, and quickly waved his hands and said: Hey, Mr. Zhang made fun of it. I, Cheng, can read, but I can't. Such a thing is really more difficult than going to battle to kill the enemy. I can do it Not coming.It's better for you scholars to come and recite poems and fus, I just listen to it. After hearing this, Xu Zhifu nodded and said: "In that case, let's have this table, my house counts as one, Brother Lu counts as one, and Professor Jiang and Du Juren, let the four of us make a drinking order to make everyone laugh."

He is a Jinshi of the two lists, the magistrate of Guangyuan, and he has knowledge. Lu Renjia, a famous scholar in the Central Plains, is famous, and his knowledge goes without saying. Professor Jiang Yuejiang is a professor of Guangyuan. He is old and has been promoted by the court. He is a doctor of imperial studies and will take office soon. He is also a long-time Confucian. Only Du Zhiwen is a young man in his early thirties, and he is quite famous among the local scholars. Seeing that he was mentioned, Du Zhiwen smiled flattered and said: "Students are not qualified at all. Since the elders mentioned it, they had no choice but to respond shyly."I just don't know, who will be the commander?

Professor Jiang twisted his beard and said with a smile: Mr. Lu is naturally the officer. Among these four people, Xu Fengqing is the magistrate, Jiang Yue is the professor, in terms of official Xu Fengqing is the oldest, in terms of age Professor Jiang is the oldest, but in terms of fame, it is Lu Renjia who is the most famous, Lu Renjia did his part and did not refuse, and said: Well, old people have tyrants up.It's just that the old man is going to be the commander. You must know that the wine order is like a military order. If anyone can't answer it, he will be punished with three glasses of wine.

Everyone answered yes, Lu Renjia pondered and said: What kind of wine order should I make? After thinking for a while, he suddenly clapped his hands and said with a smile: Is this wine order already in place?Our wine order only has three sentences. The first sentence should use the name of the word in the "Book of Songs", the second sentence should use the name of a tune, and the last sentence should use an ancient poem as the closing sentence, and there must be a Chinese character in the poem.Is everyone clear? As soon as it was said that the wine order was going to be enforced, the surroundings became quiet, so Ding Hao could hear it clearly when he was sitting there. Hearing that there was a lot of knowledge in order to enforce the wine order, he couldn't help but secretly called a fluke. Fortunately, since this era, he He never thought of pretending to be a literary talent at all, otherwise he would have been notorious and everyone would have beaten him.

Not to mention that he couldn't even memorize a few of the most famous poems, even if he memorized all three hundred Tang poems and five hundred Song poems by heart, he really became famous, and when he interacted with literati, he would show his feet.Just like this drinking order, it is a very common small thing in the daily communication of literati, but a drinking order must have a word in the Book of Songs, a song title, and an ancient poem, and this ancient poem must also have Chinese characters. Yes, isn't it true that ancient poetry is so profound that the old Confucianism can do it?

This kind of real kung fu test scene can be found everywhere in the daily life of ancient literati and inkmen. They don't understand even the most basic rules of poetry, and they don't understand the mediocrity. People who have read it are basically illiterate in the eyes of literati and poets. Such a person has memorized a few ready-made couplets and poems, and can successfully pretend to be an unborn talent and celebrity?Then he will never show his feet for more than twenty-four hours. Lu Renjia is the official, so he should pick the first one. He pondered for a moment, and said: Zai Suo, drunk in the shade of flowers, everyone is a flower watcher when he goes out.

Immediately there was a loud applause from the side, Xu Zhifu and Professor Jiang gave way for a moment, then Xu Zhifu took the next sentence, he thought for a moment, and said: I have a guest, drunk and peaceful, and the face of the person is peach blossoms. Professor Jiang had already figured out the answer when he was thinking about it, so he blurted out: "Grand Marquis Qiancheng, Victory Order, Drunk and smelling flowers, sleeping and hearing Orioles." Du Juren thought for a while, blushing and just about to raise his glass to punish himself, suddenly remembered a sentence, and hurriedly said: "Three or five is in the east, a little red, peach blossoms are still smiling in the spring breeze."

After hearing this, Lu Renjia said in disbelief: "Du Juren's Linger is a good one, but it's a pity that the peach blossoms are still smiling, and the spring breeze and Professor Jiang's peach blossoms reflect the same poem. It's a coincidence." Du Juren blushed, and said mockingly: Yes, compared to the three great talents, Du felt inferior, so he punished him with three glasses of wine.He poured himself three cups at the moment and drank them all, it was a huge amount. After taking turns answering, one round after another, Cheng Shixiong sat beside him staring at him, completely unintelligible, and the old lady Cheng was also at this table, yawning drowsily. Xu Zhifu's wine order was originally to ease the mood, but now the atmosphere has become harmonious again, seeing that General Cheng's mother and son have shown an expression of impatience, he smiled and said: "Hehehe, my house is full of alcohol, this drinking order is no longer acceptable."Brother Renjia, your qin music is like a fairy music, it is unique in the world, why don't you play a piece in public, let me wait and enjoy it. He knows that his old friend likes to show off his skills, but although he is arrogant, he does have some real skills. Letting him play a song in public not only satisfies his desire for performance, but also indirectly appeals to Mrs. Cheng. If you make amends, don't you kill two birds with one stone? How could Lu Renjia understand Xu Zhifu's painstaking efforts? Amidst the applause of everyone and the praise of Professor Jiang, Du Juren and other scholars, he smiled self-confidently: "Well, it's just that General Cheng is General, the mansion must be full of swords, guns and sticks, but is there such a thing as zither and flute? If he didn't mention the elegant word, there is nothing wrong with his words, but if he said it this way, it seemed that his house was full of vulgar things. Mrs. Cheng and General Cheng couldn't tell, Mrs. Cheng and Tang Yanyan, the aunt and nephew But they frowned at the same time, and when they looked at Lu Renjia, their eyes were full of hatred, he still didn't realize it, and he was very proud. Madam Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, and said calmly: "Come here, go and get my qin." At the side, a servant girl rushed to the inner house, and after a while brought a qin, and another servant brought a book case, and put the brocade pier away, Lu Renjia seemed to have forgotten the embarrassment when he was questioned by Ding Hao just now, and she was happy After drinking another glass of wine, he walked over and sat down, touched the strings of the qin lightly, and said in surprise: "Good qin, good qin, what a pity, what a pity!" Seeing him sighing all over his face, it seemed that it was a pity that such a good piano fell into the home of an illiterate martial artist like Cheng Shixiong. Mrs. Cheng, aunt and nephew were even more angry when they heard that. Although General Cheng's mother and son could not read, they were so sophisticated But he has richer experience than many people, tastes the taste, and feels a little uncomfortable. As if no one was around, Lu Renjia adjusted and wiped the strings of the qin, stretched out his sleeves, closed his eyes slightly, and caressed the qin with his ten fingers leisurely. It's beautiful, the other people are not drunk, but the famous scholar Lu is already drunk and can't extricate himself. Ding Hao looked amused: This guy is very narcissistic. After Lu Renjia played a song eloquently, the lingering sound lingered unceasingly. Professor Jiang, Du Juren and others cherished each other and applauded in unison.There was also a smile on Xu Zhifu's face: No matter what, his classmate still has real talents and practical learning. Although his words are arrogant and annoying, this time he finally earned his face. He just felt a little lucky that Lu Renjia's annoying big mouth started to cause trouble again. It turned out that he was playing the piano like a fugue. When the sound of the piano died down, he opened his eyes. His face was calm, and his wild nature came up again. He is a kind of person who is proud of his talents, once he meets an ignorant master, it is really the most unbearable thing for him, he suppressed his displeasure immediately, and said with a smile: "Hehehe, you are so small, you are so generous."General Cheng is the powerful general of the imperial court who guards the side. Such a small skill must not be taken seriously. How about asking General Cheng to dance his sword in public? It's a good story. Mrs. Cheng felt a little displeased when she heard it. The old lady of the farmer's family has many taboos. She is celebrating her birthday here, and she let her son play around with a shining sword?What a look!This man surnamed Lu has such an old beard, could it be that he is already growing on a dog at that age, so why do he do all kinds of annoying things? Cheng Shixiong frowned, thinking: This old man is really blind, and so is the magistrate Xu. Why don't you invite a famous person to make a scene for me? Isn't this embarrassing my old lady?Forget it, he danced his sword once, and quickly dealt with him. This man has a stinky mouth, so that he won't cause trouble again. Thinking of this, Cheng Shixiong got up and said, "Okay, Mr. Lu plays the piano, then I will dance the sword."Come, take my matching sword!