Chapter 12 Seven Steps into a Poem
Li Yu took out the letter of recommendation from his arms, raised it slightly, and felt a force of energy to gently take the letter of recommendation and float it directly into the second floor window of Shuying Pavilion.
The master of Shuying Pavilion still hadn't appeared. After a while, with a little surprise and a little ridicule, Kong Miaomiao said: "You can't tell a real person by his appearance.
A slovenly young man was actually promised by the Frost Moon Fairy to be Cao Zijian's rebirth. When Su Dongpo came down to earth, he praised him so much that I couldn't help but be tempted."
Li Yu was neither humble nor arrogant and said: "Cao Zijian has eight talents, Su Dongpo is not as good as Han at the top, but the boy is only as good as a jackdaw, how can he dare to compete with Phoenix?"
Fairy Shuangyue exaggerates the boy's status, which is all false praise, and the boy is ashamed to deserve it.
But I have to ask myself, I really admire the way of poetry, and I am so crazy that I can’t build it all at once, like the people of Dongpo.”
Hu Jiangxue, the master of Shuying Pavilion, was silent for a moment and then said: "In this case, I will give you a chance to try.
I have set up five tests. If you can pass them one by one, you will be the successor of Shuying Pavilion. If you are unable to pass the tests, please leave the valley on your own."
Li Yu's heart was slightly shuddering, knowing that the task of stepping forward with a letter of recommendation had been completed, and the rest would all depend on his own performance.
He immediately straightened his body and said loudly: "Thank you so much, Lord Shuying Pavilion, for your help. Please give me your advice."
"The first test is memorization. There are five questions in total. The green shade creates tranquility during the day. What is the next sentence?"
Li Yu knew that this poem was written by Wei Suzhou, so he directly replied: "The lonely flower represents the end of spring."
"Dumen Yu Xiechou Branch, what's the next sentence?"
This line of poetry is very remote. Li Yu has never seen it. He doesn’t know who it is from, nor what the next line is. Sweat instantly climbed to his forehead: "Oops, I pride myself on reading a lot of books, but I only hate the few books when I use them. I really don’t have them."
impression.
You can only brag about yourself in Haikou, but the second question is already embarrassing you, how can you be so embarrassed!"
The way to study is to know what you know and what you don’t know to know.
Since Li Yu knew that he had never read this poem, procrastination would be useless. He sadly handed over his hands and replied: "The boy has been defeated, so he will go out of the valley."
But I heard Hu Jiangxue say: "There are so many books that even a knowledgeable person can't understand all the mysteries.
What's more, there are five questions in the first level, and you haven't failed yet. Are you sure you won't answer the question?"
When Li Yu heard that things had turned around, it was as if a dead tree had come back to life, and his depressed heart cheered up. He raised his head and faced the window on the second floor with a firm gaze: "Thank you, Lord Shuying Pavilion, for your mercy. I'm losing my temper."
, I hope to continue to learn from you."
Hu Jiangxue said: "The rain in Dumen has stopped and I have been separated, and the lamps in Shandian have dimmed and I am dreaming." These two lines of poetry are from Chen Yu's "Farewell to Friends and Return to Jiangdong" of the Tang Dynasty, and they are not considered out-of-the-way poems.
The third question, please recite Xie Xuanhui's "Climbing Three Mountains at Night and Returning to the Capital" to me."
This song "Climbing Three Mountains at Night and Looking at the Capital City" is a masterpiece by Xie Xuanhui. The most popular one is "The afterglow disperses into clouds, and the Chengjiang River is as quiet as training."
Xie Xuanhui."
Naturally, such a masterpiece could not be difficult for Li Yu. While reciting this poem, Li Yu secretly thought: "Did the Master of Shuying Pavilion deliberately lower the difficulty?
No matter what, I must cherish this opportunity and answer the next questions carefully."
"Question 4: Which of the Three Hundred Poems has the most words? Please read out the first four sentences."
"Three Hundred Poems" is the "Book of Songs". This question also did not stump Li Yu. He only listened to Li Yu's loud voice: "Zhen Palace. There are many in Zhen Palace. There are many of them. Jiang Yuan is so illustrious that her virtues are unparalleled.
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"The fifth question is that the Seven Sons of Jian'an have always been admired by the world. Please recite one poem by each of the Seven Sons."
This question seems simple, but it is very difficult. Everyone knows that the Seven Sons of Jian'an are Kong Beihai, Chen Kongzhang, Wang Zhongxuan, Xu Weichang, Ruan Yuanyu, Ying Delian, and Liu Gongqian.
However, if you are in the examination room and feel nervous, many people will mistakenly regard Cao Mengde and Cao Zijian as the Seventh Son of Jian'an, and the poems they memorize will inevitably be quite different.
Even if you remember the names of the Seven Sons of Jian'an, it is quite difficult to recite their poems completely and accurately.
However, this question, which purely tested memory and on-the-spot performance, could not stump Li Yu. If he had not been very fond of poetry, he would not have had the strong idea of becoming a disciple of Shuyingge.
Seeing Li Yu quickly memorize the poems of the seven people, Hu Jiangxue said calmly: "You answered four of the five questions correctly, and you barely passed the test. The second test is about talent, and there are three questions in total.
The first question is, Five Elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, please answer the second line."
The seven words in the first couplet may seem simple, but they actually hide a mystery.
The so-called pairs, the number of words in the upper and lower lines must be the same, but the content cannot be the same. Since the first two characters of the upper line, "Five Elements", are the collective name for "metal, wood, water, fire, earth", the second line must also be such that the first two characters govern the last five.
Word format.
But because the first line has already said "five" first, the second line can no longer use "five", so this second line is very difficult.
After Li Yu heard the first couplet, he immediately understood that this couplet was not simple. He frowned, but he couldn't think of the second couplet at once and couldn't help but pace up.
"I will only give you half a cup of tea. If the time is up, I will ask the second question."
There was no emotion or anger in the voice of the Master of Shuying Pavilion, but there was still a hint of expectation in his seemingly calm voice.
Time flew by, and the cold sweat on Li Yu's forehead couldn't help but break out again.
At the tense moment, Li Yu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of the young man in white playing the piano in the Zhibu Pavilion, and immediately wrote the second line: "Seven tones conquer the Yujiao Palace Merchant."
You must know that the five tones are Zheng Yujiao Gong Shang, but the palace has changed palaces, and the signs have changed Zheng, so it can be called the seven sounds. This second couplet is quite appropriate, which shows that Li Yu's thinking is quick.
After Li Yu wrote the second couplet, he still felt thrilling: "It's such a dangerous thing, thanks to the young man in white who inspired me.
There are still some problems with the smoothness of this second line, but time is tight and there is no time to think of a more perfect second line."
Hu Jiangxue remained calm and said: "The second question is, if the sky is sentimental, the sky will also grow old. Please answer the second line."
This "If the sky is sentimental, the sky will also grow old" seems relatively simple, but it also has a hidden meaning, because this sentence comes from Li Changgu's famous line in "The Song of the Golden Bronze Immortal Farewell to the Han Dynasty".
In other words, what Hu Jiangxue wanted to test was Li Yu's ability to collect sentences, and the second couplet must also come from senior celebrities.
If you create another second line of couplet yourself, although it is still considered a couplet, it will not be considered clever.
Li Yu naturally understood the intention of the master of Shuying Pavilion, and he was familiar with poetry and books. He happened to remember the famous sayings of his predecessor Shi Manqing, and immediately replied: "The moon is full without hatred."
"If the sky has feelings, the sky will also grow old; if the moon has no hatred, it will always be full."
The couplets in this collection of sentences are neatly matched, evenly matched, and the artistic conception is harmonious. It can be called a first-class wonderful couplet. Being able to match this second couplet is enough to show that Li Yu is indeed well-read and can perform well on the spot.
Although the Master of Shuying Pavilion did not express anything else, Li Yu was very confident, and the second line he blurted out was enough to satisfy the Master of Shuying Pavilion.
But I heard Hu Jiangxue say: "Cao Zijian wrote a poem in seven steps. Since Fairy Shuangyue praises you as the reincarnation of Cao Zijian, for the third question, please write a poem in seven steps."
As for the theme of the poem, yes, Tang Jiahui, the leader of the Xianyin Sect, will celebrate his birthday in three months, so you can embed the three characters Tang Jiahui into the poem."
This question is really amazing! Not only does it require you to write a poem within seven steps, it also requires it to be an "inscribed poem"!
It turns out that the first two couplets were just appetizers, and now it’s time for the main course.
Chapter completed!