"The twinkling waves follow the waves for thousands of miles... Where is the autumn river without the moonlight!" Shen Yan continued to recite, but his voice was no longer as passionate as before. Even if he was as talented as him, he could still basically judge the quality of a poem. .The literary talent of this first sentence is brilliant, even if you are as jealous as him, you have to admit it.

"The river flows around the Fangdian, and the moonlight shines on the flowers and forests like snowflakes..." When he finished reading this sentence, he happened to look around and found Kuang Gong and Lu Gongjun. They frowned unconsciously, and suddenly felt that Cao Yi might be there. The writing was not good, that's why the two elders behaved like this. The tone of the following words was raised by him again.

"The frost is flying in the sky, and the white sand on the terrace is invisible. There is no dust in the river and sky, and the full moon is in the bright sky."

At this time, Lu Gong, Kuang Gong and Magistrate Yang were communicating in low voices, and the other young, talented and well-educated people present were also whispering.

"Changed the rhyme again?"

"Well, it's possible to change the rhyme for every four sentences."

"It should be"

"Who by the river sees the moon for the first time? When does the moon on the river first shine on people? Life has been endless from generation to generation, but the moon on the river is only the same every year!"

…

"I don't know who the moon in the river is waiting for, but I see the Yangtze River sending water. The white clouds are drifting away, and I feel so sad on the Phoenix Stage."

…

"I don't know how many people will return by the moon, and the soul will be filled with love all over the river..."

Cao Yi finished the last stroke and Shen Yan also read the complete poem. At this time, the whole place was silent. In the silence, someone suddenly exclaimed: "What a poem!" Then the whole place became noisy like a door was opened. It became noisy. I saw Sikong Ye walking out of the crowd involuntarily, wanting to say something or move towards this direction. Then he took a step back, looked at Cao Yi, sighed with an indescribable look, and then retreated. He took a step forward and bowed to Cao Yi: "Brother Cao is a great talent, Sikong Ye is ashamed of himself!"

Cao Yi quickly put down his brush and returned the gift. After a few words of humility, he carefully picked up the rice paper and shook it. He walked quickly to Kuang Gong and offered it with both hands: "Please give me some advice."

The mad old man took the rice paper, looked at it carefully, and then his eyes lit up, as if he saw something he liked, and he muttered something.

"Huh?" Cao Yi couldn't hear clearly for a while. After listening carefully, he finally understood.

"Good...good calligraphy...good calligraphy!" Kuang Gong praised excitedly: "Although it is written in cursive, each word is independent, with few consecutive strokes, and the writing style is dignified, with a clean and neat rhyme. It is round and round, with a hard and steep ending, unrestrained and unrestrained, unrestrained and smooth, full of magnanimity, and full of awe-inspiring aura!”

"I didn't expect that Cao Yi, not only did you write good poems, but you also wrote such good calligraphy!" Kuang Gong Heda was known as the best cursive script in Jiangning. His cursive state has transcended to the saints. At this time, I saw that the younger generations of Jiangning can also write superbly. Naturally, I was very happy to see the calligraphy skills in cursive script, so I couldn't help but praise him a few more times.

"Alright, Mr. Kuang, today is the poetry meeting. Cao Yi just wants you to comment on the poems, not the calligraphy..." Lu Gong teased with a smile, snatched the poem from Kuang Gong, and carefully Take a closer look.

"The bright moon on the sea rises together with the tide... This word is used in a wonderful way, giving life to the bright moon and the grass and water... The first eight sentences are from far to small, from far to near..."

"Well... who first saw the moon by the river? When did the moon first shine on the river?... A leap in thinking, very philosophical... Life and the bright moon coexist..."

"The river and the moon have hatred, and the flowing water is ruthless... A kind of lovesickness, the sorrow of separation between two places, back and forth, the poetry is rippling, with twists and turns... The whole poem closely follows the autumn, river, flowers, moon, and night, and the four lines change the rhyme. , intertwined with straight and oblique, singing three sighs at a time, calling in front and answering in the back, the loops are repeated and endless. It can be said that the voice and emotion are closely intertwined with the literary sentiments.

"It's so wonderful, it's so wonderful, it's so clear, it's so clear..." Lu Gong looked at it and commented at the same time, he was very happy: "What a man writing poems in pleasure, what a Taibai who is drunk and in high spirits. The five mountains are shaken when the pen is written, and the poem becomes the smiling and proud Ling Cangzhou!"

Everyone was in an uproar. This was already comparing this poem to Li Taibai. They knew that one of the top three leaders of the Jinling Poetry Society tonight was none other than Cao Yi and Cao Zhaozheng.

"Impossible!... Cao Yi is just a fool! How could he have such literary talent! This is absolutely impossible for him to do!... He bought it, yes, he must have paid for it." Just before others When everyone was praising Cao Yi, Shen Yan roared hysterically. He couldn't accept that the stupid son of the Cao family in his mind suddenly became an existence that he could not surpass.

As soon as Shen Yan's words came out, not only everyone present, but also the female relatives behind the gauze curtain next to them looked at each other. In fact, every year at the poetry meeting, there are always people buying poems to become famous. This is not a strange thing, everyone knows it well. Ming, but even if you go shopping, you probably won’t be able to buy such a stunningly talented poem. But in retrospect, Cao Yi’s reputation has never been obvious before. I’m wrong. It should be that his talent has never been obvious, and his stupid reputation is passed down. There is a lot of talk about it, but it is quite strange and not entirely convincing.

"Shen Yan! Shut up!" I saw the mad man looking at Shen Yan angrily, with a glaring look, which suppressed everyone's comments. For a moment, there was silence in the venue.

Shen Yan was startled when Kuang Gong scolded him like this. He quickly lowered his head and raised his hands: "Kang... Kuang Gong..."

"Don't say it's you. Even if your father Shen Teng is here, you can't say this casually. If the facts are not what you said, wouldn't it be malicious slander? And the character of words is the character of character. From Cao Yi's pen and ink Look, he is definitely not a person who is seeking fame and reputation. I believe him, even if he bought it. If you buy a poem now that is better than "Moonlight Night on the Autumn River", I will give up the title of leader of poetry today. So what with you?"

Cao Yi couldn't help but twitch his eyes when he heard Mad Duke's order. He was indeed worthy of being respected as Mad Duke. How could Shigui be such a child's play...

"It's late... I don't dare." Shen Yan quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake, but looking at the cold look in his eyes when he lowered his head, you knew that he would never give up. "Crazy father, I know that I just made a mistake, but Cao Yi It is true that his reputation was not well known before, and he did many strange things, so his talent and knowledge cannot be fully convinced. The younger generation is willing to bet with Cao Yi, which can prove that Cao Yi is talented and innocent, and secondly, it can add some prizes to this Jinling Poetry Fair. "

Kuang Gong pondered for a while and then said: "Tell me what you want to bet with Cao Yi. If Cao Yi is willing to bet with you, as long as it is not an act of overstepping, I will agree. If Cao Yi is not willing, then Don’t mention this matter again.”

"Cao Yi, do you dare to bet with me?"

"What are you betting on?" Cao Yi replied coldly. Since Shen Yan was targeting him like this, the clay figure still had a temper, not to mention Shen Yan's repeated provocations.

"Let's bet on whether you can win the title of leader in the next two rounds of competition. As long as you win the title of leader in any round of competition, it proves that you are indeed talented in the world and that I have indeed framed you before. As compensation, I will Qingfeng The building is given to you."

"What! Betting on Qingfeng Tower?"

"Are you afraid that Mr. Shen is drunk and talking nonsense?"

"With such a big fortune, Qingfeng Tower is probably worth one hundred thousand taels of silver."

...Everyone else screamed out in surprise when they heard Shen Yan's words. It was really because the stakes were too huge.

As for Cao Yi, he was ecstatic when he heard it. He had been wandering around Jiangning before, just to find a suitable restaurant. Now if he really wanted to sleep, someone would give him a pillow. Shen Yan was rushing to help him. Cao Yi thought to himself, although there is no such thing as free money in the world. lunch, but as long as the conditions are not harsh, you can agree to Shen Yanxian. After all, after passing this village, there will be no such shop.

"What if I don't get the leader?" Cao Yi asked calmly, it would be better to find out what the other party wants to do first.

"If you don't get the title of leader, it means that your talent has not been fully proven, so the title of leader of Shi Dao will be... Hehe." Shen Yan smiled sinisterly, and then said: "In addition, you still need to "Taibai Zui" 'Tell me the recipe and brewing method, and you are not allowed to brew it or tell others about it from now on, how about that!?"

Shen Yan's fox tail was finally exposed. It turned out that he had such a wishful thinking. He coveted Taibai Zui and wanted to exclusively produce it in the future.

At this time, even Kuang Gong, Lu Gong and Yang Zhifu couldn't help but look at Shen Yan. Sure enough, the son of a mouse can dig holes. As a person who has experienced ups and downs in officialdom and society all his life, he still has this common sense and judgment. Yes, Shen Yan felt that the value of Taibaizui's exclusive brew was higher than that of Qingfenglou, and that Cao Yi had a higher probability of not winning the first place again, so he dared to propose such a bet condition. They were also very curious about this. Does Shi Cao Yi dare to gamble, or has he realized the value of Taibai Zui?

"Okay, I promise you, but what I want to make sure is that I can decide the ownership of 'Taibaizui', and can you decide the ownership of Qingfeng Tower?" Cao Yi thought it would be better to confirm and clarify in advance.

"Of course, we can ask Kuang Gong, Lu Gong and Yang Zhifu to witness for us. As long as you win the leader in any of the following two rounds, the Shen family will give the Qingfeng Tower to you. If you fail to win the leader in both rounds, , then tell me the formula and brewing method of 'Taibaizui', and it will no longer be brewed, nor will it be passed on to others. We will write it in black and white, and sign it."

In less than half an hour, Cao Yi's "Moonlight Night on the Autumn River" and the story of "Taibai Zui" and Shen Yan Jingtian's bet on Qingfeng Tower had spread throughout Jiangning City, and were slowly fermenting.

Shen Yan also retreated to his seat, drinking the remaining Taibai drunk by himself, thinking in his heart that from now on this wine will belong to our Shen family alone. Thinking like this, the jealousy towards Cao Yi in his heart weakened. After a while, I thought that my father might even praise me for doing a good job because of this, and I couldn't help but smile proudly.

At this time, Cao Yi was also happy in his heart, thinking that the Qingfeng Tower he went to before might be his own after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and he was a little excited. He couldn't guarantee the pair in the second round, but in the third round In the Lun Ci competition, he couldn't think of any reason why he would lose. There were so many famous Song Ci poems, and he could easily win the first prize by copying just one.

Taking advantage of the fact that the top brothels who had been invited were performing, he gave the "Taibai Zui" that he had brought before but not yet distributed to Kuang Gong, Mr. Lu and Magistrate Yang, and said with a smile that this was not a bribe, but just a gift. The younger generation gave a little thought to the elder, and told Mr. Lu about the things that happened yesterday when he wanted to go to the Qinhuai River to deliver wine. Although they had only known each other for a few days, the etiquette should still be fulfilled. Mr. Lu also Smiled and responded thoughtfully.

Then Cao Yi returned to his table. Originally, he thought about promoting "Qinglian", but then he thought of the popular effects of hunger marketing and limited supply in later generations, and planned to use "Taibai Zui" in future operations.

"As an ordinary product, there is unlimited supply, but the price is definitely more expensive than the current wines such as "Biguang". As for "Qinglian", it is based on the concept of Taibaizui's upgraded boutique and daily limited supply.

Packaging and hype will definitely win the favor of those dignitaries, and there will be no need to worry about lack of market.

While Cao Yi was thinking about Qinglian and its subsequent business operations, the three elders were also communicating and discussing. The object of course was Cao Yi's "Moonlight Night on the Autumn River", which "combines poetry, painting and philosophy into one"

, "The artistic conception is clear, the imagination is strange, the language is natural and timeless, and the rhythm is melodious." "There is a single poem that covers the entire Tang Dynasty." I commented privately without any scruples, so if the final evaluation of "poetry covers the entire Tang Dynasty" is made public

If you say it, the impact will be huge and shocking.

And behind the gauze curtain on the side, the female relatives who were waiting for marriage, or the top brothels who were invited, most of them stared at Cao Yi with colorful eyes. Because they were covered by the white gauze curtain, they were even more unscrupulous. In this dynasty, because of the lack of entertainment,

Naturally, there is no such thing as chasing stars, but liking and worshiping poetry is indeed a common phenomenon in this society. For those talented men and beauties who can write poems on the spot to criticize Fang Qiu, naturally they are also happy and excited, innocent girls

Thoughts, romantic and pure. On the one hand, it is because there are such romantic stories every year at the poetry festival. A certain talent is favored by a certain family, and a big shot announces at the poetry festival that his daughter will be betrothed to so-and-so.

At this time, Yun Caiwei from Yicui House and Yu Xuanji were regarded as the two most famous women here tonight. The talented men decided to win over Wen Kui. The top names in various brothels did not have much contact with each other in the past.

At this time, performing together in a poetry meeting is a real head-to-head confrontation, competing for beauty and beauty. Naturally, you will show your best side. If your performance can be sought after by a lot of talented people or Wen Kui, then

In the following days, it will be of great benefit to the reputation of both parties. A talented man matching a beautiful woman is, after all, the perfect ending that every era is keen to see.

After Yun Caiwei finished her performance and her slightly blessed body slowly returned to the gauze curtain, Kuang Gong also stood up and announced the start of the second round of competition. Everyone had the opportunity to participate. They came up to lift the curtain and watch the first couplet.

Just write the second couplet on the paper on the side. There are a total of five pairs. If you can all match them and get the approval of the elders, you will be considered a leader candidate. Finally, it is a duel between the leader candidates, and each other will make the top couplet.
Chapter completed!