"We also agree, and compete with the four talents from the two generations of Jiangning and the number one talented man in Jiangning!" Wang Honghua said with great momentum. "If we lose, we will all welcome your restaurant. If you lose, brother Cao, you just need to give us ten jars of green lotus wine each, and see if it is feasible!"

Ten jars of green lotus wine, which is 200 taels of silver. As the four talents of them, if they go to open a restaurant to welcome guests, they will lose their reputation. Wang Honghua said this, which is equivalent to betting on items worth 200 taels of silver with their reputation. In this way, Cao Yi would make even more profitable. After all, in this era, scholars valued their reputation very much.

Cao Yi smiled bitterly, but then he adjusted his mood and prepared to start the competition later. Since everyone is preparing for the competition, he will simply win. At that time, the Zuixianlou will open and have these people join us to welcome the guests, which will also cause a sensation in Yangzhou. At least Zuixianlou can become famous all at once.

Diaosou's face was smiling at this time. His disciple was won by Cao Yi before and wanted to be a welcome guest when the other party's restaurant opened. It really made him feel disgraceful. However, he learned about the incident. It was his disciple's arrogant and rude first. Cao Yi had tolerated it three times before he broke out to make a bet. Moreover, it was an open competition. In this case, Duan Xinde lost. It can be said that he had no excuses or reasons to blame Cao Yi, and he could only say that he was not as good as others.

He also received a letter from his old friend Lu Meng and Duke Lu, saying that Cao Yi was his closed disciple and asked him to "disciple" on his behalf, saying that his disciple was lazy by nature, keen on hiding his shortcomings, did not like to fight with others, and was not very popular. He only liked to make a fortune in silence, had a weird personality, and did not show off his eagle. Although he seemed to be talking about his disciple's various faults, he could still see that Lu Gong was still very satisfied with Cao Yi, the disciple. He was showing off to himself.

But Diao Suo had no choice. Among his disciples, Duan Xinde was already the most powerful, but he still lost to Cao Yi in terms of writing lyrics. Moreover, based on Diao Suo's judgment, unless Duan Xinde was a masterpiece of excellent lyrics, if everyone performed according to their normal strength, it is likely that Cao Yi would win.

Even though he knew that his disciples would lose, he also suggested that young people participate together. Diaosou's starting points were actually good. On the one hand, what he told Cao Yi was the truth, which was indeed beneficial to Cao Yi. If Duan Xinde was the only one who welcomed the guests, then as his teacher, he would indeed be embarrassed to be discussed.

But if the four talents come together to welcome guests, then maybe it is a good story. Everyone will only discuss why the owner of this restaurant is so skilled and powerful. This is how a talented man welcomes guests. Everyone will only point fingers and criticize and ridicule. If the four talents from both generations of the past and later welcome guests together, then it must be

I won’t ridicule it anymore, but I praise the restaurant’s strength and super strong connections. This is a typical quantitative change that causes qualitative change.

Another aspect is that Diaosou really wants to treat this matter as a literary event in Yangzhou. Let’s see if there will be a few lyrics that can make people applaud. Not to mention that they have been sung for thousands of years, it will be enough to be praised in the Jianghuai region for decades, and a hundred years is enough. He still hopes that under the stimulation of Cao Yi, the youngest genius, the talented men in Yangzhou can be strong when they meet the strong, and can perform better under the pressure.

Others, such as Mr. Chen and Mr. Wen, also thought so, so when Diao Suo made suggestions, he instantly realized the latter's actual intention, and then considered the degree of his disciples' attack, so he agreed.

A person's personality may be humble and courteous, but his writing is not. The three of them are also considered to be the characters of Mount Tai in Yangzhou literary world, and naturally have a unique vision. For the few poems passed by Cao Yi, it is extremely easy to recognize that these poems are definitely not written by ordinary people and can be regarded as a talent for exiled immortals. Therefore, in their minds, they all took it for granted that this competition was definitely a sure victory for Cao Yi. Unless he deliberately hides his shortcomings or makes perfunctory things, even the four talents of Yangzhou, such as Lu Xiaofeng and Wang Honghua, who were the previous generation, were still chanting poems and writing lyrics after experiencing these years of experience and precipitation, could not compare to Cao Yi.

All living beings have never been fair. Some people are born with things that others may not be able to have through later efforts. Just like in terms of poetry and talent, some talents are born. No matter how hard others work, they can only try to reduce as much as possible, but cannot catch up.

Judging from the letters written by Mr. Lu and the news that usually hearsays, Cao Yi is definitely such a person. His talent for poetry has reached a point that ordinary people cannot reach. It seems that as long as he wants to write, there is nothing he can't write. The word "hard song" has never appeared in him.

Even in the letter written by Mr. Lu, he mentioned that Cao Yi had a cup of tea in his mansion and recited three extremely high-quality lyrics, namely "Can be able to pull the carving bow like a full moon, look northwest, shoot the sky wolf", "Eternal country, heroes are endless, Sun Zhongmou", and "Rolling Yangtze River flows eastward". Before Mr. Lu wrote to Diaosou, these three lyrics had been spread from Jiangning to Yangzhou through word of mouth, causing a great sensation. At least most of the brothel red cards in Yangzhou are singing these three lyrics, but these three lyrics are extremely heroic. So far, none of these famous lyrics can be sung well.

The soft words of Wu Yue are not suitable for this kind of tiger and wolf word "golden swords and iron horses, and they are as powerful as tigers". With the current silk and bamboo orchestra, the mediocre sounds are not very good. However, it is said that the flower courtesan Huamanlou, Min Yue, seems to use iron plates and copper pipa when performing these lyrics and music, but he sings the heroic and sonorousness of "The River Gos East". However, he is old and goes to the brothel again.

It's not very suitable for the room, so I haven't heard of it, I don't know whether it's true or not.

Diao Suo is very good at writing lyrics and has a profound skill, so he is respected as a ci craftsman in the Huai Zuo period. Naturally, he knows the power of these three lyrics. He believes that he has written more than a thousand lyrics in his life, but none of them can compare to these three lyrics, not to mention that Cao Yi has two lyrics, "When will the bright moon come to you" and "One Night Fish and Dragon Dance". No matter which one is, it can be said to be a wonderful lyric that has been passed down through the ages.

Like I have already passed the stage of knowing destiny and reaching the age of being obedient, sometimes I still feel deeply frustrated. I have written lyrics for more than 40 years, but I still can't compare to such a boy who is sixteen years old and has written lyrics for at most two or three years...

What is even more heartbreaking is that it is said that this kid has always been a playboy before he was thirteen years old. Later, after suffering from a serious illness, he suddenly became enlightened and locked himself in the study for more than a year, reading all the classics, history, and collections of books. This is why he has the talent now.

If Cao Yi hadn't been to Jiangning before coming to Yangzhou this time, they would have really doubted whether it was a different person, because they only rely on reading books for a year, and even if they forget to read them day and night, they wouldn't have seen such talent. If reading books for a year has such effect, then those students who have been studying hard for ten years will all have top talents?

Since it wasn't a different person... but the difference between getting sick is so big, is it really as rumored that Li Taibai's reincarnation or the exiled immortal descended to the earth?

Diao Suo thought of this and looked at Cao Yi from beginning to end, which made the latter feel very nervous.

"This old man is not as good as Long Yang, right?" Cao Yi shivered unconsciously and his body shrank back. It was mainly because of this era. The more scholars, the richer the richer the family, the more respected the people, and more or less the habit of being a child. He would raise children with beautiful eyes by his side for his own entertainment. Although he was sixteen years old, he was still very handsome. If he was in the future, he would be a pretty young man. It is hard to guarantee that the old man would not like him.

When the Diao Suo saw Cao Yi noticed him, he showed a friendly smile at Cao Yi, trying to express his kindness. Obviously, he didn't guess what Cao Yi was thinking, otherwise he wouldn't have smiled and greeted others, but spit out with a mouthful of spit.

But the smile that Diao Suo suddenly appeared at this time felt a little panicked when he fell into Cao Yi's eyes.

"Okay, since everyone has no objections, then the lyrics writing competition will start. In order to prevent someone from taking out the previous lyrics, today's lyrics, Wen Gong, Diaosou, me, I, Diaosou, and others, will give the questions on the spot. Everyone writes the lyrics according to the questions they have been given. Do you have any opinions?" Chen Gong looked around everyone and said with a smile.
Chapter completed!