When describing the beauty of a certain song or piece of music, some people always say that Confucius heard Shao music but did not know the taste of meat in March, and that the lingering sound lingered for three days. Originally, these statements were mostly exaggerated, but now the listeners in the Caiwu Building actually had similar feelings. They all looked intoxicated and could not extricate themselves from the beautiful singing for a long time.
It wasn't until a long time that someone came back to life, and then there was thunderous applause and endless cheers. Sun Tu also joined in, with a strange light shining in his eyes. Master Li was indeed worthy of being called the number one courtesan in the capital. His singing and dancing had reached the highest level, surpassing many other singers and dancers.
When Master Li faced the flood of warm applause and cheers, he repeatedly bowed and thanked her, and he also practiced etiquette to the extreme. He was not at all as cold and arrogant as some oirans. This is her strongest point. Other oirans would still use some means of resisting and welcoming to decorate their appearance to attract men, but she no longer needs to be so pretentious, she can just be herself.
After thanking him several times in a row, the guests finally regained their composure and waited to enjoy Master Li's next performance. Everyone knows that she has many talents, and singing and dancing alone cannot satisfy everyone's needs. But what surprised everyone was that Master Li did not ask anyone to bring up musical instruments such as Qin or Pipa today, nor did he ask anyone to bring out the four treasures of the study to draw and write on the spot. Instead, he greeted everyone with blessings: "Dear guests, Today, Master is looking for a talented person to chat with and spend a good night together, so I also ask you to show your talents and write good poems. As long as there are good poems, Master will not only buy them with a lot of money, but also compose them on the spot. Music, choreography, for the enjoyment of all guests.”
When her gentle voice conveyed her thoughts to everyone's ears, everyone showed surprise, and then the surprise turned into ecstasy. This was really a good thing that was beyond everyone's expectations!
Who in the world knows about Master Li’s beauty? But there are few people who can really get close to her, let alone spend a good night with her. This is a benefit that only the legendary emperor Zhao Ji and Zhou Bangyan, who is famous all over the world, can have. Today, as long as you can recite a good poem, you can win the favor of a beautiful woman. The attraction of such a good thing is really too great.
Even if there is no such thing as a male-female affair with Master Li, just being in the same room with him is enough to make many men flock to him. And it also brings another benefit. If you can catch Li Shishi's eyes and let her compose music and dance in public, and sing and dance the poems she composed, I'm afraid this person's name will soon be known. It spread to everyone in the world and became a famous person in the world.
Being famous and beautiful can bring you both. This is the dream of many men! So after Master Li said this, everyone bowed their heads and closed their eyes, thinking hard to see if they could write a poem that would catch the eyes of a beautiful woman in a flash of inspiration.
Several young masters on Sun Tu's side also discussed excitedly. Some of them quickly took out a few poems they had written in the past and asked others how they felt. The answer they received was to shake their heads in disapproval: "You are so stupid." The words and phrases written to convey feelings will never make it onto the stage."
But Tong Mu sighed for a while at this time: "I have always only studied the meaning of the classics, but I don't know much about poetry at all. It is really a pity. Otherwise, maybe this time I can have a relationship with the Li family with just one poem. An opportunity to get closer.”
"Second brother, you take this for granted. Do you really think that among the hundreds of people here, you can suddenly come up with a poem comparable to the masterpieces of Su Dongpo and Liu Sanbian?" Sun Tu had his own opinion, and quickly added it Point out: "In my opinion, this is just a hype method thought up by the people in the building. And in this way, it can also increase Master Li's style, and she saves a lot of effort. It is really cost-effective."
Although she didn't understand what hype meant, Tong Mu still understood Sun Tu's words and felt a little dissatisfied, but for the moment she really couldn't come up with a rebuttal. On the other hand, among the students on the side, some of them had already muttered for a while and then loudly said: "Yes, I have a saying - people are more beautiful than flowers at night, and the spring breeze stood up yesterday... What do you think?"
"Uh..." When several students heard this, they didn't know how to evaluate it. This way of comparing flowers to beauties was too vulgar and indiscriminate, and the second half of the sentence was suspected of plagiarizing previous poems.
But just when these people didn't know what to say, a sneer came from the other side of the screen: "It's nonsense and worthless. Is this called poetry? It really insults the word poetry!"
"Who is it?" When the young man who wrote this poem heard this, he immediately became furious. He stood up suddenly, tore the screen on the side to the ground, and looked over there fiercely. At the same time, all the classmates, including Zhu Yu, also stared at him with angry faces.
The people next to them had already provoked them a lot, but the sudden drumming below diverted everyone's attention. But this Liangzi is not so easy to explain. Now that the other party dares to speak out, these few can no longer hold back. They are all descendants of officials, and they are naturally arrogant. How can they bear this anger
Sun Tu's eyes also swept over, only to find that there were actually five or six young scholars sitting there. At this time, all of them looked back with disdain, and one of them even said coldly: "They all say Playboys are the most rude, I didn’t believe it at first, but I have seen it today.”
"Brother Li, there's no need to be angry. They're just a bunch of frogs in a well. If they weren't from a better background, who would have gotten them to participate in the imperial examination? And if they hadn't been able to participate in the imperial examination, I can guarantee that none of them would have won the imperial examination. "
Even in the face of everyone's hateful looks, the few scholars nearby were still rude and tried their best to ridicule them, but they didn't take Zhu Yu and the others to heart at all.
"You are really brave. How dare you ridicule us like this? Do you really think that I can't do anything to you?" One of the hot-tempered young masters shouted loudly and wanted to rush over, but was stopped by Zhu Yu with quick eyes and hands. : "Brother Hu, wait a minute, they are all scholars, they must not take action."
These words were like a bucket of cold water poured down on them. The anger of these young men was suddenly extinguished. It was really difficult to do anything.
People in the Song Dynasty valued literature, especially those scholars who were waiting for examination. Although the power of these young masters' families is fully capable of making these provocateurs suffer, the consequences are unpredictable. Because they don't have a good reputation among officials in the first place, and if they are accused of bullying others, their future will be difficult to predict. And not only them, but also their homes will be affected by this, and some enemies in the DPRK will seize the opportunity to attack. The real gains outweigh the losses.
Therefore, the Song Dynasty is indeed a paradise for scholars. If ordinary people dare to provoke these yamen princes in this way, they will suffer a lot immediately, and it will not be a surprise that their families will be destroyed. But when the target becomes a scholar, everything is completely different.
Sun Tu looked on with cold eyes, his lips slightly raised, revealing a sneer of disdain. These guys say they are arrogant, but in their hearts they are full of envy, jealousy, and hatred. Thinking back to just now, it was after someone here mentioned the topic of locking the hall for examination that the person next to him said something strangely. Obviously, as one of the thousands of troops crossing the single-plank bridge, they have deep prejudices and resentments against people like Tong Mu Zhuyu who can easily gain fame through their family background.
At this time, the waiters on the side also responded quickly and hurriedly came forward to persuade: "Dear guests, please calm down. Now the Li family is still waiting for you to come up with good poems."
Li Shishi's influence was still considerable. After hearing this, the two sides finally stopped arguing. Zhu Yu and the others even got off the slope and sat down again after glaring at those guys. Sun Tu, on the other hand, picked up the wine glass with a half-smile and took a sip of wine. The disputes between scholars had nothing to do with him.
But just when he thought he could stay out of it, trouble came knocking on his doorstep. Several people over there suddenly sneered disdainfully: "Is it really true that a vulgar warrior is worthy of sitting here?"
"That's just a flattering idiot. Brother Xu, don't worry about it. It doesn't lower our status."
"Youdao are like each other and collude with each other. The martial artist is a good match for them."