Lu Ao frowned, his expression seemed to be deep in thought, he walked a few steps slowly with his hands behind his back, and said happily: "Yes, now that Miss Pei gave him the invitation, she wants him to come in, and to see Miss Pei Knowing him, he must be a person who has read a lot of poetry. How about letting this brother compose a poem on the spot. As long as he can compose a poem, no matter whether it is good or bad, he can enter? People won’t criticize it.”
Lu Ao remembered what Li Hong had just said that he was barely half a scholar. I'm afraid he was only at the level of literacy and thorough reading, right? By proposing this, I can prevent this scholar from entering with an invitation, and I won't embarrass Miss Pei. She will enter without an invitation, but she will have to admit her kindness, right
Pei Wanying tilted her head and glanced at Lu Ao. With her ice-smart personality, how could she not tell that Lu Ao was deliberately trying to embarrass Li Bai
Pei Wanying doesn't like Lu Ao because Lu Ao always has a condescending attitude based on his family background. Although he would not show such a condescending attitude toward himself, it was not because of his own personal reasons, but because this man was too snobbish and knew that his father was an important official in the court, so he was so fawning to him.
And this is why she brought her cousin here when she came today. She wanted to use her cousin as a cover, hoping to keep Lu Ao away from her.
But she had a good impression of Li Hong in her heart, except for Li Hong yelling and calling out his father's name when they first met. At other times, getting along with oneself can be said to be reasonable and orderly in Lantian County.
What's more, as a member of the military, with the experience of fighting side by side with her father, and with his efforts to save the people in Lantian, if it weren't for the prescription he proposed, smallpox would still be an incurable disease today. Therefore, Pei Wanying was very concerned about Li Hong's treatment. She still has a good feeling in her heart, at least she won't dislike her, otherwise it would be impossible for Li Hong to take her invitation away as a matter of course.
Now Pei Wanying heard that Lu Ao asked Li Hong to compose a poem before entering. She immediately turned her beautiful eyes and looked at Li Hong. In her opinion, Li Hong could make it in a short time: "The Hundred-foot Building in the West of Fenghuo City, Shanghai alone at dusk" Fengqiu. He even plays the Qiang flute to close the mountains and the moon, without the worries of being rich and valuable for thousands of miles. 'It is not difficult to compose another such a grand military poem.
"Master Li..."
"If you don't do it, there's no reason." Li Hongyang held up the invitation in his hand and shrugged to Pei Wanying.
Then he walked up to Lu Ao and said: "The invitation is nameless. Since the rule you set is that anyone with the invitation can enter, then you should not attach any temporary conditions. After all, as a decision-maker, if you repeat it repeatedly The changes that vary from person to person can only be reflected in your lack of ability to plan the poetry meeting and the amateurism of your entire poetry meeting. If you feel that there are loopholes, you can make changes next year, not because of it now. I hold the invitation…”
"But your invitation is from Miss Pei?" Lu Ao's gentle smile disappeared and was replaced by a cold expression.
"Miss Pei has given me the invitation now, so I naturally have the right to enter. Did you enter based on the invitation?" Li Hong asked strangely.
"You enter by invitation, but not by stealing other people's invitations..."
"Miss Pei, is it voluntary? You didn't write anything on it that you can't lend or give it to others, right? Don't be so pedantic. After the rules of anything are formulated, as long as you act within the rules, you have to agree, otherwise If you say that, the veto in your mouth is to veto your own ability, which is not good. I think your ability is quite strong. Just pay attention to improvement next time." Li Hong reached out and patted Lu Ao on the shoulder. In the eyes of others, , it looks like the elders are lecturing the younger ones.
Lu Ao didn't expect that this scholar would talk so much about the rules of the square and the circle. Although his words were not sharp, they were reasonable and he could not refute them. If he wanted to veto the rules he had made, wouldn't it be just like what he said, vetoing them himself? Ability
Moreover, this person's attitude towards giving instructions is like that of a courtier who has been in an official position for a long time. Every word is full of the momentum of a decision-maker, which makes your involuntary momentum a little weaker.
Li Hong looked at Lu Ao, who was glaring at him angrily but didn't know what to say, but was robbed by him. He said to Pei Wanying in a relaxed manner: "Look, Mr. Lu has agreed. Let's go in."
Pei Wanying was also a little stunned. Her red lips were slightly opened and her eyes were wide open. She looked at Li Hong in surprise. Why did this guy look like her father? Although these words seemed superficial, after thinking about it, it was very similar to those who Officials who have been immersed in the court for many years speak loudly and soundly every word, making it impossible to refute.
Little did they know that His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, was scolding the third- and fourth-rank ministers in the court every day as if it were a joke. Her father, Pei Wanying, was also scolded by Li Bai for being submissive and unable to refute!
As for Magistrate Lu, Li Hong probably didn't have time to reprimand him even with all the saliva in his mouth. Just now he opened his mouth to reprimand the chief official of Jingzhao Mansion who was several levels senior to Magistrate Lu. Now it was too much to take Lu Ao for a few words. It's easy.
Pei Wanying looked at Li Hong who looked relaxed and relaxed, smiled, and then said to Lu Ao, who was looking at Li Hong angrily but didn't know how to refute, "Thank you very much, Mr. Lu, sister, let's go."
Li Hong moved forward, and Yang Wu was a servant. Just like every scholar who entered the poetry society, the maids or bookboys around him did not need an invitation. As long as the master had an invitation, they could follow him in.
Lu Ao was already red-faced with anger when Li Hong snatched her advantage in front of Pei Wanying. Now when he heard Pei Wanying's "Thank you Mr. Lu", it seemed more like a mockery of his planning ability, and his face turned even redder. , watching several people slowly enter, but didn't know how to respond with words.
Pei Wanying passed by Lu Ao, who had been snatched away by Li Hong, and his face was red with anger. She looked at the unsuspecting culprit in front of her. She suddenly stopped in front of Lu Ao and said unbearably: "Mr. Lu, in fact, Mr. Li is here. He is quite talented in poetry, but he doesn't want to be forced to write poetry. However, I was lucky enough to hear Mr. Li compose a poem in Lantian a few days ago. I wonder if Mr. Lu is interested? "
"Hmph, how can a person who only knows how to read and read well write a good poem? But since Miss Pei thinks it's pretty good, she might as well recite it for everyone to listen to." Lu Ao looked around and didn't know when. The surroundings were full of other scholars who planned to enter Linshui Palace and Water Pavilion and said coldly.
In my heart, I planned that if the poems Pei Wanying read were very ordinary, or had no meter at all, then I could use this poem to ridicule Li Bai, and I could immediately save some face for myself.
He would not believe that Young Master Li, who did not even dare to call himself a scholar but called himself a half-scholar, could produce any masterpieces!
Pei Wanying smiled, and looked at someone who was holding her invitation, dazzling it in front of the guard's eyes, and said in a tone of voice: "Can I go in? Okay! Please speak louder, I can not hear."
"Then let Mr. Lu comment. This Mr. Li was born in the military. He just returned to Chang'an not long ago, and when he was in the Western Regions, he accompanied his father on the battlefield. So when he met and talked with the little girl in Lantian that day, So I composed the song "Joining the Army." Pei Wanying smiled lightly and explained to Lu Ao and the students who formed a half circle.
Although Li Hong seemed to be teasing the two fierce guards, his ears never left Pei Wanying's voice for a moment. Hearing his sweetheart praise him like a flower made his heart feel as sweet as honey.
However, after Pei Wanying explained the ins and outs of her identity, Li Hong still saw some disdain and contempt in the eyes of Lu Ao and the other scholars surrounding her.
Nowadays, these scholars have long lost the respect they had for people in the army, especially for the government soldiers when the country was first founded. Now, in their view, those government soldiers are illiterate, behave rudely, and can only shout Beating and shouting to kill was really an insult to the politeness of the people of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, under the influence of many literati, the proverb has begun to spread among the people: "A good man should not be a soldier, and a good man should not hammer nails."
"The hundred-foot building in the west of Fenghuo City, the sea breeze and autumn are alone at dusk. I also play the Qiang flute to close the mountains and the moon, and I don't have the worries of gold and wealth. This is the poem written by Mr. Li Bai. I also ask Mr. Lu to evaluate whether he is qualified to enter this poetry meeting. ?" After Pei Wanying finished explaining, like Li Hong, she also noticed the disdain and disgust towards the soldiers on the faces of these scholars.
As the daughter of Pei Xingjian, her father was in the military. Looking at the expressions of these people, Pei Wanying naturally felt resentful in her heart, so her expression became calmer and her tone became colder.
Many scholars were silent, and even Lu Ao was muttering silently in his heart. If it was really written by that soldier, then this poem would be a masterpiece, and it would probably be qualified to be passed down through the ages.
Pei Wanying looked at the dumbfounded crowd, and saluted the astonished Lu Ao with a cold look on her face. Then she and her cousin followed Li Hong and walked into the poetry club, leaving the scholars behind them still thinking about it.
Among the scholars, there was naturally an acquaintance of Li Hong and Pei Wanying. The Lantian student Cui Chi was among them. At this moment, listening to Pei Wanying's poems, he immediately thought hard about himself. After holding it in for almost two months, he originally planned to The poems that were a blockbuster in today's poetry meeting lost confidence, and they watched Pei Wanying and Li Hong slowly walk into the poetry meeting with their heads downcast and confused.
In this era, there were no impostors of poems and poems, because once they were found out, their reputation would be ruined and they would be unable to hold their heads up as a human being for the rest of their lives.
No one can afford this consequence, so when Pei Wanying said it was Li Bai who did it, everyone naturally believed it and no one would doubt it.
(End of chapter)