After the performance of the courtesans ended, the organizers announced the start of the poetry competition. Other than the reward of a hundred taels of silver, there was also a chance to enter the courtesans 'lofts.
Of course, it was only a chance to enter. First, your poems must be liked by a certain courtesan. Secondly, even if you entered the attic, you might not have the chance to kiss her. It also depended on your flirting skills.
There were a total of six gigolos who had performed just now. Through the flowers thrown by the surrounding people, the top three with the highest support rate were selected.
The organizers had spent a hundred taels of silver to organize this event, so they naturally wanted to make this event last as long as possible. Therefore, this competition was divided into three rounds. The top three courtesans would each come up with a topic, and then the people present would 'compose' it. Finally, the courtesans who came up with the topic would choose their favorite poem.
After the three preliminary matches, the three people selected by the courtesans would have a final match!
The first to set the question was the third-ranked escort, the veiled woman Li Yin had seen when he first arrived.
The woman's voice was very cold." My name has the word 'autumn'. My title is' autumn'.”
It was unknown if it was because people in this era were a little shy, or if everyone was thinking hard about the questions, but no one stood up after the woman's question was set.
However, it was unlikely that he would think hard about the question. This kind of competition seemed to be a live topic and a live composition, but in reality, it was not the case. Composing a poem in a few minutes, did he think everyone was Cao Zhi?
These scholars would occasionally have a flash of inspiration and think of a good sentence. They would record it down and then carefully carve it into a poem. But after composing a poem, he couldn't possibly go around telling everyone about it, right? This was showing off! Paper was expensive in this era, so it was extremely difficult to publish a poetry collection.
Over time, these scholars would accumulate some 'storage'. Thus, they would take advantage of the time when they were touring the mountains and rivers to write poems everywhere, or at certain festivals and gatherings, they would release the poems that they thought were more outstanding to gain some reputation.
Did he really think that those poets would suddenly come up with a poem out of nowhere? There were such cases, but they were relatively rare. Most of the time, they were using 'storage'.
At this moment, a scholar in his thirties stepped forward and said,""Let me throw out a brick to attract jade for everyone! My poem is: Yin cricket chirping lead to long, jade hairpin flowers fall wild pond fragrance. The old man in the garden did not fold the autumn lotus and leave it with the swimming fish to cover the sunset.”
The surrounding scholars nodded. This was considered a rare masterpiece, a lyric poem, but its style was not very high. In addition, the metaphor of the umbrella as a lotus was not created by this middle-aged scholar. In the Songs of Chu, there was a metaphor of "lotus cover" to block the rain.
However, this kind of lyric poem was more popular with those literary young women. The prostitute who came up with the question inadvertently nodded.
With this middle-aged scholar's introduction, a few more people stepped forward.
After listening to these people's works, Li Yin couldn't help but shake his head. He was a little suspicious. Could these people really be creating on the spot? Even someone like him, who didn't understand poetry, could tell the difference between these poems and the middle-aged scholar's poem.
Li Tai had been paying attention to Li Yin's expression. When he saw Li Yin shaking his head in disappointment, he asked,"Why is Sixth Brother shaking his head? Could it be that he looked down on these people's poems? That's right, Sixth Brother's work must be several times better than these people's.”
Li Yin ignored the little fatty. This little fatty was really scheming. He understood that the little fatty was trying to flatter him. If he were to show off a little bit of pride, he would not be able to produce any good works later, and his impression of Li Shiming and Empress Zhangsun would be reduced.
However, seeing that Li Shimin and the others were looking at him, Li Yin could only pretend to smile bitterly and say,"I somewhat regret coming here. I didn't expect that after a few years of His Majesty's governance, the Great Tang would produce so many talents that I realized my lack of talent and learning. I somewhat regret not focusing on my studies and wasting my youth.”
Since Li Yin had already said so, what else could Li Tai say? He couldn't continue to flatter her even if he wanted to!
Empress Zhangsun smiled and said,"Ni 'er is sensible now." Green Sparrow, didn't you prepare a poem? It just so happens that…I want to hear it!”
"Good!" Li Tai immediately stepped out of the crowd and placed his hands behind his back. He said in a low voice,"The shore is wide, the mast is sparse, and the waves are vague. How long can I think alone on the dangerous threshold? Outside the distant trees, half of the autumn mountains were covered with the setting sun.”
Although everyone felt that the little fatty's pose was very funny and the tone of the poem was a little strange, this poem still caused the scholars to exclaim.
Previously, everyone had thought that the middle-aged scholar would be the winner of the first round. They did not expect that this little fatty's poem was not inferior to the middle-aged scholar's, but in terms of the concept, it was even more outstanding.
Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun nodded. This was indeed a masterpiece. It was already rare for Li Tai to be able to compose such a poem at his age.
As expected, Li Chengqian and Li Ke began to praise Li Tai as soon as he returned to the team. The little princesses were also chattering non-stop.
However, Li Yin didn't have high hopes for Li Tai. Firstly, Li Tai's image couldn't compare to that middle-aged scholar. One had to know that this was a female referee, and looks were very important!
Of course, he wouldn't spoil the mood and also praised,""The four of you are indeed good at writing. Foolish brother is far inferior!”
"Ha, Sixth Brother, you flatter me. Actually, you are smarter than me. If you work hard to learn, you might not be worse than me.”Li Tai said.
F * ck, Li Yin felt tired talking to this little fatty. Would he die if he didn't dig a hole after saying that? What did he mean by 'if you work hard to learn'? Didn't he mean that he didn't work hard in the past?
Of course, the others didn't feel anything special when they heard this because Li Tai was telling the truth. He even praised Li Yin for being smart!
"Sixth Brother, I've already embarrassed myself. I'm just waiting for your masterpiece." Li Tai continued.”
Li Yin quickly waved his hand." Forget it. Although I have a poem called 'Autumn,' I'm actually not interested in such a competition.”
Li Tai's eyes lit up when he heard that. Sixth brother, this is your fault. Since you have a good poem, how can you hide it? Could it be that you are afraid that I will learn it?"
"I don't think so. Why don't I wait for the next round? If I were to go on stage in this match, then there would definitely be a win and a loss between us brothers. It's fine if I lose, but if that woman doesn't know whether a poem is good or bad and makes Fourth Brother lose, how can I feel bad?”Li Yin said reluctantly.
Li Tai sneered in his heart. In his opinion, Li Yin was still stubborn despite knowing that he was no match for him. However, he did not notice that Empress Zhangsun was frowning slightly. He had pointed out Li Tai before, but now Li Tai was still being aggressive. Li Shi Min didn't like his sons fighting each other, and she didn't like it either.
While they were talking, two more people brought out their poems. However, the response was average and could not compare to the middle-aged scholar and Li Tai.
Li Shi Min was getting impatient and ordered,"Since you have a poem, go up and try it.”# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:011720194:50PM
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