webnovelvip Chapter 704 Pair Pair
Chapter 704 Pair Pair
Chapter 704 Pair Pair
Lin Xuan got up and bowed his hands to Li Shimin first, then looked at the representatives of the various academies opposite, and said, "I don't know how to compare the challenges you all sent to my Boyuan Academy?"
A person stood up on the opposite side and said, "Master Hou is joking, we just want to communicate with Boyuan Academy, and the competition is a bit serious."
This person is Meng Yuan, the representative of Weishui Academy, the largest academy in Guanzhong.
Weishui Academy and Boyuan Academy are both in Guanzhong, and Boyuan Academy is called the No. [-] Academy of Tang Dynasty by the common people. Although it seems to be a joke and has little effect on other academies, it has a great influence on Weishui Academy.
Therefore, in this competition, Weishui Academy is also the most active.
Meng Yuan is about 50 years old, not tall, but with a trace of refined temperament unique to literati.
Although Meng Yuan is not considered a great Confucian, he has a good reputation among scholars.
After Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, he also signaled that he would become an official in the court, but he refused.
Lin Xuan was noncommittal and said, "I don't know how you guys want to communicate?"
"Writing and dao exchanges are nothing more than articles, poems, and words, but just exchanging these is a bit monotonous. We discussed it and joined debates and duets. I don't know what Master Hou wants?" Meng Yuan said.
Lin Xuan nodded and said, "What should we communicate first?"
"Pairing is relatively simple, how about just matching the pair first?" Meng Yuan said.
Lin Xuan smiled confidently and asked, "How do you compare?"
"One side of the couplet is the upper couplet and the other side is the second couplet. After the answer is correct, turn it around until one party can't answer it. All of you sitting here, including your majesty and all the ministers, are people who have read poetry and books. Whoever wins and who loses has his own conclusion. "Meng Yuan said.
"Okay, the visitor is a guest, so you guys will go out first." Lin Xuan said.
Speaking of pairing, it has been the favorite "entertainment item" of literati since ancient times. Especially during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, this activity was pushed to a new level.Not only did the emperor have nothing to "discuss" with the ministers, but even ordinary civilians can often "excite themselves".
Many people don't have a clear idea of when the couplets were formed.
The earliest couplets recorded in history appeared in the Three Kingdoms era.During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1399), an extra-large iron cross was unearthed in Luling, Jiangxi Province (now Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province), on which Sun Quan Chiwu Year Number (238-250) of the Three Kingdoms Period was cast on it.On the iron cross, there is an exquisitely artistic couplet saying: "The four seas celebrate Anlan, and the iron pillars keep the cross; the people cherish the Daze, and the golden furnace and incense seals will be kind to the future."
It can be seen that in the Three Kingdoms period, there was already a writing method of couplets.
Couplets, also known as couplets, door pairs, spring stickers, spring couplets, couplets, couplets, etc., are dual sentences written on paper, cloth or carved on bamboo, wood, and pillars.The antithesis of the couplet is neat and harmonious, and it is a unique Chinese art form with one word and one sound.
In the early Tang Dynasty, the peach charms were still painted with "Shen Tu" and "Yu Lei", which did not form the form of Spring Festival couplets. Therefore, although couplets existed, they were still relatively small in the early Tang Dynasty.
They proposed to compare pairs, because one of them loves pairs and has been studying pairs, so they are very confident.
Lin Xuan naturally understood that since they dared to propose a pair, they should have some hole cards, but was Lin Xuan afraid?
In the later generations, he watched a lot of pairs on the Internet. In the early days of Tang Dynasty, pairs were not popular at all, and he still didn't believe it.
Fang Xuanling in the stands frowned when he heard that Lin Xuan asked the other party to ask the question first.
Although Cheng Yaojin is not as illiterate as in the novel, it is true that he is not interested in reading.
Therefore, after Cheng Yaojin sat down, his head wandered around. Fang Xuanling's frowning expression was seen in his eyes, and he couldn't help asking: "Old Fang, why are you frowning?"
Cheng Yaojin's voice was already loud, although he deliberately lowered it, but the people around heard it and looked at Fang Xuanling one after another.
Fang Xuanling said: "I saw Lu Qian. This person is not well-known. Many of you may not have heard of it, but this person and I are from the same hometown. When I was still in my hometown in the early years, this person was here. Duozi is well-known in the local area. I also played against this person at the beginning, and lost to the other party. If the son-in-law came up with the question first, there is still a possibility of winning. Let the other party come up with the question first, I am afraid..."
Pairing is different from writing articles. It is very particular about inspiration. If inspiration comes, ordinary people can make eternal absolutes.
Lu Qian has been studying couplets all year round, and there must be some couplets that he can't match himself. If he speaks out, he will basically fail to match them in a short time.
Li Shimin frowned unconsciously when he heard Fang Xuanling's words.
Although the couplet is a small crowd, if you lose the first game, it will not only look bad, but also damage the morale of Lin Xuan.
Meng Yuan did not refuse, turned around and said to the person behind him, "Please trouble Master Lu."
Lu Qian stood up and cupped his hands in Li Shimin's direction, then cupped his hands at Lin Xuan, and said, "Master Hou, it's better to use one stick of incense as the limit, and the old man will come up with an upper couplet. If anyone can match, the old man will just admit defeat."
Lu Qian's words caused an uproar. It was a good idea. If they match, the other party will ask questions until one party fails.
However, Lu Qian said that he only played one pair, and if someone on the other side matched him, he would admit defeat, which shows that he is very confident in his Shanglian.
"it is good."
Since it has been said that it is like a couplet, the other party's proposal is obviously beneficial to him, so he naturally has no reason to refuse.
"I need pen and ink," Lu Qian said.
Without Lin Xuan rushing, Xu Geng immediately asked someone to offer his pen and ink.
At the same time, the servant also lit a stick of incense, and when the incense burned out, it was time to decide the winner.
Lu Qian didn't mean to delay time on purpose, so he picked up a pen, dipped it in ink, and started writing.
Not long after, Lu Qian put down his pen, and the two servants picked up the couplet on the table and pulled it up for everyone to see.
I saw what was written on the paper: The sea water is falling towards and towards.
Many people looked at the first couplet, frowned and thought about the second couplet.
Including Li Shimin also thought of the second couplet in his heart.
However, when Lin Xuan saw this Shanglian, his face was very exciting.
He had seen this couplet on the Internet in his previous life, and it definitely wasn't called it, but it could still be considered a strange couplet.
"Brush and ink." Lin Xuan said lightly.
He was worried about what would happen if the other party made some couplets that he hadn't seen before.
After all, he doesn't even understand the harmony of couplets. If the other party makes something that he has never heard of, he will be blinded.
Seeing this couplet, Lin Xuan's hanging heart finally fell.
Everyone present was thinking about the second couplet, it was very quiet, Lin Xuan's words seemed to drop a stone on the calm lake, causing ripples.
Everyone looked at Lin Xuan with surprise and suspicion.
The boy carried a table with pens, inks, papers and inkstones in front of Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan picked up the pen, without any hesitation, and started writing directly.
After writing, he signaled to the boy, and the two quickly picked up the second couplet and unfolded it towards the crowd.
(End of this chapter)