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Chapter 499 The 'Game' of the Literati

Wu Qingmei didn't refuse, but she still asked: "I don't know what brother Yun is good at?"

There is no need to ask for Miss Yulan's opinion. After all, she is just an escort, and it is her duty to accompany the guests to have fun.

Facing Wu Qingmei's question, Yun Jingxin said that I am good at Zhao Yun, and I am good at playing wild thieves, but unfortunately I can't play anymore...

Having said that, people in this era are really lacking in entertainment activities. In such a scene, Feihualing, Xingjiuling and other similar entertainment are already one of the few entertainment activities, or reciting poems, composing poems and matching couples, but Yunjing can’t even say no. Good at this, so there are fewer choices.

They are here to have fun, so they can't sing and play music to entertain others, let alone painting, how much time would it take?In addition, it is good to play chess, but who knows how long it will take to play chess.

With flickering thoughts, Yun Jing said with a smile: "As long as it has nothing to do with poems and songs, I don't care."

As for entertainment, it's not about insisting on winning or losing, so Yunjing's attitude is very casual. He dare not say that he is proficient in various entertainments in similar scenes, but he still knows how to play almost all of them.

Miss Yulan is very good at enlivening the atmosphere, but she also knows how to measure. At this time, she pours wine for Yun Jing, looks at Wu Qingmei curiously, and guesses what entertainment method the other party will propose.

Wu Qingmei thought for a while and said: "I'm tired of playing ordinary games, there's no novelty, and I can't play any flowers, why don't we compare our memory?"

than memory?

Yun Jing couldn't help raising his eyebrows when he heard the words, and said in his heart that we have a photographic memory, are you sure you want to compare this?
Then Yun Jing quickly realized that Wu Qingmei's so-called memory comparison was definitely not as simple as he thought, so he asked curiously: "How to compare?"

Wu Qingmei drank a glass of wine unhurriedly, and then said: "It's not a live memory, but a comparison of what we have seen and learned before, but considering the background of our family and country, what we have learned must be very biased. It is big, so there must be a scope, let’s set it within the scope of the classics left by the sages..."

Speaking of this, Wu Qingmei paused, and said apologetically: "Brother Wei is older than Brother Yun, this seems to be a bit of a bully to Brother Yun, I wonder if you are interested?"

Sure enough, it's not as simple as I thought. If you understand it, you probably have more accumulation than anyone else. In this kind of game, if age is taken into account, Yunjing is indeed at a disadvantage, but how many books has he read?
To be fair, this kind of game is a test of a person's erudition. Scholars do not only study the classics of their own country's sages, but also learn the excellent knowledge of other countries. Otherwise, how will they communicate with people from other countries when they become officials in the future?And if there are criminals from other countries under the rule, if they don't understand the culture of other countries, how will they solve the case?
There is a word to describe a scholar called erudition, which is reflected here. A truly erudite person is never stage-frightened, and literature from various countries is at his fingertips. Of course, if you want to have such erudition, you need no family background and connections. It is too difficult to get.

Yun Jing smiled and said: "Just follow what Brother Wu said, it's just for entertainment, it doesn't hurt if you can't answer it."

"In this case, then we have a better memory than Bibi." Wu Qingmei nodded to confirm.

In fact, she was a little cautious when she brought up this point. Through this game, she can roughly understand how much ink Yunjing has in her stomach. Generally, people who don’t have much ink in their stomachs dare not even play this game. After all, they can’t answer the question. How embarrassing?
Nodding his head, Yun Jing asked, "How about the specifics? There must be a rule."

"This is just a small game we came up with now. How about the rules? Let's read a paragraph or a sentence from the classics, and then ask people to answer the source. Those who can't answer can get a glass of wine, how about it?" Wu Qingmei laughed.

Yun Jing smiled and said, "Success, that's it."

In fact, this game is quite interesting. While testing memory, it can also reflect a person's background, and it doesn't take long, and a round can be played soon.

Moreover, Yun Jing is also quite curious about the depth of Wu Qingmei. Although she knows that she is a woman, she can represent the students of the Sangluo Dynasty.

After the discussion, Yunjing didn't forget that there was a girl Yulan next to her, so she turned around and asked her, "Is Miss Yulan interested in participating?"

"It's good for the two distinguished guests to be happy. Although the little girl dare not compete with you big talents, this game is quite interesting. As a little girl, I hope the two gentlemen don't bully the little girl too much." Miss Yulan He laughed softly.

As an escort, she has no right to refuse. If she can't make the guests happy, then her professional level is not good enough, and it will be a big blow to her reputation as the top brand in Baihua Pavilion.

But, since she is the top card in Baihua Pavilion, she is also outstanding in terms of knowledge. After all, most of the people who come here are talented people, and there are no two brushes that can fool every talented person into a lame?

Even for this game, Miss Yulan is still a little eager to try. She has seen too many idiots relying on their status, and she also wants to show off her knowledge.

In an environment like a brothel, how can someone who has a martial arts cultivation stand out with knowledge?

The three of them decided to play this game of 'comparing' memory, all of them were very interested, and seemed to have forgotten that there was supposed to be a girl named Yigui to accompany them, so there was no need to bring up such trivial things that affect the mood.

Wu Qingmei smiled and said: "Then who of us will be the first to throw bricks and attract jade?"

"Brother Wu is the host, so you will come first," Yun Jing said courteously.

Miss Yulan also said, "Both of you are honored guests, so the little girl will not show her ugliness."

Nodding her head, Wu Qingmei didn't refuse anymore, her character was already strong, so she said: "In this case, let me go first, I'll ask Brother Yun and Miss Yulan respectively, those who can't answer have a drink, ask After two people are finished, ask someone else to ask"

Speaking of this, she paused, looked at Yun Jing and said, "Brother Yun, listen carefully, 'Early winter, wild, looking north, youlan, hyena, Heliang, Xuefeng', this passage comes from that book Book?"

Yun Jing raised her eyebrows, Wu Qingmei had a little difficulty when she came, but she seemed to have taken care of herself, and what she asked was actually a sentence from the classics left by the Dali Dynasty.

Yunjing almost didn't need to think about it, and quickly matched the source of this sentence in his mind, so he said: "This passage is from the book "Stars", which is a classic astrology book re-edited by Mr. Qiu 500 years ago. , the latest revised edition of Dynasty, Volume 40 No.[-] Six Leaves, among which Youlan and Coyote... respectively represent the stars in the northern night sky of the world in early winter"

Wu Qingmei is not at all surprised that Yunjing can answer this question. There are astrological classics in all countries, and they are similar. They are one of the must-read books for scholars. It's so mysterious, but it can also roughly infer the recent weather. Of course, some people who study astrology will develop in strange directions later, and ordinary scholars just try to understand it, so as not to be asked.

Wu Qingmei nodded and said: "It's from this book, Brother Yun's answer is impeccable." After speaking, she looked at Miss Yulan.

In fact, Miss Yulan is just incidental to this game, and she was only allowed to come in so as not to neglect the other party. There is no need to reveal this kind of thing, and said with a smile: "Girl Yulan, it's your turn, and listen to 'Thousands of Zhang Deep Sea There is a giant tortoise, its shape is like a mountain, and when it goes out to sea, the waves turn over', where does this sentence come from?"

Faced with this question, Miss Yulan thought for a while, and quickly replied: "Mr. Huiwu, this sentence comes from the second volume of "Hundred Beasts Book", the chapter on the sea. The book about beasts, my little girl can't remember the specific page, I wonder if such an answer is satisfactory?"

"Girl Yulan's answer is naturally correct, but I never expected that Miss Yulan has even read such unorthodox books." Wu Qingmei nodded with a smile, and was really surprised, but when she thought of her cultivation of true artistic conception, It is not too surprising.

Then it was Yunjing's turn to ask questions.

After a little thought, since what Wu Qingmei asked was all about the classics of the Dali Dynasty, and it was not indecent to come and go, Yun Jing looked at her and said, "Then it's up to me, Brother Wu, listen, 'there is a way to see the mountain." Water, if the water is mixed, the people will lose their homes, and if the water is clear, the grain will be full." Where did the phrase come from?"

Hearing this, Miss Yulan's clear peach blossom eyes were a little dazed, and she had no impression of this sentence at all in her memory, not at all.

I was a little tangled in my heart, is it because I am ignorant, or is there a big gap between myself and the real great talent?

On the contrary, Wu Qingmei glanced at Yun Jing in surprise, and said in astonishment: "I never thought that Brother Yun would be so precious to me about the classics of the Sangluo Dynasty."

"The classics of the Sangluo Dynasty, although I have read a lot, but I haven't studied the Sangluo culture in depth, it's normal if I don't know." The girl Yulan next to her said in her heart, and then looked at Wu Qingmei, expecting him (her) answer.

Wu Qingmei continued: "This passage comes from the "Liu Shui Jing" of my Sangluo Dynasty. It was written by Master Wang Shan 400 years ago. Article No. 60, page [-], is about the middle section of the Huyue River in my Sangluo Dynasty. If the river here is muddy, there will be floods in the downstream; if the water is clear, the grain will be harvested.”

The Classic of Flowing Water is a classic about the mountains and rivers of the Sangluo Dynasty. This book has more than 100 volumes, covering the mountains, rivers and waters of the entire Sangluo Dynasty. Originally, this kind of book related to national geography was considered a forbidden book and could not be circulated easily. However, after all After so many years, it will always be spread. As a scholar, it can be said to be a must-read book. After all, if you lead troops to fight in the future, you don’t even know the geography of other people’s mountains and rivers.

Yun Jing smiled and said: "It's this book, Brother Wu answered it in detail, it seems that Brother Wu of Sangluo's territory must be clear by heart."

What Wu Qing said between his eyebrows is not only clear in his heart, but the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are all from me...

Then Yunjing looked at Miss Yulan and said, "It's up to you, Miss Yulan, just listen carefully. My husband heard about his wonderful talent. He became a poem at the age of three, and then he became a weak crown in the county hall. He became famous with hundreds of poems. The bandits are rampant and the people are poor, and the emperor ruled but the head fell, what a pity for mediocrity', where does this passage come from?"

Miss Yulan listened carefully, and she was not confused at the moment, she soon had an answer, and said with a smile: "This passage is from the ninth volume of "Encouraging Learning", which was written by Master Yang of this dynasty 600 years ago. A talented man who was an official at a young age was outstanding in poetry but didn't know how to be an official, so that the government was in chaos, and he was finally punished and executed, so as to warn the world, don't use poetry to delay the foundation of learning"

"That's right, that's right," Yun Jingting nodded, thinking that this Yulan girl is obviously not a vase, but she still has something.

But Miss Yulan said: "Mr. Yun, you don't need to take care of me deliberately. Everyone who can learn to read and write is encouraged to read. The little girl also reads it often. It's the same as Mr. Wu. Even if I can't answer, I just drink alcohol."

She's not a fool, why didn't she feel that what Yunjing asked was simple things, although she understood Yunjing's kindness, but she was a little bit unconvinced in her heart, we brothel girls are also knowledgeable, okay?

Wu Qingmei jokingly said: "Brother Yun is taking care of the beauty, don't you really want to impress the beauty?"

"Brother Wu is thinking too much. Isn't it the memory that we are comparing? If Miss Yulan can answer, it's because she has a good memory. How can I take care of it?" Yun Jing shook his head and said.

Without arguing with Yun Jing, Wu Qingmei looked at Miss Yulan and smiled, "Miss Yulan, it's your turn."

"The little girl is making a fool of herself," Yulan nodded, eager to try, and then she looked at Yunjing and said, "Young Master Yun, listen carefully, 'Toyota can be made when the most dirty, the people are happy when the warehouse is full, and the country is rich' , Where does this sentence come from?"

Yun Jing smiled and said: "The words and sentences are from "Nongshu", and it was newly revised last year. The third volume of No. 40 is also the last volume, and the second page of No. 40. This book is not written by a certain sage, but edited by the whole country. , this sentence is saying that in recent years, farmyard manure has appeared in Dali, grain production has increased, and the people are rich and the country is strong.”

"I knew I couldn't help Mr. Yun," Yulan laughed after hearing Yun Jing's answer.

But Yun Jing said: "This book is a must-read book for the imperial examinations every year. It was re-edited last year. It is a must-read for scholars. How can you not study it carefully? On the contrary, Miss Yulan, you actually study this book seriously."

"Although the little girl is a girl, she can't be ignorant of everything. Agricultural books are related to all people in the world. How can she not read them carefully? If you don't even know where the food comes from, how can you be human?" Miss Yulan said calmly.

This is also a thoughtful woman, but it is a pity that as a woman, she cannot take the imperial examination.

There is no need to continue some topics, Yun Jing said: "Miss Yulan, it's time for you to ask Brother Wu."

Yulan, who already had a draft, looked at Wu Qingmei and said, "Mr. Wu, 'The forest is deep and the soldiers are gone. There is no stronghold in the Yinshan Mountains'. Where did the words come from?"

"Miss Yulan actually understands the art of war? And she has read the book "March of the Army" in my country, which is really surprising. Haha, this sentence comes from the seventh volume of "March of the Army" in my country's art of war. Am I right?" Wu Qingmei looked at Yulan and said calmly.

The tone was quite complicated, especially the author, she didn't want to mention that name.

Gein, the author of this book was killed by Liu Neng of Dali Xiaoyaojing last year. He was a real person of the Sangluo Dynasty. One can imagine what kind of loss it means to the Sangluo Dynasty.

Yulan hurriedly said: "Mr. Wu, I'm sorry, the little girl didn't mean it."

As a member of the Sangluo Dynasty, Wu Qingmei, Yunjing and Yulan both understood her feelings about these things at this time.

On the contrary, Wu Qingmei waved his hands indifferently and smiled, "Don't mention this, it's up to me now, brother Yun, just listen to the words 'Danggui doesn't return, lost relatives, regret it?' Where did the words come from?"

On the surface, he remained calm, but Yunjing knew that after the previous round of question and answer, he was now serious.

The question Wu Qingmei asked was a bit out of line, and it was a sentence from the classics of the Dali Dynasty. From this, it can be seen that although Wu Qingmei asked out of the way, it was not because she deliberately made things difficult, but because she was familiar with Yun Jing. questions in the field of culture.

"The words and sentences come from the book "Missing Relatives". The whole book is only 20 words in one volume. It was written by a master of my Dali Dynasty in the past. When he was young, the master went to war, and when he returned home, he missed the death of his relatives. I just wrote this book, and the sentence that Brother Wu asked comes from page No. [-]", this is Yun Jing's answer.

Nodding his head, Wu Qingmei looked at Yulan and asked: "Outer is bright armor, inner red makeup, this is gone and never returned, where did this sentence come from?"

Hearing this question, Miss Yulan frowned and thought about it, without any impression in her mind. After Wu Qingmei became serious, as a brothel girl, she really couldn't stand it anymore.

After a while, she shook her head and said calmly: "The little girl can't answer, so she can drink herself."

After finishing speaking, she poured a full glass of wine and drank it very simply. Although it was a game, she still had to accept the punishment.

Facing Wu Qingmei's gaze, Yun Jing said with a smile: "This sentence comes from "Famous Generals", which is about the only female general at the beginning of the country's founding. people forget"

Hearing Yunjing's explanation, Miss Yulan was extremely annoyed. Of course she had read the book about the famous general, but she had forgotten the details. As a brothel girl, she didn't know much about the only female general in history, so she didn't think about it stand up.

But Yun Jing looked at Wu Qingmei and said: "It's my turn again, brother Wu, let's listen to 'happy grass, orange peel, morning sun dew,... these eight flavors, I won't cry at night', why?"

Hearing Yun Jing's words, Wu Qingmei frowned for the first time, thought about it, drank a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "Brother Wei, but I can't answer it, can Brother Yun explain to me?" ?”

"This sentence comes from the third volume of the "Pharmacopia" of the Sangluo Dynasty. I am talking about a prescription for treating children crying at night... Well, I will not talk about pharmacology and pathology. After all, it has nothing to do with our game." , Yunjing replied.

Nodding slightly, Wu Qingmei said: "Brother Wei can't come up with an answer, it's not wronged, but I never thought that Brother Yun even has his own country's pharmacopoeia like a treasure, and you even remember the prescriptions on it?"

"I want Brother Wu to know that my family was poor since I was a child, and I didn't dare to get sick. Later, I was lucky enough to study, and I have devoted myself to studying medicine. I have read some medical books from various countries," Yunjing said in a complicated tone.

When I was young, I had a cold and almost passed it. Now I think about it, I am afraid, especially when my family was poor, and the money I owed for my own medical treatment was paid by my parents' hard work.I really dare not get sick, so Yunjing has a different kind of attachment to medical books.

"The past is over," Wu Qingmei murmured, she was not very good at comforting others.

At the same time, in just one round, she was not stumped by Yunjing, not to mention, she was stumped instead. She had seen Yunjing's erudition, especially Yunjing still stumped herself with his own country's classics, so it can be seen that Yunjing How knowledgeable, but the game is not over yet, she doesn't feel that she is inferior to Yunjing, the next thing is to find the place.

Smiling, Yunjing looked at Miss Yulan, and said with a smile: "Back three and face one, fold three and face two and back four, red three and green six..., Miss Yulan, where do the words come from?"

Hearing this question, Miss Yulan's clear eyes were full of blankness, as if she was asking Mr. Yun what are you talking about.

Let alone her, even Wu Qingmei, who was opposite her, was covered in confusion.

Frankly admitting that she couldn't answer, Yulan drank a glass of wine again, and the dissatisfaction she had before disappeared, and she humbly asked for advice: "Please ask Mr. Yun to clarify your doubts."

Under their watchful eyes, Yun Jing talked eloquently: "This sentence comes from the "Nvhong" of this dynasty. It was compiled by a queen 200 years ago and gathered many women. I say it is a part of the book "Nvhong". A kind of embroidery stitch, um, it’s specially embroidered with lotus, red flowers and green leaves, it’s very nice to embroider with this stitch.”

"Mr. Yun has even read female celebrities?" Miss Yulan said dumbfounded.

No, you're a man. If you read female celebrities or embroider, I think you are really beautiful.

Then, it's so embarrassing. As a woman, I can't answer the content of the female celebrity, but I'm stumped by a man. What's the matter?

Even Wu Qingmei had a strange expression on her face, why, Brother Yun, you old man, there is still a little fairy living in your heart?

Not paying attention to their gazes, Yun Jing said, "Miss Yulan, it's your turn."

Then, Yulan searched and searched for some classics and asked Yun Jing and Wu Qingmei respectively, but they all answered, which made Yulan feel depressed. Is there such a big gap between her and the real master?
'Wu Changkong' came from the Sangluo Dynasty. Recently, he has been in the limelight in the capital of Dali, and many scholars can't hold their heads up. I'm not as good as him, but I can accept it. But where did this cloud scene come from?

'Cloudscape?Hey, I seem to have heard of it somewhere. By the way, I spent a lot of money to buy a portrait last year. The artist on the top of the painting is named Yunjing. It is him who is suspected of being recognized as the four talented painters of this year. The style of the picture of the tracker is consistent with the style of some portraits that have been circulated, but the picture of the tracker has not been signed, so it cannot be confirmed...'

Thinking of this, Miss Yulan looked at the cloud scene next to her without any trace, and her eyes were vaguely different.

Dacai is by my side?Is he the painter of this year's "one of the four great talents" recognized by everyone?

If so, his painting skills have been recognized, but his knowledge seems to be more outstanding?
Inexplicably, Yulan only felt that there seemed to be a halo around Yunjing at this time, and that already outstanding appearance seemed somewhat attractive.

Without making a fuss, Yulan signaled to the maid next to her to fetch the paintings she treasured, so please don't bother her.

Yunjing's game continues...

(End of this chapter)