Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 249 Seeing Chang'an Flowers in One Day
February fifteenth.

Chang'an Imperial City, beside Chengtianmen Street, outside the Shangshuxing Gate, was full of people, bustling with each other.

Unlike the later Ming and Qing Dynasties, the six ministries of the Sui and Tang dynasties were actually subordinate organizations of the Ministry of Shangshu, and the Ministry of Officials was no exception.

When the list was announced today, the pound slip was directly pasted on the wall of Shang Shusheng facing Chengtianmen Street... There was no roll call for later generations.

Among the crowd, most of them are candidates for the exam, but there are also many relatives and friends of the candidates... Of course, they are all descendants of extraordinary families, how can ordinary people enter the imperial city.

Among them, the one who attracts the most attention is Li Shan standing on the periphery, surrounded by seven or eight people... They all came to comfort him when they heard that Li Shan had failed the ranking. Wang Renbiao and Li Kai were naturally there, as well as Fang Yizhi, Du He, Changsun Chong, and Li Zhaode have already squeezed to the front to see the list.

There was no roll call, but there was a ranking. A name was mentioned from several people, and it spread through the crowd in a short time. Countless eyes were cast on the young man standing far away.

On the steps, Feng Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, looked at Li Shan with mixed emotions. He wanted to do something, but he didn't expect it to be all in vain.

Feng Lun was not sure if that young man did it on purpose, after all, as early as the seventh day of the first lunar month, the sage issued an edict to preside over the imperial examinations with Jiang Guogong Chen Shuda and himself.

If it was deliberate, it would be a great talent to be able to write this song "Moonlight Night on the Spring River" within a month.

"Huiren, you are the leader of Jinshi Division!" Li Zhaode shouted out of the crowd.

Li Shan was a little confused, didn't he fail the ranking?

How did it suddenly become the top of the list?
Although a little confused, Li Shan maintained a gentle smile on his face, with his hands behind his back, appearing to be extraordinary.

"congratulations."

Li Shan glanced sideways, bowed his hands and saluted, "Thank you brother Fu Jia, congratulations, it's just a fluke."

There were only nine people in the Jinshi examination, eight of them were selected before, and now they are on the list, which means that Sun Fujia must also be on the list.

Sun Fujia looked indifferent, shook his head and said: "I have read the masterpiece, and I deserve it."

Although he didn't know how it went from being out of the list to being at the top of the list, Li Shan felt that..."Moonlight Night on the Spring River" really deserved its name.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Li Shan had a strange feeling in his heart. No one in this subject took the exam for the scholar department, and the Jinshi department has always been higher than Mingjing, Mingshu, etc., which means that Jinshi takes the first place in the list. It's the No. [-] pick.

I remember that the first number one scholar in China with historical records was Sun Fujia next to me...sorry.

When the list was released, there was a lot of discussion among the people. They were all descendants of aristocratic families, and they all read the "Moonlight Night on the Spring River" for the first time. Not everyone had a good impression of Li Shan, but faced with such a masterpiece, they really had nothing to say .

Lu Chengji of the Fanyang Lu family clasped his hands in salute, and said with a smile, "I've heard about Li Huairen's name for a long time. Such a poetic talent must be handed down to the world. Please teach me in the future."

Li Shan continued to be modest, thinking that Lu Zhaolin was one of the Four Heroes of the early Tang Dynasty, and he didn't know if he was born at this time.

This is not the first time that Li Shan and Lu Chengji met. They met twice at Li Kai's house before. The Li family in Longxi mostly married Fan Yang's Lu family. Li Kai's elder sister married into the Lu family, and the eldest brother married a daughter of the Lu family.

Everyone exchanged greetings, while Sun Fujia stood aside, thinking about the song "Moonlight Night on the Spring River" that he had just seen two quarters of an hour ago. The poems are divided into nine groups, and each group uses a rhyme. ...It looks like a show of skill, but in fact, the artistic conception is advancing layer by layer, which is extremely ingenious.

Fang Yizhi in the crowd was also thinking about this poem "Moonlight Night on the Spring River", but he knew about it last night. It was rare for his father Fang Xuanling to enjoy this poem for a long time in the study without dealing with official business.

Originally composed by Chen Houzhu, the colorful song has been completely reborn, it is completely new, and it is even more thought-provoking. It starts from the five characters of spring, river, flower, moon, and night. It is scattered and invisible, and it is fascinating to gather together.

"Such an excellent work is admirable. It will be released today, and it will become famous all over the world. I wonder if there will be a new work?"

A sharp voice sounded, and Li Shan turned his head to see a handsome young man. Li Kai behind him said in a low voice, "Qinghe Cui."

This is one of the situations that Li Shan doesn't want to see the most. Why did he refuse to become famous for his poetry before, because he was afraid of encountering similar things... Don't say that Qinghe Cui is such an enemy, maybe Li Dewu will be a moth. !
But since he has embarked on this path... er, he should be forced to walk on this path, Li Shan naturally needs to make some preparations...but this is a trivial matter today, and it can be easily resolved.

What Li Shan is most afraid of is... In case of any poetry meeting, the proposition composition is considered luck, and if you decide on a rhyme, it will be called "every day!"

"I have no outstanding talents." Li Shanyang said, "But there is an old poem, which is suitable for use."

Li Yiyan said loudly: "I also invite Huairen to sing."

"It was not enough to boast about being dirty in the past, but now there is no limit to debauchery."

"The spring breeze is proud of the horseshoe, I can see the Chang'an flowers in one day."

Some people nodded, some pondered, and some shook their heads slightly...Compared to the song "Moonlight Night on the Spring River", this one is much more ordinary.

Only Li Kai and Wang Renbiao have a close relationship, and being on the list in the imperial examination is Li Shan's path to becoming an official, which he set the year before last. The so-called "dirty past" vaguely points to the experience of being abandoned by his father.

To be honest, Li Shan's poem was not considered a masterpiece at this time.

The so-called poetry expresses aspirations, and the excellent works that can be praised and recognized will definitely arouse the mood. However, the imperial examinations in the early Tang Dynasty were not as high as the status in the middle and late Tang Dynasty.

The disciple of the Cui family in Qinghe sneered and said: "I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day, but now it's early spring and the chill is still there, how can there be a grand scene?"

Li Shantuan made a bow and said with a smile: "I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day, so there are only flower gardens in Chang'an?"

"Everyone, send troops to Pingkangfang!"

The scene was silent for a moment, followed by bursts of laughter... Indeed, in the entire Chang'an City, is there any more beautiful flowers than Pingkang Square?
"This is an old poem... What was Huairen's intention when he wrote this poem?" Lu Chengji laughed loudly and said, "Unexpectedly, he is also a fellow!"

"As the saying goes, an old horse knows the way. Today, I will ask brother Zigou to lead the way for me, so that I can enjoy the magnificent scenery!"

"It will make Huairen linger and forget to return!"

All the people left the imperial city and went to Pingkangfang with great interest, mainly the Jinshi from the Jinshi Division and many friends of Li Shan.

Seven of the nine Jinshi went, Qinghe Cui's did not go, and neither did Sun Fujia... Li Shan remembered that this was the Minister of Dali Temple during the Zhenguan period.

"This is the most famous part of Nanqu," Lu Chengji, the old man who knew the way, pointed to one place, "Huai Ren can compose a poem, so that the musicians can sing it..."

Li Shan looked intently, frowning slightly, as if he looked familiar.

The next moment, the middle-aged woman came out and shouted happily: "I don't want to see Li Langjun again!"

Lu Chengji looked at Li Kai, then at Li Zhaode, Li Yiyan, Li Qian, and finally his eyes fell on Li Shan's face.

They are regular customers!

Still keep asking me to lead the way? !

　I'll have time to write another chapter tonight

　　
　
(End of this chapter)