This means that even if Jiang Taigong and Jiang Ziya came, they would still have to pay the king a salary of fish every day.
Luo Yin spoke frankly about such outrageous words.
The sound of a child crying could be heard, and the adults had to take the child out. Chen Yun just squeezed in. This place doesn't allow you to give way to me.
In an operatic monologue, a man faces the crowd, "You are a good man, Luo Yin. You usually recite poems and compose couplets, and you are so happy. You are even appreciated by the king. But today, the king is inviting you to a banquet. Why do you want to bring bad luck upon yourself? You are really blind!"
The scene quickly shifted to another person's monologue, "Your Majesty is well versed in poetry and prose, how could you not know what Luo Yin was talking about? He must be testing us, so why not tell us the truth?"
Chen Yun had some impression of this period of history. During the Later Liang Dynasty of the Five Dynasties, King Qian Liu of Wuyue loved to eat fish, so he stipulated that the fishermen of West Lake must pay a certain amount of catties every day, which was called "Shizhai fish".
What do some fishermen do when they can’t catch any fish? They have to buy fish out of their own pockets to pay the tax. Over time, the fishermen complain.
One day, Luo Yin accompanied Qian Liu to view a painting of Jiang Taigong fishing, and Qian Liu asked Luo Yin to write a poem based on the painting.
Luo Yin wrote this poem. The metaphor is ironic and the direct advice was given, but the King of Wu Yue was not angry and immediately abolished the "Shi Zhai Yu".
The King of Wuyue said, "If that's the case, then let's abolish it."
As the play came to an end, the show added more characters and more laughs.
"Wuyue is a land of outstanding people and talented individuals, and our people are especially skilled in reciting poems and composing couplets. Now I invite a child to answer a question. Everyone who comes forward will receive a beautiful gift."
After saying this, he began to look for the children.
This is when the interactive session began.
Chen Yun stood outside the fence, drank a sip of mango juice, and looked around with his eyes rolling around. There were quite a few children.
There was a photographer taking pictures, and Shen Yun saw him taking pictures of a brother and sister.
After a while, a few children went up.
Most of the time, they recite Tang poems, for example, the younger ones recite "Ode to the Goose".
For older children in elementary school, the questions are more difficult, but they can usually answer them with prompts.
The host praised the children and said, "Okay, there's only one fan left. I'm going to find an adult to answer the questions."
Chen Yun bit into a steamed bun. A single bite of this soup dumpling would cost at least two dollars and fifty cents. Was she eating food? No, she was eating money.
"That older friend in white sportswear eating buns, yes, that's you."
Chen Yun pointed at himself, and after making eye contact with the host to confirm, he thought to himself, could he be infected even if he ate buns?
Seeing that there was no place to put anything, he crawled under the red line with mango juice and takeaway box in his hand.
"This older friend is obviously a good student. So the four of us won't let you off easily. Each of us will ask you a question."
What? It wasn't a poem. Chen Yun wanted to run away, but she couldn't move her legs in front of everyone.
No matter how hard it is, you have to go ahead with it.
"Let me start with a simple one. The Four Books and the Five Classics. Which Four Books?"
This is simple. Chen Yun took the microphone and blurted out, "The Analects of Confucius, The Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean, and Mencius."
The second question was asked by someone else, "My question is not difficult. Which Five Classics are the Four Books and Five Classics?"
"The Book of Songs, The Book of History, The Book of Rites, The Book of Changes, and The Spring and Autumn Annals."
Then the third person took over the microphone. He was tall and slender with a straight figure. He was the person who played Luo Yin.
"Just now I heard the children reciting Tang poetry, including Luo Binwang and Wang Bo from the early Tang Dynasty; Li Bai, Wang Wei, and Meng Haoran from the high Tang Dynasty; Liu Zongyuan and Bai Juyi from the middle Tang Dynasty; and Li Shangyin and Du Mu from the late Tang Dynasty."
"But there is no poem by me, Luo Yin!"
"Does the late Tang and Five Dynasties not count as the Tang Dynasty? How could you not know that I was the greatest comedian of the late Tang Dynasty? It's pitiful that I was ridiculed for failing ten examinations, but I never thought that no one would care about me even after thousands of years."
The actor's expression was perfectly captured, a look of deep sorrow. With his hands behind his back, he shook his head and looked up at the sky, chanting loudly: "Drink today and worry about tomorrow when it comes."
The audience in the audience were whispering to each other, and the atmosphere became lively in an instant. This poem sounded very familiar.
"How about this, to clear my name, you recite my poems. Other talented people's poems don't count, and the one I just recited doesn't count either." The actor who played Luo Yin posed a difficult question at this time.
Chen Yun pursed his lips and smiled. The title of the greatest comedian of the late Tang Dynasty wasn't claimed by Luo Yin himself, but rather by an entry on Baidu Encyclopedia. It seemed the actor had researched Luo Yin's life. He opened his lips and said, "Whether on the plains or on the mountaintops, the boundless scenery is all captured.
After collecting honey from hundreds of flowers, for whom is the hard work and for whom is the sweetness?"
After reciting the poem, those who had not thought of Luo Yin's poems for a while suddenly had an impression of them.
Someone said, "I know this poem. I learned it before."
A child shouted out the name, "It's Feng"
"Tang, Luo Yin."
The actor who played Luo Yin immediately responded, "Yes, children, you can learn more about the poet Luo Yin when you go back. He took the imperial examinations many times, but it was not until he met Qian Liu, the King of Wu and Yue, in his middle age that he was given a valuable position. It is very inspiring."
Chen Yun's smile widened as he watched the actor portraying Luo Yin earnestly promoting the role to the children. Why wasn't Luo Yin given a prominent position until later in life? The book records that Luo Yin was not only outspoken and arrogant, but also extremely ugly. This led a wealthy young lady, who admired his talent, to relinquish her admiration after meeting him.
Beauty is justice, from ancient times to the present.
After three people finished asking, the last person started asking, "Everyone knows that Qin Shi Huang's achievements are indelible, such as building the Great Wall, standardizing the written language, standardizing the currency and weights and measures, and standardizing the wheel gauge and road spacing."
"But burning books and burying scholars alive, refining elixirs to seek immortality, these will also be accompanied by eternal infamy."
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