During the golden autumn season, Hangzhou hosts numerous poetry gatherings.
But what really made scholars envious was the Broken Bridge Osmanthus Festival held by the Hangzhou courtesan Miss Feng Chuchu.
In the past two years, Miss Feng Chuchu has become the most popular courtesan in Hangzhou, surpassing all other beauties.
Many scholars spent a lot of money just to see Miss Chuchu.
Now that they had the opportunity to meet for free, they naturally came one after another.
The location of the elegant gathering was near the Broken Bridge. Because it was close to the Baoshi Mountain, many scholars who did not receive an invitation simply climbed up the Baoshi Mountain to look into the distance.
Even if you can't be there in person, you still want to take advantage of Miss Chuchu's enthusiasm and feel the atmosphere.
Xu Yan was forced to come here.
The person who forced him was none other than his mentor, Mr. Qian Dehong.
This completely overturned Xu Yan's three views.
In his mind, the image of his mentor has always been tall and majestic. It turns out that Wang Yangming, a great scholar and direct disciple of Wang Yangming, also likes to pursue the pursuit of love and pleasure.
Wow, that’s really interesting.
At this moment, the majestic image of my mentor collapsed.
Xu Yan secretly thought that it turned out that his mentor also liked this!
Qian Dehong didn't care about it at all, and even explained it by saying that food, sex and nature are all part of human nature.
At this point, what else can Xu Yan do except serve?
The master's orders cannot be disobeyed!
What surprised Xu Yan even more was that Mr. Qian seemed to be a veteran and was familiar with everything.
Xu Yan only needs to follow Mr. Qian quietly.
Broken Bridge Osmanthus Collection is an extremely broad concept.
The core area is on a pleasure boat in the Broken Bridge area of West Lake.
This pleasure boat is where the organizer of the elegant gathering, Miss Feng Chuchu, resides. Countless scholars and learners want to board it to catch a glimpse of Miss Chuchu's beauty.
But the pleasure boat is so small, how can everyone get on it?
If you want to see Miss Chuchu, you must go through layers of examinations and selections, and pass five levels and cut six generals. The difficulty is no less than the imperial examination.
The first level is in a teahouse at the foot of Baoshi Mountain.
Miss Chuchu has always loved tea, so she set the topic of the first round as "Praising Tea" and asked everyone to write a poem on the topic of "Praising Tea".
All poems written would be copied by a special person and sent to the pleasure boat.
Miss Chuchu will personally evaluate these poems and select those who will advance to the next level.
When Xu Yan and Mr. Qian arrived at the teahouse, several defeated scholars walked out dejectedly.
There was a table available, and Xu Yan quickly took the seat with his mentor.
When he saw the question, Xu Yan smiled.
It is elegant to use tea as the theme, but it is a bit too simple.
He immediately wrote:
At the entrance of Lingyuan Cave, flags and spears are collected, and five horses come to taste them during the Grain Rain.
From then on, a new product, Green Cloud Fragrance, was added to the Duanming tea recipe.
After writing the poem, Xu Yan handed the paper to Mr. Qian to read.
Qian Dehong nodded as he read, praising the poem repeatedly: "As expected of my disciple, this poem embodies my style. So, this poem is considered mine. You can write another one."
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Xu Yan wanted to roll his eyes after hearing this. It was obvious that his mentor was trying to take advantage of his seniority.
With his knowledge, it would have been easy for him to compose a poem about tea. But he chose to use a ready-made one. This is truly a sign of the decline of morals!
But since his mentor has said so, he can’t refuse, right?
Helpless, Xu Yan had to pick up the pen again.
This time he wrote:
The fragrant wind from Fulong spreads over ten miles, and it is just to the east of my villa.
If Ganmao can come to visit me one day, don't laugh at Wang Meng because of the water disaster.
This poem is more fresh and refined than the previous one.
Qian Dehong was drooling at the sight, but for the sake of his face he couldn't continue to "rob" and had to give up.
Xu Yan gave the two poems to a special person to deliver to the pleasure boat on the lake.
Next is to drink tea and wait.
As long as you pass the first level of the test, you can enter the next level.
Beautiful mountains and rivers are so boring, just wait patiently.
...
...
On the painted boat, inside the tasseled tent.
A young woman in her twenties gently handed a piece of Huzhou rice paper to him.
The woman had an oval face, willow-shaped eyebrows, bright eyes, and white teeth. Her face was only lightly powdered, but it was remarkably fair.
The fragrant wind from Fulong spreads over ten miles, and it is just to the east of my villa.
If Ganmao can come to visit me one day, don't laugh at Wang Meng because of the water disaster.
This poem is quite elegant.
It is not easy to find such a masterpiece among the realistic poems that all describe the scenes of picking tea, frying tea and tasting tea.
As for the other poem sent along with it, it is also good.
At the entrance of Lingyuan Cave, flags and spears are collected, and five horses come to taste them during the Grain Rain.
From then on, a new product, Green Cloud Fragrance, was added to the Duanming tea recipe.
Although there is not much novelty, the choice of words and sentences is quite good.
"Let these two pass."
Feng Chuchu whispered in a sweet voice.
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...
The news reached the teahouse, and Xu Yan and Qian Dehong successfully entered the next level.
Under the envious gazes of the crowd, the two stood up and left.
The second level is set in a tavern.
Compared to ordinary restaurants, this one is very small and can only accommodate three or four tables.
Xu Yan and Mr. Qian finally found a place to sit down, but before they could even pour their drinks, someone brought them the questions.
The title was written on a piece of wood, with only two words: On Wine.
This is quite interesting.
Talking about tea in a teahouse and discussing wine in a wine shop is such a pleasure.
Xu Yan pondered for a moment, then picked up his pen and wrote:
There are bright stones in the sky, and thatched houses overlooking the green stream.
Fishes swim under the crescent moon, and people are on the west side of the small bridge.
Enter the room and pour a cup of wine, and hear the sound of horse hooves in spring.
Because it is easy to follow, the bamboo stick is just right to carry with you.
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