Chapter 135: Attack and Defense Change
My wife said she wanted to go to Yuyin Pavilion to listen to music, so let’s go.
He is upright and has nothing to feel guilty about.
Yuyin Pavilion was not far from here. The two of them walked hand in hand and arrived there in a few moments.
There are obviously more guests in Yuyin Pavilion today than in the past few days.
Li Nuo looked around and found that he seemed to have misunderstood Fenghuang.
She wanted those poems not for herself.
The ten poems he selected for Fenghuang were hung by her on the wall of Yuyin Pavilion. Each poem was accompanied by a portrait of a girl from Yuyin Pavilion.
To be precise, every girl in Yuyin Pavilion was given a poem.
She hung the article "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix" in the most conspicuous place.
Although there was no portrait of her, everyone knew that it was about her, Phoenix.
Many guests stood under these portraits and poems, looking at them and commenting on them.
Especially under the article "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix", the most guests gathered.
"There is a beautiful woman, I never forget her after seeing her, if I don't see her for a day, I miss her like crazy..."
"This fu has a lot of medieval style. Even in that era, it can be regarded as a masterpiece of love fu."
"I want to see how beautiful this Phoenix girl is. One day without seeing her can make people miss her like crazy. Don't let these words exaggerate. Last time, there was a poem that was spread everywhere, saying how beautiful a girl in Baihua Tower was and how graceful her dancing was. It made me spend ten taels of silver just to see her, but the result was just like that..."
"To see the beauty described in 'The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix', it costs fifty taels of silver, and to hear her play a piece of music, it costs one hundred taels."
"Please chip in some money. I really want to see some new things today."
"Hey, this money will not be wasted. I have seen Miss Fenghuang. She is truly an unrivaled beauty. In terms of appearance and figure, she is first-rate. She is truly a beauty in the world. It's a pity..."
"What a pity?"
"Before this piece of 'Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix' was published, we could often see Miss Phoenix, and she would occasionally perform on stage herself. But since the publication of this piece of 'Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix', she has not appeared in public any more. If you want to see her, you have to pay money..."
Li Nuo stood there in a daze.
He felt quite embarrassed when he sold Fenghuang's poem for a hundred taels of silver.
Unexpectedly, she earned the money back just by playing a song.
wrong.
"The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix" is a tie-in, this is purely a business with no capital.
Fifty taels for a meeting and one hundred taels for playing a piece of music.
In one day, she could earn back all the money she spent on herself.
Someone couldn't help but complain: "It's all that guy's fault. Why did he write "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix"? If it weren't for him, it wouldn't be so difficult for us to meet Miss Phoenix..."
Another person said: "It should be a talented man who is pursuing Miss Fenghuang. This fu cannot be written without great talent."
Someone else said, "I have a rumor. After the Dali Temple Minister's son left Miss Fenghuang's room yesterday, this poem was circulated. This is actually a token of love he wrote to Miss Fenghuang..."
"That person has such talent?"
"Nonsense, don't you see who his father is? I heard that these ten poems on the wall were also written by him for the girls in Yuyin Pavilion."
"He is openly courting Miss Phoenix. It seems that the news that he and his wife are about to divorce is probably true..."
Seeing that they were talking more and more outrageous, a voice said: "Brothers, what you said is wrong. If you think this poem is a love poem, it is too superficial..."
A handsome young man came out and said, "The 'beauty' in the poem is ostensibly about beauty, but it actually refers to ambition and ideals..."
Before he finished speaking, a man waved his hand and said, "Go away, what do you know? This is clearly a love poem. Even a crude person like me who doesn't understand poetry can see it..."
At this time, another young man dressed as a student stepped forward and said, "You also know that you are a rough man who doesn't understand poetry. How could a talented person who can write such a poem be as superficial as you..."
Li Nuo was very pleased that there were still experts here.
The student continued, "On the surface, this poem is about a beauty, but in fact, it has another deeper meaning. I think the author is using a metaphor. The beauty actually refers to a wise monarch, a virtuous monarch, just like a beauty that is hard to come by. Your Majesty has not been involved in state affairs for ten years, so it is really hard to call him a virtuous person. He hopes that Your Majesty will be alerted by this poem and stop pursuing the illusory way of immortality and become a wise monarch..."
The student walked up to Li Nuo and asked, "Do you have the same opinion as me?"
Li Nuo waved his hands repeatedly: "I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"
Like a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger, the students in these academies are more stubborn than the other.
According to the laws of Daxia, if one was charged with the crime of slandering the emperor, exile would be the least severe punishment.
The others had already stepped back a few steps, keeping a certain distance from this guy.
The student looked at this poem and couldn't help but sigh: "It pretends to be about pursuing a beauty, but in fact it expresses the hard-to-get-a-king feeling. I didn't expect that the son of the treacherous minister Li Xuanjing would have such noble feelings. This poem "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix" should be passed down through the ages..."
"Is this fu...well-written?"
A voice came from behind. The young student turned around and looked at the woman standing next to the young man, explaining: "It is more than good. Even if you don't study its deep meaning, it is also an excellent love poem. Miss Fenghuang will be remembered by future generations because of it. The connotation of this poem is even more profound and has extremely high literary value. No other love poem can compare to it..."
No love poem can compare to this.
It turns out that this essay is so good.
Song Jiaren turned and walked out of Yuyin Pavilion. Li Nuo chased after her and asked, "Madam, don't you want to listen to the music anymore?"
Song Jiaren said: "I don't want to listen anymore."
She walked straight towards the Song Mansion.
Li Nuo wanted to hold her hand, but she walked too fast and he couldn't catch up...
Li Nuo looked back.
Why are you wandering around instead of studying hard in the academy?
Just wandering around, why are you making random analyses here?
Sima Xiangru didn't understand "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix" as well as he did.
Besides, he himself is really something!
If you want to describe the phoenix in an elegant way, you can change to another one. There are plenty of elegant poems.
He just felt that it was not easy for a weak woman like her to stay clean in such a dusty place, and he didn't want her to feel that he looked down on her...
Forget it, I don’t want to think about these things anymore. The more important thing is to go back and coax my wife.
Li Nuo had just walked onto the street when he suddenly turned back.
A man led two officials into the Yuyin Pavilion, pointed at the academy student, and shouted: "It was him, it was him who just talked nonsense about Your Majesty!"
A county constable looked at the young student and asked, "Is what he said true?"
This student from some unknown academy was not afraid when he heard this. Instead, he straightened his chest and said loudly, "So what if I said it? Am I wrong? Your Majesty, you have ignored state affairs for ten years to pursue the way to immortality. You are not a wise ruler. Can't you let people say that?"
As he spoke, an invisible aura suddenly surged out of his body.
Ordinary people cannot detect this aura.
But Li Nuo felt a surge of righteousness coming towards him, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Upright and righteous.
It was the first time he met a real Confucian disciple.
No wonder he was so bold that he even dared to scold the emperor.
Only such people can cultivate a righteous spirit.
Two constables from the county government were about to take away the couple who had insulted His Majesty when a figure stepped forward and said, "How dare you arrest students from the academy? When you go back, Master Pei will peel off your skin, right?"
When the two saw Li Nuo, they trembled and immediately said respectfully: "Young Master!"
Li Nuo waved his hand and said, "There is nothing for you to do here, just go do what you need to do..."
They dared not disobey the young master's orders, and they trotted away upon hearing them.
The student looked at Li Nuo in surprise, first bowed to him, and then said: "Thank you for your help, brother. May I know your name..."
Li Nuo waved his hand and said, "Sorry, my house is on fire. See you again if we are lucky enough..."
…
When Li Nuo returned to the Song Mansion, he had not yet figured out how to coax his wife.
Who could have thought that the lady suddenly wanted to go to Yuyin Pavilion, and happened to meet a talkative and self-righteous guy.
Fortunately, he told her everything truthfully yesterday, otherwise things would be much more serious.
Li Nuo walked into the courtyard and was thinking about how to start the conversation when he suddenly saw his wife running out of the room in a panic.
Li Nuo had never seen her with such an expression before, so he quickly walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Song Jiaren looked at him and murmured, "My paintings, my paintings are gone..."
After a moment, Li Nuo walked quickly into the room.
It is not accurate to say that all the paintings have disappeared.
The painting that Li Nuo drew for her was stolen once last time, and it was not stolen this time.
Except for this one, all the other paintings were stolen.
But the strange thing is, why didn't he steal it last time, but had to do it twice...
Could it be that he stole that painting last time, and after returning home he thought it was good, so he came again?
Apart from the paintings, no other property was lost from the house.
The thief this time is obviously the same person as last time.
The lock on the outside of the cabinet showed no signs of being damaged, but it was open. When the lady locked it, she sensed a trace of residual Qi.
The thief who stole the painting was a high-level martial artist, at least at the fourth level.
In the absence of my wife, it would not be difficult for a warrior of the fourth realm to sneak into the Song family.
But it is very puzzling that a strong man of this level would go to other people's homes to steal things, and only steal worthless paintings...
Li Nuo thought of the jade ruyi that was lost last time. If the thief last time was also this person, everything could be explained. The fourth realm was able to use true Qi to take objects from a distance, so of course the maid of the Song family could not find it.
The pair of jade ruyi were stolen, and my wife almost lost face in front of all the Song family’s friends and relatives.
The lady loved those paintings very much, so the man just stole her paintings.
The loss is not great, but the insult is extremely strong.
Obviously, this thief had a grudge against her.
She had offended so many people since she was a child that she had no way of identifying the suspect.
Song Jiaren looked at Li Nuo eagerly.
Will he paint a few more for her?
Li Nuo looked at his wife and suddenly realized something.
It seems like - the offense and defense have changed!
The paintings were not worth much, but he was the only one in the Song family who could paint.
This little thief stole at just the right time.
This time, Li Nuo did not speak actively.
Being too proactive will make you look cheap.
He planned to wait for her to ask him first.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Song Jiaren said softly, "Husband..."
Look, she has started calling me husband.
Li Nuo didn't say anything, but just comforted her: "It's okay, it's just a few paintings, it's good that nothing else is lost, I'll draw for you when I have time..."
Song Jiaren was silent for a moment, then said, "My husband, that song 'Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix'..."
Li Nuo said: "I have nothing to do anyway, so I will draw it again for you..."
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