Fan Tianning was also a wine lover. He sat on the left side of Fu Xiaoguan and was always toasting with Fu Xiaoguan. He was very casual, spoke calmly and behaved in a measured manner.
At this moment, he was talking with Fu Xiaoguan about the customs and culture of Fan State, and mentioned Xilai City, the capital of Fan State.
There are eighty-one temples in Xilai City, among which the most famous is the Nalanda Temple, which is the first of the eighty-one temples in Xilai. If Fu Xiaoguan went to Xilai, Fan Tianning said that he would definitely invite the national master, that is, the great leader of the Buddhist sect, to personally bless Fu Xiaoguan.
This is the highest etiquette that the State of Fan shows to guests. Being able to invite the imperial teacher naturally represents Fan Tianning's important position in the royal family.
After a conversation, Fan Tianning drank a glass with Fu Xiaoguan again, and then dropped the topic, saying, "Before leaving, the envoy of the Fan Kingdom in Jinling City sent back a message saying that Brother Fu wrote the poem "Qingyu'an, Yuanxi" on the night of the Lantern Festival, which once again ranked first on the first list of the Thousand Stele Stone Essays. In addition, the essay "Yu Dynasty Youth Talk" also ranked first on the first list of the Thousand Stele Stone Essays. To be honest, Brother Fu's talent really makes me admire him like a surging river. Taking advantage of the gentle breeze and bright moon tonight, could Brother Fu write a poem here for us to enjoy together?"
Fan Tianning's eyes were full of anticipation.
Wu Linger's eyes became brighter, like stars.
Even Ku Chan seemed to wake up at this moment. He looked at Fu Xiaoguan, but there was no fanaticism in his eyes like Fan Tianning's, but there were also two ripples.
Meng Xi was pouring wine. When she heard this, her hand shook and a few drops spilled onto Su Jue's sleeve. She was shocked and was about to apologize, but saw Su Jue waved his hand indifferently.
Fu Xiaoguan held the wine glass in his hand, his eyes a little blurry. When he heard Fan Tianning's request, he raised his eyebrows and stood up.
"Brother Fan, when I just came in here, I saw a pear tree outside with pear blossoms. I thought I'd write a poem about the pear blossoms. What do you think?"
"Of course it's wonderful!"
Yu Wenjun stood up and helped Fu Xiaoguan, but Fu Xiaoguan waved his hand and said, "Dear Wenjun, it's okay. I have you guys here, so I'm not afraid if I get drunk."
The word "dear" made Yu Wenjun blush and Wu Linger opened her mouth in surprise - this guy is really a man of temperament!
Dong Shulan rolled her eyes at him, then stood up and said to Meng Xi, "Miss, please prepare some writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone."
Su Su stared at him with eyes wide open, thinking that Fu Xiaoguan was pretending again. This guy was really good at pretending when writing poetry, and he was really good at fooling people!
Meng Xi had already run to the desk to get the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Fan Xining asked him to take away the bowls and dishes on the table.
The large table was empty, and a piece of slightly yellow rice paper was spread on the table. Meng Xi carefully ground the ink. She thought Fu Xiaoguan would pick up the pen and write, but she didn't expect Dong Shulan to stand in front of the paper.
Fu Xiaoguan took a sip from his wine glass, looked at the eager eyes of the group of people, smiled sheepishly, and said, "This poem will be named "Wu Yu Nian, Xian Qing Ju Li Hua Ci"
"The Fan Kingdom adopted Buddhism as its state religion. Buddhism emphasizes the absence of desire and striving. I particularly remember the Diamond Sutra's statement: 'All dharmas have no self, no person, no living being, no life.' That's why I came up with this tune called 'No Desire'."
The withered cicada was suddenly shocked, and his eyes suddenly brightened - because this sentence did not appear in the Diamond Sutra!
When the Thirteenth Prince, Fan Tianning, came to the Wu Dynasty this time, his master simply said to him, "Listen, watch, and think. Do not speak, do not glance sideways, and do not let your imagination wander."
At this moment, he heard Fu Xiaoguan's words: In all dharmas, there is no self, no person, no living being, and no life, so he accidentally named this tune "No Desire"!
Ku Chan could vouch for this with his master's reputation, saying that there was absolutely no such sentence in the Diamond Sutra. Yet, this sentence stirred his Buddhist heart, and he seemed to understand something, yet seemed to understand nothing at all - it was no different from the inexplicable words in those scriptures.
But the master said that this was the Zen meaning of Buddhism, like a flower but not a flower, like fog but not fog. To the dried cicada, this was nonsense.
Therefore, he never believed that he could achieve the great path of Buddhism, but his master would not let him return to secular life, which made him extremely distressed. As a result, he spoke even less and became more like a lonely cicada.
He knew by heart the scriptures in the Sutra Library of Nalanda Monastery. He had tried to understand them, but ended up with his brain turned into a mess. From then on, he never thought about those ridiculous words like the mind in the past is unattainable, the mind in the present is unattainable, and the mind in the future is unattainable - Ku Chan felt that this was pure bullshit!
What do you want?
I don’t care about the past, present, or future. What I want is the heart of Princess Eleven!
However, the Buddhist sect forbids marriage, so it is naturally impossible to talk about love, and naturally it is impossible to win the heart of the Eleventh Princess - if that is the case, what meaning does the rest of her heart have to me?
So, theoretically speaking, Ku Chan is not suitable to be a monk.
But he had a great advantage, his memory was extremely strong, he could remember everything he saw, so when he heard Fu Xiaoguan's words, he thought that Fu Xiaoguan was just drunk and said it casually. He followed his master's teachings and kept these words in mind without thinking too much about it.
But Fan Tianning and others are even more fanatical at this moment. Why?
Because Fu Xiaoguan actually used a Buddhist Zen saying to create a new tune name!
What kind of achievement is this?
For thousands of years, the names of ci tunes have been fixed and few new ones have been born.
Every time a new ci tune comes out, it represents the rise of a generation of great scholars - if the tune is not well-known, it will not be able to spread to the world. However, any ci tune that spreads to the world has been recognized by scholars all over the world.
So can the name of the tune created by Fu Xiaoguan tonight become famous throughout the world?
This depends on the new poem he will write next.
Fan Tianning was very excited. Wu Linger swallowed and licked her slightly dry lips. At this moment, she had already forgotten about Zhuo Donglai.
Yu Wenjun bit her lips lightly and looked at Fu Xiaoguan holding the wine glass in obsession. Dong Shulan calmed herself down and made her hand holding the pen steadier.
Su Rou stopped embroidering, but her delicate eyes looked at Su Su.
Su Su sat on the chair, shaking her long legs, looking at Fu Xiaoguan with a faint smile on her face. She felt that Fu Xiaoguan seemed more handsome when he was drunk.
Fu Xiaoguan pondered for a moment and then spoke:
"The spring breeze is strong, and it is the time of the Cold Food Festival and the pear blossoms every year.
The white brocade is without any pattern and is full of fragrance, and the jade trees and white flowers are piled with snow.
The night is quiet and deep, the light is hazy, and the moon is cold and bright.
The world and the sky are illuminated by the brilliant silver clouds."
Fan Tianning took a deep breath. After hearing this, he deeply understood that a brand new ci tune was about to be born. He looked at Fu Xiaoguan meaningfully, as if he felt that Fu Xiaoguan was becoming taller and taller at this moment, like a mountain that he could only look up to but find difficult to climb.
What a talented young man this is!
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