The smoke locks the pond willow.
As soon as this pair came out, people with some skills immediately frowned.
Yin Zheng thought silently in his mind and tried a few pairs. He felt that they were far behind, and he couldn't help showing frustration on his face.
Lin Yi also recited a few words silently, and then there was no sound.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Cao Dahua leaned over and asked Lin Yi: "Brother Lin, is this pairing difficult?"
Lin Yi didn't say anything, just nodded. , seems to be still thinking.
Su Xiuer said: "I heard about this couple from friends in the capital. In the imperial examination, Taifu Zheng was the examiner, and there were two talented men who were always indifferent about the winner, so Taifu Zheng came up with this pair. Son, the priority has been determined."
Doron asked: "So, someone is right?"
Su Xiu'er replied: "That's not the case. At that time, after Zheng Taifu published this couplet, one of them shook his head after reading it and said that he couldn't get it right, and the other one thought about it for a long time, but finally couldn't get it right, so he also left.
Duolong asked again: "These two people are not facing each other, how to determine the winner?"
Cao Dahua immediately said: "Then the talented man who came later must have won. At least I have thought about it for a long time and dared to challenge the difficulties. Miss Su, am I right?”
Su Xiuer smiled and shook her head and said, “The one who leaves first wins in the end.” /p>
Cao Dahua and Duolong were surprised at the same time: "Why is this?"
Su Xiuer replied: "Because Taifu Zheng said that this pair is extremely difficult to fight, so let's go first The first place was precisely because I had a strong foundation in literature and knew the difficulty of this pair, so I gave up decisively."
"I see..."
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This pairing was indeed created by Master Zheng out of inspiration, but he only came up with a first couplet. So far, he has not been able to come up with a second couplet that he is satisfied with.
It has been several years since he composed the first couplet. Although some people have indeed done so, no one has been able to produce a second couplet that satisfies him. Sometimes, out of pride, I couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
After listening to the pairing of this talented man from Shoulin City today, I felt that it was quite good, so I took out this couplet out of excitement and wanted to see if anyone could match it.
What is so difficult about this pair? Why is it so difficult?
The first is the structure of this pair.
The five characters use the five elements as radicals, containing gold, wood, water, fire and earth.
The second is the artistic conception.
These five simple words describe a quiet pond, surrounded by green willows and hazy smoke.
To match this pair, you need to use five words to compose a poem that conforms to the five elements and matches the artistic conception.
Difficult.
It’s too difficult!
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Seeing that no one answered, Zheng Taifu said to Huang Zhixian with arrogance: "Huang Zhixian, I am a pair ofSon, is it too difficult? "
Although Huang Zhixian's ink was limited, he also knew the depth of this pair, and he quickly responded: "This pair contains the five elements, and has a profound artistic conception. It is unprecedented and unparalleled. It is absolutely absolute! "
Taifu Zheng stroked his beard with his hand, smiled and nodded.
"In that case, let's go upstairs and wait for the wonderful sight of two moons in the same sky. "
As soon as he finished speaking, someone stood up and shouted: "Slow down! "
When everyone saw it, it was Ding Song, the nephew of Huang Zhixian and the chief clerk of the Yamen.
"I have a couple that I want to share with you. "
There are many of Ding Song's friends on the second floor. When they heard that Mr. Ding dared to be the first, he couldn't help but cheer.
"Well done, Mr. Ding! ”
“He is indeed an outstanding young man in Shoulin City. "
"The honor and disgrace of the officials in Shoulin City depends on Master Ding making the decision for us! "
Seeing someone responding, Zheng Taifu immediately asked Huang Zhixian: "Who is this? "
Huang Zhixian immediately puffed up his chest, thinking that this boy has been causing trouble for me all day long, and now he has finally earned my face.
"Go back to Taifu Zheng, this is my home. My nephew, whose surname is Ding Mingsong, currently serves as the chief registrar in our Yamen. ”
“Oh? It turns out that he is a relative of Huangzhi County, and he is really a teachable child.
Huang Zhixian was very happy and said quickly: "Ding Song, please read it to Master Zheng." "
"Yes. "Ding Song said, "My second line is, forging an iron gun on the battlefield. "
As soon as this second line came out, someone immediately whispered.
"It's amazing, the five elements are aligned! "
"Although the artistic conception is not the same, the iron-forged guns on the battlefield show the momentum of the soldiers of the Yu Dynasty in training, and they have a unique style. "
"As expected of Master Ding, if he had gone to Rugui Tower earlier, I'm afraid it wouldn't be Lin Yi's turn. ”
Ding Song was very proud after hearing this and looked towards Su Xiuer and Lin Yi.
Su Xiuer was obviously attracted by the second couplet and was reading and trying to figure out the meaning. .
Lin Yi lowered his head and remained silent, seeming to be in a trance.
“Tch~~”
Ding Song snorted disdainfully.
After hearing this, Taifu Zheng stroked his beard, nodded again, and said: "Not bad. "
When Huang Zhixian, Ding Song and others met, they felt that Taifu Zheng's attitude was far from what they expected. It can be seen that this second couplet did not satisfy Taifu Zheng.
Ding Song was depressed Sit down.
Zheng Taifu glanced around the crowd, and Lin Yi, who was lost in thought with his fingers lowered, said: "I just saw that this little brother is quite literary. I don't know what he thinks of my first couplet." idea? "
Seeing that Lin Yi didn't respond, Duolong quickly poked Lin Yi and said: "Hey, Brother Lin, Mrs. Zheng turns over your cards...ah...call your name! ”
Lin Yi came back to his senses and saw everyone staring at him, so he stood up, cupping his hands to Taifu Zheng, he said: "Sorry, I have been thinking about this couple just now, so I didn't hear what Taifu Zheng said. As for this second couplet..."
Seeing that Lin Yi seemed to be hesitant, someone immediately came Say words of encouragement.
"Brother Lin, the reputation of the officials in Shoulin City depends entirely on you!"
"Brother Lin, don't hold back, go ahead if you have a match."
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"Lin Yi, Lin Yi, it must be easy, Shoulin Shizi, give me your full support!"
Besides, Su Xiu'er also said: "Brother Lin, come on."
At this moment, Lin Yi no longer represents himself, but represents all the officials sitting here at this moment, for the reputation of Shoulin City.
Although Ding Song had opinions about Lin Yi, at this moment, he actually had a glimmer of expectation in his heart.
Lin Yi smiled slightly, with a loud voice, and said to Taifu Zheng: "The smoke locks the pond willow. The second couplet I am correct is, the candle locks the river dam pine."
"The smoke locks the pond willow. , Zhu engraved the river dam pine."
Zheng Taifu read it several times, his eyes lit up, and he blurted out: "Wonderful!"
"Zhu" versus "Smoke". , "engraved" versus "lock", "zhueng" versus "smoke lock", "heba pine" versus "pond willow".
"Smoke" can both "lock willows" and "candle" can also "carve out pine trees".
The "smoke lock" in the first couplet is the visual impression of smoke filling the willow tree, and the "candle engraving" in the second couplet is also the visual impression of the candlelight on the outline of the pine tree in the dark, which is vague and bizarre. feel.
The upper and lower couplets are integrated into one, showing a complete artistic conception: Why is the mist shrouding the weeping willows around the pond? This is because villagers in the surrounding coastal areas are worshiping their ancestors and praying for blessings from the gods. Lighting incense candles and burning money emit a rich fragrance, and the lingering smoke fills the nearby coconut groves and weeping willows around the pond.
The five elements are opposite each other word by word, and the upper and lower couplets have the same artistic conception.
This is exactly the second couplet that Taifu Zheng has been trying so hard to find!
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