He planted peonies in the Tang Dynasty

In the first lunar month, after the Yuan Dynasty, and the eve of the imperial examination, it snowed heavily.Red lanterns were swaying in front of the door of the Spring Courtyard, and the atmosphere of the New Year was still strong. Several children from the servants ran around trying to build a snowman.

As far as Su An was concerned, because none of the people close to him passed the exam, the East Hall exam only meant that the Taile Department would start rehearsing Yan Yue for celebration, which was normal, but this year, he went to the kitchen to talk Chen Bo learned how to make a pot of fish soup.

Chen Bobei used crucian carp, and carved a very short mountain gate out of fashionable carrots.Su An washed his hands and said, "Uncle Chen, since it's a mountain gate, why don't you make it taller?" Uncle Chen finished sprinkling pepper, closed the lid of the pot, and said with a smile, "Short, so you can get over it."

Miscellaneous people don't know poetry, but Yuefu tunes and lyrics have spread thousands of miles. Recently, there is a five-character song that has been passed down by word of mouth among the people in Chang'an, and it has been compiled into a brand by the foreign teaching workshop.

Yellow River three-foot carp,

Ben lives in Mengjin.

Points are not Jackie Chan,

Come back with Fanyu.

The old Donghai Ke,

Boasting at first sight.

If the wind and waves meet,

I even want Lingkun Ruins.

Legend has it that the carps of the Yellow River heard that Longmen was beautiful and wanted to take a look. They set off from Mengjin, trudged across the Luohe River, and gathered at the foot of Beishan Mountain. However, when they looked up, they found that the gate was so tall Entering the cloud, there are many traps, thinking about it, you can only jump, not swim.

So, the brave carp jumped up and rushed to the door. One time, the ice was so cold that it shot off the scales. Two times, the sky fire burned it and burned off its tail fin. Leave a black scar.In this way, it was not until the hundredth time that a carp endured the pain and overcame many dangers, fell into the lake in the south of the mountain, and in the blink of an eye, turned into a giant dragon that reached the sky.

The dragon flies nine days and leaps thousands of miles.

After making the fish soup, Su An became more and more excited as he thought about it, and pushed open the door of the official building of Chunyuan: "Eighteen, let me tell you..." The strong smell of alcohol came to his face, a shadow in the room, the table The last bowl of dry wine with excellent quality was sent by Wei Wenkui as usual every year, saying it was an auspicious wine.Su An: "..."

"Why is Asu Xuetian here? Just in time, I still want to find you, you've been a fish..." Seeing Su An, Gu Yue was very enthusiastic and smiled gently, his eyes fell on the pot of hot white soup, "Pass... the snake cave?"

"What snake cave? This is Dragon Gate! Dragon! Gate! Dragon Gate! The gate on the mountain." Su An put down the soup and hurried to collect the wine. , Curse you for failing the exam, right?"

Gu Yue said: "He wants to encourage me." Su An said: "Let go, don't be reluctant. After the exam, I will accompany you to drink through the Wei Mansion, and let Wei Wenkui call you a benefactor." Gu Yue smiled and said: "Asu, you Where have you been for several months, and you haven’t come to see me.”

Su An's face sank, but he couldn't break Gu Yue's hand holding the wine bowl.Gu Yue said: "Why are you dumb?" Su An sighed: "I was in a daze at the time, I shouldn't have said anything to you about bastards, you will definitely be able to go to high school."

Gu Yue said: "Well, maybe one day, I will watch you play the piano in Linde Hall, and sing and dance with you."

Hearing these drunken gentle words, Su An laughed again, and sang a song with a smile: "Okay, okay, I know, hey, he was named the number one scholar on the gold list, made great achievements, married a wealthy family, and raised children and grandchildren The house is full, the ancestors are glorious, and the peaches and plums are in the world. It only makes the world rely more on it, and makes the alchemy book nowhere to hide..."

In the early morning, when the night was exhausted, thousands of old and new faces from the fifteenth road in the world poured into Chengtian Avenue in the imperial city.Gu Yue took a few official documents and went to the East Hall of the Ministry of Officials two miles away to take the exam on time, while Su An was still practicing in the summer courtyard, holding a pipa and joking with everyone, without asking any questions or asking questions. Heart.

Time flies quickly, the old flowers wither away, the new year's vitality is sprouting again, the auspicious snow melts, the grass begins to see through, and when the golden bell of the Taile Department rings again, it is already the day when the new branch is announced in February.

On that day, with the shimmering surface of Taiye Lake, more than 64 musicians from the two departments of Taichang Temple and Neijiaofang began to rehearse the "Qing Shan Le", a stand-up dancer suitable for the Qujiang Jiangjiao stage. [-] dancers waved purple The big-sleeved skirt, running back and forth gracefully.

"I have to practice music in the palace today. I have to stay in the office. I don't know what the noise will be." Lu Lan sat by the lake, holding a silk handkerchief in his hand, and carefully wiped the flute. The imperial city looks at the list."

Lin Zhenzhen walked around the venue while counting the number of people, with misty rain on the lake in her eyes: "I still remember last year, when the princess was admiring the chrysanthemums in the palace, a handsome gentleman snatched my pipa and recited poems while playing, just called The princess was overjoyed, and promised him the champion on the spot."

"I know, Wang Mojie's mountains and rivers, and Li Guiyan's boating, are a pair of elegant and beautiful talents. It's a pity that Wang Lang is in Jeju now, so he can't catch up with the feast." Lu Lan finished putting on the flute film, tried to play a note, and laughed. "I heard that this year, Zhang Shilang recommended Pei Yan, son of the Pei family, and Li Shilang was even more ruthless. He directly issued a 'list' to the examination department."

"I don't dare to say anything else. The lord and the empress explained again yesterday that because of Li Yao and Xue Jiping, there must be a thousand people in the flower banquet." Lin Zhenzhen gestured for a few return, "I am running outside the palace. If it wasn't for last year's row, how can I show off now."

In order to entertain Xin Ke, the royal family will soon hold a flower-exploring banquet in the Qujiang Apricot Garden in the southeast of Chang'an. For this banquet, Li Shengping still arranged for Lin Zhenzhen to compose the music.Arrangement is not as good as rehearsal, there is a dedicated person for the special session, who not only has to deal with the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple, but also is familiar with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Internal Education Workshop in the palace. What instruments, how many, and what modes are used in each department must go through the school ceremony And the school book, in order to teach the following music institutions to train musicians, the level is much higher than that of Lezheng who simply teaches music skills and established music.

The Daqu "Qing Shan Le" means harmony in culture and education and peace in the world. Some of the tunes were changed by Su An for Lin Zhenzhen. Therefore, when Lin Zhenzhen was speaking, she couldn't help but glance at the man who was sitting under the apricot tree in silence. Su An who didn't speak.

Lu Lan said: "Mr. Su must be counting, among the thirty Jinshi, Gu Lang will be the first one." Lin Zhenzhen said: "Oh, ten thousand years are like one day, Gu Lang probably won't be on the list again, anyway Not too old, still able to take the exam."

It was easy to arrange the band, and after a while, it was time to start practicing.Lin Ye walked over, poked Su An on the shoulder, and urged: "You just need this five-string." Su An replied: "I don't have any thoughts." Lin Yesu didn't talk much, only when he was protecting Lin Zhenzhen, Can't stand the sand in his eyes: "Qi's ostentation, don't put on airs, if you don't want to play, let He Lian play for you." Su An sighed, and walked into the band in a leisurely manner.

Just then, there was a sound of footsteps in the wind.

"The list is up!" A court lady ran towards them, sweating profusely and out of breath, her red face was even more indescribable, "Music officials, Mingjing and Jinshi Both subjects are listed!"

Lin Zhenzhen said: "Xingsheng, publishes the list every year, and the flowers bloom and fall every year, why are you surprised? But what does the empress have to say?" A drop of crystal sweat rolled down Xingsheng's white fox down, and landed on the Green grass.

Xingsheng, the female officer of the Shangyi Bureau, raised her face and settled down: "The supreme saint was appointed in Luoyang, along with Pei Yan, Li Yao, Xue Jiping, Zhang Sixing... Gu, Gu Yue's poem Yada, based on the book "Guangsheng Dading Policy" ", the first place in the top list, and the title of No. [-] scholar in Renshenke."

Su An said: "What?!" Xingsheng said: "It hasn't happened in the past years, the empress specially ordered me to come here, saying that it was a congratulations to the Tai Le Department, so that everyone can arrange the music." Lin Zhenzhen took a step back .

Su An couldn't hear the conversation clearly, and felt his head was hot. He threw the pipa to Lin Zhenzhen and told He Lian to play for him. Holding the fish charm, he ran out of the palace directly: "I want to see it! I'm willing to take it fine!"

Looking all the way from a distance, the entire Chengtianmen Street is full of people. The wind brought by the flow of people blows the golden bells under the eaves of the yamen. The sweat from the flow of people makes the eyes hurt, and the voice of people echoes in the world , merged into a big song.

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The source of the carp jumping over the dragon gate can be found in the Song Dynasty "Piya Shiyu": "As the saying goes, a fish jumps over the dragon's gate and becomes a dragon after passing by, but carp is only a possibility." statement.

For example, in the 20th year of Kaiyuan (the timeline in the same article), Xuanzong went on a tour to the north of Luoyang, and ordered that wherever he visited, local officials could directly recommend talented people in the area to the imperial court. , Cui Chengfu got acquainted. "Gift to Cui Shilang" is probably his work under this background.

Yellow River three-foot carp,

Ben lives in Mengjin.

Points are not Jackie Chan,

Come back with Fanyu.

The old Donghai Ke,

Boasting at first sight.

If the wind and waves meet,

I even want Lingkun Ruins.

This year, the number of households in the Tang Dynasty was 780, the highest record in history.