Chapter 108: Pretend to the end
A poem by Li Bai's "Guanshan Yue" is not a good product in Li Bai's poems, but at this time Li Mu casually expressed it, which still had the expected effect of showing off.
After a while, Tang Jian confirmed to Sun, "Have you really learned to read for a while?"
Sun was also confused and said, "I don't know if he is literate anymore. Why, is this poem done well?"
"It's not just good, it's great! If such masterpieces are about to be passed on, they will definitely cause a sensation in Chang'an!" Tang Jian looked at Li Mu excitedly and said, "The world has always said 'genius', and I still don't believe it. Today, I really believe this sentence when I see you saying it. There are indeed people with extraordinary talents in this world!"
Li Mu smiled and said, "The stepfather praised it. He might be a bit arrogant. He said this, but for me, he really doesn't feel that it is difficult to write a poem. Knowing the meaning of the words, and then comparing the contents he wants to express according to the prescribed sentence structure. Isn't this poetry? Why is it difficult?"
Tang Guan said sourly: "Brother's poems are indeed well done, but there is no need to say that. According to your words, aren't all poets in the world laughing?"
Li Mu glanced at Tang Guan and said to himself, "Brother, this is not the brother who wants to bully you. You have to come to the door to find autism, then the brother can only satisfy you."
"I don't know whether it's ridiculous or not, because I'm not a poet either. But writing poetry is so simple for me. You may not understand it very much. Just say that you can make another title, and I'll write another poem."
The more Li Mu seemed to be lighter, the more angry Tang Guan felt. If this poem was as simple as you said, wouldn’t the students of Hongwenguan be fools? Suddenly, they saw the wine jar on the table and the full moon in the sky, and said, “Since my brother said that, I offended you, and I would like to ask my brother to give you advice. Please see, there is wine on the table and the moon in the sky. Please write a poem with the theme of wine and the moon!"
A more beating smile appeared on Li Mu's face and said, "My brother is too polite. I'm afraid that I won't get out of Taiwan, brother, so I'll have such a simple question."
Tang Guan thought to himself, which one has given you a simple question! There are wine and moons, which is said to be one question, but in fact, two questions can be considered simple?
Li Mu poured a glass of wine and raised it up in a pretentious manner, as if brewing. Just as everyone's eyes gathered, he suddenly spoke out and said, "I have it! Listen well!"
Tang Guan was startled by him, suppressed his anger and said, "I'm so proud of myself!"
"When will the moon come in the blue sky? I will stop and ask. People climb the bright moon but cannot be found, but the moon is walking with people. It is as bright as a flying mirror facing the Dan Palace, and the green smoke is gone. But I see the night coming from the sea, and I would rather know that there is no place to go to the clouds. The white rabbit pounds medicine and spring in autumn, and Chang'e is alone and neighbors. People today do not see the moon in ancient times, but the moon once shines on the ancients. The ancients and moderns are like flowing water, and they all see the bright moon. I only hope that when singing and drinking, the moonlight shines in the golden cup!"
After reciting the song "Write and Ask the Moon", Li Mu drank the wine from the raised wine glass in one go. Under the reflection of the moonlight, he was elegant and free, like an immortal in the sky.
Tang Guan was completely speechless. Even if Li Mu deliberately pretended to behave and wrote two poems in a row, it proved that he had the capital to show off. The first poem was already a masterpiece, and the second poem was even better than the first one. Especially, "People today don't see the moon in ancient times, but the moon once shines on the ancients. People today are like flowing water, and they all see the bright moon." These four sentences will surely become famous quotes that have been passed down through the ages! They have to convince him!
Tang Guan was so angry that he almost cried. How could such literary talent be given to such people who disrespect poetry and prose? It was a disgrace to a person who was not respectful of poetry and prose. It was a disgrace to a very disgrace to a person!
Tang Jian murmured and recalled the artistic conception in Li Mu's poems, and it took a while to recover. Seeing Tang Guan's expression, he immediately spoke out: "Can't you get up and apologize to your brother? The younger brother actually got on the exam for the exam. After reading the book in Hongwenguan for a few days, he was overestimated? Isn't you aware of your mistake?"
Tang Guan hurriedly stood up, bowed to Li Mu, and said, "I am superficial in my talent. I don't know that my brother is talented and I am ridiculous in front of my brother. I hope my brother will not be worried and forgive me for being ignorant."
"Hey," Li Mu waved his hand quickly and said, "You definitely don't believe me when I say this. But it's the truth. Writing poetry is really a very simple thing for me. My mother knows when I have written poetry on weekdays. I either swing an iron hammer or saw wood. In my opinion, poetry and prose are paths, and cannot be eaten or drunk, and it cannot be covered with rain. It is really useless to not have time to study poetry and prose, so it is better to put it on these practical things. I have been studying a plow recently. If I can successfully study it, it can double the speed of cultivated land and greatly reduce the load on the ox. If you are interested, you can participate."
Tang Guan was stunned. He did not expect that Li Mu would do such things on weekdays, and he didn't know what to say with a half open mouth. Tang Jian couldn't help but ignore it because he was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and was in charge of the world's money and grain. Farming was the foundation of the country. If there was really a kind of plow that could double the speed of arable land, then in other words, one hectares of land could now be cultivated, two hectares of land could be cultivated. What a great improvement! You must know that the Tang Dynasty did not lack land now. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, countless people died and countless land was vacant. Some of the land was missing. The manpower was limited, the animal power was limited, and the time was limited, so it was really impossible to cultivate. If there was such a plow that could increase the speed of arable land twice and save animal power, what a great joy would be for the national rest and rest policy!
Tang Jian didn't care about evaluating Li Mu's poems, and asked quickly: "Do you take this seriously? Have you really developed a plow that can increase the speed of cultivated land twice?"
Li Mu guessed that Tang Jian would be interested. In fact, he had already bought the drawings of the new plow in the system, but he didn't think he could take them out so quickly: "I haven't studied it yet, and I'm under research, but it's almost done. In another month, I'll buy a few oxen and go to the field to experiment, and it should be enough."
"This is not a trivial matter!" Tang Jian was very excited and grabbed Li Mu's hand and said, "If you can really develop this new type of plow, you will make great contributions, which is comparable to expanding territory, and it is even better. Your Majesty will definitely reward you highly, and the people will remember you."
"The stepfather is over-reputable again. Actually, I am also selfish. At present, my Tang Dynasty is in a time when everything is in trouble. The grain output can only be said to be barely enough, but there is no surplus. The good year is good, but if it catches the disaster year, it will be a disaster for the people. You also know that I am doing winemaking business, which is closely related to grain. If there is grain in the bumper year, what if it encounters a disaster year? I can't do this business, so prepare for the future. If I can successfully study this new plow and increase the grain output, the people have surplus grain at home, and I don't have to worry about it in a disaster year. My business will also benefit. I can count it in one fell swoop, why not do it?"
Tang Jian showed admiration and said to Tang Guan next to him: "Did you see, your brother is in the world and deserves talent. You should learn more from him."
Chapter completed!