Chapter 96 Poetry Club
Time soon came to the fifth day of the 16th year of Jianping, which was the day of Li Bin and Xie Yingying's wedding.
In order to prepare to marry Xie Yingying, Li Bin spent 60,000 taels of silver to buy a new five-entry mansion in the inner city of the capital. This mansion was originally the residence of a doctor from the Ministry of Personnel. Last year, the doctor from the Ministry of Personnel retired and returned home, so he sold the mansion in the capital.
Among the six ministries of the Dayan court, the doctor's official position was only under the left and right ministers. He was a second-rank court official, and usually two were set up.
Under the doctor, there are two third-rank officials, and under the minister, there are several third-rank officials, and under the minister, there are officials responsible for the affairs at all levels.
It turned out that the three-entry house in the inner city was owned by his father Li Zhao and his second uncle Li Lie, and Li Bin's second aunt, Lin Xiang and Lin Hao's mother also lived there, so Li Bin decided to buy his own mansion in the capital.
On the day of the wedding, not only did the nine generals in the capital send people with enough status to attend the banquet, but even the four generals outside the capital sent people to send great gifts.
The prince and the four princes all came to congratulate him in person. Even though the emperor Zhao Zhe was dissatisfied with Li Bin's marriage with the Xie family, he also gave Li Bin some silk, satin and jewelry.
Other generals, large and small, and many civil servants in the capital also gave Li Bin a gift.
After all the guests left in the evening, Li Bin made a rough count and found that the various gifts combined were worth almost 300,000 taels of silver.
This made Li Bin sigh to Xie Yingying that getting married is really a profit of money, and he wants to get married a few more times!
Then Li Bin paid the price for his nonsense, and Xie Yingying pinched his arm several times.
Li Bin could not suffer any loss. He immediately fought back with his mouth, making Xie Yingying unable to breathe, so he let her go, and then the candle in the room was blown out.
Li Bin and Xie Yingying were inseparable after marriage. Of course, Li Bin did not relax his training for the soldiers of the Cavenger Camp. Except on the day of the wedding, Li Bin would definitely patrol the two military camps inside and outside the city almost every day.
On that day, Li Bin inspected the training of the soldiers of the Knight Camp. As soon as he returned home, he found that Xie Yingying was a little reluctant to speak to him. He couldn't help but ask with a smile: "Yingying, is there something wrong?"
Xie Yingying hesitated for a moment and said, "Husband, the day after tomorrow, Ruian Gong mainly holds a poetry meeting in the plum garden by Wanshou Lake. I think...I want my husband to accompany me to attend."
Wanshou Lake is located on the north side of the capital, and the wall on the north side of the outer city is built on Wanshou Lake. It can be said that Wanshou Lake is a natural barrier to the north side of the capital.
The scenery around Wanshou Lake is pleasant. Many dignitaries have built manors around Wanshou Lake, which has also attracted many literati and poets to linger on Wanshou Lake. The plum garden is a manor full of plum blossoms.
When Li Bin heard this, he smiled and said, "Yingying, if you want to attend a poetry meeting, go! I am a rude man, why are you going to a poetry meeting?"
Xie Yingying couldn't help but roll her eyes on Li Bin, "If you want to be considered a rude man, those so-called talented men may not even be worthy of carrying shoes for you, the big man! Husband, just accompany me to participate. I want to let the sisters see what kind of person my husband, Xie Yingying, is!"
Li Bin pondered for a moment and asked, "When will the poetry meeting start? Wanshou Lake is not far from the Xiaoqi Camp outside the city, so you can go there by the way."
When she heard that Li Bin was willing to accompany him to the poetry meeting, Xie Yingying immediately said with a smile: "Husband, the poetry meeting started around the second hour of Si. After the poetry meeting, I can accompany me to the military camp."
The Dayan Empire is divided into twelve hours every day, each hour is divided into eight moments, and the second moment of Si is 9:30 in the morning.
Li Bin smiled slightly, "The military camp is an important place. Most people cannot enter, and women cannot enter. However, in the city, in addition to our personal guards, there are only two teams of Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong. I can take you to the military camp of Xiaoqiong and Yuchi Gong in the city. Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong will not say anything."
Xie Yingying stunted her tongue playfully, "Husband, I just said that, I forgot that women are not allowed to enter the military camp. After the poetry meeting, I'd better go home to study what delicious food to make for my husband!"
Early in the morning of the third day, Li Bin was dragged from the bed by Xie Yingying and asked Li Bin to wash up quickly and breakfast was ready.
After Li Bin and Xie Yingying hurriedly had breakfast, they rushed to the plum garden beside Wanshou Lake.
At this time, the capital was in full bloom. When Li Bin and Xie Yingying walked into the plum garden full of plum blossoms, Li Bin found that there were many acquaintances of the people who came to attend the poetry meeting today. Many of the young children from several major generals in the capital had come and even met King Yue Zhao Jing.
What Li Bin did not expect was that King Yue Zhao Jing also brought Princess Yue Cao Xiujiao. Although Li Bin had never seen Princess Yue Cao Xiujiao, seeing the beautiful woman with a beautiful national beauty beside King Yue Zhao Jing, her appearance and temperament were comparable to her wife. Li Bin knew that this Princess Yue Cao Xiujiao, who must be one of the three beauties in the capital, was definitely the one who was the most beautiful woman in the capital.
In addition to Princess Ruian Zhao Shuyi, who initiated this poetry party, it seems that the three beauties in the capital are going to gather in this plum garden today.
"Sister Xiujiao, have you also come to the poetry meeting? Haha, I have to call you Princess Yue now, but we haven't seen each other for more than a year!"
Xie Yingying and Cao Xiujiao have known each other since childhood and have a good relationship, but since Cao Xiujiao married King Zhao Jing of Yue last year, Xie Yingying and Cao Xiujiao have never met again.
King Zhao Jing of Yue is twenty-one this year, while Cao Xiujiao is one year older than Xie Yingying and the same age as Li Bin. This year, he is just nineteen.
Cao Xiujiao was also very happy when she saw Xie Yingying, "Yingying, you should call me Sister Xiujiao! I have been in poor health a while ago, and I have only recently recovered. Princess Ruian was holding a poetry meeting, so I came to join in the fun."
Xie Yingying and Cao Xiujiao then started chatting, while King Zhao Jing of Yue and Li Bin had a relationship, and also talked about the topic of the Four Defeat Jinluo.
Among the prince and the four princes, King Yue Zhao Jing has the coldest personality. Anyway, Li Bin has never met King Yue Zhao Jing and laughed. Every time he meets King Yue Zhao Jing, Li Bin always needs to find a topic to talk about it.
At this time, many long tables and chairs were placed in the plum garden. On the long table, there were not only various fruits and pastries, but also four treasures of the study. Even on each long table were wine pots and wine glasses.
After Xie Yingying and Cao Xiujiao had a revelation, Li Bin took Xie Yingying, and King of Yue Zhao Jing took Princess of Yue Cao Xiujiao, and sat down under the guidance of the slaves.
The seats of King Zhao Jing of Yue and Princess Cao Xiujiao of Yue were in the front, just on the left side of the main seat, while the seats of Li Bin and Xie Yingying were also relatively in front. Li Bin was sitting around him with the children of the major generals.
After Li Bin sat down, he also found Shen Kui, the camp leader of the Golden Armor Camp not far away. He had only met Shen Kui several times and was not familiar with him. However, when he saw him on this occasion, Li Bin still nodded politely to Shen Kui. Shen Kui also nodded to Li Bin, but Li Bin did not see the cold air that appeared in Shen Kui's eyes to him.
Princess Ruian Zhao Shuyi almost came by the point. After she sat in the main seat, the poetry meeting was the beginning. At this time, the people who participated in the poetry meeting, not counted as guards and slaves, had to be almost five or six hundred people, among which many ladies from the powerful and noble families in the capital.
Princess Zhao Shuyi, Ruian, is just eighteen years old this year. She is the only daughter of the current queen. She has been smart since childhood and is very favored by the emperor Zhao Zhe.
Li Bin looked at the appearance of Princess Ruian Zhao Shuyi, and secretly compared it with his wife and Princess Yue Cao Xiujiao. He found that the three of them had their own characteristics, but their appearance was worthy of the four words of "beautiful". If anyone is more beautiful, Li Bin still felt that his wife was better.
"I'm very happy that everyone can attend this poetry meeting today. It's still the same rule. This princess first gives a title. Everyone writes a poem according to the title. Then the Hanlin Academy invited by the princess to determine the first, second, and third title. The first title is to give you some difficulty. Just write a poem to persuade you to drink! Give you a quarter of an hour!"
Li Bin whispered to Xie Yingying, "Just select one, two, and three? Isn't there any winning title?"
Xie Yingying covered her mouth and laughed in silence: "Husband, those who can attend the poetry meeting today are all young talents in the capital. If anyone wrote the poems that can be ranked as the top three, then his name will soon spread throughout the capital. Isn't this lottery enough?"
Li Bin murmured in a low voice: "It turns out that it's just a false reputation! I don't even give you any actual things, so it's better to give two baskets of melons and fruits!"
Xie Yingying said with a smile: "Husband, stop joking. You should think about the topic quickly. It's only a quarter of an hour. I just praised my husband's literary talent with Princess Yue!"
Li Bin thought for a while, and suddenly the corner of his mouth curled up, "It's not difficult to write a poem to persuade him to drink!"
In his previous life, Li Bin had never practiced calligraphy, but Li Bin's predecessor, although he had practiced calligraphy for ten years, was not very outstanding, but he was still neatly written.
As Li Bin wrote down poems like a god, Xie Yingying's expression became more and more excited.
When Li Bin finished writing a poem to persuade him to drink in one go, Xie Yingying was so excited that she couldn't control herself and wanted to throw herself into Li Bin's arms. This poem to drink in an effort to write is really generous and heroic and magnificent!
At this moment, someone suddenly shouted loudly: "I heard that General Li Bin, the General of the Xuanwei General of the Cavalry Camp, not only has outstanding martial arts skills, but also has outstanding literary talent. I think General Li Bin has already written this poem to persuade him to drink. Why not read it in public and let everyone see General Li Bin's literary talent!"
Chapter completed!