Chapter 807 Peng Damu's Sword Dance
When Sun Shan heard someone wanted to draw, he wanted to run over and ask: "Do I need to pose in the same year? What kind of pose looks good on camera?"
Sun Shan must have wanted to paint the image of himself as a romantic, suave, elegant, and intelligent man in his prime.
Sun Shan did whatever he thought of. He immediately pulled out a paper fan from his waist, opened it like the four great talents of Jiangnan, and fanned himself gently to show his best side.
Chen Jin next door asked doubtfully: "Brother Sun, are you hot?"
Fanning for no reason, what is this?
Also, why did Junior Brother Sun come with a fan?
Not only is spring not hot, it's also a little cool. What's the purpose of this fan?
Of course Sun Shan couldn't openly say that he was trying to be cool, so he said nonsense in a serious tone: "Brother Chen, it's because I feel stuffy when there are so many people. But I'll be fine if I fan myself with a fan. You don't have to worry."
Chen Jin still looked at Sun Shan suspiciously, but after a while, it was his turn to go on stage to perform.
Senior Brother Chen Jin is a poetry lover. He did not show everyone his talent, but just composed a poem.
Chen Jin picked up his pen and wrote a poem about crabapple with confidence.
It's so carefree and elegant, like a well-written poem.
Li Tanhua read it out and instantly received applause.
As one of Chen Jin's relatives and friends, Sun Shan clapped his hands even harder.
Whether a poem is truly good or not is one thing, and we must applaud Brother Chen Jin.
Sun Shan ran up and shouted excitedly: "Brother Chen, good, good, good, well done."
Chen Jin gave Sun Shan a proud look and was quite satisfied with his own performance.
Sun Shan looked at the many poems and songs in front of him with a smile.
Oh, Li Tanhua really gained a lot today. He actually got so many calligraphy works from fellow Jinshi candidates. It seems that holding this garden party is not a loss.
If someone becomes a celebrity in the future, the value of the calligraphy here will skyrocket instantly.
That’s right, all the excellent works left over from this event, such as poems, paintings, etc., belong to Li Tanhua.
Li Tanhua would compile a summary of the contents of the garden tour into a "Jinshilu", which was equivalent to a "poetry collection" as a souvenir.
It proves that these Jinshi have been here before.
If you are interested, you can pay Li Tanhua for a printed copy. If you are not interested, just pretend you have never been to the garden party.
As for the original poems, songs, and paintings produced here, they all belong to Li Tanhua.
In fact, Sun Shan also wanted to hold this kind of event to collect all the calligraphy works of the new Jinshi and keep them as heirlooms.
Due to limited financial resources, although everyone attended the banquet as a token of their appreciation, this amount of appreciation is insignificant compared to the cost of Li Tanhua organizing the event.
It's not just about money, it's also about managing personal connections.
For example, the venue for this event, the "Wei's Garden", cannot be booked out just by having money. One also needs hidden connections to borrow the garden.
There is an unwritten rule in the imperial examination that to become the Tanhua Lang, one must not only be handsome and talented, but also have a good family background.
The top scholar may come from a poor family, while the third scholar is often born into a powerful family.
This is a game of power in the imperial court. I heard that Li Tanhua came from a good family and was on par with Du Zhuangyuan.
Even if Sun Shan has the financial resources to host the banquet, it will not have a good reputation.
His grades aren't top-notch, so his peers may not buy into his ideas and come to show their support.
So looking at the piles of calligraphy by the newly-appointed Jinshi on the table, Sun Shan could only drool and could do nothing.
The scholars went on stage to perform one by one. After a long time, it was finally Peng Damu's turn.
The next person under Peng Da is Sun Shan.
Haha, Sun Shan has decided to play a good erhu piece for everyone, so that all his peers can enjoy it today.
Peng Damu did not write out the poem he had carefully prepared last night for everyone to appreciate.
Peng Damu is a good young man who is self-aware. He knows that his poetry, like his academic performance, is at the lower end of the scale among his peers.
In order to avoid making a fool of himself, he simply performed a "sword dance" without a sword.
Peng Damu said in a simple and honest manner: "Everyone, today I will perform a dance for you, haha, please don't be disgusted."
I don’t mind, I definitely don’t mind.
Although scholars nowadays like to show off their literary talent, they also like war and battle.
Li Tanhua clapped his hands and said happily, "I didn't expect Peng Tongnian to be good at dancing. Good, good, good. Today we are lucky to see Peng Tongnian's style."
Sun Shan and Peng Damu shared the same suffering and were brothers in distress.
He immediately jumped out and applauded: "Brother Shanlai, please dance for us. I heard that you are an expert in sword dancing. I am lucky today to see you so gracefully."
When Li Tanhua heard Sun Shan say that Peng Damu was good at sword dancing, he immediately said: "I didn't expect Peng Tongnian to be good at sword dancing. Why don't you perform a piece for us? If you don't have a sword, I have one here!"
Sun Shan secretly glanced at Li Tanhua, wow, what a smart guy!
I got what he meant so quickly.
He is worthy of being the third place in the imperial examination, a man of both talent and beauty.
After an afternoon of touring the garden, Sun Shan observed that Li Tanhua was the type who was good at dancing, Ge Bangyan was the type who was witty and humorous, and Du Liubo was the type who was quiet and taciturn.
During the activity, Du Zhuangyuan just quietly followed everyone to appreciate the flowers. He was not lively or active at all, nor did he like to show off.
To be honest, he speaks even less than Sun Shan.
Sun Shan would occasionally jump out to show his support and make his presence felt.
Du Liubo seems to be the aloof type, the one who believes silence is golden.
Soon Li Tanhua asked his servant to bring his sword. Sun Shan couldn't help but admire Li Tanhua's thoughtful service. He prepared enough things and hosted such a large banquet with ease.
Sun Shan quietly approached Li Tanhua, wanting to take a peek at his behavior so that he could imitate him in the future.
Haha, as a human being, it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand. You just have to be more careful.
In his life and work, Sun Shan always adhered to the principle of imitating him, becoming him, and surpassing him.
Peng Damu looked at Li Tanhua with gratitude and wanted to perform a sword dance without a sword.
Unexpectedly, my good friend Brother Pingshan said that he was better at sword dancing, so he got a sword.
Now that we have a sword, let’s do a sword dance.
Peng Damu walked in the middle and started to dance for everyone.
Sun Shan quietly took a few steps back.
"The sword is ruthless"!
We should be cautious in life.
Sun Shan did not distrust himself, but he did not trust Peng Damu. What if he failed and was stabbed by the sword and died?
His bright future has just begun, and he is on the road to the peak of his life. He must protect his nickname tightly.
Even if Peng Damu was convicted of manslaughter and had to die with him, Sun Shan would not be happy about it.
Not to mention the rough man Peng Damu, even Sun Shan, a beauty like Yu Ji, was not happy.
Live in the present and cherish your life.