This story depicts the spiritual outlook of the poets in the prosperous Tang Dynasty who were open-minded and made broad friends. Poets and geisha, poems and wine, songs and performances, laughter and salutations in restaurants, harmoniously form a social custom map of the Tang Dynasty.
At that time, the Tang Dynasty was in the situation of Yuefu, which was accompanied by poetry, so it also showed that the poems of the three poets were equally influential and deeply loved by the public.
According to legend, during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, poets Wang Changling, Gao Shi and Wang Zhihuan were equally famous. At that time, they were not yet officials, and their friends and contacts were generally in the same circle.
One day, the wind was cold and the light snow was fluttering. Three poets went to a restaurant together and had a drink on credit. Suddenly, more than a dozen children from Liyuan went upstairs to have a party and put on a banquet. The three poets left, snuggled up to each other and watched them perform around the small stove. After a while, four beautiful and seductive women came to the pear garden, wrapped in jade beads and swaying, and came upstairs. Then the music began to play, playing all the famous songs at that time. Wang Changling and others privately agreed: "We are all famous figures in the poetry world, but we can't always tell the difference between high and low. Today is an opportunity to listen to these singers quietly. Whoever has more poems is the best. "
A singer first sang: "The cold rain entered the river in the middle of the night in Wu, and the Chushan seeing off guests was plain and clear. If relatives and friends in Luoyang ask each other, a piece of ice heart is in the jade pot. " Wang Changling drew a line on the wall with his finger: "One of my quatrains."
Then a singer sang, "I opened my eyes with tears the day before yesterday and saw your book." Why is the night station lonely? It is still a cloud house. "Gao Shi reached out and painted on the wall:" One of my quatrains. "
Another singer appeared: "The broom opens the golden palace, forcing the round fan to wander." . Jade is not as beautiful as western Western jackdaw, but it still bears the shadow of Zhaoyang. Wang Changling stretched out his hand and drew the wall again and said, "Two quatrains. "
Wang Zhihuan thought he was famous for a long time, but the singers didn't sing his poems, which was a bit embarrassing. He said to Wang and Senior Two, "These singers are all unknown girls' films, singing vulgar songs like' Ba people going to the countryside'. How can they sing such an elegant song as' Chun Xue'? " So he pointed to the most beautiful and outstanding singer and said, "When she sings, if it is not my poem, I will never compare with you in my life;" If you sing my poem, you two will bow down at the table and respect me as a teacher. " The three poets waited, talking and laughing.
After a while, it was the turn of the most beautiful girl with a bun to sing. She sang, "The Yellow River is far above the white clouds. It is an isolated city, Wan Ren Mountain. Why bother to complain about the willow, the spring breeze is only Yumenguan. " Wang Zhihuan was so proud that he made fun of Wang Changling and Gao Shi and said, "What's the matter, bumpkin, am I right?" The three poets laughed heartily.
The singers heard the laughter, and they didn't know what had happened. They came over one after another: "What are you laughing at?" Three poets told them the reason for comparing poems. The singers bowed down and said, "Please forgive us for not knowing the immortal, and invite your adults to dinner." At their invitation, the three poets feasted all day.