"Sister Bai Shan, do you want to admit defeat?" Liu Moli asked with a smile.
But Bai Shan was not willing to do that, so she could only put her hope on the audience.
"I won't admit defeat." Bai Shan bit her lip and replied.
Liu Moli was helpless when he heard this, and could only announce that the audience would judge the performance and then vote to determine the winner.
"Lyrics and music can only be found in heaven. They cannot be compared to these ordinary poems." Some people with straightforward personalities made the decision on the spot.
Bai Shan refused to admit defeat and could only add another 100 taels to open the bet. Ye Liuyun would definitely continue to follow suit since they had no need for worldly money anyway.
The final result was that among the hundreds of spectators, four-fifths of the guests voted for Ye Liuyun to win, so Bai Shan lost directly, and those guests who originally voted for Bai Shan naturally lost as well.
Ye Liuyun's move, oh no, to be more precise, Su Da's move, directly crushed everyone.
Of course, it’s not to say that there are no great writers in the Tang Dynasty. There are, but because of their age, they generally won’t come to such places.
Chapter 244 Reading in Public (5000 words)
After Liu Moli confirmed the number of votes, he stood up and announced the result to everyone.
"The final winner of this round is Mr. Liuyun's "Water Melody: Moonlight Singing"" Liu Moli announced loudly with a smile.
This piece of lyrics and music is very artistic, and also has a strong lyrical meaning and homesickness. But some people feel that this piece of lyrics and music does not seem to be something that can be written by a girl who looks no more than twenty years old.
After all, there are some things that you can't feel until you reach a certain age. But why did Ye Liuyun choose such a song? It's because maybe she instinctively misses home, her home on Earth.
People are like this. They say they don’t care on the surface, but they mean something else deep down.
When the guests around heard that Ye Liuyun won, they all applauded and expressed their approval. However, Bai Shan could not accept it because she lost more than one thousand taels of silver in one go, which was too much. It would be fine if she won, but how could she explain to the Qunfang Palace if she lost?
She must pay back the more than one thousand taels of silver herself. The Qunfang Palace only gave them a reasonable amount of 500 taels of silver. But even so, they lost the game and would definitely not escape the punishment.
"This? I don't agree. This song was definitely not written by her." Bai Shan couldn't help but stood up suddenly and accused Ye Liuyun of plagiarizing other people's lyrics and music.
But this woman is probably too anxious. If you accuse someone of plagiarism without any evidence, aren't you just asking for trouble?
Ye Liuyun was also stunned, and so were the guests around him.
"No way? I did plagiarize, but it must be original in this world?" Ye Liuyun's heart skipped a beat.
While Ye Liuyun was in a daze, Lin Aoxue suddenly stood up.
"Miss, you have to admit defeat. You said my brother plagiarized. What evidence do you have?" Lin Aoxue asked with a bad face.
When the others heard this, they immediately turned their eyes to Bai Shan. Although they also felt that this poem was not something that Ye Liuyun could write at his age.
But the problem is, not all those present here are playboys. There are many talented and accomplished men. None of them questioned Ye Liuyun's plagiarism. But if you, a prostitute, question someone else's plagiarism, it's hard not to make people think about what you mean.
Liu Moli also immediately scolded Bai Shan because she was playing with fire.
"Bai Shan, stop messing around. There is no similar lyrics and music by this young master in our Tang country. You have to admit defeat." Liu Moli scolded.
But Bai Shan really didn't want to accept her failure. She could still accept it within 500 taels, but more than 1000 taels was too much.
The Qunfang Palace will use various means to force her to repay the money, and she might even be asked to entertain guests. As the former powerful ladies, they would never want to entertain guests no matter what. Once they do, they will no longer be qualified to stay on the third floor.
This is the rule. Once you receive customers, no matter whether it is voluntary or not, you are no longer qualified to hold the status of a talented person. According to the ranking of status in the Hall of Flowers, the oiran has the highest status, followed by the famous prostitutes.
However, the courtesans and famous prostitutes were just beauties selected for the annual brothel activities, and they were not identities.
However, once they obtain these titles, they will have extremely high autonomy, their value will become extremely high, and they will have the freedom to choose who to receive clients.
Talented women have a legal status. Although they are also prostitutes, they are the highest status among prostitutes and do not need to receive customers. Then there are singing and dancing girls. If the customers give enough money, they have no choice. As for the bar girls on the first floor, they are required to receive customers.
Of course, receiving customers doesn't necessarily mean going to bed with them, but receiving customers will definitely lower your status.
"Sister Liu, this song is so complete, can it really be completed within ten minutes? I don't believe it. Do you believe that this "young lady" can come up with such perfect and meaningful lyrics and music?" Bai Shan must prove that Ye Liuyun plagiarized.
It's true. Although there is no evidence, the Tang Dynasty is so big and there are so many literati. If Ye Liuyun used the poems of an unknown literati for the competition, it would indeed be unfair.
No one present was sure that they could write this poem within ten minutes. To be precise, let alone ten minutes, they simply did not have the level to do so. This poem was enough to be included in the list of famous poems in the Tang Dynasty and would be passed down through the ages.
"Although what Miss Bai Shan said is a bit too subjective, I also feel that this poem is not something that Young Master Liuyun can write at his age." At this moment, an elegant young man stood up among the participants.
As soon as this person opened his mouth, everyone became very suspicious of Ye Liuyun, because the person who spoke was no simple person. He was Hua Runsheng, a student of the great Tang Dynasty writer He Zhixing. He himself had the title of Jinshi, and he was a young scholar who had participated in the imperial examination.
He is also the most accomplished young man present, and his words are very persuasive.
"Master Hua has spoken? Could it be that Master Liuyun really plagiarized? However, I have read so many poetry books, and there is definitely no poem like this one." Everyone began to doubt Ye Liuyun more and more.
When Bai Shan saw Hua Runsheng offering to help her, a relieved smile immediately appeared on her face, because Hua Runsheng's words were equivalent to those of an authority.
Liu Moli was stunned for a moment. This was not going to work. She knew that Bai Shan must have lost too much money, so she used this reason to question the authenticity of Ye Liuyun's lyrics.
But if the guests around suspected that Ye Liuyun had plagiarized, then she couldn't suppress it forcibly. Besides, she herself actually had some suspicions, but without evidence, suspicions were useless.
"Thank you, Mr. Hua, for speaking a fair word for me. If my skills are inferior to others, I will naturally admit defeat. However, what evidence does Miss Liuyun have to prove that this is your original work?" Bai Shan first thanked Hua Runsheng, and then questioned Ye Liuyun again.
Ye Liuyun sighed helplessly when she heard this. She saw anxiety in Bai Shan's eyes and knew that the other party must be in trouble and that was why she did not acknowledge her victory. She thought about it and realized that she was just here to have fun, and it was definitely not for money. She also did not want to embarrass others. After all, she had plagiarized the name of a great ancient writer on Earth in her previous life.
Ye Liuyun was just about to speak and try to back down, but at this moment, Lin Aoxue spoke first and blocked her mouth.
"What a joke! I have never heard that one needs to prove one's own poems. Then can I also suspect that the poems you wrote, Miss Bai, are also plagiarized from those of your predecessors? Do you have any evidence to prove that you wrote them?" Lin Aoxue sneered.
Lin Aoxue is using his own method to counterattack. You disgust me and I disgust you too, because no one can prove that the poems are original, because there is no such saying.
"Me? I can write poems of this level easily, why would I plagiarize? I may not be the best among the talented women in the Palace of Flowers in writing poems, but I am still outstanding. You can take a look at the poems I wrote in previous years. These are the evidence." Bai Shan hurriedly defended.
What she said makes sense. If we take out the poems she wrote in previous years and compare them, if the standards are similar, then it means that she does have the ability to do so without plagiarizing.
But her words also gave Lin Aoxue a reason to refute.
"Really? You mean, if my brother can do it easily, he can prove it himself, right?" Lin Aoxue sneered with her hands folded.
"This?" Bai Shan was speechless.
Most of the people present have brains, so they won't just take a random position and speak without evidence, otherwise it might backfire on them.
"Of course." Bai Shan was speechless for a moment and then nodded in response.
She didn't believe that the person in front of her really had the ability to compose such high-level poems at will. Even the famous writers in the Tang Dynasty did not have this ability. It would be good if a few of their poems could be passed down through the world in their lifetime.
"That's what you said, Miss Liu. Let me ask you, if my brother can come up with high-level poems in a short period of time, can it prove that Miss Bai Shan has made a false accusation? Excuse me, what is the crime of falsely accusing a guest in the Qunfang Palace?" Lin Aoxue asked proudly.
Liu Moli looked at Bai Shan helplessly. She felt that Bai Shan was in trouble because this customer was too confident and didn't look afraid.
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"This? According to the rules, if the girl from Qunfang Palace falsely accuses a guest and it is proven true, the guest has the right to ask the other party to do anything. At the same time, we in Qunfang Palace will also impose severe punishment internally." Liu Moli said.
After listening to this, Lin Aoxue immediately smiled and nodded, then said calmly.
"Hey! Show them a few more poems in front of them, then stop writing and just recite them."
But Ye Liuyun didn't move.
Seeing that Ye Liuyun didn't move, Lin Aoxue immediately glanced at Ye Liuyun who was sitting next to her, and Ye Liuyun immediately spoke through his spiritual consciousness.
"Aoxue, forget it. Why bother with a poor mortal? If we prove that she has made a false accusation, her fate in the Qunfang Palace will probably become very bad. I'm just here to have fun and don't want to make a big deal out of it." Ye Liuyun said.
But Lin Aoxue couldn't stand Ye Liuyun's bad habit.
"Are you an idiot? You want to show mercy to people, but the prerequisite is that you have to refute her arguments. Only if you win can you forgive her. Are you going to just assume that you are falsely accused? Wouldn't they think you are easy to bully? Do you know that if you were an ordinary person, if you didn't give a reasonable explanation, the impact on you would be very great. People should consider themselves first before they can consider the weak. It's not that I am weak and therefore I am right." Lin Aoxue replied unhappily.
These words were a reminder to Ye Liuyun that he could sympathize with others, but before showing sympathy, the other party must also be responsible for his or her nonsense.
Lin Aoxue has a purely female mindset. She looks down on those same-sex people who take advantage of their weakness and talk nonsense.
Ye Liuyun's thinking was based on male thinking. In most cases, men will give in to women if they can.
Ye Liuyun thought about it and felt that what Lin Aoxue said was correct, so she stood up.
"Okay, since you asked me to prove it, then I will prove it myself. Miss Liu, the poem I will recite next must be unique. Please have someone write it down." Ye Liuyun said lightly.
Liu Moli nodded expectantly.
"Okay, but in order to demonstrate fairness, I also hope that Mr. Liuyun can write lyrics and poems with the word wine as the theme." Liu Moli said with a smile.
Ye Liuyun had no objection, because there were too many poems and verses related to wine in his mind.
The people around him also became interested. For Ye Liuyun, memorizing poems and lyrics was too easy. It was almost engraved in his bones.
She pretended to walk a few steps in front of everyone, and then her eyes lit up.
"Yes, everyone, please listen. I won't write any poems or lyrics because I am improvising."
“First-hand.”
Those who abandon me shall not stay yesterday.
Those who disturb my heart are so troubled today.
Changfeng Wanli sent Qiuyan, which can be a tall building.
Penglai's article was Jian'an Bone, and the middle Xie was clear again.
Ju Huaiyi, thriving and thinking of flying, want to go to the blue sky and embrace the bright moon.
The water will flow even more when the knife is cut off, and the sorrow will be relieved by a toast.
Life is unsatisfactory in the world, the Ming Dynasty distributes flat boats.
Ye Liuyun recited a poem written by Li Bai, the ancient poet of the Xia Kingdom in his previous life.
Many of Li Bai's poems are related to wine.
As soon as this poem came out, everyone's expressions fell silent again, especially Bai Shan, whose face turned pale.
There was no problem at all with Ye Liuyun's recitation; the emotions were there and the standard was there.
The literati and poets around quickly wrote down this poem.
"This? Wonderful, so wonderful, this poem is no worse than the previous one." Someone commented.
"Yes, this girl is really well-read. If I could write a poem like this in my lifetime, my life would be worthwhile." Another person commented.
Ye Liuyun listened to the praises from the people around him and silently apologized to the Immortal Poet in his heart.
"Senior Poet, I have no choice but to consider this as a way of spreading your reputation." Ye Liuyun muttered in his heart.
After she finished reciting, she glanced at the crowd's reactions and knew that this one poem was not enough and she needed another one.
"I think you may not believe it yet, so I'll sing another one." Ye Liuyun said with a smile.
After listening to this, everyone turned their attention to Ye Liuyun. They wanted to see if Ye Liuyun could create another masterpiece.
Don’t you see, the water of the Yellow River comes from the sky and rushes to the sea without returning.
See you, Gaotangmingjing has white hair in sorrow, and the morning is like blue silk and snow in the evening.
Life is full of joy, so that the gold is empty for the moon.
I am born to be useful, and come back when my wealth is gone.
Cooking sheep and slaughtering cows is fun, and you will have to drink three hundred cups.
Master Cen, Dan Qiusheng, will be drinking, not stop drinking.
A song with Junge, please listen to me.
Bells, drums, and jade are not expensive, I hope I’m drunk and don’t want to wake up.
In ancient times, the saints and sages were lonely, and only the drinkers kept their names.
In the old days, Wang Chen feasted and fought for peace and joy.
What is the master's word for less money, you have to sell to the king.
The five-flowered horse, the golden hair, and Hu'er will exchange for fine wine, and sell the eternal sorrow with you.
This poem is definitely one of Li Bai's representative works. Ye Liuyun also recited it with high and passionate emotions, making himself feel as if he were there.
Everyone around was silent on the spot, but Bai Shan was already numb. These three poems were enough to be passed down through the ages. What else could she say? Many of them couldn't even write one, so they had no right to comment on others.
Lin Aoxue looked at Ye Liuyun's very masculine appearance with a smile on her face.
"This guy is still a man at heart, haha." Lin Aoxue comforted him.
Liu Moli and the others were shocked beyond words, or rather, in their eyes, Ye Liuyun was no longer just an ordinary literati, but a literary giant.
At least among the famous poems they know, there are not many that can compete with these ones.
The only things that can be compared to it are the masterpieces of all time.
"Okay, everyone, do you still have doubts?" Ye Liuyun said with a smile.
