Chapter 33 You are not a man nor a dog
The few sentences Wang Kang said are not quite like poetry, but they are very similar to poetry. The rhymes are neat and the rhymes are neat, but the whole text is in vernacular.
Anyone who is literate can understand its meaning.
What he is talking about is a person who follows the trend of the rich and powerful and takes advantage of others. In other words, he is directly mocking Shen Linfeng, and even most of the people present.
Although Wang Kang was the son of an earl, he was still inferior to Dong Hui. Dong Hui's father was the governor of a state and was in charge of the entire military and political power of Yangzhou. He was the complete master of a state.
Although Wang Dingchang was an earl personally appointed by Emperor Zhao, he only had an empty reputation and had no job, not even a fiefdom...
This is also the reason why most people sided with the governor when he suppressed the Earl's Mansion.
The nobles were talking about fiefdoms, military power and circles, but Wang Dingchang was far behind in all of them.
It is for this reason that between Dong Hui and Wang Kang, everyone is leaning towards Dong Hui. This is a kind of following, this is a kind of flattery!
Those who just mocked Wang Kang all looked ugly at the moment. This was not a metaphor, it was stated openly, but you still couldn't speak.
When you open your mouth, you admit that you feel uncomfortable, extremely uncomfortable.
Shen Linfeng's face turned pale and blue, because these words suited him best. He originally wanted to get close to Dong Hui in order to catch up with the governor Dong Yiwu.
He wrote several poems to satirize Wang Kang in order to cater to Dong Hui and attract his attention.
This damn prodigal!
Shen Linfeng cursed secretly in his heart.
Taking in the expressions of the people around him, Wang Kang secretly sneered, "Do you think it's over just like this?" Then he said again.
"A dog relies on human power to bully the weak, and it tends to follow the power of others and stick to the powerful."
"One day there will be no meat to eat, and whoever gives you the bones will follow."
"You..." As soon as these two sentences came out, people's faces changed drastically. If they could pretend not to recognize it just now, they couldn't bear it now, because Wang Kang directly called them dogs.
Whoever gives the bone will follow, this sentence is too strong!
Shen Linfeng glared at Wang Kang. He was a handsome young man. He claimed to be a romantic man and was flattered wherever he went. He had never been ridiculed like this before.
But Wang Kang didn't seem to see the expressions on these people's faces. His voice suddenly rose and he said the last sentence loudly.
“It’s useless to look like a human being, but a dog-shaped dog is not as good as a dog!”
"You loser, you actually..."
After hearing this, Shen Linfeng couldn't bear it anymore and spoke directly.
"Bold!" However, before he finished speaking, he was directly interrupted by Zhou Qing.
"You're just in white clothes, you dare to speak to my young master like this just because you have some talent!" Zhou Qing shouted with a cold voice, "What is your identity?"
Zhou Qing has long been displeased with Shen Linfeng. Not only did he insinuate Wang Kang, but he also brought him to the Earl's Mansion in disguise. However, he could not admit such insinuations.
If you get angry and admit it, you will fall into a lower position.
Now that he finally caught Shen Linfeng's fault, he naturally wouldn't let it go.
Hearing this, Shen Linfeng's face instantly turned pale. Yes, no matter how bad Wang Kang was, he was still the son of Uncle Fuyang. He had a noble status. He could compose poems and satirize, but he could not directly insult him!
Just when he was panicking, he looked at Dong Hui and wanted Dong Hui to say something to save him. At this time, Wang Kang suddenly reached out and stopped Zhou Qing, and said with a smile.
"Forget it, forget it, everyone in Yangzhou knows that I am a prodigal, and Mr. Shen didn't say anything."
After hearing this, Shen Linfeng took a breath and his face became calmer. Then Wang Kang's next words directly made his face turn pale again.
"Some people are so busy that they want to jump out and admit that they are not human or dogs. What can I do?" Wang Kang said calmly.
"You..." Shen Linfeng finally controlled himself from speaking out harsh words, but his face turned pale with anger.
He jumps out and admits that he is not a human being, or a dog is not a dog? Isn't it him? After Wang Kang finished his poem, he was the first to speak out and scold him.
"It's disrespectful and disrespectful!" Shen Linfeng murmured. He was so angry that he didn't know what to say.
After today, he will definitely become a joke, and his literary reputation will be greatly damaged. I thought he was called a talented man from Yangzhou, but today he is said to be a person who only knows how to follow people's influence and flatter horses, and is neither a human nor a dog.
"Demeanor? Decent?" Wang Kang heard Shen Linfeng's words and stood up with a sneer.
"There are foreign invaders in the north of our country of Zhao, and the people are displaced. The country of Yue in the south is watching with covetous eyes, trying to use troops against our country of Zhao again. But people like you just think about the flowers in front of the moon and the moon all day long, writing ink and poetry to boast about themselves. Romantic talent!"
"Could this be demeanor and decency?" Wang Kang said with a sarcastic face, "Today I will add another sentence to you. Nine out of ten people will turn their backs on you, but you will be useless as a scholar! I'm talking about you!"
"No, I'm saying that scholars are flattering you. If you succeed in your studies, they don't want you to gain fame and serve the country! But if you only know how to follow the crowd and seek shortcuts, you are not a scholar!"
Wang Kang kept talking, blasting at Shen Linfeng like a barrage of cannons, "You are not a talented person, let alone a scholar. You are not a human, and you are not as good as a dog!"
"You...you..." Shen Linfeng was already extremely angry, but after hearing Wang Kang's words, his face turned pale. He who was originally standing slumped down and sat down.
"Huh! Fight with me!" Wang Kang flicked his sleeves, sat down calmly, picked up the tea cup and drank calmly, ignoring the shocked looks of others.
Is this still the prodigal son that everyone knows? When did the prodigal son become so talkative? Hasn't he always only been able to spend money?
When it comes to discussing current affairs, he is very clear-cut.
Zhang Qing looked at Wang Kang with wide eyes, as if he were meeting him for the first time. He murmured and asked: "Master Kang, did you become enlightened after being struck by lightning? Although I don't understand what you said, it feels good. Looks awesome.”
"It's over, it's over! The only thing I'm proud of is that I'm better than you, because I didn't lose my fortune like you. Now you not only lose your fortune, but you also learned to write poetry!"
Zhang Qing murmured, with a look of despair on his face.
Seeing Shen Linfeng's pale face, Dong Hui finally realized what happened. Shen Linfeng was completely defeated?
To be criticized in this way in the field in which he is best? Dong Hui felt unreal for a while, but the facts were right in front of him, and he couldn't help but not believe it.
But he still didn't want to admit defeat like this. Shen Linfeng wrote a poem to ridicule him at his request. He had to do something.
At that moment, he shouted: "Don't you compose poetry? What you compose is a mess. It's not poetry at all."
After hearing Dong Hui's words, Wang Kang responded unceremoniously, "Do you, a playboy, know what poetry is?"
Dong Hui rolled his eyes when he heard these words. My playboy doesn't understand, how can you, the prodigal son, understand?
"This is a poetry style created by me, Wang Kang. I call it a wandering poem," Wang Kang said proudly: "This style of poetry doesn't pay much attention to meter, nor does it pay attention to parallelism and obliqueness, but it must rhyme. "
Wang Kang said, as if he remembered something, "Speaking of which, I would also like to thank Mr. Shen. If I hadn't seen him, I wouldn't have the inspiration to create such a good poem!"
"In order to thank Mr. Shen, I would like to name this poem "Farewell to Shen Linfeng"!"
After hearing this, Shen Linfeng felt his eyes darken and almost vomited blood. What he had said before was returned to him exactly.
Chapter completed!