The Thousand Mechanisms Guide has just ignited, and the Zhuque Gate poetry boards are holding their first all-people celebration. Welcome to the dawn of the age of poetry boards!
Today’s “Make Friends Through Poetry” recommendations:
[Breaking!] Prince Teng calls on the Nine Provinces for praise poems about Prince Teng’s Pavilion. Wang Bo’s masterwork, Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng, takes the poetry boards by storm!
[Trending!] Chen Zi’ang smashes a zither worth a thousand gold at the Drunken Immortal Tower. #ATruePoetIsAlwaysFree# wins him a golden leaf personally bestowed by the empress!
[Gossip!] The Four Friends of Literature are watching the contest from their office. Where would the cherry dish look best?
And in the ninefold palace, the uncrowned queen gently caresses a jade balance.
“Talent? The people’s hearts? Only a weighing can tell.”
On the banks of the Luo River, sleeves flutter like sails billowing in the wind.
“Poetry can be a boat, or a flame.”
A friendly reminder from the Hongwen Academy:
· Poems sent via beacon fire may be delayed. We appreciate your understanding.
· Human kindness is real; golden leaves are not. Don’t let what is unreal replace what is real.
· If you feel unwell, consult a professional physician. Do not take medicine based on hearsay.
This is the first spark of poetry-board technology, and the coming-of-age of the Tang Dynasty’s top-tier stars!
P.S. Parallel universe. Don’t get hung up on the timeline!!!
Theme: A requiem for the literary spirit of the early Tang dynasty
