"If I did not see her atop Jade Mountain, I would meet her beneath the moon at the Jasper Terrace!"
With that beautiful voice and song, the people drinking and watching the dance on the first floor felt as though a goddess had descended. Petals drifted down, and beneath the moonlight, upon that Jasper Terrace, the goddess danced gracefully.
"Wonderful poem, so beautiful!"
"Who wrote this poem? Such talent—talent that could shake the world!"
Quite a few scholars were beside themselves with delight. This was truly a superb masterpiece that could leave its name through the ages.
"Madam, who is in that private room on the second floor?" someone could not help asking, wishing to know whose hand had produced such an unparalleled masterpiece.
"Honored guests, County Magistrate Chen and General Sheng are in that private room." The madam's smile nearly split her face.
Such an earthshaking masterpiece had been born in her Yanliu Tower. It was bound to become famous across the land. Then countless scholars and students would come flocking here by reputation—wouldn't her Yanliu Tower's business explode?
"County Magistrate Chen and General Sheng are inside. Then which of them wrote it?" After all, there were two people in the private room.
"Who else could it be? It must have been County Magistrate Chen. The county magistrate is a jinshi graduate."
"No, no. Though County Magistrate Chen is a jinshi graduate, he has never written any poems or lyrics."
"Then you are saying it was General Sheng?"
"It must have been General Sheng. Do not forget, General Sheng has already written two poems that will be passed down through the ages. General Sheng used to be a scholar as well."
"Exactly. General Sheng's 'In ambition, hungry, I feast upon the flesh of Hu captives; laughing in talk, thirsty,