Chapter 18 second quarter

Last night—that is, the night of August 15th. A few friends who usually like to chatter gathered in a certain mansion to drink tonight.The main topic was the matter between Emperor Murakami and Bunto Sugawara a few days ago. "As expected of Master Wen Shi, tell the truth..." "Although the other party is the emperor, after all, the comments on poetry and prose have nothing to do with the advancement or retreat of official positions." "Really? Then do you dare to tell the truth like Master Wen Shi?" "of course." "Maybe you will be blamed afterwards, so you dare to speak out?"

"Yes, no one dares to say that like Master Wen Shi." Since Wen Shi was not present, everyone expressed their opinions freely. "No, it is the emperor who is truly remarkable. I heard that the emperor not only did not blame Sir Wen Shi, but also praised him." "Well, the emperor probably also thinks that Wen Shi's poems are superior to his own, so he will get to the bottom of it." There was a lot of discussion among the people, and finally the topic changed, and it was discussed which literati's articles have been comparable to Wenshi so far. "First of all, there has been the Kukai monk of Koyasan since ancient times..." someone said.

"Michizane Sugawara, Mr. Buntoki's grandfather, also has two hands?" Some people also said so. "Then, aren't the things written by the late Dr. Asao Tsuna Oe excellent?" "Oh, Asazuna?" "How long has he been dead?" "Eight or nine years." "By the way, Mr. Asatsuna's mansion should be at the intersection of Nijo-Odo and Tokyo-Jojiro, right?" "But, I heard that no one lives there now." "That's right. How about it? Why don't you all bring wine to Mr. Asatsuna's mansion, and continue discussing the topic of the article while drinking."

"Good idea, and tonight is the fifteenth of August, the full moon." "Since this is the case, it is not bad for everyone to use the moon as entertainment, and recite their favorite poems under the moonlight." "Oh!" "it is good!" The matter was decided in this way, everyone prepared wine and went out to Chao Gang's mansion together.