The next sentence of "Long drought brings sweet rain" is, "Meeting an old friend in a foreign land". The full sentence is "Long drought brings sweet rain, meeting an old friend in a foreign land, the night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber, and the time when the gold medal is inscribed."
Explanation of "Long drought brings sweet rain": meet: encounter; sweet rain: good rain, it rains in time as one wishes. A good rain comes after a long drought. Describes something that has been longed for; finally satisfied.
The allusion is as follows:
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A double harvest in love and career! When it comes to the saying "It's a night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber, it's time to name your names on the gold medal list", some people always find it difficult to understand: How could it be such a coincidence that he won the first prize and then married, and he took all the good things alone. Nothing like this can happen in life. In fact, the organic combination of "bridal chamber flowers and candles" and "gold medal inscription" is a long-standing custom in ancient China.
During the Tang Dynasty, whenever the imperial court held imperial examinations, scholars from all over the country rushed to Chang'an. On the day when the results were released, all the scholars who took the examination crowded to see the results. Those who won the Jinshi pooled their money and went to the bank of Qujiang Pool, which had the most beautiful scenery in Chang'an City at that time, to hold a "same year" conference. At the same time, the emperor of the current dynasty would also come to the Ziyun Tower in Qujiang Pool to give a banquet to the new scholars. Famous prostitutes and famous musicians from the church also came to perform to celebrate. The reason why the new Jinshi in the Tang Dynasty was so popular was because it was very difficult to pass the exam.
Every time there is an examination, hundreds of thousands of scholars from all over the country sign up to take the exam. However, after the provincial examination and the joint examination, only a few hundred people are admitted to the Jinshi. Therefore, only a few are admitted. It is particularly "gold and valuable", so on the day when the "Same Year" conference of the new Jinshi was held, all the beauties in the city came out in droves and flocked to the Qujiang Pond to look for the one they wanted. If the couple is chosen, the parents will be asked to find a matchmaker to propose marriage, and most of the time the wedding will be held immediately. The princes, nobles and ordinary bureaucrats took the opportunity to choose a suitable husband for their daughter among the new scholars, and they also paid homage immediately, which was called "bridal chamber flowers and candles". As the king of a country, the emperor would never forget to take advantage of the opportunity of giving a banquet to the new scholar to select a prince-in-law for his daughter. However, the emperor's daughter usually chooses the first among the Jinshi group - the number one scholar. ?
It can be seen that since most of the many new scholars will be selected as sons-in-law, "name on the gold list" and "bridal chamber flowers and candles" are inextricably linked, and have lasted for thousands of years.
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