"Yan Suo Po Po Tang Liu, no one can answer it?"

Emperor Jing's long eyebrows that slanted into his temples were slightly knitted, and there seemed to be a look of displeasure on his face as if his expectations had been frustrated. He looked around and asked.

The ten candidates taking the exam all quietly lowered their heads in silence.

Lu Chengfeng suddenly caught a glimpse of that familiar figure arrayed among them!

His eyes were locked on her tightly, and his heart followed her, up and down, up and down.

They both expected her to stand up and make a splash, but were also afraid that if she stood up for herself, she would end up in trouble, which would ruin the emperor's impression of her.

No matter what, just keep your head down, keep silent, and go with the flow.

After all, she herself is a girl.

As the emperor's grandfather, he is the most shrewd and powerful person in Dajing! If the emperor sees through her true identity at a glance, wouldn't he lose his wife and lose his army!

Well, You Zining should just wait quietly.

Now that he has entered the top ten in this year's Spring Science Examination, he can at worst be born with the same background as a Jinshi, and the title of Yinlu will definitely be indispensable.

Lu Chengfeng knew in his heart that his goddess was not an ordinary woman in the mortal world! She had great ambitions! In the future, in the Dajing Dynasty, there would be a world where she could show her talents!

Thinking about it this way, the palace examination can be said to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Once you seize it, you will definitely become famous in one battle! Make a splash!

It depends on how she makes her choice. Does she just want to be safe, or does she choose to go eccentric and fight a beautiful battle for fame?

Lu Chengfeng was still thinking about You Zining, but he heard that Emperor Jing opened his mouth and ordered his troops and generals:

"Wu Jingmo! You can be regarded as a child of a well-known and talented family in Jinghua City! Why, today, a little couplet can't stop you?"

Wu Jingmo clenched the corners of his clothes with both hands and was thinking hard.

He had already thought of several answers, but he always felt that something was missing, that is, he couldn't find the key node.

At this moment, being called out by Emperor Jing himself, he who was hesitant at first had no choice but to take the lead, reluctantly, try again, and responded:

"Yes! Your Majesty! The common people are willing to give it a try!"

Wu Jingmo bowed respectfully and replied:

"The smoke locks the willows in the pond, and the water covers the Jinshan Tower."

“Not good enough!”

After hearing this, Emperor Jing shook his head decisively and said with disappointment on his face.

It must be that Wu Jingmo had left an indelible impression on Emperor Jing during the Jiang family murder case. At that time, Emperor Jing also gave him a golden pen and wolf hair as a reward, which had the auspicious meaning of being named on the gold list.

At this moment, Wu Jingmo's answer made him a little disappointed.

He Xuzhi said just now that he couldn't answer it, and now Wu Jingmo, a young talent who is emerging in the capital, can't answer it either. Could it be that the question asked by Lu Chengfeng's child is really a dead ringer?

"Your Majesty, the answer in this life is quite acceptable. Yansuo corresponds to Shuiman, pond willow corresponds to Jinshan Tower, and the two characters "Liu and Tower" also rhyme well. If we don't consider the strict requirements of the young highness just now, but judging from the rhyme and artistic conception of the words,

Say, I think it’s pretty good.”

He Xuzhi heard this and saw that Emperor Jing's face was unhappy, so he immediately walked down the steps for Wu Jingmo and explained it carefully.

"Yes! I think it's right! I'm afraid it's difficult to come up with a second line that fully meets the requirements! How about..."

Lu Chengfeng had been deliberately avoiding suspicion. Now he saw He Xuzhi helping Wu Jingmo, and he couldn't help but cast a grateful look at him.

God Himself also followed the meaning of His words.

"Why not? Are you, the deputy chief examiner, going to help him win the top prize?"

Emperor Jing's eyes were as sharp as an alert and sulky eagle, and he gave Lu Chengfeng a sharp look with a warning and authoritative attitude.

Lu Chengfeng was instantly embarrassed! His fair and gentle face was flushed with shame and he couldn't raise his head.

Wu Jingmo's face was also turning blue and white. He twisted the corners of his clothes and secretly exerted himself. However, he took two or three steps back, trying hard to submerge himself in the array of ten people.

Emperor Jing glanced around at the candidates with low eyebrows and frightened faces. The anger in his heart had already risen, and he wanted to curse "trash"!

Suppressing his anger, he slapped his arm heavily on the armrest of the dragon chair and shouted angrily:

"I'll ask again! Is there anyone else who dares to come and join this couplet?"

Everyone in the hall was still in a dejected and dejected mood.

Ten candidates taking the exam were lined up in a neat line, with the same dejected and dejected look.

Lu Chengfeng couldn't help but sigh for brother Wu Jingmo.

My eldest brother is very talented, so this couplet is actually correct and there is no problem. I came up with this question, which is too embarrassing.

Hey, if I had known earlier, I would have thought of something simpler! I hope that this will not cause the eldest brother to have a bad impression in Emperor Jing's heart, which will damage his talent and reputation, and affect his official career.

Lu Chengfeng couldn't help but glance at Wu Jingmo again, feeling really aggrieved for him.

However, he saw You Zining kneeling next to Wu Jingmo. His shoulders seemed to be shaking slightly at this time, as if he was eager to get up and answer the question.

Lu Chengfeng couldn't help but wink at her seriously.

He never wanted to see the person he cared about again be defeated miserably in this deadly confrontation he had set out to do.

In the current situation, it might be better to stand up and answer questions than to show weakness silently, like the opportunistic and flattering candidate just now, so that at least you can leave a good impression.

If you answer the question incorrectly, you will lose points instead of adding points.

"Are all of you scholars so cowardly and incompetent? You don't even have the courage to answer the questions? Fortunately, you are not my soldiers! If you are sent to the battlefield! Can we still have peace and prosperity in our country?

What a bunch of cowards!”

Under such intimidation by Emperor Jing, when he saw that all the Gongsheng students were still cowering and hesitating, he couldn't hold back the anger in his heart anymore, and he shouted angrily! It almost overturned the glazed roof of the Gongyuan!

As Emperor Jing said this, he stood up, walked away, and drove back to the palace!

If this were true, the spring of February in the 30th year of Yonghe would be so yellow!

As the Minister of Rites, He Xuzhi certainly cannot escape the blame!

He will never allow this kind of result to appear in the Gongyuan examination room within his jurisdiction!

So, he immediately knelt down at Emperor Jing's feet and said with great emotion and excitement, expressing his loyalty:

"Your Majesty! Please stay! It's all the fault of Wei Chen He Xuzhi! He failed to make complete preparations for this year's spring scientific examination! The people who were selected just now are not to your liking! Why don't you give Wei Chen some more help?

How about giving Gongsheng students a chance? Let them answer one by one, and they must answer the second line, otherwise, they will be disqualified from the scientific examination! Re-select!"

He Xuzhi was so moved with emotion and reason, Lu Chengfeng saw that something was not going well, so he followed him, knelt down on the ground, pulled a corner of Emperor Jing's clothes, and acted like a coquettish person as the emperor's grandson.

suggested:

"Grandpa Huang"

, you see, the method of testing the couplets was thought up by the kid, and the questions were also asked by the kid, but in fact, the kid himself didn’t even count the second couplet! It’s all my fault, blame me! It’s the kid’s fault, it’s not good.

Question! Grandpa Huang, please punish me!"

When Emperor Jing saw Lu Chengfeng's begging for mercy, his heart gradually softened, and he sat back on the dragon chair. Still angry, he pointed at a Gongsheng student on Wu Jingmo's right and shouted loudly:

"Just you! Starting from you! The Gongsheng students will answer one by one until all ten Gongsheng students have answered!"

After Lu Chengfeng heard this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly exchanged glances with He Xuzhi. Both of them were still frightened.

"Yes! Your Majesty! Caomin Miaoyuanwen, I am willing to try my best!"

The Gongsheng student on Wu Jingmo's right took a step forward and saluted.

That was the Gong student who just said that this question was too difficult to compare with.

He stood up slowly and politely, unhurriedly, and answered:

"Smoke locks the willows in the pond, and cannons lock the sea tower."

"Well", Emperor Jing made a sound of tacit approval and affirmation from his throat.

The second couplet of "Pao Zhen Haicheng Tower" not only rhymes with the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Cannons are fire, towns are metal, seas are water, cities are earth, and buildings are wood.

It seems like a good answer that hits the mark!

Lu Chengfeng couldn't help but praise him for the good photo:

"Great second line! Well done!"

However, He Xuzhi frowned slightly, snorted a light cold breath from his nose, and said with a disdainful smile:

"If we stop here, it wouldn't be difficult to write a second line like this! However, this second line cannot stand up to careful scrutiny!"

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Chengfeng intervened and echoed:

"Yes, yes! I understand what Mr. He means! This second couplet seems to fully meet the requirements in terms of text. However, it has lost the original hazy poetic flavor of the first couplet. It seems that the couplets are repeated for the sake of the couplets, which inevitably seems a bit mechanical.

Got it!"

"Next!"

Emperor Jing lost his patience when he saw the two of them judging like this, and Lu Chengfeng's attitude was vague and wavering.

As the emperor of Jingguo who has many things to do, he doesn't have much free time to listen to their idle chatter here!
To be continued...