In the venue, everyone's eyes fell on Yang Xianzhi's side. Just after Yang Xianzhi said the first couplet, it was obvious that the eyes of everyone in the venue changed slightly.
This is...what first couplet?
Everyone in the audience was in a state of astonishment. No matter how much they thought, they could not figure out what Mr. Yang meant by this couplet.
Even after they thought about it for a long time, they still couldn't figure out how to read Mr. Yang's first couplet.
"Could it be that Mr. Yang made a mistake in the question?"
"I feel like there must be something wrong? I can't read it smoothly no matter how I read it!"
"Don't say anything yet, let's wait and see the reaction of the people on the stage."
No one in the audience could understand the meaning of Mr. Yang's first couplet, and they began to talk about it.
In the rest area, all the gentlemen frowned slightly. Even though they were familiar with the sages' books and had taught in their respective counties for many years, they still couldn't figure out what Yang Xianzhi's first couplet meant.
On the high platform, all the talented people fell into silence after hearing Mr. Yang's first couplet. Previously, Mr. Yang said that this couplet was very simple, and they believed it to be true. However, when Mr. Yang said it, everyone felt adventurous.
Here’s an idea: There are so many tricks in the city!
What is this first couplet?
"The water is falling in the direction of the water? It seems a little unsound, right? What's going on? Could it be that this old gentleman is confused?" Some students in the field already suspected that Mr. Yang had made a mistake in the question.
All the talented people in the three counties and the students from Chongming Prefecture were all confused. After thinking for a while, they turned their attention to Yang Xianzhi.
However, they saw Yang Xianzhi staring at them and others with a smile on his face, his eyes constantly flashing full of cunning.
"Sir, this...?"
Some talented people could not restrain their doubts and wanted to ask Mr. Yang if he had written the wrong couplet, but before he could finish speaking, he was pulled back by his companions.
"How could Mr. Yang get the question wrong on such an important occasion? As soon as you ask the question, you will not only lose your own face, but it will also bring disgrace to Dingzhen County."
The talented man who was pulled back seemed to have been taught a lesson, and then hid aside, silently thinking about the second line.
However, he didn’t even understand the meaning of the first couplet, so how could he possibly understand the second couplet?
All the talented people in the field have expressions of embarrassment on their faces, but since we are now competing, we should first study the meaning of this couplet.
Could this old man be sincerely making things difficult for himself and others? He actually came up with such a difficult couplet.
In the rest area of Dingzhen County, after thinking for a long time, Yu Boyan suddenly slapped his thigh and suddenly realized, "The sea water is falling, it's so good! But, Old Man Yang, you actually came up with it in the first round of the competition."
By writing such a difficult couplet, isn’t this sincerity to embarrass the talented people from the three counties of Chongming?”
Then Yu Boyan looked at Lu Bingyu and Chen Changxue, and saw that they were also full of thinking. He couldn't help but reveal a treacherous smile on his face, thinking: "How can such a difficult couplet be...
Can you understand?"
The three gentlemen from Dingyuan County were all hesitant. They had already understood the connotation of this couplet, but it seemed to be a bit too difficult for the talents from Dingyuan County on the stage.
I don’t know if they can come up with a suitable second line.
Then Gu Changqing turned his attention to Xiao Chu, and saw Xiao Chu's face was also full of thinking, and he secretly cheered for this kid! Considering the difficulty of this couplet, if someone in Dingyuan County can fight it, it will definitely come true.
It is none other than Xiao and his son.
Among the Chongming Mansion team, the fair-skinned boy is also thinking hard. The meaning of the first couplet is not difficult to understand, but Mr. Yang's first couplet is quite ingenious. To make the second couplet, he also needs some ingenious ideas, but obviously he does not
Don't have that ability.
Could it be that in the vigorous Chongming Mansion Literary Competition, more than 20 talents in the audience were going to be wiped out in the first round of couplet competition?
Regarding this, the fair-skinned boy felt that it didn't matter, but if even the three talents in the Chongming Mansion team couldn't answer the second line, it would really be a shame for the Chongming Mansion Academy.
The fair-skinned boy looked at the talented people again and saw that they were all thinking. He felt relieved. Such a difficult couplet seemed to take a lot of effort.
Finally, the fair-skinned boy turned his attention to Xiao Chu again. Seeing that Xiao Chu was also thinking, he smiled slightly: "Although I don't know how talented you are, you can't get this couplet right."
However, when the fair-skinned boy looked at Xiao Chu, he found that Xiao Chu's behavior was a bit strange, but he couldn't tell where the strange thing was. Just a moment later, an idea flashed in the fair-skinned boy's mind: "This guy is thinking about a problem.
Why do you look so lazy? The meaning in your eyes is quite impatient, and the way you think is more like pretending!"
Who is he?
What is going on?
The fair-skinned boy had never seen Xiao Chu, and he couldn't understand why Xiao Chu behaved like this.
The talented people in the Dingyuan County team were talking a lot. Their discussion was led by Xu Ziyou, and everyone else participated in the discussion. Even Jin Xiangcheng was quite active during the discussion, but Xiao Chu was not very interested in the discussion.
He just nodded and acknowledged everyone from time to time.
The same is true for several other teams. Members of their teams are also constantly discussing, but a long time has passed, but there is still no result from the discussion.
The appearance of this scene made many spectators in the auditorium surprised. The people on the stage can be said to be the top talents in their respective counties, and they are also the ones who stood out in the selection competition. Do they even think about this Shanglian?
Is there nothing you can do?
Is this old Mr. Yang just here to cause trouble? In previous years, he started from simple to difficult, step by step. Why did he change his routine this year?
Starting with such a difficult first couplet, isn't this a deliberate attempt to undermine the self-confidence of many talented people present?
Ye Qiudi stood aside. She had been familiar with poetry and books under the guidance of her father since she was a child, and she also knew a lot about couplets. After Mr. Yang said the couplets, she also thought about it, but after thinking for a long time, she didn't know anything.
The clue, this made Ye Qiudi feel a little strange, why did Mr. Yang come up with such a difficult first couplet?
"It's a bit unreasonable to have such a difficult question at the beginning." Ye Qiudi said strangely in his heart.
After Lu Qingzhi at the guest table understood the connotation of Mr. Yang's first couplet, he glanced at Yang Xianzhi angrily. The first couplet written by this guy was too difficult. How can people deal with it?
Thinking of this, Lu Qingzhi couldn't help but think of Xiao Chu. This little guy is quite talented. I wonder if he can guess the second line? However, Lu Qingzhi quickly dismissed his idea in his heart. In the end, this Xiao Chu is just
The kid, everyone in the room was stumped, and he should be no exception.
In other words, will the talents from Dingzhen County who have the best results every year be able to show their talents?
However, after Lu Qingzhi took a look at the team in Dingzhen County, he completely gave up his idea. Because Lu Qingzhi saw that many talented people in Dingzhen County had sad faces, but there were still some people who were trying hard to think.
, after seeing the dejected looks on those people's faces, they knew that there must be no hope.
This Yang Xianzhi deliberately embarrassed all the talented people in the venue.