Xiao Changan's face was complicated, but when he saw Xiao Chu's rolling eyes from time to time, he felt depressed. It seemed that this little guy still wanted to coax him. If he made him anxious, he might not tell him in the next round.
Myself, I will be stunned when the time comes.
Wanting to understand this relationship, Xiao Changan couldn't help but lean towards Xiao Chu, and thoughtfully poured a cup of hot tea for Xiao Chu with a flattering smile on his face.
But Xiao Chu didn't seem to buy it, and was eating cakes by himself without even looking at Xiao Changan.
idiot!
Xiao Chu rolled his eyes again, not saving any face for his cheap father.
Xiao Changan didn't seem to see it, and he didn't care much about Xiao Chu's eyes. As long as this kid could be happy and help him again, even if he was despised every day, it would be worth it.
You know, today can be an opportunity to show your face in front of all the talented people in the county!
At this time, Xiao Changan no longer regarded Xiao Chu as an ordinary child. Maybe the prodigy legend circulating in the town might be Xiao Chu. However, Xiao Changan did not want to expose the matter.
If Xiao Chu knew that Xiao Changan could connect him with the prodigy, he would definitely have a look of horror on his face and shout, "Old man, how did you know that?"
Looking at the people in the field, I saw that everyone had mixed emotions. Some were frustrated, some were still passionate, some were high-spirited, and some were demoralized. Now that I think about it, everyone’s reaction is understandable. They came to the literary exchange meeting with great interest. Unexpectedly,
I was instantly hit by these two couplets and lost my confidence.
However, what depresses everyone is not that the couplets are too difficult, but that in such a difficult context, not only are there people who can guarantee a neat duel, but there are even people who have already achieved an eternal match. Just like Xiao Changan, this person looks like
He looked like a pustule and had no achievements. He didn't expect to have such an unparalleled talent.
Chen Yuannian, who was at the head of the table, saw the dejected look of all the talents in the field and sighed in his heart. It seemed that Xiao Changan's two actions just now definitely shocked everyone.
Then Chen Yuannian looked at Chen Changxue and Li Zhiyuan. The meaning in his eyes seemed to be saying, look at what you two old guys did, you almost killed the talented people from Dingyuan County.
Chen Changxue showed an apologetic expression. He really did not expect that his couplet could stump everyone present, and it was considered a mistake in his estimation.
Li Zhiyuan, on the other hand, was not moved at all. The tears on his face had not dried up yet, and he still looked excited. You could faintly feel the ups and downs in his heart!
Chen Changxue stood up from the main seat, glanced at everyone present, sighed, and then said seriously, "Students, don't worry, Mr. Li also said just now that 'there are specialties in the arts,' and the Literary Society has more than just couplets.
, there are also projects such as poetry, lyrics, etc. Maybe couplets are not what you are good at, but I hope you can cheer up and perform better in the next links, and we will not rely solely on couplets when making selections.
It is judged based on each item, but each person’s performance in all links is considered to give him a ranking.”
After hearing Mr. Chen's words, everyone in the audience calmed down a little, and then Chen Changxue said again, "Okay, now let's ask Mr. Gu to send us the last couplet from the Literary Society."
After the words fell, all the talented people in the field looked at Gu Changqing. They saw Gu Changqing sitting calmly on his seat, but there seemed to be some surprise in his eyes that had not faded away. Apparently, he was also affected by Xiao Changan's two couplets just now.
Shocked.
At this time, Gu Changqing, who had been sitting silently on the main seat, stood up, narrowed his eyes slightly, smiled slightly, and said, "All talented people, 'not to be happy with things, not to be sad with yourself' is the way to study! Isn't that right?
Can a hero be judged by his short-term success or failure?"
Everyone in the audience heard Gu Changqing's words and nodded in agreement. Previously, everyone only wanted to be in the limelight, but they didn't expect that they fell into a misunderstanding and ended up in the inferior position.
"Students note."
Many of the people present were still students in private schools. They were deeply touched by Gu Changqing's profound words, and then hurriedly treated Gu Changqing as a student to show that they were taught.
Gu Changqing smiled with satisfaction and said, "Gentlemen, my first couplet is a bit difficult, but it is also quite interesting. Please take a look."
After saying this, Gu Changqing waved to the boy on the side. Taking the scroll, Gu Changqing opened it casually, and saw a large block script on it, "Nantong Prefecture, Beitong Prefecture, North and South Tongzhou lead to North and South."
Everyone looked at the two couplets with great interest. Some people looked at the first couplet and expressed confusion. They were students who had never traveled abroad. Then some knowledgeable talents explained it to them.
"Nantongzhou refers to Tongzhou, Jiangsu, and Beitongzhou refers to a place near the capital, also called Tongzhou. These two places are one in the south and one in the north, so there is the following "North and South Tongzhou Tongnan"
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There were already knowledgeable people at the scene explaining it to those around them who didn't understand. In an instant, everyone understood its meaning.
This couplet is quite interesting. The words "Nantong Prefecture, Beitong Prefecture, and North Tong Prefecture lead to South North" mentioned in the first couplet cleverly connect the location words between north and south with each other, which can be regarded as a combination of geographical nouns.
, and its subtlety lies in the following sentence, "North and South Tongzhou connects north and south." The Nantong Prefecture and North Tongzhou mentioned above are collectively called North and South Tongzhou. At the same time, the function of Tongzhou is explained: "Tongzhou connects north and south." So.
First of all, it echoes the previous one and is logical. It can be regarded as a very good first couplet.
Everyone in the field was very interested. The key point of the first line is that it has strong logic and takes into account the functions of the first two things. Therefore, when writing the second line, you also need to pay more attention to the neatness of the lines.
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Although the overall couplet is not too difficult, it is not easy to match the second couplet. But it is precisely because of this that it aroused the interest of the talents present.
Gu Changqing looked at the talented people in the field and smiled calmly when he saw everyone's interest.
After a while, someone stood up and everyone looked at that person. It turned out to be Mr. Li's favorite disciple, Xu Ziyou. They saw him saluting Gu Changqing and the other three people, and then said, "Students are not talented.
Please give me your advice, gentlemen and talented people."
Gu Changqing nodded and motioned for Xu Ziyou to continue.
Everyone in the venue was also staring closely at Xu Ziyou, wanting to hear Mr. Li's master's clever words.
I saw Xu Ziyou taking two steps forward, then facing the students in the field, gently shaking the paper fan in his hand, and chanting softly: "Water flows east, water flows west, water flows east and west!"
When everyone heard what Xu Ziyou said, they thought about it for a moment, then nodded and exclaimed, "That's right, that's right!"
There are closed rivers around Dingyuan County, but from the main road, they can be divided into East River, West River, Nan River, etc. The east and west rivers merge directly into the main road after they merge. Xu Ziyou's pair can be considered appropriate.
, and at the same time, the role of east-west flowing water is highlighted in the latter sentence. It is also a good pairing to combine geography and location vocabulary.
Li Zhiyuan, who was sitting on the throne, stroked his beard and nodded, his eyes filled with satisfaction.
"The confrontation is neat, not bad!" Chen Changxue nodded and gave Xu Ziyou a positive evaluation, and at the same time showed admiration. This Xu Ziyou is indeed Li Zhiyuan's favorite disciple.
Xu Ziyou then bowed respectfully again and returned to his seat without showing any signs of complacency. This also made Li Zhiyuan very satisfied and nodded appreciatively.
Xu Ziyou had just sat down when another person walked out. That person was Zhang Jingnian. I didn't expect that this guy had such a flexible mind and could come up with the second line so quickly.
"Eastern Academy, Western Academy, East-West Academy, learn things"
After he finished speaking, he glanced at everyone again, and then smiled faintly, his eyes clearly showing that he was very satisfied with the looks they were giving him.
Gu Changqing smiled lightly and said, "Yes, the dialogue is neat and unique."
Zhang Jinnian sat down, feeling proud that he had gained a little limelight in the literary association. However, Zhang Jinnian still glanced in the direction of Xiao Changan from time to time. When he saw Xiao Changan scratching his head and ears, he seemed to
He seemed to have no thoughts, and the feeling of pride in his heart was even worse. He wished he could see Xiao Changan make a fool of himself! It would also make this mud-legged man more embarrassed.
At this time, Xiao Changan, as Zhang Jingnian saw, was scratching his head and sitting on pins and needles. After thinking for a long time, he could not find any good second line. He could not say such vulgar couplets as "the person who died before, the person who died after, the person who died before and after the person who died before and after".
Well, wouldn’t that make people laugh?
However, Xiao Changan couldn't think of any other second line, and then he looked at Xiao Chu for help.
Xiao Chu smiled faintly, looking confident. At this time, he could also feel that people were constantly looking towards Xiao Changan, as if they were waiting for Xiao Changan's second line.
Especially Zhang Jingnian and Li Zhongkang, when they were about to see the anxious look in Xiao Changan's movements, they obviously felt a sense of schadenfreude.
Forget it, good people can do it, so I'll just help you once.
Then Xiao Chu took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and whispered a few words in Xiao Changan's ear, then returned to his seat, pretending to be as if nothing had happened.
Hey! Keep a low profile, my principle is to keep a low profile.
Xiao Chu sighed deeply in his heart, quite feeling like he was hiding in the city. Looking back at this strange ancient time, standing behind the scenes to fight against the talents of Dingyuan County was considered the first achievement he achieved after time travel. Then Xiao Chu
I couldn’t help but give myself dozens of likes in my heart!
On the other hand, Xiao Changan's face became excited after hearing Xiao Chu's words. It was obvious that Xiao Chu had told him the complete second line.
Just when Xiao Changan felt a little relieved, Li Zhongkang, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly stood up and said, "Students are stupid and are willing to try again."
Li Zhongkang chanted, "Pawn shop in the east, pawn shop in the west, pawn shop in the east and pawn shop in the west."
"What a couplet!" Someone exclaimed in admiration, but there were not many echoes. Although Li Zhongkang's couplet was said to be fair, the two words "east" and "west" had been used twice by the previous two people.
, the effect of using it for the third time is obviously much weaker, and people will even sneer at it, because it just replaces the things in the previous two couplets. In this case, everyone will be right about the couplet.
Li Zhongkang saw that everyone didn't seem to buy it, so he had to sit back in his original position. He had no choice but to rack his brains and just come up with this couplet, but unexpectedly he made a big fuss.
Then Li Zhongkang turned his attention to Xiao Changan and said, "I saw that Brother Changan looked happy, and I guess he has already made some incredible pairing. I'd better invite Brother Changan to come, so that we can all admire your talent."
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Li Zhongkang's words were obviously provocative. It seemed that he was a little dissatisfied with Xiao Changan's previous two games against him, so he deliberately spoke provocatively.
The four people above the main seat were all human beings, so how could they not understand the meaning of Li Zhongkang's words? Then he cast an unhappy look at Li Zhongkang.
However, Li Zhongkang soon realized that there was something inappropriate in his words, so he simply stopped talking and hid in his seat, trembling.
Let's talk about everyone, after hearing Li Zhongkang's words, they all looked at Xiao Changan. Although Li Zhongkang's words were clearly provocative, it was true that Xiao Changan had won two games before, and now everyone wanted to really see this.
What kind of talent does Xiao Changan have, and whether he can win again in this round.
Xiao Changan could also feel the eyes of everyone in the field directed towards him, but he did not show a trace of nervousness. Instead, he stood up calmly, saluted Gu Changqing and the other three people, and then said calmly to everyone, "Everyone,
This couplet is just a joke, how can it be serious? Brother Zhongkang feels a little unhappy because I defeated him in two games today, so let’s just think that I am not the right match for this pairing!"
Then Xiao Changan sat down and ignored everyone's gaze.
Accident!
Everyone at the scene was extremely surprised. They didn't expect that Xiao Changan, who had won twice before, would be unable to match up in this round?
Of course, these words were what Xiao Chu asked him to say. Relying on Xiao Changan himself, I am afraid that he would have been tempted to answer quickly.
However, everyone at the scene looked at Xiao Changan with an indifferent look on his face, but he didn't look like he was sorry. This was even more surprising to everyone.
"Brother Chang'an, don't be so reserved. Please show us your second line to pay tribute!" Some people in the crowd were already shouting to Xiao Chang'an. I would have thought that he could have such an amazing performance in the first two rounds.
I will definitely not be idle in this cycle.
Xiao Changan secretly smiled in his heart. It was just as the boy expected. However, at this time, Xiao Changan had already become very curious about Xiao Chu in his heart. He even wanted to immediately ask this boy where he learned from.
There is so much knowledge, but there are too many people now and it is hard to ask too many questions.
After repeated "persuasion" from everyone, Xiao Changan stood up again, smiled faintly at everyone, and said, "I do have the second line. But..."
Xiao Changan paused for a moment, and then said again, "However, I would like everyone to help me comment together!"
After saying this, Xiao Changan chanted, "Scholars of ancient times, scholars of modern times, scholars of ancient and modern times learn from ancient and modern times!"
However, before anyone could say anything, Xiao Changan continued to chant, "Ask left, ask right, ask left, ask left!"
Everyone could not help but be shocked again when they heard Xiao Changan use ancient and modern, left and right as medium to make two consecutive couplets. However, before everyone could recover from the shock, they heard Xiao Changan singing again:
"High shelf, low shelf, high low shelf, high low shelf!"
"Long arguments, short arguments, long and short arguments, judge the length!"
After Xiao Changan finished speaking, he sighed, "Everyone, I don't want to be wrong. I just have so many ideas and it's so hard to choose."
After the words fell, Xiao Changan went directly back to his position. These words were naturally given to him by Xiao Chu.
However, this time, it seems that no one can describe it as shocked. Others have to think about one person for a long time, but you are faced with so many in one moment, and you still say that it is too difficult to choose?
This seems a bit too crazy, right?
Xiao Chu looked at the dark and shocked eyes of everyone in the field with satisfaction. He looked at everyone in the field with great interest. Especially Li Zhongkang, there was no longer any gloating in his eyes at this time.
It means that even the facial expression is a little distorted.
Hey, the last thing you should do is mess with me!
Xiao Chu sighed lightly, not pitying Li Zhongkang. Everything now happened was his own fault.
However, although Xiao Changan is said to be a bit arrogant, in the eyes of everyone, this person still has some arrogance. After all, he is very talented and learned, and it is understandable that he has some "I am talking about being a teenager". But this makes Li Zhongkang
It's very uncomfortable. I was provocative with great interest before, but I didn't expect that they were prepared.
Every second line of Xiao Changan's words is like a slap on Li Zhongkang's face. And his last sentence is a classic, "It's too difficult to choose!" This sentence is like a slap in the face by Xiao Changan.
It's the same thing as asking someone if they want painkillers.
Others in the hall could hear the meaning of Xiao Changan's words, which were obviously directed at Li Zhongkang, but they also began to feel admiration for Xiao Changan in their hearts.
In the minds of ancient scholars, once you are convinced, you are convinced. There is absolutely no meaning that you will fall out if you cannot learn as well as others.
The meaning of determination is very obvious. It doesn’t matter if I am not as good as you now. I believe that I will surpass you in the near future.
However, at this moment, he remembered an inappropriate voice. That person was Li Zhongkang, who had been suppressed by Xiao Changan again and again. He stood up from his seat, with a trace of anger on his face, and then
He opened his mouth and said, "Brother Chang'an, I have a couplet below. Do you dare to try and get it right?"
At this time, Li Zhongkang was completely devastated by Xiao Changan's actions just now. You must know that he is a popular candidate for scholar this year. What happened today was spread, how should he get around in Dingyuan County in the future?