Fan Rulong, Tian Feipeng and others still failed to answer the second line. Although some people pretended to be calm, their eyes had lost their sense of proportion.
If they were given more time, they might be able to answer the second line.
But the longer time passes, the more embarrassing the reputation of the Holy Court will be.
Zhang Zewen smiled and said to everyone: "Fellow literary friends, don't be impatient. To be honest with you, this couplet is an eternal masterpiece written by Lin Hengyu, a great scholar from our Seven Islands Sea Country. At that time, it stumped countless people from our Seven Islands Sea Country.
It is normal for a genius to be unable to answer the second line even after spending ten days and a half. But since you are scholars from the Holy Forest Continent and claim to have deeper knowledge than us, you must be superior to us in the Seven Islands Sea Country.
With your talents, I believe you can break this eternal absolute."
"Absolutely through the ages..."
Everyone's expressions were slightly ugly. The so-called "absolute" means that there can never be a second couplet that perfectly matches the artistic conception of the first couplet. It can be called "absolute".
Since it is "absolute through the ages", it is naturally not a pair that ordinary people can deal with. Otherwise, how could it be called "absolute"?
And Zhang Zewen's words are even more powerful, saying that the scholars of the Holy Forest Continent claim to have deeper knowledge than those of the Seven Islands and Sea Kingdom, and they should be able to decipher the absolute written by Lin Hengyu.
If this absolute cannot be solved, it means that the civilization of the Holy Forest Continent is not as good as that of the Seven Islands and Sea Kingdom. As a result, Du Ning and others will appear to be inferior in front of the scholars of the Seven Islands and Sea Kingdom.
Lei Hua on the city wall smiled and said: "I really didn't expect that even the scholars sent by the Holy Academy could not solve the ancient couplets of our Seven Islands Sea Country. This makes us a little disappointed. From this point of view, our Seven Islands Sea Country
The culture is even better than that of your Holy Forest Continent!"
"Haha..."
Many people from the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom laughed, and looked at Du Ning and others with even more contempt.
"Du Ning..."
Fan Rulong and others looked at Du Ning and found that Du Ning was still calm and calm. They couldn't help but feel a little happy. Could it be that Du Ning already had an answer?
"Du Jun, you are the Wenjun canonized by the Holy Court. Can't you even think of a second couplet?" Lei Hua asked with a smile.
Du Ning said: "Although I have never met Mr. Lin Hengyu, through this first couplet, I can indeed see that he is an extremely talented person."
"Praise after award, if Mr. Lin can know that Du Jun has such a high opinion of him, he will be very happy."
Lei Hua thought that Du Ning meant to admit defeat, and the smile on his face became even brighter.
Zhang Zewen was also smiling from ear to ear, and said to Lei Hua: "Sir Lei, it's enough to just make a joke. Quickly order the door to be opened. You can't really prevent the literary friends from the Holy Forest Continent from entering, right?
This is not what the master does."
"Don't worry, wait a little longer. Since Du Jun is a civilized monarch of the human race, he will definitely be able to break Mr. Lin's eternal absolute."
Lei Hua said proudly: "Let's do this! Let's give them a little more time. If they still haven't finished the second couplet before the sun sets, I will open the door again and invite all the distinguished guests to enter."
"Absurd! This is a huge violation of etiquette. I will report it to the king to punish you." Zhang Zewen was angry in a suit.
"Then Brother Zhang must be able to enter the customs." Lei Hua said disapprovingly.
"You...you kid, just wait for me. You'd better not fall into my hands!"
Zhang Zewen scolded Lei Hua, and then said to Du Ning: "I really didn't expect Lei Hua to be such a person. Although his behavior is wrong, he is indeed a studious person. He did this just to get some answers."
It's just eucalyptus, please don't take offense to Du Jun."
"It doesn't matter, since Mr. Lei wants to find the second couplet, we should help." Du Ning said confidently.
"So, you...do you have a second line?"
Zhang Zewen's expression changed. He suddenly realized that Du Ning was too calm and calm, not like he was pretending. He couldn't help but wonder if Du Ning already had a second line.
Lei Hua laughed and said: "Is there a second line from Du Jun's tone? Well, I'll ask Du Jun to give me some advice. Lei will be grateful."
Du Ning hurriedly said: "Since it is absolute through the ages, how can I match it? I have a small idea, but I am afraid it lacks the artistic conception."
Lei Hua immediately said: "It doesn't matter, as long as Du Jun has a second line, you can say anything, good or bad, and we can just have a chat!"
"Since we are communicating with each other, Mr. Lei must also have a second couplet, but it just doesn't match the artistic conception like me. How about asking Mr. Lei to read the second couplet first?"
After the words fell, many scholars looked at Du Ning with strange expressions.
Lei Hua took out the first couplet and asked you to answer the second couplet, but you asked Lei Hua to answer it first. Isn't this a cliché?
"Haha..."
The people of the Seven Islands and Sea Kingdom laughed loudly.
"Does this kid think we are idiots? He actually asked Mr. Lei to read the second couplet first. I have never seen such a rude request."
"If there is no second line, there is no second line. Is it difficult to admit that you are uneducated?"
"It's ridiculous for a dignified gentleman from the human race to resort to such tactics!"
Many people ridiculed without restraint, not even afraid of being heard clearly by Du Ning and others.
Fan Rulong, Tian Feipeng and others looked embarrassed. Isn't this your way of playing? Lei Hua may have a flaw in the second line, but why should he say it first?
Lei Hua looked at Du Ning with contempt and said with a smile: "Du Jun, you have to understand the situation first. I am the one who set the question. How could I be asked to write the second line first? What you do is against the behavior of a gentleman.
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Du Ning, however, held up his hand to Lei Hua and said, "It's easy to deal with it, but it's difficult to deal with it. Sir, please deal with it first."
"As I said just now, I am the one who asked the question, you..."
Lei Hua was about to ridicule, but his expression suddenly changed.
The people who were still mocking at first fell silent after a moment.
Fan Rulong said: "It's easy to get right, but it's hard to get right. Please get it right first, sir. This second couplet is really neat, and there are four repeated words. It's just that the first 'dui' and the third 'dui' are nouns, and the second
The word 'dui' and the fourth word 'dui' are verbs, so although the artistic conception is a bit different, it is indeed a second line that fits the current scene."
Tian Feipeng laughed and said: "Brother Fan, what you said is wrong. You should analyze the first and second couplets like this. The three words 'switch', 'guanguan' and 'pass' in the first couplet can actually be used as verbs, while the words 'out' in the second couplet can be used as verbs."
Dui', 'dui dui' and 'xian dui' are also verbs, how can they lack artistic conception?"
Everyone suddenly realized that Chinese writing was profound and profound, and if viewed from different angles, there would indeed be different solutions.
"Switch on and off early, close off late, let passersby pass."
"It's easy to get right, but it's hard to get right. Sir, please get right first."
"It is indeed a good second line!"
After Lei Hua thought about it over and over, he was instantly surprised. He didn't expect that the first couplet, which was known as the eternal couplet, had actually been cracked.
But then, the expressions of everyone in the Seven Islands Sea Country became ugly again. Doesn’t this mean that the civilization of the Holy Forest Continent is better than that of the Seven Islands Sea Country?
This made the people of the Qifanghai Kingdom very dissatisfied.
Especially those guys who had ridiculed Du Ning and others before, now seeing Du Ning's second line, their faces turned red, as if they had been slapped hard invisibly.
"What a 'please sir, please correct me first', Mr. Lei, I am not very talented and knowledgeable, so I ask you to correct me first!" Fan Rulong said jokingly.
Lei Hua's face darkened. He did have a second line, but both the artistic conception and the wording were far inferior to Du Ning's. How could he dare to try to do the same thing? Wouldn't he be asking for trouble?
But if he can't come up with a better second line, Du Ning's second line will be the best second line, and the title of eternal absolute will no longer exist.
Zhang Zewen cast an expectant look at Lei Hua, hoping that Lei Hua could use his second line to suppress Du Ning's second line. But when he saw Lei Hua's expression, he felt disappointed in his heart.
Lei Hua doesn’t have a better second line either.
"Mr. Lei, can we pass the test?" Du Ning asked with a smile.
Lei Hua had no choice but to order: "Come here, open the door and invite all the literary friends to enter the city."
After the words fell, the gate slowly opened.
Lei Hua walked down the tower, bowed to Du Ning and said, "I have offended Duo just now. Please forgive me, Mr. Du."
The appearance is respectful, but Lei Hua is still unconvinced in his heart. He does not believe that the knowledge of the Holy Forest Continent is really more profound than that of their Seven Islands and Sea Country.
"I don't dare take it seriously. Mr. Lei is too polite."
Du Ning helped Lei Hua up, which made a few people from the Seven Islands Sea Country change their views on Du Ning.
Zhang Zewen forced a smile and said to everyone: "Everyone, please enter the city!"
Everyone is about to enter the city.
However, Du Ning did not move his feet, but said to the people of the Seven Islands Sea Country: "I suddenly had an inspiration, and thought of a couplet, and wanted to post it outside the city gate for justice."
As soon as the words fell, the scholars in the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom suddenly became furious.
It is obvious that Duning wants to fight back against the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom.
"Well done! This is what our human gentlemen should do!" Tian Feipeng laughed.
"Now, it's Du Ning's turn to pose the question." Fan Rulong said proudly.
"If Du Jun takes action, who can defeat him?"
"The Seven Islands Sea Country will have to pay the price this time!"
Others are also full of confidence in Duning.
"Presumptuous! He actually wants to post his first couplet on the gate of the city to ask for a right. Does he think he can write a couplet that is difficult for everyone to do like Mr. Lin Hengyu!"
"Kuansheng! He simply doesn't take us scholars from the Seven Islands and Sea Kingdom seriously. Who does he think he is? To put it bluntly, he is just a Confucian, Taoist, and Hanlin scholar!"
"I don't believe he can really write something that will last forever. He can't beat us from the Seven Islands Sea Country!"
Many people shouted coldly, and some people found it very funny, thinking that Duning was too arrogant.
Zhang Zewen glanced at Du Ning with disdain, thinking that no matter what couplet Du Ning wrote, they could fight it out on the spot. Since Du Ning wanted to slap them in the face, let's use his own strength to speak for himself and see who it was.