So they went to Beijing to take the exam and did not live in the Zhejiang Guild Hall. Instead, they lived in the house of a big businessman in Yuyao. It was fine at first, but a contest during the Lantern Festival made them feel the sadness of being isolated and helpless.
But they said that during the Lantern Festival, they made an appointment to take a flower boat on the Qinhuai River to celebrate the festival. It was something they were very happy about, but who knew that the booked boat was occupied by another group of people. Wang Han and others angrily questioned the old bustard, and the result was that
I was so crowded out by those gangsters.
"If you don't go back to sharpen your guns in battle, you come here to imitate other people's drinking wine. When the time comes that your reputation has faded, you will have plenty of time to drown your sorrows in wine." The leader of the group stood on the boat, condescendingly blocking their way, and the others also laughed loudly.
"You guys are just candidates who have to take the exam." Wang Han and others said angrily: "It's not necessarily who has lost his name."
"We have lost our reputation?" The laughter of the Juzi on the boat became more and more wild. The prostitutes on the side smiled sweetly and reminded: "These are the Juren masters from Jiangxi..." It was said so naturally, as if the Juzi from Jiangxi should be taken for granted.
Just like the Jinshi.
However, judging from the experience of the past few years, it seems to be true. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the people from Jiangxi have the most Jinshi. Especially in the several competitions of the Yongle Dynasty, the Jiangxi people have shown their overwhelming strength, not only in the gold list
He is the leading scholar in the world, and he dominates almost every subject in the Three Tripods. It is said that Jiangxi is the only place where the world's literary fortune flourishes. There is also a rumor that "the top scholar Duoji Shui is half of Jiangxi Province."
Therefore, Jiangxi's candidates are inevitably arrogant and have no one to spare. Even Zhejiang's candidates, who are second in the world in terms of literary fortune, do not look down upon them. But Yuyao's candidates are equally arrogant and think they are no worse than Jiangxi people, so they are unwilling to lose momentum.
, said angrily: "What's wrong with Jiangxi's examination? Isn't it just relying on the people in the court? If you rely on true talent to learn, it's not necessarily who is higher and who is lower."
This is a big step on Jiangxi's candidates. It is said that Jiangxi people are so popular in the Jinshi list that they almost monopolize the top spots in the past years. No matter what the reason is, it makes the candidates from other provinces very unhappy and they often
Some people made trouble with them in the court, saying that half of the ministers in the court were from Jiangxi, and most of the examiners and fellow examiners were from Jiangxi, so naturally they were favoring Jiangxi people.
But Jiangxi people naturally don't think so. They think this is the result of their emphasis on culture and education and passing on the legacy from generation to generation. However, it is true that Jiangxi is known as a country of integrity and justice. Since the Northern Song Dynasty, it has produced talents in large numbers and has become the center of national culture.
Yan Shu, Ouyang Xiu, Li Gou, Zeng Gong, Wang Anshi, Huang Tingjian, Lu Jiuyuan, Yang Wanli, Jiang Kui, Wen Tianxiang... These literary giants lasted throughout the two Song Dynasties and dominated the literary world until the present dynasty. Jiangxi's literary movement is still at its peak. Xie Jin, Hu
Guang, Yang Shiqi, Hu Yan, Jin Youzi... the ministers of literature in the court and the leaders of the Hanlin Academy were almost all from Jiangxi. It is unreasonable that Jiangxi should not produce the number one scholar. Therefore, Jiangxi people are confident about their achievements and hate the gossip of others.
Now it was impossible for Wang Han and others to leave. The two sides walked back and forth along the Qinhuai River, each holding their own opinions, attracting more and more viewers. Someone suggested, what's the point of fighting over each other?
I mean, why not give it a try, and whoever loses will apologize to the winner, admit that he is not as good as the other person, and then stay out of the way.
The two sides had been fighting each other for a long time, and they were determined to decide the winner. Then, under the witness of everyone, they began to compare poems and prose. There were quite a lot of talented people on both sides, and they couldn't tell the winner when comparing poems and lyrics.
In the end, I had to use a simple method to decide the battle - couplets. For both sides, you play the upper couplet and I play the lower couplet. After the couplet comes up, I play the upper couplet and you play the lower couplet. Until one party cannot match up, the loser will be awarded.
You and I matched each other for more than a dozen times, but when it was Zhejiang Juzi's turn, it got stuck. However, just when Jiangxi Juzi was about to win, the Dengshan fire in front of the Meridian Gate forced the competition to be suspended.
The two sides had no choice but to agree to compete again in the future. Wang Han and others, who were lucky enough to escape failure, returned to their residence and thought hard, but found that this couplet was really difficult, and they still haven't matched it yet. Over there, Jiangxi Juzi kept urging,
Ask them to hurry up and keep the appointment, otherwise they will give up.
Wang Han and others, who tried their best and couldn't answer the second line, finally thought of asking for help, and the first person they thought of was Wang Xian. Although Wang Xian had almost no interaction with them, his performance at the West Lake Poetry Competition was really impressive.
It was so impressive that once it was proposed, everyone unanimously agreed. However, when they went to the Zhejiang Guild Hall to ask Wang Xian to come out, they learned that he was not there at all.
After all, news was transmitted slowly in this era. Wang Han and others did not know that Wang Xian had changed his military position, and insiders were unwilling to tell them. They just vaguely said that Wang Xian might not participate in the examination. In desperation, Wang Han and others had no choice but to
They went to the meeting bravely, but they never expected that they would meet him halfway. You can imagine the joy of this group of people.
Wang Xian couldn't help but feel ashamed. He knew how much he weighed, and the result of pushing forward would be to make people laugh. He advised: "Seeing that there are only a few days until the exam, it is better to concentrate on taking the exam and avoid fighting with emotions."
"Brother Zhongde taught you a lesson! Yes," Wang Han said with a wry smile: "But now we are riding a tiger and it is difficult to get off. If we lose this time, not only will we lose face to grandma's house, but even the whole Zhejiang Province will be laughed at. This
The sin is too great."
"Yes, if we lose without a fight, wouldn't we become cowards," others echoed, "If we enter the examination hall like this, our performance will definitely be a mess."
Seeing their persistence, Wang Xian had no choice but to say: "But what should I do if I am not their opponent?"
"Then we accept it." Everyone accepted this dead truth.
"It's not that I don't want to help. It's just that I don't have the strength to help..." Wang Xian explained sincerely, but everyone just didn't believe it. He had no choice but to say: "Forget it, tell me first, what kind of couplet is it?"
"The first couplet is - the clear water of fragrant lotuses is moving, the wind is cool and the summer is long." Seeing that he finally relented, Wang Han explained to him happily: "This couplet may seem ordinary, but in fact it contains a mystery.
It's a palindrome poem
"That's right." Someone else answered: "First read the first seven characters, then read the last seven characters, then turn the ten characters upside down, and read the first seven characters and the last seven characters again, you can form a poem Xianglian
The clear water moves and the wind cools, and the cool breeze moves the water, which makes the summer long. The cool breeze moves the water, and the cool breeze moves the water, which is fragrant with green lotuses."
"What a wonderful work of art..." Wang Xian couldn't help but praise. Before he finished speaking, he heard an arrogant laugh and said: "You idiots, haven't you come up with such a simple pair yet?"
Hearing this voice, the faces of all the Yu Yao Juzi immediately changed. Wang Xian followed the sound and saw a dozen young scholars walking over from the opposite side, their eyes full of provocation.
"Who said we didn't come out against each other?" Wang Han hurriedly cheered up.
"Cooked duck - tough mouthed" Obviously, these later scholars were the governors of Jiangxi. Their eyes swept over the other Yao governors, and finally fell on Wang Xian and said: "This one is very sharp, he is one of you
Are you inviting reinforcements?"
"Brother Zhongde was just passing by and asked casually what we were going to do." Wang Han turned out to be a rare kind person. He did not drag Wang Xian into the water, but gave him a step and said: "Brother Zhongde, you go back and study first.
, we bid farewell."
Hearing what he said, those Jiangxi candidates looked back and said with great momentum: "Do you dare to go upstairs? If you don't dare, you can go back and study." Yan Bi laughed and went upstairs, and all the Yu Yao candidates
Then they all looked at Wang Xian. They knew the cause and effect, and naturally understood that Wang Han was leaving the choice in Wang Xian's hands. Wang Xian could choose to leave, but he could also choose to follow. Seeing that Wang Xian was slow to move, they
Feeling disappointed, I had no choice but to follow Jiangxi Juzi upstairs.
Wang Han gave Wang Xian a strong smile and said, "I'll talk to Brother Zhongde later." Then he also stepped into the restaurant.
"Sir, shall we go?" Shuai Hui asked in a low voice.
A faint bitter smile appeared on Wang Xian's face.
When all the Yu Yao Juzi came upstairs, they saw that the upstairs was already full of people. In addition to the dozen Jiangxi Juzi, there were also Juzi from Henan, Zhili, Shandong, Huguang and other places, as well as ten people from the Qinhuai River.
Several famous prostitutes accompanied them. These people were either invited by Jiangxi Juzi or took the initiative to watch the fun. All kinds of people gathered together.
Wang Han and others gasped when they saw this. If they were embarrassed, it would spread all over the capital in an instant, and even spread to all regions of the country as the Juzi returned to their hometowns. After understanding the vicious intentions of the Jiangxi Juzi, Wang Han
The others' eyes were spitting fire, but there was nothing they could do...
"Today's event is the continuation of the Lantern Festival event. It should have been held long ago, but because of the cowards from some places, it was postponed until today." The leader of the Jiangxi Juzi is Hu Guang.
Hu Zhong, the young master, has succeeded Xie Jin as the leader of the literary world and the master of hundreds of officials. Naturally, Mr. Hu is the leader of this group of Jiangxi graduates. He is leaning on the back of his chair, waving a folding fan in his hand and squinting.
Wang Han and others said: "Can I tell you the truth if I can answer the second line? Your time is precious and I don't have time to waste it with you."
"This..." The other Yao Juzi looked at each other, and they all saw unwillingness in each other's eyes. However, they had racked their brains these days and still couldn't come to terms with each other. Naturally, they would not use their brains anymore, hoping that an idea would come to them on the spot. In fact,
At this moment, under the gaze of the people around them who were either looking at them with disdain or gloating about their misfortune, Wang Han and the others' minds went blank. It was very difficult to even think, let alone have an idea. They could only accept the reality unwillingly and were willing to admit defeat.
…
"We..." Wang Han's throat trembled a few times, and he said with great difficulty, "Isn't it..."
He spoke these words extremely slowly, each word weighing as much as a thousand pounds. Before the expressions of all the Jiangxi officials had changed, Hu Zhong and others' faces were already filled with arrogance and arrogance.
Pleasure...
"I'm sorry." However, at this time, a hand was pressed on Wang Han's shoulder, and the words "' were forced out into his throat, and the man saw a refreshing smile on his face and said: "I disappoint you.