Xia Shang talked a lot, and everyone in the room gradually became calmer.
Regardless of whether the previous suspicions were true or false, Xia Shang was right in the end.
They all only saw the glory of becoming a representative of Dahua, but they did not expect how much their reputation would be lost if they failed.
"I'm not trying to dampen your enthusiasm. It's because your emotions are too high and you haven't correctly assessed the risks of the whole thing. If you participate in the cultural conference with such a mentality, there will most likely not be good results. I don't say whether Young Master Mo Bai is...
He felt unsure, so he withdrew. Speaking of Zhang Liang, the Japanese representative who appeared at Xiangyun Restaurant yesterday, he made Ouyang Wenxiu leave in shame with just one poem. This shows that the people in the Japanese delegation are not ordinary people. And this cultural meeting
It was also instigated by them, which shows that the Japanese side is full of confidence in this cultural conference and has made sufficient preparations. Even the information of everyone present has been well known to them."
The more Xia Shang spoke, the uglier the expressions of everyone present became.
"Finally, for some unknown reason, the imperial court allowed His Highness Prince Cheng to join our team. With Prince Cheng participating, four people will fight against five people from the Japanese country, and the difficulty will increase by one point."
"What do you mean!" Li Zijin, who was watching the show in the main seat, became furious and smashed the teacup he was holding to the ground. "You mean to say that I am the one holding you back?"
Xia Shang sneered: "Your Highness, please calm down. I just want everyone here to understand the difficulty and risks of this cultural conference. I don't mean any offense."
"This place is so busy, what happened?"
Seeing that a conflict was about to break out between Xia Shang and His Highness Prince Cheng, Mr. Ouyang, who had been waiting for a long time, finally appeared.
Mr. Ouyang, with a kind smile on his face, came to the living room accompanied by Ouyang Wenxiu and Ouyang Changhao.
When Ouyang Zheng appeared, everyone stopped talking and stood up in unison to bow deeply to Nan Sheng.
"Ahem... It doesn't have to be like this. All of you here are the new generation of elites in the Chinese literary world. This cultural conference between the two countries is counting on you."
"The gentleman has praised me, but I am not worth mentioning in front of him."
Ouyang Zheng slowly came to the left of Li Zijin and took a seat. When he saw Li Zijin's angry face, he asked with a smile: "I wonder what made His Highness Prince Cheng so angry?"
Li Zijin
He suppressed his anger and sat down angrily: "I must attend this literary meeting. If anyone has any objections, please go to the court and raise it with the emperor."
Seeing Li Zijin's dandy look, the talented men all had worries on their faces.
"That person surnamed Xia is right. Wen will bring such a person with him this time. How can we guarantee that we will win against the Japanese?"
On the side, Ouyang Zheng took a sip of tea after sitting down, and then glanced at everyone: "I just heard that everyone was discussing intensely, have you decided now which five people will represent Dahua?"
Mo Bai replied: "Previously, the two Mr. Bai, Mr. Yang, Mr. Chang, and Miss Shiyin all intended to become representatives of Dahua. From the students' point of view, everyone present today is on par with each other in terms of talent and learning, and this
Several of them are very willing to participate in the cultural conference, and the students think they are all suitable candidates."
"Wait!" Yang Shang suddenly interrupted and frowned, "Sir, the student just now didn't think enough. He thinks that except for chess, he is not as good as everyone here in other aspects. In order not to drag everyone down, I still act as a sparring partner.
The most suitable."
Yang Shang voluntarily quit, and Miss Shiyin immediately changed her mind: "As a woman, I think I am inferior to Ke Xianzi in many aspects. Even Ke Xianzi does not dare to participate in the cultural gathering. Naturally, Shiyin does not dare to make any mistakes. I will still help you gentlemen.
It’s suitable to do some behind-the-scenes work.”
Obviously, Xia Shang's words had some effect, and the talents all realized that things were much more complicated than imagined.
Soon, Mr. Chang also withdrew on his own initiative, and the Bai brothers also backed down.
As a result, no one will take the initiative to participate in the cultural gathering.
Ouyang Zheng's face was not very pretty, and with such momentum, he had already lost without even having to compete.
Behind Ouyang Zheng, Ouyang Changhao sneered: "You are all the most famous figures in the capital. You have a lot of skills in writing and writing on weekdays. Why do you all become mute when the critical moment comes? It seems that we have to watch it when.
Our Ouyang family."
As he spoke, Ouyang Changhao turned his attention to his younger brother beside him.
"Wen Xiu, it seems that you must be the representative of this poetry club!"
Ouyang Wenxiu's expression changed and he lowered his head.
Ouyang Changhao asked doubtfully: "What? You don't want to participate?"
Ouyang Wenxiu blushed: "Brother, it's not that my brother doesn't want to participate.
But I didn’t dare to participate. The Japanese man I met at Xiangyun Restaurant before was a very good poet, and I was no match for him. Moreover, I also heard that that person could only be regarded as the last among the Japanese representatives. With my younger brother’s current level,
, it’s hard to make a difference, so there’s no need to drag everyone down.”
After listening to Ouyang Wenxiu's words, everyone's momentum dropped to the lowest level.
Ouyang Wenxiu lost the courage to fight against the worst of the Japanese envoys?
Although everyone here dares to say that they are better than Ouyang Wenxiu, how much better can they be?
Taking Ouyang Wenxiu as a reference, everyone felt even more uncertain.
Seeing that no one was speaking, Ouyang Zheng's eyes gradually deepened and he whispered: "The cultural exchange between the two countries is related to the face of the country, and it is not a time to care about personal gains and losses. If you are not interested in fighting, then I don't need to waste more time here. Hey...
"
With a sigh, Ouyang was about to get up and leave.
At this time, Xia Shang said: "I am willing to participate! I am just an unknown junior. Even if I lose, there is nothing to be ashamed of."
As he said this, Xia Shang winked at Lin Qingzhu.
Lin Qingzhu also said: "Sir, I, Lin Qingzhu, am also willing to participate. I am just a woman. Even if I lose, there is nothing to be ashamed of."
There is nothing to be ashamed of if you lose, so I participate.
This reason is really unreasonable.
Thinking that it was Xia Shang who said he would not participate before, and now it is Xia Shang who stands up and says he will participate.
At this time, everyone also realized that just now this kid just put on a show to discourage everyone. Now no one is participating. When he stood up and said he wanted to participate, no one objected.
"Mr. Xia, you really put on a good show. It turns out that the one who really wants to participate is you! But it would be disgraceful for you to use such a method, right?" Mo Bai asked coldly.
"Master Mobai, what methods did you use? What I just said was just a matter of fact. Besides, there is nothing glorious or disgraceful about competing with the Japanese. As long as you can win, you can use any method. I will not compete with you.
I am talented and knowledgeable, but compared with you in terms of tactics, it is obvious that you lost this round. Besides, even if you can still regret it at this moment, if any of you here dare to block your reputation outside and attend the cultural conference, you can just stand up."