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Chapter 111 A little test of one’s skills

The Art Garden is a gathering place for Suzhou literati.

On weekdays, Yuan Chongzu's second son, Yuan Shizhong, manages the place and has many friends with literati.

Externally, it seems that they are asking for exchanges of literary talent.

In fact, he used the art garden to recruit talents for King Yan.

Suzhou is known as the hometown of talented people, so it has really supplied a lot of talents over the years.

It's easy to enter this art garden, and you don't need to have any fame. There are three gardens at the entrance. The first garden is the Pair Garden. As long as you match five pairs, you can enter the second garden.

This second garden is the poetry garden. If you write five neat poems in one stick of incense, you will pass the test.

This third garden is the garden of calligraphy and painting. You have to be good at playing chess, calligraphy and painting.

Zhu Jun listened to Shen Erbao's introduction and couldn't help but said: "Interesting, the Yuan family is very ambitious."

Stepping into the art garden, there were a lot of people inside, and there were people from the Yuan Mansion nearby to maintain order.

There are five areas in the Pair Garden: A, B, C, D, and E. From easy to difficult, you can choose a pair from a large number of pairs.

"Many people come here every day, but many of them come here for speculation, and very few people can enter the second garden.

There are also many people who come here to show their faces to enhance their reputation.

Some merchants often come here to catch their son-in-law!" Shen Erbao said.

Catching a son-in-law under the imperial examination is an idiom that came into existence only after passing the imperial examination.

Zhu Jun clicked his tongue and said: "It seems that this art garden is well organized and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people."

"Yes, wearing three gardens corresponds to winning three yuan in a row, which has a very good meaning, and those who can enter the fourth garden are those who have real talent and learning.

Not only can he make friends with these talented people in Suzhou, but he can also curry favor with the powerful and pave the way for his future career.

If you are lucky enough to be favored by these rich ladies, you will reach the sky in one step!" Shen Erbao said: "But Mr. Liu, if we want to do it, we can do it better than this art garden!"

Zhu Jun waved his hand, "It doesn't mean much, let's just run the school well!"

The form of the art garden is too petty and can exploit loopholes. In the final analysis, it is just a vanity fair created by the Yuan family using their power.

However, it is very likely that his fourth brother was behind this. Otherwise, the art garden would not be so popular, and there must be a conveyor chain behind it.

Zhu Jun came to area E, and the pairs above were all extremely simple entry-level pairs.

He picked one at random and started to fight.

There was a scribe on the side who copied the words and said, "Not bad, neat and tidy. You can go to District D. I wish you success!"

Good guy, it's like upgrading to fight monsters.

Zhu Jun heard it was quite exciting, and he immediately became excited.

However, the pairing was a bit childish for him, and in just a hundred breaths, Zhu Jun walked to Area A.

The scribe looked at Zhu Jun and said, "That's right, little friend, please move to the second garden!"

"Thank you!" Zhu Jun cupped his hands, then raised his feet and walked in. Shen Erbao Qiao Zhuang looked like a book boy, but he was not hindered.

However, Zhu Jun's speed surprised those in Dui Ziyuan.

"Isn't this too fast?"

"Baixi Five Pairs, this person's talent cannot be underestimated!"

What are the characters who stay in the Duozi Garden and are not allowed to enter?

Naturally, they are all nine leaky fish.

Zhu Jun entered the second garden. This second garden was really colorful. In the small courtyard, there were plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums, as well as exotic flowers and plants, which were pleasing to the eye.

There were not many people in this second garden, but upon counting, there were actually more than thirty people.

These people are all quite elegant, some are wearing silk and satin, others are wearing coarse linen, and there are both men and women.

Seeing Zhu Jun come in, many people had faint smiles on their faces.

Zhu Jun glanced at it and nodded slightly.

The scribe guarding the entrance of the garden said: "One stick of incense, five poems, and poems based on themes found in the garden, even five five-character quatrains are enough!"

That's too simple. A certain old man Shiquan wrote more than 40,000 poems in his life. Counting from his birth, he wrote an average of two and a half poems a day.

From these more than 40,000 poems, wouldn’t it be easy to randomly select five poems related to plums, orchids, bamboos, chrysanthemums, exotic flowers and plants, and rockery landscapes and pavilions?

Zhu Jun then thought about it, most of the more than 40,000 poems were too long, not famous at all, and he couldn't remember them.

Then he walked to the desk aside, picked up the brush, and started writing directly.

There are also some writing papers on the side, but they all stop writing, and they all look sad.

Zhu Jun wrote quickly and without thinking.

The scribe guarding the document widened his eyes. He looked at Zhu Jun who was writing furiously. Doesn't this guy even have to think?

He took a closer look and saw that they were all five-character quatrains.

The title is even simpler, "Yong Mei, Orchid, Bamboo Shadow, Folding Chrysanthemum, Golden Ruler and Stone!"

Zhu Jun finished writing the last sentence and threw away the pen, "Can I go in?"

The scribe was stunned, looked at Zhu Jun deeply, clasped his fists and said, "Dare you ask me your surname?"

"Li Bai!"

"Master Li, wait a minute!" Then the scribe called the other garden guards over.

Although these five short poems are short, they are all good poems.

"Okay, okay, Master Li is a great talent!" One of the scribes took Zhu Jun's poem and said loudly: "Master Li's poem says: Ode to Plum Blossoms!

There are several plum trees in the corner, and Ling Han is blooming alone.

I know it’s not snow, only the faint fragrance coming!”

Another person also hurriedly sang: "Poem 2: Orchid!

There is a beautiful woman in the empty valley, suddenly embracing the loneliness.

When the east wind blows, the fragrance is far away and fragrant."

“Poem 3: Bamboo Shadow.

Bamboo Shadow and Shishou..."

Everyone present was stunned, and everyone looked at Zhu Jun.

“It’s fake, how long has it been since he came in and he’s already finished five poems?

Although they are all short five-character poems, the first one is a masterpiece!"

Just when everyone was stunned, Zhu Jun had already walked into the third garden, the painting and calligraphy garden!

The journey was smooth and smooth.

Shen Erbao followed Zhu Jun, his eyes full of admiration.

That bastard dares to say that King Wu is ignorant and incompetent?

Which pairings and poems were at your fingertips?

There are even fewer people in the calligraphy and painting garden, only a few people.

Some people are playing chess with each other, some are drawing pictures, and others are playing the piano and writing.

Zhu Jun is not only good at sketching, but as a doctor of archeology, he is also very good at Chinese painting. Although he is not as good as everyone else, in Daye, he can definitely kill people.

Of course, his style is distinctive, but there is still a gap compared with the real masters of art and calligraphy and painting of this era.

However, although painting is laborious, writing calligraphy is much easier.

Just when Zhu Jun was struggling with which new font to use, the people in the Second Garden sent five five-character quatrains written by Zhu Jun to the depths of the garden, "Second Young Master, a stranger came outside.
Chapter completed!
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