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Chapter Thirty-Five: Clever Couplets

"Brother Lin is absolutely right!" Seeing that everyone had gone downstairs, the thin black man ignored Lin Dong and raised his legs to chase after him.

Lin Dong shook his head helplessly and followed the man downstairs.

Along the way, Lin Dong inquired about the man's identity. His surname was Wang and his given name was Zhidong. He was a native of Fengyang. He was 18 years old and had a good family background.

To his surprise, although the man was not outstanding in appearance, he was quite talented. He was admitted as a scholar at the age of fourteen. Unfortunately, Wang Zhidong did not pass the last provincial examination.

According to what he said, he had nothing to worry about. According to his father, passing the exam too early was not a good thing. He was told to study at home and wait a few years before taking the exam.

When the two of them arrived at Wangjiang Tower, a lot of people had gathered here, sitting or standing in the hall, which was very lively.

The legendary little dancing girl did not appear, only a girl dressed as a maid held a couplet in her hand. Lin Dong looked up and saw that the couplet read: The northern swallow flies south, the east and west wings are up and down.

The maid ignored everyone's gazes and talked eloquently: "My young lady said that since it is a literary society, we must make friends through literature. All the talented people have also seen it. There are too many people here today, and there is no room for these many talented people in the room."

, Miss has given a topic, if you want to enter the gate, you only need to read this couplet; if you can't think of a suitable couplet at the moment, you talented people can also compose a poem. As long as the poem you write can satisfy my Miss, you can enter.

Of course, famous talents can enter just by announcing their home address. As for other people, they have to follow the rules."

This couplet looks simple, but it contains six directions: east, south, west, north, up and down. The key is that it also implies that there are levels of talent. Don't be fooled, it's really not right.

Couples are commonplace for talented people like them, and they often play with them. But when everyone saw this couplet, their faces became ugly and they all fell into deep thought.

It's a pity that these talented people couldn't come up with a suitable second line after thinking for a long time, so they had to give up after thinking for a long time.

Originally, all the talented people wanted to perform well against their opponent, but after trying it for a while, they all gave up and had to put their thoughts away. They turned to the next best thing and prepared to compose a poem.

As a talented person, he usually writes down some good verses when he comes across them, but it came in handy at this moment, so they all picked up their pens and wrote down their own poems on rice paper.

Lin Dong frowned. Writing lyrics and poetry was not his strong point. The problem was that if he wanted to get in, he had to write poems or couplets. This was really a bit difficult.

As for being a famous talent, that was even more impossible. After all, he had just arrived in Fengyang a few days ago and it was impossible for him to become famous.

In just a short time, many people had already entered the door with their poems or self-introduction, and obtained the maid's permission.

Lin Dong was secretly worried. Finding Zhu Guoxiang through the little dancing girl was the simplest and most direct way he could think of. There may be other ways, but they cannot be done in a day or two. What Lin Dong lacks most now is time.

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It can be said that it is extremely difficult to get the position of a Qianhu officer in just ten days. After all, I am not familiar with the place. Even if I want to give money, the other party must know me first, right?

I found a chance to get to know Mr. Zhu, and even if a stranger gave me money, he wouldn't dare to take anything wrong from me.

The little dancing girl is a good breakthrough point. If it is true as Cheng San said, as long as the little dancing girl can gain the trust, it will not be difficult to win over Zhu Guoxiang.

Can you seize the opportunity and take this opportunity? If you miss today, I don’t know when I will see this little dancing girl again.

If you can't see the little dancing girl, no one will recommend Zhu Guoxiang to you, and you will have trouble finding a position in Qianhu. The most important thing is that the Fengyang War is coming, and you don't have much time left for you. If you can't catch it,

If you take the chance, this matter will probably go south.

At this time, Wang Zhidong strode forward, wrote a poem on rice paper, handed it to Xiao Wu and said, "Please help me pass it on, girl."

Xiao Wu smiled slightly, took the poem and handed it to a maid next to her, saying, "Give it to Miss to look at."

The maid took the poem and disappeared at the door. Soon, she saw the maid coming out of the door and said with a smile: "My young lady has read Mr. Wang's poem. Please invite me."

Wang Zhidong was overjoyed, and he cupped his hands towards Lin Dong and said, "Brother Lin, please take the first step."

Lin Dong nodded and said: "Brother Wang, please."

Seeing that the number of people in the hall was getting smaller and smaller, Lin Dong was secretly worried. Could it be that he really wanted to plagiarize a poem? But he didn't remember many poems. Now he really hated himself. Why didn't he study more when he was studying?

Nowadays, it is very difficult to plagiarize a poem. It is true that when you use the book, you will regret it. Now he realizes that if you don't study hard, even if you are given the opportunity to time travel, you will not be able to do anything wrong.

Just when Lin Dong was in a panic, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from outside the hall, followed by a series of exclamations. Apparently someone was riding a horse on the street. Lin Dong looked back and saw a tall horse pulling a carriage from

He flew past the door, and everyone was shocked and gave in.

Lin Dong suddenly felt blessed. He immediately put up his pen and wrote the second couplet. Everyone looked sideways and saw that it read: The front wheel is in the same track as the back wheel, and the left and right wheels have no height.

Immediately, the entire hall fell into silence, followed by a round of applause. Those talented people who couldn't answer the second line of the second line all cast approving glances, as if Lin Dong had taken a breath of bad breath for himself.

The east and lower couplets of Guanlin show that the front and rear wheels are rutted, and the left and right wheels are not high or low. It includes the six directions of front, back, left, right, high, and low, which are exactly opposite to the east, south, west, and north direction of Miss Wuyue.

The six directions of upper and lower also imply that everyone is equal and there is no distinction between high and low. He fought back fiercely.

The little girl's face changed slightly when she saw that someone had really matched the couplet. She still clearly remembered that it was autumn when the young lady came up with this couplet. At that time, the autumn weather was high and the wild geese were flying south. It happened that Zhu Guoxiang was staying behind in Fengyang.

After being forced to visit her, Miss Wu was upset and saw wild geese flying south, so she took up pen and wrote this couplet.

There is an implicit feeling that Prime Minister Zhu uses his power to suppress others, and his own status is humble and hesitant.

It's a pity that after I wrote the first couplet, I couldn't think of a suitable second couplet, so I took out this couplet to test the talents in Fengyang City.

But after a few months, no one in Fengyang City could solve the second couplet, which made Miss Wuyue feel happy but also a little bit disappointed.

Seeing that this couplet, which had not been matched for a long time, was unexpectedly shown, the maid hurriedly took Lin Dong's second couplet into the inner room.

"This brother is a bit unfamiliar. Could it be that he is also a student of Fengyang?" At this time, an unexpected young man came over. This man looked quite talented, but he didn't know about his literary talent.

"I'm Lin Dong. It's my first time to come to Fengyang, Zhongdu. I'm honored to meet you all here. It's a pleasure to meet you." Lin Dong cupped his hands and said hello to everyone.

Just when everyone wanted to inquire more about Lin Dong's situation, the maid came back and said loudly: "This young master, my lady has invited you."

Lin Dong nodded slightly, greeted everyone again, and entered the gate.

Behind the gate is a garden. At this time, many people are already sitting in the pavilion of the garden. Opposite the pavilion is a small octagonal pavilion. At this time, a person is sitting in the middle of the pavilion. There is a couplet on the stone table in front of him.

It was the one Lin Dong faced just now.

"Who is this person? The couple is really neatly matched, and the word is also written neatly. It seems that he must be a famous talent in Fengyang City." The girl looked at the couple in front of her, her eyes full of joy.

"Miss, this young master doesn't seem to be from Zhongdu." At this time, a maid whispered.

"How can I see it?"

"Miss, I have held several literary parties before, but I have never seen this person." The maid shook her head and replied.

"Oh, let me take a look." The girl said and looked up, just in time to see Lin Dong walking in with his head held high.

Unlike other literati, Lin Dong has a slender figure, and during this period of daily exercise, the muscles on his body are also highlighted, showing a manly beauty, which immediately makes the girl suffocate, and her eyes are full of surprise.

"This person doesn't look like a scholar, but he can match up with him. It's really rare."

"I don't know your surname?" Before the girl could wake up from the shock, she heard a man looking at Lin Dong with a malicious look on his face and asking.

"I'm at Lindong."

"It turns out he is Mr. Lin. I wonder who Mr. Lin is. Does he have any fame?"

Lin Dong frowned slightly. It seemed that this person came with bad intentions. He immediately snorted coldly and said, "I'm just a talented scholar, let everyone laugh."

Everyone frowned. This man looks young. Since he has also been selected as a scholar, he might actually have some talent. Let me test him. If you can, I will embarrass you in front of the little dancing girl.

Do you think you have the nerve to stay here?

Thinking of this, the man smiled slightly and said: "I heard that Mr. Lin is very talented. I am very honored to have the honor to see you today. Today coincides with the little dancing girl holding a literary meeting here. Why don't Mr. Lin compose a poem?

So that I can see how talented the young master is."

Lin Dong frowned. He was stared at by this person as soon as he came in. Could it be that this person was shot?

However, when he saw the way this man looked at the little dancing girl, he immediately understood the whole story. It turned out that this boy was jealous.

You can't do it. It's none of my business that you're interested in the little dancing girl. I was targeted by you as soon as I came in. Now, do you want to write this poem or not?

Thinking of this, Lin Dong immediately became determined and thought to himself: "Since we are looking for a little dancing girl, we have to show something. Since this person wants to find trouble, why not take this opportunity to show off his talent."
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