Lu Shenyan's sharp and arrogant voice echoed in Lingyan Pavilion, causing the surrounding noise to fall into silence.
No reason, just because this guy's mouth is really too poisonous...
All those who had been criticized, even if they got good results in the end, were still made pale and flushed by Lu Shenyan's extremely sharp criticism. Some people with a bad mentality even had their chests heaving and feeling full of energy.
, if there weren't people blocking him in the surrounding environment, I would have rushed up and punched this guy twice.
Suddenly, the whole place was filled with hatred.
Lu Shenyan commented on more than a dozen people in one breath, but his eyes became more and more excited.
A familiar poem came into Lu Shenyan's eyes. He raised his eyelids slightly and said, "The hunting west wind blows people down, dust is everywhere in the world, Hu'er froze to death under the Great Wall, and I began to believe that there is something special in the south of the Yangtze River."
Spring...this picture, I think, is very - wonderful!"
After sitting down, Shao Tong suddenly raised his head and looked at Lu Shenyan in disbelief, thinking that he had heard wrongly.
It's rare for Lu Shenyan to praise others? Isn't it?
Shao Tong's eyes widened in excitement, and his eyes burst out with a proud and bright light. Indeed, if all of the people here were to talk about their attainments in poetry, I'm afraid no one here could surpass him.
So, it seems that my grade A is a sure thing?
Shao Tong clenched his fists in excitement, puffed out his chest, and was ready to receive praises from all directions.
But Lu Shenyan's next words made him suddenly fall from the clouds to the bottom.
"However... I have no ambitions, no ambitions, and no outspoken thoughts. I only know how to flatter you. I believe that there is no spring in the south of the Yangtze River. There is indeed spring. But spring comes and winter comes, and the world is peaceful. How can it be flattering?
Is it enough to just ‘believe in the monarch’?”
"Is it possible that while His Majesty is working hard at the front, you can just flatter him from behind and be able to run the country in peace?"
Lu Shenyan tilted his head and looked at Shao Tong with lightning-like eyes.
Shao Tong was stunned. He was so embarrassed by Lu Shenyan's "flattering" that he could hardly raise his head. His face instantly turned the color of pig liver, and he stared at Lu Shenyan as if he wanted to eat him alive.
"It's not been a day or two since we met at Qingfeng Tea House. You rely on your good knowledge and some prestige among scholars to form a clique. Because your family is rich and generous, you have many followers. However, ask yourself
, Mr. Yuan just said that everyone can use the hundreds of test questions on their own, and many people took the test questions seriously and answered them. Why do you think you can come out on top just by relying on poetry?"
"You -" Shao Tong has been used to being praised since he was a child. He has never experienced such an insult. His face suddenly turned purple and he stared at Lu Shenyan fiercely. He didn't care that Xia Lishuang and Wen Ranran were still present.
He stood up and pointed at the other person's nose, yelling curses.
"Who are you, Lu Shenyan?! You're just a troll! Do you really think that you were let out of the palace? You knew it yourself. If you didn't take the initiative to leave the palace at that time, look at your little life
, I’m afraid I have to stay in Tai Chi Hall on the spot!”
"Hmph! You bribed officials to show your authority here because of your bad mouth. Who do you think you are?! My poem is a good one for people from all over the country. Is it your turn to teach me?"
Shao Tong blushed, stepped forward suddenly, looked at Xia Lishuang and Wen Ranran, and knelt down with the indignation of a scholar.
"Lu Shenyan misjudged the case file and was completely unconscionable. Your Majesty is a man of divine grace and a man who can distinguish right from wrong! Please punish him severely!"
Xia Lishuang looked at the angry young man, then at Shao Tong, and said nothing for a long time.
He suddenly clapped his hands, and a maid immediately came up with a thick stack of poems.