At this time, many courtiers had recognized Shen Ao, but some of them still looked surprised. After all, before, this person was called the bastard young master, a person who seemed to have no knowledge or skills. Now he has such talent and knowledge. I still complied with those words seriously, and I was surprised to see him in a different light after not seeing him for three days.
In fact, the name Shen Ao has been very popular recently. For example, at the Luoshui Poetry Festival on the Zhengyang Festival, the name Shen Ao shined. But later someone said that all his poems were copied, even though It is a poem written on the spot that is passed down by people and has been prepared long ago. Think about it, when the poem was written on the spot, only three people raised different questions. They were Luo Qing, the minister of the Hanlin Academy, a young lady and an elder. your Highness.
Among these three people, as long as Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess is persuaded, the remaining two can be used as accomplices. It is precisely because of such discussions that Shen Ao's talents are not recognized by everyone. That is to say, he is Many people did not take it seriously when he led the country to prosperity. After all, the identity of a businessman is still looked down upon in this society.
But today, Shen Ao's performance completely exceeded everyone's expectations, and his talents and learning were also well displayed. Can anyone say that all this was prepared in advance at this time? Could it be that the Japanese envoy Will it be used by him?
There are also these palindrome poems, which I am afraid you can’t even pay someone to write.
It was at this moment that Shen Ao's talent and learning were recognized, and many people looked at him with admiration.
Feeling the scorching gazes of the courtiers, Shen Ao was not moved by it. When he spoke in the company before, hundreds of thousands of people below him did not feel nervous at all. How could he not be the same now? adapt?
Shen Ao stood in the main hall, enjoying the praises of everyone, and a discordant voice also sounded, "It turns out that it is Duke Zhongguo who is in charge of Yuan Zhonghao. He admires the culture of Daqian, especially Ying You. I have done some research on this topic, but I don’t know if I can ask for advice.”
This is the intention to continue the challenge. Other ministers also saw it. If it were normal, there would be ministers who claimed to be proficient in this field. Naturally, they would stand up, but with the Nine Links in front and the palindrome poems behind them, , those people did not dare to act impulsively and stopped.
Although Guan Yuan Zhonghao challenged Shen Ao, he also had the intention of provoking other courtiers. However, no one stood up at this moment. Only Shen Ao had no time to retreat and was still standing in the palace. He seemed to have become a target.
Shen Ao is not afraid of just becoming a target. Shen Ao thinks openly. It is best to be right, which will destroy the spirit of these envoys. Even if they are not right, who is so young and not as knowledgeable as him?
Thinking like this, Shen Ao didn't give in at all, but stayed still and said in a firm voice, "Ying, are you right? It happens that my father-in-law has also studied it. Although he is not good at it, he can still match one or two. Guan Yuan Zhonghao, right? Come on, right?"
Shen Ao's tone was also serious, and he sounded like he was teaching a lesson. Seeing that Guan Yuan Zhonghao was really angry, he decided to deal with this son first, and then attack other officials and ministers. At that moment, he said: "Okay, even if Duke Zhongguo is so confident, just listen up. My first couplet is from one village, two li, and three masters. He doesn't know the Four Books, Five Classics and Six Meanings, and he dares to teach seven or eighty-nine disciples. It's very bold!"
As soon as these words were said, many courtiers looked sulky, obviously hearing the curse in Guan Yuan Zhonghao's words, intending to ridicule Shen Ao for his arrogance and boldness despite his young age.
Emperor Qianwen who was sitting on the dragon throne also changed his expression. Yan Fu, who was standing next to him and was nearest to him, felt a wave of cold air coming over him. He knew that the emperor was angry. When he looked at Guan Yuan Zhonghao, his right hand He couldn't help but tighten his fists. At this time, the muscles all over his body also tightened rapidly, as if he would take off Guan Yuan Zhonghao's head at the first command.
Everyone else was angry and glaring. Only Shen Ao rolled his eyes at Guan Yuan Zhonghao. He really couldn't understand how this line that clearly appeared in the movie came from his mouth. Could it be that God was helping him? Cover yourself?
Even if they happened to meet him, he would certainly not be polite and give him a blow. He immediately said: "My father-in-law's second line is from a poor family. He only scraped together eighty-two-seven cents, six cents, five cents and four cents, and he is half-hearted and obscene." ! ”
Guan Yuan Zhonghao reprimanded Shen Ao for being very bold, and Shen Ao responded with a first-rate vulgarity. All the courtiers heard the meaning of these words and couldn't help laughing.
If in normal times, if Shen Ao were to behave like this, I am afraid that some courtiers would be displeased, or even reprimand him in public. After all, poetry is a way of elegance, how can we tolerate such nonsense. But now, everyone I just feel physically and mentally happy, exhale a breath of bad breath, and feel indescribably comfortable.
This time, it was Guan Yuan Zhonghao whose face was so ugly that he could squeeze out water. When he looked at Shen Ao, he was so angry that his voice became much more sinister, " Listen carefully, my first couplet is the eight whistles of Baotu Spring, four whistles on the rocks, four whistles on the rocks, and the sound surrounds a pool of spring water."
As soon as Guan Yuan Zhonghao's voice fell, the hall fell into silence. There is an eight and two fours in this couplet, which is exactly the sum of the numbers. It also has the meaning of stone above stone and stone below. Being neat and tidy is indeed not an easy thing.
"Come back!" Shen Ao's eyes lit up when he heard this. If it was a new couplet, he would need to think about it, and he might even be unable to quit. After all, few people would play or pay attention to these trails in later generations. But. Although Guan Yuan Zhonghao produced famous pairs from later generations, that would be different. Shen Ao knew the answer a long time ago based on his ability to look past the past.
"It's a good match, but my father-in-law is too smart. I already have the second line. Listen carefully, the Hanshan bell will ring ten times, five inside the temple, five outside the temple, and the sound will be heard by a passenger ship hundreds of miles away." Shen Ao said confidently, with the middle line Not a single pause.
"Thumbs up!"
Immediately, there was another round of praise. It was obvious that Shen Ao could come up with the second line in such a short period of time, and it was so neat. Fifty-five is ten, inside and outside the temple, it is really hard to fault. Just a little bit of a question.
This was also beyond Guan Yuan Zhonghao's expectation. I originally thought that a person's poems and lyrics may be more powerful, but he may not be so powerful in pairs. In addition, Shen Ao's age is there. He is only fifteen years old, so he shouldn't be so powerful. .But now it seems that he has really met his opponent. Shen Ao's second line is actually more neat than he had thought for a long time.
Fortunately, Guan Yuan Zhonghao didn't just prepare these two pairs. He still had some stocks in his heart, and he immediately said: "Where there is a will, things come true. Even if the cauldron sinks the boat, the hundred and two Qin passes will eventually belong to Chu."
Shen Ao smiled, knowing that he was a match, and immediately replied, "If you work hard, God will not let you down. If you sleep on your salary and endure the gall, three thousand Yue Jia can swallow Wu."
"The water is falling."
"The floating clouds grow long and disappear."
"Thumbs up!"
"There are mountains upon mountains and green mountains upon mountains upon mountains."
"The water is blue and the water is blue and the water is winding and winding."
"Like Like!"
"There is one more." At this moment, Guan Yuan Zhonghao's expression changed, and the inventory in his stomach became less and less. He was probably unable to hold Shen Ao back anymore. "Sit north to south and eat watermelon, and shake the skin to the east. ."
Shen Ao still didn't hesitate at all, and said: "After thinking about it, read the Zuo Zhuan and turn the page to the right."
"You..." After saying the last word, Guan Yuan Zhonghao stepped back involuntarily. At this moment, he was really amazed and defeated by Shen Ao's literary talent and reaction.
Seeing that Guan Yuan Zhonghao seemed to have lost his temper, it was Shen Ao who spoke this time. It was not his character not to fight back when being beaten. "Listen up, my father-in-law also has a few pairs. If you are right, Even if you are great, I am willing to be inferior."
Guan Tian Buhao suddenly became energetic again when he heard that if he matched up, he would win. "Okay, please tell me."
"Lord Guo." Emperor Qianwen, who had been watching the excitement on the dragon throne, finally spoke.
He was naturally very satisfied with Shen Ao's performance before. But when he saw that he was going to test the Japanese envoy, and said that the other party would win if he took over, he had to stop him.
Shen Ao raised his head, blinked at Emperor Qianwen, and showed a very confident look. Emperor Qianwen was so distracted that he forgot what to say. Taking advantage of this time, Shen Ao looked at Guan Tianzhonghao and said, "Listen up. Yes, the first couplet is just five words - smoke locks willows in the pond."
When Guan Yuan Zhonghao heard that there were only five words, he was full of confidence. Anyone who works in pairing knows that the fewer the words, the lower the difficulty.
It wasn't until Shen Ao spoke about Yansuo Pondliu that Guan Yuanzhonghao's expression slowly began to change. He realized the difficulty of this pairing. Not only was it a sentence, but more importantly, it contained metal, wood, water, and fire. Stupid, this makes the difficulty greatly increase in an instant. Not only does it need to be correct, but I don’t even have an answer that makes sense. Not to mention that the first word in the five words is a noun and the second word is a verb. , the third, fourth and fifth words are nouns, whether they are separated or together, they are still nouns.
You can imagine how difficult it is to satisfy these conditions in the second line.
When Shen Ao asked about the first couplet, the other ministers also listened attentively. Until the question came up, they all began to think about it. But the more they thought about it, the more ugly their faces became, and the more difficult they felt. It's so big that everyone can't help but shake their heads, not knowing what to do to solve it.
Everyone was shaking their heads, but Emperor Qianwen, who was sitting in the Jinluan Palace, nodded with satisfaction. He was afraid that Shen Ao would win for a moment and lose the advantage in his hands. Now it seems that he is still very good at doing things. That was good. Especially when he saw everyone's hair turning gray, he just wanted to laugh out loud.
Everyone in the main hall was murmuring in low voices. Shen Ao knew that this first couplet, which would not have the best second couplet in later generations, had troubled everyone, and even more troubled the Japanese envoy. But this was not the end, the other party had passed the exam. He had more than one question, how could he just give it one question?