Li Jie and Lin Lan arrived at the second floor of Fuqing Building and happened to see Lin Ting looking into the distance with a solemn expression. When they approached, Lin Lan was the first to speak: "Li Zhan, don't be discouraged. This is my fourth time, Uncle Thirteen."
You have to take the test to get the result. This is your first time taking part, so don’t worry."
Lin Tingang turned around after hearing this and glanced at Li Jie from the corner of his eyes. It was obvious what he was thinking. Lin Lan couldn't help but feel angry and funny when he saw this, and said: "What? You think you are as talented as Shen Zhi, why?"
Did you fail this subject?"
Lin Tingang looked dumb and said nothing. Lin Lan said: "If the water is not thick, it will be unable to carry a large boat; if the wind is not thick, it will be unable to carry large wings. Why don't you understand?"
Which of the marking officers in the examination is not a master of time and literature? What does it mean that you failed this time?"
Seeing this, Li Jie said: "Uncle Thirteen, Li Zhan understands in his heart, but he has not recovered for a while. His writing is not bad either."
When Lin Lan saw Li Jie and Xi Ni, he couldn't help but glared at him. His tone suddenly increased by half a minute and said, "Don't I know what level he is? What he lacks is stability! Those who are good at writing are indeed very good, and those who are not good at writing are indeed very good.
His talent is quite average, what does this mean? Not enough accumulation! His talent is indeed not bad, but it still needs to be sharpened, and nothing can be accomplished without polishing it!"
Seeing Lin Lan's sullen tone, Lin Tingang said: "Uncle Thirteen, I know, I don't plan to go back this time. My father asked me to go to the Imperial College to study and prepare for the next exam for three years. I agreed.
Don't bother me if I ask you and Shen Zhi for advice."
Hearing this, Lin Lan raised the corner of his mouth and said: "To learn, you must have a teacher, and to teach, you must have friends. This is the way to study. I will not be happy if you don't come!"
Li Jie smiled slightly and said: "It's important to learn and have teachers, and it's also important to have friends. Don't be polite when the time comes!"
Lin Tingang couldn't help but feel warm after hearing the words of the two people. His expression swept away the previous silence and regained his bearing as a member of a noble family. He said, "Today I was supposed to congratulate Uncle Thirteen and Shen Zhi for their high school entrance examination, but because I lost interest in it,
, I’m really ashamed!”
Lin Lan said: "Not disappointing, not disappointing, this is the Li Zhan I know, this is the magnanimity that a descendant of the Lianjiang Lin family should have!"
When Li Jie and Lin Tingang heard Lin Lan's words, they looked at each other and smiled, and then the three of them went to the box to prepare for the banquet. During the period, the three of them discussed current affairs and exchanged glasses, and Lin Tingang's mood couldn't help but improve.
Liu Yu and Hu Ping made an appointment with fellow villagers and came to Fuqing Tower, which happened to be in the box next to Li Jie and the others.
A scholar asked: "Listen, does the voice next door sound like Lin Huiyuan's voice?"
"Don't tell me, it's really similar. The other person's rich voice is a bit like Lin Lan's. I just heard their voices at Mr. Ge's house before."
At this time, another scholar said: "The Lianjiang Lin family has many talented people from generation to generation. Among this generation, Lin Pingzhi is the most eye-catching! I wonder if he will be able to pass the imperial exam to get the first prize."
Hu Ping said: "I think it is very possible. Lin Pingzhi is not only outstanding in talent and learning, but also has a first-class appearance. There is nothing taboo about his name. The possibility of being the number one scholar in the imperial examination is quite high. Don't you see?
Does the Jingzhong Spinach Bank list him as the best candidate for the No. 1 pick?"
The imperial examination was the most unfair examination in the three-level imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty. When the number one scholar was drafted, changes may have been made due to taboos about the royal name, the candidate's appearance, the candidate's name, or even the emperor's sudden dream.
The candidate for the top spot.
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When Liu Yu heard that everyone was talking about Li Jie, he felt strong jealousy biting his heart like a snake. He threw the wine glass in his hand and stood up angrily. When Hu Ping saw this, he said: "Pingfu, what are you doing?" What to do?"
Liu Yu said in a steady tone: "I'm going to give you a try on this Huiyuan's qualities. See how you praise him so much that he's not talented in the world. He has a lot of experience in couplets. I want to see Lin Ping." Isn’t it as everyone says that you are born with it!”
After saying that, they headed towards Li Jie and his group's box without waiting for anyone to stop them. Everyone looked at each other, and out of respect for fellow countrymen, they could only follow in case something unexpected happened. Li Jie felt unhappy when he heard the movement next door, and the three of them were in good spirits. Nong is about to be disrupted.
With a bang, Liu Yu rushed in through the door. Lin Lan and Lin Tingang frowned when they saw someone trespassing and were about to scold the person, but Li Jie raised his hand to signal them to calm down. Lin Tingang didn't understand Li Jie's words. Meaning, he said in an unhappy tone: "Who are you? Why did you break into my room without permission?"
Liu Yu said: "I am also a tribute scholar in this class. I happened to hear that Lin Huiyuan was next door, so I wanted to come over and have a chat."
Lin Lan suppressed the unhappiness in his heart when he heard that the other party was also a newly minted scholar. After all, they were all of the same age, and said, "Even if we want to communicate, we shouldn't act like this!"
Liu Yu bowed and said, "I'm sorry! I heard that Lin Huiyuan is very talented. I have a few couplets that I would like to ask you for advice."
Lin Lan heard Ming's intention and knew that this was because the person who came here was unkind. He didn't know whether Li Jie was good at couplets. He was about to interrupt when Li Jie's words came.
"Oh, what a coincidence, I also have a few couplets here!"
Liu Yu waved his hands: "Please enlighten me!"
"The sky is blue and the water is connected to the sky, and the water and sky are one color."
Liu Yu pondered for a moment and replied: "What's so difficult about this? The bright moon is accompanied by the stars, and the stars and the moon shine together! I propose a question: When the chrysanthemum-appreciating guests return, many hands pick up the broken pieces of Peng Zejing."
The scholars who followed closely cheered: "Good luck!"
Li Jie looked surprised. He didn't expect that this man also had two brushes. The Peng Ze in the first couplet refers to Tao Yuanming. Take advantage of Luoyang spring!"
Everyone was surprised when they heard Li Jie's second couplet. They didn't expect Lin Huiyuan to answer so quickly and neatly. The first couplet expressed dissatisfaction with picking dead chrysanthemums. There was an ancient saying that "Luoyang's peonies bring wealth and wealth in spring". Taking peonies as the theme, it is said that the flower sellers have taken away all the spring scenery in Luoyang.
When Liu Yu saw Li Jie answering the couplet he had been thinking about so quickly, his expression became uncertain: "You can continue to make the couplet!"
"First couplet: Because of the load, we get the lotus root."
Liu Yu spent a cup of tea and replied: "There are apricots and plum blossoms, so I wrote the first couplet: there are three parts of water, two parts of bamboo, and one part of bright moon."
"From Wubu Pavilion and Shibu Pavilion, look at Baibu River. First couplet: The sea water is falling."
Liu Yu's heart skipped a beat when he heard Li Jie's first couplet, and he secretly yelled, "Hai Shui Chao" (hǎi shuicháo) "Chao Chao Chao" (zhāo zhāo cháo) "Chao Chao Chao Luo" (zhāo cháo zhāo luo) are the same characters in this couplet. The strange sound, using seven Chinese characters in a row, was so absolute that it made me sweat profusely.
When everyone else heard this couplet, they all fell into deep thought. It was really difficult to make this couplet match neatly and have a consistent artistic conception.
An hour later, Liu Yu still couldn't figure out the result, but he didn't want to leave in despair, so he tried to ask: "Can you change it?"
Li Jie smiled slightly and said: "Okay, listen carefully, the first couplet: Smoke locks the willows in the pond."
Liu Yu was just about to say that this couplet was not difficult, but when he thought carefully about the radicals of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth in this couplet, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat and said angrily: "What do you mean by always saying this forever?"