"Hahaha, I'll wait to see how these colleagues' poems go." Kong Yingda said to Yu Shinan with a smile.
"I heard that Zheng Shide also has some poetic talent among young literati. Today I will wait and see if it is true or not." Yu Shinan replied, stroking his beard.
In response, Li Shimin sat aside and waited quietly for the results without asking.
Kong Yingda, Yan Shigu, and Yu Shinan each picked up the poems on the case and read them.
"In the morning, I took a boat trip on the Qujiang River and rested in a Chang'an inn at night; the breeze blew as I fell asleep, and the new moon shone coldly beside my bed. I suddenly returned to my friends, and the flowers and trees filled the bank full of new spring; the clear bottles and beautiful dishes lingered on my tongue, and I didn't realize the time.
Nostalgic for the old year.”
Yu Shinan lightly read Zheng Shided's poems. Although the poems were overall quite acceptable, he still felt that the words and sentences were deliberately chosen. It seemed that the rumors were indeed untrue, so he shook his head and put them back on the table.
Looking at Kong Yingda and the other two, they also shook their heads and said nothing, thinking that the poem they saw was not very good.
"You two, how do you feel?" Yan Shigu raised his head and asked them.
"My song Ru Meng Ling belongs to the young man from the Zheng family. Although it seems to have charm, it lacks soul." Yu Shinan replied.
"Hey, this is just a limerick. I don't have anything to say. I don't know where the Cui boy got his confidence. I really don't know what to say." Kong Yingda sighed and shook his head.
After hearing this, Yan Shigu also shook his head and said: "Then what Wang Hao does is not poetry. He really has disgraced the Wang family. Is this the level of these aristocratic families now?"
Hearing their answers, Li Shimin smiled and said: "These are all wandering libertines who are just using the name of the aristocratic family to bully some kind people. The three dear friends should not look down on the aristocratic family because of this."
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"Your Majesty is right, we just find it funny." Yu Shinan replied.
"Okay, let's take a look at the poems written by Zhang Xianmen." Kong Yingda said with a smile.
At this time, Yan Shigu had already picked up the last poem on the case and started reading it.
Seeing this, Yu Shinan and the other two sat there and waited.
Yan Shigu frowned slightly, seeming a little angry.
The two of them thought that the county man Zhang was just writing random poems. After all, they heard that this man was just a commoner in the countryside. For some reason, he was appreciated by the emperor and was given a knighthood.
It is not so easy for ordinary people to read and write these days.
"Okay! Okay!" Yan Shigu looked like he was crazy and said two good words in a row.
Kong Yingda and Yu Shinan were surprised, so they stood up and came to look at Yan Shigu. Li Shimin also straightened up and looked at Yan Shigu.
When they saw Yu Shinan and Kong Yingda, they also frowned. Li Shimin felt very strange.
Just listen to Yu Shinan's voice reciting softly: "The wine in the gold bottle is worth ten thousand, and the jade plate is worth ten thousand dollars. I stopped to drink and throw chopsticks, but I couldn't eat. I drew my sword and looked around at a loss. I want to cross the Yellow River, which is blocked by ice, but I will climb the Taihang Mountains covered with snow.
I was leisurely fishing on the green stream, and suddenly I was riding a boat and dreaming of the sun. The journey is difficult! The journey is difficult! There are many divergent roads, but now I am safe? There will be strong winds and waves, and sometimes I will hang my cloud sails and sail across the sea."
"It's so difficult to travel," Kong Yingda also praised.
"The first four lines of this poem express a depressed, depressed, and confused state of mind; 'draw your sword and look around' also expresses a fighting spirit that is unwilling to sink."
"It is followed by the phrase 'Heart is at a loss', which means the river is blocked by ice and the mountain is covered with snow. The following two sentences are a reference to Jiang Ziya's encounter with King Wen of Zhou and Yi Yin's dream of riding a boat while fishing.
To give yourself more confidence.”
"In the end, I expressed my true feelings directly, expressing that no matter how many hardships and obstacles I go through, I can eventually reach the other side of my ideal."
Yan Shigu made a brief comment and expressed his admiration for Zhang San's far-reaching intentions and broad-mindedness.
Reminiscing about what happened before, the children of those aristocratic families mocked Zhang San based on their family background, and even praised Zhang San for his courage to face challenges and not fear the powerful.
Upon hearing this, Li Er also stood up and left his seat and came to several people.
Master Yan presented the scroll to Li Shimin for viewing.
When he saw the text that was full of words like ants running around, Li Shimin realized why several people frowned. This word was really unflattering.
After reading the whole poem "Traveling on the Road", Li Shimin thought it over again in his mind: "What a man from Zhang County, this poem is very wonderful."
Li Shimin thought more, "ice clogging the river and snow-covered mountains", isn't it the same situation he is facing now? The family's constraints on the court, and the external Turks are even more eyeing.
"If I want to create a prosperous age, I have to overcome these difficulties and obstacles. In the end, the prosperous age I want will inevitably come."
"Zhang San, you really exceeded my expectations. It seems that a random move that day brought me such a surprise." Li Shimin thought to himself.
Hearing Li Shimin's praise, the three of them were filled with admiration. This man was really talented in literature, but this word? Thinking that such a good poem was tarnished by such graffiti-like words, they felt dumbfounded.
Thinking of Zhang San's background, several people were relieved. After all, a good poem written by a poor man was comparable to the "difficulty of traveling".
"Hmph, let's see how I deal with you." Li Shimin thought of the past styles of those aristocratic families and said fiercely in his heart.
"Now that the results are out, come forward and stand up for that county man." After speaking, Li Shimin copied the poem himself, then took it with him and left through the back door.
After hearing Li Shimin's instructions, everyone was stunned, and they understood after thinking about it carefully.
I think the emperor wanted to make the family look bad.
After all, losing to a person from a poor family like Zhang San is naturally not a glorious thing.
The three of them looked at each other, and then Kong Yingda took the lead and walked out. At this time, the ring was already surrounded by people watching the fun.
Zhang San sat idle and looked at the commotion below, not feeling the least bit afraid.
What a joke, it would be crazy if Shixian's poems could be lost to these guys whose bodies were drained by wine and sex.
Of course, if there is any shady story, it's hard to say, after all, the status of these people is not low.
"Isn't it possible? This is Li Shimin's Tang Dynasty, and it's still in Chang'an. It shouldn't be so dark, right?" Zhang San couldn't help but feel a drum in his heart.
"The evil feudal society. Although I am not a commoner now, this title is too easy after all. I always feel that there is a conspiracy in it."
"No matter what, let's make peace with it now that we've come."
Just when Zhang San was thinking wildly, he suddenly saw that the noisy crowd suddenly became quiet.
Then he raised his head and looked towards the attic, and saw the leading three old men in Confucian robes walking out hand in hand. Zhang San straightened himself, thinking that these must be the judges.
Only three people were seen coming to the middle of the ring, and one of the middle ones said: "The Qujiang Poetry Society is a grand gathering of folk scholars. I like to come here every year to see how talented the scholars of the Tang Dynasty are."
"I saw the four poems presented today, which made me feel that my trip was worthwhile. I heard someone reported that several young masters from the Zheng family in Xingyang, the Wang family in Taiyuan, and the Boling Cui family competed with men from Zhang County in poetry competitions.
The three of us were very interested, so we studied and judged it together."
Kong Yingda specifically named the identities of a few people. He paused for a moment and glanced at Zhang San and three aristocratic family members who were standing below.
Zhang San clearly felt that the old man had taken a deep look at him.
"Damn, is there really something fishy?" Zhang San complained in his heart.
However, Zheng Shide and the others were chatting and laughing in low voices, and did not pay attention to Kong Yingda and the others who were standing above them.
Seeing this, Kong Yingda and the others sneered inwardly, but they didn't show it.
"Next, I will announce that the winner this time is... Zhang County Man." Kong Yingda paused briefly, and then announced that Zhang San was the winner.
Zheng Shide and others were stunned for a moment. The people watching below were also shocked by this unexpected result. Then Zhang County man actually defeated several children from aristocratic families.
"Didn't you say that the county man was born as a farmer? How could he be so powerful?" someone said in a low voice.
"How is it possible? Did you see it wrong?" Wang Hao asked angrily.
Zheng Shide and Cui He also looked at Kong Yingda with livid faces.
Hearing Wang Hao's voice, Zhang San also came back to his senses. Looking at the three people with livid faces, his heart was filled with joy. It seems that this Tang Dynasty is still the Tang Dynasty in my heart.
"What, are you questioning us?" Yu Shinan disliked these social worms who took advantage of their family background to act unscrupulously, so he asked with a stern face.
Seeing Yu Shinan's face, the three of them knew the consequences of questioning these old guys in public, so they had no choice but to endure it.
"Don't dare. Wang Hao just made a slip of the tongue. How dare we question the judgment of the three elders." Zheng Shide, as the leader of the three, had to bite the bullet and answer.
If his family knew that he had offended Kong Yingda, Yu Shinan and others, the consequences would definitely be bad.
Hearing Zheng Shide's answer, Yu Shinan and the other three couldn't be angry with the juniors. After all, their status was there.
"I know you are dissatisfied, but it doesn't matter. Later, I will have someone post the poems and essays that the four of you competed with, and everyone will know at a glance." Yan Shigu glanced at Zheng Shide and others who were obviously unconvinced.
said.
"Okay, now that we have done the research and judgment of this competition, we must also supervise you to fulfill your previous commitments. You are willing to accept defeat." Kong Yingda glanced at Zheng Shide and others and said coldly.
"Haha, this relationship is good. I was worried that these guys would default on their debts. It's better now." Zhang San said nothing, but she was thinking about how to be happy. The free money must be spent.
Zheng Shide and the others were very angry when they heard Kong Yingda talking about this matter. They didn't know who told Kong Yingda and others about the gambling fight between the three of them and Zhang San, and now they are helping Zhang San to force us to fulfill our promise.
"Humph, you are lucky today." Zheng Shide naturally did not dare to disobey Kong Yingda, but he was not so polite to Zhang San. After saying this, the three of them each took out a few silver ingots of varying values from their arms, which totaled about three dollars.
Twelve.
Naturally, these people would not bring so many copper coins, so they used silver instead, and Zhang San happily accepted the silver.
Seeing the proud expression on Zhang San's face, several people were even more angry. They didn't expect that Zhang San had two brushes. If word got out, it would be bad for them to go home.
"Wait for me and see if I don't kill you." Zheng Shide said fiercely in his heart, looking at Zhang San with a very unkind look.
Zhang San dismissed this and came to Kong Yingda, Yu Shinan and Yan Shigu to express his gratitude and wanted to invite them to Qujiang Tower for dinner.
"Hehehe, Mr. Zhang County is too polite. We are just seeking truth from facts. Forget about eating, we will have time to come to my house to discuss poetry and poetry together some other day. I really like your song "Walking on the Road", Kong Yingda said with a smile.
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Yu Shinan and Yan Shigu also replied in the same way, and Zhang San just went downhill and didn't mention the dinner. After all, eating with a few old men is not a comfortable thing, and there are no beautiful women. He will come later when he has time.
Give thanks.
After this small episode, Qujiang Poetry Club returned to normal track again. Each student stepped onto the stage to write down his own poems, hoping to catch the eyes of Kong Yingda and others. This would be very helpful for his future scientific examinations.
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Although Zhang San was disdainful when he saw Zheng Shide's unkind eyes, he was also a little worried that Zheng Shide and the others were looking for trouble for him. After bidding farewell to Kong Yingda and the others, he found Zhang Fugui driving the carriage back to the village.
After the poem "It's Difficult to Travel" was posted, Zhang San also became an instant hit. People who came to participate in the Qujiang Poetry Festival were also impressed by this poem and spread it throughout Chang'an.
Zhang San didn't know anything about this. He won so much money today, and his little sister would definitely be very happy when she saw it. It's just a pity that she also forged a deeper hatred with Zheng Shide. Of course, Zhang San didn't regret it. He couldn't do it.
Being bullied to the point of being bullied and doing nothing.
