I travel through the heavens as a human being

Chapter 42
"Birds fly away in a thousand mountains, and people disappear in thousands of miles. A lone boat and hat, fishing alone in the cold river and snow."

When Xu Yang approached the gate of Baihua Tower, he heard someone reading poetry in front of him.

Hearing the sound, he went to the front door, where several people from Baihua Tower were blocking him, demanding that he could read out the poems they produced before they could enter Baihua Tower.

Obviously this is the first test, to screen out real scholars and prevent anyone from sneaking in.

After all, the scale of this literary conference is not small, but not everyone can enter. It has been very clear that non-scholars are not allowed to enter.

Baihualou also spent a lot of money and energy to hold this cultural event, and they don't want people to go to whoring in vain.

In this regard, those scholars who came here also knew the truth behind it. In this way, no one had any objection to reading an ancient poem at the door.

After all, this is a literary society, and the people invited are also scholars. If they don't even recognize the words, can they still be called scholars? They are ashamed to be in the same company.

Not to mention, this test was very suitable to be placed here, and it helped Baihualou to find out a few second-rate people who tried to pass the test. In response, the people of Baihualou were not polite and directly kicked them out of Baihualou.

Reciting poems is a piece of cake for Xu Yang. After all, the Huashan sect is a well-known and upright sect. It teaches its disciples the basics and pays great attention to reading.

After all, if someone is illiterate and cannot read a few characters, he will not know what is written in the martial arts secret book if he is given it.

Moreover, some of the more advanced martial arts secret books contain various martial arts concepts. If you don't read to enlighten your mind, you won't even think about understanding those concepts. Let alone advance your martial arts skills, it will be light if you don't go crazy.

Therefore, the disciples of the righteous sect who have a little bit of inheritance have at least read through "Three Hundred Thousand". As for the people who talk about the demon sect, except for those who are from the bottom of the wild, those with a slightly higher status are also literate.

For example, Qu Yang, the elder of the demon sect, was a person who was proficient in music. He even collaborated with Liu Zhengfeng to compose the song "Swordsman", which could become a great name in ancient times.

It can be said that at least half of the martial arts people in the martial arts world can read and write. A literacy rate of 50% is extremely impressive.

Therefore, those who think that people in the world are illiterate and reckless are definitely very prejudiced.

Just after all the scholars who were originally waiting outside the Baihua Building entered the Baihua Building, the crowd outside was not small, and it was getting bigger and bigger.

These people came from the local county to watch the fun, but they were self-aware and thin-skinned, so they did not dare to try to sneak into the Baihua Building.

After all, Baihualou is also a major force in the local area. They still want to make a living locally, so how can they dare to offend it.

But in order to watch the excitement, they waited outside for the news to come out, so that they could get first-hand information and brag to others in the future.

At this time, the interior of Baihua Building was already brightly lit. Coupled with the carefully arranged vermillion lacquer and red columns, carved railings, painted carpets, and hanging silk cloths, the lobby on this floor looked very beautiful. The beauty dazzles the readers who have just entered the lobby.

Fortunately, the first floor of Baihua Building is large enough, and there is also a second floor. Even after all the scholars have entered, it does not seem crowded.

Just after the scholars took their seats, the madam came down from the second floor and walked towards the stage specially set up in the lobby on the first floor.

During this period, the sharp-eyed Madam discovered Xu Yang, who was sitting at the same table with the scholar. Xu Yang naturally noticed the Madam's gaze, but the two of them tacitly understood each other and did not show anything strange.

"First of all, on behalf of Baihualou, I would like to thank you all for coming..."

After the madam chatted for a while on the stage, she clarified the purpose of this cultural conference:
There is no discussion of articles or discussions about family and country affairs. Today's theme is "Poetry, Songs, Romance, Snow and Moon".In fact, this is understandable. After all, Baihualou is an entertainment venue and has nothing to do with family and national affairs, and it has no interest in writing and policy making.

Since ancient times, if girls in brothels want to be famous, they must have a good poem worthy of it.

Therefore, after Baihualou proposed this theme, the scholars present had no objections. Many people were even eager to try it. They had already guessed the theme and were fully prepared.

However, this literary meeting is not just about writing poems, but there are three levels and six cards that Baihualou has set up a long time ago, and the readers who participated in Xu Yang have to solve them one by one.

The three levels include guessing lantern riddles in the first level; appreciating calligraphy and painting in the second level; and pairing couplets in the third level.

For six cards, there are two old scholars in each of the three levels to act as gatekeepers. They will ask more difficult questions and ask participants to answer them. Those who pass will receive a special gift.

After passing these three levels and six cards, it’s time to write poems and songs.

After announcing this process, all the scholars present became interested.

After all, such a level that tests knowledge is not only a test but also very interesting, and everyone also wants to see how other people's knowledge is.

In this way, after announcing the rules, the cultural meeting officially began.

As time goes by, after each level, there are not many scholars who can take the stage, and Xu Yang is naturally included among them.

He is the financial backer behind the scenes, so naturally he has already obtained the answer from the madam, so it is not difficult to be shortlisted.

When Xu Yang stood on the stage, the scholars in the audience were a little curious about Xu Yang, because everyone communicated with each other and expressed that they did not know him.

After all, scholars also have a circle. Even if they are scholars from other counties, they will have heard of them even if they have never seen them.

But the man on the stage seemed to have jumped out of a rock, and no one knew him, so people had to pay attention to him.

However, the literary meeting was still going on at this time, and they did not comment much.

After passing the three levels and six cards, the next step is the important item in the literary meeting: poetry and poetry.

The madam also put a lot of thought into this level.

All the paper, pens and ink were bought from the best, and ten of the most outstanding girls from the Baihua Tower were invited to enter the hall dressed in fine clothes, to serve those scholars who had passed the test, make tea, grind them, and inquire about their welfare.

Being served by such a beautiful woman in front of everyone, those scholars were as excited as if they had been given a shot of chicken blood, and were about to get lost in this gentle countryside.

Two quarters of an hour later, all the scholars had finished writing their own poems. As for poems and poems, no one wrote them, not even Xu Yang.

In the end, after careful evaluation by many old scholars, the song "Flower Moon Traces" won the first place.

Well, this is naturally Xu Yang's work.

(End of this chapter)