Starting boy Ma Kongqun

Chapter 239 A gathering of heroes at Wangjiang Tower

Han Qi's incident did not spread in the academy. What everyone knew was that the Han family would move elsewhere soon, and Han Qi also withdrew from "Wansong Academy".

After learning about this, Shen Cong was the most excited. After jumping up and down, he finally got the second spot in the Wangjiang Tower Club.

In fact, given Du Heng's personality, even if Shen Cong didn't operate like this, the position would eventually fall on him. After all, in the entire "Wansong Academy", Shen Cong's talents were only inferior to Ma Ji's.

Shen Cong got his own spot as he wished, but he was even more disgusted by Du Heng because of what he did. Du Heng could directly affect Gu Yong's perception. The so-called "smartness can lead to mistakes" is nothing more than this.

Two days later, Du Heng took Ma Ji and Shen Cong in a carriage to the Wangjiang Tower on the Qiantang River.

Du Heng and Gu Yong had an irreversible friendship and were confident, so there was no need to rush.

When they got out of the car and took a look, they saw many carriages parked outside the building, and silhouettes of people could be vaguely seen in the windows upstairs.

Shen Cong was anxious and secretly complained that his mountain chief shouldn't be so trusting. Now the three of him were probably the last ones to arrive.

It should be noted that the academic master may not remember who arrived first, but he will definitely remember who arrived last. With a preconceived bad impression, no matter how good your performance is, it will be greatly compromised in the eyes of the academic administrator. .

Shen Cong, who was watching behind him, had been in a daze for a long time. From a few words, he had roughly grasped the relationship between Han Qi, Du Heng and even the academic leader Gu Yong. He couldn't help but regret in his heart. In the past, he only saw Han Qi as a scumbag. The idiot was dismissive, but he didn't know that the connections hidden behind him were so terrifying.

At the same time, he was even more envious and jealous of Ma Ji. He felt that this man was just an educated man, but how could he be so cunning as a person? He noticed Han Qi's extraordinary qualities early on and reluctantly made friends with him.

At this moment, all the principals of the other seven academies in Hangzhou First Prefecture and the students who had obtained the quota to attend the meeting had arrived. When they saw Du Heng and his two disciples arriving last, they all stood up and saluted, showing their respect for Hangzhou No. 1 Academy. Respect for the mountain chief and his talents.

But seeing Du Heng and Ma Ji getting out of the car leisurely and strolling forward, he didn't dare to leave them alone and go first, so he could only follow Du Heng anxiously.

Han Qi immediately changed his smile and called out in a very friendly voice: "Hello Uncle Du, please come upstairs!"

After that, he stepped forward and saluted Du Heng solemnly, saying, "The student has seen the mountain leader!"

Han Qi gave a helpless smile: "Because Uncle Gu is hosting a banquet here, my father sent me to help with some errands to welcome and see off the guests."

Han Qi didn't know that Shen Cong had so many twists and turns in his mind, so he knew that he wouldn't care about it. At that time, he diligently led the way and invited Du Heng upstairs.

Du Heng said with a smile: "Yutang is no longer a student of 'Wansong Academy', so let's just change it back to the old name!"

Du Heng also returned the greetings to everyone in turn, and finally Han Qi led him to his seat.

The three of them arrived at the gate of Wangjiang Tower when they saw a radiant young man walking out, looking increasingly handsome and unrestrained. He could almost catch up with Ma Ji, but who could he be if it wasn't Han Qi?

Ma Ji smiled and said, "Why is Yutang here?"

Seeing that all the guests had arrived, Han Qi sent someone to the back to report to Gu Yong.

Not long after, Gu Yong, dressed in home clothes and full of free and unrestrained gestures, walked out from behind.

Everyone stood up and saluted together, but even Du Heng couldn't be unconventional, so he could only stand up and bow his hands along with the crowd. Gu Yong smiled and invited everyone to take a seat, and he also took his seat at the head of the table.

Han Qi, on the other hand, stood beside Gu Yong with his hands lowered under the envious gazes of many students, including Shen Cong.

Gu Yong looked around at the crowd, raised his hands in the sky, and said with a smile: "I have been trusted by Your Majesty, and have been appointed to be in charge of culture and education in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. This is a big event, and I am very frightened about it. All I can think about and do is work diligently to repay Your Majesty for your kindness." Thank you for your kindness. Hangzhou is the place where the dragon thrives in this dynasty, and it is also the capital of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. I invite the sages and talents from Hangzhou to gather here today, in order to give you a glimpse of the literary style of Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

Du Heng had a tacit understanding with him, and when he heard the words, he cooperated in a timely manner: "Since Mr. Gu wants to examine the talents and learning of the students, please come up with a question."

Naturally, the principals of other academies could only agree. At the same time, they also had some confidence in the disciples they had brought, so they all held up their hands and said, "Sir, please come up with a question."

Gu Yong smiled and said: "Since ancient times, there must be poems when climbing high. Since we have climbed the Wangjiang Tower today, we should naturally compose poems and chants. Now that we are in Hangzhou, we invite all students to write poems with the title 'Hangzhou' for a limited time. When you compose a poem, I and the mountain chiefs will judge whether it is good or bad."

When he heard that he was going to write a poem, Shen Cong's heart sank. He knew that this was Ma Ji's strength and he would never be able to compare with him. When he heard that the poem was titled "Hangzhou", he was immediately overjoyed.

Before that, Shen Cong made a lot of preparations for today's meeting. One of them was to ask the gunman to write several amazing poems, one of which happened to be about Hangzhou.

When he thought about it, even though Ma Ji had some talent and had to compose it in a hurry, it would definitely not be as neat as his own poem that had been carefully crafted.

A surprise had just arrived, and then a second surprise came from Gu Yong's next words.

"If we want to distinguish between superiors and inferiors, we must have some luck. I will be inspecting various prefectures in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the near future. In addition to observing the academic style of each prefecture, I also plan to teach students from each prefecture some scriptures and principles. The one who wins the top spot today can spend this time Follow me and listen to the lecture together."

As soon as these words came out, many students upstairs showed expressions of surprise. If they could follow Gu Yong to inspect various houses, they would be waiting to be included in his door. Not to mention the benefits brought by his official status, only that he has been in the government for many years. Although he was frustrated in his official career, he wrote many books and established opinions, making him a master of contemporary literary circles. To have him teach him day and night is an opportunity that many scholars dream of.

With this lucky draw, everyone took a very serious attitude. Although Gu Yong had not yet announced the official start, everyone had already been quietly searching for manuscripts.

Gu Yong did not waste any time, and ordered people to bring pens, inks, paper and inkstones and place them in front of all the students. He also ordered people to light an incense stick, and smiled at everyone: "With this stick of incense as the limit, you can start."

Outside Wangjiang Tower, the Qiantang River was surging with a strong tide, and the water was rippling.

In the Wangjiang Tower, everyone held their breath, picked up their pens, and meditated in silence.

Shen Cong showed his holiness to others and gained Gu Yong's attention. While others were still thinking hard, he already had a pen in his hand, and in a flash he wrote the seven-character poem that he had already learned by heart.

After writing, he put down his pen and stood up to salute Gu Yong, who was in charge. He was not yet proud, but he saw Ma Ji next to him put down his pen and stood up, and saluted upward.

Han Qi, who was standing next to Gu Yong, saw Ma Ji getting up. His eyes lit up immediately. He ran up to him and couldn't wait to take Ma Ji's poem manuscript. He only glanced at it and praised it: "Good!"

Then he saw that many of the students whose train of thought had been interrupted by him were staring at him with cannibalistic eyes, and then he realized that something was wrong. He hurriedly apologized to everyone with a smile on his face, and then casually took Shen Cong's poem manuscript and turned around. Presented to Gu Yong.

(End of this chapter)