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Chapter 521 The Scholar Dispute
So when they went to Beijing to catch the exam, they did not live in the Zhejiang Guild Hall, but lived in the house of a big businessman in Yuyao. It was nothing at all, but a contest during the Shangyuan Festival made them feel the sadness of being alone and helpless.

But it was said that during the Shangyuan Festival, they met to take a flower boat on the Qinhuai River to celebrate the festival. It was a very happy thing, but who knew that the booked boat was occupied by another group of candidates.Wang Han and others questioned the old bustard angrily, but they were squeezed out by the gangsters.

"Don't go back and sharpen your guns in front of the battle, but come here to drink flower wine like others. When the time comes, you will lose your reputation, and there will be plenty of time to drink away your sorrows!" The leader stood on the boat, condescendingly blocking their way, and the rest of them also burst into laughter.

"You are not the same as candidates for the exam!" Wang Han and others said angrily: "It's not necessarily who is named Sun Shan!"

"Our name is Sun Shan?" The laughter of the juzi on the boat became more insolent, and the prostitute on the side smiled "kindly" and reminded: "These are the masters from Jiangxi..." It is so natural, as if Jiangxi juzi should be As a matter of course, Jinshi is the same.

However, judging from the experience of the past few years, it seems that this is indeed the case. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Jiangxi people have had the most Jinshi, especially in the Yongle Dynasty. He is the only leader in the world, and almost won the top three in every subject, so that there is a saying that the world's cultural movement is the only one in Jiangxi, and there is also a rumor that "the number one scholar is Duojishui, and half of Jiangxi is inward".

Therefore, Jiangxi's juzi is inevitably domineering and obsessed with others, even Zhejiang juzi, who is second in the world in terms of literary fortune, is not taken seriously.But Yuyao's Juzi was just as arrogant, and he thought he was no worse than Jiangxi people, so he was not willing to lose his momentum, and said angrily: "What's wrong with Jiangxi Juzi, isn't it just relying on someone in the court? If you learn from the real talent, it doesn't matter who Whichever is higher is lower!"

This remark hit Jiangxi Juzi's painful feet. It is said that Jiangxi people are too popular in the list of Jinshi, almost monopolizing the top places over the years.No matter what the reason is, it makes the other provinces very upset, so people often say that they are in the court, and say that half of the ministers in the court are from Jiangxi, and most of the examiners and examiners are from Jiangxi. Naturally, they have to favor From Jiangxi.

But Jiangxi people naturally don't think so. They think this is the result of their emphasis on culture and education and passing on the torch. However, it is true that Jiangxi is known as the "state of integrity and justice".Yan Shu, Ouyang Xiu, Li Gou, Zeng Gong, Wang Anshi, Huang Tingjian, Lu Jiuyuan, Yang Wanli, Jiang Kui, Wen Tianxiang... These literary giants run through the Song Dynasty and dominate the literary world!In this dynasty, Jiangxi's literary movement is still at its peak. Xie Jin, Hu Guang, Yang Shiqi, Hu Yan, Jin Youzi... the ministers of literature in the dynasty and the leaders of Hanlin are almost all from Jiangxi. It is unreasonable for Jiangxi not to have a champion!Therefore, Jiangxi people are confident about their achievements and hate others to make irresponsible remarks.

Now it’s impossible for Wang Han and the others to leave. The two parties are going back and forth by the Qinhuai River and insisting on their own opinions, attracting more and more viewers. Some people suggested that there is no point in arguing. Meaning, why not give it a try, and whoever loses should apologize to the winner, admit that he is not as good as the opponent, and avoid it from then on.

The two sides have been so strong up to now, it must be determined by the competition, so under the witness of everyone, they began to compare poetry and writing.There are quite a few highly talented people on both sides, and they can’t tell the difference between poetry and lyrics. In the end, they have to use a simple method to decide the winner——Couple, you both have the upper couplet, and I have the lower couplet. Cheng I play the first couplet, and you play the second couplet, until one party fails to match, it will be judged as a loser.

You came and I went right on both sides for more than a dozen couplets, but when it was Zhejiang Juzi's turn to be right, he got stuck.However, just when Jiangxi Juzi was about to win, the fire at the Lantern Mountain in front of the Meridian Gate had to stop the competition, and the two sides had to agree to compete again in the future.Wang Han and others, who were lucky enough to escape the failure, returned to their residences and thought hard, but found that this couplet was really difficult, and they couldn't match it up to now.Over there, Jiangxi Juzi kept urging them, telling them to hurry up to the appointment, and if they overdue, they would admit defeat.

Wang Han and the others, who had exhausted their efforts and could not do the next line, finally thought of asking for help, and the first thing that came to their mind was Wang Xian.Although Wang Xian hardly had any contact with them, his performance at the West Lake Poetry Contest was really impressive.So much so that once it was proposed, it was unanimously approved by everyone, but when they went to the Zhejiang Guild Hall to invite Wang Xian out of the mountain, they learned that he was not there at all.

After all, the news was slow in this day and age, Wang Han and others didn't know that Wang Xian had changed his military position, and the insider didn't want to tell them, just vaguely said that Wang Xian might not participate in the test.In desperation, Wang Han and others had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the meeting, but they never expected to meet him on the way, and the joy of this group of people can be imagined.

Wang Xian couldn't help but feel ashamed, he knew how much he knew, the result of forcing himself to be ahead would be laughable, so he persuaded: "There are still a few days before the exam, so it's better to concentrate on taking the exam and avoid fighting between emotions."

"Brother Zhongde taught me a lesson," Wang Han said with a wry smile, "but now we are already riding a tiger. If we lose this time, not only will we lose face to grandma's house, but even all the students in Zhejiang will be ridiculed. This is a crime." But it's too big."

"That's right, if we lose without a fight, wouldn't we become cowards?" Others also echoed, "If we enter the examination room like this, our performance will definitely be a mess."

Seeing their insistence, Wang Xian had no choice but to say: "But I am not their opponent, what should I do?"

"Then we also recognize it!" Everyone also recognized this dead truth.

"It's not that I don't want to help. It's just that I don't have enough energy..." Wang Xian explained sincerely, but everyone just didn't believe it, so he had no choice but to say, "Forget it, tell me first, what kind of couplet is it?"

"The first couplet is—the shallow water flow of the Chu Yansu Shazhou on the Autumn River." Seeing that he finally let go, Wang Han happily explained to him: "This couplet seems ordinary, but in fact it contains a mystery. Palindrome."

"That's right." The other said: "First read the first seven characters, then read the last seven characters, then turn the ten characters upside down, read the first seven characters and the last seven characters again, and you can form a poem... On the autumn river, the geese live on the sandbanks of Chu, and the shallow water flows on the sandbanks where the geese live.

"It's really ingenious..." Wang Xian couldn't help praising, and before he finished speaking, he laughed arrogantly and said, "You idiots haven't matched this simple pair yet, have you?"

Hearing this voice, the faces of all the Yuyao scholars changed immediately. Wang Xianxun looked around and saw a dozen young scholars walking from the opposite side, their eyes full of provocation.

"Who said we didn't come out right!" Wang Han cheered up and said.

"Cooked duck—a tough mouth!" Apparently, this group of later scholars were Juzi from Jiangxi.Their gazes swept over all Yu Yao's sons, and finally landed on Wang Xian and said, "This one looks very strange, is this the rescuer you invited?"

"Brother Zhongde was just passing by, and asked casually what we were going to do." Wang Han was a rare kind person, and instead of dragging Wang Xian into the water, he gave him a step and said, "Brother Zhongde, you should go back and study hard first." , we bid farewell."

Hearing what he said, those Jiangxi juren looked away and said imposingly: "Do you dare to go upstairs? If you don't dare, you can go back and study hard." Yan Bi laughed and went upstairs, and all the Yuyao Juzi They all looked at Wang Xian. They knew the cause and effect, so they naturally understood that Wang Han said that he gave Wang Xian the right to choose. Wang Xian could choose to leave, but he could also choose to keep up.Seeing that Wang Xian didn't move for a long time, they felt disappointed, so they had to follow Jiangxi Juzi upstairs.

Wang Han smiled at Wang Xianqiang and said, "Go back and talk to Brother Zhongde." Then he also stepped into the restaurant.

"My lord, shall we go?" Shuai Hui asked in a low voice.

A faint wry smile appeared on Wang Xian's face.

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When a group of Yuyao scholars came upstairs, they saw that the upstairs was already full of people. Apart from the dozen or so Jiangxi scholars, there were also scholars from Henan, Zhili, Shandong, Huguang and other places, and there were also ten students from the Qinhuai River. Accompanied by several famous prostitutes, these people were either invited by Jiangxi Juzi, or took the initiative to watch the excitement, all kinds of people gathered together.

Wang Han and others gasped when they saw this. If they were ashamed, it would spread throughout the capital in a blink of an eye, and even spread to all parts of the country as the disciples returned to their hometowns.Knowing Jiangxi Juzi's vicious intentions, Wang Han and the others' eyes spewed fire, but there was nothing they could do...

"Today's event follows the Shangyuan Festival. It should have been held long ago, but because of cowards from some places, it was delayed until today." The leader of Jiangxi Juzi is Hu Guang. His son Hu Zhong, his father is now succeeding Xie Jin as the leader of the literary world and the teacher of hundreds of officials. Naturally, Mr. Hu is the leader of this group of Jiangxi scholars.He leaned on the back of the chair, waving a folding fan in his hand, and looked at Wang Han and the others with contempt: "Will you be able to tell the next couplet? Tell me the truth quickly. Everyone's time is precious, and I don't have time to waste it with you!"

"This..." All Yu Yao's sons looked at each other, and they all saw unwillingness in each other's eyes, but they racked their brains these days and still couldn't get it right, so naturally they didn't use their brains any more, and hoped that there would be a brainstorm on the spot.In fact, at this moment, under the gazes of the people around them who are either disdainful or gloating, Wang Han and the others have a blank mind, let alone a sudden inspiration, even thinking is very difficult, so they can only accept the reality unwillingly. Willing to bet...

"We..." Wang Han's throat trembled a few times, and he said with great difficulty, "Isn't it..."

He spoke these few words extremely slowly, as if each word weighed a thousand catties, before the complexions of all Jiangxi Juzi changed as quickly, the faces of Hu Zhong and the others were already full of arrogance and arrogance. happy...

"I'm sorry!" However, at this moment, a hand was pressed on Wang Han's shoulder, and the word "come out" was forcefully stuffed back into his throat, and he saw the man with a refreshing smile on his face: "I've let you down!" Yes, the victory belongs to our Zhejiang Juzi!"

　The system is unstable, and I finally logged in. There is still a chapter, but it will be too late.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)