I have an inn in Xianxia

Chapter 97

At night in the imperial capital, the lights are brightly lit, and there are many hawkers on the roadside who are still hawking at night. veil.

Lu Cheng walked among them. He hadn't seen such a prosperous scene for a long time.

Shi Huo followed closely beside Lu Cheng.

"Brother Lu, what did you just say? Why did the guard look at you with admiration?"

"It's nothing, it's just a poem, it's not worth mentioning." Lu Cheng smiled. He really didn't expect that the world's literary style is so heavy, but the level of poetry is so poor. Of course, this may also have something to do with the city. The guard at the door saw something to do, so he just wanted to fight anyway, but he was regarded as a god by the other party.

At the gate of the city, a person asked the guard who had just interrogated Lu Cheng, wanting to know what happened.

"I proposed a topic for him, and I wanted to write a poem to describe five people fighting a tiger, but they were all empty and had nowhere to vent."

"Well, this question is a bit deep. Since it is fighting a tiger, the group of people must be aggressive, but they have not found their prey, and it is difficult to explain it if they have nowhere to vent."

"Yes, but he did it, and it only took a few breaths of time."

"So fast! Which school is this student from? Do you remember what he did? Tell us quickly."

"Of course, listen carefully." The guard shook his head, looked up at the sky, and said slowly, "One, two, three, four, five, go up the mountain to fight tigers..."

Examination, this is the biggest event in the Fire Nation every day, just like the college entrance examination in the 21st century.

No, it is more important than the college entrance examination. The result of the college entrance examination only determines where students will continue their studies, while the practical examination directly determines their future future.

The examination is divided into several steps. First, pass the first round of assessment outside the palace, and then enter the palace to answer the three questions. If you answer all the questions, you can enter the palace examination and face the king of the Fire Kingdom directly.

Lu Cheng now also understands that the imperial capital is heavily guarded these days, and it is probably useless for him to enter the palace through improper means. Let's take a step back and say that even if he gets lucky and rushes in front of the monarch, Is it possible to tell him that you are dying and I am here to cook for you to save your life?
This is obviously a bit of nonsense.

Therefore, Lu Cheng's idea is that since he sneaked in in the name of a practice test, he might as well take his practice test, and wait until he sees the king in the palace test first.

In Shihuo, Lu Cheng had already figured out the rules of the examination by insinuating, poetry, come on!He tried his best to recall the three hundred Tang poems he learned when he was a child.

Shi Huo's actions tonight are very purposeful, and it is the palace that he has always been thinking about on the way here.

Tonight, the prince will have a banquet at the mansion, inviting talented people from all walks of life. During the period, there will be a session of writing lyrics and poems. If someone who speaks amazingly is caught by the prince, he will be promoted directly to the rank, and even the process of passing the exam will be avoided. went.

In the imperial capital, besides the imperial palace, the prince's mansion is the most conspicuous. The mansion occupies a huge area, and the walls are five meters high. The vermilion gate symbolizes the noble status of the owner.

He followed Shi Huo to the door, and after expressing his intention, he was let in naturally.

Walking into the vermilion gate, only then did I see a pool of water in the courtyard, and a pavilion stood quietly in the water.

Walking on the bridge deck, you can cross this clear lake and go to the opposite side.

It's really poverty that limits people's imagination. With Lu Cheng's own experience, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that there was such a courtyard in the city.

The bridge deck is paved with bluestone slabs, and the ground extends out. Every three meters there is a carefully carved hollow pattern.

Through the hollow area, you can clearly see the running water under your feet. If you listen quietly, you can also hear the melodic ding-dong sound of water.

"The prince must be a very sentimental person." Lu Cheng thought to himself.

After getting off the bridge and coming to the opposite side, there is still only a small road to pass through. Most of the flowers and plants along the roadside can't be recognized by Lu Cheng, but looking at the bright colors of the flowers, you can also know that they should not be ordinary products.

The trail extends forward to the bluestone steps, and above the steps is the iconic palace building.

The four corners of the palace grid are exposed, and a lantern is hung on it, with congratulations written on it.

"Two, it's inside, please."

The person who led the way stretched out his hand slightly to them, and then left.

Lu Cheng looked at the surrounding buildings curiously, he was quite new to all of them.

But Shi Huo was not as elegant as he was. He first tidied up his clothes, then took a book from the bamboo basket behind him and put it in his palm, and walked into it with the appearance of a literati.

Lu Cheng also followed, ready to experience the so-called prince's banquet.

According to what he thought, the prince's status was respected, even if it was a banquet, these literati should be well-behaved, but he didn't think so when he entered the gate of the building in front of him for the first second.

Here, it is not the banquet desk as he imagined, but a hall where everyone sits cross-legged on the floor. On one wall of the hall, a picture of a lady is drawn.

Look at those literati sitting on the ground, scratching their heads and scratching their heads, racking their brains in front of pictures of ladies.

It turns out that the prince's banquet does not mean that everyone will be present at the table. It is the same as the examination process. If you want to be the prince's guest, you must have a certain literary talent.

And this picture of a lady is the first round of tests.

It is required to express this picture of a lady in a concise and concise manner, and the subject matter is not limited.

Lu Cheng saw that the painting style of this lady was simple, and there was only one woman in the picture, wearing a light gauze, sitting on the shore.

To be concise and concise, poetry and words are naturally inseparable. Composing a poem based on a picture is three points more difficult than writing a poem based on a title, because you have to understand the charm of the picture by yourself.

"I thought about it. This woman is sitting on the shore, her eyes are full of longing, but she can't see the token of love that a woman should have, so I guess, she is thinking about her confidant."

After going through the vicissitudes of life, why do you seek, the rain is your eyes in a hazy state of mind.

At the time of Mao, the sound of white frogs croaked, and I looked sideways at the rain and thought Ling.

This person wrote the poems, and there was a burst of applause in an instant. From the artistic conception of the poem to the coincidence with the picture of the lady, it is excellent.

"Cross the border!"

In the hall, a young woman in a green shirt smiled.

"Great!" The poet was particularly excited, and went to the next palace.

The remaining people who were still thinking about it all showed envious expressions, and then continued to bow their heads and think.

Shi Huo found a place, took out the pen and ink, and began to think hard.

Lu Cheng observed these people with great interest.

"Sir, why did you come here?" The young woman in a green shirt came to Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng saw that this woman was very delicate, about 1.6 meters tall, and her facial features were as cute as a doll. She had a tall nose, a duck-like face, handsome eyes and eyebrows, and black hair like a waterfall. amorous feelings.

"I'll go around."

(End of this chapter)