Mingshi

Chapter 95 Rules
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"My dear friends, the day after tomorrow is the period of Wendou, and the regulations of Wendou have been finalized."

A tense atmosphere instantly filled the room, and Luo Xin became more focused.

"First of all, it is stipulated that those who participate in the literary battle must be scholars under the jurisdiction of the two counties, and it is not allowed to invite people from other counties to come to help."

"That's right!" All the children said, "This is a literary battle between our two counties. If you ask someone to help you, what kind of skill is that?"

Zhou Yu pressed his hands down, and everyone fell silent again.Zhou Yu continued:
"Secondly, those who have a reputation above Juren cannot participate in the Wendou, only scholars, children and scholars without fame can participate."

Although everyone didn't make a sound this time, their brows were filled with excitement.Juren and above do not participate in the literary competition, which gives them a chance to show their faces. Although there are scholars above them, the chances are greater anyway!

"Wen Dou is divided into three games!" Having said this, Zhou Yu said with a smile on his face: "The two counties are arguing fiercely about the content of Wen Dou. Originally, they wanted to select several competitions from the Six Arts. Later, they considered As for archery among the six arts, very few scholars nowadays know how to do it, and it is difficult to distinguish the other types, so in the end, I chose arithmetic among the six arts, and this one can tell the winner. When the time comes The two sides take turns to come up with the questions, and if they can't figure it out within the time limit, they will lose."

"Then what if you can figure it all out, or if you can't figure it out at all?" A child student asked.

"Then the two sides will keep making questions until the winner is determined." Zhou Yu said: "So, everyone should think more about the math problems. Don't decide the winner by then, we don't have any questions here!"

Everyone laughed, but in their hearts they were thinking about what to do?But these children really don't have much contact with these things, and they all go to study dead books, and they can't think of any arithmetic problems for a while, and a thin layer of sweat can't help oozing from their foreheads.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Zhou Yu's heart tightened. Fortunately, he told these people in advance to give them time to prepare, otherwise he really doesn't know what will happen when the time comes?

"Hey, I don't know what kind of scene it will be? Will people from other prefectures laugh at me? My father is all talented, so I should be better prepared? Besides, there are Lu Tingfang and other Juren and others. Jinshi is here, so if you don’t participate in the literary competition, there shouldn’t be any problem with writing questions, right?”

He couldn't help looking at Luo Xin and Zhang Xun, and saw that Zhang Xun was also frowning, but Luo Xin looked like an old god.

Luo Xin really didn't care. On the one hand, he felt that this Wendou had nothing to do with him at all. He was a nine-year-old kid just to watch the fun.On the other hand, even if he was pushed to the point, Luo Xin might not have confidence in other things, so who is he afraid of?It would be hard for those rotten scholars to come up with an elementary school application question, but it would be a big deal to come up with some junior high school questions.

Zhou Yu was a little uncertain. He didn't know whether Luo Xin really had confidence or didn't take it seriously.But at this time, he was still hosting, so he withdrew his gaze and continued.

"The second match is right! Poetry may cause controversy and the winner will not be determined, so the two counties decided to take turns to compete. The rules are the same as the first match, until one side can't do it within the time limit. .”

Everyone nodded their heads one after another. The content of these two choices is indeed the easiest to determine the winner and will not cause controversy.You must know that the purpose of this literary struggle is to solve the problem of water disputes. If disputes arise, not only will the problem of water disputes not be resolved, but more troublesome problems will arise.

"If you say that there is scope for preparations for these two rounds, but for the third round..." Zhou Yu said with a wry smile on his face: "There is no scope for the third round, as long as it is not a hand-to-hand contest, you can bring it up. So the most troublesome thing is this third round, so this literary battle not only requires us scholars to prepare, but also the craftsmen in this county must also prepare, who knows what topic the other party will ask?"

All the scholars were stunned after hearing this, and suddenly a boy jumped up and said:
"How can this be done? How can scholars of our generation work with craftsmen?"

Zhou Yu glanced at him lightly and said: "You have to remember, this is not just a contest between literati, but a major issue related to the water competition between the two counties. If you can take on the third round alone, I can Tell my father that there is no need for a craftsman, and you will deal with the third scene."

The coldness of that child's life flowed down in an instant, let him take on the third game?If he loses...wouldn't he bear the infamy alone?
Immediately, he obediently took two steps back and sat down obediently.

With his lesson from the past, all the monks have no objection.Luo Xin curled his lips secretly, thinking in his heart, scholars in this era are really arrogant.

"Okay!" Zhou Yu tapped on the armrest of the chair and said, "Brothers, it's better to think about the first two rounds and prepare more. Of course, it's better if you can come up with a topic for the third round. Feel free to do so."

The room was still silent, but gradually some sounds began to appear.Some people were thinking hard with their eyes closed, some were shaking their heads, some were talking in low voices, and the atmosphere gradually became heated again.

Zhou Yu stood up from his seat, came to Luo Xin and Zhang Xun, and first asked Zhang Xun in a low voice:

"Brother Xun, can you get something?"

Zhang Xun shook his head with a wry smile and said in a low voice: "Brother Haode, I think we children like this Wendou are just here to watch the excitement, so we can't help at all."

Zhou Yu said solemnly, "Brother Xun, why would you think so? The competition for water between the two counties is a major event. As a child student in this county, you must do your best."

Luo Xin smiled from the side: "Well, if you have the conditions, you have to go, if you don't have the conditions, you have to create the conditions."

"Yes..." Zhou Yu turned his head suddenly, looked at Luo Xin and said with a smile, "Brother Xin is sure?"

Luo Bian rolled his eyes and said, "You are a scholar, Brother Zhang is sitting here as a boy, what am I, a man without fame? Then I will stand behind the two elder brothers and cheer for the two elder brothers!"

Zhou Yu and Zhang Xun rolled their eyes together. Just as they were about to say something, they saw a yamen servant walk in, cupped his hands towards Zhou Yu and said:
"My lord, the luncheon has been prepared, my lord asked you to entertain all the lords to the table."

And Zhouzhi County's loud laughter came from the next door, and then a group of people came out of the door and walked towards the backyard.At this time, there were already more than 100 scholars gathered in the county government office, so a dozen seats were opened in the back garden, and everyone took their seats one after another.

Naturally, Luo Xin sat with Zhang Xun, glanced around, and saw Zhou Zhixian, Lu Tingfang, Shanye Jushi, Jian Ming, Haizheng, Zhang Shu, Lin Chang, and his uncle Luo Zhi.

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