Black-bellied Prince: Princess Ding is 13 years old

Chapter 76 Anthology Assembly

All the literati and students sat on the left and right sides one by one in order, and there were five seats on the big platform in the middle.There were already three people seated, one of them was Tai Tuo, and the other two were scribes from the three academies. The youngest scribe was the chief examiner, responsible for drawing questions and maintaining order below.

As soon as Bai Yu and the others took their seats, a eunuch's voice loudly announced: "The prince is here, the seventh prince is here!" Everyone present stood up and bowed to salute, Bai Yu rolled his eyes and walked away.

The crown prince sat in the most empty seat in the middle, and beside him sat a man with a strong figure, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a rough face, with a sword on his waist. It was the Seventh Prince Luocha.After all the invigilators arrived, the chief examiner on the stage struck a gong, signaling the official start of the anthology conference.

Bai Yu had been secretly watching Luo Jin's waist since he entered the venue, but it turned out that it was empty and there was nothing there.

Although Bai Yu was feeling strange, she was more focused on today's anthology conference. As long as she could sneak into the Shunchang court, everything would be easy!
Under the hint of the prince, the examiner announced the first question: "All the students here know that I have a lot of fisheries in Shunchang, but there is still little farming, but there are many people wasting food wantonly. Contribute, what kind of warning words will be used to advocate everyone's diligence and thrift? Please write your warning words within a stick of incense, or write poems, or fight against the world, let's start!"

The anthology conference is not only a test of the talent and learning of the literati, but also close to the politics and people of the time, which makes Bai Yu feel that the conference is quite meaningful.About saving food, Bai Yu figured it out by hand, picked up a pen and wrote it on paper, this test question is naturally not difficult for Bai Yu.Confidently put down the pen and looked up at the other literati, Zhang Liang was still writing with the pen, some of them were brooding with their heads in their hands, some were even fidgeting nervously, their heads were sweating.

At first the arena was quiet, but the shorter the incense, the cheering people outside began to shout and cheer, and the atmosphere became more and more tense.Finally, with the sound of a gong, the examiner signaled everyone to stop writing.Then three people got up and left dejectedly.It turns out that those who cannot answer the questions at the anthology conference can leave on their own at the end.

The examiner ordered everyone to read what they had done in turn, and let the examiner and all the people present to evaluate openly and fairly.

The leader was a student from Kyoto, and he stood up triumphantly, shaking his head and chanting what he had done. Bai Yu didn't listen carefully, anyway, no one on the stage responded.They lined up one by one, and when they arrived at Zhang Liang, he stood up and saluted slightly, "Looking at the virtuous countries and families before, success comes from being diligent and thrifty, breaking from extravagance."

The Taifu on the seat narrowed his eyes slightly, nodded secretly, and a few more people passed by, and a few people did a good job during the period, both the Taifu and the Prince smiled.Finally arrived at Bai Yu, Tai Tuo's eyes flashed brightly, he leaned forward, saw her get up leisurely, and said loudly: "It's noon on the day of hoeing, sweat drips down the soil. Who knows that every grain of food on the plate is hard work .”

As soon as Bai Yu finished speaking, everyone present fell silent. After a while, the prince clapped his hands and said loudly, "Good! Good! Good!" The three good words brought everyone back to their senses. Lai Zuoguan shouted: "Brother Xiaobai is so talented! Brother Xiaobai, come on!"

"Does the prince also think it's okay? When I first tried in Shangcheng County, I fell in love with this person. Although he is young, he is quick-witted and has unique insights into the country's political affairs. If he can serve our court, it will be a blessing for the people." Ah." Tai Tuo smiled and stroked his beard to Luo Jin.

"Master Taifu praised this person so much, I think he is right, let's see what his grades are next." Luo Jin returned, Taifu smiled and nodded.The Seventh Prince Luocha who was sitting beside him snorted coldly and turned to look at Bai Yu.

In the first round alone, Bai Yu had already shocked everyone, and it was a good start.Zhang Liang on the opposite side cupped his fists to salute her, and Bai Yu smiled back at him.

The examiner knocked on the gong to signal the people present to be quiet, and began the second round of examination questions. At this time, there were only 15 people left on the field.

"Everyone, please look at this painting," the examiner held a long scroll in his hand, showed it to everyone, and hung it up. "This picture was made by my Taihuangzu. Please write an inscription for this painting in the half-pillar of incense. If you can be appreciated by the prince and Taifu, you will be the Taihuangzu's inscription on this picture. Not only It will be a great honor to be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold!"

As soon as the examiner's words fell, everyone present was excited. What a great honor it is to be able to give the title of Taihuangzu's painting?And you can also get a hundred taels of gold. This time the anthology conference was really generous!Compared with other people's enthusiasm, Bai Yu paid more attention to the painting itself.

There is a man in that painting, riding mighty on a battle horse, holding a green sword, his battle robe fluttering with the wind, the man has a murderous look on his face, very majestic.Seeing this painting, Bai Yu secretly slandered: It seems that Shunchang's ambition to annex the Three Kingdoms is becoming more and more obvious. On the surface, this painting is an inscription for the Taihuangzu, but in fact it depends on the aspirations of the talented scholars at the Anthology Conference.Even he himself knew that Shunchang's Taihuang ancestor was born as a great general who was good at fighting. He didn't have much literary talent, but he was brave and good at fighting. He conquered a world like Shunchang and sat on the throne himself.Could it be that the present emperor of Shunchang also wants to follow the example of the great emperor?Continue to conquer the world!Hmph, I'm afraid I'm going to be disappointed!

With all these concerns, Bai Yu picked up a pen and began to write on paper. Luo Jin and the Taifu on the stage were all watching her secretly.After half a stick of incense, there was another gong.Standing up, five or six students shook their heads and left, looking annoyed.There were still three or four literati who couldn't finish writing, beating their chests and stamping their feet, with frustrated faces, and left reluctantly.

Bai Yu looked at the crowd, including herself, there were only five people left, and Zhang Liang was among them.Bai Yu couldn't help but look sideways at him. It seemed that this Zhang Liang was not only humble, but also really talented.

The examiner asked the rest of the literati to start reading what they had done, and what the first two wrote was nothing more than compliments.The crown prince and Taifu on the seat didn't have any special expressions, but the seventh prince, Luo Cha, listened very enthusiastically all the time, probably because he respected Shunchang Tai Huangzu very much.

When it came to Zhang Liang, he wrote a poem. Although Bai Yu couldn't fully understand it, from the approving eyes of the Taifu, he could see that Zhang Liang's composition was definitely not bad.

When he arrived, Bai Yu got up, coughed slightly, and said, "The beacon fire shines on Longzhou, and I feel uneasy. Yazhang resigned from the Phoenix Tower, and the iron cavalry circled the Dragon City. The snow was dark and the flags and paintings were withered, and the wind was full of drums. I would rather be a centurion." Long, better than being a scholar!" The sonorous voice fell on everyone's ears, and in return there was another long silence.Because the ancestor Taihuang started his campaign from Longzhou when he conquered the world, he changed the original poem.How can it be against the heart of the questioner to elevate the status of soldiers like this!

(End of this chapter)