Through the Swordsman

Chapter 100 The Flower Festival (2)

In fact, there will be such a similar event every year for peony flowers.However, most of the people who came here to participate in this peony event were outsiders like Yue Feng, so they were not very clear about the rules, so the old man specifically explained it.

After introducing the ten celebrities, the old man asked everyone: "The rules are roughly like this. Do you have any questions? If there is no more, then I will retreat first. Don't disturb me." Now that everyone is in high spirits, the Peony Flower Party will officially begin."

As soon as the words fell, someone asked: "I don't know if I can compose any poem for this poem, or is there any limit."

"There must be a limit. Today is a peony festival, so it is natural to use peony as the theme. Whether it is a poem, a word, or a ditty, it must be peony as the theme. Moreover, these ten gentlemen have very sharp eyes. .If they are dissatisfied, even if it is written, it will be in vain.”

As soon as he said this, many people couldn't help but feel depressed secretly.It is very easy to write a poem casually.But since the Tang Dynasty, people have written all the good words and sentences about peonies for hundreds of years. It is really difficult to write good sentences, not to mention being judged by everyone.If the writing is good, then there is no problem, if the writing is not good, the embarrassment will be lost.However, it would be a wonderful thing if this peony flower fair could be used to make a name for itself.

Immediately afterwards, another person asked: "If you guess the riddle correctly, you can get the flowers, but if you guess wrong, what should you do?"

"This little brother is right." The old man suddenly showed a malicious smile, and said: "As the saying goes, there are right and wrong. If you are right, the flowers can be taken away. But if you guess wrong, you can take it away." It is to leave a painting of calligraphy in public, and at the same time write down my name, so that everyone can come and comment on it in public. When I leave later, I will naturally send a pot of middle-grade peony as compensation. You know, Even if it is a middle grade, it is extremely difficult to find it outside this homeland."

Hearing this, some good-looking people couldn't help but lose a little bit of their desire to win the flowers.If the answer is wrong, maybe there is a possibility of notoriety.Of course, there are also people who are determined to go up and try even if they leave people behind.It's a pity to get the right answer, but it's not a big deal if you get it wrong, and you can gain something else by then.

Then the old man answered several questions raised by the crowd.These people who asked questions were almost all from other places, and they were not very familiar with the rules of the Flower Fair.

After answering everyone's questions, the old man said: "If that's the case, then this year's Luoyang Flower Festival will officially begin." As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of firecrackers.The place where the firecrackers sounded was not in front of the stage, but at the gate of Zhangjiayuan.Obviously, he did it on purpose because he was afraid that the peonies in the garden would not be able to withstand the sound of firecrackers.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of firecrackers suddenly came to mind in other places in Luoyang City.Soon, the sound of firecrackers could be heard throughout Luoyang City, both inside and outside the city.At this moment, the color on the old man's face became more obvious.

When the sound of firecrackers stopped completely, the celebrities who had been sitting on the stage stepped forward.I saw them walking to the top-grade peonies and bending down.Then he groped around in the flower pot and took out a bamboo tube.Then, they opened the stopper at one end of the bamboo tube, took out rolls of paper from the bamboo tube, and handed them to the servants who had been waiting under the stage.

It turned out that in the flower pot without a single flower, someone had already hidden a bamboo tube.In the bamboo tubes, there are prepared crossword puzzles.In a short time, the colored paper strips about one foot long and half a foot wide were hung up by the servants with bamboo poles and stood under the stage.But on the note, there are large characters written with a big brush dipped in thick ink, which are exactly anagrams.

And the old man took out the bamboo tube from the top quality peony flower himself, and hung up the couplet inside.If people want top-grade peonies, they can just solve the anagrams in the audience.If you want the best, you need to go on stage and write the next couplet yourself.As for the unique product, it is even more necessary for everyone to evaluate it.

Soon, some people guessed the puzzle correctly and took away the pots of peonies.In fact, although Luoyang has a large population, there are hundreds of thousands.But although Zhangjiayuan's peony flower party is grand, not many people can be invited to participate.In the entire Zhangjiayuan, more than a thousand people were just let in.And the people gathered here to grab the peony flowers are only one-third of all the guests.

Moreover, nearly half of these people are martial arts practitioners, and they don't have much real talent and learning at all.Coming here is just to watch the excitement.Therefore, more than 100 pots of peonies were divided evenly, and every three or four people touched each other.What's more, whether it is a puzzle or a couplet, they are extremely tricky and difficult to guess.Therefore, every year these peonies could not be all given away, and finally some of the most famous natures remained, especially those pots of top-quality peonies.

Not long after, a young man in his 20s stepped onto the high platform and wrote a couplet by himself.The couplet he made was very neat, so he took the first pot of top-quality peonies from the old man.

Next, those top-grade and best-grade peonies will be sent out one by one.As for the peerless peonies, there was never a pot out of them.It's not that no one wants to get it, but just after the poem was written, it was bloody criticized by the ten celebrities on the stage.

To be honest, although these poems are not perfect, they are not bad, otherwise I would not dare to go up.But those celebrities didn't pay attention to it at all, they just kept picking bones.But the old man looked at this scene with a smile, and didn't stop him at all.In this way, no one dared to go up again.

Seeing the pots of peony flowers being taken away, the atmosphere of the crowd couldn't help but become more enthusiastic.I can't wait to rush up and take the peony flower away, and even have some small conflicts because of it.It's a pity that the questions on the stage are really difficult to answer.It didn't even take long before several extremely difficult puzzles and a picture were absolutely highlighted.

There are still a few people who don't believe in evil and want to try it.In the end, he wrote down a set of words in disgrace, and walked down amidst the ridicule of everyone.However, the old man was indeed a slip of the tongue, and soon gave them a pot of middle-grade peonies, which could be regarded as some comfort in front of them.And the peony flowers corresponding to these problems are the best of the same grade. Obviously, they have been tampered with in advance, and they don't want people to take them away easily.

Everyone in the Huashan faction couldn't help but be moved by watching this scene.Yue Lingshan, in particular, kept letting out cries of surprise, as if she wanted to go up and grab such a pot at any time.It's just that although their martial arts are good, their knowledge is much worse.Of course, this is not the case for everyone.

"Brother, why don't you try to answer the last question." At this moment, Ning Zhong suddenly spoke to Yue Buqun.In fact, seeing so many peony flowers, she was a little moved.However, after all, she has been the head wife for so many years, so she will not be as restless as Yue Lingshan.Only then did he speak to Yue Buqun.

Yue Buqun's face also couldn't help flashing a hint of emotion, he looked up and thought about the puzzle in front of him.Yue Buqun can also be regarded as proficient in Confucianism, and he doesn't even need the so-called time difference of erudition.Although he is not good at writing poems and pairs, he has some skills in guessing riddles.But each of the above puzzles is difficult, and none of them are easy.In addition to paying attention to knowledge, you must also have a bit of quick wit.

Suddenly, Yue Buqun's eyes lit up, and he finally found someone who knew how to solve the problem.I saw the words "Zhong Ni, Sun and Moon Ye" written on a chapter of pink paper.Someone had already answered this question before, but it was a pity that they accidentally typed it wrong, and no one dared to go there after that.At this time, Yue Buqun happened to see a bargain.

Yue Buqun thought for a while, and then thought of the source of this sentence.This sentence comes from "The Analects of Confucius Zizhang", the original text is: "Uncle Wushu destroyed Zhongni. Zi Gong said: 'No way! Zhongni can't be destroyed. The sages of others, even the hills, can still be surpassed. Zhongni, the sun and the moon are also beyond. Although people want to kill themselves, how can they hurt the sun and the moon? It is often seen that they do not know how to measure.'”

Its general meaning refers to: Shusun Wushu slandered Confucius.Zigong said: "It's useless! Zhongni can't slander. The virtues of others are like hills, which can still be climbed. Zhongni, like the sun and moon, cannot be climbed. Even if a person closes the door Looking at the sun and the moon, then what harm does it do to the sun and the moon? It just shows his own insufficiency."

Yue Buqun couldn't help showing a smile on his face, he waved to Linghu Chong suddenly, motioned him to come forward, whispered a few words in his ear, and then let him go up.

Linghu Chong stared at the puzzle for a long time, his face, who never liked reading, was still full of doubts.Looking at Yue Buqun, Linghu Chong couldn't help showing embarrassment: When he goes up and answers correctly, the peony flower will definitely not fall into his hands. If he answers wrong, he will definitely suffer, so he can't help hesitating.Just when he was about to think of a way to push him away, he saw a sullen look on Yue Buqun's face.

Although he said he knew Yue Buqun was putting on airs, Linghu Chong was still taken aback.Quickly squeezed up from the crowd and walked to the front of the stage.I saw him whisper a few words to the boy holding the lantern riddle.The boy took off the lantern riddle with a smile on his face, and handed Linghu Chong a pen at the same time.Linghu Chong wrote two answers next to the lantern riddles one after another, one was "Kong Ming" and the other was "Sightseeing", and then he took the peony flower.

It turns out that the answer to this lantern riddle is not fixed. If the answer is a person's name, then Zhong Ni is Confucius, which means a word for "Kong", the sun and the moon are bright, and the result is Kong Ming.But if it is an idiom, you must be familiar with the Analects of Confucius, and analyze it from the meaning, but this sentence is also a bit uncommon in the Analects of Confucius.

If the person who answered the question was not knowledgeable enough, he would only guess the name of the person, and of course he would be wrong.And if you are a hardcore reader, guessing it as an idiom is also wrong.However, Yue Buqun saw something strange, so he asked Linghu Chong to write down the two answers at the same time.

Looking at the peony in his hand, Linghu Chong couldn't help but smile all over his face.He was handsome in appearance, and he attracted the attention of many people as soon as he went up.At this time, he answered the question correctly, and his whole person was in high spirits, and a small commotion in the field was ushered in imperceptibly.However, he didn't pay any attention to these, and left directly after getting the peony flower.

Not a moment later, Linghu Chong came back with the peony flowers and returned to the crowd of Huashan School.As soon as Fang came back, everyone's attention was focused on the peony flower, and they exclaimed.I saw that this pot of peonies bloomed very gorgeously, and the big pink flowers were particularly dazzling against the backdrop of the emerald green leaves.It seems that it is definitely not inferior to those top-quality peonies.The only regret is that there is a small hole in a leaf for some reason.But it was this small flaw that caused this pot of peonies to fall by more than one level, from the best of the best to the top.No wonder the person who solved the riddle was reluctant to let the pot of peonies go, and wanted to play tricks on the riddle.

In fact, although this pot of peonies is very good, you can definitely buy it if you spend a little money.Even if it is the best peony, you can buy it if you want to.And that little money is by no means a big deal to the Huashan faction.But after such a lot of guessing questions, the peony is extraordinarily precious.

Soon, the peony was passed back to Ning Zhongze.After all, Yue Buqun got the flowers by guessing riddles for Ning Zhongze. The most important thing for the disciples of Huashan School is to respect their teachers, and even the naughty Yue Lingshan didn't try to snatch them.

Seeing Yue Lingshan full of envy, Ning Zhong once again turned his attention to Yue Buqun, and said, "Brother, why don't you guess another question."

After Yue Buqun heard it, he couldn't help showing embarrassment.After looking forward for a long time, I couldn't find any more questions that I could answer.He didn't pretend, he shook his hand and said, "No, I can't answer it anymore. Let the disciples try."

As soon as Yue Buqun's words fell, everyone couldn't help showing dejected expressions.Suddenly, Yue Lingshan muttered: "It would be great if Junior Brother Lin was here, but it's a pity he's staying at my grandfather's house."

Every word he said, everyone couldn't help agreeing.Although most of the Huashan disciples did not like Lin Pingzhi, they had to admit that Lin Pingzhi's literary talents were indeed good.Compared to the people who stayed in the Huashan School since they were young and only knew about martial arts, Lin Pingzhi, who became a monk halfway through, surpassed everyone in terms of literary talents and other things besides martial arts.If he was there, there was indeed a possibility of winning another pot or two of peonies for everyone.

However, after Lin Pingzhi returned to Luoyang, he stayed at the Wang family.Although the Peony Flower Fair in Zhangjiayuan was very lively this time, he didn't come out because of it.The reason is that the Wang family, as the largest martial arts family in Luoyang, also held a small flower party in their own home.As Wang Yuanba's grandson, Lin Pingzhi also had to be on the sidelines to help pick up the guests.

Hearing Yue Lingshan's words, Yue Feng felt unconvinced for some reason.

But this slight change in him was noticed by Ning Zhongze.Ning Zhong couldn't help showing a smile on his face, and said, "Feng'er, if you are not convinced, go up and guess." Speaking of this, Ning Zhong couldn't help being shocked.

In her impression, Yue Feng was really a genius when he was a child.This kind of genius is not only in learning martial arts, but also in other aspects.I remember that when he was three years old, Yue Feng learned all the characters in the book in less than a month, but it did cause quite a stir.

But later on, all his intellectual talents were completely covered up by the brilliance of martial arts, and he has never revealed a single bit since then.Given the opportunity this time, why not try it out, Ning Zhong couldn't help thinking about it.

Thinking of this, Ning Zhong quickly continued to speak: "Feng'er, if you know how, why don't you go up and guess a question. Lingshan, come and persuade your brother, so that he can win you a pot of peonies too. "

After Yue Feng heard it, he immediately planned to refuse, but Yue Lingshan grabbed his arm immediately.Only Yue Lingshan said with a smile: "Brother, you should try it too. If Daddy can do it, you can do it too. You won't be worse than his old man."

Yue Feng couldn't help being moved when he heard it.In fact, as soon as the top ten pots of peonies came out, Yue Feng's calm state of mind couldn't help but feel a little turbulent.After all, when encountering such a beautiful peony, no one can completely keep calm.

But guessing the right answer, he is determined not to do it.As for poetry, he was even further behind.But although he can't do it, he can still recite poems.Although the memory of the previous life has faded a little after such a long time, some poems about peonies still remain in Yue Feng's mind.Although most of these poems were written before the Ming Dynasty, there are also a few of them from the Ming Dynasty and after.

After hesitating for a while, a bit of confidence suddenly appeared on Yue Feng's face, and he put Shu Qi, who had been in his arms all the time, on the ground, and walked forward alone.

(End of this chapter)