I'm so hard

Chapter 18
In a blink of an eye, it was almost dusk.

Zhao Yan had already drank half a pot of tea.As for Hei Wa, he drank eight pots of water and ate twenty plates of snacks.

Wanbao Building became more and more lively.

In the center of the hall on the first floor, a water table has been completely arranged. On the water table, wide-mouthed bamboo cups are floating slowly. In addition to nine chairs, there are several desks around the desk. Good pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

The most eye-catching thing is the 1000 taels of gold in the center of the water platform, which is enough to make countless people feel fascinated.

At this moment, a noble young man wearing a moon-white satin robe and holding a folding fan led several people to Wanbaolou.

As soon as he entered the door, he attracted the attention of many people.

At the same time, another fat young man with a slightly fatter body, who knew from his figure that his family was very privileged, also walked into the hall.

"Oh, Xiao Zijie, why are you here? You are not here to participate in the Qushui Liucup, are you?" the fat boy said first.

The noble young man raised his chest and said, "What? You can participate, but my young master can't?"

"You must not participate. As far as your poetry level is concerned, it represents the lower limit of my great Zhou scholars. If you lose today, your father will not beat you to death!"

That noble son is Xiao Zijie, the son of Xiao Jingye, the current literary minister, who is not good at poetry but always thinks he writes very well.

And that fat young man is Kong Ze, the son of the Minister of Finance, Kong Moshan. He has a lot of research on poetry, and he can be regarded as the best among the young people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The two seem to be ridiculing each other, but they are actually the best bad friends who grew up naked.

Both of them were beaten up by Lu Nianwei in Wanbaolou, but because of this, they both became Lu Nianwei's crazy suitors.

After a while, there was a sudden noise in the hall.

"Look, it's Shangguan Yuntun, the number one talent in Great Dan City. I didn't expect him to come. Now, our chances of winning are great again!"

The person who came was a young scholar with a pale complexion. His physique was frail, but he carried a proud look, obviously extremely confident.

A year ago, Liu Chaotong, the dean of Jixian Academy, after reading Shangguan Yuntun's poems, said: This son has a bright future. Looking at the young people in Changdan City, no one can match him.

As a result, he, the number one talented scholar in Changdan City, spread among the people.

Zhao Yan frowned slightly. Even if Shangguan Yuntun's poetry is far superior to others, if he can't drink, it will be difficult to win!
Not long after, there was another shout in the hall.

The person who came was also a young man with disheveled long hair and the word "poetry" embroidered on his left arm.It was immediately recognized by many people.

This person's name is Duan Xu, and he is already 29 years old. He takes poetry as his wife, and is known as a poetry idiot, and has a great reputation among the people.

Duan Xu didn't bother to take part in the imperial examination, and wanted to become an official through poetry, but the late emperor thought that he could only write poetry, not an official, so he made an exception and promoted him.

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Soon, more than a dozen well-known young poets came to Wanbaolou, attracting cheers from the onlookers.

A quarter of an hour later, several young men in cotton waistcoats and baggy trousers came over.

Looking at his clothes, one knows that the Koreans have arrived.

The leader was a tall and thin young man, who walked almost with his nose upturned, ignoring anyone, which showed that he was the special envoy of Korea, Jin Renjun.

As soon as Jin Renjun appeared on the stage, Wanbaolou fell silent instantly.

At this time, Wan Hong, the owner of Wanbao Building, and his niece Lu Nianwei came down from the second floor.

"Young Master Jin, welcome, welcome, today's game of Qushui Liushang is set up by you, I wonder how many people will come out from your side?" Wan Hong asked with a smile.

Jin Renjun spent a lot of money to set up a game. As a challenger, he has the right to bring people to participate.

"Four are enough." Jin Renjun looked around and said provocatively.

When they heard that the other party only had four people with them, the scholars in Da Zhou could not help but frown.

Qushui Liushang is a nine-player game. Dazhou has always claimed to be a kingdom of heaven, and no matter what kind of competition it is, it has always been important to show the demeanor of a great country.

If Goryeo had four players and Da Zhou had five players, it would be disgraceful to win, and even more embarrassing to lose.

Jin Renjun saw this characteristic of Dazhou people, so he started to make trouble when he came.

After all, Jin Renjun and the other three Koreans sat beside the water platform with great confidence.

"Why, Da Zhou couldn't even pick five people?" Jin Renjun said in a strange way.

As soon as these words came out, Shangguan Yuntun, Duan Xu, and Kong Ze quickly stood up.

Other scholars were originally full of confidence, but seeing the momentum of the Korean people, and thinking about it carefully, if they lose today, they may be nailed to the pillar of shame for the rest of their lives, and they want to re-enter the government as an official. Official, I am afraid it is more difficult than climbing to the sky, so I hesitated.

The common problem of scholars in Dazhou is that they cherish their feathers too much, and they dare not do anything after thinking about it.

"Only three people? It seems that there is indeed no one in your Da Zhou!" Jin Renjun looked disdainful. Recently, the Ministry of Rites no longer provided accommodation, which once made him think that Da Zhou's treasury did not have a copper coin.

Seeing that no one else dared to go up, Xiao Zijie at the side rolled his eyes, and suddenly pulled an eight-year-old boy beside him and walked over.

"The fourth person and the fifth person will be joined by me and this kid. This young master wants to show you that you are not even as good as my big Zhou's child!" After finishing speaking, Xiao Zijie dragged the little boy to sit on the water platform beside.

In this way, the nine people of Qushui Liushang were all together.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Yan couldn't help but be happy, Xiao Zijie's plan is quite good.

Everyone in Changdan City knew that Xiao Zijie's poetry level was at the bottom of the list of scholars, and that child was just a top performer.If Da Zhou wins, it can be declared to the outside world that Da Zhou's young people brought two oil bottles to win Korea. If they lose, it can also be explained that Da Zhou's truly powerful youth has not yet appeared.

Jin Renjun's face was gloomy and cold, he never thought that the moves he had imagined in advance would be cracked just like this.

At this time, Lu Nianwei, who was wearing a long purple dress, walked up to the nine people and said loudly: "The water is flowing, let's start now, let's drink!" "

As the sound fell, the water flowed on the water platform, and the one hundred cups on it began to slowly rotate.

And the nine people picked up the bamboo wine cups and drank.

If you eat gold grains, you can take the lead in asking questions and take the lead.

The four people in Korea drank like water, and drank several cups in the blink of an eye.

On the other hand, in Da Zhou, apart from Xiao Zijie and Kong Ze who drank fairly efficiently, Shangguan Yuntun and Duan Xu all seemed to be drinking traditional Chinese medicine, their expressions were quite uncomfortable, and their drinking speed was also slow.

And the little boy who was caught temporarily didn't even know how to drink. He picked up a glass of wine and kept checking to see if there were any gold particles in it.

At this moment, Jin Renjun raised his hand excitedly and shouted: "I've got it!"

In his hand, he was holding a gleaming gold grain, and he had only drank five cups, so his luck was extremely good.

If he came up with a question, he would definitely try his best to make things difficult for Da Zhou, and even the question he asked might have been prepared in advance.

But Qushui Liushang is this rule, and you must be willing to gamble and admit defeat.

Immediately, everyone looked at Jin Renjun, and Zhao Yan became a little nervous.

(End of this chapter)