Happy Little Scholar

As the saying goes, when a scholar encounters a soldier, there is no reason to explain. Chen Licheng feels this way now.

The person in front of me is clearly a scholar, but he doesn't follow the rules of a scholar. He is determined to fight with force rather than with literature. The other party's guards are obviously experts who have been selected from thousands of people. Even if there are only two of them, how can they fight? None of them are his opponents.

Only a fool would agree to fight with them.

Li Xuan frowned, looking like he was in a hurry, and said impatiently: "Forget it, let's just fight with each other. What kind of regulations are they?"

Seeing that the person opposite finally started to reason, Chen Licheng felt happy and said: "It's very simple, it is the season when plum blossoms are in full bloom, and we are in this plum forest, so we might as well use plum blossom as the theme. Write a poem and let everyone present judge the difference. This is a literary battle. "

After speaking, he whispered to the person next to him: "Go and invite Mr. Shen over."

"It's your turn." Li Xuan crossed his arms, glanced at Li Yi, and once again acted like he was watching a good show.

The ball kicked around and returned to Li Yi.

"There's no need for Wen Dou..." Li Yi is still more inclined to Li Xuan's suggestion just now. Is there anything that can't be solved with one fist?

If not, then two.

Crisp and neat, without any sloppiness. If Miss Liu Er were here, she would have done this long ago. After spending time with her for a long time, it is inevitable that her work will be influenced by her.

"Haha, if you are scared, you can just admit defeat." Chen Licheng smiled and said, "I just need to apologize in person and interrupt the hands and feet of those who did it, and the matter can be revealed, how about it?"

After seeing the other party's hesitation, Chen Licheng decided that the other party was just two idiots, and the last trace of worry in his heart disappeared.

"Look, if someone doesn't want to, then there's no need to talk..." Li Xuan said with some gloating.

The talented people in Qing'an Prefecture have been harmed by him all over the place. Mentioning the name "Li Yi" makes him feel embarrassed. He is happy to see the same scene happen in the capital. This is only fair.

There began to be whispers of discussion around.

"This Chen Licheng is also a well-known talent, but he doesn't know right from wrong and acts shamelessly. Today is really an eye-opener."

"The people around him are all well-known talents in the capital. When it comes to poetry, how can it be possible for those two young masters to compare?"

"Look, he actually invited Mr. Shen here. Could it be that---Although Mr. Shen just came to the capital not long ago, he became a blockbuster on the Lantern Festival and impressed most of the talented people with his poetry. I heard that He intends to cling to the Chen family. It seems that Chen Licheng really doesn’t even want to lose face in order to win.”

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Although most of the talented ladies around them stand with Li Yi and Li Xuan, they don't think they can win. How can two unknown people compare to those outstanding talents?

What's more, there are top talents like Mr. Shen standing in the queue.

"Does it hurt?" Li Yi asked as he wiped the dust off the little fat man's face.

"It doesn't hurt!"

Although he grimaced because of the pain of being touched and only inhaled, he didn't admit it at all, patting his chest and saying.

"This kid has some backbone." Li Xuan was also present when the little fat man was showing off his power just now. He came over and patted him on the shoulder and said.

When he heard other people's compliments, the little fat man's chest puffed up even higher, and he held the little girl's hand like a victorious rooster.

"Brother Shen, you're here." When a young man walked over not far away, Chen Licheng smiled and greeted him.

The young man known as Brother Shen cupped his hands and said, "I wonder why Brother Chen asked Chen to come over?"

"I do have something to trouble Brother Shen." Chen Licheng smiled and said, "Let's go over and talk about it."

"Haha, we are all friends, so don't be so open-minded." The young man glanced at Chen Licheng in surprise, and said with a smile, but he secretly had a suspicion in his heart.

Naturally, he knew in his heart that although he was apparently a brother to these people, most of them came from wealthy families in the capital, and he was just a foreigner. With the gap in status, the other party would not really treat him as a friend.

What's more, the talented people in Kyoto and Qing'an have always looked down on each other. If he didn't have any background in the capital and needed to rely on them, and the other party also needed his poetic talent, there would never be such a harmonious relationship on the surface.

When leading him over, Chen Licheng briefly explained what had just happened and said with a smile: "Scholars like us are naturally not like those wild men in the mountains. We rely on strength to determine victory or defeat. It is simply insulting to politeness..., but if When it comes to literary competition, we need Brother Shen’s help. After all, Brother Shen is better in poetry, so we’ll be safe.”

"Brother Chen is too humble. I am just lucky on the Lantern Festival. Several of the people present are famous talents in the capital. How dare I do anything in front of you?" the young man said, arching his hands.

The two complimented each other, and the crowd automatically made way for them.

Chen Licheng walked to the front, looked at Li Yi, and said: "For the sake of fairness, each side will send one person to fight in literature, and a poem will determine the outcome."

After all, he still wanted to save face in front of others. He couldn't do what a group of well-known talents bullied two unknowns. As long as Shen Zhao took action, it would be enough to sweep them away.

Although Shen Zhao is from Qing'an Prefecture, I heard that he was quite famous there. When it comes to poetry, few people in Kyoto dare to guarantee that they can beat him.

With him, we will not lose today.

Li Yi helped the kid shake off the dust and turned around.

When he walked over there just now and saw that figure, Shen Zhao's heart sank.

It was not until that person turned around and saw his face clearly that Shen Zhao's heart finally sank to the bottom.

As the second most talented person in Qing'an Prefecture, he was followed by countless people wherever he went, and countless rich ladies pursued him. He could even make those prostitutes pay him money when he visited brothels------if he wanted.

Of course, these are all things in the past.

Why did he come to Kyoto instead of being the leader of the talented scholars in Qing'an Prefecture? It was because he was too ashamed to stay in Qing'an Prefecture. The "Magpie Bridge Fairy" and "Water Melody Song" almost made him lose all his pride in that place. It was not until he came to the capital and became famous for his poem on the Lantern Festival that he found a little confidence.

In the poetry competition, he was not afraid of Yang Yanzhou, not afraid of all the talented scholars in Qing'an Prefecture, and not even those famous talented scholars in the capital------he was afraid of only one person.

That person was standing opposite him now.

"Brother Shen, I'll trouble you with this poem about plum blossoms." Chen Licheng came over, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile.

After seeing the poems written by Shen Zhao, he had unparalleled confidence in Shen Zhao, and he was the least likely to lose among the people present.

If he could save his face today, even if he made a little effort to help him successfully attach himself to the Chen family, what would it matter?

Shen Zhao came back to his senses and finally realized what Chen Licheng wanted him to do.

"Brother Chen."

Shen Zhao turned around, looked at Chen Licheng very seriously, and spoke slowly.

"I think you should just fight..."