Chapter 12 Poems
Xu Xian cannot be admitted to the scholar this year.
Not only Li Chong, Xu Mu'e and others think so, but He Liang and Li Gongfu also think so.
The two of them knew Xu Xian well and knew how good Xu Xian was. They had almost no hope of passing the palace examination in a few days. They wanted to pass the hospital examination in the second half of the year? It was like a pie falling from the sky!
So when Xu Xian and Li Chong were betting, Li Gongfu and He Liang kept winking at Xu Xian, telling him not to be impulsive.
On the day of the release of the list, shouting "I'm a fool" three times in public, this is not a trivial matter, it will definitely cause a sensation and spread. At that time, in the entire Hangzhou Prefecture, and even in the entire Jiangnan, Xu Xian will become a laughing stock and be regarded as a negative textbook, which is a stain that cannot be washed away in his life.
But Xu Xian turned a blind eye to their reminders and still made a bet with Li Chong.
What should I do? There are so many people present. If Xu Xian loses a bet, it may not be easy to be fooled.
Both sides have their own thoughts and have not chatted again for the time being.
After a stick of incense, everyone almost had enough food and drink, and had enough energy to nourish their spirits. The rain still did not stop. At this time, Li Chong, Qin Ming, Xu Mu'e, Lin Fei and others felt bored, so they began to improvise poems and guess riddles of couplets.
Today they rode a horse from Hangzhou City and visited West Lake. They came here with the purpose of going outings. One of the main activities of going outings is to recite poems and write pairs.
Moreover, including Xu Mu'e, they are all students with great talent in poetry and books. They have a lot of ink in their stomachs. They are "for a long time" and are very good at reciting poetry.
Especially Lin Fei is famous in Hangzhou Fucheng, not because he is the son of Tongzhi, but because of his talent and knowledge! This person has been a famous little prodigy since childhood. He is a thousand words at the age of four, and is familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics at the age of six, and is proficient in poetry and songs at the age of ten, which is considered to be extraordinary.
He stood up and walked around the long pavilion. He wrote a poem about the rainy scenery of West Lake with good quality. The general poetic meaning was a tactful expression of regret. Then he used memories to praise the beautiful scenery of the clear sky when he was visiting West Lake.
As soon as this poem was published, it immediately attracted Li Chong and Qin Ming to applaud and compliments continued.
Xu Mu'e looked at Lin Fei with little stars in her eyes, and she obviously looked extremely admiring.
Although it is not very classic, it is an impromptu after all and is remarkable, so they are really not flattering.
Even though He Liang was listening, he curled his lips and said sourly: "Showing smelly!"
After Lin Fei wrote the poem, Li Chong couldn't help but bowed and said, "I'm so ugly." Then he pretended to look around and recited a poem.
This poem is obviously much worse than what Lin Fei had just done, and it did not break out of Lin Fei's intention. It roughly expresses regret for the rainy scenery in West Lake. It was Lin Fei's poem that inspired him. This poem is a work that follows the trend.
However, the words are used well and neatly, and it is a qualified improvisation, so others also gave face and applause.
"It is hard to surpass Mr. Lin's pearls and jade in front of him. My masculine work makes you laugh." Li Chong said modestly, and patted Lin Fei's horse.
Suddenly, he paused for a moment, turned around and shouted: "However, there is another talented man here who will pass the county examination, the government examination and the hospital examination in a row within a year. I believe he must be quick-witted and talented, and he will definitely be able to make a masterpiece no less than Mr. Lin!"
After saying that, he looked at Xu Xian with a smile and said, "Xu Xian, since you dare to make a bet with me, why don't you let us see your talent now?"
This sentence is so malicious that it is obviously intended to make Xu Xian look ugly.
It seems to be a compliment to Xu Xian, but it is a high hat for Xu Xian. The poems written by Lin Fei just now have been super-level. It is impossible for ordinary people to use designated propositions to make good poems of this level in a short period of time. Unless it is a number one talented man in Jiangnan who is known as the "top scholar" like "Li Pan", who is known as the "top scholar" in Jiangnan, perhaps he has this ability.
Where can Xu Xian do it?
"Li Chong, don't bully people too much!" Fatty He Liang could no longer suppress his anger when he heard this. He slapped the table and stood up with his palm and looked at him with anger.
"Why am I bullying too much? Didn't Xu Xian claim to be able to pass the palace and the hospital exam this year? He has no such ability?" Li Chong smiled and stared at Xu Xian, which was full of provocation.
Xu Xian ignored Li Chong and just looked up and looked outside. It happened that the rain stopped. He stood up and said lightly: "Brother-in-law, Youlong, the rain stopped. Let's continue on the way."
"Yes! Let's continue on the road, otherwise we won't be able to get to Hangzhou Prefecture before dark." He Liang and Xu Xian reacted and nodded quickly to agree.
In their opinion, it is not advisable to stay here for a long time, so you have to leave quickly.
Unfortunately, Li Chong did not intend to let it go, so he directly stopped Xu Xian: "Why, are our 'Xu Xiucai' afraid? He doesn't even have the courage to speak and write poems, and he wants to escape?"
In the words, the word "scholar" is also added, which is very ironic.
"If you don't have this ability, I don't think you have to wait until the date of the announcement. Today I call me a fool and listen to it. How about it?" Li Chong said.
A villain is like an evil ghost.
Although Li Chong was a bit talented, he was full of grudges. Xu Xian didn't give him face just now, which made him feel embarrassed, so he would have to take revenge.
Qin Ming also took advantage of the situation and walked over to stop Xu Xian, which was very meaningless that Xu Xian would not let him leave if he didn't write a poem.
Li Gongfu agreed to Xu Jiaorong to take care of Xu Xian. Of course, he couldn't sit still at this time. With his skill, he gently pushed the two people who were blocking Xu Xian with clever force, and almost fell to the ground, leaving the way out.
"I am a rough man and don't know much, but I also understand that the interest and inspiration of writing poetry is very important. Sometimes, it does not mean that I can't make poetry improvisation does not mean that I have no talent. The two little brothers are too aggressive!" Li Gongfu glanced at the two and said, and then he and He Liang walked forward with Xu Xian, comforting him: "We continue to rush, don't pay attention to such people!"
Shocked by Li Gongfu's push, Li Chong and Qin Ming also realized that this man was a master and was not easy to mess with, so they did not dare to come forward to stop him. But they were unwilling to give in and sneered: "If you can't do it, you can't do it. What excuses are you trying to make! You can escape the first day of the lunar month, but you can't escape the fifteenth day of the year. I see how you passed the palace and the hospital exam! This matter is bet, and you can't even lose it if you want to!"
Xu Xian shook his head, but he didn't expect that such a thing would happen. Someone really came to the door to slap in the face...
He didn't look back, and seemed to have not taken the ridicule of the two people seriously, but just chanted loudly as he walked:
"There is a poem, please appreciate it."
"The water is shimmering and beautiful when it is sunny, and the mountains are misty and strange when it rains. I want to compare West Lake with Xizi, and it is always suitable to apply light makeup and heavy makeup!"
As the words fell, the entire pavilion suddenly became silent.
Later, I heard Xu Xian's voice coming from afar:
"As you said, you can't lose the bet. So when the autumn examination results are released, I will stare at you."
Chapter completed!