"Both of you are very talented. I never thought that drinking could be so refreshing and heroic. I would like to toast both of you!" Meng Jiayan looked at him, raised the half bottle of wine left in his hand, and said with a half-smile, "I wish you both If you are able to win the gold medal in high school, you must be elected to the Hanlin Academy, and you will study hard for ten years to fulfill your lifelong ambition!"
Huang Wujiu and Sheng Suihe both said, "Thank you, Censor, for your kind words!"
"The younger you are, the more talented you are. He is a child prodigy in Sichuan that is known to everyone in the world." After they finished drinking this time, they put down the wine cup. Unexpectedly, Yuan Liuguang above touched the bone on his thumb and said casually, "Since ancient times, there have been many talented people in Shu. Now that he came to Chang'an as the Jieyuan of Shu County, he was said to be 'talented', which is worthy of his name! However, this Shengshizi... I have never heard of it, but I don't know. What achievements can you compare with Zi Yue?"
After saying these words, the originally lively atmosphere in the hall was suffocated.
Although Sheng Weiqiao frowned slightly, Zhao Taoyi quickly grabbed Zhao Yue and glared at him, not allowing him to say anything: Why is this fifth brother so stupid
Previously, when they were helping Sheng Suihe, they were targeting Gao Chengxuan, the direct nephew of the Meng family, who was a political enemy of the Zhao family, so it didn't matter.
The one who is making things difficult for Sheng Suihe now is Huaiyuan Hou Yuan Liuguang, the husband of Princess Qingfang and the son-in-law of the Gaomi King and his wife, who is in the same camp as the Zhao family!
At this moment, Zhao Yue foolishly ran out to accuse Yuan Liuguang. Isn't this a joke for the Meng family? !
What's more, Yuan Liuguang is not a young man like Zhao Li who is not taken seriously because he "went astray". He is in his thirties when he is in the prime of life. Because of his talents and his relationship with the son-in-law of King Gaomi, he is said to be The King of Gaomi's right-hand man is by no means an exaggeration... Will he be idle, leave his wife and children alone, and come over alone at night to participate in riddles
It is 100% that King Gaomi appears here because of his consideration in the court!
What if Zhao Yue stood up and yelled for a personal relationship, ruining King Gaomi's arrangements, how would they explain it when they went back? !
If there weren't so many people present at this moment, Zhao Taoyi would have scolded the fifth brother for being stupid!
Although Sheng Suihe saw the actions of their brothers and sisters, he had no intention of inciting Zhao Yue to stand up for him. He replied to Yuan Liuguang in a calm tone: "Meng Yushi just praised it, why should Marquis Huaiyuan take it seriously?"
"Oh?" Yuan Liuguang squinted his eyes, glanced sideways at Meng Jiayan, and smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes, "Junyu, you have always been arrogant. Gao Shaoyang is known as the 'Number One Talent in the South of the Yangtze River,' and he is your biological cousin. You have never been born. I praised him once, but I never thought that this scholar Sheng who came from afar would make you look at him differently?"
Without waiting for Meng Jiayan to answer, he turned to Sheng Sleeping Crane and said with a smile, "Although I am blind, I can't see anything special about you, but it shows your talent to make someone like Junyu take the initiative to surrender! It's just that today After all, the guessing game in Night Pavilion is just a pastime, but the Spring Festival is a national talent promotion ceremony, which is related to the country. The difficulty of the two is not the same... Although you are the Jieyuan of Nanfeng County, the next few days should be good. Wen Shu, don’t slack off!”
These words sounded like earnest instruction, but they clearly implied that Sheng Suihe did not have the real talent or knowledge to compete with Huang Wujiu, but only relied on Meng Jiayan's promotion to be on an equal footing with Huang Wujiu.
Even beating the Sleeping Crane, don't think that relying on the power of the Meng family to go up to the third floor without following the rules today, you can also follow such a crooked path in the spring of tomorrow!
Yuan Liuguang's attitude was considered normal by everyone except Zhao Li who admired Sheng Suihe's painting skills and was worried about it.
Although people from the Evernight Pavilion had just come up to report what happened, they mentioned that Huang Wujiu had helped Sheng Suihe in the dispute between Gao Chengxuan and Sheng Suihe.
But at this moment, Huang Wu Jiu and Gao Chengxuan, as the number one candidates originally proposed by the King of Gaomi and the Meng family to compete in Chunwei, were trying to undermine each other and add insult to injury, which was their due course.
Now that Gao Chengxuan is considered "fake", no matter how Gao and Meng hold him accountable afterwards, he is destined to miss the banquet here tonight.
Under this situation, Yuan Liuguang, as the son-in-law of King Gaomi, took action to suppress Sheng Suihe, who although he did not explicitly join the Meng family, but his two sisters were rumored to be highly appreciated by Empress Dowager Meng, so that Huang Wujiu on his side could stand out. It's a matter of course.
Even Sheng Weiqiao was stunned at first and then he realized: Even if Yuan Liuguang knew Sheng Suihe's life experience, it would be impossible for him to help Sheng Suihe openly at this time and place, otherwise a fool would become suspicious. On the contrary, making things difficult like this now makes people think it is reasonable.
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Sheng Suihe's reputation in Chang'an is indeed far less famous than that of Huang Wujiu and Gao Chengxuan.
This is because, first of all, Nanfeng County where he comes from is not a large county. Naturally, everyone thinks that if they are both Jieyuan, Huang Wujiu from Shu County and Gao Chengxuan from Jiangnan must be more talented and learned than Nanfeng Jieyuan Sheng Shuihe. superior!
The second is that both Huang Wujiu and Gao Chengxuan have very close relationships with the two giants in the current court, King Gaomi and the Meng family. This allows them to receive good education from an early age and also get more opportunities to become famous than ordinary people.
Even after they decided to participate in Jinke Chunwei, before they arrived in Chang'an, their backers in Chang'an were already helping to promote their talents and articles.
Although the Sheng family is rich, after all, Mrs. Sheng and Sheng Lanci have controlled Nanfeng County for many years. After leaving Nanfeng County, their power has weakened sharply. In Chang'an, it is even more negligible. There is no influence at all, but it is. There is no way to help Sheng Sleeping Crane.
The third problem is Sheng Suihe's own problem. After he arrived in Chang'an, except for a few visits to a few families as instructed by Sheng Lanci, he never went out to socialize at all!
Originally, the scholar who was taking the examination arrived in Chang'an in advance for a very important purpose, which was to visit high-ranking officials, communicate with each other, and cultivate connections. This is what Sheng Lanci did back then, and he did it very well, so even though he was in power not long ago, people still remember him.
But due to various considerations in life, Sheng Suihe also had to keep an eye on Sheng Weiqiao. Apart from some human affairs that he had to deal with, he never left home... How could he be famous like this
So at this moment, although Sheng Weiqiao knew that Yuan Liuguang would probably not force Sheng Suihe into a desperate situation, he was still a little worried and thought to himself: "But I don't know how he will step down?"
This question is also what everyone in the hall is curious about at this moment.
Huang Wujiu and Gao Chengxuan have been fighting in the ring for many days. At the end of last year, everyone thought that the top pick in this class would definitely come between these two people... Who would have thought that at this time, a Sheng Sleeping Crane would emerge from the crossbar, and it was rumored that he was extremely talented. King Gaomi and Meng both developed a love for talents and decided to let him compete fairly with Huang Wujiu and Gao Chengxuan. Whoever wrote better articles would be the number one scholar.
Although this matter has not yet spread widely, everyone who is well-informed knows about it.
For a long time, everyone here, including Huang Wujiu, wanted to understand Jieyuan, who had come all the way and lived in a simple life.
Seeing Yuan Liuguang's aggressive attitude at this moment, they all stopped their cups and looked over, expecting his response.
Under the gaze of many eyes, Sheng Suihe's brows were just calm. He slowly drank a cup of wine, put down the wine cup, and when he raised his head and smiled, his narrowed eyes seemed to have countless brilliance overflowing. , as if there were thousands of emotions or just the reflection of the bright lights, the corners of his lightly hooked lips brought out a bit of inexplicable ridicule, and he said lightly: "Master Marquis wants to know what is different about the students, why don't you give a question and try it?"
"...That's right." Meng Jiayan's eyes flashed, he picked up the wine cup in front of him, swaying the crystal clear wine inside, half smiling, "As the saying goes, real gold is not afraid of fire! Yuan Hou Even though I’m not very good at seeing people, I still have to deny it when I have Zhuji’s article in front of me, right?”
"Junyu, you seem to have decided that this scholar with a silent reputation is a talented and beautiful jade?" Yuan Liuguang sneered, showing disdain, raised his chin towards Sheng Suihe, and said, "That's fine. , I will come up with a lantern riddle..."
Just when he said this, Li Shengxu, who had been watching coldly before, suddenly said: "Riddles are just a trail. To be literary, you still have to read articles. But we are gathered here tonight mainly for entertainment. If we are serious about the eight classics, Composition seems boring on the contrary. How about each writing a poem, which not only tests whether their talents are equal, but also helps me enjoy the wine? "
The Marquis of Yichun had already stated that he would not interfere in the fight between King Gaomi and the Meng family, but now he suddenly intervened, which was surprising.
When Sheng Weiqiao subconsciously looked up, he saw a servant in an indigo robe appearing behind the marquis. He was in his thirties or forties, his head wrapped in a soap handkerchief, and his face was white and beardless. This man stood with his hands folded in a very respectful posture. Although he lowered his head and lowered his eyes, without any attention-grabbing behavior, he had a special temperament for no reason and looked very different from ordinary servants.
She noticed that the eyes of Yuan Liuguang and Meng Jiayan also paused on this servant, and then Meng Jiayan said: "That's great!"
Yuan Liuguang narrowed his eyes and changed his attitude, saying, "Cousin Duyi... but I don't know what the topic is, or should I let them develop on their own?"
Li Shengxu's eyes flickered, and he scanned the people below one by one, then he stroked Yu Ruyi and said slowly: "There is no point in acting on your own. Tonight is the last day of the Lantern Festival, so let them use the Lantern Festival as the theme. Let’s each write a poem! It can be any quatrain or verse, no matter rhyme or rhyme…”
Just when he said this, the servant in the indigo robe suddenly lowered his head and whispered a few words in his ear. Li Shengxu seemed to be startled for a moment, and continued, "If the rhyme is not limited, the difficulty is too low. How can I say that these two are both? Jieyuan, just come up with a rhyme!"
This place was specially used by Princess Wuyang to keep in touch with a group of intellectuals and wealthy people. Everything was perfectly equipped.
When Li Shengxu spoke, the maid in colorful clothes who was holding the pot for him got up, went to the cabinet in the corner and took out a bamboo tube. A handful of bamboo sticks were inserted into the bamboo tube, and the body was carved with flowers and grass. Filled with gold and painted, it looks very elegant.
Li Shengxu took the bamboo tube in his hand and asked Yuan Liuguang and Meng Jiayan: "Who is coming?"
Meng Jiayan looked at Yuan Liuguang and smiled: "Since it is the Marquis of Yuan who questions Nanfeng's ability to solve the Yuan, it is up to the Marquis to take action now!"
Yuan Liuguang raised his eyebrows, but did not refuse. He picked up a bamboo stick from the tube and took a look at it. Without saying anything, he handed it directly to Li Shengxu. Li Shengxu announced: "It's the word 'Yang'." rhyme."
Hearing this, Sheng Weiqiao and Zhao Li both breathed a sigh of relief. "Qiyang" is a broad rhyme, and there are many rhymes to choose from, which is better than choosing a narrow rhyme or even a dangerous rhyme.
However, Sheng Weiqiao had never seen Sheng Sleeping He recite poems and write lyrics in the past two years. He couldn't help but feel that if he wasn't not good at this, even if he didn't like to show off, why didn't even one or two sentences spread to the back house of Sheng Mansion during the New Year and the holidays
At this moment, his opponent was Jieyuan from Shu County, who had produced numerous literary talents since ancient times. The girl felt a little uneasy and subconsciously clenched the wine cup.
It's just that she couldn't say anything at all in this situation. Although she was worried, she could only sit back and watch what happened.