Yu Qingluo stopped talking to Ye Wanyan, and her eyes fell on the contestants involuntarily.
The competition alternates between literary and martial arts competitions, with the first stage being the cultural competition between the ages of five and ten.
And the first one to appear was Ye Lansheng.
There were eight contestants from four countries. As soon as the eight children came out, the other contestants came to the stands one after another and sat upright in the seat opposite Yu Qingluo.
There are six items in the literary competition, namely pairing, playing chess, playing music, painting, poetry and arithmetic.
There are more martial arts competitions, and the most unlimited is martial arts. In addition, there are horse riding, archery, Cuju, running, sword dancing, football, water polo, and strength competitions.
Each player can only participate in a maximum of two competitions.
There are already a lot of people participating in the literary competition, so almost one event per person is enough. Ye Lansheng only participated in a pair of pairs. But Nannan, in addition to fighting by force, actually took the initiative and secretly discussed with the emperor without authorization, and added Cuju.
Also, how could someone like him, who would join in the fun, let go of such an activity
The competition officially started. Ye Lansheng stood in the middle with the other seven players, his eyes cautious and serious. The emperor stood up and raised his hand, and the guards standing next to the arena banged the gongs and drums standing aside.
Eight tables were lined up in a row, and eight half-grown children sat in their seats, waiting for questions to be answered.
"It's so boring." Yu Qingluo was staring at Ye Lansheng with burning eyes when she heard a bored voice coming from beside her.
She was stunned for a moment and frowned.
Ye Wanyan saw that she was silent, so she sighed heavily and said, "There is really nothing interesting to watch when children under ten years old compete. Miss Qing, why do you look so excited? Look at everyone, everyone is so excited Not really interested."
Yu Qingluo raised her eyes, glanced at the female family members behind her, and then glanced at the emperor's seat.
As Ye Wanyan said, everyone didn't seem to be very interested. Some people were muttering over there, looking absent-minded.
Yu Qingluo pursed her lips, and then realized that for many people, players under the age of ten are still children who know nothing and only know how to have fun. No matter how successful they are, no matter how good they are, in their eyes In the eyes, it's just a child's play.
Unless, among these children, there will be a few players who can be called genius prodigies.
"Miss Qing, who do you think among them will win?" Ye Wanyan seemed to like talking. Even if Yu Qingluo was silent, she could continue talking without feeling embarrassed at all.
Yu Qingluo's eyes just fell on Ye Lansheng. Seeing his calm and calm appearance, she felt a little at ease. Then she turned to look at Ye Wanyan and asked very seriously, "Who do you want to win?"
"Of course I hope Lan Sheng can win." Ye Wanyan rolled her eyes, as if she said something nonsense, "Lan Sheng is not only a player from Feng Cang Kingdom, but also my nephew. Although I don't care about the prince brother. I like him very much and think he is too stupid, but Lan Sheng followed my sister-in-law, the Crown Princess, and he is a very smart boy. However, he has been left out in the palace for the past two years without a husband to guide him carefully, so I still quite like him. Worry about him."
Yu Qingluo laughed. Ye Wanyan really dared to say it this time. Even the prince was stupid enough to say it in front of her, and she was not afraid that the prince would be unhappy if he found out.
"Ah, by the way, Miss Qing, I heard that Lan Sheng also lived in Prince Xiu's Mansion during this period. You and Lan Sheng should know each other, so you know what Lan Sheng is like. Do you think he is sure that he will? Win?"
"I can't say whether I will win or not, but at least at this moment, among the eight children on the field, only Ye Lansheng looks the most confident, calm, and not at all timid."
Ye Wanyan was stunned, then turned her head to look, and she saw that Ye Lansheng's demeanor was completely different from that of the other children.
The eight contestants were all about the same age, but the others were more or less frightened when they saw Tian Yan for the first time and displayed their talents in front of many dignitaries. No matter how calm they appear on the surface, the clenched gesture of their little hands still reveals their little thoughts.
Ye Wanyan laughed suddenly, turned to look at Yu Qingluo, and said, "It seems that after you said that, I am also interested in their game."
As soon as she finished speaking, the examiner over there was already standing in front of a shelf, and there was a scroll hanging on the wooden shelf.
The examiner raised his hand, grabbed a red thread next to the scroll and pulled hard. The scroll unfolded suddenly, revealing a couplet with dragons and phoenixes dancing in it.
'In the Bell and Drum Tower, the bells ring continuously all night long. '
The venue was quiet for a moment. The examiner stroked his beard and said with a cold expression, "Contestants, please answer the second couplet."
Ye Lansheng just lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then raised his hand, holding the brush in his hand, and just slowly dipped the ink into it, then he started writing quickly, and quickly wrote the second couplet on the paper.
This pair is not difficult, and it is easy for them to match up.
The difficulty is that the eight contestants must come up with and write the second couplet as quickly as possible, and the handwriting must be neat and clean. In other words, this item compares not only pairs, but also handwriting.
Ye Lansheng was not the first to close the second couplet, but he was not two behind. He quickly handed the second couplet to the five examiners sitting aside.
When everyone saw the flying but rigorous handwriting, their eyes immediately lit up. After looking at each other, they nodded immediately, "Okay, good calligraphy."
Looking at Ye Lansheng's second line again, "In the Jin Examination Hall, only the names on the gold list are named today", the expressions of several people became even more satisfied.
Other people also came up one after another, and the five examiners selected four of them and placed them aside.
Afterwards, the examiner stood up and bowed respectfully to the emperor. His voice was clear and clear, "Your Majesty, after the calculation of all your lords, the four winners of this competition are Jiang Sheng from Liuyun Kingdom and Feng Feng. Ye Lansheng from the Cang Kingdom, Murong Le from the Thunder Kingdom, and Gao Liu from the Tianyu Kingdom."
After that, he took down the couplet of the four people from the shelf and presented it to Eunuch Miao with both hands.
Miao Qianqiu took them to the table with steps and handed them over to the emperor.
Everyone circulated it one by one and kept nodding, which was considered to be in agreement with the result.
"Is there any mistake? Jiang Sheng from Liuyun Kingdom's match is not as good as another contestant from Tianyu Kingdom. Why was that person not selected and the spot was given to Liuyun Kingdom instead?" Ye Wanyan Yu Qingluo, who was sitting beside him, was suddenly startled by the angry voice he spoke suddenly.
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