Yan Shifan suddenly raised his head, ignoring the rudeness before him, and suddenly turned back to look for the bastard who caused the mess.
He was so shocked by these two poems that he didn't even notice that the sound sounded familiar. Of course, among the three hundred tributes, everyone's voice is different, and it is not easy to hear them.
Jiajing's eyes, which had been opened, suddenly widened again, staring at the direction of the sound.
He was half surprised and half angry: this is another guy who relies on his talents. The poem is really good, and the person is really arrogant.
Don’t you know that when you come back to the emperor’s question, you need to declare your family status first? Even Yan Shifan knows the rules! But this poem is so good.
So what if the clouds are in the sky, and what if the water is in the bottle? Ethereal and incomprehensible. After practicing Taoism for many years, I have no confidence at all.
What is the Tao, what is the cultivation of the Tao, what is the attainment of the Tao?
Beauty is superficial, so what? When beauty comes, people are as beautiful as jade. Does not daring to appreciate it mean you are practicing Taoism? If you want to see beyond the surface, why don’t you dare to look at beauty?
The sword is a killing weapon, so what? Taoists hold swords and kill demons. Gathering the three flowers at the top is practice, and killing demons is also practice. Killing to stop killing is also a practice.
If the Zen barrier is broken, the beauty will be like a jade sword or a rainbow. How can a person escape from this world in this mortal world? He cannot escape from it, he can only practice in this world!
Jiajing's anger almost disappeared. He opened his eyes eagerly to look for the ignorant Gongsheng. Since Xiao Feng's death, he had been extremely lonely on the road of spiritual cultivation. Today he finally saw a little light.
The examiners are also looking for it, and Huang Jin is also helping Jiajing find it. It's not difficult, just look at the human whirlpool formed by these three hundred Gongsheng students.
Everyone's bodies are turning towards the person in the middle, from near to far, forming a gradually spreading vortex.
Gongshi, who was in the middle of the whirlpool, slowly raised his head and smiled at Jiajing.
"Brother, are you okay?"
Jiajing stood up suddenly and looked at Xiao Feng in disbelief, with various thoughts running wildly in his mind.
He is resurrected! He is truly resurrected! How could he be resurrected? No matter what, just live! My monastic career has seen the light of day again!
Yan Shifan also looked at Xiao Feng in disbelief, with a thought running wildly in his mind.
He's resurrected, he's really fucking resurrected! How could he be resurrected? No matter what, even if you really come back from the dead, I will definitely kill you again!
Huang Jin was also shocked, but after all, he was not as involved as Jiajing, so he calmed down first and reminded him in a low voice.
"Long live, the palace examination has not yet been completed, and you haven't chosen the top three yet."
Among the rankings in the palace examination, only the top three need to be appointed by the emperor, which are commonly known as number one, number two, and top three.
Among them, the identity of Tanhua is the most interesting. The top two are competing for hard power, that is, good literary talent and high grades. But Tanhua also added another requirement, which is to be handsome.
Because in the Tang and Song Dynasties, the flower inspectors were responsible for picking flowers in the imperial garden. The flowers they picked came back and gave hairpins and hats to the Jinshi to show their happiness and honor.
Since he has such a mission, Tanhua must be more handsome and cannot be a crooked person. Therefore, at one time in history, the top pick was more popular than the number one pick, because it was easier to be spotted by wealthy families, recruit them as their sons-in-law, and soar into the sky.
Although this system no longer exists in the Ming Dynasty, the long-term convention has led to the fact that the top talent still has to look at appearance, at least not too ugly, otherwise it will insult the tradition of the top talent.
Although Jiajing's expression had calmed down at this time, he was still very excited in his heart. He wanted to drag Xiao Feng into Xiyuan immediately and ask what was going on. So he decided to make a quick decision.
He pointed his finger directly at Xiao Feng, and Yan Shifan felt a chill in his heart, feeling extremely sad and angry.
You are alive as long as you are alive, and you still come to the Spring Festival with a shy face, and you also come to snatch my No. 1 Scholarship. Did I dig up your Xiao family's ancestral grave? I just forced your father to death!
Xiao Feng, however, said in disbelief: "Senior brother, can you allow me to say one more thing?"
Jiajing nodded.
"Senior brother, in terms of literary talent and artistic conception, Yan Shifan and I's poems should be slightly better than those of other tribute scholars."
Everyone nodded, saying that even though this is the case, you have such a big face. Why do you want to brag like this in front of all the classmates?
“But the purpose of selecting scholars through the national imperial examination is to strengthen the country and enrich the people. For this reason, we should not just look at the artistic conception and literary talent, but also whether we have family and country in mind and ambition in our hearts.
Based on this standard, in fact, among the many poems written today, the poems written by Ruji, a tribute scholar of the Tang Dynasty, are even better. The Ming Dynasty is now prospering. It should use both civil and military forces to conquer the world and conquer all directions.
Since the Song Dynasty, there has been a trend of emphasizing literature over martial arts. Although this is not the case in our dynasty, we must always remind everyone. Tang Ruji's poems reflect the body of a scholar and the aspirations of a warrior, and can serve as a model for scholars. "
Jiajing was so smart that he immediately understood what Xiao Feng meant.
Xiao Feng has said many times before that Taoist practice is mysterious and mysterious, and complements the national destiny. If the national destiny is strong, the Taoist sect will be strong, and if the Taoist sect is strong, it will be easier for Jiajing to become an immortal.
Today you are opening a subject to obtain a scholar, not an open recruitment of Taoist monks. You cannot just compare your literary talent and artistic conception. You have to see who can help you enhance your national destiny.
Jiajing smiled and nodded, saying in his heart that his junior brother's ambition is really not simple. It can be seen that he died once and his cultivation has deepened. He is looking down on honors and doesn't even want the number one scholar.
Jiajing pointed his finger: "The number one scholar in this subject must be Tang Ruji."
The examiner next to him immediately picked up a pen and wrote on the gold book, and the number one scholar was determined!
Tang Ruji was stunned, his head was buzzing, he looked at Xiao Feng in disbelief, and then at Yan Shifan, his face was as red as blood, and he felt a bit like Fan Jin had won the exam.
His father, Tang Long, was the former Minister of the Ministry of War and also the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He had a good relationship with Yan Song. Therefore, after Xia Yan took power, he flicked Tang Long down.
Tang Long also had a bad temper. He felt that so many people were praising Yan Song, so why did they only deal with me? In a fit of anger, he was so angry that he died.
Therefore, Tang Ruji had little choice. His father was a member of the Yan family, and he was naturally a member of the Yan family. After Yan Song got Xia Yan, he got in touch with the Yan family.
Tang Ruji was indeed very talented in literature, so Yan Shifan used him as the goalkeeper this time. That is to say, if Yan Shifan's fate is bad and he falls to second or third place, then Tang Ruyi will know better and make way for him.
Therefore, although Tang Ruji performed well this time, he never thought of becoming the number one scholar. Although this is the ultimate desire of every scholar, how could he dare to offend the Yan family for this desire?
But with just a few words, Xiao Feng pinned the crown of No. 1 Scholar on his head. Tang Ruji's first reaction was: Oh my god, I'm actually the top pick! The second reaction was: Oh my god, I became the number one pick without offending Yan Shifan!
Therefore, the way Tang Ruji looked at Xiao Feng was indispensable with a hint of thanks. Although it was not much, Yan Shifan, who was already red-eyed, could see it at a glance, and his surging anger immediately dimmed. To Tang Ruji.
Anger is like this, it can make people lose their minds. They clearly know that Tang Ruji is not to blame for this, but Yan Shifan prides himself on being the best in the world, and has established his character in advance. At this moment, his face is shattered on the ground, how can he not hate Tang Ruji? .
Tang Ruyi was stunned by the crown of champion. He never thought that the big hat Xiao Feng threw to him was actually a time bomb.
Jiajing was not in the mood to think about these details. He just wanted to get this matter done as soon as possible. Since the first place went to Tang Ruyi, the second place should undoubtedly go to Xiao Feng.
So Jiajing raised his hand and pointed at Xiao Feng again, and Xiao Feng nodded again: "Brother, can I say one more thing?"
Jiajing was speechless, where did you come from with so many words? Can't you see that I am in a hurry to get off work? Do you still have to say a few more words?
However, Jiajing's tolerance towards Xiao Feng was unprecedented at this time. After all, he had died once before. He smiled and nodded again.
"Senior brother, the second place on the list belongs to the tribute scholar of Yan Shifan."
Um? Uh-huh? What's going on?
Everyone was stunned. Is this going to be the Great Reconciliation of the Century? You can't be so cruel, otherwise can you be worthy of the friends who follow you all the way?
Yan Shifan was also stunned. His instinct told him that Xiao Feng was definitely not holding anything back, but he couldn't figure out what Xiao Feng was going to do.
"As I said just now, in terms of literary style and artistic conception, Yan Shifan and I's poems should be slightly better than those of other tributes."
Everyone was speechless. Do we need to talk about this over and over again? Isn’t it enough that we know it?
"So although the first prize went to Tang Ruyi, depending on my senior brother's wishes, the second place must be between me and Yan Shifan. Therefore, the second place must be Yan Shifan."
Jiajing was also confused. What is the logic of this? The tributes stretched their necks one by one, waiting for Xiao Feng's answer.
Yan Shifan was also very confused: Did Xiao Feng die once and change his gender? Do you want to turn our feud into friendship with my Yan family? If that's the case...
"Because if the second place is given to me, what will Yan Shifan do? With his body and appearance, he will definitely not be the top pick, so he will only fall out of the top three.
But this is very unfair. After all, Yan Shifan's literary talent should be among the top three. Yan Shifan is also the son of the chief minister of the dynasty. Yan Shoufu has worked hard and made great achievements. We cannot let Yan Shoufu feel cold! "
These words were so beautiful and heart-warming, but Yan Shifan almost jumped up and wanted to point at Xiao Feng's nose and curse in front of the court.
Xiao Feng, damn you, you...you...I'll fight you!
Some people died, but not completely...
