When Fu Rong heard Lin Feng's words, his expression suddenly turned cold. Don't hit someone in the face. Lin Feng exposed his scars as soon as he opened his mouth. It was simply abominable.
Fu Rong snorted and asked: "Lin Feng, do you dare to compete with our Jin scholars in lantern riddles? If you don't dare, then forget it. Don't come out and embarrass yourself."
Xu Liuli's cold face suddenly became more serious after listening to Fu Rong's words. She originally had a cold temperament, but now her expression was cold, giving people a feeling of being as cold as ice.
Xu Liuli said coldly: "Brother, who is this person, so rude?"
Lin Feng said: "His name is Fu Rong. He is the person I met at Qifeng Tower on the first day I arrived in Jinling. This person has no ability. He only knows how to please the public by grandstanding. He said that Qin people are like hair and drink blood, and that Qin people are barbarians. Expelling the people of Qin from the state of Jin. Saying these words is to attract the attention of others and achieve the purpose of becoming famous. Such people are just villains."
"You are the villain."
Fu Rong held his head high and said forcefully: "Lin Feng, all of us in the Jin Kingdom look down upon you, a self-proclaimed Qin citizen. I still say the same thing, do you dare to fight? In the open space in front, there is a guessing arena, with countless people Come forward and challenge the riddle."
Xu Liuli frowned slightly.
This man was buzzing like a fly, which was simply annoying.
Xu Liuli said directly: "Brother Lin, don't pay attention to such a barking person. I will tell the emperor that he will not be an official as punishment for those who seek to please others."
"who are you?"
Fu Rong was even more angry.
This bitch man and woman!
Men are hateful, women are even more vicious.
Fu Rong's eyes were sharp and he scolded: "His Majesty the Emperor is high in the ninth heaven, but you, a woman, can actually see him? With his mouth, he is just like Lin Feng, spewing feces all over his mouth, it is absolutely stinking."
Xu Liuli said: "I can see the emperor."
Fu Rong said disdainfully: "Just because of you, do you think you are a princess?"
Lin Feng said: "Fu Rong, you are right, she is really a princess. So, do you want to continue to be disrespectful to the princess?"
boom! !
Fu Rong's brain felt like it was exploding.
His mind went blank and his legs were a little weak. The woman next to Lin Feng was actually a princess. How could it be possible? It's just that Xu Liuli's posture and expression are not what ordinary women can possess.
The most important thing is that Lin Feng didn't dare to joke about such a thing.
But how did Lin Feng hook up with the princess?
what to do?
Fu Rong panicked inside.
For a moment, he was stunned and at a loss.
Seeing that Fu Rong was giving up, Lin Feng waved his hand and said: "Fu Rong, good dogs don't block the way, get out of the way. I want to see the riddle you mentioned."
Fu Rong took a step back and got out of the way.
Lin Feng and Xu Liuli walked over. When Fu Rong saw it, his cheeks twitched. He couldn't help but raised his hand suddenly and slapped his face. There were five finger marks on his face, and he felt deep regret.
You're the one with a bad mouth.
What to do to provoke Lin Feng?
Fortunately, he offended Lin Feng and the princess, and now he is in trouble. All he could think about was whether the princess would meet with the emperor and tell him his story.
For a moment, Fu Rong was extremely confused.
Lin Feng ignored Fu Rong and continued to move forward with Xu Liuli. The two squeezed in the crowd for a while, and then reached the open area in front, where many common people and scholars gathered.
In the center, there is a high platform.
Lin Feng and Xu Liuli looked at it for a while and generally understood.
The rules for guessing on stage are actually very simple. One person goes on stage and accepts anyone's challenge. The person who comes to the stage to challenge will first come up with a riddle, and the person on the stage will also come up with a riddle after answering, and the two sides will compete. This goes back and forth, and when the other party cannot answer, they lose, and the winner stays.
This is a guessing game.
The rules were very simple, so many scholars stepped forward to challenge them. Because this is an opportunity to make a name for yourself, everyone steps forward and announces their name to ensure that everyone knows it.
After Xu Liuli watched for a while, he said: "Brother, the competition on the stage is also difficult. Every move of my brother involves all aspects, especially because many people know my brother, and I am afraid they are more looking forward to my brother's defeat. In my opinion, just don't went."
Lin Feng said: "Now that I'm here, I have to give it a try. Otherwise, I will be looked down upon by Fu Rong."
He glanced not far behind.
Fu Rong actually followed him, looking hesitant and hesitant, as if he wanted to apologize, but he didn't dare to come.
Xu Liuli also glanced at it, snorted coldly, and immediately said: "Brother, be careful."
Lin Feng nodded, and continued walking forward with Xu Liuli. When they reached the stage of the competition, after the people on the stage lost, Lin Feng strode forward, came to the stage, cupped his hands and said: "I'm Lin Feng, especially Come and ask for advice.”
"Are you Da Qin Linfeng?"
The middle-aged man on the stage had a stern look in his eyes.
Lin Feng said: "That's right."
The middle-aged man said seriously: "I'm Zhou Cang of Wu County. Mr. Lin will invite you first."
Lin Feng smiled and said, "I'm here to challenge you. My first riddle is very simple. When the sun goes down, the incense lingers, and you lose your ordinary mind. The fire is out, so please stand aside. Type two words, Brother Zhou, please."
After Zhou Cang heard this, there was a hint of surprise on his face. As soon as Lin Feng opened his mouth, he already showed his true potential.
As the sun sets and the fragrance fades, get rid of your mortal mind.
The fire in the furnace has been extinguished, and the horse is standing aside.
This is a couplet. It is not easy to use couplets to make riddles.
Zhou Cang thought for a while, then suddenly laughed and said: "I understand, these two characters are bald donkeys. The fragrance is gone, and only the word "Wo" is left. If you remove a little of the mortal mind, it is just a few, and together they are bald. The fire in the furnace is out, leaving only the character "household", and the horse standing next to it is naturally a donkey. Taken together, isn't it a bald donkey?"
Wow! !
There was a sound of approval around the stage.
"Mr. Zhou is brilliant!"
Below, someone shouted loudly.
On the stage, Zhou Cangren had won six consecutive battles, which was already quite impressive. Therefore, the scholars and people below became more and more excited, and their blood boiled even more when they saw it.
The look on their face was as if Zhou Cang was themselves.
Xu Liuli saw it in his eyes, but he was also a little worried. After all, this was a contest of couplets.
Zhou Cang looked around, looking at the restless scene, with a more proud look on his face. He smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Lin, your riddle is over, it's my turn."
Lin Feng said: "Brother Zhou please!"
Zhou Cang looked confident and said with a smile: "My riddle is a poem. Each of the four sentences contains a medicinal material. When I look back in May, I put on more clothes when I go out. I have been away from home for a long time, and I have not written any poems on plain paper. These four sentences, Every sentence is a medicine."
At this moment, Zhou Cang looked confident.
Medicinal materials are unfamiliar to many scholars, so there are many types of medicinal materials in the riddles he prepared. The reason why he was able to win consecutively, four of them were all based on his own medicinal riddles.
Although some people have cracked it, after all, they have won many times in a row.
Lin Feng immediately laughed when he heard it. The riddles given by the vendors on the river bank earlier contained many medicinal materials.
Now, it’s medicinal materials again.
When Zhou Cang saw Lin Feng laughing, he said, "Looking at Mr. Lin's appearance, could it be that he has already guessed it?"
There was a clear look of disbelief on his face. If these four lines of poetry were taken alone, maybe Lin Feng could answer them. After all, one or two herbs are common, but answering them all would be quite difficult.
Lin Feng said: "I have indeed guessed it."
Zhou Cang said: "I would like to hear the details."
Lin Feng said: "When I look at it in May, it is pinellia; when I go out, I put on more clothes to prevent the wind; when I wander away from home for a long time, it is Angelica; when I have not written any poems on plain paper, it is Angelica dahurica. Brother Zhou, am I right?"
Zhou Cang was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Lin Fengguo to really answer.
not simple!
Zhou Cang's expression became serious and he praised: "Master Lin is indeed powerful. There is nothing wrong with the four medicinal materials."
Lin Feng smiled slightly and said, "In this case, it's my turn again."
"please!"
Zhou Cang waved his hand and spoke.
Lin Feng smiled and said: "The riddle below is a couplet. The first couplet is a white snake crossing the river, with a red sun above its head; the second couplet is an oolong climbing up the wall, covered with thousands of gold stars. Brother Zhou, please!"
Zhou Cang frowned upon hearing this.
The white snake crosses the river, with a red sun above its head. Oolong climbs up the wall, covered with thousands of gold stars.
What direction is this?
Is it medicinal materials? Is it an anagram? Whether it was animals, solar terms, vegetation, etc., he responded one by one. He just thought about it for a long time, but he didn't have any direction. He couldn't think of it for a while.
Many scholars watching in the audience also thought about it carefully, and many of them couldn't figure it out for a while.
There is no direction.
After a while, Zhou Cang didn't come out, and his face gradually became gloomy, because he really had no direction, so he could only admit defeat and said, "Master Lin, I lost. What is the answer to this riddle?"
Lin Feng explained: "The first line is an oil lamp, and the second line is a scale beam."
"oops!"
When Zhou Cang heard this, he exclaimed, suddenly enlightened.
"Isn't the wick of the oil lamp a white snake? The burning lamp is like a red sun. The scale beam is dark and looks like an oolong, and the golden scale on it is the ten thousand points of Venus."
"Oh, why didn't you think of that?"
Zhou Cang had a look of regret and helplessness on his face.
Lin Feng smiled in his heart after listening to Zhou Cang's words. That's what riddles are like. If you don't solve them, you may not be able to find any direction. After a little break, I found that it is extremely simple and has no difficulty.
Zhou Cang cupped his hands and said, "Master Lin, I am convinced that I have lost. I will admit defeat."
He turned around and left.
"Lin Feng, I'm here to meet you."
At this moment, another middle-aged man came out. He was wearing a collared shirt and looked like a celebrity. He walked to the stage with sharp eyes, as if he wanted to suppress Lin Feng.
"I am Wang Can, a disciple of Jixia Academy, and my tutor is Tian Ziyun, a great Confucian of Qi State."
"Your Excellency is a disciple of Xunzi, and I represent my family's master. I just want to take this opportunity to compete in the riddles. I also want to see who is better, your disciple of the Xun family, or my disciple of the Tian family."
Wang Can's expression showed no hostility.
In Qi State, both Xunzi and Tian Ziyun were world-famous Confucian scholars. However, Xunzi, an outsider, was actually the sacrificial wine of Jixia Academy and presided over Jixia Academy. He was even more famous than Tian Ziyun.
As a disciple of Tian Ziyun, Wang Can was naturally dissatisfied.
Now that he saw Lin Feng, a disciple of Xunzi, he began to have thoughts of fighting and wanted to overpower Lin Feng. In Wang Can's heart, he even felt that he was in Qifeng Tower, but it was a pity that he was not there at the time.
If he were in Qifeng Tower, he would definitely refute Lin Feng severely and make Lin Feng lose face.
The descendants of the Xun family are nothing more than that.
His teacher Tian Ziyun was the greatest Confucian in Qi.
Lin Feng noticed Wang Can's expression and knew that the relationship between Tian Ziyun and Xunzi was not very harmonious. In other words, Tian Ziyun and Xunzi may not have any conflicts, but their respective disciples have disputes.
Lin Feng had no fear in his heart. He chuckled and said, "Your Excellency is going to compete, and I will accompany you to the end. My master once said that although my disciples of the Xun family are all law-abiding and never cause trouble, they are not afraid of trouble or challenges. "
Wang Can's eyes flashed, and he said: "Master Lin is not afraid of challenges. Well, how about we make some changes in the way we guess the next riddle?"
Lin Feng said: "How to change?"
Wang Can said: "Guessing riddles is actually the simplest. As long as you have a quick mind, you can guess it. If you have specific training, it will be even easier. So on the basis of guessing riddles, you can then compose poems. To guess the answer, you need to Compose a poem based on the answer to the riddle. This was completed in a very short period of time, so it has the meaning of competition. What do you think?"
Lin Feng said: "The starting point of your proposal is excellent. However, there are problems."
Wang Can's face darkened, and he snorted: "What's the problem? Could it be that you are afraid, so you deliberately found this reason."
Lin Feng said: "For example, if I come up with a crossword puzzle, there is no barking dog at the entrance, type a word, and the answer is question. Can I write poetry with such a crossword puzzle? Or, the riddle I come up with is about reunion after a long separation, type a Chinese medicine name, The answer to the riddle is "joy at first sight". When I ask the riddle again, should I talk endlessly or give the name of a Chinese medicine. The answer is "Long flowing water". How can you compose poetry with such a name of a Chinese medicine?"
brush!
Wang Can's complexion changed slightly.
Unexpectedly, Lin Feng found loopholes in the competition method he proposed.
Wang Can narrowed his eyes, thought for a while, and then said: "In that case, the answers to the lantern riddles should be limited to the solar terms, flowers, trees, livestock, etc. At least they are meaningful. No more It’s like a charade.”
"It's still not right!"
Lin Feng retorted directly, saying: "This kind of competition is just trying to make things difficult for the other party, and there is no way to compete."
Wang Can was so angry that he exploded.
This doesn't work, that doesn't work?
Still comparing?
Wang Can always put on airs and acted like a celebrity, so he never got angry. He said in a deep voice: "Lin Feng, you disagree with everything. How can you compare? Could it be that you don't dare to compare, so you found out One reason or another.”
Lin Feng said: "I said, I, Lin Feng, am not afraid of challenges. My proposal is very simple. On the premise that you just mentioned the solar terms, flowers and trees, and the use of force as the answer to the riddle, not only do you want the other party to write poems, but you also want to Poems must be written. Only in this way can we distinguish between superior and inferior. Without direct comparison, how can we talk about superiority and inferiority?"
"Master Lin said it well."
In the crowd, someone suddenly shouted loudly.
Lin Feng looked around and saw that it was Gu Changgeng shouting. He, Gu Changce, and Gu Changming also came to visit the lantern festival. They also arrived here. When they saw the competition between Lin Feng and Wang Can, they shouted loudly.
After Gu Changgeng shouted, someone also followed suit. After all, what those watching the fun want is the competition between the two sides. If a single person composes poems and lyrics, there is no way to distinguish between them.
Now the disciples of Tian Ziyun, the great scholar of Qi State, come to challenge Lin Feng. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Many people responded and echoed.
For a time, it was very lively.
When Wang Can heard the words around him, his eyes were sharp. He did not back down in any way and nodded: "Lin Feng, according to your suggestion, not only do I have to guess riddles and write poems, but I also have to write poems myself, so that I can compete. "
Lin Feng waved his hand and said: "The so-called visitor is a guest. You, Wang Can, have come to Jin for the first time, so I let you go first. You tell the riddle first, and I will guess."
Wang Can secretly said that Lin Feng was too big and self-righteous.
"I'll make you regret it."
Wang Can secretly made up his mind. He thought for a while and said directly: "In that case, just listen. My riddle is to sit or lie down, sit or stand, or sit when walking. Lin Feng, guess what? What's this?"
Lin Feng sneered and said: "Wang Can, you are going to write a riddle, which is a bit difficult at least. Could it be that you are thinking that you also want to compose poetry, so the difficulty is adjusted? The answer to your riddle is a frog, right?"
Wang Can narrowed his eyes and nodded: "It is indeed a frog. It is not difficult to guess the riddle. What about your poem?"
There was expectation in his eyes.
He had written a poem about frogs when he was in Qi State and had already prepared it.
That's why this riddle came up.
I have been waiting for Lin Feng for a long time.
Lin Feng criticized him for lowering the difficulty. In fact, Wang Can's consideration was not on riddles but on poetry.
This is his trump card.
