"Mr. Jiang! Miss Qin!" As soon as he entered the door, someone shouted loudly and walked over quickly.
Everyone in the building looked at Jiang Han one after another, and even the singers and dancers cast curious glances.
This young man named Jiang Han was an unknown poor scholar half a month ago, but he became famous because of the son-in-law selection party in Ningguo Mansion, and later became famous because of the opening of Sanyu Bookstore, but many But no one has ever seen Jiang Han.
"Hello, Mr. Yuan." Seeing Yuan Bin approaching with a smile on his face, Jiang Han also said hello.
Yuan Bin smiled and said: "Mr. Jiang, you came just in time. Just now Mr. Yin was planning to test everyone in the joint entrance examination. I, Yuan, can only write erotic poems, but I really don't know anything about couplets. Since Brother Jiang is here, I might as well do it later." Match a pair.”
This Yuan Bin looks like a smiling tiger, but... erotic words? Is it what I think? Jiang Han smiled and said, "Let's talk about it later!"
"Brother Jiang, Miss Qin, shall we go inside?" Yuan Bin invited him enthusiastically. Jiang Han nodded and walked to a private room on the west side with Qin Muqing.
The room has bead curtains, so you can see what's going on outside when you sit inside.
"Yuan still remembers Brother Jiang's last couplet against Ning Guogong at the bank of Yunmeng Lake. It was simply wonderful. Bing Shui Bing is already extremely tricky, but he never thought that Brother Jiang could fight against Iron Sheng Tie Xiutie. A kind of wonderful couplet... Well, Mr. Yin’s first couplet is also very tricky and weird. Yuan Mou thought hard for a long time but couldn’t get it right." Yuan Bin said with a smile.
Just when Jiang Han was about to ask what the couplet was, Qin Muqing frowned and said, "Okay, okay, don't keep chirping like a sparrow in front of me. Get out of here as soon as it's okay. I want to keep my ears clear."
Yuan Bin smiled. This Qin Chong was still as arrogant as ever. Fortunately, she didn't take a fancy to him and said, "Yes, yes."
At this moment, a young nobleman in brocade, surrounded by a group of scholars, walked to the middle of the first floor, waved his hand, and made the singers and dancers temporarily retreat.
Everyone looked at the young man in brocade clothes and found that it was Yin Tingli, the leader of Yunmeng's four great talents.
Yin Tingli bowed in all directions and said loudly: "Today I am invited by the prefect to invite Yin to come to this Phoenix Tower to participate in the cultural gathering. I think this cultural gathering held by the prefect is... We asked everyone to compose poems, lyrics and prefaces with the theme of Phoenix Terrace, but before the literary meeting started, Yin wanted to give everyone a debut topic, so he should just add to the fun."
Everyone in the building nodded and applauded.
"Okay, Mr. Yin, what question do you want to ask?"
"If you are idle, you are idle. Mr. Yin, come out and take a look."
"Young Master Yin, please come out!"
Yin Tingli smiled and said: "The question I want to ask is not a poem, but a first couplet."
After a pause, he continued: "Yin got this first couplet by chance, and after thinking hard for a long time, he couldn't finish it. In fact, I made this first couplet for entertainment, and secondly, I wanted to see if everyone could do it. Come up with a suitable second couplet. Yin will also give you a bonus. If you can match the upper and lower couplets, Yin will give him two hundred taels of silver alone!"
"I see."
"Young Master Yin is so generous!"
"Master Yin, what is the first couplet? Come out quickly!"
Everyone said, two hundred taels of silver is not a small amount of money for many scholars here.
Yin Tingli was about to speak, but at this moment someone came to him and said something, and then he said with a smile on his face: "It turns out that Mr. Jiang Han, the son-in-law of Ningguo Mansion, has also arrived today! Mr. Jiang is very talented, especially good at He also faced the extremely difficult pair in Ning Guofu. It seems that the first couplet I have been meditating on will have a second couplet today!"
With that said, he glanced at Jiang Han's room and said with a smile: "Please don't be stingy with your talent, Mr. Jiang later!"
Many people in the building looked away.
Jiang Han frowned slightly. Yin Tingli was flattering him. If he couldn't get along later, he could say that he was in name only.
He thought for a moment, stood up, and said with cupped hands: "Brother Yin, you are so complimentary. Last time Jiang played against each other by chance. There was no chance of a match. I came here today just for a formality. Don't think twice about it." "
When everyone saw that he was showing weakness, some people thought that Jiang Han was being humble. Others thought of Jiang Han being attacked a few days ago and wondered whether Jiang Han was afraid of showing weakness today.
Yuan Bin next to him glanced at Jiang Han with a smile on his face, but he also thought to himself that this person was neither arrogant nor impetuous. It was hard to imagine that he was born in poverty but had such a character.
Yin Tinli smiled and said, "Master Jiang is really humble."
"Master Yin, come out of the second couplet quickly!"
"yes!"
some urged.
Yin Tingli nodded and said: "Since everyone is urging me, I won't show off. My first couplet is: Although the bow is strong, the stone is even harder. Who can be defeated at the door?"
As he finished speaking, everyone in the Phoenix Tower began to think.
"Hey, it turns out to be a broken couplet!"
"Although the bow is strong, the stone is harder... The word "bow" and "ji" form the word "strong", and the word "stone" and "geng" form the word "hard". The word "wen" is broken into the word "door", and the word "he" is broken into the word "human". It's a tricky couplet."
"This is a very difficult couplet. It is no less tricky than the one produced by Ningguo Mansion." Some people looked troubled, thinking that Yin Tingli was worthy of being the first of Yunmeng's four great talents.
In a room on the second floor of Phoenix Terrace.
Jia Wang, the prefect of Yunmeng, was making tea at the same table as Zhongli, accompanied by several officials.
After hearing the first couplet written by Yin Tingli, Magistrate Jia also looked down through the window and said with a smile: "This Yin Tingli is indeed a talented man! This first couplet is indeed tricky! I don't know who can match it."
"Yes! It's not easy to match up with this association."
"Master Zhongli, that is Yin Tingli, the leader of our four great talents in Yunmeng."
Several officials said one after another.
Zhongli Wuyou nodded slightly and said with a smile: "This talented man from the Yin family is indeed very talented."
Hearing Zhongli Wuyou's words, Magistrate Jia was also moved. During the chat just now, he tested Zhongli Wuyou's tone and learned that he intended to accept a closed disciple. The reason why he came to the Phoenix Tower meeting today was because he wanted to see Yunmeng. How talented is the talent?
If Yin Tingli is chosen as his disciple, the Yunmeng Yin family will really rise.
Magistrate Jia is very thoughtful, thinking that he might want to make good friends with the Yin family in the future.
According to his understanding, the fight in the court in Kyoto is becoming more and more fierce now, and the Yin family is on the side of the prince. If Yin Tingli becomes Zhongli Wuyou's disciple, many officials will inevitably turn to the Yin family.
Don't underestimate the power of a well-known scholar. Even if he is not in the officialdom, as long as he is slightly interesting, a large number of people will try to figure out his intentions and lean towards one side.
Maybe most of these officials are petty officials from the middle and lower levels, but they are still a powerful force when they work together!
Make friends with the Yin family in advance. If the Yin family takes charge one day, you will be able to take off.
Zhongli Wuyou didn't know what Magistrate Jia was thinking. He was looking at Jiang Han's room, thinking that although this boy was talented, this couplet was really tricky, and he didn't know if he could match it.
