"Sister Cai, are you familiar with this Sun Quan?"
Tang Yu's words made Cai Wenji's face stiffen. Cai Wenji herself felt that she had indeed gone too far. You must know that these were private words between best friends. Unless Cai Wenji was really familiar with Sun Quan, otherwise, even if she had no ill feelings towards Sun Quan , Cai Wenji should follow Tang Yu's words at this time.
Friendship between women means gossiping, saying bad things, and being infatuated in private.
But Cai Wenji can’t do it!
It's not that Cai Wenji is a noble person and never speaks ill of others in private, but that the ancients were very taboo in this regard. Not many people would dare to speak ill of the emperor, even in private, or even just by themselves. . Although Cai Yong also said that Sun Quan will be the emperor in the future, it does not mean that he is the emperor now. Are there fewer people saying bad things about Sun Quan now? It’s impossible for all these people to end well in the future, right? Cai Wenji, like most women of this era, has the desire to pursue happiness, but she only accepts the situation. Cai Wenji only thinks about many things in her heart, and it is impossible for her to do anything against the world.
Therefore, it is not that Cai Wenji is worried that trouble will come out of her mouth, nor is it that Cai Wenji is afraid of settling accounts with the Queen, but now she is really unwilling to speak ill of Sun Quan from the bottom of her heart. Cai Wenji very subjectively added several auras to Sun Quan. In addition, Sun Quan himself was not bad and could be regarded as a dragon among men. Due to preconceptions, Cai Wenji naturally saw Sun Quan's advantages in everything.
Unfortunately, Cai Wenji could not tell anyone the reason behind this, especially Tang Yu in front of her, whom Cai Wenji would never dare to mention. One is the queen of the "old emperor" and the other is the future "new emperor". These two people are destined to be enemies.
Thinking of this, Cai Wenji sighed silently. As a middleman, and because Tang Yu and Sun Quan had a good relationship, and they had no actual grudges, Cai Wenji should have resolved the conflict between the two and made them friends again! It's a pity that the dazzling future prevents Cai Wenji from doing that, otherwise, this would be a bad fate!
Therefore, Cai Wenji could only reluctantly explain to Tang Yu,
"No, this is the second time I've seen him. However, it's probably because he's still young and he hasn't done anything bad. Let's not criticize him too harshly."
"Little? So what if you are small! Ignorance does not mean innocence!" Tang Yu said angrily, "Besides, Sister Cai, this doesn't seem to be a problem of not being too harsh, right? I think you think too highly of Sun Quan?"
Cai Wenji smiled bitterly,
"Okay, I'll tell you the truth because my father said before that Sun Quan will definitely win against Yang Xiu."
In desperation, Cai Wenji could only move out of her father's house.
Tang Yu was shocked after hearing this.
“Everyone Cai really said that?!”
Cai Yong is an authoritative figure in the contemporary literary world. If he said that Sun Quan could win, then Sun Quan should really win! What's more, Cai Yong is still the judge today. Of course, Tang Yu didn't doubt that Cai Yong would be too biased towards Sun Quan. Just kidding, there are so many people watching here. Everyone can basically taste the quality of a poem, so how can he tell lies with his eyes open? However, if Sun Quan and Yang Xiu are at loggerheads, Cai Yong's attitude may decide everything.
"Yes, my father said this. I told you secretly, but you must not spread it!" Cai Wenji reminded Tang Yudao, otherwise, it would damage Cai Yong's reputation.
"Of course I know this." Tang Yu nodded quickly, "However, Mr. Cai probably didn't know Sun Quan beforehand, right? How did he know about Sun Quan's poetry writing skills?" Tang Yu expressed doubts.
Cai Wenji shook her head,
"I don't know, and my father didn't say anything in detail."
"Huh!" Tang Yu snorted, looked at Sun Quan below, curled his lips and said, "I still reserve my opinion. Even if he can win this time, I don't believe he will never lose in his life!"
lose?
Cai Wenji also looked at Sun Quan below. There might be twists and turns in the road ahead, but would the word "lose" really happen to Sun Quan?
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In the hall,
Faced with the question of why Sun Quan could not directly KO his opponent 2-0, but had to fight three times directly, Cai Yong smiled and replied,
"First of all, what you are comparing this time is your poetry writing ability, not your overall strength. If you win or lose one game, it will inevitably affect your mood because of the result, which will affect your performance. If you fail to show your own level, , then neither the winner nor the loser will be reconciled."
Many people at the scene nodded. The test was about poetry level, not mental endurance. Only when two people perform normally can a winner win with confidence, and a loser win with conviction.
"Secondly, it is a rare occasion to have so many friends who love poetry gathered here. Naturally, everyone hopes to review two more excellent works, right?"
"Hahaha, everyone Cai is right!"
"Zhongmou, please stop mother-in-law and let's get started."
"So, Mr. Sun, do you still have any questions?" Cai Yong looked at Sun Quan and asked.
Sun Quan shrugged,
"there is none left."
Of course, Sun Quan's move was not out of arrogance. You must know that Sun Quan did not behave like this in the previous Sansi fantasy. Nonsense, he directly KO'd his opponent 2-0, so what's the point of Cai Yong's third question? Not mentioning that Sun Quan won the first two questions, people might think that he was just well-prepared and even found a ghostwriter in advance. Let’s talk about the third question. It was so coincidental that the topic was “bamboo” (as expected of a father and daughter) , How could Sun Quan not seize the opportunity given by God? This time he must "again" write the poem that he failed to write in reality in front of Cai Wenji this time!
Therefore, the reason why Sun Quan suddenly asked such a question was actually to disassociate himself from subsequent events in advance. Look, I originally wanted to kill my opponent in an instant, but you ended up competing in three games, wasting so much time, and no one went back to remind He Jin. You can't blame me in the end, right?
Although Sun Quan is young, he also knows that the court is not a clean place. This time Dong Zhuo launched an attack and took advantage of Sun Quan's incident. Although anyone with a discerning eye knows that it has nothing to do with Sun Quan, there is no guarantee that there will not be any hostility in the future. Scholars will use this to attack Sun Quan. Therefore, Sun Quan said this now and deliberately asked Cai Yong and the big shots at the scene to give a clear answer, which was to drag Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others into the water. If Sun Quan is really responsible, then Yuan Shao and others will naturally be responsible. Joint and several liability!
After the interlude, the game finally started. Cai Yong gave the order, and Sun Quan and Yang Xiu wrote at the same time.
When they were writing, the two looked at each other, smiled slightly, and felt an inexplicable feeling of mutual sympathy. Regardless of the final outcome, to be honest, at least Yang Xiu's character, Sun Quan thinks, is quite honest.
The first two themes were decided early on by Sun Quan and Yang Xiu. Although Sun Quan suddenly moved up the date of the competition, they probably had already made plans in their minds as to how these two poems should be written. Yang Xiu did not pretend to think, but directly wrote, which was considered as acquiescence to the draft. That's why Sun Quan praised Yang Xiu for being honest, and believed that Yang Xiu also thought of Sun Quan at this time.
It's a pity that Yang Xiu is sincere, but too arrogant. If Sun Quan was older than Yang Xiu, then they might be friends, but Sun Quan is younger than Yang Xiu, by so much, so Yang Xiu won't accept it! Yang Xiu didn't look down on Sun Quan, he just simply didn't want to believe this kind of thing!
