The old man and the young man were together, but there were too few formal moments. What was originally a touching scene of respecting the old and loving the young was ruined by the two of them. It was a bit speechless.
"Enough nonsense, I just found out in front of Egret Academy that Egret Academy plans to hold a New Year's Poetry Party on New Year's Eve tomorrow. In addition to the disciples of Egret Academy, other non-academic youths are also allowed to attend. Talented people are participating in this poetry meeting. This is an excellent opportunity for you to meet Bai Dinggong and enter the academy. Don't miss it."
"Will Mr. Bai Ding also attend the poetry meeting?"
"Not only him, but all the gentlemen from Bailu Academy will participate in the poetry meeting that night. I heard that in the poetry meeting, in addition to poetry, you also have to compare poems. I really don't know if you can do it."
Shao Xi felt uncomfortable when he heard this. He puffed up his chest and said, "How can a man say he's not good enough?"
"Okay, okay, you are the best! Then I will follow you in disguise. If anyone asks you, just tell me that you are the son of the Shao family in Yingzhou, and you have come to Daliang City to study at Bailu Academy."
"Well, although mentioning Yingzhou is a bit risky, it is also a way to attract Bai Dinggong's attention. You can still give it a try."
Old Wu twirled his beard and thought for a while, "Don't you scholars like to play these word games the most? You can try this method. Bai Ding Gong is a rich student. He should be able to see this little trick, and let him understand your story. With your identity, it is also convenient for him to introduce you to Bai Jingnian."
"This method is feasible, but I don't know what questions will be asked that night? I need to make some preparations in advance."
"I can't help you with this, you have to rely on yourself. By the way, where did you get this fan in your hand? It looks very special."
Shao Xi told Lao Wu what Tang Ming had said before. Lao Wu nodded and said, "This is a good thing. The Tang Sect values this Nine-Eyed Sky Stone so much that it will definitely prepare a big gift to exchange with you. It's better." Those seven monkeys made a hasty decision, and it seems that Tang Laosan is going to have some blood this time. Anyway, the Tang family has a lot of good things, so don’t give them up for free."
Lao Wu always felt that Shao Xi was a bad boy all day long. In fact, he didn't realize that Shao Xi was exactly the same as him in terms of virtue.
"Tomorrow night is the poetry meeting. The two of us are not going anywhere for these two days. We will stay at the inn to avoid any complications."
"I know, I have to practice hard these two days anyway. My meridians will break through to the sixth star at any time, which is the critical moment."
"It would be best if you can make a breakthrough tonight. After the meridians are broken through, your perception and learning abilities will instantly improve, which will be of great benefit to you tomorrow night."
"It's hard to tell. I don't know what the final difference is."
"Let it go!"
After Old Wu finished speaking, he turned and went back to his room, leaving Shao Xi to practice alone in the room.
Shao Xi sat on the bed and ran the "Xianyu Mind Technique". It has to be said that without this set of mental techniques, Shao Xi's current breakthrough in meridians would not have reached such a state. At this time, Shao Xi only felt that the mysterious power in the meridians was constantly impacting towards the sixth star position, and it seemed that it would break through the shackles at any time and light up the sixth star position.
Although I always feel that I am just a little bit behind, it is just a little bit behind. Shao Xi is lying when he says he is not in a hurry. This feeling of being just a little bit behind at the last minute is very unpleasant.
Shao Xi worked hard and practiced this practice regardless of day or night. He practiced from the afternoon of the first day to noon of the second day. As the saying goes, hard work pays off, and hard work will always pay off. Finally, when Lao Wu came to ask him to have lunch, he broke through the meridian to the sixth star.
At the moment when the meridians broke through to the sixth star position, Shao Xi felt relaxed all over his body, and his perception of the surrounding things became more detailed and clear. At the same time, he also found that everything he had learned in his mind became clearer and easier. recall. This made him immediately think that "Canghai Liuyun Sword Technique" and "Dengyun Shenfa" might not take two months.
After practicing for so long, it would be false to say that he was not tired, so after having lunch with Lao Wu, Shao Xi fell on the bed and had a good sleep, which lasted until after nightfall.
Every time something happened, Old Wu would wake him up, and this time was no exception. Under Old Wu's constant tugging, he got up lazily. In order to participate in this poetry meeting, Lao Wu also specifically asked him to find a more decent-looking robe to wear.
After washing up, the two of them walked out of the inn and headed towards Bailu Academy.
On New Year's Eve, the streets and alleys are extremely lively. Different from the usual imagination of thousands of households celebrating the New Year behind closed doors, on New Year's Eve in the Jingyuan Dynasty, people would take to the streets to celebrate the coming of the New Year. It was already crowded with people, and the excitement was no less lively than the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
More than ten years after traveling back in time, this was the first time that Shao Xi had such a lively New Year's Eve. In the past, at most, everyone lit a bonfire on the grassland to have fun, but it was completely different after entering Daliang City. The bustling scene here made Shao Xi completely forget what was the most important thing tonight. He just looked around and watched the excitement along the way. Only Lao Wu pulled him and hurried away, for fear of delaying his participation in the poetry meeting.
Shao Xi was neither in a hurry nor in a hurry, but Old Wu hurriedly hurried and finally arrived at Bailu Academy. He saw many young students waiting in front of the door, waiting for the academy to open.
The New Year Poetry Festival of Bailu Academy is held as usual every year. In addition to celebrating the New Year with many students in Daliang City, it is also through such poetry gatherings that talented students from the private sector are discovered. Students who are favored by the teachers of the college can study in the college on a trial basis for half a year. After half a year, students who pass the written and oral examinations can become official students of the college. Students who are favored by the mountain chief Bai Dinggong can directly enter the college and become A disciple of the college, and a disciple taught by Bai Dinggong himself.
Most of the children of princes and nobles who are unable to pass the exam or donate money to enter Bailu Academy will come to this poetry meeting to try their luck. There are also students from poor backgrounds who have no money to study in the academy and choose to take this opportunity to show off. Talent, in order to win the favor of all the gentlemen in the academy and have the opportunity to enroll in the academy, only Shao Xi seems to be a loser.
Others came to study in order to study, and he came to study in order to be admitted. I wonder what the gentlemen of the academy would think if they knew about this putting the cart before the horse.
After a long time, the door of Bailu Academy finally opened, and there was a commotion among the students in front of the door. Several distinguished scholar elders in green clothes walked out from the door. The first one was of medium build, a little fat, with a few wisps of mustache sticking to his face. His eyes were not big, but they revealed his brilliance. At first glance, He is a shrewd person.
"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet! Everyone, listen to me. This is Du Wenqi, the superintendent of this academy. This year, the New Year Poetry Festival of our Bailu Academy will be held as usual. The rules are the same as in previous years. Participants who are interested in admission are at the door. If the first couplet of the couplets written by the gentlemen above is matched neatly and the second couplet matches with the same meaning, then you can be admitted to the meeting."
One sentence aroused the competitive spirit of all the students present. In front of everyone, if you don't apologize and lose face, you won't even be able to enter the gate of Bailu Academy, let alone become a student, so everyone in front of the door is talking about it, and everyone is eager to try.
But when someone actually came forward to give it a try, everyone realized that this was a pair. It was like an eviction order was issued directly, because the couplets that the gentleman in the hospital came up with were absolutely absolute, and there was no way to get them right! Many students did not even pass this first level and had no choice but to leave in frustration.
For example, the students who came forward to deal with it at this time were faced with this first couplet:
Not enough to drink water, not enough to drink enough water, not enough to drink enough
The student was stunned on the spot. Isn't this too roundabout? Everyone present also lowered their heads and thought about how to correct this first couplet, but Shao Xi muttered unhurriedly:
Contentment is a blessing. Contentment is a blessing. Knowing blessing is also a blessing.
Although it can't be said that the correctness is very good, the ability to match the second line in an instant amazes the people around him.
Du Wenqi, the leader at the door, seemed to have heard the second couplet written by Shao Xi, so he raised his head and asked, "Who wrote the second couplet just now?"
Shao Xi stepped forward, bowed and saluted: "Student Shao Xi, the second couplet just now came from the student's mouth."
Du Wenqi lowered his eyelids and looked up and down at Shao Xi. Seeing that he was dressed simply and did not seem to be from a wealthy family, he couldn't help feeling a little more contemptuous.
"Did you know that you shouldn't interrupt randomly when answering questions? Since you like to deal with it so much, I will give you a few couplets. If it is right, you can go in. If it is not right, you have to leave as soon as possible. Don't Make trouble here.”
When Shao Xi heard what the other party said, he felt unhappy, "Oh no! Why are you targeting me for such a big deal? You still want to deliberately make things difficult for me, right? Just come, who is afraid of whom! I was in Baidu back then. The ancients also looked at the absoluteness of the ancients."
He was dissatisfied in his heart, but he replied respectfully: "Since the gentleman has such an interest, the students will naturally be happy to help, so let's ask the gentleman to write the first couplet!"
Seeing that Shao Xi was not in a hurry, Du Wenqi secretly laughed in his heart, "How dare a young boy with yellow hair dare to show off in front of me? You really don't know how high the world is. Look at how I will make things difficult for you today."
"Listen carefully to this first couplet."
Idle people are not allowed to enter, but wise people are allowed to enter.
Shao Xi felt happy when he heard the first couplet, and murmured in his mind, "Isn't this a couplet written by Xie Jin in the Ming Dynasty? Could it be that he has also traveled through time? This is a no-brainer, right? Everyone gave us the ready-made second couplet. That’s right.”
The thieves will not come, the Taoists will come
Almost as soon as the other party finished speaking, Shao Xi had already matched the second couplet.
All the students present were shocked. Not only does the second line of the second line have neat contrasts and consistent meanings, but the speed of response is also beyond everyone's imagination.
At this time, Du Wenqi's face began to look a little ugly. He originally wanted to ridicule him with the above couplet, but he didn't want to be criticized by the following couplet that was neither soft nor hard.
"Don't be complacent, it's not over yet! Listen to this couplet."
How can a person with little talent and little knowledge be able to teach in a class?
