Li Yu took out the recommendation letter from his arms, raised it slightly, and felt a force of strength to gently take the recommendation letter and float it directly into the second floor window of Shuying Pavilion.
The master of Shuying Pavilion still hadn't seen the fairy. After a while, with a little surprise and a little ridicule, Kong Miaomiao said: "You should not be judged by appearance. An unkempt young man was actually betrothed by Fairy Shuangyue. For Cao Zijian's rebirth, Su Dongpo came down to earth and praised him so much that I couldn't help but be moved."
Li Yu was neither humble nor arrogant and said: "Cao Zijian has eight talents, Su Dongpo is not as good as me at the top, but I am not as good as a jackdaw, how can I dare to compete with Phoenix? Fairy Shuangyue exaggerates my status for me, it is all nonsense, and I am ashamed to deserve it. But The boy asked himself, I really admire the way of poetry, and I am crazy about people like Zijian and Dongpo."
Hu Jiangxue, the master of Shuying Pavilion, was silent for a moment and then said: "In this way, I will give you a chance to try. I have set up five tests. If you can pass them one by one, you will be the successor of Shuying Pavilion. If you are unable to pass the test, you can Please come out of the valley on your own."
Li Yu's heart trembled slightly, knowing that the task of stepping forward with a letter of recommendation had been completed, and the rest would all depend on his own performance. He straightened his body immediately and said loudly: "Thank you so much, Lord Shuying Pavilion, for your help. Please give me your advice."
"The first test is memorization. There are five questions in total. The green shade creates tranquility during the day. What is the next sentence?"
Li Yu knew that this poem was written by Wei Suzhou, so he replied directly: "The lonely flower represents the end of spring."
"Dumen Yu Xiechou Branch, what's the next sentence?"
This line of poetry was so remote that Li Yu had never seen it. He didn’t know who it came from or what the next line was about. For the first time in his life, he panicked and sweat instantly climbed to his forehead: “Oops, I claim to be well-read, but I am When the book came to use, I regretted it. I really had no impression. I boasted all the time, but the second question was already humiliating. How embarrassing!"
The way of reading is to know what you know and to know what you don’t know. Since Li Yu knew that he had never read this poem, procrastination would be useless. He sadly handed over his hands and replied: "Young man has been defeated. Let's go out of the valley."
But I heard Hu Jiangxue say: "There are so many books that even a knowledgeable person cannot understand all the mysteries. What's more, there are five questions in the first level, and you haven't failed yet. Are you sure you won't answer the question?"
When Li Yu heard that things had turned around, it was as if a dead tree had come back to life, and his depressed heart was cheered up. He raised his head and faced the window on the second floor with a firm gaze: "Thank you, Lord Shuying Pavilion, for your mercy. I lost my temper." , I hope to continue to learn from you."
Hu Jiangxue said: "The rain in the capital has stopped and the sorrow is gone, and the lights in the Shandian are dim and the dreams come." These two lines of poetry are from Chen Yu of the Tang Dynasty, "Sending Friends and Returning to Jiangdong", and they are not out of the ordinary. Third. Question, please recite to me Xie Xuanhui's "Climbing Three Mountains at Night and Returning to the Capital"."
This song "Climb three mountains at night and look back at the capital" is a masterpiece by Xie Xuanhui. The most popular one is "The afterglow disperses into clouds, and the Chengjiang River is as quiet as training." Thank you Xuanhui."
Naturally, such a masterpiece could not stump Li Yu. While reciting this poem, Li Yu thought to himself: "Did the Master of Shuying Pavilion deliberately lower the difficulty? No matter what, I must cherish this opportunity and answer the next questions carefully."
"Question 4: Which of the Three Hundred Poems has the most words? Please read out the first four sentences."
"Three Hundred Poems" is the "Book of Songs". This question also did not stump Li Yu. He only heard Li Yu say loudly: "Zhen Palace. There are many in Zhen Palace. Jiang Yuan is so illustrious that her virtues are unparalleled. .”
"The fifth question is, the Seven Sons of Jian'an have always been admired by the world. Please recite one poem by each of the Seven Sons."
This question seems simple, but it is very difficult. Everyone knows that the Seven Sons of Jian'an are Kong Beihai, Chen Kongzhang, Wang Zhongxuan, Xu Weichang, Ruan Yuanyu, Ying Delian and Liu Gongqian. However, if you are in the examination room and feel nervous, many people will mistakenly regard Cao Mengde and Cao Zijian as the Seven Sons of Jian'an, and the poems they memorize will inevitably be very different.
Even if you remember the names of the seven Jian'an sons, it is quite difficult to recite their poems completely and accurately. However, this question, which purely tested memory and on-the-spot performance, could not stump Li Yu. If he hadn't been very fond of poetry, he would never have had the strong idea to become a disciple of Shuying Pavilion.
Seeing Li Yu quickly memorizing the poems of the seven people, Hu Jiangxue said calmly: "You answered four of the five questions correctly, and you have barely passed. The second level tests talent, and there are three questions in total. The first The question is, Five Elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, please respond to the second couplet."
The seven words in the first couplet may seem simple, but they actually hide a mystery. The so-called pairs, the number of words in the upper and lower couplets must be the same, but the content cannot be the same. Since the first two characters of the first line, "Five Elements," are the collective name for "metal, wood, water, fire, and earth," the second line must also be in this format in which the first two characters govern the last five characters. But because the first line has already said "five" first, the second line can no longer use "five", so this second line is very difficult.
After Li Yu heard the first couplet, he immediately understood that this couplet was not simple. He frowned, but he couldn't think of the second couplet at once and couldn't help but pace up.
"I will only give you half a cup of tea. If the time is up, I will ask the second question." There was no emotion or anger in the voice of the master of Shuying Pavilion, but there was still a trace of expectation in the seemingly calm voice.
Time flew by, and the cold sweat on Li Yu's forehead couldn't help but break out again. At the tense moment, Li Yu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of the young man in white playing the piano in the Zhibu Pavilion, and immediately wrote the second line: "Seven tones conquer the Yujiao Palace Merchant."
It should be known that the five tones are Zhengyujiao Gongshang, but the palace has changed palaces, and the signs have changed Zheng, so it can be called the seven sounds. This second line is quite appropriate, which shows that Li Yu's thinking is quick. After Li Yu wrote the second couplet, he still felt thrilling: "It's so dangerous, so lucky. Thanks to the young man in white, it inspired me. There are still some problems with this second couplet, but time is tight, and there is no time to think of a more perfect second couplet." "
Hu Jiangxue remained calm and said, "The second question is, if the sky is affectionate, the sky will also grow old. Please answer the second couplet."
This "If the sky is sentimental, the sky will also grow old" seems relatively simple, but it also has a hidden meaning, because this sentence comes from Li Changgu's famous line in "The Song of the Golden Bronze Immortal Farewell to the Han Dynasty". In other words, what Hu Jiangxue wanted to test was Li Yu's ability to collect sentences, and the second couplet must also come from senior celebrities. If you create another second couplet by yourself, although it is still considered a couplet, it is not considered to be brilliant.
Li Yu naturally understood the intention of the master of Shuying Pavilion, and he was familiar with poetry and books. He happened to remember the famous line of his predecessor Shi Manqing, and immediately replied: "The moon is always full if there is no hatred."
"If the sky has feelings, it will grow old; if the moon has no regrets, it will always be round." This couplet is neatly matched, smooth and appropriate, and the artistic conception is harmonious. It can be called a first-class wonderful couplet. Being able to answer this second line is enough to show that Li Yu is indeed well-read and can perform well on the spot.
Although the Shuying Pavilion Master did not express anything else, Li Yu was very confident, and the second line he blurted out was enough to satisfy the Shuying Pavilion Master.
But Hu Jiangxue said: "Cao Zijian wrote a poem in seven steps. Since Fairy Shuangyue praises you as the reincarnation of Cao Zijian, for the third question, please write a poem in seven steps. As for the theme of the poem, it is Well, Tang Jiahui, the leader of the Xianyin Sect, will celebrate his birthday in three months, so you can embed the three characters Tang Jiahui into the poem."
This question is really amazing! Not only is it required to write a poem within seven steps, but it is also required to be an "embedded poem"! It turns out that the first two couplets were just appetizers, and now it’s the main course.
Li Yu's eyebrows wrinkled again, but he had to take the first step!
