Following Emperor Yan's summons, several scholars from the Tianyuan Dynasty immediately came forward to pay their respects.
Tuoba Feixiong said with a smile on his face: "Several scholars, I heard that you were reciting poems just now, and someone came up with a first couplet, and there was no one to criticize. I wonder if this could be the case?"
After hearing this, these several national scholars were led by a middle-aged man with a mustache and an elegant temperament. He bowed towards Tuoba Feixiong with a respectful smile on his face.
"I didn't expect His Majesty Emperor Yan to be interested in reciting poems and writing poems. Just now it was the student who composed a couplet. I thought that the civil servants of your country were all well-educated and could handle it easily.
I don't think so, the adults may be a little drunk, but no one can resist this for a while. "
Although the middle-aged man's attitude was respectful, his words contained sarcasm and disdain, and his voice was loud, causing the entire banquet hall to fall silent.
After a period of silence, the civil servants present in Dayan couldn't help but stir up a commotion. Many of them looked angry, and some even took advantage of the alcohol to shout below, obviously very unconvinced.
In response, Tuoba Feixiong just made the hall quiet with a casual look, and then said to the middle-aged national warrior.
"This scholar of the country, it is rare for everyone to gather together today. As the saying goes, it is better to enjoy alone than to enjoy together. Since you have amazing talents and knowledge, why don't you make your first couplet public and see if anyone here can handle it.
Although our Great Yan Empire "emphasizes martial arts", the so-called cultural movement in Wuchang means that there are many great talents among the country's civil servants. "
Hearing Tuoba Feixiong talk about the words "Wen Yun Wuchang", all the civil and military ministers in the hall were shocked.
As Tuoba Feixiong said, the destiny of a country is nothing more than the two words "civil and military". The use of force to control the country and the use of culture to govern the country are indispensable.
Today the Tianyuan Dynasty is visiting. The previous battle in the arena can be said to be a contest between the two countries' armed forces. The other side has already overwhelmed the Great Yan Empire.
Nowadays, the literati of both sides are competing. If the Great Yan Kingdom loses again, it will mean that "the military is not prosperous and the culture is not prosperous", and it will be completely overwhelmed.
Tuoba Feixiong's words seemed to be an understatement, but he was actually knocking the courtiers present, especially those civil servants and Confucian scholars who in the past boasted that their talents and knowledge were astounding.
After hearing this, Huangfu Sheng also smiled and said to the middle-aged man.
"Fan Guoshi, it is rare for the literati of our two countries to meet, and His Majesty Emperor Yan is present as a witness. Please tell us your first couplet and let everyone participate."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man said respectfully: "Since the Imperial Master and His Majesty Yan Emperor are so elegant, students should obey their orders."
At that moment, he walked to the high platform in the center of the hall, faced everyone present, and said loudly: "The first couplet below is.
The moon is full and the moon is waning, the moon is waning and the moon is full, year after year, twilight and morning, the sun will not be seen until the end of the night. "
As a couplet came out, there was a commotion in the hall, and everyone recited and read it in a low voice.
Immediately, the sounds in the hall gradually weakened, and after a while, the hall became completely silent.
Most of the people present turned their attention to the civil servant group of the Great Yan Empire in the palace, pinning their hopes on them.
However, these civil servants used to talk about "the way of literature" in the court hall.
At this moment, everyone became "mute". Some frowned and pondered, some scratched their ears and cheeks, and some simply buried their heads and hid behind the crowd. No one could answer immediately.
The princes and princesses present, all of whom have read extensively since childhood, are also thinking about how to answer the question, but in the end they all look troubled and at the same time secretly surprised in their hearts.
There is no other reason. The literal meaning of this first couplet is not too difficult, but it is only after you taste it carefully that you discover the cleverness in it.
This couplet actually uses a variety of rhetorical methods such as "overlapping, repetition, inversion, metaphor, and pun". Corresponding one to one is by no means as simple as neat and tidy as it sounds. The difficulty is far beyond imagination. No wonder so many great people Civil servants were all in trouble.
However, it is true that this first couplet is difficult, but at this moment, the entire audience is speechless and the embarrassing scene where the needle can be heard is even more real.
Seeing this situation, some of the scholars from the Tianyuan Dynasty who visited this trip even couldn't help laughing.
And this kind of scene also made Tuoba Feixiong frown slightly, feeling a little embarrassed.
After all, he had already said it himself just now, showing that the literary foundation of the Great Yan Empire was not weak, and it was also full of talents. But in the blink of an eye, he was "slapped in the face" by the silent scene in front of him. Where is the dignity of the king of a country?
It is related to the face of the literary world of the Great Yan Empire and the dignity of His Majesty the Yan Emperor. It is by no means a trivial matter.
Seeing that the silence continued, this "faced" Great Yan Empire seemed to be lost. Tuoba Ningyue, who had temporarily stabilized his injuries and took a nap, quietly sent a message to Han Feng.
"Hey, can you guess the second couplet?"
At this moment, Han Feng, who was holding his head high and not paying attention to the fight between these people at all, was looking up at a group of graceful dancers in the distance, dancing gracefully, tapping his feet and following the rhythm, and was suddenly brought back to reality by this voice. .
"Ah...what second line?"
Tuoba Ningyue frowned and said angrily: "No one can correct the first couplet of that Tianyuan scholar, do you have any idea?"
Han Feng also listened to the couplet written by the Yuan Dynasty official that day, but he didn't care at all that the reputation of the Dayan Empire had anything to do with him.
The so-called true man is "able to bend and stretch". After being reminded by Xian'er that the Imperial Master of the Yuan Dynasty was extraordinary, Han Feng made up his mind.
Tonight, I must be a man who "shrinks his head" and must not attract the other party's attention.
Seeing that Tuoba Ningyue sent a message to ask him again, Han Feng acted in a difficult manner.
"Your Highness, you and many civil servants and scholars in Great Yan are not good enough. I am a martial artist, so how can I know what the second couplet is?"
Hearing this, Tuoba Ningyue sneered and said: "Don't lie to me. When I was pretending to be an oiran in Sajin Pavilion, I heard a lot of rumors about you.
"The most romantic and talented man in Bailong County" and "the one who seeks defeat in the sub-realm alone", aren't they talking about you? Those eternal absolutes you showed are still hanging in the hall of Sajin Pavilion.
Those absolute difficulties are beyond this level. Do you dare to say that you can't do it? "
"Holy shit!"
Tuoba Ningyue's words made Han Feng stagger, and he almost failed on the spot.
He actually forgot that Tuoba Ningyue worked as an oiran in Sajin Pavilion for a period of time in order to catch him.
The other party naturally knows everything about the "glorious history" he left in Sajin Pavilion and the shameful "PC" experience.
What to do now?
Han Feng was just trying to find an excuse to continue prevaricating when he heard Tuoba Ningyue say coldly: "Han Feng, you are hiding with your head today, thinking that I don't know, what are you afraid of?
If you don’t solve this problem for our Great Yan Empire, I won’t make things difficult for you. When the banquet is over, I will take you to get to know Imperial Master Huangfu. If he is interested in you, you can follow him back to the State Guesthouse. Let's have a long talk. "
Hearing this, Han Feng couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, his eyelids twitched wildly, and he felt a bad sweat in his heart.
This woman is so vicious that she actually wants to give herself to that national master.
Han Feng could not imagine that if the Imperial Master was really interested in him, what good things could a grown man do if he had a long conversation with him?
Resisting the urge to pinch Tuoba Ningyue's neck from behind, Han Feng took a deep breath and said.
"Your Royal Highness, I am a student of literature. I... I only know a little bit about it. I should, maybe... be able to deal with it."
When Tuoba Ningyue heard this, her cold face moved, a smile finally appeared on her lips, and she planned to let Han Feng play.
But I heard Han Feng say: "Your Royal Highness, I am a eunuch after all. It would be inappropriate for me to appear on the stage to make trouble, and it might damage Dayan's national prestige."
Hearing this, Tuoba Ningyue couldn't help but move her eyes slightly, with a thoughtful look on her face.
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However, at this moment, the hall had been silent for some time again. A group of civil servants from the Great Yan Empire, all of whom had their faces flushed and sweating on their foreheads, were experiencing the "darkest moment" in their official careers.
There is no way, this kind of scene where no one in the country is "worthy of a match" is really embarrassing. They have even predicted that after tonight, the civil service group may usher in a "major reshuffle".
Just when the atmosphere in the whole place had reached an extreme level of awkward silence.
The Tianyuan Dynasty scholar who proposed the first couplet glanced arrogantly at the audience, finally showed a smile, and looked back at Tuoba Feixiongdao.
"Your Majesty, it seems that all the great talents in your country are a little out of shape today. Why don't we wait until another day for students to ask you for advice?"
A humble inquiry made the hero Tuoba Feixiong look slightly uncomfortable.
Seeing that no one was standing around, Tuoba Feixiong was about to express his position, but at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.
"Father, my daughter has come up with the second couplet."
Everyone heard the sound and looked around, and saw that the third princess "Tuoba Ningyue" who had just participated in the third arena match, stood up again at this moment.
Everyone present looked surprised. Although they knew that the third princess had amazing talent in cultivation, they had never heard that she was good at reciting poems and composing poems.
Tuoba Feixiong was also a little surprised, and the Tianyuan scholar looked even more suspicious.
He was extremely confident about the first couplet he had written. He simply did not believe that a pampered young princess could respond to it and spoke out immediately.
"Oh... Since Her Royal Highness the Princess already has the second couplet, you might as well tell her and ask everyone present to make a judgment."
Tuoba Ningyue smiled lightly and said casually.
"Your Excellency's first couplet is: The moon is full and the moon is waning, the moon is waning and the moon is full, year after year, twilight and morning, the sun will not be seen until the end of the night."
"The second couplet of this palace is: flowers bloom and fall, flowers fall and flowers bloom, summer, summer, autumn, summer and cool, spring comes after the harsh winter."
(PS: Two updates today.)
