As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned for a while, they were all well-educated people, this sentence is the common saying "gentlemen's friendship is as light as water" to hide the word "water", and the couplet is "The Story of the Drunkard Pavilion": "The drunkard's intention is not to hide the word "wine" in "wine". Pure friendship, all in the middle.

This question and answer just forms a couplet: "The friendship of a gentleman is as light, and the drunkard does not mean it." 』

Shanglian is from "Zhuangzi•Shanshui": "The friendship of a gentleman is as light as water, and the friendship of a villain is sweet." The following link is from Ouyang Xiu's "The Story of the Drunkard Pavilion": "The drunkard's intention is not in the wine, but in the mountains and rivers." "But it's a perfect match, I have to say that it's very good, and everyone is shocked to realize that this little-known young man still has some talents!"

Zeng Heling also nodded and said, "Lord Yang is really good at learning, and the first round is comparable, okay?"

Yang Zheng said in his heart: "Your grandfather's, you are a pair, Lao Tzu is a pair, this difficulty can be seen by fools, you actually believe that it is comparable, and you really deserve to be the best talent?"

Zeng Heling's face turned red, and he didn't dare to continue to say more on this, so he thought for a while and said, "The pair has been compared, and the following should be poetry, right?"

Yang Zheng hummed and said, "Exactly"!

Zeng Heling said: "This time, Lord Xing will come up with the question first, right?"

Xing Kuan has always been quite wary of Yang Zheng, feeling that this guy is clearly not good, maybe he is a dark horse among the crowd, and he took the opportunity to use his champion as a stepping stone, so this question can't be cheap for him, thought for a while, and said: "I'm not interested in poetry, why don't you have an interesting one?"

Yang Zheng didn't care about any poems and songs today, what he killed, so he didn't care at all and said, "It's okay, Lord Xing just needs to come up with the question?"

Xing Kuan heard his breath very strong, and snorted from his nose: "I see that you have a very big breath, you will know it in a while!" Although he muttered in his heart, Yang Zheng showed his hand just now, which made him dare not underestimate it, and thought about it: "It's rare that everyone is here today, and it can be regarded as a festive thing, why don't you compare it to a wine order, if anyone can't catch it, even if you lose?"

Zeng Heling felt that this wine order was somewhat cheesy, but he interrupted at this time, afraid that others would think that he was afraid of the two of them, so he responded: "It's okay, but this rule needs to be explained!"

Xing Kuan said: "Of course, this wine order is a Yaling!"

Yang Zheng is no stranger to the wine order, the so-called Yaling, you have to push one person as the commander first, or write a poem, or make a pair, and the others will continue the order according to the meaning of the first order, and the continuation must be consistent in content and form, otherwise you will be punished for drinking. When performing the elegant order, it is necessary to quote the classics, rhyme and chant, conceive on the spot, and deal with it on the spot, which requires the person who performs the wine order to have both literary talent and talent, but also agility and wit, so it is the project that can best show the talent of the drinker in the wine order, and has always been appreciated by the literati.

When Zeng Heling heard that it was Yaling, he nodded secretly and said, "Finally, I didn't insult my identity!"

Everyone on the field was no stranger to this, and they whispered one after another, and many people even prayed around.

Xing Kuan groaned: "What kind of wine order should I make?"

After thinking for a while, he suddenly clapped his hands and smiled: "Okay, good, let's take him as a wine order!" After speaking, he turned his head and face, with a smug look on his face, and said to Yang Zheng: "Let's have a four-book order for this wine order, and stack the tower with four books, okay?" After speaking, he glanced at Yang Zheng, the meaning was obvious, if it didn't work, admit defeat earlier.

Yang Zheng smiled faintly, the so-called Four Books Order, is a kind of wine order composed of sentences from the four books of "University", "The Mean", "Analects", and "Mencius".

As soon as they heard that it was this kind of wine order, the surroundings fell silent, and everyone looked at the three of them, waiting for Xing Kuan to issue a wine order.

Xing Kuan smiled and said, "I'll just come up with the word "fish", how about Lord Zeng and Lord Yang follow behind?"

Zeng Heling and Yang Zheng nodded, and everyone was secretly frightened, to say that this kind of four books made the Hanlin Academy popular, and searched out the sentences with fish words from the four books, and there were word count requirements, just take it well, and this kind of wine order can not be imagined too much, because there is a word number selection, in this way, it is a little difficult, if you are not familiar with the four books and five classics, you really can't deal with it.

Xing Kuan said: "Fish!" After speaking, he looked at Zeng Heling, Zeng Heling took two steps forward and said, "Shi Yu." "Shi Yu" is from "The Analects of Wei Linggong": "Zhizai Shi Yu!". Shi Yu, a doctor of the Spring and Autumn Period, is famous for his direct advice. When the crowd heard this, they applauded loudly.

Zeng Heling looked at Yang Zheng with a smile after speaking, at first he was a little disdainful of Xing Kuan's wine order, at this time, it sounded, in fact, this wine order can test people's true kung fu more than poetry, poetry and song are difficult, but as long as it is through the imperial examination, after the edification of Bagu Wen, poetry and song are not difficult, but these wine orders that seem difficult to enter the elegant hall are more difficult, because the drinking order is not only to use wine to cheer up, but also to drink wine, and often accompanied by poems and lyrics, Guessing the act of boxing, requires the agility and wit of the wine order, the literary color and talent, and today's wine order is more varied, which can be described as varied and dazzling. All things in the world, people, flowers, trees, insects and birds, music cards, word cards, poems, dramas, novels, Chinese medicine, monthly orders, gossip, dominoes, as well as all kinds of customs, festivals, and all kinds of orders. If you don't have real talent, you can't handle it.

Yang Zheng snorted, and said in his heart: "Lao Tzu's Four Books and Five Classics may not be as familiar as you, but this kind of wine order, I'm afraid it will not be difficult for me!" “

This sentence comes from the Analects, which is a sentence in which Confucius admonished Boyu not to read the Book of Poetry as if he was facing a wall and could not move forward.

Xing Kuan hummed, glanced at Yang Zheng with slanted eyes, and felt that this young man's stomach was really not simple, and he thought about it and said: "Separated from the fish!" This sentence comes from the article "Mencius" where he was born in sorrow and died in peace. This sentence refers to the fact that Jiaojiao was discovered by King Wen of Zhou when selling fish and salt, and entrusted with an important task.

Zeng Heling thought for a while and said, "I have a fish for the past!" from "Mencius: Wanzhang I". In the past, there were fish fed to Zheng Zi, and the child produced a pool for people and animals. The school people cooked it, and said: "The beginning is to give up, and the little is beautiful, and it will pass away leisurely." The school said: "What is the wisdom of the child, and he who cooks and eats it, and says: "Get what he wants! Get what he wants!" (Note 1)

It was Yang Zheng's turn again, everyone's eyes looked at him, after two competitions, no one dared to underestimate him anymore, and even many people showed envy in their eyes.

Yang Zheng said unhurriedly: "You can't enter the pond, fish." From "Mencius Liang Hui Wang I". It means that fishing should not be carried out with fine nets, which is intended not to be wiped out. “

"Good, good! Lord Yang is really good at learning!" Xing Kuan said with sincere admiration.

Yang Zheng said: "You're welcome!"

"Lord Zeng has arrived at you?" Xing Kuanrao glanced at Zeng Heling meaningfully, the meaning was obvious, although he was a champion, in the final analysis, he accounted for more or less of the light of his name, and Zeng Heling was different, but if he lost a little-known young descendant here, he would inevitably be laughed at.

Zeng Heling didn't know the meaning of his words, snorted coldly and didn't answer, but glanced sideways at Yang Zheng, and said: "Although the fish is good, there are no tricks, I have an interesting wine order here, I wonder if Lord Yang can give it a try?"

Yang Zheng said in his heart: "Your grandfather, just say it if you're afraid?" and said with a deep groan: "Lord Zeng doesn't have to be polite, just say it!"

Zeng Heling listened to his very loud tone, and his heart was displeased, but the previous two rounds of competition, he couldn't look down on it, nodded and said: "I recited the "Four Books" two days ago, and I broke something, so today I might as well find out that a word has four sounds from it, and then use the sentences of the "Four Books" as a citation, okay?"

Everyone applauded, and Yang Zheng also nodded.

Zeng Heling said: "This order is issued by the official, and this first order will be issued by the official!" "The word "shooting" in the "Four Books" is four sounds: 'shoot not the main skin', the god night cut, 'Yi does not shoot the stay', the sound is real, 'the sound can shoot the thought', the sound is about, and 'there is no shooting here', the sound is jealous. After speaking, he glanced at Xing Kuan.

In the applause of everyone, Xing Kuan lowered his head and muttered for a moment, and suddenly stroked his palms and smiled: "I also have it, there is a word 'line' in the "Four Books": 'Xing has shame', Yin Heng, 'Gong Xingzi', Yin Hang, 'Xing Xing Ruye', Yin (Shang Zhu Xia Kang), 'Yi Kao Qi Xing', Xia Meng Che. And the crowd applauded.

Yang Zheng smiled and said: "What's so difficult about this, I heard that there is a word 'pi' in the "Four Books": 'Xiangwei Pigong', the sound wall, 'let go of evil and extravagance', the sound is secluded, 'the sage is dispel the world', the sound is avoided, and 'the sage is like ascending', the sound is avoided. After a pause, he glanced at Zeng and Xing without waiting for everyone: "I remember that there seems to be a congruent word, from what I like, the wall is cut; 'from the person to see it', only to use the cut; 'calmly in the middle of the way', seven respectful cuts; 'from the pure as also', I don't know if it's right?"

Zeng Heling and Xing Kuan's faces were a little ugly, but they had to admire each other's talents, and they each hugged their fists and said, "Lord Yang is really good at learning?"

"Hmph, isn't that a matter of course?" There was a smile on his face, and he nodded with his fists and said, "You're polite, it's just a fluke?"

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Annotation: Once upon a time, someone gave Zheng Guozi a live fish, and the child ordered the school to keep it in the pond, and the school man boiled the fish and came back and said: "At first, the fish looked tired, but after a while they became free and quickly swam to the depths of the pond." The scholar came out and said, "Who said that the child is wise, and since I have cooked and eaten it, he also said, "I have found the place where I should go!" Therefore, it is possible to deceive the gentleman in a proper and righteous way, but it is difficult to deceive him in an unethical way.