Chapter Ninety-Six: The Poetry Meeting Begins
Three days later, Yuewang Mountain can be described as very lively, because today is the day when the Yuewang Poetry Society is held, and countless literati and scholars gather on Yuewang Mountain. However, the poetry party is grand and crowded, and not everyone can be lucky enough to go up the mountain to see the grand occasion.
Except for those who have invitations and recommendations, there are only two ways for ordinary people to go up the mountain. One is to donate an offering, and the other is to write a poem or word after evaluation, as long as it is a high-quality work, you can also go up the mountain.
But unlike the lively atmosphere of the poetry club, Gu Shengting, the head of Mingshan Academy, was not in a good mood at this time.
Originally, the Yueshan Poetry Club was an annual event of Mingshan Academy, but this year, countless forces in the Fengwang Mausoleum gathered in Yuezhou, disturbing the spring water in Yuezhou, and at the same time, bringing Mingshan Academy into the whirlpool.
The Mingshan Academy has a transcendent status, and has been adhering to the school motto of concentrating on learning for hundreds of years and not participating in any grievances and court struggles, so it has been favored by the emperors of previous dynasties and respected by the major sects. But in the middle of the sea, no force can avoid the invasion of strong winds and waves.
Although most of the teachings and practices of Mingshan Academy can uphold the school motto and stick to their original intentions, there are still people who cannot refuse the temptation of those forces.
Looking at a letterhead on the table, Gu Shengting couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile, "The prince of the country is all in the holy will, why are you like this, Brother Junshi!" ”
"Mountain Chief, Lord Zhuge has arrived." At this time, a little boy came in to report for duty.
"Hmm."
Answered softly, Gu Shengting put away the letterhead, and went out as usual.
After Zhuge Qinghong entered Mingshan Academy, he left most of his entourage outside. The status of Mingshan Academy is extraordinary, and His Majesty has the head of the Academy of Training, so even if he is too public, it is inconvenient for him to be too publicistic in the academy.
"Brother Qinghong hasn't seen you for many years, and your demeanor is still the same!" Seeing Zhuge Qinghong, Gu Shengting immediately greeted him.
Zhuge Qinghong also arched his hand and said: "Brother Shengting praises Miao, but Brother Shengting can quietly do his studies in this quiet and elegant place, which is very envious of the old man!" ”
After some politeness, Zhuge Qinghong said: "Brother Shengting, I don't know if I can go to the inner courtyard to have a look, and I also want to visit the young Yingjie old man in the inner courtyard." ”
But Gu Shengting shook his head and said, "Oops! What a coincidence! The disciples of the inner courtyard are all preparing for this poetry meeting, so it is better to wait for the poetry meeting to end. ”
Zhuge Qinghong didn't feel the slightest displeasure when she heard this, but stroked her beard and smiled: "Haha......, but the old man is abrupt, okay, let's start to wait and see how the disciples of the academy perform at the poetry meeting!" ”
In the face of Gu Shengting's shirk, Zhuge Qinghong had no good way, after all, the status of the academy was very special. And Mingshan Academy can have such a transcendent status in the Qianyuan Empire, which has its own merits.
The admission to Mingshan Academy is extremely strict, and non-geniuses are not accepted, and this world is full of vitality, and students also practice martial arts in addition to the Four Books and Five Classics. And the scribes used literature to enter the martial arts to cultivate Haoran righteousness, so the talents cultivated were both civil and military.
At the same time, Mingshan Academy is also divided into two courts, the inner and outer courts, the disciples of the outer courtyard are already geniuses, and the inner courtyard is only a few Tianjiao from the outer courtyard, each of these people can be called the future pillars of the Qianyuan Empire!
It is precisely because of this that Mingshan Academy can repeatedly enjoy the emperor's grace, and Gu Shengting can have such confidence in the face of other forces.
Then Gu Shengting took Zhuge Qinghong to take a tour of the academy, and as one of the four major academies of the Qianyuan Empire, Mingshan Academy naturally has extremely beautiful scenery.
However, although the two got along well and talked happily on the surface, they were sharp in their words, and ordinary people couldn't understand what they were talking about.
In the face of Zhuge Qinghong's temptation, Gu Shengting's answer was easy, and every sentence was high-sounding and reasonable, but if you think about it carefully, it is all nonsense that is not nutritious! Although Zhuge Qinghong is an old fox, Gu Shengting is not bad, and he didn't give him any chance to see the stitches at all. If he didn't even have this ability, how would Gu Shengting be the head of Mingshan Academy!
So soon the two ended this conversation, which was destined to be meaningless.
Then, after instructing a teacher to entertain Zhuge Qinghong well, Gu Shengting left. And Zhuge Qinghong said to the teacher in a blink of an eye that he wanted to stay alone for a while, so he broke up with the teacher.
Just after the teacher left, Gongsun Qi on the side said: "My lord, this Gu Shanchang, is really leaking when he speaks!" ”
"It's okay!"
Zhuge Qinghong smiled when he heard this, it was not easy to find someone who could match him in Yuezhou, and as for this nail that was neither soft nor hard, Zhuge Qinghong didn't take it to heart. Because the head of Mingshan Academy, if it is so easy to deal with, then is this still Mingshan Academy?
After ordering everyone to leave first, Zhuge Qinghong came to a hidden corner alone, and after a while, a middle-aged scribe with a straight face also arrived.
After a moment of deliberation, the two quickly left.
With the passage of time, more and more people come to participate in the poetry meeting, but Mingshan Academy has successfully held countless poetry meetings and has a very rich experience. So the preparation is very thorough, so although there are many people, there is no chaos at all.
"Holy Court Brother, please!"
"Brother Qinghong, please!"
"Mountain Chief!"
"Lord Zhuge !"
"Su everyone!"
"Chen everyone!"
The poetry meeting was about to start, Gu Shengting and Zhuge Qinghong came to the viewing platform together, and greeted famous scribes in various literary circles along the way.
In fact, the atmosphere of the Yueshan Poetry Club is still very relaxed, and the rules are extremely simple.
Every year, the Yueshan Poetry Club will set several different themes, and the participating students will compose poems on the spot according to each theme, and then submit them to the children for review. Subsequently, the jury will select several excellent poems and announce them for on-site evaluation, and finally determine the top three.
And those who can be invited by the Yueshan Poetry Association to be a judge are all important ministers in the literary world, so the results of the review are still very authoritative.
In addition, the excellent poems selected each time will be printed as a poetry collection and sold nationwide. Therefore, if you get good results in the Yueshan Poetry Conference, you can not only stand out in front of those important ministers, but also be famous all over the world!
As the time approached on the viewing platform, Gu Shengting glanced at Zhuge Qinghong and said, "Brother Qinghong, why don't you say a few words for everyone!" ”
Zhuge Qinghong waved his hand when he heard the words and said, "The old man is just here to watch the ceremony, how can he overstep his bounds!" ”
"In that case, then Master Hou?"
"Alas......! Even Lord Zhuge didn't dare to overstep his bounds, how could I! Let's ask the chief of the mountain for advice. Seeing Gu Shengting looking at him, Nan Tianxin also shook his head.
"In that case, the old man will not shirk!" After a polite look, the Holy Court stepped forward.
So I saw Gu Shengting glance at the students in the audience, and he couldn't help but be full of spirit in his chest. Because these are all young heroes of the empire, the mainstay of the future imperial court!
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to today's poetry meeting, so many young heroes can gather in my Mingshan Academy, the old man is very pleased! I hope you can get good results in today's poetry meeting, and for those with excellent grades, I think all the adults here will not be stingy with a recommendation! ”
I saw that many students in the audience listened, and they couldn't help but have a ray of light in their eyes. These people gather here, in addition to being famous all over the world, isn't it just for a letter of recommendation from those celebrities!
But just as Gu Shengting was speaking, a middle-aged scribe on the judges' bench quietly glanced at him, and there was a hint of resentment in his eyes, and he was the person who had a secret meeting with Zhuge Qinghong.
"Brother Junshi, I'm afraid that this year's poetry meeting will be your Mingshan Academy top! And as the vice president of Mingshan Academy, this is also your teaching! At this time, a state official next to him suddenly said.
Qi Junshi turned around and said without a trace when he heard the words: "Lord Wang's words are serious, I don't know how many talents in the world are, although the academy has a good name, I don't dare to underestimate the people of the world!" ”
Although Qi Junshi looked modest, the pride and confidence between his eyebrows were undisguised.
And Mingshan Academy does have such self-confidence, as long as the other three major academies are not demolished, seven or eight out of ten of the top three poetry clubs every year are from Mingshan Academy.
"Okay gentlemen, I wish you all good results!" At this time, Gu Shengting's opening speech was also finished.
As Gu Shengting finished speaking, the Yueshan Poetry Meeting officially began, and then I saw Gu Shengting wave his hand, and the two boys came up with a screen. And everyone's eyes were instantly attracted by the screen, because on the screen was the first theme of this poetry meeting.
"The first theme of this poetry meeting is ......"
Gu Shengting slowly turned the screen around as he spoke, "Mei! ”
"Wow!"
"It turned out to be Mei!"
When they saw the theme, everyone couldn't help but talk about it, because it was a very familiar theme.
Mei has a noble and proud character, and has been a symbol of the literati's self-praise since ancient times.
The cold wind is cold and the snow is drifting, everything in the world is quiet, only Mei stands proudly against the cold wind and snow, adding a touch of color to the world in this lonely and cold world. Therefore, since ancient times, poems with the theme of plum have emerged in an endless stream, and many of them have been handed down to the world.
It is precisely because of the sage Zhuyu in front of her, so although Mei is a familiar theme, it is also a theme that gives everyone a headache.
Therefore, although it is easy to make poems with Mei, it is extremely difficult to be brilliant!
On the viewing platform, Zhuge Qinghong couldn't help but laugh when he saw that Gu Shengting actually used Mei as the theme: "Brother Shengting, you actually use Mei as the theme, it seems that you are full of confidence in the disciples of the academy!" ”
"The academy gathers talents from all over the world, and it's not easy to make a few poems, so let's wait for the masterpieces of the academy's disciples!" Nan Tianxin also said with a smile.
"Haha......"
And Gu Shengting smiled and returned: "The two of you are serious, this poetry meeting is unprecedented, let's wait and see!" ”