Chapter 8: The College Compares Poetry

After reading the book, the address of [Wanbenshen Station]: Avoid the pain of chasing books!

Li Dongsheng didn't look at him either, nodded with other classmates, and squeezed to the front again. In front of me is a big river, the banks are full of people, the embankment is planted with willow trees, now is the best time, willow branches hang on the surface of the river, like a painting. But the crowd by the river spoils the picture. There were naughty children who couldn't see below, and had already climbed up to the tree, and from a distance, there were all the people sitting on the branches. Li Dongsheng also complained in his heart, Chinese love to watch lively, there is indeed a heritage.

Looking up into the distance, the 3 dragon boats have been lined up in the distance, and the shape of the dragon boats is no different from the modern ones, they are all thin and long, but the dragon head is a little smaller. There are also drums on the bow of the boat, and more than 10 big men on the boat are shirtless, preparing for the horse race. Li Ting also squeezed over at this time and said, "Why did you come here and don't say hello to your classmates." Li Dongsheng said: "I can see it clearly here, I see that Changsun Hao seems to be connected with them and ignore me, why should I go up to see their cold eyes." "The sun is gradually coming up, at this time only the gongs and drums are heard shaking the sky, the musical instruments are ringing in unison, there are many signs at the end of the avenue, there is a sedan chair in the middle, everyone knows that the county order has arrived. The sedan chair walked to the high platform, and the official next to him hurriedly lifted the sedan curtain, only to see a man in a cyan official robe walk out, he was tall, his face was a little dark, as if he had been outdoors for a long time, his chin had a long beard, his eyes were sharp, and he swept the sedan chair so with his eyes, and the surroundings were immediately silent.

When all the people around him saluted, he raised his hand and said, "Don't bow so much when you are out today." The surrounding gentry immediately slapped their ass, saying that Zhou County's order was really sympathetic. Zhou County Commander took the lead on the high platform, sat down in the middle, and the rest of the officials were also in their seats, after a group of people all sat down, some village elders went to the river to do the ritual of sacrificing Qu Yuan, and sprinkled zongzi, this set of processes down, the sun was also noon, and the temperature also came up. Li Dongsheng was crowded in the crowd, sweating profusely from the heat, and he was fat and afraid of heat. said to Li Ting how long it will take, it's too hot to be. Li Ting said: "Soon, you see that Zhou County Ling has already gotten up." ”

Sure enough, Zhou County ordered to announce the start of the dragon boat race, only to hear the sound of "start", "start" and "start", and the journey was passed to the dragon boat by the officials by the river, and the most important moment today has arrived. I only heard the gongs and drums on the dragon boats, and the three dragon boats rushed over at a very fast speed like arrows from the string. The crowd by the river immediately boiled, and the cheering slogans rang out in the sky, and Li Dongsheng and Li Ting were also driven by the warm atmosphere and shouted slogans. Speaking of which, in fact, the time of the game is very short. When the dragon boat in the middle was about to reach the end, it suddenly increased its speed, and it was the first to cross the red line and win the first place. Zhou Xianling also slapped his hands and laughed, gave the first place a prize and talked to the villagers. By this time, the crowd had slowly dispersed. Li Dongsheng and Li Ting are also preparing to go home. At this time, a classmate hurriedly came over and called out to them, saying that Zhou Xianling and the county's teachings wanted to meet the students of the college.

The two of them followed their classmates to the high platform. At this time, the temperature was high, and the gentry placed a few low tables in the shade under the high platform, spread a tablecloth, like a picnic, and put wine, snacks and other things on it, and Zhou County ordered to sit on the ground with officials. At this time, Li Dongsheng found that the class was manifested, the officials sat down, the scholars stood in front, the gentry stood behind the students, and the old peasants in the countryside were far away.

Li Dongsheng stood at the back of Wansong College, Dean Zhang and Teacher Ge were in the front, and Changsun Hao followed closely behind, which showed his status in the hearts of the college and teachers. On the opposite side of the station of Qingsong Academy, Li Dongsheng also saw Dean Ma on the opposite side, no, Dean Ma's sales are higher than Dean Zhang, he is about thirty-five or sixteen years old, his sideburns are slightly bald, his eyebrows are thick and black and neat, and his eyes are shining with brilliance. When he looks at people, he pays great attention; When smiling, a mouthful of neat and slightly white teeth is revealed; It makes people feel good at first glance.

The two courtyards saluted to the Zhou County Order. Zhou County ordered: "This official has just arrived in Lantian to take up his post, and he has long heard that the two academies in our county teach and educate people, and they are also famous in Gyeonggi. The rest of the surrounding officials also echoed, and Dean Zhang and Dean Ma hurriedly said modestly: "Don't dare to be." Zhou County ordered: "Since the founding of our dynasty, under the governance of the saint, the people have cultivated the fields, and the academy has learned, which is a sign of prosperity. ”

At this time, I heard the gentry behind him talking in a low voice, it turned out that Zhou County Ling was an officer under Li Shimin, in the Xuanwumen Change, Li Shimin killed the eldest brother Li Jiancheng and the third brother Li Yuanji, and forced his father to abdicate, and then in order to control the situation, many officers from the original Qin Wangfu were sent out as civil officials. Although the knowledge of this Zhou County Commander is not high, he is very kind to the scribes, and it is not surprising that he made this request today.

When Dean Zhang and Dean Ma heard this, they immediately agreed. It's just that when the two of them looked at each other, there seemed to be lightning in their eyes. They knew that this moment was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and there were not many opportunities to show their faces in front of the famous gentry of the county. If you can suppress the opponent, it will be more effective than winning many big games. The two walked back to the team of their own college, said the requirements of Zhou County's order, asked the students to prepare, and then stepped forward and saluted together: "Please ask Zhou County's order to answer the question." ”

Zhou Xianling thought for a while and said: "I saw the fierce competition in dragon boat racing just now, so let's take dragon boat racing as the topic." ”

The two deans knew that it was not good when they heard it, because this topic was too unpopular, and now the students are only based on the poems of the four seasons and the weather, and this dragon boat racing topic is not good. But Zhou County's order came out, and it was only hard to get it.

When they returned to their respective colleges and told them about the topic, the students immediately made a low noise, isn't this embarrassing? Only Li Dongsheng didn't care, he didn't want to do poetry to make this limelight, the ancients had already said that Mu Xiu would be destroyed by Lin Feng, he had read so many poems in his previous life, and he would beat them with two poems casually, he didn't speak, looking at the Qingsong Academy opposite, he seemed to be very nervous, and he was probably ready to bite the bullet, but he was panicked, and Dean Ma's style and hairstyle were a little messy. When he turned his head, he saw that Changsun Hao was pretending to be calm, but his eyes showed joy.

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