Time has passed for a while, and the days seem a little unremarkable, except for Han Limo's daily calligraphy and danqing with Su Fuyou, and Bai Lan'er will occasionally visit the door, nothing else has happened.

There was no news from Hengxiang Academy, and he began to become anxious, and he had to think about his next plan.

On this day, after Han Limo said hello to Su Fuyou, he went out alone.

Before leaving, Su Fuyou gave him two taels of silver.

As the saying goes, there are fewer than a thousand cups of wine for a confidant, and he has a lot of feelings for Han Limo.

No matter what the idea is, the two can always coincide.

But he also knew that Han Limo couldn't listen to the wind and rain all the time at night.

Although he had lived a full and happy life, he found that Han Limo was not really happy, and he vaguely felt that he might be about to leave.

After Han Limo went out of the night to listen to the wind and rain, he didn't know where he was going.

The scholar in Tsing Yi stood on the official road, looked at the bustling pedestrians, and sighed slightly.

What kind of future can you be worthy of!

Passing by an inn, the scholar in Tsing Yi hesitated and went in.

It is said that getting drunk relieves a thousand sorrows, but it is better to let yourself be confused.

The scale of the inn is small, there is only one shopkeeper in total, and he is still wiping the table and setting up stools at this time, and the old shopkeeper personally goes out to greet him.

"Guest officer, please come in, what are you going to eat? It's a small shop, but it has everything! ”

The old shopkeeper bowed slightly and made a gesture to invite in.

Han Limo was expressionless, went directly inside, found a corner and sat down, the old shopkeeper came over and asked, "What do you need to eat?" ”

Han Limo asked, "What are your special dishes?" ”

The old shopkeeper is also a person whose loess is buried in his neck, but he can't escape this worldly snobbery, his eyes swirled on Han Limo, he hesitated for a while, and said that this specialty is a bit expensive, and it takes a lot of silver, rubbing his hands and grinning.

Han Limo's face was as usual, he was not surprised by this, he took out two taels of silver from his sleeve and put it on the table, and asked without raising his head, "Is it enough?" ”

"Enough, enough!" When the old shopkeeper saw that it was a rich master, he immediately showed his old yellow teeth and said with a smile, "I'll go and prepare, you wait!" ”

"Bring a pot of wine by the way!"

"Haole, come right away!"

After a while, the old shopkeeper took a jug of wine and a glass, and placed them in front of him.

As the old saying goes, money can make ghosts grind, let alone individuals.

Han Limo sneered in his heart, this world is really so ruthless!

If Brother Su hadn't given him two taels of silver, I'm afraid I would have been kicked out of this store at this time.

Han Limo poured himself a glass of wine, first took a sip, and then dried up.

A glass of turbid wine is thousands of miles away, and you can't tell you all about your life!

The scholar in Tsing Yi was drinking with his head down, and a voice sounded at the table next door: "Hey, big brother, have you heard, there is a academy competition in Xizhen today!" Why don't we go over and join in the fun? ”

The eldest brother felt a little strange, looked at his younger brother suspiciously, and asked, "Academy competition?" Why is the time different, I remember that it was not this time in previous years! ”

The second brother replied: "Who knows, I've heard about it, this year's competition is fierce, and even the rules are different, I heard that Nanxiang Academy has a great talent, who can become a poem in five steps, two steps less than that Jian'an Cao Gongzi!" Tsk, it seems that Hengxiang Academy has an opponent this time! ”

The second brother had a very expectant expression.

Hengxiang Academy? Isn't this the academy that you lobbied? And what does the college competition mean?

The Tsing Yi scholars, who had just come to Gucheng, did not know about such activities.

He was going to go over and ask, so he picked up the jug of wine and went to the side of the two eldest brothers.

The two eldest brothers looked up at him strangely.

Han Limo put down the wine jug and wine glass, made a reading ceremony, and said: "In Xia Han Limo, there is something to disturb the next two!" ”

The eldest brother asked, "What's the matter with Childe?" ”

Han Limo said: "I just heard what the two eldest brothers said about the academy competition, Han was curious, so I want to ask you what's going on?" ”

The eldest brother asked curiously, "Childe is a foreigner?" ”

Han Limo nodded, "Nancheng people"

It turned out that this was the case, and the two of them looked like they understood.

"Brother, you sit!" The second brother was very welcoming.

Han Limo sat down and poured a glass of wine for each of them. The eldest brother explained, "Then I'll tell you about it!" This academy competition is a local activity in our Gucheng, which is initiated by the governor of Gucheng, Cheng Wenjuncheng, and the large-scale reading exchange meeting held in conjunction with the major academies, which is generally held in early winter, but this year it is early! ”

The second brother explained in detail: "It is said that it is an exchange meeting, but in fact, it is a competition of talents and learning in major academies!" For the title of the first academy in this Gucheng! ”

"The more famous this academy is, the more scholars will sign up for study, which can be regarded as a good way, but the most important thing is the title of the first prize, which is fragrant and sweet, who is not rare?" Big Brother Dao.

Hearing the two of them say this, Han Limo understood a lot, and he asked again: "Dare to ask which academies are there in Gucheng?" ”

The eldest brother drank a glass of wine, smashed it, and replied: "This Gucheng, there are eight academies, led by the Hengxiang Academy, and there are also seven academies of Nanxiang, Mobei, Zhuguan, Hengqi, Yangchun, Hongde, and Tonghua!" ”

Han Limo nodded, it was the first time he had heard of the Eight Great Academies of Gucheng.

"What about the great genius who made a poem in five steps that the two of you just talked about?" Han Limo poured another glass of sake for his eldest brother and continued to ask.

"Oh, you said that great talent, I know this, a new young scholar from Nanxiang Academy, seems to be named An Yuan, seems to be the son of the dean of Nanxiang Academy, it is rumored that he can become a poem in five steps, and his talent is outstanding! Recently, it has been rumored to be boiling! The second brother replied quickly.

Five steps to poetry? So powerful? Han Limo was a little surprised, if these five-step poems are true, then this person's talent is really amazing!

Han Limo asked, "Then what else is there to look for in this academy competition?" ”

The eldest brother replied: "Of course there is, but it is said that Xu Chun of Hengxiang Academy who has won the first place every year, this person has poetry and books in his belly, is full of economy, knows astronomy and geography, and is very knowledgeable!" The scholars in this Gucheng are known to everyone, and they are recognized as the number one talent among the readers! ”

When he talked about Xu Chun, his eldest brother's eyes were full of admiration.

"Those people in Mobei are not bad! It's just that the person I met was Xu Chun, and it was not at the right time! The second brother sighed.

"Yes, yes, yes, born at the wrong time!" The eldest brother agreed.

Under the explanation of the two eldest brothers, Han Limo had a basic understanding of this academy competition, and also became a little interested.

If there is such a sight, then the scene must be very exciting.

After the two eldest brothers finished eating and drinking, they paid for the wine and got up to leave.

Han Limo asked anxiously, "The two eldest brothers are going to see the academy competition?" ”

The two eldest brothers nodded.

Han Limo asked, "Can you take me with you too?" ”

The eldest brother readily agreed, "If you are free, you can go with us!" ”

……

Guangzi Street, West Town, Chengfu.

Han Limo and the two eldest brothers came to the gate of the mansion, and the people queuing up to enter formed a long line, and the mansion was already surrounded at this time.

Han Limo and the three of them finally squeezed in, and wanted to enter the inner courtyard, but they were suddenly stopped by a person, who admonished: "The inner courtyard competition, non-academy personnel are not allowed to go in to watch!" Only allowed to be viewed in the outfield! ”

The backyard is open-air, the venue is large enough, and a competition ring is set up in the field, with tables and chairs on both sides, and the people from the eight academies sit respectively, forming a square.

Not far from the field is the judges' seat, sitting in the center is Ling Tian, the lord of Gucheng, and Cheng Wenjun, the governor of Gucheng, and this academy competition is held in Cheng Wenjun's mansion. The rest of the people sitting were all talented old men in the lonely city.

"It's time to start, City Lord Ling!" I saw a person come to the side of the city lord Ling Tian, leaned down and whispered.

City Lord Ling nodded and said slowly, "Then let's start!" ”

After that, the man walked into the ring, signaled everyone to be quiet, and the competition began immediately, and then bowed to the Bafang Academy in turn, and then spoke: "The annual academy competition is here again, and I won't say more polite words, but this rule is different from previous years, I must emphasize this clearly, and I hope that all academies can listen carefully."

The following are the rules of this competition, first, this competition has changed the previous rules of just writing poems and writing articles regardless of time, and changed to the time of one-fifth of a pillar of incense, and the contestants need to make poetry articles within the specified time, otherwise they will be eliminated and the finalists will be the best of the best;

second, it is called the export chapter, and the judges such as the lord of Ling Cheng will temporarily write poems, and the best ones will win among the completers;

Third, it is the most important one of the newly added competition content this year, the Danqing competition, this event is fortunate to invite Master Hongyan as the judge of this competition, I believe you have also seen, sitting on the right seat of the first painter of the lonely city, Master Hongyan!

Fourth, each college does not limit the personnel competition, but the competition of each link must be completed by one or two people.

Fifth, the contestants of each link must be completed independently, and fraud and other behaviors are prohibited, and violators should be disqualified; Sixth, during the competition, it is forbidden to interfere with the competition, and the violator should be disqualified from the competition; Seventh, this competition adopts a point system, the college with high points wins the first prize in this competition, and the one with the highest individual score gets the first prize in the competition, which is all the rules of this competition. ”

The moderator finished reading.

The audience was lively and discussed the new rules for this year.

"It's over, it's over, this time the Danqing competition depends on you, I can't do it!"

"Alas, I can't compose poetry, the time is too short!"

"I can't do this outright, and I'll have to rely on you when the time comes!"

"I'll cheer for you, I can't do it anymore"

Hengxiang College.

"Ah Tsubaki, what do you think?" An old man asked Xu Chun with a smile.

"It's obviously aimed at our brother Tsubaki! So many rules have been added! A woman in green clothes stomped her feet, her mouth bulging.

Xu Chun chuckled and replied, "It's okay, sir, Ah Chun must go all out!" ”

The old man also smiled, he still believed in Xu Chun.

Nanxiang Academy.

"Ah Yuan, how many points do you think you have to win this competition?" It was the dean of Nanxiang Academy who spoke, An Tianhua, dressed in gorgeous clothes, middle-aged, sitting in a precarious position, and squinted at Hengxiang Academy next to him after speaking.

In previous years, he always lost to Hengxiang Academy, and An Tianhua was somewhat unconvinced.

"Heh, the top prize will be ours!" An Yuan sneered and glanced at Xu Chun indifferently.

"Self-confidence is a good thing, don't get too busy!" An Tianhua admonished.

Yasaki smiled evilly and said to his father: "Don't worry, although I am a military general, I will not be worse than others in reading and writing!" ”

An Tianhua nodded slightly, quite satisfied with his son, who had lived in the military camp since he was a child.

"Now please send a representative from each college to the stage to draw lots to decide the order of appearance of the second contest content!"

After the host's words fell, representatives of various colleges came to the stage one after another to draw lots.

The host looked at the slip in his hand and said loudly: "The result of the lottery is that Tonghua Academy is the first to appear, and the rest are Hongde Academy, Refusal Academy, Yangchun Academy, Mobei Academy, Nanxiang Academy, Hengxiang Academy, and Hengguan Academy. After the reading, the competition is about to begin.