If it weren't for the fact that Yang Qi and the Yang family persecuted too much, forcing Kong Sheng to the point where there was no way out, he didn't want to show off at this semi-official gathering of dancing and writing.

But with the current situation and situation, losing the protection of the Yang family, this old brother has offended too many people before, and he is notorious, if he does not take the opportunity to "fight back" and reverse the world's evaluation of his body, it is a dead end for Kong Sheng. Instead of sitting back and waiting, it's better to take a fight.

With such considerations, Kong Sheng came. Not only did he come, but he was also determined to use the traverser's big killer weapon not to make earth-shattering movements to swear not to give up, and slapped the Yang family hard. In his opinion, only in this way can we "change our lives against the sky" and break out of the predicament.

Opportunity is never a pie-in-the-sky thing, it is created and grasped by man.

Moreover, the world is in turmoil nowadays, and the imperial examination of the imperial court has long been useless, and if you want to get ahead and achieve a meritorious career, you can only rely on the recommendation of the powerful or have a world-renowned talent and fame to reach the heavens.

Therefore, even if Bai Yunzi does not propose the word "retention", he will definitely not leave. The show hasn't appeared yet, how can he be missing the protagonist?

Kong Sheng slowly turned to look at Liu Nian, the coldness in his eyes flashed, he smiled calmly, and arched his hand: "Liu Gongzi is full of splendid articles, talent is world-over, and today is bound to be a blockbuster, Kong and Liu Gongzi have known each other for many years, so it is good to stay and testify for Brother Liu." ”

Kong Sheng's words were very modest and elegant, but in fact, only Liu Nian could perceive the sharpness and anger in his eyes, Liu Nian suddenly remembered Kong Sheng's amazing brute strength and ferocious ruthlessness, and his heart chuckled, and a layer of fine beads of sweat floated on his forehead - he lowered his head a little scared, and did not dare to speak sarcastically, for fear that Kong Sheng would suddenly go crazy, the two were close at hand, if Kong Sheng made a move, others would not be able to save him.

Yang Qi glanced back at Bai Yunzi with a face full of breeze and bright moon, and said in his heart, although this old Taoist is known as a hermit, he knows all over the world, and has a lot of friends with the powerful people of the current dynasty, and this person has profound martial arts and Taoism, and he has a life-saving grace for himself, so it is not good not to buy his account. What's wrong with letting this guy stay and open his eyes, if he dares to make trouble, the old man's subordinates will not show mercy.

As soon as he thought of this, Yang Qi reluctantly smiled and said, "Since this is the case, you can step aside and watch the poetry meeting quietly." ”

Yang Qi glanced at Yang Kuan, the chief manager of his house. Yang Kuan understood, and hurriedly arranged for two fierce house slaves to stand behind Kong Sheng, and took him down as soon as there was any trouble.

Yang Qi immediately laughed loudly: "As the little girl said, this poetry meeting has three special colors, which are prepared for the top three scholars of the poetry club. The poetry will be written by the official, Liu Junshou will be asked by the teacher, and the remaining question will be asked by the Baiyunzi Immortal. Each question can be answered by all the scholars in the audience, and it is recognized that the best poetry writer wins. And so on, the top three poetry clubs are recommended. The third place will receive a safflower, three jars of fine wine, and five pieces of money provided by the local rich gentry; The second place will receive one red flower, five purple ripe silk horses, and ten money. As for the leader—"

Yang Qi said this, paused slightly, looked around at the group of focused and excited young scholars, smiled and waved his hand: "The leader will get a horse from the Western Regions, if this person has no marriage match, he can sign a marriage contract with the little girl and get a dowry from the official." At the same time, the official will also recommend the above table to the imperial court. ”

As soon as Yang Qi's words came out, the young literati present immediately cheered and applauded warmly. This is the highlight of this poetry meeting, to win in the poetry meeting, to marry the daughter of the "King of Jiangnan", and the talented woman Yang Xue Ruohua who moved Jiangnan is full of moon, and was recommended to be a leader, it can be said that it is fame and fortune, and everyone is not excited.

Seeing that the young man in front of him who had read a little book was so crazy and liked to shout, Kong Sheng secretly sneered on the side, this Yang Qi old thief is hypocritical and vicious, if he really remembered the old love of the Kong family, he would definitely not coerce and intimidate the front, step on the scars of the Kong family and choose a son-in-law behind, in this way, Kong Sheng will not only be more discredited, but also become the laughing stock of the Jiangnan counties, but will also face the suppression of all parties, which can be described as ruthless.

"The old thief is shameless, Lao Tzu is risking his life today, and he won't let you be satisfied!" Kong Sheng's heart was ruthless, and the corners of his mouth provoked a ruthless arc. He found that Bai Yunzi's clear eyes looked at him, and his heart was shocked, and immediately a smile appeared, and the negative emotions exposed in his heart were swept away.

Bai Yunzi stood up and made a joke, "Yang Yuanjun, everyone, Poor Dao is at the right time today, and it also helps with a thing, so I think it will be fun." Atai, take it out. ”

The handsome Taoist boy Ah Tai reluctantly took out something wrapped in red silk from his arms, and he reluctantly pouted the object in his hand and handed it to Yang Qi.

Yang Qi was stunned, his hand was extremely heavy, and he almost couldn't grasp it. He opened the red silk and revealed a tube of copper about a foot and a half long, and the treasure of the cave was shining brightly, and it was a treasure at a glance. What's even more amazing is that the tail of the hole flute is blocked, revealing a handle shaped like the hilt of a sword.

Bai Yunzi smiled indifferently, took the hole flute from Yang Qi's hand, waved his hands, and a ruler-long short sword appeared in everyone's field of vision, this short sword has a slender sword body, the shape is simple and exquisite, the sword body is engraved with ancient seal patterns, and the blade reflects the faint cold light.

Daotong Atai sighed lightly and threw a dart shaped like a swallow, and the short sword in Bai Yunzi's hand waved, and the dart in mid-air was silently cut in two and landed on the carpet.

Everyone exclaimed, such a sword that sharpened like iron and clay was really rare in the world, and it must be worth a fortune.

"Xiao Mingyuxiao, the name of the sword is broken, it is a poor road that has collected the world's fine iron and strange materials all his life to refine into a sword, which is extremely sharp, and he has followed the poor road for decades." Bai Yunzi stuck Xiao in his waist, stretched out two fingers and slowly brushed them from the sword, and said softly: "Poor old man, I am willing to give this thing to the leader of the poetry club and form a dusty relationship." ”

Bai Yunzi put his sword together, and then walked back to his seat on the plate that the waiter was carrying.

Kong Sheng always felt that the clear gaze of this old Taoist who knew everything was always swirling on him, and the unfathomable edge hidden in it made him stab his back and feel slightly uneasy.

Yang Qi thanked Bai Yunzi for his salute, and then said: "The thieves raised an army to cause trouble in the Central Plains, and the lives of the Tang Dynasty were devastated. Please take this as the theme, or worry about the country and the people, or lyrical ambition, eclectic and become poems. ”

After speaking, Yang Qi sat back. As a figure with military and political power equivalent to the Jiedu envoy, it is normal for him to take the current situation and the country as the theme.

Dozens of young scholars fell into a long period of contemplation, each brewing their own poems. The Tang Dynasty is a country of poetry, if you can't write poetry, what face do you have to call yourself a literati?

There was silence at the poetry meeting. The bureaucratic Bao who was present at the meeting maintained a strange silence, Bai Yunzi smiled, and Yang Qi and his daughter Yang Xueruo quickly exchanged a meaningful look.

Yang Xueruo was slightly shy, but still nodded.

Yang Qi had long planned to use the poetry club to choose a son-in-law, otherwise how could he agree to his daughter coming forward to organize a poetry club. To become the son-in-law of the Yang family, you must first have a good family background, and secondly, you must have outstanding literary talent and appearance. This is an era that pays attention to appearance and clothing, and people with obscene appearances will not be looked down upon, no matter how talented they are.

There is one person who meets Yang Qi's conditions for choosing a son-in-law, among these dozens of scholars.

This person is Zhou Chang, seventeen years old, born in Yixing Zhou. Although there is still a gap between the Yixing Zhou clan and the "seven sects and five surnames" of the Cui clan of Qinghe, it is also an ancient family in the south of the Yangtze River, with a profound heritage, and its power in the south of the Yangtze River is even more intertwined.

Zhou Chang studied in Jiangning County, seven feet tall, handsome, and quite famous.

Yang Qi has been paying attention to this son for a long time. He felt that this son could be called the good son-in-law of the Yang family, and one could marry the Yixing Zhou family to boost his family's power in Jiangnan; The second is both talented and beautiful, and it will become a great tool in the future.

Therefore, Yang Qi actually settled on Zhou Chang, and his daughter Yang Xueruo didn't seem to be too opposed to rejection.

The scholars pondered for a long time, and some of them had become poems, but none of them wanted to be the first birds. No one expected that Liu Nian was the first to jump out, and he smiled proudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the kid has a poem and will make an axe and throw bricks and jade." ”

Yang Qi laughed: "The son of Liu Jun's guard has a quick talent, and the official has already heard about it, so you can come and record it on the side." ”

Liu Nian turned around elegantly and said loudly:

"It's hard to break people's intestines for a long time, and it's difficult to look at everything in Guanluo from afar. The autumn wind of the sweat horse has no direction, and the general is useless. ”

Hey. I don't know who snorted in surprise, it seems that I didn't expect this kid from Liu Jun's family to make a decent poem, this poem is not brilliant, but it is decent, and it is relevant.

All the officials gave Liu Jun a face, and they all applauded. Liu Junshou was happy in his heart, pretending to wave his hand modestly and did not speak.

Yang Qi smiled slightly: "The poem of the virtuous nephew is to the point, it can be called a masterpiece, you can step back first, and everyone will judge it." ”

Kong Sheng also glanced at Liu Nian with some surprise, and said in his heart that this gentleman still has a lot of talent?

……

Liu Nian took the lead, and then many scholars presented poems, chanting, judging and applauding, and the scene was very warm.

Seeing the fire, Yang Qi raised his head and glanced at the group where the scholars were sitting.

Zhou Chang has been waiting for a long time, this is the moment when he overwhelms the crowd and makes his finale debut!

He relies on his family's talent to learn, and ordinary girls don't look down on him. Since I came to Jiangning County on a study tour, I was shocked when I saw Yang Xueruo, and now I have this opportunity to hold the beauty, and I naturally have the determination to break the cauldron and sink the boat!

Under the encouragement of Yang Qi's appreciative gaze, Zhou Chang, a beautiful young man, opened his mouth refreshedly:

"The former army will be turbulent for thousands of miles, and it will be resolved in order to fight for the dragon. The face of Qiuyun is handsome, and he says goodbye to Shamen and Jun. ”

After Zhou Chang finished groaning, there was a lot of applause on the field, and several local officials who acted as examiners nodded one after another, and after some exchanges, a consensus was reached.

Zhou Chang is like a jade, talented and high, and he has an innate advantage. Don't say that Yang Qi is satisfied, even Yang Xueruo's eyes are shining, and her good impression of Zhou Chang has deepened a few layers, and she also secretly agrees to her father's future husband.