Chapter 44: Charades

Seeing that no one objected, Ma Riyan continued: "Since there is no objection, the first level of the anagram drama officially began, the first level has a total of ten anagrams, the old man came up with three anagrams, Kong Wen cited three anagrams, and the last four anagrams were personally said by Cai everyone. After the old man finished talking about the anagram, the sons wrote the answers on the paper, and there was a pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the case. โ€

After saying that, he cleared his throat again and said the first anagram.

Charade is a kind of word game, and it is also a linguistic and cultural phenomenon unique to the Han people. It is mainly based on the characteristics of complex square Chinese character strokes, relatively independent sides, and changeable structural combinations, and uses various methods such as clutching, increasing and lossing, pictograms, and huiyi.

It is an indispensable entertainment program among literati, and it is also one of the necessary skills for young scholars to pick up girls.

At a banquet held in general, there will be a few anagrams to liven up the atmosphere, as a small method such as ordering alcohol and persuading people to drink. It can be said that none of you who are doing it have never heard of this thing, so this level is fair to everyone, and if you can't answer, it can only mean that you have no ability, you don't read much, and you can't blame others.

Ma Riyan's first question is also relatively simple, most of the people on the spot have already answered it, and some of the people who can't answer it are some flying eagle lackeys, unlearned, incorrigible losers, and second ancestors.

Cai Yong saw the answer result of the first question, and said with a smile: "Among the sons in this house, there are also many talents, and it is enough to comfort the old man to see so many young talents today. โ€

Kong Rong next to him was not as interested as Cai Yong, and sneered: "Brother Bokai, don't be too complacent, the first question is too simple, and the next one is not so simple." In my opinion, few of these sons and daughters in Chang'an City have real talent and learning, and few can compare to your precious daughter. At that time, all the seven-foot men in the house were defeated by a little woman, which is also a good story for the ages. โ€

When Cai Yong heard Kong Rong's words, he was choked half to death, and he immediately became angry and laughed, feeling like he couldn't cry or laugh, and he was helpless against his best friend.

Cai Yan next to him heard that Kong Rong was squirting feces there again, and he smiled helplessly, his appearance was very moving, and his smile was charming.

After the results of the first question came out, some people were brushed off, and Ma Riyan began to come up with the second question, followed by the third question.

Once the three questions were passed, only one-third remained on the field. Many of the sons and brothers who didn't answer were beating their chests there, hating why they couldn't study weekdays, causing this delicate beauty to miss out on themselves today.

As soon as Ma Riyan's three questions passed, it was Kong Rong's turn to play. Kong Rong is not as generous as Ma Riyan, and the topic that came up is much more difficult than Ma Riyan's, and suddenly many of the sons and brothers who continued to stay on the field had a bitter face, and began to curse Kong Rong in their hearts.

That Kong Rong also said very arrogantly at this time: "You sons and brothers who can't answer the questions, you don't study hard and study the scriptures and righteousness on weekdays, but rely on the prestige of your family to bully men and women in Chang'an City, and do evil. Today turned out to be cowardly, wanting to get Cai's family as his wife, and not peeing according to his virtue. After I went back, I was asked to reflect on it behind closed doors and study hard. โ€

After all, this Kong Rong is a well-known Confucian in the world, with a great reputation, and most of the world-famous people are equals, and in terms of seniority alone, he is the elder of most of the sons and brothers on the scene, so the reprimand is also quite a bit of an elder teaching the younger generation.

And Kong Rong, as the descendant of Confucius, has a special status, and is quite respected in Shilin, and it is no longer appropriate for him to say anything like persuasion, and today's recruitment is an extremely test of a person's poetry and writings.

Although these boys and buddies at the bottom have extraordinary family backgrounds, they don't dare to refute it. I could only pestle there one by one, depressed. Dong Shouye's answers to these questions are very smooth, and there is no difficulty at all, and there is even a question that Dong Shouye has seen in the 21st century. Dong Shouye looked at those depressed sons and brothers, and thought with some schadenfreude: "If there were cigarettes at this time, presumably these sons and brothers would hold cigarettes one by one, keep smoking, and pretend to be depressed there!" โ€

You turned around and glanced at Wei Zhongdao next to him, and found that this guy was also complacent, quite sรจ, and from time to time he took a sip of the wine bottle on the table. Seeing Dong Shouye looking over, this guy was even more embarrassed, raised the wine bottle, signaled to Dong Shouye, and then didn't wait for Dong Shouye to say anything, he picked up the wine bottle and drank it.

Dong Shouye saw Wei Zhongdao's confident and flamboyant appearance, smiled helplessly, also raised the wine bottle, signaled to Wei Zhongdao, and then put each other to their mouths, raised their necks and drank it all.

Drinking can help fun, and drinking can also increase literary talent, the great poet Li Bai, after drinking, the article was written very well, and Wei Zhongdao felt this way at this time.

After Kong Rong finished complaining, he then came up with the second question, which was even more difficult than the first question, and many people couldn't answer it on the spot.

Seeing this, Kong Rong sneered again, and did not squirt feces again, and then revealed his last question.

By the time Kong Rong's three questions were over, there were only more than 20 people left in the field, and those who could stay until now could be regarded as some talented people.

After Kong Rong's three questions were finished, he looked at the players staying in the field, smiled and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, Kong Mou's three questions have passed, and you are still standing in the field, so it can be seen that you still put a lot of effort into studying on weekdays." Poetry and books are the foundation of learning, and the word guessing riddle is just a small road. โ€

After a pause, he said: "Bo Kai, it is rare to be shortlisted now. I'm waiting for the peripheral school to be counted, and the next school exam will depend on Ling Qianjin Cai's everyone. โ€

When Cai Yong heard this, he stood up, smiled, and said: "You finalists can be called young talents, and the old man is also very happy to see such a grand occasion today. But this meeting in text is to recruit relatives for the little girl, so you will have to participate in the little girl's examination school next. I hope you can show your talents and learn all the way. โ€

After finishing speaking, he said to Cai Yan: "Zhaoji, you will come to the field next!" โ€