Chapter 55: The Beginning of the Competition (3rd Watch)
Xu Chengzhi hasn't started the competition yet, and he has already begun to apologize after losing, which shows that he really has no confidence to win.
Wang Linyu looked at his friend, but he had other plans in his heart, since he could go out to drink with Xu Chengzhi, he naturally knew this person's virtue, compared to Xu Chengzhi's straightforward heart, although he had the same thoughts as Xu Chengzhi in his heart, but he knew what it meant to be cautious in words and deeds.
It seems that Xu Chengzhi's friend will still be estranged in the future! Wang Linyu thought while comforting Xu Cheng.
Before three o'clock came, the shopkeeper came forward, and Xiao Er deliberately took a gong out, but when he knocked it hard, the lobby, which was still a little noisy, suddenly quieted down.
The shopkeeper is also a person who has seen the world, but there are more than these people today, the owner said, long live the Lord can watch it from above!
"Ahem" the shopkeeper coughed twice, and then said: "You are all talented people who are rich in learning and five cars, and it is also an honor for Mochizuki Tower to gather in Mochizuki Tower today, and I will talk about the topic of today's competition." β
"Before giving the question, let me explain that no matter the order or identity of today's competition, before officially answering the question, I would like to ask Mr. Zhang to say a few words of encouragement."
As soon as the shopkeeper's words came out, it really shocked everyone, although they all came with the purpose of worshipping Zhang Ying as a teacher, but no one really thought that they would see Zhang Ying today.
Before Zhang Ying came forward, the lobby began to be noisy again, and the noise was even worse than just now, and it was not until Zhang Ying came forward that everyone stopped talking.
Zhang Ying's face appeared in the lobby with a righteous face, and then said: "Today's competition, just learn from each other, meet friends with literature, of course, I also hope that you can all go all out, you are the pillars of the court......" Zhang Ying said some words, and then handed over the field to the shopkeeper, and he went to Kangxi's private room.
The shopkeeper then spoke: "What Master Zhang said is good, I hope you can meet friends with the text, and then I will talk about the first topic of the day - the knower is happy water, and the benevolent person is happy." β
The shopkeeper looked at the pen, ink, paper and inkstone in the lobby, and then began: "The answering time is half an hour, the time is limited, you sons can start writing." β
As soon as the shopkeeper's voice fell, someone began to write in the lobby.
The air smells of ink.
In the private room on the second floor, Tong Cheng'er and Shu Yu were playing drums in their hearts, although they believed in Tong Xuewen's talent, but today's situation is a bit special, it can be said that it is almost the same as the palace exam.
Kangxi personally made the question, personally supervised on the second floor, and the three princes watched together, plus a well-known Zhang Ying among the literati, this standard is really not low.
The two of them were nervous about Tong Xuewen, and Tong Xuewen downstairs was a little selfless when he wrote and wrote, it was simply a spring of literary thoughts, and his pen was like a god.
"Knock Knock"
"Come in."
Tong Cheng'er looked up, it was Su Peisheng beside Yinzhen.
Su Peisheng looked at Tong Cheng'er with a flattering face: "Tong Gege, the slave sent some snacks to Gege and Guerjia Gege on the order of the master, this snack was newly developed in the kitchen, and the master specially sent it over to give the two Gege a fresh taste." β
Shu Yu was a little strange about the fourth elder brother's style of doing things, and sent them snacks, just now she saw that the fourth elder brother was a person with a cold face and didn't like to laugh, what's the matter? Could it be that there is still a warm-hearted person under this cold dough?
No matter how this snack tastes, Tong Cheng'er doesn't want to accept it, she doesn't want to be involved with the fourth elder brother, a prince and elder brother appear in her life from time to time, for Tong Cheng'er, Yinzhen is almost like a trouble, close to him, and her salted fish life plan is not in line with her.
But she still can't refuse this snack, people do their best to be a landlord, and their identity is noble, Tong Cheng'er doesn't feel that she has any halo of the heroine who is loved by everyone, and she rejected the prince's brother, and she can still be calm and not trouble her if she doesn't give face.
Tong Cheng'er was afraid of being troubled, so she accepted this snack.
Su Peisheng left after completing the task.
Tong Cheng'er looked at the dim sum in a daze.
Shu Yu asked, "Why don't you eat it?" β
Tong Cheng'er thought about it for a while, why didn't she eat this snack, she put it aside and what entanglement, she didn't know what the fourth elder brother thought, no matter what he thought, she wouldn't really cut off her head for no reason, as long as her life was still there, she was so lazy, why did she think so much, she was too embarrassed for herself, she didn't want to.
"Eat, of course you have to eat, Sister Shu Yu, let's eat together, the chef of this Moon Tower has good skills, this snack should be good, let's eat it quickly, don't leave it for the second brother."
Shu Yu could see that Tong Cheng'er was in a bad mood just now, but now it seems to be better.
Although I don't know what caused her to change a series of times, Shu Yu felt that her mentality as a future sister-in-law was really good, and she was happy every day, which was really good.
"It's really a narrow one, your second brother heard it, see if he still takes you out."
Tong Cheng'er smiled: "If you really don't take me out, it's just what I want, when the second brother comes back, Sister Shu Yu must say it." β
Shu Yu smiled and said, "You, you, if I really say it, your second brother must not be sad." β
Tong Cheng'er pouted: "He won't!" β
What kind of virtue she is, everyone in the family knows it, she is surprisingly lazy, Tong Xuewen can only help but sigh, and she is not sad.
The two of them ate and waited, and half an hour passed.
In the lobby downstairs, the shopkeeper asked Xiao Er to ring the gong.
As soon as the gong "banged", the shopkeeper spoke: "Everyone, you can stop writing." β
Half an hour, not much to say, but for these outstanding talents, an article can still be written, at most it is too late to transcribe one side, not neat and rigorous enough.
Everyone stopped writing, and the shopkeeper took Xiao Er to collect all the papers on which the answers were written, and sent them to the private room where Kangxi was on the second floor.
When Kangxi was reading the papers, the competition downstairs was still going on.
"The next question to be examined is the current theory, and this competition also invites all sons to express their opinions."
"This is about decision-making at the heart of Jungger."
Geldan, the leader of the Jungger Banner, colluded with Russian forces to split the land of the Qing Dynasty and claim himself king, and was used by Russia, and now it has become a force to be reckoned with, and it has also become a heart disease for Kangxi.
So I want to talk about it today.
The first opening was a talented man Wu Pingxuan, who was quite famous in Jiangnan, and his results in the examination this time were also good, and he was third on the list.
Wu Pingxuan opened his mouth and began to express his views and thoughts on the current situation of Zhungeer, what he said was subdued and frustrated, it sounded nothing wrong, it was quite exciting, but there were some clichΓ©s, nothing new, and among the same Gongsheng, it was quite passable, but Kangxi didn't look at it very much.
Kangxi was in the private room on the second floor, and someone relayed every word said by the people downstairs at any time.
When Kangxi heard this, he shook his head and said, "Decent." Then I went on to look at the answer sheet I had just received.
Tong Xuewen was not in a hurry, but someone was "anxious" for him.
No, after Wu Pingxuan finished speaking, after getting the eyes of many people, his demeanor was a little arrogant, and he said: "I heard that Tong Huiyuan is very knowledgeable, and I have never studied with Tong Huiyuan, I don't know if I am lucky enough to have this opportunity to listen to Tong Huiyuan's high opinions?" β
Tong Xuewen was caught off guard by being named, although he was a little surprised, but he was not afraid: "I can't say that I have a high opinion, since Wu Gongzi wants to have a discussion, there is no reason to be in the next place." β
Then Tong Xuewen began to express his opinion, in fact, about the issue of Zungar, Tong Xuewen once heard Ama talk about it, and he still talked about it at the dinner table at that time.