"Your Majesty, the ministers have a performance. One of the Imperial Doctors sitting in the middle of the banquet stood up, bent over and shouted.

Li Shixun looked at this imperial history named Wang Zhi, and said lightly: "Say it." ”

Wang Zhizheng said: "Your Majesty, according to the practice of previous sessions, the Wenhua List has already been announced to the public. However, this year's Wenhua Club has been delayed due to the unexcused absence of the Dean of Yanling College. Now, since Dean Xiao Chu is here, will the last competition of the Wenhua Club begin?"

Li Shixun expected him to say this, but the changes in the rules of this competition are far greater than those of previous competitions. To put it mildly, it was he, the emperor, who deliberately favored Yanling Academy and postponed the competition time again and again.

Therefore, before Chu Yi came, the ministers of the DPRK and China collectively proposed that in order to show the fairness and justice of the imperial court, the original one-on-one challenge of the dean was changed to an eight-on-one challenge. To put it bluntly, it was the deans of the Eight Great Academies who besieged Chu Yi alone.

If Chu Yi can win five of them, then the top spot on the cultural list is well deserved.

Li Shixun originally vetoed it, but most officials in the DPRK and China supported the revision of this rule, and even Chu Jianfeng strongly agreed, and even took the most resolute attitude.

With five wins in eight games, Li Shixun was a little bottomless in his heart. But the problem is that he took the initiative to revise the rules first, and the reason is not on his side, so he can only give up, so he has to agree.

"Zhong Wu, you can preside over it. Li Shixun said lightly.

Zhong Wu, the secretary of the ministry, got up in response and bowed his hand and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Zhong Wu walked up to Chu Yi and said in a cold voice: "Dean Xiao Chu, the rules of this competition have changed, and you can hear it clearly." ”

Chu Yi hugged his fists and said, "Please make it clear to Lord Zhong." ”

Zhong Wu said: "This competition adopts a best-of-eight system, if you win five games against the other eight college deans, you win." This year's Wenhua List, Yanling Academy topped the list. If you can't win five games, you're losing, and according to the rules, you can only settle for ninth place on the Mandarin list. You can hear me."

When Chu Yi heard this, his head suddenly became bigger, he didn't expect this group of old guys to join forces to play him, from single-handedness to group fighting, this doesn't understand bullying.

However, he knew in his heart that it would not be easy for him to have a chance to participate in the final competition, at least there was a chance to win.

"Hear me clearly. Chu Yi said calmly.

Zhong Wu sneered in his heart, thinking, let you have unlimited scenery first, and then let you fall to pieces.

"Your Majesty, the rules have been made clear. So let's start now?" Zhong Wuzuo said respectfully.

Li Shixun nodded and signaled that the competition had officially begun.

Zhong Wu looked at the eight academy deans sitting by the door of the main hall, and said loudly, "Deans, who will come first?"

This tone, a clear-eyed person is a bully when he hears it. If anyone is familiar with these eight academies, they must know that these eight deans are all good at their respective fields.

With eight against one, it is a yang conspiracy to besiege and kill.

You know it, but you can't avoid it.

The real intention of this competition is that all forces will join forces to strangle this rising star in the cradle.

The eight academies that went to Kyoto this time were Donglin Academy in Chuzhou, Yuelu Academy in Qinzhou, Wanmu Thatched Cottage in Yanzhou, Bailu Academy in Zhaozhou, Songyang Academy in Qizhou, Zhangnan Academy in Weizhou, Ziyang Academy in Hanzhou, and Haitang Academy in Chenzhou.

"I'll come first. ”

Before he could finish speaking, an old gentleman in his fifties walked out.

This person's name is Tang Fang, and he is the dean of Begonia Academy.

Tang gave Li Shixun a Confucian salute, then looked at Chu Yi, and said with an arrogant expression: "You first!"

Chu Yi said disapprerovingly: "Respect for the old and love for the young, the virtue of people." Or Dean Tang please. ”

Tang Fang snorted lightly twice, and was not polite to him, just as his eyes fell on the exquisite and unique lotus basket in the hands of a palace maid.

Tang Fang's question came from the heart, and he pointed to the lotus basket in the palace maid's hand with his right hand and asked, "Dean Xiao Chu, what is the palace maid carrying?"

Chu Yi followed the direction of his finger and said truthfully: "This is a lotus basket." ”

"What's the use of the lotus basket?"

Chu Yileng paused, he didn't expect him to ask a question that children could answer on such a grand occasion, obviously with his intentions.

But for a while, he couldn't guess Tang Fang's intentions.

In the main hall, not only Chu Yi was confused, but even others couldn't understand why they asked such a question, did it seem too child's play?

"Nature is used to hold things. Chu Yi said seriously.

A hint of cunning flashed in Tang Fang's eyes, and this answer was exactly what he wanted.

"Dare to ask Dean Xiao Chu, why is it only the east and the west, not the north and the south?" Tang Fang asked with a smile.

Chu Yi suddenly realized that he dared to love this old guy and set him again.

I have to admit that this question is really tricky.

At this time, everyone in the hall also scratched their scalps and didn't come up with any convincing good reasons.

Li Shixun sighed twice in his heart, and he couldn't think of how to answer this question.

Chu Yi's expression was calm and not flustered, his brain was running rapidly.

Zhong Wu smiled proudly and urged: "There is only time for a stick of incense." Dean Xiao Chu, don't think about it for too long. ”

Chu Yi smiled and said, "There is a reminder from Lord Lao Shangshu." There is already an answer below. ”

Zhong Wu couldn't believe it, and said suspiciously: "Dean Xiao Chu, you only have one chance. You have to think clearly before answering. ”

Chu Yi said confidently: "Don't bother Lord Shangshu. ”

Zhong Wu snorted coldly and said, "Then please answer the question." ”

Chu Yi looked at Tang Fang and said without hurrying or slowing: "Presumably, Dean Tang is a scholar of heaven and man, and he must know the relationship between the heavenly and terrestrial branches and geographical directions. ”

Tang Fang said disdainfully: "I want to hear and see." ”

"The eastern heavenly stem belongs to Jia and B, and the five elements belong to wood, the western heavenly stem belongs to Gengxin, and the five elements belong to gold, the southern heavenly stem belongs to Bingding, and the five elements belong to fire, and the northern heavenly stem belongs to nonkui, and the five elements belong to water. Of course, baskets can be held in the case of gold and wood, but in the case of fire and water, water and the like can be filled with water, and water is leaking, and fire is filled and burned. Therefore, the basket can only hold gold and wood, that is, 'east and west', and cannot hold the genus of water and fire, that is, 'north and south'. Dean Tang, isn't that the truth?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar. They didn't expect Chu Yi to find such a 'basis' in such a short period of time, which can be called a unique opportunity.

Tang Fang was stunned, he asked this question very trickily. To put it bluntly, it was nonsense, but this young man answered the head of the truth, and he did not leak anything, which showed that he was quick-witted, and he could not say any reason to refute it.

In front of everyone's eyes, Tang Fang's old face was hot for a while.

Chu Yi faced Tang Fang and bowed his hand and said, "Junior, thank you Dean Tang for your teaching. ”

Tang Fang smiled bitterly in his heart, anyway, he lost his old face today, so it didn't matter. Since this young man gave him a step, he was not unreasonable.

"Dean Xiao Chu is quick-witted, admired, admired. ”

After speaking, Tang Fang stepped back and returned to his seat.

In the first game, Chu Yi won easily.

Li Shixun, who was sitting on the dragon chair, couldn't help laughing, he was suddenly looking forward to Chu Yi's next performance.

Although the deans of these academies do not serve in the court, their influence is still great, and they cannot find the right opportunity to suppress their arrogance on weekdays.

Well, now it's wonderful to have this stunned young man come forward for him.

Zhong Wu's face was gloomy, but he thought in his heart that this first game was just a fluke win.

"These two bureaus, I don't know which dean will come up?" Zhong Wu said loudly.

"I'll come. Dean Zhu Dingwen of Hanzhou Ziyang Academy got up and walked over.

Zhu Dingwen bowed to Li Shixun, then looked at Chu Yi and said with a calm expression: "Dean Xiao Chu, please give advice." ”

Chu Yi said modestly: "All the deans are elders, and I also ask Dean Zhu to teach you." ”

On a normal day, he would have been humble with others, but he didn't want to miss any chances in the first defeat.

Strike first. He still understands this simple truth.

Zhu Dingwen thought about it, his eyes fell on the two butterflies on the palace maid's coat, and he thought about it, and said, "Two butterflies fight." Butterflies of butterflies, fights of battles. ”

Chu Yileng paused for a moment, and then understood what he meant, thinking that he was fighting with him.

"A gull swim. The gulls of the sand gulls, the cruising swimming. ”

Zhu Dingwen continued: "Two butterflies in the forest. ”

Chu Yi said: "A gull swims on the water." ”

Zhu Dingwen blurted out: "There are two butterflies fighting in the forest by the river. ”

"A gull swims on the water on the side of the boat. Chu Yi responded.

A middle-aged man sitting next to Chu Jianfeng said in a low voice: "Lord Chu, Ling Lang is very talented." ”

Chu Jianfeng was also extremely surprised, but he couldn't say anything, so he had to be sloppy: "It's just luck." ”

"Luck, if we can rely on luck to get here, then it can only be said that our Dean Xiao Chu must be the one favored by God. ”

Chu Jianfeng's heart tightened slightly, he picked up the wine glass, drank it, and did not answer.

"Two butterflies fighting in the forest by the river at sunset," Zhu Dingwen's expression changed slightly.

Chu Yi pondered for a moment and said, "A gull swims on the water on the side of the boat in the bright moon. ”

Everyone in the main hall tasted it carefully, and the upper and lower pairs were extremely neat and very suitable for the occasion.

Zhu Dingwen was a little anxious in his heart, thought for a while, and said, "You don't see two butterflies fighting in the forest by the river at sunset. ”

Chu Yi also secretly complained in his heart, so he could only continue to face it: "Humanity is a gull swimming on the side of the boat on the side of the bright moon. ”

Zhu Dingwen "chuckled" in his heart, and a thin cold sweat had already broken out on his forehead. But for some reason, no matter how he thought, he couldn't think of a better one.

Seeing that the time for a stick of incense was coming, he was even more anxious.

Chu Yi stood there quietly, not glancing at the pillar of incense. When the incense was extinguished, Chu Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you Dean Zhu for raising your noble hand, if you continue to do it, the juniors will definitely not be right. Chu Yi said modestly.

Zhu Dingwen is not stupid, so he naturally heard that this sentence was for him to step down. Anyway, with Tang Fang in front of him, he is not very embarrassed.

"Dean Xiao Chu is talented, admired, admired. ”

After speaking, Zhu Dingwen clenched his fists and said goodbye, and returned to his seat in a gray manner.

In the second game, Chu Yi won again.