Chapter 6: Sisters and Brothers Meet in the Literary Contest
Su Yuexue inquired all the way, but she didn't know if the people here didn't know the specific location of the General's Mansion or if she went the wrong way and couldn't find it for several hours, she walked to the side of the road and planned to rest and then go to someone to inquire. It's just that she saw a group of people running forward quickly, and she couldn't help but be curious, and walked in the direction of the crowd.
The end of the crowd was a big platform, and the pillars on both sides of the platform were hung with red ribbons, Su Yuexue was a little strange What was this going to do? Is there a theatrical show? But how could there be any literary and artistic performances in ancient times! Driven by curiosity, Su Yuexue opened her mouth and asked the person next to her: "This big brother, may I ask what you are doing with a platform here?" ”
"Little brother, you are a foreigner! This is an annual literary contest, and those who can win the first prize can get 100 taels of silver! The eldest brother next to him replied to Su Yuexue excitedly.
"One hundred taels! That's too much, isn't it? "In ancient times, a hundred taels of silver might not be able to be saved by ordinary people in a lifetime! This organizer is too tyrant. Su Yuexue couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes, this is our grandson, although the rewards are huge, but the topic of the competition is very difficult!" The big brother continued.
"So who won the first prize in previous years?" Although I haven't participated in this competition, it must not be so easy to listen to the description, after all, one hundred taels is not a small amount of money, although this person is rich, he will not let people take this silver tael casually, so Su Yuexue wants to know who can get it.
"It's Zhuge Changfeng, the second young master of the General's Mansion, to say that this second young master is really smart, he has won the top prize every year since he competed three years ago, and no one has been able to beat him so far! I estimate that this year's one hundred taels will also belong to him, but this second young master is also a kind-hearted person, and he has all the money he gets to help the poor people, and he doesn't leave a penny. The eldest brother said with admiration in his eyes.
"That's amazing!" Su Yuexue couldn't help but be a little happy, she just wanted to find this cousin, she didn't expect to have this kind of opportunity this time, although she was not interested in this kind of competition, but since the champions every year were Zhuge Changfeng, it was necessary for her to compete with him. It's also a little game before we get to know each other.
"That's right, the second young master is not only good at literature and martial arts, but also extraordinary, although he is young, his ability is very strong." The man continued, "Hey, let's stop talking, let's get started." As soon as the words fell, I saw a fat middle-aged man swaying onto the high platform step by step.
"This literary contest starts now, the rules of this contest are the same as before, three literary exams, but because Zhuge Gongzi has won the championship for three consecutive years, in order to save time, all the talented and talented people can directly compete with Zhuge Gongzi. In addition, in order to give martial arts scholars a chance, there will be one more martial arts test outside the staff, and if Wen tries a martial arts test and wins Zhuge Gongzi, it will also be considered a victory. Sun Yuanwai said this, which seemed to give others a chance, but Su Yuexue looked at his expression and knew that he was sure that even so, Zhuge Changfeng would not lose, which couldn't help but make Su Yuexue wonder, obviously it was the same competition, why did this member outperform very much to let Zhuge Changfeng win, is it difficult to achieve because Zhuge Changfeng will give out silver taels, but let's take a look at the situation first.
After Sun Yuanwai finished speaking, he swayed off the stage as if he came up, and about half a moment later, Zhuge Changfeng jumped from the crowd and flew to the high platform, and said to everyone in the audience: "Hello everyone, in the lower Zhuge Changfeng, the rules have begun Sun Yuanwai has already said, I hope you can come and compete with Zaixia." ”
Su Yuexue looked at Zhuge Changfeng, his words were full of confidence, and there was also pride between his eyebrows, but she thought about Zhuge Changfeng's fame as a young man, and it was normal for people to be a little proud, and in her impression, this younger brother was kind and smart, so she didn't care about anything, and after thinking about it, there were already a few people on stage to compete with Zhuge Changfeng, but it didn't take long for them to lose off one after another.
Su Yuexue shook her head helplessly, it seems that this younger brother is really powerful, and I am proud of my sister, but it is not okay to stay down like this, I have to meet him for a while, and take a look.
After the last person came down, the examiner struck the gong and said to the onlookers below: "Is there anyone who wants to compete with Zhuge Gongzi." Hearing this, Su Yuexue turned around and stood up in the air, stepping on the shoulders of several people in front of her and onto the high platform.
"This boy is here to compete?" The examiner saw Su Yuexue come to the stage and asked.
"Exactly." Just two simple words, but everyone in the audience couldn't help but admire. After all, so many people didn't succeed, Su Yuexue still had the courage to challenge, she must have a strong talent.
"I don't know the name of the son!" Zhuge Changfeng couldn't help but be curious, for some reason he felt that the person in front of him was a little familiar.
"Under the surname Su, the name is Su Le! Suzhou's Su, the music of music. Because she was wearing men's clothes, Su Yuexue took a random name.
"Master Su, you know the rules, so let's start the first question: Approaching the Mid-Autumn Festival, please ask the two sons to compose a poem with the Mid-Autumn Festival as the theme, requiring beautiful artistic conception, smooth writing, and half a pillar of incense time, the two sons please answer on their respective papers." The examiner said this and lit the incense in front of him.
Su Yuexue saw that Zhuge Changfeng quickly put pen to paper, her mind thought about the poems she had learned about the Mid-Autumn Festival before, and she suddenly thought of Li Bai's "Drinking Alone Under the Moon", the artistic conception is melodious, and the emotions are real, although they are a little sad, but they can make people feel more empathetic. She remembers slowly, then picks up a pen and writes lines of poetry on rice paper.
A stick of incense burned quickly, and Su Yuexue and Zhuge Changfeng both handed over the paper on which they had written the poems to the examiner.
After reading Zhuge Changfeng's poem, the examiner nodded again and again, his eyes were full of appreciation, and he couldn't help but read it:
"The moon shines on the branches, and the silver Han travels among the shallow flowers.
The moon and the evening do not know the old people, and raise a glass to invite the moon to dissipate sorrow. ”
After the examiner finished reading the people below, they all had admiration for Zhuge Changfeng, after all, after so many comparisons, Zhuge Changfeng was able to make such beautiful verses every time.
The examiner put Zhuge Changfeng's paper aside and read Su Yuexue's poems, his eyes were not only appreciative but surprised: "Okay, Su Gongzi's poems are really wonderful." ”
"What kind of poem is it, read it quickly!" The people below were very curious when they heard the examiner say this.
"Then I'll read it." The examiner said this and read Su Yuexue's poem aloud:
"A pot of wine among the flowers, drinking alone without a blind date.
Raise a glass to invite Mingyue, and the shadow becomes a trio.
The moon does not drink, and the shadow disciples follow me.
Temporarily accompanied by the moon will be shadowed, and the joy must be spring.
I sing and wander, and I dance in a mess.
When you wake up, you will have fun together, and when you are drunk, you will disperse.
Eternal knot ruthless travel, phase Miao Yunhan. ”
"Sure enough, it's a good poem, Brother Su is a good writer, and he is willing to bow down." After listening to this poem, Zhuge Changfeng couldn't help but admire, he hadn't felt like a chess opponent for a long time.
"Zhuge Gongzi has won the award!" Su Yuexue arched her hand and replied, in fact, she was quite weak-hearted, after all, she didn't do it herself.
"The Wen test, Su Gongzi has already won, and if Su Gongzi can win the martial arts test, it will replace Zhuge Gongzi to become the leader of this competition." The examiner said this, and then he motioned for the people next to him to move the table and have them tie a few ropes around the high platform.
"The rules of the martial arts test, the two sons can make moves freely, whoever beats the other party out of the boundary line of the high platform first wins, the point is up, start now." The examiner said this and struck the gong.
As soon as Su Yuexue stood still, she saw Zhuge Changfeng attacking her, she squatted slightly and dodged the attack, she saw that Zhuge Changfeng's moves were fast and fierce, and she planned to overcome rigidity with softness, she rotated her body, facing Zhuge Changfeng's shoulders and elbows, and attacked her lower abdomen, but every time she was blocked back, after all, the physical strength of men and women is different, although Su Yuexue's martial arts are not bad, but after a few rounds, she didn't take any advantage, just barely confronted Zhuge Changfeng, she felt that it would not work like this, and her physical strength would be exhausted sooner or later, So she jumped up and aimed at Zhuge Changfeng, Zhuge Changfeng came to a backflip to dodge the attack, he grabbed Su Yuexue's wrist and used his strength to force it and threw it back.
Oops, isn't it a loss now, it's nothing, it's just that if you fall down at this angle, you will definitely die of pain, and now you can't exert force, but at this time, Su Yuexue felt that there was a strong force under her waist, and this force made her quickly maintain her balance, she flipped forward and kicked him in the abdomen while Zhuge Changfeng didn't pay attention, Zhuge Changfeng was caught off guard and was kicked out of the border before he could fight back, and he barely stood up with the force under his feet.
He patted his body and leaned into the high platform again to look at Su Yuexue, Su Yuexue secretly wondered in her heart, she was about to fall out just now, who helped her? She couldn't help but look into the crowd, but vaguely saw Ye Mochen's back.
Is it the ice that helped me? Why? It's just that before she could figure it out, the examiner's voice had already sounded: "Congratulations to this Su Gongzi for winning the winner of this competition!" ”
Su Yuexue nodded and smiled at Zhuge Changfeng and the examiner, in fact, she didn't expect this result, she originally just wanted to have a fight with Zhuge Changfeng, but there was nothing unhappy about Zhuge Changfeng's expression, which made her a little relieved, she stood on the stage, and the onlookers applauded her.
"Everyone, thank you very much, since Zhuge Gongzi has given away the silver taels he got before, I will not be an exception, and I will give you what I got today in three days." Su Yuexue said to the people in the audience with a smile, Zhuge Changfeng looked at Su Yuexue, and now he not only felt that she was familiar, but also had a trace of admiration.
After the literary competition, Su Yuexue took the one hundred taels of silver tickets she had just gotten and wanted to go shopping, but at this time, the jade pendant on her waist fell out.
"Ah, I forgot about this, this jade pendant master said that it fell out of my clothes, but I don't have this thing, by the way, clothes, I was wearing ice cube clothes that day, so the jade pendant is his! I'll pay him back, no, no, no, he's so hateful, I won't give him back so easily, I have to play a good trick on him. Su Yuexue smiled proudly and walked towards the place where Ye Mochen began to lock her up, although it would be indefinite in the future, but she was still very interested in doing interesting things, hehe.