After announcing the four words of "Nine Treatises on Human Virtue", Sima Hongyan immediately heard many people around him, including Shi Jinyan, and at the same time let out an exclamation of "Oh". Sima Hongyan didn't know what this book was written about, and he didn't know how many words it had, so he had to ask the poems around him.

Shi Jinyan said respectfully: "The Nine Treatises on Human Virtue was written by Zhou Zheng, a great scholar, which has lasted for more than 200 years, and it is about the relationship between the world and virtue, with a total of nine views, divided into nine chapters, so it is called "Nine Treatises on Human Virtue". This book is famous all over the world, and our teachers will basically read this famous book to us. ”

Sima Hongyan stopped her a little anxiously and said, "My sister, don't tell me about the introduction of the work!" I wonder if this book is easy to remember? How many words are there? ”

Hearing Sima Hongyan's urging, Shi Jinyan remembered that this sister hadn't read any books and didn't understand this. So he smiled apologetically, thought for a moment and said, "This book has 54,172 words, which is not difficult but not simple. If it were me, I couldn't guarantee that there would be no mistakes in the recitation. When I was twelve, it took me three months to memorize the book in its entirety! ”

"I'll go!" Sima Hongyan exclaimed: "More than 50,000 words, you memorized it at the age of twelve?" You remember even the number of words! What the hell is your little head made of? ”

In the field, after Lan Shuang heard the title of the book, he waited for the assistant to light the timer incense, and began to recite it without the slightest hesitation. At the beginning, the speed of speech was relatively gentle, and the faster I recited later, without a little delay in the middle, it can be described as smooth.

During this period, none of the other four opponents raised their hands, which shows that there is not a single word wrong in the content. And although Lan Shuang said quickly, he spoke clearly and was frustrated. Even Sima Hongyan didn't know what she meant, but she could hear every word she said very clearly.

With Lan Shuang's gushing recitation, roughly calculated, nearly 50,000 words have been recited, and there is still a very small part left. At this time, the racer of the West Yue Kingdom suddenly moved his arm, as if he wanted to raise his hand. The assistants immediately looked at him vigilantly, ready to call a halt. However, the racer in Xiyue Kingdom seemed to be a little uncertain, and his arm moved, but he put it down again.

He hesitated for a moment, and Lan Shuang spoke nearly a thousand words. When Sima Hongyan saw that someone was about to raise his hand, his heart was raised, but he didn't expect him to be relieved again, and he couldn't help but be a little disappointed. I looked at Li Siyu again in a blink of an eye, but saw him sitting upright in his seat, shaking his head and listening to Lan Shuang's recitation, and he was still a little intoxicated.

Sima Hongyan secretly praised in his heart, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he really couldn't believe that this article was written as awkward as the scriptures in the temple, and someone really memorized it word for word, these people were simply geniuses.

The result was no surprise, Lan Shuang recited it completely, and the word was good, and he won the first round perfectly. And the time it took was not even half a pillar of incense burned.

At this time, Sima Hongyan realized a problem, and she whispered to Shi Jinyan: "No wonder Li Siyu and Lan Shuang want to snatch the first one, according to this level, if there is no mistake after two rounds, then Lan Shuang will win in advance as long as he ensures that there is no mistake in the third round!" ”

Shi Jinyan said with a solemn face: "I am also worried about this. Looking at Lan Shuang's performance just now, it is indeed worthy of its reputation. If she has a level similar to Li Siyu, it is estimated that it will not be difficult to make mistakes in three consecutive rounds. After speaking, Shi Jinyan looked thoughtfully at Sima Hongyan, who was worried.

Sima Hongyan felt that Shi Jinyan seemed to want to speak and stopped, so he took the initiative to ask, "What do you want to say?" ”

Looking at each other, Shi Jinyan sighed and said: "Actually, I want to say that the world is so big, there are many literary talents, and there are more than a thousand literary masterpieces that have been circulated in the world? Even those who love to read dare not say that they have read all the literature in the world, let alone memorize all this literature in their hearts? Maybe I'm not as good as you think! ”

Hearing Shi Jinyan suddenly talk about this, her face was solemn, Sima Hongyan didn't dare to interrupt her, just listened quietly.

Shi Jinyan continued: "Like me and Li Siyu, we have been educated since childhood, and we can be regarded as well-read books today, with some literary background. But to say that you can be familiar with thousands of famous books is a bit of an exaggeration. And compared with me and Li Siyu, it is much worse. And today I saw this Lan Shuang's ability, and I have to admit that I'm afraid I'm not as good as her. ”

Shi Jinyan has always been strong and conceited, and she has never seen her so gloomy and depressed as she is now. Sima Hongyan immediately realized that she was stimulated by Lan Shuang's performance just now. And Shi Jinyan actually took the initiative to admit that she was not as good as Lan Shuang, it seems that according to Lan Shuang's performance just now, I am afraid that Shi Jinyan will not be able to do it.

Suddenly, I found that the opponent I had always thought was inferior to myself was much stronger than myself. That kind of powerless frustration can indeed be an unusually heavy blow. Especially when the opponent shows his strong strength, he finds that he is simply beyond his reach, and the original confidence and pride will be instantly stripped from his body, replaced by despair and helplessness.

Sima Hongyan has experienced this feeling more than once, and in modern times, she has experienced Shi Jinyan's current feelings many times. So she fully understood Shi Jinyan's mood at the moment, and seeing that Shi Jinyan was so lost, Sima Hongyan quietly took her hand and comforted her.

However, Sima Hongyan's thoughts were different from Shi Jinyan's, she gently squeezed Shi Jinyan's hand and said to her: "Jinyan, if you are sure that you are inferior to her now, I think it's too early!" ”

Shi Jinyan, who was originally silent with her head bowed, heard this, and suddenly raised her head, puzzled.

Sima Hongyan looked at Lan Shuang, who was smiling at the corner of her mouth in the field, and then said: "Now that she has just finished the first game of the first round, Lan Shuang's performance is indeed impeccable, and even her performance has exceeded many people's expectations. Does this inadvertently cause a lot of stress for everyone? And under this pressure, I am afraid that these thoughts you just have will arise. Is that right? ”

Shi Jinyan thought about it and nodded.

Sima Hongyan smiled and said: "The so-called ruler is long, and the inch is short!" Everyone has a side that she is good at, and it is also her strongest side. When people can perfectly express their advantages, it will not only bring people a blow, but also make the other party deeply feel the heavy sense of oppression. And at this time, it is easy for people to have a delusion! ”

"Delusion?" Shi Jinyan didn't understand the meaning of Sima Hongyan's words at all, and asked blankly.

"Yes, it's an illusion!" Sima Hongyan replied affirmatively: "In front of a strong opponent, you will doubt yourself. Doubt your own abilities, question your self-confidence, and even give up or admit defeat. And what you just said fully proves this. Right? ”

As Sima Hongyan said, Shi Jinyan fell into deep thought, her face was cloudy, as if she was thinking intensely.

Sima Hongyan didn't care what Shi Jinyan was thinking, and said: "Actually, this is a very normal phenomenon, if you and Lan Shuang's positions are reversed, and you show your own best skills, I think her feelings off the field will be the same as your mood just now." ”

Talking about the method of the two of them, Shi Jinyan was shocked, as if she suddenly understood something, the hand that grabbed Sima Hongyan involuntarily clenched a little, and the originally gloomy look in her eyes appeared a little brighter.

And Sima Hongyan also continued: "We are sometimes easily deceived by superficial phenomena! For example, if we assume that this Lan Shuang can only memorize more than a hundred books, and the book just now happens to be one of the hundred books she is familiar with, wouldn't all of us be deceived by her? ”

Shi Jinyan immediately asked puzzledly, "How is this possible?" According to your assumption, how could she dare to grab the first one in the first round if she knew a hundred books by heart? If she chooses something she is not good at, won't she lose a game in vain? ”

Sima Hongyan said with a smile: "A hundred books are what I said casually, Lan Shuang is definitely not only so few, maybe there are five or six hundred books she is familiar with, or seven or eight hundred, I don't know!" But if it were me, I would have a hundred books, and I would do it! If I want to turn passive into active, I will take a bold bet! ”