Chapter 3 Reconditioning
"Smoke lock pond willow! Lights sell Jiangba Bridge! That's right! That's right! ”
"The five elements are opposite! The mood matches! I really didn't expect that in my lifetime, I would be able to see someone who could answer the next couplet! ”
Several old men in the Yan Kingdom Mission couldn't help but admire.
Shangguan Shuangwu's face was full of shock, and he put away his contempt for Lin Ye.
Even Wen Sheng himself couldn't get that hook, how did this young man in his early twenties do it?
Could it be that his literary brilliance should be above the literary saint?
"Ye'er! This time, you've done a great job! Emperor Zhou couldn't hide his excitement in his heart, and the more he looked at Lin Ye, the more satisfied he felt.
Ye Shoufu and Lin Yi were speechless, and when they were in the first couplet, they could be said to have the guidance of a master.
But this time, he answered on the spot, and he also answered Wen Sheng's eternal absolute, which can only prove that Lin Ye is also a talented person.
The previous performances are just clumsy!
With such a deep scheming, such a careful mind, and such an amazing talent, he is simply the best candidate for the prince!
"Bastard!" Lin Yi clenched his fists, and his eyes were full of jealousy.
Rather than let Lin Ye be in the limelight on such an occasion, he would rather cede Sanyang Town to Yan Guo.
Ye Shoufu's face was also very ugly, he had worked hard for more than ten years, and because of Lin Ye's performance today, it was almost in vain!
"Princess Shangguan, our side has won two games in a row, you have nothing to say now, right?" Lin Yi looked at Shangguan Shuangwu with a smile, secretly guessing that this matter would definitely not end so easily.
In fact, it was exactly what he expected.
Shangguan Shuangwu said shamelessly: "It's your turn to solve the problem next, and it's also a best-of-three game!" ”
"Princess, aren't you playing tricks? The rules are all improvised! One of the ministers retorted unhappily.
"Whoever is stronger has the power to make the rules, doesn't he?" Shangguan Shuangwu held his head high, staring at many ministers, and finally locked his eyes on Emperor Zhou.
Hearing this, the Manchu civil and military could only hold back their grievances.
Yan Guo's strength is stronger and occupies the absolute initiative, if this cultural competition collapses, it just gives Yan Guo's army a reason to press the border.
"Princess Shangguan is right, why don't we re-set the rules! We have a problem, let's decide the winner in one game! Lin Ye circled around Shangguan Shuangwu twice, admiring her graceful posture.
"If we lose, not only Sanyang Town will belong to you, but also offer 500,000 taels of silver!"
"If you lose, you only need to sign the ten-year paperwork, and in addition, you will accompany the prince for one night."
"Presumptuous!"
"Nonsense!"
As soon as the words fell, the Yan State delegation and the Manchu civil and military forces were all furious.
The dignified princess of Yan Kingdom, compensate the prince of Zhou Kingdom for one night, if this matter spreads, how can Yan Guo have face?
And the natural and man-made disasters in the Great Zhou over the years, coupled with the frequent wars, the treasury has long been empty, and it is impossible to take out 500,000 taels of silver!
"Good! This princess answered! It's just that you can do such a big thing, can you do it? Shangguan Shuangwu looked at Lin Ye, and then looked up at Emperor Zhou who was directly above.
Emperor Zhou was silent for a long time, and finally ignored the persuasion of the Manchu Dynasty and replied categorically: "I appreciate Ye'er's courage!" If you want to bet, bet big! ”
"Good! Let's get the question! Shangguan Shuangwu said confidently.
The members of the mission he brought were all members of the literary world of Yan Kingdom.
These people absorb the strengths of literature from all over the world, and they are full of wealth, all together, they can definitely beat Lin Ye!
Besides, I have lost one after another before, and this wave of face must be recovered, otherwise how can I return to China to explain?
"I'll do it!" Just as Lin Ye was about to speak, the second prince, Lin Yi, stepped forward first.
"His Royal Highness the Second Prince is well-read and learns to be rich and rich, this question is indeed appropriate for the Second Prince to come out." Ye Shoufu hurriedly stood up and cooperated.
Who can stand in the court, which one is not a human spirit?
As a result, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty patted Lin Yi's sycophants one after another, thinking that he was the best questioner.
"Big brother, I worked hard for you just now, let me do the rest." Lin Yi said high-sounding words, but he was actually worried that Lin Ye would be out of the limelight alone.
Lin Ye didn't speak, just stood silently beside him.
It's normal to want to be in the limelight, but it also has to be on occasion.
The competition in front of him is about a border town and 500,000 taels of silver, Da Zhou can't afford to lose at all, and he definitely can't lose!
Sure enough, Emperor Zhou, who was sitting at the top, spoke, "Yi'er, you step down, let Ye'er come out with this question!" ”
"Father, I can also ......" Before Lin Yi finished speaking, he noticed Emperor Zhou's stern eyes and closed his mouth obediently in fright.
"Have you discussed it? Who's going to come up with this question! Shangguan Shuangwu urged impatiently.
Lin Ye smacked his lips, flipped through the eternal absolutes he had learned before in his mind, and said after a long time: "Listen to the rain, live in the rain, live in the rain building, listen to the sound of the rain, sound dripping, listen, listen, listen." ”
When the words fell, the Yan State delegation led by Shangguan Shuangwu all frowned and fell into deep thought.
This is a neat thimble couplet, the key is not in the skill, but in the ethereal artistic conception of this couplet.
"Today's Lin Ye, how can it be like a different person?" Ye Shoufu looked at Lin Ye incredulously.
Regardless of identity and position, this talent alone is definitely worthy of your admiration.
Such an ingenious thimble coupling is really eye-opening!
"Ye Shoufu, which ancient book did you copy this, right?" Lin Yi asked in a low voice.
"Nonsense!" Ye Shoufu glared at him with hatred, changed the topic and said: "Your Royal Highness the Second Prince, the old minister advised you to increase the amount of poison at the beginning, if Lin Ye died, wouldn't there be no trouble today?" ”
"He's my brother after all, and he's not even to the point of fratricidal killing." Lin Yi replied in a weak voice.
"Hey." Ye Shoufu sighed helplessly.
He knows Lin Yi, he is indeed a person who is both civil and military, but his heart is not black enough and ruthless enough!
Otherwise, the crown prince of the Great Zhou would have been him a long time ago!
Lin Ye looked at the Yan State Mission and quipped, "Have you come up with it?" Do you want me to give you a sample? ”
Shangguan Shuangwu's face turned the color of pig liver, and he scolded with a cold face: "Aren't you known as everyone in the literary world who is known for learning from others? With so many people combined, you can't answer a couplet from a twenty-year-old guy? ”
"If you lose this competition, you should know very well what will happen when you return home!"
The envoy of the Yan Kingdom bent down slightly, so nervous that cold sweat broke out on his back, and he didn't dare to meet Shangguan Shuangwu's gaze, "Your Royal Highness Princess, I have read books for most of my life, and I think that my knowledge is not lost to anyone, and our first alliance has indeed stumped the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces of the Great Zhou." ”
"Yes, it's really Lin Ye's kid...... Too...... It's so weird! ”
"We really can't answer this couplet!"