Chapter 26: Pairs

Lin Qijue participated in the poetry pairing, which was presided over by the county lord Yingxuan. Lin Qijue's appearance made everyone present feel a little surprised, except for Qi Fang. Qi Fang saw Lin Qijue coming over, and in the spirit of respecting the teacher, he went to help Lin Qijue. But immediately, someone present said: "Qi Fang, you really regard this blind man as a teacher." After saying that, there was a burst of laughter from the audience.

Qi Fang wanted to say a few words, but he felt the strength of Lin Qijue's hand, and Lin Qijue shook his head at him. So, Qi Fang did not respond. And Jinyu, who was standing next to her, couldn't hold back, and only listened to her loudly defend Lin Qijue. When the people present heard this, they sneered again and again, and no one took her Lin Qijue in their eyes, and they all felt that she was just humiliating her.

As soon as Lin Qijue found a place to sit down, Gu Nanbei came. Gu Nanbei's arrival was in stark contrast to Lin Qijue, and I saw that Gu Nanbei had just stepped into this place where the poetry was opposed, and the compliments present never stopped. Gu Nanbei smirked, he was no longer surprised by such a scene, and he was at ease.

As soon as he sat down, the county lord of Yingxuan talked about the scope and rules of the competition for the right poems. Because considering that the artistic conception of this poem does not have to be expressed in words, it can also be conveyed in pictures. Therefore, you can respond with words according to the topic, or you can respond with something drawn, regardless of the form. In addition to this one, which is elaborated according to the questioner's question, until one party cannot answer, there is also a pair. The pairs are first grouped by lot, and the two pairs face off according to the topic, and the first round of wins and losses is divided, and the winning prize is the ink customized by King Wen's mansion, which is also a hard to find thing. After that, according to the problem corresponding to the gold ten thousand taels, use paper and pen to make pairs. Finally, votes are cast on the results of the pair, and the one with the most votes is rewarded. The rewards this time are similar to the last time, 10,000 taels of gold and the precious four treasures of the study.

In fact, Lin Qijue has always been curious, this golden tael is not a small amount, how can the reward of the flower appreciation conference be so rich? The most important thing is that every time the prize is still from the host party. In her impression, this Wen Wangfu doesn't have money to this point. She asked Qi Fang about her doubts, and Qi Fang told her directly, because this flower viewing conference actually has another meaning, that is, to elect talents for the imperial court.

This part of the gold is from the treasury, but for a long time, because of the voting mechanism, almost not many people can get it. In fact, this reward has nothing to do with the host party, and they only give a small part.

So that's what happened. After that, Lin Qijue continued to ask: "Then if the official who has been appointed in the imperial court has won the first place of this pair, will this official position change?" ”

"Of course, but after so many years of this cherry blossom viewing festival, I have the impression that there is only one person in this situation. The vote was still because the Holy One came today, and no one dared to do anything under his nose, so he won the first place, was promoted, and got money. Qi Fang replied seriously.

Listening to Qi Fang's words, Lin Qijue suddenly had an idea. Anyway, she is just for money, and she doesn't want to have an official position. Moreover, there were almost no women as officials in this dynasty. She didn't want to attract the attention of others, she just wanted money, and she didn't care about the four treasures of the study. She thought, why not use Qi Fang's identity to pair up, then the four treasures of the study should be a gift for Qi Fang.

After thinking about it, Lin Qijue told Qi Fang this idea. Qi Fang listened to it and refused directly. He told Lin Qijue that if he wanted to be promoted and make a fortune, he would have to rely on his true talent and learning, rather than taking these shortcuts. There was a little anger in his tone of voice, although he understood that Lin Qi was definitely for his good, but winning in such a disgraceful way was really ashamed of the sage books he had read for many years.

Lin Qijue didn't expect Qi Fang's attitude to be so angry, she thought that this kind of thing had been seen a lot in her own time.

Immediately afterwards, when the county lord of Yingxuan officially announced the start of the competition, Lin Qijue said: "County lord, since this pair is based on the voting method, I think it is possible to partially cover the name when displaying the works to ensure fairness." I wonder what the county thinks? ”

The personalities of Lord Yingxuan and Wen Shizi are completely different, she understands things and is not right about people. She thought for a moment and felt that Lin Qijue's proposal was indeed reasonable, and then she saw Lin Qijue's eyes again, and only listened to her response: "I think Miss Lin's suggestion is very good, then I will follow Miss Lin's suggestion later." Also, Miss Lin, you can't see with your eyes, you can ask Qi Gongzi to write it for you. If you draw this painting, it's not so suitable, I hope you understand. ”

When Lin Qijue heard this, he had a good impression of this Yingxuan County Lord. She nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Some of the other people who heard it were laughing, and some of them had already secretly held a grudge against Lin Qijue. In their opinion, Lin Qijue's suggestion hurt them, because some people had indeed bought tickets with money. Over the years, the pairs of the flower viewing conference have been real-name system, so they are likely to choose the wrong one.

After a while, Lord Yingxuan began to preside over the first recital. Lin Qijue let Qi Fang participate, while he rested on the side. After all, she is here for the pair, and she just listens to this first stage of the competition.

Just when he was about to end this link, he only heard Gu Nanbei say in a weird voice: "What's the matter with this Lin girl?" Isn't this game a shame? Only let your own disciples go on? ”

Gu Nanbei's words resonated with a large number of people at the scene, and some of them hated her because of her proposal just now. Now she sat and rested, as if she had come to make trouble.

The current situation of the game is that Gu Nanbei is leading and Qi Fang is in second place. The next round is the final between them.

Lin Qijue listened to Gu Nanbei's words, and he didn't have the anger he expected, he only heard Lin Qijue say: "I don't want to participate in this round, my disciples are enough to defeat you." ”

Not long after finishing speaking, Lin Qijue said again: "Xiao Qi, come on!" Xiao Qi, come on! ”

When everyone heard Lin Qijue's arrogant words, they were about to speak back. Before they could say anything, Lin Qijue began to cheer again. This cheering directly divided the people present into two groups. Most of the people were cheering for Gu Nanbei, and most of them were the people who went to compliment them just now. The remaining small part is to cheer for Qi Fang, most of these people have dealings with Qi Fang's family, and some are Qi Fang's friends.

This time, the topic is plum blossoms. You come and go between the two, so it's not lively. Because both of them were good at reciting poetry, they did not think about the form of painting. Seeing that there was no such idea between the two, Lord Yingxuan took the first step to put away the paper and pen for painting.

I saw that Gu Nanbei finished chanting the poem, and then came to Qi Fang. And this time, Qi Fang scratched his head, he felt as if there was nothing left to say. Just when everyone thought that the first place was Gu Nanbei, Qi Fang suddenly popped out the poem "Plum Blossom Falling" that Lin Qijue gave him an example a few days ago. I only listened to Qi Fang and said emotionally: "There are many trees in the atrium, and it is a ...... for Mei Zhi."

His reply directly made Gu Nanbei stunned, and his sentence just now was already his last inventory. He looked at Qi Fang's melancholy just now, and felt that his own victory was already a certainty. This sudden response caught him off guard. Before he could savor the charm of the poem, he replied with another poem. But this poem has already been said by Qi Fang just now. Lord Yingxuan told him to give him another chance to think, and if it was repeated again this time, it would be regarded as a victory.

Gu Nanbei thought for a while, and there was already someone urging him below. And he, with an empty head, still didn't think of a word. As a result, this first competition was won by Qi Fang.

Qi Fang walked happily towards Lin Qijue, this was the first time he had won in the poetry match, and what was special was that he also won his rival Gu Nanbei. In this heart, not to mention how happy it is! The moment Lin Qijue heard Qi Fang read out "Plum Blossom Falling", she had a faint premonition, this Gu Nanbei should not be able to answer. I can't say why, it's just my gut feeling anyway. Sure enough, as she expected, Qi Fang won.

Immediately afterwards, the pair that Lin Qijue was looking forward to was finally about to start. Gu Nanbei thought to himself, since you Qi Fang has won me, then even if I can't win you this time, I will win your master and make you embarrassed. I didn't know that Lin Qijue was the strongest one.

Lin Qijue and Qi Fang were divided into two opposing groups, and soon, the two collided. Qi Fang knew Lin Qijue's talent and learning, and bluntly said that he would admit defeat. Originally, this kind of scene, Qi Fang would definitely be ridiculed. But, since he had just won, no one present dared to gossip about him. Lin Qijue killed more and more fiercely, and the people who looked down on her at first couldn't help but be impressed, they didn't expect that this Lin Qijue was not at all the same as that rumor. When she is paired with others, she is not only polite, but she also speaks very well. Listening to her words, it can be seen that she should have worked hard in this area.

Soon, Lin Qi made it to the finals. And Qi Fang, as early as the first few rounds, was eliminated. This pair is not what Qi Fang is good at. I saw that Lin Qijue and Gu Nanbei were left in the end, and you went back and forth between the two, right for a long time. Some of the people sitting at the bottom were hungry. The county lord Yingxuan saw that it was difficult to distinguish the superior at this time, so he proposed that the game end in a draw, and she asked another question. Both listened and agreed to her suggestion.

When he heard the lord of Yingxuan County talk about this topic, Gu Nanbei was stunned. This question has been asked before, but no one has been able to take it. Yingxuan County chose this, in fact, she has her own selfish intentions, she has been troubled by this topic for many years, she feels that Lin Qijue gives her an unusual feeling, maybe she will know the answer.

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Qijue looked full of confidence, and only listened to her say leisurely: "The New Year is hard, the New Year is hard, the New Year is hard, and the New Year is hard." ”

When the people next to him heard this, they couldn't help but say something wonderful. At the same time, Gu Nanbei's face turned green.

When Lord Yingxuan heard this, she felt empowered, she didn't expect to be so right. I saw her presiding over it, entering the final link, and it was also the much-anticipated golden pair. This time, the topic is "Spring Reading, Autumn Reading, Spring and Autumn Reading Reading." ”

Considering Lin Qijue's eyes, Lord Yingxuan asked Qi Fang to help her write, and she supervised on the side to avoid cheating. But with the answer Lin Qijue showed just now, she felt that Lin Qijue didn't need to cheat at all. However, for the sake of fairness, she still stood by the side.

After listening to the question, Lin Qijue had already thought of the answer. She whispered to Qi Fang and asked him to write ugly, so that people would not be able to identify it by handwriting at that time.

In the end, the county lord of Yingxuan released the answers written by everyone and let people vote. Without a name, those who had been paid for in advance didn't know how to vote, and they all thought about returning the money in the end. They couldn't do this business, but fortunately they followed their hearts. Most of them were amazed when they saw Lin Qijue's answer, and they all gave their tickets to Lin Qijue. Not surprisingly, Lin Qijue won in the end.