It rains in the winter in Gangnam, but it rarely snows heavily.

Usually it is a drizzle mixed with small snowflakes, but last night, it was a rare heavy snow in Jinling City. When I woke up in the morning, I saw that the ground, the roof, and the treetops were already covered with a thick layer of snow. And the snowflakes in the sky still haven't stopped, falling flutteringly.

The twenty students who are going to participate in today's Wenfu competition can't help but muttered in their hearts when they see this, shouldn't the theme of this Wenfu be a snow scene?

The essay contest is the same as the poetry contest, in order to prevent someone from cheating in the manuscript in advance, the topic of the essay is decided by the examiner temporarily.

Yesterday I went to the bank of the Qinhuai River, and today it is not surprising to write an essay on the theme of snowflakes.

The sky was bright, and Xu Xian, Fang Zhongyong and others were notified to gather at the 'Lotus Garden'.

Jinling Academy covers an extremely wide area, almost similar to the universities of the earth in later generations, so there are many rockery lakes and beautiful sightseeing spots in the academy.

This lotus garden is an artificial lake in the academy, and the lake is full of lotus flowers, if it is summer, the lotus flowers in full bloom of the whole lake have a unique view.

It's just that it's the cold winter moon, there are snowflakes in the sky, and all that's left in the lake are dead rhizomes and rotten leaves, and there is no scenery to speak of.

Everyone shook their heads, unable to figure it out.

Xu Zhengqing still went with Xu Xian and Fang Zhongyong, and the two students entered the finals of the Wenhui, he should be very happy, but he didn't see much on his face, but was full of caution and worry.

He instructed: "Zhong Yong, Han Wen, when you are doing Wen Fu today, you must pay attention to the angle of your intentions! Especially Han Wen, although the poem you wrote yesterday can be called a famous poem and has a profound meaning, if it were not for the sudden appearance of Marshal Yue in the end, I am afraid that you would have been banned by that Jiang Haibo! Today, Marshal Yue has left, even the great Confucian Li Yuanhui is afraid that he will not be able to completely suppress him, so you must not let him seize the handle again! This person is insidious and vicious, since he made a move yesterday, I am afraid that he will not give up, and he is likely to continue to find fault today! ”

Xu Zhengqing didn't beat around the bush anymore, and directly called Jiang Shilang insidious and vicious, without saving face at all.

However, he didn't say the specific reason, and Xu Xian and Fang Zhongyong didn't ask much.

They are not stupid, from yesterday Jiang Shilang exclaimed absurdly and suddenly attacked Xu Xian, they can guess that the relationship between Jiang Shilang and Xu Zhengqing has changed, and it is no longer as harmonious as when Xu Mu'e celebrated her birthday more than a month ago.

"Thank you, Lord Xuezheng, for reminding me that I won't let him grab the handle again today. Xu Xian nodded and said.

He is not stunned, he will not slap a swollen face and become fat, knowing that someone will find a way to frame him, he will naturally not give the other party a chance stupidly.

"Hmm. Xu Zhengqing nodded, and said cautiously: "Of course, you can't be too timid, and you have to go all out." Wenfu has to admit that they have a great advantage in Jinling Academy, and what they are best at is this. If you take it lightly, this meeting may fall short. ”

Fang Zhongyong's face was tense, and his voice was as cold as ever, but he said confidently: "What I am best at is also Wenfu!"

Although Fang Zhongyong's performance in the first two competitions was not bad, he won the first class. But he, like Shen Zhou and the others, was also a little breathless in his heart, because he was suppressed by Xu Xian too badly, and his so-called excellent performance was not worth mentioning at all compared to Xu Xian.

Of course, he wouldn't be jealous of Xu Xian like Shen Zhou and the others, he was just full of fighting intent in his heart.

In the last level of the test Wenfu, he secretly cheered himself up in his heart, even if Xu Xian still had a big move in his hand, he couldn't beat Xu Xian, but at least he couldn't let Xu Xian lead the way!

Xu Xian smiled and said, "I'm not bad either. ”

"Hmm. I have confidence in the two of you, and I believe that you can all enter the top three in this Jiangnan Cultural Conference. But be cautious, it's always right......" Xu Zhengqing said.

The lotus garden arrived quickly.

The three judges arrived before everyone else, and a stone arch bridge was built above the lakeside leading to a pavilion in the center of the lake, and all three judges were in the pavilion.

However, because of last night's disagreement, Li Yuanhui and Jiang Shilang are obviously no longer in harmony, Li Yuanhui treated Jiang Shilang coldly without concealment, but Jiang Shilang still had a smile on his face, as if what happened last night had not happened.

This is the difference between a person in officialdom and a person who reads.

Li Yuanhui will not hide his joys, sorrows, and sorrows, if he likes a person, he likes a person, and if he dislikes a person, he will not disguise himself, he can flatter.

But Jiang Shilang is different, he has been trained in officialdom for a long time, and he has already achieved that he is not happy and angry, and he will hide his true thoughts in his heart. Even in the face of his old friend Xu Zhengqing for many years, he can still smile and insert the knife into the other party when hugging.

Seeing the arrival of many candidates, Li Yuanhui put away his cold face and asked with a smile: "The location of today's Wenfu competition, I chose to be in this lotus garden full of dead branches and rotten leaves, do you know why?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Li Yuanhui did not sell it, and said: "For literati, what they are best at is to write about the scenery they see in front of them. If the scenery in front of you fits the theme, it is easy to write poems or essays...... However, today is the last test of this Jiangnan Cultural Conference, so naturally it can't be so simple and easy. ”

Li Yuanhui paused, and then looked at everyone with a smile: "So today, I am ready to do the opposite." Today, in this depressed and bleak lotus garden, the Wenfu is examined, but the theme of the Wenfu is a hundred flowers!"

"It can be peach blossoms, apricot blossoms, chrysanthemums, plum blossoms, orchids...... As long as you write with flowers as the theme, you can do it! Of course, snowflakes can't!"

"I will be able to make a 'hundred flowers compete for beauty' in this ruined scenery to you!"

After Li Yuanhui finished speaking, the scene was silent.

They have guessed a lot about the theme of the recent Wenfu, and most of them thought that it would be based on the theme of snow scenes, but they didn't know that it was actually the theme of 'Hundred Flowers'.

Doesn't this make people write about spring scenes in winter?

This theme is really unexpected and difficult.

Looking at the twenty students frowning and thinking, Li Yuanhui smiled with satisfaction. If you want to become a Jiangnan talent, how can it be so simple, this last level is naturally a little more difficult.

"Alright. I'll give you a little longer for this competition, half an hour. Let's get started!"

Half an hour, compared to a stick of incense in yesterday's poem, it is indeed much longer.

However, composing a composition is completely different from composing a poem, and the time spent is inherently different.

In addition, last night I wrote a poem on the bank of the Qinhuai River, and the theme is the Qinhuai River, which will naturally be very fast; today I am writing spring scenery in winter, and I need to rely entirely on imagination.

Half an hour, in fact, is very short.

Among the twenty people, the dozen or so students at the bottom of the strength immediately had a bitter face when they heard the words, and they had the idea of giving up the competition in their hearts.

But for a few people who are qualified to compete for the position of Jiangnan talents, after a little silence, they have thoughts and start writing.

Shen Zhou, Qiu Ying, and Lu Zijiu of Jinling Academy are like this.

Fang Zhongyong is so.

Xu Xian, after smiling slightly, also began to write!