In fact, the competition between Jiangnan Academies has never stopped, the Sword Conference is just one of them, and there is also a poetry competition, a martial arts and a text, and each conference must arrange the ranking of the competition, so the results of the competition will also affect the situation of the academy in the next three years.

Take Wenshan Academy as an example, because it has been at the bottom for two consecutive years, the number of students in Wenshan Academy is only more than 200 people, which is the smallest in Jiangnan ****** Academy.

Of course, Dean Lu Zilong is very confident in Ling Lingqi, and there is no problem in at least entering the top three. It's just the question of the selection of the poetry conference, but it made him think a lot.

Originally, he wanted Ling Lingqi to participate in the Sword Conference and the Poetry Conference at the same time, but this would inevitably attract a lot of speculation, Ling Lingqi was just a student who had just been admitted to the hospital for more than a year, and it was undisputed that he won the first place in the annual martial arts test to participate in the Sword Conference. But participating in the poetry competition, Ling Lingqi was difficult to convince the public.

After all, Ling Lingqi's homework in the academy is not very good, but only at a lower average level, although the lime chant he made in the entrance examination really shocked Lu Zilong, but later Ling Lingqi's performance in literature was mediocre, which is also what Lu Zilong was quite puzzled about.

Of course, Lu Zilong didn't know that Ling Lingqi copied a famous poem from another time and space, and it was really difficult to let Ling Lingqi make a poem by himself, and it was estimated that even if he could write it, it would be a limerick poem.

In the end, Lu Zilong decided to let Ning Fengyun, the number one talent in Class A, represent Wenshan Academy in the Jiangnan Academy Poetry Competition, which is also the safest, although he knows that Ning Fengyun may also be difficult to achieve good results, but it is much better than letting Ling Ling Qishang.

Ning Fengyun, who got this opportunity, was also full of spirits, three years ago he was only able to represent Wenshan Academy in the Poetry Competition, and now he finally has the opportunity to show his talents.

The poetry competition is even more intense than the sword competition, because each contestant has to go through multiple rounds of competition before they can enter the final round. Therefore, in the poetry competition, a contestant needs to make many poems if he wants to go to the end, and the titles of these poems are also improvised, generally speaking, they are very biased, it is impossible to prepare in advance, everything depends on strength!

Finally came the day of departure, and the Jiangnan Academy Sword Trial Conference and Poetry Contest were held every year on the edge of the West Lake, which has been a practice for many years. In a liquor shop on the edge of the West Lake, someone wrote a poem inscribed on the following poem: When will the singing and dancing of the West Lake be closed outside the Qingshan Building? The warm breeze will make the tourists drunk, and Hangzhou will be regarded as Bianzhou! Everyone is amazed and thinks that it is a god, and it spreads throughout the entire south of the Yangtze River.

Later, the eighteen academies in the south of the Yangtze River set the location of the Sword Conference and the Poetry Conference on the edge of the West Lake.

Ling Lingqi was full of expectations for this trip to the West Lake! You must know that the West Lake is a place with beautiful scenery, and more importantly, the West Lake has many moving legends, as well as countless Jiangnan women! As the saying goes, there is heaven and Suzhou and Hangzhou, and Ling Lingqi is very interested in the West Lake in this era.

In March, it was the season of spring flowers, Lu Zilong, the dean of Wenshan Academy, and Professor Fang Datong took Ling Lingqi and Ning Fengyun to set off together to participate in the Sword Conference and the Poetry Conference in West Lake.

There are only four people in the Wenshan Academy, and compared to other academies, it is indeed much worse in pomp and circumstance, but who can predict that this time the Sword Conference and the Poetry Competition, Wenshan Academy will shine!

The four of them rode all the way from Yuyao County to West Lake, if it was in modern times, it would be more than an hour, but in ancient times, these more than 200 miles, riding a horse would have to run for most of the day.

Along the way, scholar Ning Fengyun is high-spirited, and he is determined to win the leader of this poetry competition!

Seeing this, Lu Zilong said: "Ning Fengyun, this time I decided to send you to participate in the Poetry Competition, you must be careful! This time, there are many geniuses in the eighteen academies, such as Luo Yuxi of Bailudong Academy, Bai Zixuan of Goose Lake Academy, Lin Ruoyu of Bailuzhou Academy, Xun Lansun of Yuzhang Academy, and Meng Xingyun of Wufeng Academy, these people are the people with the highest voice to win the championship in this poetry competition, you must not underestimate the enemy!"

Indeed, the Southern Song Dynasty was the heyday of the development of academies, and the number of academies, the scale of the academies, the rigor of the organization, and the perfection of the system were unprecedented. For example, Wufeng Academy, Wufeng Academy is built in a natural large stone cave under the solid and thick peak, surrounded by five peaks such as chicken crowing and cauldron. During the Southern Song Dynasty, scholars such as Zhu Xi, Lu Zuqian, and Chen Liang wrote books and lectures here. Located at the foot of the Wulao Peak in Lushan, Jiangxi Province, the Bailudong Academy has become the center of the dissemination of science because Zhu Xi and academic celebrities Lu Jiuyuan have lectured or debated here.

Therefore, what Lu Zilong said is true, Jiangnan Eighteen Academies are full of talents, although Ning Fengyun is considered a talented person in Wenshan Academy, but if it is placed in the entire Jiangnan Academy, it may become mediocre.

Ning Fengyun saw that the dean was worried, so he said confidently: "Dean, don't worry, this time I, Ning Fengyun, must take a look at who is the strongest among the Jiangnan talents! I want to let those so-called geniuses see that Wenshan Academy is not easy to bully!"

Ling Lingqi applauded and smiled: "Senior Brother Ning is so ambitious! Our Wenshan Academy is about to come to the beginning, as the saying goes, thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, feng shui takes turns, this time we two senior brothers, just fight with them well!"

Soon the group arrived at the West Lake, and it was already afternoon, but this did not affect the mood of the four of them to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the West Lake.

When he arrived at the West Lake, the arrogant Ning Fengyun chanted in a low voice: "The lake is clear and sunny, and the mountains are empty and rainy. Su Dacaizi's poem really expresses the endless beauty of the West Lake! If I can make a famous poem this time, it will not be in vain to visit here!"

Ling Lingqi laughed and said, "I think of another poem, it has a beautiful love story. Stroll leisurely by the West Lake, the blue waves are like mirrors and willows like smoke. The old broken bridge is in front of me, and I don't see the white snake and Xu Xian. Maybe Senior Brother Ning can have a talented and beautiful fate in this West Lake, which is enviable!"

Lu Zilong laughed and said: "Hearing you say this, even the old man is full of expectations for this trip! This sword conference and poetry competition are up to the two of you! Ling Lingqi, Ning Fengyun, you have to fight for our Wenshan Academy!"

Ling Lingqi and Ning Fengyun almost said in unison: "Dean, don't worry!"

Of course, in the process of visiting the West Lake, there is no story of talented and beautiful women, and the second day of the sword trial conference, the third day of the poetry competition, will attract many beautiful women to come.