Chapter 90 Leader
Shen Chengyu silently took note of Wen Xuyan.
His father had told him that the court was in great need of talent, and they didn't know who the spies were, so they urgently needed to train people they could trust.
Even Shen Qingtang couldn't stop praising someone, so he must be very powerful, and he must find a way to protect this person.
The first-floor stand of Lu Mingxuan was covered with red cloth, and lanterns with riddles written on them were hung around. In the middle was a table and a chair, on which sat an old scholar with gray hair and a strong bookish temperament.
He picked up a pen and wrote a few words on the couplet on the table.
The people below looked curious.
"What do you think Mr. Meng will come up with this time?"
"How can we guess that?"
"But I can guarantee that no one can come up with the second couplet this time."
[This must be Mr. Meng Xingzhi, one of the famous scholars. ]
[Lu Mingxuan actually invited him here, it seems that he really put a lot of thought into it. ]
[Since Mr. Meng is here, it is very likely that Wen Xuyan is here too. ]
After a while, Meng Xingzhi put down his brush, waved his hand, and suspended the first couplet he had just written in the air.
Shen Qingtang looked up and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
The first couplet read: The moon waxes and wanes, the moon wanes and waxes, year after year, morning after morning, the sun comes out at the end of the night.
As soon as he finished reading it, Shen Qingtang silently recited the second couplet in his mind.
[Flowers bloom and fall, flowers fall and bloom, summer turns to autumn, hot and cool, spring comes after a severe winter.]
Shen Chengyu was surprised in his heart, but his face was calm.
Isn't Qingtang a little too amazing? He got it right so quickly?
Shen Chengyu couldn't imagine what would happen if Shen Qingtang went to participate in the imperial examination?
[Wen Xuyan is a person who admires the strong, how about I go up and write the second couplet, and then surprise everyone?]
Shen Qingtang is a man of action, and he does what he thinks.
She patted Shen Chengyu on the shoulder and whispered, "Second brother, help me keep an eye on Li Ziyi, I'll be back soon."
"Okay, go ahead." Shen Chengyu nodded.
Qingtang is going to recruit talents, he raised his hands in approval.
Shen Chengyu's eyes fell on Li Ziyi, and he promised to complete the task!
Shen Qingtang left the restaurant and went to an empty alley to change into men's clothes, dressing herself up like a teenager.
When she returned to Lu Mingxuan, there was already a young man on the stage.
He was wearing a white shirt, with a handsome face, a slender figure, and looked gentle and elegant.
He bowed to Meng Xingzhi with a respectful face, "Mr. Meng, I am Wen Xuyan, the junior, come and try."
Meng Xingzhi glanced at him lightly, "Let's start."
"Yes." Wen Xuyan walked to the table and began to write.
Everyone in the audience looked closely at Wen Xuyan.
"This guy seems to be the real deal on the surface, but I don't know if he has the real ability."
"That's not difficult, we'll know when he finishes writing."
Shen Qingtang shouted to Meng Xingzhi, "Mr. Meng, I want to try it too."
Meng Xingzhi looked at Shen Qingtang, and didn't expect that someone else would be willing to come up.
He nodded at Shen Qingtang, "You can come up and write too."
Shen Qingtang walked up to the stands step by step. Wen Xuyan was concentrating on writing and didn't look up at her.
Shen Chengyu analyzed the figure of this young boy and what Shen Qingtang said to him just now, and this person should be Shen Qingtang.
She moved very quickly, and she seemed like a different person after a short while.
If Shen Qingtang disappeared into the crowd, he would definitely not be able to find her.
When Shen Qingtang passed by Wen Xuyan, she secretly glanced at him. It turned out that he was Wen Xuyan.
Don't worry, I am here, you will not die this time.
Shen Qingtang came here specifically to make trouble. She held the brush in her hand and wrote down the second couplet. She had memorized this couplet before and remembered it clearly.
Shen Qingtang wrote after Wen Xuyan, but stopped writing at the same time as him.
Seeing this, everyone began to guess who wrote better between the two.
"I bet the young boy on the left writes better. He looks calm and writes fast."
"What's the use of just writing fast? The most important thing is to write well. I guess that Master Wen writes better."
While everyone was arguing, Meng Xingzhi lowered his eyes and looked at the second couplets written by the two.
He slightly widened his eyes and said in approval: "You two are both right."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes sparkled with curiosity. What kind of couplet did they write?
Others had written before, but Mr. Meng was not satisfied.
Hearing this, Shen Qingtang and Wen Xuyan looked at each other at the same time.
Shen Qingtang: It seems that the couplet written by Wen Xuyan must be different from hers. She is really talented.
Wen Xuyan: Who is this young boy? Does he have such a deep literary background at such a young age?
Meng Xingzhi did not keep the suspense. He waved his hand and displayed the couplets written by Shen Qingtang and Wen Xuyan in front of everyone at the same time.
They read out the two couplets.
"Flowers bloom and fall, flowers fall and bloom, summer and autumn, hot and cool, spring comes after the severe winter."
"Well written!"
"This young boy is really talented!"
Seeing this second couplet, Shen Chengyu once again confirmed that the young boy was Shen Qingtang.
His eyes turned slightly and fell on the second couplet written by Wen Xuyan.
"The weather is cold and hot, the weather is hot and cold, all the time, everywhere, everything and everyone, only after suffering can you know the sweetness."
Shen Chengyu's eyes were filled with joy. This Wen Xuyan was indeed a talented writer. He could even write a different second couplet.
Everyone praised.
"Great, great, Master Wen is also amazing."
"Yes, yes, both of them are great."
They were convinced.
Li Ziyi's eyes were full of stars, and she looked at Shen Qingtang with admiration. This young master was not only handsome, but also so talented!
How could she not know that there was such an outstanding young master in the imperial city before?
Everyone started to get tangled again.
"But who is the first place?"
"After all, there is only one prize."
"I think the young boy's second line is more artistic."
"But I think Master Wen's is also very good."
Wen Xuyan was also savoring Shen Qingtang's second line. The blooming and falling of flowers is the law of the world. Even if you encounter misfortune for a while, there will always be a day of success after the severe winter.
The words are beautiful and the artistic conception is harmonious. Wen Xuyan is willing to admit defeat.
He looked at Shen Qingtang with a frank look, "This young man really wrote better than me."
Since Wen Xuyan himself admitted defeat, they no longer bothered about it.
"Is there anyone in the audience who wants to come up and try?" Meng Xingzhi looked at everyone.
Shen Qingtang came up with such a perfect second line. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for them to go up now?
There is no doubt that Shen Qingtang is the leader of this incident.
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