Thinking of this, Qiu Qianren immediately opened the door and walked towards his grandfather's yard in the backyard.
Qiu Rui was one of the most famous Confucian scholars in Shu.
He is over 70 years old, has written many books, and has taught countless students. It can be said that he has many students all over the world.
At this moment, Qiu Rui, as usual, got up early and went to the yard to stretch his muscles.
Seeing Qiu Qianren walking quickly towards him, Qiu Rui was startled for a moment, then he slowly said with a smile on his face:
"Did the sun rise from the west today?"
"My grandson actually came to see grandpa so early?"
Seeing that his grandfather stopped, Qiu Qianren hurriedly took a few steps and came in front of Qiu Rui.
"Greetings to Grandpa!"
"good!"
After taking a quick look at Qiu Qianren, Qiu Rui frowned.
"Grandson, you didn't sleep all night?"
Qiu Qianren's robe was wrinkled, his hair was a little messy, and he smelled of alcohol.
There are bloodshot eyes.
It was obvious that he had not washed or slept all night.
Qiu Qianren said quickly: "Grandpa, your grandson did not sleep all night, but he was not drunk outside."
Qiu Rui frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
Qiu Qianren immediately told Qiu Rui in detail what happened at the entrance of the post house yesterday.
After listening to this, Qiu Rui immediately became very interested.
"So, Ren'er, you were so absorbed in thinking of a couplet that you didn't sleep all night?"
"Yes Grandpa!"
Qiu Qianren lowered his head in shame.
"Grandpa, your grandson is incompetent. Although I have been thinking deeply all night, I still can't think of the second line."
"So, I came here early in the morning to ask you for advice."
Qiu Rui laughed and said, "Ren'er, this is a gambling fight between you young people. How can Grandpa get involved in it?"
Qiu Qianren said quickly, "Grandpa, when Zhao Hao gave the question yesterday, he deliberately made a bold statement, saying that if we can't answer it, we can ask anyone for help, as long as we can come up with a neat second line."
Qiu Rui was stunned: "Oh? Did Zhao Hao really say that?"
Qiu Qianren nodded quickly: "Yes, Grandpa, so even if I come to ask for advice from Grandpa, it is not against the rules!"
Qiu Rui pondered for a moment and said, "This kid Zhao is really arrogant!"
"Well, if that's the case, then you come and tell me what kind of couplet did Zhao Hao come up with?"
Seeing that his grandfather agreed, Qiu Qianren was overjoyed.
With my grandfather's talent, writing a couplet is no problem at all.
Taking a deep breath, he quickly said, "Grandpa, the first line of Zhao Hao's couplet is - Smoke locks the willows in the pond."
Qiu Rui's eyes moved when he heard this: "Smoke locks the willows in the pond?"
Qiu Qianren nodded: "Yes, Grandpa, it is the smoke that locks the willows in the pond. I have been thinking hard all night and still have no clue."
"That Zhao Hao was so arrogant that he not only allowed us to consult anyone at will, but also gave us ten days."
"He doesn't know that if you, Grandpa, take action, you can deal with it in an instant. There is no need for ten days."
Qiu Rui took a deep breath, then smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "Grandson, you underestimate this couplet."
“This is an absolute.”
“There is no second line.”
Upon hearing this, Qiu Qianren's eyes widened, thinking that he had heard it wrong.
"What?"
"Grandpa, what did you say?"
"No second line?"
"How is this possible?"
"As the saying goes, there is nothing in the world that cannot be paired. How can there be no second line for this poem, 'Smoke locks the willows in the pond'?"
Compared with his grandfather Qiu Rui, his literary attainments are naturally far behind.
So, he thought about it all night.
Even after thinking about it all night, he never imagined that this was a couplet without a second line.
But when it came to Qiu Rui, he figured it out after just a little thought.
Qiu Rui couldn't help but sighed: "I really didn't expect that this Zhao kid is so powerful!"
Previously, the envoys of the two countries sent envoys to Dagan, hoping to force Dagan to hand over the method of making the thunder bomb through verbal confrontation.
He was about to win, but was defeated by Zhao Hao alone.
When the news reached Shu, the whole country was in an uproar.
No one expected that the situation, which was thought to be a sure victory, would end in a crushing defeat.
From then on, the name of this young man, Zhao Hao, completely entered the vision of many people in the Kingdom of Shu.
Later, it even appeared that Her Majesty the Empress wanted to recruit him as her son-in-law.
However, people like Qiu Rui did not really take Zhao Hao seriously.
Because Zhao Hao is too young.
He hadn’t even been crowned yet!
But at this moment, through this couplet, through these five simple words: Smoke locks the willows in the pond.
He no longer looked down on Zhao Hao.
This is definitely a young man with real talent.
Qiu Rui said faintly: "Nothing is impossible. This is indeed an absolute."
"No one would be able to get it right even in ten days, or even decades."
"Grandpa didn't take Zhao Hao seriously before, but now he has changed his mind."
"Ren'er, go wash up, change your clothes, and then go to the posthouse to invite Zhao Hao to your house."
"Just say that grandpa invites him to visit our house!"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Qianren's face suddenly turned grim and he asked, "What? Grandpa wants to invite Zhao Hao to a banquet?"
Qiu Rui nodded: "Yes, such a talented young man, of course Grandpa wants to see him in person."
"Go quickly and come back soon!"
Qiu Qianren felt worse than if he had eaten a fly, but he had to obey his grandfather's orders.
I had no choice but to nod and turned away reluctantly.
Looking at his grandson's departing figure, Qiu Rui murmured, "The smoke locks up the willows in the pond..."
"This is an eternal absolute!"
"I can't believe that a country like Dagan, which is poor in cultural heritage, could produce such a young boy with amazing talent."
Of course, he also knew about the poems Zhao Hao wrote in the literary competition.
However, he just thought that he didn't know which scholar from some foreign country wrote such a masterpiece at some time.
It is just right for literary debates.
But now, he was somewhat convinced that the poem in the literary competition was indeed written by Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao didn't expect that Qiu Qianren, who led the siege of the inn yesterday, came again just after he woke up and before he even had time to eat.
Moreover, he came to deliver a message.
Seeing Zhao Hao was silent, Qiu Qianren immediately said in displeasure: "Zhao Hao, my grandfather personally asked me to come here to invite you to his house, don't be ungrateful!"
What kind of person is his grandfather? When has he ever taken the initiative to invite anyone?
This damn guy Zhao Hao actually put it on the shelf!
Damn it!
Zhao Hao turned around and smiled softly, "Don't worry, Brother Qiu. I'm not thinking about whether to agree or not. I'm just thinking about what kind of gift I should prepare for the banquet since Mr. Qiu is highly respected."
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