“Your essay is well-written in the eight-legged style, but to say that in terms of content you are the absolute best among all students is something I cannot agree with,” he said slowly. “Your approach to the topic is novel and the content is detailed, while my last four sections are more meticulous and complete. We each have our own strengths.”
Brother Xu, you've given Xia Qingzhai such high praise?!
Yao Jinrong felt a sudden, uncontrollable tremor in his heart, but he quickly suppressed his shock and screamed, "Right! Xia Qingzhai isn't number one! If he's not number one, it means his writing isn't good enough. He should be kicked out; he's a fraudster who should apologize to the entire nation—"
He had just screamed when he suddenly felt a chill run through his body, as if a chilling killing intent enveloped him, making him tremble and turn pale.
Terrified, Yao Jinrong looked in the direction from which the murderous intent emanated, and her breath caught in her throat—it was... the Crown Prince?!
The prince's sinister killing intent was directed at him? Did the prince want to kill him?!
However, this chilling fear was fleeting, so fast that only Yao Jinrong himself noticed it. Even so, he dared not scream anymore, hunching over and muttering to himself with a pale face.
Tong Su had already read Xu Xuezi's article and had to admit that what he said made sense.
Xu Xuezi was a student who had seriously studied the eight-legged essay for more than ten years, so she was naturally much better than someone like her who had only studied it halfway through.
Hearing Yao Jinrong's scream, before Tong Su could even look up, Xu Xuezi glared at Yao Jinrong with disgust and said rudely, "I haven't finished speaking yet, why are you interrupting?"
Huh? You didn't...you didn't finish?
What else could it be...?
Xu Xuezi said to Tong Su, “In the eight-legged essay, the content and wording account for seven points, and the remaining three points are determined by the calligraphy!”
"Our essays are equally brilliant and incomparable. However, in calligraphy, your official script, with its neat and even characters, far surpasses my regular script! In this respect, you are undoubtedly the champion of this joint examination."
The instructors and others stroked their beards and smiled, saying, "That's right, the undisputed champion of this joint examination."
Undisputed number one!
With a whoosh, screams erupted throughout the entire bridal chamber.
Brother Xu, widely recognized as having the best essays in the county school, personally praised Xia Qingzhai as the top student in this joint examination!
"Xia Qingzhai, you're amazing!"
"Qingzhai, how do you practice your official script calligraphy? Where did you buy your calligraphy copybook? I want to practice official script calligraphy too!"
"Let's read the books first. Didn't you hear Brother Xu say that we should start by looking at the content, which accounts for seven-tenths of the work? What's the use of having good handwriting if we can't even write good content?"
"Hahaha, I knew Qingzhai was the best! By the way, where's Yao Jinrong? Shouldn't he apologize?"
Amidst the laughter, everyone turned their attention to Yao Jinrong, who shouted "I don't believe it!" and sprinted to the wall, staring wide-eyed at the article.
[These are rules and standards, indispensable; to refuse to use them would surely be to rely too heavily on their wisdom and skill.]
I have heard that the gentlemen of old, in their dealings with others, followed the rules and regulations; this certainly did not require actual adherence to these rules. The reason they did not need to exist is that the rules were implicit in reality…
This essay was merely a joint examination for students, and naturally could not compare to the brilliant words of those great scholars. However, its novel approach to the topic and detailed content far surpassed those of others, both near and far.
Yao Jinrong's legs immediately went weak, and he collapsed against the wall like a lump of mud.
Tong Su stepped forward and smiled slightly: "Brother Yao, I wonder if my article is pleasing to your eye?"
The students burst into laughter: "Hahahaha..."
What does it mean to beat a dog when it's down?
This is what you call kicking a dog when it's down!
This was so awesome!
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