As soon as Song Chi finished speaking, Han Yuanzheng angrily scolded him, "You really don't know your place. You can even say such things."
Then Li Sheng, the eldest son of the Li family and also a descendant of a powerful family, immediately echoed.
"Yes, the one who can be appreciated by the female commander must be Master Ming. Some people are just talking nonsense and dreaming of being noticed by big shots. It's simply a fantasy!"
"Young Master Ming is extremely talented. He excels in poetry, prose, and astronomy. Not only in Ning'an, but even in the entire Great Zhou, he is a leader among the younger generation!"
"Yes!" Han Yuanzheng sighed, "I am considered a young talent in Ning'an, but I can only look up to him."
Everyone echoed and flattered, and Song Chi's scalp tingled when he heard the flattery.
However, Song Ming does have some reputation.
He was hailed as a gifted young man. At the age of seventeen, he had already passed the provincial examination and became a juren. He was also the top scorer in the same year. He only needed to take the metropolitan examination the next year and become a jinshi, so that he could enter the court and become an official.
This also broke the record of the imperial examinations in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
No one knows whether such results were really achieved through exams, but as the saying goes, "ink leaves traces", he does have several amazing poems and articles circulating.
Song Ming is also very good at poetry and is known as the Little Poet Saint.
I'm afraid that the item of composing a poem for the female commander was originally prepared for him.
Han Yuanzheng deliberately asked, "I suddenly remembered that the county exam will be held in three days. I wonder if you, Song Chi, will participate."
"He won't pass the exam even if he takes it. He has failed the county exam for three consecutive years. If I were you, I would have no face to live in this world." Someone immediately echoed this. These second-generations hung out together all day long, excluding Shen Liangcai.
Han Yuanzheng chuckled: “Shen Liangcai, why would your Shen family want such a person? If it were in my Han family, he would have been expelled from the house long ago.”
This bitch's face was truly disgusting. Song Chi said directly, "You haven't even recited the poem yet, so how do you know it's not good? You haven't even taken the county exam yet, so how do you know you'll fail?"
Han Yuanzheng was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Perhaps you have become arrogant because of the limelight you have just gained. Before, you were a stupid and ignorant waste who failed the county examination for three consecutive years.
"You know that neither poetry nor academic achievement can be achieved in a day, yet you dare to make such a boast."
“Han Yuanzheng, do you dare to make a bet with me!” At this time Shen Liangcai stood up. Seeing that Song Chi had been ridiculed, he finally couldn’t bear it anymore.
"What bet?"
Shen Liangcai said in a deep voice: "If Song Chi wins the first prize in poetry, you will worship Song Chi as your teacher in public at this banquet. On the contrary, if Song Chi doesn't win the first prize, I will kneel down and kowtow to you in public. Do you dare to accept it?"
"Prince?" Song Chi looked shocked.
"Didn't you say you can write poetry better than them?" Shen Liangcai said firmly, "I believe you!"
"Aren't you afraid of losing?"
Shen Liangcai said generously: "Your victory in the military exercise today has given my Shen family a glimmer of hope. As the heir of the Shen family, I should thank you. If you lose, you lose. If you win, it means that the young master of the Han family will clear your name."
Song Chi couldn't help but be moved. If he proposed a bet, Han Yuanzheng would definitely not accept it because of the gap in status. It would be different if it was Shen Liangcai.
The two men have similar status, and Shen Liangcai also made a heavy bet, betting on himself and even the face of the Shen family, just to vent his anger and clear his name!
“Shen Liangcai, are you crazy?”
Han Yuanzheng looked shocked, and the others also looked surprised and suspicious.
"Stop talking nonsense and just tell me whether you dare to accept it or not." Shen Liangcai looked determined, his eyes full of determination.
Ever since Song Chi came out of the official post station, he found that Song Chi was different. He could defeat Song Ming and win the military exercise confrontation, so why couldn't he write a famous poem?
Today is the day to show off!
"You're crazy, you're really crazy. Who gave you the courage to make such a bet with me? Was it him?"
Han Yuanzheng pointed at Song Chi and said directly, "He is your study partner. You know better than anyone what kind of loser he is. He can write poetry? It's a huge joke!"
"Stop talking nonsense and just tell me whether you will accept it or not!"
Han Yuanzheng frowned slightly, his eyes moving back and forth between Shen Liangcai and Song Chi. He was not a brainless second-generation person. He was able to become a scholar at this age because of his own abilities.
Seeing Shen Liangcai so arrogant, he couldn't help but feel suspicious. Could it be that they had something to rely on?
"Second Young Master, bet with him!"
"Yeah, what are you afraid of?"
Many people present echoed this. Li Sheng said, "It's obvious that Song Chi just wrote this poem on the spur of the moment. We all know whether he can write poetry or not. Besides, even if he can, can he compare to Young Master Ming?"
"Young Master Ming is known as the Little Poet Saint. How can a piece of trash compare to him?"
Hearing this, Han Yuanzheng's doubts instantly disappeared. Yes, he was definitely no match for Song Ming in poetry, even if he had prepared in advance. Thinking of this, Han Yuanzheng said directly: "Okay, I agree!"
Right now, the Prime Minister is implementing the "policy of reducing titles", and the Shen family is the first to be affected. Now that the eldest son of the Shen family kneels down and kowtows to him in public, it will surely make the Prime Minister look at him with higher regard.
And this is a sure-win bet, so it's really hard to refuse.
"I ask everyone here to bear witness. The bet is settled, and there is no going back on it!"
Han Yuanzheng looked at Shen Liangcai and sneered: “You will be killed by this waste Song Chi!”
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