"You want to stump us all with just one question?"
Han Yuanzheng said coldly: "You are so shameless!"
He looked calm, but he was panicking inside.
There is no requirement to create couplets by yourself, as long as you know them, you can say them. Since they can all say several difficult couplets, Song Chi can also say them.
This kid is so weird.
In Han Yuanzheng's opinion, the first few couplets were very difficult, especially the one from his second uncle, but the real absolute one was matched by Song Chi.
Do I really want to become this kid's stepping stone?
"Since we have come this far, how can we not have real talents and knowledge?" Zhang Yu immediately shouted.
With so many people watching around, Song Chi was able to match the first line of the couplets that the five of them came up with. If they were stumped by Song Chi's question, they would definitely become the laughing stock of other students.
"Then I will let you know what the true absolute is!"
Song Chi said loudly: "My first line is, 'Smoke locks the willows in the pond.'"
"Smoke locks the pond willows? Only five words, isn't that simple?"
Han Yuanzheng let out a long breath, but his expression quickly changed, "No, this couplet is not as simple as it seems."
He was talented and no ordinary person, so he reacted immediately.
"Smoke locks the pond willows?"
The students around were murmured and fell into deep thought, starting to think about how to match it up.
"This first couplet uses the five elements as the radicals of the five characters in its structure, and the word 'lock' vividly depicts the denseness of the smoke."
Someone started analyzing it immediately.
"Not only that, fire creates 'smoke,' metal creates 'lock,' water gathers 'pool,' earth becomes 'pond,' and wood becomes 'willow.' Each character has a corresponding attribute and meaning, which is also a difficult point."
"This first couplet is really wonderful." Someone exclaimed.
Someone else sighed and said, "I can't match it. I simply have no clue."
"I have a feeling this first couplet might become absolute."
Song Chi listened to the discussions of the people around him and laughed in his heart. This couplet can be called an absolute in history. There are almost no truly neat couplets.
Not to mention stumping these people in front of him, even the extremely famous Duan Yunzhou, Tang Yan and others would not be able to match him.
"Disciple, what do you think? Have you thought about it?" Song Chi looked at Han Yuanzheng with a faint smile.
Han Yuanzheng seemed not to have heard it. His brows were furrowed, his face was tense, and he looked like he was deep in thought. He had racked his brains but had no clue.
There are many characters with the five elements as radicals, but it is impossible to think of how to combine the five characters into a sentence, and it is even more difficult to fit the artistic conception.
In just a moment, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Damn it, why didn't I think of that.
Stopping here is not a big deal, but being eliminated by Song Chi is really hard to accept, especially since the two of them have a bet.
If you lose, you will become the laughing stock of everyone.
Han Yuan was proud. He was the young master of the Han family. What he lost was not only his face, but also the reputation of his family.
"What about you? Can you match up?" Song Chi looked at the other people again. They had the same expression as Han Yuanzheng, all of them were like ants on a hot pan, running around anxiously.
"No."
"I haven't got a clue."
"Me too. This first couplet is too difficult."
The students around also shook their heads, and then their eyes fell on Han Yuanzheng and others, who were all outsiders.
Under these gazes, Han Yuanzheng felt like a thorn in his back.
"Disciple, can you answer this question?"
"Shut up, it's just a couplet. I can match it easily. It just takes time." Han Yuanzheng was a little defeated.
"Brother Han, if you can't match up, just admit defeat. Why embarrass yourself?"
"Yes, this is an absolute."
"You really want to save face."
Before Song Chi could say anything, the students around him started talking about it. They all saw that Song Chi could take on five people at once, and his talent won their hearts.
Han Yuanzheng's face was grim. He gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, even if you can pass this level, what does it matter? Our bet is that you win the first place in the literary gathering. If you can't make it to the end and reach the top, you still lose and you still have to kowtow to me!"
"Then just watch me from below as I reach the summit!"
"How shameless!"
Han Yuanzheng sneered, "Now that things have come to this, I'm not afraid to tell you that there can only be one winner of this literary gathering, and that is Master Ming. There's no way you can win the championship!"
"Yeah?"
Song Chi said calmly: "Then just wait and see, I want to win, so he must lose!"
After saying that, Song Chi walked forward, and the people around him consciously made way for him.
"I hope he wins."
"I hope he wins, too."
Many people present knew some inside information to a greater or lesser extent. Since the Prime Minister's son had come, he was here for the championship. This meant that the outcome of this literary gathering had already been determined and had nothing to do with talent or learning.
Although they didn't dare to say anything openly, they felt aggrieved in their hearts.
They are powerless, so naturally they hope that someone can break through the blockade, reach the top and become the leader!
"Song Anshou, I believe you will definitely win the first place!"
Suddenly, a loud voice was heard from the crowd. It was Li Yi who was shouting. He was just among the crowd watching and saw Song Chi fighting against five people alone.
He had never truly believed in Song Chi before, but now he believed him, and with more determination than ever before.
"Song Anshou, I believe you will definitely win the first place!"
Immediately afterwards, a member of the Donglin Society echoed loudly. When the voice spread, everyone was startled. They thought of the cage of restraint and themselves.
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