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Chapter 141 Three Mistakes
Chapter 141. Three mistakes and omissions
Jiang's father and son were naturally even more furious. With a bang, Jiang Rui jumped up:

"This wooden frame is not an antiquity at all, even the kid himself admitted, how can this round be counted as his victory!"

"That's right! If you all raise your hands in unison, I think there's something wrong with you!"

Jiang Jinwen followed.

These words pointed out that Tu Wenxiao and others judged unfairly, and even implied that they had accepted Ren Ping's benefits.

Jiang Rui naturally knew that this was impossible, and also heard that his son's words were harsh, but the matter was so important that he did not care about saving face for Tu Wenxiao and others, and said coldly:
"Teachers, our Ninth Five-Year Palace invited you to be judges. It was originally an honest matter. Even if Ren and Hanhaixing interfered with it, they have always been very restrained."

"But if someone thinks that I, surnamed Jiang, are weak and deceitful because of this, they are very wrong!"

"Don't tell me that you are all well-known scholars of NTU. Even if you are some deceitful and deceitful people, you will never tolerate such confusion. It's about reputation. Think about it for yourselves!"

This statement was even more straightforward, and it was actually a direct threat to everyone. If they deliberately favored Ren Ping, they would be ruined.

All the scholars just sneered, thinking that if we were partial, we wouldn't turn a blind eye just now. Do you really think you couldn't find a single fault in the Luoyang Qiying meeting just now?

This father and son are really villainous!
At that moment, Ren Ping stood up with a smile:
"This wooden frame inserted into the mountain is indeed not an ancient relic, but does it have something to do with today's competition? Could it be that what you put here just now is also furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties?"

"This……"

Jiang Rui was stunned when he heard the words and didn't know how to argue.

Before he could speak, Ren Ping turned to Liang Zheng who was at the side again:

"Besides, didn't Teacher Liang just say that? The utensils are only auxiliary, and the main purpose is to test culture. Why are you now asking me whether my things are ancient relics?"

"Good boy, you were waiting here!"

At this time, Liang Zheng finally understood why Ren Ping was calm and composed. It turned out that from the beginning to the end, including all kinds of difficult reactions from his own side, he had expected it.

This man’s deep scheming and far-reaching plans cannot be underestimated!
"That's all, you will win this game, let's move on to the third game."

He waved his hand to signal Jiang and his son to stop pestering, he said lightly.

Tu Wenxiao's eyes narrowed slightly:
"The third part of the competition is called 'Mistakes within three'. It is for both of you to pick out the mistakes and omissions from the other party's banquet. The first to pick three is the winner."

As he spoke, he looked at Liang Zheng, meaning that you naturally told Jiang and his son about this?
Liang Zheng just didn't see it, but Jiang's father and son seemed to know it well.

In fact, the content of the third round of the competition is not unusual. Ren Ping also guessed something in advance, so he looked at Tu Wenxiao:
"Anything goes wrong?"

"Yes, all aspects such as form, regulations, and utensils can be used. This aspect requires both vision and knowledge. However, no matter which aspect is wrong or omitted, it must be well-founded."

"What if both parties pick enough three?"

"Naturally, the one with more wins,"

Tu Wenxiao paused, seeing Liang Zheng smiling and saying nothing, said coldly:
"It seems that Mr. Liang has already made up his mind, so how about asking you to come first?"

"It's not that I'm competing, what does Teacher Tu mean by that?"

"I think it's about the same."

Liang Zheng was taken aback for a moment, then laughed loudly:

"Forget it, now that the matter has come to an end, I will help Mr. Jiang. Although this feast of setting a mountain and falling in the rain is a coincidence, it is too complicated and not liked by the literati in the Song Dynasty, so it has not been handed down."

"Take the example just now. It is better to place the chopsticks bottle and the slag bucket separately. It is a modern handicraft. Although it has nothing to do with the content of the competition, it always seems out of place?"

From his tone, all the scholars admitted that they had colluded with the Jiangs and his sons, but the mistakes and omissions they pointed out were still the same as just now, and they couldn't help showing sarcasm:
"Mr. Liang has arranged for the past few days, but only thought of these small flaws?"

"Hmph, even though it's a flaw, it's not perfect after all. How can it be better than the Luoyang Senior Citizens' Association that I carefully arranged?"

"Okay! This is a complete showdown? You can say such shameless words!"

The scholars were furious.

When looking at Liang Zheng, he simply kept silent.

In fact, he had instructed the Chiangs and his sons to organize the Luoyang Senior Citizens Meeting just now. It was confidently in line with history and had no omissions.

Therefore, he made up his mind from the very beginning, as long as he picked out a few faults with the other party, because the other party would never find out his own problems!
"Stop talking nonsense, it's that boy's turn to choose."

At this time, Jiang Rui took the lead and glanced at Ren Ping.

Ren Ping smiled slightly:
"Mr. Jiang is so confident, do you really think there is nothing wrong with this Luoyang Qiying meeting?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the banquet formed by the thirteen tables behind him.

Jiang Rui said coldly: "You don't need to put on airs, if you don't know what's going on, Jiang Rui won't have to compete with you that day."

"Well said! If he has such good eyesight, why didn't he say it just now? All the teachers have seen it just now, and even they don't have any objections. What kind of thing are you, dare to come and shout?"

Jiang Jinwen followed closely and chimed in.

Ren Ping couldn't help laughing at the inexplicable confidence of the two:
"It's really stupid! Teachers just saw that you are not easy to prepare, and you are not professional scholars, so you just turned a blind eye to many questions."

"Alright now, since you admit that Mr. Liang helped set up this banquet, then it's different. There are so many obvious mistakes, do you really think they can't see it?"

He couldn't help laughing.

When Liang Zheng, Jiang and his son heard this, they all felt that their backs were sweating, but they soon decided that it was Ren Ping who had set up the maze.

Liang Zheng stared at him fiercely:
"I, surnamed Liang, have been studying at the School of History of Nantah University for nearly 30 years. If I say that I fell on you, a young boy, I will retire immediately when I go back!"

"really?"

"As soon as a word is spoken, it is difficult for a horse to chase!"

Jiang Rui also looked gloomy, looking at Tu Wenxiao and the others:
"Since you have made up your mind to side with this kid, there is no need to be merciful to Jiang. I will find people in the academic world to spread the news about today's incident, and I will also send a report letter to Nanda."

"Look at how the leaders of Nantah University will punish you when they learn of your academic fraud and favoritism?"

"In addition, the previous judging agreement will also be cancelled. I have a lot of connections in the Ninth Five-Year Palace. I can find another judging team wherever I go. I will not accompany you!"

All the scholars just found it funny, and ignored Jiang Rui's threat, but looked at Ren Ping in unison to show encouragement.

Ren Ping stopped talking nonsense and went straight to the banquet at the Luoyang Senior Citizens Association:

"Luoyang Senior Citizens' Association was held during the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty. It is famous in history. However, it is different from what Jiang Shaozong said just now. It is not comparable to the Lanting Assembly in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The real similarity is the Xiangshan Jiulaohui in the late Tang Dynasty."

"This Xiangshan Nine Elders Meeting was also held in Luoyang, and the participants were also court officials who had retired and returned to their hometowns. The most famous one is Bai Juyi."

"Back then, Sima Guang and others held the Luoyang Senior Elite Association precisely because they admired Bai Juyi's legacy,"

"Of course, these are just historical knowledge. In the end, it's just Mr. Jiang showing off his ignorance. It's not a mistake. I want to ask Mr. Jiang, do you know what the real purpose of the Luoyang Senior Elite Association is?"

As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Jinwen.

Jiang Jinwen was being angry at him for saying that he was ignorant, and when he was asked suddenly, he couldn't help but be taken aback:
"A banquet, what else can we do? Of course it's drinking and eating?"

Before the words fell, Liang Zheng on the side had already grabbed over:

"Scholars and officials, apart from banquets, there are also poetry and entertainment, what's so strange about that?"

"In that case, where is your writing desk? Do you want these 13 people to compose poems and compositions on the dining table?"

In a word, Liang Zheng was stunned by the question, and then he remembered that he forgot to arrange desks and other utensils on the scene.

Now force a smile:

"Although I want to write poems and essays, I said before that the main comparison is the catering culture, and this kind of study is not the main thing."

"Teacher Liang is very wrong! Since the restoration is the Luoyang Senior Citizens' Association, and the thirteen literary giants have a banquet together, how can there be no desk copywriting and the four treasures of the study? Are you letting them eat like a wealthy gentry in the market!"

At this time, a grumpy scholar couldn't help jumping out to refute.

Tu Wenxiao and others knew that he was extremely angry at Liang Zheng's conspiracy, so they quickly stopped him and signaled Ren Ping to continue.

"This is the first mistake and omission. There is an anthology gathering but no desk copywriting, which is extremely absurd,"

"Secondly, when ancient literati had banquets, they often invited people to write prefaces, such as the most famous "Lanting Collection Preface". Does Mr. Jiang know the preface of the Luoyang Senior Elite Association?"

Jiang Jinwen's face was red and his ears were red, and he said nothing.

"The Preface to the Luoyang Qiying Meeting was written by Sima Guang. What's the problem?"

Liang Zheng snatched it up again, and glared at Ren Ping:
"Stinky boy, what on earth are you trying to say!"

"This is just a preface, what else?"

"Other than that?"

Liang Zheng was taken aback for a moment, apparently unable to recall any other preface that had been handed down.

Ren Ping smiled leisurely:
"In addition to "Preface to the Meeting of Senior Citizens in Luoyang", Sima Guang also wrote an article "The Meeting" at that time. Teacher Liang didn't know that?"

As soon as the words fell, Liang Zheng suddenly woke up, but he didn't understand why he suddenly mentioned this.

All the scholars naturally knew about this "Meeting", and as soon as Ren Ping mentioned it, they knew his real intentions and couldn't help showing their appreciation.

Just listen to Ren Ping:
"This "Meeting Agreement" was made by Sima Guang in order to restrain the thirteen participants. There are eight rules in total, which are equivalent to the rules of the party. I won't mention the other irrelevant ones, there are only two rules,"

"One is 'simple and simple', which means that the banquet does not emphasize ostentation, the utensils do not emphasize luxury, and the focus is on simplicity and sobriety,"

"The second is 'no more than five kinds of food can be eaten day and night, and the total number of vegetables, fruits, preserved meat sauce, and the like cannot exceed twenty dishes.' This means that at a party, there should be no more than five kinds of main dishes, and the total number of preserved fruits, meat sauce, etc. for drinking should not exceed 5 dishes. ,"

"In general, it advocates simplicity and frugality and opposes extravagance and extravagance. The main purpose is to talk about friendship and have fun with poetry and poetry among friends,"

"It is also because of this that the Luoyang Senior Citizens Meeting has won the admiration of literati and officials from all dynasties and has become one of the most famous literati gatherings in Chinese history. But look at this banquet hosted by Mr. Jiang, hehe..."

(End of this chapter)