Songshan Academy and Qingxi Academy are old rivals. Even though they used to have the same head, they still inevitably became enemies because of the competition.

They competed for students, for sponsorship, for rankings in various competitions, and even more for rankings in the imperial examinations. They finally competed for everything.

In the past, Songshan Academy was backed by the royal family, but Qingxi Academy was evenly matched because of the popularity of the men's and women's schools.

Now Qingxi Academy's women's academy has been cancelled, and Concubine Lan Gui doesn't like Qingxi Academy, so it is slightly weaker than Songshan Academy.

But Qingxi Academy's background is there, and there are many scholars who don't buy Lan Guifei tents, so Qingxi Academy can sometimes jump up and beat Songshan Academy.

In the ten college competitions, if Songshan College can win the leader five times, Qingxi College can win four times, and the remaining one is the two academies tied for first place.

So when the students of the two giant academies were fighting again, the people in the Chrysanthemum Garden immediately became excited and came to watch happily.

There are also little girls who came to enjoy the flowers on an outing, wearing veiled hats and watching from afar, looking at the young talents surrounded by them with shining eyes.

Gu Jingyun found a good place to sit down, and the two of them sat and watched from a distance.

The students of the two academies both fell in love with the only pavilion in the chrysanthemum garden, so they made an appointment to compose chrysanthemum poems together.

Gu Jingyun thought they were so naive, but Li Baolu sighed, It's really full of youth, but isn't the pavilion occupied by someone now, after they win, will they drive away the little girls in the pavilion?

Gu Jingyun was taken aback for a moment, turned his head to look at Tingzi, and then laughed lowly, They will be happy to give up Tingzi.

Sitting cross-legged on the stone, he said with a smile, Let's take a look at the poetic talents of the talents in the capital.

However, they didn't start for a long time because they couldn't find anyone who could be a judge.

Now the students in Juyuan are students from other academies besides their two academies, and some wives bring their own daughters here, neither of them are suitable to be judges.

In the end, a young man in red couldn't stand the quarrel between the two sides, so he jumped on the stone and raised his arms and shouted, Who among you would like to be the referee? If you are not a student of the Capital Academy and have a certain appreciation ability, more than eight referees are required.

Gu Jingyun raised his eyebrows and said, Interesting.

The young man in red standing on the stone also saw Gu Jingyun at a glance. He had no choice but to be so beautiful, but just sitting there casually attracted a lot of attention. If it wasn't for the fuss on their side, this person would have become the focus .

He was sure that he had never seen such a person in the capital.

The capital is said to be big, but it is also small. If he was in the capital, he would never have heard of such a person, and the other party was wearing a Confucian shirt, and he was obviously a scholar.

The young man in red jumped off the stone and walked up to Gu Jingyun, cupped his fists and said, I'm Zheng Xu, I don't know how to call you brother, but I would like to be our referee.

Gu Jingyun, wish. Gu Jingyun still sat cross-legged on the rock and nodded to the boy in red.

Everyone saw that although he had an extraordinary appearance, he was wearing ordinary white clothes, and they were slightly dissatisfied with his simple answer.

Zheng Xu didn't care, and after getting his answer, he wandered among the crowd to find other referees.

But they are both scholars and appreciative ability, not because there are too few students of Beijing Academy, so Zheng Xu only found three people after searching for a long time, and even Gu Jingyun only had four.

The selection of poetry has always been the most difficult, so the more referees there are, the more fair the competition can be guaranteed. The two sides agreed that there must be more than eight referees, so Zheng Xu felt a little embarrassed.

Gu Jingyun supported his chin with one hand to watch the excitement, Li Baolu poked him with his finger and said, It's three quarters of an hour before lunch time, we agreed to eat vegetarian food at Huguo Temple.

Gu Jingyun immediately put away his leisurely attitude, and said to the young man in red with a serious face: You are just trying to decide the winner quickly, each poem is too slow, and poems can be divided into majestic and graceful, as well as artistic conception and artistic conception. There is a difference in literary talent, no matter which one is judged, there will always be people who are not convinced, and you can't find enough referees.

Then what does Mr. Gu think?

It's better to have a simple competition, poetry solitaire, just about quick wit and literary talent. Gu Jingyun said: Bring a tube of bamboo sticks, paint one of them red, whichever team gets the red stick will be an odd number, and the remaining team If it is an even number, line up according to odd and even, and then use Chrysanthemum as the theme of the solitaire poem. If anyone can't catch up within five breaths, their team will lose one point. The limit is one stick of incense. The last team with the least negative points will be One team wins.

How to limit the rhyme?

There is no restriction on rhymes, as long as the sentences are unanimously passed by our four referees.

This is a new way of playing, and it is very interesting. Among other things, Poetry Solitaire has always required cooperation, but odd and even are enemies, and they can make things difficult for each other, which undoubtedly raises the level of difficulty.

Although it is a simple poetry solitaire, it also tests everyone's quick wit and accumulation.

Zheng Xu asked everyone, and everyone had no opinion, so someone asked Gu Jingyun, What is the standard for your referees to pass?

First, it has to be a poem, and second, it has to be a chrysanthemum.

This standard is simple enough, everyone has no problem, gearing up and waiting to start.

Zheng Xu and Shi Wei, headed by Qingxi Academy, found a lottery tube, and under the witness of everyone, they painted the bottom of a lottery red, then threw it into the lottery tube and shook it, and then started to grab the lottery.

Zheng Xu's luck was exceptionally good today, he only got the fifth stick and got the red stick.

He raised his lips and smiled, and stood directly in the first place. Shi Wei simply chose a team member to stand in the second place. The two academies have been fighting for so many years, and both sides are very familiar with each other. The person standing behind him or standing above him.

Soon, the two teams lined up in a circle, and Gu Jingyun took paper and pens from them to Li Baolu, saying: In order not to make people doubt our fairness, you write down their poems.

Seeing that everyone was ready, another referee lit incense and the competition officially began.

Zheng Xu pursed his lips and smiled, and said, Dark and pale purple, melting and mellow yellow.

The talented scholar of Qingxi Academy standing under him thought for a moment and then said: May the pan-golden parrot be promoted to Baiyutang.

...

Autumn chrysanthemums are beautiful, and they are beautiful when they are exposed.

All this forgets worries and worries, far away from my worldly love.

... Student A of Songshan Academy opened his mouth, held his breath for a while, and stammered, Ju, Ju is here...

Time has passed, Songshan Academy loses one point, and the next person will continue. Gu Jingyun interrupted his train of thought coldly.

Student A frowned in distress, and looked at everyone eagerly.

Songshan Academy had its first negative score, and the situation became tense like never before.

After three rounds, the incense gradually burned out, Gu Jingyun pursed his lips, he was already a little hungry.

Almost at the moment when the incense burnt out, Gu Jingyun raised his eyes and said, The time has come, Qingxi Academy loses eight points, Songshan Academy loses six points, and Songshan Academy wins.

The referee sitting next to Gu Jingyun was in a hurry to count the results and heard Gu Jingyun's verdict, feeling a little embarrassed for a while.

Gu Jingyun turned his head and nodded slightly to the referees sitting with him, saying: Yun still has something to do, let's go ahead.

Li Baolu sorted out the written poems and handed them over to the referees. She said with a smile, This is the record. If you have any questions, you can read it. Some sentences in it are very interesting. Let's have fun with everyone.

Some of the poems written in a hurry are stunning and brilliant, and naturally some are mediocre and funny.

Because the requirements were not high at the beginning, as long as he met his two conditions, Gu Jingyun would pass them all, so there are many interesting lines on it at this time.

Seeing that Gu Jingyun was about to leave, Zheng Xu and Shi Wei hurried over, Brother Gu, why are you leaving? You helped us host a game, so we must thank you anyway.

Gu Jingyun waved his hand indifferently and said, I'm going to eat vegetarian food, you can play by yourself.

Shi Wei smiled and said: The vegetarian restaurant in Huguo Temple is indeed very famous, but it is difficult to eat the master's craftsmanship without making an appointment. It happened that I reserved a few more tables when I came. Why don't you stay and have fun with us?

Gu Jingyun frowned slightly, and Shi Wei continued to smile: I also ordered the most famous vegetarian chicken and thousand-handed Buddha in Huguo Temple. It's November.

Gu Jingyun immediately said: Okay.

Zheng Xu, who was a step behind, hurriedly said: Brother Shi can't be the only one. I invited Brother Gu, and I deserve to entertain you. I also ordered vegetarian food here. Although there is no vegetarian chicken and thousand-handed Buddha, The dishes are also good...”

Shi Wei glanced at him and said: Brother Zheng wants to invite Brother Gu later, so why do you have to do it today? Brother Gu has already agreed to me, and Brother Zheng is forcing him to go at this time, isn't it to make Brother Gu break the contract? ?”

Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel again, Li Baolu stood behind and poked Gu Jingyun with his finger, Gu Jingyun said with no change in expression: Mr. Zheng, if there is a chance, we will meet again in a few days.

Li Baolu didn't hide her actions, so both Zheng Xu and Shi Wei saw it, and then they looked squarely at the little black girl behind Gu Jingyun.

Zheng Xu thought for a while and nodded, Since that's the case, Brother Gu, why not leave your address, and I will come to visit tomorrow in person.

Thanks to Gu Jingyun for this competition, although he said that he found four referees in total, Gu Jingyun was the one who was most useful. Besides, judging from this short stick of incense, Gu Jingyun is not weak, and he is also very talented. Such a person It would be too wasteful not to be admitted to the academy to contribute to the academy's imperial examination admission rate.

It's a pity that he was a step too late and let Qingxi Academy take the lead, but it doesn't matter, Songshan Academy has an advantage over Qingxi Academy in the imperial examination, as long as Gu Jingyun is not stupid, he will know which academy to choose.

Shi Wei invited the guests contentedly, and the people from Qingxi Academy rushed up and took Gu Jingyun and Li Baolu to the side hall.

That's where vegetarian food is served. Shi Wei booked a total of two tables, which happened to occupy a large box.

Everyone understood Shi Wei's intentions. Gu Jingyun didn't belong to any academies in the capital, so they could draw people to their academies and contribute to Qingxi Academy's future imperial examination admission rate.

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