Although it is difficult for ordinary people in this world to study, the children of aristocratic families are familiar with poetry and books since childhood. Even if they are dudes, they are enlightened from school at the age of three.

Although it was difficult for Lu Xinglin's couple to come out, there may be quite a few couples who came out with the second couplet. After all, he didn't deliberately use Qiangu to make it difficult for others.

Moreover, only half of the ten couplets need to be paired, and after a while, talented young men and young ladies began to make pairs at the empty table next to them.

Lu Xinglin hasn't worked out the paper yet, and now it's handed over to the Ji family, so he doesn't know when it will be available.

So now all the silks that are used for writing couplets are specially used for writing. Fortunately, he also considers the problem of waste. The cuts of these silks are not large, and the ones given are also small brushes, so it won't waste too much .

After writing the pair, it is natural to show it to the two gentlemen.

These two are great Confucian scholars in the world, and naturally they have no knowledge, and whether they can pass is just a matter of glancing at them.

Soon, many young gentlemen and young ladies passed the first pass and entered the gate of Xiyuan.

When they entered Xiyuan, everyone couldn't help but see their eyes light up.

Before, they only saw the bright lights in Xiyuan through the high wall, but they really understood what the Shangyuan Lantern Festival was when they actually entered.

At this time, the Xiyuan Garden has been filled with all kinds of lanterns. These lanterns are of different shapes, ranging from ordinary round, oval, and square palace lanterns to lotus lanterns, peony lanterns, and koi lanterns. , Jade Rabbit Lanterns, or cute, or mighty animal-shaped lanterns are dazzling.

These lanterns are not simply hung on both sides of the road. The eaves, treetops, and even the entire sky above the brook garden are full of lanterns.

In addition to these dizzying lanterns, there are many small vendors setting up stalls on both sides.

Of course, it is not a real small vendor, but a servant pretending to be one, but whether there are various snacks on the stalls, small accessories for the occasion, small lanterns and other things, they are all real.

If you want it, you don't need to spend money to buy it, but you need to participate in various activities to win special small pendants in exchange.

This small pendant was designed by Lu Xinglin. It is a moon lantern made of ceramics and tied with a red string. It is very chic even on the wrist.

And these activities are nothing more than some small events for talent competition, including the six arts of gentlemen and those that everyone often plays.

These have nothing to do with the real breakthrough. If you want to pass the level, you have to go to Merlin.

The reason for setting these up is that Lu Xinglin was worried that those who couldn't participate in the checkpoints would have nothing to do outside, so he made some small activities.

In this way, even if you can't participate in the checkpoints, you can still have fun outside, at least the trip is worthwhile.

Not to mention, although the Zhao Dynasty also celebrated the Lantern Festival, they were all praying in temples or carrying out some other religious activities, which was very dull.

Lu Xinglin made such a toss, so many young gentlemen and young ladies who came here to break through the barrier were directly immersed in the sky filled with lights and having fun.

"The sound of the phoenix flute moves, the light of the jade pot turns, and the fish and dragon dance all night."

Hearing the sound of silk and bamboo in his ears, looking at the brightly lit street below and the bustling crowd, Lu Xinglin, who was sitting on an attic for a while, couldn't help feeling poetic.

"Good sentence!" Lu Xu, who was about to enter the door, happened to hear it, and couldn't help clapping his hands and praised: "Ah Ze is so talented!"

"That's a sentence from the predecessors. I'm not good at writing." Lu Xinglin shook his head and said.

Seeing that Lu Xu still wanted to say something, he quickly interrupted: "Brother Xu, what is the matter for you to come looking for me?"

"Everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared. There is nothing else to do. It's just that the gentlemen invited by Brother Han want to meet you." Lu Xu said.

The people Ji Han invited were all well-known Confucian scholars in the contemporary era. Given their identities, they are naturally extraordinary, but they have a good relationship with the Ji family, and since Ji Han came to invite them personally, it is not an exaggeration for them to come here.

So it was Ji Han who was greeting them all the time, and for some reason he wanted to see Lu Xinglin all of a sudden.

But since he wanted to see him, he naturally had to make a trip.

After arriving, Ji Han introduced him to the literati and scholars present one by one.

How should I put it, Zhao Chao loves beauty from top to bottom without exception, even these literati and scholars, when they saw Lu Xinglin's face, they couldn't help but soften their voices by three points.

Everyone called Lu Xinglin here for no other reason than to meet the most famous beauty in Beijing today.

Seeing it now, naturally did not disappoint everyone.

Moreover, all the people present here are elders, and when they see juniors who are more favorable to them, they can't help but try to teach them.

So before the breakthrough, Lu Xinglin, the organizer of the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, was the first to be tested by the judges.

Lu Xinglin didn't mean to hide his clumsiness. There are so many geniuses in the Zhao Dynasty. It is said that the previous generation still had a genius who could write poems at the age of three and write at the age of five. As long as he doesn't reveal some abilities beyond the limits of ordinary people, it is not surprising. It's just another genius in Shangjing.

After this assessment, the literati present showed a much better attitude towards him.

Before, they just regarded him as a very good-looking junior, but now they vaguely mean to treat him as a peer.

Even Ji Han, who is his own eldest brother, was secretly shocked at this moment.

He only knew that this little brother likes to read books on weekdays, and he seems to be quite talented, but he never thought that he has already learned enough to talk to these great scholars without losing the wind.

Regardless of others, Ji Han knew that he would never be able to do it anyway.

Although he was very shocked in his heart, Ji Han was happy to see all this come true.

If the younger brother can become a great Confucian of a generation, it will still be of great benefit to the Ji family.Not to mention, the Ji family's status among literati alone has to rise to a higher level.

Originally, these literati and scholars just wanted to test and teach Lu Xinglin, but they didn't expect it to develop into a casual conversation, and the more enjoyable the interview.

It wasn't until Ji Tao came to inform that the time was up and that one hundred candidates had been determined to take part in the challenge, did they stop with unsatisfied enthusiasm.

Lu Xinglin went there with these literati and scholars. When he got there, he saw that the lake was already crowded with people.

The lights here are the same as before, and those who have obtained the qualification to watch have already sat down in the auditorium on both sides, and the rest are those who have obtained the qualification to break through.

At this time, these people were scattered around the small lake, where there was the entrance to the walkway leading to the lake center platform.

However, there are still checkpoints at the entrance and this corridor, and a few more checkpoints need to be passed to really climb to the Huxintai.

The next level is much more difficult than before, and the first level is seven steps into a poem.

It is easy for everyone to compose a poem, but it is not so easy to complete a poem in seven steps and it is still on the theme of the Shangyuan Lantern Festival.

So this level wiped out one-third of the people.

Naturally, those who fail can only retreat to the stands on both sides to watch others pass the level, while the rest continue to the next level.

The second hurdle is shooting.

There are many bows and arrows hanging on both sides of the walkway leading to the lake center platform, and each bow is equipped with ten feather arrows. The second level is to shoot the lanterns hanging above the lake with arrows.

And this lantern is not shot casually, you have to hit the red lantern among them, ten feathered arrows, if you miss a red lantern, you get two points, if you miss it, you get no points, if you set it wrong, you will be knocked down One point deducted.

In the end, the score must reach [-] points to pass the level, if not, you will still be eliminated.

There are many lanterns hanging above the lake, all in various colors, including red lanterns, but the number is limited.

That is to say, if he is careful not to shoot because he is afraid of shooting other lanterns and will be deducted points, he will still lose if the red lantern is shot by others.

If you want to pass this level, you not only need a very high level, but also have to be bold and careful.

This is the checkpoint of the young gentlemen, but the young ladies are different. They are similar to throwing pots, but instead of throwing pots, they are throwing lanterns on the ice.

This is in consideration of the fact that some young ladies are separated from men and women because they have not learned bow and arrow.

In fact, there are many girls in this world who know how to ride and shoot. As far as Lu Xinglin knows, his elder sister, Ji Yu, and the cousins ​​of the Ji family have all learned it, and they have learned it quite well.

For the convenience of scoring, all the feather arrows here are engraved with numbers.

Only the number engraved on the ten feathered arrows in one quiver is the same, while the others are completely different.

Before shooting an arrow, everyone must first register the number of feather arrows they choose, so as to avoid miscalculation.

This level was much more exciting than before, and the audience watched it with great enthusiasm.

Lu Xinglin at Huxintai naturally saw everyone's performance, and naturally a few of them performed well.

But what attracted his attention the most was a different woman.

The woman was very beautiful, but what was rare was that she carried a wildness in her body.

Although the material of her clothes is not bad, but the style is quite simple, and she doesn't have as many accessories as other women. Even her hair is simply pulled up and a jade hairpin is inserted.

With her simple attire, she was extremely conspicuous among a group of well-dressed ladies.

Of course, what attracted Lu Xinglin was not her appearance, but her identity.

That's right, this is the son of luck who was almost forgotten by Lu Xinglin.

He's been here for so long, he almost forgot about her, and he didn't even know that the son of luck had arrived in Shangjing.

If Guan Miao hadn't come to the Shangyuan Lantern Festival today, Lu Xinglin might not have known about it.

In fact, the son of luck's coming to Beijing doesn't have much impact on him. At best, he just needs to be more careful when doing things in the future, so as not to spoil too many plots.

It's just that his mission this time conflicts with the plot, and sometimes it's unavoidable even if it affects the plot.

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