Chapter 135 Loyalty and the blame
Li Xin was shocked. Although these judges were not amazing people, they were at least not ignorant. No matter what kind of articles they had, they could always comment on them? Why didn’t they even say a word? What was the situation?
He couldn't help but slowly move to the judge's seat and leaned over to read the article. ≤≤Xiao≤ said, but after scanning it, it was as if he was falling into a cloud of confusion. Only then did he understand the feelings of those old guys. He was still the same sentence, he couldn't understand it at all, why did he squirt?
After Ye Xingyuan finished writing, he quietly stepped aside, looked at everyone's embarrassment and was secretly amused. The originally lively literary gathering suddenly became a little silence because of this article, and the scene became very strange and quiet.
Not only a few seniors who invited them to be judges, but the other scholars who took a sneak peek also frowned and thought about it after reading it, and it was difficult to say anything for a while.
Only Tang Shiyan still stood proudly, but there was no secret in his heart. He couldn't help but mutter to himself, what thing Ye Xingyuan wrote for him, why did everyone react so strangely?
But his task is to stand here to show off, and it is difficult to grab articles to read, so he can only do it in a hurry and feel like a cat is scratched.
Li Xin's face was not very good-looking, frowned and pondered for a long time, and he didn't believe in his heart that this was something Tang Shiyan taught. He had dealt with Tang Shiyan a lot back then, and he still had a good understanding of Tang Shiyan's academic level. He could have improved to this level in six or seven years?
Could it be that the storm leaked when he was preparing for the literary meeting, so Tang Shiyan invited a master as a gun to deal with it? Or was it just a coincidence? But no matter what, this article is probably Tang Shiyan himself, and he may not be able to explain it clearly!
In this way, Li Xin gritted his teeth and turned to Tang Shiyan and asked, "This little brother has profound articles, and we cannot understand them. We also want to ask Brother Tang to explain it!"
At this moment, Tang Shiyan could finally confirm that the article Ye Xingyuan had just written was definitely great, so he really shocked these people.
Tang Shiyan was surprised and happy about this result. Could it be that the capable ones are omnipotent? Unexpectedly, Ye Xingyuan had these two tricks, and the article he wrote even made Li Xin admit in person that he couldn't understand it!
Li Xin is not a modest person. He is a person who is unreasonable. He will never let go of anything he can say. This admits that he can't understand it, but he must be completely unable to understand it. When Tang Shiyan thinks of this, he can't hold back his smile.
The more embarrassed Li Xin was, the more cheerful Tang Shiyan was, and laughed and said, "The Tian Zuo strategy theory is just a few simple points. What is there to be unclear? Brother Li presided over the literary meeting. I believe he has his own opinions, so why should he be too humble?"
Li Xin wanted to force Tang Shiyan to show his strength, and then brought out the saint's words and asked: "The saint said that he knew what he knew, but he didn't know what he didn't know. I really don't know, could it be that Brother Tang refused to teach?"
This is not easy to answer. Although Tang Shiyan remained calm, he was worried. The article was written by Ye Xingyuan himself. How could he understand this? What could he teach others? Of course, the most important thing is how to dispel the candy-like Li Xin at the moment?
Just when there was no way to do it, Ye Xingyuan laughed and said to Tang Shiyan disdainfully: "Senior said that the provincial capital was full of talents and a gathering of heroes. Unexpectedly, according to the teachings of my predecessor, I only wrote a brief statement. No one in the house could explain it?
Previously, Senior Li was arrogant. I thought I had met some master, but after a try, it was just like this! Looking back, he was really pretending and speaking vulgar and disgusting, which was simply insulting these ten miles of peach blossoms! I was ashamed to be with me! It was enough to drink here, why don’t you and me go back?"
Tang Shiyan was stunned. Unexpectedly, Ye Xingyuan suddenly became so sarcastic, like an ancient madman, despised all the characters in the audience, and even pointed out Li Xin's sarcasm.
At this time, the audience was in an uproar. This is so arrogant! At this age, I dare to regard the provincial capital without anyone!
But Ye Xingyuan didn't care at all. He was just a passerby, so it didn't matter if he offended all the people in the provincial capital. For scholars like him, Hanjiang Prefecture is his hometown and the capital is his place to fly. Even if he becomes a local official in the future, he will go to other provinces, so he is destined to have too many interactions with the provincial capital in his life.
Seeing that no one answered, Ye Xingyuan pulled Tang Shiyan's sleeve again. Tang Shiyan suddenly understood and understood Ye Xingyuan's intention. Then he laughed and said, "There are always good wine in the bottle, but there are no ones who sit and discuss the Tao. Since my brother is leaving, there is no interest in this peach blossom meeting. Let's go to the street wine shop and try to get drunk again!"
Taking advantage of the fact that the group of people did not react, it was better to leave! Tang Shiyan was worried that he would be exposed, and he was very quick. Before he could finish his words, he had already walked to the corridor in front of the hall.
Li Xin wanted to stop him, but hesitated for a moment and didn't stop him. He could only watch the two of them leave. The judges looked like defeated roosters, and no one spoke.
When the scholars in the audience read Ye Xingyuan's articles, they only felt that the truth was subtle and profound. Some people were thinking hard, while others felt that they were not happy and had no mood to write their own essays.
This article was disturbed by this. Li Xin was so angry that he jumped, but at this time he did not dare to take out the manuscript he had made. If he was compared, wouldn’t he be humiliated?
When Ye Xingyuan and Tang Shiyan went far away, someone suddenly said: "We don't know who this young man's surname is, and we have never left his name in the article."
Some people speculated: "Since you are here with Senior Tang, you probably should be from Hanjiang Prefecture. I don't know which up-and-coming celebrity is, so I need to find out if I look back."
Someone also said, "He has explained before that the meaning of this article is described by Brother Tang, and he is just recording three parts of the fur. We will just ask Brother Tang for advice."
As soon as this said, everyone sighed. Tang Shiyan left the provincial capital for six or seven years. He thought he was unrestrained and lingered among the flowers. Unexpectedly, he studied hard in secret. Just based on this article, we can see that he has become a spirit!
If the provincial examination article has such a level, then Tang Shiyan will be a big hit in the imperial examination. Fortunately, this time, the enthrone and Zheng were admitted to the exam, and there were many places. Even if Tang Shiyan took one, it would be fine.
In addition, the young boy should not be underestimated. He is only sixteen or seventeen years old and looks like he has a bright future. Many people present have the intention to get along.
Listening to others' discussions, Li Xin didn't know what it felt like. He tried his best to steal the chicken but lost all the rice, which made Tang Shiyan's reputation successful.
However, Tang Shiyan left the gate and got on the carriage arranged by Ye Xingyuan and returned quickly. Only then did he relax and sweat, and even his underwear was soaked.
Ye Xingyuan smiled and said, "The old man is still so spicy. The seniors' demeanor at the meeting are so eager to be. After today, the scholars in the provincial capital will not dare to underestimate the seniors."
Tang Shiyan is an old man after all. Although he is afraid now, he is indeed pretending to be good at the literary meeting. Ye Xingyuan himself is not old enough, so he probably has no effect.
Tang Shiyan wiped his sweat and said with a wry smile: "This is really a pain. I don't even know what you wrote, but I have to pretend. This time, Lao Tang relied on holding his breath and performing his best."
He said curiously again: "What is the article of a virtuous brother? Why are there so many of them unable to speak? You are really hiding it. Old Tang is now seeing you more and more difficult to understand."
When he met Ye Xingyuan, Tang Shiyan was just a fan of his poem. Although he respected his talents quite well, he was just a young genius. But when Ye Xingyuan's nine poems moved the city of the Mansion, Tang Shiyan had already respected him as a god. Then Ye Xingyuan passed three passes in a row to win the courtesan and won the palace to test the case. This was really shocking.
Even so, Ye Xingyuan's ability seems to have not yet been fully realized. Today, he showed his skills. Is there anything in the world that this kid can't do?
Ye Xingyuan casually said: "This is just a brief theory. I will write it down later. I hope my senior will remember it. In the future, someone will come to visit my senior to discuss this article. I am unwilling to show up and just want to prepare for the exam with peace of mind. These things will be troubled by Senior Tang!"
Ye Xingyuan had already made a decision, so he made it clear and had to put this article on Tang Shiyan's head to avoid his own troubles.
He knew very well that the provincial capital was not as good as the county town of Fucheng. He had already caused many people in the provincial capital to be unhappy because of Zhou Zhi County. So now he thought that his wife had passed the provincial examination in moderation and had the status of a juren, and he didn't want to cause more trouble.
If you have to talk about loyalty, you have to trouble Tang Shiyan if you take the blame. Fortunately, the blame is not bad. With this reputation, it will be helpful to Tang Shiyan's provincial examinations, and it is also a bargaining chip for the Mu family's son-in-law that Tang Shiyan yearns for.
Tang Shiyan frowned and hesitated: "This is not good, it seems to be accused of cheating the world and stealing reputation. It would be fine if I was in power for a while in the literary association, but how could I be greedy for my own achievements? This is absolutely not possible!"
After all, he was still a talented man, so of course he didn't want to take advantage of this. But Ye Xingyuan had another thought. For him, the most important key now is to follow the path of imperial examinations. The rest of his literary and talented people are nothing more than icing on the cake.
That's why Ye Xingyuan didn't mind at all. He used cannons to blast mosquitoes in the palace and threw out nine wonderful poems about going out in one breath. It doesn't matter whether he wants this kind of literary name today, it's just for Tang Shiyan.
Seeing that Tang Shiyan was still trying to give in, Ye Xingyuan deliberately instigated: "This is just a rebellion for seniors. How arrogant Li Xin is? Don't you want to slap him in the face? Today's Peach Blossom Essay, he must have been acquainted with the idea of stepping on seniors to the stairs.
He is on the first day of the lunar month, and we are on the fifteenth day. Even though the seniors use this article to suppress him, he will not find the flaws in our article in one day, so he will be depressed for one day!"
When talking about Li Xin, Tang Shiyan was indeed furious. Thinking of this person's words and deeds before, he gritted his teeth and said, "I will be so generous to you, Brother Xie! I will deceive the world and steal the reputation. If I don't fight back against Li Xin, this bastard, I, Tang, have lived for more than thirty years in vain!"
Chapter completed!