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Chapter 170: All the virtuous people have arrived, and the drama begins

On the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, the New Year's Eve is getting closer.

Although according to the law of the Great Xia, tomorrow is the day when the official government seals the holiday, but everyone knows that the day before the big holiday, and it is the time of the Chinese New Year, who has the heart to do things!

Even if an inappropriate boss wants to assign a task on weekdays, he has to weigh whether it is worth giving up the reputation of his mother and female relatives in the clan, so the major yamen in the capital are basically idle at the moment.

Therefore, when Shi Zixian used an unexpected method to provoke a struggle among candidates from various prefectures in Zhongjing City in advance, and successfully attracted the attention of many dignitaries in the city, Xia Jingyun stepped forward to challenge and led Sishui Prefecture, which had lost four games in a row, to challenge Guangling Prefecture, which had won five games in a row.

One is born out of nowhere, with unparalleled poetic talent, and at the same time emerging in the top circles of Zhongjing, who is cleverly counted as the British prince, and the younger brother of the concubine of Defei, who is only in the household department, Xia Jingyun;

One is Shi Zixian, a cousin of the Ministry of Rites who has emerged from a sudden and has repeatedly defeated the students of the four states with one enemy.

And when the not-so-secret grievances between the Shi family and Xia Jingyun were uncovered, and Shi Zixian broke the previous rules and led Guangling Prefecture to humiliate Sishui Prefecture twice, the topic of this competition was filled in an instant.

More importantly, for some unknown reason, Xia Jingyun sent out the battle letter and the actual time of the battle, and there was another day, which just gave the topic a perfect fermentation time.

Therefore, there was almost no suspense. Although the time of the competition was set at the third quarter of Chen's hour, three or four state officials had already brought the students from the state to watch the battle just after Chen's time.

Fortunately, Guanglingzhou is not an idiot. After a little understanding of the situation, he knew that today's scene was different from usual, so he made preparations in advance and arranged seating positions.

The originally spacious Guanglingzhou Guild Hall was quickly filled with human voices.

Just as everyone in Guangling Guild Hall was busy receiving people from various states, a carriage came slowly and stopped outside Guangling Guild Hall.

The steward of the guild hall, who was a little dizzy from being too busy, subconsciously glanced at the mark on the carriage, his expression changed, he kicked the young man who was about to go forward to meet him, ran quickly, and greeted him personally.

Shi Zijun got off the carriage and smiled slightly, "No need to be polite, I'll help my cousin out."

The steward nodded repeatedly, and personally invited Shi Zijun to a room on the second floor.

Just as he arranged to walk down, another carriage stopped outside the guild hall. Seeing the sign on the carriage, the steward of the guild hall was surprised again and walked up quickly.

The butler of Wei Yuanzhi's household got out of the car and exchanged greetings with the steward of the guild hall with a smile, "Master Wei also pays a lot of attention to literary affairs. Hearing that there is something interesting, I will send you to come over to have a look."

The manager of the guild hall was no stranger to the affairs in Zhongjing City, so he immediately knew that this person was here to support that Mr. Xia from Sishui Prefecture. He was deeply moved by the fight between gods and gods, so he said some polite words, and sent him to a private room on the second floor in person.

Of course, he wasn't next to Mr. Shi's family.

When he returned to the door, he picked up the teapot and took a sip. Just as he got his breath, he saw two carriages, which were obviously much more luxurious than the two carriages in front, stopped at the door.

On the carriage in front, a son jumped off.

Dressed in royal blue, eye-catching and extravagant, a face can also arouse the hearts of many young women.

"Young Master Qin! What kind of wind brought you here!"

The manager of the guild hall was dumbfounded, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, flattering him exaggeratedly.

As we all know, there are only three of the four sons of the capital.

Two of them were surnamed Qin.

In addition to Qin Sichao, the son of Prime Minister Qin who is known as the number one son in Beijing, the other is Qin Yuwen, the eldest son of Qin Yuwen, the eldest son of Qin Yuwen, who was originally from Longshou Prefecture and had two generations of empresses.

The son of Prime Minister Qin was called Mr. Qin, so this Mr. Qin had no choice but to change his title. Someone had an idea and called Mr. Qian. Qin Yuwen himself didn't feel disgusted, so the title was settled like this.

But the problem is, Mr. Qian has never been interested in such things as dancing and writing?

Qin Yuwen sighed, and glanced at the carriage behind you, "Don't mention it, just open the back door of your guild hall. I have a friend who is very interested in today's competition and wants to come and see it."

The steward of the guild hall saw the luxurious carriage with the logo of the Qin Mansion, and immediately understood, nodded repeatedly, "Young Master Qian, please."

Before he could take a step, he heard a clear laughter from behind, "Brother Qin, please stay."

Qin Yuwen and the steward of the guild hall turned their heads to look at the same time, Qin Yuwen was still calm, but the steward of the guild hall twitched his mouth in shock.

I saw Qin Sichao, the son of Prime Minister Qin, walking in front of the two with a smile, walking calmly, "Brother Qin, I haven't seen you for a while, don't come here for nothing."

At the same time, I did not forget to smile and nod with the manager of the guild hall, which really made me feel like a spring breeze.

Although Qin Yuwen didn't reject being called Mr. Qian, after all, he couldn't use his original surname anymore. Qin Sichao had always felt guilty about it, so whenever he met Qin Yuwen face to face, he always called him by his surname. This small and delicate tenderness made Qin Yuwen, a person with a strong sense of businessman, find it useful.

Therefore, he, who has always been nonchalant about outsiders, smiled, "I thought you would come here on foot!"

Qin Sichao smiled, "As the prime minister's son, the family resources can be fully afforded, and it is the twelfth lunar month of winter, if you have to walk here, wouldn't it be a great way to gain fame?"

Qin Yuwen nodded, "You are honest."

Qin Sichao glanced at the carriage slightly, his eyes suddenly revealed, and immediately cupped his hands, "I still have some things to do when I go in, so I won't go with Brother Qin, I hope Brother Qin will forgive me."

Qin Yuwen couldn't help but feel a little moved, and bowed his hands in return.

Qin Sichao voluntarily refused to be accompanied by the steward of the guild hall, and went in with the guards by himself, and the steward of the guild hall sent the Qin family's carriage to the back door.

Waiting all the way to feel that today's battle is too big, he returned to the main entrance, and saw the situation in front of him, and was instantly stunned.

The carriages of several dukes' mansions and Hou's mansions headed by the Duke of England stopped for a while, and his legs were so frightened that his legs went limp.

The butler of the British government came down and led the crowd in.

Based on their sources of information, of course they knew that the Shi family had secretly provoked this chaos, not only with the idea of ​​helping their nephew to become famous, but also with the idea of ​​targeting Xia Jingyun.

If Xia Jingyun was knocked down, it would be regarded as a nomination for the faction of Concubine Shu and the British Duke. The British Duke naturally understood these tacit understandings, so he reciprocated and ordered people to support him.

After the manager of the guild hall invited all these people in, he had no choice but to discuss with the state officials that the state should only keep ten candidates present, and then properly arranged those extra candidates in the restaurant next door.

It's gone now, right?

But what he didn't know was that at this moment, three servants in the palace, dressed in ordinary clothes, quietly came to the restaurant across the street.

The game behind this matter is not abnormal in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of real top figures, it is all clear.

In the small courtyard of the Guangling Prefecture Guild Hall, Shi Zixian couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he heard the external situation reported by the personal book boy.

Knowing his own abilities, he couldn't help looking at the two old men beside him with some confusion, and swallowed, "The two great scholars, how can there be such a battle?"

"Haha, Mr. Shi, isn't this a good thing? We do these things just to gain fame. With so many dignitaries here today, if we can step on Xia Jingyun's position in front of them, wouldn't it be great? One time is worth the prestige you gained ten times before!"

"That's right, don't worry, today's poems and essays are all polished by me early on, and they are even better than the ones used before, just for this match with Xia Jingyun, there will be no problems, and you will surely succeed in one battle and become famous in one fell swoop!"

After hearing what the two said, Shi Zixian couldn't help feeling a lot more relaxed, nodded, and respectfully said: "If this time can be achieved, this junior will definitely repay it wholeheartedly!"

The two great Confucian scholars showed no respect for fame and wealth, and their attitudes were calm and breezy, with their bearded smiles.

Shi Zixian's eyes gradually became firmer, he opened the courtyard door, and strode out!
Be famous all over the world!

Just today!

"Master Shi is here!"

"Master Shi is here!"

With the appearance of Shi Zixian's figure, there was a burst of discussion in the field, which attracted people who hadn't noticed him to look sideways.

Among the gazes, there were the curiosity of those who had never fought before, the admiration or jealousy of those who had already fought, and some excitement of purely watching the show.

Shi Zixian tried his best to purse the corners of his mouth, shouting in his heart to take it easy, calmly came to the area of ​​Guangling Prefecture, and sat down.

In the entire field, only the area of ​​Sishui Prefecture, which is directly opposite to Guangling Prefecture, remains unoccupied.

Many people suddenly had an extremely absurd idea: Sishui Prefecture won't break the contract after hearing this situation, right?
But soon, their thoughts were shattered.

Following the sound of footsteps, a man in a green shirt took the lead, and the teachings of the state school were half a step behind, leading more than ten Sishui state disciples into the guild hall.

Everyone looked at the man in the green shirt with a face like a crown of jade and an extraordinary bearing, and looked at the people in Sishui Prefecture who had a suddenly different aura and were solemn and quiet, and their hearts were taken by it.

Because the standard of watching the match today is really too high, after discussing with the owner behind the guild hall, the manager of the guild hall urgently invited an old professor from the Imperial College to preside over it.

"Are you Xieyuan Xia Jingyun from Sishui Prefecture and Juzi from Sishui Prefecture?"

The old professor of the Imperial College asked questions, Xia Jingyun stopped and cupped his hands, "It's just the late learning."

It seemed that some did not expect this powerful relative to be so humble and respectful. The old professor showed some approval in his eyes, and nodded, "No need to be polite, please take a seat."

When everyone in Sishui Prefecture was seated, the professor first talked about the significance of the [-]-state chaos to the students, and its position in the imperial court's policy on literature and affairs.

Then he said slowly: "Now, please greet each other."

Reckless people in the rivers and lakes all know that they report their names to each other before fighting, and scholars who are the spokespersons of the world's etiquette are no exception. Literary clubs, meeting friends through literature, and exchanging skills, naturally must abide by the etiquette of scholars.

Even if you want the other party to die in your heart, you still have to be kind on the surface.

Therefore, Shi Zixian stood up first, and cupped his hands towards Xia Jingyun, "Shi Zixian of Guangling Prefecture, with a good character, is polite here."

Everyone turned their eyes to Xia Jingyun again, and saw him standing up slowly, but he did not speak like Shi Zixian, but said coldly: "I heard that you came to challenge us in Sishui Prefecture twice? And you said that the competition with us is the relaxation after the big battle? Or that I am a coward and dare not fight?"

boom!
There was an uproar in the audience.

What the professor of the Imperial College said just now was still hot, did you just come up here and do this?
Xu Dapeng was excited, it was just like this, this was the brother Gao Yang he knew.

The old professor's beard flicked, and he felt that he was really old and dizzy just now. He actually felt that this humble and polite person quickly said seriously: "Pay attention to etiquette!"

Xia Jingyun shrugged his shoulders, "Since the masters of the Imperial College have said so, the younger generation has to save face, so let's say another word."

He looked at Shi Zixian, and said coldly: "Brother Xia is very angry, and the consequences will be serious."

Bai Yunbian swallowed his saliva, this bastard is really a bit powerful, in terms of pretending to be aggressive, he has to admit that he is really a formidable opponent!

(End of this chapter)