While the children of the aristocratic family were still immersed in the delicious taste of the wine, Liu Feng had already given the second order.

He ordered people to bring up the turntable that had been prepared in advance.

Everyone had never seen anything like this before, and they all turned to look at the behemoth.

What everyone brought in was a wooden frame with a flat plate at the bottom for support and a vertical wooden pole inserted on top.

The focus is on the upper end of the wooden pole, which is connected to a circular turntable through metal.

The turntable is also engraved with the names of each state.

Just when everyone was looking at the turntable and guessing what the turntable was used for, Liu Feng started to introduce the use of the turntable to everyone.

"Please see, this circular turntable is engraved with the names of each state. As long as the disk is rotated, when the disk finally stops rotating, the pointer will definitely stay on a certain state.

Therefore, after a while, I will send someone to turn the dial. As long as the pointer finally stops on which state, the scribes of that state will need to compose the poem."

After listening to Liu Feng's introduction, everyone was very curious about this new form.

After all, compared to the poetry gatherings that everyone had experienced before, they could only write poems. This way, they could also play games, which made everyone feel very relaxed.

Just when everyone was still very curious about composing poems on a turntable, a young man from an aristocratic family stood up and asked Liu Feng his question:

"Governor Liu, we all understand the function of this turntable.

But what are these bamboo shelves in front of us used for?"

Liu Feng listened to the words of this young man from an aristocratic family, pointed at the shelves and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, everyone, I haven't finished introducing it yet. Since this is a rare poetry meeting, it naturally can't be just that one game.

Please see that at the front of the area where each of your states is located, there is a circulating water rack made of half a piece of bamboo tube.

The design of this water rack with one end high and one end low is to facilitate the passage of water.

Later, after the poetry meeting officially begins, I will order someone to put an empty wine glass into the bamboo tube.

Then I ordered people to pour water into the bamboo tube from the high end to make the water flow down.

In this way, the empty wine glasses placed in the water rack will drift with the current.

While the wine glass flows from high to low, everyone in this state must think of a poem.

If someone is confident enough in themselves, they can pick up the wine glass when it reaches them.

As long as you pick up the empty wine glass, a dedicated waiter will pour the wine into the glass for you.

At this time, the person holding the wine glass can drink."

When Liu Feng said this, he deliberately stopped and looked at everyone's reaction with a smile.

Sure enough, someone listened to Liu Feng's answer and asked angrily:"Prefect Liu, this is not about who is suitable to sit at the top. Yet?

If I sit at the top, I will pick up the quilt as soon as the wine glass comes over.

This way you can keep drinking, haha."

However, as soon as the man finished speaking, someone immediately laughed at him and said:"With Liu Taishou's intelligence, how could he give you an advantage in vain and let you drink all this wine alone.

Have you forgotten that this is a poetry meeting?

I think Liu Taishou will definitely let the person who picks up the wine glass compose a poem."

After hearing this, the young man from the aristocratic family said disapprovingly:"I just write poetry, it's not like I can't do it.

Besides, even if I can't make it, I still drink this grape wine and it won't be a loss. Liu

Feng listened to the words of the son of the aristocratic family and smiled and said:"You drank such good wine, but we can't hear the poem. How can this be okay?"

Therefore, if someone picks up a wine glass and pours wine but does not compose a poem or cannot compose a poem, he will have to accept some small punishment.

First, other people who can write poems will raise their hands to write poems on this person's behalf.

After you finish composing, an attendant will hand you a brush, and you can use the brush to draw random strokes on the face of the person who has not composed the poem.

The handwriting on his face could not be washed away until the end of the poetry meeting."

After Liu Feng finished speaking, the children of the major aristocratic families in the audience started discussing again.

"This is a good idea. You won't be harmed by citizens and can complete the punishment."

"The idea is good, but those who haven't written poems are in trouble. If the ink can't be washed off, doesn't it mean that they have become a painted-faced cat?"

"Yes, yes, if I draw a few more strokes, I might not be able to see anyone. At this time ,

Liu Feng suddenly heard someone ask:"Prefect Liu, what if everyone is afraid that their faces will be painted and don't take the wine glass?""

"This is not simple. If the wine glass flows from high to low in a circle and no one picks it up, it can only mean that all the literati in this state have exhausted their talents. Naturally, all of them will be punished."

After listening to Liu Feng's words, the children of the major aristocratic families sitting here all aroused their belief in winning.

After all, according to this rule, it is a competition between the children of aristocratic families and literati in various states.

If it is one person, it is nothing more than Just drink and write poems.

But now everyone represents their hometown, so they can't relax as before. After all, they have to win glory for their hometown.

Everyone figured out the key to this, and they all ignited their fighting spirit.

So Someone asked:"Prefect Liu, I have another question.

Is there anyone who can judge whether the poems we write are good or bad?

If someone is judging, may I ask if this person is you, the prefect?

Liu Feng shook his head and said:"Everyone who writes poems must have a special evaluator to evaluate it."

But this person is not the prefect.

Although I can also compose poems, I am still young and do not have enough experience in evaluating other people's poems.

But don’t worry, we at Dragon City have professional reviewers.

That is the dean of our Longcheng Academy, Cai Yong, Mr. Cai."

Everyone present here is a young man from a major family. Naturally, they know that Cai Yong is one of the most famous Confucian scholars in the world. He is not only good at writing poetry, but also proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

So everyone agreed:"We have Cai Yong here. Being a judge will ensure the fairness of the poetry competition"

"That’s right, as long as the judges are fair, we in Yuzhou will definitely win."

"Yes, our Yingchuan Academy in Yuzhou is the best academy in the entire Han Dynasty.

The students taught by Mr. Sima Hui will definitely not lose to others."

At this time, Liu Feng saw that everyone had understood the rules of the poetry competition and were full of expectations for the upcoming poetry competition, so he said no more. So he directly announced:"Since everyone has no questions, then This eunuch announced that the Dragon City Poetry Festival has officially begun!"

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