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"Three pieces of writing shocked the examiner."

Sun Lei blurted out that he had heard this couplet before.

"Insanity!"

"How dare you speak to the Enguan like that!"

"Shameless!"

……

All the students were shocked when they heard this and pointed at Sun Lei and scolded him. They were all just candidates, but this man acted like he had won the top prize and was even trying to shock the examiners. What kind of madman must be to dare to speak so arrogantly?

Sun Lei didn't care at all. Not to mention a supervisory official, even the chief examiner Wen Huanzhang didn't dare to say anything here.

"What a great one! Three pieces of writing to shock the examiner's courage."

The supervisory official clapped his hands and laughed. He had not expected that there would be such an arrogant person among the candidates, but he was not angry. Young people are full of loyalty and righteousness. How can young people not have this passion?

The students looked at the inspecting official in surprise, not knowing whether he was truly appreciating him or was being sarcastic.

"This student seems to be from school?"

The supervisory officer looked at Sun Lei and asked, although he is a little old, only this school can produce someone so young and energetic.

In fact, the supervisory officials know very well that the people he needs to supervise are not the students who come out of school. Although those people are young and energetic, they still understand the rules.

Only the students who graduated from the old-fashioned schools and academies are still stuck in the last era. Their thinking is rigid and they can easily cause trouble.

"Not bad!"

Sun Lei said that although he did not go to school, he founded the school, so there was nothing wrong with saying that he graduated from the school.

"Sure enough, a hero comes from a boy!"

The inspector looked at Sun Lei and said with a smile.

The other students only then realized that the prosecutor really admired the man named Li.

Some people were heartbroken. If they had known that the prosecutor liked this kind of madman, they would have been more arrogant.

"My dear, you have already won this one, you can send another pair up!"

The owner came up and said with a smile.

"Bring me a pen!"

Sun Lei waved his hand.

The servant came up with pen, ink, paper and inkstone, the scroll was spread out, and Sun Lei began to write.

"Smoke locks the willows in the pond!"

Sun Lei wrote only five words before stopping.

"If no one can match up, then don't put up any signs. The exam is coming soon, so you should all go back and review."

Sun Lei threw away his pen and looked at the students with a smile.

"Smoke locks the willows in the pond!"

The first couplet was hung up, and a group of students gathered around it, wanting to show their talents to defeat this crazy student and win the favor of the supervisory officials.

But all the students' faces changed drastically when they saw this couplet. Of course, they realized the extraordinaryness of this couplet. Just by taking a look at it, they knew that they would never be able to come up with a couplet like this in their lifetime.

The entire hall was silent, and everyone was staring at the first couplet.

"What an absolute!"

The supervisory official applauded, saying that the couplet was truly wonderful. He was a fan of couplets, but this was the first time he had seen one like this.

Sun Lei ignored everyone's astonishment and walked away with a smile.

"Your Majesty, spare these people?"

The guard asked Sun Lei in a low voice, there are many people who committed treason today, and according to the law they should all be executed.

"There's nothing wrong, why arrest them? Ignorance is not a crime. Besides, this is just a literary exchange!" Sun Lei said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, why do you want to bother with these antiques today?"

A guard asked curiously. The emperor usually didn't put on airs, so the guards were more casual.

"It's because they are old-timers that I want to take action. These guys are ignorant and know nothing but writing nonsense and gossiping. Look, the people who went there today are all old-timers. The students in the school have already been studying hard!"

Sun Lei said that the students in the school received a new type of education, which was completely different from those from traditional academies. This also made Sun Lei satisfied. His efforts were not in vain.

"Smoke locks the willows in the pond."

This absolute soon spread throughout Liangshan City, and everyone was racking their brains to figure out what was going on.

But no matter how hard they racked their brains, they couldn't get it to match at all. This couplet was really too difficult.

Those frustrated students had no interest in studying anymore. They left the restaurant one by one and went back to review their lessons and prepare for the exams.

The spirit of comparison in Liangshan City suddenly disappeared for the most part, and most of the candidates from restaurants and gambling houses suddenly disappeared for the most part.

But the restaurant's business was not greatly affected. There were still many people coming to admire this absolute, and some people were persevering in thinking of the second couplet.

"Gold, wood, water, fire, earth! The five elements! This..."

"Not only the five elements, but also the artistic conception is unique. A quiet pond surrounded by green willows and a layer of mist covering the outside. The beautiful scenery seems to be right in front of you."

“I’m afraid there won’t be a sequel to this.”

"Mr. Li...why don't you even have a name?"

The onlookers looked at the top wooden plaque on the nameplate wall, which read "Mr. Li of Quanzhou". What kind of name is this?

"It's hard to think about it. At that time, the young man just said his last name was Li, and he said he was from Quanzhou! It seems that he was an official sent out of Liangshan City."

The shopkeeper said with a smile.

"Nonsense, I'm from Quanzhou, there's no official in Quanzhou that I don't know, and there's no official sent to Quanzhou with the last name Li."

A middle-aged man in fancy clothes spoke.

"No? That's impossible! That young man looks so noble, it's hard to tell at a glance that he can't be from an ordinary family!"

The shopkeeper spoke.

"Noble and impressive? Among all the famous people in Quanzhou, there is no one like him!"

The middle-aged man spoke.

"That……"

The shopkeeper was also stunned, he had never thought about this, what did he mean by there is no such person.

"Impossible. There were many people present that day, including supervisory officials. Mr. Li faced several absolutes in a row, and then he came up with such an absolute, and then he left!"

The shopkeeper immediately said that he remembered the incident very clearly and how could he have remembered it wrong.

"That's impossible. I've been in Quanzhou for more than half a year. I've seen all the officials. I know the merchants better. A surname of Li? He looks very noble? An official sent out to other places? How could there be such a person?"

The middle-aged man thought for a moment and shook his head in denial.

"Did he use a fake identity?"

Some people immediately speculated that the only possible reason was that Mr. Li was just a pseudonym.

“Why would someone so talented use a pseudonym?”

Everyone was puzzled. A person with such great talent should not hide his identity.

Since no one could come up with a pair, their attention quickly shifted to finding Master Li.

The search for Master Li soon spread throughout Liangshan City, and everyone was curious about who this Master Li was.

But even with this city-wide carnival-like search, no one could find any trace of Young Master Li. It was as if this Young Master Li suddenly appeared and disappeared just as suddenly.

Liangshan City soon had an urban legend about the mysterious Master Li. It was said that Master Li was extremely talented and that anyone who met him would be blessed and passing the imperial examination would not be a problem. (End of this chapter)