Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 53: That’s how the name came about.

After getting a set of treasures, Qiu Xueguan didn't know that what he was holding in his arms was Pandora's Box, which was also the first step for Village Chief Xia to reap the outside world. It might be due to the limitations of the times, or it might be simply because of the aura of the novel that lowered intelligence. Anyway, Qiu Xueguan couldn't see the trick here.

Even Xia Lin gave him the formula of ink, which was a selfless contribution.

But the formula and the process were given, except for the key step of coking. In other words, they took this set of things and when people came here to compare the steps in the table, the things they made had deviations, and ended up being a mess.

This is the fundamental reason why “things won’t work if you leave this place”, and it is also the correct way to understand the local environment and people.

It was natural for Qiu Xueguan to feel as if he had found a treasure. He even had trouble sleeping at night, fearing that thieves would come to steal his treasure. Qiu Xueguan, who did not sleep well that night, had to continue hosting the challenge in the heavy snow at dawn the next day.

It was extremely cold and he didn't get enough sleep. Qiu Xueguan was in great pain. He started to shiver while sitting there. The hot noodles couldn't keep him warm for more than a few minutes. Finally, Xia Lin couldn't bear it anymore and put a brazier under his feet, which made him feel a little better.

However, Old Zhang, who had just returned from the warm inn club with the students of Yuzhang Academy, was in high spirits. The same were the students behind him. Their fighting power seemed to have been greatly improved after washing their feet.

"I won't bully you today. I know you are best at writing poems, so how about we compete in writing poems today?"

When Lao Zhang saw Xia Lin, he looked arrogant, and he and Xia Lin had a spirit of "two dogs fighting each other and one of them will be injured". He stood in front of the battle like a hero and challenged Xia Lin.

Xia Lin laughed, crossed his arms and said, "With your mediocre skills, you dare to challenge me? Come on."

Qiu Xueguan was not very energetic at the moment, he just nodded and said: "Then you two will let me see the competition between the strongest poets in Wei."

Because the weather was so bad, today's duel was held indoors. Lao Zhang paced back and forth in the room for a few circles, and clapped his fan in his palm with a sound: "Listen here. The six kings are gone, and the world is one..."

He started with the Ode to Afang Palace and by the time he reached the line "Go straight to Xianyang", everyone present, including Qiu Xueguan, straightened their backs. After all, this expert could tell whether he was good or not just by the first few lines he said. His performance was already top-notch. Even the people in Xia Lin's camp applauded secretly, but began to worry about their own teacher.

The opponent was very good at the beginning, and his combo was so smooth that it was really scary. When they heard "the weather is not the same in one palace within one day", even those who had confidence in Xia Lin were a little worried. The level of this talent was so high that it was as high as three floors.

And until the end with the words "If future generations mourn it but do not learn from it, future generations will also mourn future generations", Qiu Xueguan also sighed, clenched his hands, and even looked at Xia Lin with some helplessness.

It is no exaggeration to say that at this level, unless Xia Lin can come up with another parallel prose or fu of the same level as "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng", it would be really difficult for him to win. This is basically at the level of a famous piece of literature, and it is aimed directly at Xia Lin's head. Xia Lin wrote "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" and you Zhang Shuo wrote "Fu on the Afang Palace". Isn't it obvious that you came prepared?

But Xia Lin listened with a smile throughout, without any nervousness on his face. He waited until the fan in Lao Zhang's hand closed with a click, then he slowly sat down at the table.

"Okay, okay, you are worthy of me, Zhang Zhongchun."

"Xia Daosheng, I taught you, how could I not know your abilities?"

The two of them were at loggerheads, and the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became completely different, as if it was a battle between two fierce generals during the Three Kingdoms period. Just looking at the situation was enough to make people breathe hard.

Xia Lin shook his head: "Zhang Zhongchun, you are in such a state now just because of one word: arrogance. Well, since you said that you taught me, today I will let you see what it means to be better than the master."

After he finished speaking, he raised his chin and said, "The breeze is blowing gently, and the water is still. I raise my cup to the guests, recite poems about the bright moon, and sing songs about graceful women..."

When "Preface to the Red Cliff" was published, it was the peak showdown between the two great writers of Tang and Song dynasties, Du Mu and Su Shi. In fact, they were vaguely similar. They both had the feeling of "The two Qiao sisters are locked up in Tongque Spring" and "I will pour a cup of wine to the moon on the river". There was also the dispute between "alone" and "watch" in "My clothes are wet by Niu Mountain". There was also the lychee entanglement between "No one knows it is the lychees coming" and "I am willing to stay in Lingnan forever". There was also the melancholy and loneliness of "Who will lean on the railing here next year" and "How clear is life" during the mid-life crisis.

Alas, if Li Bai and Su Shi admired each other across time and space, then these two gentlemen were destined to be enemies.

Now Xia Lin is a copyist, he doesn't care how much emotion is contained in these things, he just copied them and thought of it as a little literary shock to the ancestors of these two masters. Although some iconic words were changed, the flavor of the whole article is still that of Su Dongpo. At this level, it is not something that Qiu Xueguan or Wang Xueguan can judge. After "I don't know that the east is already white" fell, the whole audience stood up.

At this time, Officer Qiu pursed his lips and looked at the two people on the field. In fact, he cursed in his heart: "Damn it, how could such two monsters appear in this land of Ganpo? How can other students survive? How can I, as an officer, survive?"

"Ah, this... this... this... that..." Qiu Xueguan cursed in his heart, but he couldn't form any words. He sat there with trembling lips: "You guys... ah... right..."

How to comment? How to let him comment? After listening to these two articles, I felt like I was losing four of my souls. I felt confused and my head was swollen. I was probably infected with a cold. As a student, he could not open his mouth to comment on such a weird thing.

Why? Because anyone with a discerning eye can see that this thing will be passed on to future generations. When such a thing is recorded in the history of literature, and something like "a certain academic official commented that someone is not as good as someone else" appears on it, will he still be alive? Will he still have shame? Forget about the future. If these two things are passed on, if Qiu Zhiheng says anything wrong in any of the articles, he will be laughed at until he dies. Even if that day comes, he will just stop hearing the sound of ridicule, not stop the sound of ridicule.

"Please forgive my lack of knowledge and talent, I will not comment on this... I can only conclude that the challenge failed, but the defense of the hall... can also be said to be unsuccessful."

Having said that, it basically means "Stop fighting me. If you continue, you'll be fine, but I'll vomit blood."

Of course Zhang Zhongchun had to give face to Qiu Xueguan, so he just snorted coldly and left. Xia Lin couldn't say anything more, so he could only watch him leave coldly.

"Daosheng, are you satisfied with this result?"

"Thank you for your care, Officer."

Qiu Xueguan waved his hand and said, "It's not my fault, it's your natural talent. By the way, can you tell me more about the math problem set and the movable type printing?"

"Okay, okay." Xia Lin jumped down from the table and turned to the students and said, "You all performed well. After the class at the academy, each of you will receive five taels of silver."

The students were of course cheering, and Xia Lin followed Qiu Xueguan with his hands behind his back. After all, he wanted both fame and business, and could not have one without the other.

It is no exaggeration to say that this business alone brings in at least 50,000 taels of silver every year. Then someone would ask, how can he be sure that people are willing to spend money with him?

Actually, this is very simple. Everyone knows the Sword Manual of Exorcism. Xia Lin is now the person holding the Sword Manual of Exorcism. What he wants to do is to open source the Sword Manual of Exorcism, and then open his own "Painless Minimally Invasive Chicken Spaying Studio". The Sword Manual of Exorcism is not valuable, but he can earn ten taels of silver for spaying a chicken.

As for the people in the underworld, who cares whether they cut the chickens or not? If they don’t cut the chickens, someone else will cut off their heads.

After that, there was actually nothing to do during the first month of the year. Xia Lin's main task was to eat, drink and have fun with Qiu Xueguan in the town. He only needed to pay the bill and follow them throughout the whole process. The only regret was that during this period, he returned to the mansion late at night after socializing. He had originally planned to go find Chuntao, but he missed the opportunity again and again.

By the time the first month of the lunar year was over, the competition here had already fermented. Now there are two versions of the story in the entire literary world. One is that "the teachers and students of Yuzhang Academy fought on equal terms with the world's number one scholar Xia Lin and his disciples" and the other is that "Xinping Academy defeated the four talents of Jiangnan and fought on equal terms with Yuzhang Academy."

The fact that both sides were evenly matched was a good thing. After all, they were friends who met each other. Yuzhang Academy and Xinping Academy gained fame in this incident. The only unlucky ones were the four talented men of Jiangnan. They were really ridiculed by the whole state. It could even be predicted that their reputation would soon spread throughout the country.

After all... the second place winner is among them, but he is in a disgraceful state and may even be stripped of his title.

At this moment, the little princess also returned to Hongdu Mansion. All she had heard these days were stories about Xia Lin. Every version of the story made her tremble with excitement. This made her, who was already full of longing for Xia Lin, feel so unbearable that she wished she could grow wings and fly to the Xinping Township that she had been thinking about day and night.

That's right, it's the little princess. During this ancestor worship ceremony, the little princess Tuoba Qian had been promoted to Princess Changchun Tuoba Qian.

(End of this chapter)