The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 109 Yaojiang Poetry Society ([-])

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Xie Shen was very moved by Han Jun's words.

Compared with Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi, Han Jun's identity is obviously closer to Xie Shen.Although he can't be called a child of a poor family, he is not a descendant of a wealthy family.

Han Jun's talent and learning are definitely among the best among the students in Yuyao. With his help, the Haitang Poetry Club will definitely be even more powerful.

"Since everyone is here, please tell us the format of this poetry meeting."

Xie Shen looked around for a week and said lightly.

Wang Zhang nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Actually, at the beginning of the establishment of this poetry society, there was no fixed form, but slowly, many people found that they could gain fame through poetry associations, and they began to fight secretly, and some even bought and sold poems. When the poetry situation arises, Lord Zhen Kewang came forward to set a regulation, and all sentient beings must follow this regulation to compete in poetry."

After a short pause, Wang Zhang continued: "Master Zhen Kewang, everyone must know that he is the leading figure in Yuyao's literary world, and everyone obeys him, so this regulation has continued."

"The biggest feature of the Yaojiang Poetry Association is that it participates in the name of the poetry club, and there is no competition among individuals."

Wang Shouwen saw that what Wang Zhang said was almost finished, so he added: "So if we want to win, we can't rely on our personal strength, we must cooperate sincerely."

Xie Shen asked curiously: "Tell me, how should we cooperate in this poetry meeting?"

Wang Shouwen smiled slyly and said, "Brother Shenxian, you don't know this, do you? In fact, there are only a few categories of questions that can be asked, such as nostalgia, Wing Chun, and boudoir grievances. So we were able to guess the questions before. , if you can prepare a few more songs, it will be a big advantage if you hit the ball.”

Hearing this, Wang Zhang shook his head and said: "This is not possible. Although Mr. Zhen Kewang will not limit the dead topics, but this year's form is said to have some changes. The members of the poetry club will take turns to participate in the battle, and the loser will automatically go down." , and then replaced by another person from the poetry club."

Xie Shen's heart sank, the form of this poetry competition was somewhat new in the Ming Dynasty.However, he has seen this form a lot in his previous life, and the test is the formation of troops.For example, if a person is good at boudoir grievance poems, then when it comes to the topic of boudoir grievance poems, he should be the top one.And if it comes to frontier poetry, the master of boudoir poetry will obviously not have the advantage.

Of course, for an all-around talent like Xie Shen, if he is fully prepared, it is still possible for one to beat ten in the poetry meeting, and one to pass through to the end.

"Everyone, listen to what Han said." Han Jun, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke, and several people turned their heads.

"Since all the students participating in the poetry meeting are county students, the standard of poetry and prose must not be bad. If we want to be sure of winning, we need to polish the details. Why don't you tell me the type of poetry you are good at, and we can arrange it first .”

This kind of competition of poetry and prose requires a lot of attention to the formation of troops. Who will lead the battle and who will be the finale will determine the final outcome.With Master Zhen Kewang's qualifications, it is natural to make a fair decision. In a round of confrontation, both sides have a chance, but it is only a chance for a poem.If someone is ruled defeated by Mr. Zhen Kewang in a round of duels, then even if he is extremely good at the remaining poetry categories, he will not be able to play again.

After a moment of silence, everyone talked about the types of poetry they were good at, and naturally there was another lively discussion.

Many years later, when some scholars read the record about Yaojiang Poetry Club in "History of Ming Dynasty Xie Shen Biography", they all exclaimed that Xie Ge was unparalleled in talent and learning.But that's all for later, so I won't show it for the time being.

A few days passed in a blink of an eye, and finally came the day of the Yaojiang Poetry Association.

Up and down the sky, there is a vast expanse of green; sand gulls fly together, Jinlin swims; Anzhi Tinglan is lush and green.

This sentence from Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower" can't be more appropriate to describe Yao Jiang in June.

Yaojiang Poetry Club, as the name suggests, is held on the bank of Yaojiang River.

Yaojiang River meanders through Yuyao City. Compared with Qiantang River, Yaojiang River looks very delicate and has a special charm.

When Xie Shen and all the friends from Haitang Poetry Club came to the location of the poetry club, they couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

It is said that scholars will enjoy it, and now it seems that it is indeed true.The students of these county schools have turned the poetry meeting into a picnic. If the respected Mr. Zhen Kewang hadn't attended the poetry meeting as a judge, I don't know how extravagant they would have prepared the Yao Jiang poetry meeting.

Mrs. Zhen Kewang used to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the Royal Envoy and other important positions. Now he has retired and returned to his hometown to spend his life in Yuyao.

Xie Shen and the students of Haitang Poetry Club have sorted out the categories of poetry they are good at, and have drawn up an entry.

Because Xie Shen is good at the most types of poetry among the crowd, he was unanimously elected as the last person to appear.

That is to say, no matter what the topic of the poem written by Mr. Zhen Kewang is, Xie Shen will be the last one to appear on the stage. This is scheduled in advance.As for the order of appearance of the others, it is decided randomly on the spot.

One advantage of this arrangement of troops is that Xie Shen, who is best at poetry, has not come out, making it difficult for the opponent to figure out the bottom line of Haitang Poetry Club.After all, Xie Shen's reputation is well known, and if such a famous opponent has not come out, they must be afraid.

In other words, this is actually a kind of psychological warfare.

Of course, such a layout requires the last person to have a good psychological quality.Otherwise, if all the members of the poetry club are defeated and their psychology collapses, it means that no matter how good their talents are, they will not be able to display them.

Xie Shen's psychological quality is excellent, and he will be the last person to appear on the stage, and he will never make a business trip.

Although the students are divided into members of three poetry clubs, they are all county student members, and there is still a need for etiquette when meeting each other.

Xie Shen and the students from the Haitang Poetry Club greeted the members of Sun Chuan's Drunkard Poetry Club and Lu Lin's Yuelu Poetry Club, and then returned to the areas divided by the poetry clubs.

The Yaojiang Poetry Club follows the ancient rituals, so there are no tables and chairs, only mats spread on the grass and ebony for the living to lean on.

Of course, there was a short food table in front of everyone, with some melon and fruit snacks on it, because the poetry meeting will last a whole day, and there is still necessary food.

Otherwise, if some students fainted from hunger at the poetry meeting, wouldn't it be ridiculous to spread the word.

Since one had to abide by the ancient etiquette, one had to sit on one's knees.

Since the Song Dynasty, scholars seldom sit on their knees.

The same is true of the Ming Dynasty, so the movements of all the creatures are a bit rusty and clumsy.

On the other hand, Xie Shen was extremely proficient and knelt on the mat with his left hand resting on the table, his eyes were deep.

He had studied Tang rituals in his previous life, so kneeling and sitting was naturally a compulsory course.

The members of the sentient beings sat down, and Zhen Kewang, who was invited by the sentient beings to be the judge of the poetry meeting, spoke up.

(End of this chapter)