Queen of Nongmen: Hexagrams determine the universe

Chapter 161 Unexpectedly
The title written on this piece of paper comes from the "Little Children's Classic". There are [-] chapters in the "Little Children's Classic", each of which is a story poem, telling stories about virtues in easy-to-understand lines.

Li Xiude extracted one of the story poems and asked Ye Qiongxiang to answer the meaning of the poem.

This poem is the most controversial story poem in "Xiao Er Jing", and there are at least three interpretations of this poem.

And "Xiao Er Jing" is an enlightenment book for masters to teach students to recognize characters. The average master will not talk too deeply, and will only dismiss students with a Confucian interpretation. The words in the book, and then memorize them.

Li Xiude chose this poem because he wanted to see Ye Qiongxiang make a fool of herself.

Ordinary scholars don't know that there are at least three interpretations of this poem, but it is impossible for the students of Mingli School and Jingde School present to know.

When Ye Qiongxiang saw this poem, she was really surprised.

However, it was only a moment of surprise.

When the students gathered in the gazebo saw this question, they were not confident that she could answer the correct answer completely, and started discussing in low voices.

Su Hongying, who was sitting outside the pavilion, immediately felt much better after hearing this, and put away the fan in her hand.

Mrs. Li became proud, but she always cared about her image, no matter how proud she was, she was watching her eyes and nose at this moment, like an orchid in an empty valley listening to the wind and rain by a waterfall.

Ye Qiongxiang laid out another piece of rice paper, pressed it with a paperweight, and stood motionless in front of the table, as if in a trance.

Gradually, the surrounding discussions became louder and louder, with some voices of doubt mixed in.

If the mind is unstable, the brain must be completely blank at this moment.

Mrs. Li also thought that Ye Qiongxiang was panicking, so she said hypocritically: "Sister Xiang'er, don't force yourself, if you really can't answer this question, then forget it."

Ye Qiongxiang shook her head.

The corners of Li Niangzi's lips curled slightly, and she thought to herself, I want to see how long you, a dead duck, can keep your mouth so hard.

After a while, Ye Qiongxiang finally picked up the pen.

Ye Qingyu taught her that before answering the questions, it is best to make a draft, if there is no condition to make a draft, then make a draft first.

Because Dalongchao has very strict requirements for the examination, the handwriting must be neat;If one of them fails, no matter how good your essay is, it will be rejected.

When Ye Qiongxiang held the pen, she was very confident.

After a cup of tea, a neat and beautiful answer sheet appeared in front of everyone.

"Hey, the answer to this question is so neat and standardized!"

"Yes. It seems that the gentleman who educated this girl is really responsible! Moreover, he also deliberately trained her to take the exam."

"Let's look at the answer to this question again. She has completely written out the five interpretations of the "Xiao Er Jing" written by the great Confucians of the past dynasties! It's amazing!"

……

The smile on Mrs. Li's lips gradually disappeared, and the smile on Li Xiude's face that was sure to win also gradually disappeared, and Su Hongying took out the fan again, and slapped herself several times, so angry that she couldn't breathe well.

Zhao Yunrong hurriedly took out the fan he was carrying with him, and fanned Su Hongying flatteringly. He blamed Ye Qiongxiang in his heart for being ignorant of current affairs and showing off here, which was simply trying to ruin her good deed!

If Su Hongying was angry, then would she still be able to do what she wanted to ask Su Hongying?

"It seems that sister Xiang'er really spent a lot of money for this entrance exam," Mrs. Li said with a sour smile, "I must have spent all the money in the family to invite such a good husband, right? Sister Xiang'er At an age like flowers and jade, shouldn't you keep all the money as a dowry? As a woman, no matter how good her studies are, she still has to marry after all, Sister Xiang'er is really confused for a while."

"No, my cousin taught me," Ye Qiongxiang said, "My family, don't stop."

As a result, the smile on Mrs. Li's face gradually disappeared again.

Everyone was a little curious about Ye Qiongxiang's cousin, and they also admired him a little more.

In comparison, Li Xiude's third test question was much simpler, but Ye Qiongxiang was asked to silently write down the entire "Tian Di Wen".

"Tian Di Wen" is very long, with a full thousand words.

During the process of dictation, Ye Qiongxiang was so concentrated that a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead.

It took her half a stick of incense to completely silence a piece of "Heaven and Earth Wen".

While she was writing silently, someone was chanting.

After silently writing, Li Xiude had nothing to say.

He felt that his arrogance as a scholar was broken to pieces in front of Ye Qiongxiang, a country girl whom he looked down upon completely!
And Mrs. Li's face was also a little pale, she was holding the handkerchief tightly, her eyes were a little stiff!
Yes, she never imagined that in less than two months, that vulgar wild girl had already transformed to this point!
It just terrified her!
What a disaster for her!
The students of Jingde Academy praised Ye Qiongxiang and Dean Zhao who recommended her to take the entrance examination of Yiling County Women's Academy.

"Principal Zhao really has the insight to recognize talents. Sure enough, this shopkeeper Ye is so outstanding, her cousins ​​must not be far behind!"

"That's right, this girl is someone our Dean Zhao valued, and you people from Mingli Academy dare to come forward to challenge you? Isn't this courting death?"

"This girl's foundation is so solid. This time, she will definitely be admitted to the women's school in Yiling County with Ms. Zhao, and win glory for our Qili Town! Win glory for Qinghe County!"

……

"Let's go!" Su Hongying stood up and said angrily.

"Miss Su, don't worry. Didn't one person come up with three questions? Miss Ye hasn't come up with a question yet. Based on her knowledge, she probably can't set any puzzling questions. Today, the two of them can at most get together It's just a tie," Zhao Yunrong said hastily, "There is still hope for what Ms. Su thinks in her heart."

"You're right." Su Hongying nodded sullenly, and sat back down.

"Miss Ye, please come up with a question." Li Xiude, who was a little frustrated just now, immediately regained his haughty look, his jaw tensed.

Ye Qiongxiang glanced at Ye Qiongdan, who smiled and nodded at her.

"I have an upper couplet, and I would like to ask Mr. Li to share the second couplet." Ye Qiongxiang said.

"Right pair?" The people of Mingli Academy had weird faces, "Speaking of pairing, you have hit the iron board. Brother Xiude is best at pairing. In our Mingli Academy, even Mister should be praised."

"That's right, no one in the school is his opponent."

"Little girl, you have only just started learning. Why do you need to learn how to match others? Isn't this humiliating yourself? If you want to make a good pair, you must have good knowledge."

……

The students of Jingde Academy, who had always been at odds with Mingli Academy, looked at Ye Qiongxiang and couldn't help but become sympathetic.

Ye Qiongxiang was a little nervous, but she believed in Ye Qiongdan!

After taking a few deep breaths, she picked up a pen and dipped in the ink, and wrote the first couplet on the paper—Yan Suo Pond Willow.

These are very simple five words, but everyone in the audience was stunned.

Ye Qiongdan raised his eyebrows slightly, convinced that Li Xiude had nothing to do with it.

That was still a matter of the world she lived in before.

During the reign of Qianlong, an imperial examination was held. In the final imperial examination, there were two candidates who were evenly matched. Therefore, Qianlong wrote this couplet and asked them to go to the second couplet.

As a result, neither of the two men came out to each other.

After this couplet has been passed down from generation to generation, many literati who have no way to deal with it think that it is really "the most difficult thing in the world".

Where is it difficult?

First, the difficulty lies in the five characters in the first couplet, each radical of which is one of the five elements; second, the difficulty lies in its excellent artistic conception.

A sentence that can match the five-element radicals may not be able to fit the excellent artistic conception of the first couplet; and a sentence that can fit the excellent artistic conception of the first couplet may not contain five-element radicals in all five characters.

After this "Yan Suo Pond Willow" has been handed down for many generations, gradually, some great Confucians have finally come out right, but there are very few good works.

Ye Qiongdan didn't believe that Li Xiude's knowledge could be compared to those great Confucian scholars, and he was able to face the eternal absolute of "the most difficult thing in the world" in a short period of time!

After being silent for a cup of tea, the people around started talking in low voices.

Even, many people broke off the willow branches and started gesturing on the ground.

It's just that they made gestures for a long time, but there was no result.

Standing in front of the rice paper with the Shanglian written on it, Li Xiude's expression changed again and again, and finally he said unwillingly: "I really can't forgive this couple, but Miss Ye, is your behavior unbecoming of a gentleman? I The questions given to you are all very basic things, but you gave such a couplet, isn’t this trying to embarrass me? This couplet seems simple, but it is actually extremely difficult. Looking at the world, I’m afraid it’s impossible How many people can answer it?"

After hearing this, everyone nodded their heads.

Ye Qiongxiang didn't say a word, but picked up a pen and wrote another five words - Dengpin Jiangba Bridge.

This can be said to be a slap in the face of strength!

Someone clapped their hands and smiled, nodding repeatedly: "Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! It's really wonderful! The river embankment and the pond, these two sets of nouns are perfectly matched. Moreover, the order of the five elements in the second couplet is compared with the order of the five elements in the first couplet. That's right, not to mention the two-four-five relative and this excellent artistic conception. Unexpectedly, the second couplet given by Miss Ye, even this artistic conception is relative! The first couplet smoke locks the pond willow, and the second couplet lights sells to the Jiangba Bridge , with this smoke, wouldn't the lights go out?"

Many people were amazed, and felt that this pair could be cited as the best pair through the ages!

Li Xiude knew that no matter what he said at this moment, he would not be able to save himself, so he could only say with a livid face, "What about the second question? Is it also right?"

Ye Qiongxiang shook her head, thinking that it was fortunate that she did not marry him at the beginning, for such a narrow-minded person, if anyone married him, it would be really bad luck for eight lifetimes.

Fortunately, Mrs. Li is still complacent!
Even if this man doesn't accept the bride price from her family, she will never dare to marry him!
However, she only dared to think about these words in her heart, but she never dared to say them.

Ye Qiongxiang picked up a pen and wrote another topic on the rice paper.

(End of this chapter)