After Xie Shu finished writing, he didn’t need to write on a clean piece of paper like other people. I don’t know if it’s because of the habit of modern exams. Every time Xie Shu writes, he always thinks about his ideas before writing. , and there is no need to change.

Therefore, although Xie Shuchengwen is not the earlier part, in fact the remaining time is sufficient.

When several staff members in charge of publicity stepped forward to copy, Xie Shu observed the Qilu people on the opposite side, especially Kong Xiu. He knew before that this person was smart and had a good way of speaking, so he was always a few steps ahead of others .

However, Xie Shu discovered that Kong Xiu had just finished writing, not only that, there was another person who caught Xie Shu's attention.At this time, it was approaching the end of the essay, and everyone was writing at a much faster speed. At most, they would consider a few words, but this person was not. He seemed to be a bit unfamiliar with his article, and paused from time to time.

The reason why Xie Shu has an impression of him is because this person has been by Kong Xiu's side, and he was the one who spoke just now. From Kong Xiu's attitude towards this person, it is not difficult to see that this person should be a somewhat famous person.

However, Xie Shu asked Zhang Enshi and others, and found that none of them knew his name, so Xie Shu was a little puzzled.

Not long after, the literary competition ended and it was time for the judging. When everyone presented their works to the stage for mutual reading, the Wangchuan Building suddenly became lively.

They saw each other's works one step ahead of everyone on the stage, and they couldn't wait to express their opinions.

In fact, in this literary battle, the focus of everyone's attention was Kong Xiu. Who is such a talented young man with such a reputation?

And the momentum created by Kong Xiu this time was also successful enough that most of the people in the capital had heard about this literary battle, even if they didn't come in person, they would still discuss it.

But Xie Shu came here. People are visual animals. Xie Shu's appearance is too handsome to attract people's attention. The key is that Xie Shu is not an unknown person, and Xie Shu is really capable!

Because Xie Shu and Kong Xiu wrote almost at the same time, everyone also witnessed their works at the same time.

After reading it, everyone couldn't help but be surprised to find that Xie Shu's literary talent is clearly no less than that of Kong Xiu!And some people even think that Xie Shu's poems are better than Kong Xiu's!

The reason for this is of course not only Xie Shu's work itself, but also the gap between the two in comparison.

First of all, Xie Shu has never shown up in the capital before, and is very low-key. Even if someone has heard of his deeds, they still can't match him. So when Xie Shu shows such an outstanding talent, how can he not attract people's attention?Secondly, Kong Xiu was too famous before, but compared with Xie Shuyi, it seems that there is nothing special about it. Once people have too high psychological expectations and fail to achieve the expected results, they are prone to great deviations.

Kong Xiu is such a situation.

But at this time, after seeing Xie Shu's work, everyone in Qilu lost confidence in their confident expressions just now, especially after hearing the comments from the surrounding audience.

Kong Xiu also felt bad, he thought that this time Wen Dou could be captured by himself, so he didn't try too hard.But never expected that this Xie Shu was actually a person with real talent and learning.To be honest, there are two lines in the other party's poem that make him feel ashamed!

But Kong Xiu didn't think that he was defeated by the opponent, and it was impossible for Kong Xiu to back down like this. He didn't come to this day to make a wedding dress for others!

However, what Kong Xiu knew well at the moment was that if he did not win against Xie Shu, then in the eyes of others, he would be a loser. Although he had a great reputation, he was also burdened by it...

While Kong Xiu was struggling with conflicts, the judgment was still going on.

Of course, everyone's eyes are almost focused on Xie Shu and Kong Xiu's poems at the moment. The two people's standards are much higher, so even if everyone has a critical eye, it is difficult not to appreciate them, and sometimes they still read them silently words, discuss each other.

As a result, the atmosphere was much better than the tense atmosphere before, and for a while, the two sides actually had a sense of harmony in communication.

However, since it is a literary fight, in the end, it will come out higher.

Poetry is the first in poetry, and everyone starts with poetry.

Putting Xie Shu's poems alone, everyone in Qilu couldn't find any shortcomings. Poetry appreciation is based on the artistic conception. Xie Shu's poems, the first thing people pay attention to is not the scenery described in his poems, but the substitution of what he wants to express. in the feelings.This poem, titled "Wangchuan Qiusi", begins with an imaginary scene in Shu, using several verbs that move in stillness and hear sound in silence.

When you don't care about the content of the poem itself, but pay more attention to its artistic expression ability and its sad emotions, you can see how high the artistic level of Xie Shu's poem is.When the flamboyant rhetoric is discarded and the sincere and simple sentences are used to express the feelings of longing, the contrast between the two is even more evident, and people can feel the emotions described in it, as if no matter how beautiful the scenery in the world is, it is nothing more than this.

Therefore, although Kong Xiu's poems are good, they are also inferior to Xie Shu's natural poems.

When it came to the stage of judging Fu, it was a bit difficult for everyone. In the final analysis, Xie Shu and Kong Xiu's Fu had their own strengths, and it was difficult to distinguish between them.

However, since Xie Shu's poem is a line higher than that, even if Xie Shu and Kong Xiu's Fu is a tie, it stands to reason that Xie Shu's side won, but this ending, how can everyone in Qilu accept it? Are you going to lose to these Jiangnan people in the Wendou?How can they hold their heads up in the capital in the future?

At this moment, Xie Shu said calmly: "Actually, Xie's gift is not as good as the one present here. After seeing his gift just now, Xie is really willing to be inferior. Xie thinks that he is the number one."

As soon as his words fell, everyone couldn't help being a little surprised, they only thought that Xie Shu was talking about Kong Xiu, and his attitude was really humble.Unexpectedly, Xie Shu was willing to take a step back in front of the victory at his fingertips. Qilu naturally wanted it and was convinced, and the people in Jiangnan were headed by Xie Shu. Seeing Xie Shu like this, they had no objection.

After Xie Shu finished speaking, he walked to the table, picked up a Fu, and asked, "Who wrote this Fu?"

Hearing this, if King Yu felt something, he stepped forward to take a look and said slowly: "The one you took should be mine."

As soon as the words came out, everyone just noticed him, they couldn't help being surprised and strange, this gift was indeed done extremely well, but this person had never heard of him before, and they didn't even notice him.

And Xie Shu couldn't help but feel strange again, it turned out to be him.

Xie Shu discovered just now that although this person wrote good prose, his poems were extremely mediocre... Thinking of the many doubts before, various guesses flashed through Xie Shu's mind.

However, Xie Shu didn't tell the truth, just pretended not to know, he needs to be cautious in every step in the capital now, and he can't make any mistakes, no matter what the identity of this person is, but Kong Xiu will not hesitate to catch a knife for him in this situation , thinking about it is also an existence that cannot be provoked.

So Xie Shu just nodded in return, and Yu Wang just looked at Xie Shu one more time, then smiled without any abnormality, and didn't seem to want to say anything more.

That being the case, even if this Wendou ended peacefully, both sides would win or lose, and it would be a draw.

However, whether it is victory or defeat, it has nothing to do with Kong Xiu.

At this moment, Kong Xiu's heart is really complicated. He didn't expect Xie Shu to notice the gift he made to King Yu.At this time, Kong Xiu looked again and found that when he really wrote the Fu for King Yu just now, he put in more effort.

On the same day, Xie Shu got together with everyone, and then told them to be cautious in their words and deeds before retreating again.

The most important thing for him now is to prepare for the upcoming exams. Although the prosperity of the capital is good, to him, it is just a fleeting moment.

Time is fleeting, and in the blink of an eye, summer is coming to an end, and autumn is finally here.

The chief examiner of this year's general examination is sent by the Ministry of Rites, and the location is at the Gongyuan. Before reference, all candidates need to report to the Ministry of Shangshu and pay for the interpretation.

Of course Xie Shu was among them, and he met many acquaintances along the way, and when others saw Xie Shu, they couldn't help but pay attention secretly.

It turned out that what Xie Shu didn't know was that he was already well-known among fellow imperial examination candidates, especially since the literary battle in Wangchuan Tower, his poems and prose began to spread in the capital.

Everyone was curious about who this young master Pian Pian from the south of the Yangtze River, who was as talented as Kong Xiu, was. When they learned of his identity, there were not a few people who were surprised and regretted.After all, according to rough listening, this promising young man is from a poor family, and he joined the merchants early.However, because of this, although everyone knew that Xie Shu was a strong competitor in this competition, they were not very hostile.

When Xie Shu, Zhang Enshi and others were walking together, they suddenly heard someone shouting from behind: "Rong Zhan!"

Xie Shu looked back and found that it was Tao Yun who hadn't seen him for a long time. There were a few people around him, who seemed to be well-dressed, and they should also be sons of aristocratic families.

Tao Yun's face was full of joy. He came here this time to take part in the examination. It turned out that he was struggling with how to tell Cui Yuan that he wanted to take part in the imperial examination. Unexpectedly, Cui Yuan took the initiative to bring this up and let him He still became an official through the imperial examination and explained the stakes.

Now that Emperor Qing is dedicated to promoting the imperial examination, not only the system is improving day by day, but also many high-ranking official positions with rapid promotion and good reputation have been given to Jinshi in previous years.

Of course, there is another layer, which Cui Yuan did not mention, that is, there are only a hundred or so places for the general examination each year, if there are disciples from aristocratic families to compete again, how many will fall into the poor family?

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