Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty-Five: Literati and Moxie Are Actually Pokers
The arrival of Yan State was different from when Wu Yu came in. There were very few people coming from Wu State, and each of them had a very easy-going attitude. The most important thing was the attitude of the prince of Wu State, which made all scholars in Xia State unable to arouse hostility and even had good feelings.
However, the Yan State group was endless, with forty or fifty people in front of each other. What’s even more outrageous is that the Yan State princess Meng Qi actually brought more than ten maids. Although there was no negative emotion on her face, her expression always made people experience some disdain.
Of course, the reason why the scholars of Xia Kingdom were all dissatisfied with Meng Qi was preconceived. In the Three Kingdoms Alliance, Yan State slightly suppressed the Xia Kingdom, and the people of Yan State also looked arrogant when facing the Xia people, which made the proud Xia people even more unacceptable. It is also because of this. As long as the scholars of the two countries appeared, they would definitely be incompatible.
After a brief silence, in the empty and quiet courtyard, the son-in-law of Yan State Xiao Yuhe saluted Tang Moyi, the seventh prince of Xia State, while Tang Moyi slowly stood up to greet him. A trace of vigilance flashed slightly in his eyes, but a smile on his face remained unchanged.
However, just as Tang Moyi stood up, a scholar from the Yan State suddenly spoke: "I heard that the Seventh Prince had just gone out to greet a county in Xia State in person. Now, my Princess Dayan came to the banquet at the same time, but the Seventh Prince did not go out to greet me. Is this insulting my Dayan?"
Tang Moyi's face froze and subconsciously looked at the person who spoke. Someone next to him quietly explained to him that this person was a scholar from the Yan State mission this time and Chen Tianying, an academician of the Hanlin Academy of Dayan.
At this time, Gu Qingci, who had been sitting not far from Tang Moyi's head, slowly raised his head and shook his head helplessly. He did not expect that the relationship between Yan and Xia was so stiff that he started fighting with guns and sticks as soon as he met.
The first confrontation began without any fire.
However, the scholars in Xia Kingdom are the most talented scholars in the world, and they are not frivolous. A scholar immediately stood up, laughed and said with a sarcastic meaning: "Don't Chen Xueshi think this is just a joke? My Prince of Daxia respects my Daxia Hongchen and does not hesitate to greet Lantian County in person. This is loyalty. As for your princess of Yan Kingdom, if you are willing to change to my Daxia and make unparalleled contributions, perhaps our Highness can also consider welcoming him."
This Xia scholar had just said hello to Gu Qingci, who was Li Yuan, a teacher at Luming Academy. He said that he was of the same class as Gu Qingci. As soon as he finished speaking, a sarcastic laughter sounded in the courtyard, and a touch of iron blue appeared on Chen Tianying's face, and he froze for a moment.
Gu Qingci looked at Li Yuan who was talking and couldn't help but sigh that these scholars were invisibly belittled the Yan State to nothing.
At this time, another scholar in Yan State hurriedly said, "I heard that Xia State is a country of etiquette. I don't know when it will become a country of etiquette to welcome guests and make meritorious contributions. Could it be that Xia State is so merciful and is also a guest invited to give gifts and treat them differently?"
This scholar from Yan State is not a vegetarian. He changed his concept directly, which makes a lot of sense.
However, Li Yuan said calmly: "I am familiar with the books of sages. Although I dare not say that I fully understand the words of the sages, I know how to be a guest. But I have never heard that the guests still need to bring more than a dozen maids. Could it be that the rules of Yan State are just for guesting? Those who don't know thought they were going to settle in Daxia!"
All the scholars of the Xia Kingdom could not help but secretly encourage Li Yuan. Gu Qingci also smiled slightly. In just two rounds, Li Yuan ate the scholars of the Yan Kingdom tightly, and even he felt a little happy.
But Wu Yu next to him said with great interest: "Brother Gu, your scholars in Xia Kingdom are really interesting. They are unwilling to suffer any loss."
Gu Qingci said lightly: "This is the style of scholars. Their world is the same as that of warriors, and they also have their own struggles, but they are just more subtle."
At this time, seeing that the few people became more and more out of control, and Xia Kingdom also gained the upper hand, Tang Moyi hurriedly stood up to smooth things over and said, "Mr. Xiao, Princess Meng Qi, don't stand, you might as well sit down first and taste my Daxia, pear blossom wine."
Xiao Yuhe bowed and smiled and said, "Please!"
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To put it bluntly, this poetry meeting was the first final competition between young talents of the Three Kingdoms before the Three Kingdoms Alliance Conference was held. However, Wu Kingdom has never attached much importance to this literary and artistic conception. In addition to the practices of Wu Prince Wu Yu, he directly handed over this battlefield without gunpowder to Yan and Xia Kingdom.
Wine tasting is tasteless even if it is a good wine.
Soon, a bachelor suddenly stood up on the other side of Yan State, looked at the venue coldly, and said, "After Cheng Peng, I heard that there was an unparalleled young man in your country who had unparalleled piano skills. So many of us were just tasting wine, which was a bit boring. Why not ask the unparalleled young man to come out and play the piano for everyone to help you liven up?"
As soon as this scholar named Chen Peng came out, everyone in Xia State changed their faces. Although Gu Qingci now said it clearly, everyone knows that he is the representative of the Xia State Alliance Conference. Chen Peng actually asked Gu Qingci to play the piano and have fun. This is not a praise for Gu Qingci, but a naked insult. After all, only those women in the world will play the piano on such occasions for people to have fun.
Chen Peng's words directly meant that Gu Qingci was the zither master, compared with the women of Fengchen. Not only did he insult Gu Qingci, but he also insulted the Xia Kingdom.
Gu Qingci slowly raised his head and looked at Chen Peng. Just as he was about to speak, a Hanlin academician stood up on the side of Xia Guo. Gu Qingci also remembered the name of this man, Feng Buping, and he hinted that Gu Qingci sat down.
Gu Qingci was stunned for a moment and understood Feng Buping's meaning. The scholars of the two countries confronted each other, but they all had a representative. Xia State was him and Yan State was a flower mystery Xiao Yuhe. As long as Xiao Yuhe came out, he would not need to appear before Xiao Yuhe came out.
Feng Buping stood up and said, "I have heard that the princess of the country is a flower mystery among the seven mysteries in the world. It has a wonderful brushstroke and is invincible in painting. I also heard that the princess of the country is unparalleled in appearance. So why not let Princess Xiao paint a painting of the princess in the boudoir for all of us present, so how about we appreciate it?"
Gu Qingci almost burst into laughter when he breathed in one breath. Feng Buping's words were too cruel, more explicit than what Chen Peng said. He even said that the princess of Yan was a brothel geisha and was directly mocking the royal family of Yan.
Even Gu Qingci almost couldn't help it, let alone others. Some of them laughed unceremoniously, and some even spoke directly to each other.
Princess Meng Qi of Yan was so angry that her face was pale. She slapped the table and said angrily: "Arrogant, ignorant, slap the mouth!"
Chapter completed!