"Shang Jie Yuan is really a great talent. I like it very much after hearing this. I would like to offer you a drink and hope that Shang Jie Yuan will appreciate you."

Xu Jiaren, who was accompanying Shang Ren at the main table, raised a glass of wine at this moment, hoping to drink with Shang Ren.

As a top famous actress along the Qinhuai River, Xu Jiaren may be no worse than some of the scholars present in terms of academic level. Naturally, she can also hear the high level of these two poems.

Unsurprisingly, Shang Ren ranked first in the Feihua Order today, and Dong Yujing was also impressed by his talent and expressed his admiration.

We must know that in the Ming Dynasty, the Qinhuai talents and beauties complemented each other in a sense. The existence of brothel geishas gave the talents a lot of creative inspiration, and the articles and poems of the talents also became known to more people because of the dissemination and recognition of the geishas.

Familiar.

Take Xu Jiaren's current behavior as an example. Her invitation to have a drink with him was a recognition of Shang Ren's literary talents, and its effect was no less than the praise of Lin Zhen or Sun Tixue.

Even in the eyes of other literati, they may be more envious of Shang Ren for winning the heart of a beautiful woman. If it can be further developed and spread, it may be a romantic affair, and the poems can be spread more widely.

"Miss Xu is willing to have a drink with me. I'm very happy to ask for it. Please!"

Shang Ren readily agreed and put himself down in his words. He did not feel any superiority because of Xu Jiaren's status as a prostitute. Later historians commented that Shang Ren treated others with "generousness and tolerance", which seems to be true.

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The two of them raised their glasses, bowed to each other in a void, and drank it all in one gulp.

"I have heard of Shang Jieyuan's name in the early years. Only today can I see his true appearance. He is really a genius."

Sun Tixue looked at Shang Ren with admiration. These two lines of poetry were definitely at the level of Wen Kui. It was a pity that they were Feihua Ling. If it had been a complete poem, it might have become a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation.

"The great master has given me such false praise, and my students have so little talent and little knowledge. I am really ashamed of myself."

Listening to Sun Tixue praising himself in front of everyone, Shang Ren felt a little unbearable. After all, he had experienced failure once and knew what it felt like to be raised to the sky and then fall to the ground.

"Shang Jieyuan doesn't have to be humble, I also think highly of you."

Lin Zhen saw that Shang Ren was too modest and agreed with him. He was actually the number one scholar and his words were persuasive enough.

"Thank you, Duke Zhuangyuan, for your kindness."

Shang Ren could only say thank you at this moment. After all, in the eyes of many people, being too modest would appear to be fake.

Originally, the opening of this poetry meeting could be called a hundred flowers blooming, but now that Shang Ren's Flying Flower Order came out, it has basically become a standout. Even before the connecting order has completed a circle, many people did not notice it, and the focus of the entire audience was

They gathered around Shang Ren.

"Shen Yichen, this Shang Jieyuan looks very powerful. How should you answer it later?"

As Li Da spoke, he spit out the shells and looked leisurely and contented. Anyway, Shen Yichen took care of the matter of taking orders, so he was just a spectator now.

"Shut up!"

It's true that there's nothing to be said about something. Shen Yichen is in a state of confusion now, and Li Da is still adding fuel to the fire.

"It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that can't be avoided..."

Maybe Li Da, the crow's mouth, really got it right. After a few polite exchanges with Shang Ren at the main table, they remembered that Feihua Ling and the last table had not been accepted.

"Feihua Ling still has one table left to take. With the talent of the scholars attending today, maybe there will be a major masterpiece."

The table at the end of the table was not even full because it was too remote and inconspicuous, so it was often overlooked.

Lin Zhen's original intention in saying this was to cheer up the last one. After all, the scholar who would choose that table must be a type with poor talent and introverted personality.

As a result, he didn't expect that a familiar face stood up from the last table...

Shen Yichen's face was full of embarrassment, and he stood up awkwardly and introduced himself according to the rules.

"My dear friends, Shen Yichen is here. I haven't chosen my cousin yet, so I'm showing off my shame..."

Others say that showing one's ugliness may be a sign of humility, but Shen Yichen said that showing one's ugliness may be really a bit embarrassing.

Take the most basic self-introduction as an example. The other tables all stood up and had a name from a certain place, and they also had a name as a student. But Shen Yichen, who was really shameless in saying that he was a student, simply omitted this step.

Sure enough, as soon as this self-introduction came out, the literati present looked at Shen Yichen a little strangely.

If Shen Yichen could know what Li Da was thinking before, then he must have expressed his rare approval. That is, if he had known that Feihua Ling was played like this, he would not have chosen the last seat where no one is sitting, and would have found a table with many people. How good it used to be...

"Shen Yichen, why does this name sound familiar?"

"It seems that the author of the song "Linjiang Immortal" that Ying Tianfu passed down before is named Shen Yichen."

"I also remembered that this Shen Yichen, the son of Duke Guo, even beat Yingtian Jingkui Zeng Mengjian!"

"Looks very young, worthy of young talent."

Shen Yichen was originally prepared to be ridiculed by the crowd, but he never expected that when his name was announced, most of the comments were compliments.

It seems that the previous song "Linjiang Immortal" has indeed had a great influence, and it has changed the previous bad impression of Shen Yichen, a maid who gave birth to a son, who was uneducated and incompetent.

Why is he here!

Seeing Shen Yichen appear at the poetry meeting, Zeng Mengjian's face became extremely ugly.

After all, Shen Yichen's current fame was only achieved by stepping on Zeng Mengjian.

How can you not be extremely jealous when you meet your enemies?

"Yichen, why are you sitting so far back?"

Seeing Shen Yichen, Lin Zhen was happy in his heart and asked with concern.

After these two months of contact, Lin Zhen has completely recognized Shen Yichen as a disciple, even though he has no fame and is just a schoolboy.

Because in terms of diligence, knowledge, composure, and structure, Shen Yichen is far ahead of his peers, and he writes in Taige style, even Lin Zhen, who is the number one scholar, is amazed.

Many times, seeing words is like seeing people. Only through personal contact did Lin Zhen understand why his old friend Li Tingxiu recommended a school boy to him as his disciple.

Because he, an old friend, knows that Shen Yichen will never disgrace his reputation!

After the poetry meeting began, Lin Zhen scanned the entire venue more than once, trying to find Shen Yichen's figure. However, he was greatly disappointed and thought that the disciple did not choose to participate in the end.

Now that I suddenly saw Shen Yichen appear, I was naturally happy.

Not to mention Lin Zhen, even Sun Tixue had a smile subconsciously on his face.

"Sir, I know that my knowledge is not good, so I sit at the bottom of the table."

As soon as Shen Yichen's words came out, he immediately aroused dissatisfaction among many literati present.

The reason for dissatisfaction is not that he is self-effacing, but that there is a big problem with his title!

The literati present only addressed Lin Zhen as Zhuangyuan Gong, while Shen Yichen called him sir. At the same time, they generally called themselves juniors or juniors, but Shen Yichen called himself his disciple.

It is human nature to want to gain some glory from the Number One Scholar, and everyone knows it. The problem is that you have gone too far, and you have directly recognized your identity as a disciple. You are really very thick-skinned.

"What is Shen Yichen's status and fame? Why does he call Zhuangyuan Gong sir?"

"I am just a schoolboy without any fame. As for why I call the Number One Scholar Mr., can you guess?"

Zeng Mengjian finally seized the opportunity and exposed Shen Yichen's old identity. The fact that a schoolboy sneaked in to participate in the poetry meeting had already lowered the level of the entire Winter Solstice Poetry Party.

Now you still want to cling to the Number One Scholar, Shen Yichen, you are really getting carried away!

Sure enough, when Zeng Mengjian said these words, it can be said that the whole audience was instantly detonated. When Shen Yichen introduced himself earlier, many people were wondering why he did not have any fame or nationality.

Now everything is explained. This kid has no fame, so he deliberately concealed the past.

"Although this guy is talented, he has no morals and doesn't understand basic rules!"

"I'll tell you if there is any. It is said that Shen Yichen was uneducated and unskilled in the Chengguo Palace, so he could not even pass the junior high school entrance examination after only a few years of schooling."

"Then how to create a masterpiece like "Linjiang Immortal"?"

"I suspect that the Duke of Guo found him as a substitute writer just to stand out at the family banquet!"

If most people initially relied on their impression of "Linjiang Immortal", they mainly praised and admired Shen Yichen.

Then as Shen Yichen's identity as a schoolboy was revealed, and Lin Zhen, the number one scholar, became his teacher, these people turned negative one after another, mocking and despising Shen Yichen in various ways, and even Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, came out to find a ghostwriter for him.

Regarding these remarks, Shen Yichen laughed it off. The only thing that made him feel a little depressed was that his reputation seemed to be linked to people in any situation, whether he was a person or a ghost. It was very similar to how future generations would talk about your academic qualifications and majors when you are looking for a job.

As a graduate of an unpopular major, Shen Yichen has experienced a lot, as if the scene was reappearing.

But what happened next was a shocking change for the literati who were mocking at the scene!

I don't know whether Lin Zhen heard the voice at the scene or wanted to support Shen Yichen, so he said: "Yichen, as a teacher, I know how good your knowledge is. You can't be proud, and you don't need to be too humble."

In addition to Lin Zhen, Sun Tixue also gave timely support and said: "What the Number One Scholar said is true, Yi Chen, you can serve as the master."

Sun Tixue had seen Shen Yichen's behavior of sitting in the corner of the last table more than once. He also behaved in such a low-key manner at the family banquet of Chengguo Duke's Mansion.

If the first time was due to chance and humble status, then the second time is enough to show that this person's character is indeed low-key, humble and unassuming.

In ancient times, this kind of humility was highly respected. It is especially rare for Shen Yichen to be able to do this under the premise of worshiping Zhuangyuan Gong as his teacher!

Sun Tixue is watching Shen Yichen now, and it can be said that the more he watches it, the more he likes it. If his daughter hadn't already been married and his granddaughter wasn't too young, he would have really wanted to catch his son-in-law!

To be honest, Shen Yichen didn't know what Sun Tixue was thinking. If he knew, he would probably be confused. He didn't choose to say hello and show off, and sat at the bottom of the corner. It may have something to do with being low-key, but it was more about his ability. No way...

If he could perfect this pretense, he would be so cool, why should he be so low-key?
Chapter completed!