Chapter 27: How should this be counted?

Chapter 27: How should this be counted?

Flowers bloom like fire, and also like loneliness.

Taken from the poem You Like Ballads by Gu Cheng, a representative of the Misty Poetry School.

As for who Gu Cheng is, I dont think we need too much of an introduction, do we?

His masterpiece A Generation the night gave me black eyes, but I used them to find light. It can be said to have killed junior and senior high schoolers essays, and is also a modern poem that must be memorized by literary youths of all periods.

He Yunxiao is not very good at memorizing texts, but when it comes to pretending to be literary, He was the king of kings.

In his previous life, he had memorized modern poems like these, which were not inferior to ancient poems.

Although He Yunxiaos original intention was to play a big in front of the odious Yang Zhe, no matter what the motive was, the artistic value of the verse itself could not be erased.

Flowers bloom like fire, and also like loneliness.

Four words in one sentence. Eight words forming a poem, simple words with an appalling meaning, meaningful, and timeless.

Bravo!

In the midst of the silence, Li Jin was the first to stand up and applaud.

When He Yunxiao saw Li Jin stand up, he was not surprised at all.

Although it was not long ago that Li Jin was still finding trouble with him at every turn, He Yunxiao had a very good impression of Li Jin.

In the original novel, Li Jin was a person whose reputation had always been okay. The reason for this was that this person was particularly simple. Of course, this is the term for high emotional intelligence.

His motive was always very simple, to get recognized in front of Yang Zhe.

Whether it was to uphold justice or to recite idioms by heart.

In fact, he just wanted to show off his power in front of Yang Zhe.

Right now, for example, while everyone was swooning over the poem, Li Jin was the first to stand up and shout, Yes! What a great poem! What a great poem! Its really well written.

After saying this, he gave Yang Zhe a glance, saying, Yang Zhe, this young man doesnt know how to make people swoon, didnt you think so?

Yang Zhes face was gloomy.

It wasnt that he was provoked by Li Jin. It was just that he never expected that He Yunxiao could write a poem.

These eight words, not to mention anything else, were far above his own frontier poem in terms of brevity and substance alone.

The top scholar in arts, in a poetry session in a brothel, had lost to two pawns, one after another?

It could be said that he had lost face.

He Yunxiao looked at Yang Zhes gloomy face and didnt let go of the opportunity to kick the dog in the face.

Being generous was what protagonists should do. Villains were never generous.

He laughed, Yang Commander, what do you think of my poem, Flowers Blossom Like Fire?

Thats it?

How can you call it a poem without rhythm?

How can you call it a poem without being elegant and meticulous?

Liu Feiyun laughed as he tapped his fan, Brother Yang, please dont try to push Young master around. In the words Flowers bloom like fire, but also like loneliness, is certainly not bad, so why bother with other words?

Yang Zhe picked up Liu Feiyuns words and said, Its me who overestimated He Yunxiao.

At these words, the whole audience burst into laughter.

Indeed, such He Yunxiao only matched the image in peoples minds.

Chen Zimo. If the first prize winner of the imperial examination is someone like Yang Zhe, who is just seeking fame, then lets not take the examination.

After this sentence, He Yunxiao did not say any more and sat down with relief.

Yang Zhe sneered, He Yunxiao, dont think that just because your father is a general that you can say anything you want.

He Yunxiao said leisurely, I am just writing poetry, how can I do anything wrong? Is it true that only you, Yang Zhe, can write poetry in the world and I, He Yunxiao, cannot?

Yang Zhe said, How can you call this a poem when it is like the words of a passer-by on the street?

He Yunxiao said, It has both poetic meaning and connotation, and everything should not be bound by the rules, so why can I not call it poetry?

The two of them quarrelled, and no one dared to persuade them.

Liu Feiyun, who was in second place, threw a piece of paper onto Tie Weiqis table and gave him a look that indicated Li Jin.

The fourth Tie Weiqi then poked Shen Kuan, who was in fifth place, and gave him a sign for Li Jin.

Shen Kuan had no excuse but to say stiffly, Young Master Li?

Li Jin inclined his head and looked at Shen Kuan, What for?

Shen Kuan said, Young Master Li, its not a good idea for these two to go on fighting, you should persuade them.

Li Jin was not stupid, and said, Why dont you persuade?

Shen Kuan said with a smile, Young Master Li, you are the son of a second-ranking minister, the nephew of the current Empress Dowager and the nephew of the current Princess. There is no one of higher status than you right now. If Your Excellency does not maintain order in Yinjing, who will do so?

Li Jin thought carefully, and it was indeed the case.

Ill take care of it.

Immediately, he took on the grand task of upholding righteousness.

Resolutely rising, he said, Stop arguing! Whats there to argue about? Today is the flower leaders debut show, Du Huakui is here, does He Yunxiaos poem count as a poem, just ask her?

Yang Zhe looked at Li Jin and thought to himself that this fool had finally done something good.

Immediately following Li Jins words, he said, He Yunxiao, do you dare to let sister Yinyun judge your poem?

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