Chapter 69: Poem of Three Jin
"Speak properly, what do you mean you can't write? With my brother's knowledge, he can beat you by ten blocks just by writing two sentences, don't you understand?"
Seeing that this person was clearly here to cause trouble, Zhang Qi did not tolerate him and started to confront him directly.
Even though he usually flatters people a lot, Zhang Qi still stands up when something really happens. Maybe this is the bloodiness in the bones of the children of military generals in the private school. It is not to the point where there is no man left like in the late Ming Dynasty.
“Since you can write it, why not write it?”
The scholar was still chasing after him relentlessly, especially now that Shen Yichen was silent, which gave him the illusion that he could give the downed dog a beating.
If I can reveal Shen Yichen's true face today, then the entire Yingtian scholar community will regard me as a hero!
"Because I can write three kilograms of the kind of crappy poems that are on the bulletin board right now."
What?
This time, not only the scholar who had started the trouble was stunned, but even the young masters of literature who were watching the excitement and were ready to join in the fun were all shocked.
So arrogant!
Shen Yichen's words simply started a crowd of ridicule, and he classified the works of the literati present as bad poems. He even wrote several kilograms of them a day.
The arrogance, conceit, and contempt in his words are so great that no scholar in Yingtian Prefecture has dared to be so arrogant in all these years. Even the mad scholars in ancient times might be like Shen Yichen.
"You said that what we wrote was crappy poetry? Shen Yichen, you are so arrogant!"
"Absurd! You, Shen Yichen, are just the top scorer in the district government examination. You don't even have the most basic title of a scholar. How dare you look down on the scholars of Yingtian?"
"How dare a villain who only passed the imperial examination with the help of his ancestors to speak so arrogantly?"
"Shen Yichen, I was planning to save your face, but after this I will report you to the Confucian Academy for cheating in the imperial examinations. I will then remove your title and never admit you again!"
Shen Yichen's ridicule caused the young masters and scholars present to go crazy, and even Zhang Qi looked at him straight.
The boss seems to have changed. He looks so much like the son of a noble family. His arrogance and domineering attitude is so genuine!
But there was a problem. The boss had made a big fuss, and it might not end well. Looking at the angry mood of this group of people, it was doubtful whether they could walk out of Zhanyuan Garden standing today...
The noise of the young masters and scholars present was also heard by the nobles and relatives of Jingmiao Hall, especially Duke Wei, who looked a little embarrassed. After all, this was his home ground today, and the original elegant activities of appreciating flowers and writing poems had turned into cursing and vulgarity, which was simply a disgrace to etiquette.
So he asked a servant to go out and find out what happened. Soon the servant reported back, "My lord, it seems that something that Master Shen Yichen said has caused public outrage."
"What?"
Duke Wei hurriedly asked another question. He really couldn't think of any words that could achieve such an effect.
"Those crappy poems on the bulletin board, Master Shen said he can write three catties of them a day."
Upon hearing the servant's words, Yingtian Prefecture Governor Li Min took a deep breath and almost fainted.
I asked Shen Yichen to participate in the flower-viewing party to show his talent and stop the criticism of cheating in the imperial examination, not to let this kid come here and make fun of others and offend others.
Those present today are all young men from noble families, leaders of young literati, and have great influence. Shen Yichen's actions have made him half of the public enemy of Yingtian Altar.
If the imperial examination incident had become a big deal, the most he could do was lose his official hat because of his poor judgment of people. But now, after Shen Yichen's incident, he might lose his head.
Isn't this kid usually cautious and well-mannered? Why did his temperament change drastically at the party today? Is he possessed by evil spirits?
Regardless of the reason, Yingtian Prefecture Governor Li Min wanted to die at this moment. He should never have chosen Shen Yichen as the first choice and brought him to this flower viewing party...
"Would Shen Yichen say such arrogant words?"
Duke Wei was also a little surprised at this moment. At the family dinner that day, this kid seemed to be very low-key and sat at the last seat.
Even at the later Winter Solstice Poetry Festival, people rumored that Shen Yichen did not show off his talent, and it was only with the help of a musician that everyone knew that he had written such a masterpiece as "Jinmingchi".
Judging from his personality, Shen Yichen doesn't seem like the kind of person who can say such words.
"Are you sure you heard it right?"
"My Lord, this is exactly what I heard. Now the scholars are very angry and want to ask Master Shen for an explanation."
Seeing that everyone in the garden was very excited, Marquis Cheng An said, "Duke Wei, how about we come forward and calm the situation down?"
"Looking at the situation, there may be a risk of violence."
After all, this is a gentleman's gathering. If rumors of fighting really spread, it would be a disgrace to everyone's reputation.
Therefore, Guo Sheng, Marquis of Cheng'an, suggested that the current disputes be settled by using the status of a noble relative.
"Let me handle this matter."
Nanjing Minister of War Xu Qi spoke up, saying that since the nobles were of high status and had complicated relationships, it would be better to let civil servants intervene.
"Let's wait and see. If Shen Yichen doesn't have the knowledge and still dares to make such a bold statement, just kick him out."
Duke Wei tried to stop it, as he was confident that nothing serious would happen in his garden.
Just give Shen Yichen some time to see what his abilities are. If he is just a big shot, there is no rush to kick him out.
Listening to everyone's discussion, only Taining Marquis Chen Ying had a faint smile on his face.
Everyone thinks that Shen Yichen is low-key and cautious, but Chen Ying is the only one who feels that Shen Yichen has an extraordinary aura and is also a proud and arrogant person from the first moment he saw him.
Just think about it, a maid-born son who was looked down upon by the outside world, was able to face the Chengguogong's legitimate son Zhu Ji and his clan members who came to cause trouble with his calmness, and even suppressed the other party in momentum.
Is this something a yes-man can do ?
It was precisely because of seeing this scene that Chen Ying had always had a good impression of Shen Yichen, believing that he was definitely not the waste he appeared to be.
Now it seems that my judgment was not wrong. Shen Yichen did not have the strength before, and his arrogance would only make people think he was a joke, and no one would even look at him straight in the eye.
And now, the arrogance in Shen Yichen's bones finally gradually emerged. This might be his true nature!
The young ladies from noble families in the fan pavilion looked at the young men and scholars in the garden gathered together, and the noisy and bustling sounds were endless. They were also very curious in their hearts, and called their maids and servants to find out what was going on.
You know, under normal circumstances, in front of a young lady from a noble family, young gentlemen and scholars would act like humble gentlemen. How could they show such a vulgar image as making a lot of noise?
This is why, when Shen Yichen stepped into Zhanyuan, he attracted everyone's attention, but no one attacked him directly. Even though some people were unhappy with Shen Yichen, others thought that he had no real talent and only became the first in the imperial examination by cheating.
However, in front of the nobles and ladies present, in order to maintain their image as gentlemen, they chose to keep silent.
Until someone took the lead, and Shen Yichen himself started to mock everyone. This was no longer possible. He didn't care about his gentlemanly image anymore and just let out his anger first.
"Reporting to the ladies, Master Shen Yichen also came to participate in this party, and he angered the young masters and scholars in the garden with his words."
Did Shen Yichen participate?
Upon hearing these three words, Chen Qingtong immediately perked up, put the fish food aside, and asked, "What did Shen Yichen say, and why did he cause public outrage?"
"Master Shen said that the poems written by everyone today are all bad, and he can write three catties of poems in one day."
Ah~~~
The entire fan pavilion was filled with anger when hearing these words. They had seen many wild scholars, but they had never seen anyone as wild as Shen Yichen.
Being able to write three kilograms of poetry a day, how does this belittle other people's poetry?
"Shen Yichen actually came to participate, and was so ostentatious?"
"Isn't it rumored that Shen Yichen is unusually low-key and didn't even want to show up at the Winter Solstice Poetry Festival?"
"After all, he is the disciple of the number one scholar, and he just won the first prize. It is normal for him to be a little arrogant."
"The problem is that this is a bit too arrogant. Is Mr. Shen really so talented?"
"The ancient madmen were no more than this."
A group of young ladies from wealthy families started chattering. Compared to the previous years' "blind date conferences" which were simply full of literary flourishes, this year's atmosphere was obviously more lively with the interlude of Shen Yichen.
After all, it is human nature to love watching the fun. These young ladies from noble families stay at home all year round it is not easy for them to go out. How could they have the opportunity to watch a literary competition "live" like today?
Only Chen Qingtong showed a worried look on her face. She was not questioning Shen Yichen's knowledge, but there were many talented people present today, and there was no absolute standard for judging literary talent, so it was easy to be hated by others.
"Sister Qingtong, are you worried about Master Shen?"
Xu Yan had been observing the changes in Chen Qingtong's facial expression. From this worried look, she was basically certain that the person Chen Qingtong loved was Shen Yichen.
"No, I just think this is not a good idea."
"Really? But Mr. Shen must have some extraordinary qualities to be able to make such a bold statement."
"Of course, Shen Yichen is a very talented writer, otherwise how could he be the first in the case?"
No matter how worried she is, at this moment, no matter whether Shen Yichen is talking nonsense or is extremely talented, Chen Qingtong will stand firmly on his side.
Just like when I was helpless as a child, Shen Yichen was always by my side.
At this moment, Guo Yongxin, the daughter of Marquis Cheng'an, came over, stood in front of the veil, looked in the direction of Shen Yichen, and said slowly: "It seems that Qingtong, you trust Mr. Shen very much. In fact, I have the same idea."
"Mr. Shen is a very talented man. He must be very sure of what he said. He is definitely not just making empty talk!"
