Chapter 47: Poetry Contest
"The yellow crane has gone away and will never return. The white clouds float in the sky for thousands of years. What a good poem! What a good poem." We are all connoisseurs of good things.

As soon as the poem "Yellow Crane Tower" was released, people in this world immediately witnessed the talent that even the immortal poet admired.

Shen Qingzhou did it on purpose. He wanted to traumatize Fan Xian. If it really came to reciting poems, he was much worse than Fan Xian. For example, he only remembered two lines from the poem "A general's success was achieved with the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers".

"Where is my hometown at dusk? Qingzhou, I didn't expect that you, at such a young age, would have such insights. You have suffered so much over the years and cannot return home. I also didn't expect that you would have such a talent for poetry." The queen was very moved.

"Aunt, this poem was really not written by me." Shen Qingzhou would not admit it. Not to mention that he had to bring Joy of Life back to reality, even Fan Xian knew that this was definitely not written by him, so he didn't want to pretend.

"Marquis Shenwu is too modest. If you were here at the poetry competition today, you would definitely win first place." It is true. As long as this poem has never appeared before, it is your original work.

"Princess, you are worrying too much. As expected, the champion of today's poetry competition should be Fan Xian. I have seen this man before. He is very talented and extraordinary."

"Fan Xian." The Princess and the Crown Prince were shocked. Today's poetry gathering was also a trap they set for Fan Xian. They wanted to spread his reputation of being untalented, so that people in the world would know how unbearable he was, how talentless and vulgar he was, and force Prime Minister Lin to cancel the engagement.

They knew that Fan Xian came from Danzhou, had no good teacher since childhood, beat people in the street, and made a fool of himself at a poetry meeting. It was a perfect plan, but now Shen Qingzhou's evaluation of Fan Xian was so high.

The Queen was not too happy either. It should be clear that Fan Xian was poisoned in Danzhou, but it was her contribution. Liu Ruyu was afraid that Fan Xian and Fan Sizhe would snatch the family property, so she had instigated Liu Ruyu.

She did this on purpose. She knew that Shen Qingzhou was captured and forced to join the army. She and her stupid son were the only ones present at the time, so she had to take revenge.

She was a little worried and didn't want Fan Xian to become famous. She was thinking about the prince. The eldest princess was in charge of the inner treasury, so at least she supported the prince. If it was Fan Xian, it would be troublesome, as the Fan family had a natural hatred for her.

But she is also hoping for a lucky break, so it shouldn't be the case.

Others also began to ask Shen Qingzhou where the Yellow Crane Tower was and where Parrot Island was, as they had never heard of them.

……

Prince Jing's Mansion.

Fan Xian was wearing the clothes he wore when he first met the Chicken Leg Girl. He didn't care about being ridiculed. But after confirming that there was no Chicken Leg Girl among the ladies, he felt very disappointed.

Guo Baokun suggested writing a poem after ten steps, and said that they could write as many poems as they wanted and he only needed to use one.

Guo Baokun just mocked, wondering if a country bumpkin could only write one poem, when suddenly, a guard came in and presented a scroll and a letter to Prince Jing.

"Everyone, the princess has sent me a poem. Please enjoy it together." Prince Jing did not pretend to be mysterious. After reading the letter, he took out a scroll of paper.

"A man who doesn't kill people... is a hero among heroes, with a strong murderous aura." Fan Ruoruo spoke first, after all, she was the most talented woman.

"Was this written by the eldest princess?" The group gathered around the poem, vying to recite it one after another. Only Fan Xian seemed confused. He remembered the poem. Could it be about the two similar flowers, or what?
"It's full of murderous intent." If you say the parallelism is neat, it's not so fitting, and it's still plain language, but the murderous intent in it is so shocking that it adds to the poem.

"Prince, may I ask if the eldest princess is a poet?" Fan Xian spoke up.

"The princess said this was written by Marquis Shenwu." "No wonder, he is worthy of being a veteran of the battlefield, so it's only him, it makes sense." Many people thought it was reasonable.

Fan Ruoruo thought of that annoying guy who had killed countless people on the battlefield. He could write such a poem, so he was not afraid of not being able to sleep at night.

This poem is actually quite good, and Guo Baokun and He Zongwei are very glad that it was not written by Fan Xian.

Otherwise, with the side effect of murderous intent, if they were too involved, their poetry would be a bit off.

"Marquis Shenwu has made great military achievements, but the matter between us and Fan Xian has already been settled. Marquis Shenwu has set an example, so I am sorry to show off my poor performance." Guo Baokun did not dare to offend Shen Qingzhou, because the other party held an official position, not a bumpkin from Danzhou.

He and He Zongwei prepared their own poems, but as he said, the nameless poem by Shenwu Hou was too murderous and left too deep an impression, and it was a masterpiece.

Then came the famous scene, where Fan Xian commented that Guo Baokun's poems had the wrong rhythm, and that He Zongwei's poems were okay, but his ambition had been wasted. Under the ridicule of the other two opponents, the two sides made a bet, and both Fan Xian and Guo Baokun said that they would no longer write poems after losing. Fan Xian then took out the nuclear weapon "Climbing the High Tower".

In the backyard, the second prince also saw Shen Qingzhou's poems and gave a shocking evaluation, which made him interested in Shen Qingzhou.

In fact, he has always been very interested in Fan Xian. Shen Qingzhou is indeed a powerful person, but he has just arrived in Beijing and can't be of much help to him.

That's the military. He would never do that, contacting military figures under the nose of Emperor Qing. Besides, Shen Qingzhou has just joined the job. Whether he can keep the power in his hands is another matter. There is no need to rush.

The most important thing is that the other party is a natural ally of the prince. He knows some secrets about Shen Qingzhou and feels that he cannot be won over at all. Unfortunately, it is better to focus on Fan Xian.

He and the eldest princess were in collusion, smuggling in the inner treasury, and they were partners. He also didn't really want Fan Xian to take the position. The eldest princess was really good at uniting people.

"The endless Yangtze River rolls on." The servant knelt in front of the second prince, said a line of poetry and stepped back. The next person came over with the next line of poetry.

"A thousand miles of sad autumn, a hundred years of illness, just a few short sentences express the eternal sorrow, good poem, good poem, this poem will be written at today's poetry meeting, and it will be recorded in history." The second prince put down the Red Tower, listened to the famous lines through the ages, was shocked by Fan Xian's talent, turned to face the outside of the pavilion, and stretched.

After Fan Xian finished writing the poem, he left everyone admiring his poem. Fan Ruoruo was proud again. Fan Xian went to the toilet and was caught up by He Zongwei who advised him to calm down. He mocked He Zongwei, saying that he was hypocritical and shameless. Guo Baokun was aggressive, so why didn't he persuade Guo Baokun.

Fan Xian also met the Second Prince in the backyard. This was the first time the two met. It was also the first time the Second Prince and Fan Xian interacted and they scared each other.

The Second Prince knew that Fan Xian and the Crown Prince had a grudge, and said that he wanted to kill Fan Xian in order to make friends with the Crown Prince. Fan Xian pretended to be cool, saying that he would see who had a faster sword, or he would catch the Second Prince first and then get slapped in the face. However, he was not afraid at all.

Fan Xian was pointed at by a sword, but he said calmly that the Second Prince would not be so unwise as to kill him in Prince Jing's Mansion, and that killing him would not lead to reconciliation with the Crown Prince.

"I wonder how the Second Prince's guard compares to the Marquis of Shenwu?" Fan Xian asked this after Xie Bian was ordered by the Second Prince to put away his sword. He was too curious about Shen Qingzhou, especially the poem just now. Was it written by the other party, or did he have the same origin as himself?

"The Marquis of Shenwu are both generals on the battlefield, and each has his own strengths." The Second Prince was also willing to communicate more with Fan Xian.

(Please give me some investment, it’s too miserable)
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