Shuntian Prefecture, Back Mountain College.
Xie Pi was the second son of Xie Qian, the second assistant of the current dynasty. In the 14th year of Hongzhi, he won the provincial examination of Hangzhou Prefecture.
He didn't stay in Hangzhou Prefecture to continue his studies and chose to come to Northern Zhili's Shuntian Prefecture. This year's general exams had failed, which had dealt him a huge blow.
Thus, he came to the Back Mountain Academy to study.
Naturally, no one knew that Xie Pi was the son of the current assistant minister, including the mountain chief, Chen Xianru.
When Xie Pi heard that there was a young Langjun who used a couplet to belittle the mountain chief and his fellow disciples, he was furious.
Yesterday, a few senior and junior brothers who were out on the streets told Xie Pi that they had found the young Langjun who had insulted the mountain chief in the suburbs that day.
After Xie Pi heard this, he lifted his robe and walked towards the small courtyard of the Ivy Tree in the Huai Hua Alley of Shuntian Prefecture.
Someone knocked on the door.
A soft voice came from the courtyard and asked,"Who is it?"
"I need to talk to you."
Xie Pi's calm voice sounded.
Su Ce frowned slightly. It was an unfamiliar voice.
He rarely knew anyone in Shuntian Prefecture, and his circle was very small. He could count them on two hands.
Although the other party's voice was calm, it was aggressive.
"What's the matter?" Su Ce asked.”
"I heard that you are very good at pairing.”
Su Ce thought about it for a while and figured it out. It must have been that day during the Qingming Festival, when he used the couplet to scold the old man. Someone must have come to get back at him.
"Oh, I'm not good at matching pairs. You can find someone else.”
Su Ce refused.
The few scholars beside Xie Pi said indignantly,"That day when your old bastard dared to make a move, didn't you say it with a certain tone?”
"My teacher doesn't care about you, but that doesn't mean my senior brother can tolerate his teacher being bullied.”
"Don't you like to match couplets? My senior brother is here.”
These scholars were the students who were scolded by Su Ce back then.
At that time, they didn't know how to retort. They knew that they didn't have the ability to arm-wrestle with Su Ce.
But now, it was different. Senior Brother Xie's literary talent and wisdom were very powerful!
Su Ce shook his head and said," Young Master, you should go back. I don't want to do any couplets. Isn't it better to waste your time here than to go back and study the collected works of the Zi Jing?"”
The scholars sneered and were about to speak when Xie Pi stopped them.
Xie Pi said calmly," If you can say something that will satisfy me today, I will go back. If you can't say it, then you can go against me. If you are also wrong, then I beg you to go to the Back Mountain College with me and apologize to my teacher."”
The small courtyard of ivy fell into silence. Su Ce did not speak for a long time.
Xie Pi shook his head slightly, thinking that he was just a person fishing for fame. He really did have some ability.
Just as his face was filled with disappointment.
Su Ce spoke.
"I was originally from the back of the mountain, but I happened to be a former guest.”
"Half a book in the Drunken Dance Sutra Pavilion, sitting in the well and saying that the sky is wide.”
"Ambition plays with fame and fortune.”
"When it comes to being short of money, I angrily point to the universe.”
After Su Ce finished speaking, the small courtyard of ivy returned to silence. He didn't say another word to the outside world.
The atmosphere fell into a dead silence.
Xie Pi's face became redder and redder, and his expression became more and more desolate. It was as if he had gone crazy. His confidence was slowly disappearing with every word Su Ce spoke.
He muttered," Half a book in the Drunken Dance Sutra Pavilion, sitting in the well and saying that the sky is wide."
He stood rooted to the ground like a stone, not knowing what to do for a long time.
When he finished tasting it, he was completely convinced. It was a kind of being completely conquered from the bottom of his heart.
He didn't know what kind of person could have such breadth of mind and say such exquisite words.
It seemed like every sentence was belittling him, but every sentence was also raising him up. Every sentence was humble, but every sentence was also arrogant.
It all depended on how one understood and interpreted it.
How many books had he read, and how much knowledge and wisdom did he possess to be able to blurt out these words?!
Xie Pi thought that his literary talent was extraordinary, but at this moment, he actually laughed at himself. His youthful spirit was defeated by the other party's calmness!
The other party was like a god looking down on all living beings from high above, using his calm and unperturbed heart to attack all living beings.
This poem gave Xie Pi such a feeling.
He did not continue to stay in the small courtyard of ivy. Even if he was curious about what kind of person was inside the small courtyard, what kind of appearance and temperament he had, he did not have the face to continue to stay outside the door.
The other party didn't humiliate him and responded to him with this self-deprecating poem, but it was also the highest level of humiliation.
He mocked himself and others for saying that the sky was wide!
What a good 'sitting well and saying the sky is broad'!
There was always someone better than him. So what if Xie Pi was the Top Scorer of the provincial examination? He was still being pressed down on the ground by others.
He turned around and left in a daze.
The surrounding disciples of the Academy had no idea what had happened, but they could see that at some point, the arrogance of Senior Brother Xie had been crushed and scattered on the ground.
Just how powerful was the other party? How could a single poem be able to strike the proud and knowledgeable Senior Brother Xie to such an extent?
Outside Scholarflower Alley.
Zhu Houzhao looked warily at this group of scholars. He had been prepared to have the Imperial Army take action just now.
So what if he was a scholar? Fight them all!
Fortunately, the group of scholars had left.
Moreover, the young scholar in the lead seemed to be like an eggplant that had been hit by frost. The spirit in his entire body had disappeared.
It was strange.
Brother Ce didn't even go out to meet anyone, so why did he press the other party to the ground like this?
However, today's matter gave Zhu Houzhao a reminder.
Even though the small courtyard was heavily guarded with traps, it still couldn't guarantee his little brother's safety.
Little brother's body is very precious, and he rarely goes out, let alone offend others. But there might be such an annoying fly harassing little brother. How can this be?
I heard that the Jinyiwei has a girl, and her martial arts are very good.
En, when I have time, I have to go to the Brocade Guard and pick a few good men to take care of Brother Ce, in case any Tom, Dick, or Harry comes to provoke him.
Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao knocked on the door of the small courtyard of ivy.
"Brother Ce, it's me, open the door.”
Su Ce smiled and carefully put the blood-red handkerchief in his pocket.
In fact, although it was treatable in later generations, it was a fatal disease in the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, Su Ce didn't complain about the unfairness of heaven.
There was nothing to complain about. It was fine as long as he was calm.
He walked to the door and opened it.
"Brother Ce, who were those bastards just now?" Zhu Houzhao hurriedly asked. Do you want me to deal with them? I know someone."
He looked like a hooligan, not the crown prince of the empire!
Su Ce smiled faintly." Alright, alright. I've taught them a lesson. Come in."”
"Oh."
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