When Li Chengqian heard this, he immediately turned pale with fright and stood up abruptly. He said,"
"Ascending the path of scholars? How can someone go up to the twelfth floor!"
Since the establishment of the Road of Scholars, no one had ever been able to reach the ninth floor, let alone the twelfth floor.
This matter was shocking.
The few scholars present discussed this matter and felt that it was too absurd.
They were all talented people, either the new top scorer or famous scholars.
But even they could only reach the seventh floor, so how could anyone pass the eleventh floor?
Unbelievable!
"Your Highness, this matter is absolutely true. That person has already gone up to the 12th floor, and because there are no questions, that maid came in to look for questions.”
the chamberlain said nervously.
Passing five couplets and guessing six riddles was the rule of the path of scholars, and there were a total of eleven levels.
However, no one had ever passed through the Scholar Path to the twelfth level, so there was no question. Who would have thought that someone would be so fierce today?
"Your Highness, I'm afraid he's an unprecedented genius!”
A scholar at the side couldn't help but ask.
"Yes."
Li Chengqian calmed down and suddenly thought of something. He said,
"Is there any movement from Wu Wang?”
The King of Wu he was talking about was naturally Li Ke. This person was outstanding in both civil and military affairs, and he was deeply favored by Li Er.
If it wasn't for the fact that this person's bloodline was somewhat controversial, he would probably be Li Chengqian's greatest enemy when he succeeded the throne.
Even so, Li Chengqian was still not at ease. Usually, he would compete with Li Ke.
Today, at the Hundred Flower Banquet, talented women from all over the world had gathered, and the two brothers had come to pick up girls.
Miss Wang Yanran, who had been praised as the most beautiful woman in Chang 'an, was a daughter of the Seven Hope Sect, one of the five aristocratic families.
This woman's talent was the best in the city. Only Princess Changle could compare to her.
However, Princess Li Lizhi of Changle was, after all, the princess. It was impossible for her to attend such a scene.
Thus, Wang Yanran became the outstanding talent of the Hundred Flower Banquet, like a crane among chickens, admired by everyone, and also the goddess in the hearts of all the scholars.
If he could marry a girl from the Seven Moon Sect, it would be a great honor even for the royal family. The benefits would be unimaginable.
Firstly, he would be able to obtain the support of the Wang Clan in the future. He might even be able to obtain the support of the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs. It was only a matter of time before he inherited the throne.
Secondly, Wang Yanran had a beauty that could topple a city, a beauty that could even make a flower shy, and a demeanor that could make fish fall and geese fall.
How could anyone not admire such a stunning beauty?
Thus, Li Chengqian and Li Ke came today with the same purpose as everyone else, hoping to gain Wang Yanran's favor.
"Not at the moment. I heard that His Highness Wu Wang handed over a dozen poems and paintings just now, but they were all returned.”
The chamberlain quickly whispered.
Li Chengqian finally felt a little better when he heard this. He was just about to say something when a loud noise suddenly came from ahead.
"Why are you making so much noise?"
"Your Highness, this servant will go out and take a look.”
As he spoke, the servant walked out in small steps. After a while, he came back and said excitedly,
"Your Highness, the test for the twelfth level has been set by Miss Wang Yanran herself!”
"What question?"
"I'll write a poem with today's West Lake lotus flower as the theme.”
Li Chengqian nodded. This West Lake was different from the other West Lake. However, it was extremely difficult to write a poem with a lotus flower as the subject.
Since ancient times, lotus flowers were the best flowers used by literati to hold forks. They were often used as the subject of poems and paintings.
In short, there were simply too many poems with lotus flowers as the theme. There were a lot of them among the people, but there were very few outstanding ones.
If the poem was ordinary, it would naturally not be able to reach the twelfth level. However, it would be extremely difficult to leap up among the many scholars!
"As expected of Miss Yanran. This question is amazing. It will test the true literary level of the person.”
"Yes, Miss Yanran was able to come up with such a difficult problem in such a short period of time. One can imagine how talented she is.”
The surrounding scholars immediately began to flatter him. Li Chengqian also nodded in agreement and immediately said,
"Everyone, how long do you think it will take for this person to reach the twelfth level?”
"This…it's not difficult to write a poem with the West Lake lotus flower as the theme, but it's not easy to write a poem that can make people's eyes light up.”
"That's right. Even a talented person can't write a peerless poem without four hours of pondering and rhetoric.”
"Yes! Presumably, this poem still needed to pass Miss Yanran's eyes, which was even more difficult.”
"It's as difficult as ascending to the heavens!"
"Yes."
Li Chengqian nodded his head in agreement. However, an excited clamor once again came from outside.
This time, the chamberlain quickly slipped out and soon returned, stuttering excitedly.
"Your Highness, please ascend to the twelfth floor!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the faces of the scholars present turned pale as if they had been hit by frost and snow. Their pupils were actually filled with horror.
How long had it been since the questions were set?
They were just chatting for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea!!
"This…"
"Quick, make a copy of that poem and see what great talent it has!”
Li Chengqian shouted anxiously. At the same time, in a neighboring pavilion, Wu Wang Li Ke also asked the chamberlain to copy the poem.
In the innermost room of the pavilion, a peerless beauty was sitting quietly in front of the ink table.
She had a graceful figure, and her long black hair cascaded down like a waterfall. Her skin was as fair as pearls, and her slender hands were holding a piece of paper as she muttered softly.
"After all, West Lake is in the middle of June."
"The scenery is different from the four seasons."
"Heaven Connecting Lotus Leaf Wuqiong Bi."
"The lotus flower reflecting the sun is Bie Yanghong."
"The Heaven Connecting Lotus Leaves are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers that reflect the sun are unusually red. Wonderful, wonderful. This person's talent has never been seen in a hundred years.”
After she finished reading, she murmured again. Her long eyelashes fluttered gently, and her eyes lit up. Her heavenly voice spread out.
"Men, respectfully invite that young master to come and discuss poetry!”
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