To be honest, this couplet was not difficult at all.
But the problem was…
Even if they could match up neatly, the result wouldn't be better than Ying Chu who knew the standard answer.
This couplet came from the "Motto Lianbi", written by Jin Ying, a scholar in the late Qing Dynasty.
The original text is divided into 11 categories: learning, maintenance, cultivation, health care, moral character, handling affairs, receiving things, regulating the family, politics, good fortune and evil.
According to the Confucian school and the doctrine of the mean, it was an all-encompassing treasure trove of aphorisms with the main contents of "sincerity","correct heart","investigation of things","knowledge","self-cultivation","family management","governing the country", and "pacifying the world" as the framework.
Ying Chu had chosen such a couplet with the intention of humiliating him!
Unfortunately, those so-called powerful people still could not understand.
After looking at each other for a while, one of them took the lead and shouted,"Easy, I'll go first!"
Then, he staggered to the center of the pavilion.
"Meditate and think about your own mistakes. Meditate and realize the kindness of Buddha!”
"Good!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ying Chu clapped his hands excitedly,""Good, as expected of a mighty figure. The structure is compatible, the rhythm is corresponding, and the tone is harmonious! Yes, yes!"
"Little Prince, I have a pair as well, and I believe that they are not inferior to him.”
"But naturally, everyone can just be frank!”
"You can rest by closing your eyes!"
"Good, good, Mister is a great talent!" Ying Chu stood up in an exaggerated manner. His eyes seemed to shine with starlight when he looked at that person.
"What is this? I'll come too!"
"And me, my couplet will definitely crush all of you!”
"Heh, young man, it's better not to talk big.”
“……”
Under the influence of alcohol and Ying Chu's senseless instigation, the group of scholars present directly started an unprecedented match.
No matter who said what, Ying Chu would always applaud.
In the end, when everyone was more or less correct, Ying Chu said,"I feel that all of you are right, but I can only give this maidservant and the reward of ten thousand gold carriages to one person. What should I do?”
"Reporting to Young Master Chu, I thought his couplets were not as neat as mine and could not be considered good.”
One of them pointed at the person beside him and shouted. The other party was not to be trifled with either."Your couplet is not even in tune. How can it be considered a good couplet?”
"I thought that my couplet was the most neat!”
"How do you know? It was just the number of words. What was there to brag about?”
“……”
Ying Chu didn't find it strange at all when he saw them quarreling again.
On the contrary, Zhang Han was dumbfounded.
This was the almighty of the current era?
What was the difference between her and a woman in the marketplace?
"How…did it become like this?"
Seeing that they were about to fight, Zhang Han hurriedly ordered people to stop them.
After all, there was a lotus pond beside them. If they fell down, their image would be ruined.
Ying Chu pulled him back at this moment.""How was it? How was the scene?"
Zhang Han only replied with a crying emoji.
"Zhang Han, if you want this show to end as soon as possible, you have to ignore them. Otherwise…"
The meaning behind his words was naturally self-evident.
After hearing this, the other party hurriedly nodded and did not say anything else.
Soon, as one person fell into the water, the others fell into the lotus pond one by one like dumplings.
"Help!"
"Help!"
"Come and save me, I don't know how to float!”
“……”
At this moment, the panic-stricken crowd finally recovered some of their senses.
Even the few people who had not fallen into the water instantly woke up after seeing this scene.
" Little…Little Prince…"
Under their terrified gazes, Ying Chu slowly stood up."If you don't want to drown, just stand up straight!”
"The water in this pool is extremely shallow. I'm afraid I might not be able to drown even if I jump in.”
After he finished speaking, the entire place fell silent.
Slowly, the red-faced people climbed up.
At this time, many people who were sober had already seen some clues.
"Little Prince, His Majesty summoned us here today to choose a teacher for you. How can we allow you to cause such a ruckus?”
"Choosing a teacher?"
Ying Chu tilted his head and was somewhat puzzled."Didn't you all come today for the two maids behind me and the ten thousand gold taels?”
"Nonsense!"
"As scholars, we naturally treat money as dirt. How can we do it for a few taels of silver..."
"The words written in black and white are different from what you said.”
Ying Chu waved the paper that he had asked everyone to sign and put their thumbprints on not too long ago. He smiled teasingly.
"Everyone here is a scholar. You shouldn't do something that you don't dare to admit, right?”
"I…I…You…"
Everyone was so angry that they could only say those two words in half a day.
Looking at such a 'higher', Ying Chu felt that even if Great Qin died, it wouldn't last for more than a few years.
He had no choice.
Other than the people in the royal court who had some knowledge, the minds of most of the commoners were imprisoned and foolish. There was no one in the royal court to inherit them!
"Everyone, don't be anxious. Looking at your extraordinary performance just now, I have also thought of a couplet. I wonder if I have the honor to ask everyone to identify it.”
"In that case, take it out and take a look!”
Looking at the idiot who spoke, everyone's faces turned ashen.
Did he not hear that the little prince was mocking everyone?
However, this was also good. They wanted to see what kind of couplet the little prince could come up with.
If they didn't do well, they wouldn't blame them for adding fuel to the fire.
"Sit quietly and think about your own mistakes.”
"I did not do well, please judge!”
Ying Chu's humble words, coupled with that smiling young face, successfully made everyone's faces turn black.
There were also many people whose faces were like a color palettes. They were green and black, and there were a few red spots in the black.
Ying Chu didn't need to think to guess that those people were probably related to the Confucian school of thought.
After all, this couplet was an important method for the Confucians to advocate moral cultivation.
The first couplet stresses self-discipline, and the second couplet stresses generosity.
It meant that when one calmed down, one should often reflect on one's mistakes, and then use right to overcome wrong, good to eliminate evil; Don't talk about other people's gains and losses when chatting.
Wasn't this insinuating their performance just now?
First, he talked about other people's strengths and weaknesses behind their backs, and then he talked about other people's shortcomings without reflecting on himself.
Little did he know that all of this was a joke in the eyes of others.
Looking at the silent crowd, Ying Chu picked his ears and asked casually,""Oh right, I accidentally forgot. What did you say you were here for today?”
Looking at the child who was not even as tall as their waists, and then looking at the paper in his hand with everyone's names signed on it, everyone who was still recalling the couplet in their minds felt ashamed.
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