Happy Emperor

Chapter 9: The top scholar is just like this

"You don't dare, do you?" the handsome man said deliberately.

"I guess you recognized me as Tang Bo?"

After saying this, Tang Bo looked at Lin Tian with contempt.

Hearing the name Tang Bo, everyone present gasped and looked at the man with admiration.

This person is indeed famous. He was the top scorer in the last imperial examination of Daxia.

It is also said that Tang Bo refused the reward from the former emperor and left Shengjing shortly afterwards.

I didn't expect to appear here again today.

Now everyone looked at Lin Tian with a mocking expression on their face.

Lin Tian didn't care about everyone's expressions, but just looked at the man coldly.

"If you admit defeat now, kneel down and apologize to me, and then eat your shitty poetry, this matter will be over."

In his mind, as long as he announced his name, he would definitely scare away the man in front of him.

Lin Tian looked at the self-righteous idiot in front of him.

I know I can’t get around today.

Let's just start with him.

So he looked at Batu Jin with a faint smile, "I wonder if the young lady could host this competition for the two of them?"

Batujin was stunned. He didn't expect that the man in front of him would dare to compete with the top scorer in the imperial examination in literary talent.

But then he reacted and asked coldly, "I came here with him. Aren't you afraid that I will ask questions that favor Tang Bo?"

"Even if the girl is like this, I will definitely win."

Lin Tian took a step forward, less than a foot away from Batu Jin, "Miss, if I win, can we make a date?"

When their eyes met, Batujin blushed and quickly stepped back.

It was the first time in her life that she had such close contact with a man, and she could even feel the hot breath of the man blowing on her face.

His heart beat faster and he didn't reply, but just glared at Lin Tian.

"Hahaha." Lin Tian laughed.

He saw through Batujin's character at a glance.

This kind of woman appears cold and arrogant, but once you win her over, she will follow you wholeheartedly.

"You..." Tang Bo saw everything and angrily said to Lin Tian: "If you lose, you will lose your eyes, and I will lose too."

The reason why he refused the reward from the former emperor was entirely because he liked Batu Jin, so he accepted the recruitment of the Batu family.

Now five years have passed, and he still hasn't won the heart of the beauty, and now he is being molested by an unknown boy.

How could he not be angry?

"it is good."

Lin Tian agreed immediately.

He is not the one to take care of the children of someone who is courting death.

"Ms. Batu, please ask the questions." Everyone immediately started to make a noise, looking like they were enjoying the fun.

In their minds, Lin Tian was bound to lose.

But such an opportunity to see the literary talent of the top scholar is rare.

Batujin cleared his throat.

He said to the group, "To make things fair, choose ten people to each come up with a question. Write it down on a piece of paper, fold it, and I'll draw the answer."

"Well, Miss Batu is indeed fair."

"Good idea. I admire Miss Batu."

Soon, Batujin selected ten people.

After the ten people finished writing the questions, they threw them into the wooden box according to Batujin's requirements.

After everything is ready.

Batu Jin looked at Lin Tian and Tang Bo and said softly, "After I choose the topic, I will write a poem for the duration of one stick of incense. Then we can all judge it together, okay?"

"Okay." Tang Bo nodded confidently in response.

Lin Tian also nodded slightly.

The atmosphere created a feeling that he was entering the college entrance examination hall again.

Batujin put his hand into the wooden box, closed his eyes and picked up a piece of paper.

Written on the note were two large characters: "Battlefield!"

"Now that our Great Xia is torn apart, this is actually true."

Batu Jin said coldly, "Then, please write a poem on this topic."

As soon as she finished speaking, the onlookers tactfully walked to the periphery without saying a word.

The teahouse, which was bustling just now, was now so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Most people crowded to Tang Bo's side, looking up as much as possible, wanting to be the first to see the top scholar's literary talent.

Tang Bo was good at writing graceful poems. When he heard that it was a magnificent battlefield theme, he frowned immediately.

But he didn't say anything, instead he closed his eyes and thought.

On the other hand, Lin Tian was leisurely sipping tea at this moment.

Almost no one looked at him, and even if someone occasionally glanced at him, they would immediately look away.

"Is this kid out of his mind? He dares to make such a bet even though he knows he's the top scorer."

One person whispered quietly to the person next to him.

"Who cares? I'm not going to dig your eyes out anyway."

Half of the time has passed.

Among the three, Batujin, who did not participate in the competition, was the first to pick up pen and write on paper.

Another moment passed.

Tang Bo opened his eyes again, picked up the brush, and began to write quickly on the paper.

Lin Tian didn't move at all, just looked at the two of them with a faint smile.

Because I started writing right away, it might seem like I had prepared it in advance.

"What a great poem! You are worthy of being the most talented woman in Shengjing."

Soon, Batujin finished writing first, and the person behind him sighed after reading it once.

"Tang Bo's writing is also quite good. He deserves to be the top scholar."

Several people behind Tang Bo also made similar comments.

Hearing someone's comments, those who couldn't see pushed forward.

The scene became chaotic again, but the only sound was footsteps, and no one came within three meters of the two people.

Lin Tian also started writing at this moment.

However, after writing one song, Lin Tian put it away and wrote another one.

"Okay, time's up."

Batujin announced immediately when he saw the burning incense in front of him go out.

At this moment, Lin Tian had already finished writing.

"To spark some discussion, I also wrote one."

Batujin handed the paper with the poem on the table to the waiter in the teahouse.

"Hang it up."

As the poems were hung up, everyone immediately began to recite them in a low voice.

"What a poem!"

Although the narrative is plain, it is majestic and powerful. How could this poem be written by a woman?

Everyone praised him and felt inferior to him.

Batujin was naturally delighted to hear this, and her beautiful eyes kept flashing.

Then he chuckled and said, "You two, have you finished your work?"

After seeing Batujin's poems, Tang Bo felt a little ashamed.

What he wrote was not as magnificent as what a woman described.

But he didn't believe that the pretentious guy in front of him could write anything great.

So he handed the paper to the waiter and hung it up.

Battlefield Mourning

The dim light of the beacon fire reflects the cold night, and the soldiers' tears are hard to dry.

The wind blows weaker and weaker the flags under the moon, and the sound of the horn fades away in the frost.

I miss you so much that I am sad, and I feel lonely and lost when I miss the old days.

The flowers have fallen on the battlefield, when will I return home to share the beauty of the moon?

"Not bad, to be able to write such a poem in such a short time, you are worthy of being the top scholar."

"She seems to be a little behind Miss Batu in terms of momentum."

"Yeah, I feel the same way."

The onlookers commented again and all agreed that Tang Bosi was too graceful and not as good as Batu Jin.

"Iron-willed but tender-hearted?" Lin Tian whispered.

It immediately gained everyone's recognition.

"Holy crap, who gave that review? Brilliant!"

"Indeed, a man of steel and tenderness."

Everyone laughed.

Tang Bo glanced at Lin Tian with hatred. This 'iron-boned but tender-hearted' man was obviously mocking him at this moment.

Upon hearing this, Batujin just smiled but said nothing.

Indeed, Tang Bo is very talented, but he lacks the momentum that a man should have.

This is also the main reason why she doesn't like Tang Bo.

"Now it's your turn. I'm sure you have a 'quatrain' too."

Tang Bo's voice was cold. He wished he could dig out the man's eyes right now to relieve the hatred in his heart.

"it is good."

Lin Tian smiled faintly and handed one of the songs to the waiter.

Lin Tian changed the title of "Poetry of Breaking the Formation: A Poem of Bravery for Chen Tongfu" and sent it up.

[I look at my sword by lamplight while drunk, and dream of blowing the horn in the camp; roast meat is distributed to my subordinates over eight hundred miles, fifty strings play the music from beyond the frontier, and soldiers are inspected in the autumn battlefield.

The horse gallops like Lu, the bowstring trembles like thunderbolt; I have accomplished the king's affairs, won fame in life and after death, but my hair has turned white.

Everyone present, including Batu Jin, fell silent after seeing the poem written by Lin Tian.

No one believed that someone could create such a masterpiece in such a short time.

Not long after, cheers were heard in the teahouse.

“It’s really majestic and tragic.”

"I have accomplished the king's affairs, and won a good reputation in life and after death. What a pity! My hair has turned white!"

Batujin opened his lips slightly, chanting softly in his heart over and over again, looking at Lin Tian with eyes full of shock.

She couldn't believe that Shengjing had such a talented person.

"You..." Tang Bo's voice trembled and his face flushed.

At this moment, he didn't need any outsiders' comments, he knew he had lost.

"The top scholar is just like this!" Lin Tian sneered.

But I thought to myself, this is a famous work by Xin Qiji of the Song Dynasty, it would be strange if you can win.

"You...you broke the rules?"

After hesitating for a long time, Tang Bo finally uttered a sentence.

"foul?"

Everyone looked at Tang Bo in confusion. They were all there, but they didn't see anyone still writing when the time was up.

Could it be that the top scorer can’t afford to lose?

Cheating?

Everyone looked at Tang Bo.

Lin Tian was also shocked.

This dynasty does not exist in history. Could it be that this kid also traveled through time?

Does he also know Xin Qiji?