The banquet lasted for about an hour. There wasn't much meaning to it. It was just eating and drinking, just like any other ordinary gathering. However, the Imperial Palace's gathering was an important part of maintaining the relationship between the major families and the major powers! It was an opportunity for everyone to interact with each other!
Here, Lin Xuan could deeply feel the harmony between the major families. It was definitely something that couldn't be felt in Tiandu or China!
Perhaps there were also open and covert struggles between the major families, but the relationship between them was definitely much better than in China! Perhaps this was one of the more outstanding aspects of the Imperial Palace. Everyone was more united and harmonious! Only in such an environment could the Xiao family not dislike Lin Xuan's background at all.
Of course, that was only relatively speaking!
Lin Xuan also made a lot of friends, but they weren't really friends. They just exchanged a few pleasantries. Most of them came to hit on Xiao Xinyue. Lin Xuan didn't remember many of them.
"Everyone, now that everyone has eaten and drunk to their fill, let's enter the house and begin the poetry and prose segment!"
Lan Tianhai said to the crowd. Then, they walked into the huge palace one after another.
"Poetry and prose? What for? "
Lin Xuan's face was full of suspicion.
Xiao Runing's grandfather, Lin Xuan, said, "In our Ice Country, it's the only country that advocates poetry and prose because this is an era where strength is respected. However, our Ice Country's ancestors told us not to forget about our cultural heritage. To us, poetry and prose are a part of our culture. Therefore, in any city in our Ice Country, in addition to increasing one's strength, a martial artist must also have some attainments in poetry and prose. If one can reach the elite level in both aspects, then any girl from any family will be more likely to be accepted by the elders."
"So that's how it is!"
Lin Xuan was suddenly enlightened!
This was actually quite good. Just like China, there were very few places for people to study. Wasn't it all about learning martial arts? How many schools were there to learn the nine subjects? How many people were willing to spend time and energy learning the nine subjects in this era? This led to more and more illiterates! Was this a good thing?
Absolutely not!
This would only result in the deterioration of the generations. That's right, if everyone's strength increased, then who would be responsible for the change of era? Where would talents come from if they didn't study? Who would create it? Who would invent it? He didn't even know the most basic chemical equations or physics formulas. How could he make this era better? In this way, thousands of years later, the entire era would still be the same!
A few hundred years ago, Planet Sky Blue did not have any technology. It was similar to the ancient times. Because people were knowledgeable, in just a few hundred years, there were airplanes, cannons, cell phones, WeChat, and everything else. If they did not learn, without that group of people, a hundred years, three hundred years, even five hundred years later, they would still be the same. It was not a good thing!
Therefore, Lin Xuan felt that this aspect was quite good.
"Moreover, it's different from China. Every academy in every city in Ice Country has a place to study the Nine Subjects. If you can't pass the cutoff, the academy won't let you cultivate in the Sky Martial Court. This is mandatory. Although China also has a place to study the Nine Subjects, it's up to you whether you want to go or not. This is a substantial difference."
Xiao Runing said.
Lin Xuan: "…"
"So, Ice Country is stronger than China?"
"That's not right!"
Xiao Qingcheng then said, "China has been established for a longer time and has a wider territory. The most important reason is that China has four distinct seasons. The four distinct seasons give us a lot of advantages over Ice Country. Our Ice Country can't compare to China in terms of national strength, but in terms of technology and some things that have been passed down, we can indeed leave China in the dust."
Lin Xuan agreed with this point. In China, when had Lin Xuan ever seen a poetry gathering? That was impossible.
"Maybe Ning Ning likes to be a teacher because she was influenced by this."
Xiao Qingcheng was very satisfied with his granddaughter's choice. Although she might not have a high status, she did something that many people were not willing to do.
"Then in Ice Country, if you are smart and have a certain level of attainment in literature, you don't need to be very strong to have a high status?"
Lin Xuan asked.
Xiao Ru Ning nodded, "That's of course, it may not even be lower than those powerhouses of the Empyrean Realm. Let's not talk about scientific research first, just take tonight's poetry gathering for example. If anyone can create a poem that can be passed down through the ages, then they will be revered by many people, because most of the young men and women here may not necessarily like it, but they all have some attainments in this aspect, especially my uncle who is very supportive of this aspect. If you can get his approval, then even at such a young age you can be promoted to an official, but how can it be so easy?"
"So, you and Xinyue are actually quite good in this area?"
Xiao Runing said proudly, "Of course. I can't say that I'm very good, but I'm still better than an old boor like you."
Lin Xuan: "…"
"Little Xuan, you don't come into contact with this kind of thing, right?"
Xiao Qingcheng asked.
Lin Xuan nodded. "That's right. I'm already troubled to death by memorizing poems, let alone composing poems."
"Haha, I can understand. After all, you were born in China. However, since you're with my Ningning, you'll be considered half an Icelander in the future. You still have to understand this kind of thing."
"I understand, Grandpa."
"En, let's go in!"
Then, they entered the second floor of the huge hall!
Lin Xuan had gone to the first floor before. Now that he had gone to the second floor, he was hit with a learning atmosphere! Whether it was the decoration or the atmosphere, it all had the feeling of watching an ancient school in a TV series. However, this place was even bigger and could accommodate thousands of people! This could no longer be called a classroom or a school!
"Isn't this too exaggerated?"
Lin Xuan was secretly speechless.
"There's nothing to be exaggerated about. You haven't seen the day of our Icelandic Poetry Festival. That's what's called exaggerated. The entire city's streets and alleys were filled with people. It was even more lively than the New Year. Red lanterns were everywhere, and there were all kinds of riddles and games. It was really a city game.
All the lights were lit up, "Xiao Runing said to Lin Xuan.
"Haha, if there's a chance, I'll go and experience it." Xiao Qingcheng laughed and then said, "I'll go and prepare first."
"What's your grandpa going to prepare?"
Lin Xuan asked curiously.
"My grandpa is one of the few masters of poetry in the Icelandic Country. No, he should be a master. Back then, he relied on these poems to chase after my grandma."
Xiao Runing said.
Lin Xuan: "…"
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