In ancient times, there was a person who loved poetry as much as his life. When he was defeated in a poetry contest, he could not calm down and vomited three liters of blood. Today, there was Cui Yanxin, who was slapped in the face and fainted because of the phrase "writing a new poem to express sorrow".
Although Cui Yanxin was not as good as the poet, if what happened tonight was spread out, he would become a laughing stock for many people.
Many years later, perhaps the Zhuangyuan and Tanhua of the same year, or even the Emperor, would be forgotten by the later generations. The name of Cui Yanxin would be known by everyone when the story of "writing a new poem to express sorrow" was mentioned.
Cui Yanxin had just fainted due to a sudden surge of hot blood. There was no need to call for a doctor. Everyone helped him to a chair at the side, pinched his philtrum, and slapped him. After a few breaths, he slowly woke up.
His face was still very red. No one knew whether it was because of anger or because of the slap. He pretended to be weak and did not dare to come closer.
The damage of that poem to him was even more serious than dozens of floggings. From now on, Cui Yanxin would never be able to get rid of the hat of "writing a new poem to express sorrow".
At this time, the scholars and officials in the field immediately changed the way they looked at the young man.
Unofficial history once said that in the Shu Han Dynasty, Zhuge Kongming used his glib tongue to make Wang Langli speechless. Wang Langli was so ashamed that he fell off his horse and died.
They thought it was just an exaggeration in the unofficial history. Seeing the situation today, they unconsciously believed it.
Wan Ruoqing clenched the corner of her clothes tightly. She knew that Li Yi was good at poetry, but these people were also outstanding scholars and new scholars. They were far from those who claimed to be gifted scholars.
However, when she saw that the young man fainted after Li Yi wrote a poem, she forgot the discomfort in her body. Her cherry lips slightly opened, but she could not say anything.
The next moment, the surprise in her heart turned into nervousness and worry.
"Oh no, oh no. Li made that man faint in front of so many Jinshi and officials. They won't let this go easily. If they are displeased, then …"
She blamed herself. If she hadn't refused Cui Yanxin's request, this wouldn't have happened. While she was feeling extremely remorseful, Jiang Zian walked over with a gloomy face.
"Yan Xin and Your Excellency are both Grand Scholars of the same year. Don't you think Your Excellency's actions are a bit too much?"
Two scholars who did not know each other would address each other as' brother 'when they met. The word' sir ', on the other hand, carried a sense of alienation.
The surrounding Jinshi also agreed, and almost all of them stood against Li Yi.
Although he was targeting Cui Yanxin, he had scolded almost everyone present. It was a bit too much, and everyone was naturally dissatisfied with him. The officials present didn't care much about it.
The officials present didn't care too much about this. They had been in the officialdom for many years and had experienced many things. It was common for scholars to be jealous of a woman. They asked themselves honestly. If that woman was also someone they liked and was scolded by Cui Yanxin like this, they would also do something indignant.
Of course, Magistrate Dong's actions just now also made these old foxes not speak easily.
"Sorry, sir, you guessed wrong. I am not a new Jinshi," Li Yi looked at him and said calmly.
"I?"
Jiang Zian's expression froze, and the people around him were also shocked.
Did he just say 'I'?
That was to say, the person in front of them had become an official before them.
This year, the imperial court hadn't appointed a new Jinshi, which meant he wasn't in the same year as them. Although they would walk this path sooner or later, it wasn't now. Everyone looked at Cui Yanxin … This was embarrassing.
This time, it was likely that the lords would not stand on their side.
Wan Ruoqing looked at Li Yi, surprised and suspicious. When did he become an official … Was he lying to these people?
It would be fine if it was on other occasions, but there were many officials here today, and he couldn't fool them …
"Hehe, County Magistrate Li, you are indeed worthy of your reputation as the first scholar. But what does this' I don't want to say, I don't want to say, but it's a cool autumn day 'mean?" Magistrate Dong looked at him and said with a smile, "I'm curious. County Magistrate Li, why don't you say what you are worried about? You don't have to worry about offending anyone. The scholars of the Jing Kingdom won't be convicted based on their words."
As soon as Magistrate Dong said this, everyone quieted down.
His words revealed a lot of information.
County Magistrate Li, the first scholar … And then there was the melancholy revealed in this poem. What was the melancholy?
Magistrate Dong's words let go of Cui Yanxin's matter, and no one paid attention to Jiang Zian, who had just stood up. The new Jinshi wondered what was going on with this "first scholar" … Magistrate Dong seemed to be very familiar with him, and they wondered if what they did just now made Magistrate Dong unhappy …
Magistrate Liu and some lower-ranked officials were probably thinking the same thing, but Professor Feng and the people around Magistrate Dong knew that Magistrate Dong's words weren't that simple.
When they thought about the poem just now, they suddenly understood.
Worried about the country, unable to say it, was he afraid of something?
Could it be that he was using this to express his dissatisfaction with the peace faction that controlled the court's politics?
At this time, the way Professor Feng looked at Li Yi changed for the first time.
Using the past to contrast the present, using something to describe nothing, and using nothing to describe something, he highlighted the word "worry" and used this as a clue to spread out layer by layer. The feelings were sincere and tactful, and the words were shallow but the meaning was deep. If it was a loyal official who was being pushed aside and had no way to serve the country, it was understandable that he would be worried. But he clearly had no desire to become an official, and he didn't want to be one, so why would he be worried?
Reading carefully, what was revealed between the lines was that he saw the country's affairs deteriorating day by day, and he was powerless to do anything about it. He was not willing to become an official because he didn't want to be used by the peace faction …
And the "stubborn disease of not being an official" was probably an excuse because of this.
No wonder Magistrate Dong looked at him differently. If this was really the case, then his worries were all in Magistrate Dong's heart!
It turned out that he had been wrong about him all along!
A trace of red appeared on Professor Feng's face. This kind of feelings …, he, was far inferior to him!
At this time, Li Yi was still depressed in his heart. Where did this small official come from, and why did he have so many problems? He didn't even know what he was worried about. There was only one purpose for taking out this poem, and that was to slap the face of the shameless Jinshi who even bullied girls. How could he think so much?
Even Professor Feng didn't say anything. Why did an official keep interrupting? Didn't he see that Professor Feng's face was red with anger?
"County Magistrate Li, Magistrate Dong is asking you a question …"
Although County Magistrate Liu was very afraid of Li Yi's "background", it wasn't good to keep Magistrate Dong there. Seeing this, he spoke in a low voice to remind him.
"What, Magistrate Dong?" Li Yi was stunned. A small official suddenly became a magistrate. This change was too sudden, and he couldn't react for a while.
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