Chapter 36: Chapter 0036, First
The palace maids passed through the hall, and wine, food, and water flowed up like water. The sound of bells and drums changed, turning into beautiful silk and bamboo. A group of girls in colorful clothes emerged, dancing gracefully in the heart of the hall to the beat.
These girls are all beauties with red marks on their foreheads, mysterious and beautiful, but for some reason, their temperament doesn't seem as good as that of palace maids.
The scholars present all recognized this and some of them asked, so the palace maids timely arranged a banquet and served dishes, gentle and earnest, smelling the faint fragrance, which immediately made these scholars feel a subtle feeling. They would rather be served by them alone than let her go up and dance for everyone.
Among them, there were more than ten scholars who were fortunate enough to receive the bright eyes of palace maids serving food.
Long Jun looked clearly in the hall, stroking his beautiful beard and smiling, only observing without noticing, feeling proud in his heart. He turned to Ye Qing and noticed the confrontational atmosphere between Yan Yun and Ye Qing, squinting his eyes.
At this moment, Henyun changed back into the attire of a maid, and Ye Qing was slightly puzzled: "Is the taxi under the third pillar on the right named Yu Fan? Is it your sister who looks very similar to you? He's flirting with your sister, and you just watch her being bullied
This is my sister born from the same mother! "Henyun glanced at her and couldn't help but mutter to herself as she blushed and looked shy.
Is it just pretending? Sister, once she plans on a regular basis, she deliberately acts like this easy to bully... But this pretending is too much, won't it really touch anyone's heart
With a thought in her heart, Ye Qing suddenly stopped her chopsticks and slammed them heavily on the table, saying, "Hey, I can't bear to watch anymore. I must step forward and save my beloved from the fire and water
As he spoke, he was about to leave. He was startled and quickly tugged at his sleeve, saying, "As a scholar, you really don't understand, do you
I remember what my mother said, that at the age of fifteen or sixteen in the world, scholars often indulge in strolling around brothels to show off their charm. Even if they were more honest, they would at least take in the maidservants in their rooms.
Of course I understand the relationship between men and women! "Ye Qing tugged at her sleeve, motionless and couldn't help but get angry
Although it was a corner, it had actually become the center of attention for the entire audience. As they pulled and tugged, it immediately attracted a lot of attention, including Yu Fan, who Ye Qing was preparing to teach.
Even the Dragon Lord at the top looked over in surprise.
Hate Yun quickly pressed him down and sat down, covering his face with his sleeve, feeling very ashamed. Looking at this fifteen year old boy, his expression was still immature, his eyes were clear and he pretended to be mature, and the heavenly court was full of vitality and energy. For a moment, he didn't know how to say it, but he felt helpless.
Ye Qing achieved her goal of teasing Yan Yun, so she didn't take it seriously and continued to enjoy the banquet.
After looking at it for a while, Henyun suddenly realized and lowered his voice, asking, "Scholar, do you really not know, or do you pretend not to know
You're talking about your sister? Hmm... "Ye Qing bit into an unknown piece of beautiful flesh and whimpered," Thousands of children, maybe five hundred dragon daughters, all of whom have sons in law and must eat to the bottom of the Dragon Palace. If they marry off one by one, how much dowry will they have to pay, and if they marry well, they must come up with a clever method
To be honest, all the talented people I sent down this day were dazzled by the flowers and wanted to marry the most pleasing ones. Your father is really amazing, why make it seem like none of you can get married
You can't get married! You still want to marry a few more... "Henyun heard this and felt very angry. After a long time, she pretended not to care and asked," Scholar, which ones are the most pleasing to the eye
How could Ye Qing answer such a question, burying herself in the delicious food and just not listening.
Hate Yun was very angry in his heart, but he couldn't really force it. Looking back on how he had been teased by this child since he first came into contact with it, he suddenly realized that he was both shy and angry, with a hint of indescribable feeling.
Ye Qing smiled and ate another strange fruit, his body trembling slightly, digesting the hidden elemental power inside. Apart from anything else, this banquet alone is probably more than enough to make up for his physical temperament and complete the foundation of the Six Yang Diagram. He thought to himself, "This banquet is probably worth three years of hard cultivation
As for these Dragon Maidens, even Dragon Lord is happy to see them here. Ye Qing wouldn't have much trouble, but she hated and thought to herself, "Please review it quickly. If I were to lose my reputation in Sun Mountain, I wouldn't dare resist, and I would have to kidnap your daughter... I don't believe there are many Dragon Maidens with Dragon Balls in Taiping Lake, so you can't help but feel sorry
Long Jun was reviewing the manuscript on his throne, occasionally squinting his eyes and surveying the hall. He noticed Yu Fan's great attentiveness and his heart was filled with emotion: "How could you forget about the shocking rain
However, seeing the startled rain and blushing resistance, Long Jun, who had always known his daughter's temperament, felt relieved.
As for being touched with some oil, it was just a small matter, and Long Jun wouldn't mind. He then shifted his focus to poetry and prose, carefully reviewing them one by one.
Finally, four were left behind.
In Long Jun's eyes, Ye Qing's paper could only rank third, but the difficulty in describing the dragon spirit in this poem left Long Jun unable to let go for a long time.
Judging from this son's luck, his character is weak. I don't know how he passed the imperial examination and became a child. Not to mention being a dragon, even a scholar and a successful candidate would find it extremely difficult
But the aura of a dragon and a personality that is either true or false, playful or profound, conveyed in this poem, are not qualities that can be found in poverty
I vaguely feel that a great tribulation is coming, probably not good for the Taoist sect, but how can there be a complete egg under the overturning? For the divine race, it is both misfortune and fortune
At this critical moment, there is a small yet profound variable
The road is unpredictable
At this moment, Taiping Lake was bathed in autumn colors. Within this water palace, a faint green aura hung down, and Long Jun was stunned for a moment before suddenly laughing.
The Yellow Dragon has gone and will never return, and the white clouds have been empty for a thousand years.
Where is the village gate at dusk? The misty waves on the river make people sad.
Long Jun's gaze passed through the palace and he saw the 800 mile Taiping Lake, as if a heavy dragon turtle was crawling, and the surrounding belts were the various tributaries.
The dragon turtle can still gather dragon energy, but unfortunately the path of this world has changed - Long Jun suddenly remembered these two lines, which were sung before the fall of the previous Long Jun.
Shintoism is eternal and high in nature, even under the suppression of Taoism, it is impossible to change this nature.
It's unclear whether the young man in front of us is really a variable or a trap, but the Dragon Lord still smiled. After enduring for eight thousand years, there is still a trace of divinity hidden in its heart.
The previous Dragon Lord knew that his divine aura had declined and still wanted to give it a try, but it turned out to be gray.
I have a vague premonition of a great calamity this time, and I don't know how many gods have awakened from their slumber. Although I know it may be a trick used by Taoist sects to lure snakes out of their holes, they still woke up.
The hardships and doubts that lingered throughout it all, but in that moment, Long Jun smiled, whether it was to lure the snake out of its hole or to seize the opportunity of the great road.
——Wishing to be free and unrestrained, yet fearless and fearless.
——I'll point you at the top of the list, watching those that can make the wind and clouds change color, those that can bear fruit, and those that can make me happy and resentful.
In the blink of an eye, the hall was filled with singing and dancing, and all the scholars had their own thoughts. They were all finished eating!
The voice of the Dragon Lord came from above: 'Xuan all the Noble Consorts and Water Ministers ascend to the palace.'
As ordered! "The palace maids retreated one after another, and the scholar was somewhat surprised, but this was the master's intention and could not be persuaded.
Not long after, dozens of courtiers came up, mostly in vermilion robes, including ministers with scales on their foreheads. It is unknown what kind of aquatic transformation they were.
A small number of bright yellow feathered garments have a divine position and are fully humanoid.
There was another sound of crystal bead curtains, and dozens of concubines turned out from behind the hall, all dressed in crimson dresses and stunning colors. The first four of them were not only of heavenly fragrance and national color, but also dressed in bright yellow veils and raincoats. They climbed up the jade steps and sat beside the Dragon Lord, immediately attracting the attention of the scholars present.
The Dragon Lord smiled, and the First Concubine spoke in a pearl like voice, "Please, princesses, ascend to the palace
The sound of silk and bamboo rests, and the chimes and drums rise again. This is the true joy of a grand feast. The scholar sits in front of him and looks up. A sound of pearl curtains rings and rings tinkling, and only the faint fragrance floats, but no one is seen.
Strangely enough, as the curtain wall slid down, hundreds of young girls dressed in blue and crimson clothes appeared for a moment. Their eyes were full of beautiful colors, captivating and overwhelming, but these scholars were not ordinary people. They immediately calmed down and recognized the palace maids just now.
Even more than a dozen scholars recognized that they were the "palace maids" who communicated earnestly in private. At this moment, they all realized that they were all dragon maidens, and their feelings were indescribable for a moment, and their eyes became hot.
At this moment, Lord Long remained silent and waved his hand. A high-ranking official read out the rules: "The scrolls of the scholars are to be circulated to the scholars, water officials, concubines, and princesses to show their joint evaluation
After hearing these words, Shi Zi, along with Ye Qing, stood up and bowed deeply in response, saying, "Yes
So the scholars circulated poetry and prose, and they all knew the literary atmosphere and deliberately suppressed it. The red and white of each poem and prose were unclear, while Ye Qing's poetry scroll was fortunate to be noticed by everyone due to the clouds and mist on the paper.
When many scholars read 'To the east, facing plum blossoms and stones, to observe peace. The water is calm, the mountains and islands are majestic, the trees are lush, and the grass is abundant', they knew something was wrong in their hearts. They simply glanced at it and quickly passed it on.
Even the light blue invitation letter scholar, with confidence, read 'The autumn wind is bleak, the waves surge, the sun and moon travel, if they come out of it', and his face was also ugly, and it spread.
Only a few, such as Yu Fan, carefully read the entire piece and finished the last two sentences: "The stars are brilliant, if they come out of it, it's fortunate to have them sing to honor their aspirations
After hiding for a long time, a sense of frustration surged up like a tide, and then receded like a tide. For a moment, the smile in my eyes disappeared, leaving only calmness.
This poem is grand and majestic, with a hint of royal aura, but in the end, it still depends on the judgment of the Dragon Lord
After the poetry and prose were passed down from the scholars, they also reached the water ministers.
After the first round, many people's poems did not change much, and Ye Qing's poems did not grow much.
The scholar in the palace felt a bit embarrassed about this, but it was human nature. Even Ye Qing herself smiled, and it was natural for literati to underestimate each other.
Behind the west curtain of the palace, the dragon maiden whispered softly and continued to watch.
And in the second round of poetry and prose, they were handed over to the Water Minister, but they did not benefit from it. They were all carefully read, and soon after, one could see that each piece of poetry and prose showed a red color.
Being selected by the Dragon King to come here is a sign of talent, and such rapid changes are quite normal.
For the concubines and princesses, this change in literary aura is a perspective, seeing the colorful red aura, some of which are still deepening, all of which are expectations.
This second round took a long time, but as we progressed, the differences gradually became apparent.
In this world, the boundary between humans and immortals is still very strict. Perhaps the Dragon Lord can freely go ashore to play, but it is also difficult to interfere with the rise and fall of the human world. These water ministers are officials of the Dragon Palace and are not allowed to go ashore without permission, so they have little to do with these scholars. How could they compromise their own feelings?
As soon as I saw some poems and essays, the Water Minister gave up without hesitation and placed them on the table.
Some have been repeatedly circulated and even praised.
Only about twenty volumes were left circulating in the entire venue, among which Ye Qing's poems were still changing.
Shui Chen looked carefully, on one hand responsible, on the other hand, these twenty articles, all of which have profound implications.
Upon seeing this, the Water Ministers understood the reason why the Dragon Lord specially summoned them to the palace. Each one was immersed in the poetic and literary atmosphere, and through the blessing of the Spirit Mansion and the new text, they could clearly appreciate the hidden charm inside, which had a great beneficial effect on their spiritual abilities.
Just these poems and essays are like a pill to return, truly bringing joy to the soul and saving me a year of practice. No wonder you still value poetry and essays
Among them, Ye Qing's poems have received special attention, and every time Shui Chen silently reads the phrase 'Autumn wind is desolate, and the waves surge' on them, he experiences a special charm.
You really want to watch it all day long, even if you can taste its true flavor, "until later urged," Do you really want to watch it all day? Don't you even have to watch it, Lady of the Palace
I have to reluctantly hand it over.
And when it reached the hands of important officials, they were all righteous gods, enjoying the spiritual energy of Taiping Lake from time to time, but paying attention to the truths in poetry and literature.
The grand and tranquil rhythm inside Ye Qing attracted them, following the heartwarming smile of "the autumn wind is bleak, the waves surge up" and "the journey of the sun and moon, if you leave it, the stars are brilliant, if you leave it", attracting their hearts and minds.
These righteous gods turned their gaze to the hall, all lost in thought and even melancholy. The 800 mile Taiping Lake, where the vast water transport and spiritual energy condensed into a spiritual mansion, was originally a good place, but it did not have such mysteries.
The previous Dragon Lord supported the blue sky with twelve celestial pillars, showing the sun and moon wandering, the stars moving, and forming their own domain. Since then, the Taiping Lake has had a long and prosperous fortune.
The journey of the sun and moon, if it comes out of it, the stars and Han will shine brightly, if it comes out of it... This article has a royal aura! "With such emotion, the important minister went to the palace and handed the article to the empress dowager.
The third round took a lot of time, but it was much faster than the second round. Those eliminated in the second round only glanced at it briefly before putting it down, while the first twenty volumes were carefully read.
So, as the concubine read the first twenty volumes, they deepened in her hand and showed a hint of yellow color, causing the scholars below to change their color.
Some are already desperate, while others show joy!
Arriving at the princess's hands, the first twenty volumes turned yellow, and by then Ye Qing had already stood out and ranked among the top ten.
Some dragon girls read some articles and then went to look at the author. Ye Qing began to look back with appreciation. Who would get tired of beautiful women? But in the end, she cursed, "Dragon girls, don't seduce me like this in public. I'm just developing. Qianqian warns me not to pick wildflowers
Finally, it was seen that Henyun's reluctant sister took the poetry and prose from her hand, glanced at it, then stared at Ye Qing, and turned around to hand it over to the hall.
Upon reaching Long Jun's hands again, there were only ten volumes left, all golden in color. Ye Qing was only the fifth, and the first three volumes had already revealed a faint green aura.
This is a combination of family fortune, culture, and appreciation.
Fortunately, singing praises one's aspirations, hey! "Long Jun smiled. Having made up his mind just now, he didn't hesitate to point at this scroll.
With a certain intention, I saw Ye Qing jump to the top of this volume, with the remaining two volumes of light green on the left and right, and the last volume of light green had to fall behind.
Upon seeing the three pale green essays, Long Jun sighed and said, "These three essays have all passed the imperial examination
As soon as the words fell, the sound of music resounded. Hate Cloud stepped forward and took out the dragon patterned yellow scroll, slowly unfolding it, and said, "At this dragon banquet, 'Observing the Peace' is the first piece of literature. I will reward you with a hundred taels of green gold and a pearl
Even if she was prepared for the rain and arrived at the Taiping Dragon Palace, laughing and joking with the Dragon Maiden, listening to Henyun's announcement to the entire hall, Ye Qing still felt a moment of confusion.
In front of everyone's eyes, he left the banquet and paid a grand tribute to Lord Long.
With the completion of the ceremony, the light blue aura hangs down, shrouded in smoke and clouds, making people both envious and jealous.
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