The next morning, the four of them followed their master in a ox cart to the county school. Last night, Wang Gui and Tang Huai secretly stayed up late to read books. Both of them were in a bad mood and yawned all the way.

Yue Fei was so angry that he gritted his teeth and lowered his voice: "Last night, I advised you not to stay up late, so I won't listen. What should I do if I will affect my performance later?"

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "It's okay, they are just clay Buddhas anyway, pretend to be like, just don't fall asleep."

"Brother Qing, why does this sound awkward?" Tang Huai rolled his eyes and said.

"Let's put it another way. You two are the chief and deputy head coaches, and they are only responsible for the rude work of charging into the formation. Let Lao Yue and I do it."

Wang Gui grinned, "I like to hear these words. I am handsome. Lao Tang is the deputy coach. Where is the pioneer officer Li Yanqing?"

"Shut up!" Master Yao Ding turned around and glared at Wang Gui fiercely.

Wang Gui lowered his head in fear and stuck out his tongue.

The county school is located in the northeast corner of the county town. This area is the cultural area of ​​Tangyin County. The Confucian Temple is to the north, the Baoen Temple is to the south, and the county school is in the middle. The county school is the largest group of buildings in Tangyin County, covering an area of ​​hundreds of acres, with hundreds of school houses and dormitories of all sizes. The largest Qinmian Hall is even more magnificent, and even the county government is pale in comparison.

There are more than 500 students in the county school. In addition to young students, many old scholars who failed the exams are also involved.

The gate is a stone pillar archway with four large characters engraved on it: "Ji Shi's blood".

Next to it is a stone tablet that is ten feet tall, with Su Shi's inscription written by himself: "Look broadly and make appointments, accumulate and make thin."

However, there are obvious traces of burning and axe on the stone tablet, and the word "Su Shi" below was also replenished afterwards. It is obvious that this stone tablet has suffered a catastrophe.

When they walked to the steps, they saw Tang Zhengzong hurriedly greeting him. Tang Zhengzong was responsible for arranging the competition venue for them, and preparing tea and resting places at the same time.

In fact, he has another more important task, which is to prevent Lushan Town School from being plotted against. Cheating and plotting have always been the tradition of the boy club. All kinds of unexpected things happen every year. Two years ago, Tangyin County School used the convenience of the landlord to hide notes on the examination table in advance. Last year, Tangbei Township School had collective diarrhea, so it was particularly important to arrange a smart and capable person.

However, so far, Lushan Town Academy has been safe and safe for four consecutive sessions, and has not been conspired to do anything, which has made Tang Zhengzong useless for the time being.

Tang Zhengzong stepped forward and whispered to Yao Ding: "I heard that He Zhen secretly visited Ma County Ma last night."

Yao Ding frowned, "It shouldn't be the case against our Lushan Town!"

Tang Zhengzong sneered: "Maybe Wei Nanzhen wants to enter the finals!"

The implication is that Weinan Town School is already preparing for tomorrow's rematch.

Yao Ding snorted, "I'm afraid things will go against my wishes!"

After walking a few steps, Yao Ding pulled Li Yanqing aside and whispered to him: "If the other party draws the couplet, you can write that reading couplet, and we will get this point."

Li Yanqing hesitated, "But what if they have designated questions?"

Yao Ding smiled, "Of course there will be designated topics, but since you can write that reading couplet, you will have no problem with other things."

Li Yanqing smiled bitterly in his heart. Only God knows whether he can write it out then.

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Today's ring match will be held for four games. First, four teams will be eliminated, tomorrow's rematch will be eliminated, and two teams will be eliminated, and the day after tomorrow is the final.

In addition to the main hall, there are four deputy halls behind the Qinmian Hall. Today's four arena matches will be held in four deputy halls. The review officer is the county magistrate, county magistrate and Xuezheng. There is also a deputy hall without the review officer, so three county school professors are temporarily appointed.

Lushan Hall was arranged in Deputy Hall C. The reviewer was the three professors of county schools. The ring competition is commonly said by everyone. In fact, the name of the competition is called "Defense Test", which is also a traditional competition among literati. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, this kind of ring competition-style debate was very popular.

Both sides sit opposite each other, one party gives questions, the other party can discuss and answer them after consultation, and the specific question types are drawn on site. Generally, both parties will give three questions. If the match is tied, the reviewer will ask questions separately until the top and bottom are divided.

Another function of the reviewer is to judge the rationality of the question set by both parties. If the reviewer thinks the question is too tricky, he can ask it to be invalidated and then released. If it is invalidated three times in a row, the reviewer will ask the question.

The topic was prepared by teachers from both sides in advance. Yao Ding carried a big bag and entered the county town, which included various topics he prepared.

As soon as the bell rang, the students from both sides entered the field, and the master sat at the door, unable to enter the field, and had to face the court with his back, and he was only allowed to listen, not say anything, and not make any small moves.

The three reviewers were all old pedans with white hair. They sat directly north, Weinan Town was east and Lushan Town was west, and four beds were lined up. The students were all wearing white Confucian robes and study tour crowns, looking quite like saint disciples who were debating.

However, the four young men in Weinan Town School were all tall and handsome, like a beautiful tree. They were full of confidence and looked even more energetic and determined to win.

The four students in Lushan Town School are much younger and their clothes don't fit well, which makes them a little funny. Especially the two students are listless, one of them can't help but yawn. The three reviewers frowned and their impression scores are poor.

Master He Zhen was very proud and kept sneering at Yao Ding who was sitting on the other side, meaning, "I don't think I have to compare, just admit defeat so as not to be embarrassed."

It’s no wonder that Lushan Town School vs. Tangyin County School School last year, but the other party did not answer the three questions raised, which was said to be a joke in the whole county.

Yao Ding's face was gloomy, and no one knew what he was thinking.

At this time, another bell rang, and the debate officially began.

The presiding judge stood up and said slowly: "Although everyone knows all the rules, I still have to read them. The first thing is, the conditions for contestants must be formal students in the school, the upper limit shall not exceed thirteen years old and the lower limit shall not be less than six years old."

Li Yanqing felt that this was tailor-made for himself, and he was probably the youngest contestant since the founding of the Boys Association.

The presiding judge read very slowly, and it took a quarter of an hour to finish the Thirteen Rules. At this time, Wang Gui trembled all over and whispered: "Brother Qing, I can't hold it anymore."

A reviewer above frowned and asked, "Do you have any questions about the students of Lushan School?"

Li Yanqing raised his hand, "There are three urgent things for people. Can you go to the toilet now?"

The hall burst into laughter. Seeing that they were young, the judge held back his laughter and waved his hand and said, "Luckily, I haven't started drawing questions yet, go quickly!"

Wang Gui and Tang Huai jumped up and ran away. Even Yao Ding couldn't help but shake his head and sighed softly.

After a moment, Wang Gui and Tang Huai ran back, and Yue Fei glared at them fiercely. This was the first time such a thing happened.

"Okay, according to the rules, the strong will be humble. Please ask Master Yao from Lushan Town to come forward to draw the questions."

This is also a very embarrassing moment. It is obvious that He Qiang and Yao Ruo are not able to do anything. Without this moment of shame, there would be no hard work for the coming year. The competition for academics is so cruel and full of motivation.

Yao Ding walked up with a blue face and pulled out a mark from the signboard and handed it to the presiding judge. The presiding judge glanced at it and said loudly: "Silent Sutra."

As soon as the question type was released, Weinan Town suddenly showed joy and his luck was really good.

There are five types of questions, including silent scriptures, questioning poems, competition and miscellaneous exams and instant writing.

The simplest one here is the silent scriptures, the most difficult one is to write it immediately, that is, to write poems and lyrics on the spot, and the most biased one is to shoot. Shooting is one of the six arts, so archery was designated as one of the questions by the magistrate, of course, it refers to archery, which is an archery pot. However, it is not a required answer, and you can change your lottery if you draw it.

The four students have their own division of labor. Yue Fei is the main question, Li Yanqing is the main answer, Wang Gui and Tang Huai are the deputy question and the deputy answer, which is also the reason why Yao Ding must let Li Yanqing and Yue Fei attend the Boys' Meeting. In fact, only two people are enough.

Yue Fei put five types of questions in front of him, each with three questions, sorted by difficulty.
Chapter completed!