Zhizhou: \"You're An Official, But You're Raising A Bunch Of Demonesses?

Chapter 51: Who is Bai Yu?

"Bai Yu... Bai Yu... Bai Yu..."

In the elegant room of the Huayue Tower,

Amidst singing and dancing, toasting and exchanging cups,

Several elegant and scholarly young men took their seats,

Gently swaying their folding fans, surrounded by beautiful women,

Engaged in a discussion about the hottest topic of the moment.

"Who is this Bai Yu?"

"He's not from the capital!"

"Just a country bumpkin, how did he manage to become the top scorer in the imperial examination?"

"I refuse to accept it!"

"What do you think, Brother Ji?"

"When it comes to talent, I only recognize Brother Ji as unparalleled throughout the ages! If Brother Ji becomes the top scorer, we will all acknowledge it!"

"Bai Yu is someone we've never even heard of, how can he step on our heads?"

Several scholars engaged in lively discussions, their faces flushed from drinking,

Pretending to be refined, but speaking with some petty grievances.

The person sitting at the head of the table was tall and upright, with a magnificent appearance and a refined demeanor.

His name was Ji Guangchong,

The second son of Ji Wei, the current Minister of Justice.

With a rich family background and exceptional intelligence since childhood,

He studied with the sons of the influential and powerful in the Imperial Academy,

Learning to read at the age of three, composing poetry at five, and gaining fame in the capital at the age of nine.

This year was his first time participating in the provincial examination, preparing to make a grand plan and enter the court as an official.

With a strong family background and quick thinking, he had already gained a great reputation.

For someone like him to participate in the examination was simply a downgrade for him!

How could others compare?

People in the capital have been saying that the top scorer in this year's provincial examination and the champion in the palace examination have already been decided.

The rest of the candidates can only compete for second place.

Even Ji Guangchong himself believed this.

However...

The higher one is praised, the harder one falls.

Today, when the results were announced,

All the attention, all the spotlight, all the brilliance... were all snatched away by another person.

Bai Yu!

An unknown outsider!

A name that no one had ever heard of!

But he surpassed Ji Guangchong, the renowned talented scholar, and took the top spot.

As everyone was curious and amazed by Bai Yu,

Many people also focused their attention on Ji Guangchong, wanting to see the reaction of this talented scholar who had been overshadowed.

How could this be convincing?

After all, in a prosperous place like this, whether it's in terms of ideas, economy, or resources...

The capital far surpasses the local areas.

The people of the capital are often arrogant,

With a strong sense of hierarchy and superiority.

In the past hundred years, the top scorers in the provincial examination have all come from the capital.

The outsiders can only fight for the leftovers.

This time, the talented scholars of the capital city participated in the scientific examination, but they were instead overshadowed by an outsider whom they had never even heard of.

It's no wonder that these young gentlemen were discussing their dissatisfaction in this elegant room.

"Drunk, I pick up the sword by the lamp, in my dream I blow the horn in the camp..."

And the focus of their conversation,

Ji Guangchong lowered his gaze slightly, shaking the poem in his hand, and softly murmured those astonishing lines that could be passed down through the ages.

"I can't write it."

He shook his head and honestly said to the people present, "I can't write such poetry."

In terms of the poem that has been circulated,

he lost.

He lost completely!

This is a huge gap that even a discerning person can see.

There are two levels to this poetry question,

one is Bai Yu, the other is everyone else.

The heroic and tragic dream of the old general returning to the battlefield, accomplishing the world's affairs for the emperor, and winning fame before and after his death.

It's written so well!

It's impossible to find fault with it!

Even if they don't admit it,

the ordinary spectators who look at the list, the lower-class scholars... they all recognize it.

Their eyes are sharp.

"Um..."

Everyone present was proud and arrogant,

even if they felt inferior in their hearts.

But they wouldn't admit it.

However, they didn't want to,

A few of us were ready to fight to the death, and yet you surrendered first, boss?!

"Um... poetry accounts for the lowest proportion, and it's not the standard for judging performance."

"Besides, the questions this time were too biased! How can we, as literary people, understand the feelings of generals and soldiers on the battlefield?"

"Maybe someone in his family has been a soldier! Bai Yu simply took advantage of the topic!"

"I heard that Bai Yu is arrogant and domineering! It seems like he offended Xinyuan Mansion a few days ago..."

...

The conversation of the group suddenly shifted,

They continued to argue stubbornly, finding various reasons from a different perspective,

Belittling the person they had never met, suppressing the person who was on their minds.

Ji Guangchong shook his head gently, "One exam cannot prove anything!"

"I really don't accept it! The truth will be revealed in the future!"

Upon hearing this, the others couldn't help but applaud and laugh, saying, "Haha, Brother Ji's words are so true!"

"I support you!"

"Brother Ji, do you think he will participate in the poetry gathering held by the Great Princess in ten days?"

"If he participates, we will definitely help you mock him! Just a mere country bumpkin, winning the top spot, he won't be allowed to be so arrogant."

"I heard that Miss Hu Yuer will also participate, and she will entertain us with her singing and dancing~"

"Is it true?! Wow..."

"Fortunately, he passed the exam this time! I would willingly die after watching Miss Hu Yuer perform."

Ji Guangchong trembled upon hearing this,

But he no longer cared about the discussions of the others.

His eyes were somewhat absent-minded,

Unable to suppress the hint of eagerness that leaked out.

Unconsciously, he murmured softly, "Hu Yuer..."

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