allonlinenovel Chapter 304 Money Obsession
Chapter 304 Money Obsession
Her maid Cui Liu was squatting on the ground picking up the broken porcelain pieces. She raised her head and carefully comforted her.
"Second Miss, calm down. Third Master is just going to participate in the competition and he is nervous. He doesn't mean he doesn't want to see you."
"Just think about it, he gave you 10,000 taels of silver as soon as he came back and bought Xi Shi Rouge for you. The Third Young Master is very kind to you!"
"If he can win the first prize this time, he will be the champion of Canglang Poetry Talk, and you will be the sister of the champion in the future. If you tell others about it, you will have face, right?"
Ji Qingqing pouted and muttered: "He can't not see me. I'm his favorite sister. How can he do this to me!"
Cui Liu was speechless. Even a maid like her could see how much importance Ji Zihang attached to the Canglang Poetry Talk.
Why couldn't Ji Qingqing understand?
At the same time, in the Night Palace.
Ji Yuntang also heard about Canglang's poetry from Wang Sheng.
It is said that this is also a way for Qingyun Hall to select talents for the royal families of various countries, and Emperor Jingyang also attaches great importance to this.
Thinking that Luo Junhe should know more about this, Ji Yuntang went to find him.
"Ah He, tell me about Cang Lang's poetry!"
"Canglang Poetry Talk?" Luo Junhe put down the book in his hand and looked at her in surprise, "Why is Atang interested in this?"
"No, I'm not interested in poetry talk. I'm interested in the reward for the first place in poetry talk."
Ji Yuntang did not forget that last time she participated in the medical skills competition held by King Qi, she easily won 20,000 taels of gold.
This Canglang Poetry Talk was jointly organized by Jingyang Emperor, Qingyun Hall and the Royal Academy.
As the organizer, Qingyun Hall is not affiliated with Dongchen Kingdom, but is a literary organization jointly recommended by the four countries.
Ever since Cheng Rushan, president of the Royal Academy, put forward the phrase "culture knows no national boundaries", culture has been highly praised by people.
The main function of Qingyun Hall is to inherit and promote the culture of the four countries, and to spread the culture of each country through the mouths of literati and poets by hosting the Canglang Poetry Talk.
Thinking about it this way, Ji Yuntang felt that the rewards for that competition would definitely be more generous than those in the previous medical competition.
Luo Junhe: "..."
The corners of his mouth twitched twice. As expected, she was still the Ji Yuntang he knew.
A real money-grubber!
Luo Junhe knew that since Ji Yuntang asked this, she must have understood the rules and forms of Canglang Poetry Talk, so he told her some things she didn't know.
"In fact, six years ago, the Canglang Poetry Competition originally had six tests. It added a martial arts test on top of law, arithmetic, carpentry, calligraphy, and poetry."
"But because most scholars are physically weak, they are vulnerable to martial arts. Once on the field, a martial arts competition turned into a fight between hooligans. Scholars grabbed each other's hair, tore each other's clothes, and wrestled on the ground. It was really unbecoming, so Qingyun Hall cancelled the martial arts assessment."
Ji Yuntang thought to himself, isn’t this the all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor in modern nine-year compulsory education?
However, compared with sports and martial arts, it is still too childish!
In ancient times, martial arts were practiced on the battlefield with real swords and guns.
Luo Junhe picked up the teacup, took a sip of water, and continued talking.
"The Canglang Poetry Contest is usually held for three consecutive days. The first two days are for the five tests, and the third day is for the celebration banquet for the students who win the crown, and they will be rewarded. During this period, the emperor and the empress may come to inspect at any time."
"Students who have won the top prize in previous years have basically been appointed to work in the six ministries. They no longer need to participate in the joint examination and palace examination in the spring of the following year, but their status is no different from that of the new top scholar. Therefore, a large number of students have been attracted to participate."
"But for such a long time, there are almost no students who have passed all five tests. Usually, passing three subjects is already rare. If four subjects are all above 90 points, basically this person is undoubtedly the champion."
"If I remember correctly, the last crown winner of Dongchen Kingdom is now working in the Ministry of Rites. My father also rewarded him with a large house with five entrances, a thousand taels of gold, and a hundred rolls of silk."
"And the last Laurel is now serving as a doctor in the Ministry of Works, responsible for the repair of the city and civil engineering works. The reward given to him by the Emperor was also quite generous."
"He first personally wrote a calligraphy for Gui Guan, and inscribed a golden plaque with the words 'Work hard in the morning and be alert in the evening'. Later, he gave him the Princess of Chunning in marriage."
"In general, the Canglang Poetry Laureate is very valuable because it is an open and transparent competition, and people from all over the country can go and have a look, so there is no possibility of artificial loosening."
Ji Yuntang suddenly became interested. She convinced herself that she was not attracted by the reward, but wanted to promote China's 5,000-year-old culture.
Her eyes sparkled, and she propped her chin up with both hands and asked, "Ah He, how do I sign up?"
Luo Junhe looked at Ji Yuntang with sparkling eyes, and the words "all the money goes into my pocket" were almost written on his face.
He laughed and reached out to ruffle Ji Yuntang's black hair.
"Atang, don't even think about it. There has never been a precedent of a woman signing up for the Canglang Poetry Competition."
After all, after winning the championship, students will basically choose to stay in their own country and serve as officials in the court.
Among the four countries, there has never been a precedent of women serving as officials in the court.
In their opinion, women should stay in the backyard, take care of their husbands and children, and serve their parents-in-law.
Serving as an official in the court is what men should do.
The light in Ji Yuntang's eyes dimmed, and she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
She had no interest in being an official, but she had to admit that since ancient times, women's status has been inferior to that of men, and this is an unchangeable fact.
What attracted her to Canglang Poetry Talk was only the generous and charming rewards.
Ji Yuntang originally thought that he could use Canglang's poetry to fill the small treasury in her space!
Unexpectedly, she was not even qualified to participate in the Canglang Poetry Talk.
Ji Yuntang had a good attitude and was very open-minded. She was only disappointed for a short while before happily going to the back mountain to tinker with her herb garden!
Luo Junhe's deep peach blossom eyes slightly raised, he looked at the woman's back as she left, endless smile spread in his eyes, tenderness hidden.
After Ji Yuntang left, Luo Junhe took out a bracelet from his sleeve. It was the rosewood bracelet that he had deliberately avoided Ji Yuntang from carving in the past few days.
There are thirteen beads in total, and they have just been completed.
A small and exquisite jade ruyi is added in the middle of the bracelet.
Luo Junhe's slender fingertips gently stroked the polished huanghuali Ruyi bracelet in his hand, and he opened his thin lips and whispered something.
"Atang, I really hope you can always be this happy."