Crossing the Sword

Chapter 165: Couplet Controversy

Meng Lei then said, "Some time ago, Emperor Yan felt very proud after hearing about your deeds of causing trouble in Youdu. He also realized that over the years, Shennong Kingdom has relied on some old ministers to maintain itself, but the recruitment of talents has always been unsatisfactory. In order to recruit more talents like Brother Ye, Emperor Yan decided to build a Jiyi Hall in Yushan to collect good suggestions from the people that will help the country. Let's go in and talk about the details." After patting Ye Shisan without leaving a trace, he called Ye Shisan and the other two to walk into the hall.

With the waiter's enthusiastic greeting, several people ordered dishes. Meng Lei was also very happy. He picked the expensive ones and ordered a large table of the most expensive things. The waiter was not surprised by this. After all, those who could come here to participate in the competition were all people with prominent status in various countries. Ye Shisan wanted to eat him out of money at first, but he was just angry for a while. Everyone who came here, including Zhang Tianya, would not frown even if they invited hundreds of the most greedy people to have a meal here.

After ordering the dishes, Meng Lei continued, "The design of this Jiyi Hall took a lot of thought from Emperor Yan. The scenery of Yushan is already pretty good, with sunflowers blooming all over the mountain. From a distance, it looks like a golden mountain. There are many streams in the mountains, and Jiyi Hall is built in a place with beautiful scenery, which really creates a different view."

Ye Shisan listened and shook his head and said: "If we want to collect opinions, we should build some related stations in each county, town, and city. The buildings don't need to be gorgeous, as long as they can collect opinions. If there is only one Jiyi Hall, the people can go to Yushan specially to give their opinions, right..." He didn't continue speaking, everyone knew what he was going to say next.

Meng Lei explained, "Brother Ye, you are overthinking. What you have thought of, Emperor Yan has also thought of. This Jiyi Hall is just a symbol. The opinions gathered from all over the country will be sorted out in Jiyi Hall. Then the practical and unique ones will be sorted out and submitted to Emperor Yan for review. Ye Shisan laughed and said, "Indeed, Emperor Yan's IQ should be much higher than mine. 'Golden mountains and clear waters, the Lord of Fire is building a lot', not bad! Golden mountains and clear waters are very appropriate, and this first couplet also has the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, and it is used very cleverly. It is indeed a good couplet. No wonder no one has been able to match it up. "

Hearing Ye Shisan's praise, Meng Lei said with pride: "Gold, wood, water, fire, and earth not only represent the five elements, but also the five gods. I am just improvising by borrowing the achievements of Emperor Yan, there is nothing to praise. Let's talk about Jiyi Hall. The preliminary design is a black stone floor and a white stone structure, representing the clear distinction between black and white. Those who put forward good opinions will be rewarded, and as for those rubbish opinions, they will naturally be filtered out."

Ye Shisan nodded, and in his heart he could not help but admire Yan Di's wise decision. He turned around and glanced around, and found a big sign on a more obvious place on the wall, with the names of the players written on it, and the odds behind it. I didn't expect that this canteen owner would be so good at business that he even set up gambling. The names of Zhang Tianya and others were also vivid in his mind.

Ye Shisan's odds are the lowest among all the players, 1:50. There are some simple rules about him later: A player from Shennong country, he is highly skilled in martial arts and was appointed as a second-rank official by Emperor Yan. In the most glorious battle, he fought his way out of the imperial palace besieged by thousands of people under the Black Emperor with just one sword. Comprehensive analysis: his strength is unstoppable!

Seeing this description, Ye Shisan felt both amused and confused. Isn't this too much of a stretch? It's true that he escaped at that time. But he was saved by the help of the Water and Fire Gods. Otherwise, only he, who was in the late Jindan stage, could escape from the clutches of the Black Emperor. Is this possible? But looking at what is written here, it only talks about how brave Ye Shisan was, and there is no mention of the Water and Fire Gods. It's as if Ye Shisan really fought his way out. I don't know how many innocent people will be harmed by such an introduction.

Xing Tian saw Ye Shisan paying attention to the odds, and explained: "These rules are basically true, so it is fair to determine the odds based on personal performance. This is mainly set to attract players. There is also a large market outside for citizens to bet on. In this market, most of the strong players bet on themselves, such as the two of us. And some people who know that they are not as strong and have no chance of winning the championship bet on people who are more confident in them. You are the most popular now."

Ye Shisan shook his head in disdain and said, "Nonsense, there was another reason why I was able to escape. Some people believe this, really..." After a pause, he continued, "Although I have enough confidence in myself, I don't want to place a bet. After all, my odds are too small. It's depressing!" While speaking, the food and drinks had already been served. At Meng Lei's invitation, several people began to eat and drink.

When the four were eating happily, there was a sudden noise outside. Ye Shisan listened carefully and found that it was Meng Lei's "absolutely", and someone else had matched it. It was nothing, just a competition, but it seemed that the other party's couplet also insulted Shennong Country. This made Ye Shisan feel a little angry, and he exchanged glances with the three people. The four of them stood up and walked outside at the same time to see what kind of second line the other party had matched.

As soon as he left the canteen, Ye Shisan immediately saw Kua Leng, the tall man who had fought with him on the street. He looked so proud that it seemed that he had come up with the second line of the couplet.

"Black ground, white house, red empire, green and yellow." Meng Lei didn't care who came up with the couplet, he cared about the content of the couplet. After seeing the second line, he immediately said angrily: "Who came up with this second line, and what does it mean?" Although he was treacherous, he still had some patriotism.

Kua Leng continued arrogantly: "Shennong Kingdom is one of the six great empires, but it has reached the point where there is no one in the court and it has to rely on the opinions of the people to develop the country. Doesn't this show that there is a shortage of talents in the court and a lack of successors?" As he spoke, he glanced at the whole audience with an arrogant look, and when he saw Ye Shisan, he showed a little surprise.

After all, Ye Shisan is now participating in the competition on behalf of Shennong Country. Seeing the other party insulting Shennong Country so brazenly, of course he can't just turn a deaf ear. He smiled coldly and retorted: "He can't even understand such a good decision made by brainstorming, and he deliberately slanders. Such a person is not worth arguing with. Let's go and continue eating."