Kong Yingda, whose courtesy name was Chongyuan, was from Hengshui, Jizhou, and a thirty-two-generation grandson of Confucius, and a scholar of the Tang Dynasty.

Kong Yingda was famous at a young age. In the early years of his great career, Kong Yingda received Mingjing and Gaodi's countermeasures and was awarded the title of Ph.D. in Hanoi County.

Later, Emperor Yang of Sui conquered the world's ancestors and concentrated in Luoyang, and ordered the Imperial Secretary and the Great Confucians to distinguish between the world's great scholars. The Menxia Provincial People's Court accepted the words (Shizhong) Yang Da ranked first, with Sun Yingda as the best.

Since the Tang Dynasty, he has the grace of a leader of the Confucian school. He can be said to be one of the top figures in the Confucian school after Confucius and Mencius.

Although his official position is not high, his reputation among the Shilin is very famous, and even the emperor of the dynasty had to give him three points of courtesy.

Of course, Yang Fan respects such a literati bachelor. How can such a person not be admired like an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences who only concentrates on academic research in later generations?

Seeing that everyone was quiet, Kong Yingda said, "On the day of autumn, all the heroes gathered at Wangyue Tower to discuss poetry and lyrics and essays, and were loved by all the students. Every year, I was invited to come as a judge, which is really honored. Today's poetry meeting has not arrived, but the young master of the writer's son had a dispute with Wannian County Bo Xiao. I suggest using the six arts of gentlemen as a competition and as a competition between talents. No matter whether they win or lose, there must be no gap in their hearts. I don't know what the two think, please give all the heroes a witness."

"Abide by Confucius' words." Everyone replied in unison, as if they had practiced it.

Then everyone's eyes turned to Xu Zhang and Yang Fan, after all, they had to agree with these two main owners.

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Zhang and Xu Jingzong looked at each other, then stood up and clasped their fists and said, "Students have been reading poetry and books since childhood, read Confucian classics, and follow the important education on weekdays, and should follow the teacher's arrangements, but they don't know..." After saying that, he paused and looked at Yang Fan, looking provocative.

He said this very clearly, saying that he was proficient in all ancient classics, and he was afraid that the other party would not dare to agree.

Looking at Xu Zhang's cruel look, before Kong Yingda could ask, Yang Fan said contemptuously: "A man is certainly fearless. You should not be good at speaking. Even if you have no power to tie a chicken, you can be regarded as a kind of glory by you. This is simply boring. Since that's the case, then do you say, what are the six arts of gentlemen?"

When Xu Zhang almost felt ashamed and angry when he heard Yang Fan's words.

This kid actually asks such a question. Anyone who is a studying can tell what the six arts of a gentleman are.

This was simply naked contempt, which was even more unacceptable than losing face just now.

But he had to answer, so he could only say angrily with a blushing face: "You are too bullying people and raising the country to teach the six arts: one is five rituals, two is six music, three is five archery, four is five archery, five is six books, six is ​​nine numbers, these are the six arts of a gentleman!"

The entire "Zhou Li. Bao Shi" can be memorized by someone when he was five years old. You actually asked someone if he knew it? The true energy was also evil.

Everyone also whispered and made ridiculous sounds from time to time. Yang Fan was such a good hammer.

Xu Zhang is a recognized talent in Chang'an, and is familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics. Isn't this question a humiliation?

Everyone thought there was a good show of fighting against each other! It seemed that there was nothing to watch, and this kangmao was simply a rough person.

Yang Fan looked around for a while and smiled and said, "Since you are good at it, otherwise you will lose and cheat again after a while. I want to defeat you in the field you are best at, just because I am unhappy!"

Xu Zhang's face suddenly turned black, but soon calmed down at Xu Jingzong's instructions. The father and son stared at Yang Fan in an agreement, as if they had some deep hatred.

After hearing Yang Fan's words, everyone suddenly realized it, and they were instantly in an uproar and were talking for a while.

"This stick is too arrogant."

"Boy Zhongyi was scared to death, right?"

"Do you really think Xu Zhang is bad? He is a little famous among the Shilin."

Even Kong Yingda couldn't help but frowned slightly. He had to admit that Xu Zhang's literary talent was the top among the younger generation.

Kong Yingda, a former friend of Wannian County, also heard from his old friend Chu Suiliang that he had set a precedent for calligraphy and was quite literary. However, he did not expect that this young man seemed a little arrogant.

Thinking of this, Kong Yingda spoke, "Since the two talents have already decided, I wonder if I have any objections to this judgment?"

Yang Fan's face turned up, he smiled slightly, and flattered him, "What are you saying? With your prestige and knowledge, if you are not qualified, I am afraid that no one in the Tang Dynasty will be qualified anymore. I will obey the orders..."

"But, since you have to be better than the better, of course you have to be a lucky winner. Although the younger generation is greedy for money, Master Kong is a great scholar of his generation. If you gamble money, wouldn't it be a shame for your identity? So I beg you to be a witness. The loser just needs to say loudly that he was wrong in front of everyone. What do you think?"

He was thinking hard about how to humiliate Yang Fan in the battle, but when he heard this, Xu Zhang was even more ecstatic.

He had never been afraid of anyone about the Four Books and Five Classics of Fightings. Now he has a lottery, and of course he has no objection. So he ordered He to say, "I will say that loyal and righteous."

People who don’t know think he is so generous!

Seeing that neither of them had any other questions, Kong Yingda continued: "Because of the venue and time, today I only chose the books and numbers of the Six Arts for the competition. For fairness, the rules of the competition are: One person sets the questions and the other person answers. If the answer is correct, the other person will ask questions. If someone can't answer, the other person will ask questions until the answer comes out. Three consecutive questions cannot be answered, and the loss is considered. The answer time for one question cannot exceed one quarter of an hour. How about it?"

Seeing that Kong Yingda is so familiar with the rules of fighting, he seems to have participated in such judgments a lot, but this rule has something to be taken advantage of, which is who the party who asked the first question is.

Yang Fan just now looked like he was holding Zhizhu, but in fact he was so nervous.

He didn't know anything about the contents of the Four Books and Five Classics except for some sentences I saw online.

If Xu Zhang asked him to give the question first, he would definitely be defeated completely. It would be impossible for him to give the question a chance.

However, Yang Fan knew psychology. The ancients were very modest and polite, which allowed him to seize the opportunity.

Besides, people like Xu Zhang who have been familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics since childhood are even more proud and will definitely ask Yang Fan to ask questions first.

That's why Yang Fan dared to be so sure that he could easily abuse Xu Zhang.

After all, Yang Fan has more than a thousand more insights than Xu Zhang.

Sure enough, Xu Zhang looked around with fists and showed everyone a graceful etiquette and elegant gentlemanly demeanor.

Amid the compliments of everyone, he turned his head and said to Yang Fan: "I have been studying etiquette since I was a child and should set an example. Zhongyi Bo is younger than a certain year old, so I asked Zhongyi Bo to give the question first."

Everyone was concentrating at this time, hoping to stretch their ears, as if they were afraid that something would be missed.

Of course, Yang Fan would not refuse such a good opportunity. After taking a sip of tea, he said slowly: "Since Master Kong has regulations, only picking up books and making the second skill. Since there are regulations, it is much simpler. Let's start by drawing the title from the book..."

"The six arts of gentlemen, the 'book' is divided into six books, and the rules of writing are all included. Although we do not have the wisdom of our ancestors, we should inherit and carry forward the achievements of our ancestors. The couplets are concise and concise, neatly arranged, and have charm tone, showing the mystery of the words..."

Someone then wrote a first couplet and asked Mr. Xu to answer it. If it matches it, someone should be willing to accept the loss, and vice versa. What do you think?

When they heard that Yang Fan had a question about couplets, everyone whispered.

"Xu Zhang is a talented man in Chang'an. He has no need to say that he is knowledgeable and has a quick mind. He is not a problem. He is fighting couplets? Isn't this Zhongyi Bo looking for abuse?"

"Yes, last year, Xu Zhang took the first place, and I have never heard of Chang'an who can beat him."

"It's not that this stick beats the chest without any ink, and can't think of any good problems, right?"

"Well, I think so. I may not have read the Four Books and Five Classics. How can I ask any difficult questions?"

...

Li Ke and the others next to them had obviously heard of Xu Zhang's reputation for couplets, and even gently pulled Yang Fan's corner of his clothes with his hands.

Wu Meiniang and Xibei Huo had a pretty face that was so nervous that they were sweating. The temples on both sides seemed to be soaked in sweat and pressed against the white pretty face. They clenched their fists with their hands, their fingers were a little white, and their big eyes stared at Yang Fan with worry.

When Xu Jingzong heard Yang Fan actually said he wanted to talk to the couplet, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that there was something conspiracy! It seemed that he was too worried. He was full of confidence in his son Xu Zhang, and he picked up the teacup with a leisurely look on his face and took a sip of tea.

Kong Yingda was a little surprised, but she didn't say anything.

For a time, everyone had different forms.

Hearing everyone's discussion, Xu Zhang looked at Yang Fan with a smile and said to himself, "You kid are really trying to die. Don't you know that you are the "couplet king" in Chang'an?"
Chapter completed!