The disaster was not yet complete, but its impact was far-reaching. The Yangzhou government office was reduced to chaos. Orders were issued quickly one after another, and then personnel from all parties were dispatched to take charge of various aftermath matters.
Under such a general environment, the attention of the competition for the best talent in the world has been reduced.
Today is the most critical closing day. After the restructuring, the two-pronged approach of painting and poetry has been melted into one furnace. Originally, according to the plan, the competition location would be moved from the academy square to somewhere else, such as some beautiful wilderness.
In this way, the wind, flowers, snow, moon, and pleasant environment can stimulate the talents' inspiration and thoughts, so as to create masterpieces.
However, the messy clean-up work ruined everything. Besides, the places around the city had been flooded before, and the smell lingered, ruining the scenery. Going to those places to paint or recite poems was just asking for trouble.
So, I had to overturn the plan and stay in the square. Fortunately, the weather is clear and the curtain can be removed to reveal the blue sky and white clouds.
In fact, Yangzhou Academy has a long history and has been operating for a hundred years. It is a beautiful garden in itself.
After the elimination of the first two levels, a total of thirty-one people were finally qualified to participate in the final battle. Among the actual thirty-one people present, the only one who did not come was Ye Junsheng, who fainted in the music section.
According to the regulations of the conference, if you are unable to participate in the competition in person, you will automatically lose the results of that unit.
Since it is the final competition, there is plenty of time. Talents can enter the venue early in the morning. It is not required to sit in the square, but they can walk around and relax. Observe the details and brew your thoughts.
To prevent cheating. Thirty-one chairs and stools were spread out in the square, and all the four treasures of the study were arranged. Just waiting for the talented person to write.
??When talented people come in from outside, they must be searched.
When the morning light was faint, people were already coming and going in the academy. At the beginning, no one entered the square, but was brewing emotions outside.
The news of the restructuring has long been spread, so in the past two days, many talented people have done their homework, selecting materials, copying, and accompanying poems
There are some who are satisfied. After fixing the charter, I typed the draft over and over again, trying to be as familiar as possible.
In this way, when you come to the field, your chances of winning are greatly increased, and you can just draw it again, which greatly saves time.
In fact, this is another kind of cheating.
"However, literary and art competitions often involve many uncertain factors, which are far beyond what memorization can cover. Especially pictures. There are too many subtle influences on on-the-spot performance, and a single oversight can lead to flaws and lower performance.
What¡¯s more important is that the competition organizing committee also has restrictions. All the gifted scholar was given was a blank piece of rice paper.
?That is to say, each person only has one chance to try, and once he makes a mistake. The results speak for themselves.
The requirements are very high, almost comparable to the imperial examination. In the imperial examination, there must be no mistakes or dirt on the paper.
It is stipulated that all talents should be faced. Therefore, everyone can accept it. This is a competition that is popular all over the world. The procedures are of course strict and loose. How can it be authoritative?
Therefore, it was not until Chen Shi passed that the first talented scholar formally entered the arena and sat in his own seat. He sat upright and did not rush to pick up his pen and ink immediately. He still had to adjust his mentality and spirit. He must be in the most perfect condition before he started painting.
With the first one, there was soon the second one. After a while, half of the seats in the square were filled; after a while, two-thirds of the seats were filled.
There are not many talented people left, including the most likely winner, Mei Xuehai, one of the three great talented people in Jiangnan.
I saw him with a calm expression, his hands behind his back, standing in front of a clump of peach blossoms.
The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, the peach blossoms have bloomed, and there are scorching flowers.
Mei Xuehai reached out and folded off one, put it in her nose and took a whiff, with an expression of enjoyment on her face.
The gifted man sniffs the peach blossoms, which is no less beautiful than the beautiful woman's "human face and the peach blossoms complement each other", which is graceful and graceful in the painting.
Although Mei Xuehai took this competition very seriously and was determined to win the first prize, Mei Xuehai did not plan anything in advance, and he did not bother to do it.
In his opinion, if you draft beforehand, you will have more than enough craftsmanship but not enough aura. Although you are prepared, it will in turn greatly limit the burst of inspiration and will not be enough to draw a satisfactory masterpiece.
Being a draft, that is an unconfident performance. Will he be unconfident in Mei Xuehai?
Looking around the field, there are only two or three people who can become real opponents and pose threats.
By the way, maybe that Ye Junsheng should also be included.
In the first calligraphy unit, Ye Junsheng came out of the blue and left a deep impression on Mei Xuehai. The other party has a long couplet with precise words.??, the meaning is comprehensive and indeed impressive.
"Family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs should be concerned about everything."
Wanran wrote the thoughts of scholars all over the world.
Therefore, Mei Xuehai put away her pride towards this opponent who had always wanted to compete face to face.
At the first temperament level, Ye Junsheng's performance was quite personal and his results were acceptable, allowing him to advance to the final round.
It¡¯s a pity that he accidentally fell into a coma and has not woken up yet. Anyway, it¡¯s already this time and we haven¡¯t seen the other party yet.
You should know that the closing time of the final test is Zi Shi.
When the time comes, the writing must be stopped and no further movement is allowed.
The final battle is of great significance. The audience has been restrained. All the rest are isolated outside, and even the academy cannot enter. The only people sitting in the square were the major judges and the academic leaders from each state.
Today, even Li Yifeng and Huang Yuanqi were unable to enter the infield and could only wait for news outside.
"Jun Sheng hasn't come yet, so it seems hopeless."
Li Yifeng smiled bitterly and said, "I just sent someone to the courtyard to investigate, but Jun Sheng is still not awake."
"Why."
The two old men looked at each other and sighed, never expecting such an ending.
In the venue, Gu Xuezheng also frowned, feeling unwilling but helpless.
Guo Nanming, another talented representative of Jizhou, has already sat on his seat, but like everyone else, he is only thinking and not writing.
The arrogant Jizhou talent in the past has been smoothed away by several experiences, but it has gained an aura of stability. It's just that based on his results in the first two units, being in the top ten is considered a victory, and the top three is basically out of the question.
He looked around, inexplicably feeling a little lonely in his heart: Ye Junsheng, as expected, did not come.
Guo Nanming was extremely resentful for this opponent who was so angry with his blood, but after the transit of time, after the mood changed, he found that the other party could not participate in the end of the final battle, but felt lost.
If he came, what kind of pictures would he draw and what kind of poems would he accompany them with?
"It's a pity that such a work is destined to be stillborn and never be born.
Guo Nanming sighed, with a determined mind, holding his sleeve with his left hand and holding the pen with his right hand, he finally started to paint with ink.
Calculating the time, it¡¯s time to take action.
Mei Xuehai, who was admiring the peach blossoms outside, was so blessed that her soul was filled with inspiration, and there was a gap in her heart. She couldn't help but laugh, strode into the scene, and also began to splash ink on the painting. (To be continued)