Sometimes the helplessness in life is that your hopes are always unfulfilled, or even reversed.

For example, when you need love, you are a single dog, when you want wealth, you are so poor that you are jingling, or when you want time to flow faster, this time will be frozen, allowing you to understand what it means to live like a year.

Li Ling is like this now. In this literary banquet between the scholars of the two Huai Rivers, there was no chance for him to show his strengths. He could only be unable to answer, drink, drink... Single cycle. Seven rounds of wine, more than twenty glasses of wine came, but time only less than an hour passed, and even the courtesan Su Yue who had promised to come before had not appeared. Naturally, these people could not have dispersed.

However, Xu Cang, who was unable to drink, was drunk after drinking more than ten glasses of wine, but Li Ling was still sober because the Hongxiuzhao's fine wine was not very strong. Even if he had twenty cups, he would only make him feel half-hearted, and it was not far from the limit.

However, the other scholars in Huaibei tolerated him were close to their limit. Before, everyone still had great expectations for Mr. Li and was deeply respectful. After all, he was a famous fellow villager in Luoyang City. But this time his performance was too bad. He couldn't even take the drink order, which was too embarrassing to the face of himself and others.

Tao Yun, who had sincerely invited him to the door, looked at Li Ling without being so friendly. If it weren't for the many Huainan scholars around him, he would have wanted to grab Li Ling's neck directly and ask, what are you here to do? Do you really think that our Huainan scholars are not embarrassed enough?

But Li Ling was also very innocent. He didn't expect these guys to recite ancient poems when drinking. This topic was completely beyond the scope. You should know that when he went to the club for social events, he played poker dice, fifteen or twenty games while drinking. At most, he would add a truth-telling adventure. Who would be drunk and memorize poetry?

At this time, after the seventh round of wine was finished, Cui Yuan, a talented man from Huainan who had not eaten a sip of wine, got up and brought the wine slowly to Li Ling, looking at him with a sarcastic smile: "Young Master Li, I really admire you."

Li Ling was already six points drunk, and looked up at the other person with a red face, and said in a confused manner: "What do you say?"

"Of course I admire your great alcohol tolerance. You can sit as peaceful as a mountain after just 20 cups in a short time. It is really beyond the reach of people. If you only compare the amount of alcohol, all the scholars in Huainan will be at a disadvantage." As soon as he said this, the other scholars in Huainan made a burst of laughter, while the people in Huainan all looked gloomy, but they couldn't do it. After all, this is indeed Li Ling's skills are not as good as others.

Although Li Ling was sober at this moment, his brain was still moving more than half a beat slower. He just laughed and said, "Actually, I don't have much alcohol tolerance. If I drink it, I will be drunk."

Am I discussing how much you drink with you? Do you really don’t understand or pretend to avoid embarrassment? Cui Yuan immediately snorted and said with a slight smile: "Brother Li, you are too humble. With your abilities, you can really be called a wine bag. Haha, hahaha... I really don’t know what it means. People like you can also be called a talented man, but it really makes me feel very worthless."

No matter how drunk Li Ling was, he finally understood the other party's ridicule and defamation. The smile on his face instantly closed, and his eyes looked at the group of Huaibei scholars on his own. But these people, including Tao Yun, all looked away, but they stood by and ignored him! Obviously, they had no friendship with Li Ling at this moment, and they were happy to see him happening when he was ridiculed by the talented man in Huainan.

Seeing that he was a little stunned, Cui Yuan felt even more disdainful and shook his head: "There is no one in Huaibei. Such a talented man is really a shame for the title of talented man." He did not mean to be entangled with Li Ling anymore, and turned around and wanted to go back. On the other side, everyone in Huainan toasted each other and laughed endlessly.

After a fight today, there is no need to say anything else. The two scholars from Huaibei cannot even make a drink, which is enough for the other party to be unable to raise their heads for many years. In this way, they can be said to be a great victory today!

"Slow down!" Just as Cui Yuan stepped forward, a cold voice from behind suddenly sounded, and he stared at the other party's back: "You are Cui Huairen, the number one talent in Huainan, right?"

"That's right!" Cui Yuan was a little surprised when he saw Li Ling suddenly speaking, but he turned around and replied.

"What kind of talent do you call yourself? I want to ask you. Apart from chanting a few poems from ancient people at banquets like today, do you have any outstanding talents? Oh, by the way, you seem to be able to write articles, at least you can get the imperial examination. But the question is, we are all candidates who take the imperial examination. Just because of this, where do you dare to call yourself a talent?"

Li Ling's sudden counterattack suddenly made the originally quite warm atmosphere cold, and Cui Yuan even shook his body and officially turned back: "I am Jie Yuan in this provincial examination, and most of the poems I wrote were circulated in Huainan, so I got the name of a talented man. Is there any problem?"

Under the surprised gaze of the woman who was drinking beside her, Li Ling filled himself with another cup, but she did not rush to drink it. Instead, she put the cup on the table: "Jie Yuan is indeed rare, but at least before you pass the exam, or before you fail to pass the Jinshi, your identities are actually the same. As for how many poems you can write, it is even less worth mentioning. Let me ask you, who is the most magistrate in the court who can hold a high position by doing good poetry?

"The so-called poets are just some ways to entertain others in their spare time, but they are definitely not something that scholars should do. If we only learn to recite poems and essays for ten years, even if you really get the Jinshi exam, you will only achieve nothing in the end and harm others and yourself!

"What's more, in my opinion, what you call writing poetry is just a way to learn from Handan. Even if you can write poetry, can you compare with Li Du and Su Shi? But even in the name of Li Du, it will be of benefit to the country and the people in the end? Not to mention that you, like you, who only know how to splice the poems of previous generations at will, dare to brag about what talent you are, and what talent is really ridiculous.

"If I am ashamed to be with you, I, Li Ling, should have said this even more. A talented person can overcome all the world, or can force me to the great Yue, or can make the people of the world have enough food and clothing. It is definitely not like you who are trying to show off at such banquets!

"Aren't you curious about why I can be known as a talented man? Let me tell you, because I can see some clues from the war ahead of me, Daeyue, that can allow more people from fellow villagers to live a good life, instead of just knowing how to chant the wind and go to the moon and show off in front of others!"

If a tiger doesn’t show its power, do you really think I’m hello Kitty?

These people were playing their own small games before. Since Li Ling was there, it wasn't really awkward. Anyway, drinking, the worst thing was to be drunk, even if it was a bit embarrassing, it would be lost.

But who would have thought that they were so arrogant and had to ridicule themselves and detract themselves from being worthless, then don’t blame him for turning into an atmosphere killer and a topic-ending lie.

What kind of wine poems are just a game that scholars use to promote their identities and praise each other. If I don’t play with you, it will be a sin. Now Li Ling wants to use the right reason to destroy their arrogance so that they know what scholars really should do!

After saying something loudly, the more than 20 scholars present lost their voices. Everyone looked at Li Ling with a blushing face. Everyone's faces changed constantly. They wanted to say something, but they couldn't make refutation words for a while.

Because what he said was indeed the right thing, the only problem was that this occasion was wrong!

The beauties who were drinking were also curiously looking at Mr. Li, who was considered useless by everyone. At this moment, many people's minds changed a little, and when they looked at Li Ling, there was a hint of admiration. Such a handsome and insightful man was much more attractive than those scholars who only knew how to joke and recite poems.

In fact, Li Ling's words were not only the only scholars in Huainan, but also the scholars in Huainbei from his hometown were included. This made Tao Yun and others' faces pale. They wanted to say something but didn't know where to start.

This time, Tao Zhongqian really regretted his decision that day. If he had known this, he would not have invited Li Ling this time. Not only was he embarrassed, he was taught a lesson like his third grandson.

Li Ling could naturally feel this depressing atmosphere, but he no longer cared about it with alcohol. He immediately said: "You like it so ridiculously, but I, Li Ling, disdained to be with you. I, different from my words, don't plan to join each other, so I say goodbye!"

It's time to leave after pretending to be a slut.

Just as Li Ling stood up and wanted to leave before everyone could not react, with two dongdong knocks, the door of the hall had been pushed open from outside. Several pretty and graceful women were leading into the hall by Xu's mother, and they happened to meet Li Ling, who was walking towards the gate.

When Xu's mother entered the door, she smiled habitually and said, "You guys have been waiting for a long time. I brought my good daughter Su Yue to toast you..." Halfway through her words, she realized that the atmosphere in the hall was quite strange. The people who should have played the piano on the side no longer moved. The scholars all had red or white faces, and their eyes were locked on the young master in front of her.

It seems that the time was not for me... Xu's mother was stunned at first, then smiled and smoothed out: "Do you guys know that Su Yue is coming, are you waiting for me? And this young master, although Su Yue is famous in the capital, you can't let you go out to greet me in person. Please sit down..."
Chapter completed!