Chapter 85 He shouldn’t be able to guess it, right?

"Your Majesty clearly knows that the handwriting of this poem is indeed not by Your Majesty. I saw this calligraphy last time in Taiji Hall."

"Such calligraphy, even if Calligraphy Saint King Youjun were alive, it would be difficult to compare with it!" Fang Xuanling said with cupped hands.

The sound was not loud, but it spread throughout the square.

Everyone present heard it clearly.

"That poem was not written by His Majesty, but by someone else!"

"I don't know who he is, but he is so capable that even Wang Ji voluntarily admits defeat?"

"Moreover, the Prime Minister just said that the person who wrote this poem has peerless calligraphy, even Wang Youjun cannot compare with him!"

"That's Wang Youjun, the sage of calligraphy! Who can surpass him in calligraphy?"

"Who is this person? Did he come here today?"

Another burst of noisy discussion came.

Wang Ji stood there, never having a chance to read out the last line of the poem.

But he learned this news that shocked him extremely.

This poem was not written by His Majesty the Emperor.

Previously, he had not noticed that the handwriting of this poem was so exquisite!

Changsun Wuji was stunned for a moment, and immediately thought of the tavern in Pingkangfang.

He accompanied Li Shimin there and saw the shopkeeper's calligraphy.

Only his calligraphy can be considered by Fang Xuanling to surpass Wang Xizhi!

A young shopkeeper could actually write a poem that put Wang Ji to shame?

Is that boy really so magical?

Changsun Wuji was shocked.

"This poem was written by a man from Chang'an City, Wang Ji. What do you think of this poem?" Li Shimin stood on the high platform and called Wang Ji's name directly.

"This man should be regarded as a great talent, and ordinary people should be ashamed of him!" Wang Ji shook his head and replied with a sigh.

"The poems written by people in the market are actually better than yours, Wang Ji. I don't know what you people have been doing all these years."

What! "Li Shimin's tone suddenly became rude.

All the ministers knew in their hearts that the words of Prince Li Chengqian and the persecution of Changsun Wuji and others made His Majesty the Emperor angry.

But now...Who is His Majesty planning to deal with?

Everyone was shocked.

"The common people are so ignorant that they can't compare to the people in the market. I'm really ashamed!" Wang Ji said respectfully.

"Ashamed?" Li Shimin sneered.

"You enjoy the convenience of the Imperial Examinations of the Tang Dynasty, and the poems you produce are not even comparable to those of ordinary people in Chang'an City. How can you escape with just a word of shame?"

"It is my decree that from now on, the recommendation system for fifth-grade officials will be abolished. All scholars must participate in the examination. I will promulgate the law at a certain date for the specific details!"

"Wei Zheng, I leave the crown prince to you. Don't let me down!"

"Today's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet ends here!" After Li Shimin finished speaking, he left with Queen Changsun.

Eunuch Wu Ji ran down, took the poem from Wang Ji's hand, and followed him.

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"Wocao, isn't this amazing? The ninth riddle was guessed so easily by this boy?"

"This young man is really scary. When did our Tang Dynasty have such a genius?"

"There are nine lantern riddles in a row, and this is still the most difficult row. In front of this young man, not one of them took him ten breaths!"

"There is only one last riddle left, I don't know if he can guess it!"

"This last one is even more difficult than before. He shouldn't be able to guess it!"

"We thought so before, but then he figured it all out."

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In the puzzle hall, Zhao Chen guessed a lantern riddle again.

Now, in front of Zhao Chen, there was only the tenth and last lantern riddle left.

"Mr. Zhao, I have been running this lantern riddle parlor here every year for the past eight years. You are the most outstanding person I have ever seen."

"There is a talent like Mr. Zhao in the Tang Dynasty. If Mr. Zhao leaves an address, if Mr. Zhao is interested in taking the imperial examination, I would like to recommend an adult to Mr. Zhao!" The old man walked up to Zhao Chen and said with a smile on his face.

"Thank you for your kindness, elder. It's just that I have no intention of taking the imperial examination. Coming here today is just the elder's request!" Zhao Chen smiled and waved his hand, rejecting the old man's kindness.

Zhao Chen's mentality has changed slightly now.

Entering the Tang Dynasty Hall can bring you great fame, but you will also be controlled by others.

Where can I be as carefree as I am now?

If you really want to enter the court, just ask Cheng Yaojin, why bother to do it through someone else's hand?

"Mr. Zhao, to be honest, I am the uncle of Duan Lun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. If you are willing, I can introduce you to him." The old man thought that Zhao Chen did not believe in his ability, so he revealed his identity to Zhao Chen. .

The old man really couldn't believe that Zhao Chen was so talented.

Of the nine previous lantern riddles, the eighth and ninth riddles were all written by Duan Lun himself.

Duan Lun once told him that if anyone could solve these two lantern riddles, he must try his best to get him to come to Duan Mansion to serve as his staff.

Today, Zhao Chen actually solved the ninth lantern riddle in one go.

How could the old man not want to recruit Zhao Chen?

"I didn't expect this old man to be Duan Shangshu's uncle!"

"Duan Shangshu is an official of the third rank. With his help, he can become an official in the court at any time. This young man is very lucky!"

"If it were me, I would definitely agree now.

This is a rare opportunity. "

“Don’t miss this opportunity for the carp to leap over the dragon’s gate.”

Everyone behind him looked at Zhao Chen with envy, thinking that Zhao Chen should have agreed.

"Elder, I have guessed the last answer to the riddle!" Zhao Chen no longer talked to the old man about recruiting, but smiled and told him that he had solved the last riddle.

"Um?"

"What did Mr. Zhao just say?"

"Did you solve the last riddle?"

"Are you telling the truth?" The old man didn't react at first.

When he came back to his senses, he saw that Zhao Chen had already started writing the answer to the riddle on the paper.

"Zhao Chen, what do you mean by 'climbing to the scenic spot'?" Li Ruoshuang looked at the four-character lantern riddle in front of her and asked curiously.

This last riddle has fewer words than any previous riddle.

It has the least number of words, but is placed at the end.

Obviously, this lantern riddle is the most difficult.

There were people whispering about the answers to the lantern riddles before, but when it came to the last one, no one said anything.

Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu also remained silent, watching Zhao Chen slowly writing on the paper with cautious eyes.

For fear of disturbing him!

"invincible position?"

"What is an invincible place?"

"What does ascending to a scenic spot have to do with an invincible place?"

Zhao Chen took back the writing brush, and everyone poked their heads over, and saw the four characters "Invincible Land" written on the paper!

Everyone thought that this was the answer to the last lantern riddle.

But how is this solved?