Chapter 146: Looking at mountains is not mountains, looking at water is not water!

At this moment, a female bookboy carrying a teapot entered the hall to pour tea and water for everyone.

Everyone was worrying and thinking, and didn't pay attention!

But Tang Liufeng happened to look over, his gaze falling on the female bookboy.

The next moment, his eyes suddenly widened!

"Pfft!"

The tea that he hadn't had time to swallow just now was sprayed out immediately.

Tang Liufeng's cheeks and neck flushed red. He seemed to want to laugh but didn't dare to, so he could only cover his mouth and hold it in hard, his body twitching repeatedly!

The many scholars present were confused by his actions.

But there were also many refined scholars who, after following Tang Liufeng's gaze to look at the female bookboy, suddenly woke up like a dream and realized the truth.

Immediately...

A burst of explosive laughter instantly resounded through the entire hall!

"Hahahahahaha..."

"Sor... sorry, I... I can't help it..."

"Young Master Mo, haha... I really am sorry! It's just too funny!"

Some people apologized to Young Master Mo while laughing. No one had expected the scene to be in such a state; it was simply extremely ridiculous!

"Pfft hahahahaha, Brother Li, you... you..." Tang Liufeng couldn't help it either, laughing out loud until tears were almost flowing out, pointing at Xu Que, unable to say a complete sentence for a long time.

He had been completely conquered. This kind of poem... it was simply unparalleled!

"Presumptuous!"

At this time, Mo Yunshang had also figured out the meaning of that poem and was furious. He stood up and shouted angrily, widening his eyes and pointing at Xu Que, "You shameless scoundrel, how dare you recite such vulgar poetry here!"

Xu Que pretended to be confused with a straight face, shaking his head and saying, "Young Master Mo, this poem of mine is clearly very pure. It just means you should wash your hair more when you have time. How is it vulgar?"

"You still dare to quibble. Lady Ya, I propose to drive this lecherous scoundrel out of the villa, so as not to affect the refined interest of everyone present!" Mo Yunshang said, trembling with anger, looking at Lady Ya.

And Lady Ya, who had also figured out the metaphor in Xu Que's poem, was holding back her laughter. Seeing Mo Yunshang suddenly turn around, she hurriedly restrained her laughter, pretending to be calm, but couldn't say a word.

Xu Que stood up again at this time and said, "The so-called 'looking at mountains is not mountains, looking at water is not water.' As long as the heart is pure, this poem is pure. If the heart is vulgar, this poem naturally becomes vulgar.

Young Master Mo, actually, I just wanted to test whether the hearts of everyone present are holy. Look at Lady Ya, she hasn't laughed from beginning to end, clearly showing how holy her heart is, but you... sigh!"

After finishing, Xu Que sighed and shook his head in great disappointment.

"You..." Mo Yunshang was unable to refute, staring with wide eyes, his face full of fury.

Everyone present was stunned. Following that, after looking at Lady Ya who remained silent, those who were laughing loudly immediately stopped.

Tang Liufeng also hurriedly covered his mouth!

Suddenly, the entire hall became calm again.

Looking at mountains is not mountains, looking at water is not water.

When Xu Que first said this sentence, everyone didn't quite understand it, feeling that it was a contradictory sentence without any logic. But combined with Xu Que's later explanation, they suddenly realized the truth.

Xu Que had deliberately written such an ambiguous poem. If one harbored evil thoughts, they would naturally think it was a lewd poem.

Seeing that everyone had stopped laughing, Xu Que smiled indifferently: "Young Master Mo, ask the scholars present, who thinks this poem is vulgar?"

Upon hearing this, everyone lowered their heads or looked away, cursing wildly in their hearts!

*Damn it, it's this routine again! *

*Just now outside, he used a riddle to mislead us into guessing, and then said that guessing wrong was because we were vulgar ourselves. *

*Now he's doing this again. Whoever says the poem is vulgar is vulgar themselves? Bah, we won't fall for it! *

Having learned from the previous lesson, plus Lady Ya's attitude, many scholars immediately played deaf and dumb, pretending not to understand Xu Que's poem.

"Li Bai, you..."

Mo Yunshang was speechless with anger, pointing at Xu Que for a long time, and finally snorted coldly, sitting back in his original seat!

Young Master Zhao, who had been indifferent beside him, swept a glance at Xu Que, the disdain on his face becoming even more intense.

Xu Que also glanced at this Young Master Zhao, the leader of the Four Talents, and sighed in his heart. *To be able to act cool to this extent, his skill is generally not below mine! It seems this Young Master Mo is just an appetizer; the truly powerful one is this Young Master Zhao! *

And at this time, Lady Ya, who had finally suppressed her laughter, finally spoke to break the silence.

"Everyone, since we can gather here, I hope that today we only talk about poetry and songs, make friends through poetry, and not talk about personal grievances, how about that?"

She looked at everyone, her tone carrying a hint of unquestionable majesty. After finishing, she smiled slightly at Xu Que and said, "What a great 'looking at mountains is not mountains, looking at water is not water.' Young Master Li's high talent is not in that poem, but in this sentence. Not to mention anything else, just this sentence alone contains the principles of heaven and earth, enough to be passed down for thousands of years..."

Since even Lady Ya had spoken up to stand on Xu Que's side, the many scholars present hurriedly responded with cupped hands: "Lady Ya is right, today we only talk about poetry and songs!"

"Not bad, scholars take tolerance as a virtue. Even if there are grievances, we shouldn't resolve them in front of Lady Ya!"

Moreover, that sentence of Xu Que's, "looking at mountains is not mountains, looking at water is not water," now that everyone savored it carefully, they had a different realization, and many scholars who couldn't think through their cultivation suddenly had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

The principles of heaven and earth revealed in this sentence were enough for people to ponder for a lifetime. Therefore, just based on this sentence that Xu Que said casually, most scholars couldn't help but look at him with respect.

Mo Yunshang's status might be highly valued by everyone, but compared to Lady Ya, Mo Yunshang was slightly inferior. At least before he entered the court to serve as an official, his status definitely couldn't compare to Lady Ya's.

So with Lady Ya speaking up, everyone naturally didn't dare to have any objections!

Thus, Mo Yunshang had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill.

However, who was Mo Yunshang? One of the Four Talents of the Ming Sheng Academy, and the title of "Poetry King" was not just for show.

Having suffered a loss, he naturally wouldn't give up. He couldn't swallow this breath willingly, but he couldn't lose his status in front of so many scholars.

Immediately, he stood up, pretending not to care about what had just happened, and cupped his hands generously: "Since Lady Ya has said so, then I will not haggle with this lecherous scoundrel. Today we make friends through poetry. I wonder if Lady Ya can set a topic, so that all the fellow students present can write poems on the spot?" ===== CHAPTER 147 =====