As I walked through the gate of the academy, there was a small square where students stood in twos and threes discussing poetry and songs, some even arguing with red faces.

  "Master Yang, you've arrived so quickly?"

  At this time a voice rang out.

  Yang Chengye turned his head and found it was Nalan Yanran and Wang Yun, as well as Liu Xi.

  And the one who spoke was Wang Yun, while Nalan Yanran looked at Yang Chengye with a complex gaze.

  Liu Xi is still in that state, with a smirk at the corner of his mouth, as if he feels superior and unapproachable.

  Yang Chengye smiled and said: "It turns out that it's Wang Gongzi, Nalan Miss, Liu Gongzi, who have come to report today."

  Wang Yun said: "My father has been thinking of you all day, now that you're here, it's great. Hurry up and report to him, then we'll head to the Hall of Heroes together. Today there's a unique poetry competition."

  Yang Chengye was perplexed: "What is a poetry competition?"

  Wang Yun smiled mysteriously and said, "You'll know when Young Master Yang is gone!"

  Yang Chengye cupped his hands and said: "I'll take my leave first."

  Following Wang Yun's directions, Yang Chengye soon found Wang Boling's office, a spacious and elegantly decorated room filled with many books.

  When he saw Yang Chengye arriving, Wang Boling hastily and joyfully went forward to greet him.

  "The student has seen Master Wang!"

  Yang Chengye slightly bowed his head and paid respects.

  "Oh dear, Cheng Ye, I thought you had forgotten our agreement!"

  Wang Boling excitedly pulled Yang Chengye's hand and said: "You've arrived, great! Quick, take a seat!"

  Wang Boling finished speaking and sat down opposite Yang Chengye at the table.

  Wang Boling poured tea while saying to Yang Chengye: "Let me introduce you to the history of our academy, our academy..."

  When talking about the history of the academy, Wang Boling was truly unstoppable, with a tongue as smooth as a river and a face full of pride.

  Wang Boling spoke for a whole hour before stopping, then took a sip of tea and continued: "Our academy has invited many literary giants who have made extraordinary achievements in the field of literature. They give lectures every day, and you can go listen to them at will."

  At this time, Yang Chengye finally understood the rules of the Four Seas Academy, that is, there were no rules. Every day, someone was teaching classes, and students could go to listen casually or play freely, as long as they graduated with qualified grades, the Four Seas Academy would recommend official positions based on their performance.

  Of course, if the results are not qualified, you can continue to repeat or drop out.

  The tuition fees of the Four Seas Academy were also quite high, with each student paying thousands of taels of silver in tuition fees every year. After all, only the sons of the rich and powerful could enter the Four Seas Academy.

  But those poor families' children didn't even have the qualifications to enter, they could only work hard for ten years in a cold window, or become a jinshi, or be unknown.

  Yang Chengye entered Sihai Academy for free and could make any request to the academy, which would try its best to satisfy.

  Yang Chengye and Wang Boling chatted for two hours before taking their leave, and Wang Boling also approved Yang Chengye's request to take a three-month leave.

  When Yang Chengye arrived at the gate of the academy, Wang Yun and the other two were still waiting for him. Wang Yun and Nalan Yanran were fine, but Liu Yi was already impatient from waiting.

  Yang Chengye had just arrived when Liu Xi said: "Let's hurry up, the poetry contest has already begun."

  Qun Ying Building is just a wine building, at first glance it seems like a gathering place for heroes and heroes, but in fact it's not.

  Qun Ying Building is a favorite tavern of numerous celebrities, scholars and men of letters.

  The magnificent building is five stories high, in a pagoda shape, on the other side of West Lake, not far from Four Seas. Standing at the top floor, one can see the beautiful scenery of West Lake on one side and the imperial palace on the other, with all the beauty within sight.

  The first floor of Qunying Building is just an ordinary tavern, where it receives some peddlers and rickshaw pullers.

  The second floor is a reception area for some merchants, it's where they discuss business.

  The three-story building was for some officials' sons.

  The fourth floor is for those refined scholars and gentlemen, a place where they can discuss wine and poetry.

  The fifth floor is quite mysterious and so far no one has gone up there yet.

  Yang Chengye and his party's destination was the fourth floor of the Qunying Building.

  These were all introduced by Wang Yun to Yang Chongyi.

  Yang Chengye and his three companions arrived at the Qunying Building and went straight up to the fourth floor without being stopped by anyone.

  At this time, the four layers were already filled with people, and there was no empty seat.

  As soon as they reached the fourth floor, they heard someone speaking loudly and grandly. The four of them quietly sat down beside him.

  At this time, a young man wearing a scholar's uniform stood in the middle, shaking his fan and said: "I say to you all, just now our Yue Lu Academy's Li Gongzi wrote a new 'Yueyang Tower Record', which is considered a classic. I wonder who can write another one?"

  "What? No one? It seems that the several academies in this capital city have indeed withered away, and what's left of the Four Great Talents is truly a waste of reputation!"

  "Slap"

  At this time, a young man wearing a white robe slapped the table and stood up: "You Yuelu Academy are too arrogant. Although the four great talents of the four seas have not arrived, our capital academy will not lose to you."

  "Moreover, it's still plagiarizing someone else's poem."

  Yang Yanglou Ji by Yang Chengye is known to be written by Fan Zhongyan, but unexpectedly this Li Gongzi really knows how to learn and apply, and has actually written a new "Yangyang Tower Record".

  Upon hearing this, the person from earlier suddenly said: "I don't know what kind of person this gentleman is..."

  "This person said: 'Good words, I am Lu You, from Yunju Academy.'"

  Upon hearing this, the man smiled faintly and said: "Then please ask Mr. Lu to recite a poem, let's see if it can surpass 'A New Account of the Pavilion Overlooking the Lake'."

  Lu You said confidently: "Then listen carefully."

  Outside the post station, by the broken bridge

  The lonely blossoms have no master.

  It's already dusk and I'm alone with my worries

  Even more wind and rain.

  No intention of competing with spring,

  A beauty envied by all.

  Falling into dust and being trampled into mud

  Only fragrance remains.

  Lu You finished speaking, and was met with thunderous applause.

  When the applause died down, the man said: "This Mr. Lu's poem is not bad, but the artistic conception is relatively poor."

  "Is anyone else coming up?"

  Yang Chengye and the others drank wine while listening to these students reciting poetry, Wang Yun stood up several times but sat down dejectedly, sighing and saying: "I have a few catties of my own, I'd better not make a fool of myself."

  Then Wang Yun looked at Liu Xie and said, "Brother Liu, why don't you give it a try?"

  Liu Xi lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Brother Wang, you know I'm not good at writing poetry. If it's a couplet, I've never been afraid of anyone!"

  Upon hearing this, Yang Chengye's mouth curled up, and he thought to himself: "So these two are just paper tigers, only knowing how to intimidate people in their own home."

  At this time, Nalan Yanran said: "Brother, you forgot that there is still one person who is very good at writing poetry."

  After hearing Yang Chengye's words, Wang Yun and Liu Xie looked at Yang Chengye simultaneously.

  "Right! How could we forget Young Master Yang? His poetry is indeed exceptional!"

  Wang Yun and Liu Xi said excitedly at the same time.