Chapter 25

As soon as the name 'Elementary Scholar Yan Xiong' came out, many people burst into laughter. Even Jin Mulan couldn't help but smile. It was as beautiful as a hundred flowers blooming.

But Yan Xiong's teacher's face suddenly became very ugly.

After Yan Xiong finished speaking, he understood that he had been tricked. But the words that he had spoken were like water that had been spilled. He couldn't take them back. He was so angry that his whole body trembled. He pointed at Shen Lang and said, "You, you …"

"Yes, you are an idiot!" Shen Lang said, "Brother Yan Xiong, you have always been so honest since you were young!"

Yan Xiong was so angry that he almost exploded. He still wanted to argue with Xu Que.

At this time, his teacher, the former mayor of Xuanwu, Zhang Boyan said coldly, "Stand down. Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough?"

Elementary Scholar Yan Xiong retreated angrily. Feeling everyone's mocking eyes, he wanted to dig a hole in the ground.

For a scholar like him, reputation was the most important thing. The nickname "I am an idiot" would follow him for the rest of his life.

Even when he went for the Imperial Examinations, he would be affected.

Suddenly, Yan Xiong said angrily, "Your Excellency Count, this is your Count House. Shen Lang is your son-in-law. Are you going to let him humiliate and ruin the reputation of the Kim clan?"

Count Xuanwu smiled and didn't say anything.

It was impossible for him to open his mouth. A mere Elementary Scholar, if not for the fact that his teacher was the former Castellan of Black Tortoise City, he wouldn't even have the qualifications to enter this hall. If he had to answer a question from such a nobody, wouldn't he be exhausted to death?

Besides, Yan Xiong, a mere Elementary Scholar, had openly stood up and questioned the marriage of the Count House. It was already very generous of Count Xuanwu to not pursue the matter.

Shen Lang smiled and said, "Yan Xiong, those four words were said by you. I didn't say a single dirty word."

Shen Lang said, "As for ruining the reputation of the Kim clan in Xuanwu, please don't worry. The Kim family is very powerful. Such a small matter can't ruin our reputation. The reputation of the Kim clan lies in the people. It lies in Count Xuanwu's love for the people and loyalty to the Monarch. It doesn't lie in shameless scholars like you. "

Hearing this, the Black Tortoise Earl was slightly stunned. That was exactly what he was thinking.

Previously, when Shen Lang said that he was going to marry Jin Mulan, he even had the intention to kill.

And now, he felt that this Shen Lang was a pretty good person. Moreover, he understood his heart very well.

The reason why the Black Tortoise Count was so magnanimous was due to his love for the people of Black Tortoise City. However, he was definitely not a pedantic person. He cherished every single feather on his body very much. So what if his son-in-law scolded someone? As long as he was polite, he could even hit someone.

When Xu Qianqian heard Shen Lang's words, she could not help but be shocked.

"Before, he was so dull that he couldn't even say a complete sentence." "After being kicked out of the Xu family, he actually changed so much?"

"Shameless!" Zhang Jin couldn't help but whisper.

We've just gone through the wedding ceremony, and you, Shen Lang, are already talking about our Jin Clan. You really know how to hug someone's thigh.

The former Xuanwu City Lord, Zhang Boyan, was not only Yan Xiong's teacher, but also a typical scholar.

The former Black Tortoise City's Zhang Boyan was not only Yan Xiong's teacher, but also a typical scholar.

Zhang Boyan, the former Xuanwu City Lord, was not only Yan Xiong's teacher, but also a typical scholar.

Now that Shen Lang called him a shameless scholar, it was a slap in his face. Zhang Boyan must teach this kid a lesson, lest he became arrogant just because he knew a few rare words.

"Student Shen, it seems that you are proficient in rare words?" Zhang Boyan said.

Shen Lang replied, "I dare not say I am proficient, I just know a little."

"I have a word here. My students are useless, they can't even recognize it. I wonder if Student Shen is willing to explain it to them?" Zhang Boyan asked.

As soon as this was said, everyone became energetic. The student had been slapped in the face, and the teacher had personally come forward.

Who was this Zhang Boyan? He was the former City Lord of Xuanwu. He was well-read and especially liked to explore historical sites. After his retirement, he opened a school in the city. Many scholars worshipped him as their teacher. How knowledgeable was he?

Count Xuanwu was the master of Xuanwu City. Why did this former City Lord have to go against the Count House?

This involved the new policy. Since more than ten years ago, the Monarch had begun to take back the land and power from the old aristocrats.

Previously, the position of the City Lord of Xuanwu had always been held by someone from the Count House. Usually, it was Count Xuanwu's younger brother.

About 11 years ago, the Xuan Wu Mansion gave up the position of City Lord and replaced it with someone from the Monarch.

Since then, every City Lord had a mission, and that was to draw a clear line between them and Count Xuanwu.

Shen Lang laughed, "Since Lord Zhang wants to test me, then I will give it a try."

This time, Count Xuanwu and Jin Mulan had no intention of stopping him. Shen Lang had just regained his face. Even if he lost to Zhang Boyan, it was nothing.

What kind of person was Zhang Boyan? He was a famous Confucian scholar.

Shen Lang had only studied in the town's school for a few years. Wasn't it normal to lose to him?

Seeing that his teacher was standing up for him, Yan Xiong was overjoyed. He quickly stepped forward to grind the ink for his teacher and spread out the red paper. He then respectfully handed the Wolf Howling Brush with both hands.

After Zhang Boyan took it, he wrote a word on the paper.

Everyone gathered around. Jin Mulan also looked over.

"Good writing!"

"Elegant and profound. Without a few decades of practice, it is impossible to write something like this."

After Zhang Boyan finished writing, the crowd cheered.

The former Black Tortoise City Lord's calligraphy skills were indeed very good, and his strength penetrated the back of the paper.

However, no one present could recognize the word he wrote.

"Lord Zhang's calligraphy is really good. Every stroke and every picture is intoxicating."

"Yes, without a few decades of practice, it is impossible to write something like this."

"But, what is this word?"

"I don't know!"

Everyone present shook their heads. No one could recognize it.

Whether it was Elementary Scholar or High Scholar, including Mulan and Lord Count, none of them could recognize this word.

Someone said, "Lord Zhang likes to excavate and study ancient ruins. This ancient inscription must have been obtained from somewhere. It is extremely rare and cannot be found in books. That is why no one can recognize this word?"

Listening to everyone's words, Zhang Boyan felt slightly pleased.

This word was indeed copied from an ancient inscription when he was excavating ancient ruins. He had to connect the context to know what the word was. It was not found in books at all.

Therefore, except for those who had personally read the inscription, no one could understand this word.

Shen Lang stepped forward to take a look. It turned out to be a small seal character.

This word was very simple. It was a sheep character with two horizontal lines removed. It was written in simplified Chinese.

Everyone in modern China was familiar with this word, because this word was the symbol for renminbi. In modern times, it was pronounced as yuan.

However, in ancient times, this was definitely not the meaning of yuan. As for the specific meaning and how to pronounce it, Shen Lang really did not know.

In the Great Yan Dynasty, except for a very small number of people who excavated ancient ruins and studied small seal characters, no one else would touch it. This was because this world did not use small seal characters as a writing tool. It was just a hobby of a small group of people.

Therefore, the difficulty of this word was really heaven-defying.

If Shen Lang relied on himself, he would definitely lose this time.

However, he had an alien laptop in his body. It had already merged with his brain.

His eyes only took a glance and immediately scanned the database for the answer.

Count Xuanwu said, "Shen Lang, this word is extremely difficult. If it was not coincidentally seen on an ancient inscription, no one would be able to recognize it. It's okay if you don't know."

Then he added, "Your parents refused to attend the wedding ceremony. You and Mulan should go and pay your respects to them."

This was to give Shen Lang a dignified way out of this embarrassing situation.

Zhang Boyan did not care about winning against a mere Shen Lang.

However, this word stumped everyone present. This former city lord of Xuanwu could not help but feel extremely proud. He put his hands behind his back and looked as lonely as snow.

Shen Lang said, "Lord Zhang, if I am not wrong, you also do not know how to pronounce this word, right? You should have learned the meaning of this word from the context of the inscription, but you do not know the pronunciation. "

"Yes, that is true." Zhang Boyan said, "But knowing the meaning is more important than the pronunciation, isn't it?"

Shen Lang said, "What a coincidence, I just happen to know how to pronounce this word."

"Impossible." Scholar Yan Xiong said, "My teacher already said that he only knew the meaning of this word from the context of the inscription. Therefore, no one knows how to pronounce this word."

Shen Lang said, "If I know how to pronounce this word and also know its meaning, how about you slap yourself in the face? Because you just said nonsense and called me an idiot. "

Yan Xiong said, "What if you don't know it? Or what if you got it wrong? "

Shen Lang said, "Then I will slap myself in the face."

"Okay, it's a deal." Scholar Yan Xiong said, "Everyone here can be my witness."

Lord Zhang Boyan did not stop him, because going against the Count House was politically correct. Shen Lang was too arrogant tonight, it was time to teach him a lesson.

Shen Lang said, "This word has the same pronunciation as the word 'endure'."

"Haha …" Scholar Yan Xiong said, "If you say 'endure', then it's' endure '? Who can prove it? "

Shen Lang said, "And the meaning of this word should be similar to 'thorn'."

As soon as this was said, the former city lord of Xuanwu, Zhang Boyan's face changed instantly, revealing a look of utter disbelief.

This, this is impossible!

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