Zhao Mengyue said that today's Fengyue Building and Lanjiang Building each have several top brands, which can be described as stunning and blue. Fengyue Lou has a fifteen-year-old head card named Liu Yiyi. According to Zhao Mengyue, this Liu Yiyi's exquisite dance skills can be called the first in the world, proficient in all kinds of dances at a young age, and can do everything. It is said that she is as light as a swallow and can do palm dance. On New Year's Eve last year, a wealthy man in Jiangning spent a lot of money to see her palm dance and argue the truth and falsehood. That Liu Yiyi actually performed once, standing on the big hand of the rich businessman and standing on one foot, which amazed the crowd from all directions. It is said that the rich merchant gave less silver, and if he gave more silver, Liu Yiyi could dance a song on the palm of his hand. Since then, the rumors have been confirmed, and Liu Yiyi's order has also become famous in the north and south of the river, and he is faintly the leader of the Jiangning flower world.

Lanjianglou also has a head card called Zheng Nuanyu, her appearance has changed the reputation of Lanjianglou without refinement, this girl is not only born beautiful, but also has a deep attainment in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. It is said that Zhao Ziyue, the first national player of the Great Zhou Dynasty, came to Jiangning to play, and none of the Jiangning chess masters were his opponents. But in Lanjiang Tower, Zheng Nuanyu proposed to play a game with Zhao Ziyue. Zhao Ziyue was supposed to be a child's play, and immediately let his six sons play a game, but who knew that he would lose all the dishes that were killed at the end of the meal. Zhao Ziyue refused to believe it, so he asked the two sons to fight again, and the result was still the same. In the end, Zhao Ziyue didn't dare to hold it up, the two sides played a fair game, a game of chess played for more than three hours, from noon to dark, Zheng Nuanyu made a mistake, and then Zhao Ziyue won half a game.

This game caused a sensation in Jiangning Mansion, and Zhao Ziyue sighed when he left Jiangning: "From now on, Jiangning does not dare to come in the name of the first national player of the Great Zhou, a woman in the Qinglou can make me clumsy, but I know that there is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the world." ”

This is not the most surprising, what is even more surprising is that someone later reviewed the game and found that when it was in the middle game, Zheng Nuanyu had several opportunities to intercept Dalong, but he did not fall. In terms of Zheng Nuanyu's chess strength, she shouldn't even be able to see these opportunities. I think I wanted to save face for Zhao Ziyue. After all, the purpose of Qinglou is to entertain guests rather than insult people, and Zheng Nuanyu is also considered in this way, so his subordinates are merciful.

The good deeds once asked Zheng Nuanyu for verification, but Zheng Nuanyu smiled and did not answer. However, this kind of non-answer is precisely a disguised acknowledgment.

When Lin Jue heard these situations introduced by Zhao Mengyue, the whole person seemed to be poured with a scoop of cold water. If what Zhao Mengyue said is true, then Liu Yiyi of Fengyue Tower really has the skills of handheld dance, and although Gu Panpan of Qunfang Pavilion has superb dancing skills, it is difficult to match at all. According to what Zhao Mengyue said, Zheng Nuanyu of Lanjiang Tower should be a woman with superior IQ. Zhao Mengyue is just a story of her chess skills, in Zhao Mengyue's introduction, she is an all-round talent who knows everything about piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, song and dance, and poetry. If chess skills are like this, the rest of the talents should not be bad. In that case, who can match?

However, Lin Jue also had some doubts in his heart. If Liu Yiyi's palm dance is amazing, it is still a skill that can be practiced. After all, handheld dancing may seem difficult, but in fact, it is not difficult to do as long as the dancer has a good balance and a light body, and the people below are strong enough. On Earth, Lin Jue has long seen some exquisite acrobatic performances, including the skill of women dancing on the shoulders and arms of men. However, how did this Zheng Nuanyu's skills come to be practiced? Qin, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs have reached a very high level, with Zheng Nuanyu, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old Qinglou woman, studying one or two or some achievements, so many items can be top-notch, isn't that a genius. Such a thing is inevitably confusing.

But the problem now is that only the two green buildings in Jiangning Mansion have such strength, and the strength of the green buildings in Yangzhou Mansion is not yet known. Coupled with the fact that they have invited so many helpers to help with the fist, the results of this Southeast Oiran Contest may be on the horizon.

Lin Jue was a little anxious in his heart. Although he says that he only does his best, he doesn't care if he wins or loses. But in his bones, Lin Jue didn't want to fail. No one wants to bear the feeling of failure, let alone on this big scene. As the prince and the little prince said, since the court officials are involved this time, the political meaning of this Oiran Contest is actually very strong. It gives people the impression that the fighting between factions in the court cannot be made explicit, so they use various opportunities to attack each other without tearing their faces. Just like the incident of Zhao'an on Guishan Island, a force in the court did not want to see the palace and Yan Zhengsu proud, so they suppressed the matter of Guishan Island, making Gao Muqing's Guishan Island cottage a victim in the middle. In this Oiran Competition, Lin Jue also smelled the same breath.

If this is another political battle that takes advantage of the three-city battle for the Oiran as an opportunity, then Lin Jue has no reason to let it fail. Not for King Liang and Yan Zhengsu, but for the people of Guishan Island. Although it can't get justice for them, at least it is necessary to use this Oiran Contest to slap them back and teach them some lessons.

Although Lin Jue has always warned himself not to take sides, especially in the Liang Wangfu, which fell early in the previous life, it will be difficult to follow them. But now, he found himself involuntarily on King Liang's side. All aspects of the situation seem to force him to stand with Liang Wangfu, which seems to be a kind of fate.

Lin Jue didn't have time to worry about whether to stand in line or not at the moment, since he had the idea of winning, things became very difficult. Coming back from the Moon Tower, from the sunset and the bright moon rising in the east, to the full moon slanting west in the middle of the night, Lin Jue has been pacing back and forth in the courtyard to think about countermeasures.

Lu Wu was very distressed, but she couldn't help her son except for refilling the tea after a while and bringing two stacks of snacks to satisfy Lin Jue's hunger. I didn't dare to disturb the boy in the yard, so I only made tea and returned to my room, picked up the bed and held my cheeks to watch the figure of the boy walking slowly back and forth in the yard. She really hoped that she could help Childe solve all the problems, but she knew that she couldn't help anything, and the only thing she could do was to look at Childe gently and accompany him silently.

In the early morning of the next day, Lin Jue went to the boat to take a turn and came directly to King Liang's Mansion. The little county lord was already dressed up and waiting for Lin Jue. We met yesterday and today we are going to officially prepare for the Oiran Contest, and there are only two days left in the time.

The two left the palace, and at Lin Jue's suggestion, they first went to the shore of the West Lake to see the construction of the water stage. On the way, Lin Jue told the little county lord about the ability of the two top green buildings in Jiangning Mansion that he learned from Zhao Mengyue, and the little county lord opened his mouth in shock after hearing this, and his heart was half cold. However, the little county lord soon didn't care, because she didn't care about the victory or defeat of the Oiran this time, and if she lost, she would lose, and that would be nothing.

The two came to the east bank of the West Lake in Yongjinmen, where martial law had been imposed by officers and soldiers. In order to ensure the normal progress of the preparatory work, the soldiers of Hangzhou and some soldiers of the Ning Navy were already on duty here two days ago. Lin Jue and the little county lord were naturally unimpeded, the soldiers of the Ning Navy naturally knew Lin Jue, and the palace guards brought by the little county lord were also familiar with the leaders of these defenders, not only did they not come to be verbose, but greeted each other respectfully.

The two came to the shore of the lake outside the city wall, and at this moment the shore of the lake was full of wood, bamboo, reed mats and other things, and boats came and went to transport these materials to the lake for the purpose of building a floating platform. This time, it is said that it is the Southeast Oiran Competition, but it is actually the three-city competition between Jiangning Prefecture, Yangzhou Mansion and Hangzhou Prefecture. In order to highlight the atmosphere of the three-city competition, the three cities did not share a stage this time, but each of the three cities sent people to build their own stages in the demarcated area on the water surface. The three floating platforms, plus the water grandstand where the judges and officials will be seated, require a lot of supplies. The scale of construction has exceeded that of previous years several times.

Under the autumn sun, on the water on the east bank of the West Lake, three stages are arranged in a semicircle 100 steps apart. Although the stage has not yet taken shape, the pattern can basically be seen. The water stage of Hangzhou Mansion is in the middle position, which is also because it is the host. Yangzhou Mansion is in the south, and Jiangning Mansion is in the north. This time, the stage was built in the same style as before, with a giant floating platform built on the water surface and then decorated with each other.

Lin Jue took the little county lord to the lake by boat, and slowly approached the stage built by Hangzhou Mansion. The stage has already taken shape, and the surrounding ships and craftsmen are transporting wood to reinforce it, and the stage is densely crawling with people. At this rate, it should be completed today.

"Who's in charge of setting up this stage? Government or Youth Pavilions? Lin Jue asked.

The little county lord had already done a lot of homework yesterday, and in order to help Lin Jue do things, she also gathered a lot of people to get to know each other, and she also knew it in her heart.

"Originally, if it was my Oiran contest in Hangzhou, it was signed up and jointly funded by the youth halls, and then someone was invited to build it, and the prefect's yamen was only responsible for maintaining order, and no idle people were allowed to enter to disturb the progress, and they would not give money to do things. This year, because of the upgrade of the Oiran Competition, all the youth halls in Hangzhou have given up the competition, because they know their catties, so only Wanhualou and Qunfang Pavilion participated, and this floating platform is also the silver of Wanhualou and Qunfang Pavilion. The little county lord looked at Lin Jue with a smile and replied.

The little county lord looked more and more picturesque today, and the skin on his two faces was crystal clear, revealing a healthy tender red. Yesterday's moisturizing made her radiant, in a very good mood, and crisp and nice to speak.

Lin Jue nodded and said, "I understand, it's also wise for other families not to participate, it's just a waste of manpower and money." Since it is the silver from Wanhualou and Qunfangge, it will be easy to do. Vier, I want you to order them to stop building this platform at once. ”

The little county lord was startled and said, "Why is that?" It's going to be done today, it's going to be decorated tomorrow, and it's going to be opened tomorrow night. ”

Lin Jue took out a stack of boxy paper from his arms and unfolded it on his lap, but it was a large piece of paper several feet long and wide. On the paper, a figure resembling an attic is outlined in fine ink, marked with various figures and structural dismantling drawings, and the margins are densely marked with notes in small letters.

"What is this?" The little county lord was surprised.

"This is the structure of the new stage that I drew last night, and it took me more than an hour. I want you to immediately order someone to rebuild the pontoon according to this diagram. I know it's a little late, but we're going to have to fight if we want to win. Mobilize more craftsmen to come, and be sure to complete the construction within one day. Lin Jue said in a deep voice.

"You...... Didn't you say you were going to lose? Why do you have to do all this work? Guo Caiwei was surprised.

Lin Jue smiled and said, "I said I would do my best." Throwing in the towel without trying your best is not my style. ”

"But ......"

"I know what you're going to say, do you want to say, what does winning or losing have to do with building a floating platform? Then you're wrong, sometimes you have to find a new way. If there is a lack of talent and ability, it must be made up for in other aspects in order to save the defeat. Just like last year's Oiran Competition, Xie Yingying was completely inferior to Gu Panpan and Chu Xiangxiang in terms of talent, but she still won the Oiran, which is proof of this. Lin Jue said with a smile.

"I see, there's got to be a bit of a trick up to your new stage. When the time comes, it will be able to amaze everyone. Guo Caiwei said with a smile.

"Clever, but not necessarily able to surprise everyone, I can only say that you have to be perfect in all aspects to make up for some shortcomings. For example, if a woman is not good looking, she needs to match it with makeup and clothing. This multiplies the beauty. As the saying goes, people rely on clothes and makeup, horses and saddles, this is the truth. Of course, a stunning person like Wei'er, of course, doesn't need to be deliberate about anything, and she can wear a gorgeous dress in an ordinary skirt. If the strength is enough, it is naturally not necessary, but the problem is that there is no certainty of crushing the opponent now, so you can only think of some ways to make up for it. ”

Guo Caiwei sneered and said, "You can praise people." But I understand what you mean, you are afraid that the opponent is indeed talented, and Gu Panpan and Chu Xiangxiang cannot be compared. Therefore, it is necessary to make up for it by external means. For example, the lights, screens, sounds, scenes, and so on that are used in your grand theater. It may also suppress the opponent in terms of overall effect. ”

Lin Jue raised his big finger and praised: "Smart, only Wei'er can understand these words, how much more will it take me to change people before they can understand." Although this is a bit of a suspicion of sacrificing the basics, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and now we only have Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan who can handle it, so we can only make up for it desperately. ”

Guo Caiwei was praised by Lin Jue so sweetly, Ailang's words are more useful than any sweet words, that is, he is the confidant in his heart, and no one else can get along with him, which is the highest praise.

"Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan are afraid that they won't be able to eat for three days after hearing your words, they are not useless, if you didn't come out to stir up the situation last year, would Xie Yingying be able to compete with them?" Guo Caiwei said with a smile.

Lin Jue smiled: "I'm just saying that." Well, time is pressing, you need to mobilize some craftsmen immediately, and I will have to explain to these craftsmen the principle of this stage. I hope they understand my intentions and don't go wrong. ”

Guo Caiwei did not delay any longer, and immediately sent an order to return to the house, and urgently dispatched the craftsmen of the palace to come. Lin Jue also boarded the pontoons to stop the craftsmen, summoned several leading craftsmen, and unfolded the drawings in detail, detailing the functions and mechanisms of this new stage. When the leaders of the craftsmen heard that they were going to scrap the soon-to-be-completed pontoon platform and build a new one, they couldn't help but be very dissatisfied. But after reading Lin Jue's drawings and Lin Jue's detailed introduction, his outlook suddenly changed.

It's like a gluttonous person who can't take a step when he sees food, a good poet who sees a good poem and a good word and admires it, a person who is obsessed with calligraphy can't extricate himself when he sees a famous post, and a lustful person who sees a stunning beauty suddenly has lustful thoughts. Although the status of craftsmen and others is low, they actually rely on their skills and skills to eat, and they also want to build a stunning building in their own hands, not necessarily to become famous, or just a sense of satisfaction and achievement. When Lin Jue introduced the mechanism and efficacy of this stage in detail, these craftsmen were all amazed, and their skills were itching. If it is really as Lin Gongzi said, then this floating platform will be shocking after it is built. And if such a thing comes from one's own hands, it will be a great achievement.

Besides, Lin Gongzi has promised to mobilize more people to help, and the craftsmen are all eager to try. Lin Jue told them that if they didn't understand something, they would ask at any time, and they would leave someone here to contact, and they would come in person at key nodes.

In fact, for the craftsmen, Lin Jue's worries are really unnecessary. They are all experienced craftsmen, but there are some things that they can't think of. Once someone points out the direction, they don't worry about the specific operation at all. As long as there are no problems with the principle, there are no problems with the construction of them at all.

At the beginning of the day, in the surprised eyes of the two surrounding floating platform craftsmen, the floating platform used for the performance of the Oiran in Hangzhou Mansion was dismantled by more than 200 craftsmen, and then the rebuilding began. These people also thought that the craftsmen in Hangzhou had made a mistake, and the floating platform that had been built for several days seemed unusable, so they had to dismantle it and rebuild it, and they couldn't help but laugh loudly. But where did the craftsmen of Hangzhou Mansion have time to take care of this, they began to rebuild the floating platform according to Lin Jue's drawings without distraction under the command of several old craftsmen.

Lin Jue and the little county lord watched for a while, and just after returning to the shore by boat, they were found by the servants of Wanhualou on the street. The slave panted and reported that the two girls of Wanhualou and Qunfang Pavilion were anxious to invite Lin Gongzi to discuss the matter, and they had been waiting early in the morning until now.

Lin Jue smiled bitterly and said to the little county lord: "Originally, I planned to take you to Wangyue Tower, but now it seems that I can only go to them first." ”

The little county lord said: "What are you doing in the Moon Tower?" ”

Lin Jue said: "I asked Mochizulou to help prepare the lighting set and glass slide lantern, I want to go and take a look, I'm afraid they won't understand what I mean." ”

The little county lord said happily: "Are you going to use those methods in the Grand Theater?" ”

Lin Jue nodded and said, "Of course, all available forces must be mobilized. As I said, you need to do everything you can to win. Fortunately, I put some effort into the layout of the Grand Theater before, and this time the staffing can be used immediately. However, the cost of these artificial materials can be calculated on the head of your palace. ”

The little county lord said angrily: "Do you still settle these accounts with me? Cheapskate. Anyway, you are also a member of the Lin family. It's still a big steward. ”

Lin Jue smiled: "That's not my money, I'm a poor bastard." Of course, if you don't give it, I can't do it. ”

The little county lord smiled: "Give and give, is it done to pay double?" Anyway, it's my father's silver, and it's not spent in vain. Let's go to Wanhualou quickly, they are probably going crazy. ”