Want to win the palace fight? Better to be crazy than to be idiotic!

Su Feiran had been a conspicuous figure for a long time, and everyone in the harem had long been accustomed to it. No one was surprised, but the scholars on the judges' panel looked at him sideways.

"Which palace is she from?" Wen Songtao frowned and looked in the direction of the noise, only to find that the person who was high-fiving was sitting in the reserve seat. He couldn't help but say with contempt, "With such self-cultivation, she is also well-versed in poetry and literature?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Han laughed and said, "What the scholar said is wrong. Poetry and books are something that everyone can read. Why are they divided into different levels?"

"That's something someone from Zunyi Palace would say." Wen Songtao sneered.

"That's wrong." Li Zhanyang said sharply, "Zunyi Palace clearly values ​​etiquette over poetry and books. It's hard for him to say such righteous words today."

Ning Qiyuan snorted coldly, "Small family."

The Grand Tutor looked displeased, so Li Zhanyang and Wen Songtao had to shut up.

Han Tan, as the main planner of the poetry competition and the only person who knew the specific process, walked to the center of the venue and said to everyone with a smile: "You are here today to celebrate the birthday of Empress Xian. Although today is Empress Xian's birthday, when the Queen Mother handed this matter to me, she specifically asked me to handle it impartially. The entire competition must be fair, just and open, so that Empress Xian can enjoy it to her heart's content."

"Today, all the masters participating in the competition can only rely on their own abilities to decide the winner. If you want to win by bribing the judges, I'm afraid that all the upright scholars will not agree."

The four great scholars on the jury all said, "Of course."

"In that case, let me read out the rules of the competition to you."

Han Tan took a process sheet from Han Shuang and said loudly,

"This poetry competition is divided into three rounds, all of which are elimination rounds. The person who wins in the end will be the champion, and the next two people will be the runner-up and third place."

"Since it is a competition, there are naturally rewards for the winners. The champion of the poetry competition will receive a commemorative gold medal of this poetry competition, the second place will receive a silver medal, and the third place will receive a bronze medal. Other contestants who failed to get a ranking can also receive participation awards according to their ranking, namely iron medals, tin medals, aluminum medals, potassium medals, sodium medals and mercury medals."

Su Feiran exclaimed, "Wow, everyone who participates will get a medal. This is not a competition, it's just a pork distribution!"

It would be fine if the gold, silver and bronze medals were followed by iron medals, but wouldn’t the tin and aluminum medals be deformed if squeezed?

Seeing that Qin Fengan’s face has turned green, I’m afraid that after the competition, he will have to send people to follow the potassium and sodium medal winners closely to prevent them from doing anything dangerous at all times, right?

Also, how is Hantan going to distribute the mercury cards? Is he going to hold them in a basin?!

Considering the risk of the next few medals, the nature of this competition has changed! From a poetry competition to a survival battle!

What frightened Su Feiran even more than the medal was that, except for Qin Fengan and her, no one at the scene had any objection to this.

After Han Tan finished explaining the competition system, everyone showed praise on their faces. They felt that this competition system was very creative and interesting, and that Han Tan, who was responsible for formulating the competition system, was also very innovative.

——Have all the people in this palace lost their minds? ! ! ! ! !

Su Feiran opened and closed his eyes, and his brain stopped working.

This was not the end. A mysterious look suddenly appeared on Han Tan's face. She suddenly cast her eyes towards the judging panel and said loudly to the five judges: "In order to increase the audience's expectations for the competition, this poetry competition has specially set up a link -"

"Teacher, choose one!"

"Empress Xian is so talented in writing that even if the competition is fair, the outcome is not a foregone conclusion. For this reason, this poetry competition has specially set up a mentor support link to balance the abilities of the contestants. Each judge can select a favorite student from all the contestants before the first game begins, and provide guidance before each game and during the intermission. This will balance the strength of the contestants, and getting a ranking can also be considered a credit to the mentor."

Su Feiran's face was calm, his heart as still as water.

——Hantan is definitely a time traveler as well, which is why his ideas coincide with those of the reality show planner.

"Then, I will explain to you the selection mechanism for the first round." Han Tan cleared his throat and read from the flow chart, "This first round is the Feihua Order."

After these words were spoken, all the contestants except Su Feiran suddenly felt more at ease.

They memorized a lot of poems while preparing for the competition, so a mere Flying Flower Order was no problem for them.

Han Tan smiled and crushed the contestants' ambitions: "The flying flower order in the poetry competition is not an ordinary flying flower order, where you can pass only by reciting the poems of predecessors. This time, you are only allowed to write poems on the spot, even if it is only half a sentence."

All the contestants except Lin Xiuqing looked worried, as if they had already seen the scene of carrying the mercury plate back to the palace.

Hantan explained the rules of the game in detail, so that people could understand them.

The first game requires nine contestants to sit in a circle and form a sequence. After Han Tanyi gives a designated word, the first contestant must use this word as the first word of his poem, and the second contestant must use the last word of the previous person's poem as the first word of his poem, and so on. This chain continues, and if someone cannot continue, he will be considered to have withdrawn from the game until only the last five people are left.

After a brief thought, everyone understood what was said. This special version of the flying flower order in the poetry competition not only tests the ability to compose poems on the spot, but also tests the contestants' ability to set traps for others. After all, words like "wind, flowers, snow, moon" and "plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum" are relatively friendly to the next player, but if it ends with "甑鬶甗簋", I'm afraid the competitive relationship between the top player and the next player will extend beyond the competition.

Therefore, how to maintain composure while making things difficult for the next player is a difficult problem for all contestants.

Fortunately, this time the flying flower order does not value literary talent. Even if the last person standing can only come up with a phrase like "a big banana, a big banana", he will be considered to have passed. Compared with the traditional Qushui Liushang, this game is more like a brain teaser.

It's hard to understand why Hantan came up with this method in order to balance the strength of the contestants.

Su Feiran thought so too. If it was just a clichéd recitation of poems and writing couplets, Lin Xiuqing would win the first prize without a doubt, and there would be no point in the Queen Mother inviting four scholars for nothing.

It was also Han Tan's cleverness that balanced the differences in strength among the contestants. If it was just the traditional poetry recitation and couplet writing, Lin Xiuqing would undoubtedly win the championship easily. In this case, the four scholars specially invited by the Queen Mother as judges would lose their meaning.

After the contestants understood the rules of the competition, they formed a circle in the center of the venue under the guidance of the palace maids.

The nine concubines stood opposite each other. Although they had different styles, they were all full of vigor and vitality, which was very pleasing to the eye.

Hantan looked at the five judges, signaling that it was time for them to make their own choices.