Back In Time For Imperial Examination Chapter 171

Ryan Cui heard a lot of poetry tips from the Li family, but in the end he only remembered one sentence: "Poetry is about meaning, and the meaning is distant rather than near, and it is more valuable to be simple rather than strong."

Teacher Li used the poems of Du Fu, Li Bai, and Wang Wei as examples, and talked about how to be "indifferent and distant", and how later poets have learned the essence of their predecessors. The father and son said that Wang Anshi had learned it, and then Yang Weizhen had learned it. Ryan Cui smiled and sat beside them listening to them talk about "making a car behind closed doors and reproducing it when you go out", but he himself could not hear the similarities between those poems.

Li Dongyang and his son were commenting on the poetry of Song and Ming dynasties in perfect sync. Then he turned around and looked at his disciple with wandering eyes, who was obviously not smart. He suddenly felt a bit of helplessness like Zhang Zhaizhang when he saw his two sons' answers.

This child really has no talent for poetry.

Teacher Li sighed in disgust and pointed at Ryan Cui and said, "If you were not going to take the imperial examination next year, I would immediately limit you to reading poems of different styles. You are limited to reading one style a month and reciting poems of Han and Tang dynasties. You are also allowed to use ancient poems for your essays. After you finish, I will guide you to revise..."