Chapter 1095: Flattery Never Gets Old

Zhang Han's "Miscellaneous Poems" includes two lines from Sikong Tu's poetry collection "Alone in Contemplation": "Green strips as if they're all jade, yellow flowers like scattered gold." "Green trees darken the village, yellow flowers sparse among the wheat."

The yellow flower in this poem does not refer to chrysanthemums, but to the rape flowers of spring.

A cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

The poem for this trial essay was supposed to describe a spring scene; if he mistakenly depicted it as an autumn scene, he would be far off topic. Who knows how many students lacking in their studies would fall into this trap. If they actually wrote the answer on their dossiers, it would probably be difficult for them to get their names listed on the successful candidates' roster.