Confucian and Taoist scholar

The faces of the Liao people were very ugly. They didn’t expect that things would turn out like this. Duning would come out halfway and pretend to be the owner of the purse.

If Du Ning was just a scholar with no background, this matter would be easy to solve. Even if he went to court in the Holy Academy, Kong Xuan would be able to help the Liao people win.

But Du Ning has already revealed that he is here to participate in the trials of various nations. Will those who can participate in the trials of various nations have a small background?

Once everyone goes to the Holy Court Hall, it will be easy to find out the truth of the matter using the Holy Court's methods. The unlucky ones will not be Du Ning, but the Liao people and Kong Xuan.

The relationship between the Yun Kingdom and the Liao Kingdom is now very bad, and the Liao people are trying every possible means to disgust the Yun people, and they have gone to any lengths to do so.

But now, they were disgusted by Du Ning's methods.

He wants to get 30,000 taels of silver for nothing!

Kong Xuan took a deep breath, looked at Du Ning with his eyes like a jackal and a tiger, and asked: "Who are you?"

"I am Du Ning. I am the Marquis of Yunguo Town and an honorary student of the Guoxue Palace." Du Ning reported his name.

Most people have never heard of Du Ning's literary name, but it is very familiar to people in Yun country.

"I'll wait to see the Marquis."

"I met Du Hou."

The people of Yun State immediately bowed down and worshiped. This was a marquis who rose from a humble family to a powerful family. His actual status was better than that of a marquis from the royal family.

What's more, Du Ning has made great contributions to Yun State!

The expressions on the faces of the people of the Liao country changed greatly. They were also familiar with Du Ning's name.

When the Ke family represented the Liao Kingdom in the civil war in Suzhou, they were defeated miserably by Du Ning, and everyone knew it.

That was not only a shame for the Ke family, but also a shame for the entire Liao Kingdom.

Therefore, when Du Ning reported his identity, many Liao people looked at him with various eyes.

There is anger, awe, and hostility.

"Du Ning...Du Ning..."

Kong Xuan thought about it carefully, as if he had heard it somewhere, but it was very unfamiliar.

After a while, Kong Xuan thought of the author of "The Thousand Character Essay".

After review by the Holy Academy, the Thousand-Character Classic will be included in the enlightenment textbooks of various countries starting next year. I have also heard discussions from the elders of the clan.

This is a man who is about to be famous all over the world!

Standing right in front of me!

"It turns out to be Mr. Du, whose name I have admired for a long time."

Kong Xuan gave Du Ning a hand. People who are quite famous and have a certain status in the literary world are also addressed by the word "Mr.", regardless of their age.

"I don't dare take it seriously. You're too polite."

Du Ning frowned, and Kong Xuan's words "Sir" became more intense, seeming to be sarcastic.

"People of Liao, let's go, we go to court!"

"If the Holy Court determines that we took your money, we will immediately compensate you. If you wronged a good person, it means that these 30,000 taels of silver notes belong to Marquis Du, not you."

"I don't believe that in the world of Kongcheng and in front of the Holy Court, you people dare to act recklessly and bully others!"

Now that the Yun people have Du Ning's backing, they naturally have the confidence to speak and are not afraid of going to court.

The four words "using one's power to bully others" also have a different meaning. They just mentioned by name that these Liao people were bullying the Yun people by relying on Kong Xuan's power.

The people of Liao were furious, but they tried their best to remain calm and winked at Kong Xuan secretly.

Kong Xuan is also in a dilemma. If he goes to the court of the Holy Court with Du Ning, once the Holy Court uses various means to track down, it will be easy to see through their little tricks, and then his black hat will be at risk.

As the captain of the Kongcheng Law Enforcement Team, you can use this convenience to gain a lot of benefits, including quite a bit of profit.

But today I went out without looking at the almanac, and met someone who dared to challenge them.

Du Ning's literary reputation is just emerging in the literary circles of various countries. There are many people in Kongcheng who are more famous than Du Ning in the literary circles of various countries.

But what Kong Xuan considered was that Du Ning was invited to participate in the trials of various nations. After arriving in Kongcheng, he had to report to the Holy Court. The Holy Court would arrange Du Ning's residence and be responsible for protecting his safety.
Because even if Du Ning knew that Kong Xuan was from the Holy Family, he would still be confident.

And starting from next year, "The Thousand Character Essay" will be popular in various countries, and Du Ning's name will be completely spread throughout the world. By then, Du Ning will have a great status in the literary world.

This is what Kong Xuan is afraid of.

After weighing it again and again, Kong Xuan chose to remain calm and said slowly: "Since these 30,000 taels of silver notes are yours, I won't say more and leave here."

The expressions of the people of Liao suddenly changed.

They cannot accept the loss of 30,000 taels of silver notes for no reason.

"Master Kong, you can't! That's our money!"

"It's unjust! We're unjust!"

"I'm not convinced!"

Kong Xuan shouted coldly: "Shut up! It's not your turn to dictate what I do!"

The people of Liao dared not speak out in anger. After all, Kong Xuan’s identity was there, so he could only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his own stomach.

"Haha... This is called bringing it upon yourself!"

"I tried to extort our money, but ended up losing everything."

"The Marquis of Zhen Guo still has a way to deal with these Liao people."

"Haha, all the students of the Ke family in the Liao Kingdom lost to the marquis of Zhenguo, let alone them?"

"In the eyes of Zhen Guohou, they are simply not worth mentioning."

The words of the Yun people made the Liao people very harsh and angry.

Kong Xuan glanced at Du Ning, walked to Du Ning's side, and said fiercely in his ear with a small voice: "Du, let's wait and see, we are not done with this matter."

"Oh."

Du Ning responded softly, with a calm tone, not taking Kong Xuan's threat seriously at all.

Kong Xuan took a deep breath, and felt angry in his heart. As a scholar from a dignified and holy family, he was so despised by Du Ning. For the arrogant Kong Xuan, it was both ridiculous and...

Things that I find irritating.

"Let's go."

Kong Xuan left quickly with the law enforcement team.

"Today we admit defeat, Du Ning, don't be too proud. If you take our 30,000 taels of silver notes now, we will pay you back ten times the amount in the future!"

"Our semi-saint family from the Liao Kingdom has also participated in this year's trials of various nations. This time the Ke family will definitely defeat you, Yixue's shame."

"The tides are turning, and in this year's trials among the nations, you will be ruined!"

The people of Liao were indignant and left one after another after leaving harsh words.

They felt very unhappy.

Thirty thousand taels of silver notes, all the money in vain, fell into Du Ning's pocket, and they were very unwilling to do so.

But they also know that this matter will not end here. This is Kongcheng. As long as they are in this place, no matter who the other party is, they can't even think about causing any trouble.

Kong Xuan is a child of the Holy Family and a Jinshi. He will not give up so easily and will definitely get back where he is today.

Du Ning ignored the Liao people. He always looked calm and unconcerned, and did not share the common understanding with others.

"Thank you, Marquis Du, for your help. We fell into the trap of the Liao people today and almost had to pay them 20,000 taels of silver notes."

"If Marquis Du has any assignments in the future, he will do his best to repay them."

Those people from the Yun Kingdom came over to thank Du Ning one after another, and were very grateful to Du Ning for enduring the Target of the Holy Family for them.

The 30,000 taels of silver notes are now in Du Ning's pocket. If Kong Xuan and the others want to get it back, they must find Du Ning and won't embarrass them.

"We are all Yun people, so we should help each other, so there is no need to be polite."

Du Ning was polite to them. They wanted to invite Du Ning to dinner, but Du Ning declined politely.

In the end, those Yun people left du Ning with their famous thorns, and they did business in Kongcheng. If Du Ning had any difficulties in Kongcheng, he could find their address for help through the famous thorns.

Du Ning accepted the assassination and walked towards the Holy Courtyard.

What happened just now is slowly spreading. The 30,000 taels of silver did not belong to Du Ning at all, but it was taken away by Du Ning. Everyone knows the article.

The people of Liao and Kong Xuan teamed up to blackmail the people of Yun, so Du Ning came forward to claim the money bag, causing them to lose everything.

And Du Ning is not afraid of the Holy Court's investigation, because once the truth is found out, not only will Du Ning not be convicted, but Kong Xuan's reputation may be removed.

So Du Ning is confident.

The reason why everyone spread this story is to admire Du Ning's courage to pick up 30,000 taels of silver from a white wolf with nothing, which is tantamount to snatching food from a lion's mouth.

This kind of operation opens people's eyes and gives many people some insights.

The truth of the matter is tacitly understood by everyone, and no one directly reveals it. Once the reason is revealed, Kong Xuan will be offended.

Even if Kong Xuan's identity is insignificant in the Holy Family, it is not something that any country's forces can easily provoke, especially in the literary world, where the Kong family's status is second only to the Holy Academy.

Du Ning walked for a while and saw that the Holy Court was still far away, so he hired a carriage to take him to the Holy Court.

After arriving at the destination, Du Ning looked at the largest and most majestic academy in the entire Chinese kingdom. The plaque in the middle read "Qufu Academy" with four powerful characters. It is said that it was inscribed by Confucius himself and has been passed down to this day.

Qufu Academy is the correct name of the Holy Academy.

It is because the saints from all countries are always here, so the Holy Court is used as a general name. Even people from foreign countries only know "Holy Court" but not "Qufu".

There are many people going in and out of the Holy Academy, not to mention Confucian and Taoist scholars like Du Ning, even Confucian and Taoist scholars who are admired by many students can be seen everywhere.

Semi-saints can also be seen, in this holy courtyard.

Duning was shocked by the majestic atmosphere here.

"The Holy Court truly deserves its reputation."

Du Ning came to the guard and handed over the invitation, indicating that he was a student coming to participate in the trials of various countries.

The people at the security office immediately went through the formalities and gave Du Ning a temporary pass to enter and exit the dormitory area of ​​​​the Holy Yard, so that Du Ning could stay temporarily in the dormitory area of ​​​​the Holy Yard and also go to the cafeteria to eat.

Under the leadership of the doorman, Du Ning came to the dormitory area and was arranged in Room 26, Area A.

This is a three-person dormitory with three rooms. Only the living room is a public area.

The living room is also very large and can accommodate a coffee table and bookcases.

At this time, two young Jinshi were drinking tea and reading seriously.

After seeing Du Ning coming, they both stood up to greet him.

Du Ning bowed first and said: "Du Ning, a student from Yun State, has met two literary friends."

"Xiaosheng Tian Feipeng is a student of Jingguo."

"My name is Fu Yue, and I am a student from Pingguo."

The two of them also bowed to Du Ning with smiles on their faces.

I came to Kongcheng not only to participate in the trial, but also to get to know the elite Jinshi scholars in the literary circles of various countries.

"Nice to meet you," Du Ning said with a smile.

"Brother Du, please sit down and let's taste the tea I brought from Jingguo."

Tian Feipeng motioned to Du Ning to sit down.

"Okay."

Du Ning sat down in the empty seat.

Tian Feipeng skillfully made a cup of tea for Du Ning, and the three of them sat together and communicated.

"May I ask if Brother Tian comes from the wealthy Tian family in Jingguo?"

"I am indeed a descendant of the Tian family."

Tian Feipeng was immediately very happy. It was a matter of pride to hear the Tian family mentioned by scholars from other countries.

This is the real literary name of a wealthy family.

"I heard that there was a 'monster-suppressing bachelor' in the Tian family, who once single-handedly killed the sea monsters that were causing trouble to one side, and made great achievements in battle," Du Ning said.

"His name is 'Tian Feilong' and he is my cousin." Tian Feipeng said proudly.

Du Ning looked at Fu Yue again and said, "If I'm not wrong, Brother Fu is a descendant of the Wenjun family, right? There is a great Confucian 'Wenjun' in the Fu family of Pingguo who was canonized by the Holy Academy, named 'Fu Shuyun', and the title is 'Fu Shuyun'

Ping Guang', known as 'Ping Guangjun'."

Wenjun is the highest canonized person among the semi-saints. He is higher than Wenzong. His status is equivalent to that of the king of a country. When meeting any emperor in the country, he can avoid paying homage and even treat him as an equal.

"Brother Du is right, Fu Shuyun is my cousin." Fu Yue laughed.

After Du Ning's two words, Tian Feipeng and Fu Yue felt that they were much closer to Du Ning.

Long before coming to Kongcheng, Du Ning had learned about all the famous families in the literary circles of various countries, so that he could have more topics to talk about when communicating with students from various countries.

"I feel like I've heard the title of Brother Du's novel somewhere, but who is the author who wrote "The Thousand-Character Essay"?"

Fu Yue looked at Du Ning and asked, with a little anticipation and excitement in his heart.

"Exactly." Du Ning replied.

Tian Feipeng and Fu Yue looked at each other with surprise.

"But there are rumors that he developed a mysterious cannon, went to the battlefield to command the artillery battalion, regained the lost territory in the Western Region, and fought all the way to the grassland, the Marquis of Zhen Guo?"

"It's me." Du Ning nodded lightly.

"I have admired you for a long time!"

The two people's faces were even more excited, and at the same time they also showed admiration, and they were even more happy about it.

"I've heard about Brother Du's name for a long time, and I never thought that he would be our roommate today. How rude." Tian Feipeng said hurriedly.

"Brother Tian is serious. Du's reputation in the literary world is just a small one, not worth mentioning." Du Ning said with a smile.

"Brother Du is too modest. We are all members of aristocratic families and have always been paying attention to the affairs of the literary circles of various countries. For example, Wen, a student from a semi-sage family in Liao Dynasty, fought in Suzhou. In the end, we were all defeated in your hands. This matter has already

It spread throughout the countries and became an indelible shame for the Ke family of Liao State, which will be recorded in the annals of history by historians." Fu Yue said with a smile.

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