Confucian and Taoist scholar

Ke Changzhi and Ji Yansheng looked at each other and saw disbelief in each other's eyes.

Ye Jinghong actually praised Du Ning's poem as the most wonderful poem in history. This boast was too much.

Later, Ji Yansheng said: "I really didn't expect that a dignified scholar from the Yun Kingdom would be so partial to Yun Qijun in front of the public. It really made the scholars all over the world feel extremely cold."

"Well said! Mr. Ye is partial to Yun Qijun. This move is indeed unfair."

"Mr. Ye, aren't you afraid of losing your reputation if you behave like this in public?"

"We respect Mr. Ye, but we will never allow you to be overly partial."

Many scholars immediately scolded Ye Jinghong, and all of them looked very indignant.

Ye Jinghong looked at those people with disdain, not taking them seriously at all. His eyes were full of contempt and he didn't bother to defend them.

Ke Changzhi said to Ye Jinghong: "Mr. Ye, just now you mean to say that Du Ning answered all the questions at the same time with just this poem? Haha... This is too alarmist, and a bit slippery.

Daji."

The sarcastic laughter from those around became even louder. Some scholars who originally respected Ye Jinghong were now looking at Ye Jinghong with great disgust.

"You are said to be uneducated and unskilled, but you are still stubborn and unconvinced. I really don't know how a person like you became a great scholar."

Ye Jinghong sighed. The look he looked at Ke Changzhi was not just contempt, but full of contempt.

Ke Changzhi's eyes almost burst out with fire. He felt that he was deeply disgusted by Ye Jinghong, because Ye Jinghong was also from Yun country, so of course he would favor Du Ning more.

Du Ning smiled and said, "No one knows me better than Mr. Ye. He quickly discovered the mystery in my poems. Of course, Yan Shenggong and other great scholars are geniuses, and I can't hide this trick from them, but...

…”

Then he looked at Ke Changzhi and said, "We are both scholars in the realm of Confucianism. Whether it is knowledge, vision, or mind, the gap is huge. They are completely different."

"Presumptuous!"

"Crazy life!"

Many Ke family members shouted angrily.

Ke Changzhi raised his hand to stop the scolding person, and said to Kong Chunfeng: "Just now Duke Yansheng said that Du Jun's poem is very consistent with my meaning of the word 'Jian', so I would like to ask, how does this poem match my meaning?"

Question?"

Kong Chunfeng thought for a while, but didn't know how to explain it in detail at the moment, so he could only say: "The mystery of this poem can only be understood, not expressed in words."

"It seems that Yan Shenggong does intend to favor Du Ning. If this is the case, then I, Ke Changzhi, have nothing to say. I can only say that the world is declining and people's hearts are not the same as before."

Ke Changzhi sighed after speaking.

"Bold!"

Ye Jinghong scolded: "The reason why Yan Shenggong said that, of course, has his own reasons. How can we allow people like you to question it? You should first savor Du Ning's poems before saying such things!"<

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Ke Changzhi said proudly: "Just now Duke Yan has read Du Ning's works aloud. As a great Confucian scholar, I have already remembered them, so why should I read them again? Can't I still appreciate the poetry of a Confucian, Taoist, and Hanlin scholar?"

"You really can't appreciate it," Ye Jinghong said.

"Haha...haha..."

Ke Changzhi couldn't help but burst into laughter. He felt that he could swear that this was the most ridiculous joke he had ever heard in his life.

The standing scholars couldn't stop laughing. At this moment, many people felt that Ye Jinghong's lifelong reputation had been ruined by this literary gathering.

"You can laugh as much as you like! You are a bunch of ignorant guys!" Ye Jinghong said disapprovingly.

"Haha... Then I want to see who is the real ignorant!"

Ke Changzhi looked at Ye Jinghong and said: "Just now you said that Du Ning used this poem to answer four questions at the same time, so please explain to us how Du Ning used this poem to answer four questions at the same time.

What is the title? But I have to remind you that Du Ning’s poem is completely inconsistent with the meaning of the word ‘Jian’, so no matter how you explain it, it will never change Du Ning’s failure in dealing with the fourth question.”<

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"Mr. Ke's words are reasonable. I can testify for you on this matter. Du Ning did lose. And those of you who are close to Du Ning are all trying to say as good a thing as possible for Du Ning." Ji Yansheng said.

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"I can also testify!"

"And me!"

The standing scholar is full of energy.

Du Ning said to Kong Chunfeng: "Shenggong Yan, please explain the poem in public so that these people know my true answer."

"Then I will do my duty." Kong Chunfeng smiled slightly.

"I'm all ears!"

Ke Changzhi raised his head slightly, with a look of disdain on his face. He had already tasted Du Ning's poems in his heart. Apart from the excellent artistic conception, there really was nothing special about it.

Therefore, Ke Changzhi firmly believed that his judgment was not wrong. Although Du Ning wrote a palindrome poem, it lacked the artistic conception of the word "Jian" and had nothing to do with the fourth question. Therefore, he believed that Du Ning should accept the punishment of the Wenhui

.

It's ridiculous that these great scholars actually tried their best to favor Du Ning. Then just listen to how Yan Shenggong analyzed Du Ning's poems.

Kong Chunfeng said to everyone: "When I was reading the poem just now, I forgot to tell everyone that this poem is named after a word brand, called "Poppy Beauty"."

""Poppy"? It's obviously a poem, but how did it get the name of a word brand?"

"Could it be...could it be..."

Many scholars recalled carefully and suddenly discovered something, and their faces changed with shock.

Ke Changzhi also realized something in an instant, murmuring to himself, and his face suddenly changed.

Kong Chunfeng continued: "I think you have finally discovered something. Yes, this poem deliberately has no punctuation marks. It can be changed into a poem using the format of "Poppy Beauty". Now, I will read it to you.

Recite this poem."

"The beautiful dream of the lonely building is separated by the cold lamp, and the drizzle is pressed against the window. The cold wind is full of dew, and the hairpin bugs are fluttering, and the phoenixes on the temples are decorated with jade rings and round temples."

"The skin is thin and powdery, and the makeup is faint, and the shadow is small against the sparse railings. The courtyard is empty and green, and the fragrance is strong, and the moon is slowly approaching at dusk, and the curtains are red."

After the words fell, there were bursts of exclamations everywhere.

"Poetry turned to words! It turned out to be poetry turned to words! Yun Qijun actually used this palindrome poem to answer the third question at the same time, and the artistic conception was exactly the same!"

"A palindrome poem can actually be transformed into another poem. It's amazing!"

"Mr. Yunqi is really a talented person!"

Scholars from all over the world were pleasantly surprised, and when they tasted it carefully, they felt like a dream.

"Impossible!"

Ji Yansheng's expression changed drastically, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He couldn't believe how cleverly Du Ning turned a poem into a line.

And this topic of "Poetry to Ci" was exactly what Ji Yansheng came up with to challenge Du Ning.

The punishment for losers is to learn how to bark three times in public.

At this moment, many scholars turned their attention to Ji Yansheng.

Some people laughed heartily, some were full of gloating, and some were extremely looking forward to it.

This was like shooting himself in the foot. Ji Yansheng failed in his attempt to humiliate Du Ning, but instead was slapped in the face by Du Ning's strength.

"Mr. Ji, I have answered your question. Now, please accept the punishment according to the rules of the cultural association." Du Ning said.

Ji Yansheng's whole body was trembling, and his entire face turned the color of pig liver. He was asked to imitate a dog's bark three times, but he couldn't do it no matter what!

The scholars of the Ji family were so angry that their eyes were splitting and they were gnashing their teeth. They couldn't believe that the Wenzong family, a noble family, would humiliate themselves like this!

"Jun Yunqi, I admit my mistake to you, can you forgive me this time? I can guarantee that our Wenzong family will never dare to be your enemy in the future."

Ji Yansheng suddenly spoke and begged Du Ning for mercy.

There is no way, he can't afford to lose this person.

A Liao man immediately said: "Du Jun, Mr. Ji has admitted his mistake to you. Scholars should be benevolent and righteous. Enemies should be reconciled rather than settled. The previous punishment should be treated as a laughing stock. How about you turn the war into friendship? After all... the Wenzong family has lost face.

You have no shame, right?"

Du Ning immediately said: "I remember you were the one who stood up and clamored for me to accept punishment just like the others, right? At that time, you didn't persuade others to forgive me based on benevolence and righteousness. Why did you stand up and ask me to be benevolent and righteous at this time?

Ben? Is your benevolence and righteousness aimed at targeting me, the civilized monarch of the human race? Where is your righteousness? Where is your mind? What qualifications do you have to be a lobbyist? Who do you think you are?"

The other party looked ashamed at first, but when he heard Du Ning scolding him for being nothing, he became furious. After all, this was in full view of the public, and Du Ning's words were enough to ruin his reputation.<

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But he couldn't even utter a word of rebuttal, and he regretted why he wanted to be the peacemaker at this time. He was just looking for trouble.

But Du Ning did not let him go and said loudly: "Where is the ritual officer of the Holy Court? This person talks about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but in fact he is a rat with a chicken belly. He wants to use his so-called benevolence and righteousness to destroy the rules of today's literary society. These scholars are here

It’s such a disgrace to the scenery, what’s the point of not expelling him from the Wenhui?”

After the words fell, the other party immediately retorted, "Jun Yunqi, you are going too far. I just made peace with you with good intentions, but you want to drive me away. Do you think you have the final say in this Holy Court?"

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But Kongde immediately spoke: "Yunqi Jun is right. Using benevolence and righteousness as an excuse to try to break the rules of the Wenhui is clearly contempt for the Holy Court and contempt for all the saints."

The other party's face changed with surprise, "No, Mr. Kong, I..."

"Come here! Kick this disgraceful scholar out!"

As soon as the words fell, a group of academicians swarmed up, captured the scholar, and then drove him out of the literary meeting in front of everyone.

"How unreasonable! They actually kicked our Liao people out of the Wenhui. What a shame! What a shame!"

"Even if he is at fault, he cannot use such a humiliating method!"

"Such a gentleman has absolutely no benevolence at all. He is really abominable!"

Many scholars looked ugly, but Du Ning's move was just to scare the monkeys and frighten Xiao Xiao.

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