Confucian and Taoist scholar

"Master Du, are you willing to participate in the dragon boat battle to win glory for the country? Please respond in front of everyone." Ji Changan said.

These words had already forced Du Ning into a situation where he had to express his stance.

"Thanks to Brother Ji for looking up to Du, Du should do his best to lead everyone to fight against the students of the Liao Kingdom. In this battle, the Yun Kingdom will win!"

Du Ning's reply was decisive and very encouraging.

Whether it's a conspiracy or a conspiracy, Du Ning doesn't bother with it.

As long as the dragon boat battle is won, all plots and plots will be defeated.

Luo Wenxuan, Cao Qingyun and others were angry. They knew clearly that this was Ji Changan's plan, but they had no choice but to swallow their anger.

"Okay!"

Many people cheered, as if they saw the dawn of victory and became more confident.

Ji Changan was overjoyed when he saw Du Ning agreeing, and a smile of success appeared on his face, "Young Master Du understands the righteousness, I admire you, I will officially hand over the position of team leader and the quota to you.

, I believe you will be able to live up to expectations. On the Dragon Boat Festival, our Wenzong family will cheer for you and build momentum for you!"

"It's getting late, so I won't bother you any more and I'll take my leave."

After Du Ning finished speaking, he bowed his hands to everyone, and then left with the students of Xiucai Class 1.

Watching Du Ning and others leave, Ji Changan's lips curled up in a sarcastic arc.

Seeing this scene, other people also dispersed one after another.

After Ji Changan returned to class, he was extremely happy.

"Haha...Du Ning really fell into the trap and was forced by me to participate in the dragon boat race. Once he fails to lead the team, Yun Guo will create a shameful record of fifteen years of losing streak, and then Du Ning will bear the responsibility for the failure of this dragon boat race.

Shame!"

Ji Changan said proudly: "Originally, our Wenzong family was going to take the lead in participating in the dragon boat battle, but now I have recommended it to Du Ning. Our Ji family can keep our reputation and at the same time ruin Du Ning's reputation. It really kills two birds with one stone."
A judge next to him said: "Brother Ji, Du Ning's Confucianism and Taoism are far better than ordinary people. If... he can really lead Suzhou students to victory, wouldn't it help him to make meritorious deeds?"

"Don't worry, Du Ning has absolutely no chance of winning."

Ji Changan smiled and said: "Our Ji family has received important news. In order to create a record of fifteen consecutive victories, the Liao Kingdom sent a member of a semi-saint family to lead the team. Therefore, our Suzhou will definitely lose this battle.

, no matter how powerful Du Ning is, it’s useless.”

"What! The Liao Kingdom actually sent a scholar from a semi-saint family to lead the team. How did you win?"

"Don't say you want to win. Being able to avoid being annihilated in the dragon boat battle is already considered the greatest victory." Ji Changan said with a smile.

"The Liao Kingdom sent members of the semi-saint family to come here. The literary fight must be extremely dangerous. Maybe Du Ning will be broken in the dragon boat battle. Brother Ji's 'killing with a borrowed knife' is really a clever plan."

"If I were Du Ning, I would rather be scolded than agree to participate in the dragon boat race. It's ridiculous that Du Ning is arrogant and takes chances, and is doomed to fail!"

"It can be seen that Du Ning is also a person who pays attention to his reputation. In order to preserve his literary name, he actually allowed himself to take such a big risk. He didn't know how to advance or retreat, and he couldn't make a big impact. Only now do I know that we all look up to Du Ning."<

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"Du Ning is just a hypocrite who has gained a false reputation. If he goes against the Wise King Party, he will not end well."

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Du Ning and others returned to Xiucai Class 1.

Cao Qingyun said angrily: "Ji Chang'an is truly a scholar from the Wenzong family. He is so scheming. Even though he speaks so grandly and looks like he understands the righteousness and considers the overall situation, in fact he doesn't think we can win at all.

He wants to use the hands of Liao students to discredit Mr. Du, which is simply hateful!"

Zhang Gui, who was standing next to him, immediately said: "Mr. Cao, how do you make others' ambitions destroy your own prestige? Who said Mr. Ji thinks that we have no hope of winning? You look down on Suzhou people, but Mr. Ji does not look down on us."

Many people looked at Zhang Gui. Everyone knew what Ji Changan had in mind.

"Young Master Ji is so upright and upright that he doesn't hesitate to bring infamy on the Wenzong family, but also wants Young Master Du to lead the team in the war. Such a selfless mind has become a villain in your mouth. Do you still have the face to call yourself a scholar?" Zhang Gui sneered.

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"You dare to say that Ji Changan has no selfish motives?" Luo Wenxuan's tone was cold.

"Even if there is a little selfishness, it is more public than private. It can never be as bad as what you say." Zhang Gui said.

"You..."

Luo Wenxuan was speechless, at least from the front, he could not find a reason to refute.

Zhang Gui said to Du Ning: "If Mr. Du can lead the team to defeat the students of Liao Kingdom, he will be a great hero of our Yun Kingdom, and the people of Yun Kingdom will be grateful to you. This is a real military exploit. Maybe the Emperor Longyan will be very pleased.

You will also be promoted to a noble title. Mr. Ji has given you this huge credit, so you must take advantage of it."

Some people were so angry that they gritted their teeth, and Zhang Gui's sweet words made everyone very unhappy.

Du Ning looked at Zhang Gui and nodded silently, but remained silent and said nothing.

Zhang Gui thought that Du Ning was scared, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly, showing a deep look of contempt.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The bell of the liberal arts college rang and everyone went to class.

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The news that students from the Liao Kingdom came to Suzhou to engage in dragon boat racing quickly spread in Suzhou City.

Suzhou Literary Academy received instructions from the Palace of Chinese Studies to form the strongest dragon boat team to fight against the dragon boat team of the Liao Kingdom.

Ye Jinghong, the emperor of the Academy of Literature, personally selected the number of people and was also angry that Ji Changan of the Wenzong family gave up the throne and recommended Du Ning as the team leader.

As a great Confucian who knew both the imperial court and the literary world, how could he not see Ji Changan’s scheme?

This made Ye Jinghong's last bit of respect for the Wenzong family gone.

In the "Suzhou Wenbao", Ji Changan published an article in the name of the Wenzong family, praising Du Ning's talents from various aspects, saying that Du Ning would definitely lead the dragon boat team of the Suzhou Academy of Literature to defeat the students of the Liao Kingdom and safeguard the Yun Kingdom.

Dignity.

In his words, Duning was praised to the heavens.

With the Wenzong family taking the lead, scholars from other aristocratic families also published articles in Suzhou Wenbao, praising Du Ning in various ways. This made Suzhou people and many scholars full of confidence and had high hopes for Du Ning.

After Du Ning learned the news, he felt even more disgusted with Ji Changan.

This is a kind of shameless praise. The higher Du Ning is praised, the more embarrassing he will be when he fails, and the more insults he will receive.

However, Du Ning did not make any response in the literary world. From another perspective, they were helping Du Ning build momentum.

As long as Du Ning can defeat the Liao students, then what Ji Changan and his people are doing is to promote Du Ning's literary name.

But it is obvious that Ji Changan believed that Du Ning would definitely lose, so he became more active in building momentum for Du Ning.

However, this kind of behavior seemed very ridiculous in the eyes of the Liao people who came to study in Yun State.

Some people from the Liao people gathered together in private and believed that Du Ning was just a student from a poor family. Even if he was talented and talented, he would not be a match for the Liao dragon boat team.

Because they obtained the news through a special shortcut, they learned that the Liao Kingdom had decided to send scholars from the Semi-Saint family to lead a team to Suzhou for the dragon boat battle. After some comparison, they believed that Du Ning was not qualified to be compared with the scholars from the Semi-Saint family.

Not even suitable for carrying shoes.

Therefore, in the eyes of scholars in the Liao Kingdom, the people of the Yun Kingdom praised Du Ning so much, just like a clown who was trying to please others.

In a noisy restaurant, many people were discussing the dragon boat battle.

"I heard that Du Ning from Nanping Prefecture has taken over Ji Chang'an's position as team leader and led the candidates from Suzhou Academy of Arts to challenge the Liao students. Ji Chang'an said that Du Ning's talent is far superior to him, so what's our winning rate in Yun State this year?

It will definitely be higher."

"Haha...haha...I'm laughing to death, I'm really laughing to death!"

A Liao man at the next table had a look of disdain on his face. He drained the wine in his glass in one gulp, with a blush on his face. He said with great disdain: "You Yun people are so loud, and you are not afraid of the wind blowing your tongue."

, do you really think that even if Du Ning leads the team, your Yun country has a chance of winning? It’s simply a fantasy!”

"Is this brother a student from the Liao Kingdom? It seems that you don't know Mr. Du very well. He is a noble man from a humble family who has never been born in thousands of years. He has the qualifications of a great Confucian." Some people were dissatisfied.

"Haha... Don't say that Du Ning has the qualifications of a great scholar. Even if he has the qualifications of a semi-saint, he will definitely be defeated. You have no idea what a powerful opponent your Yun country will face from our Liao country." The people of the Liao country were proud.

Tao.

"Come on, no matter how great you Liao students are, where can you go? Aren't you still just a scholar? It's not necessarily that great."

"Ridiculous! Ignorance! This time, in order to ensure victory, our Liao Kingdom sent a scholar from a semi-saint family to lead the team. You sent a poor student to lead the team. He is not qualified to be the opponent of the Liao Kingdom team. You Yun people are just waiting.

Lose!"

"What! Your Liao Kingdom sent scholars from semi-saint families!"

At this moment, the crowd in the restaurant exploded.

The Liao man instantly realized that he had accidentally let something slip, but then he said insidiously: "Hey, it's not a secret. Anyway, you will know it sooner or later. Scholars from the Semi-Saint Family are not just ordinary people."

, how powerful do you think a mere Du Ning can be, to be able to compete with the members of the Semi-Saint Family?"

"You..."

The people of Yun State suddenly panicked and lost confidence.

"Haha... Your Yun Kingdom is destined to fail this year, and our Liao Kingdom will set a record of fifteen consecutive victories, so just give up!" The Liao people laughed wildly.