Confucian and Taoist scholar

In full view of students from both countries, the No. 12 dragon boat of the Yun Kingdom collided head-on with the No. 8 dragon boat of the Liao Kingdom.

"Boom!"

The talents and powers of the two sides clashed fiercely, and literary courage also collided at close range.

"Puff! Puff! Puff!"

The students from the Yun Kingdom spurted out blood, and then a "clicking" cracking sound was heard from inside their literary palace.

Some people also fainted and fell unconscious.

Du Ning felt that his literary courage had been severely injured and almost cracked.

Fortunately, the literary palace has the power of "Bamboo Stone" to strengthen literary courage, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

The students of the Yun Kingdom paid the price, and the literary courage and literary power of the students of the Liao Kingdom were also severely damaged.

"Ah! My literary courage! My literary palace!"

"How could there be such a powerful literary power!"

"How could this happen!"

The students from the Liao Kingdom coughed up blood and made sounds of extreme anger.

At the same time, their No. 8 dragon boat cracked.

"Our dragon boat!"

"Impossible! Impossible!"

"Du Ning! You and I are at odds with each other!"

The river water poured in, and Dragon Boat No. 8 sank quickly.

"Okay!"

Ye Jinghong, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up, startling the officials around him.

Although he tried his best to maintain his image as a great scholar, he was just too happy.

"The dragon boat of the Liao students was sunk!"

"We won! We won!"

"The country of Yun will win! The country of Yun will win!"

Countless people from the Yun Kingdom cheered and jumped, and the atmosphere was even more intense than during the holidays.

"Shame! Shame! Shame on the Semi-Saint Family!"

Ke Hongxiu's chest heaved violently, unable to accept that the Liao Kingdom's fifteenth consecutive victory in the dragon boat race was ruined by his own hands, and even more unable to accept that as a scholar from a distinguished semi-saint family, he could not accept that he would lose to a poor student whom he looked down upon.
He originally wanted to use this dragon boat battle to improve his literary reputation, so that the Ke family could take him seriously and allocate more resources to him, so that he would be reused by the Liao court in the future.

But now, Ke Hongxiu's illusions were ruthlessly shattered.

Not only did he lose the dragon boat battle, but he also caused the Liao dragon boat team to be completely wiped out under his leadership.

The entire army was wiped out!

In terms of the historical record of the Liao Kingdom's dragon boat battles, not only did they not set the highest record, but they also achieved the worst loss record.

This kind of result is unacceptable to Ke Hongxiu no matter what.

"What kind of scholar from a semi-saint family? In my opinion, that's bullshit! He can't even match the literary courage of a ninth-grade scholar. It's simply a shame for a semi-saint family!"

"It's all because of Ke Hongxiu's arrogance. If he hadn't underestimated Du Ning too much, he wouldn't have been the first to be eliminated by the Yun Kingdom student's dragon boat."

"The students from Yun State are actually just a mob. Even I can win easily, but I didn't expect to lose so miserably in the hands of Ke Hongxiu!"

"How will we Liao people see each other in the future? Our pride is gone! Everything is gone!"

"Ke Hongxiu, you are so incompetent, you have read so many sages' books in vain!"

There was a burst of abuse from the Liao people, and their voices entered Ke Hongxiu's ears, making Ke Hongxiu furious.

As a scholar from a semi-saint family, how have I ever been criticized by so many people?

What a shame! What a shame!

Ke Hongxiu felt his nails go deep into his skin and blood flowed out, but he didn't know it was painful.

"Poof!"

Ke Hongxiu opened his mouth and vomited blood, his eyes were filled with stars, and a strange power also left his body.

That is the power of national destiny and the people's support possessed by the children of the Semi-Saint family.

"Click..."

A crisp sound came from Ke Hongxiu's literary palace, and his literary courage was completely shattered.

"Du Ning! You don't deserve to die easily! You don't deserve to die easily!"

Ke Hongxiu roared hysterically, rolled his eyes, bleeded from his orifices, and fainted.

The students of the Liao Dynasty hurriedly carried Ke Hongxiu away for treatment. Even if he lost the fate of the country and the support of the people, he was still a scholar from a semi-saint family, so it was impossible for him to die without rescuing him.

Du Ning used his talent to drive the dragon boat and returned to the starting point according to the return route.

After the dragon boat docked, the soldiers hurriedly came over to carry away the injured Yunguo student for treatment.

The excited cheers of the Yun people came from all directions.

This year's dragon boat battle, the students of the Yun Kingdom finally won, not only safeguarding the dignity of the Yun Kingdom, but also creating a crushing victory in destroying the Liao Kingdom's dragon boat.

The people of Yun State are really happy.

"The country of Yun will surely win! The country of Yun will be victorious!"

"Look! He is Du Ning! The student of the State Academy of Arts who led the students from the Yun Kingdom to defeat the students from the Liao Kingdom, a noble son from a poor family!"

"Well done, Mr. Du!"

Du Ning bowed to all parties and cupped his hands, the joy of victory also appeared on his face.

Surrounded by everyone, Du Ning walked up the city wall to meet Ye Jinghong and many officials from the Yun Kingdom.

However, before Du Ning could walk up, those people were already coming in a hurry.

"My lords, we have won."

Du Ning bowed his hands to everyone. A simple sentence can make people feel happier than a thousand words.

"Master Du, you really made our Yun people look good today. This dragon boat battle was well fought!"

"I knew you wouldn't disappoint me, haha..."

"Well done! Well done! We must report to the imperial court to show our merit for you!"

The officials of the Yun State were grinning from ear to ear. Over the years, the students of the Yun State have seemed a bit humble in front of the students of the Liao State.

Today's dragon boat battle was a complete victory, which made the people of Yun State so proud!

Du Ning said: "My lords, thank you for the award. This is all due to the bravery of the students and everyone's strong support. This honor belongs to everyone, and to every Yunguo person who cheered for us."

"Haha... Mr. Du said it well! Just based on your words, I will toast you a few glasses at the celebration banquet." Ling Zongde laughed.

Yue Tianyi patted Du Ning's shoulder lightly and said with approval: "That's right! You are a man. If you have time in the future, you can come to the General's Mansion to have tea with me."

After the words fell, many people cast envious glances at Du Ning.

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Yue Tianyi is a arrogant military scholar and a man of great power.

Being able to gain the appreciation of Yue Tianyi, Du Ning can simply walk sideways in Suzhou City.

At least in Suzhou, no one dares to provoke Du Ning, no matter whether it is the yamen, the military, or even the rich and well-established families.

"Thanks to the great love of General Yue, if the students are free, they must visit General Yue."

Du Ning said this, but in his heart he was thinking about how he, a scholar, could run to the general's mansion with nothing to do? Isn't it better to have nothing to do when he is full?

The General's Mansion is in charge of local troops and horses, and is where important military affairs are handled. Even if the state pastor is idle, it is impossible for him to go there to drink tea.

Of course Yue Tianyi also understood this truth. He did not say such words to tease Du Ning, but to reveal his intention to make friends.

It is not to make friends with a scholar as a bachelor, but to make friends with another scholar as a scholar.

Ye Jinghong said to Du Ning: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Du. You led the students from the Suzhou Juren Class to defeat the Liao Kingdom and won the dragon boat battle for us. You have made a great contribution to Suzhou. The people of Suzhou City will all

Thank you very much."

"Mr. Ye, you're welcome. This is what we should do as students." Du Ning said with a smile.

Ling Zongde said: "Today's dragon boat battle, the students of the Yun State defeated the students of the Liao State, which wiped away the shame of the Yun State for many years. It made me, the students of the Yun State, feel proud. I have ordered that the whole city hold a celebration banquet in three days to celebrate today's victory."

The work of a student!"

"Okay! Master Ling is wise!"

“You won’t come home until you’re drunk from the celebration banquet!”

"We in Suzhou have not been so happy in a long time!"

The people of Yun State were overjoyed.

The expressions of the Liao people are uglier than the last.

Especially those students who lost the dragon boat race, until now, they still can't believe that such an important dragon boat race this year was lost in their own hands.

"We are students from the Liao Kingdom, the elite among the people, and we absolutely cannot accept such humiliation!"

"That's right! We are soldiers, and fighting should be our strength. I am not willing to lose to the Yun people like this!"

"But so what? If you lose, you lose. You can't just keep fighting, right?"

"Du Ning caused Ke Hongxiu's literary courage to break. It is absolutely impossible for the semi-saint family of Liao to give up. Once there is a chance, the Ke family will lead us Liao students to make a comeback again. Du Ning will definitely regret it when the time comes.

What you did today!"

"We will never surrender to the Yun people so easily!"

The Liao students clenched their fists, and their eyes showed sadness and anger.

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The sixth day of May.

The victory of the dragon boat battle was published in newspapers and newspapers in every state, prefecture, and county across the country.

Scholars everywhere are extremely happy, setting off fireworks and firecrackers in the streets and alleys, which is simply more festive than the Chinese New Year.

Emperor Jingwen went to court in the morning, and after the courtiers reported the matter, Long Yan became very happy.

"Dear dear friends, in this year's dragon boat race, it is really a happy thing that the students from the Yun Kingdom defeated the students from the Liao Kingdom. The students who participated in the dragon boat race should be rewarded for their merits, especially... cough cough... cough cough...

…”

Emperor Jingwen suddenly coughed in the middle of his words.

The young prince immediately made Emperor Jingwen a cup of medicinal tea that he carried with him, and asked Emperor Jingwen to drink it slowly.

After a moment, Emperor Jingwen's face softened a lot, and then he continued: "Especially those students who were beaten until their literary courage cracked. They paid the price for the glory of the country. They should be given healing treasures to help them recover their literary courage as soon as possible."

"The decree was passed and the Ministry of Household Affairs was ordered to prepare a large gift and send it to Suzhou Literary Academy as a token of recognition."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

All the ministers said in unison.

King Chong said: "I would like to inform my father, according to the content of the memorial of Suzhou Mu Ling Zongde, most of the students have mediocre achievements, but only Du Ning performed the best. He not only led the disciples to destroy the dragon boat of the Liao Kingdom, but also defeated the Liao Kingdom.

Children of semi-saint families should be given special rewards."