The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

"I don't believe other saints won't stop it!"

"They are semi-saints, and the saints have died."

"There is always a path, and I believe things will eventually turn around."

"I hope. Since Mr. Feng is looking for Duke Jianmei, then Duke Jianmei will definitely find a way to help Fang Yun."

"After all, Duke Jianmei is only a scholar. Even if he becomes a great scholar, he cannot stop the Yasheng family. However, if the imperial examination inspection of the Holy Academy really breaks the rules, I am afraid that Duke Jianmei will not sit idly by and ignore it."

Magistrate Dong said in a deep voice: "If that day comes, there is no need for Duke Jianmei to take action. I am in charge of the destiny of a house, and he will be killed on the spot. After that, I will commit suicide in front of the holy temple to let the world know that scholars in Jingguo cannot be deceived. !”

"Brother Dong is so righteous!" Although all the officials praised and admired him, they all felt sad.

Jingguo is too weak.

By the river, Tong Li looked at the joyful smiles of everyone and listened to the ubiquitous shouts. A hint of regret appeared in his heart, but that trace of regret was immediately torn to pieces by the deep humiliation. The holy page was gone, and it was gone. But as a descendant of a famous family, the grandson of a third-grade minister knelt down and kowtowed to Fang Yun in public, which he couldn't tolerate.

"Qingguo's trash!" Tong Li's deep voice was squeezed out of his throat.

The imperial guard said: "The local officials will hold a banquet at Jinghai Tower to entertain the dragon boat racers. My young master will also go, so you can go too."

Tong Li didn't dare to refute at all, and walked towards Jinghai Tower step by step with heavy steps. As he walked, he thought about how to win back the gamble and avoid being insulted. If it was unavoidable, he tried to find a way to clean himself up.

Tong Li walked for a full quarter of an hour before entering Jinghai Tower.

At this moment, the celebration banquet at Jinghai Tower has been held, and it is more grand than any year before.

The literati in Yuhai City already knew what Fang Yun said to Qian Juren, and everyone was moved. Those who had been dissatisfied with Fang Yun before made themselves drunk and apologized.

The most famous old scholars in Yuhai City also came to toast and express their gratitude to Fang Yun. The attitude of these famous elders was determined. Anyone who dares to speak ill of Fang Yun needs to consider the consequences.

Those who were originally optimistic about Fang Yun were extremely pleased. From now on, Fang Yun would be able to gain a foothold in Yuhai City. If the people of Yuhai City had the ability to decide the quota for Shushan, they would give it to Fang Yun even if he didn't want it.

Tong Li did not hesitate to throw dirty water at Fang Yun, and everything was in vain.

The Qingguo people were sitting at the same table as usual. At the celebration banquets in previous years, the people of Yuhai City would occasionally toast and then end it hastily, but today except for a few polite words from Magistrate Dong, no one came. A few people from Qingguo drank together, otherwise they were afraid of being told that they were losers. Get up and leave early.

Especially Shi Dehong, while drinking and looking at Fang Yun, who was always surrounded by people, his eyes became redder and redder.

Yan Yukong drank and ate slowly, as if it had nothing to do with him.

The Qingguo people are like flowers and plants in flower pots, completely turned into decorations. Even the mugwort and calamus during the Dragon Boat Festival are more eye-catching than them.

When the imperial guards appeared with Tong Li, Jinghai Tower quickly became quiet. Some people sighed, while others stayed away, especially those who hated evil and made no secret of their disgust for Tong Li.

Tong Li was ashamed, not because he did something wrong, but because he lost.

Zhao Zhuzhen put down his wine glass and stood up, looked at Tong Li and said, "Tong Li, now is the time for you to fulfill your promise. You said that if Fang Yun wins the first place in the Dragon Boat Festival, you will not only enshrine a holy page with both hands If you go up, you will kowtow and kneel on the Longtou Bridge, and then give up this year’s imperial examination, right?”

Tong Li lowered his head and didn't say a word.

"What? You had the guts to slander Fang Yun, but now you don't have the guts to admit it?" Zhao Zhuzhen asked with a sneer.

Tong Li knew Zhao Zhuzhen's temper best, and she had violated her taboo by being optimistic about Qingguo. If he regretted it in front of her again, he would definitely be humiliated even more. He gritted his teeth, faced Fang Yun, quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed violently, and then stood up immediately.

"Fang Yun, I was wrong! Tonight I will ask someone to enshrine the holy page. I will also clarify the slander against you before and give up this year's imperial examination!" Tong Li clenched his fists as he spoke, even if Fang Yun Full of endless hatred, but dare not express it.

"This matter has been revealed." Fang Yun nodded. Although he didn't like Tong Li, since Tong Li fulfilled the bet, he gave up.

At this moment, laughter came from the table where the Qingguo people were sitting.

"You are Tong Li, right? I just heard someone say that you want to compete for talents? With your courage, how can you compete for talents? I can conclude that if you can't win once in the future, your literary palace will Will waver, let alone the candidates, even the scholar may not be able to succeed. The higher the success of Fang Yun in the future, the more likely it is that your literary palace will collapse. If you give up on the imperial examination today, it is equivalent to giving up on your ambition. Your holy way!"

"You..." Tong Li glared at Shi Dehong, his body swayed, and then his expression changed drastically, because his Wen Gong was shaken by this.

Fang Yun didn't expect Shi Dehong to be so careful. He not only plotted against Tong Li, but also plotted against him. He immediately looked at Shi Dehong and said coldly: "Why, you lost the dragon boat race and you want to harm me, the Jingguo people, and use it to frame you." Put the blame on me? Do you think you can destroy his Wen Palace and make my Wen Palace fall into dust with just a few tricks?”

Many people glared at Shi Dehong.

Shi Dehong said with a smile: "I'm just telling the truth. Confucius said: Repay grievance with straightness and repay kindness with kindness. Although you tolerate him, he only thinks that he has gained it with humiliation and does not think it is your kindness. Naturally, He won't repay you with kindness. Since he thinks you resent him, he must retaliate directly, that is, use what he considers to be an honest method to resolve the grudge between you two. "

There was no one on the side to refute. They were all officials who had no strength to refute Shi Dehong, and they were all very old when they became Jinshi. If they reprimanded Shi Dehong based on the classics, it would be to use the big to bully the small. If it leads to a debate between the poets and kings, the consequences would be disastrous.

Although many Qingguo people were dissatisfied, they had to secretly sigh that this man was worthy of being a disciple of the Master of Poetry. Not only was he a great poet, but he was also very accurate in reading people, and his quotations from scriptures were also very accurate.

Fang Yun sighed softly, knowing that this matter would not go well. If Tong Li were a Jinshi, he might be able to refute Shi Dehong, but he is just a child and cannot withstand Shi Dehong's temptation. Now, unless a great scholar wakes up the world, no one can dispel the thoughts in Tong Li's heart.

Tong Li lowered his head, his hands clenched so hard that his joints creaked softly. Shi Dehong's words struck his heart, and he still resented Fang Yun. He didn't dare to repay Fang Yun with grievances, and he couldn't repay grievances with kindness, so he could only repay him with kindness. Complain.

Seeing that Tong Li was deeply involved, Shi Dehong smiled and said: "Tong Li, you may not be as good as Fang Yun in the imperial examination, but you are from a famous family and must be good at all kinds of arts. Going to Shushan has a huge advantage. I think you might as well bet with Fang Yun again. In one game, don’t bet on the imperial examination, but bet on Shushan! The one with the higher score will win, how about it?”

An old Jinshi was furious: "How presumptuous! I see that you are a junior, so I will allow you to talk nonsense. If you dare to harm me, a Jingguo scholar, again, I will kill you in Jinghai Tower!"

Many Jingguo literati were also angry. Before, Shi Dehong could only be regarded as a provocateur, but later he simply encouraged two people to kill each other, so the Jinshi had an excuse to take action.

Shi Dehong immediately shut up and said nothing. He would not give others a chance to kill him.

Tong Li suddenly raised his head, looked at Fang Yun and said: "Fang Yun, I admit that your poetry is the best among the children in Jiangzhou, and Qing Shengyan is the best among the children in the world. I will never be as good as you in the imperial examination. However, as Master Shi, As you said, I may not lose to you on Shushan! I want to make another bet with you! Whoever climbs higher will be the winner! How about the loser?

Fang Yun looked at Tong Li quietly and said slowly: "Tong Li, there is no enmity between you and me. If you don't want talented people from Yuhai Mansion, you can tell me that I can go back to Dayuan Mansion to take the exam. But you first went to General Gan's house to slander me, and then spread the word throughout the city, and finally asked other students to block me in the liberal arts college. It was you who personally cut off the negotiation between you and me. "

"Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. When we first met, you uttered evil words and then forced me to race dragon boats. It was you who personally added resentment to my heart! In the end, you blamed me for everything. You yourself were betrayed. Broken ambition, broken benevolence Heart, don’t implicate me! As a former scholar, why should I bet against you as a scholar? Who gave you the confidence? How can you be a scholar if you have given up taking the exam this year? I bet on Shushan!"

After Fang Yun finished speaking, he drank tea calmly.

Magistrate Dong said: "Tong Li, I am an old acquaintance with Tong Shilang, and I know his temper very well. If you harm Fang Yun, he will definitely destroy you with his own hands. If Fang Yun lets you fall into pieces, he will probably give up everything. Revenge for you. Your current choice is no longer about your future, but about your entire Tong family! Don’t let others fool you!”

Zhao Zhuzhen said contemptuously: "When you were in the capital, I only thought you were a young man with a small talent and reputation, but now I know that you are a idiot who doesn't know how to advance or retreat!"

Tong Li's face turned red, and his mind wavered again.

Shi Dehong suddenly said: "Fang Yun, you said that a mere child is not worthy to bet with you on the Wen Palace, so how about I raise someone to bet with you?"

Everyone stared at Shi Dehong, and several Jinshi were ready to kill him with words and words once he said harmful words again.

Fang Yun looked at Shi Dehong and said, "Oh? Shi Juren means that as long as I climb higher than Tong Li on Shushan, you will destroy the Wen Palace?"

Shi Dehong laughed and said: "Of course not. You bet with Tong Li, and I will bet with you at the same time, but the conditions for your bet are different. I entered Shushan after passing the scholar examination, and broke through the second mountain and third pavilion. My condition for entering the First Pavilion of the Third Mountain is that you. If you can surpass me and enter the second pavilion of the third mountain, then I will break the Wen palace. If you can't, then how about you break the Wen palace? Lords of Jingguo, I am not harming him, am I? He took a big advantage by betting on his scholar's literary palace!"

"Fang Yun, do you dare to bet? Do you dare to let me take part in this year's imperial examination?" Tong Li shouted loudly.

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The book will be on the shelves tomorrow, and it will explode one after another.