The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1521 The crowd is excited

Wang Li said: "Let's wait for the results here. We will go down the mountain after the results are obtained."

"Okay! Let's talk about poetry and essays today. However, we can't talk in vain. We must each prepare a poem related to this moment. When we leave, we will write it here. When the number of poems written in Zhucheng increases in the future, we can compile it into a collection. Publish." Zhang Qingfeng said.

"Okay!" The eyes of the other generals were bright. Now Fang Yun's literary reputation is in the sky, and he has legendary poems. If he can be collected and published, he will definitely be mentioned in future generations.

Fang Yun smiled and nodded.

Time passed slowly, and it was not until noon that Zhang Qingfeng held the official seal and said: "The court meeting is over. There is a lot of controversy."

Fang Yun said: "Tell me about it."

"You have done a great job in writing poems that have been handed down from generation to generation, and you deserve to be heavily rewarded. However, a few people demand the abolition of all rewards on the grounds that the country of Chu will be destroyed with the curse of "guopo", which means "the country will be broken, the mountains and rivers will be there". Some people think that this is The destruction of the country obviously refers to the territory that has been occupied. It is a fact that the state of Chu is damaged, but it does not mean that the country is destroyed. It should be rewarded heavily, otherwise the whole world will be in an uproar. "

"Looking like a mad dog!" Wang Li couldn't help but cursed, and the other generals also looked angry.

Zhang Qingfeng continued: "This poem handed down from ancient times will be reviewed by the Holy Court. Not surprisingly, you will receive a lot of military merit. That is the Holy Court's military merit, which is extremely precious. Even the Holy Court recognizes your military merit, why doesn't Chu State recognize it? ? Some upright censors and officials argued hard. Some of them once impeached you, but now they are on the side of justice. "

"If there is a chance, I will definitely thank you." Fang Yun said.

"What's the result?" Wang Li asked.

Zhang Qingfeng smiled bitterly and said: "In the end, there was no dispute, and the decision was made by the King of Chu. The King of Chu only asked, 'What will happen if a person from this generation is reborn?' All officials were silent for a while, and the matter ended in nothing. If I expected it to be true, The King of Chu will neither reward nor deny the reward, for fear of delaying it until everyone forgets about it, or until..."

Zhang Qingfeng didn't say any more, everyone looked at Fang Yun.

Fang Yun smiled calmly, knowing that Zhang Qingfeng wanted to say that King Chu would drag him to death.

Wang Li sneered: "Impossible! No matter how stupid King Chu is, he can't kill a person who has been passed down from generation to generation."

"He can borrow a knife to kill people." Zhang Qingfeng said.

Many generals sighed.

Suddenly, Wang Li was stunned, and then laughed loudly.

"What?" Everyone looked at the old general in surprise.

Wang Li smiled and said: "My good friend in Zhao State sent me a letter telling me about a big event. What do you think it is?"

"Stop being too pretentious and tell me quickly!" Zhang Qingfeng said.

"Just a quarter of an hour ago, King Zhao suddenly issued a royal order and announced that the article "Zhang Longxiang's Teaching Son" compiled by Zhurong Academy of Chu State would be listed as a must-read book for Meng children in Zhao State." Wang Li laughed heartily after saying this.

"Okay!" Zhang Qingfeng slapped his thigh suddenly.

"Zhao is worthy of being a big country that can rival Qin. King Zhao has such a vision and broad mind, which is admirable!"

"This slap is so hard! It's so good! So good!" Wang Li picked up the tea and drank it as wine.

No one agreed, but everyone knew whose face Wang Li was hitting with the slap.

"In the end, I will use tea instead of wine to congratulate the Marquis on his rise to fame and great success!" Su Lun raised his tea cup and said.

"Thank you!" Fang Yun smiled and clinked cups of tea.

"The discussion list must be very lively now, let's go and take a look!"

The ten people present all picked up their official seals and entered the discussion list.

Fang Yun first saw an article titled "On Zhang Longxiang". When he took a closer look, the author turned out to be Prime Minister Zhao!

Fang Yun quickly browsed the full text and found that the article used himself as an example to discuss the method of employing people, and the article alluded to the Chu State.

The two most powerful people in Zhao State actually joined forces to promote one person's literary reputation!

Fang Yun quickly read the replies from scholars from various countries below. Everyone was praising the magnanimity of King Zhao and Prime Minister Zhao, and some even encouraged Fang Yun to simply defect to Zhao.

"The dragon and the elephant swallowed the charcoal to express gratitude." Fang Yun replied with six words.

Soon someone discovered Fang Yun's reply, and almost everyone showed a strange smile and responded one after another.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the righteous Yu Rang was the leader of the newspaper and assassinated Zhao Xiangzi, but the incident failed.

Zhao Xiangzi thought that he was a righteous man and released him. In order to continue his revenge, Yurang changed his appearance, painted his whole body, swallowed charcoal and became mute, and went to the streets to beg, so that even his relatives could not recognize him. So he lurked under the bridge and assassinated Zhao Xiangzi again, but was captured by Zhao Xiangzi's guards again. This time Zhao Xiangzi could not let him go, so he asked for Zhao Xiangzi's coat, struck his clothes with a sword as a sign of revenge, and then committed suicide.

A man will die for the one who knows him well, and a woman will look for the one who pleases her. This is the famous saying left by Yu Rang in "Historical Records".

And that Zhao Xiangzi was the de facto founder of the State of Zhao. He was highly praised by scholars because of his gifts of clothes and concessions.

Fang Yun responded with an allusion between Yu Rang and Zhao Xiangzi, which was very thought-provoking.

Soon someone praised below: "On the day when Yurang was swallowing charcoal, Zhao Xiang was undressing him. When the dragon and elephant were in danger, King Zhao gave him his clothes again."

Someone soon compared the words of King Zhao and King Chu, and the entire discussion list was almost one-sided. Ninety-nine percent of the people were criticizing Chu, and some even bluntly said that King Chu was a foolish king.

All kinds of gossip filled the discussion list.

There are rumors that the kings of various countries secretly laughed at the King of Chu, and some people were preparing to take Fang Yun away in the name of meeting the Emperor of Zhou.

Faced with the stormy attacks from various countries, the civil and military officials of Chu State were like eggplants beaten by frost, suddenly withered, and no one appeared on the list at all.

Fang Yun was looking at the list, and the Prime Minister of Qin Zhu Fengqiong passed a letter.

"Strike while the iron is hot, write another poem full of grief and indignation, add fuel to the fire, let more people know about your plight, and we can help you improve your literary reputation. When the storm subsides, you write a few more romantic poems to ease the situation. The conflict between you and the King of Chu."

"What if the King of Chu jumps over the wall in a hurry and kills me in advance?" Fang Yun said.

"He will never dare to kill you. Go ahead and write a quick poem." Zhu Fengqiong's words were impatient and seemed very busy.

"I can't write it!" Fang Yun replied rudely.

"Oh? Are you resisting my order? Did you know that the last person who disobeyed me had his limbs chopped off and sent into a dung bucket! If I don't have something important to deal with today, how can I tolerate you!"

"Don't push yourself too far!" Fang Yun was angry.

"Presumptuous! Even the princes of the Seven Kingdoms dare not tell me that I am trying too hard! Don't think that you can be superior to me by writing a poem that will be handed down from generation to generation. Even if we praise your literary reputation, we can also crush you into the mud and let you You are worthless!"

"How ridiculous! If you could really find others, you would have praised their literary names and challenged Fang Xusheng! If I guessed correctly, you would have tried to praise other people, but whose literary name can match Fang Xusheng's? Even if their articles are put together, they may not be as important as Fang Xusheng's! Prime Minister Zhu, I, Zhang Longxiang, am a scholar after all, so I won't bother you with writing new poems of grief and indignation! I can write a word!”

Fang Yun smiled coldly. If he were really Zhang Longxiang, in order to survive, he would probably be shorter than Zhu Fengqiong. After all, he was a bachelor and the prime minister of Qin. He could manipulate hundreds of millions of people at the palm of his hand. However, After all, he is not Zhang Longxiang.

"A mere bachelor dares to boss me around. When the Ninth Mountain incident is over, we will settle the old and new accounts together! By then, I will see how you can make me worthless!"

Fang Yun ignored Zhu Fengqiong and continued browsing the discussion list.

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