The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1613 Entering the Palace and Meeting the King of Chu

The people on the third floor of the Ji Family Restaurant were in disbelief. This Lord Zhang first destroyed the Mingguo Mansion, then killed Gou Bao, and then actually wanted to enter the palace to meet the King of Chu. Was he walking into a trap or was he going to kill the king?

Several scholars on the third floor whispered.

"Who knows what Zhang Mingzhou wants to do?"

"In my opinion, it is to use the power of the two worlds to pressure the King of Chu!"

"No, he will never be that stupid. The king of a country in the literary world is indeed not as good as the university scholar who wrote the war poem handed down from generation to generation. Whether in fame or achievements, the King of Chu is far from Zhang Mingzhou. However, don't forget that this literary world is the seven countries plus the Zhou Dynasty divided by Confucius, and it is the kingship that Confucius personally bestowed on the Chu Kingdom for generations! The King of Chu, in a sense, symbolizes Confucius and the Kong family. If Zhang Mingzhou wants to touch the King of Chu, it is equivalent to tearing his face with the Kong family!"

"This makes a lot of sense. Even if the Kong family does not tear their faces with him, the Holy Court will punish them."

"Is it really like this? Is it this serious? "

"A university scholar is a university scholar after all. No matter how famous a university scholar is, he cannot fight against the king of a country."

"Even if he is a great scholar, he can only force the king to compromise, but not force him too much! After all, the literary world was created by Confucius, and there is a huge will left by Confucius."

"By the way, have you heard of a rumor? Confucius's literary world actually entrusts a lot of power to Confucius. Once the monsters rush through the Liangjie Mountain, the power accumulated by my Confucius's literary world will definitely be able to eliminate all the monsters!"

"This rumor is very likely! Because of this, Zhang Mingzhou will never be stupid enough to take action against the King of Chu, but he will probably retaliate or ask for benefits."

"I'm afraid..." Liu Xiucai frowned and said nothing.

"What are you afraid of?" The scholars nearby looked at Liu Xiucai together.

"I'm afraid that the King of Chu will be desperate and use the jade seal to mobilize the luck of Chu and the power of the Holy Temple to suppress Zhang Mingzhou, and then order people to break his courage and destroy his palace!"

"Is this... Is the King of Chu crazy?" Everyone was puzzled, and no one cared to say that the King of Chu was "desperate".

"The hatred between the King of Chu and the Zhang family has been irreconcilable. What's more, the Zhang family has always been known as a traitor. Once Zhang Longxiang enters the palace, he will die!"

"What should we do then?"

"With Zhang Longxiang's intelligence, he will never be so reckless. In my opinion, he should have some means. Perhaps, he has already got something to rely on in Liangjie Mountain."

"Indeed, the King of Chu will not be stupid enough to kill Zhang Longxiang without sufficient evidence. Once he does, he will abdicate! After all, the scholars of Shengyuan Continent will also put pressure on him, and the Kong family will compromise."

"I hope so."

Amid the voices of the crowd, the waiter on the third floor who once ridiculed Fang Yun also went up to the third floor and secretly looked out the window.

Seeing Fang Yun was about to fly to the palace, the restaurant owner was extremely anxious and could not help shouting: "Lord Zhang, can our Ji Family Restaurant hang your poem "Climbing the Ji Family Restaurant" in the restaurant?"

The scholars present looked at the restaurant owner with strange eyes. Fang Yun was full of murderous intent and wanted to confront the king, but this restaurant owner was so fearless.

Fang Yun turned his head and glanced at the restaurant owner. He understood that the owner was afraid that the waiter would cause trouble and bring serious consequences, so he wanted to put this poem in the restaurant to eliminate the negative impression it brought.

As a university scholar, how could Fang Yun bear a grudge against the waiter, so he nodded lightly and left freely.

The restaurant owner was so excited that his face turned red, and he shouted loudly: "Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!"

The restaurant owner noticed that the waiter had also gone upstairs. His face changed, and he was about to scold him, but his eyes turned and he scolded: "Why don't you kneel down and thank Lord Zhang?"

The waiter realized that his danger was over, and he immediately burst into tears. He knelt on the ground facing Fang Yun, kowtowed continuously, and his forehead hit the floor with a bang.

"Thank you, Lord, for not punishing me! Thank you, Lord, for not punishing me! Thank you..." The waiter cried and thanked.

The other scholars looked at this scene and were filled with emotion.

The restaurant owner smiled at the scholars on the third floor and said: "You are all witnesses of today's literary gathering. Since Lord Zhang participated in the literary gathering, why don't you copy "Dengji Family Restaurant" for Lord Zhang, frame it, and hang it on the wall?"

The eyes of the scholars present lit up. This is a great opportunity to promote literary fame.

"I think it's better for Brother Liu to copy it, and we will tell the whole story and leave our names at the end as witnesses, how about that?"

"Okay, I think only Brother Liu is qualified to copy this poem!"

The other scholars nodded one after another. The three students who first stopped Fang Yun had complicated expressions. If they had taken the initiative to make friends at that time, it would probably be their turn to copy the poem, and their literary reputation would have greatly increased. In future literary gatherings, today's events would become an excellent topic of conversation, and their names might even appear in unofficial history or folk stories.

"It's better to obey than to be respectful. When Lord Zhang's affairs today have a result, I will write his "Deng Ji Family Restaurant."

Everyone nodded, looked in the direction of the palace, and waited quietly.

The lights inside and outside the Chu Palace were brightly lit, and a large number of government troops poured into the palace from all over. Not only were there soldiers standing in the palace, but there were also densely packed soldiers standing around the outside of the palace.

Fang Yun landed outside the gate of the palace and walked forward with square steps, not looking sideways, and his steps were steady.

The soldiers stood on both sides of the road faithfully, and once Fang Yun approached, their breathing would become heavier, their heartbeats would speed up, and they would become very nervous.

However, Fang Yun walked as if he were in an empty space, and he finally reached the entrance of the palace hall after a long walk.

The hall was magnificent with red pillars standing upright. The King of Chu sat high on the dragon throne, and four university scholars stood on both sides. Apart from them, there was no one else in the hall.

Fang Yun's eyes swept across the screen deep in the hall and smiled indifferently.

Fang Yun was about to enter the hall when a general in golden armor at the door stopped him and said, "The palace is strictly guarded. Please let me search you!"

Fang Yun glanced at the general indifferently, and the power of literary courage moved, and the general staggered back and felt dizzy.

Fang Yun stepped over the threshold of the hall, looked up at the King of Chu, and walked forward slowly.

"How dare you!" King Jing shouted angrily.

"Uncle Wang, forget it. Zhang Longxiang is used to being arrogant. When he was young, he ridiculed me a lot. Do you still remember, Longxiang?" King Chu looked at Fang Yun with a smile.

Fang Yun looked at the King of Chu and said, "I can't remember those trivial things."

The King of Chu was wearing a black dragon robe and a flat crown on his head. The pearl curtain was hanging down, blocking his face.

Behind the pearl curtain was a middle-aged man's face, quite handsome, but even with a smile, it looked gloomy like a dark cloud on a sunny day.

"You and I are of similar age. When we were young, we talked about poetry and essays, rode horses and hunted. We are also old friends. But why did your father betray the human race and turn against us?" The King of Chu said to the end, his face became more and more gloomy.

Fang Yun bowed slightly and said politely: "King of Chu..."

"How dare you!" Prince Jing interrupted Fang Yun, because officials can only call the King of Chu "Your Majesty", "Your Majesty", "Your Majesty", etc., but cannot call the King of Chu directly, which is a very disrespectful title.

The King of Chu snorted coldly and said, "Forget it, Longxiang is no longer the same as before, so don't worry about these details, just say whatever you want to say."

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