The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

As evening approached, the number of people coming to Wulin Street not only did not decrease, but tended to increase.

Many people had to work and study during the day, and they were free in the evening. After hearing about Fang Yun's deeds, even if they did not have gifts, they wanted to come and see this young hero who dominated the whole state.

Not long after, hundreds of carriages appeared on the road, moving forward in a mighty manner. Someone who was interested found that most of the carriages were loaded with cooking utensils, and the people sitting in the carriages were chefs, waiters or shopkeepers of restaurants. Almost all the most famous restaurants in the city sent people.

Some yamen runners and officials walked to the front of the convoy, followed by a giant man who was as tall as two stories. This man was no different from a human except for his height.

"Whale King! Whale King! Whale King..." Many children followed behind and shouted, curious and careful, looking at this big man with great envy.

The Whale King always had a smile on his face. After watching for a long time, people felt that he was very kind. The yamen runners occasionally joked with him along the way, but he didn't care.

This Whale King was too eye-catching, and most of the people in Yuhai City had only heard of the legend of the Whale King in Yinlong Pavilion and had never seen a real person, so they all looked at him.

The children were very interested in the Whale King, and the adults soon got bored after watching him for a long time.

Not long after, the Whale King walked to the intersection of Wulin Street and the 17th Street. A Juren official holding an official seal sent a letter to Prefect Dong.

A moment later, Prefect Dong's eloquence spread throughout the city.

"Fellow citizens of Yuhai City, because Fang Yun defeated Qing State and defeated a state in literature, this government should hold a celebration banquet. But all the people of Yuhai City are united in celebrating the great joy, so the streets of Fang family are full of fruits and gifts. The courtesy of all the people cannot be abandoned. Fang Yun said: The victory over Qing State is not his credit, but the credit of all the people. When all the people congratulate each other, we should thank all the people with courtesy. Every family has a family banquet, and every country has a state banquet. Today, we will create the "city banquet" in Yuhai City for the first time to entertain the people. Everyone in Yuhai City can attend the banquet directly. Fang Yun is modest, and this government cannot speak nonsense. The victory over a state and the victory over Qing State are all Fang Yun's credit! Today, with the help of the Dragon Clan's Tiandi Bei, a city banquet will be held in Wulin Street in half an hour. I hope you will come and celebrate the great joy of my Jing State!"

The cheers were thunderous, and the whole Yuhai City was drowned in cheers.

The people near the Whale King also understood the intention of the Whale King and slowly retreated.

Finally, the crossroads was empty, with only the Whale King left.

The Whale King flattened his right hand, and a strong light burst out. Everyone squinted subconsciously, and then the Whale King disappeared, and a water light appeared, covering the crossroads.

A seemingly ordinary wooden building rose from the ground, blocking the crossroads. The wooden building had four gates, and each gate was facing a street corner.

Almost everyone in Yuhai City had entered the Tiandibei of Yinlong Pavilion. After seeing this scene, they all entered the water curtain gates.

A translucent big hand suddenly appeared above the Tiandibei, aiming at the front of the Fang family's door, and the edible gifts such as fruits and vegetables on the ground were sucked into the hand and entered the Tiandibei, while the gifts such as the four treasures of the study remained in place.

"Gift givers, put your gifts in the Tiandibei, and someone will naturally deal with it." The voice of the Whale King spread throughout the neighborhood.

Then, the hundreds of carriages entered one after another. From the outside, the wooden building formed by the Tiandibei occupies only a few feet in radius, but there is a different world after entering.

The first person to enter saw that there were restaurant signs appearing out of thin air, and the people in the convoys entered the places with their own restaurant names.

Tiandibei was like a bottomless pit. No matter how many people entered, it could not be filled, and it even became larger as the number of people increased.

After Dong Zhifu's speech, people from all over Yuhai City began to flock to Wulin Street. Whether they were literati or peddlers, whether they were ladies from a wealthy family or girls from a small family, whether they were old or young, they all wanted to see the grand city banquet.

When night fell, without any organization, everyone who did not attend the city banquet hung big red lanterns at their doorsteps and decorated their homes with lights and colors.

Everyone knew that the days when the people of Qing oppressed the people of Jing were gone, and the history books would inevitably open a new chapter.

Since Dong Zhifu left, Fang Yun has been writing policy papers.

Prefect Dong wrote down all the ten questions from the imperial examination nineteen years ago. Some of them were not good at Fang Yun, but Fang Yun had lived in an era of information explosion. After becoming a student, he read a lot of books from Shengyuan Continent and Qishu Tiandi every day, and his knowledge accumulation had reached a terrifying level.

The meaning of the classics was too difficult, and poetry was too much of a test of talent. Fang Yun sometimes had to use Qishu Tiandi, but the policy essay was an article that showed his own ideas and his own policy of governing the country. Fang Yun did not use anything and wrote completely according to his own ideas.

After writing each policy essay, Fang Yun would read it again, check for omissions and make up for them, and better understand his level of writing policy essays.

Fang Yun started writing at noon and kept writing until night fell. Finally, he felt that his talent was exhausted and had to stop writing and walk into the yard.

The fluffy Nunu was lying on the edge of the flower bed, seemingly in a daze, and a small meteor was floating next to it. The fox and the star were motionless in the night. Looking at the two of them, Fang Yun felt that the whole world was peaceful.

Suddenly, Nunu opened his eyes, turned his head and looked at Fang Yun, his big white tail gently sweeping, and then he trotted to Fang Yun.

The little fox stood upright with his two front legs raised high and spread apart and gently shaking, looking at Fang Yun with bright eyes, as if saying: Hug.

Fang Yun smiled and picked it up, put it in his arms, gently stroked its back, and asked: "Why, don't you chase the little meteor anymore?"

"Bing bing..." The little fox cried weakly.

"So you're tired. Well, take a good rest." Fang Yun had just finished speaking when the little meteor suddenly flew over quickly, flying back and forth in front of the little fox and started to act mean.

"Boo!" Nunu was furious and immediately pounced on it, and the little meteor immediately dodged.

The scene of the fox chasing the meteor began to play out again in the Fang family yard.

Fang Yun smiled and entered the main hall, where he saw Yang Yuhuan sitting inside and looking at him.

"Why, you're not attending the city banquet?"

"What about you?" Yang Yuhuan stood up, walked lightly, and came slowly. She was wearing a plain skirt as usual, but today it was a light blue long skirt with some light pink petals on it.

"Then let's go together." Fang Yun stretched out his hand.

Yang Yuhuan's pretty face flushed, hesitated for a moment, and stretched out her hand to shake.

The two walked out hand in hand. As soon as they walked out of the door, the little fox ran over, followed Fang Yun on his short legs, and cried softly, as obedient as a puppy, completely ignoring the little meteor.

The little meteor also flew over and started to act naughty again, but Nunu ignored it, so it had to fly around Fang Yun and Yang Yuhuan. The silver light tail sprinkled a little starlight at night, making Fang Yun and Yang Yuhuan look like a fairy couple in the sky.

At this moment, the city banquet has officially begun, but there are still many people on the street walking towards the direction of Tiandibei.

Fang Yun looked around and saw that there were big red lanterns at the door of almost every household, including his own.

People nearby were rushing towards Tiandibei in front of them. No one recognized Fang Yun, but many people were interested in the little meteors flying around in the sky.

Fang Yun saw Tiandibei and thought that Prefect Dong was really resourceful. He actually borrowed all the Tiandibei. With Tiandibei, the city banquet would be much more convenient. If a banquet was held on the street, hundreds of stoves would need to be built, and cleaning after the meal would be a big problem.

When the two walked into Tiandibei, they saw a lot of restaurant signs in front of them, and guests were like clouds. Tens of thousands of people were eating and drinking at the tables together, and thousands of chefs and waiters were busy around the stoves.

Many people did not leave after eating, and continued to stay here to chat, which led to more and more people in Tiandibei. Fortunately, Tiandibei is extremely magical. There are stoves, water tables, tables and chairs, etc., which increase with the increase of the number of people, and the garbage is also sent away silently.

It was just a celebration party, but it was full of the atmosphere of a grand festival. Fang Yun himself did not expect it to turn out like this.

Fang Yun took two steps and heard the voice of the Whale King: "We have been waiting for a long time."

There was a flash of light in front of him, and then Fang Yun found that he and Yang Yuhuan came to a relatively independent place, with six tables in front of him.

Fang Yun took a rough look, and each of them had an extraordinary temperament. These people were either Juren or Jinshi, civil officials and generals, talented scholars and merchants.

Even if these people had a small status in the entire human race, they quickly stood up and greeted Fang Yun with a smile after seeing him.

Feng Yuanjun laughed and said, "Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will appear. We were just discussing that it is not enough to just eat this time. We must commemorate you in a better way. We all gave suggestions, and finally Lord Whale King said that since everyone is eating, let's make eating a festival. We suddenly realized and decided that August 23rd of each year will be the "City Banquet Festival" of my Yuhai Prefecture."

"Food is the most important thing for the people. This festival is just right. Who can not eat and drink? Making eating a festival will surely be more popular. Within three years, all states will probably follow suit."

"Confucius said, food is never too fine, and meat is never too fine. It is a refined thing to take eating as the priority." A scholar said half-jokingly.

Everyone naturally knew that this was not Confucius's greed for food. The original meaning was that during solemn moments such as sacrifices, the food should be more delicate than usual, the meat should be made more delicate, and it should be cooked and prepared in a better way. In particular, attention should be paid to details, and it is necessary to not talk while eating or sleeping. Because the entire "Analects 10" is about "rituals" rather than eating, and it is definitely not about enjoying pleasure as some people questioned before Confucius was canonized.

Taking these eight words alone, it can naturally be interpreted as the finer the food, the better, so it has a double meaning.

Prefect Dong smiled and said, "I heard that Fang Yun once said such a witty saying when he was teaching students in the Fang Family School. It was probably: We should protect every piece of land of the human race, because we don't know what delicious food will grow."

Everyone laughed out loud.

Li Wenying smiled slightly.

Zeng Juren, who had met with Prefect Dong in Yinlong Pavilion, put down his water pipe, picked up his wine glass, and said, "We will not participate in the fight between Jingqing and the two countries, nor will we participate in the fight between Fang Zhenguo and the Yasheng family. But as human beings, we should toast together. First, to Fang Yun, who is like a sage of the human race, leading a generation of Juren of our human race to rise!"

Everyone raised their glasses with a serious look, and Prefect Dong handed the new glass to Fang Yun. Dozens of people looked at Fang Yun together, even the actual leader of Jiangzhou, Li Wenying, was no exception.

"You are too kind. I am far inferior to the sages. Since you have honored me to attend the city banquet, I will drink it all first." Fang Yun said as he drank the wine in the glass and then pointed the cup towards everyone.