The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Away from Chongsheng Street, there are few pedestrians at night and the street becomes quiet.

On the carriage, Fang Yun and Zhao Hongzhuang sat side by side.

"Kang Wang has always been ambitious. It is a good thing for me that you have conflicts with the young prince, but is it too aggressive?" Zhao Hongzhuang said.

Fang Yun glanced at Zhao Hongzhuang in surprise. She didn't expect that Zhao Hongzhuang hated Kang Wang's family to such an extent. According to seniority, she should call Prince Kang uncle and the young prince her brother, but she called Prince Kang and Prince Kang just like everyone else. The little prince would never be like this unless he hated him to the extreme.

"The conflict between King Kang and the late Emperor is deeper than rumored?" Fang Yun asked.

Zhao Hongzhuang was dressed like a handsome little scholar. After listening to Fang Yun's question, the hatred in her eyes was enough to burn the entire carriage, and said: "Kang Kang won over the royal family in front of the bedridden brother, not just the emperor." Contradictory! He even wanted to marry the Nuzhi Man tribe and marry me to a barbarian king! "

"Bastard!" Fang Yun was furious.

The Nuzhi Barbarian Tribe is located on the border of the Wu Kingdom and is directly under the Holy Court. They are all naturalized monsters and barbarians. They work for the human race to conquer other barbarians. To allow a dignified princess of a country to marry them is to lose their power and humiliate the country.

"Since then, I have hated Prince Kang's Mansion. Unfortunately, Princess Kang is the legitimate daughter of a semi-saint family, and there is a Wu Kingdom behind her. We have always been unable to do anything against Prince Kang. Fortunately, the left prime minister and Prince Kang did not get along, so we were allowed to Stand firm when the emperor's brother dies. King Kang is so powerful that if you didn't let go of Guan Yu that day, you might have laid the foundation for disaster."

Fang Yun smiled casually and said, "If I let the governor Yu go, won't King Kang regard me as an enemy?"

"That's true. You are loyal to the country and are highly valued by Duke Jianmei and Prime Minister Wen. King Kang and Wu Guo will definitely try their best to win you over. If they fail to win over you, they will not show mercy. You are doing this to show your determination and make it difficult for you."

"Some things are better to be simpler." Fang Yun said.

"You are different from when we first met." Zhao Hongzhuang looked at Fang Yun with bright eyes.

"What's the difference?"

"More decisive and direct. You used to have a lot of worries, but now your horizons seem to be broader." Zhao Hongzhuang said.

"I used to be a scholar, but now I am a scholar, so it is naturally different."

"This is different." Zhao Hongzhuang said.

"Maybe."

Zhao Hongzhuang said cautiously: "You have a bad relationship with the Lei family?"

"But the Lei family of Longshang?"

"yes."

"No, I have no conflict with the Lei family." Fang Yun said.

Zhao Hongzhuang said: "The Lei family said that you once harmed a dragon man in their family, and the Lei family and the Xun family have a good relationship. There are even more unreliable rumors that you want to compete with the Lei family for the dragon girl."

"This... where do we start? Somehow the Lei family has received great benefits. They have been intermarried with the Dragon Clan for generations. The power of their family is no less than that of the weaker Semi-Saint family. How could I offend them?"

"If you think about it carefully, where did you offend the Dragon Man?"

Fang Yun thought for a moment and suddenly realized, "On the Chinese Valentine's Day, we went to Yinlong Pavilion and met several dragon people who wanted to capture my neighbors, but they were killed by the whale king. This matter is indeed related to me."

"Then you can't be wrong. That young dragon man should be related to the Lei family. Although the whale king in Yinlong Pavilion always has a smile on his face, he kills people without blinking an eye. With this incident, plus You and the Xun family have deep hatred, and the Lei family does have reasons to deal with you."

"But what happened to the dragon girl?" Fang Yun asked.

Zhao Hongzhuang smiled slightly and said: "I really don't blame you for this. The Dragon Clan has always liked human poetry. After your poems and prose were introduced to the Dragon Palace, they were loved by the Dragon Clan. Some young dragon girls were originally betrothed to the Lei family or A few children from the Holy Family refused to marry because they read your poems, and even said that if they wanted to marry, they would marry a talented person like you."

"This..." Fang Yun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't expect such a thing to happen.

"Now you know how much the Lei family disciples will hate you." Zhao Hongzhuang said with a smile.

Fang Yun asked in confusion: "Then the Lei family has never produced a semi-sage, and they didn't even produce a great scholar before meeting the Dragon Clan. Why is it valued by the Dragon Clan?"

"I don't know. No one knows the specific reason yet. I just heard that it is related to a mysterious human named Lei. That person seems to be a great benefactor of the dragon clan. The people of the Lei family are very united. There are Lei clans in ninety states. It is said that It's also related to the Dragon Clan. 'It's better to mess with the family than with the Lei family.' You and Prince Kang's house are incompatible. Don't make enemies with the Lei family."

Fang Yun said: "How close is the relationship between the Lei family and the Dragon Clan?"

Zhao Hongzhuang stared at Fang Yun and said slowly: "In the battle between the Two Realms Mountains decades ago, among the Dragon Saints of the Four Seas, only the Dragon Saints of the East China Sea were willing to help. The Dragon Saints of the West Sea, South China Sea and Beihai originally did not want to come, but The previous head of the Lei family went there in person and finally invited the three of them."

"This... I didn't expect that everyone in the world underestimated the Lei family! Except for Kong Sheng himself back then, there is absolutely no way anyone in the human race can invite the three Dragon Saints."

"Yes. Since then, the Lei family's status in the human race has suddenly risen. It will be classified as a 'Void Saint Family' within ten years at most. However, it has received the privileges that a Semi-Saint Family should have early and can be called the most wealthy family in the world. . When the old patriarch was here, the Lei family had a reputation for being strict in running the family. But after the old patriarch passed away, the current Lei family became more and more arrogant and domineering. Many disciples of the Lei family even wanted to promote the Lei family to a semi-saint family. "

"Although the Lei family has made great contributions, there is still some gap between them and the Half-Saint Family."

"People's hearts will never be satisfied, and there is no way around it. You have a lot of friends. Ask them to help you as lobbyists when you have time. The Lei family must not be offended. King Kang just had a small conflict with the Lei family, and he was Cut off contact with Dragon Palace. Your relationship with the Lei family is now ten times worse, so be careful."

"Thank you Hongzhuang, I took note of it." Fang Yun spoke while recalling the ancient demon inheritance and the contents of the book, but found no clues and still didn't understand the relationship between the Lei family and the dragon clan.

Fang Yun secretly remembered the Lei family firmly, and ten Kang kings were not as important as one Lei family!

Zhao Hongzhuang said: "However, since the Dragon Clan values ​​you so much and has written a dragon poem, the Lei family will not take action rashly, but I am afraid that small tricks will continue."

"How useful is the Tenglong poem?" Fang Yun felt a little regretful. He received the ancient demon inheritance instead of the dragon clan inheritance, so he didn't know much about the dragon clan.

"I heard that every time a poem becomes a dragon, dragon saints from all over the world must gather together, so we all guessed that it is very important." Zhao Hongzhuang said.

"What's going on with Prime Minister Zuo?" Fang Yun asked.

"The Zuo Prime Minister is still the same as before. He always looks like a Taoist gentleman, but he is full of conspiracy." Zhao Hongzhuang smiled helplessly, "You should care about yourself the most now. On the first day after entering the capital, there were King Kang, Lei Jia and Zuo Xiang. I don’t know what will happen to the three enemies in the future. Fortunately, you were smart enough to accept the invitation from the Wei family. If you didn’t accept it, you would have offended the Wei family as well.”

"It doesn't matter, our Fang Yun only lacks friends, not enemies." Fang Yun said.

"That's true. At least the Chen family is very grateful to you. With the big tree of the Chen family, those little miscellaneous fish don't dare to embarrass you, which saves you a lot of trouble."

"It's not easy to live in the capital." Fang Yun said with emotion.

"By the way, there are students from all over the world in the academy, and the atmosphere in the academy is relatively loose, so you have to be careful."

"I also have a certain understanding of the Academy, so I will pay attention to this."

Zhao Hongzhuang said helplessly: "You also know that the academy is divided into the outer house, the inner house and the upper house. I have discussed with the Queen Mother and originally wanted you to enter the inner house and wait until you are a Jinshi before entering the upper house. But Wen Xiang said that young people You should be trained, so I will send you to the upper house. Wen Xiang is also the concubine of the academy, and the literary academy in Jingguo is under the control of the concubine, so neither the Queen Mother nor I can refute him. "

"I know Shangshe is the best, but what else can I say?" Fang Yun asked.

"In order to encourage students, the academy divided the residences into three levels. There are only ten upper chambers in the entire academy. Not long ago, a Jinshi went to the Holy Academy and one upper chamber was vacated. Other students were eager to compete for the upper chamber. Due to your status, Prime Minister Wen directly ordered you to move in. "

"Alas, Mr. Wen Xiang looked so kind, but it turns out he is not a kind person. He deliberately put me on the fire to roast me." Fang Yun sighed.

"You have the ability to go and tell him!"

"Ahem, let's continue talking about business." Fang Yun said.

"Those who have been promoted will probably not have objections. After all, your achievements in all aspects are in front of everyone, but those who are promoted may not think that you are qualified to occupy the top position. Credit is credit, but after all, it has not been through the proper channels, so some people must be unconvinced. Especially Jinshi from other countries," Zhao Hongzhuang said.

"You really need to pay attention to this. The Academy is no better than other places. It is said that "literary competition is more than 369, and literary meetings are held every day." The atmosphere of seeking knowledge is very strong. I like to study alone. It may take some time to integrate here." Fang Yun said.

Zhao Hongzhuang pondered for a moment and said: "You don't have to force yourself. For you, most literary studies and literary comparisons are useless. It's not as good as what you can gain from studying on your own. Only teachers from Hanlin or above can give lectures." It is worth listening to only when the time comes. Someone in the capital previously said that your poems, scriptures, and policies have reached the level of a Jinshi. Once the article "Shang Zhongyong" was published, your article was also recognized, so you don't need to be too concerned. Pay attention to those ordinary literary meetings.”

"Yeah." Fang Yun decided to take a look at the academy before making a decision.

As Zhao Hongzhuang spoke, she took out a book and handed it to Fang Yun. There was no words on the cover and said, "This is my handwritten copy of the relationships between wealthy families in the capital. There are also some special characters that may be useful to you."

Fang Yun turned to the first page and saw that it was Zhao Hongzhuang's handwriting. It was beautiful and strong, and the pen was as sharp as a knife. It didn't look like it was written by a woman at all.

"Thank you Hongzhuang, this book is of great use to me."

"Why are you so polite? You have helped our Zhao family a lot. If you weren't afraid of gossip, I would have taken you directly to the palace to meet the Queen Mother and hold a candle to talk at night. By the way, I will bring Yuhuan into the palace tomorrow. The Queen Mother has always wanted to see her and wants to know What a strange woman to make you so desperate."

"You haven't seen Sister Yuhuan for many days. Let's meet her today."

"Okay. How are you, little fox?" Zhao Hongzhuang said with a smile.

"He's getting more and more naughty, but he's still well-behaved in front of me. He should be there soon." Fang Yun glanced out the window to confirm his current location, and suddenly heard a noise coming from the front, so he stuck his head out the window and looked around.

When Fang Yun saw dozens of scholars standing outside his residence, they split into three groups and started arguing.