The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

The slanting sunlight shines on the earth, adding a golden edge to the chrysanthemums, making them even more brilliant.

After the lottery was distributed, Literary Minister Jiang Hechuan stood up and toasted to everyone. After that, the venue reached its climax, with tens of thousands of people drinking and drinking, making it very lively.

After only drinking for a quarter of an hour, Jiang Hechuan and other senior officials went to the seat where the old man was sitting to toast, and then the people present at Hanlin or above left one after another. Their status was too high, and each of them had a lot of affairs to deal with.

People from various families or young adults are still there, and the Chongyang Cultural Festival is still lively and lively.

Yang Yuhuan was overwhelmed after three glasses of wine, but Nunu had been sleeping soundly after eating the Hericium fruit, and her whole body exuded a strong smell of alcohol. The smell of alcohol she exuded was not only not intoxicating, but was extremely sweet, and when inhaled Very comfortable in the nose.

Fang Yun was chatting with several family heads at the same table when he heard someone behind him say: "Lord Wenhou, I want to toast you."

Fang Yun sounded familiar, and when he looked back, he saw that it was Chang Dongyun, a Jinshi who also studied in the academy, who had gone to Shangshe to visit him.

Chang Dongyun's face was reddish, his eyes were clear, and he was in high spirits.

Fang Yun stood up, raised his glass with a smile, and said, "Then let's have a drink with Brother Dongyun and celebrate the Double Ninth Festival together."

The two did not clink glasses, but moved forward slightly, then took back their drinks.

After drinking a glass, Chang Dongyun left, and Fang Yun continued to sit down. Just after chatting for a few words, more than ten people came to toast. It turned out that they were students from Jiangzhou Academy in the Academy, and even people from Lishan Club of Jiangzhou Academy of Literature. Member, and Fang Yun are from the same hometown and in the same company, which is a very deep relationship in the officialdom.

Fang Yun immediately stood up, without any pretense of Marquis Wen, and drank with everyone with a smile. Then he chatted with these people and talked about the recent events in Jiangzhou, which made these fellow villagers very excited.

While Fang Yun was talking to these Jiangzhou scholars, people came one after another, and those people brought their own cups and wine.

At first, there were few people, with a dozen or so people gathered together. Later, there were more people, and gradually over a hundred people formed a long queue, filling the middle aisle.

Afterwards, more people discovered this scene and couldn't help but queue up.

The dozens of people who didn't win the top spot smiled evilly and joined the queue.

"Wenhui can't beat him, but we must drink him down!"

At first, Fang Yun was sincere and drank one glass at a time. Later, he found that there were too many people coming to toast, so he could only drink one sip at a time. There were already several dogwood wine jars piled around him, and the wine delivery boy kept pouring wine into the wine jars. , while Yang Yuhuan and Zhao Hongzhuang took turns pouring wine for Fang Yun from the wine jug.

The two beauties were waiting on the left and the right. The scholars in the audience were envious, and even more people came to propose a toast.

"We must let Fang Yun understand the anger of being single!" A small group of unmarried scholars came quickly.

At first, only scholars came, and later even women came with their families.

Some people even brought their children and pointed at Fang Yun and said that the man in front of him was the hero of Jingguo, so that their children could never imitate those evil people and attack him.

The right seat where Fang Yun was sitting was overcrowded. The left seat was originally quite lively, but compared with the place where Fang Yun was sitting, it actually felt like a winter wilderness, with a sense of desolation.

Several people who hated Fang Yun slowly gathered at the table, including the young Duke of Prince Kang's palace, Jian Ming from the Jiansheng family of the Wu Kingdom, Lei Yuanting from the Lei family, and disciples of Zuo Xiang Liushan.

They had been using their courage to block out the sound, drinking together and glancing in the direction of Fang Yun from time to time. From beginning to end, they could not see Fang Yun himself because they were blocked by too many people toasting.

At the end of the drink, Mr. Xiao Guogong looked at Lei Yuanting with hazy eyes. While playing with the cup, he said: "Brother Lei, since your Lei family wants to take revenge on Fang Yun, you must have thought of everything. Even if Fang Yun wins the title, he will not Let’s stop here, can we take action now?”

Lei Yuanting looked gloomy, looked in the direction of Fang Yun, showed a sneer, and drank another glass of dogwood wine.

"Although his victory as the leader exceeded our Lei family's expectations and had a certain impact on our subsequent methods, this is just the beginning! You just said it right. There is no big family behind him, so there can't be any mistakes. He gave up the exam last time It's just an example, if he hadn't faked it Kao, his reputation has long been ruined. We, the Lei family, want to give face to the Dragon Clan and cannot take him down with thunder, but we have various ways to slowly disintegrate him. Of course, our Lei family is not unethical, as long as he dies! He kowtowed to the tomb of a disciple of the Lei family and admitted his mistake, and then spared him."

"As expected of the Lei family! With your words, I believe that Fang Yun has no other choice but to admit his mistakes and save himself. I heard that your Lei family even has the ability to prevent people from being canonized?"

"Of course, Lei Zu..." Lei Yuanting suddenly closed his mouth and looked at the little Duke warily.

The young Duke smiled calmly and said: "Brother Lei, there is no need to worry too much. My mother is from the Jian Sheng family after all. Ask Brother Ming, many of us have heard about your Lei family. Back then, there was a great scholar who tried to take advantage of the Lei family. Seizing food, later your Lei family spoke out , the great scholar didn’t know what he had heard, and came to visit him personally to apologize. Later, there were rumors that your Lei family has a very powerful divine object, which is as powerful as the grown-up Wudie, and can even threaten half-saints. It is said that it is a dragon. given.”

Lei Yuanting suddenly smiled mysteriously, shook his head, and said nothing.

"Isn't it given by the Dragon Clan?" The young Duke was even more surprised.

Lei Yuanting continued to smile without saying a word.

"I really hope to see the bottom of your Lei family's secrets. Since Brother Lei won't tell me, I won't ask further." Xiao Guo was fair.

Lei Yuanting smiled and said: "Actually, even I don't know what the divine object is, so I can't say. However, since my Lei family has been standing for hundreds of years, even the Confucius and Saints family treat each other with courtesy, so it makes sense. ! Not to mention the chance to become a semi-saint, even if you suddenly become a semi-sage tomorrow, it will not have any impact on my Lei family! In short, you will never know how close our Lei family is to the Dragon Clan. "

Jian Ming lowered his voice and said, "I heard something, but I don't know whether I should talk about it or not."

"But it doesn't matter." Lei Yuanting said.

"I heard that back then, the Demon Clan was preparing to send many Ya Shengs to attack Liangjie Mountain. The Dragon Clan got the news and wanted to flee the world. They didn't care about the human race in the Saint Yuan Continent, but in the end they decided to take the Lei family to escape. Although afterwards Most of the Yashengs of the Demon Clan were dragged away, and only one of them was dispatched. The Dragon Clan did not escape, but is it true that the Dragon Clan is willing to advance and retreat together with the Lei family? "

"Many Lei family members know about this matter. It is no longer a secret. Yes, it does happen. If the Holy Yuan Continent is attacked by the demon world, the Dragon Clan will take our Lei family members to escape from all over the world." Lei Yuanting said proudly.

The other people looked at each other with shock on their faces.

"What is the relationship between the Lei family and the Dragon Clan?" The young Duke looked at Lei Yuanting and became even more confused.

Lei Yuanting chuckled and said: "Don't ask me, I don't know either. I can only say that the relationship between our Lei family and the Dragon Clan is far more unusual than what is reported outside. So, let alone Fang Yun, even if Kong Sheng If the aristocratic family wants to touch my Lei family, they will have to bear the consequences of a complete break with the Dragon Clan!"

"Fang Yun messed with the Lei family. It's like the longevity prince hanged himself because he thought his life was too long! Come, let's drink to the Lei family!" Little Guo Gong said, everyone raised their glasses, and Lei Yuanting accepted it happily.

After Lei Yuanting finished his drink, he turned to look at Fang Yun with a look of contempt and said, "We originally wanted to attack him when he went to Lingyan Pavilion. Since he is so ignorant and doesn't know how to respect our Lei family, he instead Nangong Daru has brought shame on my Lei family, so tonight I will let him know the consequences of offending the Lei family!"

"Brother Lei, what exactly are you going to do?" asked the young Duke.

"How about I go to your Kangshe to participate in the cultural gathering tonight, and then go with me to watch the show at the gate of the No. 1 House where Fang Yun is?" Lei Yuanting smiled.

Everyone's eyes lit up and they guessed a possibility. The young Duke immediately said: "Okay! Come on, give it to Brother Lei, and I will toast to Brother Lei."

After everyone finished drinking, they laughed in unison, feeling extremely happy, as if they could step on Fang Yun's feet in the next moment.

The sun was setting, and the people queuing up for toasts dispersed. Several household heads at Fang Yun's table had also left. Zhao Hongzhuang sat over and found that Fang Yun had drunk a little too much.

Zhao Hongzhuang whispered: "Fang Yun, go home, sober up and have a good sleep. Tomorrow is the tenth day of the lunar month when you enter Lingyan Pavilion. If you can't even pass the three pavilions, someone will definitely challenge you for the title. . It might be okay if you are an ordinary scholar or even a Jinshi, but I am afraid that there will be a few people who have been in the top ranks to compete with you!"

Fang Yun suddenly woke up from his drunken state and said: "Those people are the pride of heaven. They don't even compete with me for literary title at the Double Ninth Festival Literary Society today. Do they really want to force me to lose and clean toilets for a month?"

"It may not be possible originally, but if the Lei family, King Kang and Zuo Xiangruo join forces, it will be difficult to say. You haven't noticed, but I have been observing the little Duke and others. I suspect that they are trying to deal with you, so I remind you to be careful ." Zhao Hongzhuang said.

"Well, let's go home now." Fang Yun said, standing up and shaking slightly, Yang Yuhuan immediately reached out to support him.

Zhao Hongzhuang stood up and said: "You know everything about Lingyan Pavilion. If six of the ten people in the dormitory ask to go to Lingyan Pavilion together, then you have to be ten times more careful!"

"This...may not happen once in ten years. Could it happen tomorrow?"

Zhao Hongzhuang hesitated for a moment and said: "After all, you are new to the capital and don't know much about the situation in the capital and the ten countries. I can only say that they have that power."

Fang Yun had no doubts. Although he had read all the "Holy Dao" and "Wen Bao" over the years and could accurately find out which sentence was on which page, after all, he didn't have much time to come to Shengyuan Continent, and he couldn't get anything. The intelligence information of a country's royal family or the saints' family is in a state of extreme information asymmetry. In this regard, it is far inferior to Zhao Hongzhuang who lives in the palace.

Fang Yun nodded and said: "If we go to Lingyan Pavilion alone, I'm not afraid. If we go to Lingyan Pavilion together, those experienced people don't care, but for me, who has never entered Lingyan Pavilion, But it’s like being disturbed everywhere. Let’s go home and there won’t be any mistakes tomorrow.”

As the sun set, Fang Yun first went to the hut on the mountain to relieve himself, and then went down the mountain with Yang Yuhuan and Zhao Hongzhuang.

Fang Yun took a nap in the car and entered the palace. When the car stopped at the door of the first dormitory, Fang Yun woke up immediately. He was in high spirits and energetic. Except for his slightly rosy complexion, he was no different from usual.

Zhao Hongzhuang said: "I have sent people to deliver many books or notes this morning. They are all about the skills and experience of Lingyan Pavilion. You can read them tonight."

"Okay." Fang Yun looked at the sky. Dark clouds were coming in the distance, and autumn rain was coming.