The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

"The title of title has been decided. After your imperial examination, no matter whether you are the number one scholar or not, you will be directly crowned as a second-grade Duke. And the corresponding rewards of the Duke, such as fertile land, mansions, villas, gold, silver, jewelry, jade, etc., will all be upgraded. Half grid. The Duke’s name is ‘An’, and soon we will have to call you Duke An.”

Fang Yun carefully thought about the title 'An', and then asked: "It should be a lifelong title, right?"

"Yes. You can become a duke with a different surname just by being a Jinshi. Even if you only have a lifelong title, it is unprecedented. With your ability, you can go one step further and become a hereditary duke in three to five years at most, so that your descendants will also have a title. However, the title is getting lower from generation to generation. Generally, great scholars only stop at the hereditary title. As for the hereditary title, as long as Jing Guo is around, your descendants can be named An Guogong. However, there are few hereditary titles in the Ten Kingdoms. ”

"There was a lot of fighting in the court, wasn't it?"

"It is intense, but not as intense as before. People from the Zuo Xiang and Kang Wang factions are not as opposed as before. We 'royalists' are fully prepared and even a little disappointed. It's just that those in the Ministry of Rites are too detailed, and many things have to be done. Discussion, so it takes a lot of time. By the way, Wen Xiang said that he has reported your matter to the Holy Court, and soon the Holy Court will send historian disciples to write it. Your life will be officially recorded in the history books when you become a great scholar or pass away. If the "Ten Kingdoms" is published in the future, you will definitely be included in the "Book of Scenery". Even now, you are already qualified to enter. Among the 'biographies'. But we believe that in some time, you will definitely enter a higher 'family'. Of course, we hope that you can take a step closer and be ranked in this century!"

"We'll talk about the future later. We only discussed the title today?"

After a while, Mr. Sai continued to pass the letter.

"Originally we wanted to discuss your literary skills and promotion, but we found out that if you don't make mistakes during this period and don't have your literary skills reduced, once the palace examination is over, you will be promoted several levels in a row and directly become a real third-rank official. This is not a title. Grade, but official rank! Haha, the Prime Minister shot himself in the foot. If he hadn't proposed to transfer your military merits to your literary merits, you wouldn't have so many literary merits. Just wait at home for an hour at most. The briefing for the upcoming meeting will be delivered to your door.”

"Okay, thank you Mr. Sai."

Fang Yun continued to study. Not long after, Fang Daniu knocked on the door and came in with a strange look on his face. He said, "Master, that man from the Meng family is here! He also said that he was an old friend who asked to see him. I recognized him at a glance. He is the younger brother of the fierce king. !”

Fang Yun's eyes flashed and he said: "Meng Linyu? Bring him in." After speaking, he leaned back in the chair.

When Fang Daniu saw that Fang Yun did not go to greet the Jinshi from the Semi-Saint family, he did not dare to say anything and went out immediately.

Not long after, Fang Daniu led Meng Linyu into the study and said: "Sir, Meng Linyu is here. I'll leave first." After saying that, he walked back and left and closed the door.

Fang Yun sat calmly on the chair, holding a copy of "Zi Xia Yi Zhuan" in his hand and reading carefully silently.

Meng Linyu's face was livid, let alone meeting a mere scholar, even if he was visiting a bachelor, the other party would stand in the room to receive him even if he didn't go out to greet him.

But now Fang Yun turns a blind eye, and no scholar from a semi-saint family can endure such a shame and humiliation.

"Fang Yun, you are too arrogant. Aren't you afraid that I will sue you for violating etiquette?" Meng Linyu suppressed his anger.

Fang Yun put down the scroll and said with a smile: "Courtesy is not as good as the enemy. You don't understand such a simple truth? By the way, how is Sir Fierce Lord? When I first came out of the Holy Ruins, I learned that Lord Fierce Lord was injured in the prison sea. Are you recovering now?"

Meng Linyu gritted his teeth and looked at Fang Yun, and after a long time he said: "Fang Yun, my Meng family is willing to use Wuhou's car in exchange for your ascending dragon stone! Brother, he...he was injured too seriously this time, and his position may not be guaranteed. Only Only the Dragon Clan's holy product 'Dragon Tooth Mushroom' can save him. We have contacted the dragon. However, the Dragon Clan refused to exchange it, even for Wuhou's car, because the Dragon Clan has listed our Meng family as an undesirable family, and has ordered that any family be prohibited from trading Dragon Tooth Mushrooms with my family. We have no relationship with the Dragon Clan. The best Lei family, the head of the Lei family decisively refused!"

"The Dragon Clan is very discerning!" Fang Yun nodded.

"You... there are only three places where dragon tooth mushrooms are produced. The Meng family is unable to go to the other two places. Climbing the Dragon Platform is the only hope."

"So that's it."

Fang Yun lowered his head slightly, as if he was deep in thought, but in fact he was sneering in his heart.

After entering the Holy Ruins, Fierce Lord's distraction has been completely disconnected from the main body, so Fierce Lord still doesn't know what happened to Holy Ruins, let alone that his "Dragon's Breath Stone Carving" has been in Fang Yun's hands.

If there were no dragon's breath stone carvings, Fang Yun wouldn't think much about it, but with the dragon's breath stone carvings, Fang Yun is convinced that the Meng family's desire to enter the Dragon Climbing Platform this time is not just for the legendary Dragon Tooth Mushroom, there must be other gods. It may be the second part of the legacy left by Meng Sheng before his death.

Although the foundation of the holy path is unstable, Meng Sheng is still a semi-sage. It is very likely that he has left a way out for the Meng family. The way out may be in ascending the dragon platform. It may not be able to protect the Meng family from coming back, but at least it can make the Meng family unable to survive. As for the decline too much.

"Fang Yun, I hope you think about it carefully. That is the great Confucian Wenbao Wuhou Che! Although your current academic level is too low and you can only use some of its functions, as long as it is not a great scholar who fights against you, Wuhou Che can protect you! "

Fang Yun said: "I heard that there is actually a page of holy texts written by Meng Sheng on Marquis Wu's car. If you give it to me along with the holy texts, then I will exchange it for the Lei Family Denglong Stone."

"Impossible! The holy text is written by Meng Zu personally, and it must not be exchanged for a mere Dragon Climbing Stone! We exchanged the Dragon Climbing Stone with you just for the true dragon breath on it. You must think clearly, with the power of our Meng Family, It’s enough to exchange for an ordinary ascending dragon stone!”

Fang Yun said: "Then you can go and change it to an ordinary Climbing Dragon Stone. I will keep this Climbing Dragon Stone for myself."

"Fang Yun, this is not your attitude towards negotiation!" Meng Linyu was itching with hatred.

Fang Yun smiled and said: "What do you think, a great Confucian treasure is of use to me? There are too many people who want to exchange it with me for the Lei Family Denglong Stone. I will clearly mark the price tomorrow! Use a set of Wenzong's great Confucian classics or a Pages of sacred texts come in exchange!”

"You are simply a whale monster! A family that is willing to exchange the true text and the holy text will definitely get the Dragon Climbing Stone and will not exchange it with you at all!"

"If you don't want to change, I won't change. I also want to go in and try my luck."

Meng Linyu said gloomily: "I kindly advise you that the Lei family is not easy to mess with! Elsewhere, our Meng family is not afraid of the Lei family at all, but if we are on the Dragon Platform, even the people of the Yasheng family are afraid of the Lei family. ! Do you know what the Dragon Terrace is called? You have no idea! Every time the Dragon Climbing Platform is opened, how many divine objects the Lei family gets with the special Dragon Climbing Stones, and how many of them are given to the Dragon Palace to be appreciated and get more divine objects. I can guarantee that based on your relationship with the Lei family, Once you enter the dragon platform, the Lei family has a thousand ways to kill you!"

The luck aspect does not change color.

"You don't have to act pretentious there. The fact that you insulted Lei Jiu in the restaurant has been spread all over the world. Lei Jiu's talent is so strong that he will definitely become the Eight Scholars of the Hanlin Academy, second only to the four great talents. If you meet Lei Jiu on the Denglong Platform , you will definitely die. What's more, you have angered many elders of the Lei family! Ji Zhibai's withdrawal from the Ten Kingdoms Competition is their method. If you don't know how to advance or retreat, the Dragon Platform will become your tomb!"

Fang Yun reached out and touched his ears and said, "These words sound familiar. Your Meng family also said the same thing before I entered the Holy Ruins."

Meng Linyu was extremely embarrassed and said: "In addition to Wuhou's car, our Meng family can exchange it for a piece of Tianye! You should have heard about Tianshu. It is very strange there. Every genius has entered, and some people have even entered Tianshu." Get the broken Wenxin! There are countless rare treasures."

"Do you think I can't even get Tianye now?" Fang Yun looked at Meng Linyu.

Meng Linyu's words were knocked back by Fang Yun's words.

"Tell me what you want, as long as our Meng family can satisfy it!" Meng Linyu said.

"I have just finished my request." Fang Yun said calmly, straightening his body slightly. He was no longer as patient as before, and he had a vague intention of chasing away guests.

Meng Linyu was angered by Fang Yun's attitude and said: "Fang Yun, you really don't know how to live or die! I will give you one last chance to save yourself and sell the Climbing Dragon Stone to the Meng family!"

"Let's go, don't force me to find someone to beat you out with sticks." Fang Yun stood up, there was no need to be polite to the life-and-death enemies of Jijun and the Meng family.

Meng Linyu wanted to scold him, but when he thought that this was Jingguo Academy, his momentum involuntarily shrank by three points. Once Fang's luck was slightly damaged, the students from the academy would dare to beat him without the need for a literary minister or a bachelor of the academy. When he goes out, he doesn't care whether he is a descendant of a semi-saint family or not.

What's more, the Fierce Saint often led his troops to kill Jingguo people, and Jingguo scholars didn't mind venting their feud on him.

Meng Linyu stood up, with a fierce light in his eyes, and said: "Since you are so stubborn, don't blame us! Our Meng family has guessed that the reason why my brother's distraction dissipated, even if you didn't kill him with your own hands, was related to You can't get away with it! The Meng family holds a grudge more than any other family!"

"If your Meng family is stubborn and uses the power you used to rise on me, then be prepared for complete decline! We were not afraid of Fang Yun in the past, and we will be equally fearless in the future! Get out!" Fang Yun finished speaking. Point to the gate.

"You will pay the price for today's stupidity!" Meng Linyu turned around angrily, slammed the door and left.

Fang Yun sat back in his chair, took out a small fine workmanship brush with a green handle, dipped it in ink, and wrote the words "Meng Family" and "Lei Family" on the paper, and finally drew two lines between the two families. .

"I prefer moving forward than retreating!"

Not long after, officials from the imperial court came and delivered a briefing on the court meeting. Fang Yun read it carefully and found that it was just some rewards from the Duke. He thought to himself that those officials were really boring. It was right for him, the cabinet, not to go to the court meeting. Waste of time.

After reading the briefing of the court meeting, Fang Yun continued to study until late at night, preparing to enter the Tianshu.