As the crowd walked forward, Fang Yun asked in a low voice, "Mr. Fangge, I have heard of the name of Grand Secretary Tang Jianqiu, but my uncle never mentioned him to me."
Ye Fangge said in a deep voice: "If I were Zhaochen, I would not be ashamed to mention this traitor."
"What did he do?"
"Although Tang Jianqiu has many minor flaws and even has bad intentions, he is an undoubted genius. However, he did not use his genius in the right place, otherwise his achievements would be far higher than ours. We have known each other since the Jinshi period and have a deep friendship. Even if he likes to take advantage of others and do some evil things, we turned a blind eye to it. After all, we have been friends for many years. Until..."
Ye Fangge sighed softly and continued, "When Wei Huangan became famous, Tang Jianqiu revealed his true nature. He was obviously not as talented as Wei Huangan, but he was unwilling to be surpassed by someone who was more than ten years younger than him, so he criticized Wei Huangan at various literary conferences. Back then, we were both Hanlin scholars like Wei Huangan, and neither of us became a university scholar. Zhaochen and I repeatedly advised him, but not only did he not listen, he almost turned against us."
"How can we give up our friendship of many years because of an outsider? So even if Zhaochen and I didn't attack Wei Huangan, we would still stand firmly by Jianqiu's side. At that time, Wei Huangan was at the peak of his power and his strength was getting stronger and stronger. Tang Jianqiu saw that there was no hope and his mind became more and more unstable. Whenever it came to Wei Huangan, he would insult and attack like a mad dog."
"Before Wei Huang'an became a Grand Secretary, he had been forbearing. But after he became a Grand Secretary, he found an excuse to punish Tang Jianqiu. At that time, Zhaochen and I had already become Grand Secretaries. Because of Tang Jianqiu, we offended Wei Huang'an and were in a very difficult situation. Until one day, the conflict between the two sides broke out completely, and Wei Huang'an wanted to kill Tang Jianqiu. Zhaochen and I fought to the death to protect him, but both of us were in danger of failure, and Tang Jianqiu surrendered without any backbone and betrayed both of us."
"We are his good friends after all. We just agreed with him and didn't really attack Wei Huangan. But we couldn't refute what he said. In short, Tang Jianqiu blamed everything on us. He even said that the reason we became university scholars was because we stole the dragon-patterned rice that belonged to him. Fortunately, Mo Yao knew that he couldn't let Wei Huangan dominate alone, so he stepped forward to protect us."
"Tang Jianqiu still felt a little guilty after all, and he didn't dare to see us after that. He practiced in seclusion. It was not until he became a university scholar a few years ago that he resumed contact with us. Zhaochen is a humble gentleman. He treats Jianqiu as always, but I have long since broken off relations with him and we hardly have any contact. We didn't want to bring him this time, but he begged Zhaochen, so Zhaochen had to agree. Who knew that Mo Yao was determined to win the Dragon Clan Hall this time, and was willing to win him over."
"Is Mr. Mo Yao such a person?" Fang Yun asked.
Ye Fangge said helplessly: "Tang Jianqiu is not good at other things, but he is very good at insidious schemes, and he is very bold. In the Dragon Clan Hall, people like him are like fish in water, and Mo Yao naturally needs them. Now Tang Jianqiu is either here to say something under Mo Yao's orders, or he was driven out by Mo Yao and surrendered to us again."
"So that's how it is. This person is just as despicable as Yun Ao." Fang Yun shook his head slightly.
Yun Zhaochen didn't say anything until Ye Fangge finished speaking. Then he said with great eloquence, "Jianqiu. We are here."
"Haha, I finally found it. I'll be there right away!" The thunderous voice was filled with joy.
Not long after, Tang Jianqiu approached, and Fang Yun was slightly stunned when he looked carefully.
In his mind, Tang Jianqiu should be an old man with a wretched appearance, but he didn't expect that this man had an elegant appearance, slightly flushed temples, and his eyes gave people a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze.
Without waiting for Yun Zhaochen to speak, Ye Fangge said unceremoniously: "If you have something to say, just say it. If you don't have anything to say, you can get lost! We have found enough people. We don't need outsiders."
Tang Jianqiu was stunned, and he glanced at everyone, then laughed and said, "There are only six Grand Secretaries, how can that be enough? This young scholar has a good demeanor, but he is still a little short of replacing me. Let's not talk about these trivial matters. I came here this time on behalf of Brother Mo Yao to invite you to discuss this grand event!"
Yun Zhaochen smiled and said, "Jianqiu, we have already said that we don't have the ambitions of Grand Scholar Mo Yao. We are just a few acquaintances going to the Dragon Clan Hall together. We will never obstruct Grand Scholar Mo Yao."
Fang Yun heard a sense of estrangement from the way Yun Zhaochen addressed Mo Yao.
Tang Jianqiu didn't take it seriously and said with a smile: "If you had done this before, I would never have persuaded you and would have turned around and left. But now, not only are there more university scholars from the six sub-saint families, but some demon kings from the demon world will also appear one after another."
"What? Isn't it true that the demon world cannot enter the ancient land of Blood Mang?" Qiu Meng said.
"But the dragon clan can let them in." Tang Jianqiu said with a wry smile.
"This is difficult! These damn dragons should all be killed!" Lian Pingchao's face was filled with anger.
Liu Shan'a usually smiles, but now he can't smile, and said: "If my guess is correct, the strength of those demon kings should not be too strong, I'm afraid they won't even have a Holy Son."
"Mr. Shan'a has good vision!" Tang Jianqiu said with a smile, "The demon barbarians who came here are all demon kings of the holy clan, but there are no saint sons, let alone the ancestral god clan. Whether it is for the Shengyuan Continent or the demon world, our Xuemang Ancient Land is a disaster area. They can't send the most talented saint sons here. However, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the demon king will definitely come."
"We already know that the Demon King is coming." Ye Fangge said coldly.
Tang Jianqiu smiled and said, "Since you already know, what else is there to say? Join Mr. Mo Yao's team and fight against the Ten Tribes of the Bear Monster, the Six Sub-Saint Families of the Holy Academy, and the kings of the monster world. If you don't join us, you will die if you encounter any force! By the way, Mr. Mo Yao's team already has fifteen university scholars."
"So what?" Ye Fangge said.
Tang Jianqiu's smile remained unchanged as he said, "I will never force or threaten you. Wait for a reply here first. You must think it through. Only Mr. Mo Yao's team can allow you to enter the Dragon Clan Hall safely."
"What about Wei Huangan?" Ye Fangge asked sarcastically.
After the three words "Wei Huang'an" appeared, the smile on Tang Jianqiu's face quickly disappeared.
"How can that arrogant guy be compared with Mr. Mo Yao? The Dragon Clan Hall must be his burial place! I said back then that this man will die one day because of his arrogance! His poems and articles are simply worthless. Only a blind person would say that he is not worthy of being the first university scholar!"
Fang Yun was stunned. He didn't expect that Tang Jianqiu had changed so much. Everyone present could feel the jealousy and hatred towards Wei Huangan from Tang Jianqiu's voice. The hatred between the two was simply irreconcilable.
Yun Zhaochen said: "Jianqiu, you go back first. Your choice is not wrong. Mr. Mo Yao will not treat you unfairly."
"What about you?" Tang Jianqiu asked.
"I don't like going." Yun Zhaochen replied.
(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for the recommendation ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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