The Path of the Sage

Chapter 1380: Seize the seat literary meeting

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The door of the Holy Academy's Medical Hall opened, and Fang Yun, Yan Yukong and several others walked out accompanied by the scholars of the Medical Hall.

The people in the medical hall kept instructing Fang Yun and others as they walked, telling them when to take the medicine and what dietary taboos they should take, for fear that Fang Yun and others would suffer from sequelae.

Lei Yigu and several members of the Lei family who entered Longmen were among them, keeping their heads down and remaining silent.

After leaving the medical hall, Lei Yigu and others left quickly.

Fang Yun said goodbye to the others and went to Chongwen College side by side with Yan Yukong. Now both of them were students of Chongwen College and normally they would eat and live there.

Fang Yun walked while holding the official seal, and said, "They have sharper noses than dogs. They sent me a letter not long after I came out, asking me to invite them to the Kong Family Restaurant for a banquet to celebrate."

Yan Yukong laughed and said, "They also said they wanted to eat the rich family, but that's the Lei family, they are extremely rich."

Fang Yun shook his head and smiled: "Those guys..."

At the same time, Fang Yun contacted Ao Qingyue. As soon as he woke up, he sent a letter to Ao Qingyue to ask about it. Now he got the answer that Ao Yuwei, Ao Huang and the five little dragons were sent to the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea to practice close to the Dragon Saint of the East China Sea to absorb the power of the Dragon Gate as soon as possible. Although the five little dragons clamored to see their father, they were very obedient and practiced well.

"What did they get from the Dragon Emperor's treasury?" Fang Yun asked Ao Qingyue.

"Ao Yuwei didn't say anything. Ao Huang is a big mouth. As soon as he saw me, he yelled that he had made a fortune. He actually got a Xulou Pearl, which recorded the scene of the Dragon Emperor preaching in ancient times. The Dragon Emperor was one of the nine sons of the Ancestral Dragon, equivalent to an ancestral god or a saint. However, after Ao Huang finished reading the sermon, the Xulou Pearl broke. He also said proudly that he would be Ao Banshi in the future and could preach to all dragons. Even Grandpa Longsheng would listen obediently. As for the five little dragons, they couldn't explain what they got. They only said that the five of them entered a place full of golden light together, and then a pearl split into five parts and entered their bodies respectively. According to our speculation, it should be a holy dragon pearl, which is very rare. As for whether it is a semi-saint or a great saint, that is uncertain."

"If they divide the treasury equally among the five of them, the Dragon Emperor's treasury would be too stingy." Fang Yun said.

"There's nothing we can do. You brought them up with you. If it was just a semi-saint dragon ball, you could say it was stingy, but if it was a great sage dragon ball, it would be extraordinary. There weren't many great sages in the ancient dragon race, and now, all the great sage dragon balls in the Ten Thousand Worlds combined would never exceed five."

"When will they be able to transform into dragons?"

"After all, the five little guys are still young, so they can't be too anxious to transform into dragons. They need to proceed step by step, at least it's better to wait until they become great dragon kings before transforming into dragons. For the Jiao people to transform into dragons, they need to consult the Jiaolong Palace. At least our Sihai Dragon Palace doesn't have all the means. But don't worry, we will negotiate with the Jiaosheng Palace in the name of the East China Sea Dragon Palace. There won't be any problems with the Jiaolong Palace."

"I'm afraid that the West Sea Dragon Palace will interfere."

"Indeed, so we did not send them to the Jiao Sheng Palace. We kept them in the East China Sea Dragon Palace first to see what the Jiao Sheng Palace is like. That Jiao Sheng... is hard to guess. We all suspect that he is a loach demon that turned into a dragon. He is very cunning and maintains good relations with the Four Seas Dragon Palace, the human race, and the demon world."

"Well, let Ao Huang and the five little guys practice in the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea first. Next, I will also enter a long period of training. I will hone myself, consolidate my strength, prepare for the promotion to Grand Secretary, and also prepare for the last trip to the Book Mountain."

"Speaking of climbing the Book Mountain... You may actually be able to climb the Ninth Mountain. It's a pity that after leaving the Book Mountain, I can't remember what happened inside, otherwise I would definitely ask for the truth. We dragons are all very curious about what is inside the Book Mountain. Some dragons even speculate that the Book Mountain is actually suppressing the ancient evil demons, just like the function of the Prison Sea."

“The Prison Sea… The Prison Evil Dragon…” After Fang Yun obtained the ancient demon inheritance and the dragon clan inscriptions, he learned more about the Prison Evil Dragon and has been studying it.

As for what was on the ninth level of the Book Mountain, Fang Yun couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried. To the human race, the Book Mountain was more important than the Ocean of Learning.

The ocean of learning has great power in itself, and is slightly guided and changed by the saints of the human race.

The Book Mountain was polished by Confucius himself for many years, and subsequent saints also continued to ponder it. Its power has already surpassed the scope of cultural treasures.

Shushan has a lofty status among the human race.

However, there are different opinions about the ultimate function of the Mountain of Books. It is said that except Confucius himself, even the descendants of Confucius and the saints after him did not know, because no one except Confucius himself had ever climbed the Ninth Mountain of Books.

However, one thing is certain, the Mountain of Books is definitely not just for scholars to climb, and the saints of the human race will not waste such a gift.

After Fang Yun finished chatting with Ao Qingyue, Yan Yukong smiled and said, "A good friend of Qingguo invited me to participate in a literary gathering tomorrow, and asked me to invite more good Jinshi or Hanlin, because there are many university scholars participating in the gathering. Some of them were comparable to Jianmei Gong in the past, and they were outstanding people of the time. They have the opportunity to be promoted to great scholars within five years. I am afraid it will be difficult to encounter a literary gathering with them in the future. Even if there is, it will be a gathering of great scholars."

Fang Yun nodded and said, "They are about to be promoted to great scholars. Their understanding of the holy way is a continuation of the past and a harbinger of the future, which is just right for people like us. You should have nothing to do, so just go and take a look."

Yan Yukong smiled and said, "He asked me to invite someone, I think you should go too."

Fang Yun smiled and said, "Okay, I..." Fang Yun's mind suddenly emerged with what happened in Longmen. He remembered the 'power of observing subtle details' that only great scholars have. He realized that he instinctively captured some information and felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't be sure for a while.

Fang Yun took two steps and asked, "Ask others and find out what kind of literary gathering that is."

Yan Yukong's eyes cleared, as if he had realized something, and said, "Wait a moment."

Not long after, Yan Yukong smiled and said, "The way of utmost sincerity can predict the future. Saint Fang Xu is really amazing. I can go to the literary gathering, but you don't have to go."

"Oh? What kind of literary gathering is that?"

"Seize the seat at the literary gathering." Yan Yukong said.

Fang Yun sneered and said, "I don't know who is behind this, but it must be those few families. They want to force me to participate in the literary competition while I am still a Hanlin. When I become a university scholar, are they going to force me to hold a discussion on the classics?"

"So you shouldn't go. The person who contacted me probably doesn't know about this. Someone knows that he and I are good friends, so if they encounter this situation, they will definitely want to take you with them."

Fang Yun nodded.

The Duoxi Literary Club was founded by Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu. He not only helped the Han Dynasty to survive, but also had great talent and wisdom. He loved to listen to scholars discussing classics and literary debates, but he could not always invite great scholars, so he could only invite scholars from all over the world in the capital.

In those days, literary gatherings would first place cushions or mats on the ground, and everyone would sit at their own seats to discuss scriptures. In order to make the literary gatherings more intense, Liu Xiu created the "seat-seizing" practice based on the deeds of the great Confucian scholar Zhu Yun. That is, once a university scholar was refuted by someone else, the debater would immediately send someone to take away that person's mat and put it under the seat of the winner of the debate.

Therefore, at the end of such a literary gathering, several university scholars would sit on several or even dozens of layers of thick mats.

Later, this kind of literary gathering was named Duoxi Literary Meeting and it has been popular for a long time.

.(To be continued.)