The people present seemed to have seen the light and had a clearer understanding of the whole story of Bai Qingjun. Everyone discussed it and the logic became clearer as they discussed it.
In the end, everyone found that what the young student said, "Who are our friends and who are our enemies, this is the primary question," made particular sense, as if it summarized all of Zhang Zongshi's words.
"Huh? That Fang Tongsheng is gone."
"Where did he go?"
"It seems to be heading towards the river."
Zhang Zongshi looked at the door with doubt in his eyes, and said to himself: "Who is our friend and who is our enemy? This is the primary question. This person must be someone important."
The friend next to him laughed and said, "Zongshi, what's wrong with you? He's just a blue-clothed boy, what can he be? But I believe he will definitely be able to make a name for himself in the future."
Zhang Zongshi frowned and said, "When he said this just now, he seemed to move unusually, as if he reached out to grab something under the table. Unfortunately, I didn't pay attention at the time. Now I realize that something is wrong."
"Who knows? Maybe he has to pee urgently? Haha, never mind. Keep drinking."
After a while, Zhang Zongshi stood up and said, "I feel uneasy and always feel that this person is extraordinary. Come on, follow me to the riverside. If I can see this person again, I will definitely give him a business card, make him my friend, and talk with him late into the night!" After saying that, he put the money on the table and turned to leave.
The two friends next to him looked at each other and hurried to follow.
Baling City is a famous ancient city with not only new buildings but also some old streets and alleys.
At this moment, Fang Yun was walking through the alley, just to reach the riverside quickly.
Fang Yun walked forward quickly, with a helpless look on his face, as if something unexpected had happened.
On the second day after arriving in Baling, Fang Yun looked down at the whole city with his official seal and imprinted all the streets and alleys in the city in his mind. Now, even without the official seal in his hand, he knew the nearest road to the river.
Fang Yun walked for a quarter of an hour and was about to reach the Yueyang Tower. From the Yueyang Tower he would be able to reach the riverside. Suddenly he frowned, stopped, and looked at four people rushing out of the alley in front of him. They were a scholar and three students. Then, Fang Yun turned around and looked behind him, where there was a student and three sturdy men.
Fang Yun turned his head again and looked at the scholar he had met once, suddenly smiled and said: "If I remember correctly, someone in the restaurant called you Qiu Xiucai, why, is my answer not perfect enough, you blocked me, do you want to ask why Ge Yiming is not worthy of being a Jingguoren?"
Qiu Xiucai laughed and said, "Brother Fang is indeed an extraordinary person. I just asked you a common question, but you can remember how others addressed me."
Mr. Qiu was wearing a dark blue scholar's uniform with a willow leaf embroidered on the collar. He had a fair face and a pair of striking triangular eyes. His gaze was slightly evil and contained no concealment of sarcasm.
Fang Yun looked at Qiu Xiucai and suddenly revealed a nostalgic look, as if he was talking to himself, or as if he was saying to Qiu Xiucai: "It has been several years since the last time I was blocked in an alley. I really miss it."
Qiu Xiucai smiled maliciously and said, "I guess you felt bad the last time you were blocked, didn't you?"
The other few people laughed along, and their smiles were full of malice.
"Yes, it was very uncomfortable. My head was broken and blood was all over the ground. I lay on the stone road after the rain for a night. However, when I opened my eyes, I saw the spring flowers for the first time, heard the birds singing, and my heart was moved. I wrote a good poem because of it. Speaking of it..."
Fang Yun turned his head and looked at Qiu Xiucai, and continued as if chatting: "Speaking of which, I am actually quite grateful to the person who broke my head back then."
Qiu Xiucai asked with a smile: "What poem did you write? Let us read it, maybe it is a great poem! Hahaha..."
“Hahahaha…” The others laughed along with Qiu Xiucai.
Fang Yun sighed softly and said, "It's just that those who blocked me had a miserable end. Very miserable."
Qiu Xiucai's face changed, and he grinned, "Today, I'm afraid you will have to write another poem! The difference from last time is that it's autumn now!"
Fang Yun smiled, the nostalgic look on his face disappeared, and he said: "It's all in the past, there's no need to mention it again. By the way, I have something to do at the riverside, so please let me pass, Brother Qiu, this alley is too narrow, I can't get through."
"Let me, okay? That's going to have to wait until you finish writing a poem." Qiu Xiucai led the others and slowly approached Fang Yun.
Fang Yun remained calm, looking at Qiu Xiucai calmly, and said lightly: "I advise you to give way, otherwise your master will not be able to save you."
Qiu Xiucai sneered and said, "My master? I don't know what you are talking about!"
Fang Yun showed a disappointed look and said, "I thought that being a running dog for Ge Yiming, no matter how bad it was, was still a scholar, at least with some backbone. But you don't even have the courage to admit that you are Ge Yiming's dog. If you are so afraid of exposing your identity, you'd better get out of here as soon as possible!"
"What did you say?" The student behind Mr. Qiu was furious and was about to take action.
Scholar Qiu raised his hand to stop those people, stared at Fang Yun's face for three full breaths, nodded, and said: "You are not only insightful, but also smart. It seems that it will not be difficult for you to pass the examination for the Tongsheng, and you may even pass the examination for the Xiucai."
"You're right. It was quite easy for me to pass the examination." Fang Yun answered seriously.
Qiu Xiucai felt an indescribable contempt from Fang Yun's attitude. He had met Ge Yiming, and the man in front of him was even more contemptuous of him than Ge Yiming.
Qiu Xiucai suppressed his anger at being looked down upon and said, "I know you will bring this upon Master Ge, but unfortunately, my coming here has nothing to do with Master Ge. I just don't like you and want to teach you a lesson, so that you know that you can take random medicines, but you can't say random words!"
Fang Yun smiled faintly and said, "You are a good dog. You came to Yingfang Pavilion, not just to take a look, someone must have sent you here, right? Ge Yiming is not stupid enough, it should be the Ge family's housekeeper or some business owners who asked you to come here, remember those who cause trouble, and settle accounts later. What I said in the restaurant hit the nail on the head, you couldn't help it, so you wanted to beat me up, and then threaten me to shut up, and then go to the higher-ups to take credit, right?"
The people who surrounded Fang Yun were stunned. They didn't expect that this man was so smart and could predict things like a god.
Qiu Xiucai sighed and said, "You are indeed a talented person. What you said about 'who is a friend and who is an enemy' is very true. After hearing this, I admire Master Ge even more. Now, I have recognized the primary problem. You are the enemy, so I want you to stop talking nonsense in the future. Otherwise, if you are given enough time, you will most likely ruin Master Ge's good deeds!"
Fang Yun suddenly felt it was ridiculous and laughed, "You are a smart man, you learn and use it now. Fortunately, this is not a battle poem or military strategy or other powers, otherwise you will be facing the way of the Heavenly Master."
Scholar Qiu smiled grimly and said, "In Xiangzhou, there is only one famous family with the surname Fang. Apart from that, there are no other big families. And the famous Fang family in Xiangzhou is as small as an ant in front of Young Master Ge. So, I will let you know today that you should not mess with Young Master Ge, nor with our Qingjiang Company!"
"You are bringing disaster to Qingjiang Commercial Bank..." Fang Yun said calmly.
.(To be continued.)