"So, I'm thinking, who can make King Qing willing to give up the reputation of Xuanwu Army and Qing Kingdom?" Fang Yun asked.
“Could it be… that the person from the Zong family took action personally?” Dong Cong didn’t even dare to mention the word “Zongsheng”, because as soon as he mentioned it, the Zongsheng’s gaze would penetrate the space and stare at this place, and even be able to trace back what the two had said a few breaths ago.
The power of the Semi-Saint has always been hidden in the clouds. So far, no human book has fully recorded it, and even no great scholar has ever understood the power of the Semi-Saint.
How terrifying is the power of a semi-saint? Everyone only estimates that it can easily destroy a world, split the moon and shatter the stars. However, the real power of the saints is not destruction, but creation above destruction, which is the opposite of the monsters.
Monsters are born in chaos and do destructive things.
The saints are born in order and do things of creation.
"No! I don't believe him as a person, but I believe in his wisdom." Fang Yun said.
Dong Cong nodded slightly and said, "If you are not canonized, he will not come down personally, but... it is possible to send an avatar. However, a semi-saint avatar is only slightly stronger than a great scholar wearing semi-saint clothing. When you are promoted to a great scholar, you can find a way to get a set of semi-saint clothing, and you may not be afraid of the semi-saint avatar."
Fang Yun did not continue the topic, but said: "I will not go until the Xuanwu Army apologizes. You ask the Ding County Magistrate to delay time, and then go with Governor Fang. We should be able to catch up. Let's go back." Fang Yun said.
"Yes!" Dong Cong bowed and took his leave, very excited.
Not long after, a flying boat rose from Baling City, carrying several people and rushing towards Ding County.
When the officials below saw the flying boat, they thought something big had happened and sent letters to ask Dong Cong.
After receiving the reply, the officials of the provincial government gathered together and discussed the matter.
"This matter will definitely be on the front page of tomorrow's Min Bao! Mr. Dong will be in the spotlight again."
"This is not just a show of strength, but a real achievement. If no one in the court obstructs him, Lord Dong will be evaluated highly for this matter alone. Think about it, in all these years in Xiangzhou, apart from Lord Dong, which official has such an opportunity to accept the apology of the Xuanwu Army of Qing Kingdom as an official of Jing Kingdom? Of course, except Fang Xusheng."
"Now that you put it, it's true. There haven't been any large-scale wars between the two countries in recent years, and the Xuanwu Army hasn't been deployed for many years. Even if the other geniuses have great abilities, they can't make the Xuanwu Army, which ranks among the best in the human race, apologize. However, Master Dong is really lucky to have followed the right person."
"Fang Xusheng's status is too high. If he accepts the apology in person, it would simply be elevating the Xuanwu Army. Moreover, he does not need such insignificant achievements, so naturally he has to let others do it for him. Lord Dong and Governor Fang, who are close to him, have gained a great advantage. Following such a superior, you will never be wronged."
"Haha, speaking of Shangguan, think about the past few years when Xiangzhou belonged to Qingguo, they preached that Xiangzhou and Qingguo were one family, as close as father and son, but they exploited Xiangzhou everywhere and didn't give Xiangzhou scholars like me any chance to be promoted. I really envy Lord Dong and Governor Fang. They knew and helped Fang Xusheng many years ago, and now they are starting to get rewards."
"This is also because Fang Xusheng has a broad mind. If it were someone who is too utilitarian, let alone serving as the governor of the two states, even if he served as the left prime minister, he would personally go over and take all the credit. Fang Xusheng is not going this time, and we scholars and officials respect him even more. This kind of superior is worth following, and even if he loses power one day, we will never complain."
"Before Fang Xusheng moved the Governor's Mansion, many officials said that Fang Xusheng sacrificed us officials for his reputation. Now think about it, does he really want to live near the papermaking workshop? To put it bluntly, he is actually helping our Baling officials to clean up their messes. The Governor just took office and the people took to the streets. He was generous enough not to point his finger at us and scold us. If he really ignored his subordinates for the sake of reputation, why didn't he come out in person this time?"
"indeed… "
"Eh? Look at the discussion board. It seems someone is trying to sow discord and slander the Governor."
Everyone took out their official seals and went to check the list.
A chapter appeared on the discussion board, titled "The bet between the noble families back then should be concluded."
Seeing this title, many people suddenly remembered that when Fang Yun was still a juren, he once made a bet with the saints in the demon world, which later led to internal disputes among the human race. The saints in the demon world broke the contract and wanted to kill Fang Yun in advance, but the bets among the human families were not terminated.
The author of this article is a Jinshi from the clan. He first pointed out that the gambling game would have been decided after the first day of the Lunar New Year, and those families who bet on the victory of the Games that year should pay back all the money they bet.
One stone can cause a thousand ripples.
This chapter brought back memories of many scholars, so many scholars began to count Fang Yun’s war poems handed down from generation to generation, but in the end there were only fourteen.
There are fourteen in total, namely, "Capturing the King", "Arrow in the Stone", "Dream Battle in Wind and Rain", "Night Assault", "White Horse Hero", "Song of the Sword", "Poem of the Dragon Sword", "Murder in the Red Dust", "Viewing the Water in the Quan Garden", "Yumen Pass", "Dinghai Chronicles", "Night Horses in the Desert", "Moon Blade in the Sky" and "Destroying Loulan".
Soon someone discovered that if not only the "war poems" were counted, there were also "Water Melody" and "Lushan Bureau" that had the ability to be passed down from generation to generation, which were enough to make up the sixteen.
However, many scholars have discussed and even argued about whether it is "poems handed down from generation to generation" or "war poems handed down from generation to generation".
One party believes that it was the semi-saint Dong Zhongshu who set the sixteen poems that could be passed down to become the world's master. At that time, the human race did not attach too much importance to war poems, so Dong Zhongshu would naturally not emphasize the war poems that could be passed down to become the world's master. Therefore, as long as you create sixteen poems that can be passed down to become the world's master, even if they are not war poems, you can become the world's master. The two sides are betting on whether Fang Yun can become the world's master. In theory, Fang Yun did not lose.
What's more, in the works of the human race, some books clearly state that what Dong Zhongshu was talking about back then was "poems handed down from generation to generation."
The opposing party believes that what Dong Zhongshu first said was "war poems handed down from generation to generation". Although there are books that record them as "poems handed down from generation to generation", more than 90% of the books are about "war poems".
The opposing party also believed that the bet was not about "the world's teacher" but whether Fang Yun could complete the sixteen war poems that were passed down through the ages. No matter what Dong Zhongshu said at the time, it would not affect the bet.
Some people went to ask people from Dong Sheng's family, but they were all very secretive about the answer because once they gave the exact answer, they would definitely offend the other party, and maybe even make Dong Sheng so angry that his holy spirit would descend.
Some people also wanted to find the original copy of the bet between Fang Yun and the saints in the demon world, but unfortunately they couldn't find it no matter what.
Neither side had sufficient evidence, so a fierce battle broke out again on the discussion list over Fang Yun.
Not long after, the scholar from the Zong family suddenly appeared again, and this time the topic was even more intense. He actually asked the head of the Chen Sheng family on the discussion list whether he should compensate the Zong family for the 63rd city of the ancient deserted city this year. He came to collect the debt on his own behalf.
Many people then remembered that the Chen family and the Zong family had made a huge gamble, each using a city in the ancient deserted city as a bet.
.(To be continued.)