"Do you have any tricks?" Chen Mingding asked in a letter.
"It's not really a trick. You will know when the time comes." Fang Yun said.
"Okay, then I'll wait until August 15th."
"By the way, if you are free on August 15th, you can come to Baling for a walk. This year's Xiangzhou Mid-Autumn Festival will be held at Yueyang Tower in Baling City."
"I will try my best to go. Even if I can't go, I will send an elder from the Chen family to show my support."
After Fang Yun finished talking with Chen Mingding, he went to read the rest of the letters.
Most of the people who asked were his friends, classmates or acquaintances. They all felt that Fang Yun should be careful when he suddenly said such a thing, so as not to be found out by the Zong family.
But later on, someone sent a letter to Fang Yun, asking him to check the discussion list, and the Zong family started talking about him again.
Fang Yun entered the discussion board and saw that the scholar from the clan had written a new article, recounting how much money Fang Yun had caused some noble families to lose in that gambling game.
There were a total of twenty-three holy families who joined the gambling one after another, and one of them was betting against two.
During these years, more than half of the Saints' Families withdrew, but several Saints' Families headed by Zongsheng did not withdraw, and some Virtual Saints' Families and wealthy families did not terminate their bets.
The article cited some bets that were about to be lost, including a deserted city, a fiefdom with a radius of 300 miles in Shengyuan Continent, a complete head of the Demon King, three great Confucian treasures, ten drops of holy blood, thirty-four longevity fruits, sixty-four life-giving fruits, and so on.
Finally, the article wrote that, all added up, Fang Yun caused each family to lose a semi-saint cultural treasure. Such a person was not worthy of being selected as the first of the four great talents.
As soon as this article came out, countless people supported or opposed it.
Opponents thought that the Zong family was too shameless. Although this incident was caused by Fang Yun, Fang Yun was only a Juren at that time and had no power to influence the wealthy families, not to mention the Semi-Saint families. It was obvious that those families were just looking for an excuse to gamble. Saying that it was Fang Yun who was transported away was too much of a personal attack and should not be said by a scholar.
Some people also mocked that the elders of the Zong family were like some kind of animals living underground stealing food. They did despicable things but dared not show up, so they let a Jinshi come out to accuse Fang Xusheng. Even if he was counterattacked, it would only be a Jinshi who was abandoned.
Supporters think that this is a good statement. If Fang Yun had not done such a thing beyond his ability, those noble families would not have been so unlucky. Fang Yun cannot get rid of the title of the culprit.
Some people also said that all the saints in the demon world were simply idiots. They didn't need to do anything but wait quietly for three years, and Fang Yun would commit suicide because he could not complete the sixteen legendary war poems. But as a result, they were stupid enough to use the Moon Tree Divine Punishment, which not only failed to kill Fang Yun, but also resulted in the loss of a great saint of the demon clan.
Many scholars also blamed Fang Yun for this, believing that such a person was not worthy of being the leader of the four great talents and should give up his position to Zhang Longxiang who fought bloody battles in Liangjie Mountain.
However, there are more people supporting Fang Yun below the article, especially those scholars who have passed the imperial examinations or become Jinshi in recent years. They are deeply influenced by Fang Yun's poems and essays and are Fang Yun's natural allies.
This article had a huge impact on the discussion list. Many people expressed their concerns in their replies that Fang Yun’s literary reputation might decline as a result, which ultimately led to him failing to be selected as the first of the four great talents and only being ranked second.
The Lei family, the main clan, has never been able to find any real evidence against Fang Yun. Even if Fang Yun killed Lei Chongmo, the Lei family does not have sufficient evidence. However, if Fang Yun cannot become the world's master and causes many families to lose huge wealth and magical objects, this is a big stain.
Many people also realized that the Zong and Lei families were using this incident to attack Fang Yun. Even if Fang Yun was not the culprit, they had an inseparable relationship with Fang Yun. Once Fang Yun had some resentment, it would affect his path to becoming a Grand Secretary.
After reading it, Fang Yun just smiled indifferently, not caring at all, and continued to read the letter. In the following letters, many friends comforted Fang Yun and told him not to care about these trivial matters.
Fang Yun thanked them one by one.
Not long after, Yan Yukong sent a letter. He did not ask Fang Yun why he said that, nor did he try to comfort Fang Yun. Instead, he talked about something that had nothing to do with the discussion on the list.
"Fang Yun, I plan to go to Ning'an County to be a county magistrate. Can you recommend me?"
Fang Yun didn't know whether to laugh or cry after reading this. If he drank the water, he would probably spit it out. This tone didn't sound like Yan Yukong at all, it was just like that lazy Li Fanming.
Fang Yun held the official seal in his hand and replied with only two words.
"Stop it."
"I'm serious. If you don't believe me, come over and see my serious expression."
Fang Yun smiled slightly, thinking that Yan Yukong might have made a breakthrough and would most likely be promoted to Hanlin, so his tone became more lively than before.
"Well, no more jokes. Do you really want to go to Ning'an County?"
"I really want to. I'm about to be promoted to Hanlin, but I'm afraid that my foundation as a Jinshi is not stable, and I need to be tempered in the world. Being in charge of a place is the best choice. I considered Qing, but after thinking for a long time, I found that I can indeed serve in any county in Qing, but it can only make me progress, not really grow. To be honest, Qing, except for a few people, has fallen behind the forefront of the human race. Qing values all schools, and all schools value officials. Scholars serving as officials is a tempering on the road to the saintly way, but many people go deep into the officialdom, only to be in the dust, completely eroded by the bureaucratic atmosphere, and it is difficult to keep a childlike heart. I don't want to be changed by the big dye vat of Qing."
"As expected of you, Yan Yukong. You see through this matter very clearly. A place like Qing Kingdom is only suitable for generalists. You majored in Confucianism and follow the way of a gentleman. It is difficult for you to take a single step in Qing Kingdom. What you experience is not tempering, but suffering." Fang Yun praised.
"So do you agree that I can go to Ning'an?" Yan Yukong asked.
"I agree, and the cabinet will not object. After all, you are a semi-saint disciple and a descendant of the Yan family. No matter how stupid the left prime minister is, he will not offend you. Moreover, the Holy Academy has always had the rule of exchanging positions for scholars from different countries, so that officials from different countries can understand other countries. There is nothing wrong with you going to Ning'an to serve. The problem is that once you go to Ning'an, you will probably be attacked by the government and the public in Qing. How serious is the nature of this? Do you understand it?"
"Why worry if a fool slanders you?"
Fang Yun smiled slightly. This was probably the reason why Yan Yukong did not comfort him, because he knew that he would not care about the disturbing comments at all.
"Good! It is you who is on the path to sainthood, not others. If you know this, you will be fearless. You will come to Baling first, and after August 15, you can announce that you will go to Ning'an to serve as the county magistrate."
"When I went there, the magistrate of Ning'an County was still that old gentleman, right?"
"nature."
"That's good, we'll see you in Baling City."
The new county magistrate of Ning'an County is an old Jinshi. He has no desire for power and knows why he was sent to Ning'an County. Therefore, he has been very cooperative and will not take power for himself. He has been delegating power to other officials in Ning'an County. Even when giving orders, he has to discuss with the officials of Ning'an County and even consult Fang Yun.
Some officials of Jing State laughed at the new county magistrate for following his own rules, but he himself did not care.
It was because of this old man who did not cause any trouble that Ning'an County was always under Fang Yun's control, and it was thriving without any signs of decline.
.(To be continued.)