The first issue of "Min Bao" contained Fang Yong's "My First Letter of War" written in vernacular Chinese. Although many scholars were dissatisfied, many ordinary people were very happy because even people with limited literacy could understand it, unlike those flowery texts that gave people a headache.
On the headline of the second issue of "Min Bao", Yang Lin saw that the title was "My Second Letter of War".
Yang Lin didn't care about the people behind him and quickly read the content of the declaration of war on the front page. He couldn't help but read it out loud after reading the end.
"On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, on the Yueyang Tower, this Saint will respectfully await the arrival of Zhang Mingzhou, the leader of the four great talents. All scholars in the world are welcome to come."
"What? Fang Xusheng issued a challenge to Zhang Longxiang?" The crowd nearby was immediately shocked.
“Buy it now!”
"Don't block the road!"
"If you don't hurry up, I'm going to curse you! Scholars also have tempers!"
"Hurry up… "
The people in the queue were like ants on a hot pan, their eyes full of anxiety.
"Get out of the way!" The man behind him pushed Yang Lin away, rushed forward, took out ten taels of silver and shouted, "I want ten thousand copies!"
The clerk smiled and said, "I'm sorry, each person can only buy one copy. If you want to buy a second copy, you can queue up again." He then swiftly handed over a copy of Min Bao and extended his hand.
The man had no choice but to take back the ten taels of silver, handed over a penny, and took the "Min Bao".
After being pushed away, Yang Lin didn't bother to pay attention to the man. He held the newspaper in both hands and read it as he walked. People on both sides of him all leaned over to read the "Minbao" in his hands, whether they were peddlers or scholars, even an old Jinshi came to join in the fun.
Fang Yun's appeal is unparalleled in the Shengyuan Continent, and the appeal of "Min Bao" is equally fatal. The combination of the two makes it impossible for scholars all over the world to resist the appeal of "Min Bao".
Many readers from other places came here in groups, and were extremely excited after knowing the content of the front-page headlines.
Since Xiangzhou is just opposite Jiangzhou, there were a lot of scholars from Jiangzhou who crossed the river yesterday. If Fang Yun were here, he would definitely recognize some of them. Lu Yu, Ning Zhiyuan, Du Shudai, Tang Shanyue, Ma Yuan and so on were all classmates and friends at the Dayuan Prefecture Academy of Literature. He even fought against the Mingqi bird and the demon turtle with some of them, and they were comrades-in-arms who had lived and died together.
These people were all scholars in their past and had extraordinary talents, but they were far from being top geniuses and it was difficult for them to pass the imperial examination within five years. But now, all of them are juren, and at the latest they passed the imperial examination last year. Their achievements far exceed those of the scholars who passed the imperial examination at the same time.
Several people stood in a row, laughing and talking. Even though they lowered their voices, people nearby looked at them with surprise and envy, and listened attentively.
"Do you still remember the first time you met Fang Xusheng... no, Fang Shuangjia?"
"Of course I remember. I remember that Fang Shuangjia was still a student at that time. Mr. Wang was lecturing on the meaning of the classics, and after he finished lecturing, he asked us to write. As a result, Fang Xusheng's interpretation of the classics was done very well, and everyone was amazed. Mr. Wang was afraid that Fang Yun would be complacent, so he asked us who was the runner-up when Chen Shengzhong won the first place. Who still remembers something that happened more than a hundred years ago? This also achieved the purpose of Mr. Wang's teaching, making us understand that we must strive to be the first. Studying is like sailing against the current. If you don't move forward, you will fall behind. Otherwise, it will be difficult to leave your name in history. Unexpectedly, Fang Shuangjia answered "Wu Huanyi" when he opened his mouth, and the atmosphere at the scene was so awkward. After all, Mr. Wang was a lecturer, and he suddenly had an idea and asked who the third place was. As a result, Fang Yun immediately answered "Zhao Linjia". I took a look at Mr. Wang's face, and I laughed to death at that time, haha..."
Although all the friends in Dayuanfu Academy of Literature knew about this incident, they couldn't help but smile when they talked about it after several years.
People nearby who didn't know about this also laughed after hearing it. They didn't expect that Fang Yun had such an interesting story in his past.
Suddenly someone asked, "Is this Mr. Wang the righteous man who used the righteousness of blood and red heart? Later, the longevity fruit given to him by Fang Xusheng was forcibly taken away by the villains, and Fang Xusheng found out and solved the matter. Later, Mr. Wang's son somehow got in touch with Fang Xusheng and got a poem of Mingzhou... No, it's already a national poem."
Someone asked softly, "Is it the song 'My clothes are getting looser but I never regret it, I am exhausted for her'?"
Lu Yu smiled and nodded, saying, "It was Mr. Wang. Before we left, we had a drink with him. When he talked about this matter, he was very grateful to Fang Xusheng. If he hadn't had so many things to do at home, he would have crossed the river and come here."
Yang Lin, who was passing by, couldn't help but say, "Since Fang Xusheng is competing with Zhang Longxiang during the Mid-Autumn Festival and inviting scholars from all over the world, you might as well stay here and cheer for Fang Xusheng, and leave after the Mid-Autumn Festival!"
When Lu Yu and others heard this, they looked at each other, nodded and smiled.
"Thank you for the reminder, brother!" Du Shudai bowed in thanks.
"polite."
According to Fang Yunding's rules, at noon, the contents of the Min Bao would appear in full on the discussion board. However, before noon, the discussion board was already in an uproar because of Fang Yunwen's comparison with Zhang Longxiang.
Some people accused Fang Yun of being arrogant. The four great talents were selected by the Holy Academy. Why did he think that the decision could be made through a literary competition
Others believed that Fang Yun's decision to hold the literary competition in Yueyang Tower was a sign of guilty conscience, otherwise he should have let Zhang Longxiang choose the time and place.
There were many scholars complaining on the discussion board, but they complained about why Fang Yun did not send out the declaration of war earlier. It was already August 12, and there were only three days left until the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15. Even if they rode on excellent dragon horses without stopping, they could only travel more than 10,000 miles in three days. This meant that only ordinary scholars from Qing, Jing, Qi and Wu could reach Yueyang Tower within three days.
Some disciples of the Saint Families were discussing whether they could find a way to use the Flying Leaf Air Boat. If they squeezed together, a Flying Leaf Air Boat could carry nearly thirty people.
Some people came up with a plan and wanted to ask the Kong family to use the Sky-walking Tower Ship, which could only be made by a semi-saint. If they were crowded, one ship could carry tens of thousands of people.
Some people even had a wild idea, asking the saintly families in various places to open the literary world channel for free, send people to the capital of Qing Kingdom or Fengzhou of Xizhou, and then ride on dragon horses to Baling, and arrive on the same day.
Scholars really want to go to Yueyang Tower. After all, there they might see the showdown between the top poetry geniuses of the human race.
However, as everyone was discussing the issue, some rational scholars poured a bucket of cold water on it.
"Will Zhang Longxiang agree?"
One sentence caused the number of discussions on the forum to drop sharply.
So, everyone was waiting for news from Zhang Longxiang.
In Baling City, Fang Yun was sitting in his study, with Zhang Longxiang's official seal of the Pearl River floating in front of him, shaking constantly.
After the end of Shushan, Fang Yun not only obtained the supreme literary mind and multitasking in the Ninth Mountain, not only discovered the great secret of Shushan and the human race, but also inexplicably inherited Zhang Longxiang's identity permanently. The old man in Shushan did not retrieve the official seal, and because Zhang Longxiang's status was extremely high, he was no less than a great Confucian scholar. Now the Pearl River official seal can be connected to the Tongshengyuan Continent Discussion List, the Liangjie Mountain Discussion List or the Confucius Literary World Discussion List at any time.
Recently, Fang Yun has not used Zhang Longxiang's official seal, and has not even contacted Zhang Jingan and Confucius' friends and subordinates in the literary world.
However, Fang Yun often read the contents of the letters.
.(To be continued.)