Qingjun looked at Fang Yun with mixed feelings.
The last time Fang Yunwen fought in Xiangzhou and arrived at Baling City, although he had the spirit of a hero who looked down upon the world with a sword in his hand, he lacked the calmness to see that everything he saw was mediocre. After not seeing him for several years, Fang Yun has been able to set rules for the great scholars of the human race and the monarchs of various countries.
The same sentence "At this Dongting banquet, we will only talk about love and romance", no matter whether it is spoken by a king or a minister, the tone is just like an announcement, but the tone of Fang Yun's speech is more like a half-saint of the Legalists pointing out that anyone who breaks through the prison will surely die.
Qing Jun looked to several great scholars of Qing State for help, because the various means designed by Qing officials beforehand were also required to continuously strike at Fang Yun before the literary gathering officially began.
However, those great scholars had their own thoughts and did not respond to Qing Jun.
Qing Jun sighed and thought that since Zhang Longxiang was not around and no one was facing Fang Yun, it would be better to give up those means. Since Fang Yun had set the rules, if he broke them, if he angered Fang Yun and punished him, all the great scholars present would be powerless to stop him, because in Baling City, the highest control of the Holy Temple was in Fang Yun's hands.
Qingjun glanced at Zong Wuyuan again. Zong Wuyuan lowered his head slightly, his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart. It was obvious that he was not prepared to do anything.
When Qingjun saw Zong Wuyuan like this, besides feeling a little bit sad, he also felt inexplicably relieved. The Zong family was powerful and had expanded rapidly in recent decades. Even though the Zong family had good family education, they would occasionally reveal an attitude of superiority. Sometimes even the king himself did not dare to express his attitude easily, otherwise all the officials of the Zong family would turn into censors and be ruthless, destroying the king's dignity and forcing him to learn a lesson.
"Why hasn't Zhang Longxiang come yet!" Qing Jun was secretly resentful. Everything was ready, but who knew that Zhang Longxiang would not come for a long time? If Zhang Longxiang came, the two sides would be in opposition, and Fang Yun would have no reason to make rules.
Fang Yun's words seemed to create a huge pressure, making the atmosphere of the banquet a little dull.
However, the Yueyang Tower venue between the Yueyang Tower and the Yangtze River is becoming more and more lively. At a casual glance, the total number of people has exceeded two million and is heading towards three million, and people are still appearing in the Sea Eye in an endless stream.
The scholars present had all seen the world, but they were still shocked by so many people.
On the discussion board, many people have already rated the Yueyang Tower Literary Gathering as the best literary gathering of the human race in the past hundred years. People from the Zhenglou Society even joked that the Zhenglou Society had automatically disbanded, and there was no way that Yellow Crane Tower would be able to compete with Yueyang Tower in the next five years, so the mission of defeating Fang Yun would be handed over to other literary societies.
The great scholars or kings on the Yueyang Tower did not post their articles on the discussion board, but their followers could not stand the loneliness and told their friends what had happened before. Soon, someone on the discussion board posted what happened at the Dongting Banquet.
Zong Wuyuan immediately became the focus of the discussion list. Except for a few people who sighed that Zong Wuyuan's fame had been wasted, most people thought that Zong Wuyuan was overestimating his own abilities. He thought he was the grandson of a half-saint and dared to compete with a virtual saint. This was really stupid.
However, Zong Wuyuan's identity was too sensitive, and even though he was defeated miserably, many people did not say anything unpleasant, but instead accused the Kingdom of Qing of being not only shameless but also incompetent. The monarchs and great Confucian scholars of the two countries came together, but first Fang Yun destroyed the monarch's prestige, and then the power of the aristocratic family was extinguished, and they suffered two big setbacks in succession.
The slight advantage that Qingjiang Trading Company had previously established by Ying Qingjun had been wiped out by Fang Yun's two attacks.
Scholars all over the world have almost reached a consensus that if Zhang Longxiang doesn't come out, Fang Yun will be invincible in Yueyang Tower, and those people from Qing Kingdom would better save their energy, otherwise they will continue to embarrass themselves.
The dispute between Fang Yun and Zhang Longxiang continued on the discussion board, but the banquet at Yueyang Tower was peaceful. Great scholars and university officials from all over the world sat together at a table, or occasionally chatted with distant friends.
The topics these people talked about were very common, such as the people's livelihood in various countries, the situation in the Liangjie Mountains, and the situation in the north.
However, more than half of the great scholars did not speak, as if they were in a trance, or had their eyes tightly closed, or had a faint light flashing in their eyes.
When one reaches the level of a great scholar, he can practice all the time and at the same time hear people talking. This is the most common state of a great scholar. He uses almost every opportunity to strengthen himself, and it is not considered rude.
Those sitting with Fang Yun were all important figures of Jing State, and they were all on good terms with Fang Yun. The Left Prime Minister and his followers had not come yet.
Jiang Hechuan and the five great scholars were most concerned about the situation in Xiangzhou.
After a few polite words, Chen Mingding, the head of the Chen family, said, "The thieves in various parts of Xiangzhou are probably going to be a big trouble."
"It's just a minor illness, and Governor Dong can easily deal with it." Fang Yun said.
Chen Mingding glanced at Fang Yun's expression, and seeing that he was very calm and unmoved, he nodded slightly.
Jiang Hechuan said with a smile: "With Fang Zhenguo here, Xiangzhou will surely prosper. However, Fang Yun, you must not take too big a step. The matter of the Minbao is a double-edged sword. Even now, the hidden dangers have not been eliminated."
"It is important to enlighten the human race, and the People's Newspaper is imperative. Moreover, the emergence of the People's Newspaper is only the first step for me, and the steps to come will be even bigger."
Jiang Hechuan shook his head helplessly and said, "Forget it. You must have swallowed the abacus beads and know what we want to remind you of. Let's not talk about politics, let's talk about literature. Speaking of which, I really want to meet Zhang Longxiang. I love the line 'Looking northwest to Chang'an, I pity the countless mountains'. I don't know why, when I read this line, I felt a blockage in my heart that could not be dissipated for a long time. Until now, I still can't forget it. If I can meet him, I must ask him why he wrote this line."
"Indeed, the older I get, the more I feel when I see this phrase."
“The power of poetry is eternal.”
"The writing is natural, it was created by a skilled hand, or maybe it was just a coincidence." Fang Yun said with a smile.
"Although I support you, I don't agree with what you said. If someone else wrote this poem, it might be a coincidence, but it can never be explained by coincidence that Zhang Longxiang wrote it. You underestimate Zhang Longxiang." Jiang Hechuan said with a smile.
"Mr. Hechuan is right." Before the truth was revealed, Fang Yun really couldn't say anything else.
The king of Wu State at the next table could not help but say, "Fang Yun, you are right. We must overwhelm Zhang Longxiang in momentum! He has 'Looking northwest to Chang'an, I feel pity for the countless mountains', and you have 'My clothes are getting looser but I will never regret it, I am exhausted for her'! He has 'One general's success is the result of thousands of bones', and you have 'Throw yourself into the sword and kill people in the world'! He has 'The bright moon in the Qin Dynasty and the pass in the Han Dynasty', and you have 'When will the bright moon appear? I raise my wine to ask the blue sky'! How can we, the people of Shengyuan Continent, lose to the people in the literary world! But then again, Zhang Longxiang is indeed a great talent. Among his poems, my favorite is 'Killing monsters is like killing grass without hearing any sound', which is really refreshing. It is said that the great scholars of Huangcheng Ancient Land, Shihan Ancient Land and Zhenyuhai have repeatedly achieved great success with this "Victory Song"."
"I like Zhang Mingzhou's line the most: 'After reciting the poem, I lowered my brows and had no place to write, the moonlight shines like water on my black clothes'..."
So, everyone at the banquet began to appreciate Zhang Longxiang's poems, and then began to compare Fang Yun with Zhang Longxiang.
.(To be continued.)