In the unanimous cheers of everyone, the Yueyang Tower Mid-Autumn Festival Cultural Festival officially kicked off.
Fang Yun glanced at everyone in front of him, held up a glass of wine, and smiled with spring thunder: "The bright moon rises on the sea, and the world is at this moment! Both inside and outside the Holy Yuan, from ancient times to the present, gather together tonight. This first glass of wine is a tribute to all the heavens in the world, It nourishes the soul.”
Fang Yun said, raising the wine glass upward. Under the influence of Cai Qi, the wine turned into water droplets and flew upward evenly. The water shimmered like stars floating in the sky above the venue.
Those present who had wine glasses raised their glasses gently and then put them down. Those who did not have wine glasses gently raised their hands to show respect.
"Zhaozi came to promise to bring his ancestors to Wu. In ten thousand years, I will be blessed by heaven! We can stand in front of the Yueyang Tower instead of being imprisoned by demons and barbarians. It is all because of the saints, sages and ancestors. This second glass of wine is a tribute to the sages of the past generations who created the world!" Fang Yun spilled the wine on the ground this time, forming a clear horizontal line.
Everyone raised their glasses again or raised their hands.
The four sentences Fang Yun said are the last four sentences of "Xia Wu" in the "Book of Songs". The whole poem praises the previous kings of the Zhou Dynasty. These four sentences mean that the glory and achievements of the previous kings of the Zhou Dynasty shine on future generations, and future generations should pursue them. If you imitate the words and deeds of your ancestors, your inheritance will last for thousands of years and you will be blessed by God.
Fang is used here, which means that contemporary people will remember the contributions of their ancestors and cannot forget their ancestors.
"There will be times when strong winds and waves break, and sails will be hung directly across the sea! There are five barbarians inside who are causing chaos, and there are demon worlds looking at them outside, and all worlds are uneven. Today and now, every human race is working hard to show to the world that we are small and insignificant. And full of infinite possibilities! This last glass of wine is for everyone here, for everyone in the world, for everyone who slays demons and savages, we live, we want to live better!"
Fang Yun ended his toast with a proverb and drank it all in one gulp.
"Live better" are obviously five ordinary words, but they made countless participants red-eyed. Life is difficult, humankind is in danger, and living better is too difficult, but no one can stop it. This is the most sincere and simple dream!
"Okay! I just want to live a better life!" Wu Jun laughed and drank the wine in the glass.
Some free and easy scholars laughed heartily and drank happily.
After the meeting calmed down, Fang Yun continued to speak eloquently: "Although I am the governor of the two states, I am also the person who will compete in this cultural meeting. It would be unfair if I continue to preside over the cultural meeting. So, next, the cultural meeting It will be chaired by Dong Wencong, the governor of Xiangzhou. Let’s meet upstairs in Yueyang.”
Many people cheered loudly, hoping to see Fang Yun and Zhang Long Xiangwen compete earlier.
Dong Wencong, the state herdsman of Xiangzhou, was dressed in white and plum blossom clothes and walked steadily up the high platform, but those who are familiar with him will find that his pace is 10% faster than usual, and there is a trace of joy in his brows that cannot be concealed.
Many scholars present looked at Dong Wencong with envy, especially the state pastors from all over the ten countries, and some were even bachelors, but there was still envy in their eyes.
The literary names that scholars attach great importance to are not empty names, but play a very important role. Most scholars can benefit from literary names, so many people do everything possible to improve their literary names.
Presiding over this kind of literary society, which can be said to have influence covering the entire human race, the increase in literary reputation will be extremely terrifying. Starting from tomorrow, Dong Wencong's literary reputation will surpass more than half of the bachelors, becoming the most famous Hanlin in Jingguo.
With the support of these literary names, Dong Wencong's mood will inevitably change, he will become more confident, and the possibility of being promoted to bachelor's degree will be greatly increased.
Dong Wencong stood firm in the center of the high platform, with a smile on his face and extended his hands to all parties, and said with spring thunder: "I am Dong Wencong, I am the prefect of Xiangzhou. For today's literary meeting, I have prepared a manuscript with gorgeous words and witty words. Yesterday, I Fang Xusheng corrected him, but Fang Xusheng only glanced at it, curled his lips, threw the manuscript into the wastebasket, and said, Dong Wencong, this kind of nonsense has made people all over the world listen to the cocoon, you can speak some human words. Do you want to learn from Qingjun's speech at the "Four Friends Literary Society" last year? So I asked someone for a copy of Qingjun's manuscript at the "Four Friends Literary Society" and then copied it carefully. It was said that it was both physical and spiritual, and could even be used directly by Qing Jun. So, I gave the new manuscript to Fang Xusheng. After reading it, Fang Xusheng silently picked up the previous manuscript from the wastebasket and handed it to me. The article is still very good. ”
Everyone in the venue burst into laughter. Unexpectedly, Dong Wencong teased Qingjun in public for his nonsense, which was not common in large cultural gatherings.
Many scholars, however, looked thoughtfully at Fang Yun, feeling uncontrollable envy and impulse in their hearts. On the surface, Dong Wencong took the opportunity to make fun of Qing Jun because of the title of the novel, but in fact, it is most likely that after Dong Wencong submitted the manuscript, Fang Yun asked Dong Wencong to use a different way to make the opening remarks, and did the opposite.
Now, Dong Wencong has done it. He actually said such words at such a grand literary gathering. It is unprecedented in the human race. Human race scholars will thoroughly remember the name Dong Wencong and this state pastor who dared to make fun of the king of a country. Moreover, the people of Jingguo know it. After that, Ding certainly had a great impression of Dong Wencong and won the hearts of the people.
But doing so also means that it may arouse the dissatisfaction of Qingguo, and even be criticized by conservative scholars, leading to disputes between the two countries. However, no matter what the consequences are, as long as Fang Yun is not investigated, no one can do anything to Dong Wencong.
Fang Yun is simply the good boss that all officials dream of.
Qing Jun was in the first seat. Although he was ridiculed by Dong Wenchong, he showed pride.
The 'Four Friends Literary Society' held in Qingguo last year was also very grand and was one of the most famous literary and cultural gatherings in the human race.
The Four Friends of Literati are the chess, calligraphy, and painting. In the Four Friends Literary Association, people of various literary positions in the human race compete in chess, calligraphy, and painting. If they reach a certain ranking, they will receive generous rewards. Not only will their literary reputation increase greatly, but they will also receive generous rewards. Not only will cultural treasures be obtained, but they will also be competed for by various societies from various countries and even some temples in the Holy Academy.
The Four Friends Literary Society is held every five years. Fang Yun was among the literary circles and missed that event last year.
Last year's Four Friends Cultural Association was very successful. Qingguo's overall score actually reached third place, surpassing the powerful countries such as Wuguo, Yunguo and Kongcheng. It was the best result of Qingguo in the past century. Qingjun believed that this was Due to his own achievements, he often made remarks about the Four Friends Cultural Society, so Dong Wencong joked about it.
Because Dong Wencong knew the scale of this joke very accurately, the people of Qingguo did not feel disgusted this time. Instead, like Qingjun, they believed that this was Dong Wencong's recognition of Qingguo's achievements.
Seeing that the Qing people in the audience were not angry, Dong Wencong on the stage breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at Fang Yun gratefully. He changed the draft several times after just a few words. In the end, he had to give guidance to Fang Yun before finalizing the draft. At first, he felt that this The opening statement was too bold and would cause controversy, but Fang Yun said that it would be fine, because the opening statement itself did not mean to attack Qingguo, and he had a clear conscience.
After starting with a light topic, Dong Wencong began to preside over the cultural gathering in a formal manner.
.(To be continued.)