It was not until ten o'clock in the evening that all fifty-five young people finished writing poems. The good poems among them were appreciated and evaluated by the university scholar. Perhaps influenced by "Qing's dog barking at the snow" and "Qing's donkey is at its wit's end", the poems of the five young scholars of Qing State did not get published in the county. The best one ranked fifteenth, a complete defeat.
Some scholars said that this was "celebrating the donkey's lack of skills" and praised Fang Yun for his ability to see through the future.
The people of Qing dared not say anything, because the King of Qing clearly wanted to attack Fang Yun and disturb Fang Yun's mood, but in the end the young people of Qing were affected, reaped the consequences, and were helpless.
The young men waiting for the poetry contest walked down the stage. Dong Wencong said helplessly, "Excuse me, everyone present, has anyone seen Zhang Longxiang, the Grand Secretary? He seems to have lost his way and has not arrived yet."
Many people looked at Seat A near Fang Yun. There was a chair that had been empty since the beginning of the literary gathering.
Fang Yun felt that the Pearl River Seal in his Swallowing Sea Shell began to continuously receive messages. Apparently, some people were getting anxious.
So Fang Yun secretly used the Pearl River official seal to reply to Lei Tingzhen and others.
"When the midnight comes, the literary competition will begin."
Soon, more and more people learned the specific time of Zhang Longxiang's arrival.
Dong Wencong also received the news, so he announced that the literary performance would continue and invited Kongcheng's most famous acrobatic troupe to perform on stage while waiting for the arrival of midnight.
In Shengyuan Continent, midnight, which is 11 o'clock at night, is the end and beginning of a day.
Most people watched the acrobatic performance with great interest, and many people cheered every time there was a thrilling moment.
However, some scholars were not paying attention to the acrobatics. They mostly looked at the discussion board, occasionally talked with people around them, and looked at Fang Yun from time to time.
As midnight approached, the atmosphere at the literary gathering and the discussion changed slightly.
The scholars at the cultural scene became increasingly silent, but the articles on the discussion board became increasingly heated, especially those scholars who had not come to Baling City. They did not even bother to sleep and kept reading everyone's articles or replies on the discussion board.
Some Jing State officials secretly paid attention to the Left Prime Minister Liu Shan, who was wearing an ordinary blue robe in the crowd, but he stood there like an ordinary person from beginning to end, without any special movement. If Fang Yun had not reminded them, these officials would not have been able to find Liu Shan at all.
When there was still a quarter of an hour left in the ion time, Fang Yun suddenly looked at Dong Wencong and nodded heavily.
Dong Wencong immediately nodded in response, then held the official seal in his hand, not knowing what he was doing.
Just three breaths later, a woman's crying voice suddenly spread throughout the venue through the conch shell.
"Hua Qingniang, a commoner from Xiangzhou, asks Lord Qing and Lord Gu to seek justice for me!"
The people who were watching the acrobatics were startled and looked in the direction of the sound.
That was where the people of Xiangzhou were. The calligraphy of "Duanmu Legacy" written by Qingjun was held up again, and the people from Qingjiang Trading Company headed by Ge Yiming stood beside Hua Qingniang.
Then, Ge Yiming said in a thunderous tone: "I am Ge Yiming, a Jinshi from Xiangzhou. I am suing the governor of the two states, Fang Yun, for abusing his power and wantonly attacking Qingjiang Trading Company! Your Majesties, Lord Qing and Lord Gu, please seek justice!"
After Ge Yiming finished speaking, many people showed that they had known this would happen, but some people were stunned and looked at Hua Qingniang and Ge Yiming in disbelief. This was the most grand Mid-Autumn Festival in the history of the human race. Targeting Fang Yun at this time was too much. Not giving Fang Yun any face was not only a severance of relations, but also an irreconcilable relationship.
Afterwards, Qing Jun spoke with the imperial seal, and his voice could be heard hundreds of miles away.
"I am the king of Qing, so it is not convenient for me to deal with the internal affairs of Jing. However, Qingjiang Trading Company is a trading company of Qing. If I don't say a few words, I am afraid that it will chill the hearts of the people of Qing. Fang Xusheng, is what Ge Yiming said about Qingjiang Trading Company true? Have you issued any decrees against Qingjiang Trading Company?"
Fang Yun replied with a swift tongue: "Qingjiang Commercial Bank? Yes, I did attack their brothel."
Qing Jun didn't expect Fang Yun to answer so readily. He was stunned, and many people were also stunned.
After a few breaths, the people of Xiangzhou began to praise Fang Yun.
“You have guts!”
"I have long disliked Qingjiang Commercial Bank. Previously, there were rumors that it was Fang Xusheng who attacked it, while others said it was not. Now the truth is out!"
"They wanted to destroy Qingjiang Commercial Bank, they deserved it!"
"In that case, I have no choice but to intervene! Humph!" Qing Jun snorted coldly.
Suddenly, a Hanlin stood up from the third seat, bowed to Fang Yun, then bowed to everyone, and said with thunderous words: "I am a branch of the Sun Bin family, Hanlin Sun Shicong. May I ask Fang Xusheng, do you still remember the bet of the family? I still remember that year, my Sun Bin family believed that you could write 16 war poems that were handed down from generation to generation within three years, so we bet with the miscellaneous family for a semi-saint's clothing and some land and shops. As a result, until the beginning of spring this year, you have not been able to complete the 16 war poems that were handed down from generation to generation, and failed to become the world's teacher! My Sun Bin family is willing to accept the loss of the bet, and has been clearing the land deeds and house deeds these days. I have a humble status in the Sun Bin family, but as Zhang Mingzhou said in his poem, 'I dare not forget my worries for the country even though I am in a low position'! The elders of the Sun Bin family are magnanimous, but today I want to say to Fang Xusheng, please apologize to the Sun Bin family, because you have failed our trust!"
The whole audience was in an uproar. The Sun Bin family was one of the strongest semi-saint families among the military strategists. Now the Sun family openly accused Fang Yun. Could it be that the Sun Bin family and the military strategists were going to join forces with the miscellaneous families to oppose Fang Yun
But when people thought about it, it didn't seem likely. The School of Diplomacy had killed Bai Qi, a literary giant who was very likely to be canonized by the School of Military Strategy. And the School of Diplomacy had been dependent on the School of Miscellaneous Arts after Lü Buwei's canonization, which led to the confrontation between the School of Miscellaneous Arts and the School of Military Strategy for many years. The School of Miscellaneous Arts absolutely could not afford the price of reconciliation with the School of Military Strategy.
But after only a few breaths, a great scholar in purple stood up, his face stern, and said: "I am Sun Tianxiong, a great scholar from the Sun Bin family. I hereby declare that Sun Shicong has betrayed the Sun Bin family and is listed as a public enemy of the family. I will personally arrest him and escort him back to the Sun family to punish him according to the family law!"
After saying that, Sun Tianxiong grabbed Sun Shicong who was dozens of feet away. Sun Shicong flew towards Sun Tianxiong involuntarily, as if he was grabbed by the collar by an invisible hand and was completely unable to resist.
After a few breaths, Sun Tianxiong pinched Sun Shicong's neck with his right hand as if holding a chicken, stepped on Pingbu Qingyun, slowly rose up, then bowed slightly to Fang Yun, and said: "My Sun Bin family will definitely give Fang Xusheng an explanation for what happened today. Of course, certain people must also give an explanation to my Sun Bin family!" After Sun Tianxiong finished speaking, he glanced fiercely at Zong Ganyu and Qingjun, the heads of the Zongsheng family, and walked away on Pingbu Qingyun.
It was not until this time that everyone realized that the Zong family or Qing Jun must have used some means to instigate Sun Shicong to rebel, causing him to come forward at this time and cause trouble for Fang Yun.
Before Sun Tianxiong flew far, several young scholars from aristocratic families began to speak out, accusing Fang Yun of causing their families to lose the bet.
Without exception, all those noble families announced that they would expel those people from their families.
However, this has had a huge negative impact on Fang Yun. Not only do his countrymen have doubts, but even the people of Xiangzhou have begun to doubt Fang Yun's ability.
Gu Nanhuai, the Grand Secretary of Qing State and the Minister of Personnel, said in a cold voice, "I heard that the Chen Sheng family of Jing State lost to the Zong family in that big gambling game. Why are they still not paying the bet?"
.(To be continued.)