Everyone had an illusion that this was not the Mid-Autumn Festival hosted by Jingguo, but the Mid-Autumn Festival hosted by Kongcheng.
Snapped…
The crisp sound of a sword bursting open could be heard hundreds of miles away.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a Qing Dynasty official spitting blood and falling off his chair. An official from the Qing Dynasty nearby reached out to rescue him, but his hand was halfway extended when he suddenly withdrew it as if struck by lightning.
Everyone was stunned for a while before someone realized the reason and started whispering.
"I was frightened to death!"
“It’s really fresh.”
"As expected of the Kong family, they just stood up and the two young men said a few words. The elders and great scholars didn't even say a word, but they frightened the Hanlin of Qing State to the point of his literary courage cracking."
"No, no, no. The Kong family's appearance was like the last straw that broke the camel's back for the great scholar. That Hanlin had already been tarnished by the dust, and was shocked by the news that Fang Xusheng was Zhang Longxiang. Now Fang Xusheng has exposed someone, causing the Kong family to be furious. He can no longer hold on."
"The last straw that broke the camel's back? Interesting expression, but it would be better to change 'crushed to death' to 'crushed to pieces'."
"After today's literary gathering, I wonder how many allusions will be created."
"I've learned a lot. Tsk tsk, you are indeed a Kong family member. You are usually quiet and look like clay sculptures, but at the critical moment, no one in the family backs down."
"Yes, if other noble families suspected that this was the trick, they would probably weigh the pros and cons before taking action. Look at the Kong family just now, from the great scholars to the scholars and students, they all stood up without hesitation. This is the confidence of the saint family!"
"Fang Xusheng's counterattack is really fierce! It really makes me feel relieved."
"Although that person did not personally order his tribesmen to embarrass Fang Yun, it is still inappropriate for him to ignore it."
"Hush, it's okay to curse the great scholar, but be careful when cursing...anyone higher."
Everyone nodded slightly and didn't mention that person anymore.
When Fang Yun finished speaking, in fact, most people had already guessed that since the Qin Prime Minister Zhu Fengqiong of the literary world was connected with the Zong family and the Lei family, and the power of the Lei family could not penetrate into the literary world, there was only one possibility, that Zhu Fengqiong was a chess piece planted in the literary world by the Zong Sheng himself.
If there really is a Zhang Longxiang, it would be a good move for the Zong family to use this chess piece, because Zhu Fengqiong is not only a leader in the literary world, but also has the Zong Sheng behind him. Even if Zhang Longxiang knew about it, he would not dare to expose it, otherwise what would be waiting for him would be the Zong family's full revenge.
However, Zhang Longxiang is Fang Yun.
Fang Yun never feared the Zong family.
Some people present looked at Fang Yun standing on the city wall, and then looked at where the Zong family members were. They thought that it was fate that made them think that when the Zong family members used Zhu Fengqiong to control and threaten Fang Yun, they never thought that Fang Yun would use Zhu Fengqiong as a weapon to stab the Zong family.
And it was a fatal blow.
Except for Zong Ganyu who managed to remain calm, the rest of the Zong family, from the students to the grand secretaries, were all disheartened.
Especially those few people who were disgusted with the Zong family targeting Fang Yun, kept cursing in their hearts, but they did not dare to say anything from beginning to end.
As for those who usually desperately opposed Fang Yun, they were somewhat sober at this moment. However, this did not reduce their hostility towards Fang Yun. Instead, they hated Fang Yun even more and believed that everything was caused by Fang Yun.
Many members of the Lei family secretly felt lucky. Although Lei Tingzhen had infiltrated the literary world, he had informed the Kong family, but did not explain the reason. Moreover, he did not arrange pawns in the literary world of Kong Sheng like Zong Sheng did. The Kong family did not care about this little conspiracy.
Almost all the officials of the Qing Kingdom sat there with their heads down, motionless. At this moment, they didn't dare to say anything, or even move, for fear of being remembered by the Kong family.
Suddenly, Gu Jun stood up and bowed slightly to the Kong family, and then did the same to Fang Yun, Qing Jun, the Zong family and the Lei family.
"As the king of Gu, I have never been lazy and have worked day and night without stopping. I came here at the invitation of King Qing. I had no other thoughts. It was because all the officials responded. Even as a king, I couldn't help myself. Today's literary gathering is full of lanterns and fireworks, which are dazzling. I only envy you and have no other intentions. However, the autumn wind is frightening. I am not feeling well and have to go back to the city to recuperate. I hope you will forgive me and hope I didn't spoil your fun."
After Gu Jun finished speaking, he walked slowly into the city without caring about the attitudes of the civil and military officials of Gu State, or the stunned look of Qing Jun, or the cruel look that flashed in Lei Tingzhen and Zong Ganyu's eyes.
Seeing this, a few Gu State officials followed silently.
The officials of Qing State were filled with hatred, but they were helpless and could only let Gu Jun leave.
Li Fanming chuckled and said, "Everyone says it's not easy to be Gu Jun. Today I realized that Gu Jun is indeed a position that tests people."
"This guy is so slick that he clears himself of all blame and puts all the blame on the idiots and officials who held him hostage. However, 90% of what he said is correct, and only 10% is worth studying."
"He really has no choice. The court is controlled by officials from various families. If Lord Qing and the Zong family say one word, how dare he not come? If he really doesn't come, just wait and see. The officials of Gu Kingdom will definitely make a scene in the court, making it difficult for him as the king to step down. However, this time the Zong family offended a very powerful person. It was not Fang Yun, who had an unstable foundation, nor those ordinary semi-saint families. Even if he offended a sub-saint family, Lord Gu would not do this. But he offended the Kong Saint family. If Lord Gu doesn't leave, if something happens to the royal family of Gu Kingdom in the future, he won't be able to find anyone in the Kong family to make a judgment. Right, De Lun?"
Kong Delun smiled and said nothing.
“Look at Delun’s look, it means that the Kong family will not blame Gu Jun in the future. This time when Gu Jun left, he took some Gu Kingdom officials with him. Although he offended the Zong family and Qing Kingdom, he also avoided a major crisis.”
"This Gu Jun has really brought a gust of autumn wind."
The Lei family, the Zong family, the Qing Kingdom, the Gu Kingdom, the Qingjiang Trading Company and other forces were all powerful and confident before, but now, a major force actually left, tearing a hole in the formation of the coalition forces.
After Gu Jun and others left, Fang Yun spoke again.
"These days, some people have been attacking me and throwing mud at me, thinking that I harmed the person who made the bet with me back then. Now that my identity has been revealed, is there anyone who is still taking the opportunity to cause trouble?" Fang Yun smiled, as if he didn't care about this little slander.
Many people also felt that Fang Yun’s tone was very relaxed.
An old scholar said with a chuckle, "What Fang Xusheng said is very true! You have already written fourteen war poems that have been passed down through the ages, and you are famous among the human race. After you transformed into Zhang Longxiang, you not only wrote a non-war poem "Spring View" that has been passed down through the ages, and the phrase "A letter from home is worth ten thousand pieces of gold" changed the current situation of the difficulty of letter delivery among the human race, but also wrote two war poems that have been passed down through the ages on the walls of Liangjie Mountain, namely the assassination war poem "Victory Song" and the famous general war poem "Ode to Li Guang", which has reached sixteen poems! Moreover, both poems appeared last year, within three years. In other words, the person who bet that Fang Xusheng could write sixteen war poems that have been passed down through the ages is the winner!"