On the second night after the debate ended, the list of all winners was announced.
However, what was unexpected to everyone was that the saints believed that the effect of this debate was far beyond their imagination. Except for the two semi-saint disciples whose places remained unchanged, the rest of the places were expanded three times!
Upon seeing this news, some eclectic scholars who had been secretly preparing to make a fuss felt as if something was stuck in their throats and they were unable to speak.
According to the plan of the Za family, once Fang Yun announced the winners, they would question the fairness of the award and cause some debaters who could have received awards to make a scene on the debate board. After all, the award was too astonishing.
As a result, Fang Yun's move of cutting off the source of the trouble was very clever, and he directly expanded the reward to three times. No matter how much trouble the miscellaneous people made, it was impossible to form a wave.
However, the Za family did not give up and published an article, picking out some excellent debate replies and debaters who did not win any awards, speaking up for these people and insinuating that the award was unfair.
As a result, the replies were filled with overwhelming voices of opposition. The funniest thing was that the Za family listed those debaters who did not win awards, and they all admitted that they were indeed not as good as those who won awards.
Afterwards, some award-winning debaters said that their level was not much different from that of the debaters listed in the article, and they would not be angry if the saints chose someone else instead of them.
As a last resort, the person who posted the article can only apply to delete it.
However, the discussion was not passed.
As a result, many readers began to analyze the intention of this article, and finally exposed all the tricks used in the article to sow discord and divert trouble.
Some scholars were very dissatisfied because they did not win any awards, but they also knew that their level was not good enough, so they took out all their anger on the people who were trying to sow discord, and insisted that if there were no such people, the saints would definitely give out more award places.
Finally, many scholars reached a consensus that if anyone publishes such articles in the future, everyone can attack them as much as they want. If the saints no longer hold debates and no longer give such rewards to scholars from all over the country because of such people, then the scholars will lose a huge opportunity!
Because the rewards for the debate are as fair as those for the imperial examinations, no matter how powerful the background of a noble family is, they cannot influence this kind of literary gathering. Even the poorest scholar has the opportunity to receive rewards that the children of noble families cannot get.
This resulted in no one daring to publish an article opposing this debate.
Qing Kingdom, new Qing Capital.
A big piece of news shocked the whole country: the royal family of Qing Kingdom and the aristocratic families of Qing Kingdom have selected a new King of Qing.
The seven-year-old youngest son of the old Emperor Qing will ascend the throne in three days.
In the morning light, the entire New Qing Capital was covered in flying dust. A large number of workers and scholars were developing the New Qing Capital. Everything was in a state of disrepair and full of vitality.
There is an old imperial palace in Xinqingjing, which is why the new capital was chosen here.
In the main hall of the old imperial palace, many scholars were sitting or standing.
There was no one sitting on the dragon throne in the main hall!
The scholars in the hall, whose lowest rank was Jinshi, included officials as well as many elders from the holy families.
In the Kingdom of Qing, the ministers’ meetings that once took place in the human race are recreated.
All resolutions of this meeting do not require the consent of Qing Jun. They only need the consent of more than half of the people to directly become political decrees.
Only when the ruler of a country dies or is captured will the ministers come together to discuss matters.
In the hall, it was as if a winter rain had just fallen. It was cold and chilly, as if freezing every pore on everyone's body, leaving everyone with a blank expression.
An old man who had not been seen for a long time appeared at the front of the hall, sitting in a wheelchair.
The old man's gray hair was tinged with a sickly yellow color, and the skin on his face looked like half-melted wax piled up together. There were so many age spots on his skin that the color of the age spots had completely replaced the skin and become a new skin color. He lowered his head slightly, and it seemed that he was trying very hard to open his eyes, but he could only barely reveal a crack.
The man's head was tilted slightly to the left, the corners of his mouth and eyes were also crooked, his body was trembling, and his left hand was shaking irregularly, like a rag in the wind.
Many people looked at the old man with regret and sympathy.
After just a few months of not seeing each other, Zong Ganyu looked like he was dying.
If it weren't for the rescue by Zong Sheng's clone, Zong Ganyu would have died.
Behind Zong Ganyu, Zong Wuyan sighed and said, "You all already know about grandpa's situation. What you don't know is that our Zong family has already prepared a funeral for grandpa. However, after learning that Qingjun was killed by that... person, grandpa continued to recover his vitality. In his own words, it was a last gasp. After this debate, grandpa felt that there were some things he had to say. He didn't want to appear here either. He knew that if he appeared here, he would get sympathy from everyone, and even ridicule. Before he died, he wanted to spend a plain and simple life. But he had to come! Even if he was laughed at by the world, he had to come here. Next..."
Zong Wuyan's eyes turned red, and he paused for a moment before continuing, "Next, Grandpa will force himself to speak with the help of the magic medicine to restore his strength. I can't continue for too long. Please don't interrupt me because I am wholeheartedly working for Qing. If anyone disagrees, please say it now to avoid Grandpa not being able to finish his words."
"Anyone who dares to stop Elder Zong is going against the scholars of Qing Nation!"
"Yes, please speak, Elder Zong!"
"Even if that person is here, he wouldn't dare to shut you up, so you can speak without worry!"
The ministers in the palace were very excited.
No one objected.
Zong Wuyan said with red eyes: "Thank you all! Grandpa, I will help you dissolve the magic medicine."
As Zong Wuyan spoke, he stretched out his hand and pressed it on Zong Ganyu's shoulder. He saw a light mist floating out of Zong Ganyu's mouth, and bursts of strange fragrance filled the entire hall.
Some scholars secretly breathed in the aroma of medicine.
Zong Ganyu's body slowly changed. His head began to move toward the center, his hands no longer shook as violently, his spine slowly straightened, and his cloudy eyes became slightly brighter.
"Huh..."
Zong Ganyu let out a long breath.
He slowly scanned the hall.
At this moment, the once powerful Zong Ganyu seemed to have returned.
Zong Ganyu smiled very faintly, and this smile seemed to carry a hint of coldness that only exists in winter.
"I don't have much time, so let me be frank. If you have offended me, please curse me at my grave after I die." Zong Ganyu displayed his true character as a hero.
Everyone sighed softly.
The smile on Zong Ganyu's face disappeared, and he continued, "I dislike that man very much, but I admire his achievements immensely. All our mistakes are due to underestimating him. I will speak directly to you what I think. After this year, when he has finished presiding over this round of imperial examinations, the foundation of the Holy Path will be solid, and no one will be able to rule it! The Ten Thousand Worlds are so vast that he can go anywhere! The Zong Family and Qing Kingdom must be his stepping stones!"
Everyone was shocked and looked at Zong Ganyu with respect. This old man had suffered a stroke and could die at any time, but he could still make such a clear judgment. If it weren't for Fang Yun, he would most likely have been canonized in this era when the star of Wenqu was shining all over the world.