Fang Yun knew that he couldn't hide it, so he walked out of the car, stood on the car and bowed to everyone: "Fang Yun greets all of you fellow countrymen."
As soon as the word "fellow countryman" came out, everyone in Dayuan Prefecture was delighted.
"Look, I told you Fang Yun is not someone who forgets his roots!"
"Marquis Fang Wen, when are we going to hold a city banquet in our Dayuan Prefecture? We can't let the people of Yuhai get away with it!"
"Yes! You don't have to pay for the stuff. We in Dayuan Mansion can buy it ourselves!"
Fang Yun smiled and said, "If there is a chance, I will definitely come to Dayuan Mansion to organize it and ensure that you can rest assured."
"Then you set a time!"
"Yes, we can't let the people of Yuhai City steal the limelight from our Dayuan Mansion!"
Some people started to make a fuss, and an old scholar suddenly shouted angrily: "How come you are so old, but you are not smart at all? Fang Wenhou gave face to the villagers, why are you not letting him go? Is he going to take the imperial examination today? Can't you say something festive?"
Those who were making a fuss suddenly blushed and shut up.
Fang Yun immediately bowed and said, "Thank you for your advice, old man. You are very thoughtful. I also know that everyone has no ill intentions and is just making trouble. However, don't treat me as your wife who never goes out. If you make me angry, you will think about what will happen to the people of Qing!"
Fang Yun's words were actually hard yet soft, which eased the tense atmosphere and made those who were making a fuss feel too embarrassed to laugh.
Fang Yun looked up at the positions of Yan Yukong, Li Fanming and others, and said to everyone: "Don't look at me, look at those people. Kong Delun from the Kongsheng family, Yan Yukong from the Yanzi family, Mo Shan from the Mo family, Sun Naiyong from the Sunzi family... They are all big figures from various countries. If you often read Wen Bao, you will definitely remember them."
Everyone immediately looked at those people and whispered that although the names Fang Yun mentioned were not well-known to ordinary people, they were well-known among the students.
Fang Yun jumped off the carriage and walked towards Yan Yukong and others.
Dong Wencong and many other Jinshi surrounded Fang Yun without saying a word and did not allow anyone to approach.
The uniform official uniforms of officials above the sixth rank have a strong deterrent effect, and some timid people are even scared away.
Fang Yun did not expect that he would enjoy the treatment of a politician. He was considering whether to explain it or not. Chen Xibi took the initiative to speak in a small circle with his tongue: "I am General Chen Xibi of Yuhai Prefecture. The one next to me is Fang Shouye Fang Dayan. You must have heard of him. You can see how Fang Wenhou is. He is respectful and modest, without the slightest arrogance. However, he is now ranked 15th on the Grand Scholar Hunting List, with a bounty of 100 bloods. He is gambling his life and death with the demon saints, so he will definitely be assassinated by the demons. On the way here, hundreds of demon generals besieged him, which shows how much the demons hate Lord Wenhou. In order to avoid the assassination by the rebellious scholars. Please stay away from him. Don't let the demons and the rebellious succeed!"
A few people showed coldness on their faces and did not believe what Chen Xibi said. The eyes they looked at Fang Yun no longer had the same eagerness as before.
Someone whispered, "You are just a juren, but you are so arrogant. If you become a university scholar, wouldn't you be so arrogant? Tsk tsk, even the Jianmei official doesn't have such a big show when he travels."
Some people around gave the person who was speaking approving glances, while others glared at him angrily.
Fang Yun, as a candidate of the Imperial Examination, had very good hearing, and when he heard what this person said, he frowned slightly. He did not like to show off, and even did not want to get off the car to meet everyone, but he was afraid that someone would say that he had a high official position, so he took the initiative to come out and greet everyone, but he did not expect that some people would still be dissatisfied.
Fang Yun shook his head slightly and decided to ignore these people. He was not gold and it was impossible for everyone to like him.
The old scholar said, "Your Excellency is right. If Fang Wenhou were to make any mishap in Yuhai Mansion, we would become sinners of the entire human race. Don't worry, we will never make things difficult for Fang Wenhou. Give Lord Wenhou a way out and don't stop him from taking the exam."
"Yes, let's move away. Whoever dares to approach Lord Wenhou will be..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a child of about six or seven years old suddenly stumbled towards Fang Yun, shouting, "Uncle Fang Zhenguo, Uncle Fang Zhenguo..."
Everyone looked at the child with laughter. The scholars surrounding Fang Yun were hesitating whether to stop him. Suddenly, the child stopped moving and continued to run with one foot in the air, which looked extremely strange.
Everyone realized that something was wrong, and then a light breeze blew, and the child's skin fell off all over his body, revealing dark flesh and bones.
The child's body was crushed by an invisible force, shrank into a black ball, and flew into the sky.
A voice came from the sky: "This is a poison designed by a rebellious scholar. Once it explodes, it can kill everyone within three meters. If you can't take the antidote before the poison reaches you, you will definitely die. Remember this lesson and don't be careless!"
Fang Yun broke out in a cold sweat. Although he had some doubts just now, he was not worried because there were many scholars around him. But when he really encountered an assassination attempt by a poisonous person, he realized that he was still inexperienced. If it weren't for the great scholar's secret protection, he would probably have died. Even if he had the dragon snake grass, he would not have had the chance to take it.
"The poisoner's name was revealed in the Wen Bao long ago, and everyone knows it, but I always doubted it. Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I feel terrified."
"We are rude, please don't blame us, Lord Wenhou." A man who didn't believe Chen Xibi's words before bowed and admitted his mistake, gently wiping the sweat from his forehead. He was very close to the poisoner, and he would surely die if the poisoner exploded.
A few people looked ashamed.
"Humph! Who's still unconvinced? Let's all stand ten feet away and protect Lord Wenhou, and don't let outsiders rush over!"
"Yes, Lord Wenhou will not put on airs when meeting us, so we must not harm Lord Wenhou!"
The people around spontaneously organized themselves and stood ten feet away, preventing others from entering.
Fang Yun clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, fellow villagers. Fang Yun is grateful. However, let Yan Yukong and the others in first. We have a life-and-death friendship in Shengxu, and they will not harm me."
Yan Yukong and others came in one after another and stood outside the Jinshi.
"It was a close call just now." Li Fanming is still scared. The big rabbit stood upright and patted its chest with its front paws.
Fang Yun sighed and said, "Although I was well prepared, I almost fell into the trap. I guessed that Yaoman would do two things at once, gambling my life and death while stepping up the assassination of me, but I didn't expect it to be so quick."
Dong Wencong said, "You are right. But it will be much better in the capital. The Holy Temple of Jingguo Academy is endowed with the power of Chen Sheng. Such poisonous and barbaric methods cannot enter the city, and other assassination methods are not as fast as verbal attacks. Otherwise, you would have been 'caught' and taken to the Holy Academy for protection."
Lu Hongyi said in a deep voice: "The demon tribe arranged to kill you today just to confuse you! Once you fail to pass the exam, those villains will definitely attack you in droves."
"We must not let the demon succeed!"
Fang Yun clenched his fists, then slowly loosened them, saying, "Don't worry, everyone. The demons and barbarians can't influence me! I will take my exam, no matter if I become the top scholar in a state or not, I will still be Fang Yun!"
"If you have this determination, you will be invincible!"
"Come on, we'll take you to the exam room together!"
Fang Shouye said in the Dayuanfu accent: "Fellow villagers, come with me, Fang Dayan, to escort Fang Yun to the examination room. How about preventing the demon from succeeding?"
"good!"
So, a strange team slowly moved forward. The outer circle was a large group of people from Yuhai City, and the inner circle was Fang Yun’s friends and the Jinshi who protected him. There was a distance of ten feet between the two groups.
As they walked forward, they kept meeting people who didn't know what was going on. The people in front talked about Fang Yun's assassination attempt, and the newcomers expressed their understanding. Then they joined the team that blocked the others.
The team continued to grow, and when it reached the intersection of Wenyuan Street, it had more than a thousand people.
Wenyuan Street was bustling with people. A densely packed team approached, immediately arousing everyone's interest.
“Those people are so weird.”
"Are you here to cause trouble?"
"How is it possible? This is a Juren exam held simultaneously in ten countries. Not to mention the Grand Secretary examiner from the capital. Even if there is no Grand Secretary examiner, the three semi-saint examiners have been patrolling all the time. It is impossible for them to allow such a storming of the exam room to happen."
People on Wenyuan Street moved to the sides to make way for the new dense group.
The people in the front of the team were all scholars from Yuhai City. They kept explaining to the people around them with their fists clasped.
"Fang Zhenguo was attacked by a demon and poisonous person, but fortunately, he was protected by a great scholar. In order to prevent such a thing from happening again, the people of Yuhai City like us spontaneously organized a team to protect him. Please spread the word, it is by no means Fang Yun's arrogance."
Dayuan Prefecture is the first of the nine prefectures in Jiangzhou. Scholars from all over Jiangzhou gather here to take part in the imperial examination.
When the scholars from other places saw the team of thousands of people, they had different expressions.
A scholar from Changchuan Prefecture sighed, "Everyone says how good Fang Yun is, and how bad Fang Yun is. Seeing is believing. Look at these thousands of people, there are people from all walks of life, some even carry loads and push carts, and they want to help Fang Yun explain even if they don't sell anything. It's really precious. From today on, unless you see Fang Yun do something bad with your own eyes, you will never say a bad word about Fang Yun in your life."
“Today we know what the people want.”
"No matter what Fang Yun does, seeing what these people have done, we know that the soul of our human race is still there, and we will surely defeat the monsters and barbarians one day!"
"Great! If the essays in today's exam touch upon the people's hearts and minds, this matter can be included in the exam paper."
"If everyone in Jiangzhou uses this as an example, wouldn't it become the biggest exam fraud case in the history of the imperial examination?"
"Ha ha… "
A handsome scholar looked at the team where Fang Yun was and shook his head, saying, "Fang Yun could have come to the examination hall incognito, but being so ostentatious is far from the Fang Zhenguo in my mind. Fang Yun is famous for his talent, but poetry is ultimately a minor art, and education is the real major art. How many demons and barbarians can one person kill? If one educates tens of thousands of people in his lifetime, the final achievement is far greater than that of one person! In my opinion, Fang Yun's Three Character Classic is the most in line with the holy way, but it is a pity that he does not do his job properly."
"How do you know that Fang Yun's identity wasn't exposed by accident?" someone asked.
Another person said, "Chen Zhiyuan, we know you have a lot of strategies in mind, but there are thousands of holy ways, and yours is not the only correct path."
"There are thousands of holy ways, but they are divided into high and low. Poetry can defeat one person, military tactics can defeat ten thousand people, and the way of education can defeat ten million people! Fang Yun is so talented but he doesn't focus on education, which is really a waste of talent. What a pity, what a pity." Chen Zhiyuan looked firm.
"Nonsense! Fang Yun is just a scholar, and you want him to be educated? Are you crazy?" (To be continued...)