"Okay, what cultural treasure do you want to take?" Fang Yun looked at Jian Ming calmly.
Jian Ming took out a paperweight from the Hanhu Shell and said, "This is the 'Banshan Paperweight', which comes from the ancient war poem 'Banshan Yin'. Once used, it can summon a high mountain to intercept the enemy."
"Too bad. Not worthy of my Zhendanqin." Fang Yun said.
"You... Then I'll change to the ink dragon brush washer!" Jian Ming immediately gritted his teeth and took out a white porcelain brush washer from the lake shell. There was clear water in it, and under the water there was a dragon made of ink swimming. The ink dragon suddenly jumped out of the water and flew into the air, dancing in the air for a while, and then returned to the water.
It's like a living ink painting.
There were constant sounds of surprise and doubt from people around.
"As expected of a semi-saint family, a mere scholar can obtain such a rare cultural treasure."
"An ordinary brush washer is just a small basin for washing brushes, but this Wenbao brush washer is different. Not only does it have a war poem attached to it, but it also stores water. There must be at least one dragon ball of the Demon Marquis Pseudo Dragon in it, otherwise the power of the Wenbao will be greatly reduced. I really want to have such a brush washer."
Jian Ming carefully held up the Ink Dragon Brush Washer and said, "The effect of this brush washer is far greater than that of ordinary Hanlin Wenbao. Not only can it store a lake of water without deteriorating, it can also absorb the power of ink and condense into an Ink Dragon, stimulating the power of the war poem "Longshan Hui". If it accumulates power over the years, the strongest power of this brush washer will be close to that of the Grand Secretary Wenbao."
Lei Yuanting said loudly: "In that case, although the Wenbaoqin with the Minglei Stone Lacquer is more valuable, in terms of practicality, Jian Ming's Ink Dragon Brush Washer is better. Fang Wenhou, please add at least another 200,000 taels of silver."
Jian Ming smiled calmly and said, "Marquis Fang Wen is aggressive, but how can our Jian family do that? I will let him give in, so what? Just treat his Wen Baoqin as the same as the Mo Jiao Brush Washer."
"Well done, you are worthy of being a descendant of a noble family!" Everyone in the seats on the left praised.
Fang Yun said, "Brother Jian, it's not that I look down on you. The Ink Dragon Brush Wash is so precious, I'm afraid the Jian family asked you to borrow it, it's not just yours. If you choose the wrong winner, others won't dare to accept it."
Jian Ming said: "This is something my fourth uncle lent me. I have full authority to handle it. Naturally, I can use it to decide the winner."
"Then please ask Fourth Uncle Jian to send a letter and have Prime Minister Cao take care of it. Otherwise, not many people would dare to touch the things of the noble family."
Jian Ming hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I will ask my fourth uncle to deliver the letter."
Jian Ming took out the official seal and everyone looked at him. He was very calm at first, but suddenly his expression changed. He showed hesitation.
Right Prime Minister Cao De'an coughed lightly and said, "In that case, please give me Mr. Jian Si's original text and the ink dragon brush washer."
Jian Ming showed an embarrassed look, but still took out a piece of paper, and pressed it lightly with the official seal. Then black words flowed out like water, and finally flowed onto the white paper, forming words one by one.
Jian Ming left his seat and respectfully handed the paper and ink brush washer to Cao De'an.
Cao Dean looked down, nodded, and said, "Mr. Jian Si has agreed." Then he said nothing, and Jian Ming showed gratitude, bowed, and left.
After Jian Ming turned around, Cao De'an immediately handed the paper to the Minister of Revenue beside him.
A Hanlin from a distant place asked, "Minister Fu, what is written on it?"
Minister Fu smiled and said, "Mr. Jian Si agreed to use the ink dragon brush to determine the winner, but he also said that if Jian Ming loses, he won't have to go back to the Jian family."
Jian Ming's body swayed and he quickly returned to the table.
Many Jingguo people showed happy smiles, hoping that the person who provoked Fang Yun would suffer misfortune.
"That's good." Fang Yun handed the Zhendanqin to the servant beside him, then took three packages of dogwood sachets from his tray and handed them to Yang Yuhuan, Nunu and Xiao Liuxing respectively.
Nunu was so happy that he rolled around in Fang Yun's arms holding the dogwood bag, and the little meteor also flew around happily.
Fang Yun had the dogwood bag made by Yang Yuhuan on him, so he did not take a new one.
Lei Yuanting said in a clear voice: "I heard that Jingguo is rich in natural resources and has outstanding people, but Wuguo is even better. Fang Zhenguo, it is enough to be the champion once, but I am more interested in your first poem. I will bet you a Hanlin Wenbao on a poem. Do you dare?"
Fang Yun stroked Nunu's little head and said, "Brother Lei's Hanlin Wenbao is very tempting, but unfortunately my poems are still a little bit worse. If there is a Daxueshi Wenbao, I can use Mingzhou's poems as a bet."
Lei Yuanting snorted coldly and said, "Lord Wenhou is asking for too much. Mingzhou poems are not worth my bet. If I want to bet, I'd bet on the state poems, or... the unfinished poems of the emperor."
"Delusion!" shouted Chang Dongyun, a Jinshi from the Imperial Academy who had once visited Fang Yun.
"You are simply blinded by lard!"
"Dogs bark!"
The scholars of Jing State were very excited. Even the official sitting on the left looked at Lei Yuanting unhappily, as if he was treating the people of Jing State as fools.
Fang Yun smiled slightly and said, "I have the national poem, but I won't bet on the cultural treasure. If I want to bet, I'll bet on the Lei family's Denglong Stone."
Everyone was stunned, and a scholar from Jingguo shouted: "Well said, the Lei family is very powerful, then let's bet on your Lei family's unique Denglong Stone!"
"Yes! The Lei family doesn't dare anymore?"
The scholars in Jing State started to make a fuss.
Lei Yuanting was outmaneuvered and looked uncertain, and was slow to respond.
Yang Yuhuan asked in a low voice: "Xiaoyun, what is the Denglong Stone?"
"It's something for ascending the Dragon Platform, but the Lei family's Dragon Stone is different from ordinary Dragon Stones. It is said that it is only possessed by the True Dragon Clan, and is better than other Dragon Stones. Whether it's the descendants of the Saints in the demon world or the descendants of the Semi-Saint families of the human race, they can't compare to the Lei family in this regard. The treatment of the Lei family on the Dragon Platform is even higher than that of ordinary dragons, and the treatment is equal to that of True Dragons."
"Ah? The Lei family is so powerful?" Yang Yuhuan was even more surprised.
"Yes. Both the human race and the demon race want to know why the dragon race is so good to the Lei family, but no one has been able to guess it. There are even semi-saint historians who have entered the long river of history to search for it, but there is no trace even when tracing back to the Zhou Dynasty. So why the dragon race values the Lei family so much, only the true dragon race knows." Fang Yun said.
"The Lei family is so lucky."
"It also developed their domineering habits. Do you remember the dragon man who wanted to snatch Xiaoying to be a maid in the Dragon Palace in Yinlong Pavilion?" Fang Yun said.
"Remember."
"That person is from the Lei family." Fang Yun said.
"No wonder he targeted you, he's so mean." Yang Yuhuan glared at Lei Yuanting angrily.
"What's the matter, Lei Yuanting? You don't dare? Why don't you do the same as Ye Jianming and ask the elders of your Lei family." Minister Sai said with a smile.
Jian Ming immediately said, "Brother Lei, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Nangong Daru was invited by your Lei family, don't you trust him? Besides, the Dragon Palace is in urgent need of Fang Yun's national poetry. If you can bet on his national poetry, your status in the Lei family will be higher in the future, and the Dragon Clan will value you more."
Lei Yuanting said helplessly: "Every time the Dragon Ascension Platform is opened, my Lei family can only get one Dragon Ascension Stone. Although my Lei family can afford the gamble, only the head of the family can decide. Then I will ask my uncle." As he said that, Lei Yuanting took out the official seal and sent a letter.
When the people of Jing State saw that Lei Yuanting really dared to send a letter to ask, some of them kept their mouths shut, while others sided with Fang Yun and said that since he didn't dare, then forget it.
Yang Yuhuan keenly discovered that among the scholars in the first and second layers of Jing State, most of them supported Fang Yun, and among the scholars in the third layer, those sitting on the right also supported Fang Yun. Although those sitting on the left did not support Fang Yun, less than 30% of them were hostile to Fang Yun, and the remaining 70% were just silent at this moment because they were too close to the Left Prime Minister or King Kang.
Their silence is also an attitude.
Lei Yuanting didn't say anything the whole time, and everyone thought the matter was over and no one paid any attention to it anymore.
Fang Yun made friends and chatted with several wealthy family heads at the third table. These family heads had congratulated him before, and he quickly became familiar with them.
Not long after, Zhao Hongzhuang came. Although she was the princess of Jingguo, she was not qualified to sit at the third table, and there was not even a seat for her at the first five tables. After she came over, she exchanged the dogwood bag she embroidered with Yang Yuhuan, chatted with Fang Yun for a while, and finally sat down at a nearby table.
Fang Yun originally thought that the Lei family was reluctant to part with the unique Dragon Ascending Stone, but Lei Yuanting suddenly stood up and said, "Fang Wenhou, since you are willing to gamble with the National Guarding Poem, our Lei family naturally cannot show weakness. However, our Lei family's Dragon Ascending Stone is only found in the Four Seas Dragon Palace, and even the saints of the two worlds cannot get it. It is much more important than your National Guarding Poem. If you are willing to exchange it for two National Guarding Poems, we will agree immediately."
Fang Yun laughed and said, "Does the Lei family really think that I am young and ignorant? If the Lei family does not exchange, I will go to the Dragon Guiding Pavilion in Yuhai City in a few days and exchange the Zhenguo Poem for a Dragon Ascending Stone that is exactly the same as the Lei family's. I don't believe that the Dragon Palace will not exchange!"
Lei Yuanting's face froze, remembering that Fang Yun and Dragon Palace actually had a good relationship. After the young man from the Lei family was killed by the Whale King, the Lei family tried to punish Fang Yun, but was stopped by Dragon Palace. Others might not be able to exchange the National Poem for the Dragon Stone, but Fang Yun had a great chance of getting it.
Right Prime Minister Cao De'an said: "The Lei family's Denglong Stone is indeed precious, but it can be obtained every time the Denglong Terrace is opened, and the number of national defense poems is far less than the Denglong Stone. Which one is more precious in the eyes of the dragon clan, the people of the Lei family know better than us."
Lei Yuanting said, "That's different! Fang Yun used the National Guarding Poem to exchange for the Dragon Ascension Stone, and after the exchange, the National Guarding Poem became a thing of the Dragon Clan. But if he gambles with me, he has a great chance of getting a Dragon Ascension Stone for free. No matter how rare the National Guarding Poem is, it is a useless dead thing, but the Dragon Ascension Stone of my Lei family can create a rare genius!"
Chang Dongyun said, "Brother Lei, it's fine to say this elsewhere, but if you say it here, it's like showing off your skills in front of an expert. Your Lei family relies on your friendship with the Dragon Palace, and you have many great scholars and university scholars, even more than many semi-saint families, but who among your Lei family members could compare with Fang Wenhou when they were young? Where do you get the confidence to say that this thing is important in front of Fang Wenhou?"
"That's right! In Fang Zhenguo's eyes, this thing may not be as important as a poem that protects the country!"
Lei Yuanting sighed helplessly and said, "In this case, both sides should give in a step and change the bet. The winner will be determined by two wins. If Fang Yun wins this championship and passes the fifth pavilion in the Lingyan Pavilion this month and reaches the standard of entering the upper house, then our Lei family loses. When the next Denglongtai opens, please ask the Dragon Palace to give Fang Yun the Denglong Stone that belongs to our Lei family. If Fang Yun cannot win the championship of the Chongyang Literary Meeting and cannot reach the fifth pavilion, then he must give our Lei family a poem to protect the country. If he can only win one game, then we will tie and the bet will end. How about it?" (To be continued...)