Silence returned to the door of the first dormitory again.
No one thought that Fang Yun would be so enraged that he would actually target Kang She.
Those who have lived in the capital for many years and are familiar with the situation in Jing State are very calm. The behavior of the Young Duke and the Kang Palace is well known to everyone. Even if Fang Yun does not declare war in public, the Young Duke will continue to take action.
Now that Fang Yun has directly declared war, the young Duke will have no way to hide in the dark, and it will bring great pressure to Prince Kang's Palace. Many people who originally wanted to join Prince Kang's Palace will reconsider.
Fang Yun wants to suppress Prince Kang's Palace with his upright literary reputation and the support of the people!
Fang Yun looked at the young Duke and said, "How else can I thank you for killing me?"
Without waiting for the young Duke to speak, Lei Yuanting said, "Fang Yun, I didn't expect you to be such an arrogant person. Then I'll see what you can do to Kangshe! In a few days, my Lei family will send people to Jingguo to study and join Kangshe together. When the time comes, Wenhou must not hold back! However, the premise is that you can survive tomorrow!"
Wei Yu said with a little anger: "Don't worry, everyone. He will definitely lose in Lingyan Pavilion tomorrow! If he wants to expel me from the academy, he must surpass me in Lingyan Pavilion. He has never been in Lingyan Pavilion, so it is impossible for him to do it! Fang Yun, I just wanted you to admit defeat and didn't want to tear our faces apart, but you actually want to expel me from the academy. When you are expelled from the academy, don't blame me!"
"You have never had any shame, so how can you tear it off? Your ancestors, Wei Yu, were born in Jing Kingdom and have received favors from Jing Kingdom for generations. Not only do you not think about repaying the favor, but you actually collude with outsiders to harm me. Even if you have a face, I will tear it off with my own hands! Get out! Don't dirty the road in front of the door!" After Fang Yun finished speaking, he turned around and went back to the study.
"Fang Yun, I will definitely defeat you in Lingyan Pavilion tomorrow!" Wei Yu said loudly.
"Let's talk about it after you win!" Zhao Hongzhuang then turned around and went back to the yard.
One person said, "From now on, anyone from Kangshe is not my friend! Goodbye!"
"I, Song Yu, will no longer associate with people from Kang Society. I don't want to be pointed at and cursed by thousands of people!"
"Count me in! From now on, the Mingyue Tower outside the academy is not allowed to be visited by people from Kangshe. We won't do business with you, and we won't accept your dirty money! Brother Dongyun is right. There are still scholars in Jingguo!"
"I am just an ordinary scholar. I will leave the academy next year because I have completed three years. The Kang Palace once tried to recruit me. I have been hesitating, and today I decided to formally refuse. I am of low status and my words do not carry much weight. I will not say a bad word about the Kang Palace, nor will I say much. I just want to say that I am still a scholar. Sorry, young Duke." The scholar bowed to the young Duke and turned to leave.
There were more than 40 people from Kangshe, and they were full of vigor when they came, like a large army approaching the border, but now, many of them moved slightly, completely losing the composure they had before they came.
The young Duke's heart sank to the bottom of the valley, his face darker than the dark clouds at night. The reputation of Prince Kang's Mansion has always been bad. Ever since the late emperor was seriously ill, there have been rumors throughout Jing State that it was Prince Kang who murdered people.
At this moment, Fang Yun's reputation in Jing State is no less than that of Zuo Xiang, as he has the influence of writing to suppress an entire state and break the courage of thousands of people. Once he breaks with Kang She, it will be a huge blow to the reputation of Kang She and Kang Palace.
The scholar who was invited by Prince Kang's Palace was a living example. Normally, Prince Kang's Palace didn't care about such people at all, but it was these insignificant scholars who made up the bottom of the officialdom of Jing State and were everywhere.
Unlike those high-ranking officials who "have a country to sell", these low-level scholars are very clear-headed no matter how dissatisfied they are with Jing State or how much they envy Qing State and Wu State. Once Jing State falls, they will either continue to be minor officials as they are now, or lose their current status. Not only will they not get much benefit, but there will even be risks. Naturally, they do not want to see Jing State fall.
What's more, no matter what, these scholars all hope that Jing State will become strong in their hearts.
One was a role model of literati and the hope of Jing State, proving with ironclad facts that he could overpower Qing State with his literary talent. The other was the notorious Prince Kang's Palace, and those low-level officials and scholars could make the choice without much thought.
The scholars at the lower levels may seem to have little effect, but they can influence the citizens of Jing State in all aspects. When the time comes, as long as someone from the higher levels raises a call, Prince Kang's Mansion will be isolated immediately.
Fang Yun's declaration of war today is not intended to target Kang Society, but to gradually separate the Kang Palace from more scholars!
From now on, all the actions of Prince Kang's Mansion will be watched by countless people of Jing. Any small mistake will be infinitely magnified, and any good thing will be forgotten.
Fang Yun's declaration of war tied the hands of Prince Kang's Mansion.
Thinking of this, the young duke broke out in a cold sweat.
"It must be a coincidence, it must be a coincidence, how dare Fang Yun be so smart! It must be a coincidence!"
Fang Yun slowly walked into the study with a hint of coldness on his face. Even famous young writers in later generations could influence many people. With his literary reputation and status in Jingguo, it was easy for him to guide public opinion and people's will.
At this point, even if Fang Yun does not make any effort himself, the forces in the same camp as him or with related interests to him will add fuel to the flames and constantly strengthen the concept among the people of Jing that "Fang Yun is a role model of literati" as a banner for resistance against Zuo Xiang and King Kang.
The power of the people seems unable to play a decisive role, but as long as the power of Prince Kang's Mansion is weakened to a critical point, the power of the people of Jingguo can become the last straw that breaks the camel's back!
Fang Yun stood on the peak of another brilliant era.
Zhao Hongzhuang walked into the study and looked at Fang Yun with bright eyes. A gleam of admiration flashed in her eyes, but quickly disappeared.
"Fang Yun, I beat you at the chess table, but in the chess world, you are my teacher." Zhao Hongzhuang said respectfully.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "After all, I don't know as much about Jingguo and the Ten Kingdoms as you do. You are now what Confucius said, 'quick and eager to learn, not ashamed to ask questions'. Fortunately, you are a girl. If you were a man, there would be no place for us men in this big world."
"The fact that you think this way means that even though I am a man, you are still superior to me." Zhao Hongzhuang said with a smile.
"I won't flatter you. Come with me tomorrow to send Chang Dongyun off. Do me a favor and transfer him to the front army. He will be under the care of General Zhang Poyue. He won't have to suffer. If he joins the rear army of the Zuo Xiang faction, his future will be even more worrying."
"Don't worry, he is a Jinshi. As long as the Minister of War does not give the order personally, he can decide which army to join. The Minister of War is firmly against the Left Prime Minister and King Kang. As for the head of the military, Marshal Chen, it is impossible for him to help the tyrant." Zhao Hongzhuang said.
"That's good. You continue to teach me how to paint."
One teaches, one learns.
Fang Yun had read a lot of books on painting and was able to master everything at once, so Zhao Hongzhuang's teaching progress was extremely fast. Teaching Fang Yun for one day was equivalent to teaching others for a year.
The next morning, at daybreak, Fang Yun left the first dormitory alone and walked towards the middle dormitory area in the cool morning breeze.
Shangshe consists of ten spacious houses with separate gates and courtyards, each separated by grass and trees.
When Fang Yun reached the seventh dormitory, the door creaked open and a young man in a white robe walked out, followed by a young servant.
This young scholar had a very large and slightly protruding forehead, which made him look a little unusual at first glance. But if you looked at his eyes, you would involuntarily ignore his forehead and instead feel that he had an outstanding temperament and was very pleasing to the eye.
Fang Yun was stunned, and the man also stopped. Then the two of them faced each other and bowed with a smile.
"Meet Fang Wenhou."
"Meet Qiao Bangyan. Brother Ju Ze is worthy of being the second on the list. He gets up so early every day."
Fang Yun had not only seen this person at the Chen family wedding banquet, but Qiao Juze had also toasted him yesterday on Yushan Mountain. Although he didn't speak because there were too many people, Fang Yun remembered it very clearly. This person was from Guanhai Society, married a woman from the Chen family, had a very high reputation in the academy, and had completely given up his official career. He had been studying at Jingguo Academy, and would soon go to Confucius Academy, and even have the opportunity to enter the Holy Academy for further studies.
Qiao Juze laughed and said, "Brother Fang, you think too highly of me. Normally I would be fast asleep at this time. I woke up early today probably because it's on my way to meet you."
"So Brother Ju Ze also wanted to send Dong Yun?"
"Of course, although I am not familiar with Chang Dongyun, we are classmates. His behavior yesterday made me admire him. I would not be at peace if I didn't see him off." Qiao Juze said.
"In that case, let's go together, please."
"please."
The two walked forward together.
As Qiao Juze walked, he said, "I heard that Brother Fang wants to use Lingyan Pavilion to expel Wei Yu from the academy?"
"It's true." Fang Yun said.
"I admire Brother Fang's courage, but forgive me for being frank, you have never entered Lingyan Pavilion, so it is a bit abrupt to do this." The two walked in the morning light, and Qiao Juze's forehead became even brighter.
Fang Yun said: "If we are 100% sure of everything before we do it, we will miss many opportunities. Sometimes, we have to make decisions when we need to, because time waits for no one."
"Brother Fang is absolutely right. But don't worry, Brother Fang, if you fail this time, I will definitely initiate the expulsion of Wei Yu in a month!" Qiao Juze looked ahead, his eyes brighter than his forehead.
"Brother Qiao, there is no need to do this." Fang Yun sighed.
Qiao Juze smiled and said, "You fought alone in Jiangzhou and Qingguo, but you can never do the same in the capital. I, Qiao Juze, am also a scholar."
"Ah... Thank you, Brother Qiao." Fang Yun said.
As the two were walking, a group of scholars passed by on the road to the right. There were nearly twenty of them, including students, scholars and juren.
One of the candidates had good eyesight and immediately bowed loudly, "Greetings to Fang Wenhou and Qiao Bangyan."
The others were stunned, and immediately bowed and greeted him in surprise. The few successful candidates were very calm, but the scholars and students all looked at Fang Yun curiously, some excited and some restrained, as if they had seen a particularly great man.
"Hello, classmates." Fang Yun and Qiao Juze returned the greeting together.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "I don't think you guys are doing morning exercises, but are you going to see Chang Dongyun off?"
"Yes." Everyone answered in unison.
"Brother Ju Ze and I will also go to see you off. We can go together since we are on the same route."
"yes."
Everyone took a few quick steps to catch up. The scholars were half a body length behind Fang Yun and Qiao Juze, while the others were even further behind.
The faces of those young boys were flushed, and each of them wanted to answer Fang Yun, but they were too shy to step forward.
Along the way, they met several groups of people. When they approached Chang Dongyun's residence, Fang Yun was followed by hundreds of people. (To be continued...)