The news of the battle between Fang Yunbing and Hanlin soon spread throughout the Ten Kingdoms. The victory of Jinshi over Hanlin had become a hot topic among people, but the sensational title on the discussion board attracted the attention of all scholars.
Everyone looked at the person who published the article, who was just a scholar from the Qing Kingdom, and immediately started to laugh at him mercilessly.
"Undefeated but defeated? Those little bookworms in Qing Country really know how to use words. It's obvious that Fang Xusheng is undefeated, so how can he be defeated?"
"It's even more ridiculous to say that Qing won without winning. The people of Qing are really crazy."
Everyone was venting their emotions when they discovered that there were some more related articles on the literature list.
"Fang Xu Shengwen's battle for one state ends here. All of you should fall like flowers and scatter like the wind."
"Those literary friends who bet on Fang Yun's victory in the literary war, please continue to sing loudly, and I hope the people of China will listen carefully."
"The news is confirmed. When Fang Xusheng entered the Thirteen Cloud Ladders for the first time, he absorbed too much killing power and his literary courage was damaged."
"The Qing Kingdom successfully dealt a heavy blow to Fang Xu Sheng at the cost of sacrificing the killing power of a Hanlin."
"All is fair in war. Saint Fang Xu only cares about the gains and losses of a city or a place, but he doesn't have the vision to see the world. What a pity."
All the scholars who had originally laughed at the people of Qing shut up.
Among those who posted the article later was a Hanlin from the Qing Kingdom, and an old Hanlin who was over fifty years old, so he would definitely not talk nonsense.
Afterwards, a military scholar from the Gu Kingdom expressed his opinion, but his view was relatively neutral. He believed that Fang Yunwen's courage should be affected, but he would be able to recover in half a year at most, and it would not be as serious as rumored.
Although many people think that the Qing Kingdom is indeed despicable, because it involves a dispute over military tactics, except for the people of Jing Kingdom, people from other countries did not make too many accusations. When two countries confront each other, all is fair in war, and this method is understandable.
"What a pity. I originally wanted to see Fang Xu Shengwen fight a state. Now it seems that the plan has failed."
"Qing is a big country after all. If they really plot against Jing, it will be hard for Jing to win."
"This is a good example of a battle. Everyone thought that Qing State wanted to use the military confrontation to consume Fang Yun's energy, but in fact, they wanted to hurt him with their huge killing power, aiming to prevent him from fighting a state with words."
"Qing is like a lion fighting a rabbit, and they are using all their strength. That's right. If Qing fights Fangxu Shengwen, they have at least a 60% chance of winning. But they still didn't let their guard down. They first instigated Jing's internal forces to stop him from fighting with words, and then arranged a military confrontation. It's worth learning from."
"It can be said that Fang Xusheng's failure was not due to a mere Hanlin, but to the Kingdom of Qing."
"Fang Xusheng is too low in rank after all. If he becomes a great scholar, how could the Qing Kingdom be able to plot against him!"
"Everyone should just go about their business. I think within a quarter of an hour at most, Fang Xusheng will announce that he has given up the war against Xiangzhou."
"such a pity… "
"It's nothing to regret. Even if there is a literary war, we won't be able to see it. Unless the legendary literary world comes."
While the discussion on the forum was in full swing, Fang Yun finally and slowly adapted to the influence of the killing power on himself and glanced at everyone.
"Fang Xusheng, you..."
Qing Jun looked worried, and looked at Fang Yun with the same concern as if he was caring about a relative or friend.
Most of the officials of Qing Kingdom did not even pretend, and looked at Fang Yun calmly, but a few people frowned slightly. No matter what, Fang Yun was no longer the Fang Yun of Jing Kingdom, but the Fang Yun of the human race.
Everyone in Jing State stared at Fang Yun with wide eyes, fearing that something serious might happen to Fang Yun.
"I... it's okay." Fang Yun smiled slightly, still using self-deprecating words.
“But…” Qiao Juze hesitated to speak.
Jiang Hechuan, however, had no scruples and said, "General Xin is a Hanlin and has been in the Second Cloud Ladder for many years. The killing power you have gained this time is equivalent to what an ordinary person would gain from a hundred battles in the First Cloud Ladder. Even the Grand Secretary would be shocked. If you feel unwell, we should leave Qing State and give up the literary battle in Xiangzhou."
Fang Yun was indeed worried at first, but he knew his condition very well. Now it seemed that he had eaten a little too much, but he was not feeling too uncomfortable, so he said: "The battle in Xiangzhou will proceed as usual."
“But…” Jiang Hechuan’s face seemed to have many more wrinkles.
"We will definitely win this battle." Fang Yun remained calm as usual.
The people of Qing were puzzled. Some were half-believing and half-doubting, while others did not take Fang Yun's words to heart at all, believing that Fang Yun was just showing off.
Those people from Qing Kingdom who participated in the Jinshi Hunting Ground with Fang Yun looked at each other and sighed softly. Since Fang Yun said that everything was fine, then it must be fine. Moreover, Fang Yun had gained a lot of killing power for nothing, which might increase Fang Yun's chances of winning. Qing Kingdom would lose more than it gained.
Fang turned his head to look at Xin Zhi and asked, "How is General Xin?"
Xin Zhi's face was pale and he was being helped to sit on a chair.
He is a military strategist and a Hanlin scholar. He has practiced military tactics for many years. He has been honing his skills on the first level since he became a Jinshi. After becoming a Hanlin scholar, he entered the second level. The power of killing has been integrated with himself and the military books.
Xin Zhi broke into the second cloud ladder, the military confrontation failed, and all the killing power will dissipate!
His literary courage was also damaged because his failure in the battle of military strategy was a denial of his military strategy! What's more, he lost to a Jinshi, and lost so miserably!
Xin Zhi stared at Fang Yun, his eyes full of hatred, but the hatred quickly turned into pleasure.
"Since Fang Xusheng is fine, then I am also fine! With my strength, I can return to the second level in three to five years at most. Perhaps my foundation in military strategy will be more solid, so Fang Xusheng won't have to worry about me."
Fang Yun nodded slightly and said nothing more.
Lord Qing looked at Xin Zhi and said with a pleasant face, "Lord Xin, although you spoke rudely at the beginning and insulted Fang Xusheng, since the battle of military strategy failed, I believe that the people of Jing and Fang Xusheng will not hold you accountable. Your killing power has been drained away, and your body will be damaged. You just need to recover properly. Even if you have no merits for Qing, you have worked hard. I will not let you, the people of the country, feel disappointed."
Xin Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. Qing Jun had made it very clear that as long as Fang Yunwen failed in the battle, he would be promoted!
Xin Zhi smiled and said, "Thank you, Lord Qing. However, Fang Xusheng, I think you should go back to Jing State. You can't ruin your future for the sake of your temporary face. It must be uncomfortable to accept so much killing power from me, right? If you lose in the literary battle in Xiangzhou now, it's nothing. I'm afraid that you will be unwilling to accept the loss and cause a shock to the literary courage!"
"Why is General Xin suddenly so kind? Hasn't he lost enough?" He Ludong retorted.
"Forget it. My good intentions have been treated as indifference. I'd rather not say anything." Xin Zhi shook his head, looking aggrieved.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I think we should send General Xin Zhi away. If I win the literary contest against the ten scholars, I will not only get the nine prefectures of Xiangzhou, but also an extra prefecture given by General Xin Zhi. His literary courage is weak now. If he hears the news, it will be bad."
"Hmph!" Xin Zhi snorted coldly and stopped talking.
Fang Yun continued, "Lord Qing, since I won the battle of arms, can I choose a prefecture bordering Xiangzhou?"
Qing Junhe said amiably: "Of course. But if you want to let that prefecture belong to Jing State, the prerequisite is that you can win the literary contest among ten Jinshi scholars!"
"Okay, then I'll choose Zhushan Prefecture."
.(To be continued..)