The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1660 The old man’s obsession

"It seems that Mr. Nie has a high status in the Yingying Academy. He can give advice to the four great talents on poetry and articles. I should give more thought to it." Fang Yun smiled slightly and there was no need to hold back on Qing Guan.

A look of embarrassment flashed across Nie Changju's face. Many scholars present looked at him with smiles. If you want to harm Fang Yun, you will have to pay the price. When someone talks about Nie Changju in the future, they will definitely say that he is the one who taught Xu Sheng to write poems and thought he could make decisions. The Hanlin ranked among the four great talents, for an ordinary Hanlin, this is already a huge stain.

Nie Changju seemed to have been prepared for it, and suddenly he said with spring thunder: "It is insignificant in the Imperial Academy, but as a minister of Jingguo, I naturally don't want to see the head of the four great talents fall into the hands of the literary world! I represent the hundred people in Xiangzhou. I sincerely ask Fang Xusheng to compete with Hanlin Zhang Longxiang in the Yuejun Building and be ranked first among the four great talents. He can inspire the people of Xiangzhou and promote the prestige of our country. At the same time, let Xiangzhou Yuejun Building become the best building in the world. Overwhelm the Yellow Crane Tower!"

After Nie Changju finished speaking, he suddenly knelt on the ground.

Many officials were stunned, and then they realized that it was not important what Nie Changju said before, nor what Fang Yun said. Nie Changju only needed to set the stage, and then force Fang Yun to compete with Zhang Longxiang in the military parade building.

"On behalf of the people of Taihe Prefecture, the lower official implores Fang Xusheng to suppress Zhang Longxiang, so that I, a native of Jingguo, can become the first of the four great talents, and make Xiangzhou's military parade building the best in the world!" Yan Wu, the magistrate of Taihe Prefecture, burst into laughter. Wan Ye half-knelt down on one knee to the ground.

"I, the Chief of Ceremonies, Zuo Sizheng, would like to ask Fang Xusheng to raise the prestige of our country and inspire the hearts of our people!"

"Please..."

A series of tongue-splitting spring thunders sounded in the parade building, spreading throughout the entire Baling City, and millions of people in Baling City heard it clearly.

Most of the people were excited and cheered at the top of their lungs, especially the tens of thousands of people outside the military parade building, who shouted loudly.

The celebration officials in the Parade Building kept making wild remarks and staged a drama that was almost as bad as the following.

Even the governors of the two states could not find an excuse to punish them when they asked for help for the people.

Xiangzhou Jingguan and Jiangzhou officials present frowned, not knowing what to say. Obviously, Qingguan had been prepared, and there were probably complex forces such as Qingguo, Zong family or Lei family behind him.

Everyone knows that once Fang Yun refuses, his popularity in Xiangzhou will plummet, which will have a great impact on future governance in Xiangzhou. Once Qingguo or Zonglei suddenly cause trouble, Fang Yun will be extremely It may not be appeased.

Dong Wencong sighed softly and looked at the tens of thousands of people in Baling outside the city. People's hearts are as good as success and failure is also public support. Those people probably don't know what happened on the military parade floor. They really thought that the officials who forced Fang Yun to express his position were doing it to symbolize the victory. Good state.

Not long after, Wei Dongshan, an elder from Xiangzhou who had just been promoted to bachelor, slowly stood up on crutches. He was over ninety years old. The wrinkles on his face were deeper than the bark of an old tree, and his skin was mottled with age, but his eyes were clear.

As soon as he stood up, all the Xiangzhou officials present stood up.

His disciples or re-disciples are all over Xiangzhou. There are more than 100 officials in Xiangzhou who can be regarded as disciples of Wei Dongshan, from scholars to Hanlin. As long as he calls from a high place, less than half of the officials in Xiangzhou will respond.

Wei Dongshan coughed lightly, looked at Fang Yun, and said: "I'm ashamed, I shouldn't have come forward to talk about this matter, but I'm dying, my only long-cherished wish in this life has not been fulfilled, and my selfish desires are overwhelming, so I stand up and say a few words."

Without waiting for Wei Dongshan to explain the reason, Fang Yun recalled this person's information and soon discovered that Wei Dongshan had led Xiangzhou people to compete with the Qi people on the Yellow Crane Tower many times in the Yuejun Tower. Fighting from the age of thirty to eighty, you will lose every time.

But even so, he never stopped helping Yue Junlou strive for the first place in the world. The whole Xiangzhou only respected him, not ridiculed him.

Even the people of Qi State, who had defeated Wei Dongshan many times, turned from ridicule at the beginning into respect. Many famous figures from Qi State even wrote poems in the Yellow Crane Tower to praise him instead of ridicule him.

Fang Yun had analyzed Wei Dongshan before taking office. He was a typical old fox. He did not please the Qing State, nor was he completely loyal to the Jing State, but he would never do anything that would harm the interests of the two countries. He and his students grow stronger.

Even when the struggle between the two countries was at its fiercest, he was betting on both sides. Now some of his disciples are Jingguan and Qingguan.

On the way to the military building, Dong Wencong said that Wei Dongshan was a flag of Xiangzhou. As long as he could be won over, it would be equivalent to reducing Qingguan's strength by 20 to 30%. Dong Wencong tried many times to win over Wei Dongshan, but in vain.

Fang Yun smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Dongshan, it doesn't matter."

Wei Dongshan raised his head slightly. He was in his dying years and extremely old, but there was still a hint of the pride of a scholar in his eyes.

"Fang Xusheng, if you can conquer the Yellow Crane Tower and make the Military Parade Tower the best in the world, then from now on, I will be the lackey of King Ji's family, and you will be the only one who obeys me!" Wei Dongshan's voice was not loud! , but it is very impressive.

"Teacher!" a Hanlin said in surprise.

"Master!"

"Mr. Wei!"

Screams of surprise kept coming and going, and it was hard to imagine that Wei Dongshan would say these words.

Dong Wencong, Fang Shouye and others looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Nie Changju was forcing Fang Yun to compete with Zhang Longxiang. Wei Dongshan would never be bribed by the Zonglei family, but he did the same thing as Nie Changju. It was equivalent to the two of them working together to control the situation. The square frame is roasted on the fire.

Fang Yun looked at Wei Dongshan with a smile, knowing that the reason why this person stood up was simply because of his lifelong obsession and lifelong dream. However, this person was extremely shrewd and paid a reward that he could not refuse now.

As a virtual saint, he can use any means to govern Xiangzhou, but as the governor of Liangjiang of Jingguo and a person who comes to practice the holy way, he needs to be skillful and cannot simply use power to oppress others.

Fang Yun calculated in his mind that if he now occupies 60% of the power in Xiangzhou, after gathering the people of Wei Dongshanmen, he will occupy at least 75% of the power in Xiangzhou, and with the surge in popularity, he will occupy 80% of the power in Xiangzhou.

Nie Changju smiled and bowed, saying: "Fang Xusheng, even Wei Lao has come forward, do you look down on my Xiangzhou scholars so much? Look down on my Xiangzhou Military Review Tower."

Fang Yun smiled and said: "Nie Sizheng, you misunderstood, the reason why I am thinking is not to look down on Xiangzhou scholars, nor to look down on this Military Review Tower, but to look down on you."

Nie Changju was full of shame and anger.

Many scholars secretly applauded, and some Jingguo officials even laughed out loud, not hiding their mockery.

Fang Yun looked at Wei Dongshan and said, "Old Wei, please sit down and have a rest. As for the matter of the world's first building, I will think about it for a few days. How about this, I will give you an answer before the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, how about it?"

"Okay, then before the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will wait for the news from Fang Xusheng!" Wei Dongshan bowed to Fang Yun and slowly sat down with the help of the people next to him.

Nie Changju laughed loudly and said, "Fang Xusheng is really a hero among men! The world's first building depends on you!" After that, he laughed a few times before sitting down.

The people of Baling City cheered wildly, thinking that Fang Yun was going to help the military review building to compete for the reputation of the world's first building.

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