The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1714 Yan Yukong asks for an official position

"Do you have any tricks?" Chen Mingding asked in a letter.

"It's not a trick. You will know when the time comes." Fang Yun said.

"Okay, then I'll wait until August 15th."

"By the way, if you are free on August 15th, you can come to Baling for a walk. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival in Xiangzhou will be held at Yueyang Tower in Baling City."

"I will try my best to go. Even if I can't go, I will send an elder from the Chen family to show my support."

Fang Yun finished talking with Chen Mingding and went to read the rest of the letters.

Most of them were asked by his friends, classmates or acquaintances. They all thought that Fang Yun should be careful when he suddenly said such a thing, so as not to be found by the Zong family.

But later, someone sent a letter to Fang Yun and asked Fang Yun to go to the discussion list to see that the Zong family members talked about him again.

Fang Yun entered the discussion list and saw that the Zong family scholar had rewritten an article, counting how much Fang Yun caused some families to lose in that gambling game.

There were a total of 23 saintly families who participated in the gambling, one of which was betting with two.

In these years, more than half of the saintly families withdrew, but several saintly families headed by Zong Sheng did not withdraw, and some virtual saintly families and wealthy families did not terminate the gambling.

The article cited some bets that were about to be lost, including a deserted city, a fiefdom with a radius of 300 miles in Shengyuan Continent, a complete demon king head, three great Confucian treasures, ten drops of holy blood, thirty-four longevity fruits, sixty-four life-giving fruits, etc.

Finally, the article wrote that, all in all, Fang Yun made each family lose a semi-saintly treasure. Such a person is not worthy of being selected as the first of the four great talents.

As soon as this article came out, countless people supported or opposed it.

Opponents believed that the Zong family was too shameless. Although this matter was caused by Fang Yun, Fang Yun was only a juren at that time and had no power to influence the wealthy families, not to mention the semi-saint families. It was obvious that those families were just looking for an excuse to gamble. Saying that Fang Yun was killed is too much of a personal attack and should not be said by a scholar.

Some people also mocked that the elders of the clan were like some kind of animals living underground stealing food. They did something despicable but dared not come forward, so they let a Jinshi come out to accuse Fang Xusheng. Even if they were counterattacked, it was just a Jinshi Wendan who was abolished.

Supporters think this is a good statement. If Fang Yun had not done such a thing beyond his ability, those families would not have been so unlucky, and Fang Yun would not be able to get rid of the title of the culprit.

Others said that the saints in the demon world are simply idiots. They don't need to do anything. If they wait quietly for three years, Fang Yun will commit suicide because he can't complete the sixteen war poems handed down from generation to generation. As a result, he was so stupid that he used the Moon Tree Divine Punishment, which not only failed to kill Fang Yun, but also lost a demon clan saint.

Many scholars also criticized Fang Yun for this, believing that such a person is not worthy of being the leader of the four great talents and should give up his position to Zhang Longxiang who fought bloody battles in Liangjie Mountain.

However, there are more people who support Fang Yun under the article, especially the scholars who have just passed the imperial examination or the imperial examination in recent years. They are deeply influenced by Fang Yun's poems and essays and are Fang Yun's natural allies.

This article has a great influence on the discussion list. Many people are worried in their replies that Fang Yun's literary reputation may decline because of this, and finally he will not be selected as the first of the four talents and can only be ranked second.

The Zong family and the Lei family have never been able to catch the real handle of Fang Yun. Even if Fang Yun killed Lei Chongmo, the Lei family does not have sufficient evidence. However, if Fang Yun cannot become the world master, it will cause many families to lose huge wealth and divine objects. This is a big stain.

Many people also see that the Zong and Lei families are using this matter to attack Fang Yun. Even if the culprit is not Fang Yun, they have an inseparable relationship with Fang Yun. Once Fang Yun has a little knot in his heart, it will affect the road to becoming a university scholar.

Fang Yun just smiled indifferently after reading it, and didn't care at all. He continued to read the letter. In the following letter, many friends comforted Fang Yun and told him not to care about these trivial matters.

Fang Yun thanked them one by one.

Not long after, Yan Yukong sent a letter. He did not ask Fang Yun why he said that, nor did he comfort Fang Yun. Instead, he said something that had nothing to do with the discussion.

"Fang Yun, I plan to go to Ning'an County to be a county magistrate. Can you recommend me?"

Fang Yun was in tears and laughed after reading it. If he drank water, he might spit it out. This tone was not like Yan Yukong at all, but just that lazy Li Fanming.

Fang Yun held the official seal in his hand and sent a letter with only two words in reply.

"Don't make trouble."

"I'm serious. If you don't believe me, come and see my serious expression."

Fang Yun smiled slightly, thinking that Yan Yukong might have made a breakthrough and would most likely be promoted to Hanlin, so his tone was more lively than before.

"Well, no more jokes. Do you really want to go to Ning'an County?"

"I really do. I'm about to be promoted to Hanlin, but I'm afraid that my Jinshi foundation is not stable, and I need to be tempered in the world. Being in charge of a place is the best choice. I considered Qingguo, but after thinking for a long time, I found that I can indeed serve in any county in Qingguo, but it can only make me progress, not really grow. To be honest, Qingguo, except for a few people, has fallen behind the forefront of the human race as a whole. Qingguo values ​​​​all schools, and all schools value officials. Scholars serving as officials is a tempering on the road to the holy way, but many people go deep into the officialdom, only to be in the dust, completely eroded by the bureaucratic atmosphere, and it is difficult to maintain a pure heart. I don't want to be changed by the big dye vat of Qingguo."

"As expected of Yan Yukong, you see this matter very clearly. A place like Qingguo is only suitable for all schools. You major in Confucianism and follow the way of a gentleman. It's hard to move forward in Qingguo. What you experience is not tempering, but suffering." Fang Yun praised.

"Then do you agree that I go to Ning'an?" Yan Yukong asked.

"I agree, and the cabinet will not object. After all, you are a semi-saint disciple and a descendant of the Yan family. No matter how stupid the left prime minister is, he will not offend you. Moreover, the Holy Academy has always had the rule of exchanging positions for scholars from different countries, so that officials from different countries can understand other countries. There is nothing wrong with you going to Ning'an to serve. The problem is that once you go to Ning'an, you may be attacked by the government and the public in Qing. Do you understand how serious the nature is?"

"Why worry about the slander of fools?"

Fang Yun smiled slightly. This should be the reason why Yan Yukong did not comfort him, because he knew that he would not care about the disturbing remarks at all.

"Okay! It's you who are on the path to the holy way, not others. If you know this, you will be fearless. You come to Baling first, and after August 15, you will announce that you will go to Ning'an to serve as the county magistrate."

"When I went there, the county magistrate of Ning'an County was still the old gentleman, right?"

"Of course."

"That's good, let's meet in Baling City."

The new county magistrate of Ning'an County is an old Jinshi. He himself has no desire for power, and he knows why he was sent to Ning'an County, so he has always cooperated and will not take power at all. He has always delegated power to other officials in Ning'an County. Even if he gives orders, he will discuss with the officials of Ning'an County, and even ask Fang Yun for advice.

Some officials of Jingguo laughed at the new county magistrate for following the rules, but he himself didn't care.

It was this old man who didn't cause trouble that kept Ning'an County under the control of Fang Yun, thriving and showing no signs of decline.