The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1752 Four Friends Literary Meeting

In the unanimous cheers of everyone, the Yueyang Tower Mid-Autumn Festival Cultural Festival officially kicked off.

Fang Yun glanced at everyone in front of him, held up a glass of wine, smiled and said: "The bright moon rises on the sea, and the world is at this moment! Both inside and outside the Holy Yuan, from ancient times to the present, gather together tonight. This first glass of wine is a tribute to all the heavens in the world, It nourishes the soul.”

Fang Yun said, raising the wine glass upward. Under the influence of Cai Qi, the wine turned into water droplets and flew upward evenly. The water shimmered like stars floating in the sky above the venue.

Those present who had wine glasses raised their glasses gently and then put them down. Those who did not have wine glasses gently raised their hands to show respect.

"Zhaozi came to promise to bring his ancestral martial arts. In ten thousand years, I will be blessed by heaven! We can stand in front of the Yueyang Tower instead of being imprisoned by demons and barbarians. It is all because of the saints, sages and ancestors. This second glass of wine is a tribute to the sages of the past generations who created the world!" Fang Yun spilled the wine on the ground this time, forming a clear horizontal line.

Everyone raised their glasses again or raised their hands.

The four sentences Fang Yun said are the last four sentences of "Xia Wu" in the "Book of Songs". The whole poem praises the previous kings of the Zhou Dynasty. These four sentences mean that the glory and achievements of the previous kings of the Zhou Dynasty shine on future generations, and future generations should pursue them. If you imitate the words and deeds of your ancestors, your inheritance will last for thousands of years and you will be blessed by God.

Fang is used here, which means that contemporary people will remember the contributions of their ancestors and cannot forget their ancestors.

"There will be times when the wind breaks through the waves, and the sails are hung directly across the sea! There are five barbarians inside who are in chaos, there are monsters outside, and all the worlds are uneven. Today and now, every human race is working hard to show to the world that we are small and insignificant. And full of infinite possibilities! This last glass of wine is for everyone here, for everyone in the world, for everyone who slays demons and savages, we live, we want to live better!"

Fang Yun ended his toast with a proverb and drank it all in one gulp.

"Live better" are obviously five ordinary words, but they made countless participants red-eyed. Life is difficult, humankind is in danger, and living better is too difficult, but no one can stop it. This is the most sincere and simple dream!

"Okay! I just want to live a better life!" Wu Jun laughed and drank the wine in the glass.

Some free and easy scholars laughed heartily and drank happily.

After the meeting calmed down, Fang Yun continued to speak eloquently: "Although I am the governor of the two states, I am also the person who will compete in this cultural meeting. It would be unfair if I continue to preside over the cultural meeting. So, next, the cultural meeting It will be chaired by Dong Wencong, the governor of Xiangzhou. Let’s meet upstairs in Yueyang.”

Many people cheered loudly, hoping to see Fang Yun and Zhang Long Xiangwen compete earlier.

Dong Wencong, the state herdsman of Xiangzhou, was dressed in white and plum blossom clothes and walked steadily up the high platform, but those who are familiar with him will find that his pace is 10% faster than usual, and there is a trace of joy in his brows that cannot be concealed.

Many scholars present looked at Dong Wencong with envy, especially the state pastors from all over the ten countries, and some were even bachelors, but there was still envy in their eyes.

The literary names that scholars attach great importance to are not empty names, but play a very important role. Most scholars can benefit from literary names, so many people do everything possible to improve their literary names.

Presiding over this kind of literary society whose influence covers the entire human race, the increase in literary reputation will be extremely terrifying. Starting from tomorrow, Dong Wencong's literary reputation will surpass more than half of the bachelors, becoming the most famous Hanlin in Jingguo.

With the support of these literary names, Dong Wencong's mood will inevitably change, he will become more confident, and the possibility of being promoted to bachelor's degree will be greatly increased.

Dong Wencong stood firm in the center of the high platform, with a smile on his face and extended his hands to all parties, and said with a spring thunder in his tongue: "I am Dong Wencong, I am the state pastor of Xiangzhou. For today's literary meeting, I have prepared a beautiful and witty article. Zhu's manuscript was corrected by Fang Xusheng yesterday, but Fang Xusheng only took one look at it, curled his lips, and threw the manuscript into the wastebasket, saying Dong Wencong, this kind of nonsense can be heard in the ears of everyone in the world. able to speak Do you want to learn from Qingjun's speech at the "Four Friends Literary Society" last year? So I asked someone for a copy of Qingjun's manuscript at the "Four Friends Literary Society" and then copied it carefully. , friends said that it was both physical and spiritual, and could even be used directly by Qing Jun. So, I gave the new manuscript to Fang Xusheng. After reading it, Fang Xusheng silently picked up the previous manuscript from the wastebasket and handed it to me. Said, this article is quite good.”

Everyone in the venue burst into laughter. Unexpectedly, Dong Wencong teased Qingjun in public for his nonsense, which was not common in large cultural gatherings.

Many scholars, however, looked thoughtfully at Fang Yun, feeling uncontrollable envy and impulse in their hearts. On the surface, Dong Wencong took the opportunity to make fun of Qing Jun because of the title of the novel, but in fact, it was most likely that after Dong Wencong submitted the manuscript, Fang Yun asked Dong Wencong to use a different way to make the opening remarks, and did the opposite.

Now, Dong Wencong has done it. He actually said such words at such a grand literary gathering. It is unprecedented in the human race. Human race scholars will thoroughly remember the name Dong Wencong and this state pastor who dared to make fun of the king of a country. Moreover, the people of Jingguo know it. After that, his favorable impression of Dong Wencong greatly increased and he won the hearts of the people.

But doing so also means that it may arouse the dissatisfaction of Qingguo, and even be criticized by conservative scholars, leading to disputes between the two countries. However, no matter what the consequences are, as long as Fang Yun is not investigated, no one can do anything to Dong Wencong.

Fang Yun is simply the good boss that all officials dream of.

Qing Jun was in the first seat. Although he was ridiculed by Dong Wenchong, he showed pride.

The ‘Four Friends Literary Meeting’ held in Qingguo last year was also very grand and was one of the most famous literary and cultural gatherings in the human race.

The four friends of literati are the four arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. At the Four Friends Literary Meeting, people of all literary positions in the human race will compete in the four arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. If they rank a certain way, they will receive generous rewards. Not only will their literary reputation soar, they will not only receive literary treasures, but they will also be fought over by various countries, societies and even some temples in the Holy Academy.

The Four Friends Literary Meeting is held every five years. Fang Yun missed the event last year because he was in the literary world.

Last year's Four Friends Literary Meeting was very successful. The total score of Qing State actually reached third place, surpassing powerful countries such as Wu State, Yun State and Kongcheng. It was the best performance of Qing State in the past hundred years. Qing Jun believed that this was his own credit and often talked about the Four Friends Literary Meeting, so Dong Wencong joked about this matter.

Because Dong Wencong had a very accurate measure of the joke, the people of Qing State did not feel disgusted this time. Instead, like Qing Jun, they thought that this was Dong Wencong's recognition of Qing State's achievements.

Seeing that the people of Qing were not angry, Dong Wencong on the stage breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Fang Yun with gratitude. He had revised the draft several times for just a few words, and finally needed Fang Yun's guidance to finalize it. He initially thought that this opening remark was too bold and would cause controversy, but Fang Yun said that it would be fine because this opening remark itself did not mean to attack Qing, and he had a clear conscience.

After opening with a light topic, Dong Wencong began to host the literary meeting in a proper manner.

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