"The Old Man will not quibble with you over the matter of offending your superiors! You must attend the Early Spring Literary Gathering in Guangzhou today and make a name for yourself. If you can catch up to Fang Xusheng or even surpass Fang Xusheng, you will be considered a hero. "Zhu Fengqiong sent a letter.
"Scholar Zhu, this Marquis has something he does not understand. What is your relationship with the Lei family?"
"Do not ask what you should not ask! Knowing too much will not do you any good! "
"Alright, I will not ask about this matter. However … I do not wish to participate in the Early Spring Literary Gathering. I believe that this is a plot against me to attack my Literary Name. "
"If you really have a Literary Name, they will not be able to attack you. If your Literary Name is damaged because of this, it means that you are not worthy of competing with Fang Xusheng. I will persuade them to take back the treasures. The Old Man believes that you have obtained too much! "
"How much I obtain is not up to you to decide! What identity are you using to send this letter to me? This is the key. "
After a while, Zhu Fengqiong sent another letter: "You only need to know that Lei Tingzhen, who is in contact with you, cannot frequently enter the Kong Shengwen Realm. Before you compete with Fang Yun, you must listen to the Old Man's orders! My identity is your superior! "
"I do not doubt it, but it is a pity that Scholar Lei Tingzhen did not mention that you were also involved."
"In a few days, Scholar Lei Tingzhen will inform you. In short, you must do everything possible to promote the Literary Name. Only this way can we continue to build momentum until Fang Xusheng is forced to compete with you. "
"For those treasures, I will do my best." Fang Yun replied.
"I hope you will not tarnish Tao Sheng's clothes!"
"You do not need to worry about this!"
Fang Yun put away his official seal. He did not doubt Zhu Fengqiong's identity. After all, this matter was highly confidential. Since he had pointed out Half-saint's clothes at the beginning, it proved that he already knew everything in detail.
Fang Yun stood up, he was about to look for Wei Changxian, but then he sat down again.
After pondering for a moment, Fang Yun picked up the official seal of the Marquis of Zhujiang and sent a letter to Wei Changxian.
"If Marquis Lumen personally invites me to the Spring Cultural Meeting, I might consider it."
Wei Changxian didn't reply. Fang Yun was not in a hurry.
In the evening, the sound of horse hooves came from outside the carriage. Fang Yun judged that it was the sound of Marquis Lumen's personal heavy cavalry.
The hoofbeats stopped. Marquis Lumen's old voice came from outside the door.
"Long Xiang, it's time. Go with Old Man to the Guangzhou Institute of Literature to participate in the Spring Literary Meeting."
Fang Yun waited for ten breaths before getting off the carriage. He smiled and cupped his hands towards Marquis Lumen. "I've kept you waiting. Let's go."
Many of the generals were unhappy, but Fang Yun turned a blind eye.
The generals of the Lumen Army and Fang Yun headed to the Guangzhou Institute of Literature together. Xun Tianling was originally going to stay in the army, but after knowing that Zhang Longxiang was also participating in the meeting, he decided to follow behind.
When the group arrived at the Guangzhou Institute of Literature. Night fell. The lanterns were lit.
There were many tables and chairs in the courtyard. Thousands of people had already arrived and stood up.
Fang Yun followed behind Marquis Lumen, smiling as he walked forward. If someone greeted him, he would either cup his hands or nod his head.
After a few steps, he heard a young scholar shout, "This humble one dares not to worry about the country! This student believes that the person who wrote such a famous sentence is definitely not a traitor! "
Fang Yun turned his head to look at the scholar. He cupped his hands in greeting, his heart filled with gratitude.
Many of the people present nodded their heads. They were all influenced by the [Poem Addict] old man. Without evidence, they would definitely not slander Zhang Longxiang as a traitor.
However, there were still many people who looked at him coldly and were filled with hostility.
The group walked to the front of the banquet and stopped at the first table. The Marquis of Qishan, Gou Bao, was standing there. He first greeted Marquis Lumen. Then he turned his head to look at Fang Yun.
"Long Xiang nephew, long time no see. How are you?"
Fang Yun stared at the Marquis of Qishan, Gou Bao. He was a tall and mighty old man with a huge nose. If his nose was slightly curved, it would be a typical aquiline nose. Although he was smiling, his eyes were cold and his face seemed to be carved out of wood.
Fang Yun smiled, "Everything is fine. My Zhang family has been taken care of by the Marquis of Qishan all these years! Meeting the Marquis of Qishan today can be considered one of the four great joys of life. "
"Oh? What are the four great joys of life? "
Fang Yun smiled, "Rain after a long drought, meeting an old friend in a foreign land, the wedding night, the golden examination."
The Guangzhou prefectural magistrate laughed, "Good! Marquis of Zhujiang's witty words are indeed one of the four great joys of life. "
Fang Yun glanced at the Guangzhou prefectural magistrate. "Meeting an old friend in a foreign land" was extremely ironic for Gou Bao. The Gou family was the main force that attacked the Zhang family in recent years. Fang Yun wanted to see how Gou Bao would deal with it, but he didn't expect the Guangzhou prefectural magistrate to intervene and resolve it so easily.
Marquis Lumen smiled, "Everyone, don't just stand there. Sit down."
Gou Bao and Marquis Lumen sat down first. Behind them was an empty chair for Xun Tianling. Fang Yun then sat down.
There were only three people sitting at the first table. The rest were in other places.
Gou Bao and Marquis Lumen talked in low voices while Fang Yun sat alone.
Fang Yun ignored the crowd and took out a book as if there was no one around and started reading it carefully.
Many people looked at Fang Yun. Seeing Fang Yun's action, some nodded in approval, some snorted in disdain, and some showed pity. Ten years in prison was too much for him to lose. He had to race against time to make up for it.
Not long later, Xun Tianling arrived and the Spring Literary Meet officially began.
The Guangzhou prefectural magistrate was the host of the meet. He was elegant and humorous, making the atmosphere of the meet even more intense.
Not long later, the Guangzhou prefectural magistrate announced the rules of the meet. Any poem was allowed and there was no restriction on the rhyme. The topic was broad, as long as it had the image of spring. This meet was for strange poems. The final ranking would be determined by the 'strangeness'. If the degree of strangeness was similar, it would be judged by the three scholars.
Fang Yun was stunned. He immediately understood that the key to the meet was not the poem itself, but the 'degree of similarity' and the three scholars' judgment.
The Guangzhou prefectural magistrate could decide if the two strange poems were similar, and the three scholars would decide who was better.
If the difference between the two poems was not too big, then the Guangzhou prefectural magistrate could hand it over to the three scholars. At that time, Marquis Lumen and Gou Bao would join hands. No matter how Xun Tianling judged, it would not change the result.
Fang Yun was helpless. This kind of literary competition where the results were interfered with could be openly cheated without any risk. This was a very simple yet difficult to avoid trap of a literary gathering.
Fang Yun scanned the audience and memorized everyone's faces. He then sent a letter to the Prime Minister, Zhu Fengqiong, requesting him to send a list of names, portraits and biographies of everyone in the meet, especially those who were good at poetry.
Zhu Fengqiong quickly replied.
Fang Yun looked at the information and felt a headache. It seemed that his enemies had prepared for at least ten days. Even if he did not come to Guangzhou, they would have held the meet in Peng City or Pearl City.
In the list of participants, there were more than ten famous poets, and there were even five people from other countries.
These ten famous poets all had relatively famous strange poems. They all had at least the level of Da Fu, and three of them had created works of Ming Zhou.
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