The human race valued arrogant scholars.
After Fang Yun scolded Marquis Lumen, many young scholars in Zhu City expressed their support at the border between South City and North City. They believed that they could not convict Marquis Lumen based on poetry. As for scolding Marquis Lumen, it was a personal vendetta, not an official matter on the battlefield. Therefore, Marquis Lumen should not be grounded.
Many scholars in Chu began to speak out, hoping that the King Of Chu would be lenient. After all, Zhang Longxiang had been imprisoned for ten years. He was suppressed as soon as he was released from prison. It was understandable for him to be unrestrained. If a scholar did not resist after being suppressed, he did not deserve to be called a scholar.
However, the voices in Chu to help Zhang Longxiang were suppressed. The voices of punishment were getting louder and louder.
As time went by, the King Of Chu did not express his opinion. The Prime Minister and the Grand Commandant, who had the highest status under the King Of Chu, also did not officially say anything. It was rumored that the Grand Commandant had fought side by side with Zhang Wankong. He liked courageous scholars the most. Zhang Longxiang's insolence was very much to the Grand Commandant's liking.
The Prime Minister of Chu, on the other hand, was very polite. However, after hearing that Zhang Longxiang had taught his son a few days ago, he personally praised Zhang Longxiang for having the demeanor of a famous scholar.
The Prime Minister and the Grand Commandant did not say anything. The other officials also did not pursue the matter. Only the Censors of the Censorate kept submitting reports. This was their duty.
Scholars from all over the country speculated about the intentions of the senior officials of the imperial court. Soon, they figured out that Zhang Longxiang, except for the suspicion of being a traitor, was just crying out for injustice. For someone of the status of Marquis of Zhujiang, it was not a crime. Therefore, even the King Of Chu did not come forward to convict him.
Later, these scholars also realized that Zhang Longxiang did this not only to vent his anger, but also to win the Literary Name. This would make the King Of Chu and other hostile forces hesitate to act. If Notre-Dame intervened, the King Of Chu would inevitably lose all his brilliance. If the other countries were to take action again, he might even be forced to abdicate.
Things slowly cooled down, but many scholars wanted to know about Zhang Longxiang's current situation, so the scholars in Pearl City kept spreading news about Fang Yun.
"The Marquis of Zhujiang lives a hundred zhang away from the Marshal's Mansion. He has been grounded for three days and hasn't made any movements."
"Nothing happened on the fourth day, but there were a few generals who talked with him through the wall."
"Something's wrong! Country Stabilizing Phenomenon! It was a pity that Zhang Mingzhou did not seem to want anyone to know what he had written. There was only a vision, but no poem. It was not even on the literary rankings. It seems that he had written some poem, but he did not put the last stroke, so the poem did not appear! "
The literary rankings immediately fell into a heated discussion. Everyone wanted to know why Zhang Longxiang was so sad.
Because of the popularity of the articles published on the rankings, there were a few young scholars in Pearl River City who would come to Fang Yun's residence every morning. They would borrow tables and chairs from the nearby military families to sit there.
Most of them were reading. Occasionally, they would put down their books and chat, discussing poems and essays. Once there was any movement in Fang Yun's residence, they would immediately take out their official seals and report it to the rankings.
After all, after publishing useful information on the rankings, they would have the opportunity to obtain literary ink, which was very useful.
Time passed day by day. On the eleventh day since Marquis Lumen's confinement order was issued, not only those few scholars, but many scholars in Pearl City were also waiting outside the door.
The door creaked open, and Fang Yun's personal carriage slowly drove out. The scholars who were present immediately became excited. Their eyes widened, afraid that they would miss something. Some people even hurriedly wrote on the rankings.
"The confinement order is over! Zhang Mingzhou's carriage has come out. It is parked in front of the front door. It looks like he will come out soon! "
"Ten days have passed. Zhang Longxiang has come out! However, his eyes are dim, and his face is ashen. He has boarded the carriage! "
"Zhang Mingzhou is so miserable. He has been framed for ten years, and is guarded like a thief. In the end, he was even punished for writing a few poems. Our Great Chu State … Alas …"
"If Zhang Wankong is a traitor, the Great Confucian Hall will do it even if the King Of Chu doesn't. Even if the Great Confucian Hall doesn't do it, the Notre-Dame and the sages will do it! According to the analysis of the rankings, the possibility of Zhang Wankong being a traitor is less than ten percent, and Zhang Longxiang is definitely not a traitor! "
"Our Pearl City was quite prosperous when the Grand Scholar Wankong was here. Back then, the Grand Scholar Zhang had probably recovered the entire south! When he went missing, the Lotus Mountain Pass was conquered by the barbarians immediately. A few years ago, the barbarians were still showing off outside Pearl River City. What could they do to them? "
"Yes, so the residents of Pearl City think that someone is persecuting the Grand Scholar Zhang Wankong. Pearl City was peaceful when the Grand Scholar Zhang was here. But now … Hehe, let's not talk about it! "
"Zhang Mingzhou has been wronged!"
The crowd sighed.
Fang Yun boarded the carriage dejectedly under the gazes of the crowd.
The carriage headed north of the city.
The crowd followed it.
The carriage moved forward slowly. Soon, it stopped by the Pearl River in the north of the city.
Fang Yun got off the carriage and walked slowly toward a dock.
The willow trees were planted neatly by the Pearl River. Behind the willow trees was the dam for flood control, and there were stairs between the banks. Fang Yun stepped on the stairs leading down and saw the vast river up ahead. The river water was green with white waves, and some green duckweeds could be seen drifting with the waves once in a while.
The aquatic animals had already retreated. The boats on the river traveled back and forth. He could still see Peng City on the other side as far as his eyes could see.
Fang Yun turned his head to look at the right side, where the estuary of the Pearl River was, commonly known as the Lingding Ocean.
Fang Yun came to a dock and rented a small boat with a black awning. Then he asked the boatman to take him to the Lingding Ocean.
The boatman was overjoyed with the five taels of silver in his hand. Without saying a word, he pushed the boat away from the river with the wooden oar in his hand.
The boatman rowed the boat farther and farther away. Fang Yun lay on his back on the boat with his eyes closed, enjoying the sunlight and listening to the sound of the river water and the moving of the wooden oar, as well as the faint noises in the distance. His expression gradually relaxed.
Soon, the corners of Fang Yun's mouth curled up slightly.
The boatman saw that the guest was happy and that he had received so much money, so he was very happy as well. As such, he sang the song of the fishermen loudly.
The scholars who followed Fang Yun stood by the bank and looked at the boat with a black awning, hesitating.
Soon, four scholars rented a boat with a black awning and asked the boatman to follow Fang Yun's boat from a distance.
With someone taking the lead, the others followed suit. Dozens of boats sailed toward the Lingding Ocean.
The boats quickly left the Pearl River and entered the Lingding Ocean.
On the clear water, between the blue sky and the blue sea, a boat with a black awning moved forward, followed by dozens of boats. It was as beautiful as a painting.
Fang Yun lay on his back on the water, enjoying the rare tranquility.
Two hours later, the wind suddenly blew. Then the sky was covered with dark clouds and the waves became more intense.
"The wind is up. I think we should go back," the boatman said.
"Okay!" Fang Yun dao.
Then, the boatman turned around and sailed toward the dock.
A quarter of an hour later, the sky exploded with thunder and rain fell.
Fang Yun was still lying down, allowing the rain to fall on his face.
"Sigh …"
After a while, Fang Yun let out a long sigh and sat back on the black-awning boat, looking outside in a daze.
Many scholars noticed that Fang Yun's face was gloomy. They sighed and whispered.
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