"Looks like Mister Nie has a high position in the Chingying Academy. You can give the Four Great Scholars pointers on poetry and essays. I will consider it carefully." Fang Yun smiled. There was no need to hold back when dealing with officials.
Embarrassment flashed across Nie Changju's face. Many of the scholars present looked at him with smiles. If he wanted to harm Fang Yun, he naturally had to pay the price. In the future, when people talked about Nie Changju, they would definitely say that he was the one who taught Xusheng poetry and thought that he could decide the ranking of the Four Great Scholars. For an ordinary Hanlin Academy, this was already a huge stain on their reputation.
Nie Changju seemed to have been prepared. He suddenly said, "I am only from the Hanlin Academy and am insignificant. However, as an official of Jingguo, I naturally do not wish to see the Four Great Scholars fall into the hands of a literary person! Old Man, on behalf of the people of Xiangzhou, earnestly requests that Fang Xusheng compete with Hanlin Zhang Longxiang in the Military Reviewing Tower and become the Four Great Scholars. This will inspire the people of Xiangzhou and raise the prestige of Jingguo. At the same time, the Military Reviewing Tower of Xiangzhou will become the number one building in the world, suppressing Yellow Crane Tower! "
After Nie Changju finished speaking, he suddenly half-knelt on the ground.
Many officials were stunned. Only now did they understand that what Nie Changju said before was not important. What Fang Yun said was not important either. Nie Changju only needed to lay the groundwork and then force Fang Yun to compete with Zhang Longxiang in the Military Reviewing Tower.
"On behalf of the people of Taihe Prefecture, I earnestly request that Fang Xusheng suppress Zhang Longxiang and let the people of Jingguo become the Four Great Scholars. Let the Military Reviewing Tower of Xiangzhou become the number one building in the world!" Yan Wu, the prefect of Taihe Prefecture, also half-knelt on one knee.
"I am the Left Chief Minister of the Bureau of Rites. I earnestly request that Fang Xusheng raise the prestige of our country and raise the morale of our people!"
"Earnestly request …"
Thunderous tongues rang out in the Military Reviewing Tower and spread throughout the entire Baling City. The millions of people in Baling City heard them clearly.
Most of the people felt their blood boil and cheered at the top of their lungs. Especially the tens of thousands of people outside the Military Reviewing Tower, their cheers shook the sky.
The officials in the Military Reviewing Tower kept speaking with thunderous tongues, putting on a show of defiance of their superiors.
Pleading for the people, even the governors of the two Prefectures could not find an excuse to punish them.
The Xiangzhou officials and Jiangzhou officials present furrowed their brows and didn't know what to say. It was clear that the Qing officials had long been prepared. Behind them was very likely the Qing Kingdom, the Zong family, or the Lei family, as well as other complicated powers.
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. Before long, Wei Dongshan. He had just been promoted to Grand Scholar. He slowly stood up with his walking stick. He was over ninety years old. The wrinkles on his face were deeper than old tree bark. His skin was mottled with age, but his eyes were clear.
When he stood up, all the officials in Xiang Prefecture stood up as well.
His disciples and disciples were all over Xiang Prefecture. There were more than a hundred officials from Xiang Prefecture who were Wei Dongshan's disciples, from xiucai to Hanlin. He only needed to raise his voice, and almost half of the officials in Xiang Prefecture would respond.
Wei Dongshan coughed softly. Looking at Fang Yun, he said, "This old one is ashamed. I should not have come forward to talk about this matter. But this old one has one foot in the grave. Unable to fulfill the only long-cherished wish of my life, I have come forward to say a few words."
Without waiting for Wei Dongshan to explain, Fang Yun recalled the information on this person. He quickly discovered that this Wei Dongshan had led the people of Xiang Province to compete with the people of Qi from Yellow Crane Tower many times in the past. They fought from the age of thirty to the age of eighty, and they always lost.
But even so, he had never stopped helping the Military Reviewing Tower compete for the number one tower in the world. All of Xiang Prefecture had only respect for him, not ridicule.
Even the people of Qi who had defeated Wei Dongshan time and time again changed from ridicule to respect. There were even many famous people of Qi who wrote poems at the Yellow Crane Tower praising him, not ridiculing him.
Before taking office, Fang Yun had analyzed Wei Dongshan. He was a classic old fox. He did not curry favor with Gyeongo, nor was he completely loyal to Jingguo. However, he would never do anything that would harm the interests of the two countries. He had always been waiting for the right price, taking advantage of both sides to strengthen himself and his disciples.
Even when the two countries were at their fiercest, he had placed his bets on both sides. Now, some of his disciples were officials of Jingguo, while others were officials of Qing.
On the way to the Military Reviewing Tower, Dong Wencong had said that Wei Dongshan was a flag of Xiang Prefecture. As long as they could rope him in, it would be equivalent to reducing the power of the officials of Qing by twenty to thirty percent. Dong Wencong had tried many times to rope in Wei Dongshan, but to no avail.
Fang Yun smiled slightly and said, "Sir Dongshan, there is no harm in speaking."
Wei Dongshan raised his head slightly. He had one foot in the grave and was incomparably old, but there was still a trace of the pride of a scholar in his eyes.
"Fang Xusheng, if you can suppress the Yellow Crane Tower and make the Military Reviewing Tower the number one tower in the world, then from now on, this old man will be Prince Ji's lackey. This old man's disciples will follow your lead!" Wei Dongshan's voice was not loud, but it was powerful and resonating.
"Esteemed teacher!" a Hanlin student exclaimed.
"Grandmaster!"
"Elder Wei!"
Cries of surprise rose and fell. It was hard to imagine that Wei Dongshan would say such a thing.
Dong Wencong, Fang Shouye, and the others looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Nie Changju was forcing Fang Yun to compete with Zhang Longxiang. This Wei Dongshan would definitely not be bought over by the Zong and Lei families, but he had done the same thing as Nie Changju. This was equivalent to the two of them working together to roast Fang Yun.
Fang Yun smiled as he looked at Wei Dongshan. He knew that this person had stood out because of his lifelong obsession and dream. However, this person was extremely shrewd and had offered a reward that he could not refuse.
As Xusheng, he could use any method to govern Xiang Prefecture. However, as the Governor of Jingguo and a person who had come to cultivate the Divine Path, he had to pay attention to technique and could not use his position to oppress others.
Fang Yun calculated in his mind. If he now had 60% of the power in Xiang Prefecture, he would have at least 75% of the power in Xiang Prefecture after recruiting Wei Dongshan's disciples. Coupled with his exploding popularity, he would have 80% of the power in Xiang Prefecture.
Nie Changju was all smiles. He cupped his hands and said, "Fang Xusheng, even Elder Wei has stepped forward. Do you really look down on the scholars of Xiang Prefecture? Do you look down on the Military Reading Tower of Xiang Prefecture? "
Fang Yun smiled and said, "Officer Nie, you've misunderstood. The reason I'm thinking is not because I look down on the scholars of Xiang Prefecture or the Military Reading Tower, but because I look down on you."
Nie Changju's face was full of shame and anger.
Many scholars secretly cheered. Some Jingguo officials even laughed out loud, not bothering to hide their mockery.
Fang Yun looked at Wei Dongshan and said, "Elder Wei, please sit down and rest. As for the matter of the Best Tower in the World, allow me a few days to think about it. How about this, I'll give everyone an answer before the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th of August. How about that? "
"Alright, then before the Mid-Autumn Festival, this Old Man will wait for Fang Xusheng's news!" Wei Dongshan cupped his hands towards Fang Yun and slowly sat down with the help of the people beside him.
Nie Changju laughed and said, "Fang Xusheng is truly a hero among men! The Best Tower in the World will depend on you! "After saying that, he laughed and sat down.
Everyone in Baling cheered wildly. They all thought that Fang Yun was going to help the Military Reading Tower win the title of the Best Tower in the World.
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