Fang Yun's group of carriages and private soldiers changed directions and headed toward Yueyang Tower.
The Qing Emperor and Gu Emperor's carriages stopped at Sanli Pavilion. The officials of the two countries gathered together to discuss countermeasures. Some of the officials almost quarreled because of their differing opinions. If it weren't for the fact that this was a special place, they would have treated this place as if it were a court.
Gyeongo and Gu were not harmonious. They each had their own factions.
Nie Changju had fainted, the Qing Emperor had lost face, and Fang Yun had left. The show had come to an end. Many people began to disperse. Some went to Yueyang Tower to wait for the literary meeting to begin, while others went to Baling City to eat, drink, and play. They wanted to understand the local customs and customs.
However, there were still tens of thousands of people standing outside the eastern city.
The officials of Gyeongo and Gu Emperor discussed for half an hour before coming to a consensus. The two Qing Emperors boarded the carriages. The carriages did not go to the original Qing Emperor's palace that Jingguo had arranged for the two emperors. Instead, they headed straight for Yueyang Tower.
The Qing Emperor sat in the carriage. Feeling the vibrations of the carriage, he sighed softly and frowned.
The Qing Emperor was confident that he could win this time. He could damage Fang Yun's Literary Name and then work with Mount Liu to impeach Fang Yun. He could make Fang Yun lose his position as governor of the two provinces and be forced to go north to fight the grassland barbarians.
Even the specific process of forcing Fang Yun to go north had been repeatedly simulated by the Gyeongo officials. As long as Fang Yun resigned from his position as governor of the two provinces, they were confident that they could force Fang Yun to go north to fight the barbarians.
The Qing Emperor had not expected that he would have such a bad start. Not only had he become the laughingstock of the world, he had also been labeled as a third-rate ruler. This was unbearable for any ruler because a third-rate ruler was equivalent to an incapable ruler.
Qing Jun slowly took a deep breath and quickly threw all his selfish thoughts out of his mind. Then, a cold smile appeared on his face. This was only the beginning. Losing to Fang Yun once would not affect the overall situation. There was still Zhang Longxiang and Zhang Longxiang. After Zhang Longxiang, there was still a truly important figure who was enough to make Fang Yun unable to bear the consequences.
Suddenly, there were shouts from both sides of the street, "Virtuous Son of Heaven, Jingguo Exterminating Traitors, Benevolent and Righteous King, Unparalleled Wisdom and Courage!"
Then, thousands of people shouted in unison, "Virtuous Son of Heaven, Jingguo Exterminates Traitors, Benevolent and Righteous King, Unparalleled Wisdom and Courage!"
Qing Jun originally thought that the effects from before had been removed, but when he heard the shout, his vision went dark. He almost fainted.
The officials of Gyeongo and Xiangzhou who followed behind Qing Jun were so angry that they blew their beards and glared. These Jingguo people were simply too ruthless. No ruler of any country should receive such treatment. However, they did not use any obscenities. Furthermore, on the surface, they were praising. Even if they wanted to cause trouble for them, they had no excuse.
There were many pavilions and restaurants near the eastern side of the city. Many people were drinking tea and drinking wine. Once the shouts of thousands of people rang out, those drinking tea sprayed out tea and those drinking wine sprayed out wine. Countless people didn't know whether to laugh or cry. If this matter was recorded in history by some evil historian, Qing Jun would become a laughing stock for a thousand years.
Many people had already begun to discuss what heroic deeds were recorded in the history books of other rulers. However, Qing Jun's history books would mostly record that he had been humiliated once or twice by Fang Xusheng and then humiliated again by the people of Jingguo shouting slogans.
"Fang Yun!" Qing Jun fiercely pushed the wine on the table to the ground. He gritted his teeth and whispered Fang Yun's name, revealing an ominous glint in his eyes.
Fang Yun's carriage drove unhurriedly toward Yueyang Tower. Because there were too many people in Baling and the carriages drove through the city, their speed was about the same as a pedestrian's walk. It took a long time to get from the eastern gate to Yueyang Tower.
In the carriage, Fang Yun kept thinking. No one knew what he was thinking, but a smirk that hadn't appeared in many years appeared on his face.
"Qing Jun, oh Qing Jun, it was you who bumped into me. Don't blame me …"
A quarter of an hour later, the discussion list and Baling suddenly became lively because Zhang Longxiang appeared on the list and said that he had arrived at Dongting Lake.
Of all the restaurants in Baling, the busiest was Wenyou House.
This restaurant was originally very ordinary. Last month, it was still unknown and called Yingke Restaurant. However, because it was close to Yingfang Pavilion, it suddenly became popular. Many scholars gathered here to discuss Hua Qingniang's visit to Qing Jun.
Originally, this restaurant would have continued to be ordinary until Fang Yun appeared in the restaurant incognito and said, "Who are our friends and who are our enemies? This is the most important question." This triggered the Voice of the Divine Path.
That day, Fang Yun's triggering of the Voice of the Divine Path was a bad thing for the restaurant's manager. Because of the appearance of the Voice of the Divine Path, all the customers in the restaurant ran straight to Yueyang Tower. Many people didn't even pay, which made the manager want to cry but have no tears.
However, the next day, a scholar named Zhang Zongshi went to the restaurant and gave the manager some advice.
The manager recognized Zhang Zongshi. He had once discussed with Fang Yun at the same table and sincerely accepted his advice. He immediately changed the name of the restaurant to Wenyou House. He also paid a high price to hire a Second Realm calligrapher in Baling to write a couplet, "Who are our friends and who are our enemies? This is the most important question." He hung it in the middle of the restaurant and burned incense. Then, he announced that the Voice of the Divine Path was born here and even hinted that Fang Yun might come here again in the future.
Fang Yun's Literary Name was too popular. Coupled with the fact that the people kept sanctifying him, Wenyou House immediately became the most popular restaurant in Baling City. Under Zhang Zongshi's guidance, the manager mortgaged two neighboring shops to buy them and tripled the size of the restaurant. Even so, the restaurant was often full at night, especially when it was close to the Mid-Autumn Festival. Many scholars would rather stand outside Wenyou House and talk loudly than go to other restaurants to drink.
However, what attracted the scholars of Baling City the most was that the manager promised to publicly display Zhang Zongshi's collection of "Xusheng's Bloody Poem Wall" every few months.
The manager often praised Zhang Zongshi's good luck in front of the customers. He actually encountered Fang Xusheng punishing villains and personally saw Fang Yun write "Spring Dawn" on the wall with the villains' blood. After that, Zhang Zongshi also decisively dug out the entire wall with "Spring Dawn" written on it for his collection.
Now, Zhang Zongshi had been visited by collectors all over the world. Currently, the highest price offered was a million taels of silver or a Han Lin Wen treasure, but Zhang Zongshi still refused to sell it.
Under the attraction of the "Source of the Voice of the Holy Dao" and "Xusheng's Bloody Poem Wall", Wenyou House became the best restaurant in Baling City.
Today, the manager of the restaurant seized the opportunity to invite Zhang Zongshi and Xusheng's Bloody Poem Wall together. A large number of people from the Ten Nations swarmed into the restaurant to chat. There were no tables, so many of them simply stood.
The manager of the restaurant was also a smart person. Not only did he not chase them away, he even made the tea free of charge. He received unanimous praise from the scholars, and some of them even decided to write an article for Wenyou House when they returned home.
When Zhang Longxiang announced his arrival on the list, some of the guests quickly left, but there were still a large number of guests who stayed because Dongting Lake was too large and no one knew where Zhang Longxiang was.
Zhang Zongshi sat beside Xusheng's Bloody Poem Wall, drinking tea and drinking water. He rarely participated in the discussion. Although he was not proud of having a relationship with Fang Yun, in the eyes of the other scholars, his status was already different after all. Hence, he could only try his best to remain silent.
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