Some people seemed interested because the main purpose of participating in the meet this time was to watch the literary competition. If there were no fights between the two sides, they might as well go to the capital cities of various nations to watch the literary competitions. That was exactly what everyone wanted to see.
Now that the Qing Emperor couldn't help but intervene, it meant that Gyeongo had already prepared a lot of means.
The movements of the first and second seats quickly attracted the attention of the people in the third seat before spreading to the other seats.
Hence, hundreds of thousands of scholars looked at Fang Yun and the Qing Emperor. As long as one was a Jinshi, they could hear the conversation between the two of them from afar.
Fang Yun's Holy Ground friends, led by Yan Yukong, were all looking over.
Yan Yukong said softly, "The Qing Emperor has intervened. Don't be careless."
Yan Yukong was from Gyeongo and was also Fang Yun's good friend. Hence, he could only stay out of it. However, Li Fanming understood and immediately secretly sent a voice transmission to Fang Yun.
"After Yan Yukong's reminder, I finally understand that although the Qing Emperor insulted you and Jingguo with the 'Three Jade Flat Imperial Crown', your words were too direct, no one could say anything. You have to be careful this time and don't directly attack the Qing Emperor. Otherwise, the officials of Gyeongo will probably criticize you and cause a scene. Once there's an uproar, you'll be embarrassed and they'll achieve their goal by angering you. "
Fang Yun naturally understood and nodded gently to express his gratitude. He then looked at the Qing Emperor and was about to speak when the Prime Minister, Kang Ha-chuan, suddenly raised his glass to the Qing Emperor and said, "Back then, when the Old Man and the late Emperor admired the moon together, you were still a young man. Now, you're already the emperor. As the moon rises from the east, I miss her. Come, let this old man toast you! "
The Qing Emperor was stunned and knew that Kang Ha-chuan was interrupting. It would be best if he could avoid the topic, but if he couldn't, Fang Yun would have enough time to think. If others were to interrupt him, he could turn them down directly since he was the monarch of a nation. However, Kang Ha-chuan was renowned throughout the Ten Nations and was known for being a gentleman. Besides, it was said that he was highly regarded by many elders of the Etiquette Hall and was a popular candidate for the next elder of the Etiquette Hall. Offending such a person would be equivalent to offending half of the Etiquette Hall. Even the patriarch of the Half-saint family would have to think twice before offending him, let alone the monarch.
Qing Jun helplessly raised his wine cup and smiled. "Uncle, you are too polite. You are old and strong. My body is far inferior to yours."
The officials of Gyeongo gently nodded. By referring to himself as "nephew," not only did it pull his relationship with Kang Ha-chuan closer, but it also made it difficult for Kang Ha-chuan to repeatedly obstruct him. At the same time, it made the other Confucians think that the Qing Emperor was being courteous and did not disrespect Kang Ha-chuan.
Kang Ha-chuan seemed to have wanted to say something, but seeing the Qing Emperor lower his stance, he nodded and didn't say anything more.
When the crowd saw Kang Ha-chuan's reaction, they thought to themselves that he was indeed a Jingguo gentleman.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, a Gyeongo scholar laughed and said, "Fang Xusheng, don't tell me you can't even answer the Emperor's small question? That's right, does anyone in Jingguo still want to interrupt? Come and line up to get your number. We will wait patiently. "
Many of the Jingguo scholars looked unhappy. However, since the people of Gyeongo had said so, it would be unseemly for them to forcefully help Fang Yun. After all, Kang Ha-chuan was in front of them. If they imitated Gyeongo and pestered him endlessly, they were afraid that even Kang Ha-chuan's Literary Name would be ruined.
Some of the Jingguo people looked at Fang Yun, hoping that he would be able to resolve the situation.
Fang Yun smiled slightly and said, "This must be Gyeongo's Minister of Personnel, Scholar Gu, right? When I heard your voice, I thought of a small matter. This small matter might be able to answer the Emperor's question. "
Scholar Gu smiled and said, "I'm all ears."
"Please speak." The Emperor smiled and looked at Fang Yun.
Fang Yundao said, "A friend of Jingguo visited the Emperor during the winter. Fortunately, the snow crossed the river and covered several prefectures. The dogs of the prefectures barked in panic and ran for days until there was no snow. "
This story was very simple. It said that Fang Yun's friend went to Gyeongo during the winter. Fortunately, the snow crossed the Yangtze River and covered several prefectures in Gyeongo. The dogs of the prefectures had never seen snow before and were very frightened. They barked and bit and ran for several days. When the snow melted, the dogs returned to normal.
When Fang Yun finished speaking, laughter rose and fell in the hall. Many people even slapped the table and laughed.
Kang Ha-chuan looked at Fang Yun and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
The big rabbit hugged its stomach and rolled on the ground while laughing.
Yan Yukong sighed and said, "It's better to provoke the King of Hell than to provoke Fang Yun."
"Fang Yun's mouth is too vicious! It's like a knife stabbing into the Emperor's chest and pulling it back with a hook. It's too painful! Look at the Emperor's and Scholar Gu's expressions. "Li Fanming laughed.
Scholar Gu's face was red. The Emperor's chest rose and fell slightly, and his face was slightly pale. Fang Yun's words were too harsh. Although he only said that some Gyeongo people were like dogs who had never seen snow and mocked the Gyeongo people for not seeing the world, in reality, the "Jingguo friend" in this story was referring to Fang Yun himself. The so-called dogs naturally referred to the people from Gyeongo who attacked Fang Yun.
"The Emperor's dogs barked at the snow. Not bad, it's worth recording. "A scholar from the School of History quickly picked up his brush and recorded it in his notebook.
There were many scholars from the School of History present. They came this time to record today's literary event. Although not everyone could participate in the compilation of official history, they all had the qualifications to write unofficial history. When they encountered such an interesting event, how could they not record it in their historian's notebook?
At first, only the people in the front seats knew about this, but such an important event quickly spread. Laughter filled the air and caused the poem composition on the stage to be temporarily interrupted.
Not only were those who went up on stage not angry, but they also looked at Fang Yun and the Emperor with interest.
The people from Jingguo and other countries laughed loudly, but the people from Gyeongo could only smile bitterly.
However, most of the scholars didn't blame Fang Yun. Instead, most of them blamed the Emperor and the Minister of Personnel.
A Gyeongo scholar complained in a low voice, "Fang Xusheng was standing there. Why did we provoke him? Now, we're being treated like a dog. "
"If we want to defeat Fang Xusheng, we can only defeat him with strength, not with intelligence. Those who fought with Fang Yun before, who didn't have any ideas? And the result? They were all beaten to a pulp by him. Fighting a war of words in front of Fang Xusheng is like displaying one's slight skill in front of an expert. Why don't you take a look at how Fang Xusheng has survived all these years? He's been through a forest of bullets and arrows. He's never been afraid of anyone! "
"I don't want to scold people, but now I have to. Gyeongo's reputation was good, but now it's ruined. Once the story of Gyeongo's dog barks at the snow spreads, the other countries will definitely use this phrase if they become enemies with Gyeongo scholars. Just thinking about it makes me angry! "
"Killing without spilling blood depends on Fang Xusheng. He can even make up a story to scold people. There aren't many people in the world who can do that."
Suddenly, Zong Wuyuan, who was beside the Emperor, stood up and coughed lightly. "Fang Xusheng, your words …"
Without waiting for Zong Wuyuan to finish, the big rabbit suddenly jumped up and pointed at Zong Wuyuan and screamed.
"Squeak squeak squeak! Squeak squeak squeak squeak! Squeak squeak squeak squeak! "After shouting, it hugged its stomach and laughed maniacally.
The rabbit wasn't big, but it was a spiritual creature after all. Its voice was very loud and clear, making Zong Wuyuan unable to continue.
At this moment, Flower Lord, who was sitting in the B seat, suddenly spoke out, "Whose rabbit is this?"
The big rabbit was startled. It lay on the ground and covered its face with its two paws. Its two long ears drooped behind its back.
Li Fanming was shocked. He hurriedly stood up and faced Flower Lord's direction. "This is a spiritual creature that I've raised for many years. I hope you won't blame it for offending everyone."
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