The Gyeongo scholars, led by Emperor Qing, felt as if wax was stuck in their throats. They felt sick and uncomfortable. Being scolded by the rabbit as if it was a dog was not enough. Now, even people from all over the human race were joining in the fun.
Gu Nanhuai's face was dark. Even though he was a scholar, being scolded and mocked by hundreds of thousands of people, he still felt embarrassed.
Gu Nanhuai looked at Emperor Qing with a helpless expression, as if to say that he had done his best and could not let people scold him anymore.
Emperor Qing was about to speak, but he immediately shut his mouth. If he really spoke, others might not dare to scold Emperor Qing, but the rabbit might not.
Emperor Qing had to turn his head to look at the Gu scholars.
The Gu people either looked up to admire the moon or lowered their heads to eat fruits. The scene just now was too scary. The entire Gyeongo was being scolded, but there was no way to refute it. It was fine if the people of Gu spoke up at other times, but if they went against Fang Yun at this time, they did not know how badly they would be scolded by Fang Yun.
The A and B seats were silent. No one dared to speak up for Emperor Qing.
Emperor Wu laughed and said, "Fang Xusheng, you can continue your story." After that, Emperor Wu looked at the people of Gyeongo provocatively.
No one in Gyeongo spoke. Many people did not look at Fang Yun, but stared at the big rabbit.
The big rabbit lay lazily on the ground, revealing its round belly. It squinted at the people of Gyeongo present, as if it would stand up at any time and shout, "Emperor Qing barks at the snow!"
Fang Yun saw the rabbit's appearance and laughed involuntarily. He reached out and patted its belly, and then spoke loudly.
"There are no donkeys in Ancient Xiangzhou. Some busybodies carry Emperor Qing's donkey on a boat. When there is no use, it is placed at the foot of the mountain. When the tiger sees it, it is a huge monster. It thinks of it as a god, hiding in the forest to peek. When it is a little closer, it is hidden, and none knows. "
"One day, when the donkey cries, the tiger is frightened and runs away. It thinks it will devour itself, and is very afraid. However, when it looks back and forth, it does not seem to have any ability. When it is a little closer, it does not dare to take the risk. When it is a little closer, it swings and rushes out. When it is angry, it hooves. Because the tiger is happy, the stratagem says, "The skill stops here!" Because the leaping is too big? Cut their throats, eat their flesh, and then go. "
When Fang Yun finished telling the story, people everywhere shouted the same four words.
"Celebrating the lack of donkey skills!"
"In the past, there was the celebration of dogs barking in the snow, and in the future, there was the celebration of donkeys' poor skills."
"Why is no one from Gyeongo saying anything? I'm glad that my donkey skills are lacking, and I've perfectly answered the Martial Lord's question. "
"There are dogs in Qingdi, and donkeys in Xiangzhou. How magical!"
Everyone laughed and teased the Gyeongo people.
Many Gyeongo people were going crazy. They had said that they were here to see Zhang Longxiang beat Fang Yun in literature, and they had said that they were here to see Fang Yun make a fool of himself. But before the main event had even started, how could Gyeongo be thrown under Fang Yun's feet and trampled on?
The historians and scholars wrote furiously, while the novelists praised the story. They thought that it was not only interesting, but also full of wisdom.
Wu Jun said loudly, "Very good, the writing is skillful, teaching with pleasure … Ahem, it is a small story with great wisdom. From next year onwards, this story and the dogs of Qingdi will be included in Wu Guo's compulsory reading. Let the children learn from Fang Xusheng. "
Even some of the scholars in Wu Guo rolled their eyes at Wu Jun. What did he mean by "teaching with pleasure"? Was he mocking Gyeongo people for being a joke?
When the Gyeongo people heard Wu Jun's words, they were angry and anxious, but there was nothing they could do. Wu Guo had been thinking of ways to attack Gyeongo. Now that Fang Yun had taken the initiative to hand him a sword, spear, and arrow, how could he let it go?
Most of the Gyeongo people had no temper after being scolded by Fang Yun's two little stories. They could only complain in whispers that Qing Jun, Gu Nanhuai, and Zong Wuyuan were overestimating themselves.
"I didn't think Grand Secretary Gu was stupid before, but now it seems, haha …"
"I guess he didn't want to do this, but he was forced to do so. Did he dare not help Zong Wuyuan, or did he dare to ignore Qing Jun?"
"That's true. It has nothing to do with Mr. Nanhuai. The main thing is that the Zong family and Qing Jun have lost face, so they naturally have to regain it. Before Qing Jun came, he must have thought of many ways. This time, he used the Four Friends Cultural Meeting as an excuse to continue the topic and embarrass Fang Yun or Jingguo. Who knew that Fang Yun's two little stories would make Qing Jun, Zong Wuyuan, and Gu Nanhuai speechless. Naturally, it would be difficult to continue. "
"It's not that the Gyeongo officials are too stupid, it's that Fang Xusheng is too powerful."
"No, no, no, they are stupid! The head of the Four Talents of the Human Race, why should they participate in this level of literary competition? Where does their confidence come from? "
"That's true. In reality, if the great Confucians secretly helped Qing Jun do bad things, Fang Yun might not be able to withstand it. But which great Confucian would be so idle as to fabricate such trivial matters to attack Fang Yun? If the great Confucian made a move, it would definitely be like Mount Tai pressing down. Fang Yun wouldn't be able to withstand it with just a few stories. "
"That's right. Since the great Confucian hasn't made a move, why did they run out and pretend to be a war of words? They should have just stayed put. Now, they've forced Fang Yun to throw two basins of dirty water at them. Who can wash away the stain on Gyeongo's head? Just watch. Even if Qing's Dog Barks Snow and Qing's Donkey's Skills Are Exhausted, their names won't be a problem for them to be passed down for hundreds of years. "
"Ah, when we were in Gyeongo, we were scolded as dogs. When we came to Xiangzhou, we were scolded as donkeys. Don't you think they're drinking soy sauce and acting crazy? What's the point of provoking Fang Xusheng? I really want to go over and scold them a little. Look at those Jingguo people. They're laughing so hard that their teeth could fall into the Yangtze River. "
"And that big rabbit, it's still laughing wildly. When has Gyeongo ever been laughed at by a rabbit like this?"
"That's why, if you don't have full confidence, don't engage in a war of words with Fang Xusheng. When it comes to scolding people without using vulgarities, Gyeongo really can't find anyone who can beat Fang Xusheng."
"Even scolding people can be included in the textbooks. Even if I'm from Gyeongo, I can only say that I admire him."
"I reckon that Fang Xusheng will be a little nervous about competing with Zhang Longxiang. After all, Zhang Longxiang is the number one meritorious official of Two Worlds Mountain. Since ancient times, it's not wrong to say that Zhang Longxiang has the number one military merit. But now that Fang Xusheng has scolded our Gyeongo people, he must be in a good mood and have his confidence doubled. No wonder people mocked him before, saying that 'those who help themselves are better than those who help the emperor.' "
"What Mid-Autumn Literary Meet? I think it's just a stage to embarrass Gyeongo."
Many Gyeongo people complained.
Some of the older Gyeongo people could only sigh softly when they saw this scene. Just a few years ago, Fang Yun seemed to have become the enemy of Gyeongo. Voices scolding Fang Yun could be heard everywhere.
But after the Tianyi Recitation, the scolding began to decrease. When Fang Yun took back Xiangzhou, the scolding increased, but it continued to decrease. After Fang Yun returned from the Bloodlight Realm to Saint Origin World, the number of people scolding Fang Yun decreased.
Peaches and plums do not speak, but they form their own paths.
The Qing Emperor used the imperial jade seal to secretly communicate with the Gyeongo officials and did not speak anymore.
The other Gyeongo officials were afraid of being scolded, and the Qing Emperor of Xiangzhou did not have the qualifications to participate in this level of competition. In addition, with Nie Chang's courage, they did not dare to act rashly.
Thus, the Mid-Autumn Literary Meet returned to normal. Dong Wencong continued to host and let the scholars from various countries compose poems.
The order of composing poems was decided by drawing lots. The first one was a scholar from Qi Guo.
Qi Guo and Gyeongo had some conflicts. It was unknown whether this young scholar had done it intentionally or not, but in his poem, there was a line, "The moonlight is as silver as snow." This caused everyone to laugh and made the expressions of the Gyeongo scholars on stage very ugly.
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