As Gyeongo's Minister of Personnel, Gu Nanhuai was second only to the Four Prime Ministers. His words naturally represented Gyeongo.
Gyeongo officials finally took the opportunity to make things difficult.
Zong Ganyu, the head of the Zong family, coughed softly and said, "Brother Gu, why are you in such a hurry? The Chen family is in a precarious situation, and I'm afraid it's beyond our power. It doesn't matter if we give it to the Barren City a few years later. Of course, if Brother Mingding is willing to come to the Zong family for a cup of tea and a chat, tell us the reason. It's just a Barren City, and the Zong family can give it up. "
The Zong family had officially made their move!
Many Jingguo people were enraged by what Zong Ganyu said, and many of the Chen family members almost cursed out loud. Even the people from other countries looked at Zong Ganyu in surprise. As the head of a Half-saint family, he dared to say such things to another Half-saint family. It was tantamount to falling out with the Zong family.
Everyone knew that Chen Sheng had not recovered from his injuries and was about to die, but Zong Ganyu dared to say that the Chen family was in a precarious situation and that it was beyond their power. As for asking the head of the Chen family to go to the Zong family for a cup of tea, it was simply trampling on Chen Mingding's dignity. If Chen Mingding really went, it would be tantamount to begging for mercy from the Zong family.
More importantly, Chen Mingding was in the First Seat, and Zong Ganyu's actions had crossed the line.
Even if Zong Sheng wanted to destroy Jingguo to complete his Zong family's Divine Path, it was only because Chen Sheng was about to die. If Chen Sheng did not die, Zong Sheng would never harm Chen Sheng to complete his Divine Path. Zong Sheng's Divine Path was never benevolent, but he would never harm a human Half-saint.
The Chen family members were furious, but they did not refute immediately. Everyone knew that this was Zong Ganyu's evil plan. Not only would it hurt the Chen family, but it would also hurt Fang Yun. At the same time, it would make some of the Chen family members angry at Fang Yun.
Chen Mingding laughed heartily as he replied, "Old Brother Zong, the bet back then involved an entire city of the Ancient Desolation Grounds. Our Chen Clan is currently evacuating, and as long as everything is settled, we will naturally hand it over to your Zong Clan."
Zong Ganyu said coldly, "I won't argue with you. I'll give your Zong Family a deadline. On the first day of the ninth lunar month, you must hand over all the bets. If not, don't blame my Zong Family for going to the Chen Family to collect the debt! If you want to blame, blame Fang '''s for not completing the sixteen battle poems! "
The members of the Chen Family were furious, but just like Chen Mingding, they found it hard to refute. Because the Chen Family was at a disadvantage now, no matter how strong or weak they were, they would be ridiculed by others. It was better to keep silent and win sympathy.
However, Fang Yun snorted and said, "Family Head Zong, don't say too much until the last moment. If there is no room for negotiation, you will be the one losing face!"
Hearing Fang Yun's help, the Chen family members were very grateful. Ever since the Chen family was conferred the title of Aristocratic Family, they had never lost so much face. If it were not for Fang Yun's help, many of them would be furious.
Without waiting for Zong Ganyu to speak, Zong Wuyuan said sarcastically, "Fang Xusheng, a loss is a loss. Why are you being so stubborn? It's fine if you can't compose the sixteen battle poems, but you dragged so many Aristocratic Families down with you. You don't know how to admit your mistake, and instead, you speak with conviction. Where is the dignity of Xusheng? A person who only knows how to call others a dog is perhaps the real dog that has lost its home. "
The crowd was in an uproar. Although Fang Yun had insulted Qing Jun and the others with the title 'Dog Barks Snow', that was because Qing Jun had asked a question. Fang Yun had only retaliated because Fang Yun did not directly call him 'Dog Barks Snow'. However, Zong Wuyuan's words were too direct. However, Zong Wuyuan did not dare to say that Fang Yun was a dog that had lost its home. He could only beat around the bush and not insult Xusheng. At most, he was being rude. The Hall of Rites could only reprimand him, but could not punish him.
"Whose family's child is so uncultured as to make a fuss in front of Xusheng? Qing Jun, it's not that I want to criticize you Gyeongo people. When Jingguo people came to Gyeongo to participate in the Four Friends Cultural Gathering, it's fine if the Gyeongo people on the viewing platform make a fuss. It's fine if a few people interfere with the Jingguo Cultural Competition. However, there were so many Gyeongo spectators on the viewing platform who interfered with the Gyeongo Cultural Competition through cursing. I can only say that a portion of the spectators were brought up by their parents but did not teach them anything. They were like a group of bastards. However, seeing the direct descendant of the dignified Zongsheng Aristocratic Family insulting Fang Xusheng so rudely, I'm sure that the ones who are uncultured are not a small portion of the Gyeongo spectators, but a large portion of Gyeongo people! "Wu Jun said lazily as he picked his ear.
Faced with Wu Jun's direct insults, many Gyeongo people finally couldn't take it anymore. They didn't dare to criticize Fang Yun, but they weren't afraid to criticize Wu Guo's monarch.
"Wu Jun, please take back what you just said!"
"Are you the monarch of a country or a common hooligan? Although Zong Wuyuan's words were rude, they were only directed at one person. "
"Fatuous monarch!"
Although most of Wu Guo's commoners and scholars often joked about Wu Jun's interesting stories and liked to mock him, when Gyeongo people attacked Wu Jun, these people immediately exploded and retaliated.
"Wu Jun was only speaking the truth. You Gyeongo people don't have to be so desperate! Oh, no, it should be Qing Dog Barking Snow! "
"We Wu Guo people can curse Wu Jun eight hundred times a day. Since you Gyeongo people have cursed Wu Jun, we can't curse back. After all, we are scholars. How about this, you Gyeongo people should prepare. After the Mid-Autumn Cultural Gathering, we will enter Qingjing and compete with you! "
"If you don't curse, then I will! Dear Gyeongo people, we will meet in Qingjing! "
Gyeongo's court was led by various schools of thought. Wu Guo's north bordered the barbarians, so the people were valiant. In addition, the Sun Family and Sun Bin Family were both in Wu Guo, so Wu Guo's court was led by military scholars.
With more military scholars, there were naturally more boorish scholars. No matter how bad Wu Jun was, as long as he dared to curse Gyeongo, as long as he remained unyielding towards his enemy, then his position as monarch would always be secure.
At the scene of the Cultural Gathering, most of the commoners were from Xiangzhou or Jiangzhou across the river. Most of the people who came from other countries were scholars. So when Gyeongo and Wu Guo started a war of words, it was destined that the two countries would erupt into a large-scale cultural competition or even a cultural battle. It could even become an even crueler cultural battle.
Wu Jun saw that the people of Wu Guo were hot-blooded and was immensely pleased with himself. His words were like spring thunder. "Good boys of Wu Guo, I will take you to Qingjing tomorrow morning. I will cover all of your travel expenses and lodging! If we don't turn Qingjing upside down, we won't return to Wu Guo! You dare to shout at me? F * ck! "
The scholars of various countries all rolled their eyes. In the past two hundred years, there hadn't been many emperors who dared to curse in public. Even if there had been, they would have been in Wu Guo.
But when the scholars of Wu Guo heard Wu Jun's words, it was as if they had been injected with chicken blood. They were exceptionally excited. Scholars from all over Wu Guo, from all schools, and from all academies actually began to gather together to discuss the specifics of the cultural competition.
When the people from the neutral countries saw this scene, they were somewhat confused. It was clearly the cultural competition between Fang Yun and Zhang Longxiang. It hadn't even begun, so why did the scholars of Gyeongo and Wu Guo look like they were about to make a move?
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