After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the human race suddenly had two more large-scale cultural battlefields.
The first was Qing Capital. Tens of thousands of scholars and Martial Monarchs arrived first and began all kinds of cultural gatherings, competitions, and battles. However, they were all well-behaved and did not engage in life-and-death battles.
The second was Baling City. Many people did not expect it to be Baling City.
The temporary eye of the sea had long disappeared. Only a few scholars immediately returned to their countries. Most scholars remained in Baling City. They climbed Yueyang Tower and toured Dongting Lake, preparing to go to Qing Capital with Fang Yun in a few days to see the final battle between scholars from Gyeongo and Wu Guo.
This time, people from all ten countries came to Baling City. Gyeongo had all left, but the rest of the countries were still there. However, there were conflicts between the countries.
The scholars from the ten regions — Wu Guo, Qi, Shu, Yun, Jia, Yue, Jingguo, Gu, Shen, and Kong — used Baling City as the battleground and began their cultural competitions or battles.
In the morning, scholars from Wu Guo went to the restaurant where the people of Qi lived to compete in poetry. As soon as they left, they encountered scholars from Shu who were looking for trouble with the people of Yun. In the afternoon, the people of Yue went to look for trouble with the people of Gu. In the end, the people of Shu arrived first, and the people of Yue could only wait in line …
Baling City was completely in chaos. There were cultural competitions in restaurants, tea houses, inns, brothels, pleasure boats, and so on. Wherever people went, there would be cultural competitions.
At noon on the seventeenth day of the eighth lunar month, Dong Wencong paid a visit to Fang Yun and immediately said, "I'm afraid that holding the Mid-Autumn Festival in Baling City is the thing you regret the most."
"I should have held it in Qing Capital." Fang Yun expressed his agreement.
"When will Madam return? The governor's manor has been completely set up. You can move in at any time. "
Fang Yun said helplessly, "I originally planned to pick her up yesterday, but I didn't expect her to be so busy in Kong City. It will take a few days to complete the handover."
"Is it about the Women's Academy?" Dong Wencong asked.
"Yes, the Women's Academy." Fang Yundao.
Dong Wencong's gaze moved. He thought for a few breaths and said, "I shouldn't talk too much, but I think some things need to be discussed at length. I believe that any slightly sensible scholar would understand that as long as human beings are given enough time, women can also study, and they can also obtain literary positions. But now, it's very difficult, very difficult. Your actions are too radical. I even suspect that 20% of the Confucian scholars are absolutely against you and may even see you as an enemy. The other 30% are also very against it, but they don't see you as an enemy. Most of the remaining Confucian scholars don't oppose or support you, but I'm afraid that there isn't a single Confucian scholar who supports you on this matter! "
"I know."
Dong Wencong saw that Fang Yun did not care and said anxiously, "In this meeting, those conservative scholars were almost used by the Zong and Lei families. Fortunately, these people who came this time are true scholars. Even if they were against you building a women's college, they did not add insult to injury. If some of them are angered by you and use despicable means, I'm afraid it will be harder to defend against them than the Zong and Lei families. Because they believe that everything is for the sake of the human race. Even if they do something irredeemably wrong, they still believe that it is right. Their courage will not be affected at all. "
"I know." Fang Yun was still indifferent.
"Master Fang, isn't this meeting a wake-up call? I'm not telling you to stay away from the women's college. I'm only suggesting that you delay your current actions and not anger those people. Let those women wait a few hundred years. It's not a big deal. "
Fang Yun looked at Dong Wencong, his gaze clear. He did not look down on Dong Wencong and the others because of this. They were only bound by the limitations of this era and did not make any big mistakes.
"They can wait a few hundred years, a few thousand years, but the human race cannot," Fang Yun said.
"I admit that there are some regrettable geniuses among the women. But overall, women still need a few hundred years of accumulation before they can be of any obvious benefit to the human race. The human race can wait," Dong Wencong said.
Fang Yun shook his head gently and said, "There are many things that we don't take seriously now. But often, after a few years, decades, or even centuries, we will realize what a huge mistake we have made. What I want to do is to not let the human race regret it in the future. That's all. "
Dong Wencong said helplessly, "Forget it. I won't talk about this in the future. It doesn't matter if you're a few days late on your trip to the Qing capital. Xiangzhou's governance and civil affairs are of the utmost importance. Now that a large number of Qing officials have been imprisoned, there is a shortage of new and old officials. If you're not careful, there could be an accident. Xiangzhou is now even more dangerous than when you first arrived, "Dong Wencong said.
"Indeed. So now Xiangzhou needs to rest and build up strength. In a month, I will prepare to reorganize the governance and pull out all the malignant tumors that Gyeongo has planted in Xiangzhou! "Fang Yun's tone was incomparably resolute.
Dong Wencong said, "There is nothing wrong with your methods. I'm just afraid that … when it comes to concrete implementation, some officials will go against your wishes."
"Luring the snake out of its hole. I happen to not know what other spies are hiding in Xiangzhou," Fang Yun said.
"Since that's the case, when the time comes, I will do my best to cooperate."
As the two of them spoke, Fang Yun's expression changed. Holding the official seal in his hand, he looked and said, "It looks like the literary competition between Wu Guo and Gyeongo won't be held."
"What's wrong? Is the Martial Monarch backing down? "Dong Wencong asked.
Fang Yundao said, "The Dongsheng Pavilion has just sent a letter to people above the level of Grand Scholar. They are preparing to draft a proposal, requesting each country to send a group of elementary scholars, high scholars, and newly advanced scholars to Mount Borderline every three months to train with the soldiers of Mount Borderline and familiarize themselves with the environment of Mount Borderline in preparation for the second Great Battle of Mount Borderline."
Dong Wencong smiled and said, "It looks like Gyeongo's wings were broken at Yueyang Tower and its vitality was greatly damaged. Those knowledgeable people are all avoiding Qing Capital and not participating in the literary competition. The imperial family and the Qing Monarch don't want Gyeongo to lose too badly, so they are using this method. After all, most of the people from Wu Guo going to Qing Capital are elementary scholars, high scholars, and newly advanced scholars. I don't think the scholars from Wu Guo will care. "
"No, this proposal was put on the Dongsheng Pavilion's agenda many months ago. I saw it a long time ago. The Dongsheng Pavilion was originally going to announce it soon, but because the scholars from Wu Guo caused a ruckus in Qing Capital, they had no choice but to take it out early. "Fang Yundao said.
"I don't think the people from Gyeongo are afraid of Wu Guo, but they are a little afraid of you. Oh right … did the meeting between the Kong family and the imperial family come to any conclusion? "Dong Wencong asked carefully.
Fang Yun shook his head lightly and said, "I don't even know when the Kong family's master left. I think the two Half-saint won't have a falling out. It will probably end with the imperial family apologizing and compensating."
"When the Kong family's master appeared at that time, it was probably to help you scare away the Flood Dragon Sage." Dong Wencong said.
"Of course I understand. If there is a chance in the future, I will thank him properly."
Dong Wencong said, "There is no need for that. After all, you exposed the matter of the literary circle and helped the Kong family."
"Those are two different matters." After Fang Yun finished speaking, he suddenly frowned.
Dong Wencong observed his expression and said, "If you have something important to say, I will take my leave and come back later."
Fang Yun held his official seal and said, "You don't have to leave. It's not like I can't say anything. You will know soon. Something strange has happened in Ten Frigid Ancient Land. "
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