As evening approached, the number of people coming to Wulin Street didn't decrease. Instead, it increased.
Many people had to work and study during the day, so when evening approached, they were free. After hearing about Fang Yun's deeds, even if they didn't have any gifts, they still wanted to see this young hero.
Not long after, hundreds of carriages appeared on the road, moving forward in a grandiose manner. Those who paid attention noticed that the carriages were mostly filled with cooking utensils, and the people sitting in the carriages were all chefs, waiters, and managers of restaurants. Almost all of the most famous restaurants in the city had sent people.
Some yamen runners and officials walked to the front of the carriages. Behind them was a huge man who was as tall as a two-story building. Apart from his height, this man was no different from a human.
"Whale King! Whale King! Whale King … "Many children followed behind him, curiously and cautiously, looking at this huge man with incomparable envy.
The Whale King always had a smile on his face. After looking at him for a long time, everyone felt that he was very kind. Along the way, the yamen runners occasionally joked with him, but he didn't take it seriously.
This Whale King was simply too eye-catching. Most of the people in Jade Sea City had only heard of the legend of the Whale King from the Dragon Drawing Pavilion, but had never seen him in person.
The children were very interested in the Whale King, but the adults quickly grew tired of him.
Not long after, the Whale King arrived at the intersection of Wulin Street and Seventeenth Street. A high scholar held an official seal and sent a message to Magistrate Dong.
After a short while, Magistrate Dong's words spread throughout the city.
"Dear citizens of Jade Sea City, because Fang Yun defeated Gyeongo and suppressed a province, this city should hold a celebratory banquet. However, the people of Jade Sea City are of one heart, and we celebrate together, so much so that the streets of Fang Family are filled with fruits and gifts. The gifts of the people could not be abandoned. Fang Yun had said, "Wen suppressing the Qing Kingdom was not his work, but the work of the people. The people congratulated him, so he should thank them with gifts." Every family has a banquet, and every country has a state banquet. Today, Jade Sea City is hosting a 'city banquet' and inviting the people. Every citizen of Jade Sea City can attend the banquet directly. Fang Yun was modest, but he could not make false claims. Fighting a province with literature and suppressing Gyeongo with literature was all thanks to Fang Yun! Today, with the help of the Heaven and Earth Shell of the Dragons, a banquet will be held in Wulin Street in half an hour. I hope that everyone can come and congratulate Jingguo! "
Thunderous cheers resounded. The entire Jade Sea City was drowned in cheers.
The people around the Whale King also understood the Whale King's intentions and slowly retreated.
In the end, only the Whale King remained at the crossroad.
The Whale King stretched out its right hand, and a strong light burst out. Everyone subconsciously squinted their eyes. Then, the Whale King disappeared, and a watery light appeared, enveloping the crossroads.
A seemingly ordinary wooden building rose from the ground. To block the crossroads, the wooden building had four doors, and each door faced a different street.
Almost everyone in Jade Sea City had entered the Heaven and Earth Shell of the Dragon Luring Pavilion before. After seeing this scene, they all entered the water screen door.
Suddenly, a translucent hand appeared above the River Drinking Shell. It grabbed in front of the Fang Family's door, and the fruits, vegetables, and other edible gifts on the ground were sucked into the Heaven and Earth Shell. However, the gifts such as the Four Treasures of the Study were left behind.
"Gift givers. Put your gifts into the Heaven and Earth Shell, and someone will take care of them. "The Whale King's voice resounded.
Then, the hundreds of carriages entered one after another. Looking from the outside. The wooden building formed by the Heaven and Earth Shell was only a few meters wide, but after entering, it was a completely different world.
The people who entered first saw that the signboards of restaurants appeared out of thin air, and the people of the carriages entered the signboards of their respective restaurants.
The Heaven and Earth Shell was like a bottomless pit. No matter how many people entered, it could not be filled.
After Magistrate Dong's speech, people from all over Jade Sea City began to flock to Wulin Street. Be it scholars or peddlers, be it the young ladies of large clans or the pretty daughters of small clans, be it the elderly or the young, all of them wanted to witness the grand banquet.
As night fell, no one organized it. Those who did not participate in the city banquet hung large red lanterns in front of their houses.
Everyone knew that the days of Gyeongo suppressing Jingguo were gone, and a new chapter of history would be opened.
Ever since Magistrate Dong left, Fang Yun had been writing policy essays.
Magistrate Dong had written down the ten questions from the imperial examination nineteen years ago. Some of them were things that Fang Yun was not proficient in, but Fang Yun had lived in an era of information explosion. After becoming a scholar, he had read a large amount of books from Saint Origin World and the Wondrous Book World, and his accumulation of knowledge had reached a terrifying level.
Classics were too difficult, and poetry was too much of a test of talent. Sometimes, Fang Yun had to borrow the help of the world of books. However, policy was an article to express one's own ideals and principles. Fang Yun did not borrow anything and wrote entirely according to his own ideals.
Every time he finished writing a policy essay, Fang Yun would read it again and fill in the gaps so that he could better understand his own writing standards.
Fang Yun started writing in the afternoon and continued writing until night fell. Finally, he felt exhausted and had to stop writing and walk into the courtyard.
A furry Nu-Nu was lying beside the flower bed. It seemed to be in a daze, and a small meteor was floating beside it. The fox and the meteor were motionless under the night sky. Looking at them, Fang Yun felt that the whole world was peaceful.
Suddenly, Nu-Nu opened its eyes and turned to look at Fang Yun. Its big white tail swayed gently and then it ran to Fang Yun.
The little fox stood upright with its two front legs raised high and swayed gently. Its bright eyes looked at Fang Yun as if it was saying, "Hug."
Fang Yun smiled and picked it up. He placed it in his arms and gently stroked its back. He asked, "What's wrong? You're not chasing the little meteor anymore?"
"Mmm mmm …" The little fox cried out weakly.
"So you're tired. Hmm, rest well." Fang Yun had just finished speaking when the little meteor suddenly flew over and started to play tricks in front of the little fox.
"Mmm mmm!" Nu-Nu was furious and immediately pounced, but the little meteor immediately dodged.
The fox chasing the meteor began to play out in the Fang family courtyard again.
Fang Yun smiled and entered the main hall. He saw Yang Yuhuan sitting inside and looking at him.
"What's wrong? You're not going to the city banquet?"
"What about you?" Yang Yuhuan got up and walked over with light steps. She was wearing a simple and elegant dress as usual. Today, it was a light green dress with some light pink petals on it.
"Then let's go together." Fang Yun reached out his hand.
Yang Yuhuan's face flushed red. After a moment of hesitation, she reached out and shook his hand.
The two walked out hand in hand and just as they stepped out of the door. The little fox ran over and followed beside Fang Yun with its short legs. It whimpered softly like an obedient puppy and completely ignored the little meteor.
The little meteor also flew over and started to play tricks again. However, Nu-Nu ignored it. It could only fly around Fang Yun and Yang Yuhuan. The silver tail of light sprinkled some starlight in the night, making Fang Yun and Yang Yuhuan look like a celestial couple in heaven.
At this moment, the city banquet had officially started. However, there were still many people walking towards the Heaven and Earth Shell on the street.
Fang Yun looked around and found that there were big red lanterns in front of almost every house. His house was no exception.
The people nearby were all walking towards the Heaven and Earth Shell in front of them. No one recognized Fang Yun, but many people were interested in the little meteor flying in the sky.
When Fang Yun saw the Heaven and Earth Shell, he thought that Magistrate Dong was really resourceful. He even borrowed the Heaven and Earth Shell. With the Heaven and Earth Shell, the city banquet would be much more convenient. If the banquet was held on the street, hundreds of stoves would have to be built. Cleaning up after the banquet would be a big problem.
The two of them walked into the Heaven and Earth Shell and saw many restaurants in front of them. There were many guests, and tens of thousands of people were eating and drinking at the tables. Thousands of chefs and waiters were busy around the stoves.
Many people didn't leave after they finished eating. They continued to stay and chat. This caused more and more people to enter the Heaven and Earth Shell. Fortunately, the Heaven and Earth Shell was very magical. There were stoves, water tables, tables, chairs, and so on. As the number of people increased, the number of stoves increased. The trash was also sent away silently.
It was just a celebration, but it was filled with a grand festive atmosphere. Fang Yun didn't expect it to turn out like this.
Fang Yun took two steps and heard the voice of the Whale King. "We have been waiting for a long time."
Light flickered in front of him. Then, Fang Yun realized that he and Yang Yuhuan had arrived at a relatively independent place. There were six tables in front of them.
Fang Yun glanced at them. Every one of them had an extraordinary aura. These people were either high scholars or scholars, civil officials, generals, scholars, and businessmen.
Even if these people had some status in the human race, they quickly stood up and greeted Fang Yun with a smile when they saw him.
Feng Yuanjun laughed and said, "Speak of the devil. We were just discussing that just eating wasn't enough. We had to find a better way to commemorate you. We came up with a plan, and in the end, the Whale King said that since everyone is eating, let's use eating as a festival. We were enlightened and decided that the twenty-third day of the eighth lunar month would be the 'City Banquet Festival' of our Jade Sea Prefecture. "
"Food is the most important thing to the people. This festival is just right. Who doesn't want to eat and drink? Using eating as a festival will definitely spread more easily. In less than three years, the other prefectures will probably follow suit. "
"Kong Sheng said that one can't get tired of eating good food, and one can't get tired of eating fine food," a high scholar said half-jokingly.
Everyone knew that Kong Sheng didn't mean that he was greedy for good food. What he meant was that during solemn times like the sacrificial ceremony, the food had to be made more exquisite than usual. The meat had to be made more meticulously, and they had to pay more attention to the details. They had to be silent while eating and sleeping. That was because the whole of the Tenth Analects of Confucius talked about 'etiquette' and not about eating. It wasn't as greedy for enjoyment as some people suspected when Confucius was canonized as a saint.
These words could naturally be interpreted as' the more exquisite the food, the better. 'Hence, there was a double meaning.
Magistrate Dong said with a smile, "I heard that when Fang Yun was teaching students in the Fang Family Academy, he once said something wonderful. It was something like, 'We should protect every piece of land of the human race, because we don't know what delicious food will grow there.'"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Li Wenying smiled faintly.
High Scholar Zeng, who had met Magistrate Dong in the Dragon Luring Pavilion, put down his water pipe and picked up his wine cup, saying, "We won't participate in the war between Jing and Qing, nor will we participate in the war between Fang Zhenguo and the Quasi-saint Clan. However, as humans, we should all give a toast. First, to Fang Yun, who is like a sage of the human race, for leading a generation of high scholars to rise!"
Everyone raised their wine cups, and Magistrate Dong handed a new cup to Fang Yun. Dozens of people looked at Fang Yun, including the actual leader of Jiang Province, Li Wenying.
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