"The Empress Dowager sent me a message in private. When I enter the capital, remember to pay a visit to the palace," Li Wenying said.
"I will remember." Yang Yuhuan's fair face turned red. She did not expect that as a child bride, she would have the opportunity to meet the Empress Dowager.
In Jingguo, the Empress Dowager was the idol of almost all women. She was the mother of the country and often did good deeds. She was deeply loved by the people of Jingguo. After the death of the previous emperor, she stabilized the situation in the imperial court. The Empress Dowager was not even thirty years old yet.
A few people looked at Fang Yun and then looked at Yang Yuhuan, who was not good with words. They shook their heads. Logically speaking, with Fang Yun's status, he should marry a lady from a noble family as his first wife.
Fang Yun smiled and looked at Yang Yuhuan. He did not dislike her at all.
Li Wenying continued, "The Empress Dowager said that ordinary gold, silver, jewelry, silk, and satin will be rewarded according to the rules. As for other things, Fang Yun has returned from the Holy Ground and seen everything. She will not reward you with anything. When you go to the capital, go to the imperial treasury and choose something."
The people of other countries were fine, but the people of Jingguo gasped. This was a treatment that even the top scholar could not receive. This was because only when a person of Jingguo was promoted to a scholar, he was qualified to enter the imperial treasury and choose something.
"I thank the Empress Dowager for her kindness," Fang Yun said.
"As for the other rewards, they are just routine. You will know when the time comes. They are not worth mentioning," Li Wenying said.
Magistrate Dong said, "They are not worth mentioning to you, but to us, they are treasures. The tributes will be sent in like water, and there will be a lot of treasures."
Li Wenying said, "Oh yes, there is a pair of zither and zither in the list of gifts. She said that she wishes the two of you a harmonious marriage."
"The Empress Dowager is so thoughtful," Feng Zimo said.
Fang Yun asked, "Other than discussing my rewards, what else was discussed in the court meeting? What else was discussed? "
"Your rewards alone are enough to make the officials worry. How could they have the time to talk about anything else?" Li Wenying said.
To the side, Zeng Yuan said, "We've finished talking about the promotion. Let's talk about the bet. Fang Wenhou, this matter has blown up. "
"What's going on?" Fang Yun asked.
"Second Master Meng has bet on a Frosted Iron Mine in the Ten Frigid Ancient Land."
Everyone's eyes widened.
"You're not lying to me, right? Is the Second Master Meng you're talking about Meng Qinglin of the Meng Family? "Fang Yun asked.
"Under the heavens. Other than him, which other Second Master Meng has Frosted Iron Ore in the Ten Frigid Ancient Land? "
Magistrate Dong pretended to be drunk and said, "Pardon me for saying something disrespectful, but is he crazy? That was Frost Grain Iron Ore! The reason why our human soldiers are able to fight a fierce battle with the demons and barbarians is that, in addition to the powerful war poems, those iron armors and sharp blades are more important. Our armors and weapons are mixed with Frost Pattern Iron, which is why ordinary soldiers can kill demon soldiers and injure demon generals. Frost Pattern Iron is one of the most important resources of the human race. The Ten Nations are scrambling to buy it, and donating it to the Notre-Dame can even give them military merits. If the Kong Family had it, they probably wouldn't be willing to bet a frost-patterned iron ore, right? "
"Frost Grain Iron Ore is only available in the Ten Frigid Ancient Land. It's completely in the hands of the six great secondary saint families. The royal family of the Ten Nations and the other Half-saint families can't even get the slag and can only use various resources to exchange for Frost Grain Iron. I don't believe it was done by Second Master Meng. "
Yang Yuhuan looked at Fang Yun with some curiosity. She had heard of Frost Grain Iron but didn't know the value of it.
Fang Yun explained softly, "The king of Qi Nation once wanted to exchange a state for a frost-patterned iron ore, but he was rejected by the secondary saint family."
Yang Yuhuan immediately understood that a frost-patterned iron ore was equivalent to a quarter of Jingguo!
Ceng Yuan smiled and said, "I'm just relaying the facts. As for what Second Master Meng thinks, I don't know."
Everyone fell into deep thought. That was an important signal. The second-in-command of the secondary saint family was actually just a nominal difference from the patriarch of the Meng Family. In essence, there was no difference at all.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "If there's a chance, I'll treat Second Master Meng to a drink."
However, Li Wenying said, "Second Master Meng should be the one treating you to a drink!"
The two of them said that. Everyone immediately figured it out. By doing so, Second Master Meng was obviously supporting Fang Yun, but he didn't need to bet a frost-patterned iron ore. However, the feud between Fang Yun and Xun Ye was caused by the conflict between Meng Zi and Xun Zi. Although the Meng Family had helped Fang Yun previously, they didn't fully support him. Hence, they seemed unkind.
Now, Second Master Meng was betting a frost-patterned iron ore. He wanted to tell the world that the Meng Family was willing to use a frost-patterned iron ore to support Fang Yun. They didn't care even if they lost!
However, some people started to chuckle. There was a story about the frost-patterned iron ore that couldn't be exchanged for an entire prefecture. Now, Fang Yun was suppressing an entire prefecture. No one would believe that Second Master Meng wasn't mocking the Xun Family.
Suddenly, Zeng Yuan's smile froze. He looked down carefully and said, "The Xun Family and Meng Family are betting. They're not betting on the frost-patterned iron ore, but on the Ice Wood Lake, which is more precious than the frost-patterned iron ore."
"Crazy! They're all crazy! "Magistrate Dong kept shouting.
This was the first time Fang Yun had heard of the Ice Wood Lake. He asked, "Is the Ice Wood Lake a place that produces ice wood? I've read in books that some ancient lands have strange water that freezes. The ice grows like a giant tree and then grows into an ice wood. The ice wood is tough and doesn't wear out easily. It's a top-grade material for making mechanisms. The city defense mechanisms of the Two Boundaries Mountain are usually damaged, but after replacing the parts that are easily damaged with ice wood, they can fight for three months without breaking. "
Most of the people here were also puzzled. Their expressions were very similar to Fang Yun's.
Zeng Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, it's the lake that produces ice wood. You haven't been to Notre-Dame, so you don't know much about this. I've seen the Ice Wood Lake once. The ice grew like trees in the lake. The ice was the branches, the frost was the leaves, and the snow was the flowers. It was extremely beautiful. "
"Those aristocratic families who are researching mechanisms are probably going to be excited." Fang Yun said.
Zeng Yuan smiled and said, "Look, this matter is clearly caused by Fang Yun. Fang Yun, on the other hand, only wants to watch the show. Let me tell you, you can't stay out of this even if you want to! Because I'm the one who started this bet, I've already discussed it with the aristocratic families. If you lose, you'll pay the normal compensation. If you win, those who bet on you becoming the world's master will give you five percent of their profits. "
Fang Yun was stunned and said, "Yuhuan, quickly calculate. One Ice Wood Lake is equivalent to one province. One province has about a hundred counties. How many counties is half a city?"
"Five counties." Yang Yuhuan honestly replied.
However, the others in the room laughed. Li Wenying said unhappily, "No wonder they call you Mad Monarch! The outcome hasn't been decided yet, and you're busy counting money! "
Yang Yuhuan finally understood. She looked at Fang Yun with a smile.
Nunu's head poked out of the table and looked up. She cried out twice at Li Wenying.
"Well, even your little fox is against me. Where's Yuhuan? "Li Wenying was usually a strict scholar, but now he revealed a kind smile.
Seeing that Li Wenying was happy, Yang Yuhuan pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "We women don't understand these principles, but our family's Xiao Yun knows everything from astronomy to geography. I think it wouldn't be difficult for him to write sixteen legendary war poems."
Li Wenying laughed and said to everyone, "Look at this family."
Feng Zimo said, "Jiang Province is under Master Li's rule. The people of Jiang Province naturally have to learn from Master Li. "
"That makes sense!" Magistrate Dong smiled.
Zeng Yuan raised his cup and said, "Come, a toast to Master Li, a toast to Fang Wenhou, a toast to the people of Jiang Province who dare to speak and dare to speak!"
Everyone responded loudly, raising their cups and downing the wine in one gulp.
Fang Yun had just put down his cup when he found that Zong Wude had sent an urgent letter.
"Not good! Our Zong family is betting that you won't become the World's Master! Something is going to happen! I heard that the Xun family is also betting that you will lose! It seems that the Miscellaneous Families are collectively betting that you will lose! "
The smile on Fang Yun's face disappeared. He didn't expect that a small bet at a banquet would involve so many Saint Families.
Fang Yun frowned. He thought that something was wrong. The Saint Families definitely wouldn't place such a big bet just for a banquet. It was very likely that something happened that he didn't know about, and he became the fuse. Could it be that the Saint Origin World's "Fang Yun's Bet" had the same meaning as the butterfly effect?
The people present were either Scholars or experienced High Scholars. When they saw that Fang Yun's expression was not right, they immediately quieted down.
Zeng Yuan suddenly said, "The Zong Family has placed a bet. The Desolate City, the sixty-seventh city. They bet that Fang Yun will lose. "
The room was dead silent.
"Things are getting out of hand." Feng Yuanjun said slowly.
Chen Zhiling said, "Grandfather has just decided that the Chen family will bet on the sixty-third city. We will bet with the Zong family. "
Chen Zhiling's grandfather was the head of the Chen family of the Half-saint family in Jingguo. The Half-saint Chen Guanhai was recuperating in seclusion.
At this moment. The loudest sound in the room was the sound of everyone's breathing.
Nuu rolled her eyes and quickly retracted her head from the table. She obediently lay on Yang Yuhuan's lap and then stretched out her paw to pull Little Liu Xing, who was still watching the show, back under the table.
Zeng Yuan sighed and said, "I didn't expect that a small banquet would turn into the number one bet in history."
Fang Yundao said, "It's better to resolve it this way than to make a river of blood flow."
"It's best if it can be resolved." Li Wenying said.
The atmosphere in the room became heavy.
Magistrate Dong coughed softly and said, "No matter which side you're on, since all the Saint families are standing on the table and betting, we don't have to be so careful. The conflicts between the families have been going on for more than a thousand years. It's good to take a gamble with Fang Yun. "
"As the Duke of Jianmei said, it's best if it can be resolved, but if it can't, it'll be bad. However, it's not like it was a few years ago. The Saint families can only resolve it this way. Zeng Yuan, what about the Zeng family? "
Zeng Yuan smiled helplessly and said, "I'm not sure. It's said that the Zeng family has the help of the Legalists, but the Divine Path in the Legalists is not unified."
"That's true. The Zeng family is also in a difficult situation." Fang Yundao.
The Half-saint Shang Yang of the Legalists was Li Kui, whose teacher was Zeng Shen. Zeng Shen also had a disciple who was as famous as his grandson, Wu Qi. Zeng Shen was the son of Zeng Zi, who was the disciple of Confucius.
Mencius' teacher was the grandson of Confucius, so the Zeng family should help the Mencius no matter what. Naturally, they could not be too close to the Xun family.
Zeng Shen was the disciple of the Half-saint Zi Xia, Buzi. Buzi's family had a feud with Sun Bin's family, and Sun Bin had killed the great Confucian of the School of Vertical and Horizontal. Now, the School of Vertical and Horizontal had taken in the School of Miscellany.
The conflict between the School of Miscellany and the School of Mohism was even deeper. When Lu Buwei was young, he shouted a slogan, "Combining Confucianism and Mohism, combining names with Taoism." Although he did not mention it later, combining Confucianism, Mohism, the School of Famous, and Legalism had always been the highest ideal of the School of Miscellany.
Now, the School of Miscellany wanted to ally with the Barbarians to deal with the demons. It was going smoothly, but a young man from Ji County stopped it.
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