"Okay, what do you want?" Fang Yun calmly looked at Jian Ming.
Jian Ming took out a paperweight and said, "This is the 'Half Mountain Paperweight'. It originated from the ancient war poem 'Half Mountain Song'. Once used, it can summon a tall mountain to block the enemy."
"Too bad. It's not worthy of my Gut-Shaking Zither. "Fang Yundao said.
"You … then I'll change it to the Black Flood Dragon Brush Washer!" Jian Ming immediately gritted his teeth and took out a white porcelain brush washer. It was filled with clear water, and under the water, there was a flood dragon made of ink swimming. The flood dragon suddenly jumped out of the water and flew into the air. It danced in the air for a moment and then returned to the water.
It was like a living ink painting.
The surrounding people constantly exclaimed in surprise.
"As expected of the Half-saint aristocratic family. A mere Grand Scholar can obtain such a rare literary treasure."
"A normal brush washer is just a small basin used to wash the brush. This Literary Treasure Washer is different. Not only does it have a war poem, it also has to store water. There must be at least one Demon Marquis Dragon Pearl in it, otherwise the power of the Literary Treasure will be greatly reduced. I really want to have such a brush washer. "
Jian Ming carefully held the Black Flood Dragon Brush Washer and said, "This brush washer is very useful, far more useful than a normal Hanlin Literary Treasure. Not only can it store a lake of water that will never deteriorate, it can also absorb the power of the ink and condense it into an Inky Flood Dragon, activating the power of the war poem 'Dragon Mountain Assembly'. If it accumulates power over a long period of time, the power of this brush washer is close to that of a Grand Scholar's Literary Treasure. "
Lei Yuanting said loudly, "In that case, although the Literary Treasure Qin with the Thunder Stone Lacquer is more valuable, in terms of practicality, Jian Ming's Inky Flood Dragon Brush Washer is better. Fang Wenhou added at least two hundred thousand taels of silver. "
Jian Ming smiled indifferently and said, "Fang Wenhou is overbearing, but how can our Jian family do that? I'll let him have his way and treat his Inky Flood Dragon Brush Washer as equal. "
"Good, as expected of an aristocratic family!" The people on the left side praised.
Fang Yun said, "Brother Jian, it's not that I'm looking down on you. Since the Inky Flood Dragon Brush Washer is so precious, I'm afraid that the Jian Clan only let you borrow it. It doesn't belong to you alone. If you choose the wrong Wen Kui, no one else will dare to accept it. "
Jian Ming said, "This is something that my Fourth Uncle lent me. I have full authority to handle it. Naturally, I can use it to decide the winner."
"Then I'll have to ask Fourth Uncle Jian to send a letter to Prime Minister Cao. Otherwise, not many people would dare to touch the Aristocratic Family's things."
Jian Ming hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I'll ask Fourth Uncle to send a letter."
As Jian Ming spoke, he took out his official seal. Everyone looked at him. At first, he was very calm, but suddenly, his expression changed. He looked hesitant.
Right Prime Minister Cao Dean coughed lightly and said, "If that's the case, please give me Mister Jian Si's original text along with the Inky Flood Dragon Brush."
Jian Ming looked embarrassed, but he still took out a piece of paper and pressed it lightly with his official seal. Black words flowed out like water and finally flowed onto the white paper, forming words.
Jian Ming left his seat and respectfully handed the paper and the Inky Flood Dragon Brush Washer to Cao Dean.
Cao Dean looked down and nodded. He said, "Mister Jian Si has agreed." Then he didn't say anything. Jian Ming looked grateful and bowed before leaving.
After Jian Ming turned around, Cao Dean immediately handed the paper to the Minister of Revenue.
A Hanlin Academy official far away asked, "Minister Fu, what's written on it?"
Minister Fu smiled and said, "Mister Jian Si agreed to use the Inky Flood Dragon Brush Washer to decide the winner. However, he also said that if Jian Ming loses, he doesn't need to go back to the Jian Clan."
Jian Ming's body swayed and he quickly walked back to the table.
Many Jingguo people smiled happily. They couldn't wait for the person who provoked Fang Yun to be unlucky.
"That's good." Fang Yun handed the Gallbladder Tremor Zither to the officer beside him. Then he took three bags of Dogwood Sachets from the officer's tray and handed them to Yang Yuhuan, Nuo, and Little Liu Xing.
Nuo was very happy. She hugged the sachets and rolled around in Fang Yun's arms. Little Liu Xing also flew around happily.
Fang Yun had the Dogwood Sachets made by Yang Yuhuan, but he didn't take any new ones.
Lei Yuanting said loudly, "I heard that Jingguo is full of treasures and talents, but Wu Guo is better. Fang Zhenguo, it's enough to decide the winner once. However, I'm more interested in your poem. I'll bet a Hanlin Academy article on your poem. Do you dare? "
Fang Yun stroked Nuo's head and said, "Brother Lei's Hanlin Academy article is very tempting. Unfortunately, my poem is still a bit lacking. If there's a Grand Scholar article, I can bet a poem from Mingzhou. "
Lei Yuanting snorted and said, "Lord Wen Hou is asking for too much. A poem from Mingzhou is not worth my wager. If you want to bet, then bet a poem from the country, or … an unfinished poem from the emperor. "
"Wishful thinking!" Chang Dongyun, the scholar who had visited Fang Yun before, shouted.
"You're blinded by lard!"
"Nothing good comes out of a dog's mouth!"
The Jingguo scholars were all excited. Even the officials sitting on the left looked at Lei Yuanting unhappily. They were treating the Jingguo people as fools.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "I have a poem from the country, but I won't bet a Grand Scholar article. If you want to bet, then bet the Lei family's Ascending Dragon Stone."
Everyone was stunned. A Jingguo scholar shouted, "Well said. Isn't the Lei family very powerful? Then let's bet on your Lei family's Ascending Dragon Stone!"
"Yes! Does the Lei family not dare to bet? "
The scholars of Jing Kingdom started to jeer.
Lei Yuanting was checkmated. His expression was uncertain, and he did not give an answer.
Yang Yuhuan asked in a low voice, "Little Yun, what's a Ascending Dragon Stone?"
"It's an item used to ascend the Dragon Platform. However, the Lei family's Ascending Dragon Stone is different from ordinary Ascending Dragon Stones. It's said that only the True Dragon Clan has it. It's better than other Ascending Dragon Stones. Whether it's the descendants of the Demon World's Saints or the descendants of the Half-saint clan, they can't compare to the Lei family in this aspect. The Lei family's treatment on the Dragon Platform is even better than that of ordinary Dragons. They are treated the same as the True Dragons. "
"Ah? The Lei family is so powerful? "Yang Yuhuan was even more surprised.
"Yes. Both the Humans and Demons want to know why the Dragons treat the Lei family so well. However, no one has been able to guess the reason. Even the historian Half-saint went into the river of history to search for it. However, there was no trace of it until the Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, only the Dragons know why the Lei family is so important to them. "Fang Yundao.
"The Lei family is so lucky."
"It's also cultivated their arrogant habits. Do you still remember the dragonman who wanted to snatch Xiao Ying to become a maid in the Dragon Palace? "Fang Yundao.
"I remember."
"That person is from the Lei family." Fang Yundao.
"No wonder he's against you. He's so bad." Yang Yuhuan angrily glared at Lei Yuanting.
"What, Lei Yuanting, you don't dare? Why don't you do the same as Jian Ming and ask the elders of the Lei family. "Assistant Minister Sai laughed.
Jian Ming immediately said, "Brother Lei, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! The Lei family invited the Nangong Great Scholar. Don't you trust him? Also, the Dragon Palace urgently needs Fang Yun's Nangong Poem. If you can win his Nangong Poem, your status in the Lei family will be higher. The Dragons will also value you more. "
Lei Yuanting helplessly said, "Every time the Dragon Platform opens, the Lei family can only get one Dragon Platform Stone. Although the Lei family can afford to gamble, only the head of the family can make the decision. Then I'll ask Uncle. "As he spoke, Lei Yuanting took out his official seal to send a letter.
When the Jingguo people saw that Lei Yuanting really dared to send a letter to ask, some shut their mouths. Some sided with Fang Yun and said that since he didn't dare to, then forget it.
Yang Yuhuan keenly noticed that most of the Jingguo scholars on the first and second floor supported Fang Yun. Among the scholars on the third floor, the people on the right side also supported Fang Yun. Although the people on the left side didn't support Fang Yun, less than 30% of them were hostile to Fang Yun. The remaining 70% were too close to the Left Prime Minister or Prince Kang, so they were silent.
Their silence was also a kind of attitude.
Lei Yuanting didn't say anything. Everyone thought that this matter was over and no one paid attention to it.
Fang Yun made friends with the heads of the rich and powerful families at the third table. These family heads had congratulated him before, so they quickly became familiar with each other.
Not long after, Zhao Hongzhuang came. Although she was the Princess of Jingguo, she wasn't qualified to sit at the third table. She didn't even have a seat at the first five tables. After she came, she exchanged her embroidered dogwood pouch with Yang Yuhuan and chatted with Fang Yun for a while. Finally, she went to sit at a nearby table.
Fang Yun originally thought that the Lei family wouldn't be willing to part with the Dragon Platform Stone. Lei Yuanting suddenly stood up and said, "Fang Wenhou, since you are willing to gamble with your national poem, the Lei family naturally can't be weak. However, our Lei family only has one Dragon Platform Stone outside of the Dragon Palace of the Four Seas. Even the sages of the two worlds can't obtain it. It's much more important than your national poem. If you are willing to exchange it with two national poems, we will immediately agree. "
Fang Yun laughed, "Does the Lei family really think that I, Fang Yun, am young and ignorant? If the Lei family doesn't want to exchange it, I will go to Jade Sea City's Dragon Luring Pavilion in a few days and use my national poem to exchange for a Dragon Platform Stone that is exactly the same as the Lei family's. I don't believe that the Dragon Palace won't exchange it! "
Lei Yuanting's expression stiffened. He recalled that the relationship between Fang Yun and the Dragon Palace wasn't bad. After the Lei family youth was killed by the Whale King, the Lei family tried to punish Fang Yun but were stopped by the Dragon Palace. Others might not be able to exchange their national poem for a Dragon Platform Stone, but the possibility of Fang Yun doing so was extremely high.
Right Minister Cao Dean said, "Although the Lei family's Dragon Platform Stone is precious, it can be obtained every time the Dragon Platform opens. The number of national poems is far less than the Dragon Platform Stone. Which one is precious in the eyes of the Dragons, the Lei family knows better than us. "
Lei Yuanting said, "That's different! Fang Yun used his national poem to exchange for the Dragon Platform Stone. After the exchange, the national poem would become the possession of the Dragons. However, if he were to bet with me, he would have a very high chance of obtaining a Dragon Platform Stone for free. No matter how rare the national poem is, it is still a useless dead object. However, my Lei family's Dragon Platform Stone can create an unparalleled genius! "
Chang Dongyun said, "Brother Lei, it's fine to say this elsewhere, but saying it here is just showing off your slight skill in front of an expert. Your Lei family has a good relationship with the Dragon Palace and has many scholars and scholars, even more than many Half-saint families. However, who in your Lei family could compare to Fang Wenhou when they were young? Where did you get the confidence to say that this item is important in front of Fang Wenhou? "
"That's right! In Fang Zhenguo's eyes, this item might not be as important as a national poem! "
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