The setting sun shone on the ground and added a golden edge to the chrysanthemum, making it even more brilliant.
After giving out the prizes, Prime Minister Kang Ha-chuan stood up and proposed a toast to everyone. Then, the venue entered and tens of thousands of people toasted each other. It was very lively.
After drinking for only a quarter of an hour, Jiang Hechuan and other senior officials went to the old man's seat to propose a toast. Then, the people of Hanlin Academy or above left one after another. Their status was too high, and each of them had a lot of things to deal with.
The young and strong people of various families were still there. The Chongyang Literary Gathering was still lively.
Yang Yuhuan was already drunk after drinking three cups, while Nuu Nuu had been sleeping soundly after eating the monkey head divine fruit. Her body exuded a strong smell of alcohol. Not only was the smell of alcohol not intoxicating, but it was also very sweet and comfortable when inhaled.
Fang Yun was chatting with a few family heads at the same table when he heard someone behind him say, "Marquis Wen, I would like to propose a toast to you."
Fang Yun found the voice familiar. He turned around and saw that it was Chang Dongyun, a Jinshi who was also studying in the academy. He had visited him before.
Chang Dongyun's face was slightly red. His eyes were bright and he was in high spirits.
Fang Yun stood up and raised his cup with a smile. He said, "Then let's have a toast to celebrate Chongyang together."
The two didn't clink their cups. Instead, they pushed their cups forward and then took back their cups.
After drinking, Chang Dongyun left. Fang Yun continued to sit down. After chatting for a while, more than ten people came to propose a toast. It turned out that they were the students of Jiangzhou in the academy. There were even members of the Li Shan Club from the Jiangzhou Academy of Literature. They were from the same hometown as Fang Yun and had a deep relationship in the officialdom.
Fang Yun stood up immediately. He didn't have the airs of a Marquis. He smiled and drank with everyone. Then, he chatted with these people and talked about the recent events in Jiangzhou. These people were very excited.
While Fang Yun was talking with these Jiangzhou scholars, people came one after another. They all brought their own cups and wine.
At first, there weren't many people. More than ten people gathered together. Later, more people came. Gradually, more than a hundred people formed a long line and filled the middle aisle.
After that, more people saw this scene and couldn't help but line up.
The dozens of people who didn't get first place joined the queue with a smirk.
"Wen Hui can't beat him, but he must drink him down!"
At first, Fang Yun was very honest and drank one cup after another. Later, he found that there were too many people who came to toast him, so he could only drink one cup at a time. There were already several jugs of dogwood wine beside him. The bailiff who delivered the wine kept pouring wine into the jug, while Yang Yuhuan and Zhao Hongzhuang took turns to pour wine for Fang Yun.
The two beauties served him on his left and right, making all the scholars envious. There were even more people who came to propose a toast.
"We must make Fang Yun understand the wrath of being single!" A small group of unmarried scholars quickly came forward.
At first, only scholars came. Later on, even women came with their families.
There were even people who pointed at Fang Yun with their children and said that he was the hero of Jingguo and that their children should never learn from those villains and attack him.
Fang Yun's table on the right was overcrowded, and the table on the left was originally quite lively. However, compared to Fang Yun's table, it was like a winter field with a sense of desolation.
A few people who hated Fang Yun to the core slowly gathered at the table. There was the young duke of Prince Kang's Mansion. There was Jian Ming of Wu Guo's Jian Sheng Clan, Lei Yuanting of the Lei family, and Left Prime Minister Mount Liu's disciples.
They had been using the power of Wen Hui to block out the sound and drinking together. From time to time, they would look in the direction of Fang Yun's table. From beginning to end, they couldn't see Fang Yun because he was blocked by too many people who were toasting him.
In the end, they drank. The young duke looked at Lei Yuanting with hazy eyes. He played with his cup and said, "Brother Lei, since your Lei family wants to take revenge on Fang Yun, you must have thought of everything. Even if Fang Yun wins the championship, you won't stop there. Can you make your move now? "
Lei Yuanting's face was gloomy. He looked in the direction of Fang Yun, revealed a cold smile, and drank another cup of Dogwood Wine.
"Although his winning the championship is beyond our Lei family's expectations and will have a certain impact on our future plans, this is only the beginning! What you said just now was right. He doesn't have a big family behind him, so he can't make any mistakes. The last time he abandoned the exam is an example. If he didn't pretend to abandon the exam, the Literary Name would have been swept away by now. Our Lei family has to give face to the Dragons. We can't take him down with a thunderous force, but we have various methods to slowly disintegrate him! Of course, our Lei family is not unreasonable. As long as he kowtows in front of the graves of the Lei family's disciples and admits his mistakes, we will forgive him. "
"As expected of the Lei family! With your words, I believe that Fang Yun has no other choice but to grovel and admit his mistakes. I heard that your Lei family even has the ability to prevent people from being canonized as saints? "
"Of course, Lei Zu …" Lei Yuanting suddenly closed his mouth and looked at the young duke warily.
The young duke smiled calmly and said, "Brother Lei, you don't have to worry too much. After all, my mother is a member of the Jian Sheng family. You can ask Brother Ming. Many of us have heard about your Lei family. In the past, there was a great scholar who tried to steal food from the Lei family. Later, your Lei family spoke up. Nobody knows what the great scholar heard, but he personally came to apologize. Later, there was a rumor that your Lei family has a very powerful divine object. Its power is not inferior to a fully grown Fog Butterfly, and it can even threaten Half-saint. It is said that it was bestowed by the Dragons. "
Lei Yuanting suddenly smiled mysteriously, shook his head, and said nothing.
"Could it not have been bestowed by the Dragons?" The young duke was even more surprised.
Lei Yuanting continued to smile and say nothing.
"I really want to see the trump card of your Lei family. Since Brother Lei doesn't want to say, then I won't ask." The young duke said.
Lei Yuanting smiled and said, "Actually, even I don't know what the divine object is, so naturally, I can't say. However, since my Lei family has stood tall for hundreds of years, and even the Confucius family treats us with respect, there is naturally a reason for it! Fang Yun has the chance to become a Half-saint. Even if he suddenly becomes a Half-saint tomorrow, it will have no effect on my Lei family! In short, you will never know how close the relationship between my Lei family and the Dragons is. "
Jian Ming lowered his voice and said, "I heard something, but I don't know if I should say it."
"There is no harm in saying it." Lei Yuanting said.
"I heard that when the demon race was preparing to send many quasi-saints to attack Two World Mountain, the Dragons heard the news and wanted to escape from the four seas. They didn't care about the human race in Saint Origin World, but in the end, they decided to escape with the Lei family. Although most of the quasi-saints of the demon race were delayed and only one was sent, and the Dragons didn't escape, is it true that the Dragons are willing to advance and retreat together with the Lei family? "
"Many members of the Lei family know about this, so it is no longer a secret. Yes, it is true. If Saint Origin World is attacked by the demon race, the Dragons will take our Lei family and escape from the four seas. "Lei Yuanting said proudly.
The others looked at each other, and their faces were full of surprise.
"What is the relationship between the Lei family and the Dragons?" The young duke looked at Lei Yuanting and was even more puzzled.
Lei Yuanting smiled and said, "Don't ask me, I don't know either. I can only say that the relationship between the Lei family and the Dragons is far more unusual than what the outside world has said. So, not to mention a mere Fang Yun, even if the Confucius Family wants to touch our Lei family, they will have to bear the consequences of breaking off relations with the Dragons! "
"For Fang Yun to offend the Lei Family, he's simply courting death. He's tired of living! Come, cheers to the Lei family! "The young duke said. Everyone raised their cups, and Lei Yuanting happily accepted.
After Lei Yuanting finished his cup, he turned his head to look at Fang Yun. Revealing a look of contempt, he said, "We originally wanted to make things difficult for him when he went to the Lingyan Pavilion. Since he doesn't see the big picture and doesn't respect my Lei Family, instead, he has tainted my Lei Family's name because of Grand Scholar Nan Gong. Tonight, I will let him know the consequences of offending the Lei Family!
"Brother Lei, what do you want to do?" The young duke asked.
"Tonight, I will go to your Kang Society to participate in the literary meeting, and then follow me to Fang Yun's first dormitory to watch a good show. How about it?" Lei Yuanting smiled.
Everyone's eyes lit up, guessing a possibility. The young duke immediately said, "Good! Come, fill Brother Lei's cup, I will toast Brother Lei again. "
After everyone finished drinking, they laughed in unison, incomparably delighted, as if they could trample Fang Yun under their feet in the next moment.
The sun was setting in the west, and the people lining up to toast dispersed. The family heads at Fang Yun's table had also left. Zhao Hongzhuang sat over and found that Fang Yun had drunk a little too much.
Zhao Hongzhuang said in a low voice, "Fang Yun, go home and sober up, and have a good sleep. Tomorrow, the tenth day of the New Year is the day to enter Lingyan Pavilion. If you can't even pass the three pavilions, there will inevitably be people who will challenge you for the literary position. If you are a normal High Scholar or even a Grand Scholar, it may not be a problem, but I'm afraid that there will be a few people who were previously ranked in the upper dormitories who will compete with you! "
Fang Yun immediately sobered up and said, "Those people are all favored by the heavens. Today, they won't even compete with me for the Literary Name at the Double Ninth Festival literary meeting. Are they really going to force me to sweep the latrines for a month if I lose?"
"Originally, it might not be possible, but if the Lei family, the Sangfroid Prince and the Left Prime Minister join forces, then it's hard to say. You didn't notice, but I have been observing the young duke and the others. I suspect that they are thinking of ways to deal with you, so I want to remind you to be careful. "Zhao Hongzhuang said.
"Mm, then let's go home." Fang Yun said as he stood up, swaying slightly. Yang Yuhuan immediately reached out to support him.
Zhao Hongzhuang stood up and said, "You know about Lingyan Pavilion. If six out of the ten upper dormitories request to enter Lingyan Pavilion together, then you have to be ten times more careful!"
"This … This might not happen even once in ten years. Will it happen tomorrow?"
Zhao Hongzhuang hesitated for a moment and said, "After all, it's your first time in the capital city, so you don't know much about the situation in the capital city and the ten nations. I can only say that they have the power. "
Fang Yun didn't doubt it. Although he had read all the 'Holy Path' and 'Literature Reports' over the years and could accurately find every sentence on every page, he hadn't been in the Saint Origin World for a long time after all. He also didn't have any information about the royal family or the Holy Clans, so he was in an extreme state of information asymmetry. In this aspect, he was far inferior to Zhao Hongzhuang who lived in the palace.
Fang Yun nodded and said, "If they go to Lingyan Pavilion alone, I'm not afraid. If they go to Lingyan Pavilion together, those experienced people won't care. But for me, who has never entered Lingyan Pavilion before, it's equivalent to being disturbed everywhere. Let's go home. There can't be any mistakes tomorrow. "
As the sun set in the west, Fang Yun first went to the mountain's latrine to relieve himself. Then, he went down the mountain with Yang Yuhuan and Zhao Hongzhuang.
Fang Yun took a nap in the car. When the car entered the academy and stopped in front of the first dormitory, Fang Yun immediately woke up. His courage was slightly shaken, and he was in high spirits. Except for his slightly rosy complexion, he didn't look any different from usual.
Zhao Hongzhuang said, "This morning, I sent people to deliver many books and notes. They are all techniques and experiences of Lingyan Pavilion. You can read them tonight."
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