Fang Yun held the official seal in his hand and looked at the time. It was a quarter past noon. According to military time, it was 11: 18 in the morning. It was lunchtime, and scholars could eat while participating in the meeting.
"Okay, then I will go immediately."
Fang Yun stood up and walked out of the main hall. He chatted with Yang Yuhuan for a while, then left the rest to his aides and let them decide what to do.
Being an ordinary county magistrate was a very complicated job. As Xusheng, Fang Yun had to pay more attention to things.
The county office was not only a place for trials, but also a place where many officials lived and worked. It was a very complex building complex. Not only did it include the main hall, the second hall, and the third hall, there was also the county magistrate's residence, the county minister's residence, the registrar's residence, the librarian's residence, the various officials' residence, the kitchen, the dining hall, the storehouse, and so on. The prison was also close to the county office, so it could be considered a part of the county office.
Just Fang Yun's residence alone needed to be inspected by the disciplinary court. At the same time, the demon cavalry and barbarian private soldiers were arranged to guard it day and night, 24 hours a day.
In addition to security, there was also the placement of family members, various household settings, and the placement of all the private soldiers was a big problem.
When Fang Yun went out, he did not let all the private soldiers follow him. He only brought his daily guards, which were two Horse Barbarian Marquises, four Turtle Demon Generals, twenty Dragon Vein Horse Barbarian Marquises, one hundred demon cavalry, twenty Juren, and four Jinshi. This was Xusheng's daily guard of the lowest standard.
After Fang Yun and the officials of Ning An County left the county office, the private soldiers became busy. Some helped Yang Yuhuan settle down in the back office, while others began to send and receive documents. Others left the county office and began to visit the people of Ning An County.
Not long after, the majestic convoy of officials arrived at Shady Moon Restaurant, which was not far from the county office.
Fang Yun first stopped on the Dragon Horse for a while. After a while, when everyone else got off, he carried the little fox and walked out of the carriage. Ao Huang followed behind, his eyes darting around.
Fang Yun forbade Ao Huang to speak carelessly in the county office, but the meeting was a place for scholars to entertain themselves. He could play to his heart's content.
Fang Yun landed on the ground and steadied himself. He saw more than fifty scholars standing in front of the Cold Moon Restaurant's entrance. They bowed together.
"Welcome, Lord Xusheng."
Fang Yun nodded and said, "Everyone, there's no need to be overly courteous. Since it's a literary gathering, there's no need to distinguish who's superior. Just treat me as an ordinary Grand Scholar. "Fang Yun finished speaking and stepped forward. The people in front of him split into two sides and lowered their heads slightly, not daring to act rashly.
The older scholars were extremely calm, but some of the younger scholars looked slightly nervous. Fang Yun caught all of this with his eyes.
Ao Huang looked at these people and snorted coldly in his heart. No wonder this place is small. There were only so few people in a single Wen Hui.
However, the private soldiers behind Ao Huang were different. Many of them realized that something was wrong. They secretly held onto their official seals and sent a letter to Fang Yun, telling Fang Yun that there were too few people this time and that there might be something fishy going on.
Fang Yun had long seen that Ning An County was not a small county like Ji County. It was one of the few large counties in the Ten Nations. Such a large-scale literary gathering would have at least three to five hundred people, including the officials who came with them. There were less than two hundred people in total.
However, Fang Yun did not say anything and continued to walk in. Finally, he sat down at the table closest to the platform of the literary gathering.
Everyone sat down one after another. An old scholar in his fifties walked up to the platform of the literary gathering. He looked at Fang Yun apologetically and said, "As the host of this literary gathering, I would like to apologize to Fang Xusheng. As we didn't know when you would arrive, the literary gathering continued as usual. It has already been half an hour and many people have already written lyrics. I hope that Fang Xusheng will forgive us. "
Fang Yun smiled and said, "So it's a poetry gathering. You guys can continue then. I won't be participating today. I'll just be a spectator."
The host hurriedly said, "Fang Xusheng, this is your first time in Ning An County. If you don't participate in the literary gathering, there will definitely be people who will say that you look down on the hundreds of thousands of people in Ning An County and that you don't want to write poems in Ning An County. Besides, you are famous for your poems. If you don't write a famous poem when you're in Ning An County, it won't be right. "
The old scholar was full of smiles. There was a faint power in his words that made people unable to hate him.
When Fang Yun heard this, he knew that these people had already set up a trap related to poems. If he left now, he would definitely be labeled as someone who was afraid of writing poems, who was arrogant, who didn't want to write poems in Ning An County, and so on.
Fang Yun asked, "Since it's a poetry gathering, there must be a name for a poem. What are the requirements?"
Fang Yun had long studied the poems of Saint Origin. Some aspects were behind the Tang and Song dynasties of ancient China, but some aspects were ahead of them. For example, there were many types of poems compared to the Tang and Song dynasties. However, there were very few good poems. After all, poetry had only received unprecedented attention in recent years.
The poems that were tested in the Imperial Examinations were strictly limited in rhyme. However, for literary gatherings, it was much more relaxed. Usually, the gatherings would be announced two days in advance so that people could be prepared. After all, once rhyme was limited, people's thinking would become rigid. Regardless of whether it was Saint Origin or the Tang Dynasty, 99% of the good poems were not written in the Imperial Examinations.
The host said, "This poetry gathering does not have a specific name for a poem. As long as the topic is' Spring ', it will be fine. Fang Xusheng, you are known as a bookshelf. You can write poems as you please. Why don't you come up on stage and write a poem for the people of Ning An County? How about it? "
Fang Yun muttered to himself, thinking about the methods of these people. However, he had no clue. There were too many ways to attack people at a literary gathering. Even a simple word could be attacked.
Fang Yingwu suddenly stood up and smiled. "Fang Xusheng went to Gyeongo for a literary competition. He didn't even rest for a few days before rushing over to Ning An County. He must be very tired. In my opinion, why don't we let him rest for a while and let him go on stage at the end of the poetry gathering. As Xusheng, he is the most honorable. Naturally, he should be the last to go on stage. "
Fang Yun's scholars and private soldiers all agreed.
Yu Ba Chi also said, "County Magistrate Fang has just arrived in Ning An County. He must be tired from the long journey. I think it's better for him to rest for a while."
"Librarian Yu is right!" A small official without a rank suddenly spoke up.
A large number of officials looked at the ordinary official. Their eyes carried a strong sense of warning and threat.
That official was only in his twenties. He was thin and weak. His throat moved slightly as he swallowed his saliva. He didn't dare to look at those people and lowered his head.
Following that, more and more minor officials supported Fang Yun. In the end, there were a total of five officials who stood on Fang Yun's side.
Fang Yun's private soldiers all had smiles on their faces. This meant that on the first day, Fang Yun had used heaven-defying methods to tear a small hole in the officialdom of Ning An County!
Ao Huang laughed mischievously. In the past, he had always felt that Fang Yun was too weak. However, today, his methods were thunderous, which suited his temperament the best.
Fang Yun gave Fang Yingwu a look. Fang Yingwu nodded, understanding that Fang Yun meant to protect these five people. They couldn't afford to lose any of them.
Following that, Fang Yun actually took out the official seal from the River Oyster Shell and held it in front of everyone. With a light hum, five rays of light flew out and landed on the bodies of the five officials.
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