The third day of May.

Before he knew it, the news that the Liao Kingdom sent scholars from the semi-saint family to lead the Liao Kingdom students to Suzhou for a dragon boat battle spread and instantly became the hottest object of discussion.

The list of dragon boat teams to fight against the Liao Kingdom has been confirmed, but some juren heard that the Liao Kingdom sent scholars from the semi-saint family to lead the team and quickly resigned from the quota for dragon boat battles on the grounds of being sick.

This move has aroused the dissatisfaction of many scholars. This battle is related to the honor and disgrace of the Yun Kingdom. Even if you are not sure of winning, you cannot be a deserter.

Escape at the last minute will bring greater reputation.

But those juren think that being insulted by others is better than being shattered by a student in Liao Dynasty?

With these juren's lead, some other juren are ready to move.

Before the dragon boat battle began, the scholars in Yun Kingdom had already shaken their beliefs.

Although a small number of juren withdraw temporarily, most juren still choose to fight against the Liao Dynasty students. Even if they risk their intellectual courage, they must maintain the dignity and honor of Yun State.

At this moment, Ji Chang'an published an article in the name of the Wenzong family, and first made a wave of self-apologies, saying that as a scholar of the Wenzong family, he should have led the Suzhou Juren to fight against the Dragon Boat Team of the Liao Kingdom without hesitation. However, for the sake of the overall situation, he had to give this quota and the position of the team leader to Du Ning, and he felt very ashamed.

After the apology was completed, Ji Changan began to stand on the commanding heights of morality and pointed at the juren who escaped at the last minute.

At the end of the article, Du Ning praised Du Ning, saying that Du Ning knew that the Liao Kingdom sent scholars from the semi-saint family to fight in the dragon boat, but Du Ning was not afraid at all, nor did he retreat at this time. He was simply a role model for scholars in Suzhou to learn from.

Suzhou Academy of Literature.

In the pavilion outside the scholar's group.

"Did you see the article Ji Chang'an published in Suzhou Wenbao? I have never seen such a shameless person. He himself dared not fight with the Liao student Longzhou, but scolded the others for being so bloody."

"No wonder Ji Chang'an would not dare to fight with the Liao student Long Zhou. I was afraid that he had known that the Liao Kingdom had sent scholars from the semi-saint family to come, so he imposed this quota on Mr. Du."

"What a family member of the Wenzong family, I'm so proud! I look down on him!"

"Ji Chang'an must be worried that Mr. Du would be scared by the semi-saint family of the Liao Kingdom like other juren, so he praised Mr. Du too much in the Suzhou Wenbao. In this way, Mr. Du could not give up the battle like those juren students."

"Good means! Ji Changan is such a good means! He pressed him step by step and did not give Mr. Du any chance to breathe. He wanted to kill him!"

The students were filled with righteous indignation, and they were disgusted by Ji Chang'an's killing method.

Luo Wenxuan's face looked very ugly and said to Du Ning: "Young Master Du, you have fallen into the trap! It turns out that the Liao Kingdom sent scholars from the Half Saint Family to fight with our dragon boat. The Half Saint Family not only has a very high status in the literary world, but also has certain privileges. Their conditions for practicing Confucianism and Taoism will be better than ordinary people. Moreover, this time the Liao Kingdom came to create the highest record of 15 consecutive victories. From this point of view, the Liao Kingdom is bound to win this year!"

"Now there are people in the juren class who are not sick. They are not worried about losing to the scholars of the semi-saint family, but are afraid of the danger of being ripped off their talent. Therefore, they would rather escape at the last minute and bear the reputation of keeping their talent. This is more pressure for us Suzhou students!"

Du Ning's face changed slightly, and he quickly returned to normal, and said calmly: "Since he is a scholar from the semi-saint family of Liao Kingdom, his Confucianism and Taoism cultivation must not be underestimated. It seems that this dragon boat battle may be more intense than any dragon boat battle in the past fourteen years."

Luo Wenxuan said anxiously: "What should I do now? Mr. Du has been approved as the leader by Mr. Ye. If Mr. Du also abandons the battle, then this year's dragon boat battle is not necessary. Suzhou can directly announce surrender, but the other party sent scholars from the semi-saint family. Even if Mr. Du's literary courage and talent are far superior to ordinary people, I'm afraid..."

"The dragon boat has not started yet, how did Brother Luo know that we will definitely lose?" Du Ning asked back.

Seeing that Du Ning was not afraid, Luo Wenxuan said in surprise: "Do you still insist on fighting against Liao students? Are you not worried about your failure at all? The other party is a scholar from the semi-saint family!"

"Fighting against scholars from the semi-saint family, even if they lose, they will still be honored. As long as they can win glory for the country, they will have no regrets even if they risk the courage to break their minds. Even if others insult me ​​behind their backs, I can be a human being straight and not afraid of the world's abuse."

Du Ning raised his head and said loudly: "The head can be broken, blood can flow, and the backbone of the scholar cannot be bent. In short, if this battle in Dragon Boat State will lose, I will fight. If I can win, I will fight even more. I will never insult the integrity of the scholars in Yunguo!"

When all the students heard this, they all felt respectful.

"I didn't expect Mr. Du to be so arrogant. I was so ashamed to say sarcastic words. Even Mr. Du could go through fire and water for Yun Kingdom. Those juren who escaped at the last minute were simply a shame to Suzhou Literature Academy. I just regret that I am not a juren without the courage to do so, otherwise I could fight side by side with Mr. Du."

Luo Wenxuan bowed to Du Ning and said, "Since Mr. Du insists on fighting, we must support you with all our strength. On the day of the dragon boat battle, I will personally wave the flag and shout for you. Even if you are defeated in the end, I will do my best to protect your literary reputation. Who dares to say a word of bad words to you is like scolding me!"

"I am responsible for raising the sign for Mr. Du. I want all students in Liao Kingdom to remember Mr. Du's name. We cannot go to battle with Mr. Du, but we can give you the support you deserve!"

"Young Master Du just concentrates on preparing for the war, and we will deal with other things for you."

Du Ning looked at these people, Zheng Keyou.

"Don't worry, we won't lose!"

Not far away, a great scholar was watching here, but the students in the pavilion did not notice it at all.

This person is Ye Jinghong.

Ye Jinghong was originally here to find Du Ning and told him that the strongest opponent in the dragon boat battle was a scholar from the semi-saint family of Liao Kingdom. He hoped that Du Ning could retreat when he saw the difficulties. After all, Du Ning had excellent qualifications and was reasonable, and Ye Jinghong did not want Du Ning to take risks.

How can so many juren not take the lead and let a ninth-rank scholar be the leader?

Du Ning can never give up on the battle, but Ye Jinghong can substitute people, and he will bear all the infamy!

If Du Ning lost here, it would be the biggest loss of Yun Kingdom.

This is a thought that Ye Jinghong has thought deeply and is very visionary.

But he heard the conversation in the pavilion here and learned Du Ning's attitude towards scholars from the semi-saint family. His eyes narrowed slightly, as if war was burning.

"Now is the world of young people, and the era that belongs to me has long passed..."

Ye Jinghong showed a trusting smile, gave up the idea of ​​persuading Du Ning to fight, and turned around and left.

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Time is coming to the fifth day of May.

Du Ning led forty-nine juren as the team leader and headed to the moat under the leadership of Ye Jinghong.

There were already crowds under the moat, and the streets and alleys and above the city towers were filled with people, which was very lively.

The moat is where dragon boat battles are carried out. According to the regulations of dragon boat battles, the two countries each dispatched fifty people and five people rode a dragon boat. The total number of people on both sides was 100, totaling twenty dragon boats.

Twenty dragon boats were fighting fiercely on the wide moat, and you could tell how spectacular the scene would be based on imagination alone.

"Mr. Ye, you are here."

A group of civil servants and generals came over, namely officials from the State Office and the General's Office. The head was the provincial governor Ling Zongde. A military general wearing military uniform next to him was General Jun Yue Tianyi, a Confucian and Taoist great scholar, who was in charge of the 200,000 troops in the Suzhou military camp.

Both of them are truly powerful people.

Military officials are also held by scholars. Unlike ordinary scholars, military scholars specialize in military tactics and strategies, and have no ability in government affairs, but they are real experts in military combat.

Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, and it is also the day when students from Liao Kingdom come to Yun Kingdom to engage in a dragon boat battle with Suzhou students. Today's victory and defeat will be related to the honor and disgrace of Yun Kingdom.

Therefore, whether it is the court, the military, or the scholars in the National Academy of Sciences, they attach great importance to today's dragon boat war.

Ye Jinghong was the magistrate of the Provincial Academy of Literature and a great Confucian Confucianism, so he did not need to salute the officials of the court. Instead, these officials had to salute the officials as scholars.

The status of the Literature Academy is greater than that of the yamen and the military.

"I've seen you guys."

Du Ning bowed to the officials with the students.

Ling Zongde bowed to everyone and said, "Today's battle is related to the honor and disgrace of Yun Kingdom. I hope you can fight for Yun Kingdom and must win the victory of today's dragon boat battle. On behalf of the people of Suzhou and the people of Yun Kingdom, please give me yours!"

"Don't worry, Lord Ling, I will do my best!"

"Even if my courage breaks, I will never give up!"

"Entertainment of glory for the country, even if you die, you will be willing!"

The students were full of fighting spirit, and many of them even made it a good idea to compete with the students of Liao Kingdom to get rid of their courage.

But some scholars who saw this scene all secretly showed ridiculous smiles.

The officials' eyes fell on Du Ning, because among the fifty scholars present, only Du Ning was a ninth-rank scholar, while the others were eighth-rank scholars.

Therefore, Du Ning seems to be very abrupt, and everyone can recognize Du Ning's identity at a glance.

"Young Master Du, I'll see you today's battle." Ling Zongde smiled.

"In this battle, the Kingdom of Yun will win!" Du Ning said loudly.

"The Kingdom of Yun will win!"

"Suzhou will win!"

The priests shouted in unison, full of momentum.

Immediately afterwards, many scholars from Suzhou also shouted.

Banners appeared in the crowd, with words such as "The Cloud Kingdom will win" and "Come on Suzhou Team".
Chapter completed!