Xu Xuanbao dug a hole quietly, and Yan Jiuan jumped in smoothly.
But this is no wonder Yan Jiuan.
If he were in Yan Jiu'an's position, at this time, he would put the interests of the Liang Dynasty first.
In the end, he composed three poems for the oiran. Even though the content was disappointing, the substantial benefits of the Liang Dynasty were settled.
"Let's make arrangements."
Xu Xuanbao waved his hand.
Ye Qiniang left with a sad face.
But her heart was filled with joy.
Painting the walls of the flag pavilion is indeed a grand event in the literary world, but the main consumer group who comes to Wanyun Tower... has never been a member of the literary world.
What the oirans want is not literary talents, but poems and essays by talented people, so that they can increase their social status and get more benefits from high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen.
Apart from anything else, among the guests at the Flag Pavilion, the number of real literary elders and talents was only a few hundred.
As for the rich and powerful, there were nearly two thousand people, including almost the rich and nobles from the Three Kingdoms and even foreign lands. These people did not come to appreciate the poetry, but came for the oiran.
The poetry competition ended early, so this year's flag pavilion wall painting became the stage for the oirans. The focus of the feast was all on the oiran's talent performance. This was an unprecedented happy event.
After Ye Qiniang left, Yan Jiuan suddenly waved his hand and used a formation to isolate the aura of the boat.
Xia Gui also used secret techniques at the same time. With his blessing, any information in the painting will not be perceived by the outside world.
"You two suddenly changed your mind. What is the purpose?"
Yan Jiuan knew the personalities of these two opponents.
You are not one to give up easily. You have carefully prepared your performance for five years. How could you be discouraged by Su Wen's two poems?
Let alone Xu Xuanbao and Lu Chen, it is impossible for Yan Jiuan to believe that Su Wen will be able to write ultra-high-level poems in the coming time.
There must be a reason why the two of them chose to admit defeat at this time.
After all, the mural painting in the flag pavilion this time is not only related to them, but also represents national interests. After returning, they must have enough reasons to explain the past.
"Haha... why did you let Su Xiandi appear on your behalf?"
Xu Xuanbao said lightly, then smiled and said nothing.
Hearing this, Su Wen was stunned.
Only then did he realize that Xu Xuanbao and Lu Chen both had slightly sick looks on their faces.
Both of them... were also injured.
"Is there something wrong with your health?"
Yan Jiuan hesitated for a moment and asked the question.
In fact, he was tactful enough, but when he asked this question, he actually told the two of them that something was wrong with him.
"Can I refuse to answer?" Lu Chen smiled naturally, with no sign of injury.
But this rejection itself is a positive answer.
"That's it!" Yan Jiu'an glanced at Xu Xuanbao again and saw something strange in his expression. He sighed: "Who is so vicious that he would do such a vicious thing, and what is the purpose?"
Su Wen also felt that things were unusual.
"Are you here for this feast?" The three poems that participated in the flag pavilion painting all had questions, which is enough to prove that the matter was not a coincidence, but someone did it deliberately.
The question then arises, as Yan Jiuan asked, what is the purpose of the mastermind behind this?
It's just a flag pavilion painting on the wall, but it's an elegant matter for literati. If it weren't for the fact that the three dynasties made bets on it this time, the outcome would be just a nice talk in the literary world, not important. Even the old poets like Yan Jiu'an would not be thinking about competing for the outcome.
It's not too big. The purpose of their coming here is more to give a platform to their sweetheart, the oiran!
"In order to provide time for returning to the ruins?"
Su Wen began to investigate in his heart.
But he soon determined that it was unlikely.
When Yan Jiu'an was injured, Wenling Palace was still in charge. Who could have predicted in advance that Cheng Zi and the giants of the Hundreds of Companies would do such a thing? No one would have thought that the kings of the Three Kingdoms would improvise and delay the supply of supplies to Guixu.
Prepared in this way.
"The person who committed the murder...is unlikely to be from the Three Kingdoms Court."
"Then it's more likely that the mastermind behind this is deliberately destroying the murals in the flag pavilion... Well, that's right!"
Su Wen soon realized that it would be more consistent with the facts if the person who planned this incident was aiming to cause destruction.
"Which extraordinary person is this who would destroy the flag pavilion's painted wall...as a promotion ceremony?!"
Su Wen felt awe-inspiring when he thought of this.
He silently calculated in his mind, if he did not show up, what would the Flag Pavilion Painting Conference eventually turn into?
First of all, Yan Jiuan has no replacement, so he can only fight to the death and use his extraordinary strength to ensure that he can get a middle ranking.
Similarly, Xu Xuanbao and Lu Chen have no reason to quit, so they can only bite the bullet and fight Yan Jiuan. After all, these are old rivals. If they surrender before the battle, no one will think that they are high-minded, but will only think that they are cowardly and cannot afford to lose.
, escaped in the middle of battle, and ruined half of his life's reputation. This is even more difficult to accept than killing them.
Scholars cannot be killed but cannot be humiliated, so the two of them can only fight to the death. In the end, it is very likely that the three literary giants will die after exhausting their extraordinary strength in the flag pavilion painting wall and being unable to suppress their injuries.
I think this is the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the mastermind behind the scenes.
but……
When Su Wen became a variable and was added, the song "Slow Voice" and the song "Qi Shi" attracted a lot of literary attention.
This allowed the two of them to see an opportunity.
For Xu Xuanbao and Lu Chen, openly admitting that a young man is better than themselves, willingly admitting defeat, and finding the steps to go down is the best way to deal with this matter.
In the literary world, it is not a shame to consider oneself inferior, but it will make others think that this person is open-minded and willing to support the younger generation, which will definitely become a good talk. If you have a step, you can save your face, and most importantly, your life can be saved.
, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?
After Su Wen wrote "Slow Voice", the two of them had this idea and greeted each other. Unexpectedly, they had the same idea, so they agreed to meet to discuss countermeasures and how to deal with the matter satisfactorily.
But with the release of "The Qi Family", they no longer had any worries. Su Wen attracted great literary momentum with this long poem, and no one would doubt the two of them and question their motives. They would immediately admit defeat.
Since the two of them surrendered at the same time, there was no priority between the two. The supplies for Guixu this year and next will be jointly provided by the two countries, and the Liang Dynasty will be responsible for the third year. As for what will happen after three years, the two of them are not too sure.
worry.
They believed that three years would be enough for hundreds of schools of thought to completely lift the seal of Guixu.
By that time, Guixu's material resources will continue to be shipped out, and the courts of various countries will naturally be able to supplement them from these resources. By then, all countries will be rushing to provide Guixu with supplies in exchange for extraordinary materials, and there will be no need to worry about insufficient material supplies.
As a result, the two of them notified Xia Gui, brought Yan Jiuan and Su Wen over, and decisively admitted defeat.
The actions of the two people actually destroyed the layout of the mastermind behind the scenes. The people behind the scenes who had been planning for a long time may not necessarily be willing to accept such a result.
Especially...if the people behind the scenes really want to ruin this feast as a condition for promotion, they will definitely not be willing to see such a result.
In this case, things will inevitably continue to happen.
"Who could be behind this?"
Su Wen slowly took a breath and mentally reminded the Earthly Branches to strengthen their defenses.
He realized that Yan Jiu'an, Xu Xuanbao and Lu Chen were all injured. The three of them were not close to each other, and they were not weaklings with no power, but extraordinary beings.
Even if they use forbidden objects, the people who attack them must have at least similar strength in order to severely injure them without completely losing their extraordinary strength. They can support the flag pavilion and paint the walls, and attend this event with a disabled body.
feast.
Moreover, the three of them are located in different countries, all over the world.
If someone is not familiar with their whereabouts, it will be difficult to find them, let alone a sneak attack.
"Junior is abrupt, I think both seniors are injured. May I ask when the injuries on both of you were sustained?"
After hesitating for a while, Su Wen also asked the question in his mind.
"You don't have to be secretive. I was attacked by someone secretly, and you are not much better..." Seeing the hesitation on the two people's faces, Yan Jiu'an said: "I was attacked half a year ago. According to the internal factory investigation, the villain who attacked me...
The forbidden item 'Black Arrow' was used."
He did not mention the origin of the "Black Arrow" to avoid causing unnecessary trouble. Lu Chen was from the Yan State. Emphasizing that the "Black Arrow" came from the Yan State in front of Xu Xuanbao might make Lu Chen think that he was suspected of sowing discord.
"I was injured about the same time as Yan Jiu'an... seven months ago." Xu Xuanbao took a deep breath: "It's the same forbidden object."
"Five months, it's also a 'black arrow'." Lu Chen frowned and said bitterly: "...This thing is a relic of a transcendent from our Yan country and belongs to General Tuoba Gou of Dangbei. It's just that this
The Tuoba family conspired to rebel, and disappeared before the whole family was destroyed. It is said that it was obtained by a killer organization. After I was injured, I asked Emperor Yan for help, and I learned the relevant information from the imperial secret files."
Su Wen nodded slightly.
Judging from the time, the people behind the scenes started from Yan State, first hurting Lu Chen, then Yan Jiu'an, and finally Xu Xuanbao, the interval between them was about a month.
Judging from the murder weapon used and the timeline, the murderer is the same person.
"Wait a minute..."
Xu Xuanbao suddenly thought of something. He raised his head and looked at Xia Gui beside him, with a somewhat wary look on his face: "Xia Gui, you brought this "Heart Lake" to me five months ago, right? Before you came to me,
But we found Yan Jiuan and Lu Chen first?"
Hearing Xu Xuanbao's words, Su Wen's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
"Fuck!"
It suddenly occurred to him that Xia Gui was still suspicious.
If this was the ceremony for Xia Gui to be promoted to Rank Six, this would make sense.
"...Xu Xuanbao, what do you mean?!"
Hearing this, Xia Gui's face changed.
Although Xu Xuanbao's words were questions, they were actually very serious accusations.