Chapter 105: The turmoil in the academy, Wu Xiangwen dissatisfied with Du Ning
Not long after Song Jingtang left, Eunuch Feng came in again and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Yan wants to see you."
"Please come in, King Yan." Emperor Hongxuan said.
"Yes." Eunuch Feng withdrew.
After a while, King Yan came to the imperial study room.
"I am here to see you, Your Majesty." King Yan saluted.
"This is not the Golden Palace, Fourth Brother, you don't need to be polite."
Emperor Hongxuan smiled and said: "In the Jinluan Palace, I am the king and you are the minister. But on other occasions, you are still my beloved brother. There is no need to stick to etiquette between brothers."
"Your Majesty, the king is the king, and the ministers are ministers. Since you are our emperor, we must always abide by the duties of king and minister."
King Yan said seriously, acting very loyal.
Emperor Hongxuan sighed. No wonder the emperor could call himself a "little man". It was probably because of this status that he could easily alienate the family.
"Why did King Yan come to me?" Emperor Hongxuan asked.
King Yan said: "I heard that Du Ning, a student from Suzhou, has arrived at the Guoxue Palace in the capital and is preparing to participate in the Academy Competition next month."
"Oh? Du Ning came to Beijing?"
Emperor Hongxuan looked surprised. He had admired Du Ning's literary name for a long time. When Emperor Jingwen was in power, he granted Du Ning the title of viscount and then promoted him to the title of earl. This shows that Emperor Jingwen valued Du Ning during his lifetime. This is indeed a talent.
King Yan added: "Your Majesty, Du Ning is in the capital now. If you want to appoint him, you must seize this opportunity. Otherwise, the next time you think of it, other officials will definitely have more excuses to obstruct it.
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Emperor Hongxuan's face changed slightly, and he said slowly: "Fourth brother misunderstood, I actually don't want to appoint Du Ning."
"What do you mean by this, Your Majesty? Don't you also think that Du Ning is a rare talent?" King Yan asked.
"It's not the time yet."
Emperor Hongxuan said: "The matter with the Prairie Clan has not yet been resolved. Du Ning also has to participate in the Academy Competition. We all have our own things to do. If we mix together, wouldn't it put more pressure on both parties out of thin air?"<
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"That's right..." King Yan nodded lightly.
"But since Du Ning has come to Beijing, I really want to meet him. I want to see what kind of person Suzhou's most talented person is and whether he is worthy of his name." Emperor Hongxuan said.
King Yan thought for a while and said with a smile: "This is not difficult. I can make arrangements for you and Du Ning to meet in private. You are the emperor, and you go to the palace outside the palace to inspect the public sentiment on the pretext of a private visit incognito.
, absolutely no one will be suspicious."
"Fourth brother still understands me, so please ask fourth brother to make arrangements for me!"
King Yan was happy and looking forward to it at the same time.
Because King Yan was also full of fantasy and curiosity about Du Ning, what kind of person was a scholar who was known as the most talented scholar in Suzhou?
Although they have never met, they seem to be destined.
Because Du Ning got rid of corrupt officials in Nanping Mansion, causing the wise king to miss the position of crown prince, this in itself was of great help to the kings.
The King of Yan also reciprocated the favor by recommending Du Ning to serve in the capital to serve the imperial court, even sincerely recommending him as a minister.
Although the members of the Xian Wang Party strongly opposed it, King Yan still worked hard because he took a fancy to Du Ning, the most talented person in Suzhou.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will make arrangements for you, and when the time is right, I will let you meet." King Yan said with a smile.
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The next day.
Guoxue Palace.
Yang Bilou brought Du Ning to the first class of Juren and said to the students: "Dear students, let me introduce to you. This is Du Ning, a student from Suzhou Liberal Arts College. His literary name should be familiar to you.
Mr. Du was invited by the Academy to participate in the National Judicial Competition next month. He will attend classes in our class for a few days. Please take good care of him."
Du Ning bowed and said, "I, Du Ning, have met all of you classmates."
At the same time, he glanced at the students present and found that everyone was between the ages of eighteen and twenty. Not only were they young, but they were all eighth-rank Confucian and Taoist candidates.
The Guoxue Palace is indeed a crouching tiger, hidden dragon, and Du Ning can feel that the talents they exude are more solid than ordinary candidates.
"Did I hear you correctly? Your name is Du Ning? The most famous and talented man from Suzhou?"
"I have admired you for a long time! I didn't expect Mr. Du to come to our class to attend classes. It's really an honor."
"Master Du is an example of a scholar. I am determined to be your friend."
"Welcome Mr. Du."
Most students stood up and returned the greeting to express welcome.
A young Juren looked dissatisfied and said loudly: "Mr. Yang, it is extremely ridiculous to ask Du Ning to attend the lecture with us. I don't agree!"
After the words fell, the faces of some students changed slightly, showing displeasure.
Some people also looked at each other with particularly cold eyes.
"Wu Xiangwen, what are you talking about? Are you trying to drive Du Ning away?"
"Do you think Mr. Du is not qualified to attend classes with us?"
"What's your intention?"
Some students scolded them rudely.
Wu Xiangwen said: "Which of us students from the Guoxue Palace is not a genius with great potential? We were selected through literary competitions among countless outstanding people of our generation, so we are qualified to attend classes in the Guoxue Palace. He, Du Ning, is one
What is it? Why do you come to the Chinese Academy of Sciences for no reason and enjoy the same treatment as us?"
"If we make an exception and let Du Ning come to attend the lectures, can other candidates from all over the country also come to the Guoxue Palace to attend the classes? This is not in line with the rules of the Guoxue Palace. How will the Guoxue Palace explain to the students all over the world? Let alone letting him attend the classes.
A few days, even one day, is a humiliation to our Chinese Academy students!"
These words were resounding and very proud of the students of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Wu Xiangwen believes that everyone can be admitted to the Guoxue Palace because of how much effort they have put in to become a student of the Guoxue Palace. He has always been proud and proud of being a student of the Guoxue Palace.
But why can Du Ning receive such treatment?
This is simply a humiliation to them. What do they think of the students of the National Academy of Sciences?
The students in the classroom fell silent. Wu Xiangwen's words did make sense. It made no sense both emotionally and rationally for Du Ning to attend the class.
"Master Wu's words are extremely true. Even if you are the number one student in Suzhou, you cannot break the rules of the Guoxue Palace."
"Brother Wu's words are fierce, but his words are crude and not unreasonable."
"If Mr. Du is allowed to attend the lecture, other Juren students from all over the country who are invited to participate in the Academy Competition will definitely have opinions, and it will be difficult for the Guoxue Palace to explain to them."
Some students agreed with Wu Xiangwen's point of view and echoed one after another.
Du Ning glanced at Wu Xiangwen and said nothing.
Wu Xiangwen said contemptuously to Du Ning: "The Guoxue Palace has the rules of the Guoxue Palace. You can't break the rules because of you. If you leave the classroom, Wu will pretend that nothing happened. Otherwise, don't blame Wu for asking for a saint."
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"Presumptuous!"
Yang Bilou shouted sternly, "Wu Xiangwen, to tell you the truth, it was Mr. Bai Mei's intention to let Du Ning come to the Juren class!"
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"What!"
When all the students heard this, their expressions changed with shock. They really didn't expect that it was Jiang Xingtian who arranged for Du Ning to come over to attend the class.
At the same time, they were also in disbelief. As the chief instructor of the Guoxue Palace, how could Jiang Xingtian take the lead in doing such a thing that violated the rules of the Guoxue Palace?
Wu Xiangwen's face instantly turned ugly. He didn't expect that he would openly oppose Jiang Xingtian. If this spread, I don't know how many people would spray him with blood.
Who is Jiang Xingtian? He is the number one person in the Yun Kingdom literary world under the Semi-Saint.
Is it okay to offend Jiang Xingtian?
Do you still want to hang out in the Guoxue Palace?
However, Wu Xiangwen soon calmed down his mood.
Because Wu Xiangwen believed that he was right and that he was only upholding the rules of the Guoxue Palace. Even if he opposed Jiang Xingtian's intention, he had a clear conscience.
Therefore, Wu Xiangwen continued: "This Guoxue Palace is an academy for scholars from the Yun Kingdom, and it is not the academy for Duke Baimei. How can the etiquette of the Guoxue Palace be disrupted by a word from Duke Baimei? If Mr. Jiang insists on letting Du Ning stay here. Listening to lectures is the greatest humiliation to students, and it is forcing students to leave the study abroad palace."
After the words fell, the students' expressions changed again.
Wu Xiangwen actually used his academic status in the Guoxue Palace as a threat, as if he was incompatible with Du Ning.
You have such a strong self-esteem, why do you do this?
Wu Xiangwen looked serious on the surface, but he was elated in his heart, because he believed that if the Guoxue Palace was allowed to make a choice, the Guoxue Palace would definitely not force him to leave the Guoxue Palace just to allow Du Ning to come here to attend lectures, otherwise the public opinion of scholars in Yun State would be This will put the Guoxue Palace under great pressure.
If Du Ning is successfully excluded, Wu Xiangwen's literary name will become famous in the Palace of Chinese Studies. As long as he adds fuel to the flames, he may be published in the "Yunjing Wenbao".
On the other hand, in order to maintain the rules of the Guoxue Palace, Wu Xiangwen opposed Jiang Xingtian's unreasonable claims in public and prevented Du Ning from attending classes. Even if he was forced to leave the Guoxue Palace, he would still gain the support of most scholars. In the literary world Various controversies arose.
When the time comes, can’t we take this opportunity to become popular?
This is a literary title! A real literary title!
Thinking of this, Wu Xiangwen felt a little excited.
Yang Bilou looked at Wu Xiangwen and asked: "Mr. Wu, I would like to ask you, have you ever written articles to govern the country?"
"No." Wu Xiangwen replied.
"Have you ever had a war poem handed down to the world?" Yang Bilou asked again.
"No."
"Has anyone ever written a work similar to "The Thousand Character Essay" that has contributed to the human race?"
"This...this..."
Wu Xiangwen's face darkened, he thought for a while, and then said: "I admit that Du Ning has made great achievements in the literary world, but this cannot be a reason to make an exception for the Guoxue Palace, otherwise it will be difficult to explain to the scholars all over the world."
"Then have you ever prayed for the people, gathered the sword of public opinion, and punished corrupt officials?" Yang Bilou's eyes narrowed.
"What! Isn't the matter about the Sword of Public Opinion just a rumor spread by false rumors?"
Wu Xiangwen was shocked and couldn't believe it.
He had heard about Du Ning's writing against the Nanping government office and the use of the sword of public opinion to punish corrupt officials, but wasn't that an exaggeration? How could the sword of public opinion be so easy to master? Even ordinary Confucians did it Not even that, not to mention that Du Ning was only a ninth-grade scholar at that time?
"Who said it was a false rumor?"
Yang Bilou said loudly: "At that time, Fan Sheng came to Nanping Mansion with holy thoughts."
"What!"
Almost everyone looked surprised. Even Fan Qianfeng could confirm this, which is enough to prove the authenticity of the incident.
They can question others, but they never dare to question the semi-saints.
Even if you know that what the half-saint said is false, you can't expose it in public.
At this moment, even Du Ning was surprised. It turned out that Fan Qianfeng, a half-saint from the Yun Kingdom, had paid attention to that matter with his holy thoughts.
Du Ning thought about it carefully. The sword of public opinion can affect the fate of the country. If Fan Qianfeng senses the changes in the fate of the country, it is impossible for him to sit idly by and ignore it.
"Du Ning not only prayed for the people, but also defeated Liao students in this year's dragon boat battle to safeguard the dignity of the Yun Kingdom literary world. When the semi-saint family of Liao was fighting in Suzhou, he stood up and defeated ten students with his own strength.
At that time, Du Ning, a member of a semi-sage family, was only a scholar of the ninth grade of Confucianism and Taoism."
"What? Defeating a member of a semi-saint family with the cultivation of a ninth-grade scholar? This is impossible! I don't believe it!" Wu Xiangwen shouted.
"Really? Is Mr. Du's literary strength so powerful?"
"Who knows, we haven't seen it before!"
"Even Mr. Yang said this, there is no way it is false. There is no need for him to deceive us for Du Ning."
"That makes sense."
Many students discussed it.
Yang Bilou's eyes turned cold and he said slowly: "Now I would like to ask Mr. Wu, what achievements have you made in your life? If you can tell me what you have done that can benefit the country or the human race, I will immediately send Du Ning to
He was expelled from the National Academy and was not even allowed to participate in the Academy Competition."
"I...I..."
Wu Xiangwen hesitated, his face turning green and red.
Yang Bilou continued: "With Du Ning's achievements, it would not be too much to make an exception and recruit him as a student of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, because he has indeed made contributions to the country and the human race."
"Unlike you, who thinks that he is a student of the Guoxue Palace, is rude and arrogant, thinks that he is superior to others, and can look down on scholars from other liberal arts colleges. But have you ever thought about it, you have not made any achievements yet, and you have nothing to do with those scholars who have done nothing.
What's the difference? Who do you think you are? Do you think that Du Ning's coming to the Guoxue Palace to attend lectures is the greatest humiliation to you? Little do you know that a pretentious scholar like you who does nothing is the disgrace to the Guoxue Palace!"
"You..."
Wu Xiangwen was so angry that his chest surged. He didn't expect that Yang Bilou would criticize him like this in public.
As a student of the Guoxue Palace and a member of a famous family in the capital, have you ever suffered such humiliation?
What made Wu Xiangwen even more angry was that what Yang Bilou said was not wrong, and Wu Xiangwengen had no way to refute it.
If the two have to compare, Wu Xiangwen is nothing compared to Du Ning.
Stealing the chicken will end up losing the rice.
Not only did Wu Xiangwen fail to outdo Du Ning, but he was so criticized by Yang Bilou that he would definitely become the laughing stock of the students in the Guoxue Palace.