Du Ning asked Kong Chengshun: "If the Holy Academy is determined to allow the overseas human race to return, it will face two choices, either to take over the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom with strong methods, or to continue to negotiate with the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom. If it is hesitant, it should
There will also be a public discussion in the Great Confucian Hall, right?"
"That is natural. This matter is of great importance. Returning overseas human races to the Holy Forest Continent is not only the obligation and responsibility of the Holy Academy, but also the goal that the entire human race has been working hard for many years."
Kong Chengshun said solemnly: "If you look up some family genealogies, you can find that the blood of many aristocratic families wandered to the islands outside the mainland thousands of years ago. The people on the islands outside the mainland are after all part of the human race. They have been away from home for many years, and eventually they are
I still have to go home one day."
"Yes! But there are also millions of orphans overseas. If they suddenly return to the Holy Forest Continent, I'm afraid..." Du Ning suddenly frowned.
"You don't need to worry about this. You only need to free up a county in each country and prefecture to allow millions of overseas humans to settle down. Moreover, there are many unexploited areas in the Holy Forest Continent that can be used for construction.
House."
"It turns out that the Holy Court has already considered all this. The saints have a long-term vision!" Du Ning admired.
"If the Great Confucian Hall of the Holy Academy convenes a public discussion, Du Jun will definitely be qualified to take a seat in the discussion. At that time, I ask you to speak more for the overseas human race. You must not let the Holy Academy start a war. After all, the overseas human race is also of human blood.
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"Brother Kong, don't worry. If I really want to participate in the public discussion, I will definitely fight for it." Du Ning said.
"With your words, I feel relieved!"
Kong Chengshun breathed a sigh of relief and cupped his hands to Du Ning, "It's getting late, I should go back home and say goodbye."
"Brother Kong, you might as well stay and have a casual meal before leaving. I will ask the kitchen to cook more dishes..."
"Next time...next time I will exchange glasses with you and have a chat over the wine."
Kong Chengshun insisted on leaving, but Du Ning couldn't force him.
"By the way, Mr. Du, don't forget to attend the banquet at noon on the sixth day of the lunar month."
"Don't worry, I will definitely come."
"Farewell."
Kong Chengshun left dusty.
After sending Kong Chengshun away, Du Ning began to think about attending Mrs. Kong’s birthday party the day after tomorrow and giving gifts.
Normally, saints and aristocratic families would give gifts when attending birthday banquets. The gifts should not be too heavy, but they should not be light either.
It would be too vulgar to give away silver coins. After all, the Holy Family is not short of money.
Although Du Ning is alone, after achieving the status of Wenjun, he can be regarded as a member of the Wenjun family, so he still needs to refer to it when giving gifts.
After thinking for a moment, Du Ning decided to write a "Lanting Preface" by himself.
Du Ning's calligraphy has entered the three realms and is unique. His calligraphy is Wenjun's handwriting, which is most suitable for collection as a gift.
The longer this thing is collected, the higher its value will be.
Du Ning believed that giving him a copy of "Lanting Preface" written by himself would definitely make him more face-saving when attending Mrs. Confucius's birthday banquet.
However, since you want to give a gift, you can't just give a copy of "Lanting Preface", but you must also add some other items.
Du Ning thought for a while, considering that it was already summer, he might as well give Mrs. Kong a folding fan with a poem on it. This would not only increase the value of the folding fan, but also allow Mrs. Kong to fan it when she enjoys the cool air in the summer.
A fan can be considered a practical gift.
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The sixth day of April.
Du Ning prepared gifts and went to the Kong family to attend Mrs. Kong's birthday banquet.
The entire Kong family was decorated with lanterns and colors and dressed up in a festive manner.
The etiquette officer at the door announced the gift list to the guests and families from various countries.
Many scholars from the Confucius family stood at the door, enthusiastically welcoming the arrival of scholars from all over the world.
Du Ning presented a gift and was welcomed into the Confucius mansion by the scholars of the Confucius family.
After entering the Confucius Mansion, many Confucius family members looked at me.
Some people admire it, some people fear it, some people are angry, and some people ridicule it.
The banquet was held in the courtyard of the Confucius Mansion. There were no less than a thousand tables inside and outside, and all the guests were prominent scholars in the literary world.
"Du Jun, your seat is over here."
A Jinshi of the Confucius family respectfully led Du Ning to the table. The tablemates were all scholars from semi-saint families. After seeing Du Ning, they immediately stood up and saluted, and Du Ning immediately returned the salute.
Du Ning glanced around and smiled. Unexpectedly, Pingguang Lord Fu Shuyun was also here.
"Du Jun, you are well." Fu Shuyun was the first to say hello.
"Ping Guangjun, I haven't seen you for a long time, but you still look good." Du Ning politely handed over.
"Come on, we two gentlemen should have a few drinks today."
"Absolutely." Du Ning immediately took his seat.
Wine and cold dishes were already placed on the table, and the man in charge immediately poured wine for Du Ning. Everyone ate the cold dishes while chatting about things in the literary world.
"I heard that the Holy Academy plans to send troops overseas to attack offshore islands and welcome back overseas humans. I don't know if it is true or not."
"Have you heard about this matter? I heard a friend of the Kong family say that the elders of their family have been discussing such a major matter with Duke Yan Sheng. If we can welcome back the blood of overseas human races, it will be the first time for thousands of years.
What a great achievement!"
"Having said that, the overseas human race is also of human blood after all, so they went out to attack Shichu Wuming!"
"Hmph! The Seven Islands Sea Country is of human blood and has not returned for thousands of years. Now it has established a dynasty on the islands, but it is not under the control of the Holy Court. If it had not been for the brothers of the same race, it should have been conquered long ago!" "You can't do it, you can't do it. Killing each other is against the holy precepts. We should use our emotions to inspire the peaceful return of the human race in the Seven Islands and Sea Kingdom."
Du Ning pricked up his ears and listened, and found that all the scholars from the All Saints Family were talking about the Seven Islands and Sea Country.
And those scholars from semi-saint families chatted about anecdotes about the literary circles within the various countries.
Families with different backgrounds have different communication patterns.
Du Ning said to Fu Shuyun: "I don't know what's going on. Recently, the Holy Court has been discussing the affairs of the Seven Island Sea Kingdom, as if they can't wait to take back the overseas human race. What is Pingguang Jun's opinion on this?"
Fu Shuyun said: "I know a little bit about this matter. Fifteen years ago, the Holy Academy sent the half-sage Mr. Chao Bo Weng on an envoy to the endless sea area outside the mainland. He visited many unknown maritime countries and also surveyed the endless sea area on a large scale.
Now that I have returned, I have made a shocking discovery."
As soon as he finished speaking, many people looked at him.
"After crossing the endless sea, Mr. Chao Boweng discovered another new continent, and on that new continent, a brand new human civilization appeared, which has exactly the same appearance as the human race. Not only that, the place over there
The language and writing are also very similar to those of the Holy Forest Continent, so that Mr. Chao Boweng can communicate with the residents of that continent almost without any barriers, but the martial arts there are extremely popular."
Du Ning then said: "As far as I know, there are also some alien races who practice martial arts in the Holy Forest Continent, such as the former grassland tribes and some few human nations. They follow a system of practicing martial arts to cultivate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."<
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Fu Shuyun nodded lightly, "Yes, so the Holy Academy immediately launched an investigation and compared the information brought back by Mr. Chao Boweng. It was found that the martial arts system of the Holy Forest Continent was extremely similar to that of that continent, but the martial arts system of that continent was very similar.
The martial arts system of the Holy Forest Continent far exceeds that of the martial arts on the Holy Forest Continent, so the Holy Academy speculates that the martial arts system of the Holy Forest Continent may have been transmitted from that continent."
"What! This is impossible!"
"The endless sea is tens of thousands of miles away and boundless. How can the martial arts of that continent be spread to the Holy Forest Continent? Even if the saint reaches that continent, doesn't it take fifteen years for a round trip!"
"This is ridiculous! This is so ridiculous!"
Many readers present could hardly believe it.
"The Holy Academy can't explain it at present." Fu Shuyun said with a bitter smile.
"In my opinion, this can actually be explained, or even explained very well," Du Ning said.
"Oh? What do you mean, Mr. Yunqi?" Fu Shuyun asked curiously.
"They have the same body shape as us, as well as a very similar high-end language and writing, but have another unique cultivation system, so there is no doubt that they were also people who lived together with the humans of the Holy Forest Continent." Du
Ning said.
"Absurd! This is absolutely impossible!" Fu Shuyun said immediately.
Du Ning smiled and asked Fu Shuyun: "Fu Jun is well-read, but have you ever heard of the story "The Lost Island"?"
"When you said that, I remembered that I had read a record in unofficial history before, saying that there was an island outside the Holy Forest Continent that disappeared inexplicably in just a few months, but it was 1,500
What happened many years ago is impossible to determine whether it is true or false..."
When Fu Shuyun said this, his face suddenly changed, and he looked at Du Ning in disbelief: "Do you suspect that the island is the other continent discovered by Mr. Chao Boweng? That's not right... The area of the island is very different from the mainland..."
Du Ning explained: "More than 1,500 years ago, there was no unified record of the history of the human race, and at that time, both information and craftsmanship were in the period of enlightenment. Let's look at it from another angle. If that'island
'If it's just a corner of another continent and not the whole picture, everything can be explained reasonably."
Everyone's expressions changed, thinking that what Du Ning said made sense.
"What do you mean..."
"I boldly infer that this happened between 1,500 and 2,000 years ago. At that time, the Sacred Forest Continent was a larger continent. Later, due to some natural reasons, the entire Sacred Forest was destroyed.
The continent was divided into two, forming two continents. Within a few months, the split continent was completely separated from the Sacred Forest Continent by natural forces, taking away the human beings who were popular in martial arts, and became a legend in the unofficial history.
The 'lost island' recorded in the records, and our sacred forest continent has gone through historical evolution and finally formed a continent where Confucianism and Taoism are prevalent." Du Ning said.
Many scholars have carefully considered it and found that Duning's logic is very reasonable.
At least the two continents have very similar languages and characters, which is enough to prove that there must be some kind of relationship between the two continents.