"It's Mr. Du and Mr. Yan. They came to the county liberal arts academy to see the gold medal."
"I heard that the two of them had a bet to see who could be the leader. If whoever loses, he has to kowtow to the other. If neither of them wins, the winner will be determined by ranking."<
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"Is this happening? That Yan Jun is the future bachelor of our Yulin County. Du Ning dared to make a big bet with him. He is really overestimating his capabilities."
"Hmph! It should be said that the courage of Yan Jun is comparable to that of Du Ning. How can Du Ning be comparable to Yan Jun in his article on governing the country?"
"This statement is wrong. The meaning of the classics is not an ordinary article, but the understanding and perception of the saint's way. I don't know how difficult it is. I don't know how much more difficult it is. What kind of meaning can Du Ning write from a humble family?"
There was a burst of discussion and pointing among the crowd.
Yan Lu clasped his fists at everyone and said proudly: "Fellow folks in Yulin County, today we are here with Mr. Du to see the rankings. Whoever loses will kowtow in front of them. Please be a witness." p>
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was booing.
"Okay! We Yulin County people are watching with so many pairs of eyes, and we are willing to testify for Mr. Yan."
"If Du Ning loses the bet and dares to default on the money, he will never leave the county liberal arts academy!"
"A mere student from a poor family wants to bully us Yulin County people? Ridiculous!"
Many people cast unkind glances at Du Ning.
The students of Jieying Society were beaming with joy, and every one of them was very happy. When the county examination results were announced, if Du Ning did not dare to kowtow, there would be so many people in Yulin County, and everyone in Yulin County would be able to drown him by spitting.
Moreover, there are so many people who have witnessed that if Du Ning does not abide by the bet and goes back on his word, he will be criticized verbally and written by the students in Yulin County, and he will never be able to turn around in his life.
Li Changming was a little nervous. After all, the gold list had not been announced yet. It was hard to say who would win between Du Ning and Yan Jun.
"You are a clown." Du Ning said calmly.
"Presumptuous!"
"Crazy guy!"
Some students shouted angrily. Du Ning dared to call them clowns. This was simply an insult.
Du Ning ignored those people because he was too lazy to care.
With a "squeak" sound, the door of the County Literature Academy opened.
The examiners and officials from the Academy of Arts, headed by He Quan, came out and posted the gold medal list at the door.
Yan Lu and Yan Jun were full of confidence and cast extremely contemptuous glances at Du Ning.
Du Ning looked as normal, without any nervousness, because he knew that his moral knowledge would definitely not be lost to Yan Jun.
After the gold list was announced, many people rushed to watch it.
Yan Lu and Yan Jun smiled and looked at the gold list, wanting to witness Du Ning's failure.
But before they could look away, there was a commotion in the crowd.
"What! The top criminal on the gold list is not Yan Jun, but Du Ning!"
"No way! Du Ning is a poor student, how can his classics be better than Yan Jun's?"
"How could this happen? Did I read it correctly? Look again... the number one criminal is really Du Ning, and Yan Jun is ranked second!"
The voices of the crowd in front were like being struck by thunder in the ears of Yan Jun and Yan Lu.
"Impossible!"
Yan Jun shouted, looking straight at the gold list, and sure enough he saw his name ranked below Du Ning.
Du Ning’s classic meaning is Jia Shang, and Yan Jun’s classic meaning is Jia Xia.
The head of the case who was bound to win was actually snatched away by Du Ning!
Yan Lu's smile froze, his fingers couldn't stop trembling, and there was disbelief in his eyes.
"Haha..."
Li Changming laughed loudly: "Young master Du really won the first place on the gold list. You two young masters of the Yan family lost!"
"Rise from a humble family and be proud of all the heroes!"
"You arrogant and powerful children, show me clearly who is number one on the gold list!"
"Master Du is a great talent!"
The students of Hanyi Club roared with enthusiasm, and each one of them had high morale.
"This..."
"How could..."
The students of Jieying Club seemed to have fallen from heaven to hell. They were all ashamed and angry, and some were so angry that they almost fainted.
"Yan Jun is a son of a powerful man in Yulin County and a child prodigy of the Yan family, but he can't even compare to Du Ning in classics and principles. Could it be that all the books he has read over the years have been read by dogs!"
"What a shame! What a shame! Yan Jun is better than Du Ning in terms of family background and study conditions, and the questions in the imperial and county examinations were also from "Mencius", which he is best at, but even so, he still lost.
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"What a shame! This is a shame and a shame for our Jieying Club in Yulin County!"
Many people clenched their fists and felt very unwilling.
They couldn't figure out why Yan Jun, known as the "prodigy", would lose to Du Ning. This was simply impossible.
"This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible! I don't believe it!"
Yan Jun yelled hysterically: ""Mencius" is my specialty. It is impossible for my classics to lose to Du Ning. There must be a mistake!"
"Bold!"
Li Changming shouted coldly: "The rankings in the imperial examination and county examination are determined by the examiners in the liberal arts academy. Are you questioning the many examiners in the county liberal arts academy? Who told us yesterday that the examiner, He Quan, was his father?
My best friend is here?"
As soon as this statement came out, all the students in Hanyi Society burst into laughter.
Yan Lu immediately blushed with embarrassment. It was he who showed off in front of Du Ning yesterday that He Quan had a good relationship with his father. As long as he said a few words to He Quan, He Quan would be able to interfere with it.
But today, Du Ning's ranking is higher than Yan Jun, which is equivalent to an invisible slap on Yan Lu's face.
He Quan on the other side was immediately furious after hearing this. He had a good relationship with Yan Lu's father, but he couldn't speak so openly. If this spread, wouldn't it mean that He Quan was in vain?
Wasn't Yan Song dismissed from the Chinese Academy of Sciences just because he excluded Du Ning from the Academy of Arts?
Many people pointed fingers at He Quan, but He Quan could only turn a deaf ear.
At this time, Du Ning said: "This shows that the examiners of the county liberal arts college are upright, do not collude with some small students, and will not seek personal gain with their power."
He Quan was extremely grateful after hearing these words, which simply resolved the crisis of his literary reputation.
"Master Du is right. If an examiner can use his power for personal gain during the imperial examination, then where is the fairness of the imperial examination?"
"How could Chief He, who is fair and honest, do something treasonous because of a few words from you? Who do you think the Yan family is?"
"Haha... maybe they think they are the children of powerful people, so they naively think they can dominate the imperial examination with one hand?"
The bursts of words made Yan Lu and Yan Jun furious. They had never suffered such a shame and humiliation.
A Hanyi Society student said sarcastically: "No wonder Yan Jun is so confident. I thought he really had absolute confidence in his own scriptures, but he didn't expect that he was secretly looking for connections and wanted to be the head of the case through the hands of the examiner.
Is this worthy of being called a child prodigy? It’s ridiculous, it simply insults the name of a child prodigy.”
Yan Jun's eyes were bloodshot with anger, and he suddenly looked at the scholar, his teeth chattering.
"It can be seen that Yan Jun has no ability to surpass Du Ning in terms of theory and practice based on his true strength. He can only take advantage of opportunities. From now on, I will never look down on him again." Another person said scornfully.
Yan Jun felt short of breath and his chest heaved violently.
In public, a student from a poor family announced that he looked down upon him. This was like a slap in his face.
Li Changming smiled and said: "You two Mr. Yan, in front of so many people, you shouldn't be lying, right? Du Ning is here, you can kowtow to him."
The surrounding air became a little solid.
Yan Lu regretted that it was okay for him to kowtow, but he caused Yan Jun to kowtow to Du Ning.
If Yan Jun becomes decadent, Yan Jun's future will be ruined.
"Yan Jun, why are you still standing there? Have you forgotten your promise?" Li Changming said.
Yan Jun gritted his teeth. Until now, he still did not believe that his moral principles would be lost to Du Ning.
He cannot accept it and cannot accept it.
"This ranking on the gold list must be fake! According to Du Ning's principles, how can he beat me? I don't accept it!"
Yan Jun shouted: "Master He, I have no grievances with you, why do you want to harm me like this? If you can't give me an explanation today, don't blame me, Yan Jun, for asking the Holy Judge to come and give me justice.
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"Presumptuous!"
He Quan listened for a long time and couldn't bear it anymore: "Yan Jun, you are so brave, you dare to question my officer!"
"Master Kao He, I don't believe that Du Ning's classics and principles can surpass mine. What benefits did Du Ning give you, and you actually helped him deal with me!" Yan Jun yelled.
He Quan was so angry that he, a dignified examiner of the Liberal Arts College, was slandered by Yan Jun and bribed by Du Ning. This was simply a stigma.
"Strict army, don't make mistakes!"
Yan Lu turned pale with fright, and said hurriedly: "This is the Academy of Literature, and there are saints in front of you, so you will not be allowed to mess around."
Then he raised his hand to He Quan and said, "Master He, please don't blame me because my cousin was reckless."
"No! I'm not wrong! I'm not wrong!"
Yan Jun said to He Quan: "You must have taken Du Ning's favor to harm my literary reputation. My classics are close to Mingzhou, how could I not even win the county trial capital?"
"Haha, just based on the meaning of your scriptures, you want to compare with the meanings of Du Ning's scriptures? Ridiculous! How can you compare the meanings of Du Ning's scriptures?" He Quan's face was full of sarcasm.
"I never believe that Du Ning's classics can beat me. Since the examination is unfair and unfair, don't blame me!"
Yan Jun seemed to have lost his mind and bowed in the direction of the holy temple: "Jian Jun, a student from Yulin County, respectfully invites the Holy Judge!"
Du Ning's expression changed. This guy was not joking, he was serious about it!
"Presumptuous!"
He Quan was so angry that he yelled, he had seen such arrogance before, but never seen such arrogance.
Yan Jun not only questioned Yulin County's ranking on the gold list, he even dared to ask for a holy judge in public!
This impact is too serious. Regardless of the outcome, the Chinese Academy of Sciences will definitely send people to investigate.
If it is not handled well, scholars all over the world will think that the examiners of the county liberal arts college are guilty of committing crimes and are suspected of being unfair.