"Master He, you are crazy! Turn your elbows outward!"
The old man was so angry that he looked livid: "I, the people of Yulin County, cannot bear this humiliation. Yan Jun must not kowtow to Du Ning, otherwise I will crash to death in front of the Wen Yuan!"
"Are you threatening death?"
He Quan looked at the old man, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly, showing contempt.
"If you are looking for death yourself, no one will stop you. There are saints worshiped in the Academy of Literature. If you offend the wrath of the saints, you will die without mercy!"
He Quan said loudly: "Everyone, get out of the way. I want to see if he dares to run over and die in front of the liberal arts college. If he really has the courage, I will definitely attend his funeral."
"You... you... bully others too much! Bully others too much!"
"Do you think I don't dare? I've lived for most of my life. If I die for the people of Yulin County, what's the harm?"
"Heads can be cut off, blood can be shed, but the people of Yulin County cannot be humiliated!"
"Go away, old man!"
The old man was so angry that his whole body was shaking. As soon as he closed his eyes, he was about to hit the door wall of the literary courtyard.
"Bang!"
Before the old man's head touched the wall, a force rebounded and pushed the old man back from the crowd.
The old man looked puzzled, but then turned pale with fright.
The saint was kind and could not bear to stain the academy with blood, and he could not punish such an old man, so he used his talent and strength to push him a hundred meters away.
"If you dare to make another mistake again, your lifelong fame will be taken away, and the imperial examination will be banned for five generations."
A majestic voice came from the holy temple, with a little anger.
"The saint calms down his anger, the old man is tired!"
The old man knelt down and kowtowed to admit his mistake, and did not dare to speak anymore.
He is not afraid of death, but if he brings down future generations and is banned from the imperial examination, he will become the sinner of the family.
He Quan sneered and said: "Old sir, your integrity is nothing more than this. Next time you seek death, just crash into it. Don't notify us to avoid embarrassment."
The old man was so ashamed and angry that he couldn't say a word.
"Pfft..."
Someone in the crowd laughed and quickly covered his mouth.
Everyone's attention turned to Yan Jun and Yan Lu again, and the Holy Temple took action, indicating that it supported Du Ning.
Anyone who dares to jump out and cause trouble may be punished.
This is the Literary Academy.
"Du Ning, all the mistakes you made are all my fault."
Yan Lu looked at Du Ning and begged: "I can kowtow to you as many times as I want. Please forgive my cousin, he is still young."
"I'm young too, almost a few years old."
Du Ning said slowly: "I gave him a chance, but he has his own way, and I can't help it. If you want to beg me to spare Yan Jun, that's fine, as long as you ask the Holy Inquisitor to let the Half-Saint judge that I am at fault.
I not only forgive Yan Jun, but I can also kowtow to you in front of the folks in Yulin County."
Yan Lu didn't dare to speak anymore. They were at fault in this matter, so no matter what, he would never dare to ask the Holy Judge.
That is simply asking for humiliation.
A scholar said: "Master Du, you are also a scholar, and you should be benevolent and righteous. You are really not a gentleman by forcing each other like this. Why don't you let the Yan family hold a banquet to apologize and turn the hostility into friendship?"
Du Ning asked: "When I first went out this morning, I was surrounded by scholars from Jieying Society. Do you know why?"
"Is there such a thing?" The other party showed a look of disbelief.
Li Changming said: "They thought that Yan Jun would get the head of the case, and they were worried that Du Ning would regret and escape, so they stayed near my house. It is conceivable that if Yan Jun got the head of the case and Du Ning did not fulfill his bet,
He will be unable to leave Yulin County."
"This..."
Many scholars have ugly faces.
Jieyingshe won't let Du Ning go, how could Du Ning let Yan Lu and Yan Jun go?
Du Ning said: "I am a scholar, and I can be benevolent and righteous to my friends, but how can I be benevolent and righteous to those who want to destroy my Confucianism and literary reputation? Sorry, my head has not been kicked by a donkey."
This sentence blocked the mouths of those who wanted to speak.
If anyone speaks to Yan Jun again for Yan Lu, Du Ning will directly scold him for being kicked in the head by a donkey.
"This matter is all my fault. I am willing to kowtow on my cousin's behalf. I can kowtow ten times to you. I also ask Mr. Du to show mercy." Yan Lu said to Du Ning.
He knew that he would not be able to escape the punishment of the bet, so it was okay to kowtow to Du Ning. After all, it was not the first time.
But Yan Jun is the genius of their family. Once he kowtows to Du Ning, it will cause great psychological harm to Yan Jun.
He wants to keep Yan Jun.
He Quan said: "Scholars should be responsible for what they do. If others are responsible for everything, even if they have the qualifications of a semi-sage, they will not be able to become a great person in the future. If a person has no faith, he will not be established. The road is strict.
Do you want your cousin to be a scholar who can't hold his head high between heaven and earth? Do you want the scholars in Yun State to scold us Yulin County people for being dishonest? It's okay for you to embarrass yourself, so why are you still doing this?
Are you going to bring shame on the entire Yulin County?"
Yan Lu glared at He Quan, his whole body shaking with anger.
"Sir, what you say is rude, but you should resolve it yourself if you have caused it yourself."
"If Yan Jun hadn't overestimated his capabilities, how could this happen?"
"The dignified Yan family will not admit defeat, but that's all."
There were bursts of jeers in the crowd, and most people were still on Du Ning's side.
"Okay, I, Yan Jun, am willing to admit defeat and never let others take responsibility for me."
Yan Jun gritted his teeth, knelt down to Du Ning, and kowtowed.
"Master Du, are you satisfied now?"
Yan Jun looked up at Du Ning, his face full of resentment.
Du Ning ignored it and looked at Yan Lu on the other side: "It's your turn."
"Humph!"
Yan Lu also fulfilled the bet and kowtowed to Du Ning.
"In the future, don't do this kind of self-humiliating thing again." Du Ning said.
The two stood up again, their expressions very ugly.
He Quan said loudly: "All students from Jinbang High School are invited to enter the Liberal Arts College and receive the imperial examination documents and merit seals."
After hearing this, all the students immediately entered the liberal arts academy.
When we arrived at a certain room, officials from the Academy of Arts handed out imperial examination documents and merit seals to everyone.
The document records that on the first day of February in the 41st year of Jingwen's reign, Du Ning was ranked first in the imperial examination in Yulin County, Nanping Prefecture, Suzhou.
If Du Ning wants to take the government examination in the future, he can use this document to register at the government college in various places.
Engraved at the bottom of the merit seal are the two big characters "Du Ning" and the four small characters "County Examination Ranking One", and the five characters "Yulin County Literature Academy" are also engraved on the side of the seal.
If he submits a memorial to the court in the future, Du Ning will have to stamp his seal on the memorial to prove that he is a scholar with a reputation.
When participating in reporting or impeaching a certain court official, you can avoid a lot of culpability.
Even when standing in court, Duning does not need to kneel down to the officials, he only needs to bow.
With these two things in his possession, Du Ning had a solid reputation and had the power to submit memorials to the court and report officials.
Even the ministers of the imperial court cannot easily convict scholars with meritorious status. This must be reviewed and approved by the Guoxue Palace.
In the Holy Forest Continent, the status of the Guoxue Palace is actually higher than that of the imperial court. Even the emperor cannot issue decrees to the Guoxue Palace. Instead, the semi-saints who sit in the Guoxue Palace can issue edicts to the emperor.
There is a saying in the Holy Forest Continent called "No country can be established without saints".
Without the existence of semi-saints, a country cannot be established.
Therefore, it is not that one country governs half a saint, but that a half saint governs a country.
"Congratulations, congratulations to Mr. Du, Mr. Du. Congratulations to Mr. Du."
"We are all rejoicing together, we are all rejoicing together."
Many scholars congratulated each other, and most of their faces were filled with joy.
Yan Jun's face was not happy at all. At this moment, he was still feeling regretful.
If he had not questioned the ranking on the gold list and had not asked the Holy Judge, he should be as happy as everyone else at this time.
However, there is no regret medicine in this world. Yan Jun is the one who brought it upon himself, and no one can blame him.
"Congratulations to all the students on the gold list. I wish you a bright future and great achievements." He Quan smiled at everyone.
"Thank you, Mr. He."
"Master He is so polite."
All the students were so grateful that they left the liberal arts academy with joy, and each gathered their friends to go to the restaurant to celebrate.
Yan Jun clenched his fists. He admitted that his knowledge of scriptures was indeed not as good as that of Du Ning, but he could not compare with Du Ning. Today, he kowtowed to Du Ning in public, which made him feel unprecedented humiliation.
But so what? If you lose, you lose. This is an indisputable fact.
"This matter must not be left alone!"
Yan Jun said fiercely: "Du Ning's teachings are indeed great, but if I can't avenge my shame, my Confucianism will stop here and it will be difficult to make any progress."
"Forget it! Du Ning is now the leader of the county examination. Let's not target him anymore, so as not to humiliate ourselves again." Someone said dejectedly.
"Presumptuous!"
Yan Jun said angrily: "As students of Jieying Society, how can we be so spineless? If we just give up on ourselves and cannot win back once, wouldn't our Jieying Society become a joke?"
"Du Ning has become the head of the case, how can we win? What can we win with?" the man said with disdain.
Yan Lu suddenly said: "I have a way that will not only make us avenge our shame, but may even make Du Ning pay a heavier price."
"What can I do?"
Everyone immediately cast expectant glances.
"Wen Dou!"
A light flashed in Yan Lu's eyes.
"What did you say!"
Everyone gasped.
The so-called literary battle is a competition between scholars using their own talents and strength. It is very dangerous. If you are not careful, your opponent may destroy the literary palace and even destroy Confucianism and Taoism.
Therefore, only scholars with serious conflicts will choose to solve problems through literary fighting.
The one who stands wins, the one who lies down loses.
"Cousin, is this...appropriate?" Yan Jun asked.
"Although it is a bit excessive, this is the only way we can make a comeback."
A gleam flashed in Yan Lu's eyes, and the corner of his mouth raised a strange arc.