The first day of July.

Finally the day has come for the Grand Competition at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

A total of three thousand students gathered in the square of the Guoxue Palace. They were all elites from all over the country and the best in Confucianism and Taoism.

After Du Ning arrived here, he immediately felt the eyes of many familiar people.

It was Wu Xiangwen from the Guoxue Palace and Ge Yuan from the Xianwen Society.

They gave Du Ning expressions of contempt and sneer.

In addition, they also talked to the people around them and kept pointing at Du Ning.

After those people understood, they also cast hostile glances at Du Ning.

On the surface, Du Ning remained calm, but in his heart he knew that these people would take action against him once the academic competition began.

But Du Ning is not afraid, because in his eyes, these people are just a bunch of clowns and are not worth mentioning at all.

Seeing Du Ning clearly discovering them but not taking them seriously, the sarcasm on the faces of Wu Xiangwen, Ge Yuan and others became even more intense.

Suddenly, Wu Xiangwen said loudly: "The most talented man in Suzhou participated in the Academy Competition, and his ability surpassed the others to compete for the top spot. He became the 'No. 1' in the Yun State and became famous in the Academy. Wu here wishes Mr. Du a great success."

results."

Many people sneered. Wu Xiangwen, who claimed to be a genius in the Guoxue Palace, actually praised and killed Du Ning on such an occasion.

First, he praised Duning for being able to win the championship and held him up very high.

Then he wished Du Ning good results, saying that Du Ning might be able to compete for the top spot, but he might not be able to win the top spot, or even get good results.

Ge Yuan said: "Brother Wu, you can't say that. It hasn't been long since Du Ning became a civil servant. How could he be the 'number one in civil servants'? It's an exaggeration."

"Brother Ge, you look down on Mr. Du, but I don't look down on him. He is a pillar of our Yun Kingdom. Even if he is not a prince or general in the future, he will definitely be a literary giant. What does it mean to be the first in the rankings?

What?" Wu Xiangwen said with a smile.

"In this case, Ge will definitely compete with Mr. Du today to see if his reputation as 'the best among men' is true." Ge Yuan said sarcastically.

The two of them sang and harmonized, making Du Ning instantly famous.

There are so many elite people here, who is not a genius among the younger generation? Who doesn’t want to compete for the reputation of “the best in people’s education”?

Du Ning came from a poor family, so naturally some people would be dissatisfied with him.

But most people know that this is the psychological tactic of Wu Xiangwen and Ge Yuan. They are not only praising Du Ning, but also putting psychological pressure on Du Ning.

Such behavior is simply despicable.

Wu Xiangwen and Ge Yuan were very proud. With these few words, Du Ning had made many enemies before the competition began, which made them very happy.

"You people from the Xianwen Club are really despicable. You actually use this method to instigate everyone in the world to be enemies with Mr. Du. Please don't fall for their deception!" An angry voice sounded.

The expressions of Wu Xiangwen, Ge Yuan and others suddenly changed, and they became angry the next moment. Unexpectedly, someone dared to expose their tricks, and they were openly enemies of Xianwen Society.

"Presumptuous!" the students of Xianwen Club shouted angrily.

"Well said! The scholars of Xianwen Society can't share the country's worries at first, and can't relieve the people's worries at next, but they are masters at dealing with the talents of our Yun Kingdom!"

"You want to use us to help your Wise King Party deal with Du Ning, right? I won't be fooled!"

"In the dragon boat battle between the two countries, Du Ning defeated the students from the Liao Kingdom and safeguarded the dignity of our Yun Kingdom. When Ke Jiawen fought against Suzhou, it was Du Ning who stepped forward and won ten games in a row on his own. He didn't need to fight for 'the best among men'.

Because he is recognized as the number one scholar in the Yun Kingdom!"

"Well said! Du Ning has made great contributions to Yun Guogong. He claims to be second in the ranking of people. Who dares to claim to be first? Who can write an article like "The Thousand Character Essay"!"

"If Xianwen Club wants to harm Du Ning's reputation, I will never agree!"

Thinking of the support from countless scholars, the faces of the scholars in Xianwen Club became uglier than the last, but most of them were in disbelief.

They did not expect that compared to Xianwen Society, most scholars across the country supported Du Ning.

Wu Xiangwen and Ge Yuan were so angry that they not only did not damage Du Ning's literary reputation, but made most scholars regard Xianwen Society as their enemy.

Once Xianwen Society is unfavorable to Du Ning, those people will take action against Xianwen Society.

Du Ning was very pleased. After all, the literary world of Yunguo was the literary world of Yunguo people, not the literary world of the Wise King Party.

I believe those scholars who have been bullied by officials of the Xian Wang Party know what kind of hypocritical virtue they have.

"Master Du!"

A Juren came out of the crowd and bowed to Du Ning: "Thank you very much for writing "Bamboo and Stone". After I was promoted to Juren, I often used this poem to sharpen my heart and courage. I am extremely grateful. Please allow the students to say "Master Du".

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"See Master Du!"

Some officials came out at the same time to respectfully bow to Du Ning as disciples.

As Du Ning's reputation gradually increased, newspapers and magazines across the country also published the poem "Bamboo and Stone" one after another. Many readers used this poem to sharpen their minds and courage, and gained great benefits. They were all grateful to Du Ning.

, so Du Ning can be regarded as half of their teacher.

Nowadays, some scholars recognize Du Ning as their teacher in public and directly show their swords to the Xianwen Society.

"Thank you for your great love, I am so ashamed of myself."

Du Ning hurriedly returned the courtesy, not daring to call himself a teacher.

Even so, it has invisibly resolved the hostility of many people.

At the same time, it also pointed the finger at Xianwen Society.

The Xianwen Club steals the chicken but loses the rice. If they had known that something like this would happen, they would not have talked too much in an attempt to praise and kill Du Ning.

However, things have already happened, and it will be useless no matter how much they regret it.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Du, you are half our teacher. If these rubbish from Xianwen Club dare to embarrass you, we will not let them go."

"Those who bully Master Du are just like bullying me. Is it tolerable or not?"

"I am willing to share my worries with Master Du!"

It can be said that those who hold the title of scholar share the same hatred and hatred, and directly regard Xianwen Society as an enemy in the literary world.

The people in the Xianwen Society changed their minds one after another, and were regarded as enemies by the scholars in broad daylight, which was simply the greatest denial of them.

"Damn it! Why is Duning so popular among the people! Why!"

Wu Xiangwen roared in his heart, very unconvinced and very unwilling.

Du Ning was deeply grateful to those people, and he didn't know what to say at this time. He could only keep thanking them, all words of gratitude were left unsaid.

"Okay! Then we'll wait and see what results Mr. Du can achieve. As the number one talent in Suzhou, he must not let us all down!"

Ge Yuan looked angry, so what if Du Ning had these people to help him? The Academy Competition tests more of the scholar's own knowledge.

Du Ning seemed not to hear it, and ignored Wu Xiangwen and the people from Xianwen Society from beginning to end.

"Du Ning, I'm talking to you! Do you hear me?"

Ge Yuan was a little angry, and Du Ning was ignoring them so much that he was deliberately humiliating them.

"Where did the barking dog come from? It's so annoying."

Du Ning took out his ears, and what he said made people burst into laughter.

"You...you..."

Ge Yuan and others were so angry that they were shaking all over. It was so shameful, so shameful!

Du Ning is going too far!

"Haha... a bunch of clowns, do you know why Du Ning ignores you?"

Someone sneered and said: "Because you people standing here and chirping are like the sound of dogs barking in Du Ning's ears. It's not that he doesn't want to pay attention to you, but the behavior of you people is too artificial and he is too lazy to pay attention to you."

You!"

"Bold!"

The people in Xianwen Club were so angry that they were so angry.

Du Ning still didn't speak, and just smiled sneer at the other side.

"Don't be influenced by Du Ning. He deliberately made us angry and affected our minds to participate in the competition." Wu Xiangwen said.

The people of Xianwen Society suddenly realized it, and then felt a little ashamed.

Their big talk didn't have any impact on Du Ning, but Du Ning could make them angry without saying anything.

Comparing the two, one can judge the superior one.

"What a despicable Du Ning, he actually treats us with such scheming, it's really hateful!"

Ge Yuan's eyes were cold and he said: "With so many people in our Xianwen Club together, it is absolutely impossible for Du Ning to achieve any good results even if he has help from others. As long as it affects Du Ning's performance and suppresses his performance, we will

If we can complete the tasks entrusted to us by the Eight Wise Kings, then the Eight Wise Kings will be richly rewarded."

"Brother Ge, don't worry, we are all people who are willing to serve the Wise King. As long as it is beneficial to the Eight Wise Kings, we will fight to the death no matter if it is a sword or a sea of ​​fire."

"Very good!" Ge Yuan nodded with satisfaction.
To be continued...