Ye Jinghong said contemptuously: "His Royal Highness the King of Yan has a very high status in the court, but in the literary world, you are not qualified to be compared with me. In terms of seniority, Ye is the elder, so His Highness the King of Yan should not argue with me.

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"No, today my king will definitely grind ink for Mr. Du. This is Yuanzhou, and I am the biggest. I have the final say."

King Yan also refused to give in and became more serious with Ye Jinghong.

"It's ridiculous. I, Ye Jinghong, used to be a figure in the literary world. Let alone a prince of the royal family. Under the semi-saint level, there are not many people who can surpass me in the literary world."

A look of pride appeared on Ye Jinghong's face. He was not afraid of the identity of King Yan at all. Coupled with his identity as a great scholar from other clans, even the emperor had to give in.

"Mr. Ye, are you challenging me? Very good, I need such a provocation."

King Yan also looked serious and confronted Ye Jinghong.

There is an invisible smell of gunpowder in the air.

The surrounding generals saw that the situation was not good and took several steps back.

No one, whether it was King Yan or Ye Jinghong, dared to provoke them, so no one dared to stand up and persuade them to make peace.

Someone winked at Du Ning. Now only Du Ning can be the peacemaker.

Du Ning didn't want the two of them to quarrel with each other, so he stepped forward and said: "Two well-intentioned students understand that you are both elders, and you should not be allowed to grind your ink due to emotion or reason, so you should let the students do it on their own!"<

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After finishing speaking, he quickly took the inkstone from Ye Jinghong's hand.

Ye Jinghong and King Yan looked at each other, and both saw their admiration for Du Ning in each other's eyes, and suddenly laughed in tacit understanding.

The generals breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, it was Du Ning who could persuade them both.

After Duning finished grinding the ink, he put the paper in place and pressed it down with a paperweight.

"After the student came to the Western Regions, he served under the King of Yan. He lived and died with all the soldiers. Along the way, there were swords, guns, halberds, and life and death. Even though he had accomplished some minor feats, he did not dare to be proud of himself. Just now, His Highness the King of Yan said that I should return to the capital.

After that, he was bound to be granted the title of Marquis, and he felt complicated, so he wrote a poem and presented it to the three armies."

After Du Ning finished speaking, he picked up his pen and wrote a poem: "If the country is in the war, how can the people survive and enjoy Qiao Su?"

These two lines of poetry made everyone present feel a sense of sadness.

"Ze" means water, "Zeguo" means "water town", the word "ru" is the same as the word "ru", "qiao" means cutting firewood, and "su" means cutting grass.

It means that the country is fighting everywhere, just like a picture depicting war, and the people don’t know where to go to make a living.

"The country is at war, but the people are suffering! Once the enemy forces break through the city, the people will be homeless."

"A lot of the food and grass in the army are donated by the common people. They trust us and are our strongest support. We cannot lose and have no reason to lose. If we lose, we will not be able to face our fellow villagers and would rather die on the battlefield.

Don’t be a shameful defeated general!”

"Well said! If a man serves his country, why should he fear that he will be buried in horse leather?"

The soldiers were very motivated and would rather die on the charge than lose the battle.

Du Ning took a deep breath and continued to write: "Don't let the king say anything about the matter of being a marquis. One general will accomplish the feat and ten thousand bones will wither."

Everyone changed their expressions. The last two lines of the poem were written by Du Ning to King Yan, urging him not to mention the matter of becoming a marquis. There was no telling how many soldiers’ blood was behind this honor.

King Yan's expression also became very complicated, and he lowered his head slightly, which was very unpleasant.

He is looking forward to making Du Ning a marquis because he has high hopes for Du Ning.

But Du Ning used poetry to express his views and attitudes on the matter of becoming a marquis. The sacrifices and costs behind becoming a marquis were too great, and they were all obtained with the sacrifices of thousands of people.

It's not that Du Ning doesn't want to be granted a title, but he doesn't dare to enjoy such a title. Even if he made great contributions in the battle, he can't forget the sacrifices of those soldiers who died on the battlefield.

It should not be Du Ning who should be the real marquis, but the soldiers.

This is the honor they deserve!

King Yan sighed in his heart. If it were any other scholar, he would definitely be very happy when he mentioned the title of Marquis. After all, this is also a matter of honoring the ancestors. Only Du Ning showed mercy to the soldiers who died in the battlefield.
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To be fair, the title of Marquis is indeed worthy of everyone's happiness, but it was also achieved by the soldiers who fought with their blood and lives. Their contribution cannot be forgotten, otherwise their souls in heaven will not be able to find comfort.

"Okay!"

Ye Jinghong couldn't help but said: "What a 'one general's success and ten thousand bones withered', how full of grief and anger, how majestic!"

"A generation of famous generals are fought out from thousands of armies, and countless comrades sacrificed their lives and blood for the survival of the soldiers. Those who sacrificed will be posthumously granted titles by the court, while those who are still alive will be promoted to higher ranks.

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"Lord Du doesn't care about being granted a title of lord or a prime minister at all. What he cares about is the precious lives of the soldiers and the integrity of Yun Kingdom's land. Even though the title of a lord and a title of prime minister can bring glory to the ancestors, the sacrificed officers and soldiers cannot enjoy this kind of treatment.

They are all meritorious officials, and only the living ones are heroes!"

"It's really sad, annoying, and lamentable..."

Many people had tears in their eyes and were moved by Du Ning's poem, especially the last line, "One general's success leads to the death of thousands of bones", which was simply the finishing touch, making this poem a qualitative sublimation.

"Ashamed, ashamed."

King Yan put down his airs as a prince and said to Du Ning: "I was too abrupt and thought poorly. I shouldn't have stressed that you can be granted the title of marquis. I apologize to you."

"It doesn't matter, Your Majesty, you don't have to be like this."

Du Ning waved his hand, indicating that he didn't take it to heart.

Even so, King Yan could not calm down for a while, and he even felt even more ashamed.

Du Ning dipped his brush in ink and added the title "Impressions of Joining the Army", and then added "Title on the first day of October in the 41st year of Jingwen".

Map of Zeguo Jiangshan entering the war,

How can the living people enjoy the woodcutters?

Don't talk about the matter of enfeoffing the marquis.

One general's success and ten thousand bones withered.

Talent bursts out from the page, turning into a beam of light and shooting straight into the sky.

Everyone showed shocked expressions. I didn't expect that Du Ning's poem would have such a strong vision. It's really not simple.

Ye Jinghong saw this very familiar scene and was very excited. He couldn't help but blurt out: "I'm so angry, this is a poem handed down from ancient times. The last time I saw a poem handed down from ancient times was when I was studying in the Ke family of Suzhou Literary Academy in the Liao Kingdom.

A time of peace."

"This poem indeed has the talent to be passed down from generation to generation, especially the line 'One general's success will lead to the death of thousands of bones', which will surely be passed down for hundreds of generations and serve as an aphorism for every reader."

"Young master Du is a great talent. His reputation is not as good as the first sight. I admire him!"

Countless people gave Du Ning a thumbs up, and they were convinced.

The next moment, that majestic talent poured into Du Ning's literary palace and turned into a bright star.

Afterwards, Du Ning closed his eyes and entered the Wen Palace.

In the Wen Palace, Duning's own talent grew from a "river" to a "lake".

There is a silver sword in the "lake", which is as bright as the moonlight at night.

This is the ancient sword that Du Ning condensed with his own talent.

Du Ning was overjoyed. He had broken through the bottleneck of the eighth-grade candidate, entered the seventh-grade realm of Confucianism and Taoism, and became a Jinshi. His talent and strength were rapidly enhanced, and the Wen Gong Ancient Sword took shape.
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With the Wen Gong Ancient Sword, Du Ning's Wen Zhan strength will be greatly improved.

If you want the Wen Gong Ancient Sword to exert indestructible power, you have to use sword sharpening tools.

The better the quality of the whetstone, the more powerful the edge will be.

Between two Jinshi at the same level, whoever has a stronger Wen Gong Ancient Sword will have a much higher chance of winning.

There are also some geniuses whose Wen Gong ancient swords are particularly powerful. They can rival Hanlin when they are Jinshi, and can rival Grand Bachelors when they are Hanlin, but they are only a minority after all.

When Du Ning participated in the Academy Competition, Half-Saint Fan Qianfeng gave him a Kunlun millstone, which is a rare treasure in the world.

If you use the Kunlun Stone to hone ancient swords, you will be able to challenge even higher levels.

When he opened his eyes again, a powerful aura emanated from the inside out, making everyone look very shocked.

Du Ning restrained his breath and looked as usual.

"Congratulations to Mr. Du for being promoted to the seventh rank. What a joy."

"There is no one who has ever made a breakthrough with poems and prose handed down from ancient times."

"He is truly a well-deserved genius."

Everyone congratulated one after another.

"You're welcome."

Du Ning returned the favor one by one. This time joining the battle with the army really made him realize a lot of things and gained a lot.

It is reasonable to be promoted to a Confucian and Taoist scholar.
To be continued...