Flying Clouds in Another World

Chapter 228: Become a disciple of Cuiliu Pavilion (continued)

After hearing Liu Feiyun's flattering words, Madam Jinsa chuckled and said, "Humph! You're smart! Then let's continue being friends!"

“Hahahaha! Young Master Liu didn’t suffer any loss!” “Madam Jinsa didn’t suffer any loss either! Hahahaha!”

The crowd burst into laughter again.

Liu Feiyun and the others calmed down again, and then he said, "Why should I talk about these Northern Wilderness dancers? It's just to show that I, Liu Feiyun, am not a cold-blooded murderer. Even though those hateful Northern Wilderness barbarians have done so many things of burning, killing and looting in our Dachen territory! But as long as they still have a trace of humanity, I will give them the opportunity to reform themselves and atone for their crimes! The tens of thousands of barbarians who were sold are proof of this! The crimes they committed against the people of Dachen should be washed away and atonement with their blood and sweat! I think among the distinguished guests present, there should be many people who have bought Northern Wilderness barbarian slaves from my Liu family! Tell me, if I was really a murderous butcher, and I slaughtered all the tens of thousands of captured barbarians, how could there be these Northern Wilderness slaves in your homes!"

"That's right!" "These barbarians in the Northern Wilderness are afraid of power but not virtue! If you want them to obey you, you have to use swords and whips!" "Master Liu is too kind to these barbarians."

There was another round of echoes.

"Everyone! Since Old Liu has good morals and is qualified to be Master Chang's disciple, let's ask Master Chang to accept Old Liu as his disciple as soon as possible! So as not to delay the good time for becoming a disciple! Hahahaha!" Gu Qingyu suggested at the right time.

As soon as he said this, many people naturally agreed with him.

Thus, the apprenticeship ceremony was officially held.

Chang Xianzhi sat high on the main seat, while Liu Feiyun and two other young students knelt and bowed under the direction of the master of ceremonies.

After a lot of red tape, Liu Feiyun's identity as a scholar was officially confirmed.

In this different world, martial artists are not necessarily nobles, but nobles are definitely martial artists. In fact, it is not just nobles, the majority of people who occupy a dominant position in the entire society are martial artists.

But these rulers also need people to help them govern or manage the common people, so that these people will obey their rule and work like slaves for them! After all, it is not long-term to suppress the people by force alone. Moreover, organizing production, allocating resources, appeasing people's hearts, and governing the local areas all require professionals. And these professionals are naturally literati with Confucianism as the main body.

If a noble has the identity of a literati, it will naturally be easier for him to gain the support of literati and attract more talented literati to work for him.

You can conquer the world with swords, but how can you rule the world with swords?

It is the same for governing the world, governing a territory, and managing a family.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhou Banxia insisted that Liu Feiyun worship Chang Xianzhi as his master.

The apprenticeship ceremony is over, and the next step is to entertain the guests who come to congratulate with a formal food feast. After both the guests and the hosts have a great time, the apprenticeship ceremony will be considered a successful conclusion!

Because there were so many people coming, far exceeding expectations, the scale of the banquet had to be expanded several times. Therefore, the preparation time for the banquet had to be extended for a period of time.

Just when Liu Qianqian was re-arranging the preparations for the banquet, Gu Qingyu again directed his criticism at Dean Sun.

"President Sun, I just heard that you are very suspicious of my friend Lao Liu's literary talent, and you said that Master Chang accepted Lao Liu as his disciple because he coveted the Liu family's money. You also said that the reason why Lao Liu got the third place in the exam at your Wenxin Academy was because you were careless when marking the papers! But your Wenxin Academy was careless, so are the great scholars at Keji Academy and Haoran Academy also careless? In my opinion, Lao Liu has some literary talent, right? I just don't know who is worse than the disciples you have accepted? I think it's better to let them compete!"

Before Dean Sun could reply, the dean of Haoran College said, "Great! Your Highness the Seventh Prince, this is a good suggestion! It just so happens that the deans of more than a dozen academies of literature and politics have come to Cuiliu Pavilion, and most of them have brought their new disciples with them. Why don't we have a contest to see which dean has the better literary disciples, and which academy can attract more young talents!"

"Oh! Then how can we compete? Although most of us belong to the same Confucian school, our views are quite different! Don't we old guys have figured out the issue yet? Do we still need the younger ones to debate us?"

"Hahahaha! Old Sun, old Sun! Today, let's not talk about who is right or wrong in political views, how about we just compare poetry and songs? If you want to be good at poetry and songs, you must first be familiar with the classics, history, and collections. As the saying goes, reading ten thousand volumes will make you write like a god! Only when you read more and read thoroughly can you understand the truth, cultivate your character, and manage your family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world! Today, let's let these young people compare poetry and songs! Everyone! How about it? Old Sun, do you dare?" The dean of Haoran College looked at Dean Sun aggressively.

Dean Sun sneered and said, "Why not? I'm just afraid that some of the disciples don't dare to do it! Chang Xianzhi! What do you think?"

"Hmph! Why wouldn't my disciple dare to do that? Feiyun, quickly send someone to prepare pens, ink, paper and inkstone. We will hold a poetry competition in your Cuiliu Pavilion today!" Chang Xianzhi was repeatedly targeted and ridiculed by President Sun. No matter how good his temper was, he would eventually get angry.

Liu Feiyun had originally wanted to find a reason to start a poetry conference, so that he could take the opportunity to copy some famous poems from the ancient times of another time and space to make a name for himself and establish his position in the civil service. Now that someone took the initiative to initiate this event, why not do it!

Thus, a poetry and song competition involving dozens of new disciples accepted by the deans of more than a dozen colleges this year began.

Liu Feiyun also took the opportunity to launch the special products of his own Green Willow Chamber of Commerce: Rin paper and Beihuang wolf-hair brushes.

How can one recite poems and compose essays without fine wine? Therefore, Yannan liquor of various grades and flavors poured into exquisite glass cups was continuously presented to these young students and the onlookers.

For a while, young students held their wine glasses, drank and chanted, and they sang poems and songs one after another. There were many people beside them who wrote with their pens after drinking a glass of wine!

Relying on his powerful memory in this life, Liu Feiyun memorized the classics from another world, and made slight modifications to the famous works from his previous life. He then composed several masterpieces that amazed all the great scholars in the literary world.

Although there are only a few articles, they are still enough to establish Liu Feiyun's status as a rising star in the literary world!