Chapter 211: The World Knows It
Five days later.
As the saying goes, "No one cares about your hard work for ten years, but once you become famous, everyone will know you."
Now this statement is both appropriate and inappropriate when applied to Wei Changtian.
First of all, he obviously did not go through the process of "ten years of hard study".
Secondly, before the Chunlong Poetry Festival, the name "Wei Changtian" was definitely not "unknown", although it had a bad reputation of "killer appearance".
However, if you ignore the first half of the sentence, the second half of the sentence, "become famous overnight" and "known throughout the world", are true.
A rising star from Dali Wendao who came all the way to disrupt the show.
Su Wu and Shen Ran's poetry competition.
Wei Changtian wrote nine masterpieces in a row and turned the tide.
A series of strange phenomena were triggered, and even a real dragon was converted on a night of spring river flowers and moon.
Liu Guy and Yan Shuyuan's sneak attack and revenge.
The wandering monk from Folian Temple suddenly appeared.
The shore of Sun Moon Lake was littered with corpses. If there is a saying in this world "eating melons", then the Chunlong Poetry Festival, which brought together many elements such as the struggle of literature and Taoism, ancient poems, political party struggles, bloody violence, etc., was definitely the biggest melon that the people of Daning had eaten in recent years.
As we all know, gossip can spread even faster than the speed of light.
Therefore, in just five days, everything that happened at the Chunlong Poetry Conference had spread throughout the thirty-six states, truly reaching the level of "known throughout the world", and brought about a series of changes, both overt and covert, to Daning.
Officials and wealthy merchants belonging to the Liu and Wei families began to gather their forces and prepare to deal with the upcoming all-out war between the two families.
In the brothels and teahouses across the country, the girls holding their harps no longer sang anything else but "Spring River Tides Reach the Sea Level".
The envoy of Daning set off for Dali and demanded that the latter hand over Shen Ran who "insulted the dignity of the superior country."
The more astute merchants have already begun to quietly hoard goods, preparing to make a fortune in the upcoming chaos. The impact of the Chunlong Poetry Festival is so great that it has affected almost everyone in Daning. For Wei Changtian himself, the most obvious thing he can feel right now is the group of literati who guard the entrance of his alley every day.
“Back off! Back off!!”
In Fulu Lane, dozens of Xuanjingsi officers dressed in tiger-dragon costumes stood in a row blocking the entrance of the lane.
Opposite them were hundreds of scholars wearing feather fans and long scarves and with fanatical expressions.
"We just want to visit Master Wei! If he doesn't want to see us, he will leave! But why did the Xuan Jing Division stop us here?"
"Yes! This is my business card. Take it to show Master Wei immediately!"
“This is mine!”
"And me!"
“.”
Amid dissatisfied questioning, business cards were thrown like snowflakes at the feet of the Xuan Jingsi officers, and in the blink of an eye they had covered the ground.
Ordinary people might be afraid of the Xuan Jing Si, but these scholars don't care much.
After all, most of those who came here to ask to see Wei Changtian were talented students or famous literati. They were proud of their achievements and did not believe that the Xuan Jing Division would dare to do anything to them.
And it is indeed difficult for the Xuan Jing Division to do anything to them.
It is impossible to tell the backgrounds of these people, and they have not violated any laws. We cannot drive them away or take them away without any explanation.
No matter what, the Xuan Jing Si is a government agency, so at least they have to have a justifiable reason for doing things.
But some people don't need this excuse.
“Da da da da!”
Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard, and soon a large group of ferocious-looking men in various clothes rushed in from the end of the street.
As soon as these people appeared, they went straight to the group of scholars, completely ignoring the officers from the Xuan Jing Division standing next to them, and started fighting with their fists.
"Ah! Why did you hit me?!"
"Thief! Do you know who I am?! Ah! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Please spare my life, please spare my life!"
"Bandits are committing crimes in the street! The Xuanjing Division actually turned a blind eye! I, I will go to the government office and sue you now!!"
"Oh! My hand! My right hand that can write poetry, paint, and control women!!!"
“.”
The wailing and wailing of the heavens suddenly filled the air, and just a dozen breaths later, more than a hundred scholars ran away in a panic.
The big man who chased them away did not chase them, but quickly dispersed and surrounded the alley.
A young man slowly walked over from behind the crowd, and the officers of the Xuan Jing Division immediately recognized him.
Judging from his official identity, this person is even their colleague.
“Brother Chu!”
The captain wearing the silver tiger dragon suit took a step closer and clasped his fists towards Chu Xianping rather stiffly: "Thanks to you today!"
"Brother Liu, you have worked hard too."
Chu Xianping also clasped his fists in return and glanced at the dozens of Xuan Jingsi runners.
"Brothers, from now on, the Freemasons will guard this place. This is what Master Wei meant."
"Yes, yes, yes! Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Chu!"
When the captain heard that it was Wei Changtian who arranged it, he didn't dare to say much. After some polite words, he hurriedly withdrew with the people from Xuan Jingsi.
As soon as they left, the Masonic gangs dispersed, hiding and disguising themselves in various places, secretly observing the people coming and going.
After that, all the scholars who came here because of his reputation were "persuaded" to leave one by one. If they were not satisfied, they would immediately start fighting. Surprisingly, the chaotic situation like that just now never happened again.
It seems that bandits are more effective than government officials in dealing with these scholars.
"Alright, keep watch here, and don't let any strangers enter the alley."
After looking around for a while, Chu Xianping gave his men a few words and prepared to leave.
As the leader of the Freemasons, he usually has a lot of things to deal with, so of course he can't just stay here all the time.
"We understand! Captain, don't worry!"
Everyone responded, saying that they would never let even a fly disturb Master Wei's peace.
But at this moment, a black carriage suddenly appeared at full speed from the end of the road, and it seemed that it was also heading towards Fulu Lane.
“Stop the car!”
Without waiting for Chu Xianping to speak, several skilled men immediately leaped up and were ready to snatch the reins from the driver.
But the driver was no pushover. He held the reins firmly with one hand and slapped the air several times with the other hand.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
A series of muffled sounds exploded, and several men who tried to stop the car flew back instantly.
Fifth grade!
A coachman actually has the fifth rank!
Chu Xianping narrowed his eyes slightly, but his body did not move, and he didn't even say a word.
Because it's not necessary.
It seemed as if they had rehearsed this situation long ago. Although the other Masonic gang members saw several of their companions being knocked away in a single encounter, they did not hesitate or panic at all. The next moment, they all drew their weapons and formed a small formation at the entrance of the alley.
With such a reaction speed, I think some people would believe that they are the most elite guards in Daning.
“Da da da!”
The black carriage continued to rush straight towards the alley entrance.
The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and in a moment they were less than ten feet apart.
Seeing that a fire was about to break out, at this moment, the people in the car and Chu Xianping shouted almost at the same time: "Stop!"
"Disperse the formation!"
(End of this chapter)
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