Chapter 250

Having obtained Yin Qi's permission, Li Shenguang hurriedly said: "Come, be careful, seal the article. Earl, now is not the time to talk; after the Metropolitan Examination ends, I will come to ask for your advice."

"Good!"

Yin Qi nodded.

Li Shenguang bowed again and left with his people.

……

In the examination hall, it became quiet again.

But in the hearts of all the candidates, they could never be calm.

You know, Great Gan has a population of over a billion, and they can become candidates, all of whom are heroes among people, naturally ambitious people; who doesn't want to stand out among nearly ten thousand candidates and take the top spot?

But the two consecutive Hundred Sages resonating completely crushed their confidence.

"Forget it. The top scholar is unattainable; let's just write the article honestly, just hoping not to fail."

Everyone sighed.

Everyone sorted out their mood and continued to write.

……

It was quiet inside the examination hall, but the storm outside the examination hall had just begun.

First, all the examiners jointly submitted a memorial, saying that Yin Qi and Hong Yi's articles triggered the Hundred Sages to resonate, which was a grand event in the literary world that hadn't appeared in a thousand years, congratulating Great Gan's literary governance on reaching its peak.

Subsequently, the imperial court issued an edict to send Yin Qi and Hong Yi's examination papers to the Emperor of Gan for review.

Although it was only the first day of the Metropolitan Examination, after reviewing them, the Emperor of Gan directly issued an edict making Yin Qi the top candidate and Hong Yi the second place.

After the Metropolitan Examination is the Palace Examination; although the top candidate is not necessarily the top scholar.

But everyone knew that the subsequent Palace Examination was just a formality for Yin Qi and Hong Yi.

The top scholar and the second place had already been locked in advance.

……

In the imperial court, there are no secrets.

Soon, the news of Yin Qi and Hong Yi's articles triggering the Hundred Sages to resonate spread throughout Yujing City, and spread in all directions at a very fast speed, comparable to the speed of the immortal Dao transmission back then.

"What, actually triggered the Hundred Sages to resonate twice; doesn't this mean two people wrote articles in line with the sage's way?"

"Haha, Great Gan's literary style is at its peak, actually producing two Sub-Sages all at once."

"Wait, one of them is actually Yin Qi; how is this possible? How can there be such a brilliant person in the world? Martial arts Human Immortal is not enough, and he is actually a Sub-Sage in the literary Dao!"

"Living in the same era as Yin Qi is both lucky and sad!"

"Yin Qi's article can actually trigger the Hundred Sages to resonate; no wonder the great Confucian scholars of the Hundred Sages had to move out in full force to issue a challenge to him for a debate; this is a grand event in the literary world, and it must not be missed."

……

Not only Yujing City, but the whole world was discussing this matter.

Because the debate was after the Metropolitan Examination results were announced, counting the time, there were only about ten days left, and many scholars near Yujing City set off to rush to Yujing City.

Not only them, but many people who were watching the fun also set off.

The great Confucian scholars of the Hundred Sages challenged Yin Qi; originally, in their view, this was a debate without any suspense, and Yin Qi would definitely lose, but now, it was hard to say who would win.

This also meant that this debate would definitely be very exciting and might even be recorded in history.

In a sense, this was also a debate between the Hundred Sages of the Middle Ages and Yin Qi across the long river of time.

……

Three days later, the Metropolitan Examination ended.

As soon as Yin Qi walked out of the examination hall, he saw Yin Tiancheng bringing his whole family to greet him.

"Haha! Thirteen!"

Yin Tiancheng laughed heartily and said excitedly: "I didn't expect that our Yin family, a family of generals, could one day produce a Sub-Sage; this is a matter of bringing honor to our ancestors. Let's go, let's go back to the mansion and pay respects to our ancestors."

Yin Xuan and the others were full of admiration.

"Husband (Young Master)!"

Princess Linglong and the other women also surrounded him excitedly, their eyes full of admiration.

Yun Xiangxiang wore a veil; her eyes were like autumn waves, smiling as she watched Yin Qi, even more certain that her decision was not wrong.

In her view, history is a masterpiece of a novel.

In every period of time, there will be a protagonist.

Three hundred years ago, the protagonist was Meng Shenji, who cultivated all the way to the Creator, controlling the changes in the world.

Two hundred years ago, the protagonist was the Great Zhou Ancestor, sweeping across the world.

Twenty years ago, the protagonists were the Emperor of Gan and Hong Xuanji.

Now, the protagonist is Yin Qi, rising like a comet, reaching the peak of cultivation before all parties in the world could react, and will lead the world for hundreds of years.

Therefore, twenty years ago, she leaned toward the Emperor of Gan and gave birth to a son for him.

Now that she has appeared in the world again, she has leaned toward Yin Qi.

Only by following the protagonist can one survive catastrophe after catastrophe and go further on the path of cultivation.

……

After paying respects to the ancestors, the Yin Duke Mansion celebrated, held a grand banquet, and guests came in an endless stream.

Yin Qi was undoubtedly the protagonist of the day.

Whether it was dignitaries, civil and military officials, or famous scholars from all sides, they all came forward to toast him.

Yin Qi didn't refuse anyone and talked gently.

Anyway, with his current cultivation, he wouldn't get drunk no matter how much he drank.

Yin Qi's approachable attitude won everyone's favor.

Originally, they thought that since Yin Qi was a Human Immortal and a literary sage, he should be arrogant and disdain to deal with them.

But they didn't expect him to be so humble, which was truly flattering.

They all expressed that they would definitely support Yin Qi in the upcoming debate.

Of course, many people also expressed the hope that they could visit him in the future to ask for advice.

Yin Qi didn't have time to receive them one by one, so he said: "Everyone, there are still seven days until the debate; I still need to prepare, so I can only close my doors to guests."

Hearing this, everyone could only nod, expressing understanding.

……

When he returned to the Longxiang Earl Mansion, it was already late at night.

Tonight, the four women were exceptionally enthusiastic.

Yin Qi finally realized his ideal of sleeping together, fighting until dawn.

For the next few days, Yin Qi either read books or accompanied the women, living a peaceful and comfortable life.

But outside, it was getting livelier and livelier.

A large number of scholars rushed from all directions every day, making all the inns in the city full, and they could only live in the homes of commoners; Yujing City was unprecedentedly lively.

Yin Qi closed his doors to guests, and Hong Yi became the most popular person.

After all, he was also a Sub-Sage.

Not only him, but even Prince Yu, whom he supported, entertained guests from all sides every day, and a large number of officials in the court secretly or openly defected to him, which made the Crown Prince and the Prince of He envious, jealous, and hateful.

It wasn't that they hadn't thought about winning over Yin Qi, but Yin Qi didn't care about them at all.

The great Confucian scholars of the Hundred Sages also closed their doors to guests; they hid in the academy all day, discussing how to win this debate.

Facing Yin Qi, this living "sage," they had no reason not to go all out.

If they could win, they, the Hundred Sages, would still have a chance to suppress Yin Qi.

If they lost, the literary Dao would be led by Yin Qi from now on.

Without appeal, could the Hundred Sages still be the Hundred Sages?

……

Time passed leisurely, and it was finally time to announce the results.

Without any surprises, Yin Qi was the top candidate, Hong Yi was second, and the third place was Fang Yuan, which was beyond many people's expectations, because the most likely one should have been Xie Wenyuan.

Because of this, Fang Yuan became famous in one battle.

This Metropolitan Examination admitted a total of 450 people, which was not a high proportion compared to the nearly ten thousand candidates.

Only 4.5 percent.

The great Confucian scholars of the Hundred Sages all passed the exam without exception, but they didn't have any excitement.

Because the debate had finally arrived.