The cultural fair is held in the very famous cultural district of Luoyang, on the bank of Luoshui River.
Now it is already crowded with people, and there are very decent young scholars everywhere.
Presiding over the grand ceremony in the middle was none other than Kong Rong and Kong Wenju, the 20th grandson of Confucius and later one of the Seven Sons of Jian'an.
Kong Rong was a rare talent, diligent and studious, and was as famous as Tao Qiuhong from Pingyuan and Bianjang from Chen Liu.
Kong Rong was studious by nature and well-read. He had outstanding talents when he was young and was praised by the famous scholar Li Ying.
General He Jin also valued Kong Rong because of his uprightness and reputation, and made him a general's vassal.
"Everyone, thanks to the great general's respect, I will preside over this grand event this time! Kong Rong is very scared in his heart!"
Kong Rong has been a wise man for a long time and has long been recognized by the world. Now some people are echoing his words.
"Master Kong has taught the world with his moral character and talent, and we have great admiration for him! Master Kong is truly well-deserved for presiding over such a grand event!"
"Yes! Mr. Kong is so talented that I admire him endlessly!"
"..."
Everyone below echoed, and praises could be heard from everywhere.
"Thank you! Thank you for your recognition!"
Kong Rong kept smiling and nodded to everyone, then raised his palm slightly, and suddenly became quieter.
"Everyone, the Yellow Turban rebellion last year forced such a grand event to be interrupted. Fortunately, General Liu Zhang came out of the blue, and Zhang Jiao was killed, and Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang were crowned! Only then did I, a great man..."
"We are a literary event! Why do you mention that martial artist?"
A discordant voice suddenly appeared, interrupting Kong Rong's speech.
Everyone frowned and looked at the voice, wondering who this gullible person was.
As expected, the speaker had a sharp mouth, monkey cheeks, and inverted triangular eyes. At first glance, he was not an easy person to talk to.
Maybe because he saw everyone looking at him, the man was a little panicked and kept looking around.
Kong Rong was a very good-tempered man and very approachable. Now he is a little angry at being so mean-spirited.
"Who are you? What merits do you have? How can you despise the general?"
"me..."
Seeing that everyone around him was looking at him angrily, this man couldn't help but be a little frightened, and he hesitated and couldn't speak.
"Ziyuan! Why is it you!"
I saw a handsome, burly young man with majestic appearance walking out.
"At the beginning...it was you..."
The mean person is a little embarrassed and his eyes keep averting.
Kong Rong seemed to recognize this handsome and tall man and asked.
"Is this the talented Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu of the Yuan family?"
The handsome man nodded to Kong Rong and bowed his hands.
"No, it's Yuan Shao. Duke Kong is so polite!"
At this time, another discordant sound came from the distance.
"How can he be considered a talented person from the Yuan family? He is just an illegitimate son of a concubine!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's attention was immediately drawn, and they all looked towards the speaker.
I saw this man dressed in rich clothes. Although he was short in stature, his appearance was extraordinary.
"Yuan Shao is just the son of a concubine, he is really a despicable person!"
Everyone present was amazed that this man openly insulted the Yuan family. His background must not be simple!
"Hmph! Yuan Gongli, don't go too far! No matter what you say, I am also your brother!"
Yuan Shao's eyes were full of anger, his brother had been so presumptuous for more than a day or two.
Everyone suddenly realized, no wonder they dared to shout openly with the Yuan family, they turned out to be from the Yuan family!
The corner of Yuan Gongli's mouth raised, revealing a sneer, and he looked at Yuan Shao with contempt.
"Brother? You deserve it! You despicable bastard! How dare you use the name of our Yuan family to cheat!"
Yuan Shao was so angry that he clenched his fists tightly and his nails dug into his flesh!
Suddenly, he relaxed and looked at Yuan Shu and laughed.
"Hahahahahaha, highway, have you forgotten! I have been adopted to your uncle, my current father Yuan Cheng!"
"I am now my father's eldest son! And you are only the second son!"
Yuan Shu couldn't bear to see Yuan Shao's proud look, so he pointed at Yuan Shao and started to curse.
"You despicable beast! How dare you look down on me! Someone, come here, teach him a lesson!"
Following Yuan Shu's order, several people rushed out from behind and headed straight for Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao was not afraid at all. He raised his hand and waved slightly, and several people rushed out from behind him.
"stop!"
Just when the two parties were about to fight, a loud shout came and stopped the two guards.
Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu looked in the direction of the sound at the same time, and saw a short man with dark skin, who was Cao Cao.
Cao Cao walked directly into the middle of the group of guards and stretched out two arms to prevent them from fighting.
"Highway, Benchu, today is the Luoyang Cultural Festival, a grand event that even the general is paying attention to! If you fight here, aren't you embarrassing the Yuan family!"
Yuan Shu could not care about so much, but now he only wanted to teach Yuan Shao a lesson. He shouted at Cao Cao.
"Mengde, get out of the way! If I don't teach him a lesson today, my anger will never go away!"
Yuan Shao refused to give in at all and pointed at Yuan Shu angrily.
"You think I'm afraid of you!"
Just when Cao Cao was in danger, there was a burst of applause.
This is a tense moment, and the applause immediately attracted everyone's attention.
It's actually a child! This child is very handsome, probably about ten years old.
Including the Yuan brothers, everyone was shocked.
Whose child is this? Is he dying? Dare you applaud at this time!
Yuan Shu was full of anger and was simmering in his heart, and now he had a direct target to pour out.
"Little beast, you are tired of living, aren't you! Believe it or not, I will kill you!"
This child exceeded everyone's expectations. Not only did he not show any fear of Yuan Shu, he instead smiled up to the sky with a childish voice.
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
Not only Yuan Shu, but also Yuan Shao frowned and glared at the child.
His laughter was so contemptuous that anyone could tell that he was laughing at the Yuan brothers.
"Have you laughed enough?"
Yuan Shao did not express anger directly on his face like Yuan Shu, but his eyes were fierce and his voice was unusually cold, which made everyone around him sweat for this child.
"Whose child are you? How dare you talk nonsense here! Why don't you back down!"
Cao Cao sounded very anxious. He was really afraid that the Yuan brothers would vent their anger on this child.
This child was not afraid at all because of his words, but bowed to everyone with unusual calmness.
"My surname is Zhou Mingyu, and my father is Zhou Yi."
"Are you Luoyang Ling's son?"
Cao Cao was slightly relieved. Since he was Zhou Yi's son, safety would not be a problem.
"Yes, my father is the order of Luoyang."
Yuan Shu curled his lips and revealed a sneer.
"Boy, what happened to the Luoyang Order? Does the Luoyang Order make you so confident?"
"Let me tell you! In the eyes of my Yuan family, Luoyang Order? Huh!"