Transmigrating Through Ancient Times, I Establish My Dominion Through Poetry.

Summary

The passage describes a tense scene at a county school where Du Yu encounters Fan Zhong Yong and Wang Lun. Wang Lun, a prestigious scholar from the Langya Wang clan, publicly humiliates Song Jia Lin for being a merchant's son and attacks Du Yu's background. The confrontation stems from Wang Lun's jealousy over Du Yu's academic achievements, which threatened his own past glory. Du Yu remains calm but is deeply insulted, especially by the disrespect shown to his deceased parents. The scene reveals the strict social hierarchies and intense academic competition in this historical setting.

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