The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

"Oh, what a pity." Wang Yuanjun has lost count of how many pity words he has said in the past two days.

Everyone reviewed the test papers.

Finally, Magistrate Cai and the other three came to Fang Yun's test paper and kept discussing, but in the end there was no way.

So much so that when lunch time came, Magistrate Cai was still hesitant and could only ignore it for the time being and go have lunch.

After lunch, everyone rested for two moments and continued back to the marking room.

Magistrate Cai still couldn't bear to let the only double-A boy in Jingguo slip away from his hands.

Wang Yuanjun explained: "There is no need to care too much. With the talent of Mingzhou and the infallible holy words, his future achievements will definitely be not inferior to ours. The world's best boy born with double armor does not need to be a vain name. He can be injured even if he is injured. If you get the head of the case, it’s a matter of course.”

Magistrate Cai stood dumbly for a moment, and suddenly said with dignity: "We are selecting talents for the king, the country, the saints, and the human race. How can we hesitate to move forward because of others' slander! How can we be scolded for a hundred times!"

Wan Xuezheng and Wang Yuanjun looked at each other speechless. Magistrate Cai said that if he gave Fang Yun double armor, he would be cursed for a lifetime. If he didn't give it, he would be cursed for a lifetime. He praised Fang Yun to the extreme.

After Magistrate Cai finished speaking, with a stroke of his pen, he crossed out the second-grade comment about the other party's invitation to the Holy Word and re-wrote the comment:

Covered in sickness and injuries,

The bullock cart goes to the examination room;

A poor family has little pen and ink,

Choose the virtuous for the saints.

First!

Please Holy Judgment!

Wan Xuezheng and Wang Yuanjun were stunned. They did not expect Magistrate Cai to place such a heavy bet.

The two had been officials for many years. After reading it, they immediately realized that Magistrate Cai saw that Fang Yun must become famous, so he took this opportunity to give it a try.

If he loses, it will only be a fine, and the court will not impose heavy penalties, because giving Fang Yun the double title will also benefit Jing Guo.

But if he wins, he will become the first county magistrate in Jingguo to produce a double-A boy. Although the court is a monarch's discipline, the county magistrate is the examiner and parent officer of the county. He has the greatest merit and can definitely be promoted.

Wang Yuanjun and Wan Xuezheng were immediately convinced. No wonder the other party was a Jinshi. Their courage and heroism alone were beyond their comparison.

The two looked at each other and immediately said loudly: "Please call the Holy Judge!"

The voices of the three people entered the void through the ubiquitous talents of the Wenyuan, and finally came to Qufu, the Holy Courtyard, on the bank of the East China Sea and south of Mount Tai.

Looking from a distance, it is an inverted mountain, thick at the top and thin at the bottom. The top of the mountain is inserted into the ground, and the top of the mountain is a huge platform with many pavilions and misty white clouds.

Confucius liked Mount Tai, but he did not want to leave the Jade Emperor Peak, the main peak of Mount Tai, so he took a 3,000-foot peak on one side and cut it across from the foot of the mountain. He carried the peak back to Qufu and tossed it gently, thus creating the world-famous "Inverted Peak Mountain". He drew with his pen in the air, and an ink painting of a pavilion hung in the air.

Confucius opened his mouth and blew, and the pavilions of pen and ink fell on the top of the peak one after another, forming Qufu Academy, which is now the Holy Academy.

In the center of the holy courtyard, there is an extremely spacious hall that can seat 100,000 people. It is where Confucius lectured, and it is called the Holy Temple.

There is a holy altar in the temple. There are many statues on the holy altar dedicated to all the canonized people from ancient times to the present.

Under the holy altar, there were three elegant old men sitting in a row, and there was no one else.

At first glance, these three old men looked unremarkable, but upon closer inspection, countless strange images flashed in their eyes.

There are starry skies, four seasons, empty valleys and secluded mountains, and noisy markets. From the grasslands of Saibei to the rain forests of the far south, from the deserts of the far west to the coast of the East China Sea, all kinds of things in the world are included.

The scene that flashed most in the eyes of the three of them at this time was the scene in the liberal arts academies across the Holy Yuan Continent.

In the ten countries and ninety states of Shengyuan Continent, each state has nine prefectures, each prefecture has nine counties, and everything in the more than 7,000 liberal arts colleges is under the eyes of these three people.

One person spoke.

"Can A, can be B."

Another person spoke.

"Heaven's disciple, you are sick and ready to take the exam, your calligraphy can be practiced, your heart for the saint is rare, A!"

The last person was silent for a long time, and finally uttered a word.

"Can!"

The voice of the last person flew across thousands of mountains and rivers and exploded in the marking room of Ji County Liberal Arts Academy. Everyone felt like hearing thunder in their ears, and their hair seemed to be blown in the strong wind.

Everyone was surprised and happy.

"Half-Saint's message transmission? It's worth a month of hard training for me!" A lecturer was ecstatic.

Wan Xue Zhengdao: "Generally speaking, if a Half-Saint agrees, he will only acquiesce. But the Half-Saint actually spoke up because he was afraid that we would not give him an armor. It shows that he agrees with it. Second only to the Half-Saint's personal appointment, it is a great thing."

Magistrate Cai thought for a moment and then said: "The Semi-Saint's message transmission must not be spread to outsiders. Since he is still young, if he finds out about this, he will be proud and it will be detrimental to his future. It will not be too late to tell him when he becomes a scholar. Secondly, he would have been successful if he had received double armor. I don’t know how many villains will slander the person who is the target of public criticism. If he dares to spread the news about today, he will be killed as a Jinshi. He deserves to be quartered by five horses!”

Magistrate Cai's eyes were as cold as ice, his body was full of energy, and a chill spread in the marking room.

When a Jinshi is angry, his talent can turn into a sword and sword that can kill people, which is extremely terrifying.

Ten lecturers who taught in the liberal arts college hurriedly bent down to salute, saying they did not dare.

"We have been the people of Jingguo for generations. It's too late to rejoice when we see this talented person. How can we do harm to him?"

"Fang Yun and I are distant relatives. I also taught him how to read. I will never harm him."

"Hmph!" Magistrate Cai snorted displeasedly. The lecturer knew it was Fang Yun even before he opened the name seal on the test paper. It was obvious that these lecturers were eavesdropping on the three examiners.

Wang Yuanjun said: "What the county magistrate said is absolutely true. After all, he is still young, so he should not be overly flattered. I have also seen Fang Zhongyong, and I have always been worried about him. It is a pity that his father is so greedy for profit that it will be hard to say in the future."

Magistrate Cai nodded and said: "Since the ranking has been determined, let's open the title and write the gold list."

So everyone tore open the area where the names were sealed on the test paper, and then took out five large pieces of yellow paper, which were the so-called gold lists.

Magistrate Cai remembered the fifty children at a glance and wrote on the upper left corner of the first piece of yellow paper: Fang Yun, A, A.

The second line reads: Fang Zhongyong, B in the middle, B in the bottom.

…

"I was born at the wrong time." Wang Yuanjun looked at Fang Zhongyong's name and whispered.

After writing the gold list for fifty children, Magistrate Cai said: "I will write the invitation for today's cultural gathering."

Wang Yuanjun and Wan Xuezheng remained silent.

On the day after the results are released, the three examiners will hold a literary meeting, inviting local celebrities and the top ten children to participate. The main purpose is to discuss, comment and appreciate the test papers of the county examination.

The invitation could have been written by someone else, but Magistrate Cai wrote it himself, which shows that he attaches great importance to today's literary meeting.

By the time everything was done, it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon. The main entrance of the liberal arts college was wide open, and there was a sea of ​​people outside. A large number of candidates, relatives and friends crowded outside, filling the originally spacious venue at the entrance of the liberal arts college.

Without waiting for the gold medal to be posted, a man hurriedly walked into the Literary Academy. When everyone saw that it was Mr. Lu from the county, they all guessed what big event had happened.

Captain Lu quickly found Magistrate Cai, bent down and held his hands in his hands, saying: "I would like to inform the magistrate, what happened that night has been basically investigated, but there is no evidence."

"Say!" Magistrate Cai was not a tall man, but his eyes were very sharp and he looked at Mr. Lu seriously.

"Yes! Liu Zicheng of the Liu family in Dayuan Prefecture took a fancy to Fang Yun's child bride and deliberately befriended Fang Yun, but Yang Yuhuan was a chaste and fierce woman. She was completely devoted to Fang Yun, and Fang Yun did not give up on her for money. Liu Zicheng became angry after the failure. He made threats and later ordered people to beat Fang Yun in an alley near Jixiang Restaurant."

"Are you sure it's the Liu family of Dayuan Prefecture?"

"You can't be wrong." Mr. Lu looked at Magistrate Cai carefully.

Magistrate Cai frowned and thought hard.

After a while, Lu Baotou whispered: "I heard something strange about Fang Yun. I don't know whether to say it or not."

"explain!"

"Fang Yun said that the night he was beaten, he was rescued by a mysterious man, who then took Fang Yun as his student and taught Fang Yun a lot overnight."

"Oh? How was Fang Yun's literary talent before? How was his knowledge?" Magistrate Cai asked immediately.

"It's very bad. It's not as good as what I used to be. I definitely can't be born as a child."

Magistrate Cai looked at Mr. Lu.

Two hundred years ago, the status of a police officer was very low and there was no rank at all. However, in recent years, the population has grown, talents have flourished, more and more people have obtained honors, and a large number of talented children have been filled into various positions. Rank, in charge of public security, and even a Wenbao waist badge issued by the imperial court.

This head catcher Lu was a scholar, and he became the head catcher when he failed to pass the examination.

"I understand, don't tell others about this."

"Yes, sir."

When Mr. Lu was about to turn around and leave, Magistrate Cai took out an invitation and said, "This is an invitation to invite him to attend a cultural gathering at Jixiang Restaurant. Send it to him personally. Arrange someone to keep an eye on Liu Zicheng to prevent Liu Zicheng from coming again. Revenge. If Liu Zicheng dares to take action, you will deal with it according to "Jing Lu". The most important thing is to protect Fang Yun, do you understand? "

"I understand."

"Go ahead and give Fang Yun a good impression."

"Yes! I am resigning."

Lu Baotou was shocked. He knew that Magistrate Cai was a member of Wen Xiang and was an old enemy of Left Prime Minister Liu Shan. But now that Left Prime Minister Liu Shan was in power, it was said that Prime Minister Wen was almost forced to retire and return to his hometown. At this moment, Magistrate Cai should never offend Liu Zicheng or anyone from the Liu family, but now he is trying to protect Fang Yun, which proves that Fang Yun is very unusual.

As Lu headed out, he happened to meet the yamen officer who was posting the gold list, and asked, "Is the man named Fang Yun on the list?"

"Ah? You didn't know? This year's top case is Fang Yun! And it's a double-A case!"

"Chief of the case, what? Say it again! Shuangjia? Are you right?" Mr. Lu couldn't believe his ears.

"See for yourself." The yamen servant said, unfolding the rolled gold list. Fang Yun was ranked first on the first page, and the two eye-catching characters "A" were on it.

Lu Baotou gasped. He was a real scholar, and he knew the meaning of having a double-A boy. In the two hundred years since the founding of Jingguo, there had not been a single boy with a double-A!

He looked down and saw that the child prodigy Fang Zhongyong was nothing more than Double B.

Lu Baotou's mind became active, his pace involuntarily quickened, and he quickly made small calculations in his mind.

"No wonder Magistrate Cai is not afraid of offending the Dayuanliu family! It turns out that he is a double-armed boy. This means that there is nothing wrong with this lucky person. Such a person is not ordinary. I am afraid there is a huge monster behind him. Could that mysterious man be the same as Wen? Is it related? It’s very possible! Let me send you an invitation this time, but you must seize this great opportunity!”

The yamen servant whispered: "I heard those lecturers say that this Fang Yun is still a child born before the saint."

"Hiss..." Lu Baotou took in a breath of cold air again. Even if he had no background, he was worthy of Magistrate Cai's full protection.