The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1061: Second Grade Official Residence

Looking at Ji Zhibai's appearance and listening to what Fang Yun said, the people present deeply realized that not only had Fang Yun's status changed, but his attitude towards doing things had also changed, and he finally looked like Zhen Guogong and Xu Sheng. .

Before the change, Fang Yun would either be polite to Ji Zhibai or hide a needle in his mouth to hit Ji Zhibai. But now, with his own heart, he doesn't care about the reaction of the left prime minister and his party, and speaks his mind openly. .

Then I saw a Jinshi official not far from Zuo Xiang Liushan said: "Fang Xusheng is too overbearing to threaten like this!"

"Let someone with a higher position come out." Fang Yun ignored the man and sat down after speaking.

Everyone was stunned and suddenly realized that Fang Yun, wearing white clothes and plum blossom clothes, was already a Hanlin!

Even in the All Saints Family, Hanlin is considered a member of the upper echelon. Even in the Wu Kingdom where soldiers are like rain and generals are like clouds, Hanlin can lead an army of 50,000 and is a powerful minister.

In Jingguo, Hanlin was at least a senior official of the third rank.

"Sheng Fang Xu is so majestic, so what if I say you are overbearing?" an old man said in a deep voice.

Everyone looked around and saw that the old man was wearing Hanlin uniform and had gray hair. He was Gu Mingzhou, the new official minister. He was a senior Hanlin official. After Wenqu's death, some people said that he would not be able to serve in the Imperial Academy for at least two years. Can become a bachelor.

"Oh, then are you going to kidnap the whole family and then kill the officials, or are you going to stop Jingguo from resisting the barbarians?" Fang Yun asked.

Gu Mingzhou was not affected by Fang Yun's words at all, and said: "The Holy Court has not finalized the matter of Changxi Village. Jingguo impeaches you every day. It would be too crazy for you to use this matter as an example."

"That's right. Changxi Village has been abducting people for many years. You don't call it crazy. You imprison and kill hundreds of thousands. You don't call it crazy. You kill officers and resist arrest with weapons. You don't call me crazy. I'm just using them as an example. But you call me crazy. ,ridiculous The demons and barbarians are moving south, and the war is about to begin. The whole people of Jingguo will be in arms. I don’t have time to argue with you. Those who have the skills and skills will compete with me to kill the demons and destroy the barbarians. I have no interest in seizing your power.”

Fang Yun was unceremonious.

When Gu Mingzhou was about to argue, the Queen Mother said: "Okay, today is a happy day, dear friends, don't mention anything else. Now we will start to evaluate all the poems of Jinshi in this year's palace examination. After the evaluation is completed, all Jinshi will be officially awarded official positions. "

Gu Mingzhou had no choice but to shut up.

Next, some young scholars or some old scholars who want literary names went to the high platform one after another to evaluate the works of this year's imperial examination candidates.

Seventy percent of the people evaluated Fang Yun's works, and the other 30% had to change their evaluation to alternative poems because the previous person's evaluation was too good.

Appreciating poems and essays is a common thing, especially at the Zhuangyuan Banquet. Everyone not only promotes their own literary reputation, but also praises the imperial examination scholars. Almost all of them are filled with words of praise. If someone really doesn't like a certain poem, they will criticize it after the Zhuangyuan Banquet.

One person had just finished commenting on a poem by Gao Yong who was second on the list. Before he could step off the stage, Ji Zhibai walked up.

Many people present frowned. Since Ji Zhibai went up, it meant that today's No. 1 Scholar Banquet would not be smooth sailing.

Some people looked at Liushan. Liushan looked kind, as if he had really taken part in this festive day.

Ji Zhibai walked up to the high platform and said with a smile: "You must think that I am writing poems that criticize Fang Yun, so I can only say that I am disappointing you. I came up on the stage to praise Fang Zhuangyuan's poems! In view of the fact that Fang Xusheng is here I like all the poems written by Ning An, so let me comment on them one by one."

"The first poem "Dinghai Zhi" is quite extraordinary. The last couplet of this poem, 'I don't want to be crowned a prince, I hope the sea will be calm', forms a powerful war poem. In exchange for Li Daoyuan and Li Sheng's world water map, it suppresses Killing hundreds of thousands of water people can be called the nemesis of the water people. However, I personally think that although this poem is powerful, it does not mean that it will be passed down to the world. But it lies in the sentence "It's not my intention to be a prince". In Fang Xusheng's eyes, it doesn't matter whether he is a prince, a duke or a king. Fang Xusheng's real intention is naturally to be more than a king! I admire you for your thoughtfulness. I, Ji Zhibai, am just thinking about it, and I would never dare to be as domineering as Fang Xusheng!"

The original meaning of "Becoming a Marquis is not my intention, but I hope the sea will be peaceful" was that Fang Yun didn't care about the official title, he only wanted to drive out the Shui tribe and make the sea area of ​​​​the human race safe.

Now, it was misinterpreted by Ji Zhibai that the title could no longer satisfy Fang Yun. Fang Yun needed the throne and wanted to be the emperor!

Ji Zhibai continued: "Fang Xusheng's ambitions are unparalleled. I was originally skeptical, but after this poem "Dinghai Zhi", Fang Xusheng suddenly wrote "Ode to Ju"! What kind of poem is this? The Emperor's War Poetry! Connected with "It's not my intention to be a prince", that is Sima Zhao's heart... ...Ahem, I apologize to Fang Xusheng for my inappropriate choice of words. I recite this poem to let you feel the murderous intention of this emperor's war poem! 'When autumn comes on the eighth day of September, all the flowers will bloom and bloom. The whole city is filled with golden armor! Is it domineering? "

After Ji Zhibai finished speaking, he paused for a moment and scanned the venue.

"Chrysanthemum is a noble flower in Tao Yuanming's poems. Going back to ancient times, it only represents the fragrance of beauty in Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's "Autumn Wind Ci", which is more delicate. However, in Fang Xusheng's pen, it is full of murderous aura. Become a flower of killing! If it were written by someone else, it would be simply anti-poetry! Of course, Fang Zhuangyuan is a virtual saint, and his status is the same as that of a king, so how can his anti-poetry be considered anti-poetry!"

Many people in the audience wanted to refute, but if they spoke before Ji Zhibai finished speaking and did not say anything, they would be labeled as being unruly, which would even have the opposite effect.

By this time, everyone knew Ji Zhibai's intention. He did not need to attack Fang Yun, he only needed to misinterpret the poem and let the Jingguo royal family guard against Fang Yun.

Before the Ten Kingdoms, there was more than one important minister who usurped the throne and seized power.

"I admire Fang Zhuangyuan so much. If he didn't have the world in mind, how could he write such a war poem? However, there is a small flaw in this poem, which has been pointed out by someone on the list. This poem was written when Fang Yuncheng was in the Provisional Imperial Academy. It is not only Strengthening the soldiers' armor can also make the weapons sharper, but the problem is that it is only as powerful as the Hanlin War Poetry in autumn! Once used in spring, summer and winter, the power is only equivalent to the Juren Poetry, and the number of people it can affect is much smaller."

Many people were speechless at this time. Ji Zhibai was right. Unless Fang Yun could make up for the shortcomings of this war poem, it would probably become the weakest war poem protected by Hanlin.

Ji Zhibai smiled proudly and said: "The next piece of "Picking Mulberries*Double Ninth Festival" is majestic and majestic, which makes up for the lack of imperial aura and talent in "Fu Ju", especially the sentence "Long outline of the river, thousands of miles of frost in the sky", which further shows Fang Xusheng's mind. The world is so lonely. I feel like only he can support Jing Guo! Okay, I’ve taken up too much time, this is the end!”

As soon as Ji Zhibai finished speaking, the whole audience burst into rebuttal.

"Ji Zhibai, you have a terrible intention! You are causing harm to Jingguo!"

"Fang Xusheng worked so hard to compose two war poems handed down from generation to generation, but you used them to create a rift. It is simply a shame for scholars!"

"The white clown who knows how to plan, his teammates are like pigs!"

Qiao Juze couldn't help but said angrily: "Ji Zhibai said it right, only a certain Prime Minister is allowed to betray the country, and Fang Fang is not allowed to write poetry!"

As soon as these words came out, the noise gradually died down. Qiao Juze and Fang Yun were in the same academy last year and had a close relationship with Fang Yun. He was usually a humble gentleman. Today, when he was forced to say such words, it was almost equivalent to scolding Liu Shan for treason.

Ji Zhibai changed his expression and looked at his mentor, but Liu Shan remained calm and seemed not to have heard.

It’s just that the color of the distant rain reflected in Liushan’s eyes seems to be stronger.

The atmosphere of the No. 1 Scholar Banquet suddenly dropped to the lowest level.

After a while, the Queen Mother said: "The evaluation of poems is over, please ask the cabinet to announce the appointment."

Subsequently, cabinet officials took the stage and announced the appointment of hundreds of Jinshi.

Before the appointment, the cabinet had fully consulted the opinions of all Jinshi whether they wanted to go to ancient places, the military, politics, or the liberal arts school, and then made allocations based on their intentions and their own abilities.

The only difference this year from usual is that 70% of the Jinshi will be assigned to the Northern Army, 10% to other armies, and very few will enter the Academy of Arts or Civil Service.

Most of the Jinshi who were assigned to the north had no complaints. A few Jinshi were dissatisfied, but they did not resist, because this was the duty of every Jingguo person.

Scholars have made it this far safely under the protection of others. After becoming a Jinshi, they should also contribute to the country.

The top thirty people in the palace examination were treated differently. Some entered the six ministries and colleges, some entered the Jingguo Academy for further studies, and some were sent out to serve as county magistrates or officials in state capitals.

There was something different when Fang Yun was finally appointed.

Right Prime Minister Cao De'an went to the high platform in person. What he held in his hand was not a document from the cabinet, but an imperial edict in bright yellow and embroidered with dragons, and it was a much longer edict.

Cao De'an held the imperial edict in his hands, looked at the crowd and said: "Last year, Fang Xusheng made great achievements one after another, but there was no reward, so Master Zuo Xiang wrote a letter saying that after Fang Xusheng became a Jinshi, all the merits should be converted into literary merit and promoted to official status. . Then, today, as Mr. Zuo Xiang wishes, I will confer an official title to Fang Xusheng."

This time, some people noticed a slight change in Liu Shan's demeanor.

In order to prevent Fang Yun from gaining power, Liu Shan racked his brains.

And today, I will give them all back!

The ten kingdoms are divided into nine levels and eighteen levels, and all the literary skills gained by Fang Yun will be converted into official positions!

Cao De'an opened the imperial edict, first read out some common words in the edict to praise Fang Yun, and then read out the main text.

"Double-A case first, three poems with the same glory were published in "Holy Way", which eliminated the natural disaster of Jingguo, restored the literary reputation of Jingguo, and promoted him to one level."

"A former scholar who became a saint, hunted down the turtle demon general with pseudo-dragon bloodline, saved everyone from fire and water, and was promoted to one level."

"Dragon Boat Festival, defeated Qingguo to win the championship, and then single-handedly resisted Qingguo's literary competition. The two skills were combined into one, and the official was promoted to one level."

"As soon as I went to Shushan, I defeated many crazy students from Qing Kingdom's Wu Kingdom, won more imperial examination places for Jing Kingdom, and was promoted to one level."

"If you see through the Dragon King's sneak attack on Yuhai Mansion, you will be promoted to one level."

"The Three-Character Sutra enters the temples and is promoted to one level."

"In the Holy Ruins, lead the human scholars to break into the Comet Corridor and get a promotion."

"Wen Dou Xizhou, won ten battles in a row, and was promoted to two ranks."

…

The next level went up one level at a time, and at the end, Cao De'an said: "To sum up, Fang Yunguan is in the second rank! He is awarded the title of Prince's Young Master."

Cao De'an's last words were like thunder exploding in the air.