The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

However, Fang Yun deliberately wrote half of it, hesitating and making sure that the old man would not appear again before he finished writing the final result.

After passing the first pavilion of the second mountain, Fang Yun received the baptism of holy light for the fourth time, and then stepped into the second pavilion of the second mountain.

The word geography is written on the plaque of this pavilion.

Fang Yun felt a flash before his eyes, and suddenly found himself in an extremely familiar place.

That small river outside Ji County!

Fang Yun immediately became wary. Although he often talked about thinking by the river, he actually said it when he had no choice, because Fang Yun used to like to be in a daze by the river. If Fang Yun said that he had read a lot of books before, he would definitely Exposed.

Fang Yun stood by the river and waited quietly.

The old man appeared at the side again and asked: "This second pavilion exam is geography. Since you often think on this river bank, you must have found that the water on the north bank of the river is shallower than the water on the south bank, right?"

Fang Yun vaguely understood what the old man wanted to test, and immediately said: "Indeed, I have discovered it a long time ago."

"Then do you know the reason?"

Fang Yun thought as he said: "I was just curious before and didn't think about it. Is this a question for this Shushan exam?"

"yes."

Fang Yun said slowly: "There is no wind here, and the terrain on both sides is very flat. The water flow will not choose the depth. Then, it can only be that the ground where the water flow is located will form a force. That force makes the water flow on the south bank fast. It can wash away more sediment, so the water on the south bank is deeper; while the water flow on the north bank is slow and cannot wash away the sediment, so the sediment slowly accumulates and becomes shallow. "

"How could you figure it out?" the old man said.

"Actually, a semi-saint has long ago proposed that the Holy Yuan Continent under our feet is rotating. Since it is rotating, it will naturally drive everything on the earth. This has a basis for the river to be deep and shallow." Fang Yun said in his heart. It is the "Earth deflection force".

"Oh? If you think about this every day, isn't it a waste of time?"

Fang Yun said: "What the old man said is wrong. I have observed some "Great Wind Songs" written by Juren, and found that many Juren manipulate the songs in a wrong way. I am afraid it has something to do with the strange power of the earth, and the power that drives the river to be shallow in the north and deep in the south. Same."

"Tell me about it."

"Great Wind Song will form tornadoes, but some of the tornadoes that lift people will spin along the sun's shadow clock hand, while some will spin against the sun's shadow clock hand. Obviously there is not much difference in strength between the two, but the power of the latter is at least 10% higher. I didn't know it at the time, but now I'm inspired by my husband and I understand. If I use "Great Wind Song" in the future, I will only use the latter method, then "Great Wind Song" will be even more powerful."

The heliometric hour hand is part of the sundial. It is the method used by Shengyuan Continent to calculate time based on the shadow of the sun using a needle and scale. It is similar to a clock.

"Oh? This is unheard of. Let's record this for now. If it is true as you said, then you will have greater credit."

"You're welcome, sir. I'm just guessing."

The old man asked again: "The people of the ten countries have accepted that the Holy Yuan Continent is a big ball. What do you think?"

"The Holy Yuan Continent is originally a big ball."

"What evidence do you have to prove it?"

"Is this a test question?"

"certainly."

"Let me think about it. As we all know, Lord Li Daoyuan walked in one direction and finally returned to the same place. Does this count as proof?"

"Four more answers needed."

"Four?"

"The answer is no."

"Answer." Fang Yun pondered carefully for a while before answering, "Have you ever seen a lunar eclipse?"

"Of course I've seen it before."

"The saint said that when the Holy Yuan Continent is located between the sun and the moon, it blocks the sun's light, so it will leave a shadow on the moon. But I found that the shadow is an arc, which can mean that the Holy Yuan Continent is a ball. "

"The third one?"

"After those ships go out to sea, they often gradually disappear, and when they come back, the highest masts always appear first, followed by the hull. This just shows that the Shengyuan Continent is round."

"The fourth one."

"If the Shengyuan Continent were flat, we could see very far away if we looked around, but unfortunately we can only see further away by climbing high and looking far away."

"fifth."

"Looking at the sea level from a distance, you will find that the sea level is actually an arc and not a straight line. Am I right?"

The old man nodded and said, "Then let me test you about the customs of the demon world."

Fang Yun nodded and answered the old man's continued questions.

This time Fang Yunqian was more careful and deliberately slowed down. Answer all three questions completely.

After answering, Fang Yun walked to the third pavilion.

The plaque on the third pavilion of the Second Mountain says Agricultural Workers.

This time the old man did not appear, but a test paper appeared as before.

The test papers test the smelting of weapons, the planting and harvesting of crops, and the very special water conservancy project.

Fang Yun didn't understand all three aspects. Fortunately, Qishu Tiandi was there and he answered seriously.

Fang Yun officially broke through the second mountain. It seems simple, but in fact it is much more difficult than the first mountain.

After receiving the baptism of Holy Light in the Third Pavilion of the Second Mountain, Fang Yun looked back and saw that only one person appeared in the First Pavilion of the Second Mountain.

"Except for me, I am afraid that everyone will not be able to pass the second mountain this time. This year's test questions are too biased. I suspect that those who are Jinshi and Hanlin may not have the correct answers."

Fang Yun looked at the crowd at the foot of the mountain, thinking that everyone would be told by the semi-saint where they were after leaving the Book Mountain. In the past, more than half of the people could enter the first pavilion of the Book Mountain, and there were also many people who passed the first pavilion of the Book Mountain. But now it is not comparable to the past, so everyone concluded that this year's Book Mountain is too difficult.

Fang Yun walked towards the third mountain while recalling that the first mountain tested characters, couplets and dictation, which were all literary, but different from ordinary exams, and the second mountain tested miscellaneous arts.

"I don't know what the third mountain will test."

Fang Yun went down the second mountain and encountered a stronger strange wind. This time his clothes were blown slightly by the strange wind.

When he walked to the first pavilion of the third mountain, Fang Yun saw a very high wooden pole standing in the middle of the square, and the word "Qiao" was written on the plaque.

A ruler appeared in Fang Yun's hand, and the old man's voice followed: "Use the ruler to measure the height of the wooden pole."

Fang Yun was stunned for a moment, thinking that this was to practice climbing skills? This is also a coincidence. But he found that there was something wrong with the wooden pole, and there was a strong force preventing him from climbing.

Fang Yun took a ruler and looked around. He soon found that he and the long wooden pole left shadows on the ground. After a little thought, he smiled.

"At the same time, the ratio of the ruler and the long pole to their shadows is equal. Put the ruler on the ground, measure the length of the ruler and the ruler's shadow in a short time, and then measure the length of the wooden pole's shadow, and you can calculate the height of the long pole."

"If you don't experience systematic learning on Earth and only receive education on the Shengyuan Continent, even those so-called semi-saint disciples may not be able to come up with a measurement method. It's not that their wisdom is not as good as mine, but that their way of thinking is not as good as mine."

After thinking about it, Fang Yun began to measure manually, and finally got the correct length, and successfully obtained the baptism of holy light in the first pavilion of the third mountain.

This time the baptism of holy light lasted a particularly long time, which made Fang Yun's strength improve significantly.

Seeing Fang Yun leave the first pavilion of the third mountain, the scholar Jingguo at the foot of the mountain shouted hoarsely.

The scholars from Qing and Wu remained silent, but more than half of them bowed to Fang Yun, expressing their sincere admiration. Some people didn't care about Fang Yun's victory or defeat, but when they saw the reactions of some scholars from Qing and Wu, their eyes became strange.

After discovering this scene, several older scholars from Jing were extremely excited.

Wu and Qing joined forces to suppress Jing for decades, causing almost irreparable damage to Jing's literary reputation and people's hearts. Coupled with Chen Guanhai's serious injury and last year's defeat, many scholars and people expressed their desire to join Qing or Wu.

Even Li Wenying or the great Confucian scholar Wen Xiang could not reverse this situation, and could only watch their countrymen being despised by outsiders.

But now, Fang Yun convinced the scholars from Qing and Wu. They recognized Fang Yun, recognized the scholars of Jing, and recognized the power of Jing.

Many scholars present were full of admiration for Fang Yun. After leaving Shushan, they no longer had memories of today, but they still subconsciously retained their good impression of Fang Yun.

This seemingly insignificant change has great significance. It means that the efforts of Qing and Wu for decades are being slowly resolved by Fang Yun alone, which is something that no one in Jing can do.

The other nine countries may sympathize with Qing, and even respect Jing to fight to the death with the demons and barbarians, but when there is a conflict of interest with Jing, sympathy and respect will become worthless, and strength and power can decide everything.

Without sufficient hard power, all soft power is a bubble, which will burst with a poke.

Fang Yun is improving the hard power of Jing step by step.

Everyone watched Fang Yun slowly walk to the second pavilion. Although they didn't know what the second pavilion was testing, everyone knew that the second pavilion of the third mountain was very important, because anyone who passed the second pavilion of the third mountain when he was a scholar would have great achievements in the future.

Whether or not one can pass the second pavilion determines whether he is a genius.

Fang Yun slowly entered the second pavilion of the third mountain and found himself in a training ground with many weapons.

"Could it be that this second pavilion is the place for the martial arts test?"

The old man came out again and said, "Choose any weapon you want."

"Yes." Fang Yun chose the bow and arrow, and then a group of demon soldiers appeared in front of him.

These demon soldiers are well-trained, but Fang Yun has also killed demons before, and shot them one after another, achieving excellent results.

After completing the exam of the second pavilion of the third mountain, Fang Yun turned his head and looked down the mountain.

The people of Jingguo cheered loudly.

After passing the real second pavilion of the third mountain and stepping into the third pavilion, Fang Yun will be highly praised like those geniuses regardless of success or failure.

If he can really break through the three mountains and three pavilions, then Fang Yun will become the first scholar in history to climb the fourth mountain.

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