The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Yang Yuhuan always believed that if her father hadn't used the Fang Yun family's money to gamble, Fang Yun's parents would not have traveled to other places and encountered monsters. She always felt that she owed Fang Yun.

In order to atone for her sins, Yang Yuhuan added layers of burdens to herself, which made her breathless and her emotional world went blank.

Now that Fang Yun has finally passed the exam and is a top student, most of the burden on her heart has finally been lifted.

She was happily preparing a banquet with her relatives today, waiting for Fang Yun to come back from the cultural gathering, but with the arrival of the matchmaker, all her good mood disappeared.

Yang Yuhuan was scared.

She had never been afraid before because she had a firm goal in her heart, but now that she had accomplished her goal, her heart seemed empty.

She realized that the only person she could rely on now was her fortune, but those matchmakers and wealthy families seemed to be trying to steal her fortune.

Just when she was most worried, Fang Yun came back and proposed in public.

Yang Yuhuan finally knew that no one could take away Fang Yun.

Yang Yuhuan couldn't help but smile sweetly, then reached out and touched her face, feeling hot with shame.

"Little luck, he is really different." Yang Yuhuan thought to himself, his originally empty heart gradually became fuller, and his face became redder and redder.

In the past, Yang Yuhuan's goal was to make Fang Yun grow up, but now, her goal is to be Fang Yun's wife.

Fang Yun opened his eyes and saw Yang Yuhuan's shy smiling face, like a peach blossom blooming under the moonlight. It was like a fairy descending to earth, and he couldn't help but feel moved.

Yang Yuhuan didn't expect that Fang Yun suddenly opened his eyes. He was shocked and ashamed, and subconsciously wanted to run away.

Fang Yun reached out to grab her wrist and said softly: "I pretended to be drunk because I just wanted to find a chance to talk to you."

Yang Yuhuan's face was flushed with embarrassment, and her old sister-like appearance disappeared without a trace. She lowered her head, hummed slightly, and let Fang Yun hold her.

"I have one hundred taels of silver notes in my coat. It's a gift from Su Ju. Take it and put it away. From now on, you are not allowed to work for others or do menial work. Do you hear me?"

"But……"

"It's nothing but. You have worked hard for this family for so many years. It's time to take a rest. From now on, I will take care of this family!"

Yang Yuhuan slowly raised his head, a little less shy and a little more moved, and said: "Okay, I'll listen to Xiao Yun."

"With the gifts given by others, it will be enough for us to spend a long time. You go hire a maid or buy a maid to help with housework. All you have to do now is to be idle, play, eat, and take good care of your body. Do you understand? "

"Yeah." Yang Yuhuan's eyes were red. She didn't expect happiness to come so quickly, and it was countless times better than she imagined.

"I've suffered a lot from you these past years." Fang Yun sighed.

Unexpectedly, Yang Yuhuan not only did not continue to shed tears, but said in a rare firm tone: "I used to feel bitter, but now that I see you are promising, I don't feel bitter at all! I am very sweet now!"

Fang Yun's eyes became softer.

"Sister Yuhuan, starting tomorrow, I will teach you how to read."

"Really?" Yang Yuhuan asked happily.

"Of course, from now on I will teach you ten words a day, and within a year you will be able to read and write. By the way, I will also teach you arithmetic."

"No, you have to spend your time studying, and you have to take the scholar exam. You can't waste your time on me." Yang Yuhuan said.

"I can't study all the time. There will always be times when I get tired of studying. It's just the right time to teach you literacy and arithmetic. How about that?"

"Then...okay." Yang Yuhuan didn't know how to refute.

The two chatted for a while, then Fang Yun got drunk and slowly fell asleep.

The next day, Fang Yun slept until three o'clock in the morning. After getting dressed and walking out, he found that Yang Yuhuan was feeding the chickens, and the three horses had taken off their harness and were tied next to the chicken coop.

"Sister Yuhuan, morning."

"Morning." Yang Yuhuan straightened up and looked at Fang Yun, with a bright smile on his face, "I'll heat up a meal for you. You still have to go to the temple to pay homage to the saints. After you finish eating, take the carriage."

"It's not like we're going far away, just walk there." Fang Yun said.

After a while, the food was hot and Fang Yun ate, while Yang Yuhuan sat opposite and talked about the congratulatory gift he received yesterday.

"There were a lot of dishes, meat, wine, etc. delivered yesterday, but there were also a lot of people here, and most of them ate them. There was a lot of money, so I asked Xiao Mao to write it down for me. Not counting those from Su Ju, there were a total of two hundred and twenty-four taels. Five hundred words.”

"So many?" Fang Yun said.

"You are the leader of the Double-A case, and all the big families in the county have sent money. I heard Mr. Fang, who is a lecturer at the county school, say last night that he has informed the Fang family of Dayuan Prefecture that you have won the Double-A case. , the Fang family of Dayuan Mansion will definitely give you a generous gift."

Fang Yun nodded. People surnamed Fang spread out in various places, some declined, and some rose. The Fang family in Dayuan Prefecture was the most prosperous, and it was already a famous family.

Fang Yun is related to the Fang family of Dayuan Prefecture within nine generations in the genealogy, and with the title, the Fang family of Dayuan Prefecture will definitely send congratulatory gifts.

If the family is poor, the Fang family of Dayuan Prefecture will also provide financial support.

It is normal for the same clan to help each other, and it is also normal for the direct line and the collateral line to fight, which is dictated by interests.

For the Fang family in Dayuan Prefecture, Fang Yun cannot even be called a side branch, so he will not be involved in any fights at all. He is just accepting help from the same surname now, and will help other people of the same clan in the future if there is an opportunity.

Fang Yun said: "The county examination, prefectural examination, state examination and Beijing examination will be held in spring, summer, autumn and winter respectively. I will take the prefectural examination to test the talents in three months."

"Aren't you going to study for another year? Although the imperial examination is held every year, most people have to study for two or three years before taking the exam again. You are not competing for Double A and want to win the 'same year', right?" Yang Yuhuan asked curiously.

The so-called same year is to pass the examinations of Tongsheng, Xiucai, Juren and Jinshi consecutively within one year. This is the same as "Shengqian", "Double A" and "Three Yuan". It is a very high honor, but many people have tried it, but they have never achieved it. The success of one person belongs to the imperial examination crown that has never been taken off.

"I don't think so. Ordinary children have to study in the county liberal arts academy. I am the head of the case and am qualified to study directly in the provincial liberal arts academy. This is a rare opportunity that I can't give up. Since I want to study in the provincial liberal arts academy, of course I want to take part in the Mansion Examination this summer. But the Liu family is very powerful in Dayuan Mansion, so I can’t go to Dayuan Mansion rashly unless this hidden danger is solved.”

At this moment, a carriage stopped outside the door, and Fang Yun saw an acquaintance get out of the car.

The scholar Fang Yusheng came here yesterday. He is a lecturer at the county liberal arts college, which is equivalent to a teacher. Although he has no rank, he receives a salary and can participate in the imperial examination.

The door opened. Fang Yusheng got out of the car and nodded to Fang Yun first, then bowed his head respectfully and waited at the door of the carriage.

A big man about forty years old walked down. This man was tall and strong, with a serious face and large eyes that were a little out of proportion, but he looked extremely energetic because of it.

This man's footsteps were extremely heavy, and he kicked up a large amount of dust when his feet landed.

This man was not wearing scholar-like robes, but long boots and shorts. He was extremely capable, much like a soldier.

Fang Yun vaguely guessed the identity of this person, and immediately stood up with Yang Yuhuan. As he walked, he cupped his hands and said, "My nephew didn't know that my uncle was here. I missed my welcome from afar. I hope my uncle will forgive me."

"Have you seen me?" The man's voice was so loud that the tiles on the house shook.

"I've never seen him before, but besides Fang Shouye's 'Fang Big Eye', who else in Jiangzhou can have such grace." Fang Yun said with a smile.

Fang Shouye laughed loudly and asked, "Are you Fang Yun who wrote "Spring Dawn" and "Sui Mu"?"

"yes."

"Are you saying that every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world?"

"He is also a nephew." Fang Yun said.

Fang Shouye looked at Fang Yun carefully and said: "What a literary talent. It's a pity that he is too thin. I will eat more meat in the future. How can a man do without eating meat? Yusheng, you two move the things in." After that, he and Fang Yun Enter the house together.

Fang Shouye walks vigorously and sits on a bench with a golden sword. However, for such a rugged figure, he is a Jinshi and the fifth-rank general of Yuhai Palace.

There is no martial arts examination in Shengyuan Continent. Officials from the liberal arts academy, civil service and military officers are all scholars who came from the imperial examination.

Fang Yusheng and the coachman each came in carrying a large box and opened the box at Fang Shouye's signal.

A box was filled with shining silver ingots, each of which was a large twenty-tael ingot. It was hard to see fifty of them at a glance. There was a thick stack of silver notes in the center.

Under the second box is silk and satin, covered with many jewelry, including gold hairpins, silver bracelets, jade pendants, gemstone necklaces, etc., as well as some gold bars and gold leaves.

Yang Yuhuan let out a soft cry, then covered her mouth and looked at the two boxes of things in disbelief. She almost used all her strength to look away from the pile of jewelry, lowered her head and said nothing.

"Uncle, what are you doing?" Fang Yun pretended not to know and was prepared, so he was not shocked at all by the two boxes of gold and silver treasures. This was a side effect of watching too many movies and playing too many games.

Fang Shouye was calm on the surface, but he was secretly surprised in his heart that a mere boy from a humble family was unmoved when faced with so much wealth, even a child from a famous family could not do the same.

"These two boxes of things, in exchange for your promise, if you are a Jinshi or a candidate in high school, you will join our military."

Fang Yun said without changing his expression: "It's missing."

Fang Yusheng and the groom looked at Fang Yun with extremely strange eyes, thinking, is this kid crazy?

"Ten thousand taels of silver is a lot of money." Fang Shouye also remained calm.

"Ten thousand taels of silver is not enough to determine my future." Fang Yun does not have a clear understanding of the world now, and will never agree so hastily.

Fang Shouye's expression finally changed slightly. He snorted displeasedly and asked, "Then how did you agree to join our military?"

"It's too early to say anything now. I might not even be able to pass the exam, let alone the Jinshi exam." Fang Yun said calmly.

Fang Shouye suddenly lost all his energy and looked defeated, asking: "Are you really enlightened? Why can't I give birth to a good son like you? I became a double-A case leader and received ten thousand taels of silver as a gift. I'm neither arrogant nor arrogant. I was much more sensible when I saved my life on the battlefield when I was twenty years old, but I may not be as calm as you."

Fang Yun said slowly: "I just saved my life."

Yang Yuhuan looked at Fang Yun distressedly.

Fang Shouye immediately scolded: "There is no good person in the Liu family from top to bottom! Liu Zicheng is a famous playboy in Dayuan Mansion. He lives and drinks with a bunch of young men and has harmed many young ladies. Liu Zicheng is cruel and evil. No I will give it up, but if he dares to touch a child, he will never dare to touch our nephew! I will burn down the biggest pawn shop in their Liu family tonight, and then tell Liu Zicheng that if he dares to trouble you again, I will Cut him alive!"

"Uncle, you are joking." Fang Yun did not expect that Fang Shouye knew about this matter. I am afraid that Fang Yusheng told him.

"Are you kidding? I even dared to burn the tent of Barbarian Lord Shanyu, but why do I care about a mere pawnshop? Lao Yuan, prepare kerosene immediately when you get back."

"Yes, general." The driver surnamed Yuan agreed immediately.