The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Fang Yun sat in the carriage with his eyes closed and meditative. After reciting "Spring Scenery of Butterflies and Flowers", he felt that his talent and energy had been lost, and he needed to rest for a while to make up for it.

He Yutang, who was in the same car, became more and more excited as he thought about it, and said: "I will bring this poem back to the family study immediately. The teachers and students will be happy. I didn't expect that not only are you good at writing poems, but your conjunctions are also so amazing. This The first sentence is really wonderful. There is no grass anywhere in the world. A good sentence will be remembered forever."

Fang Yun didn't answer and nodded.

"With "The Story of the Pillow" and this song "Butterfly Loves Flowers", your "Holy Way" next month will be a double text. If you work harder and write two more poems, it will be four texts with the same glory! "

Fang Yun didn't answer, and He Yutang continued to ramble: "Nine days later, the chief criminals of nine counties and the first five children of Fucheng will enter the Fucheng Academy to study, and you are one of them. Although Lishan Club can help you, after all, there is The world of Yingshe, and Liu Zicheng is studying in the Fuwen Academy. From what I know about him, he will definitely give you a blow on the first day of admission and make you the laughing stock of the Fuwen Academy."

"He dares to act wild in Fuwenyuan?"

"You don't know? The prince of the Wen Yuan of a prefecture is a member of the left prime minister, and the prefect is a member of the Wen Xiang. There are similar rules in the ten countries. The head of the civil service and the head of the Wen Yuan of the prefecture and state can never be from the same faction. This It's out of balance. It would be much better if you entered the State Academy of Arts. Although Mr. Li Wenying is not a member of the literary and ministerial family, he is a military person and hates the left prime minister. Can you find a way to enter the state academy of arts? "

"Tongsheng enters the state liberal arts academy? Those big countries have appeared before, but Jingguo is unprecedented. Do I have enough qualifications?" Fang Yun asked.

He Yutang thought for a while and said: "Your literary name is enough, but you have never studied in the county liberal arts academy, and you are not from a family of saints. It is too difficult for a child to directly enter the state liberal arts academy. Because generally speaking, Only the most talented scholars from all provinces can enter the state academy of literature.”

"Um."

Fang Yun closed his eyes and rested for a moment, then his mind entered the Wen Palace.

There is one more star in the literary palace, and one more star that nourishes talent, but it is still very thin.

That Rusi's talent increased again, reaching seven and a half inches, still two and a half inches away from becoming a scholar.

Fang Yun kept thinking in his heart.

"The government examination will be around June 15th, and there are still more than two months from now. This period is the best time for Liu Zicheng to attack me. Even if I hold back, I may not be able to survive. Therefore, I must Become a scholar before the imperial examination and master the art of talking on paper. Otherwise, even if Liu Zicheng doesn't kill me, he can humiliate me in countless ways with his scholar's physique and arm of arm's length."

"But talent grows too fast, and it doesn't work without enough tempering. If the literary courage cannot be gathered in the future or the literary courage is insufficient, it will be completely useless. No matter how many poems and essays are written, it cannot make up for it. According to Chen Sheng's collected works, Tao Yuanming He was too obsessed with the countryside and had no intention of tempering his literary courage. He was never able to become a saint. Only when he was about to die did he repent and write "Peach Blossom Spring" to clarify his aspirations. He no longer blindly evaded the world but opened up a paradise in the world. He eventually became a semi-saint and lived eighty years longer. Year."

"From today on, I will shorten my sleep to four hours. My talent is enough to keep me energetic for two months. It won't be too late to rest when I become a scholar."

"Virtue is the bones of writing, character is the heart of writing, ambition is the root of writing, and characters are the body of writing. Writing must be practiced all the time, and the books of sages must be read harder, which is the best way to consolidate talent. I can’t delay the class, because teaching them is equivalent to explaining the holy way in the simplest words, which is also of great benefit to my cultivation.”

With his mind withdrawing from the Wen Palace, Fang Yun asked: "Brother He, what does your Wen Palace look like?"

He Yutang smiled and said: "The literary palaces of you great talents each have their own merits, so naturally we can't publicize them too much. Mine are no different from ordinary scholars, so it doesn't matter if I say so. It's a bit of a boast to call mine a literary palace, but it's actually just one There is nothing in the shabby hut, just my statue, the legendary Chinese Palace and the Starry Sky , there are no murals of saints. I am poor, the better one is the pavilion, and the better one is the stone house. As for you great talents who are expected to become great scholars or even saints, there is something like the imperial palace. Wen Gong, either a Wen Gong like the Wen Yuan Temple, of course, there are big and small.”

"That's it." Fang Yun said.

"Your Wen Palace is at least a royal palace, right? If you are so talented, you must have a Wen Palace Starry Sky, but you may not have murals of saints. It is said that you can only have one if you become one of the four recognized talents or the head of the country."

Fang Yun thought for a while but didn't say anything. When he visited the holy temple, he had the mural of the saints.

He Yutang became interested and kept talking: "There are rumors that there are other strange literary palaces besides the Holy Temple Wen Palace. According to the few words left by Kong Sheng, it is speculated that that person must jump out of Shengyuan Continent and look at the stars. It must be special. Extraordinary insights. For example, all the saints say that the Holy Yuan Continent is not flat land, but a big ball. They say that the sun is a million times bigger than the Holy Yuan Continent, but we don’t even think that the Holy Yuan Continent is round. If it doesn’t make sense, why talk about the stars and the universe?”

Fang Yun wanted to laugh but couldn't, thinking that knowing this was not a wise idea. Then he thought of his Wen Gong.

His literary palace is not a palace, a temple, or an ordinary stone house, but an extremely magnificent but simple hall made of huge stones. It is thousands of feet long and wide, larger than ordinary small villages and towns, and it has been growing with his talent. And expand.

He Yutang continued: "It is said that the bigger and stronger the Wen Palace is, the greater the possibility of Wen Qu Star moving. No one understands what Wen Qu Star is yet. Only half-sages speculate that the vitality of Shengyuan Continent comes from itself. , but talent comes from Wenquxing. However, since the death of Confucius, there are two more sources of talent in the world, one. It is the Holy Academy, and the other place is the human race itself. As long as someone is reading and literate, talents will continue to be created. However, if you want to obtain the purest talents, you must accept Wenqu Xingdong. As for Wenqu Xingshi, let’s not talk about it. No one can get it except Kong Sheng and King Wen of Zhou. Oh, by the way, that Yi Zhishi is possible."

Fang Yun once again heard the name of Yi Zhishi. This person was also a prodigy of the world. He only had a brief understanding of poetry, but he was the first person among the semi-saints to study the classics of the saints. It was said that he could make a lasting impression even before he became a great scholar.

Fang Daniu outside couldn't help shouting: "My young master can do it too! Who is Yi Zhishi and Er Zhishi? Is he a former child born in the Double Armor Saint?"

Fang Yun smiled, and He Yutang smiled and said, "Okay, your young master can definitely become a semi-saint, okay?"

"At least I have to be a sub-sage! From now on, I will drive for the sub-sage. How impressive." Fang Daniu said.

He Yutang smiled at Fang Yun and said, "You're such a stupid cousin. No one in Yasheng rides in a carriage. If you want to ride, you always take a Wenbao carriage, so there's no need for anyone to drive you."

Fang Daniu murmured in a low voice outside: "That's right, I will still be the gatekeeper from now on."

Fang Yun became interested in cultural treasures and asked, "Is there anyone who sells cultural treasures?"

"Yes, but it is very rare. After all, a Juren can only produce one cultural treasure of the lowest level in his lifetime. There are at most forty or fifty Juren in Jiangzhou in a year. Excluding those who died in battle or accidents, Jiangzhou can have How many cultural treasures? Most of the cultural treasures were obtained by the imperial court and the Holy Court, and there were very few that could be traded. It was said that 70% of the cultural treasures that were traded privately were carried by those who died at the hands of the demon barbarians. If not, they will naturally sell it to traders in the human race to exchange for what they need.”

"What do the demon clan need?" Fang Yun asked.

He Yutang's expression changed and he said helplessly: "Most merchants only sell cattle, sheep and other items to the demon barbarians, but a few profiteers not only sell living people, but also sell the corpses of people with civilized status."

"Is this true? I thought it was all rumors."

"Of course it's true! The demon blood of the demon clan can be made into blood ink, and the demon bone hair is also a material for making holy pages, and the body of a person who has been infused with talents is also the favorite of demons. They live the best and die. OK. It is said that it can increase their cultivation and help them absorb the essence of the sun and the moon. After all, their talent comes from Wenquxing."

"So there is still something like this." Fang Yun looked serious.

He Yutang added: "It's because the monster tribe wants to eat people, so all countries send cultural treasures to the counties, and every government has troops stationed in it. We in Jiangzhou are relatively unlucky, with the Yangtze River Water Monster to the south and the Yangtze River Water Monster to the east. Siren, there is Five Demon Mountain in the southwest One. Fortunately, the demon mountain in our territory is a branch, and they are all small demons. The Yangtze River water demons have been wiped out by the navy, otherwise the sea demon dragon clan usually conducts sea trade with us, but they do it every year. Use the human race to train troops.”

"You mean the Ping Yao Poetry Club, right?"

"Yes, the Kraken trains with us, and we train with them. Generally speaking, no one suffers. The most fearful thing is that we will encounter those dragons and grandsons who want to make meritorious deeds. Then we need to have a big battle, and at least a few talented people will die. "

"I'd like to see something." Fang Yun said.

He Yutang said: "I have seen it before. It was really spectacular. That year it was led by a demon king, Long Sun. What do you think his mount was? A ten-mile long demon turtle. The demon turtle and Dragon Sun appeared in The sea surface did not activate the demon power, but it caused violent winds and rain. The slightest movement of the demon turtle was followed by a three-foot-high wave. If not for the joint protection of many Jinshi on our side, the sea wall would have been destroyed. Although Long Sun is powerful, he is not as fierce as Jian Mei Gong. The original famous work of Jian Mei Gong is "Wind and Rain Sword Poetry". That Long Sun insisted on controlling the wind and rain, but was killed by thousands of wind and rain swords and fled. Deep Sea. The demon king's strength was originally slightly higher than that of the bachelor, so that battle made Duke Jianmei famous in the ten countries, and then he took the position of the president of the state academy of literature. "

Fang Yun nodded and said: "It is said that the reason why Siren has been so honest these years is mainly due to Mr. Li Wenying."

"Of course it's Duke Jianmei's credit."

"Does Grand Scholar Li have a lot of dragon blood ink in his hands?" Fang Yun asked curiously.

"Yes! Even if 70% is handed over to the court, 10% is given to the military and 10% is given to the state liberal arts college, he still has 10% in hand. In recent years, many people have been interested in his dragon blood ink, so every year he will be in some literary works Will show up and set the jackpot as a dragon blood ink ingot."

"Then I have to pay attention."

At this time, Fang Daniu said outside: "Master, we are about to enter the city, and the carriages behind us seem to be following us."