The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

"I have heard a little bit about Lingyan Pavilion. Starting from the beginning of the Juren period, each scholar has a "Ten Sons Statue" in Lingyan Pavilion. I heard that every person who becomes a Ten Son has the opportunity to get a temporary statue. Heart. Sima Xiangru, Cao Cao, Cao Zhi, etc. Everyone has received a temporary literary heart, and Yan Yukong's temporary literary heart seems to have been obtained in Lingyan Pavilion. However, he was able to become a "ten scholar" back then. His semi-sage mentor seemed to have contributed. I don't know." Fang Yun said.

"Yes, the literati of the past dynasties went to Lingyan Pavilion to compete for the 'Ten Sons'. Take the 'Lingyan Pavilion to select ten sons' as an example. They were not selected from the people of Jingguo, or even from the Ten Kingdoms. But he ranks among the top ten among all Juren in the eight hundred years since Lingyan Pavilion appeared!"

Fang Yun said: "Doesn't that mean that all the ten statues of Juren are semi-saints?"

"No. Yan Yukong and Yi Zhishi are not half saints, and Han Xin and Cao Zhi are not half saints either. However, the other six are all half saints, and they were all half saints who were canonized within two to three hundred years."

Fang Yun nodded and said: "Although our human race has not been able to produce a sub-sage in recent years, it is mainly due to the limitation of talent. If we do not count Kong Sheng or sub-sage, our human race has been growing. These candidates are beyond the level of those of the same age hundreds of years ago. Juren shows that our human race has been making progress."

"It's natural. Since he can be the last of the Ten Scholars, then you can't be worse than him. When you enter the 'Ten Scholars', he can only withdraw."

"This is not what I want."

"You have a clear distinction between superiors and superiors, and you will do your duty. He won't blame you. Maybe he can reach a higher position before the Jinshi test. However... he has a semi-sage mentor to guide him, and you can't compare, so you don't need to be too eager to become a scholar. "Ten Zi, I will definitely be sure in one year." Zhao Hongzhuang said.

Fang Yun blinked and said, "I want to participate in this year's Jinshi examination."

"You must strive for the unprecedented reputation of 'the same year'?" Zhao Hongzhuang's eyes widened.

"It's not that I have to compete for the title of being in the same year, but I want to become a Jinshi as soon as possible!" Fang Yun said.

Zhao Hongzhuang was silent for a moment and said: "Okay. In fact, we have also predicted that with your strength, it will not be difficult to become a Jinshi this year, but... I am afraid it will be difficult to become the number one scholar. As for the head of the country, it will be more difficult."

"Being a Jinshi this year is the most important thing. As for the number one scholar or the head of the country, that is next year. There is a long way to go, and I have enough energy to compete."

"That's true. Now you just need to be careful about others competing for the top spot. As for the Double Ninth Festival on the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, just write a poem to cope with it and leave the county. There is no need to worry too much."

Fang Yun smiled and said, "Even leaving the county is not easy. It's not as easy as you said."

"It's not easy for others, but for you, leaving the county is a very low requirement." Zhao Hongzhuang said.

"Let me think about it, if you can write good poems, you can't write bad ones." Fang Yun said.

Zhao Hongzhuang nodded and said, "There is an urgent letter." After speaking, she looked down and her expression changed drastically.

Fang Yun didn't want to pay attention to Zhao Hongzhuang's private messages, but her expression changed drastically and she couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong? What happened?"

Zhao Hongzhuang gritted her teeth and said: "King Kang invited a great scholar from the Wu Kingdom to participate in the Double Ninth Festival."

Fang Yun's heart skipped a beat, he took a deep breath slowly and said, "Which great scholar?"

Zhao Hongzhuang raised her head, looked into Fang Yun's eyes, and said slowly: "Nangong Leng."

Fang Yun's pupils tightened and then recovered quickly.

"Wu Guo and Prince Kang's Palace really spared no expense in suppressing me. They actually let the poet from three generations ago take action! Compared with this old poet, the current poet from Qing Kingdom is simply a dead tree."

"As long as you know this man's name. This man is known as the Master of the Frontier. He spent his whole life fighting against the barbarians. He is a great war poet of the generation! He even created a war poem "The Song of Breaking the Formation" handed down by the bachelor. "On the day when the poem was written, the yellow sand hit the sky, the strong wind blew, and a large tribe of 100,000 barbarians was destroyed in one poem!" This is a poem that all great scholars must learn.

Fang Yun smiled helplessly and said: "Of course I know the "Song of Breaking Formation". Especially when dealing with Shaman, this battle song is invincible. The popularity of his poems caused discussions in the Holy Academy a few years ago about whether to make him a virtual saint. However, I know that he is an upright person and cannot embarrass me!"

Zhao Hongzhuang said: "This man is indeed a rare wise man. He did not participate in the disputes between Wu Kingdom and other countries. When he was a bachelor, he even took off his official hat in the Jinluan Palace because he did not agree with the ideas of the king of Wu Kingdom. He took off his official robe and walked away. However, he must have owed favors to others, and King Kang might have used this to persuade him."

Fang Yun nodded and said: "It seems that this is the only possibility. If he hadn't owed someone a huge favor, he would never have targeted me. However, maybe he came to Jingguo to meet his old friends."

Zhao Hongzhuang sighed softly and said: "You think of people too well. I'm not saying that Nangong Daru is bad, but everyone has helpless times. However, with Nangong Daru's nature, the most he can do is put pressure on the title of a poem. Once he suppresses you, he will never maliciously slander and attack you like the Qing people. After all, he is a great Confucian. No matter what, you know how to measure yourself. Wu Guo probably has no choice. Even the poets of this generation have been suppressed by you. In terms of poetry titles, no one under the semi-sage can defeat you. , it is your shine in this literary conference that has been completely overshadowed, shattering the myth that you will win the literary conference.”

Fang Yun smiled freely and said: "If Nangong Daru's poems are better than mine, I will naturally be inferior. It doesn't matter. But... is it too much to ask a great scholar to deal with me? Is there any other reason? Is it just a way to press my literary name?”

Zhao Hongzhuang nodded and said: "I also have this doubt in my heart. After all, he is a great scholar, and it is impossible for him to come here just to suppress your literary reputation. However, you should not be careful about Nangong Great Scholar, but your poems." The counterattack of those hostile forces after your reputation was suppressed! Comparing your poems with the famous poems of Confucianism, no matter how derogatory they are, is allowed as long as they do not attack you. "

"Don't worry, I'll use them to hone my literary skills!" Fang Yun said.

"The problem is that since this kind of thing happened, they may have a continuous back-up plan, one after another. This is the most terrifying thing!" Zhao Hongzhuang said.

Fang Yun's free and easy attitude disappeared, and his face became a little gloomy, saying: "Indeed, just being suppressed by the Wenhui Society is nothing, but if it becomes the fuse of firecrackers and my superior is taken away again, then it would be a little careless. , my literary courage will be severely damaged, and I will have to give up the Jinshi examination and slow down the pace of growth. "

"Yes. But... even if you are taken away from your home, you will only be silent for a year or two at most. When you are dormant, even if you don't fly, you will definitely soar to the sky!"

"Don't worry, since I'm prepared in my heart, I can survive the quiet period safely even if I fail." Fang Yun said.

"No matter what, you have to go to Lingyan Pavilion, then I will tell you about Lingyan Pavilion..." Zhao Hongzhuang told what she knew one by one, and finally said, "Your Qin Dao I'm afraid you are no better than me in calligraphy and calligraphy, and I can't teach you, but your painting skills and chess skills don't seem to be obvious. You just have different views on painting skills. Starting today, I will teach painting skills for an hour and chess skills for an hour every day. The rest is up to you.”

"I have long heard that the eldest princess has learned from everyone in the palace. She is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and her poetry and writing are not inferior to those of her age. If she can be taught by a female teacher, she will be lucky all her life." Fang Yun said with a smile.

Zhao Hongzhuang sighed quietly and said, "I was born a girl, so what?"

Fang Yun smiled and said: "The human race has been making progress. Maybe these will come in handy in the future. There is nothing wrong with learning more."

"Maybe, I remember how you comforted me like this when we were in Yuhai City. Don't worry, I will never give up studying. This is the love of my life!" Zhao Hongzhuang's eyes quickly became firm.

"Okay, this is Princess Hongzhuang!" Fang Yun sighed inwardly. With Zhao Hongzhuang's literary reputation and talent, if she were a man, she would at least be a bachelor.

"I also have a letter." After Fang Yun finished speaking, he lowered his head to check the letter. His friends from the Holy Ruins reminded him that Nangong Daru was about to go to the Double Ninth Festival in Jingguo. Some people even cursed Nangong Leng.

The carriage was getting closer and closer to the No.1 House where Fang Yun lived. The coachman whispered: "Your Royal Highness, Lord Wenhou, hundreds of people gathered in front of the No.1 House, but unlike yesterday, they were in high spirits and seemed to be here. Congratulations.”

When Fang Yun heard that there were hundreds of people, he did not poke his head out directly. Instead, he opened the door curtain slightly and looked forward through the gap. He saw that most of the people in front were black-robed candidates, some white-robed Jinshi, and a few blue-robed candidates. Scholar.

Someone among the candidates shouted: "The Red Rope Sword is the carriage of Her Royal Highness Princess Hongzhuang! Marquis Fang Wen must be inside."

"Haha..." Many people burst into laughter.

Fang Yun looked at Zhao Hongzhuang with a smile. She glared at Fang Yun. She opened the door curtain and walked out of the car. She stood at the front of the car and looked at the people in front. She put her left arm behind her waist and said, "What do you want to do when you come here?" ?”

A Jinshi hurriedly said: "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand us. We are different from yesterday. Today I heard that Fang Wenhou moved into the first house. I was so excited that I skipped class and came here. I don't come here to be attached to you. I just want to see him and thank him. Because several of my uncles died at the hands of Qing people, my grandfather once wrote to me that if I meet Fang Wenhou, I will treat him as an elder benefactor!"

"We are the same, and we will never compete with Fang Yun! Look, I have worn this black robe for less than three years, and I am competing with Fang Yun. That is not the Analects of Confucius and Lu Ban taught by Confucius. Are you playing with an ax and a saw in front of the door?”

Zhao Hongzhuang smiled and said, "Hey, isn't this a crazy student from Mizhou? Why aren't you crazy now?"

"When a mad student meets a mad king, he will naturally not dare to be mad. I am a mad student, not a stupid one."

Everyone laughed.

Fang Yun then came out, glanced at everyone, and found that everyone was filled with joy, completely different from the people standing at the door yesterday.

"Jiangzhou Fang Yun, I have met all of my classmates."

When everyone heard the word "classmate", they felt as if they had eaten frozen longevity fruit in the dog days of summer, and every part of their body felt uncomfortable. Fang Yun is now famous all over the world and holds a high position. It is really gratifying that he can let go of his arrogance like this.

"I've seen Marquis Fang Wen!" Everyone bowed down, even dozens of Jinshi, without any hesitation.