The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

"Huh? Only two years of delay in taking the Jinshi exam? This is not much different from not being punished. You are so young, even if you delay it for five years, it doesn't matter." Fang Daniu asked doubtfully.

"Two years is enough time for a lot of changes to happen. If the left prime minister is visiting privately, it doesn't matter if I don't return the gift, but if he leads his private troops to visit openly, the gift must be returned. Did he give a generous gift?" Fang Yun said.

Fang Daniu said: "Yes, I sent a pair of blood jade carps, they are just like real red carps."

"Sure enough, I have to return this gift. Let's go home first."

"Yes, Master. There were suddenly more invitations in the afternoon today. In the afternoon, several other ladies gathered at our house and kept praising the master for how great he was. The ladies laughed from ear to ear, and even Nunu was very happy. "Fang Daniu said and went to pull the horse's reins to stop the carriage.

"Yeah." Fang Yun got out of the car, and a white shadow came out, and the little meteor followed slowly and circled around Fang Yun.

Fang Yun walked into the room with Nunu in his arms, chatted a few words with Yang Yuhuan, and asked about the reason why the Zuo Prime Minister came. It turned out that the Zuo Prime Minister first said congratulations and praised Fang Yun, and then said that he had something to discuss, and what was it specifically? Did not tell Yang Yuhuan.

Sitting on the chair, Fang Yun did not touch the invitations that filled the table, but thought about the purpose of the left prime minister's visit.

"The court meeting was interrupted because of my extravagance, and then the Prime Minister Zuo came to the door. Whether it was false or true, I don't know. Liushan is not the Liushan of one person. He has various families and sages behind him. I have become like fire and water with him, and he wants to visit this time. Why?”

Fang Yun thought for a long time and considered many possibilities. After finally eliminating the possibility of "reconciliation", he found that all possibilities were of no benefit, but mostly harmful.

"There is no turning back. Since you have already chosen it, you must continue along this path. Any hesitation will have unpredictable consequences. The conflict between the Za family and me essentially involves the dispute between the Holy Way. The Holy Way." Struggles are more cruel than commercial wars, military wars and political struggles. If there is any problem at the critical moment, it will lead to death and the collapse of the Holy Spirit. So many aristocratic families have bet on me. The military and liberal arts departments of Jingguo all regard me as one of their own. If there is any slight movement, they will be completely isolated.”

"What's more, the path chosen by the Zajia family has been proven impossible by countless forces in later generations. We must sever ties with the left prime minister!"

"No matter what the Left Chancellor wants to talk to me, I will never talk to him. However, when the Left Chancellor and the dignified scholar visit me in person, this gift must be returned."

Fang Yun again thought of the most acute contradiction in Shengyuan Continent now, the dispute between etiquette and law.

The origin of Legalism can be directly traced to Guan Zhong, but the inheritance of Guan Zhong was interrupted, and then Confucius was canonized. It was not until the emergence of Xunzi and Li Kui, and their disciples, that Legalist thought gradually became complete.

However, Xunzi and Li Kui were actually taught by Confucius, so later legalists recognized that the law originated from "ritual". However, with the development of humankind, the role of "law" has become increasingly important, giving the legalists a higher level. The appeal is to improve the status of law and make it equal to "ritual".

This is an unacceptable fact for other families, but Fang Yun has no objection in his heart. After all, a sound legal society can obviously better promote human development.

However, the concept of etiquette is too broad and involves everyone in the world. It plays a vital role in Shengyuan Continent, and its status is still unshakable.

Even though Fang Yun is now the number one person of the younger generation and has made huge contributions, he just angered a group of old scholars because he called Yang Yuhuan more important than the women of the Meng Sheng family, and has been banned by the "ceremony hall" of the Holy Academy. Exclusion.

After thinking about everything, Fang Yun went to discuss with Yang Yuhuan, found some gifts with the same value as the blood jade carp, packed them in boxes, and packed them up.

Afterwards, Fang Yun picked up a few pages of the summary of the meeting and read them.

All current officials of the fifth rank or above, and retired officials of the third rank or above, will receive a paper summary of today's court meeting in the capital, while those outside the capital will receive a communication.

The major court meetings are usually held on the third, sixth and ninth day of each tenth day, while the minor court meetings are irregular. If there are major events, emergency meetings will be held.

Fang Yun looked through the summary of today's emergency meeting. At the beginning of the meeting, some appointments, appropriations, transfers, policies, etc. were determined. Later, there was an excerpt of the officials discussing how to reward him. However, it was interrupted due to the hype and will be re-negotiated tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Fang Yun sent Fang Daniu out to inquire.

Soon after, Fang Daniu came back to report.

"Sir, the left prime minister has already gone to Yunuang Pavilion, and I'm afraid he will go to court with the ministers by now."

"Well, let's go, take the gifts and go to Zuo Xiang's Mansion."

"Ah? Yes!"

Fang Daniu looked confused and hurriedly went to prepare the car.

The September morning breeze was cool, and Fang Yun was sitting in the carriage, looking out the window quietly.

Not long after, the Fang family's carriage stopped in front of Zuo Xiang's Mansion. Fang Daniu put the gift box on the carriage, took Fang Yun's greeting card, and went up to knock on the door.

"Dong dong dong..."

The animal-faced tin knocker knocked on the vermilion door, making a crisp sound.

The door on one side opened, and a middle-aged man with a dignified appearance appeared, wearing a dark blue children's uniform.

Without waiting for the middle-aged man to speak, Fang Daniu bowed slightly and said: "The Holy Lord Juren, the cabinet minister, and Marquis Wen Fang Yun came to visit Mr. Zuo Xiang." He handed over the greeting card.

The porter's expression did not change. He took the greeting card with both hands and looked at it carefully. He then looked at Fang Yun who was standing at the doorstep. He bent down and saluted and said, "I have seen Mr. Wenhou. Mr. Zuo Xiang is going to court. Please come in and wait.”

Fang Yun said: "Since Mr. Zuo Xiang is not at home, I will come back another day." After Fang Yun said that, he turned around and entered the carriage neatly.

The Liu family's doorman, Fang Daniu and the driver stared at the shaking door curtain in amazement. This was too straightforward.

"Present a gift." Fang Yun said.

"Oh? Yes!" Fang Daniu hurriedly ran a few steps, picked up the gift box and ran back to the door, handing the gift box to the doorman.

"Get in the car and go home." Fang Yun said.

The driver saw that there was a problem, and without saying a word, he immediately drove the car, and Fang Daniu hurriedly jumped on the car.

The car drove for a long time before Fang Daniu reacted and muttered in a low voice: "Scholars have a lot of thoughts. It turns out that they deliberately visited when the left prime minister was not at home. It doesn't matter whether they see him or not. Anyway, the person has arrived and the gift has returned."

After Fang Yun returned home, he officially reported to the academy, received various things necessary for freshmen, and then returned to the first dormitory.

Fang Yun accepted Qiao Juze's advice and did not deliberately aim for the Ten Kingdoms Competition. He should study for the Jinshi Examination. There were less than three months before the Jinshi Examination. Whether he could become the first place was very important, and whether he could become the champion in the palace examination was even more important.

The champion could get the rapid rise that only the university scholar could have in advance. This was the most important point. The comparison between the Jinshi or Hanlin who had rapid rise and those who did not was almost incomparable.

Fang Yun first read the teaching guide of the Juren class at a glance.

The Ten Kingdoms had a relatively complete education system long ago. Although the main course was the classics of the saints, the textbooks were various types of books such as biography, annotations, and commentaries. These explanatory textbooks were the bridge for students to the classics of the saints.

Fang Yun carefully read the teaching guide and found that it was similar to the teacher's teaching objectives and examination points. He would not have paid attention to it before, but as his literary position improved and his knowledge and vision grew, he realized that it was very important.

The most basic application of the teaching guide is to know what the internal examination of the academy will test. Many students can see it, but Fang Yun saw at a glance that this is a teaching guide, and it is also the vein of the Holy Way!

Because those who can compile the textbooks of the academy are at least great scholars, and the university scholars have no qualifications to interfere with the textbooks of this level.

The great scholar has a deep understanding of which part of the Holy Way, so the content of the textbook he compiled will naturally focus on this.

The Holy Way is great, Fang Yun knows that he is not qualified to touch it yet, at least he must become a university scholar, but everything he knows and learns is to prepare for touching the Holy Way in the future, and they are all cornerstones of different sizes.

Whether you can touch the Holy Way depends not on the hand of the Holy Way that is finally extended, but on the cornerstones under your feet.

However, the direction and method of stacking the cornerstones are very important.

What to learn is very important.

After Fang Yun read the teaching guide at a glance, he quickly read through all the textbooks. After reading, the same book appeared in the world of strange books.

Fang Yun closed his eyes and sat down, and the first three volumes of "The Commentary of Zuo Zhuan in the Spring and Autumn Annals" appeared in front of him.

The Spring and Autumn Annals is a history book written by Confucius. Because it was written by a saint, it is called "classic" or "classic". The Zuo Zhuan is a history book that supplements and expands the Spring and Autumn Annals. Later, Du Yu of the Jin Dynasty explained the Zuo Zhuan and formed a set of "Zuo Zhuan Jijie of the Spring and Autumn Zuo Zhuan". This kind of explanation is called annotation.

Later, Jiang Hechuan, the literary minister of Jingguo, explained the "Zuo Zhuan Jijie of the Spring and Autumn Zuo Zhuan" and formed the "Zuo Zhuan Zhengyi of the Spring and Autumn Zuo Zhuan". This kind of literary style of explaining "annotation" is called "shu", and Zhengyi is a kind of shu.

Fang Yun looked at the "Zuo Zhuan Zhengyi of the Spring and Autumn Zuo Zhuan" with some envy. Once he is qualified to write "shu", he has touched the holy way. If he can directly write biography, annotation or interpretation of the holy classics, he will be the highest realm of the great Confucian, Wenzong.

Once he establishes his own holy way and writes "classic" or "classic", he will become a saint on the spot.

If he cannot write "classic" or "classic", he will never be canonized as a saint in his life.

Although Zuo Zhuan is a supplement and annotation to Spring and Autumn Annals, it is also a "classic".

Fang Yun accidentally said Zhu Xi's famous saying "correct what is wrong and encourage what is wrong", which is actually an annotation of the sentence in the Analects. Zhu Xi's understanding of the Analects is very deep, so it will form the sound of the holy way and finally form the vision of the fish leaping over the dragon gate.

When you reach the realm of a great scholar, it is better if you are strong in war poetry. If you are not strong in war poetry, as long as you recite your own annotations to the classics of the saints and show the power of the holy way, you will be able to compete with the monsters of the same level.

However, whether it is the classics of the saints or the power of the holy way, they are more "strong" than "severe". Even the military tactics of the military strategists are "strategy" first and "killing" second, so the human race needs war poetry to make up for the shortcomings of the holy way in this regard.

Afterwards, Fang Yun began to read "Zuo Zhuan Zhengyi" carefully, and then followed the teaching guide to highlight the key parts. After a little analysis, he was able to find the part of the holy way that Jiang Hechuan was proficient in, and Fang Yun immediately gave up the unimportant parts and repeatedly savored the important parts.

At this time, Fang Yun was no longer studying for the exam, but for the holy way, to have more and more solid foundations under his feet.