"A woman's acquisition of literary mind... has never happened before..." Yu Zhubu also felt that this matter was difficult. To be on the safe side, he found an excuse to take Yu Zi out of the tent and prepared to ask her clearly, "... before this happened, were there any strange signs? Strange dreams or strange and irrational sights around? The sun rising in the west and setting in the east, and roosters laying eggs and giving birth to chicks?"
Yu Zhubu put his hands behind his back and frowned.
"No, no..." Yu Zi's eyebrows and eyes, similar to those of Yu Zhubu, also frowned. Yu Zi carefully recalled the day when she was gathering her literary mind. It was sunny and everything was normal. These strange phenomena that Uncle Grandpa said could not possibly happen, right
"Really?"
"Really not!" Yu Zi was certain, but she was a little depressed in her heart. She complained, "Besides, I'm not some special person. I'm just an ordinary fourth-grade upper-middle-level scholar. How can I be worthy of these strange visions?"
She knew that the higher the grade of literary talent, the rarer it became.
But I also dreamed of reaching the second rank.
After all, there are two ready-made ones around.
One is Chu Yao, the teacher who taught her, and the other is Lin Feng, a fellow senior sister. Although she has passed the golden age of learning enlightenment, Kang Jishou also said that she has good talent and belongs to the upper-middle level of Wenxin scholars. If she is not up to the upper-middle level of the second rank, she can get a third rank or so, but when she condensed the Wenxin seal, she found that she was upper-middle level of the fourth rank. The gap is naturally strong...
Yu Zhubu: “…”
For a moment I didn't know where to start complaining.
It has never happened since ancient times that a woman has acquired a literary mind. How can she be considered extraordinary? Moreover, what does "an ordinary fourth-grade upper literary mind" mean? If she said this, how many literary scholars would scold her twice a day? They would be so jealous.
Yu Zhubu said: "Although there are nine grades of Wenxin, there are actually only eight grades. The top of the first grade belongs to the Saint Grade, which is a fictitious title. Going down, among the eight grades of Wenxin, the second to fifth grades belong to the 'high-grade Wenxin'; the sixth to ninth grades belong to the 'low-grade Wenxin', which are also the most numerous. Your teacher is Chu Wuhui, he should have told you that the grade of Wenxin cannot be used as a basis for dividing the strength of Wenxin scholars, right? This is true, but Wenxin scholars are divided into noble and humble ones."
Yu Zi was stunned for a moment: "Noble or humble?"
"There are no poor families in the upper class, and no noble families in the lower class."
Yu Zi carefully read the meaning of this sentence and said doubtfully: "Master has never said this. Not only Master, but the other masters have not said this either. And - this is not right. Master once said that he was born in a humble family, his ancestors were farmers, and he was never famous and prosperous, but Master is a second-class upper-class scholar! According to this, Master's family could not have such a high-grade scholar..."
Yu Zhubu said: "This is the spiritual motto of the 'Mountain and Sea Holy Land'. When this motto came out, everyone in the world was shocked. Even some scholars from aristocratic families realized the extremely special 'Scholar's Way' from it... These are too far away for you. You only need to know that your literary rank is 'superior'. Even if you meet a scholar who believes in this motto in the future, you don't have to be afraid."
This sentence evolved into two sounds.
One is "family-based", in which only those born into a scholar-official family are considered a scholar-official and are eligible to obtain the highest quality literary mind; the other is "literary mind-based", in which the quality of literary mind determines one's class of origin.
The two parties fought against each other, and the former narrowly won.
Because only those with good family background can receive a full set of enlightenment education, it is relatively easy for them to acquire literary mind, and naturally there are many people with high-quality literary mind in a large group. Therefore, they have more power and voice in the secular world.
Naturally—
After the integration of the two schools, they became a plus version of "family background as the main and literary mind as the auxiliary", which is also more demanding.
But it is also more in line with the interests of the aristocratic families.
Yu Zi still hasn't come back to her senses.
She only knew that the former Xin State and the current Geng State would consider "family background" when selecting officials, but the kind that her uncle was talking about... she seemed to have never heard of it.
Yu Zi had doubt written all over her face, and Yu Zhubu sighed.
"You are now in the northwest of the continent. This place is far away from the Middle Earth. There are many weak countries here. The local tyrants have fought against each other for many years. How can there be so many rules and restrictions? It is not like the Middle Earth, where there are many powerful countries, with long national reigns and stable power... They have nothing better to do, so they like to think about how to consolidate their own interests and even the interests of their descendants..."
What he said was easy to understand and he also despised these ideas, but he couldn't resist the fact that the other person's arms were thicker than his thighs.
"... These are too far away from you." Yu Zhubu didn't think that Yu Zi would run that far. She just needed to get a rough understanding. The biggest problem at the moment was still Yu Zi's matter. "What is your teacher's attitude towards your acquisition of Wen Xin?"
Since ancient times—
Heresy is unwelcome.
But Yu Zi is his grandchild, and he can't just sit back and watch.
Yu Zi asked: "What is the teacher's attitude?"
"Do you have any intention to kill you?"
"… No."
Why did he want to kill her? Because she was too low-ranking and would lower his teaching standards? A shame for his teaching career
Yu Zhubu was completely puzzled.
Yu Zi knew what he was worried about, her face wrinkled, she thought to herself that she was really a "heretic" and she was not the first "heretic". Before her there was the Lord, the White Thief Cao, after that there was Senior Sister Lin Feng and Miss Lu who had recently developed martial arts...
I blend in with them and don't stand out.
But she couldn't say it without her lord's approval.
She could only keep the secret and watch her cheap uncle pacing with his hands behind his back, walking from left to right and from right to left in front of her, sometimes muttering that things were going to change, sometimes wondering if it was Chu Wuhui's conspiracy, without any rest.
Yu Zi said: "...why not wait a little longer?"
Yu Zhubu asked, "What are you waiting for?"
Yu Zi: "Wait for more female scholars..."
Yu Zhubu: “…”
Yu Zi smiled with curved eyebrows and even acted like a spoiled child: "My lord said that the way to hide a leaf is to throw it into the dense forest. My granddaughter can only be seen by herself, but with more people, it won't be seen. Don't you agree, uncle?"
Yu Zhubu was very upset, but he couldn't lose his temper.
"You don't even know how you were able to obtain Wenxin, so how did you create such a dense forest? A dense forest? If someone finds out, they will pull out all the saplings..."
Yu Zi: "I know."
"You know?"
Yu Zi nodded: "Yes! I am dissatisfied with what my uncle said. I suspect that this matter may have something to do with the lord."
"Your lord?" Yu Zhubu murmured.
What's so special about Shen Jun
After thinking about it, it was against common sense to cultivate both civil and military skills... Could it be that this boy was the "heretic" and the source of the "strange phenomenon"? Or was it related to the national seal in his hand
This is just speculation at the moment.
Yu Zi whispered: "And—"
"And what?"
"Moreover, my granddaughter also discovered that there might be female warriors lurking among the soldiers under the lord's command, but they were not conspicuous and hid deep, so they were not discovered. Uncle, in this situation, as long as the time is long enough, how can we not create a dense forest-"
Before Yu Zi could finish her words, Yu Zhubu raised his hand to stop her.
She also fell silent.
Yu Zhubu: "Let's not talk about this for now."
Yu Zi: “???”
How should this go on
It’s a pity that Mr. Gu Chi didn’t respond.
Yu Zhubu said: "Your lord has many secrets. As a subordinate, you should be careful with your words..."
Yu Zi: “…”
Yu Zhubu twisted his beard and sneered: "I think I know what your master is going to do... It is indeed feasible."
No wonder this guy dared to ask for the heads of thirty thousand young and strong men.
Yu Zi: “…”
She also wanted to know what her lord was planning.
Unfortunately, my cheap uncle kept his mouth shut and refused to say anything.
Yu Zhubu suddenly asked, "Weiheng, was there anyone who was instructing you to tell me just now?"
Yu Zi: “!!!”
Her expression didn't change, but the muscles on her back tightened. Yu Zhubu sneered, "Young."
Yu Zi had a sad face: "Uncle..."
"Not angry..."
Although he had not known Yu Zi for long, he felt pity and sympathy for what happened to the child. Even for the sake of her mother and ancestors, he would not be truly angry.
He is old and can't protect Yu Zi for long. She is so special, so the road ahead is bound to be bumpy. All he can do as an old man is to help pave the way...
Inside the tent, Gu Chi touched his nose.
He is good at reading minds and secret messages.
It's very convenient to do something without anyone noticing.
Gu Chi complained hypocritically: "... This is really an old fox, it's not easy to trick him..."
Chu Yao said: "If we are allies, we can also be a help."
Jiang Sheng: “…”
I don't know what these two are talking about.
Shen Tang and his party stayed at Yonggu Pass for one day, and on the second day they received news that the bridegroom's wedding party was about to arrive at the border of Longwu County. As the county governor, Shen Tang had to go to greet them, but then the second news came that the dowry team was still short of 1,000 young women, and she was ordered to gather them within a time limit as a "dower".
Yu Zhubu: “…”
What is this called
When I doze off, here comes the pillow.
Yu Zhubu suspected that Shen Tang had someone in the royal court!