"Li" originally originated from the human race's ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens, but was later given more meanings by humans.
Everyone in the capital came to welcome Fang Yun, which was a rare gift. Even though Fang Yun didn't like this complicated ceremony, he was still very patient.
Besides the fact that it was a courtesy, Fang Yun also had to shoulder the mission of inspiring people because the barbarians had already invaded in large numbers.
It was times like this that the people of Jing needed encouragement more. It could be said that the good news that Fang Yun had won the top ten places in the imperial examination greatly alleviated the fear of the barbarians among the people of Jing.
After Fang Yun got off the boat, he greeted everyone one by one and chatted for a long time at Sanliting. He even accepted poems presented by three young students and commented on them one by one. Finally, he got on the Longma luxury car and headed for the holy temple of Jingguo Academy.
As they moved forward, the people of the capital city lined the streets to welcome them with cheers that shook the heavens.
Xu Sheng is not only famous and has made great contributions, but he has also won a large number of imperial examination quotas for the entire Jing Kingdom. Just for this reason, his status in the hearts of the people of Jing Kingdom has far surpassed that of the Left Prime Minister Liu Shan.
Left Prime Minister Liu Shan was polite from beginning to end, with no change in expression, until he got into his carriage, when his eyes dimmed slightly.
Liu Shan narrowed his eyes, tapped his knee lightly with his index finger, and fell into deep thought.
Fang Yun increased the number of places in the imperial examinations, which dealt a heavy blow to Zuo Xiang's party. Many officials withdrew from the party under the banner of doing it for the sake of their sons and nephews.
Because apart from the original quota for the imperial examinations in Jing State, the extra quotas were almost all won by Fang Yun.
Taking the number of Jinshi as an example, normally fifty are admitted each year, but this year only two to three hundred were admitted.
If the sons and nephews of officials from the Left Prime Minister's party ranked in the top 50, they would be safe. But if they ranked after 50 and passed the imperial examination, it would be like they were receiving favors from Fang Yun!
If they continue to stay in the Left Prime Minister's Party, regardless of whether they are against Fang Yun or not, their literary talents will be greatly affected and they will never be able to be promoted to Hanlin in this lifetime.
It was for this reason that officials of the Zuo Xiang Party were gradually persuaded or accused by their entire families, and were even accused of delaying the development of their children and nephews. Many people could not bear this and eventually had to leave the Zuo Xiang Party.
Back then, Liu Shan occupied half of Jing State, but now, Liu Shan’s power in the court is less than 20% of what it originally was!
The only thing Liu Shan can rely on is that he and his men still hold key positions, and these people all believe that Jingguo will be defeated by the monsters, and then Qingguo and Wuguo will divide Jingguo.
Liushan looked to the north.
The barbarians have already moved south. Once the war goes badly, those who are wavering will definitely choose to join the Kingdom of Qing.
By then, the Left Prime Minister's party will surely regain its strength!
Liu Shan smiled calmly and remained true to his original intention despite facing adversity.
The convoy went directly into Jingguo Academy.
The first step after the palace examination is to worship the temple and express gratitude to all the saints.
All the successful candidates in the palace examination followed Fang Yun and paid homage to the sound of ritual music.
After paying respects to the holy temple, Fang Yun entered the temple alone. Then the gate closed and Fang Yun faced the statues and tablets of the saints.
Suddenly, a divine light descended from the sky, and before Fang Yun could react, he entered a state of chaos, as if he had lost the perception of time and space, and entered an unknown place. Even his own thinking had changed. He didn't even know what he was thinking.
Finally, Fang Yun felt light and airy, as if he was in the sea of clouds in the sky. Under the warm sunshine, he felt extremely relaxed, all his fatigue gradually disappeared, and he became lazy.
I don’t know how long it had been, but Fang Yun suddenly woke up. When he opened his eyes, he found himself sitting on a soft white cloud.
Fang Yun realized that this was Pingbu Qingyun. He looked down and saw that it was about two feet long and wide, and half a foot thick, just enough for one person to stand. The white cloud looked a bit like cotton, but extremely delicate. Fang Yun reached out and touched it gently, and found that it felt very good, just like stroking a soft little rabbit.
This Pingbu Qingyun is very soft, but it can support people. This is Pingbu Qingyun's unique ability.
Fang Yun stood up slowly and found that his feet were very solid, not like he was stepping on anything soft at all.
At the same time, Fang Yun felt an invisible force emanating from the white clouds protecting him. If he flew at high speed, he would not be affected by the strong wind and could write war poems without hindrance.
Fang Yun's mind moved, and Pingbu Qingyun immediately moved to the left. Then Fang Yun continued to control it and soon mastered it.
Pingbu Qingyun will become bigger and faster as your strength increases. The speed of Fang Yun's Pingbu Qingyun is equivalent to the speed of ordinary Jinshi's fast-paced poetry, which is not as fast as the speed of Hanlin's fast-paced poetry.
The advantage of Pingbu Qingyun is that it can fly long distances and does not consume much talent. The disadvantage is that it is not as fast as the powerful Sprint Battle Poem.
If you don't have "a piece of empty paper" and can't write directly in the air, then once you use the fast-paced war poem, you can no longer write war poems. However, you will not be affected when you are on the rise, and you can easily write war poems.
Fang Yun stepped on the cloud and flew out of the holy temple, causing everyone to cheer.
After obtaining Pingbu Qingyun, the famous No. 1 Scholar Parade will begin. The new No. 1 Scholar will wear a red robe, step on Pingbu Qingyun, and fly around the inner city in a circle.
Fang Yun was never a person who liked to show off, but parading the top scholar through the streets was a rule after all. In order to boost the morale of the people of Jing State, Fang Yun had no choice but to follow suit and flew around the inner city, attracting onlookers from all over the capital. Moreover, a large number of unmarried girls followed Fang Yun through the streets, hoping to gain his favor.
After the parade, people would attend the No. 1 Scholar Banquet in the evening, which was also called the Qionglin Banquet in ancient China.
Fang Yun could not refuse this dinner, so he agreed and returned to Quanyuan with his family.
Quanyuan is a garden bestowed by the Empress Dowager. Compared with this place, the rear government office of Ning'an County is simply a thatched house.
Quanyuan is Fang Yun’s real home in the capital, but Fang Yun has spent much more time living in the back government office of Ning’an County than here.
Fang Yun got off the carriage and was about to enter the door when he looked to both sides. A large number of carriages were lined up on the street, and there was a long line in front of the gate.
Fang Yun was very familiar with this scene. He was here to deliver a gift.
Fang Yun greeted everyone with a smile, then entered the Quan Garden.
After returning to Quan Garden, Fang Yun told Yang Yuhuan that he would formally marry her after he won the throne, and asked her to be mentally prepared.
Yang Yuhuan clearly regarded herself as Fang Yun's wife, but she was still shy after Fang Yun said that, and quickly returned to her boudoir with a red face.
Nunu thought Fang Yun had made Yang Yuhuan angry, so he gave Fang Yun a cold look, then ran out with his big furry tail wagging, and Little Meteor followed closely behind him like a dog.
Winter nights get dark early. Not long after Fang Yun entered Quan Garden, bright red lanterns were lit up everywhere in the capital and firecrackers were heard from time to time.
The Empress Dowager has issued an edict that Fang Yun has won the top spot in the imperial examination, which is unprecedented and will never be repeated. There must be a grand celebration and the whole city must light up for three days.
No censor wrote a letter to stop it, because even the dumbest censor knew that what the people of Jing State lacked most now was encouragement, and the more powerful Fang Yun was, the more at ease the people of Jing State would feel.
Unknowingly, Fang Yun has become closer and closer to Chen Guanhai and has become the spiritual pillar of everyone in Jingguo.
Under the cover of night, Fang Yun looked towards the north of Jing State.
"We have done everything we can do now. With so many innovative technologies, Jingguo will surely be able to hold out for a long time. Moreover, new technologies need to be verified. The Gongdian and Shengyuan will certainly secretly send a large number of Gongjia people to Mizhou to verify the new combat mechanisms on the battlefield. In the battle between the two clans, it is difficult for me, a Hanlin, to decide the outcome, let alone turn the tide of the battle. What we need to do now is to improve our strength as much as possible, hoping to exert our strongest power in the decisive final battle!"
Fang Yun did not place his hopes on the Emperor's Poems. The Emperor's Poems can only exert their power in conjunction with a high literary rank. Taking the Destruction of Yellow Dragon as an example, it can easily kill the Demon King, but it will be very difficult to face the Big Demon King. It will be useless when encountering the Demon King, not to mention the clone of the Half-Saint.
When the time came, Fang Yun took a dragon horse luxury carriage to the palace, where an extremely grand banquet for the top ten scholars would be held.
Before reaching the palace, Fang Yun was shocked by the scene on Xuanwu Avenue.
Half of the several-mile-long Xuanwu Avenue was empty, but the other half was filled with tables and chairs. It turned out to be a buffet set up by the palace. Anyone who came here could sit down and eat. This was a reward from the empress dowager to celebrate Fang Yun's success in winning the top spot in the imperial examination.
There are at least 10,000 tables here, which is definitely enough for everyone in the city to have a meal.
After Fang Yun's Longma luxury car appeared, everyone stopped eating and cheered loudly.
Unlike the people of Ning'an City who were mixed with joy and sadness, the voices of the people in the capital were filled with endless joy and expectation.
Ninety percent of the people of Jing believed that Fang Yun would be the next semi-saint. Many people even stubbornly believed that as long as Fang Yun became a saint, he would be able to drive out the barbarians and lead Jing to become even stronger.
As the top ten scholar in the imperial examination, the hero of the three-valley winning streak, and the numerous reports in Wen Bao, Fang Yun’s status in the hearts of the people of Jing State has become increasingly higher.
When Fang Yun saw this scene, he thought of a word.
Create gods.
The Queen Mother and the officials of Jing State have already put everything on the line. In order to prevent Jing State from becoming cowardly before the battle and to prevent the people of Jing State from losing their fighting spirit, they must introduce a hero who can inspire everyone, a saint-like but real figure.
Not to mention Jingguo, even in the entire human race, no one is more suitable as the candidate than Fang Yun.
The Queen Mother mobilized the entire country to increase Fang Yun's influence.
Fang Yun is Jingguo’s last straw.
Thinking of this, Fang Yun felt a little sad, but also more determined.
Before he even reached the palace, Fang Yun received a letter from Gao Yong, the runner-up in this year's Jingguo Palace Examination.
"Don't forget to prepare a poem for the No. 1 Scholar Banquet. If nothing unexpected happens, someone will definitely ask you to write a poem. Also, the left prime minister's party is very dissatisfied with you and may make trouble. Of course, they dare not do it at all. They are just provoking a verbal dispute. It doesn't count for you. I am just giving you a slight reminder."
Fang Yun replied to Gao Yong and expressed his gratitude.
Within just two hours, Fang Yun received no less than thirty letters reminding him to be careful of Zuo Xiang's party.
Fang Yun sat in the Longma luxury car, feeling confident and at ease.
"I hope you guys are smarter, otherwise, don't blame me!"
The Longma luxury car stopped outside the main gate of the palace. As soon as Fang Yun got out of the car, he immediately became the focus of the whole audience.
Most of the scholars in Jingguo looked at them with kindness, but a small number of people were cold and even hateful. (To be continued...)