The content of Fang Yun's second divine decree was very simple. He consumed his own holy power to empower all the women who passed the imperial examination. At the same time, he gave up the fragment of Wenqu Star in his hand and threw it into the space of Shengyuan Continent to provide Wenqu Star power specifically for the women of Shengyuan Continent.
Everyone understood the subtext of the imperial edict: women would not compete with men for talent and literary power; all women's power was provided by Fang Yun.
After reading this decree, even those who had previously opposed it most vehemently fell silent.
Everyone knows what the price is for Fang Yun to do this.
Once the talent of a semi-saint is bestowed on others, it is completely consumed, unlike the use of war poems which can be restored.
Not to mention Fang Yun, even if Confucius had done this in the past, it would have affected the holy way.
Confucius was so selfless and great that he shared his talents with other saints and human beings only after his death.
Fang Yun actually did this when he was alive, and did so when he needed to be promoted to sub-sage.
What a selfless spirit of dedication!
Compared with Fang Yun, all the saints in the world pale in comparison.
Fang Yun is simply the most noble saint in the universe!
He is a true gentleman who is on par with Confucius!
Some scholars read the imperial edict repeatedly on the discussion board and even had tears in their eyes.
After these days of debate, most scholars understood that allowing women to participate in the imperial examinations would unprecedentedly enhance the strength of the human race and greatly increase the chances of winning against the monsters and barbarians.
However, everyone is selfish. If all women could take part in the imperial examination, their chances of passing the examination would be only half, and no one would be willing to throw away half of their chances of promotion.
But now, the talent and literary power obtained by women are completely independent of men. While greatly strengthening the human race, they will not compete with men for profit!
At this moment, almost all the readers felt guilty and were conquered by Fang Yun’s great personality.
Not only ordinary scholars, but even great scholars and even semi-saints of the human race were stunned by this divine oracle.
Someone heard Wang Jinglong, who was recuperating, repeating what the demon half-saint said.
"If Heaven does not create destiny, the world will be as long as darkness."
Others heard Mi Fengdian mumbling to himself.
"The leader of the rejuvenation of the nation is worthy of heaven and earth."
Some people even heard that someone in the Old Peach Mountain seemed to be sighing deeply.
So, a new article starts to get a lot of responses.
"Please ask Saint Fang to at least take back the fragments of Wenquxing. We are willing to share the power of Wenquxing with the woman!"
Readers will feel mixed emotions when reading this article.
The most important thing is the talent that comes from heaven. This involves the places in the imperial examinations, which they are really unwilling to give up.
The power of Wenquxing is different. In fact, as Wenquxing becomes stronger and stronger, the human race’s Wenquxing power is inexhaustible. The excess Wenquxing power enters the human body or mountains and rivers, slowly transforming the Shengyuan Continent. It is more efficient to let women absorb it directly.
Now, the power of the saints is still preventing the woman from absorbing the power of Wenqu star.
The last paragraph of the article touched everyone.
"Not only did Fang Sheng risk his life to fight against the demons and slay the Dragon Saint, he also sacrificed his holy power and the fragments of Wenquxing, a sacred object that is vital to the Holy Way. As men, shouldn't we make any concessions? He sacrificed the Holy Way, but can't we even sacrifice the unnecessary Wenquxing power? When did the human race become so despicable? When did the human race become worse than the demons and barbarians? Do the human race still have any humanity? Even if it's not for our mother, wife and daughter, I am willing to sacrifice Wenquxing power for Fang Yun! What about you?"
Among those who responded the fastest was Xu Ting, who was the first to curse Fang Yun for betraying the scholars.
"Through this article, I pay my highest respects to Fang Sheng! I was simply blinded by greed and judged others by my own standards! Fang Sheng never betrayed the scholars. He was silently sacrificing for the human race! I just learned from the people of Mi Sheng's family today that Fang Sheng said from the beginning that for the sake of the human race, he had to allow women to participate in the imperial examinations, but he couldn't bear to see men fail because of the appearance of women! Therefore, he not only increased the number of men in the imperial examinations, but also took on the talent and literary power required by all female scholars! Such a great person, what else can I say? I can only say that I am willing to do so! And add three words, I was wrong!"
Because Grand Secretary Xu Ting's reply was ranked third, many people could see it.
The readers who were already moved by the article burst into tears.
"I do! I was wrong!"
"I do! I was wrong!"
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Densely packed with identical replies appeared below this article.
This was in stark contrast to the response of "Heaven's Punishment of Jingguo" at that time.
Jiangzhou, Yuhai Prefecture, Xu’s House.
An old man was sitting in a wheelchair, holding a handkerchief in his slightly trembling hands, and lowered his head to wipe the corners of his eyes.
The old man wiped his tears and said, "Who wrote this? I clearly knew the plan from beginning to end, why am I crying?"
"No matter who wrote it, the feelings for Fang Sheng are real!"
Xu Ting nodded, wiped his tears, put down his handkerchief, and stared at the prefect of Yuhai.
"The Fang Party is full of talented people."
Yu Hai prefect hurriedly said: "It's all out of sincerity!"
"Of course! No matter what, it is my honor to help the human race and Fang Sheng! I have to say that Fang Sheng is really amazing."
"Yes." Prefect Yu Hai sighed softly.
"Prefect Ma, I really envy you. If there was a Fang Yun among my classmates back then, I would have become a great scholar now." Xu Ting said regretfully.
Ma Yuan smiled and said, "This is all thanks to Fang Sheng. Without his guidance and influence, I would be at most a minor scholar now, and there is no way I could have become a Jinshi so early and be in charge of a prefecture."
"Fang Sheng's classmates back then are all rising rapidly now, which is really enviable," said Xu Ting.
"yes… "
Ma Yuan looked into the distance with a smile on his face.
Today, the Fang Party has completely taken control of Jing State.
"Is the Wudao River real or fake?" Xu Ting asked.
Ma Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I went there a few days ago and found that it was very different from the first time I saw it."
"Why?"
Ma Yuan thought for a moment and said, "After Fang Sheng was canonized, the Wudao River seems to be completely different."
"It seems that I have to go and take a look too."
At the same time, notices were posted everywhere in Jingguo, and people in every city were eloquently reciting the three new laws, once a day, for a full five days.
From three-year-old children to eighty-year-old elders, everyone knew about these three new laws.
At the same time, literary academies across Jingguo underwent large-scale reconstruction. Except for retaining key places, such as examination rooms, all other buildings were converted into schools.
Since the cabinet of Jingguo had issued a strict order, officials from all over the country treated it as a top priority and went door to door to count the number of girls and boys of school age. All those aged seven and above and under twelve, regardless of gender, would be forced to attend school after this autumn.
If you are illiterate, regardless of gender, you can voluntarily enroll under the age of 20. If you are over 20, you can enter the night school that will be opened later.
In order to prevent the families from regretting their decision, local authorities required each family to sign a guarantee that all children would be able to go to school in the autumn.
When encountering people who refused to sign or seal, the officers would first try to persuade them with good intentions. If that still didn't work, local bureaucrats would begin to use various means to enforce their policies.
For example, imposing additional corvee labor, detaining people on the grounds of resisting the law, increasing taxes, and using all kinds of immoral but legal means.