Everyone else at the banquet criticized Xun Ye, but they differed from Zeng Yuan in not mentioning the Xun family.
Afterwards, Fang Yun continued to tell the story of the Holy Ruins, telling all the tellable parts.
Many people here know something about the Holy Ruins. Li Wenying has even entered the Holy Ruins, but no one has entered the Comet Corridor. They are all very interested.
Whenever Fang Yun talked about poetry, someone would immediately write it down with pen and ink.
In particular, the two legendary war poems "War in Storm and Dream" and "Night Raid" arouse great interest among people.
"Why... these two war poems haven't been put into the Holy Temple yet? What are the people in the Holy Temple doing!" Magistrate Dong was a little dissatisfied.
Li Wenying smiled and said: "He came back the day before yesterday, so the Holy Temple must prepare something, right? In three days at most, these two poems will enter the Holy Temple for everyone in the world to learn. Fang Yun's contribution has begun to show, "Arrow in the Stone" " will greatly enhance the ability of our human race's scholars, and the phrase "Iron Horses and Glaciers Come into Dreams" in "The Battle of Storms and Dreams" has the ability to mobilize literary courage and fill the gap where literary courage cannot be achieved in poems. And this poem follows the flow of water. Increase the number and strengthen it, and it will be easier for you to deal with the water monster in the future.”
Feng Yuanjun said: "That's what Duke Jianmei said. As for the song "Night Raid", it's the same, "The gold belt is connected to the war robe, the horse's head rushes through the snow in Lintao. The flag is rolled up at night to rob the demon king's tent, and the barbarian soldiers are beheaded indiscriminately without a precious sword. ', this poem can turn into a powerful warrior and charge into battle. Not only is it unique among poems about people, but there are no such poems among the war poems handed down from generation to generation. Even the two total war poems do not have the ability to charge. , difficult to classify, can only be called a charge poem! Fang Yun created a new type of battle poem. No matter what, he must go to the holy path! And the poem "War in Storm and Dream" not only has a murderous intention, but the poet is sick but wants to serve the country. It’s amazing. If this poem is not a war poem, it can be called a state just because of its desire to serve the country!”
Chen Zhiling sneered and said: "I heard that the evil king suffered retribution and his distraction was destroyed. He was hit hard. It's really a retribution from heaven. Not only did Fang Yun create literary and bold poems such as "Wind and Rain Dream Battle", but it also destroyed the Meng family. All the bets placed on him! Before Fang Yun left the Holy Ruins, our family leader issued a message to cut off all contact with the Meng family. If there is any spare power, we might as well make the Meng family suffer a little! His Meng family will also suffer greatly."
Zeng Yuan nodded and said: "It is said that those families who were bullied by the Meng family are preparing to jointly accuse the Meng family of various evil deeds and demand compensation from the Meng family. There will be results soon, and the Meng family will definitely pay a heavy price!"
"The fierce king was distracted and destroyed. If nothing happens, there is no hope for a bachelor in this life, unless the Meng family has some back-up, or... someone helps." There was some resentment in Feng Yuanjun's words.
Everyone's expressions changed slightly, and it was more appropriate to change the word "someone" to "half-saint". The reason why Fierce Lord was able to borrow the power of "Lu's Spring and Autumn" must have the help of the Za family behind him.
"Let's not talk about the fierce king. What is there to talk about a despicable person like him? Fang Yun, once your "Arrow in the Stone", "Wind and Rain Dream Battle" and "Night Raid" came out, all the talented people in the world will learn from you. You can be regarded as their 'teacher'. When those people see you in the future, they can call you 'half master' or 'teacher', which is very enviable."
Everyone nodded, which was of great significance.
Magistrate Dong smiled and said: "You guys tell me. Later, when Fang Yun went to the Jingguo Academy in the capital, he had to compete with other academics in literary competitions. The other party first said, 'Teacher, please show mercy'. That scene was really hilarious."
Many people laughed.
Li Wenying said: "I hope Fang Yun can write sixteen war poems that will be handed down from generation to generation."
Everyone was shocked.
"This... Mr. Li's intention to inspire the younger generation is good, but these words... are a bit too much." Zeng Yuan said seriously.
"Dong Sheng once said that if someone can write sixteen war poems handed down from generation to generation, he should be regarded as a master of the world!" Magistrate Dong looked at Li Wenying seriously. Even though he admired Fang Yun extremely, he felt that Li Wenying's words were too much.
"The masters of the world are semi-sages and cannot be arbitrarily concluded." A Jinshi said.
Of course, Fang Yun, Dong Sheng is Dong Zhongshu. This Confucian half-sage is highly respected in Shengyuan Continent, but he is criticized in China. Many people always think that he succeeded in "deposing hundreds of schools of thought and only respecting Confucianism". In fact, look carefully at him. Throughout his life, although he gave advice to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he was jealous of him and did not really gain real power.
Although the Wenjing rule and recuperation of the Han Dynasty were talked about by later generations, in reality, there were many hidden dangers. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne, internal and external conflicts had become extremely acute. The previous governance concepts were obviously completely inapplicable to the Han Dynasty, so Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was determined to reform. , adopted the Confucian concept of governing the country to consolidate imperial power and stabilize the world, and achieved success.
In China, deposing hundreds of schools has been misinterpreted. At that time, non-Confucian people were still serving as officials in the government. The best example is that Ma Qian once criticized Confucianism, but he was still in the Taishi order. He was not punished for it, just for speaking out. He was castrated for defending the surrendered minister Li Ling.
However, Sima Qian was a man with a rift in his heart. Although he criticized Confucianism, he still adhered to the ethics of a historian. Even in the Han Dynasty, where Confucianism was not as important as later generations, the Confucian family was included in the "Historical Records" as a "noble family".
"Historical Records" divides historical figures into three levels. The most important ones are in "Benji", and they are all emperors or near-emperors, such as Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng and Liu Bang. As for Empress Lu and Xiang Yu, they were half and half. Sima Qian specifically explained that they had the power of emperors but did not have the reality of emperors.
The second level is "Aristocratic Family". Most of the aristocratic families are "princes". There are two major categories of people who can enter the "aristocratic families". One is the kings or people who were granted the title of king during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The second category is the founding ministers of the Han Dynasty. Only Confucius is different from these people. , he had only been an official of the Lu State for a few years, and was not even a marquis, let alone a duke or a king.
The third level is biographies.
The hundreds of scholars in the Spring and Autumn Period can be described as bright stars, but Sima Qian did not include the others in the family, but rather regarded Confucius as the leader of the hundreds of scholars. This shows how unique Confucius' actual status and influence were.
The word "admiration" means that Sima Qian used the poems in the Book of Songs to praise Confucius.
Fang Yun's thoughts turned around and he found that the people at the banquet were arguing.
Feng Yuanjun said: "Students should have high aspirations. Our role model is Confucius. Xunzi even said that everyone can be the wise kings of Yao and Shun. Lord Jianmei is willing to be the master of the world. I think my expectations are a bit low!"
"That's wrong! What Fang Yun needs now is training, not expectations. This kind of behavior is almost encouraging!" said one person.
Although Li Wenying was opposed, he was not angry, and the other scholars did not feel that the man was offending Li Wenying, because he did not have evil intentions, nor did he belittle or slander. It was a normal debate among scholars.
"You have just seen my praise for Fang Yun. I even think that he will be the next semi-saint of Jingguo! This is enough to show my feelings, but I still think it is impossible for him to write sixteen war poems."
More than forty literati drank wine, and when a special topic came up, they immediately started debating. When the banquet entered its climax, Fang Yun found that he couldn't get a word in, so he simply stopped talking.
Yang Yuhuan asked in a low voice: "Why sixteen? Isn't it another number?"
Fang Yun smiled and said: "Do you know why the ancients set a pound as sixteen taels?"
Yang Yuhuan shook his head.
Fang Yun said: "That's because the sum of the Big Dipper, the Southern Dipper and the three stars of fortune, wealth and longevity is sixteen. Dong Sheng's sixteenth number coincides with these sixteen stars, because above it is the Wenqu star."
"That's it." Yang Yuhuan suddenly realized.
The astrology of Shengyuan Continent is slightly different from that of China due to its dominance in literature and music.
Yang Yuhuan suddenly laughed. Fang Yun followed her gaze and saw the little fox standing on his lap, with his front paws on the edge of the table. His little head looked left and right. His bright eyes were full of joy. The big fluffy tail kept wagging.
The food on the table did not attract it at all.
Fang Yun smiled and handed him his favorite shrimp. He opened his mouth to bite it, but did not chew it. Instead, he stared at Feng Yuanjun who was talking to Fang Yun. Then he suddenly grabbed the shrimp in his mouth with his small paws and handed it to Feng Yuanjun.
"Hey!" The little fox tried his best to stretch his short legs towards Feng Yuanjun.
Fang Yun laughed. The moment Yang Yuhuan showed his teeth, he stretched out his hand, covered his mouth and smiled.
Feng Yuanjun took the shrimps with a smile, raised them in the air and said, "It is a good sign that the white fox gives shrimps! Fang Yun will be able to compose sixteen war poems that will be handed down from generation to generation!"
"Hey!" The little fox nodded vigorously.
"You are talking nonsense, how can there be any good omen in ancient books about white fox giving shrimps!" Magistrate Dong laughed and scolded.
"Today is a good omen! When Fang becomes a world master, the white fox's gift of shrimp will surely be spread throughout the world, and the little fox and I will definitely leave our names in history!"
The little fox suddenly became extremely excited. He clapped his front paws like a human in congratulations, which made a group of middle-aged men laugh at his behavior, including Li Wenying.
For a time, Nunu became the protagonist of this banquet.
Magistrate Dong smiled and said: "My daughter has seen this fox before and likes it the most. Then I will change my mind and support Fang Yun for the sake of the little fox."
The little fox actually clasped his paws into fists and bowed to Magistrate Dong like a human, making everyone laugh again.
The little meteor on the side stayed for a while, swaying left, right, and up and down, and finally found that he couldn't hold his hand like a little fox.
The little fox turned around, pointed at Magistrate Dong with his little paw, then raised his head high and pointed at himself proudly.
Fang Yun smiled and said: "Yes! You helped me win over someone, and you have done a great job! I should thank you." After saying that, he put his hands together and hugged Nunu, shaking him gently.
The little fox narrowed his eyes and smiled happily.
Zeng Yuan shook his head and said with a smile: "Prefect Dong, you are not brave enough to surrender and rebel. What a pity! This is your Jingguo. We will definitely not be able to compete with you, so let's not fight on this matter."
But Feng Yuanjun said: "What do you mean, this is Jingguo and you can't compete with us? That's the truth what Duke Jianmei said! I remember that you made a bet with the chief shopkeeper of the Zeng family who was in charge of business, saying that you could earn five yuan a year with one hundred thousand taels of silver." 100,000, far exceeded in the end, but now I don’t have the same heroic spirit as before, and I don’t admit it when I lose!”
Zeng Yuan's eyes changed, and he glanced at Feng Yuanjun casually. He played with the white jade wine glass in his hand and said with a smile: "Master Feng, please don't provoke me! I, Zeng Yuan, have been sitting where I am today through countless Zeng. I got it from my family! You can doubt my knowledge, but you can’t doubt my vision, let alone say I’m a defaulter!” (To be continued...)