On the way, Yang Yuhuan asked expectantly: "Xiaoyun, can we go out for a walk more often when we have time in the future?"
"Oh! Oh!" Nunu also looked at Fang Yun, her eyes shining.
"Okay." Fang Yun agreed readily.
Yang Yuhuan smiled happily, and the lanterns on the street became dim.
During the trip, Yang Yujie was used to being frugal and didn't spend much money. It was Fang Yun who forced her to buy some rouge and powder.
Nunu was different. No matter what she saw was edible, she would pull Fang Yun's clothes with her little paws, and then point at the food with her other paw and whimper. She ate a lot along the way and didn't sit idle until she was full. Every time she saw new food, she would sigh softly.
The three of them walked back all the way in the night. Because it was the end of the month, the moon in the night sky was very dim, and the stars covered the sky.
Fang Yun is always curious when he sees the starry sky of this world because there are so many differences.
There is also the North Star here, but it is not the brightest star. The brightest star is Wenquxing.
Even on a full-moon night, Wenquxing is clearly visible.
The Wenquxing here has incredible power.
Seeing Fang Yun looking at Wenquxing, Yang Yuhuan said, "Xiaoyun, you are so talented. If you become a university scholar, you will definitely make Wenquxing move."
"How can it be so simple to activate the Wenqu Star? It will only be triggered when one becomes a semi-saint. And the only people who can activate the Wenqu Star during the period of great Confucian scholars are recorded as Tao Yuanming, Sima Qian, Dong Zhongshu, the leaders of the Hundred Schools of Thought, and some of Confucius' disciples. The only people who had the Wenqu Star activated during the period of great scholars were the sub-saints," Fang Yun said.
"I heard that Yi Zhishi, one of the four great talents of the previous generation and the current number one scholar, caused the movement of the literary star when he became a university scholar?"
"Oh, he hasn't been canonized yet. I forgot about him. He is a madman. He said that when a saint is canonized, he must have the light of Wenquxing. He counted all the saints and found that only King Wen of Zhou and Confucius had the light of Wenquxing. The other sub-saints did not have this vision. However, this Yi Zhishi is really a legend. He walked 100,000 miles and killed 9,000 monsters. He is the most promising scholar in the Ten Kingdoms in recent years. It is said that the Yi family and the Wu Kingdom are already preparing for the canonization."
"In a few decades, Xiaoyun will definitely be canonized as a saint!" Yang Yuhuan encouraged Fang Yun.
"If I can pass the examination to become a scholar this year, I may have a chance to be canonized as a saint," Fang Yun said.
"Ah? Didn't you say that you just wanted to witness the provincial examination? Why do you have to pass and become a scholar?" Yang Yuhuan asked.
"I changed my mind."
After meeting Zhou Zhubu and learning that Liu Zizhi was using the power of the Left Prime Minister to suppress him in the capital, Fang Yun made up his mind that he must pass the examination to become a scholar in two months and master the art of "paper warfare". Only by becoming a scholar can he escape from being "powerless" and have the ability to protect himself.
However, Fang Yun could not tell the truth to Yang Yuhuan as he did not want her to worry.
Yang Yuhuan smiled and said, "You have great talent. You will definitely pass the exam and perhaps even get first place and become a 'Maocai'."
"A top candidate in a case is enough, but it's difficult to be a talented person." Fang Yun smiled and shook his head.
Emperor Guangwu of Han was named Liu Xiu. In order to avoid taboos, the title of "Xiucai" was changed to "Maocai", and later it was restored to Xiucai.
There were far fewer scholars in the Han Dynasty than later times, and their status was also higher. Later, Wang Xizhi ranked first among the scholars, and a great scholar called him "the great talent of the Han Dynasty". When the news spread, the Shengyuan Continent began to call the first scholar "maocai".
"Xiaoyun, don't be discouraged! Not only should you strive for the title of Maocai, but you should also strive for the title of Jieyuan, Huiyuan and Zhuangyuan, and become the legendary 'Five Talents'. If you can even get the title of Guoshu, you will be the only 'Six Talents' since ancient times, and surpass the four great talents of each generation!" Yang Yuhuan became excited as she spoke.
Nunu in Fang Yun's arms was also excited, and kept whimpering, as if cheering for Fang Yun.
Fang Yun smiled helplessly and said, "Let alone six talented people, not to mention five talented people, even one person who has won the first place in the imperial examination is extremely difficult. In the past two hundred years of the Ten Kingdoms, there have been only five people who have won the first place in the imperial examination. And even if they have won the first place in the imperial examination, they may not be canonized as saints in the end."
"I believe Xiaoyun can do it!" Yang Yuhuan's eyes were extremely firm.
Fang Yun laughed in silence, thinking that Yang Yuhuan now had extremely blind trust in him.
"Okay, I'll do my best." Fang Yun did not discourage Yang Yuhuan's enthusiasm.
Nunu immediately clapped his little paws and laughed, as if Fang Yun would soon become a talented writer of six poems.
After returning home, Fang Yun did not go to bed immediately, but continued to study hard and practice calligraphy.
He is now studying the classics of Confucius and all the other sages carefully, because they are required for examinations and contain the ultimate truths of the sage way, which no one else can compare to.
Then read through the contents of other semi-saints and "The Holy Way", not seeking to fully understand them, but just to have an impression of them.
Finally, practice calligraphy. There are two steps to practice calligraphy: first, copy Liu Gongquan's calligraphy, and then copy and improve novels or primers.
The Three Character Classic only has 1,500 characters and can be taught quickly, so Fang Yun decided to copy down the most famous primers one by one, including The Young Learners' Classic and Zeng Guang Jian Wen, as well as the Family Instructions of Yan, which was the pioneer of family instructions.
"Family Instructions of Yan" is known as "the ancestor of family instructions in ancient and modern times". It records Yan Zhitui's knowledge, experience and thoughts, and is intended to warn future generations, so it is named family instructions.
Yan Zhitui, the author of "Family Instructions of Yan", did not hold a high official position, nor was he a talented person in managing the world. He was not even famous at the beginning. However, because of "Family Instructions of Yan", his name will go down in history and will be remembered forever.
However, "Family Instructions of Yan" should be written last, after all, writing it requires too much life experience.
Fang Yun thought for a moment and decided to compile Zeng Guang Xian Wen and You Xue Qiong Lin first. As the saying goes, reading Zeng Guang will help you speak, and reading You Xue will help you travel the world. These two books have extremely high practical value for children, and have been supplemented by later generations, making them the essence of elementary education.
The next day, Fang Yun did everything as usual. After breakfast, he read an article and then took a carriage to the Fang clan school.
At this moment, it was the first class of the Fang Clan School. Accompanied by the sound of students reading aloud, Fang Yun walked into the teaching room.
There was a loud sound of tables and chairs rubbing against the ground, and all the teachers in the teaching room stood up. Their reaction was faster than when Dean Fang Jingtang came in.
"Is the plan leader here?"
"The plan is early."
"You look good today."
The teachers were extremely polite and enthusiastic, but Fang Yun could see that they were both envious and afraid.
Fang Yun knew that yesterday's incident had spread, so he smiled and bowed, saying, "Good morning, colleagues." While speaking, Fang Yun glanced at Lu Yingnian's seat, which was completely empty, without even a table or chair.
The teachers stood there awkwardly and no one dared to sit down.
"I am also very sorry about what happened to Lu Yingnian, but since the Lord has given the order, I can't say much. I hope that my colleagues will not be affected by this incident, and will not delay teaching because of it." Fang Yun said and sat down.
"Yes Yes."
"certainly."
"Lu Yingnian deserves what he gets."
"Master, you are so magnanimous. If it were me, I would have already cursed you out loud."
Fang Yun smiled slightly and said nothing. A mere scholar was not worth his scolding.
Soon, the second class was about to begin, and Fang Yun walked towards Class A with his original manuscript of "Three Character Classic".
The teachers secretly breathed a sigh of relief and talked in low voices.
"As expected of the top two candidates, this kind of magnanimity and broad-mindedness is rare."
"This is really strange. How could Mr. Lu be so stupid? Fang Yun can talk to the 'Sword Eyebrow Man'."
"Before this incident, who knew that Fang Yun was so well-connected? I heard someone say yesterday that it wasn't Mr. Lu who was stupid, it was the second lady's fault. I heard that she knew the Liu family was going to suppress Fang Yun, so she wanted to take advantage of the opportunity. Who knew that she would reach out to Lord Li's desk? Isn't this courting death?"
"With Uncle Fang's strong protection, I don't believe that the Liu family can do anything to Fang Yun! We Fang clan members cannot let the treacherous prime minister's family bully us!"
"Yes! If the Liu family dares to harm Fang Yun in the future, we will unite with people from other clan schools and go to the state government to plead for mercy. This world belongs to the saints, not his Liu family!"
"As it should be!"
When Fang Yun entered Class A, it was not yet 8:15, but all the students were sitting obediently on their benches.
As soon as Fang Yun walked to the podium, a student asked, "Sir, are there any rewards today?"
"Yes." Fang Yun said casually and found that the eyes of all the students had changed. They were like little tigers hunting for prey, full of fighting spirit.
"That's great! My father said that if I don't get a poem from the teacher within a month, he will beat me with a stick! Classmates, can you be more courteous today?" said a child.
"Courtesy? You won't get a beating, but my dad will beat my bottom to pieces! Humph, if you want to blame someone, blame someone's parents. Just because I got a copy of Mr.'s "Spring Dawn", they held a grand banquet, causing my father to come home drunk and pull me out of bed and scold me, saying that if I don't get the gift poem from Mr., he will not recognize me as his son."
"Stop blaming my parents! Let's see what's going on in class!"
"Let's meet, why should I be afraid of you? You are just a coincidence, can you be right every time?"
As a result, children who knew each other helped each other, and those who had a bad relationship with each other would naturally make sarcastic remarks, but they were just bickering and no one dared to use violence or curse.
If it were any other teacher, he would have been angry a long time ago, but Fang Yun smiled and said, "Today I will only give you one poem. From now on, there will be a small test every five days. The first place and the one who has made the most progress will get a poem from me. In order to prevent people from pretending to be weak, the last three in each test will not get a poem no matter how well they do in the next test. And whoever finds out that I did this, don't even think about getting a single word from me in the future. In addition, I will be taking the prefectural test soon. After I pass the exam, I will have less time to come to the clan school. This opportunity is rare, so you must seize it."
The classroom was silent, and there was a fire burning in the eyes of all the children.
"Okay, now everyone recite the Three Character Classic that I taught yesterday."
Except for a few children who looked worried, most of the students wrote down their thoughts with confidence.
Afterwards, Fang Yun checked the dictation of these people, praised a few of them, but did not criticize those who made mistakes.
Fang Yun continued to teach "Three Character Classic". After class, he rewarded the student who wrote the best. Then he returned to the teaching room, but found seven or eight people standing at the door. They were all wearing scholar's uniforms. Two of them were scholars Fang Yun had met at the Ji County Tongsheng Literary Meeting.