Ji Zhibai knew very well that the classics of the saints were far more effective than any poem to strengthen one's courage, but the prerequisite was to understand the holy way of the classics of the saints.
Before becoming a semi-saint, the best way to cultivate courage is to use courage-refining poems. There are many courage-refining poems in Shengyuan Continent, a total of fourteen, but none of them can compare to Fang Yun's previous "Humble House Inscription".
If talent is overused, it will become unstable, and the same is true for literary courage. Whether it is overusing literary courage or training literary courage for too long, the power of literary courage will be overdrawn. In the same period of time, the better the poems and essays used to train courage, the better the effect of training courage.
Therefore, if scholars below the level of semi-saints want to hone their literary courage, most of them will choose "Praise of the Humble House". Now that "Lime Chant" is available, they will definitely use the two poems alternately.
Ji Zhibai found that his life had undergone tremendous changes since he left Fang Yun. His good friend Liu Zizhi died, his mentor Liu Shan was stuck in a quagmire in Jingguo, and even he, the top scholar of Jingguo, seemed to have lost his luster.
"Fang Yun! Fang Yun! Fang Yun! The whole world of Panorama Country is talking about this name. Who knows that I am the number one scholar of Jing Country this year! I am not from an aristocratic family. If you block my literary reputation, you are blocking my holy path! As long as I don't kill you with my own hands, I will have a clear conscience!"
Ji Zhibai slowly raised his head and his eyes became firm.
After a while, Ji Zhibai noticed that the left prime minister Liu Shan looked a little gloomy, and asked in a low voice: "Master, are you worried about Fang Yun?"
"If you understand Fang Yun, you will find that he never bothers to pay attention to enemies who pose no threat or stray dogs, but he will definitely show his ruthless side to those who threaten him! Fang Yun can't do anything to me, so I'm afraid he will target Yuan Su. If I'm right, even if his third poem cannot protect the country and he dies under the punishment of the Moon Tree God, Zong Ji and Sima He who accused him will not have a good ending."
“As long as my mentor is safe and we can stop Fang Yun from becoming a virtual saint, sacrificing Yuan Su is nothing.” Ji Zhibai said.
Liu Shan nodded and continued to look out the window, but the haze in his eyes lingered.
"Wait for the third chapter."
Virtual Saint is an honorary title between Great Confucian and Semi-Saint, a kind of sainthood "created" by the power of the Juren race. Because the power of this sainthood is far less than that of a real sainthood, it is named Virtual Saint.
Once someone is named a virtual saint, that family will immediately become a wealthy and powerful family and will enjoy the rewards of the Holy Academy for generations. The descendants of the virtual saint will also have certain privileges.
If a dead person is named a virtual saint, his experience and power will be reshaped by Wenquxing and the vitality of heaven and earth, and transformed into the virtual saint's thoughts that exist between heaven and earth. If the war poems and other powers of later generations can trigger this power, they can obtain the blessing of the virtual saint's thoughts.
The Ten Kingdoms have never conferred the title of Virtual Saint on a living person. They only conferred titles posthumously. No one knows what kind of power a living Virtual Saint possesses. This is one of the reasons why the Zong family and the Lei family tried their best to prevent Fang Yun's bronze statue from entering the Virtual Saint Garden.
Tiger prison, underground cell.
After the Jinshi from the Criminal Hall thanked Fang Yun, he suddenly discovered that Fang Yun's hands were shaking, and his forehead was wet with a very faint watery glow.
"Fang Wenhou, don't be anxious. Take a nap. First, you wrote a tragic poem that spread throughout the world, and then a flawless courage-refining poem. The consumption is far greater than ordinary poems that spread throughout the world or courage-refining poems. You must not force yourself to write a third poem to protect the country. Otherwise, even if you participate in the imperial examination tomorrow, you will not have enough energy to answer the questions!"
Another Jinshi from the Criminal Palace whispered, "In a few days, you will be in greater danger. That will be the final... test. You must not exhaust yourself for today's three poems to protect the country. I think it would be better to write an excellent Mingzhou for the third poem, which is not far from protecting the country. As long as the poem is spread, it will soon protect the country and completely meet the requirements of the Criminal Palace."
Fang Yun nodded and said nothing. The "Jiangchengzi" by Su Shi, the sage of poetry, contains deep thoughts and hurts people's hearts. The "Lime Chant" by Yu Qian, a famous official in the Ming Dynasty, contains a person's will and spirit. They are not ordinary poems. It's just that although this kind of poetry is difficult to write, it is very beneficial in the long run.
"I'll take a short nap." Fang Yun said, closed his eyes, fell asleep, and even snored softly.
The people around did not move, for fear of disturbing Fang Yun.
Xun family.
The appearance of Xun Tianling made everyone in the Xun family silent for a long time. After someone received the letter and recited "Lime Chant", no one dared to refute it.
Those members of the Xun family who had not blamed Fang Yun before did not say a word and silently recited the poem to test the first flawless courage-refining poem that could be used by anyone other than a great scholar.
Soon, all the Xun family members who used the flawless courage-refining poem showed joy on their faces and were happy to discuss the matter.
"This poem is really extraordinary! I attacked Fang Yun at that time. Although I succumbed to the recitation of Tianyi, I still had ill intentions towards Fang Yun, so that my literary talent had a little more dust at that time. After reading Fang Yun's sword-calling poem, I was convinced, but those flaws were difficult to remove. I just silently recited "Lime Chant" once, and the flaws left at that time disappeared a little bit. Within three months, the dust of that day will definitely be completely dissipated!"
"After reciting this flawless courage-refining poem, I finally understood that Fang Yun is not a saint. It is normal for him to hesitate when seeing Lei Jiu being poisoned. Moreover, even saints have to distinguish between relatives and strangers and have private thoughts. Fang Yun is right in this poem. He may not be perfect in other aspects, but he is absolutely innocent in saving Lei Jiu!"
"As for the Meng family accusing Fang Yun of stealing the evil king's relics, it is ridiculous. Others may not know the truth, but who among our holy families does not know it? If it weren't for Fang Yun, who knows how many more human Jinshi the evil king would have harmed! Those things are not enough as a reward for him saving the human Jinshi!"
"I am also the head of the Xun family. Please don't mind if I say something unpleasant. I figured it out a few days ago. Is it a shame for the Xun family that Fang Yunwen is the best in the whole state? Yes! But are the Xun family candidates not as good as Fang Yun? Yes! Since you are not as good as others, just admit it openly! Xun Sheng is not as good as Kong Sheng. Does Xun Sheng also scheme against Kong Sheng or the Kong family like those people all day long?"
"Some people are just proud of being a member of the Xun family, but they don't know that the pride of the Xun family belongs only to Xun Sheng. One has to create one's own pride! This is not what I said, but what Uncle Tian Ling said."
When those who had been hostile to Fang Yun heard this, some felt ashamed, some showed expressions of regret, and some even hesitated.
At this moment, the sound of Xun Tianling's tongue thundering could be heard from the Xun family's villa.
"When did the Xun family become fools? Fang Zhenguo first gave us the first courage-refining article "Humble House Inscription", and then gave us the sword-summoning poem "Dragon Sword Poem", and now he has given us a great gift called "Flawless Courage-Refining Poem". It's enough to bribe me, but why can't he bribe you? These are all good things that can make us stronger in literary warfare and higher in literary status. Even if we curse a few words for the sake of the Xun family's face, shouldn't we be grateful to Fang Yun in our hearts and secretly learn his poems and articles? Stupid..."
Many members of the Xun family couldn't help laughing. Xun Tianling was right. In fact, many members of the Xun family were secretly learning Fang Yun's poems and essays, but they couldn't say it directly due to the face of the Sub-Sage Family. Now with Xun Tianling's words, everyone's knot was untied.
"Well, Fang Yun's poems and essays are good, and I should learn from him, but I will never give him a good look when we meet in the future!" said a member of the Xun family with a stern face.
"Forget it. If Fang Yun saw you and called out your name, you would definitely laugh happier than a puppy!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
However, some stubborn members of the Xun family walked away in anger.
"I don't believe that without the butchers from other places, the Xun family will have to eat hairy pigs!"
An old man from the Xun family looked at the Xun family members, shook his head gently, and whispered: "The pus must be squeezed out, and the dirty blood must flow out. But... with Fang Yun's temper, it's hard to say the third song." (To be continued...)