As the Semi-Saint had not yet started the initial selection, the Holy Temple suppressed the talent of three poems, but these three poems were too extraordinary and connected as one.
"Ahem... There are some differences in these three test papers. We should examine them carefully before asking the three examiners to make the most basic choices."
"Yes, yes..." The others nodded repeatedly.
Minister of Culture Jiang Hechuan was the first to reach out and take the "Fu on Afang Palace", which had a total of five pages.
The document that was passed down to the world weighed a thousand pounds, but Jiang Hechuan was able to pick it up easily, weigh it gently, smile, and spread out the five pages word by word.
Tang Shoude said first: "Although I have heard of this poem when it was famous for thousands of miles, but seeing it with my own eyes, 'Six kings are gone, four seas are one, Shu mountains are bare, Afang Palace is out', it's as if Afang Palace is vividly depicted on paper. Just twelve words explain that Afang Palace appeared because Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms. Especially the three words 'Shu mountains are bare', at first glance, it seems to be describing that Afang Palace used up all the wood in Shu, resulting in the bare mountains in Shu, as if paving the way for the grandeur of Afang Palace in the first paragraph, but in fact it refers to the waste of money and labor, and paving the way for the extravagance and evil of Afang Palace."
Jiang Hechuan smiled and said, "Although this is a fu-style article, it does not fall into the rut. It reduces all kinds of gorgeous words, simplifies, eliminates the shortcomings of Han fu, and is pragmatic and avoids empty words. For example, this sentence 'Every five steps there is a building, every ten steps there is a pavilion; the corridors are winding, the eaves are high; each one embraces the terrain, and they are scheming against each other.' If it were an ordinary fu-style article, it would definitely be extremely gorgeous, but Fang Yun is different. He directly describes the scenery, and only a few numbers can write out the characteristics of the Afang Palace."
"Indeed, the first two paragraphs of this article have something in common with Han fu, with short and powerful four-character sentences, which are more sonorous and catchy. But as the Minister of Literature said, this article does not have the disadvantages of being long and complicated like Han fu, and the words are not gorgeous, but the meaning is extremely smooth, just like a waterfall. It is very refreshing."
"This article seems to be trying to prove the reason for the decline of Han Fu, but it is flashy and not substantial! The first part of this article inherits Han Fu, and the last two paragraphs are not like Han Fu but better than Han Fu. This is also the reason why this article is spread all over the world..."
Everyone appreciated and discussed "Fu on Afang Palace" and then began to read Fang Yun's interpretation of the classics.
The Minister of Literature read it first and said, "The text has no name, so this chapter will be called "On the Evil Rituals of Burial".
Although the meaning of this sutra involves the holy way, Fang Yun cleverly avoided it. This certainly could not escape the eyes of a semi-saint, but for those below the saint level, what Fang Yun said was just a novelty.
Tang Shoude sighed and said, "As expected of both of us, we are both Fang Zhenguo. When he was a Jinshi, he dared to point out the 'rites and virtues', denounced evil rites, and abolished burials with the dead. He is truly better than the rest of us. After returning to the Holy Academy today, I will write an article to support him in abolishing burials with the dead."
An examiner from the Imperial Academy whispered, "I originally thought that it was not important whether the system of burying people alive with the dead was abolished or not, but after reading this passage, I feel that if the system of burying people alive with the dead is not abolished, the human race will perish."
"So he is Fang Zhenguo. Look at some of his arguments, the angles are strange and the arguments are rigorous, unprecedented! You are not great scholars, and you haven't read his article "Unrighteous Etiquette". If you have read it, you will definitely doubt that Fang Yun is a great scholar who is well-versed in ancient and modern times, and a great figure who opened up the holy way. It is said that great historians and scholars once used the "long river of history" to infer some of Fang Yun's strange ideas, which actually triggered the response of the long river of history! However. Fang Yun usually doesn't have the courage to call for the abolition of evil etiquette. I'm afraid he thought he would die, so he burned his boats."
People below the level of great scholars did not know that Fang Yun's previous classics were so powerful. They could actually trigger the long river of history. If nothing unexpected happened, it would mean that the long river of history was proving that Fang Yun's ideas were extremely feasible and would even become a real future.
“As it should be.”
"Fang Yun's scriptures have always been extraordinary. The scholars and candidates in Jiangzhou have long been proud to learn Fang Yun's scriptures. Recently, among the scriptures submitted to the Imperial Academy from all over Jiangzhou, 70% have the shadow of Fang Yun. Do you know that there is a related jingle in Jiangzhou?"
Everyone looked at Jiang Hechuan curiously.
"Jiangzhou scholars say: When Fang Wen is cooked, he eats mutton; when Fang Wen is raw, he eats grass roots!"
Everyone laughed.
"After today, this jingle will surely spread throughout the ten nations!"
People can talk about poetry and songs freely, but the meaning of the scriptures cannot be discussed too much. If someone accidentally says something that shouldn't be said, it may cause unexpected consequences.
"After reading the classics, let's read the last article that shocked the emperor! Fang Yun is really a remarkable man. During the imperial examination, he only wrote one policy essay and was evaluated by the emperor. This time, he also wrote one policy essay in the imperial examination and shocked the emperor. We..."
As Jiang Hechuan was speaking, he saw the statue of Confucius in the marking room glowing faintly. Then a golden light shone brightly in the examination room and a strong wind blew up. A large number of poor test papers were blown away, leaving only 600 test papers on the table.
The examiners were shocked. Before they had even worshipped the saints and communicated with the semi-saint examiner, the semi-saint examiner had already marked the papers in advance. This could only mean that the semi-saint examiner could not stand it anymore.
The examiners stared at the three big words "On the Six Kingdoms" with reluctance and were unable to turn the page.
Before the examiners could react, a golden "甲" appeared on each of Fang Yun's three essays.
The examiners were extremely helpless. It seemed that the three semi-saint examiners were afraid of accidents, so they directly used their holy pens to evaluate the results, cutting off everyone's hopes and giving Fang Yun the title of "Huaiyuan", the first in the Jingguo National Examination.
"such a pity… "
"Of course it's a pity..."
A group of examiners looked at Fang Yun's test paper, their eyes flashing with the green light that only a hungry wolf sees when it meets its prey.
Fang Yun left the Temple Square and originally wanted to go home directly, but when he learned that Li Wenying had already left the city, he hurriedly called a carriage to quickly head towards the south city. He wrote the reason on the way so that Yang Yuhuan would not worry, and then asked a passing student to help send him off.
After galloping all the way, the carriage went out of the south gate and ran for another three miles before Fang Yun saw the farewell team in front.
Three miles outside the capital, the protection of the holy temple of the capital had been lost. Heavy snow was falling from the sky, and the snow on the ground was as high as two feet. Only the situation on the road was better.
Fang Yun stuck his head out of the car window and found that Li Wenying was on a rapid rise and was thanking others. It seemed that he was about to leave.
"Mr. Jianmei, please stay!" Fang Yun shouted with his tongue bursting like spring thunder.
Hundreds of people turned around collectively, completely forgetting to see Li Wenying off, and looked at Fang Yun with different expressions.
The scene of the Moon Tree Divine Punishment was so huge that no one thought Fang Yun could survive. However, Fang Yun not only won, he also awakened six sub-saints, forming the Eight-Sided Sword of the Holy Way to illuminate the ten countries, adding powerful strength to the human race.
"Meet Fang Xusheng!"
"Meet the Poet Ancestor!"
…
Everyone saluted.
Fang Yun jumped off the carriage and returned the greeting neither arrogantly nor humbly in the wind and snow, while walking forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
Li Wenying smiled slightly and waved his sleeves. The heavy snow around him flew to both sides, revealing the clean ground. At the same time, all the snow within a hundred feet fell outside, and the people nearby were not covered by a single drop of snow.
"Student Fang Yun was entrusted by Minister of Literature Jiang Hechuan to come and see Master Jianmei off." (To be continued...)