When the carriage arrived at the State Academy of Arts, many parents of scholars had gathered in front of the gate. Many scholars were reluctant to have their parents around. After all, they were the envied students of the State Academy of Arts outside, but their parents always treated them as their children.
Especially the dull Du Shudai, who was almost being rubbed by his grandmother, with a sad look on his face, and Fang Yun wanted to laugh when he saw him.
Fang Yun walked over carrying a large backpack that was half his height. Nunu lay comfortably on the backpack, looking around and examining the people around him curiously. When he looked towards the holy temple inside the State Academy of Literature, he showed a little fear and turned his head away quickly.
Lu Yu waved to Fang Yun and asked loudly: "Fang Yun, you actually raised a spirit beast? We are safe now. Come, let me see!"
As Lu Yu was about to come over to hug Nunu, Nunu's hair suddenly stood up, his teeth bared, and he looked very ferocious. Lu Yu was so scared that he stepped back hastily and bumped into his father, who slapped him on the forehead.
"No future!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Nunu was also amused. He patted Fang Yun's shoulder with one paw and pointed at Lu Yu with the other paw, as if saying, "Look at you, you fool!"
After the laughter, the sixteen students from the three classes and the three squads of forty-five soldiers from the government army stood together in neat rows.
Gao Yuanzheng, a fourth-rank official from the State Academy of Literature, came over. After everyone had paid him a visit, he began to write in public the famous poem "Chang Wu" from the Book of Songs. This is a poem praising King Xuan of Zhou for going to war. It is also the best "feat. Poem" in Shengyuan Continent. If a great scholar writes "Chang Wu" with the holy page, it can guarantee that 100,000 people will have three times the physical strength, power and endurance of ordinary people within three months!
The heroic poems are the fundamental force for ordinary soldiers to fight against the monsters, and are far more powerful than ordinary poems for killing the enemy.
"Glorious and bright, the king has ordered the ministers, the great ancestor of Nanzhong, the master's father.
Reorganize our six divisions to improve our military strength, be respectful and cautious, and benefit this southern country.
… ”
When the words "the king's order to the ministers" were written, everyone present heard a voice that seemed to come from across time and space.
"Set off!"
A very faint layer of translucent white light appeared on the paper.
"The first realm of calligraphy is when the pen strikes with a sound!" Fang Yun thought to himself, even feeling a little envious. This first realm could increase the power of battle poems by 20%.
When it wrote "reorganize our six divisions to improve our military", everyone heard the slogans of the army reorganizing and the sound of sharpening swords.
While Gao Yuanzheng was writing this poem, Fang Yun clearly discovered that Gao Yuanzheng was not only able to mobilize his own talents, but could even borrow the talents of the state academy of literature.
"It seems that the rumors are true. Studying in the State Academy will unconsciously baptize you with the talent of the Holy Temple, and your talent will grow faster. It seems that my ability to reach ten inches of talent so quickly has a lot to do with the State Academy. This is probably why Lord Jianmei stayed in the State Academy for so long."
A large amount of vital energy from heaven and earth surged, even forming a whistling sound in the sky. Not to mention the scholars, even ordinary people could hear it.
Everyone present was moved by the power of the song and listened quietly. Even the parents couldn't help but straighten themselves up and thought of themselves as soldiers about to go off to war. Some of them who had been to the battlefield even recalled their experiences with tears in their eyes.
Gao Yuan was a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the imperial examination). At first, there was only the sound of his pen falling. After he had written half of it, everyone saw that with every word he wrote, a translucent pink flower bloomed at the tip of his pen.
Everyone was in awe, this was the second level of calligraphy, because even Li Wenying, the number one calligrapher in Jiangzhou, was only at this level. However, when Li Wenying wrote war poems, they were full of flowers, and his level was slightly higher than Gao Yuanzheng.
The white precious light on the paper began to spread, eventually covering 40% of the paper surface.
Fang Yun watched quietly, and saw that after Gao Yuanzheng finished writing the last stroke, the white precious light on the surface of the paper quickly expanded, as if a light shield was placed on it, but unfortunately it only covered 90% of it.
Fang Yun looked at the pen in Gao Yuanzheng's hand. The last 50% of the precious light should be the power of the pen. It should be a brush made of the bones of a big monster and a treasure of the State Academy of Literature.
The paper pages carrying the aspiration poem "Chang Wu" flew into the air and quickly burned, turning into pure white light spots that fell like rain on the people going to the battle.
Suddenly, there were bursts of bones popping sounds.
This "Changwu" with its power nearly doubled has great power. Everyone's body has visible changes, their muscles bulge, their height increases, their strength grows, and there is a heat flow in the body at all times.
After receiving Li Yuncong's reminder, Fang Yun originally wore loose clothes, but now he felt that the clothes were too tight on his body and he was very uncomfortable. It would take some time for him to adapt.
Fang Yong clenched his fist tightly, feeling that he could kill a cow with one punch.
"What a magical world! No wonder ordinary human soldiers can fight against monsters. My fighting spirit seems to be affected by Changwu. I have become warlike and can't wait to go into battle to kill monsters. This poem and those auxiliary battle poems are not only harmless, but can also continuously strengthen the human body. As long as the nutrition is sufficient, a veteran soldier can even kill a monster soldier easily."
Nunu stretched out his white front legs and pressed Fang Yun's upper arm muscles with his claws, feeling the elasticity and explosive power, his eyes full of curiosity.
Gao Yuan Zhengdao said: "This "Changwu" can last for a month. All students should remember the grace of the sages and the protection of the saints, and kill monsters and barbarians for our human race! Let's go!"
Everyone bowed toward the holy temple and said, "Thank you, sages, and all the saints!"
The students and the soldiers turned and walked towards the ox cart.
Fang Yun looked at the armored cattle curiously. These cattle had no hair on their bodies, and their bodies seemed to be covered with shiny black scales.
The armored cattle were originally the offspring of a demon cattle and an ordinary cattle. After years of improvement, they can be fed by eating grass. They are extremely strong, have a gentle personality, and are good at long-distance running. They are the most widely raised animal in various countries, even more numerous than the dragon horse.
This kind of armored bull was used in the fire bull formation by Tian Dan, the general of Qi State.
The A-ox cart is much larger than an ordinary horse-drawn carriage and can seat twenty people, but only two A-oxen are needed to pull the cart.
On the battlefield, there were also armored ox-drawn chariots. The "driving" in the six arts of a gentleman, "ritual, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics", refers to driving a chariot, and now it also includes riding a horse.
The scholars from the three classes and the three Shifu soldiers rode a total of six armored ox carts. The seventh armored ox cart was loaded with cooking utensils, dry food, pickled meat, bacon, marching tents, weapons and other items.
Amid the waving and loud instructions of many parents, the team drove towards the outside of Dayuan City.
The oxcart was moving very slowly inside the city, but when it got outside the city, it slowly gained strength and soon it was faster than an ordinary person could run. The wheels of the oxcart were made of exotic wood from the Monster Mountain, and the people in the car only felt a slight bump.
Fang Yun estimated that the speed of this ox cart could exceed fifty miles per hour.
In the car, teachers from the three classes patiently explained how to kill monsters and various precautions. Even though the students already knew them, they listened carefully.
Two hours later, Mr. Wang had finished talking about everything, and the people in Group 1 started chatting.
As they chatted, they talked about the affairs of the court. Mr. Wang glanced at Fang Yun and said, "Confucianism is the main school, which is the only way. Those who are determined to be canonized will follow it. But the way to sainthood is difficult, and many people only want to become great Confucian scholars. Some only want to be famous in official circles, so they study miscellaneous schools; some are dedicated to protecting the human race, so they focus on military power; some rule the country by law, so they focus on legalism; some want to save the country from danger, so they follow the path of diplomacy and survive in the cracks. Since hundreds of years ago, miscellaneous schools in various countries have begun to focus on power tactics, so even if there are Confucian and Taoist Confucian scholars to suppress them, it is difficult to shake this huge group, after all, they are backed by the Lu family."
Then, Mr. Wang analyzed the various families in Jing State, which was actually talking about the factions of officials in Jing State.
Fang Yun gradually understood that most of the scholars in the academy majored in Confucianism, while the military was dominated by military strategists. The civil service was very complicated, and those who specialized in political tactics often gained power and controlled the most important Ministry of Personnel, which was the government office responsible for evaluating and appointing officials. That was why the power of those specialized scholars was so prosperous.
The left prime minister Liu Shan is extremely shrewd. He infiltrates various factions but does not cross their bottom line. At the same time, he wins over many forces such as the Farmers, Legalists, and Diplomats, and uses powerful tactics to control state affairs.
Although Prime Minister Wen is a great Confucian scholar in charge of the education of Jing State, he is a true gentleman and always does things in an upright manner. It is impossible for him to abandon the Confucian path and delve into power politics to fight with Prime Minister Zuo. Naturally, he will be at a disadvantage in the court, so the court of Jing State is still dominated by Prime Minister Zuo.
Mr. Wang also specifically pointed out Fang Yun's words: Confucianists and Legalists can trust the oaths they make with literary courage, but some people's oaths cannot be trusted.
“All’s fair in war,” the strategists have “become loyal to both Qin and Chu,” the eclecticists have “inclusiveness,” and the famous scholars have “a white horse is not a horse,” all of which can avoid oaths or promises to some extent, but there are still certain dangers and hidden dangers.
Mr. Wang also said that in fact Confucianism also has a saying to avoid oaths. Confucius once said, "If you want to make an oath, the gods will not listen." This means that if a person makes an oath under coercion, he can break the oath, but the premise is that he is doing fair and righteous things. If he is not upright, he cannot avoid the oath.
Fang Yun understood that Mr. Wang was teaching him, and he was very grateful. If it weren't for someone teaching him like this, he would probably have to get his head broken and bloodied before he understood.
The journey was very smooth. At noon, seven ox carts arrived at the county seat of Mi County. The county magistrate, who had received the news long ago, led the officials of the yamen and the families of prominent families to welcome them.
The inmates of the academy kill monsters to sharpen their wills, and according to the rules they are not allowed to enter the big city to enjoy themselves, so the magistrate of Mi County set up a meal at the post station outside the city and invited everyone.
At the dinner table, County Magistrate He gave a detailed account of what had happened.
Mi County has numerous waterways, and there are always monsters coming from the Yangtze River. However, the monsters are no more than boys, except that they are stronger and less intelligent. They can be easily killed by three or five big men with weapons.
However, because Qushui County and Mi County were adjacent, a few demon soldiers and demon civilians from Qushui River fled here. The government army first sent people to clear them out, and finally found that there were no demon generals, so they reported to the government, so the state literary academy changed the demon killing location of the scholar class to here, and Qushui County, where the demon general appeared, has been under martial law.