The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1719 Vulgar Chinese Characters

It can even be said that the huge bet within the human race originated from Zeng Yuan and Feng Zimo, the then Lord of Yuhai City.

At that time, Zeng Yuan was not familiar with Fang Yun and others, and Zeng Yuan attached great importance to the word "Tianxiashi" and believed that no one could talk nonsense. However, Feng Zimo was on the contrary, believing that everyone could discuss Tianxiashi, and even everyone could talk about it. May become a world master.

Later, Feng Zimo thought that Fang Yun was likely to compose sixteen war poems, but Zeng Yuan thought that he could not.

The two were in a stalemate, and Zeng Yuan was so angry that he said that from that time on, every time Fang Yun wrote a poem that would be handed down from generation to generation, he would donate one-tenth of his family property to Fang Yun, but it must be used for charity. If Fang Yun's poems on wars passed down from generation to generation reached fourteen, Zeng Yuan donated all his property, left the Zeng family, and went to Jingguo to help Fang Yun spread his literary name throughout his life.

If Fang Yun writes fifteen poems, Zeng Yuan will build a longevity tablet for Fang Yun for generations to come. If he writes sixteen poems and becomes a master of the world, then he will join the Fang family as a servant to help Fang Yun manage the family.

Dong Wencong witnessed it with his own eyes at the banquet that year. Although Zeng Yuan and Feng Zimo had different positions, they cherished each other. In the end, Zeng Yuan and Feng Zimo actually became in-laws. Others also followed suit. Because Fang Yun indirectly caused the two to bet against each other, everyone in the world They all call Fang Yun Xiao Yuelao.

Dong Wencong had known for a long time that before Fang Yun became the number one scholar, Zeng Yuan gradually faded away from the Zeng family and began to help Fang Yun. Zeng Yuan was actually taking care of Fang Yun's Fang's library and everything related to it.

After Fang Yun came out of the Blood Mang Realm, he had written fourteen war poems handed down from generation to generation. Zeng Yuan also wanted to fulfill the contract, leave the Zeng family and move to Jing State. However, Fang Yun persuaded Zeng Yuan to give up the idea, because Fang Yuan Luck requires a management genius, not a loyal servant.

However, although Zeng Yuan was still a member of the Zeng family, he actually served Fang Yun completely. Whether it was the Fang family library or the academies that were successively established, it was all planned by Fang Yun and executed by Zeng Yuan. Precisely because of Zeng Yuan, Fang Yun's plan has been going smoothly.

Dong Wencong cupped his hand and said: "I will go and organize the Yueyang Tower Cultural Festival right away."

"Go." Fang Yun did not retain Dong Wencong.

Not long after, Zeng Yuan knocked on the door and came in.

"Student Zeng Yuan met Mr. Fang." Zeng Yuan bowed before meeting.

Fang Yun was quite helpless. Zeng Yuan was a middle-aged man with a slightly dark complexion. Ever since he came back from the Blood Mang Realm and left fourteen poems that have been handed down for generations, Zeng Yuan has been addressed as Mr.

"Sit down, you and I don't want to see anyone outside." Fang Yun said.

Zeng Yuan nodded and found a chair to sit down.

Fang Yun looked at Zeng Yuan carefully. His face was darker than the last time he met, and he was weather-beaten.

"Thank you for your hard work." Fang Yun praised with a smile. Before arriving in Xiangzhou, he had already sent Zeng Yuan here to help him conduct a comprehensive investigation in Xiangzhou.

Since there are a large number of Fang's libraries and academies in Xiangzhou, Zeng Yuan is not even in charge of intelligence collection. He is only in charge of intelligence compilation and analysis. After sorting out important information, he then sends a letter to Fang Yun so that Fang Yun can know more about Xiangzhou.

"They are all trivial matters, insignificant compared to your big things." Zeng Yuan said seriously.

Fang Yun had become accustomed to Zeng Yuan's attitude and said, "You came here in person this time. Did you make any important discoveries?"

Zeng Yuan nodded lightly and said: "I have figured out the whereabouts of Qingjiang Trading Company. They have been suddenly active these days. If my prediction is correct, on the Mid-Autumn Festival, they will definitely mobilize a far larger scale of people to take to the streets than before. . However, according to the information I have received, they will not initiate it on their own initiative, but will do so only after they know something has happened to you. In this case, your status as governor of the two states will definitely be in doubt."

"If I really lose to Zhang Longxiang, I probably won't be able to continue serving as the governor of the two states. Qingjiang Trading Company is just a disease of mustard moss and of no importance. Can you find out any information about the 'big shot'?"

Zeng Yuan shook his head and said: "I tried my best to find out that they only knew that there was a big shot, but they didn't know who the big shot was. I doubt that even Ge Yiming or even Ge Wanwan knew the specific identity of the big shot. The more In this case, the higher the status of the big shot, the more careful you will be."

Fang Yun nodded lightly and said, "I will pay attention to it..."

The two began to talk about the Yueyang Tower Cultural Meeting. After a full hour, they talked about other things, such as officials in Xiangzhou, Qingguo's reaction, the intentions of other aristocratic families, etc.

In the early hours of the morning, the two of them chatted about the People's Daily.

Fang Yun was very aware of the advantages of "Min Bao", so he asked about the shortcomings of "Min Bao".

Zeng Yuan thought for a long time and said: "My lord, you have lived in the temple for a long time. I'm afraid you don't know that except for scholars, the reason why most people buy the Minbao, Shengdao or Wenbao related to you is not to study. , some do it because they admire you, some want to support you, some want to collect it, and some are just for fun. Therefore, the ability of these three newspapers to educate the people is very limited, and it is far inferior to those gentlemen. "

Fang Yun nodded lightly and said: "I also vaguely know this, but I haven't verified it. According to you, the people don't read the "Min Bao" seriously? I have to take this seriously. "The Min Bao" is not meant to make them Collecting is not to enhance my personal authority, but to let more people know the truth of the world, or to put it more objectively, to let them know the truth that I want them to know.”

Zeng Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "However, I found that the people are very concerned about your two letters of challenge. Many people can even recite a few sentences from them, which is very rare. "Wen Bao" or "Sheng Dao" is more important than "Min Bao", but few people will remember what is written on it. At first, I thought it was because your letters of challenge were well written, but after careful study, I found that your letters of challenge were almost written in colloquial language, and several complex traditional characters were changed to colloquial characters commonly used in Jingguo, which is easier to remember. "Min Bao" was issued in two copies, and ordinary people only remembered your content, not the original text of any other articles. I believe that it must have a great relationship with your writing and the words you use."

Fang Yun's eyes lit up. He deliberately wrote in colloquial language, and used colloquial characters because he had developed a habit over the years. As long as it was not a formal document or imperial examination paper, Fang Yun always used colloquial characters, not for other reasons, but to save time.

Like the ancient Chinese nation, the writing system of the human race in Shengyuan Continent also evolved from bronze inscriptions to the writing system of the Six Kingdoms, and then to the small seal script created by Qin Shihuang to unify the entire human race. Since the bronze inscriptions inherited the oracle bone inscriptions, the writing was too simple, so until the small seal script, it was actually a process of the writing becoming more complex.

However, the official script after the small seal script and then the regular script were a process of simplification.

Before Qin Shihuang, the writing system was extremely complex, and the same word often had different writing methods and pronunciations. Each place was independent. It was not until Qin Shihuang unified Shengyuan Continent that the small seal script ended the chaos of writing. The small seal script was the standard character of the year.

Afterwards, the official script was designated as the standard character. Just over 70 years ago, the regular script was designated as the standard character of the human race by the Holy Academy because it had more advantages.

However, the varied writing system before the small seal script was not completely extinct, but continued to be used in various places, but was not regarded as the standard character. These characters were called vulgar characters.

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