The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

The middle-aged scholar smiled and said, "What if he has new poems next month? What should we do? Postpone it month after month?"

The old scholar also looked at the young scholar. The young scholar was from Qing, and Fang Yun was from Jing. Jing and Qing had been at war for many years. No one would believe him if he said he had no selfish motives.

"If he has new poems next month, we will naturally publish as many as he has." The young scholar said calmly.

The two scholars looked at each other, both with helplessness. The young scholar's name was Qu Zhengxiang, and he was a semi-saint disciple. He could not be offended for this trivial matter.

The two were about to agree when a noise came from outside.

The old scholar was originally unhappy, and he waved his sleeves impatiently, and the door of the review hall was knocked open by an invisible force.

"Who is making a noise!" The huge voice echoed in the Holy Dao Editorial Institute.

A clerk ran over excitedly holding a page of paper, shouting as he ran: "Zhengguo! The Zhengguo poem has been published! Urgent recommendation!"

The three university scholars all showed joy on their faces, and the unhappiness just now was swept away.

Any Zhengguo poem is very rare. If such a poet concentrates on writing frontier poems, it is very likely that he will write a war poem that will be handed down from generation to generation, which will be of great benefit to the human race.

Nowadays, there are only a few war poems that scholars can use. Every time one is added, the power of the human race will be strengthened.

Qu Zhengxiang was even happier. With this Zhengguo poem, no one would care when the "Year End" would be published, and his pressure would be greatly reduced.

"God bless the human race!" After the old university scholar finished speaking, he grabbed the clerk who was reporting the news from a distance, and the page of paper flew in front of him like an arrow, and he opened his mouth to read the poem.

When they read "The sound of chickens in the thatched tavern is in the moon, and the footprints of people are on the frosty wooden bridge.", the eyes of the three Ran changed at the same time.

The three were all well-read scholars. They saw the beauty of the words in "The sound of chickens in the thatched hut in the moonlight, the footprints on the plank bridge in the frost" after just one reading. So they subconsciously compared it with the poems they had written, and found that the parallelism was not as good, the scenery was not as good, or the level was not enough.

The three compared it with those famous poems, and this comparison was also obvious. The words were not bad, but the artistic conception was much worse. And those with good artistic conception could not reach the beauty of the words.

The middle-aged scholar was excited and said, "Good! This is an unprecedented poem! It is worthy of being a poem to guard the country, and the beauty of the words is rare in the world!"

Qu Zhengxiang praised: "The talent and sentiment of this poem can vaguely see Tao Yuanming, I am far inferior. I wonder which country's famous writer is the work?"

The old scholar continued to read on, and when he saw the end, he suddenly put down the poem page, with a slightly strange expression, and did not answer Qu Zhengxiang's words.

The middle-aged scholar let the poem page fly over in confusion, and after a closer look, he was also silent, with the same strange expression.

Qu Zhengxiang hesitated for a moment, took the poem, and looked at it carefully, blushing.

Jingguo, Jixian Fang Yun, these six words are extremely eye-catching.

The national poem must be published in the "Shengdao" next month, and the "Spring Dawn" that ranked first in the county exam must also be published. Not to mention Qu Zhengxiang's obstruction, even if his semi-saint teacher came in person, it would not change Fang Yun's two poems in the "Shengdao".

Qu Zhengxiang could no longer sit still, and stood up and said: "I am not feeling well, and I resigned from the position of editor of the "Shengdao" next month. Please replace me in time. Goodbye, both of you." After saying that, he left.

After Qu Zhengxiang walked away, the old university scholar sighed and said, "Qu Zhengxiang was very successful at a young age, and he rose to prominence all the way. He won the top three prizes in the imperial examinations. He was already a university scholar before he was 30, second only to the four great talents. Now there is a young genius giving him a wake-up call, which may be a good thing for him."

"But Fang Yun happens to be a Jing countryman, which may not be a good thing for him."

"Humph! He is already a university scholar, but he is still making things difficult for a young man over a small matter. He only has Qing country in his eyes and no human race. It is not a good thing for him, but it is a great thing for the human race! But he is also Smart, if you continue to embarrass Fang Yun, his literary courage will be shaken and he will not become a great scholar. "

The middle-aged scholar smiled bitterly and said, "Let's not talk about him, let's talk about Fang Yun, his "Year End" will also be published next month. Three poems shine together, unprecedented. Even Tao Yuanming, the pastoral master, only had two poems at the same time. The craziest period was six poems in a row. There were six consecutive issues of "Saint Way" with his pastoral poems. He was invincible in poetry, but Fang Yun was just a boy, but he was not inferior to Tao Sheng at all. He was simply a little monster. "

" This boy is too extraordinary. I am afraid that he will be too sharp and it will be bad for his future growth. "

The middle-aged scholar said: "I have a page here that you haven't read. It says that Fang Yun was injured before the county exam, but he met a mysterious teacher and got guidance. The next day, he took the exam with his injury. The local county magistrate wrote a poem for him, and he also wrote a poem to thank the county magistrate. The two poems are not important. The key is the identity of the famous teacher. "

"Then I feel relieved. The one who can teach such a student is at least a great scholar. It is not surprising that Chen Guanhai and Chen Sheng are both famous. "

"It is a pity that Fang Yun is still young and is only a student. If he is a Jinshi, he may be able to squeeze out the "Poet King" among the four great talents."

"It is too early to say now. Poetry does not shock the saints, but articles reach the ears of heaven. Since ancient times, no one has been canonized by poetry. Even Tao Sheng relied on his prose and classics. However, if this boy calms down and forgets about his reputation, his achievements will definitely be better than you and me."

"No matter what, I want to meet him."

"Who doesn't want to meet him?"

The two looked at each other and laughed.

In Dayuan Prefecture, Fang Yun and the eldest lady agreed to teach in Fang's family school in five days.

In the afternoon, Fang Yun summoned Liang Yuan and the hired clerks and employees to discuss the development direction of the bookstore.

The suggestions made by Liang Yuan and others were quite satisfactory. Fang Yun did not deny them, but made improvements based on their suggestions, and they were very specific, such as how to advertise, how to market, how to choose target customers, etc.

Liang Yuan and others were stunned for a while, but they were all experienced people. They immediately realized that Fang Yun's theory was extremely feasible and could even be said to be subversive. They wrote it down carefully and then based on the existing conditions. Just do it.

Finally, Fang Yun formulated the development direction of the bookstore and dealt in popular novels.

It's just that popular novels are declining now, and most bookstores that specialize in popular novels can't make much money. Although other people have concerns, they can't refute this owner and can only listen.

Fang Yun asked them to immediately make a batch of cardboard bookmarks, at least 50,000 pieces, write "Sanwei Bookstore" on the bookmarks, and design a trademark. They should also write aphorisms, mottos, and famous quotes on the bookmarks. Comes with new book.

This apparently ordinary design left Liang Yuan and the clerk stunned.

"My boss, you are not a Qiqiao Linglongxin, are you? You are so good at poetry and so good at business. If you don't do business with a literary position, other businessmen will have to be killed by you."

"Yeah, what kind of marketing are you talking about? It's so amazing. If you think about it carefully, it's not surprising, but we just can't figure it out."

Fang Yun said with a smile: "You start with some popular novels. Within five days, I will take out the manuscript of a novel and deliver it to printing. Ten thousand copies will be printed first."

An old gentleman hurriedly said: "My boss, you have never been in this business and you don't know. Publishing books cannot be so smooth. There is only one "Wenbao" and one "Holy Journal" in the world. Why don't others make newspapers? Because the Holy Academy does not Yes. The Holy Court allows the publication of books, but it must be reviewed by the Academy of Literature. If your book is to be sold in Jiangzhou, it must be reviewed by the Jiangzhou Academy of Literature. If it is sold in Jingguo, it must be approved by the "Jingguo Academy." If it is sold in the Ten Countries, it must be approved by the Holy Academy within five days. It’s far from enough, it will take at least fifteen days, and the printing of the book will also have to wait, and within a month, the book will not be available in the store.”

“This kind of thing should be the responsibility of the ‘Wenhuiyuan’ of the state liberal arts academy, right?”

"right."

"That's no problem. After I finish writing the book, I'll go visit Director Zhou of the Prefecture Academy of Literature, show him the manuscript, and ask him to write a preface. I think the book should be printed within five days."

"Ah? Do you know Master Zhou? Can you ask him to write the preface? That's no problem. He happens to be in charge of Wenhuiyuan, so there's no problem at all." The old man said enviously and straightened up unknowingly. waist board.

Others' eyes were bright, as if they saw hope. Since the new owner knew Mr. Zhou, Sanwei Bookstore might really be able to become bigger.

"I'm going home to write a book. I should finish it before dinner tomorrow, and then I'll go visit Master Zhou."

Fang Yun stood up and was about to leave. Liang Yuan stretched out his hand to stop him in surprise: "What did you say? You haven't finished writing your book yet? Don't tell me you haven't started writing yet."

"I write a medium-length popular novel, about 20,000 to 30,000 words, which should be completed in five days. At worst, I won't sleep tonight."

"A novel written in two days?" Everyone looked at Fang Yun with suspicion.

"I have a rough draft, and I have it all in my heart. Okay, you go get to work."

Fang Yun and Yang Yuhuan left together, bought some paper incense and candles on the way, and specially bought a book introducing the novelist, and returned home.

At this time, Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Fang had already packed up Fang Yun's east wing. From now on, Fang Yun and Fang Daniu would live here, and Yang Yuhuan and Mrs. Jiang would live in the west wing.

Fang Yun glanced at the little fox. It was placed in a bamboo basket with a quilt inside and was still unconscious.

The room is filled with a faint fragrance, which makes people feel relaxed and full of energy.

"Could it be that the scent of fragrant fox can make people clear their minds?"

Fang Yun put this idea behind him and read the newly bought "Notes of Shi Lu Pavilion" carefully.

This book was written by a literati who was one of the hundred novelists. However, the novelist declined and he never produced a semi-sage, so he gradually declined.

Fang Yun first put the book into the World of Strange Books and then started reading, because the reading speed in the World of Strange Books was dozens of times faster than usual.

It is not good to read too fast when studying the scriptures of the saints, but it is still very convenient to check the information.

In just half a quarter of an hour, Fang Yun clarified the context of popular novels in this world. Just like before the Tang Dynasty on earth, there are currently only novels about supernatural beings and the first monument in novels, "Tang Legend Novels", has not yet appeared.

Later generations of Yuan opera, Song, Ming and Qing novels were greatly influenced by Tang romances. It can be said that Tang romance novels are the originators of Ming and Qing novels. Among them, "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" and "Three Words and Two Pai" almost completely inherited the style and form of Tang romances.