The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Magistrate Dong looked at Fang Yun and said: "As I said before, there will be a huge price to pay, so the demon saints should still be arguing. Using that power to kill a human half-saint may not be worth the loss for the demon world. What's more, Not to mention you."

"Students listen to adults' teachings." Fang Yun knew that Magistrate Dong had something else to say, and Magistrate Dong was the examiner during the scholar examination, so calling himself a student was a basic etiquette.

But Magistrate Dong laughed and said: "This is the last day you will call yourself a student in front of me. After today, you will be granted the title of Marquis!"

Fang Yun didn't care very much and said: "This time I made meritorious service due to a civil war. The Holy Court has long issued a strict order that no military merit can be claimed if you don't fight against demons and barbarians. Therefore, I should be granted the title of Marquis of Wen, not the Marquis of the Army. The Marquis of the Military is the official title." The third rank can not only lead troops, but also have a large number of private soldiers. Marquis Wen is from the third rank and cannot lead troops, and the number of private soldiers is not large. "

"What else do you want? As a Jinshi, I have worked hard in Jingguo for many years. My official position is the fifth-grade magistrate, but my title is only a sixth-grade county magistrate! Once your imperial edict is officially issued, I will have to call you "sir" from now on! This can't be messed up , Lord Fang!" Magistrate Dong laughed.

Fang Yun was stunned for a moment, and there was a subtle change in his heart. Then he sighed softly. His desire for an official position was far less than that of a literary position. However, in any case, after becoming a marquis, his status was much higher than before. There were some things he couldn't say, and some things he couldn't say. If you can't do something, this is "ritual".

Marquis has been beyond the reach of 99% of officials. After all, even if an ordinary official is busy for a lifetime, his achievements and reputation cannot be compared with that of a literary scholar in a state. Many Hanlin officials were posthumously awarded the title of Marquis after their death, which has almost no practical significance.

Only by becoming a great scholar, with a literary reputation all over the world, and with numerous military exploits can one be granted the title of marquis, but it is even more difficult to be granted the title of duke.

For example, Li Wenying was only named the Duke of Zhou five years ago, and the Empress Dowager praised him as Duke Jianmei. The Duke of Zhou is of the second rank, followed by the Duke of the State of the second rank. Once he becomes a great Confucian, he will be granted the title of Duke immediately.

The last level is to be crowned king. Kings are also divided into virtual title kings and military merit kings. The former has many royal relatives and a large number, but military merit kings are different. Military merit kings will get their own territory, which is about half a county. They cannot be inherited by future generations, but they are equal to one land. The lord of the country, not even the king has the right to govern his territory, is the real emperor of the land.

There is currently only one king of military merit in Jingguo, and the rest are all kings with false titles, including the heads of various holy families.

"I understand." Fang Yun accepted this fact.

Magistrate Dong nodded and said: "Then I'll tell you the truth. Now you should try your best to avoid rising in the hunting list of bachelors, and don't do something as shocking as the Wen Dou Yizhou. Of course, the relationship between the liberal arts academy and the academy There is no harm in literary competition. If you want to sharpen yourself in the future, you'd better change your name. Military merit will not change."

"Thanks for the reminder, sir."

"The first place in this examination is the position of Jieyuan. If you want to compete, it doesn't matter. If you don't want to compete, it's no problem. I hope you can get Jieyuan, but not all A, only two A. I will compete. Everyone hopes that I, Jingguo, will produce a "perfect" student, far more than all the students in the past, but your life is more important!" Governor Dong's tone was full of regret.

"I'll try my best. Who knew that this bachelor's hunting list would actually become my life countdown list." Fang Yun said.

Magistrate Dong said: "You are still calm and have not thrown yourself into disarray. Even if the children of the major aristocratic families know that they are being cared about by the demon and barbarian saints, they will be panicked."

Fang Yun thought that he had seen too many things in the ancient demon inheritance and was worried, but he would never be frightened and panicked by the demon saint, not to mention that he had a conversation with the demon saint before leaving the holy ruins.

Magistrate Dong said: "Since we meet before the imperial examination, how about I give you a test?"

Fang Yun was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Dong, for your advice."

Magistrate Dong said: "I don't need to say more about your poems. As for the meaning of your scriptures, Feng Yuanjun has already tested it and praised you endlessly. He said that your progress is miraculous. If you polish it for two more years, you will definitely get the first grade in the Jinshi examination." , Smiling proud of his peers. He is an official of the Academy of Arts, so he takes policy and theory lightly in governing the country, but we civil servants want to govern the country and take policy and theory as more important. We usually work harder in this area, so I will test your policy and theory. "

"Please, sir, follow me to the study." Fang Yun led Magistrate Dong into the study.

Entering the study, the two of them sat down.

Magistrate Dong said: "You have studied the meaning of the scriptures, and you should know that the meaning of the scriptures is to interpret the words of the saints. Policy theory has two meanings. One is to discuss politics and propose countermeasures, and the other is to provide suggestions to the court. Regardless of However, policy theory cannot be separated from the word "policy".

Fang Yun nodded. Policy discussions are actually about discussing political-related issues and giving solutions. In Shengyuan Continent, "politics" also includes almost everything such as military, workers and peasants, and its importance is only lower than that of the holy way.

"I have read your poems and your scriptures, but policy theory is not tested until the imperial examination, and I have not seen your policy theory. There are many subdivisions of policy theory in the imperial examination, including wars and disputes between two clans. There are battles between the two countries, farming, justice, public security, and even commerce and so on. Do you know all of this?"

"Students have carefully summarized it." Fang Yun said, accurately picking out the policy categories he listed before entering the Holy Market from a stack of paper.

Magistrate Dong took a closer look and said: "Good calligraphy! Rumor has it that you are not good at writing and almost missed the opportunity to be a child. However, you learned your shame and became brave, practiced hard day and night, and reached the level of calligraphy in just a few months. It has become a good story." . Well, you organized it well. If you can't classify the policies, you can't analyze them better. "

Fang Yun said: "That's exactly how I understand it."

"There is more than one question in the policy theory subject. Ten questions are given each time, and one question is designated by the saints as a must. Candidates can choose two questions from the remaining nine questions, making a total of three questions. The three questions seem to be There are only two or three thousand words per question, but after thinking about it, it takes at least eight hours to finish the eight thousand words, and sometimes it takes more than one day to finish. Do you know why you have to take three tests in a row? Question?" Magistrate Dong asked.

Fang Yun had never thought about this issue before, but now when Magistrate Dong asked him about it, he thought for a moment and said: "Policy theory is about governing the country, reorganizing the army, and bringing peace to the people. If you, the magistrate, are in the Yamen, you will always encounter many emergencies or emergencies." We cannot think about it for too long, and it requires far more flexibility and experience than classic principles. Moreover, if we really manage a place, we will not only need to adapt to it, but also need to work hard for a long time. Test our ability to govern the country."

"That's right. In recent years, there have been a variety of policy questions that have been required to be tested in the imperial examination. However, since the end of the Millennium No-War Agreement, looking at all previous Jinshi examinations, the required policy questions only choose one of three categories, namely relations between human races and peace affairs. There are three strategies for destroying demons and pacifying the people." At the end, Magistrate Dong's tone was extremely serious.

Fang Yun said: "As far as I know, in recent years, most of the self-selected questions for Jinshi must be two of these three categories, because first, they can prepare in advance, and second, they heard that people who choose these three questions become Jinshi The chances are great.”

Magistrate Dong smiled and did not answer, but said: "When making a choice, the policy discussion has already begun."