The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

With the core of "man conquers nature", Fang Yun continued to write policy papers, without gorgeous words, parallelism and antithesis, and used the simplest and most accurate words to describe the food chain and grassland ecosystem.

In the books of Shengyuan Continent, many stories are related to the food chain and ecological balance, but due to the limitations of the times, there is no systematic research. Even if the workers, farmers and doctors have been developing, it will take two or three hundred years to make a breakthrough.

Starting from the "tiny creatures invisible to the naked eye" mentioned by the medical saint Zhang Zhongjing, Fang Yun began to prove the phenomenon caused by human interference in the way of heaven based on a large number of relevant records and works of hundreds of schools.

Fang Yun started with the simplest sheep eating grass and wolves eating sheep, and took the Yuansu area as an example. When wild wolves were rampant, the number of sheep and other herbivorous creatures decreased sharply. Later, the human race killed all the wild wolves and lions. As a result, the scavengers led by vultures became extinct first, and then a large number of herbivores reproduced, causing serious damage to the vegetation in the Yuansu area, so that several great scholars joined forces to restore the Yuansu area.

After discussing living things, Fang Yun added changes in the non-living environment, such as changes in the water circulation system.

After the argument, Fang Yun wrote the outline of the second part, which was a specific strategy derived from man's victory over nature.

Punish the barbarians on behalf of heaven!

Fang Yun began to write practical strategies that he had used in the mysterious grassland, using goats that gnawed grass roots, rabbits that were good at destroying grasslands, changing waterways and rivers, and other methods to weaken all the barbarians in the grassland.

Fang Yun had read many miscellaneous books these days and had a good understanding of the grassland environment. He had also served in the army, so every link of the strategy was very perfect.

Unconsciously, Fang Yun wrote quickly, and the brush left a residual image on the paper. He could complete a column of words in almost one breath. But in a moment, a page was filled, and Fang Yun immediately changed to a new paper.

When the sun set, Fang Yun finally finished writing. After putting down the pen, he counted and found that there were as many as 82 pages, with more than 150 words on each page, which could be called a real ten thousand word book. This is rare in policy essays. Even the first policy essay in Shengyuan Continent, "On the Qin Dynasty", has less than 3,000 words in total.

Fang Yun read it again and found that there was nothing to change. He took out a piece of white paper and put it on the top, writing three words.

Policy of Suppressing the Barbarians.

Fang Yun numbered the 82 pages to avoid being scattered and easy to read.

Finally, Fang Yun laid out the poems, classics and "Ping Man Policy" respectively, and then chose two topics from the other nine policy essay topics to write, and wrote three articles.

Fang Yun reached out to take the test questions, but was stunned when he got halfway, because the thick stack of pages on the table did not decrease, and was almost two inches thick as before.

Fang Yun looked at his "Ping Man Policy" again. Yes, there were 82 pages. It stands to reason that he had used up the test papers sent by the messenger. Where did the extra paper come from?

Fang Yun was thinking, and suddenly he was startled, his eyes widened, and he looked ahead in surprise.

A golden brush appeared in the air. The brush was only a foot long, but Fang Yun felt that he could only see the whole picture by looking up.

The brush appeared in the air, and the light kept expanding and shrinking.

Every time the light expanded, various images of the human world would appear in the light, including fishermen fishing, scholars reading, old cows plowing the fields, and so on. These images of human life were ordinary and simple, but they contained the truth of the holy way, which was difficult to understand.

The holy pen, writing the human world.

Fang Yun's mind was confused. He had never seen this pen, but he could guess from the allusions he had read that this was the legendary holy pen.

How did the holy pen come to him? Was he dreaming? Did he dream that the holy pen was blooming?

Fang Yun blinked his eyes, and saw the holy pen move, slowly falling on the "Plan for Suppressing the Barbarians".

Fang Yun widened his eyes and stared at the holy pen, afraid of missing any details.

Then the golden holy pen began to write on the page of "Ping Man Ce".

A.

Then, the holy pen landed on "Wei Min Suo Zhi" and "Yi Xiang" successively, writing a word A respectively.

Selected by the semi-saint, rated by the holy pen!

The highest honor in the imperial examination! No one else!

Even though Fang Yun had experienced many big scenes, he could not hide his joy when he saw the holy pen rating with his own eyes, and he smiled happily.

The holy pen rating means that the three semi-saint examiners have determined that Fang Yun is the first in this Juren exam. As long as the results are announced, Fang Yun will become the first place in Jiangzhou.

At this moment, the examiners in the Jiangzhou examination room, whether they are from the capital or the holy academy, have lost the power to judge the three test papers. They can only rate the remaining candidates, and at most they can only give B, not A.

Fang Yun originally wanted to continue writing two more essays, but the semi-saint had already personally evaluated them, which meant that in the eyes of the semi-saint, one "Plan for the Pacification of the Barbarians" was equivalent to three essays in terms of level and number of words.

Fang Yun's Juren exam was over.

The holy pen wrote three "A" characters in a row and then slowly disappeared.

Fang Yun stood up, bowed to the front, thanked the three semi-saint examiners, and then began to tidy up the desk.

The brushes, inkstones, paperweights, etc. were put into the book box one by one, and the used and unused test papers were arranged in different categories. Among them, three completed test papers were placed in the middle of the table.

The three golden "A" characters were like dragons, as if three vast mountains were pressing on the test papers, making the three test papers more important.

Fang Yun carried the book box on his back, holding the basket of food in his hand, and took a last look at the three golden "A" characters before leaving the examination room.

Fang Yun walked towards the square in front of the temple. Various sounds came from the examination room behind him. Some people exclaimed, some gasped, and some slapped the table as if they were angry. Venting, others let out suppressed laughter.

Fang Yun was confused at first as to why these people were so exaggerated, but he soon realized that they all thought he had given up on taking the exam.

Fang Yun smiled and shook his head. Since it was appointed by the Semi-Saint and rated by the Holy Pen, the Semi-Saint must announce this matter. If he said this before the results were released, it would be disrespectful to the Semi-Saint.

It was evening at this time, the sun had already set in the west, and only the afterglow of sunset remained in the western sky, which could be shrouded by night at any time.

Fang Yun walked out leisurely with a smile on his face. When he walked out of the examination room area, he saw many examiners sitting in the pavilion in front of him, and the beggar uncle Zhao Jingkong was still sleeping as if no one was around. A long line of saliva flowed from the corner of his mouth, and the people around him The officials were dumbfounded.

Fang Yun put down the basket, said goodbye to the examiners, then picked up the basket and walked out.

Zhao Jingkong, who was clearly sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes and looked up at Fang Yun. His confused eyes instantly became clear, but immediately became confused like fog.

The other officials realized something was wrong and looked over together.

Except for a few people who didn't know Fang Yun, everyone looked at Fang Yun's back in shock, and then many of them showed angry expressions.

"Fang Yun... gave up the exam?"

"This is the second day of the national examination! It's the second day of September! Did I remember it wrong?"

"Yes, today is the second day of September. The examination should end on the morning of the fourth day of September. By then it will only be three days and three nights."

Ever since the imperial examination came to Shengyuan Continent, no scholar has left on the second day of the examination. Even the most arrogant and confident candidate left on the afternoon of the third day. That person was the famous Dongsheng King Jinglong.

Since ancient times, all candidates who leave on the first and second days without exception have abandoned the exam.

This is an imperial examination, not an exercise. Even if a Jinshi comes to answer the examination questions, it will be difficult to complete them in two days.

"Fang Yun!" Magistrate Sun gritted his teeth with hatred. He was Cai He's old friend. He had always paid attention to Fang Yun and pinned the hopes of Dayuan Mansion and even Jingguo on Fang Yun.

But now, half of the hope is dashed.

"Forget it, Prefect Sun, the rules of the imperial examination cannot be broken, everyone has his own ambitions." Gezhou Mu's eyes turned cold when he looked at Fang Yun, and he waved his hand to signal Fang Yun, who had just turned around, to leave, but his eyes were full of disappointment.

Fang Yun gave up his hand again and continued walking out.

Magistrate Sun said angrily: "If he doesn't take the Juren Examination this year, it doesn't matter! If he hands in the paper at the end, even if he fails all three subjects with a grade of D, I will never be so angry. Instead, I will give him good advice and look forward to his rise in the future." . But look what he did! He gave up within two days of answering the question. If he was really untalented, I wouldn’t say anything. But he could obviously continue to persist, so why is he so indulgent?"

The inspector Hanlin of the Holy Academy said: "Brother Sun, don't be angry. Maybe Fang Yun's goal is to be in the top three, but after experiencing the examination, he found that his ability is limited, and he can only get one or two tops at most, so he simply gave up the exam and strived for all the top grades next year. ”

"Even so, it is disrespectful to the imperial examination, disrespectful to the examiners, and disrespectful to the saints! If you want to compete for the top three, can't you leave on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year? I don't even have basic respect for the imperial examination and the holy way. I was really blind before. !”

Zhao Jingkong stretched out his hand to wipe the saliva from his mouth and said feebly: "Send someone to get the test papers first. Don't make a conclusion early. Maybe he has already answered the three subjects."

The two guards immediately went to get the test papers.

"Impossible! A piece of scripture or policy requires at least three hours from thinking, writing to final revision! Do you think it is enough time? What's more, I saw him sleeping soundly during my inspection last night. He went to bed at nine o'clock at night and got up later than others in the morning. Using this attitude to take the imperial examination is simply an insult to the holy way!" Magistrate Sun was furious.

Except for the inspectors of the Holy Court, everyone present was from Jingguo. They all shook their heads and sighed. It was unimaginable that Fang Yun would give up the exam.

"It is normal for him to give up the exam because he is unable to do so. But if Fang Yun, a man with such an astonishing talent, gives up the exam, it will definitely become his eternal stigma! Even if he becomes a great scholar in the future, he will not be able to wash away today's shame! You bastard, you are so angry Me!"

Gezhou Mu sighed softly and said: "It is normal for a young man to succeed in his ambition, but his heart is not strong and his nature is impure. Who among you and me has not come to where we are today step by step? Who has not kowtowed to the point where his head is broken and his body is covered with scars? Forget it, once this happens, the ten countries will be angry, and when he gets scared, he will regret it, which may be a good thing for him. "

"Master Ge is speaking from experience. Marquis Fang Wen suddenly rose to a high position and became famous all over the world. It is normal for him to expand. If you and I were young, we might not be much better than him. I hope he can turn around in the future. Rather than disappearing into the crowd.”

"My lord...my lord..."

All the officials followed the call and saw two officers who had gone to get the test papers running back in a panic. One of them accidentally fell to the ground and tripped the other.

"Big...big..." The two of them were incoherent and couldn't even speak a complete sentence.