The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

While everyone was having lunch at Fang's house, the housekeeper of Fang's house sent Fang Li back to Ji County.

Fang Yun completely solved Fang Zhongyong's matter and gave a new generation of prodigies a new life.

After the meal, Chen Xi sent a letter saying that he had captured Yu, the supervisor, and was being held in the prison of the government army to await trial, but his legs were broken by the soldiers inside.

Later, Fang Yun received news from Zeng Yuan, saying that his position on the monster clan's hunting list had risen to eleven.

Fang Yun had no choice but to suppress the vision brought by Sanhong, and the vision of enlightening all the people in Zhen Guowen's "Shang Zhongyong" was beyond expectations. It seems that before becoming a Jinshi, he should write less articles and more poems, as long as it is not a war. For poetry, it is difficult to improve the ranking.

Some books such as "The Rhyme of the Fox" and "Fang's Family Instructions" have to be postponed again, but it is good to write some novels, which can enrich the reading life of the human race. At the same time, it can also increase the talents of Shengyuan Continent and slowly strengthen the human race. It has great achievements but will not Being missed by the demon clan.

Fang Yun was chatting with everyone when Tang Da, the shopkeeper of Xuanting Bookstore, came to visit.

As soon as Fang Yun and shopkeeper Tang Da entered the study, shopkeeper Tang Da asked: "Is your manuscript ready?"

"Can...can this be postponed for two days?" Fang Yun didn't know why, but found that the shopkeeper Tang Da who was urging the manuscript was a little disgusting.

"At this time, your literary reputation is at its peak. If you publish a new work now, your sales will increase by at least 20%! Do the math yourself! Money is not a trivial matter, the main thing is to make your literary reputation more prosperous."

"Let me think about it." Fang Yun said.

Shopkeeper Tang Da said: "Your "White Snake" is suitable for all ages. Now many storytellers use your book as a storybook. "The Legend of the Pillow" is too educational, but the story is good. Don’t you want to write a similar one?”

Fang Yun glanced at shopkeeper Tang in surprise, thinking that he was worthy of being the shopkeeper of a state, and his eyes were very vicious. The idea of ​​"The Story of the Pillow" was borrowed by later generations, the most famous of which are "The Story of Nanke" and "The Biography of the Prefect of Nanke", which can be said to be the predecessor of time-travel novels in later generations.

Fang Yun said: "Then I will write a story similar to "The Story of the Pillow", but with more twists and turns. It will be called "The Biography of the Prefect of Nanke" and it will be longer."

"How does the word count compare to "The Legend of White Snake"?" Shopkeeper Tang Da asked.

"Not as good as that."

"How does it compare to "The Romance of the West Chamber"?"

"Not as good as that."

"Then you write another article." The shopkeeper of Tang Dynasty said firmly. In his eyes, there is no role model for Wen Hou, only the author who wrote the manuscript.

Fang Yun remembered that he had delayed the draft for a long time and was embarrassed to refuse, so he thought about it carefully.

Needless to say, there are too many things that need to be changed about a tome like the Four Great Classics. It is not suitable to write now, and it is not suitable to write too much now. It is still suitable to write short and medium-sized articles such as Tang Dynasty Legends.

An idea flashed in Fang Yun's mind. Although "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" was written in the Qing Dynasty, it can be said to be in the same line as the legends of the Tang Dynasty.

Fang Yun thought for a while and said: "Then I will write another "Nie Xiaoqian", also called "A Chinese Ghost Story"."

Shopkeeper Tang Da immediately said: "Let's call it "A Chinese Ghost Story"! This name can attract readers more and sell more than the former!"

Fang Yun said: "Then you go and chat with them in the hall. I have been thinking about these two stories for a long time. With my writing skills, I can finish them before going to the celebration banquet."

Shopkeeper Tang Da was stunned and said, "As expected of Fang Zhenguo, he has two books a day and countless poems. Then I won't disturb you and just drink tea and chat with them."

When the shopkeeper of the Tang Dynasty left the study, Fang Yun closed his eyes and carefully analyzed "The Biography of the Prefect of Nanke" and "Nie Xiaoqian" in the world of strange books, eliminating the words that were not suitable for Shengyuan Continent and retaining the essence and truth of the book.

The original "The Biography of Prefect Nanke" and "Nie Xiaoqian" had too few words, so Fang Yun added some plots that the people of Shengyuan Continent loved to see.

Not long after, a new "The Biography of Nanke Prefect" and "A Chinese Ghost Story" appeared in the world of strange books.

Later, Fang Yun took out a "Pingshan Inkstone" from Yinjiang Bei. Pingshan inkstone is a Jinshi cultural treasure obtained by Fang Yun from Shengxu. The inkstone holding the inkstone is in the shape of an irregular mountain. There are natural patterns in the inkstone, just like the stones and vegetation in the mountains, which is very strange. On the forehead of the inkstone next to the inkstone, a famous craftsman carved a landscape pattern, making the Pingshan inkstone even more exquisite.

On the side of the inkstone, the word "Pingshan" in official script is engraved.

Fang Yun put the Pingshan inkstone on the table, and then opened the bottles of ink in the study one by one. There were more than a dozen bottles, and poured them all into the Pingshan inkstone.

The Hirayama inkstone is only about the size of a palm, and the inkstone seems to hold at least half a bottle of ink, but it actually holds dozens of times as much ink.

Fang Yun chose a pure Langbeiwei Juren Wenbao pen suitable for writing in small regular script, and took out a large stack of manuscript paper, and calmly started writing.

Swish, swish, swish...

Under the influence of his talent and high-quality writing skills, Fang Yun's writing speed can only be described as terrifying. He can finish a line in the blink of an eye, and his work is neat, no different from when he writes stroke by stroke.

Fang Yun has reached the state of calligraphy. Every time he writes a word, the ink dries quickly, making the handwriting clearer, more condensed and more charming.

Fang Yun wrote with his right hand as if having a convulsion, and kept changing papers with his left hand. It only took him an hour to finish the newly compiled "The Biography of the Prefect of Nanke" and "Nie Xiaoqian" with more than 30,000 words.

In the article, Fang Yun included the names of Li Gongzuo, the original author of "The Biography of the Prefect of Nanke", and Pu Songling, the original author of "Nie Xiaoqian", as tribute and gratitude.

After Fang Yun finished writing, he walked out of the study room with the dried manuscript and walked towards the hall.

Tang Dazhang was telling the story of selling "The Legend of the White Snake" and other works, and everyone was listening with great interest.

"Wait a minute, let me have a cup of tea first... Hey? Fang Wenhou, have you finished writing? I just drank six pots of tea!" Tang Dazhang said.

"Fang Yun, are you writing "The Story of Nan Ke Taishou" and "A Chinese Ghost Story"? Tang Dazhang just said that he didn't know the specific content, let me see it!" Li Fanming put down the teacup in his hand and walked quickly towards Fang Yun.

However, Jia Jingan stood up without making a sound, blocking Li Fanming behind him, and was about to move forward, Han Shoulu stood up to block Jia Jingan.

"You..." Jia Jingan snorted in dissatisfaction, and Han Shoulu smiled and wanted to take a look first, but Yan Yukong, who was sitting at the door, stopped Han Shoulu and put his hand on Fang Yun's manuscript.

Fang Yun laughed and shook his head.

"Yan Yukong, no wonder you, a half-saint disciple, didn't even sit in the main seat, but secretly moved to the last seat. Just now I thought you were so humble, and you are indeed a role model for us, but I didn't expect that you had planned it after you told the shopkeeper Tang about your purpose!" Li Fanming said angrily.

"Every failure makes you wiser, but you forgot such a big lesson before, I feel ashamed for you." Yan Yukong looked like an old gentleman who was disappointed with his son, but in fact he was younger than everyone else.

Shopkeeper Tang shouted: "Who dares to touch the manuscripts of my Xuanting Bookstore! Even if it is a half-saint disciple, I will fight to the death! I will fight to the death!" After saying that, he took out the brush he carried with him and pointed it at Yan Yukong.

Yan Yukong didn't take it seriously and said calmly: "Don't judge others by your own standards, Manager Tang. I just had a sneak peek. After reading it, I will naturally distribute it to the rest of the people to take turns. You should be careful of Li Fanming. He can do anything. It is not impossible for him to dig three feet into the ground and take away all the soil that Fang Yun stepped on."

Li Fanming nodded and said: "Well, thank you for reminding me, Brother Yan. I will dig the pebbles on the ground of Fang's family when I have the chance. When Fang Yun becomes a great scholar or a semi-saint in the future, I can sell one pebble from Fang's family every month, which is enough for me to drink wine every day until I die."

Everyone laughed.

Yan Yukong lowered his head to read "The Story of Nan Ke Taishou". After reading a page, he immediately gave the first page to Han Shoulu beside him and passed it on.

When the first page of the manuscript reached Li Fanming, the shopkeeper Tang smiled and said, "The Ji family invested money in Xuanting Bookstore. You know better than me who manages the money in the Ji family. If you dare to grab a page of the manuscript, see how that person will deal with you."

Li Fanming's face immediately fell, and he said, "Who said I want to grab Fang Yun's manuscript? I won't waste time with you. I'm going to read the manuscript!"

Everyone passed the pages to read.

"Hurry up!"

"Be careful!"

"I'm waiting impatiently."

"Shut up!"

In order to get a sneak peek, these candidates lost their good tempers. Some read quickly, some read slowly, and some read repeatedly after seeing new words, but they didn't give them to the people behind them, causing chaos in the hall.

Tang, the shopkeeper, was the last one to read, but he was the most satisfied one among the people, and he kept smiling, because from the reactions of these candidates, it can be seen that Fang Yun must have written well and it will definitely be a best-seller.

After reading half of "The Story of Nan Ke Taishou", someone couldn't help but comment.

"Although this article is similar to "The Pillow Book", it is about a person's dream of a strange experience, but one is about a dream in an inn, in which he is rich and prosperous, but later he sees through fame and fortune, devotes himself to the holy way and finally becomes a great scholar. The other is about entering Huai Kingdom as a royal consort, and finally ending up miserably. After waking up, he finds that the two countries in his dream are actually two ant nests, which is even stranger than the dream of a yellow millet."

"This article has more words. "The Pillow Book" is closer to a chronicle and the text is concise, while "The Story of the Prefect of Nan Ke" is more detailed and the narrative structure is more clever. Although the articles are the same, they have their own merits. Not bad, not bad!"

When they saw "A Chinese Ghost Story", no one commented or urged to pass it on. They all finished reading silently and waited for the next one silently. Everyone was attracted by the story in "A Chinese Ghost Story".

The original version of "Nie Xiaoqian" was less than 3,000 words, which did not suit the taste of readers in Shengyuan Continent, so Fang Yun expanded it to 20,000 words.

The new "A Chinese Ghost Story" tells the story of a student named Ning Caichen who came across a dilapidated academy on his way to the city to take the exam for a scholar. It is said that the academy is haunted, but he did not care. Later, a Jinshi named Yan Chixia came and they had a good chat.

After that, Ning Caichen met Nie Xiaoqian, and the two fell in love. Nie Xiaoqian betrayed her grandmother for Ning Caichen, and finally defeated the tree monster with the help of Yan Chixia.

When writing here, the number of words was not enough, so Fang Yun brought out the Black Mountain Old Monster, but everyone was defeated and was about to be killed. A great scholar named Pu Songling came and subdued the Black Mountain Old Monster, and reshaped Nie Xiaoqian's human body with his subtle words and great righteousness.

Finally, Ning Caichen took Nie Xiaoqian back home, had children, and became a couple that everyone envied.