The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

In the capital, people from the Meng family were gathering in a courtyard.

"Destroyed!" said one person.

"It's just a flashback. The divine punishment of the Sun and Moon Tree will come at most within four to five days. Even if many aristocratic families try their best, they still can't save him!"

"As long as Fang Yun dies, our Meng family will have a chance to take back the relics! The true blood of the ancestral dragon has nothing to do with my Meng family, but the Ten Thousand Years Dragon Ginseng is determined to get it!"

"Fang Yun has blocked the great opportunity for our Meng family to rise, and has also infected our Meng family with evil spirits. Until the day he dies, I will laugh loudly in the mourning hall! Even if he dies, this hatred will not end. We, Meng The family must use all their strength to suppress the Fang family, and it is absolutely impossible for the Fang family to have another bad luck!" Meng Li gritted his teeth.

Demon world.

Four huge moon trees are located in the southeast, northwest and four directions. The moon trees are as thick as mountains and are thousands of miles high. There is a blood-colored bright moon on each tree, shining on the demon world.

Not long after the Dragon Climbing Platform opened, the four moon trees underwent tremendous changes.

The roots of the moon tree suddenly increased, and a large number of roots were exposed on the ground. The ground within a thousand miles radius of every moon tree was covered with dense roots. A large number of demons and barbarians migrated to the moon tree thousands of miles away.

The bark of each demon tree has a series of black blood vessels ranging from one foot to several feet thick. These blood vessels are connected to the roots of the tree, constantly absorbing power from the underground of the demon world, and sending it along the blood vessels to the demon moon at the top of the tree. middle.

These days, the four demon moons have been growing bigger and their blood color has become richer, forming a pressure that can overwhelm all demons.

The surface of the demon moon is no longer calm, but is filled with streaks of bloody thunder, making rumbling sounds day and night.

Countless monsters frantically absorbed the power emitted by Yaoyue, and their strength increased several times faster than usual.

In the sky above the center of the four moon trees, a dark blue vortex appeared. The vortex was getting bigger and bigger. Its diameter now reached thousands of miles, as if a hole had been poked in the sky of the demon world.

The demon saints are distributed on the four demon trees and are making final preparations for the divine punishment of the moon tree.

If the Moon Tree Divine Punishment is carried out within the demon world, there is no need to accumulate power for so many days. If the divine punishment is carried out across realms, especially against the human world, which is most repulsive to the demon world, a large amount of power must be accumulated, just to break the wall of the human world. The power consumed by obstacles and flying accounts for 70% of the total power of Moon Tree Divine Punishment.

Even if only 30% of the power that finally enters the human world is left, it is enough to kill a sub-saint. If all the current semi-saints jointly resist without the help of external objects, they will be bombarded to ashes.

Both the demons and the human race are busy.

West Sea.

A white dragon appeared outside the gate of the West Sea Dragon Palace. This white dragon's scales were like jade, its horns were like crystal, and its eyes were like blue lakes. There was no flaw on its body. It seemed to be the most beautiful being in the world, captivating the country and the city.

The Dragon Palace in the West Sea is magnificent, and the dragon gate is resplendent, but in front of the white dragon, it is like a thatched mud house, dim and dull.

All the sea tribesmen guarding the Dragon Palace looked intoxicated, and many of them even lay on the ground to worship.

"Yuwei pays homage to the Dragon Saint of the West Sea!" Bailong's voice was smooth and sweet.

"Yuwei, what are you doing here?" A deep voice sounded, like a tsunami, majestic and vast.

"Yuwei is here to borrow your ancient artifact."

"It's just a dead thing, it's okay to lend it to you. However, you and I are both of the White Dragon clan. If you were to marry into my West Sea Dragon Palace, the ancient divine thing can be given to you as a betrothal gift. What do you think?"

"Yuwei has made a big oath not to become the Dragon Saint and not to talk about marriage. I hope His Majesty the Dragon Saint will forgive me."

"That object is a rare treasure, and I can only exert one or two percent of its power. However, if I take action, and with the help of all the saints of the human race, I have a great chance of saving Fang Yun. If you really pity Fang Yun Why don’t you want to marry into Xihai? When you become a Dragon Saint, I will personally hand over Xihai to you!”

"If there is good luck in the Dragon Palace of the West Sea, Yuwei will be happy to marry into it."

"That's all. I won't embarrass you. You ask Fang Yun to give me the drop of Ancestral Dragon's true blood and dragon ginseng, and then ask for an Ancestral Dragon Token from that old guy Ao Yu, and I'll lend you that ancient divine object for a hundred days. ”

"The true blood of the Ancestral Dragon entered Fang Yunwen Palace for unknown reasons. Not to mention that it is difficult to take it out. Even if it is taken out, adding another Ancestral Dragon Token in exchange for the right to use the ancient divine object for a hundred days would be too expensive. Fang Yun is a friend of our clan. Poetry becomes a dragon. If you write a few more imperial poems in the future, they will be more useful to our dragon clan than an ancient divine object. How about exchanging Fang Yun's next imperial poem for your ancient divine object for a few days?"

"Yuwei, how can you learn from the human race to do business without capital and profit? I only want the true blood of the ancestral dragon and the dragon's participation in the ancestral dragon order, and I don't want anything else! This ancient divine object contains a great secret. It was created by my ancestors in ancient times. Discovered in the Kunlun Mountains, never borrowed at will!”

"Then, how about a promise from me in exchange?"

"Hahaha... You are more arrogant than that old guy Ao Yu. How can I, the Xihai Dragon Palace, ask for anything from you?"

"In this case, from now on Yuwei will only perform her duties as a dragon to the Xihai Dragon Palace, and will have nothing to do with it other than her duties! Yuwei bids farewell!"

Then he saw the beautiful white dragon's figure move, turn into a white light and throw into the nearby sea eye, disappearing.

"Arrogant! When I understand the mystery of that ancient divine object, I will surely become a great saint. With the help of the ancient divine object, even if the ancestor gods come, they will not be able to do anything to me! That ancient divine object has changed recently, and it must be mine. Big opportunity! Hahahaha..."

Jingguo capital, in front of the palace.

An eunuch came out and shouted loudly: "The Queen Mother has a decree to invite Yang Yuhuan and the ladies to Changle Palace to talk."

Many wives led by Yang Yuhuan slowly entered the palace.

While passing by Wenyuan Pavilion, Yang Yuhuan heard a chaotic quarrel inside, and words such as "Fang Yun", "Fang Zhenguo" and "Fang Wenhou" appeared frequently.

Yang Yuhuan sighed softly, Wenyuan Pavilion is where the four prime ministers, including the left prime minister, the right prime minister, the assistant prime minister and the wen prime minister, work, which is also the "cabinet". The person quarreling at this time must be an important minister.

When Yang Yuhuan entered the palace, the golden seal above the Tiger Prison dungeon absorbed Fang Yun's third national poem "Bamboo Stone".

Outside the Tiger Prison, everyone in the Academy was waiting for the final result and discussing at the same time.

"Fang Wenhou's last song "Bamboo and Stone" also has the ability to refine courage, but it is neither as good as "Inscription on the Humble Room" nor as good as "Song of Lime", which is a pity."

"What a pity? Do you think that poems and essays are just a dish to be fried? It's rare to write three poems and essays in a row in one day, and the first one is spread all over the world. If the third one is better than the first one, wouldn't it be shocking to the saints? "

Qiao Juze said: "But I prefer "Bamboo and Stone". Although "Song of Lime" is good, it is too perfect and too passive. Even if it leaves innocence, it is just polished by external forces. Of course, this is not to say that "Song of Lime" is not good Okay, but compared to Gao Jie, I prefer tenacity!”

The students around him stopped talking and listened.

"This "Bamboo and Stone" is extraordinary. The first sentence is 'Stick to the green mountains and never let go'. The opening scene shows the bamboos self-motivated, taking the initiative to fight against the green mountains and never giving in!" Qiao Juze had a faint smile on his face as he spoke. meaning.

All the nearby students will also smile. Both the original poem and Qiao Juze's explanation allude to Left Prime Minister Liu Shan.

"The second sentence, 'The roots are in the broken rock', is the bamboo's understanding of itself. Now that it is here, it not only has the adaptation that "Song of Lime" has, but also has the initiative to take root in the rock and actively take root that "Song of Lime" does not have. Change the environment.”

Everyone nodded, realizing that there was indeed a difference between the two poems.

"The third sentence, 'Still strong despite being struck hard', compare it with the sentence 'Not afraid of shattered bones and shattered bodies' in "Song of Lime". The latter is not afraid, but the former is still strong! So I say I prefer it. "Bamboo and Stone". As for the fourth sentence, "Let the east, west, north and south wind", it is even more active to the extent of "ridicule", as if the bamboo is laughing at all the hardships."

"That's what Brother Qiao said! Although I prefer "Song of Lime", after such a comparison, I found that the overall artistic conception of the two is similar."

"Brother Qiao is right, but why didn't the latter immediately conquer the country?"

Qiao Juze smiled and said: "Structure, rhythm. The structure of "Lime Song" is smoother and clearer than that of "Bamboo and Stone", and the point of the sentence 'to leave innocence in the world' is still clear. In terms of artistic conception, the two are naturally similar, but in terms of sentences, they are still similar. "The Song of Lime" is even better. If you recite it repeatedly, you will find that the rhythm of "The Song of Lime" is more beautiful, and it is really rare."

Everyone immediately compared it, and felt more and more that Qiao Juze's words were good.

Chen Lile nodded and said: "After listening to Brother Qiao's analysis, I understood Fang Zhenguo's intention. "Song of Lime" was too passive after all, while "Bamboo Stone" is more optimistic and proactive, so we must first use "Song of Lime" to endure hardships and show innocence. , and finally used "Bamboo and Stone" to mock the enemy and show his spirit. I suspect that if Fang Yun was by his side when he wrote "Bamboo and Stone", he would definitely be hurt by this poem."

"It's hard to say..."

Not long after, the voice of an old man from Xingdian Pavilion resounded throughout Jingguo.

"One article of Fang Yun spreads to the world, and two articles govern the country. He uses poems to atone for his sins, and is granted the right to participate in the national examination. If he wins the first place in the Jingguo examination and becomes the first member of the annual conference, all his guilt will be wiped out. During this period, everything will be done. The remaining charges are postponed until the trial is over.”

The whole country cheered.

All the sounds near Zuo Xiangfu were originally suppressed, but at this moment the power was suddenly dispersed.

"Master Zuo Xiang, come and help me warm my bed! You are so brave in the court, you will definitely show off your power in our Yufang Tower..."

"Speaking of which, the eldest son of the Liu family was a frequent visitor to our place back then, and he almost married a girl from our courtyard!"

"The heartless Liu family. My old friend came all the way here and didn't even know how to go out to greet me! The second young master and second uncle of the Liu family may have forgotten to go to Yunyu with me..."

"Hahaha..." The flower girls and sisters laughed wildly.

Dozens of miles away, the door of the Tiger Prison creaked open, and Fang Yun, dressed in a uniform, calmly stepped out of the threshold.

Thousands of scholars outside the door raised their hands together.

"Congratulations to Marquis Fang Wen!" Everyone's voices were uniform.

Fang Yun smiled slightly, raised his head and chest, raised his hands in return, and said: "Good morning, everyone."