The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

After Fang Yun finished revising "Early Plum", he continued to practice calligraphy and study.

Master Zhou once asked him to write "Fox Rhyme" later, but Fang Yun occasionally wrote a paragraph while practicing calligraphy. After writing the last paragraph today, Fang Yun took a blank page and covered it with a blank page, and solemnly wrote " "Fox Rhyme".

Nunu happily jumped on it, rolled on it, and screamed. She didn't care at all about the ink stains on her body. All the ink stains would fall off naturally after touching her.

At the same time, Fang Yun felt something strange in Wen Palace and immediately entered Wen Palace.

Fang Yun was shocked to find that because of the completion of "Fox's Rhyme" and the continuous accumulation over the past few days, his talent had grown to ten inches! Once you break through, you will be a scholar.

Fang Yun immediately raised his head and looked at the starry sky of Wen Gong. The whirlpool of Wen Dan was still there, and he saw that there was a new star in the sky that was comparable to the "Inscription on the Humble Room".

"Although "Fox on Rhyme" is good, it can never be compared with "Inscription on the Humble Room". But this new star is so bright, probably because "Fox on Rhyme" has a powerful enlightening effect and is of great significance to the Holy Yuan Continent. , so even if his "literary talent" is insufficient, his "literary talent" is extremely strong. Although he is not a great talent, he has great achievements! No wonder Chief Zhou directly used people from the Xing Palace to silence him. "

Fang Yun also saw that the two stars representing "Pillow Notes" and "Three Character Classic" grew the fastest, especially the "Three Character Classic", which was obviously only circulated in various liberal arts colleges, academies or private schools in Dayuan Mansion, but it could become so bright. , indicating that the power of education is great.

"It seems that I made the right choice to write elementary school readings first. Although I don't have great talents, I have great achievements and it will greatly help my talents."

"How about you stop participating in killing demons for the time being and stay at home and practice slowly until you become a scholar before the Holy Spirit?"

As Fang Yun was thinking about it, the literary whirlpool immediately slowed down.

"Inappropriate! If I didn't have a whirlpool of literary courage, I would have no problem shrinking back when I encountered a demon slayer. But I have already written three and a half words of "Song of Righteousness" to form a whirlpool of literary courage. In the future, I must rely on "Song of Righteousness" to condense my literary courage. , if you don’t have the courage in your heart at this time, how can you have the face to talk about the holy way in the future? ! Since I have chosen the path of "righteousness" and perfected my righteousness, I must not be afraid of demons and barbarians! What's more, a scholar must talk on paper and fight on the battlefield. If I want to become a scholar before the Holy Spirit, I won't be able to fight demons and barbarians in person. , it is absolutely impossible to break through!”

The literary whirlpool suddenly accelerated.

"What's more, one step is fast, and every step is fast. Others can only get talent once when they are young, but I got it twice. If I can become a scholar before becoming a saint and take the exam again, it will be four times!"

Fang Yun glanced at the Wen Dan whirlpool again and thought of Wen Quxing Dong.

"I don't know when I can cause Wenquxing to move."

Fang Yun quit the literary palace and continued to study, consolidate his talents, and strive for an early breakthrough.

On the other side of Dayuan City, Liu Zicheng visited Zhuang Wei who was resting in bed.

Liu Zicheng handed him a bottle of medicine and said: "This is a top-quality muscle-building ointment. It contains demon elephant skin and demon turtle glue. It will ensure that you will have scars in two days and everything will be as good as before in five days."

"Zicheng, my brother-in-law failed to help you. Instead, he helped Fang Yun. He was forced to swear that I was sorry for you." Zhuang Wei took the medicine bottle guiltily.

Liu Zicheng said: "My family doesn't speak the same language. If I were you, I might not be as good as you. Who would have thought that Fang Yun was so cunning and deliberately used Li Wenying's poems to set a trap to harm you."

Zhuang Wei knew full well that Fang Yun had no idea that he wanted to destroy the poem and that he had brought humiliation upon himself, but he was still happy when he heard what Liu Zicheng said.

"You swore on your literary courage that you would not 'take the initiative' to help our Liu family in the future, but our Liu family's help will not shake your literary courage. If you don't take the Jinshi examination within five years, you didn't say you can't be an official. Brother-in-law, what do you think? ?”

Zhuang Wei said bitterly: "If I can't take the exam again for five years, my literary courage will definitely be worn away. It's better to enter the official career as soon as possible!"

"You can't leave from the liberal arts department, but it's better to go to the north in the name of atonement. The military has four armies in the north. One was crippled by wolves last year, one is struggling to support itself, and the other The last branch is under the control of my uncle. Are you going to join the army or take the civil service path? "

Zhuang Wei hesitated and asked, "Is it safe in the army?"

"Those scholars can still die in battle, but they will give you a book office and a position in the army. They will not go to the battlefield. They will only recite some 'campaign poems' and 'inspiring poems' before the war, and after the war, they will recite some poems to 'calm the morale of the army.' What are you afraid of?" ?”

"Okay! I want to go north as soon as possible. I don't want to stay in Jiangzhou."

Liu Zicheng nodded and said, "What do you think of Fang Yun?"

After all, Zhuang Wei was not an extremely despicable person like Liu Zicheng. He showed a look of shame on his face and said, "If it weren't for that he was too young and his academic status was too low, I would have been impressed by him. In fact, you also understand in your heart that at such a young age I will be able to memorize the Analects of Confucius backwards and forward, and use the words and deeds of Confucius for my own use. If given time, I will become a semi-sage!"

Liu Zicheng understood Zhuang Wei's implication and said: "I heard that the scholar class is going to kill demons soon. Some people want to make some small stumbling blocks instead of taking action directly. Do you think I should stop them?"

After all, Zhuang Wei was a judge, and being confused for a moment does not mean that he has always been confused. He said hurriedly: "We must stop it! If Fang Yun comes back safely, it will be fine. If Fang Yun is really killed by a demon because of some trivial matter, the execution palace will definitely be dispatched, at least he will It doesn't matter if Fang Yun is harmed by his literary name. In the eyes of these people, it is just a grind. But if Fang Yun dies, the highest person in Jingguo will be angry and come in person, and even spend decades of accumulation in the temple to investigate. ”

Liu Zicheng nodded. The tallest person in Jingguo is naturally Chen Guanhai. The half-sage has infinite power. If Chen Guanhai's name is used to harm others, he must have "celestial induction", so he can't help but do things that are beneficial to Fang's luck and put the danger in danger. nipped in the bud.

"Well, I hope he becomes a scholar before the Holy Saint. In this case, the demon clan and the reverse literati will definitely assassinate him."

Zhuang Wei remained silent.

Liu Zicheng sighed softly and said: "What a pity. I got the news before I came here that there was a 'big scholar's dirty article' in the Qushui River, which attracted a snake clan demon commander to dispatch. The demon commander is equivalent to a Jinshi. Juren class Ten people and one judge When they bumped into the Snake Demon Commander, these people were originally no match for the Demon Commander. However, there was a Jinshi cultural treasure from the Academy of Arts that temporarily entangled the Snake Demon Commander, and then asked the nearest county for advice. The Jinshi Magistrate of Qushui County immediately brought him Call on all the people in the county to take action.”

"Killed the snake demon?"

"How is that possible? That snake demon is not only cunning, it also has filthy writings on it. Do you know what the filthy writings on it are about?"

"Usually it's the big demon's painstaking efforts to suppress it, right?"

"Wrong, there is a drop of demon holy blood on it!"

"Could it be that the great Confucian's dirty writings were famous writings written by a semi-saint before he was canonized?"

"Of course. Fortunately, it's just a fragment. The snake demon commander was still defeated and was seriously injured and fled into the Yangtze River. The government army has been dispatched and will cleanse all monsters within a radius of three hundred miles to prevent fish from slipping through the net and prevent the snake demon commander from coming back."

"Have you obtained the filthy article by the great Confucian? If it is sent to the Holy Court to wash away the blood of the demon saint, that article will definitely protect the safety of the city. Only the five great demons or the great barbarian king can break the protection of this famous article by the demon barbarians. ”

"It's a pity that I didn't get it. It is said that Li Wenying will take the complete sacred text that Chen Sheng placed in Yuhai City tonight and search for it again. I originally wanted you to go there today. Even if you can't get the filthy text from the great scholar, kill some It’s good for the demon soldiers to have done meritorious service, but it’s a pity that this happened, Fang Yun was really harmful to people!” Liu Zicheng said.

"Alas..." Zhuang Wei sighed softly, feeling deeply regretful.

The next morning, the weather was exceptionally clear and cloudless.

Fang Yun went to the liberal arts academy as usual, but as soon as he left the courtyard, he found He Yutang, a teacher from Fang clan school, outside the door.

"Brother He, this is..."

He Yutang smiled sheepishly and said: "I also like painting, but I have never been able to practice the first level of 'poetry and painting'. I heard that you also know painting, and even let Xiao Yi, who is famous for painting, succeed in breaking through. I just want to I’ll give you advice on the way to the Wen Yuan. I won’t waste your time. I’ll leave immediately when I get to the Wen Yuan.”

Fang Yun smiled and said: "I can't teach you anything else, I can only teach you the light and darkness of yin and yang."

"That's enough, that's enough." He Yutang said happily.

"Let's go, get in the car."

In the car, Fang Yun re-explained the concept of "yin and yang" in traditional Chinese painting yesterday. The "yin and yang" of traditional Chinese painting is light and dark, while the sketch adds an extra layer of gray to the light and dark, forming three major faces, yin and yang and the three major faces. The different names are actually the same concept, but the description of sketching is more detailed.

The "Gongbi Painting Lesson Plan" written by Yao Mingkui, a famous meticulous painter, once mentioned that it is best to learn the three major aspects of sketching in traditional Chinese painting and integrate it with the concept of yin and yang.

Fang Yun naturally had to implement the teaching concepts of later famous Chinese painting masters, otherwise he would be misleading.

When they arrived at the gate of the Wen Yuan, He Yutang left, and Fang Yun walked towards the Wen Yuan carrying the book box.

There were more than twenty people standing at the door of the Academy of Arts, including students from the Academy, some gray-haired old people, and middle-aged people with elegant temperament. Some were even wearing official uniforms of the seventh rank.

"He is Fang Yun!" A scholar from the state liberal arts college pointed at Fang Yun and shouted.

Fang Yun was startled. If it weren't for the joyful look on his face and the fact that everyone seemed to be carrying picture scroll bags, he would have turned around and ran away.

More than 20 people came together. Fang Yun had no choice but to leave or not leave. He had no choice but to move forward slowly. Tan Yu and Nie Shi immediately blocked Fang Yun.

"Don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong! We are all people who love painting. This is Hu Moyuan, the master of painting in Jiangzhou. Although he is a scholar, he has already reached a lifelike state in his early years. Yesterday we heard about your Yin and Yang, the Three Sides of Light and Darkness. The Dharma is like an enlightenment, and Xiao Yi is closed in, so we have no choice but to come and ask you for advice. You only need to teach it again, and we will each show our own masterpieces to thank you."

"It turns out that you are masters of painting, so disrespectful!" Fang Yun said with a smile. These people can sell more than ten taels of silver even if they paint casually. Hu Moyuan only sells five paintings a year, and one painting can sell for at least one thousand taels. silver.

So Fang Yun explained the method of yin and yang and darkness again, and everyone understood it one after another. They were extremely grateful to Fang Yun and sent their own paintings.

In the end, Hu Moyuan, the master of painting, not only gave a war painting, but also gave Fangtian Huangshi to Fang Yun, asking him to make a private seal in the future.