The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 913 See you on March 19

Yu Ba Chi gave Shen Ming a look and said, "How could Xu Sheng miss Ning'an County when he looked at the human race? Shen Zhubu must be careful when speaking. This is the place for the county examination, and you cannot speak nonsense. If it happens again, I will report to the court and impeach you!"

Shen Ming gritted his teeth and dared not to talk back. He thought that it was not his fault for not thinking carefully, but mainly because Fang Yun was too clear-headed. He could not have launched two consecutive counterattacks in such a short time. Other county magistrates would never have been able to do it.

Fang Yun then said: "There are too many children in Ning'an County, and it is relatively difficult to gather them, so I don't plan to give lectures before the county exam. The candidates will gather today, and the results will be announced tomorrow. On the third day, March 17, I will give classes here, teaching how to respond to the words of the saints and the meaning of the scriptures. As long as you are a student in Ning'an County, you can come to the Academy of Literature to listen to the lectures."

"Thank you, Fang Xusheng!"

Many candidates were extremely happy. Fang Yun had a strange vision last year, and he was definitely the best among the teachers. If you can listen to his lectures, it will be a lifetime honor.

Shen Ming wanted to slap himself. If he didn't mention this, Fang Yun didn't know how long it would take for him to think of such a large-scale lecture. But now that he mentioned it, Fang Yun just took advantage of the large number of people in the county exam to win people's hearts.

Now, even the officials of the left prime minister's party looked at Fang Yun softly, because their children or the children of their relatives and friends needed Fang Yun's guidance.

Fang Yun started as a student and continued to be a "saint" until he became a Jinshi. When he spoke, it was almost like a university scholar giving a lecture. He had the words of heaven in his mouth. No matter what he said, the students could remember it firmly. Even if they were lazy, they would slowly digest it.

This is one of the biggest advantages of the semi-saint family. They often get the teachings of university scholars or even great Confucian scholars. They are far better than the poor and ordinary gentry in dealing with the imperial examinations. They are fast one step at a time. After years of accumulation, their strength continues to expand.

Therefore, except for a few people in the same palace examination, most people did not want to compete with Fang Yun for the first-class education, because they could not compete at all. Fang Yun had the words of heaven in his mouth, and his advantage in this regard was too great.

In fact, Fang Yun did not intend to give lectures to candidates below the level of students. In addition to the difficulty of convening and the large number of people, there was also a fixed number of places for the county examination. Whether he gave lectures or not, the same number of candidates would be admitted this year, and his ability to educate could not be demonstrated.

However, teaching students is different. Students will take the prefectural examination in June. The prefectural examination is a competition for the number of scholars in Qingwu Prefecture. If Ning'an County gets more places in the prefectural examination than last year, it can prove that he has a strong ability to educate his people.

Shen Ming wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. Tao Dingnian, the county magistrate, coughed and said, "With County Magistrate Fang, Ning'an County will surely surpass other counties in the future imperial examinations. Recently, Ning'an County has been full of happy events. First, people from the Criminal Hall and the Engineering Hall came. In a few days, Xu Sheng will give lectures. On March 19th, the Medical and Literary Conference will be held. I am lucky to be born in Ning'an!"

The officials saw that Tao Dingnian was helping Shen Ming out, and they changed the topic one after another, praising the events of the Criminal Hall and the Engineering Hall, and then the Medical and Literary Conference.

Deng Xuezheng, who came down from the prefectural literary academy, never interrupted. He was not a core member of the Left Xiang Party. He never attacked Fang Yun from beginning to end, and maintained the character that a scholar should have.

Shen Ming secretly took the official seal and sent a letter to Ji Zhibai.

"Master Ji, Fang Yun overestimates his ability and wants to give a lecture at the County Academy of Literature on March 17. Why don't we arrange for the incident to break out on the 17th, brew a little on the 18th, and have a second outbreak on the 19th, not only to destroy his lecture at the County Academy of Literature, but also to destroy his medical literature meeting!"

"Where did you know this? What if it was just a cover?"

Shen Ming had no choice but to tell Ji Zhibai the whole story.

"Master Shen, you were quite smart when you were under my command. How come you become so stupid when you met Fang Yun? If your niece had not become the concubine of the second young master of the Liu Mansion, I would have taken off your official hat long ago!"

"Sir, it's not that I am incompetent, it's that Fang Yun is too cunning! For example, you sold the dilapidated workshops and successfully turned losses into profits. This is your achievement, but the owners of those workshops were all arrested and convicted by Fang Yun. He is slapping you in the face! You can tolerate it, but as your old subordinate, I can't tolerate it!"

"Hmph, I have my own arrangements! Well, we will start on March 17th and push things to a climax on March 19th! By then, you must organize the officials and business people of Ning'an County."

"Don't worry, sir! Fang Yun has been targeting the workshop owners these days, which has aroused public anger. People just dare not come forward because of the protection of the Criminal Hall and the Work Hall. But Yes, if he is a little careless and gives us an excuse, he will be doomed! On the 19th, I guarantee that his civil service and people's livelihood subjects will be relegated to the D grade, making it difficult for him to turn over! As for medical affairs, haha, as long as many medical people criticize his medical ethics, no matter how strong his medical skills are or how good his medical books are, he will not be able to get the A grade! "

"The reason why I decided to let the incident break out before the medical literature meeting and then let the officials backfire is to kill three birds with one stone and make him unable to get the A grade in medical skills. However, I originally wanted to use those cases to embarrass him, let him make wrong judgments and omissions, and thus arouse the anger of officials. But he actually handled the cases in an orderly manner. However, God helps me Ji Zhibai, he actually overestimated his ability to deal with a large number of abbey owners and aroused public anger! Let's see you on March 19th!"

"See you on March 19th!"

After Shen Ming replied to Ji Zhibai, he showed a happy smile and began to welcome the county examination.

Soon, all the candidates entered the literary academy. Amid the shouts of parents, the door of the literary academy slammed shut.

Fang Yun stood in front of all the candidates and closed his eyes to rest.

All the examinees dared not speak and waited quietly.

When the time came, Fang Yun turned around and faced the temple.

The gate of the temple was open, and the statues of Confucius and six sub-sages could be seen in the deepest part, as well as a large number of semi-sage tablets.

"Worship Confucius!" Fang Yun said loudly.

Everyone bowed and saluted, paying great respect to the statue of Confucius.

"Worship the sub-sage!" Deng Xuezheng said.

Everyone bowed twice.

"Worship all the saints!" Wen Yuanjun said.

Everyone bowed three times.

After the three bows, there was a set of fixed rituals. After the ceremony, Fang Yun personally announced the start of the exam. The examinees bowed to Fang Yun and others for the last time, and then dispersed in all directions like a swarm of bees in a frying pan.

The Tongsheng exam only lasted for one day.

Fang Yun first stood in the square and chatted about the county exam. After the test papers were distributed, he led the officials to personally observe some exam rooms. No accidents happened. He nodded and returned to the pavilion on the side of the square.

The officer prepared tea and saw Wen Yuanjun bring this year's test paper, smiling and saying: "We have a tradition in Ning'an County. When candidates are taking the exam, the examiners cannot be idle. Why don't we start to answer the questions quickly and ask the emperor for advice?"

"It's fun." Deng Xuezheng nodded.

"It's fine with me." Lu Butou said.

Shen Ming smiled and said: "I'm not as good as you, so I won't participate."

"What about you, County Magistrate Fang?" Yuanjun Wen Gu smiled.

"Examiners from all over the country like to answer questions in the examination room to liven up the atmosphere, but what is 'quickly answering the questions quickly and asking the emperor for advice'?" Fang Yun didn't know this way of playing.