Saint of the Confucian way

"Fang Yun used to be a fool who didn't understand anything. How can he become so powerful today? What a cruel means. The head of the case must be county magistrate CAI. If I offend him, I will offend county magistrate CAI." shopkeeper Zhen is very upset.

Fang Yun bowed to the crowd and shouted: "I used to work in this auspicious restaurant and worked hard to get 500 Wen copper coins a month. Just yesterday, shopkeeper Zhen dismissed me. He didn't even give me any money. He also shouted at me for beating and killing. Today, county magistrate Cai held a children's literature meeting in the auspicious restaurant. I went to the banquet on time, but shopkeeper Zhen didn't let me in. Although we are poor scholars, we are also backbone, which is why I won't enter the auspicious restaurant. Tomorrow I'll apologize to Xian Zun. Everyone, identify shopkeeper Zhen, identify the auspicious restaurant. Here only recognize clothes but not people. "

Fang Yun lifted his legs and left.

Shopkeeper Zhen hesitated. Yu Guang saw someone looking down on the second floor and subconsciously looked up. He saw almost all the big people in the county above, including Cai county magistrate, Wang Yuanjun, Su Ju people of the famous family, and so on.

In particular, Su Ju, who is in his fifties, looks particularly cold at shopkeeper Zhen.

The gentry of the county's distinguished families want to make friends with the most promising children, but the boss of a restaurant wants to drive away the most worthy and promising case?

Shopkeeper Zhen was so frightened that he felt that his bones were frozen. It doesn't matter if he offended county magistrate CAI. He left after his term of office. But Su Ju people have been rooted in Jixian County for many years and three generations of distinguished families. The consequences of offending him are more serious.

As soon as shopkeeper Zhen gritted his teeth, he quickly followed Fang Yun and said, "Fang Yun, I have no eyes. I don't know you are the head of this year's case. Since we have known each other for many years, forgive me."

Fang Yun stopped and said, "shopkeeper Zhen, you're welcome. You didn't do anything wrong. This auspicious restaurant is your place. You have the right not to let me in. Of course, if you let me in now, I also have the right not to enter. Goodbye."

Shopkeeper Zhen thought of Su Juren's eyes and didn't care about face. He hurried forward and grabbed Fang Yun's sleeve and begged: "young master Fang, forgive me. I look down on people. I have eyes on my ass. I only recognize clothes but not people. I sincerely admit my mistake. I'll compensate you for your salary."

There was a light cough on the second floor. County magistrate Cai said, "if you have something to say, it's not proper to pull and pull in the street!"

With that, county magistrate Cai stared at shopkeeper Zhen, then looked at Fang Yun and smiled.

Fang Yun immediately arched his hands and said, "since Xian Zun speaks, students should obey." then he walked into the auspicious restaurant without hesitation.

Shopkeeper Zhen was so shocked that he realized that Fang Yun's departure was false. In fact, he was waiting for county magistrate CAI. If he wanted to leave, he would disrespect the county magistrate, so he deliberately shouted riddles downstairs to attract the attention of county magistrate CAI and others. Finally, he killed two birds with one stone by robbing his restaurant.

"He used to pretend? This trick is nothing, but it's terrible to appear on a child!" shopkeeper Zhen suddenly found that he had no resistance in front of Fang Yun.

The two men went up to the second floor. At the door of the Tianzi shop, there was a tall and strong cow man. Fang Yun looked more and went in.

The Tianzi room is very large. There are three tables in it, and nearly twenty people sit. Now they all stand up.

Cai county magistrate was dressed in civilian clothes and even smiled, but he still had a kind of admirable dignity, which was his talent, his cultivation and his official position.

"Come on, what's going on?" county magistrate Cai asked with a smile.

Shopkeeper Zhen flopped on his knees, jerked his face with his hand, and said, "tell Xian Zun that everything is the villain's fault! The villain is despicable and shameless. He withheld childe Fang's salary and was blinded by lard. The villain is willing to compensate."

"Who made you speak." county magistrate Cai said faintly, in a very light tone, but it made shopkeeper Zhen stand upright and his eyes full of fear, like a rabbit stared at by lions and tigers.

There was no one around to speak, and almost everyone had a very light color of ridicule in their eyes.

Shopkeeper Zhen bowed his head dejectedly. Only then did he understand how far his position was from that of the double armour boy.

Fang Yun saluted first, and then told the truth about himself and shopkeeper Zhen.

Everyone looked angry, and Su Ju said in a harsh voice, "I didn't expect such animals to appear in Jixian! If you just don't allow Fang Yun to take the discarded vegetables home, you're excusable, but why do you insult him! Fang Yun's riddle is right. You really only know clothes and people! Pigs and dogs are better than dogs!"

Shopkeeper Zhen was frightened and trembled all over.

Fang Yun said with a smile, "today is the children's literature meeting, but it was delayed by Wansheng's private affairs. Wansheng is willing to make an apology. Shopkeeper Zhen, since you have admitted your mistake, I will forgive you. Go on."

Shopkeeper Zhen looked up at Fang Yun blankly. Seeing Fang Yun's smiling face, he seemed to really forgive him, but he knew that this matter would never be so easy to solve.

"Good temper! Sit down and don't be defeated by the villain. As for wine, don't punish." county magistrate Cai made no secret of his appreciation of the other party's luck.

Everyone sat down.

There are three tables in total. The first table is headed by county magistrate CAI. All the people sitting at the first table are officials or dignitaries of Ji county. The scholar with the lowest literary position is also a scholar. Only one seat is reserved for the head of the table.

The second table is this year's children, and the third table is a famous scholar in the county.

There is a Jinshi and three Juren here. Except for children, all the others are scholars.

Fang Yun was polite and sat down at the first table. Just after he settled down, the door opened.

Fang Yun looked around and saw Fang Li and Fang Zhongyong come in together.

Fang Zhongyong immediately bent down to salute and greet, while Fang Li just arched his hand, then looked around, and finally his eyes fell on Fang Yun's head.

Fang Yun didn't seem to notice.

When they were seated, the cultural conference officially began. First, county magistrate Cai toasted the saints, then the king and Empress Dowager of Jingguo, and finally all the children.

The theme of this cultural conference revolved around the county trial. County magistrate Cai first talked about the first question of asking for holy words. Where was Confucius in the 27th year of Zhaogong.

This is equivalent to a Jinshi teaching, and it is also helpful to the Scriptures. Not only the children will listen carefully, but also the scholars present will listen carefully to prepare for the future imperial examination.

Those scholars who just knew the test questions also thought seriously. They all knew that Confucius was in Qilu that year, but since Cai county magistrate said this question, the answer will not be simple.

County Magistrate Cai said, "this question is extremely obscure. Even if it's a question raised by others, I may not be able to answer it correctly. I can only do it because I have read some books in the capital. Fang Yun, tell me how to answer this question."

All people look at Fang Yun and don't know why he is learning. If Fang Yun can't explain the problem in its entirety, his name as a boy with double armour will be greatly reduced.

Fang Li interrupted, "Zhong Yong didn't answer. Please give me some advice and give me a good education."

Fang Zhongyong looked embarrassed, then looked at Fang Yun and looked sorry.

Fang Yun nodded slightly and said he knew it. He had long known that although Fang Zhongyong was arrogant, he was silent and had no bad wind comments. On the contrary, his father Fang Li swaggered around in the name of the father of prodigy, which many people didn't like.

Fang Yun thought for a moment, organized a language in his heart and said, "at the beginning, I thought the answer to this question was simple and only wrote about Qilu. But when I wrote question 6, I saw that it was the test of the book of rites. I was inspired and remembered that the book of rites once said that Kong Sheng went to the funeral of Ji Zi's eldest son..."

Then, Fang Yun straightened out the idea of the problem in his own language and explained the problem in the most solid way without any mistakes.

When Fang Yun finished, many children and scholars present were still thinking, while others who had completely understood praised them one after another.

Fang Li's momentum suddenly weakened. He was also a child student. He knew the difficulty of the problem and understood that Fang Yun's idea of solving the problem was perfect.

"Fang Yun is a great talent. I'm not as good as you." Fang Zhongyong whispered in a melancholy voice, but there was no resentment.

County Magistrate Cai said with a smile, "what a lucky party. Although this idea is cumbersome, it is just the most suitable for children. If you use my problem-solving means, I will suspect you of cheating."

County Magistrate Cai then talked about his problem-solving process. He used a few rare books to solve the problem, and most of them were rare books of Fang Yun. Not to mention Fang Yun, even Su Ju, the king of the court, had never read them.

After comparison, people look at Fang Yun more differently. Fang Yun's method is the right way.

Next, the people continued to discuss some topics of inviting the holy word. County magistrate Cai even extended to "scripture righteousness".

The so-called Scripture meaning is to take a sentence or part of the holy classics as the title and write an article to explain the truth.

If "asking for holy words" is to remember the way of all saints, then "scripture righteousness" is to understand the way of all saints and form their own opinions.

When county magistrate Cai finished the part of inviting the holy word, the food was served, and the people ate and drank for a while. The next topic was to discuss poetry.

County Magistrate Cai said to invite Shengyan, so Wang Yuanjun of the Academy of arts would start to say poetry, but Fang Li said first: "my son's poetry has the ability to go out of the county, but he only got a B. county magistrate Cai said that Fang Yun's poetry has the talent of Mingzhou. Can we see his county trial poetry?"

Many people were silent and secretly looked at Wang Yuanjun.

Wang Yuanjun didn't expect Fang Li to be so unruly. It's a taboo to say that being strict is regardless of dignity or inferiority.

Wang Yuanjun said expressionless: "I originally wanted to leave Fang Yun's test paper in the county academy of Arts for future generations to visit. However, after I passed his poem to Mr. Li University of the State Academy of Arts, Mr. Li said that he would send the original poem to the State Academy of Arts, and said that this poem is not only the first poem in this year's County examination, but also the first poem in the county examination for hundreds of years! Mr. Li said that this poem will be published in the monthly journal of Shengdao next month!"

The room is boiling.

"Is that what bachelor li really said? It's enshrined in the State Academy of Arts. How can children's poems have this treatment!"

"The best poem in the world in the county test? That's a great name."

"If you can go to the holy way, won't there be another Wen memorial archway in the county? Coupled with the unprecedented double armour, Fang Yun has two Wen memorial archways."

"It seems that no one in Jixian has been on the holy way?"

"Not really."