When the crowd saw Fang Yun appear, they all stopped talking and gathered around.
Most of the male scholars were somewhat restrained, afraid that they would say or do something that would offend Fang Yun. On the other hand, the women on horseback were extroverted and unrestrained. In this era where men were preferred over women, only women with such personalities could break through all kinds of restrictions and join the famous Women's Society.
Fang Yun's gaze swept over the thousands of people and quickly imprinted them in his mind. He immediately recognized most of them.
Although these women did not have literary positions, they were members of the Jingguo branch of the Women's Society, the first literary society of the human race.
Women did not have literary positions, so the talented women were especially united. They established the Women's Society in Kongcheng and set up branches in various countries.
The Women's Society was a kind of accessory. In the Han Dynasty, it became a headscarf and hair ornament used exclusively for women.
Every woman in the Women's Society was very knowledgeable. Many of them were proficient in literature, poetry, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
All the scholars admitted that any woman in the Women's Society, if turned into a man, would be at least at the level of a juren. It would not be surprising if they became great scholars in the end.
Unfortunately, because of their lack of talent, the women in the Women's Society could not achieve real success even if they were full of literature.
Recently, because of the arrival of literature, the human race's talent had greatly increased. The Women's Society became even more active. Some members even held banners and walked around the foot of Mount Fufeng to petition for the women. They hoped that the human race would open the lowest literary position for women so that they could also serve the human race.
Ninety-nine percent of the scholars treated this matter as a joke. After all, there had never been a precedent of a woman becoming a scholar.
The other ten percent were just sympathetic.
Only Fang Yun wrote an article on the Discussion Board supporting the women in the Women's Society. He believed that once there was enough talent, women should be allowed to participate in the imperial examinations.
Most of the scholars who replied to this article were neutral. No one particularly supported Fang Yun.
A small number of scholars opposed and even attacked Fang Yun. They believed that unless every man could become a scholar, women should not be allowed to participate in the imperial examinations. Some scholars even used the text of the Sages' Classics to refute the patriarchal preference for women. They scolded Fang Yun badly.
A few extreme scholars even went to the Hall of Rites to report Fang Yun, believing that Fang Yun was shaking the foundation of the human race.
The people of the Hall of Rites were the most old-fashioned and conservative. All the reforms of the Hall of Rites were forced by the scholars. They didn't like Fang Yun's remarks. However, Fang Yun did not scold, attack, or belittle anyone. He only raised a novel argument. The Hall of Rites had no jurisdiction.
Although women couldn't look at the rankings, they all had male relatives. This news quickly spread to the Women's Society, making all the members overjoyed. They even copied Fang Yun's article and placed it in the main hall of the Women's Society. As the "treasure of the club". He also bestowed Fang Yun with the titles of "Virtuous Woman" and "Beautiful Friend".
Fang Yun smiled after hearing this. He didn't expect to become a friend of women.
However, that article was not randomly written by Fang Yun. Instead, he seriously wrote some reasons why women could participate in the imperial examinations. He also put forward the idea of a ladder opening up. He even pointed out the right direction for some women to pursue power. The women of the Women's Society extracted these contents and wrote them into the Women's Society's general principles. They also wrote Fang Yun's name after Confucius, making him the second recognized "Honorary Head" of the Women's Society.
Apart from Confucius and Fang Yun. Even the six Quasi-saints and all the Half-saint were not recognized as Honorary Heads.
There were rumors that after a while, the Women's Society would officially invite Fang Yun to participate in their society's internal literature meeting and participate in a grand event.
The women of the Women's Society attached great importance to this matter. Fang Yun was not joking, but this matter made all the scholars in the world laugh. Even if those who were cultured did not agree, they did not make fun of it. However, many scholars treated this matter as a joke, thinking that it would become a stain on Fang Yun's life. There were also people who hoped that Fang Yun would draw a clear line between himself and the Women's Society to avoid becoming a laughingstock and affecting the Literary Name.
These people thought that Fang Yun would either decline the Honorary Head or remain silent. Who would have thought that Fang Yun would gladly accept it and say that if he had free time in the future, he would definitely discuss literary criticism with the female scholars of the Women's Society to promote the development of the Women's Society.
Many scholars could not accept Fang Yun calling women "female scholars" and started to refute him on the discussion board.
Last month, when Fang Yun accepted the Honorary Head of the Women's Society, the Literary Name was immediately damaged. If not for Fang Yun becoming the unprecedented top ten scholar a few days later, this matter would have been enough to destroy one-fifth of the Literary Name.
Even though Fang Yun's reputation was like the sun in the sky, under the influence of some people in the dark, Fang Yun lost one-tenth of the Literary Name, which caused many scholars to be dissatisfied.
Many people tried to persuade Fang Yun, but Fang Yun was determined not to take back those words. As a person who had lived in another era, as a person who had wandered the long river of history for thousands of years, if he did not even have the breadth of mind and magnanimity to support the women's imperial examinations, then that would be an insult to the predecessors and let down the previous era.
Later on, after being persuaded by some people to the point of annoyance, Fang Yun only said that if he took back those words, it would damage the courage of the Literary Name, and those people would not mention it again.
When these women saw Fang Yun, they immediately shouted loudly.
"Greetings, Head of the Women's Society!"
Some of the women giggled, clearly finding this form of address amusing.
Fang Yun smiled and nodded, indicating that he accepted this form of address.
The other men revealed helpless expressions, but Fang Yun was still known as Kuang Jun. If he did not do something that went against common sense, then everyone would find it strange.
Fang Yun's gaze fell on Zhao Hongzhuang in the crowd. The two people's eyes met, and they lightly nodded, smiling at each other.
A young scholar loudly said: "Fang Xusheng, why did you call for this Steed Literary Meeting? Can you tell us in advance?"
"That's right, you are being so mysterious this time. We don't know what the situation is."
"That's enough. Don't say too much. His Highness Prince Ji knows what he is doing."
Fang Yun did not immediately open his mouth. Instead, he pondered in his heart.
Because of the Six Arts of Gentlemen, there was Equestrian Archery, and Equestrian Archery could cultivate the bravery and courage of the human race, so the human race had always placed great importance on it. Thus, they used the Steed Literary Meeting.
The Steed Literary Meeting was normally only held among young people. Scholars from military families liked this kind of meeting the most. This was especially true for Wu Guo, who advocated fighting. Steed Literary Meetings accounted for ten percent of the total number of meetings, while the other countries' Steed Literary Meetings were not even one percent.
The Steed Literary Meeting focused on horse archery, and the second focused on battle poetry and a battle of words. Usually, a lot of venues and facilities were prepared before the meeting.
Fang Yun originally did not want to hold a Steed Literary Meeting, but since everyone was looking forward to it, there was no harm in pushing the boat along with the current.
However, Fang Yun looked at the sky. In the winter, dawn came late, and the sun had not risen yet. There were not many people on the road. There were not many people coming and going between the capital and Tong Mountain. Moreover, there were scholars and scholars secretly protecting them, ensuring that no one would be harmed.
Fang Yun smiled and said: "This time, I returned to the capital in a hurry and did not prepare enough. The Steed Literary Meeting does not need to be too complicated. Let's make it simple. Ride a dragon horse for three hundred li. The first to reach Tong Mountain will receive a Hanlin literary treasure. The second will receive a Grand Scholar literary treasure, and the third will receive a High Scholar literary treasure. The use of the literary treasure can be freely chosen. As for the rest, just watch. "
Everyone laughed.
The children of aristocratic families did not care about Fang Yun's prizes, but the others were moved. Even if they were descendants of aristocratic families, as long as they were not outstanding, it would be difficult to receive a Hanlin literary treasure. Even if they received one, it would be at most one. Moreover, Fang Yun said that they could choose the type, which meant that they could choose whatever they lacked.
No one doubted Fang Yun at all. This was because after Fang Yun became Xusheng, he received many gifts from aristocratic families. There were not many Great Scholar literary treasures, but there were many Grand Scholar and below literary treasures.
Everyone knew that Fang Yun would be getting married soon. At that time, he would receive many treasures. This little bit of literary treasures, to Fang Yun, was just a hair from nine oxen.
Suddenly, Zhao Hongzhuang raised her chin and loudly said: "Dare I ask Your Highness Prince Ji, if we women win and cannot use literary treasures, what should we do?"
Some of the male scholars roared with laughter. One person laughed loudly: "Princess Hong Zhuang, this place is a gathering of the capital's young talents. If we lose to your Women's Club, I'm afraid that we won't have the face to see anyone in the future!"
Zhao Hongzhuang proudly said: "We women are also among the young talents!"
Some of the male scholars began to laugh again.
"Fellow literary friends, are you willing to hand over the title of the champion of today's Steed Literary Meeting?"
"I don't want to!" Those male scholars laughed heartily.
Fang Yundao: "Princess Hong Zhuang, literary treasures are common prizes at literary meetings. You may not be able to use them now, but that doesn't mean that you won't be able to use them in the future. Moreover, literary treasures are the most precious items of the human race. They can be exchanged for anything you like. At the Steed Literary Meeting, there is no distinction between men and women. I should treat everyone equally. If I give you extra consideration, some of you will feel that I am looking down on women. Since there are people who do not believe that women can win, then as a participant, I will give you a suggestion. How about this, if the women of the Women's Club win today, then I will ask every man here to do something for the Women's Club. "
The eyes of the women of the Women's Club lit up. Soon after, they secretly praised Fang Yun for being Xusheng. He was different from normal men.
Fang Yun did not give preferential treatment to women because of the difference in gender. This was the basic quality of the organizer of the literary meeting. It was both fair and respectful of women.
However, as a participant of the literary meeting, he spoke up to protect these women. This was an objective reality. Compared to those male scholars who had received the Imbuement of Talent, the women's bodies were indeed much worse.
The rewards were fair, but the competition itself was not fair. Once the women won, giving them more benefits was natural.
Some of the more experienced men could see that Fang Yun was still helping the women. This was because Fang Yun did not mention a word about what would happen if the women did not win. Since the dignified Prince Ji and Xusheng had already spoken, there was no need for them to stand up and remind him. It would be annoying.
Gentlemen were harmonious, but different. At this time, even if they did not agree with Fang Yun supporting the women, it was reasonable for them to get along harmoniously. This was because Fang Yun's actions were in line with the etiquette of a gentleman. At most, he would be a bystander. He should not embarrass the dignified Xusheng because of an insignificant matter.
Zhao Hongzhuang immediately said, "Good! Then as Fang Xusheng said, if we women win, every man here must do something for the Women's Club! "
Fang Yun looked around at the crowd and asked, "Good men of Jingguo, who does not agree?"
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