It could even be said that the great gamble within the Human Race had originated entirely from Ceng Yuan and the Academy Lord of Jade Sea City, Feng Zimo.
Back then, Ceng Yuan was not familiar with Fang Yun and the others. Furthermore, Ceng Yuan placed great importance on the title of 'World Teacher', believing that no one could talk about it. However, Feng Zimo was the opposite. He believed that everyone could talk about World Teacher and that anyone could become World Teacher.
After that, Feng Zimo believed that Fang Yun could compose sixteen battle poems, while Ceng Yuan believed that it was impossible.
The two were in a deadlock. Ceng Yuan said that from then on, he would donate one-tenth of his assets to Fang Yun for every battle poem that Fang Yun composed. However, it had to be used for charity. If Fang Yun composed fourteen battle poems, Ceng Yuan would donate all his assets and leave the Ceng Family for Jingguo. He would help Fang Yun spread the Literary Name of Fang Yun for the rest of his life.
If Fang Yun could write fifteen, Ceng Yuan would erect a longevity memorial tablet for Fang Yun for generations to come. If Fang Yun could write sixteen, he would become the Teacher of the World, then he would join the Fang family as a servant to help Fang Yun manage the family.
Dong Wencong had seen it with her own eyes at the banquet that year. Although Ceng Yuan and Feng Zimo had different standpoints, they appreciated each other. In the end, Ceng Yuan and Feng Zimo actually became in-laws, and the others followed suit. Because it was Fang Yun who had indirectly caused the bet between the two, everyone called Fang Yun the Little Moon Elder.
Dong Wencong had long known that before Fang Yun became the champion, Ceng Yuan had gradually left the Ceng Family and started helping Fang Yun. Ceng Yuan was in charge of Fang Yun's library and everything related to it.
By the time Fang Yun came out of the Bloodlight Realm, he had already composed fourteen legendary battle poems. Ceng Yuan also wanted to fulfill the contract and leave the Ceng Family to move to Jingguo. However, Fang Yun persuaded Ceng Yuan in every way possible to stop him. This was because Fang Yun needed a management genius, not a loyal servant.
However, although Zeng Yuan was still a member of the Zeng family, he actually served Fang Yun completely. Regardless of whether it was the Fang family's library or the subsequent establishment of the academy, they were all planned by Fang Yun and executed by Zeng Yuan. It was precisely because of Ceng Yuan that Fang Yun's plan had been very successful.
Dong Wencong cupped his hands and said, "This official will go and prepare for the literary meeting at Yue Yang Pavilion."
"Go ahead." Fang Yun did not urge Dong Wencong to stay.
Not long after, Ceng Yuan knocked on the door and entered.
"Student Ceng Yuan greets Mister Fang." Ceng Yuan greeted with a bow.
Fang Yun felt rather helpless. Ceng Yuan was a middle-aged man with a slightly dark complexion. Ever since he returned from the Bloodlight Realm and left behind the fourteen legendary battle poems, Ceng Yuan had addressed him as Mister.
"Have a seat. There's no need to be so formal." Fang Yun said.
Ceng Yuan nodded and found a chair to sit on.
Fang Yun carefully looked at Ceng Yuan. This person's complexion was even darker than the last time they met. He was weather-beaten.
"It's been hard on you." Fang Yun smiled and praised him. Before arriving at Xiang Province, he had already sent Ceng Yuan here to help him conduct a comprehensive investigation of Xiang Province.
Because Xiang Province had a large number of libraries and academies, Ceng Yuan was not even in charge of gathering information. He was only in charge of organizing and analyzing the information. After organizing the important information, he would send a letter to Fang Yun so that Fang Yun could understand Xiang Province better.
"These are all small matters. Compared to your important matters, it's not worth mentioning." Ceng Yuan said seriously.
Fang Yun was already used to Ceng Yuan's attitude. He said, "You've come personally this time because you've discovered something important?"
Ceng Yuan nodded lightly. "I've already figured out the Qingjiang Trading Company's background. They've suddenly become very active these days. If I'm not wrong, on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, they'll definitely mobilize a crowd far greater than before. However, according to the information I've obtained, they won't do it on their own. They'll only do it after they know something has happened to you. In this way, your position as governor of the two provinces will definitely be lost. "
"If I really lose to Zhang Longxiang, I probably won't have the face to continue being governor of the two provinces. The Qingjiang Trading Company is nothing more than an insignificant disease. Have you found any information regarding the 'important person'? "
Ceng Yuan shook his head. "I've used all my means to find out. They only know that there's an important person, but they don't know who the important person is. I suspect that even Ge Yiming and Ge Baiwan don't know the identity of the important person. The more this is the case, the higher the position of the important person. You have to be extra careful. "
Fang Yun nodded lightly. "I'll be careful …"
The two began to talk about the Yueyang Tower's literary gathering. After a full hour, they talked about other things. For example, the officials of Xiangzhou, Gyeongo's reaction, the intentions of the other aristocratic families, and so on.
In the wee hours of the morning, the two began to talk about the 'People's Daily'.
Fang Yun was very clear about the advantages of the 'People's Daily', so he asked about its shortcomings.
Ceng Yuan thought for a long time. "Sir, you've lived in the imperial court for a long time. I'm afraid you don't know that other than the scholars, the majority of the people buy the 'People's Daily', 'Sheng Dao', or 'Wen Pao' related to you not to learn. Some do it because they admire you, some want to support you, some want to collect them, and some just want to join in the fun. Therefore, the ability of these three newspapers to educate the people is very limited. They're far inferior to those teachers. "
Fang Yun nodded lightly. "I vaguely know this, but I haven't verified it. According to you, the people don't read the 'People's Daily' seriously? I have to treat this seriously. The 'People's Daily' is not for them to collect, nor is it to strengthen my personal authority. It's to let more people know the truth of the world. Or to put it more objectively, it's to let them know the truth that I want them to know. "
Ceng Yuan thought for a moment. "However, I found that the people are very concerned about your two letters of challenge. Many people can even recite a few sentences from them. This is very rare. 'Wen Pao' or 'Sheng Dao' are more important than the 'People's Daily', but very few people will remember the things written in them. At first, I thought it was because your letter of challenge was written well. However, after careful research, I found that your letter of challenge was written in common language. Moreover, you changed a few complicated characters into common language commonly used in Jingguo. It's easier to remember. There are two copies of the 'People's Daily', and the people only remember your content. They don't remember the original text of the other articles. I believe that this has a lot to do with your writing and the use of words. "
Fang Yun's eyes lit up. Using common language was his intention. Using common language was a habit that he had developed over the years. As long as it wasn't an official document or an imperial examination paper, Fang Yun would always use common language for no other reason than to save time.
Similar to ancient Huaxia, the human race's language in Saint Origin World started from the Golden Script, followed by the Six Nations' language, and then the Qin Shihuang's Xiaozhuan. Because the Golden Script inherited the Oracle Bone Script, the language was too simple. Therefore, when it reached Xiaozhuan, it was actually a complicated process.
However, after Xiaozhuan, the clerical script, and then the regular script, was a simplified process.
Before the Qin Shihuang, the language was extremely complicated. The same word often had different ways of writing and pronouncing, and each region had its own way of doing things. It wasn't until the Qin Shihuang unified Saint Origin World that the chaos of the language was ended. Xiaozhuan was the official language of that time.
After that, the clerical script was designated as the official language. Just seventy years ago, the regular script was designated as the official language of the human race by the Notre-Dame because it had more advantages.
However, the characters before Xiaozhuan were not completely extinct. They continued to be used in various regions. However, they were not regarded as the official language. These characters were called the common language.
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