It was as if they were intoxicated by the spring breeze.
All of the officials were listening attentively to Fang Yun's words.
They did not even realize that faint golden words had appeared on the branches of the two apricot trees. They flowed from bottom to top. Every word was spoken by Fang Yun. The apricot trees did not seem to be rooted in the soil. Instead, they were rooted in the Book Hill and Fang Yun's literary palace.
When the golden words appeared, the two apricot trees stopped at a height of 160 feet.
These golden runes slowly flowed up from the trunk to all the branches. Then, they formed red flower buds one after another. Some of the flower buds cracked open, and pure white apricot flowers bloomed.
Golden light flowed on the surface of the white petals. Words flowed on the petals.
The faint fragrance of the apricot flowers filled the literary palace.
Outside the literary palace, many scholars were discussing with bitter expressions.
"This is the Holy Apricot Flower! Legend has it that when all the apricot altars bloom, important figures of the human race will fight to enter and breathe in the fragrance! "
"It's a pity that we can only smell it when we enter. We can only imagine. Legend has it that the most important thing for children is the Fragrance of Wisdom. However, to us adults, the fragrance of the Holy Apricot Flower is a divine item. It is said that the Holy Apricot Flower contains Sage Fragments. After absorbing it, it will dissolve in the literary palace. Not only will it strengthen the mind, but it will also strengthen the literary palace. "
"Even the Holy Apricot Flower has appeared. It seems like it's only a matter of time before the Holy Apricot Flower bears fruit. According to the rules, after the Holy Apricot Flower bears fruit, a Holy Apricot Literary Conference will be held. "
"Smelling the fragrance of the Holy Apricot Flower before eating the fruit is a beautiful event recorded in history. I didn't expect it to be so close to us."
"It's so close, yet so far."
"I'm about to curse! The people of Jingguo are so lucky. Not long ago, 300,000 soldiers obtained the Eternal War Poem. 300,000 soldiers! Because of the Eternal War Poem, even 300,000 elementary scholars have the strength of 300,000 high scholars. Even the most powerful countries do not have 300,000 high scholars. I suspect that the Notre-Dame will open the back door for these 300,000 soldiers and give them extra places to enroll! How long has it been? It hasn't even been a month, and yet Little Apricot Altar has appeared in Baling. In the future, which of these Xiangzhou officials won't be dragons or phoenixes among men? "
"It's said that Jingguo has been weak for many years. If I can obtain the Eternal War Poem, smell the fragrance of the Holy Apricot Flower and eat the Holy Apricot Fruit, I'm willing to stay weak for Wu Guo!"
"Your information is outdated. On the second day after the end of the Battle of Ning 'an, someone from the Hall of Rites announced that Jingguo's reclaimed territory used to belong to four prefectures. As such, Jingguo can add four new prefectures to the Imperial Examinations. However, only 300,000 soldiers will be allowed to participate in these four prefectures' Imperial Examinations for the next five years.
"Then, five years from now, Jingguo will be considered as one of the nine states and be ranked as a superpower? Oh heavens, oh Saints, the Saint Origin World is changing too quickly. Just five or six years ago, Jingguo was on the brink of collapse. But now, it has expanded to the size of Jiuzhou in the blink of an eye. "
"Even though the Hall of Rites announced this, it immediately attracted opposition. If nothing goes wrong, even if it succeeds, there will be very few Imperial Examinations for the four prefectures. However, now that everyone outside of the Little Apricot Altar is afraid of offending Fang Yun, the opposition will decrease drastically. Jingguo will benefit once again. "
"This … It seems that the people of Jingguo are luckier than I thought. Those three hundred thousand soldiers are more intelligent than before. Now that they are being raised in captivity in Jing Country to study hard, the quotas of the four prefectures will all be given to them within five years. I don't even dare to imagine how many Jinshi and Hanlin scholars will be born in the future. "
"It's not scary to have more Imperial Scholars and Hanlin Scholars, but they are all Fang Yun's disciples. This is too scary."
The people nearby were stunned for a moment before they realized how scary this situation was.
Most of the 300,000 soldiers came from poor backgrounds. Even if there were scholars, they were definitely from poor families. This was because people from noble families or high status had to pass the Imperial Examinations to join the army.
If nothing went wrong, 99% of the 300,000 soldiers did not have a teacher. At most, they had a teacher.
Then, they would definitely all worship Fang Yun as their teacher.
This meant that in less than five years, Fang Yun would have a large number of disciples, and each of them would have a civil position. Once these people were scattered throughout Jing Kingdom, they would eventually become part of the Ning and An Party, whether they continued to join the army, enter the Academy of Civil Officials, or concentrate on the Holy Path.
"In history, whether it was Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Lu Buwei, Lu Sheng, or Zhao Gao, they all had great power, but their followers could never reach the level of the Ning An Party."
"For the first time, I feel that the scholars of the Ning An Party can be described as ants."
"There are too many of them."
"I hope he can become a Saint. Maybe after he becomes a Saint, the entire human race will benefit."
"His talent is enough to become a Saint, but it's hard to say whether he can become a Saint in the end. I heard that when he was in Ning An City, he said that he wanted to go to the Sacred Burial Valley. There are many geniuses in the human race and there are at least eight thousand scholars who have the potential to become a Saint. Why are there less than a hundred Saint statues in the Palace of All Saints? It's simple, most of them died before becoming a Saint. "
"Indeed, if I were Fang Xusheng, I would never leave the Saint Origin World. I would cultivate all the time, even if it's a few decades slower."
"That's why you can't become Fang Xusheng."
"Fang Xusheng can wait, but Jingguo can't. Maybe the human race can't wait either."
Sighs sounded. It was unknown whether they were sighing because Fang Yun was about to go to a dangerous place, or because they were sighing for the future of the human race.
In the new Apricot Altar, other than the two apricot trees, everything else was normal. Fang Yun continued to lecture as usual.
Soon, noon passed, and afternoon came. But no one complained of hunger.
Pen and ink were like meals, and knowledge could fill one's stomach.
In the afternoon, Fang Yun finished his lecture and then entered the final question-and-answer session.
The officials asked questions one after another, and Fang Yun answered them one by one.
Night fell. After answering the last question, Fang Yun suddenly stopped talking. Then, he closed his eyes and sat motionless on the chair.
Everyone was stunned. Could it be that Fang Yun's Saint Path had a problem?
Everyone was nervous and hurriedly stared at Fang Yun.
After a few breaths, Dong Wencong secretly sent a message to every official, "Fang Xusheng's skin is glowing. When he answered the last question, there was a fragrance in his mouth. This is a sign that he is about to become a Grand Confucian! He seems to be suppressing his realm. From now on, until Fang Xusheng opens his eyes, everyone is only allowed to send messages secretly. Do not make any sound! "
Many people took a deep breath and immediately smelled the rich fragrance of apricot flowers. They were wondering if this was the fragrance that came from the mouth before becoming a Grand Confucian. Then, they smelled the unique fragrance of books mixed with the fragrance of apricot flowers, and they were relieved. However, these people were confused again. Where did the apricot fragrance come from?
Only then did everyone look around to find the source of the fragrance.
After seeing the two apricot trees, everyone's body shook. Their eyes were confused, and then they were overjoyed.
The Apricot Altar was formed here!
Some people almost shouted, but then they hurriedly covered their mouths and choked. Some people had cramps and all kinds of ugly behaviors.
Other than the people who coughed, many people rolled their eyes, but no one blamed them for their ugly behaviors.
Everyone was overjoyed.
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