Fang Yun had all the students introduce themselves one by one, memorizing each child's name and appearance.
After that, Fang Yun began the literacy test. He chose the fifty characters of the Thousand Character Classic. He read one out loud and had the students write one. Then, he collected the papers and examined them.
Fang Yun quickly finished reading the questions. As expected of Class-A of the elementary school, all twenty students had answered correctly.
"Good, it seems like your fundamentals are very solid. If I teach you the Hundred Family Names or the Thousand Character Classic, I'll feel like I'm humiliating you."
Many of the students smiled. As students of Class-A, they had their own pride.
"Then what do you want to learn? Tell me. "
A bold child said, "Sir, your Holy Speech is very powerful. Can you teach us how to interpret it?"
"I want to learn poetry from you. My sister said she wants to marry a gifted scholar like you. In the future, I also want to be a gifted scholar!"
The students enthusiastically spoke up, making the class very lively.
Outside the classroom, Lu Yinnian frowned. "So noisy, what a scandal!"
"I think it's not bad. This is just elementary school, not immediately becoming a scholar. It's good for the children to learn happily," a teacher said.
"Although it's different from us, there's nothing wrong with it."
Lu Yinnian was speechless. He thought that the Literary Name was too important. Even if these people were familiar with him, they would still be unknowingly influenced by Fang Yun's Literary Name, thinking that whatever Fang Yun did was good.
Not long after, Fang Yun gestured for his students to calm down and said, "I can teach you guys how to use holy words or compose poems. However, before learning how to use holy words or compose poems, you guys still have to learn some other things. I wrote a Three-Character Classic, and I'll teach it to you in the coming days. Good, take out a pen and paper. I'll speak, and you write. If you get everything correct, I'll treat you to good food during lunch break. "
With a rustling sound, the students arranged their papers and dipped their brushes in ink. They looked at Fang Yun with bright and spirited eyes, looking extremely serious.
Fang Yun nodded in satisfaction. These children might not be smarter than the other classes, but their initiative and self-control far surpassed ordinary children.
"At birth, man's nature is good. Similar in nature, but different in habits. If you don't teach, your character will change. The way of teaching is to be specialized. "
Fang Yun recited the first four lines of the Three Character Classic very slowly.
After Fang Yun finished reading, he walked around the classroom and found that five out of the twenty students had written all the words correctly.
Fang Yun passed what the five of them had written to the others, and they copied it. Then, Fang Yun began to explain.
"Man's nature is good at birth. Similar in nature, but different in habits. The first six words could be understood literally. When a person was born, they were all good. The last six words mean that due to the different growth process and learning environment, there are differences in temperament. "
"Not teaching …" Fang Yun continued to explain the Three Character Classic.
Most of the teachers outside the door had been teaching for many years, so they were all very surprised. Unexpectedly, Fang Yun not only knew how to compose poems, but also knew more about life and education than anyone else.
"These words are concise and can be understood after one explanation. It is indeed suitable for enlightenment. Why haven't I heard of it before? "
"Didn't he just say that he wrote it himself?"
"How old is he? How can he write something so profound? I won't be able to write it even if I live for another ten years. "
"That's why he's the top scholar of the Ten Nations. You're not."
Lu Yinnian felt very uncomfortable. He was a scholar himself, so he knew very well that the Three Character Classic was very good. Even if it wasn't in Mingzhou, it was at the level of Da Prefecture. Lu Yinnian thought for a while and left quietly.
Not long after, Lu Yinnian came to the Fang family's mansion and saw Second Madam.
"Aunt, I have important news about Fang Yun."
"What news?"
"He wrote the Three Character Classic himself to enlighten the children. With my many years of experience, this Three Character Classic is very good. I suspect that in a few days, the family school will add the Three Character Classic to the curriculum and let every teacher teach it. "
"Really? This Fang Yun is really good at stirring up trouble. "
"Aunt, I think it's better to forget it. Fang Yun is very smart and the Literary Name Academy is powerful. It's not worth it to offend him. Why don't we think of other ways to compete with the eldest son?"
"Do you think I'm doing this for myself? Old Master is still alive and he's on your uncle's side. I can still compete with the eldest son, but when Old Master dies, the eldest son will immediately kick our family out. If I don't compete now, I won't have a chance in the future. Fang Jingtang is old and will leave the family school soon. You must become the dean and keep the family school firmly in your hands. "
"But I'm not as experienced as those who came first, and I'm not as talented as Fang Yun. How can I compete?"
"Silly child, how can you not be able to compete with Fang Yun? Does the Three Character Classic belong to him just because he said that he wrote it himself? The imperial court only recognizes the first person to go to the Literary Institute to write a document. You're not from a prestigious family, so you don't know what's going on. Those people from prestigious families often go to the Literary Institute to report in advance when they snatch someone else's poem. After that, they just give them some money and send them away. "
"Ah? Didn't the Literary Institute say that they would strictly investigate this kind of forgery? They said that if they found out, they would immediately revoke their position and never take the imperial examinations for the rest of their lives. "
"Who dares to do this kind of thing? Who doesn't have a family in the Literary Institute? Your uncle has an extremely good relationship with Qiu Xuezheng of the Literary Institute. I'll take you to him and have him write a document for you. In the future, the Three Character Classic will belong to you. With the Literary Name of the Three Character Classic, I'll strongly recommend you to be the dean. "
"But Fang Yun is a Double Armored Sage. No matter how stupid Qiu Xuezheng is, he wouldn't do such a thing. If Fang Yun asks the Notre-Dame for a decree, then I'll be finished. "
"Of course, you can't tell Qiu Xuezheng that this was written by Fang Yun. When the document is published, you can tell him the truth. When the time comes, give him a sum of money and he can only help us. Even if Fang Yun goes to the Literary Institute to make a fuss, Qiu Xuezheng will have a way to suppress this kind of small matter and won't give him a chance to ask for a decree. Fang Yun is just a child of a humble family. If not for the Fang family's help, he would have been tied to a stone and thrown into the Yangtze River. Even if he has the Literary Name of Fang Yun, who would be willing to offend a seventh-rank official for him at a crucial time? Fang Yun has just arrived in the prefectural city, how many officials does he know? "
"But the teachers and students of the family school all know that this was written by Fang Yun."
"When the time comes, I'll speak up for you. I don't believe they'll dare to overturn the heavens!"
"But what if Fang Yun becomes a high official in the future?"
"I heard a few days ago that the Liu family is preparing to make a move against Fang Yun. Even the capital's Liu Zizhi knows about it. Liu Zizhi has an unusual relationship with the Minister of the Left. It's said that the Minister of the Left nurtured Liu Zizhi and Liu Zizhi is regarded as the successor of the 'Liu faction'."
When Lu Yinnian heard this, he happily said, "So that's how it is. Then Fang Yun is dead for sure. I thought aunt was confused."
"No one from a prestigious family is confused. Even if Fang Yun succeeds in taking back the 《Three Character Classic》, so what? His surname is Fang. Big brother personally went to find him and treated him like his own son. Will he expose the Fang family's scandal? If he insists on taking revenge on me, I'll just kneel in front of big brother and sister-in-law. They're kind-hearted and won't make things difficult for me. With me there, they won't be able to harm a single hair on your head. "
"No wonder. So it's just as you expected. Losing is nothing. Aunt, you're really a heroine. If you were a man, the position of Minister of the Left would definitely be yours. "
Lu Yinnian flattered.
"Stinking brat!"
The bell rang, signaling the end of the class. Fang Yun ended the class and said, "Those who wrote the 《Three Character Classic》 correctly, tell me what you want to eat. I'll buy it for you during lunch break."
A student who wrote it correctly stood up and said, "Mister, can you change the food to the 《Spring Dawn》 that you wrote yourself? My father loves this poem the most. He's been talking about it so much that my ears are getting calluses. "
"If that's the case, then that's fine." Fang Yun nodded in agreement.
"I also want a poem!"
"Me too!"
The five students who wrote it correctly all chose to write Fang Yun's poem.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "Don't regret it. If Song Qiming gets it right, he'll definitely choose to eat it."
Song Qiming protested, "Am I that stupid? If I get it all right, of course I want Mister's poem! "
The students roared with laughter.
Two chose "Spring Dawn", two chose "Twilight", and one chose "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world."
Fang Yun earnestly wrote with the Liu character.
A student whispered, "Who said Mister's calligraphy is ugly? It's obviously not worse than other teachers. "
"Maybe someone is making things difficult for Mister."
"Yes, that's possible."
"The examiner is the county magistrate, Cai He, right?"
"He doesn't sound like a good person."
"Yes!"
The students nodded their small heads. Fang Yun laughed in his heart and didn't defend Cai He.
After class, Fang Yun returned to the teaching room. Several teachers came over and wanted to copy the 《Three Character Classic》, saying that they wanted to teach it to the students of other classes.
Fang Yun let them copy it while he took out a 《Shangshu》 and read it silently. After all, it was his first time coming to the family school. He couldn't just leave after class, so he had to at least wait until noon.
During the lunch break, Fang Yun said goodbye to all the teachers and drove the carriage home. On the way, he bought three complete works of All Saints and put them into the World of Wondrous Books.
When Fang Yun got off the carriage and opened the door, he saw a white light quickly rush over. The little fox lightly jumped into his arms.
"Wuwuwu …" Nuu happily called out in Fang Yun's arms like a naughty puppy.
Fang Yun patted Nuu's head and said a few words with a smile. Then, he carried her into the house to eat.
The reaction of the students and teachers to the 《Three Character Classic》 was pretty good. After lunch, Fang Yun took the 《Three Character Classic》 to Registrar Zhou and prepared to record it. More importantly, he wanted to find someone with a high enough status to annotate the 《Three Character Classic》.
Just as he walked out of the door, Fang Yun returned with Fang Daniu. He placed the 《Three Character Classic》 on the table and said, "Daniu, copy this 《Three Character Classic》."
"It's not like you don't know that my calligraphy is ugly." Fang Daniu asked in astonishment.
"I don't want it to be ugly. I just want it to be a stroke by stroke." Fang Yun said.
Fang Daniu looked at Fang Yun's original manuscript and suddenly understood. He smiled and said, "Right! Your manuscript is being fought over by all the officials. It will be even more valuable in the future. You can't let others take advantage of you! I'll copy it! "
Fang Daniu sat down and copied the 《Three Character Classic》 stroke by stroke.
After Fang Daniu finished copying, Fang Yundao said, "Without my manuscript, Registrar Zhou will definitely be unhappy. I won't go. You help me send it to him. I'll write a brief letter to him. I'll talk and you write. "
"Okay."
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