Until noon, Fang Yun did not start writing.
The theme of the poem this time was very ordinary. Other than the almost compulsory "frontier", there were also four categories, "countryside", "diligent", and "farewell". At the same time, there were six rhymes.
After lunch, Fang Yun took out a piece of paper and wrote on it. In the end, he decided to write a poem about countryside. He used a knife as the rhyme and wrote "Memory of Hometown".
"Grass by the river …"
After writing "Memory of Hometown", Fang Yun put the poem away and flipped through the thick test paper one by one. After five pages, he took out the topic of the Confucian classics.
Fang Yun looked carefully at the four words "protect the people". A smile appeared on his face, and then he thought in his heart.
If the words "protect the people" were interpreted literally, it was the place where the people lived. It came from the "Book of Songs"? "Black Bird". The whole sentence was "Thousands of miles of territory, protect the people". It meant that the Shang Dynasty was vast, and the people lived and worked in peace.
These four words reminded Fang Yun of the story of ancient China.
During the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong, the three emperors, in order to protect the imperial power, established a literary prison. Anyone who even slightly alluded to the Qing Dynasty would be executed. There were close to two hundred major cases. During the reign of Qianlong alone, there were 130 cases. In these literary prisons, less than ten percent of the people who really wanted to rebel, and ninety percent of them were unjust cases.
During the reign of Yongzheng, Wang Jingqi once wrote that the emperors with "Zheng" in their title would not have a good ending. He cursed Yongzheng and Kangxi, and colluded with Nian Juanyao. In the end, he was executed.
If Wang Jingqi hated Kangxi and Yongzheng because of the Qing Dynasty, he was a righteous person. However, Wang Jingqi was purely venting his anger. Even in the enlightened future generations, it was considered slander. However, the "Protect the people" case that followed was an unjust case.
A few years after Wang Jingqi's death, the Jiangxi Xuezheng Imperial Court gave a question that contained "Zheng" and "Zhi". It violated Yongzheng's taboo and was strictly investigated.
In order to ridicule Yongzheng, the later generations borrowed "Protect the people" from the "Book of Songs". Because the two words "Yongzheng" were "Wei" and "Zhi".
Fang Yun thought of the Qing Dynasty's cruel literary prison. Thinking about the current Saint Origin World, the two eras were simply two extremes. Saint Origin World used to be a place where people were free to talk, but now, many words were no longer words, but curses. The people who spoke had the goal of hurting others, and there were even people who secretly colluded to slander others.
Fang Yun had known for a long time that people from Gyeongo Wu Guo had been spreading rumors about him, but he didn't understand why they were spreading rumors until he heard Li Wenying's words.
"Grass can't be seen to be deeply rooted. He hated it for stealing the light of the sun and the moon. When insects and rats look at elephants, they do not see the four seasons bustling about; they think that they are fighting to devour filthy things. "
Fang Yun suddenly laughed, remembering that Gyeongo had a 'Wu Yun Wen Hui', which was meant to 'defame Fang Yun'. If he hadn't heard it from Zong Wude with his own ears, and even seen the slanderous words they wrote, he wouldn't have believed that such despicable people existed under the heavens.
Fang Yun gently shook his head and threw all the distracting thoughts to the back of his mind. He concentrated on solving the problem.
"On the surface, it means that humans live in peace and contentment. However, the first two sentences of the original text of the 'Book of Songs' refer to the territory of the Shang Dynasty. If the meaning of this text is to be superior, one must understand the real intention of the Half-saint who came up with the question. Just this step alone is enough to distinguish between the Elementary Scholars. "
"If it is taken down, it means that the people live in peace; if it is taken down, it means that the people live in peace; if it is taken down, it means that the people live in peace. If it is taken down, it means that the territory of the human race is eternally stable, and will not be invaded by demons and barbarians; if it is taken down, it means that the territory of the human race is the territory of the human race! First, understand the meaning. Then, solve the problem! "
There are six ways to solve the problem, which are to be understood, to be understood, to be understood, to be understood, to be understood, to be understood, to be understood, to be understood. There are also three ways to solve the meaning, to solve the sentence, and to solve the word.
Fang Yun thought for a while, and decided to solve the meaning secretly. He slowly wrote down the words to solve the problem on the draft.
"The mandate of heaven is in man's hands, but the heavens are endless!"
This sentence uses man to replace the people, and the heavens to replace the heavens. It is a classic example of a secret solution, and the 'endless' includes the territory of the two sentences before and after 'the mandate of heaven is in man'. However, it does not deviate from the topic, because the core of the problem is' the mandate of heaven is in man '.
The mandate of heaven is in man 'means that man is the most outstanding creature in the world. Therefore, the people should naturally live in peace and contentment. The heavens are endless, so man can live in peace anywhere.
The great Confucian scholars can sense fortune and misfortune, and a sincere heart can foresee the future. After writing this sentence, Fang Yun felt his heart calm down, as if he had fused with a type of divine path. His mind, Literary Courage and Literary Palace were highly unified, and all the energy in his body was mobilized at this moment. His Qi was quickly ignited, and the power of Literary Courage was constantly vibrating within the Literary Palace.
Fang Yun saw that within his Literary Palace, there were countless golden words dancing in the air. In an instant, they formed a text of the Sacred Scriptures, then disappeared in the next instant, and then formed a new text. In the blink of an eye, all the Sacred Scriptures flashed across the Literary Palace.
The books that he had read turned into an invisible force, causing Fang Yun's spiritual sense to become extremely powerful at this moment.
After solving the question, it was time to accept the question.
Fang Yun continued to write and accept the question, further explaining the question that he had solved.
"The mandate of heaven is determined by wisdom, and man is above it …"
Fang Yun first explained why man had the mandate of heaven, then went into an in-depth discussion on how to live in peace and contentment.
Fang Yun first used himself as an example. He and Yang Yuhuan depended on each other for survival, and they were poor and at ease. However, with the appearance of Liu Zicheng, their residence was uneasy. However, when he left Ji County and went to the Great Source Residence to face Liu Zicheng, his residence was instead peaceful.
Next, Fang Yun used Confucius as an example of the Demon Realm in the Four Seas, and further elaborated on the core point of his doctrine. He believed that since the human race had the mandate of heaven, they should expand their territory and use the "endless heaven" to protect the "endless dwelling", using the most thorough method to allow the human race to live in peace and contentment.
Then, he quoted Confucius's famous saying, "If a man has no foresight, he will have immediate worries", to unify "peaceful and contentment" and "endless heaven".
This was the doctrine of the scriptures, which focused on the overall situation, and that was it. If he were to write a policy, Fang Yun would have to write in detail how the human race could protect the Saint Origin Continent while sending outstanding talents to conquer ancient lands, and so on.
After happily writing the draft, Fang Yun realized that he was sweating all over. His clothes were soaked, and all the sweat was slowly being drained away by the power of the dragon balls. However, the speed at which the dragon balls drained water was extremely slow, and the sweat was as heavy as mercury.
Fang Yun lowered his head and looked at his clothes. He thought to himself, This is the legendary heart's limit, and sweat turns into mercury. Every drop of sweat contains the knowledge gained from reading books, which is the power of spirit and wisdom.
Fang Yun dipped his brush in ink and was about to change the draft when he realized that his body was weak and powerless. He was surprised. When his spirit entered the palace of literature, he realized that his talent and courage were almost exhausted.
Fang Yun was overjoyed. If an essay could exhaust one's talent and courage, then it would be a typical "Demi Divine Path". An ordinary essay would definitely not exhaust one's strength.
"Fortunately, I have five Talent Empowerment and the courage to replace my talent. If an ordinary scholar were to finish writing such a scripture, he would be seriously ill for at least three days. However, after three days, he would be full of energy and his body would be stronger. If a scholar were to write such an essay, he would be bedridden for at least half a year. The scholars before Confucius were all weak and sickly, and were jokingly said to have no strength to truss a chicken. This was because they spent all their strength on reading and writing, and did not have any talent to make up for it. "
Fang Yun stopped looking at the draft and drank a lot of water. After eating some dry food, he went to bed and went to sleep.
Writing in the imperial examinations was completely different from the usual practice, because the imperial examinations were closely related to the Divine Path.
The usual practice was to learn the Divine Path, but the imperial examinations were to touch the Divine Path!
The imperial examinations were the product of the intersection of thoughts and the Divine Path.
Reciting the sacred words or poems was still manageable, but each word of the Confucian classics and policy theories required even more energy. This time, he had exhausted his talent and courage. Fang Yun slept all the way until eight o 'clock in the morning the next day. He slept for a full twelve hours.
When he woke up, Fang Yun finished his meal and looked at his scripture essay again. He found that there was no way to change it. This draft could be used as an official essay. Fang Yun was puzzled, so he carefully recalled and suddenly realized a problem.
The poem "Memory of Hometown" was written in the afternoon. Using the cheap military time, it was around three in the afternoon. He thought about it for half an hour. This "Stop for the People" was only about a thousand words. Logically speaking, he could have finished it by half past five in the afternoon. However, in his memory, the sky was already dark when he finished writing the scripture. It was at least half past seven in the evening.
"Where did the two hours go in the middle?"
Fang Yun carefully recalled and suddenly realized that after he finished writing the question, all the scriptures of the Sages appeared in his literary palace. He felt that it was only a moment, but in reality, a full two hours had passed.
"It's really amazing. Confucius used to study hard and unknowingly realized that he was old. I used to think that it was just a metaphor, but now I understand that Confucius was probably immersed in the Sage Dao back then. Even time might have changed. "
Fang Yun shook his head again. He felt that Confucius couldn't have done that before he was canonized as a Sage.
Fang Yun didn't let his guard down and repeatedly read his "Stop for the People" scripture. He pondered over it word by word and realized that there was really no way to change it. A faint smile appeared on his face and he vaguely understood what the two hours that passed in an instant meant.
"In terms of the level of this scripture, it should be similar to the 'Rites of Indecent Assault' in the scholarly examination. However, the 'Rites of Indecent Assault' contains a principle that shouldn't exist in this era, so it triggered a phenomenon. The principle in this' Stop for the People 'has already appeared in the scriptures of the Sages, so it's not as valuable as the' Rites of Indecent Assault '. Hence, it didn't trigger a phenomenon. "
Fang Yun was heartened. After writing this article, his level of understanding of scriptures had improved, which meant that his hard work in the past few days had not been in vain. In particular, if he hadn't interacted with the scholars of the Ten Nations and experienced the Holy Ground and the demon clan, he wouldn't have had such a deep understanding.
Fang Yun was in a good mood. He didn't directly look at the policy paper at the back and instead, went to revise his poem.
Just as he was changing, he saw a few bailiffs rushing past. Not long after, the bailiffs carried an unconscious Elementary Scholar out.
There were sighs everywhere in the examination hall.
However, Fang Yun wasn't surprised. During the scholarly examination, there were more than ten people who got into trouble. It had only been a day since the provincial examination, and almost seven or eight people got into trouble.
The subsequent Jinshi examination could be said to be extremely difficult because it not only tested one's speech, but also one's ability. It was very complicated and didn't end just after answering the questions.
The imperial examination was a collision of thoughts and the Sage Dao. The slightest carelessness would cause one's mind to be disturbed.
There were still two days left. Fang Yun decided to spend the morning revising his poem and the last day and a half on writing his policy paper.
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