The two of them played Go for four hours before it ended. Zhao Hongzhuang won all the games. However, from the second game onwards, Zhao Hongzhuang went all out while Fang Yun lost in the middle game. However, each game lasted a little longer than the previous one.
After the last game, Zhao Hongzhuang asked Fang Yun for a brush and ink. She listed out Fang Yun's shortcomings and advantages in Go. Then, she gave him advice without holding anything back.
Fang Yun listened carefully and occasionally nodded with a smile. There were many things that he could vaguely feel, but he was still inexperienced. With Zhao Hongzhuang's advice, he would be enlightened.
In the end, Zhao Hongzhuang said, "It's not enough to just look at the Go manual. It's also not enough to just play Go. The guidance of a senior may not be that great, but if you can understand the guidance of a senior, you will be able to avoid many detours. Your current problem is that you have more skills but not enough Dao. You have the skills but not the hands. As long as you practice diligently and have someone to guide you, you will definitely improve by leaps and bounds. "
"Teacher Hongzhuang is right." Fang Yundao said.
"Stop it! You don't look like you respect your teacher! "Zhao Hongzhuang rolled her eyes at Fang Yun.
Fang Yundao said, "I'm very curious about your teacher."
"Although I was young back then, I had always been learning from my brother. I learned whatever he learned. Apart from being inferior to him in governing the country, I was not inferior to him in Zither, Go, Calligraphy, Painting, Poetry, and Classics. As for my teacher, you will know if you check the Imperial Preceptor from a few years ago. "
Fang Yun smiled and said, "There's no need to check. I remember all of them. The worst was a Grand Scholar. The previous Prime Minister taught the previous Emperor, and so did the current Prime Minister Jiang. With them teaching you, you will naturally be extraordinary. "
"Next, I will teach you the Way of Painting!"
Fang Yun put away the Wenbao Go. The two of them walked to the desk. Zhao Hongzhuang began to teach Fang Yun how to paint.
The Way of Painting consisted of fine brushwork and freehand brushwork. Fine brushwork was easier to integrate with talent, so fine brushwork was popular in Sheng Yuan World.
"How much do you know about painting?"
"I already know all the painting knowledge recorded in the books. The only thing I lack is the specific painting method," Fang Yundao said.
"Oh? As expected of the Mad Lord. Then let me test you. How many paintings did Chen Tuogong, a master of the four realms of painting, produce? "
Fang Yuncai's Qi was slightly stirred, and his mind was spinning rapidly. A large number of books flew around in the strange book world. Ten breaths later, Fang Yundao said, "Before his painting path enters the next realm, we can't test his works, but we already know that there are 230 records of his paintings being traded, exhibited, or collected. After his Painting Dao entered the first realm, there were a total of 1,322 paintings recorded in the books of the Ten Nations. Among them, three hundred and forty are placed in the academies, academies, or Notre-Dame of various countries. There are four hundred and fifty-seven whose owners are clear, and they are in the hands of the Dragon Palace … "
"Stop! Are you … telling the truth? "Zhao Hongzhuang looked at Fang Yun like he was a monster.
Fang Yun said indifferently, "The Jingguo Academy has three paintings in their collection, namely 'Spring Scene', 'Flying Roc', and 'Chongsheng Street Scene'. The royal family also has two of his war paintings. One is' Expedition to the West ', and the other is' Revenge of the Barbarian King '. Of course, there might be private collections, but I don't know. Besides … "
Zhao Hongzhuang looked defeated. She said, "Okay, I admit defeat. I admit that you know everything about painting! What I have to do now is to turn what you know into the real Painting Dao! Don't worry, I won't test you in the future! "
"I heard that you also have a painting of 'Lady Gazing River' that he painted when he was a Grand Scholar?"
Zhao Hongzhuang sighed and said, "You've won. You even know that. I really don't know where you got that from. "
"It's recorded in the book that the Empress Dowager gave me," Fang Yundao said.
"Begin the lesson!" Zhao Hongzhuang said loudly and seriously.
Fang Yun smiled.
After two hours, Zhao Hongzhuang stared seriously at Fang Yun and said, "You must be lying to me! I've seen and heard of many painting geniuses. They're all superhuman in many aspects. Their comprehension is superb, their paintings are full of spirit, and their brushstrokes are incomparably stable. You're the only exception. An hour ago, you couldn't even draw the basic lines accurately, but now you're incomparably accurate. Not to mention the artistic conception, just the length, width, and depth of each stroke can be used as a model. "
Fang Yun pointed at his head and said, "If you memorize everything like me, maybe you can do it too."
"Maybe. But your improvement is too fast. As long as I find out what's wrong, you won't make the same mistake in your next painting. "
"I'm very focused," Fang Yundao said.
"You're worthy of being a model scholar. When the Chong Yang Literary Gathering ends, you can enter the Lingyan Pavilion on the tenth of the second day. With your ability, you can probably pass three pavilions and completely meet the standards of the inner courtyard. After a year, you might be able to pass seven pavilions. "
"Yes, then I'll prepare for the Lingyan Pavilion these few days. As for the Chong Yang Literary Gathering, let nature take its course. Why did that Great Scholar Nangong come? "
Zhao Hongzhuang said, "It's said that the Lei family invited him to do something on the tenth of the ninth month. So he came to the capital's Jade Mountain on the ninth of the ninth month."
"In other words, although the Lei family and Prince Kang don't get along, they're indirectly working together to deal with me?"
"That seems to be the case for now. The Lei family … Sigh, even my Jingguo Imperial Family can't afford to offend them. Even normal Half-saint families would be unlucky if they offend the Lei family, "Zhao Hongzhuang said.
"It doesn't matter. I'll deal with whatever comes my way. If my poems aren't well written, the Great Scholar Nangong will at most criticize me for not putting effort into my poems. If I can't even bear this little responsibility or setback, how can I step onto the Divine Path? "
"It's good that you think this way. Oh right, although there are many people who support you in the Jingguo Academy, there are also many who are jealous and hostile of you. The Minister of the Left and Prince Kang won't be on good terms with you, but these two people hold important positions in Jingguo. Of the 30,000 students in the Academy, at least 5,000 are related to them. "
"How can there be so many?" Fang Yundao asked.
"Their children and nephews are one of them. The Academy that they or their children and nephews established back then also plays an important role. They've been trying their best to rope them in. Fortunately, many students have integrity and won't be tempted by their small favors. Most of the students are still loyal to Jingguo and the human race. "
"One out of every six people is my enemy. This Academy is much more troublesome than Jiang District."
Zhao Hongzhuang smiled and said, "The ratio of Mount Liu and Prince Kang's people in the Upper and Inner Dormitories is higher. Out of the ten Upper Dormitories, three of them are their people. One of them is Ji Zhibai, who is most likely to be the top scorer this year. Although he hasn't returned to the Sixth Dormitory for many days, he's still a student in Jingguo Academy. He'll only leave the Academy when he's officially given an official position. The Liu Feng Society that he's in was established by Mount Liu himself. It's the second biggest society in Jingguo Academy. "
"The biggest society in the Academy is the Guan Hai Society that Chen Sheng founded back then, right?"
"Of course. With Chen Sheng's reputation, the Guan Hai Society will never fall. "
"Ji Zhibai has a good reputation and is doing well in Ning An County. He's definitely going to be the top scorer this year. When will this year's Court Examination end? "
"It'll definitely end before the first of December. However, the human race has changed too much this year. Many things have changed because of the Literary Star Movement and the Literary Star Illumination. It's hard to say when the Court Examination will end."
"Mm. It's already night time. Let's have dinner together. "
Zhao Hongzhuang nodded and stood up to walk out with Fang Yun. As they walked, she said, "You don't have to do anything else tonight. Just look at the invitations and greetings."
"There's nothing I can do! I can only use the Lingyan Pavilion as an excuse to reject them. "Fang Yun shook his head.
After dinner, Fang Yun sent Zhao Hongzhuang away. Then, he started to look through the invitations and greetings helplessly. He wrote quickly and replied quickly.
If it was someone who had been famous for a long time, they would definitely let their servants filter out those who didn't have a high status and didn't have a deep relationship with them, and let the servants give them a polite reply, but Fang Yun didn't do that.
There was no one in the world who was born noble.
However, not all of these invitations and greetings were friendly. Fang Yun treated those with respect. However, Fang Yun directly threw away those who flattered him, attacked him maliciously, and tried to use him as a stepping stone. These people weren't worth wasting any time on.
After replying to all the invitations and greetings, Fang Yun carried the box to Fang Daniu's bedroom.
"Take your time sending these over. Also, familiarize yourself with the roads in the capital."
Fang Daniu almost cried.
In the following days, Fang Yun didn't officially enter the Education Palace. Instead, he asked Zhao Hongzhuang to teach him painting and chess. The rest of his time was spent practicing the content of the Lingyan Pavilion.
Zhao Hongzhuang brought many cakes and fruits from the palace every day. Now, Nunu's main task was to eat and eat. Then, she would hug her round belly and bask in the sun. Little Liu Xing would accompany her like a lackey.
After basking in the sun, Nunu continued to eat and bask in the moon at night.
Zhao Hongzhuang was proficient in the four arts. After teaching Fang Yun, she went to teach Yang Yuhuan and often played the zither with Yang Yuhuan. On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Yang Yuhuan and Zhao Hongzhuang went to the palace to see the empress dowager.
Ever since they returned from the palace, Yang Yuhuan had been praising the empress dowager continuously. Everyone, including Fang Yun, was tired of hearing her praises. Nunu was the only one who kept listening but often got distracted.
The Double Ninth Festival soon arrived.
Most cultural gatherings were held at night, but the Double Ninth Festival in the Ten Nations had the custom of climbing high. Hence, cultural gatherings were held in the afternoon.
Early in the morning, Fang Yun and Yang Yuhuan left Jingguo Academy in a carriage and headed to Jade Mountain.
There were five small mountains near the Capital City that held cultural gatherings at the same time. However, the cultural gatherings at Jade Mountain were of the highest standards. Every time, there would be at least one great Confucian presiding over it. The great Confucian was there not for the cultural gatherings but for the elders who participated.
The Double Ninth Festival was also the Old Man's Day. Many old scholars in the Capital City would be invited to Jade Mountain. Generally speaking, the king would also participate. However, the king was still young and could only let an uncle replace him.
Along the way, Fang Yun received many letters.
"Be careful of the great Confucian Nangong. He will either not do it or persevere in his Sage Dao. I have seen him before. He will not show mercy to anyone who obstructs his Sage Dao, even if they are meritorious officials of the human race. Back then, he severely injured two great Confucian scholars during a Dao discussion at the Notre-Dame! "Yan Yukong wrote.
"It's not a big deal to bear with it. I have been bearing with it since I saw you! By the way, you'd better stay away from the Zong family when you meet them in the future. My elder brother … is a tragedy. "
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