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The importance of literary courage was second only to talent. If one's literary courage was strong, he would be promoted much faster than his peers!
There were 34 Hanlin scholars present, but less than three of them would be promoted to Grand Scholar. This was already a large proportion because these Hanlin scholars were the best of the best in Jingguo. With the rites, music, and chimes, everyone's literary courage increased. There would be at least six Hanlin scholars who would be promoted to Grand Scholar!
As for the Grand Scholar officials present, only 10 to 20% of them would be promoted to Hanlin scholars. Now, it would at least double!
Suddenly, the Minister held the official seal in his hand and exclaimed, "This is a sign of prosperity for the human race! With the rites, music, and chimes, all the Elementary Scholars will have a vortex of literary courage! "
"What!" Dozens of officials exclaimed in disbelief.
A Confucian scholar once said that the real difference between a high scholar and a low scholar was not their brains or wisdom, but their willpower and their ability to control themselves. Most high scholars, except for a few geniuses who were beyond the reach of ordinary people, had terrifying self-control and strong willpower. They could do whatever they wanted to do.
The reason why some people with similar brains advanced and some stayed was because the latter did not do what they wanted to do, or even did not do it. It was not because they were inferior to others.
Literary courage was a special spiritual power of the human race. It was a manifestation of the human race's spirit and willpower.
If a person had a goal and slacked off, the literary courage would remind him and influence him in secret to continue to achieve this goal.
When a person encountered something sad or was depressed, the literary courage would help him to get rid of the trauma.
The stronger the literary courage, the fewer opportunities for a scholar to take the wrong path.
However, literary courage was not omnipotent. Once a scholar set a wrong goal, the literary courage would work hard to achieve it.
Literary courage only had the ability to execute, but not the ability to make decisions.
Even if there were flaws in literary courage, it was still very beneficial to the Elementary Scholar.
Jingguo originally only accepted 30 High Scholars. The quota was fixed.
However, if the 30th Elementary Scholar was used as the standard, anyone who reached his level could become a High Scholar. There were only 30 Elementary Scholars this year, but next year, there would be at least 200 Elementary Scholars who could reach his level!
In another year. This number would exceed four hundred, because Literary Courage had always been at work.
The earlier an Elementary Scholar was trained, the stronger the Elementary Scholar's ability to learn would be, and the more mature they would be. After many years of accumulation, the Elementary Scholars of the human race would become stronger and stronger. Naturally, the High Scholars would also become stronger and stronger.
Every single official present knew the benefits of being courageous in writing. Everyone was wild with joy, except for the Left Minister's party.
Whether it was the Heavenly Battle Poems or the Ritual Music Chimes, they were all created because of Fang Yun. He appeared for Fang Yun. Anyone who saw Fang Yun as an enemy would naturally not benefit from it.
Ji Zhibai clenched his fists so tightly that they were about to break. He knew that he would suffer a certain loss if he made Fang Yun his enemy. But he had never imagined that the losses would be so great!
Ji Zhibai's hands trembled slightly. He had originally surpassed all the Upper House Jinshi except for Fang Yun, but he was afraid that in less than a month. The other Upper House Jinshi would be on par with him, and Qiao Juze might even surpass him!
Right Assistant Minister Pang Hanlin of the Ministry of Appointments suddenly cupped his hands towards Left Prime Minister Liu Shan and said, "I have received Liu Shan's kindness and it will be difficult for me to repay it in three lifetimes. If there is an afterlife, I will definitely repay you. Fang Wenhou has already been conferred the title of Xusheng. He has great talent and is a good example of the human race. In my heart, the two of them are equal. However, I have been the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel for many years. The older I get, the weaker I feel. Today, in front of all the officials and the Empress Dowager, I would like to beg for Lord Liu's remains. "
The officials present were all good at reading people's minds. When Pang Hanlin said this, everyone immediately understood that Pang Hanlin was trying to become a Grand Scholar. Not only would he leave the Left Minister, but he would also leave the Jingguo officialdom. Only in this way could he receive the blessing of the Rites Chimes. If Fang Yun could create a shocking vision in the future, he would receive even more benefits.
The Minister of Personnel and the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel were the backbone of the Left Minister. But now, Fang Yun had dug a hole in the Ministry of Personnel!
To the Left Minister's party, the losses from before were not as great as today's!
Those who left before were either low-ranking officials or were not Mount Liu's confidants. But today was different. The Right Assistant Minister, Pang Huan, was not only Hanlin, but also the third highest official in the Ministry of Personnel. He was also Mount Liu's confidant for nearly 30 years!
Ji Zhibai scolded, "Pang Huan, you old bastard! If it wasn't for Master … "
"Shut up!" Mount Liu shouted in a low voice. He clenched his left fist tightly, but his expression was unusually calm.
Ji Zhibai immediately realized that he had misspoken. Pang Huan had made it very clear that he would not help either side in the future. In order to become a Grand Scholar, he would rather give up his future as a civil official.
If Mount Liu retaliated against Pang Huan, as long as the Empress Dowager and the Prime Minister protected him, Pang Huan would at most be fired. After all, he was Hanlin and had a status in the Notre-Dame. The result would be that Mount Liu's prestige would be greatly reduced and the Left Minister's party would be disgusted.
If Mount Liu used extreme means to retaliate, then the Left Minister's party who originally respected him would lose their "respect" and only be left with fear. It would be extremely disadvantageous.
Moreover, once the two sides fell out, as the third highest official in the Ministry of Personnel, even if Pang Huan did not have dirt on the Left Minister, he would definitely have dirt on the other Left Minister's party members.
If Mount Liu did not retaliate against Pang Huan, there would definitely be people who would leave him for Fang Yun for the sake of the civil position.
Now that there were people who wanted to leave, Mount Liu could not do anything. At most, he could only slightly obstruct them. The only way to reduce the loss was to treat the remaining Left Minister's party members well.
The Left Minister nodded slightly and said, "The Old Man and you have been friends for 30 years. He knows you very well. Since your ambition is not in the Imperial Court, you can go to other places to fight for the human race after resting for a while. "
"Thank you, Liu Gong!" Pang Huan bowed 90 degrees to Mount Liu to thank him.
Ji Zhibai looked at Mount Liu and suddenly found that his teacher's hair had become more white and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes had become deeper. Thinking of his teacher's kindness to him, he felt a stabbing pain in his heart.
"Fang Yun, you and I cannot exist under the same sky!"
The Empress Dowager said, "Minister Pang, do you really want to resign?"
"I have already thought it through. I hope the Empress Dowager will allow it."
"Well, everyone has their own ambitions. I will not force you to stay. I allow it." The Empress Dowager's voice was unusually calm. There was no joy or regret.
"Thank you, Empress Dowager!" Pang Huan bowed to the Empress Dowager and the Left Minister and turned to leave.
Everyone looked at Pang Huan's back. Suddenly, a clear sound came from Pang Huan's head.
Pang Huan's literary courage had entered the second realm in advance.
The officials were stunned, but they soon understood the whole story. The rites, music, and chimes alone would not have allowed Pang Huan to break through the second realm. However, he had completely left the Imperial Court and the Left Minister. His state of mind had changed greatly. He should have seen through a lot and broken through the second realm by chance.
As long as the people who had reached the second realm of literary courage did not die, they would definitely become Grand Scholars in ten years. There was no exception!
The officials sighed in their hearts. This was what it meant to give up something to gain something.
But not everyone was willing to give up.
"Fang Xusheng is indeed worthy of his name. He has added a new Grand Scholar to the human race."
The Xun family in Gyeongo.
Everyone was silent.
Suddenly, a Jinshi shouted, "Who wants to oppose Fang Yun? Who wants to oppose him? I will not accompany you! It is not shameful for the Xun family to lose to Xusheng! "
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