More and more students wearing scholar robes and carrying boxes of books slowly walked in.
The academic plaza was extremely wide. A few students walked steadily, but most of them walked in a disorderly manner. They slowly walked towards Fang Yun and the others.
The county examination was the first hurdle for scholars. It was full of hope, but also extremely cruel.
The number of scholars in Jingguo this year had more than doubled compared to last year. However, only two hundred out of thirty to forty thousand people would be chosen. It was no different from an army of thousands of people crossing a single-plank bridge.
They were a little timid, a little worried, and a little nervous. However, they were unstoppable.
Fang Yun stood in the middle of the officials and said slowly, "Although their steps are disorderly, their aspirations are unwavering! These are the students of the human race. Good! "
Shen Ren laughed and said, "These children are like the rising sun. They are the hope of Jingguo and the hope of the human race."
"I really hope that Ning An County has a great talent like County Magistrate Fang. It would be best if he is also a Grand Scholar!" Tao Dingnian laughed.
"Don't say that. A great talent like Fang Xusheng is not easy to come by. Speaking of Grand Scholars, Official Fang, have you prepared the official title plates? "Yu Ba Chi asked.
Fang Yundao said, "The Ministry of Rites said that I am Xusheng. I can't use a normal wooden plate for my official title plate. It needs to be custom-made. It should be delivered in a few days."
When an official officially went out on the streets, not only did the front of the line have to sound the gong, but there were also people holding iron chains, wooden sticks, and golden gourds.
When waiting, they had to hold up the two plates of silence and avoidance. After that, it was the official title plate.
At first, the official title plates only indicated the official titles conferred by the imperial court. For example, Fang Yun's official title plates were "County Magistrate Guo Gong" and "Cabinet Advisor". However, later on, the official title plates were added to them.
Top Scholar, Top Scorer, Top Scorer, Top Scorer, Top Scorer, Top Scorer and the Nation's Capital could form an official title plate. However, it was commonly known as a literary title plate. Furthermore, from a Pre-Imperial Scholar to a Pre-Imperial Scholar, one could also add an official title plate. From a Pre-Imperial Scholar to a Pre-Imperial Scholar, one could add an official title plate.
After that, there were the titles recognized by the Notre-Dame, such as Poetic Maniac, Blood Scholar, Son of the Celestial Tree, and Fang Yun's Ancestor of Poetry and Xusheng. They could all add official title plates, and the latter two were large official title plates..
Because Fang Yun had allowed Ning An County to become a test subject for the Disciplinary Hall, Engineering Hall, and Medicine Hall, he had also received the title of 'Advisor' from each of the three halls.
For ordinary people, having one or two extra badges was already very rare. Even the four great scholars only had seven or eight extra badges. Fang Yun, on the other hand, had more than ten badges.
Normal official title badges were easy to create, but the process of creating the Founder of Poetry and Illusionary Divine official title badges was extremely complicated. In order to use the best craftsmen in Jingguo, not only did they need carpenters and painters, they also needed the help of jewelers and goldsmiths. At the same time, they needed the minister to personally write "Ancestor of Poetry" and "Xusheng".
The Ministry of Rites took two months just to prepare and select the materials. If nothing went wrong, the official title plates would be sent to Fang Yun in a few days.
Fang Yun was prepared to put the official title plates in the River Shell after receiving them. There was no need to use them. Although the official title plates were one of the standards to measure a person's status, Fang Yun did not need this method to set off himself. After all, it was too exaggerated to have more than twenty official title plates on the street. It was more eye-catching than the monarch's guard of honor.
At this time, many examinees had already approached. Most of them were excited and nervous. However, it was not because of the imperial examinations, but because of Fang Yun.
In the hearts of scholars, Fang Yun's status was higher than the monarch's! He was more famous than the great scholars!
Perhaps the examinees present had some shortcomings or had never read a great scholar's book. Perhaps they did not know the character of the monarch, but none of them had not read Fang Yun's poems and essays. Many of them had even memorized Fang Yun's poems and essays.
In terms of poems and essays, Fang Yun was their spiritual teacher. He was irreplaceable!
Because this was the examination hall, the occasion was special. These examinees could not bow. When they got closer, they quickly bowed to express their respect for Fang Yun.
Fang Yun nodded slightly in return.
Suddenly, Shen Ren said in a strange tone, "County Magistrate Fang is naturally a rare genius. However, why didn't you guide the students of Ning An County before the county-level examination? Could it be that you look down on us Ning An County people?"
Everyone was stunned. Shen Ming did not say it earlier or later. He said it right before the ceremony and after the examinees had approached. It was obvious that he had planned this for a long time.
In theory, the imperial examinations had not officially begun. Shen Ren's words were not considered against etiquette. He really could not find anything that could be used against him.
Some of the officials secretly laughed. If Fang Yun were to be caught by Shen Ren in the imperial examinations, his reputation would not be ordinary.
Fang Yun smiled. "The day before yesterday, I asked for the name list of this year's examinees. You have not given it to me. Without the name list, how can I guide the examinees?"
Everyone looked at Ning An County Magistrate Wen Gu, who was beside Fang Yun.
"Uh …" Seeing so many people looking at him, Wen Gu was stunned.
Fang Yun had long asked for the name list of all the students in Ning An County. However, as a member of the Left Minister's faction, Wen Gu naturally did not want Fang Yun to obtain it. Thus, he used the excuse of slow copying to delay. He never expected that Fang Yun would suddenly use this excuse to attack Shen Ren.
If this was a normal occasion, Wen Gu could use all sorts of methods to refute Fang Yun. After all, he was the magistrate. However, the county examination was about to begin. He could not speak carelessly. It would be easy for Fang Yun to use this opportunity to punish him severely. He might even lose his position as magistrate.
Wen Gu could only say, "There are many students in the county. We have already copied tens of thousands of copies. It will take some time."
Yu Ba Chi immediately said, "If that's the case, then shouldn't Registrar Shen reprimand Magistrate Wen?"
Shen Ming coughed lightly. "Magistrate Wen is in charge of educating a county. If he says it will take some time, then it will take some time. However, educating is one of the ten subjects in the court examination. If Magistrate Fang does not care about an entire county of examinees, it is somewhat unreasonable. "
Some of the examinees looked at Shen Ren with disgust. Shen Ren was notorious in Ning An County. He was clearly using this opportunity to attack Fang Yun. However, some of the examinees were confused. Shen Ren had said that Fang Yun did not seem to care about the examinees in Ning An County.
Fang Yun faintly smiled. He looked at the endless stream of examinees and asked, "Fellow examinees, have you been to the Fang Family's library?"
The examinees were slightly stunned. Then, more than half of them shouted, "Yes!"
When it came to something new like the library, scholars were not willing to fall behind others.
Fang Yun asked again, "Have you all read my 《Three Character Classic》?"
"Yes!" This time, the examinees were not stunned. They directly replied in a loud voice. The number of people who shouted at the same time was close to thirty thousand.
"Have you all read the 《Fox Rhymes》 that I just published?"
"Yes!" This time, even the examinees who were being examined outside shouted. They accounted for more than ninety percent of the examinees.
The 《Fox Rhymes》 was a simple rhythmic foundation book. Those who were High Scholar or higher did not need to read it. However, it was a must-read book for elementary students.
As soon as the 《Fox Rhymes》 was accepted by the rainbow, it was designated as a teaching material by the Notre-Dame. Any academy could force students to study it. The scholars naturally would not let go of this book that was said to increase the chances of a poem being published by a county by thirty percent. This was especially true for those who were participating in the county examination. They had already bought it.
Fang Yun smiled but did not say anything.
If this could not be considered educating examinees, then no one in the world had the qualifications to be a teacher.
Shen Ren stood in place. He was stared at by the examinees with ridicule. His face was burning. (To be continued …)
PS: Oh right, I forgot to mention it in the previous two chapters.
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