Yu Ba Chi rolled his eyes at Shen Ren and said, "Xusheng looked at the human race, how could he miss out on Ning An County? Secretary Shen, you must watch what you say. This is the beginning of the county examination. You cannot speak nonsense. If there is a next time, I will report to the imperial court to impeach you! "
Shen Ren gritted his teeth and did not dare to talk back. He thought that it was not his fault that he had not thought it through. The main reason was that Fang Yun was too clear-headed. He had counterattacked twice in such a short period of time. Other county magistrates would not be able to do it.
Fang Yun then said, "There are too many students in Ning An County. It is difficult to gather them, so I do not plan to lecture before the county examination. Today, the examinees will gather and the results will be released tomorrow. On the third day, the 17th of March, I will lecture here on how to deal with the sacred words and scriptures. As long as you are a student of Ning An County, you can come to the Academy of Arts to listen. "
"Thank you, Fang Xusheng!"
Many examinees were very happy. Fang Yun had created a vision last year. He was definitely the best among the teachers. If they could listen to his lecture, it would be the glory of their lives.
Shen Ren wanted to slap himself in the face. If he hadn't mentioned it, he didn't know how long it would take for Fang Yun to come up with such a big class. But now that he had mentioned it, Fang Yun could use this chance to buy people's hearts.
Now, even the officials of the Minister of the Left looked at Fang Yun with soft eyes. Their children or the children of their relatives and friends all needed Fang Yun's guidance.
Fang Yun had been a "Saint" since he was a Tong Student. He had been a "Saint" all the way until he became a Jinshi. When he spoke, it was like a Grand Scholar giving a lecture. No matter what he said, the students would remember it. No matter how lazy they were, they would digest it slowly.
This was one of the biggest advantages of the Half-saint aristocratic family. They were often taught by Grand Scholars or even Confucian scholars. They were far better than commoners and landowning households in dealing with the imperial examinations. One step ahead, one step ahead. After many years of accumulation, their strength continued to grow.
Therefore, except for a few Jinshi in the court examination, most people did not want to compete with Fang Yun for enlightenment because they could not win. Fang Yun's Heavenly Speech was a huge advantage in this aspect.
Actually, Fang Yun didn't intend to give a lecture to examinees who were below Tong Sheng. Other than the difficulty in gathering the students and the large number of students, there was also the fixed number of students admitted into the county examination. Regardless of whether he gave a lecture or not, the same number of students would be admitted this year. He was unable to demonstrate his ability to educate.
However, teaching the students was different. The students would take the capital examination in June. The capital examination was a competition between many counties in the Azure Crow Prefecture for the number of Elementary Scholars. If Ning An County could obtain more Elementary Scholars in the capital examination than last year, that would prove his ability to educate the people.
Shen Ren simply wanted to find a hole to hide in. Deputy County Magistrate Tao Dingnian coughed lightly and said, "With County Magistrate Fang around, Ning An County will definitely surpass the other counties in the upcoming imperial examinations. Recently. My Ning An County really has one joyous event after another. First, the Punishment Hall and the Works Hall sent people over. In a few days, Xusheng will be teaching a class. The 19th of March was the day of the Medical Arts Conference. It's my fortune to be born in Ning 'an! "
The officials could see that Tao Dingnian was helping Shen Ren out of his predicament. They all changed the topic, praising the Punishment Hall and the Works Hall, then praising the Medical Arts Conference.
Deng Xuezheng, who came from the Prefectural Literature Institute, did not interrupt. He was not a core member of the Left Minister's faction. From beginning to end, he did not attack Fang Yun. He maintained the integrity of a scholar.
Shen Ren secretly touched his official seal. He sent a letter to Ji Zhibai.
"Lord Ji, Fang Yun overestimated himself. He wants to give a lecture at the Prefectural Literature Institute on the 17th of March. Why don't we arrange for that matter to erupt on the 17th, brew up a little on the 18th, and erupt a second time on the 19th. Not only will we destroy his lecture at the Prefectural Literature Institute, we will also destroy his Medical Arts Conference! "
"Where did you hear this? What if it is just a pretense? "
Shen Ren could only tell the whole story to Ji Zhibai.
"Registrar Shen, when you were under me, you were quite smart. How did you become so stupid after meeting Fang Yun? If it wasn't for your niece becoming the concubine of the Liu family's second young master, I would have removed your official hat long ago! "
"Lord, it's not that I'm incompetent. It's just that Fang Yun is too cunning! For example, you sold the dilapidated workshops back then and successfully turned the losses into profits. This is your merit. However, the workshop owners were all arrested and convicted by Fang Yun. He's slapping your face in front of you! You can tolerate it, but as your old subordinate, I can't! "
"Hmph, I have my own plans! Fine, we will act on the 17th of March and push this matter to the peak on the 19th! When the time comes, you have to organize the officials and merchants of Ning 'an County. "
"Don't worry, Lord! Fang Yun has been targeting the workshop owners these past few days and has already angered everyone. They only dare not show themselves because of the Punishment Hall and Works Hall's protection. However, as long as he is careless and gives us an excuse, we will definitely consign him to eternal damnation! On the 19th, I guarantee that his Administration of Official Affairs and People's Livelihood will be suppressed to the D grade, making it difficult for him to make a comeback! As for Medical Studies, hehe, as long as many medical practitioners criticize his medical ethics, no matter how strong his medical skills are or how good his medical books are, he won't be able to get an A grade! "
"The reason why I decided to let this matter blow up before the Medical Theory Conference and then let the officials retaliate was to kill three birds with one stone, so that his medical skills won't be able to get an A grade. However, I originally wanted to make use of those cases to make things difficult for him and let him make a wrong judgement, thus causing the officials to be angry. However, he actually managed to handle the cases in an orderly manner. However, the heavens are on my side, Ji Zhibai. He actually overestimated himself and went against a large number of workshop owners, angering everyone! Let's meet on the 19th of March! "
"See you on the 19th of March!"
After replying to Ji Zhibai, Shen Ren revealed a joyful smile and began to welcome the county examinations.
Not long after, all the examinees entered the Academic Institute. Amidst the shouts of the parents, the doors of the Academic Institute closed loudly.
Fang Yun stood in front of all the examinees and closed his eyes to rest.
All the examinees didn't dare to speak and waited quietly.
When the time came, Fang Yun turned around and faced the Sage Temple.
The doors of the Sage Temple were open. One could see the statues of Confucius and the six secondary saints in the deepest part of the temple, as well as a large number of memorial tablets of Half-saint.
"Greetings to Sage Confucius!" Fang Yun said loudly.
Everyone bowed and paid their respects to the statue of Sage Confucius.
"Greetings to the secondary saints!" Deng Xuezheng said.
Everyone bowed twice.
"Greetings to the saints!" Lord Wen Yuanjun said.
Everyone bowed thrice.
After the three bows, there was a fixed ceremony. After the ceremony ended, Fang Yun personally announced the start of the examination. All the examinees bowed to Fang Yun and the others for the last time, then scattered in all directions like a swarm of bees.
The county-level examination only lasted for one day.
Fang Yun first stood in the square and chatted about matters related to the county examinations. After the examination papers were distributed, he led the officials to personally observe some of the examination rooms. After confirming that there were no accidents, he nodded and returned to the pavilion at the side of the square.
The runners prepared tea and saw Lord Wen Yuanjun bring over this year's examination papers. He smiled and said, "Our Ning An County has a custom. When the examinees are taking the examination, the examiners can't be idle. Why don't we start the examination?"
"We can play." Deng Xuezheng nodded.
"I'm fine," Arrester Lu said.
Shen Ren laughed and said, "My position is not as high as yours, so I won't participate."
"What about you, County Magistrate Fang?" Lord Wen Gu smiled.
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