Three days later, Fang Yi finally arrived at Fudong City. Fudong City was already very far south, so it was very hot.
Although it was approaching cold autumn, the weather in Fudong City was still exceptionally sunny. Fang Yi and the two maids had put on thin robes, but they still felt hot all over.
When we arrived at Fudong City, the noise in the city became louder. Fudong City was huge, the largest city in the southeast, and of course the city closest to the southeast sea.
This is the last line of defense for Dali to prevent the blood demons from raging, so Jiangnan Academy is stationed here. There are many great scholars in Jiangnan Academy, and top veteran scholars like Zhao Zhe are guarding here, mainly to prevent the blood demons from invading. .
After thousands of years of fighting, the human race and other races have also developed a considerable understanding. One of the more important points is that different monks have better effects against different enemies.
For example, when fighting against barbarians, because the barbarians are all three-foot-tall monsters with infinite strength, the unscrupulous monks have the best effect against the barbarians. Therefore, generally speaking, Dali’s armies are stationed in the north, with powerful weapons. Xiu Ye is all in the north, and top powerhouses such as Luo Shen Hou are stationed there.
As for the demon clan, Confucian and Taoist monks are naturally capable of restraining demons. Demons are full of evil and filthy auras. Confucian and Taoist monks are good at cultivating their own awe-inspiring righteousness and have a natural advantage in fighting demons.
Therefore, in addition to the imperial palace, Jiangnan Academy, which has the most powerful Confucian and Taoist forces, is located in Fudong City to facilitate the suppression of demons.
These are the rules that were mastered during the previous dynasty, and they are still followed without any change to this day.
When we entered the city, we were greeted by fireworks, crowds of people, and the shouts and cries of vendors everywhere.
"Uncle, should we go directly to Jiangnan Academy today, or find a restaurant to stay in Fudong City temporarily?" Dongzhu asked at this time.
"Let's stay in a restaurant for the time being. There's no rush anyway. It's getting late." Fang Yi replied. It was already getting late when we arrived in Fudong City today. It's not too late to go to the Academy at this time. It's convenient. Just find a hotel to stay in. It won't be too late to go to the Academy tomorrow.
Xia He and Dong Zhu drove the carriage to a restaurant in Fudong City and stopped.
"Miss, do you want to stay in a restaurant?" As soon as they arrived in front of the restaurant, a waiter came out to greet them, took the carriage and asked Xia He and Dong Zhu.
"Stay in a hotel, get a good private room, and prepare a table of meals." Xia He spoke calmly.
"Okay!" The waiter led the carriage over and called to the main hall: "We have three distinguished guests, a good side room, and a table of good wine and food."
Only then did Fang Yi and the others enter the store.
After putting their luggage away, the three of them arrived on the second floor of the restaurant and sat down in a box facing the window.
Fudong City is close to the sea, and there are many good seafood. Not long after, a table of dazzling and sumptuous meals was served. Fang Yi was the first to use his chopsticks. The three of them were also hungry and started eating enthusiastically.
To be honest, Dongzhu is still a little uncomfortable these days. As a maid, although she and Luo Qingyi are like sisters, after all, there is an order of hierarchy. Generally speaking, no maid eats with the master, but Xia He But he said, "You'll get used to it. Chuntao and I didn't get used to it at first, but we got used to it later. We always eat together."
So in the past few days, Dongzhu has gradually relaxed and is no longer so rigid.
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"I heard that Young Master Xiao is here. Will he take the entrance exam for the Academy tomorrow?" At this moment, such discussions came from the private room next door.
Fang Yi immediately held his breath and began to listen.
This is also one of the reasons why he came to the restaurant. From ancient times to the present, the places with the most developed information are always the places with the most people, and the three places with the most people are: restaurants, brothels and casinos.
When you first come here, you still need to know more about the customs of this place.
Brothels and casinos are not suitable places to go, and restaurants are the best places.
"Yes, the academy recruits Confucian students twice a year, once in spring and summer, and once in autumn and winter. This time the academy recruits Confucian students. It is said that they are young talents from all over the south of the Yangtze River, and they are the top class. "Another person said this.
"In addition to the Young Master Xiao you just mentioned, there is also a descendant of Jiang Sheng from Hangzhou, the Young Master of the Jiang family." Someone added.
"It's very true, this gathering of geniuses, it is estimated that tomorrow's exam will be another famous scene of fighting between dragons and tigers. It is estimated that it will be circulated for a long time." Someone continued to say.
"Hahaha, you all know that a genius is here, but you don't know that a more famous person will arrive tomorrow." At this time, someone laughed and said.
"Who's coming?"
"Of course it's the Luo family's son-in-law who is famous throughout Dali!" The man from before said again.
Hearing this, Fang Yi couldn't help but touch his nose, and said in his heart, good guy, he is really good at eating this soft food, and the whole world knows his name Fang Yi.
Xia He and Dong Zhu also stopped using their chopsticks and began to listen carefully to the discussions of those people.
"Are you talking about the son-in-law named Fang Yi? That barbarian from the north?" Someone sneered: "So what if he is here? The threshold for Jiangnan Academy is extremely high. Although he is the son-in-law of Luo Shenhou, You can’t just enter the academy to practice casually, right?”
"Yes, if a well-connected person can enter Jiangnan Academy, how will the majesty of the academy exist??" someone said in agreement.
"You really don't know?" At this time, someone interrupted the discussion between the two of them and asked in surprise: "That Fang Yi is said to have an astonishing poetic talent!"
"Amazing poetic talent??" Everyone asked in surprise, "Do you have any explanation? Let's hear it!"
"That Fang Yi wrote a poem not long ago, one line, all of which are poems about the Mid-Autumn Festival." As he said that, the man recited the two poems Fang Yi had written before.
"These two poems have shocked the literary world all over the world, especially the water-melody song. It is said that it is called the poem of the ages, which means that a good poem like this may not be published for thousands of years!"
"Good guy, I didn't expect that son-in-law to be so talented?" someone shouted, "Good guy."
"Not only that, as far as I know, the Wang family of Taiyuan, one of the eight surnames, had come up with three innovative policies before. It is said that it was also the handiwork of this son-in-law. This son-in-law pointed out the shortcomings of the Wang family and attracted the attention of the new Confucian king Jingzhe. Only then did the three strategies of innovation be implemented in the Wang family."
They started talking among themselves, unaware that the person they were talking about was sitting in the private room next to them, listening to them quietly.
"Not to mention, although it feels awkward to listen to others praise yourself, it is also very useful." Fang Yi was cursing in his heart at this time.
Fang Yi himself has noticed the spread of those two poems. It is said that some female hens in the brothel changed Fang Yi's water-melody song into a ditty, which became popular all over the world and became the song of all those who came. A must-play song when guests come over.
It is the number one song in the hot song rankings. It has been dominating the charts for more than a month and its popularity has not diminished to this day.
After hearing about this, Fang Yi felt somewhat helpless. This was obviously a song expressing his longing, but it has become a golden song in Fengyue. However, it also shows that the water tune song has spread so widely that no one knows it and no one knows it. To an extent that people don’t know.
"In that case, it's really hard to predict tomorrow's Academy Exam. This son-in-law is so talented, maybe he can be specially recruited to enter the Academy." Someone continued to speak.
"The Academy Examination is different every year, but there are roughly the same number of steps. It tests the talents of Confucian and Taoist monks, their understanding of the "Four Saints Classics", and also tests poetry, songs, and articles. This is easy. He has an astonishing poetic talent, and even if he is weaker in other aspects, the problem is not too big." Everyone started chatting, and the atmosphere of the discussion became lively, with the sounds of people cheering each other from time to time.
Fang Yi was shocked and finally talked about the topic he was interested in, the Academy Examination.
Fang Yi has heard this before, that if Confucian scholars in the world want to enter a school to practice, they must take the exam of the school. However, schools in various places have different examination policies. What is Jiangnan Academy like? Fang Yi I don’t know, otherwise I wouldn’t have come to this restaurant to find out the news.
But after hearing what the previous person said, Fang Yi roughly knew what the idea was.
Firstly, what is tested is the Confucian scholar's talent. In other words, it is talent. Some people have no talent in studying. Even if they have understood the method of getting started, their talents are thin and it will be difficult for them to achieve success in the future.
The second thing to be compared is the "Four Sage Classics". This is also easy to understand. The "Four Sage Classics" are the foundation for practicing Confucianism and Taoism. Confucian and Taoist monks all draw their talents from the "Four Sage Classics". If If you don't master the "Four Sage Classics" well, it will certainly be difficult for you to achieve great success on the road of Confucianism and Taoism in the future.
The third aspect is to examine articles, poems and songs, which tests the potential of Confucian scholars. Articles can settle the world, and poems, songs and poems can be used as weapons. If they are all mediocre, naturally they will have little potential and future.
After roughly understanding so much of the content, Fang Yi knew what was going on and stopped listening.
Of course, it was also because after that, those people stopped talking about business and started talking about which brothel girl was more outstanding.
Fang Yi stopped listening, and Xia He and Dong Zhu also left with Fang Yi.
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After a night of silence, Fang Yi got up early the next day and headed towards Jiangnan Academy in the city.
Today's Jiangnan Academy is indeed as those people discussed yesterday. It is full of talents and there is a constant flow. There are many people watching the excitement and taking the exam.
Fang Yi had long abandoned his carriage, shuttled through the crowd, and arrived at the gate of Jiangnan Academy.
In front of the door, the four characters of "Jiangnan Academy" are shining brightly. They are written by Zhao Zhe, a great scholar. The handwriting is powerful and impressive.
"Students, please wait a moment. The Jiangnan Academy Autumn and Winter Entrance Examination will begin shortly. Please register now!" At this moment, an old scholar said.
