Chapter 30 Crooked Strikes

Zhou Zhushu is a six-grade real power official, not to mention that just a child asks him to make a preface, even if Xiucai publishes a book, he will not make a preface, but Fang Yun is different, in case it is widely circulated, his preface will also be stained.

"I'll take a look first. ”

Fang Yun handed the manuscript paper he had written in the past few days to Master Zhou.

When Master Zhou saw it, he was surprised and asked, "I heard that you almost lost your double armor because of your poor handwriting, but although your character is a little immature, it is not bad." The structure and font have everyone's style, and insisting on practicing for a year will not be worse than those who have the guidance of famous experts. ”

"I was ashamed and courageous after the county exam, and I worked hard to practice my handwriting, so I can write okay words now. Fang Yundao.

Master Zhou did not delve into it, and continued to look at the original manuscript of Fang Yun's "The Legend of the West Chamber".

"You've improved the reading of sentences, it's easier to read, yes. The two spaces at the beginning of each paragraph are also novel and easy to read. Your way of writing is very suitable for lazy people, suitable for recreation......"

Master Zhou's voice stopped abruptly, and he looked up at Fang Yun with strange eyes.

Master Zhou's book doesn't particularly care about Fang Yun's new sentence reading, and it is even easy to understand the segmented spaces, and he doesn't pay too much attention to it, because at the level of Xiucai, this book can be quickly understood even if there are no novel sentences to read, otherwise he is not worthy of being a Xiucai, he is a person, and he doesn't care if there are sentences to read.

But children or ordinary literate people will be particularly troubled when they read books without sentences.

Master Zhou asked seriously: "You use this new style of sentence reading and new paragraphs to popularize this novel? Is it so that anyone who is literate can read your book quickly and without hindrance? Is your book really aimed at the common people?"

Fang Yundao: "My lord is wise, I didn't expect you to not only be willing to accept this way, but also see my intentions at a glance, students admire!"

Master Zhou said with a smile: "I am the master of the Academy of Literature, and applying what I have learned is the foundation of my Confucian students, otherwise how can I deal with the demon barbarians? However, your idea is feasible, but only if it is accompanied by a popular and good-looking story. But since you dare to use it like this, the story is naturally extraordinary, let me see. ”

Master Zhou began to read "The Legend of the West Chamber" seriously, and after only three pages, he raised his head, glanced at Fang Yun deeply, and said: "The opening is novel, the structure is tight, and the text is beautiful. The most important thing is that the story is very smooth, there is no showmanship, no tirade, so that people can know what to say at a glance. If the new sentence reads strange, then your story is positive, strange and compatible, invincible!"

"Master Xie complimented. Fang Yundao.

Master Zhou continued to look down, Fang Yun thought that he would gradually comment on "The Legend of the West Chamber", but he never opened his mouth again and kept reading.

Fang Yun was worried at first, but after a closer look, it turned out that Master Zhou was fascinated, completely forgetting that there was still a person sitting next to him who wanted to listen to the evaluation, and his facial expression also changed with the changes in the plot in the book.

Fang Yun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the reason why "The Legend of the Yingying" and "The Legend of the West Chamber" were popular for thousands of years and were still praised by later generations was really commendable. Even the main book of Zhou, who despises popular novels, is fascinated, which shows that in the desert of popular novels in the Shengyuan Continent, the new "Legend of the West Chamber" will definitely be accepted by hundreds of millions of readers.

Master Zhou turned to the last page of "The Legend of Yingying", and after reading it for a while, a satisfied smile appeared on his face, but there was still a trace of unfinished meaning, as if he was reluctant to end a good article like this.

"When I was young, I also liked to read Zhiwei novels, and I thought that I would no longer be interested in this kind of novel after the middle lift, but after reading "The Legend of the West Chamber", I realized that I was very big. Okay, don't write about the strange and the people's hearts, don't write about the temples and men, this is the real popular novel, and the elegance and vulgarity will appreciate it! If you don't let me write this preface, I will rush to write it. Perhaps hundreds of years later, the only thing I can tell people is the preface to your "Legend of the West Chamber". ”

"Your Excellency is false. Fang Yundao.

"Your "Legend of the West Chamber", I'm afraid it was written with anger in those days, right? The Liu family is really excessive. Master Zhou looked at Fang Yun sympathetically.

"Alas......" Fang Yun didn't say anything, he lowered his head, afraid that he would not be discovered if he didn't cover it up properly, in fact, the encounter between "The Legend of the West Chamber" and Fang Yun was really unbeatable.

Master Zhou became more and more sympathetic to Fang Yun.

"Another one?" asked Master Zhou again.

"Yes. That was my previous whimsy, and it has been revised these days, although it is not as good as "The Legend of the West Chamber", but it also has merits, please correct it. Fang Yundao, the literary status of "The Legend of the West Chamber" is much higher than that of "The Pillow", he only takes this as an add-on and does not attach much importance to it.

Master Zhou nodded and continued to read "The Pillow in the Pillow".

Seeing the appearance of the demi-saint, Master Zhou smiled and said: "You are bold, even the demi-saint dares to write." ”

After reading that the scholar dreamed of entering Jingguo, he praised: "Wonderful!

After reading the whole article of "The Story of the Pillow", Master Zhou did not speak immediately, but pondered seriously, which was far more solemn than reading "The Story of the West Chamber".

Fang Yun was surprised, isn't it the story of a scholar who wakes up after a dream and gives up fame and fortune to pursue the Holy Dao, why did Master Zhou react so much?

"Okay! This article has lofty intentions and is thought-provoking! How can a mere fame and fortune be compared to the great avenues of all saints? This truth is understood by everyone, and the scriptures and meanings are innumerable, and they have been repeatedly expounded over and over again for thousands of years, or they have quoted scriptures and classics, or used allusions to famous people. However, it is unprecedented for a self-created novel to promote the holy way, take into account the story, and warn future generations with a beautiful dream! Glory is like a dream, the holy way is true, and the subtle words are righteous! This article may only be a talent of the Dafu, but its great merit in promoting the holy way must be above the town and country, and this article will surely spread to the world. ”

Fang Yun was confused, he just changed "The Pillow in the Pillow" a little in order to cater to the mainstream ideas of the Shengyuan Continent, how could it become "lofty and thought-provoking" in the eyes of Master Zhou? "The Legend of the West Chamber" is so good, in the eyes of Master Zhou, it is not as good as "The Pillow in the Pillow" that "carries forward the main theme"? The former was written for three days, and the latter was just written in one afternoon to fill in the number of pages.

Fang Yun recalled the famous novels of the Shengyuan Continent in the past dynasties, and sure enough, there were very few themes that were "promoting the Holy Dao", and even if there were, most of them passed by, and the ideas and stories were relatively poor, and what was worse than the story of Huangliang Yimeng was not a few streets, but thousands of years.

Fang Yun suddenly realized that it was not that this "Pillow Notes" was really good, but that it happened to fill the gaps in "politics, education, and ideology" in this era.

On the other hand, although the literary status of "The Legend of the West Chamber" is much higher than that of "The Pillow in the Pillow", in the eyes of Confucianism, it will never be as good as promoting the holy way.

Fang Yun was a little embarrassed, the evaluation of "micro words and great righteousness" was too heavy, these four words were originally the evaluation of Confucius by the great Confucians of the Han Dynasty, and later only the evaluation of the saints.

Master Zhou said: "Your manuscript will be placed here first, and I will personally present it to Lord Yuanjun tomorrow." Next month's "Holy Path" has been decided, so this one will definitely be the "Holy Word" a month later. ”

Fang Yun was helpless, he really didn't want to be in the limelight now, he just wanted to calm down and make money wholeheartedly, why did he want to be on "Holy Dao" again?

"You won't look down on this "Pillow Notes", will you?" Fang Yun asked tentatively.

Master Zhou said solemnly: "I have read all the "Holy Dao" of the past dynasties, and I know very well the value of "The Pillow Record". I can be sure that within three years, there will be a demi-saint society that will designate this text as a compulsory text for students of the Ten Nations Academy of Literature. This "Pillow Notes" is more than ten times more important than your previous Zhenguo poems. Novelists have been in decline for hundreds of years, and the most recent novel to appear in "The Holy Dao" is the famous "Song Dingbo Ghost Hunting" in "Sou Shen Ji" written by the great Confucian Ganbao more than 200 years ago. ”

Fang Yun could only be silent, but he was secretly happy in his heart for picking up a big bargain.

On the "Holy Road" not only honorary rewards, can build a memorial arch, but also the holy page to take. The number of articles published in the "Sacred Dao" determines the opportunity to go to places such as the Holy Stone Forest and the Holy Pagoda in the future, and the highest reward is to go to the place of Confucius retreat or the place of the Holy Fall, which is not only of great significance, but also extremely beneficial.

This is the fundamental reason why Qu Zhengxiang, a scholar in Qingguo, obstructed Fang Yun.

Master Zhou said: "You wait first, I'll go get the gift Cai He gave you." His tone was full of envy.

After a while, Master Zhou went and returned, holding a brown paper bag in his hand, and said: "The holy page inside is a gift from Cai County's order, although your poems are published in the "Holy Dao", but the distance between the two places is very far, and the holy page that belongs to you will not arrive until at least a month." ”

Fang Yun hurriedly stood up, surprised and delighted, and said, "Lord Cai is really willing to give me the holy page? he doesn't have a few of his own, right?"

Master Zhou said enviously: "He only has two in total, which were given by Wen Xiang before he came to Ji County, or rather, two of them that he grinded from Wen Xiang with a dead face." However, the original manuscript of your Zhenguo poem is worth this price. ”

Fang Yun carefully took the brown paper bag, then opened it, and slowly pulled out a page from it.

The page itself was as white as snow, but it emitted a faint orange glow, as if it was wrapped in orange light. Fang Yun gently stroked the paper, with a peculiar feel, as if there were small waves churning between his hand and the page.

This piece of paper has an inexplicable attraction that naturally makes Fang Yun feel close.

Master Zhou explained: "This is the legendary holy page, and its effect is just like the legend, doubling the power of the war poems. If the poems are subtle and the talent is enough, they can also turn fiction into reality. The Holy Page is one of the strongest help for our human race to resist the demon barbarians, and it is also the most valuable treasure left to us by Kong Sheng. ”

"How much does the holy page produce in a year?" Fang Yun asked.

"The bright face produces 10,000 sheets a year. A part was given to the authors who published the poems and essays in the Sacred Way, a part to the living half-saints, a part to the saints, and finally to the ten kingdoms. There have always been rumors that the Confucian Mansion is secretly making holy pages, which can produce an additional 2,000 per year, but I don't know how to do it. ”

"How many pieces does Jingguo get a year?" Fang Yun asked.

Master Zhou sighed and said, "The Holy Page is allocated to each country according to its area, population, number of scholars, and great Confucians. Jingguo was defeated last year, lost the three mansions, and killed another scholar, and got a little less holy page than in previous years. Now Jingguo says that there are four states and one capital, but in fact there is only one capital and three and a half states. In order to ensure the security of the frontier, Chen Sheng took out some of his holy pages this year. I don't know how to ...... this Jingguo"

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