sbdcsierra Chapter 111 The Great Wall
Chapter 111 The Great Wall
Chapter 111 The Great Wall
A slightly terrified voice rang out from Han Yunxiu's mouth, and the members of the various holy families present gasped in shock, their eyes filled with astonishment.
"The realm of bookish courage? As solid as a rock? No way..."
Kong Hexuan's eyes widened, his face filled with shock. This Book Courage Realm was quite different from Battle Poetry and the like. Book Courage was the gathering of inner spirit and courage, and advancing to it was extremely difficult. Only one in ten scholars could possess the Book Courage Realm, which was considered a genius.
Moreover, possessing the "Bookish Courage" realm in the Xiucai (a scholar who has passed the county-level imperial examination) increases the success rate of cultivating "Sword Qi and Courage" when advancing to the Juren (another scholar who has passed the provincial-level imperial examination), enabling one to kill with a single word.
Not only Kong Hexuan, but also the military strategists, the strategists, the miscellaneous schools, and all the other sage families and powerful clans stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
Because none of the people present possessed the courage to read books!
Han Yunxiu's expression was even more shocked. He never expected that Ye Ru's courage was actually at the first level!
"This can't be true!"
Han Lu's eyes widened in horror. He was now filled with regret for provoking the other party. This time, he was completely finished.
Ye Ru looked at Han Yunxiu indifferently, then extended his finger:
"Confucius was made a saint for his benevolence, and Mencius was made a second saint for his righteousness. As the saying goes, 'One should be lenient when one can.' I have already given you a chance, but you did not cherish it."
"broken."
A single, seemingly innocuous sentence sent shivers down Han Yunxiu's spine, making him feel like a stray dog, desperate to escape.
However, just as he moved, his own inner thigh felt as if it had been crushed by a high mountain, making a cracking sound. Immediately afterward, a sweet taste rose in his throat, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood, and his body collapsed weakly.
The book's core is broken.
"I previously thought that Ye Ru's acceptance of the challenge was like throwing an egg against a rock, an overestimation of his own strength, but now I am wrong."
Kong Hexuan looked at Han Yunxiu, whose sword robe was stained with blood, and sighed. No matter how hard Han Yunxiu tried in the future, he would probably only ever be a cowardly scholar.
Even if he could pass the imperial examination and become a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial-level imperial examinations), he would only be a disabled Juren.
"Ye Anshou was merely giving the Legalists a chance, but unfortunately, the Legalists didn't cherish it."
Meng Qingyang had guessed what was going on at this moment, and said in a deep voice.
"Ye Xingjun is really amazing."
Wang Hu looked at Ye Ru with a respectful expression, and the two people around him nodded in agreement.
"This can't be, this can't be true."
Seeing Han Yunxiu collapse to the ground, Han Lu shook his head in a daze, and Li Chi's face turned pale. Only now did he realize that Ye Ru had actually held back.
However, our side was being too aggressive.
"Take care of yourself."
Ye Ru uttered a single, indifferent sentence, as if he were a completely different person from before, and then turned and left.
Wang Hu and the others quickly followed.
……
"You've now officially become enemies with the Legalists. Be careful of their retaliation later."
Back at the Hall of Saints, Xiao Bai spoke in a deep voice to Ye Ru from within his sleeve.
"How can I bow and scrape before the powerful and wealthy, making me unable to be happy? If the Legalists still don't know when to advance and retreat, then don't blame me for being ruthless."
Ye Ru sat on the bed, carefully examining the sixteen-character profound meaning in his book. He had actually forcibly taken the profound meaning of Han Yunxiu's two characters "non-intrusion".
At this moment, his inner core contained a total of eighteen profound insights, thus adding attack damage to the already rock-solid inner core.
"The eighteen profound sayings—I wonder if attaching all those profound sayings to the core of the book would be like Confucius…"
Coming back to his senses from his inner vision, Ye Ru's eyes flashed with a burning passion. Back then, Confucius possessed hundreds of classic texts, including the Analects, and transformed the courage of these books into a Great Wall that could crush hundreds of demon saints!
According to legend, the Great Wall before the Qin and Han dynasties was built by sages such as Confucius using profound words and meanings, and hundreds of demons and great sages were suppressed inside.
After the Qin and Han dynasties, it was the great Confucian scholars and semi-sages who, by comprehending the profound meanings of subtle words, transformed the words in their hearts into the sacred bricks of the Great Wall, gradually building it up.
"Although you have not yet obtained a literary rank and do not have the protection of the Temple of All Saints, your strength is probably among the best of all the scholars."
Xiao Bai said in a deep voice.
"That's not enough. The Left Prime Minister has already taken the opportunity to make trouble for me. I've also become enemies with the Legalists. So I still need to study hard, otherwise I'll be secretly harmed by them sooner or later."
Ye Ru shook his head, showing no reaction.
"Born in hardship, die in comfort. This secret place in Lu'an may be a turning point for you."
Xiao Bai said.
"I hope so. Tomorrow is the Lu'an Secret Realm. I must obtain the Taiping Essentials, as it is one of the classic texts of the Huang-Lao school of thought."
"Hmm, perhaps it can also teach you the power to summon wind and rain, and the art of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements."
Xiao Bai nodded and said in a deep voice.
Afterwards, Ye Ru took out the Book of Documents and began to read it again. This year's imperial examinations included many questions on the Book of Documents, and perhaps the questions for this year's county-level examinations will also be drawn from the Book of Documents.
However, after about half an hour, Ye Ruhong's seal suddenly made a sound;
"Chief Ye, you are quite bold to dare to provoke the Legalist school in public. We are currently in the Founding Holy Council and have some good news and some bad news for you. In the Academy of Saints, the head of the Legalist school was furious when he saw your mythological novel, 'Investiture of the Gods.' Since the Yu Sheng family has not produced any new half-saints, their family's position is precarious and on the verge of collapse. Therefore, your 'Investiture of the Gods' has given them a glimmer of hope in the darkness, and they have clearly sided with you, putting pressure on the Legalist school."
Upon seeing the message Chen Changfeng sent him, Ye Ru felt he should strike while the iron was hot and immediately replied:
"I am grateful that Chen Ru still remembers this matter. Please help me convey this message to the families of the sages. My request is very simple: give me a few publishing slots. I can use the new printing technology to make the works of the sages available to ordinary people and enhance their literary reputation."
After saying that, Ye Ru began reading again.
Meanwhile, at the National Sacred Academy, several aristocratic families were arguing incessantly over Ye Ru's new printing technology.
The head of the Legalist family took out a book from his sleeve and slammed it hard on the table.
"This Ye Ru is simply arrogant and conceited. If the entire Yanhuang Kingdom were like him, wouldn't it be in complete chaos!"
"Patriarch Han is right. Ye Ru is narrow-minded, selfish, and greedy. He is a disgrace to us scholars and a scoundrel. He could have greatly enhanced the national strength of the Yanhuang Kingdom, but he refused to hand over the new printing technology to the National Academy. This is contrary to the principles of a subject."
"The head of the miscellaneous family, Lü Xiaotian, said with a gloomy face."
This eclectic school is known for its extensive collection of theories from various schools of thought, characterized by "combining Confucianism and Mohism, and integrating the School of Names and the School of Law," and is "well-versed in the doctrines of all schools of thought." It is also one of the Nine Schools of Thought.
However, it was precisely because they were proficient in all schools of thought that the Miscellaneous School failed to produce a new semi-saint, and the position of the aristocratic family became precarious.