The First Saint Of Literature.

Summary

The passage describes a dramatic scene in a Confucian exam where an unusual exam question is set: "Farewell to Lin Fei, the Half-Sage". The question causes controversy among scholars, who see it as blatant flattery. The great scholar Shi Hong Shou, who set the exam, is confined by Half-Saints for his actions. Later, Half-Saint Tao Shi Zhi confronts Shi Hong Shou about the exam question, revealing tensions surrounding the unprecedented and potentially disrespectful nature of the farewell-themed test.

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