Wanjie Dream Harvester
Chapter 245 Would you believe me if I said I was just taking a random test? (10200 words)
Chapter 245 Would you believe me if I said I was just taking a random test? (10200 words)
In the Yangshen world, martial arts and Taoism coexist in the world.
The way of martial arts is to strengthen the body and transcend life and death.
Believe that the world is like a sea of suffering, and the body is like a raft across the sea. If the body is strong, it can carry people directly to the other side of the sea of suffering.
The basis of martial arts practice is divided into seven realms: martial artist, martial apprentice, warrior, martial artist, innate martial artist, grand master, and martial saint.
Corresponding to training meat, training tendons, training membranes, training bones, training viscera, training marrow, and exchanging blood.
In order to maximize the tempering of the flesh to the limit.
After opening the acupuncture points all over the body, you will be able to move your hands and feet with infinite power, and you will be a fairy.
The ultimate goal of human immortal cultivation is to open up 12 orifices in the whole body, and the cultivation of human immortals in this world is divided into: the true meaning of martial arts, the essence of boxing intention, the derivation of flesh and blood, ever-changing, and smashing the vacuum.
Taoist practice believes that the world is like a sea of suffering, and the human body is like a raft across the sea. However, the sea of suffering is boundless, and the raft will eventually decay.
The realm of Taoism is divided into the realms of calming the mind, leaving the body, night travel, day travel, driving things, manifesting, possessing, ghosts and immortals.
After that, he survived the nine-fold thunder calamity and achieved the primordial spirit of pure yang, which is called the yang god.
As for the so-called other shore, Chen Hengzhi couldn't understand it. With the soul of the Yang God, combined with the physical body above the peak of human immortality, and the so-called "big ambition", he could break through in one fell swoop.
What makes him even more incomprehensible is that if the great wish cannot be fulfilled, the troubles of eternal life and eternity cannot be detached in this world.
The root of practice is the self, the self.
If you practice to the end, you have to bear it for the rest of your life, not to mention the world of Yangshen, even in the heavens and myriad worlds, there is absolutely no one who can carry all living beings in the world to transcend together!
This point can make Chen Hengzhi understand that there is something wrong with the martial arts in this world!
Wu Xiu is the Yang God, and Dao Xiu is the Immortal. This is the limit power that the world of the Yang God can accommodate.
If you want to transcend the world, you need to reach the other shore, which is the fourth level of immortality in Chen Hengzhi's practice system.
The other shore = Yangshen (immortal) + crushing the vacuum + fulfilling great ambitions.
Very wrong!
Bored, Chen Hengzhi was thinking about the way of cultivation in the world of Yangshen, took out the pastries prepared in the morning, made a pot of tea, and started to eat leisurely.
Compared with the rest of the people scratching their heads and ears, his leisurely look was so different that it attracted the attention of many examiners.
Chen Hengzhi completely ignored those glances from time to time. He kept thinking about cultivation issues in his mind. On the surface, he took a sip of tea from time to time, seemingly closing his eyes to rest.
After a long time, he slowly recalled it.
There is no doubt that this is an alternative world of idealism and egoism, where the will interferes with reality, and magical powers are displayed in a single thought.
The way of heaven in this world is very interesting. You monks cultivated, absorbed the aura of heaven and earth, used the resources of the world, ate mine, took mine, and used mine. return.
what?
You want to leave after eating?Want to detach?Want to take away?
Sorry, I took mine, ate mine, and used mine and returned it.
Therefore, this is the reason why monks in the Yangshen world make great wishes when they transcend to the other side.
If you don't return what you owed to the world, do you still want to detach yourself?
Wake up, boy!
Do you think that the world consciousness is dry food?
Tell you, don't even think about it!
There is a catastrophe in this world, and 12 years is a cycle. When the catastrophe comes, no one below the Yang God can escape from the other side. No one will be spared.
Therefore, those old cunts in the works of Yuan Dynasty, such as Yuan, Pan, Taoist Good Fortune, Emperor Changsheng, etc., sensed in advance that Yi Dao would appear in the future, so they hibernated and buried chess pieces!
All the geniuses in the entire Yangshen world are working hard to transcend the other side!
The world takes 12 years as a cycle, and each cycle cycles. For the world itself, what is the significance of doing so?
Why did He do this?
After thinking about it, Chen Hengzhi felt that the whole world could be regarded as a life!
As long as it is life, it is eager to grow and evolve. Just like human beings, it is eager to practice and live forever, even the world is the same.
The world uses the wisdom of all living beings in its body as nutrients to supplement its own insufficiency, support its own growth, and then harvest on time!
It’s like the crops planted by a farmer. He plants a batch of seeds, and after the crops are mature, he reaps.
The way of practice is divided into the physical body of martial arts and the soul of Taoism, but no matter what kind of practice it is, it is quite resource-intensive.
From the monk's point of view, it is normal and not surprising, but to the world, the monk is a cancer.
All things are born to nourish man, and man has nothing to repay the sky.
The monks used all the resources of the world, but never thought of giving back to the world. It is not surprising that this kind of behavior that is not good for the world is treated as a cancer by the world.
It's just that, the way of heaven in Yangshen World is more thieves and ruthless. It is harvested once every 12 years, which is more ruthless than that of Lu's boss. Thief!
The bored Chen Hengzhi was lying on the examination table, thinking about all these messy things in his mind. At this time, the protagonist Hong Yi was completely disappointed with the Hong family, and the conflict between the two parties reached the peak of explosion.
Years ago, Hong Yi obtained the unpublished secret "Maitreya Sutra" of the Great Zen Temple in the fox's den in Xishan. It can be said that he was blessed with great luck.
As soon as the imperial examination was over and he had gained fame, Hong Yi was ready to move out of the Hong Mansion and separate his family and work alone!
From then on, Hong Yi transformed from a carp into a dragon and soared into the sky. In just a few years, he became the Yang God and reached the other shore, transcending the limitations of the world.
He is simply the son of the Era, no one else can fly as fast as him on a rocket.
After an unknown amount of time, Chen Hengzhi had finished eating the snacks he brought from home, and made three pots of tea. He felt that time had never passed as slowly as today.
"what!!!"
"Why can't I think of it, how should I answer it, how should I answer it."
A noise outside woke up the bored Chen Hengzhi. He raised his head from the table and saw several soldiers running in front of him. Not long after, the shouting examinee was blocked by rags. Shut up and dragged it out.
Passing by Chen Hengzhi's examination room, he clearly saw that the examinee looked to be in his 40s, with a little white hair on his sideburns, dragged on the stone floor by several soldiers, still struggling, Mouth sobbing seems to want to shout something.
Chen Hengzhi noticed that the man's eyes were cloudy, and a dead gray color floated on his face.
Chen Hengzhi shook his head and sighed secretly.
Another person who was driven crazy by the imperial examination.
Throughout the ages, there have been too many such things. Even in the previous life, there were still countless college entrance examination students who collapsed or even committed suicide under the tremendous pressure.
"The time has come. All candidates should stop writing. Anyone who answers again will be punished as cheating."
I don't know how long it took, and finally waited until the gong sounded to end the exam, and at the same time, a small official shouted loudly.
Chen Hengzhi's expression lifted, and he sat up straight. Only then did he realize that the sky was already dark, and the examiner's office had already lit the lamp, but it turned out that it was already You hour, the exam was over, and he was about to leave the exam room.
At this time, he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Wait a minute, wait a minute, I still have a question, I have already made a draft, just copy it, I will definitely pass the Juren examination this year."
"Quickly stop writing." An examiner scolded.
"Wait a minute, just give me another half an hour." The examinee begged.
"Come on, pull him out." The examiner refused without hesitation.
The man cried and begged endlessly: "No, I will win this year, please give me a chance."
The voice faded away, apparently being dragged away.
"Ugh!"
Chen Hengzhi sighed, carried the box, left the number room, and went to the tribute courtyard.
When I came outside, I realized that it was completely dark. At this time, there was no one else on the street except the relatives and servants of the scholars who were taking the exam, who were anxiously waiting with torches.
A biting cold wind blew, causing people to shrink their necks and shiver.
Those scholars who had been holding back for a day no longer had the solemnity of entering the arena, but swarmed out in a noisy swarm. Some of them were arrogant, some were downcast, and some didn't care at all. All in one.
After the scholars behind them left the gate of the examination room, they went straight to their close ones.
Chen Hengzhi carried the suitcase and walked towards home alone.
Walking slowly, Chen Hengzhi walked through Gongyuan Street, and after turning the corner, he suddenly found that there was a world of difference between a wall.
On the side of the Gongyuan, the soldiers held their swords in their hands, showing a murderous air, no one else dared to approach, they seemed deserted.
The outside room is brightly lit, crowded with people, and busy with traffic, making it very lively. If it weren't for the people's clothes and hairstyles, Chen Hengzhi almost thought it was a modern metropolis back on Earth.
On the endless street, there are many pedestrians, and there are night market stalls on both sides of the flow of people, selling candied haws, caramel, storytellers, fortune-telling, strength pills, monkey shows, and antique calligraphy and painting stalls. , wonderful.
There are two worlds inside and outside the walls.
Chen Hengzhi slowly squeezed through the crowd, crossed two streets, and returned to the poor area in the southeast of the capital city, his home in this life.
On the other side, Hong Yi, who had just come out of the Gongyuan, looked a little ugly, and he realized that he had failed the imperial examination this time.
Halfway through the exam, he suddenly felt restless, disrupting his thoughts. He was confused and couldn't calm down. The subsequent exams were obviously unsatisfactory.
On the way home, Hong Yi was still thinking about how he had offended the master of Taoism, which made him have a whim during the exam and delayed the most important thing in life such as the imperial examination.
After thinking for a long time, Hong Yi still didn't think about who he had offended. Only Mrs. Zhao of the Hong family always looked down on him. Maybe that bitch invited a crooked way to cast spells, ruined his own affairs, and made himself a mother for his mother. The idea of earning fame fell through.
Chen Hengzhi, who had already returned home, didn't know that during the examination room, he just glanced at Hong Yi, but Hong Yi was in a trance, and the scientific examination failed, which caused a slight change in the fate of the protagonist in the world.
But I don’t know whether this is good or bad!
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On the other side, in the tribute courtyard.
In the examiner's room, there were several examiners wearing official uniforms and black gauze hats. One of them was sitting in the hall with a serious face. He looked about 40 years old. It was Li Shenguang, the chief examiner who presided over the rural examination. At that time, he was the second-rank important minister of the Ministry of Rites.
Although this time it was just a provincial examination for scholars, not a general examination for Jinshi, but because it was a scientific examination within Yujing City, it was naturally not trivial, and the imperial court paid special attention to scientific examinations.
Moreover, the level of being a scholar to Juren is related to the privilege of tax exemption for gentry, so Emperor Yang Qian sent a court official to be the chief examiner of this scientific examination.
At this time, the imperial examination was over, but the examiners were nervously correcting the test papers overnight.
Of course, as the chief examiner, Li Shenguang doesn't need to do it himself, he just needs to sit by the side and drink tea leisurely, waiting for the result to come out.
"Huh? Did the examiners recommend any papers?"
After touching tea for three rounds, Li Shenguang stroking his long beard, asked the deputy chiefs sitting on the left and right.
This is because the candidates' test papers are preliminarily selected by the examiners, and those that are not neat, with mistakes in scriptures and ink meanings are eliminated, and then the winners are submitted to the chief examiners for rating.
This is true, just like the examination paper marking in modern society, it is clear at a glance whether the questions are correct or not, such as fill-in-the-blank questions, multiple-choice questions, and judgment questions. Only the subsequent essay questions have a certain degree of subjective judgment.
Each examiner has a recommendation quota, and they can submit their favorite test papers directly and recommend them to the chief examiner.
However, they also have to bear corresponding risks. If the candidate is involved or cheats afterwards, the recommended examiner will also be punished with joint liability.
Therefore, every examiner will carefully consider and then consider.
At this time, Li Shangshu, the chief examiner, spoke, and the left and right deputy chief examiners got up immediately, inspected the examination rooms, and asked the examiners who corrected the examination papers to recommend a batch of excellent examination papers in this imperial examination.
After a while, a few people came out with a pile of test papers, spread them on the table, and asked Li Shenguang, the chief examiner, to check them out.
"Huh? This talk about benevolence, righteousness and etiquette seems to be upright, and it reprimands Fang Qiu, but the fortitude is close to benevolence, and those who talk about the truth are all hypocrites."
Li Shenguang squinted his eyes under the light and read several articles in a row, but he shook his head and put them aside.
The deputy chief examiner next to him also came over to look at it, shook his head, and threw the test papers into the basket under the table, marking them as lost papers.
"Huh? Good word! What a pity, what a pity..."
Suddenly, Li Shenguang saw an article with smart and beautiful handwriting, and immediately praised it.
But when he saw the back, he shook his head.
But it was because Hong Yi was influenced by Chen Hengzhi at that time, and his mood was shaken, and there were some flaws in the back of the Jingyi scroll, which had become less than perfect.
This article by Hong Yi was naturally chosen by the examiner as it talked about his deep learning. No wonder Li Shenguang clapped his hands and applauded it.
Moreover, Hong Yi's font imitates the calligraphy of ancient sages, and the handwriting left behind gives people a feeling of lightness and comfort, but it is not the kind of soft and soft font. It can be said to be both rigid and soft, full of vitality.
"Pity……"
Several deputy chief examiners heard the words and leaned forward, and after seeing it, they shook their heads in regret.
"Look quickly, who is this candidate's name? Where is he left and right? Report his resume."
Li Shenguang shook his head, put the test paper aside, suddenly, as if thinking of something, he raised his head and said something.
"This son's name is Hong Yi, and he is the son of Master Hong, Marquis of Wu Wen."
On the side, the deputy chief examiner, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately reported Hong Yi's resume.
"The son of Hong Taibao, Marquis of Wuwen?" Li Shenguang frowned.
"Lord Li, please be careful. Marquis Wu Wen was conferred the title of Grand Master by His Majesty yesterday. His title will be changed in the future." A deputy chief examiner reminded Li Shenguang.
"The tiger father has no sons. He is indeed the son of Master Hong. It's a pity that he can only be ranked at the bottom of the list!" Li Shenguang shook his head and said.
Everyone shook their heads and sighed, but they didn't know whether it was a pity that Hong Yi failed to win the first place, or they sighed that they could not take the opportunity to build a relationship with the Grand Master's Mansion.
Li Shenguang set his eyes on the test paper again and read one after another.
"Hey! This is not bad!"
Li Shenguang gasped in surprise, and looked at it carefully. This test paper was naturally Chen Hengzhi's. His scriptures were well-balanced and not out of line, but the overall thinking tended to be the school of mind learning.
"You all have a look too!"
Li Shenguang handed the test paper to the people around him and asked them to circulate it.
After reading all the test papers, Li Shenguang took Chen Hengzhi's share and asked the people around him: "Since there is no better winner, this paper will be the first place in this township test. What do you have? Different opinion?"
Everyone shook their heads, expressing that they had no opinion.
At this time, suddenly there was a yamen soldier outside singing: "Master Hong has arrived."
"Hurry up and welcome, the grand master is in charge of Wen Zai. Marquis Wu Wen was conferred the title of grand master yesterday. Today's scientific examination must have been ordered by the emperor to inspect the examination room."
Li Shenguang quickly stood up, straightened his clothes, and led the deputy chief examiners of each room to greet him outside the door.
Sure enough, a large sedan chair was brought up to him outside the door, and then Hong Xuanji came down with a solemn face in his official uniform.
Li Shenguang hurriedly led the deputy examiners to bow.
Hong Xuanji is now a Grand Master, one of the three princes, equal to the position of a prime minister, one level higher than Li Shenguang, these people naturally want to welcome him.
"Is the township test going well this time? Has anyone cheated?"
Hong Xuanji nodded, and asked after these people bowed.
"There is no entrainment, and there is no fraud."
Li Shenguang replied neither humble nor overbearing, and then led his hand: "Grand Master Hong, please move to the examiner's room to talk."
After the two parties arrived in the chief examiner's room, they sat down and served tea. After a series of polite official rules, Hong Xuanji sat on the chief seat, glanced at the papers on the table, and asked, "Has the chief name been decided yet? "
"That's right, grand master Hong came just as soon as the matter was settled." Li Shenguang took out Chen Hengzhi's test paper and spread it on the table so that Hong Xuanji could read it.
"Huh? Is this the number one spot?"
Hong Xuanji watched for a moment, then frowned and asked. He found that although the article was well written, it was a theory from the mind school, which made Hong Xuanji, who was from the Neo-Confucian school, very unhappy.
As soon as he frowned, the atmosphere in the whole room suddenly became tense!
Those deputy chief examiners felt an invisible pressure and couldn't breathe.
In the whole house, there was no sound, not a coughing sound could be heard.
"The font is domineering and sharp, which shows that the person is restless."
Hong Xuanji shook his head and vetoed: "Moreover, this article is not smooth, and some parts are simply nonsense. Let alone being the first name, it is difficult to win the exam. Where is this person's resume? Forget the qualifications of this person's imperial examination, he will live forever in the future. You are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination."
As he spoke, Hong Xuanji picked up the paper and threw it into the pile of papers that fell.
"Ok?"
Li Shenguang saw such a situation, his brows twitched, blood rushed to his face, and he slammed the table suddenly.
boom!
In an instant, the pen and ink on the table shook to the ground.
Originally, the atmosphere in the room was heavy, but Li Shenguang's sudden slap shocked all the assistant examiners present!
Several people's legs and feet were weak, and they almost fell to the ground!
No one expected that the Lord Shangshu suddenly slapped the grand master of the court on the table!
"Hong Xuanji, I am the chief examiner here, and you are just an inspector. Although I am a higher-ranking officer, I have no right to decide whether the test papers are good or bad!"
Li Shenguang's roar resounded throughout the room: "The disagreement between you and me is a private matter, but you shouldn't use this as an excuse to interfere with the national talent ceremony. If you don't have the right mind and don't promote talents for the country, this is the behavior of a villain. !"
"Ok?"
Hong Xuanji stopped his hand, looked coldly at the roaring Li Shenguang, and snorted: "This person's test paper is based on the study of the mind, and he only knows how to talk. It is meaningless to govern the country and useless to the people. This grand master dismissed him. What's wrong with the test paper? You are an official of the imperial court, and it is impolite to yell on the spot. When you go to court tomorrow, I will definitely take a copy of your test paper, and you will withdraw from it now!"
When Hong Xuanji said so coldly, everyone felt a bone-chilling chill. They all knew that Hong Xuanji joined the army as a general, killed people like hemp, and would never be soft when dealing with political enemies. There are very few people who oppose it.
Hong Xuanji thought that if Li Shenguang borrowed the donkey from the slope, the matter would be over.
Unexpectedly, Li Shenguang refused to budge an inch, and shouted loudly: "I am now the chief examiner of the provincial examination ordered by the emperor, you have no right to ask me to step down! Whether or not you can take part in my copy is a matter for you, Grand Master Hong! If you don't withdraw me for a day, I will be the examiner for a day! I will also refer to you tomorrow morning! I will refer to you for exceeding your power! Suppress good talents! You are a villain! The emperor used you, and he used the wrong person!"
"The grand master is ordered by the emperor to inspect the examination room. He is an imperial envoy and has the convenience of handling all matters."
Hong Xuanji said indifferently: "Where is the left and right, pull him down, today's matter, I will report to the emperor."
"Yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two people came in from the door and were about to drag Li Shenguang down.
"Hong Xuanji, how dare you!"
Li Shenguang's eyes widened, and he roared: "If you dare to tell me to step down, I will fight you in the imperial court. If you try it, I will go out and hit the Jingyang Bell, and I will fight for three thousand miles, and I will fight you too!" In a life lawsuit, even if you crash into the Golden Palace, I will fight you to the end, if you have the guts, give it a try!"
"Hit Jingyang Bell?"
When he heard that Li Shenguang was going to bump into the Jingyang Bell, Hong Xuanji frowned and felt a little embarrassed.
The deputy chief examiners around heard the roar of the chief examiner and the grand master, and shrank to one side. This dispute can be described as a dispute between schools, not a simple battle for the top name, but a battle of ideas.
Hong Xuanji is a master of Neo-Confucianism, while Li Shenguang is a scholar of the Li Shixin school. These are two completely different paths, almost running in opposite directions. The dispute between the two is naturally normal.
The Jingyang bell in front of the imperial court is not something that ordinary people can hit. After it hits, the emperor will be alarmed. No matter how serious the grievance is, he can report it. In addition, it can be said that killing one thousand enemies will damage eight hundred.
He, Hong Xuanji, was appointed Grand Master just yesterday, but today he forced a minister-level examiner to challenge the Jingyang Bell. How did the civil and military officials of the court view him?
Although Hong Xuanji has the strength of the peak martial saint level, how can he slap the other party to death here?
Li Shenguang is purely barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. To put it bluntly, he is a stunned young man, arguing endlessly with him, humiliating his own identity for no reason. Naturally, Hong Xuanji would not be so stupid as to confront him head-on.
If I let you be arrogant, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with you in the future.
"You are the minister of the Ministry of Rites and a minister of the imperial court. For a small number of candidates, you will hit the Jingyang bell every now and then? Blood splashed on the Golden Luan Palace? Are you worthy of the word "rituals"? Today is the national talent ceremony. I won't argue with you, so as not to lose the dignity of a court minister, you just wait to listen to it, it is a shame for me to be an official with a reckless man like you."
Hong Xuanji put down his words with a livid face, and flung his sleeves out of the Gongyuan.
After seeing Hong Xuanji leave, the deputy chief examiners were still in shock, and they all shook their heads and persuaded, "Brother Shenguang, why bother to make such a fuss over this matter? It's just a matter of raising people's names, and it's up to Grand Master Hong to decide what to do next." Why, now you are fighting against him like this, it can be said that it is a disaster."
"Yes, he is favored by the emperor. We are humble and humble. There is no need to fight against him for an irrelevant person. It is really not cost-effective!"
"That's right, Mr. Li's move was a big mistake!"
Although they didn't dare to say anything in front of Hong Xuanji, after all they had been officials in the same dynasty as Li Shenguang for many years, and when Hong Xuanji left, they all opened their mouths to persuade him.
"I know that this kind of disaster is not trivial, but this is a national ceremony, and it must be fair and honest. Besides, he is a famous minister of Confucianism, but Chen Hengzhi's knowledge is different from his philosophy. He naturally looks down on him. This is clearly suppressing dissidents. , although it is only a small number of candidates, but it can't let him do anything wrong."
Li Shenguang proudly said: "Don't be afraid, just mark the papers, all the consequences will be borne by this official, I can directly advise the emperor, and I am not afraid of him, Grand Master Hou Ye."
"Then Chen Hengzhi's paper?" A deputy examiner asked hesitantly.
"Still set it as the first place. After the exam is over, we will release the ranking after the ranking is finalized. The rural exam at the foot of the Yujing Emperor is highly anticipated, but it is different from the local exam. Be quick and don't drag your feet." Li Shenguang waved his hand and decided road.
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Marquis Wuwen's Mansion is located in the southeast of Yujing City, covering an area of [-] acres, with open terrain. A pair of red lacquered stone unicorns with a height of three people at the gate, a vermilion gate, shiny copper nails, copper rings, bright clothes at the gate, The servants who are full of energy and have sharp eyes can all show the status of Wu Wenhou.
Hong Xuanji, Marquis of Wu Wen, was a prominent figure in the Daqian Dynasty. Not only did this man have a grand title, he was also a highly respected minister, serving as a bachelor in the cabinet and the crown prince's Taibao.
He is both civil and military. When he was young, he could open a nine-stone strong bow and shoot continuously. He rode a big horse and killed hundreds of enemy troops like walking in a garden.
After making great military exploits at the age of 22, he gave up martial arts and was awarded the title of gold list, and was a high school candidate.
Conferring official positions and participating in government affairs, the four emperors of the Dagan Dynasty once received the highest evaluation of being able to govern the army when they were mounted and able to calm the people when they were dismounted.
Late at night, in the study.
Hong Xuanji leaned on the grand teacher's chair, staring into the distance in a daze.
At this time, a woman with a slender figure, hair scattered at the temples, eyebrows like washes, and wearing a water-green blouse pushed open the door of the study and walked in gently.
She put down the tray in her hand, picked up a porcelain bowl from it, and said softly: "Master, I made ginseng soup for you, drink it while it's hot!"
"Fei'er, you have a heart!"
Hong Xuanji's mood didn't change much.
"Master, I haven't congratulated you yet. I was conferred the title of grand master by the emperor yesterday, which is a step further. Congratulations, master, on your career advancement!"
She put down the porcelain bowl in her hand, came to the back of Hong Xuan, squeezed his shoulder lightly, and said softly.
This woman is Hong Xuanji's concubine, Zhao Feier, the leader of the Daluo sect.
"Hehe!" Hong Xuanji frowned and let out a chuckle.
Zhao Feier asked: "I see that the master is frowning. Is something wrong? Can you tell me?"
"Some small things in the court are dispensable, there is no need to talk about them, it just spoils the interest."
Hong Xuanji shook his head lightly, and then he asked again: "The mansion has been fine for the past two days, nothing has happened, right?"
Speaking of this, he thought of the bastard who used to live in a remote courtyard in the northwest corner of the mansion, and recently moved to live in the sweet-scented osmanthus courtyard in the east, so he couldn't help asking Zhao Feier.
"Returning to the master, there is no difference!"
Zhao Fei'er thought for a while and replied: "If there is anything, the son born to that bitch actually took part in the imperial examination today!"
"Huh? Like this..."
Hearing this, Hong Xuanji frowned, and said softly, "Let him take the test if he wants to, and leave him alone!"
"The concubine obeys!"
Li Fei'er responded, and then, with rolling eyes, he giggled and said, "Master, it's late at night, it's time to rest!"
Hong Xuanji raised his eyebrows, stood up, hugged Li Feier by the waist, and said: "My lord ****
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In the early spring, Jin Yang was extraordinarily stingy, only showing his face occasionally, and then hurriedly hid behind the dark clouds.
As if in the twelfth lunar month of winter, the weather in Yujing City became colder. Even though it was noon at this time, there was no temperature between the sky and the earth, and there were few pedestrians on the street.
In the small courtyard of the Chen family, Chen Hengzhi sat under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, holding a book in his hand and looking at it carefully.
"Hoohoo!"
A gust of cold wind blew in, causing the few pedestrians on the street to shrink their necks.
"Wisdom and will!"
Chen Hengzhi slowly flipped through the scroll, thinking in his heart.
The Yangshen world is much more miraculous than the dozen or so worlds he has experienced. There is absolutely no such thing as the Yangshen world. The old man who has studied poetry and books for many years, after understanding the truth, jumped through the seven thunder tribulations and became a creator. things happen.
"In this world, the truth is the greatest! The will interferes with reality, and the will of the mind is extremely strong! It's really... how big the heart is, how big the power is!"
Chen Hengzhi's narrowed eyes slightly lit up.
"rustle!"
There was a sound of footsteps, and then there was the roar of gongs and drums and the sound of people.
Chen Hengzhi's mind gradually returned to reality, and with a slight movement of his mind, he knew what had happened, and couldn't help smiling.
At this time, someone could only hear a loud voice: "Excuse me, is this the residence of Mr. Chen Hengzhi?"
Chen Hengzhi casually put the book in his hand on the stone table beside him, stood up, moved his right hand slightly, and a large string of copper coins appeared in his sleeve pocket.
He came to the courtyard gate in three or two steps, and opened the door with a "squeak", and there were crowded people outside the gate, including the yamen servants announcing the good news, and neighbors on the street, all looking at him eagerly.
After the door opened, one of the leading yamen servants immediately took two steps forward, and asked a little respectfully: "Dare to ask, but Mr. Chen Hengzhi is in front of you?"
Chen Hengzhi nodded and replied, "It's me!"
"Congratulations to Mr. Chen! Congratulations to Mr. Chen, who won the Xie Yuan laurel in this township examination!" The yamen servant immediately congratulated.
"Master Chen is good!"
"Master Chen is a Wenqu star!"
"Congratulations, Mr. Chen!"
The people around also rushed forward, congratulating in one go, and the yamen servants behind lit the firecrackers that had been prepared long ago, and the "cracking" firecrackers sounded.
"Thank you all!"
Chen Hengzhi clasped his fists and saluted all around, then took out the prepared wedding money from his sleeve and threw it out.
The yamen servants who announced the good news received the happy money and happily went to other places to announce the good news. The neighbors in the surrounding neighborhood gradually dispersed, leaving only firecrackers, confetti, melon peels and fruit shells all over the door.
"Young master of the Chen family won the exam?"
"That's not true, I heard from those officials and masters, the young master of the Chen family, no, it should be the master Juren, and master Chen won the first name Xie Yuan."
"Those who can win the Juren Master are all Wenqu stars from the sky, let alone the top names. If they can win the Huiyuan in the future general examination, and the number one in the palace examination, then they will win the Sanyuan. It is said that only the former Only Li Yan, the prime minister of the court, has done this."
"Gentlemen are exempt from taxes, tsk tsk, this time, the Chen family will be prosperous."
From time to time, neighbors could be heard talking outside, and it was not difficult to hear that they were still very curious about Chen Hengzhong's achievement in the township examination, and some were envious and jealous.
Chen Hengzhi knew in his heart that the imperial examinations played an important role in both civil society and princes and officials.
Speaking of which, not only them, but also Chen Hengzhi himself was quite surprised.
After the exam, he no longer took the matter to heart, and naturally he would not use his spiritual consciousness to investigate.
Chen Hengzhi didn't know either, because when he yelled at the two senior officials about his test paper, he almost started a fight, and he almost failed the imperial examination, and his name was lost to Sun Shan. Of course, he wouldn't care if he knew about it.
When taking the exam, Chen Hengzhi had the mentality of focusing on participation, and didn't pay too much attention to gains and losses.
After all, he is not a weak scholar, even if he does not take the imperial examination, he can live a good life, so naturally he will not take it seriously.
Who would have thought that if you just took the exam casually and took the provincial exam to understand the Yuan, this is really an unpredictable life!
With a little trepidation, Chen Hengzhi was just about to close the courtyard door, but suddenly at the corner of the alley, several sedan chairs turned out, stopped far away, and a group of young people came down.
Chen Hengzhi didn't know any of this group of people, but this group of young people seemed to have known Chen Hengzhi for many years. They were all enthusiastic and congratulated each other from a distance.
"Brother Chen, congratulations, congratulations on your senior high school Jieyuan, and won the leader. I will send congratulatory gifts to my brother and the others who came here in the same year. I hope you will accept it."
At the same time, the servants around these people brought over packages of presents, and at the same time sent gift lists for Chen Hengzhi to have a look at.
"500 taels of silver? Thirty bolts of silk and satin? 300 taels of silver? Ten knives of snow paper..."
Looking at several gift lists, the gifts on them can be considered grand. Added together, they are probably worth 3000 to [-] taels of silver.
"Are these all Juren who passed the exam at the same time?"
With a thought, Chen Hengzhi immediately understood that although he did not know this group of people, they were all candidates who passed the exam together. Although they were not familiar with each other, they were from the same year.
In the officialdom, the same year is always the object of mutual support, and it is inevitable that the same year will be used to form a party.
Even if they are strangers, once they are said to be of the same age, they will immediately become closer than brothers. Although they are all recruits now, and they are not yet officials, but the matter of forming cliques and friendships has to start early.
"These people are all disciples of rich families in Yujing City. They have money but no power. Now that they have fame and fame, they are naturally willing to spend money. If this gift is not accepted, it will appear that I, Mr. Chen, am aloof and out of place."
These Juren are all disciples of wealthy households in Yujing City, but they are not disciples of princes and lords, because most princes and lords follow the path of Enyin and do not need to take exams.
After figuring out this key point, Chen Hengzhi was not polite, accepted the gift, and after taking care of everything, he cupped his hands: "You brothers, you have received the good news so soon?"
"Where."
One of the elders said: "The good news is passed from the bottom to the top first. Brother Nian is the top name Jie Yuan, so the good news will naturally come last."
"I don't know if Brother Chen is free. Let's go to the countryside with us? I found out that there are also a few poor fellows in the countryside. They should have received good news at this moment. Let's go there together to congratulate. Then bring him to see the master."
"This time our tutor is Lord Li Shenguang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. Thanks to our good birth, it is the provincial examination at the foot of the emperor. If it is a rural examination in other places, how can we get a tutor like Lord Shangshu?"
The other one, who was younger, waved his fan and said slowly.
A total of six people came to congratulate, surnamed Han, Zhang, Zhao, Wang, Fang, Liu.
Chen Hengzhi had just read the gift list, and he basically knew the details of these people. Basically, they were all wealthy, but they were not middle-class wealthy households of giant merchants.
If it is a giant businessman, it is natural to have relations with princes, dukes, and court officials.
However, these mid-level wealthy households who are not too high or low have a huge base in Yujing City and have concentrated a lot of property.
"Since I'm going to the countryside to meet Qinghan Tongnian, then I have to prepare a gift." Chen Hengzhi said.
"It doesn't matter. Brother Chen's share, we've already prepared it. Let's take a sedan chair together. This is our first time sitting in a sedan chair, so we have to try it."
A boy surnamed Han laughed.
Only Juren and officials can sit in sedan chairs. This is the rule of the Daqian court. No matter how rich the rest are, it is illegal to sit in sedan chairs.
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ps: The starting point coins recharged last time just finished sending out. If there is no accident in the future, there will be no red envelopes for recommendation tickets!
(End of this chapter)
In the Yangshen world, martial arts and Taoism coexist in the world.
The way of martial arts is to strengthen the body and transcend life and death.
Believe that the world is like a sea of suffering, and the body is like a raft across the sea. If the body is strong, it can carry people directly to the other side of the sea of suffering.
The basis of martial arts practice is divided into seven realms: martial artist, martial apprentice, warrior, martial artist, innate martial artist, grand master, and martial saint.
Corresponding to training meat, training tendons, training membranes, training bones, training viscera, training marrow, and exchanging blood.
In order to maximize the tempering of the flesh to the limit.
After opening the acupuncture points all over the body, you will be able to move your hands and feet with infinite power, and you will be a fairy.
The ultimate goal of human immortal cultivation is to open up 12 orifices in the whole body, and the cultivation of human immortals in this world is divided into: the true meaning of martial arts, the essence of boxing intention, the derivation of flesh and blood, ever-changing, and smashing the vacuum.
Taoist practice believes that the world is like a sea of suffering, and the human body is like a raft across the sea. However, the sea of suffering is boundless, and the raft will eventually decay.
The realm of Taoism is divided into the realms of calming the mind, leaving the body, night travel, day travel, driving things, manifesting, possessing, ghosts and immortals.
After that, he survived the nine-fold thunder calamity and achieved the primordial spirit of pure yang, which is called the yang god.
As for the so-called other shore, Chen Hengzhi couldn't understand it. With the soul of the Yang God, combined with the physical body above the peak of human immortality, and the so-called "big ambition", he could break through in one fell swoop.
What makes him even more incomprehensible is that if the great wish cannot be fulfilled, the troubles of eternal life and eternity cannot be detached in this world.
The root of practice is the self, the self.
If you practice to the end, you have to bear it for the rest of your life, not to mention the world of Yangshen, even in the heavens and myriad worlds, there is absolutely no one who can carry all living beings in the world to transcend together!
This point can make Chen Hengzhi understand that there is something wrong with the martial arts in this world!
Wu Xiu is the Yang God, and Dao Xiu is the Immortal. This is the limit power that the world of the Yang God can accommodate.
If you want to transcend the world, you need to reach the other shore, which is the fourth level of immortality in Chen Hengzhi's practice system.
The other shore = Yangshen (immortal) + crushing the vacuum + fulfilling great ambitions.
Very wrong!
Bored, Chen Hengzhi was thinking about the way of cultivation in the world of Yangshen, took out the pastries prepared in the morning, made a pot of tea, and started to eat leisurely.
Compared with the rest of the people scratching their heads and ears, his leisurely look was so different that it attracted the attention of many examiners.
Chen Hengzhi completely ignored those glances from time to time. He kept thinking about cultivation issues in his mind. On the surface, he took a sip of tea from time to time, seemingly closing his eyes to rest.
After a long time, he slowly recalled it.
There is no doubt that this is an alternative world of idealism and egoism, where the will interferes with reality, and magical powers are displayed in a single thought.
The way of heaven in this world is very interesting. You monks cultivated, absorbed the aura of heaven and earth, used the resources of the world, ate mine, took mine, and used mine. return.
what?
You want to leave after eating?Want to detach?Want to take away?
Sorry, I took mine, ate mine, and used mine and returned it.
Therefore, this is the reason why monks in the Yangshen world make great wishes when they transcend to the other side.
If you don't return what you owed to the world, do you still want to detach yourself?
Wake up, boy!
Do you think that the world consciousness is dry food?
Tell you, don't even think about it!
There is a catastrophe in this world, and 12 years is a cycle. When the catastrophe comes, no one below the Yang God can escape from the other side. No one will be spared.
Therefore, those old cunts in the works of Yuan Dynasty, such as Yuan, Pan, Taoist Good Fortune, Emperor Changsheng, etc., sensed in advance that Yi Dao would appear in the future, so they hibernated and buried chess pieces!
All the geniuses in the entire Yangshen world are working hard to transcend the other side!
The world takes 12 years as a cycle, and each cycle cycles. For the world itself, what is the significance of doing so?
Why did He do this?
After thinking about it, Chen Hengzhi felt that the whole world could be regarded as a life!
As long as it is life, it is eager to grow and evolve. Just like human beings, it is eager to practice and live forever, even the world is the same.
The world uses the wisdom of all living beings in its body as nutrients to supplement its own insufficiency, support its own growth, and then harvest on time!
It’s like the crops planted by a farmer. He plants a batch of seeds, and after the crops are mature, he reaps.
The way of practice is divided into the physical body of martial arts and the soul of Taoism, but no matter what kind of practice it is, it is quite resource-intensive.
From the monk's point of view, it is normal and not surprising, but to the world, the monk is a cancer.
All things are born to nourish man, and man has nothing to repay the sky.
The monks used all the resources of the world, but never thought of giving back to the world. It is not surprising that this kind of behavior that is not good for the world is treated as a cancer by the world.
It's just that, the way of heaven in Yangshen World is more thieves and ruthless. It is harvested once every 12 years, which is more ruthless than that of Lu's boss. Thief!
The bored Chen Hengzhi was lying on the examination table, thinking about all these messy things in his mind. At this time, the protagonist Hong Yi was completely disappointed with the Hong family, and the conflict between the two parties reached the peak of explosion.
Years ago, Hong Yi obtained the unpublished secret "Maitreya Sutra" of the Great Zen Temple in the fox's den in Xishan. It can be said that he was blessed with great luck.
As soon as the imperial examination was over and he had gained fame, Hong Yi was ready to move out of the Hong Mansion and separate his family and work alone!
From then on, Hong Yi transformed from a carp into a dragon and soared into the sky. In just a few years, he became the Yang God and reached the other shore, transcending the limitations of the world.
He is simply the son of the Era, no one else can fly as fast as him on a rocket.
After an unknown amount of time, Chen Hengzhi had finished eating the snacks he brought from home, and made three pots of tea. He felt that time had never passed as slowly as today.
"what!!!"
"Why can't I think of it, how should I answer it, how should I answer it."
A noise outside woke up the bored Chen Hengzhi. He raised his head from the table and saw several soldiers running in front of him. Not long after, the shouting examinee was blocked by rags. Shut up and dragged it out.
Passing by Chen Hengzhi's examination room, he clearly saw that the examinee looked to be in his 40s, with a little white hair on his sideburns, dragged on the stone floor by several soldiers, still struggling, Mouth sobbing seems to want to shout something.
Chen Hengzhi noticed that the man's eyes were cloudy, and a dead gray color floated on his face.
Chen Hengzhi shook his head and sighed secretly.
Another person who was driven crazy by the imperial examination.
Throughout the ages, there have been too many such things. Even in the previous life, there were still countless college entrance examination students who collapsed or even committed suicide under the tremendous pressure.
"The time has come. All candidates should stop writing. Anyone who answers again will be punished as cheating."
I don't know how long it took, and finally waited until the gong sounded to end the exam, and at the same time, a small official shouted loudly.
Chen Hengzhi's expression lifted, and he sat up straight. Only then did he realize that the sky was already dark, and the examiner's office had already lit the lamp, but it turned out that it was already You hour, the exam was over, and he was about to leave the exam room.
At this time, he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Wait a minute, wait a minute, I still have a question, I have already made a draft, just copy it, I will definitely pass the Juren examination this year."
"Quickly stop writing." An examiner scolded.
"Wait a minute, just give me another half an hour." The examinee begged.
"Come on, pull him out." The examiner refused without hesitation.
The man cried and begged endlessly: "No, I will win this year, please give me a chance."
The voice faded away, apparently being dragged away.
"Ugh!"
Chen Hengzhi sighed, carried the box, left the number room, and went to the tribute courtyard.
When I came outside, I realized that it was completely dark. At this time, there was no one else on the street except the relatives and servants of the scholars who were taking the exam, who were anxiously waiting with torches.
A biting cold wind blew, causing people to shrink their necks and shiver.
Those scholars who had been holding back for a day no longer had the solemnity of entering the arena, but swarmed out in a noisy swarm. Some of them were arrogant, some were downcast, and some didn't care at all. All in one.
After the scholars behind them left the gate of the examination room, they went straight to their close ones.
Chen Hengzhi carried the suitcase and walked towards home alone.
Walking slowly, Chen Hengzhi walked through Gongyuan Street, and after turning the corner, he suddenly found that there was a world of difference between a wall.
On the side of the Gongyuan, the soldiers held their swords in their hands, showing a murderous air, no one else dared to approach, they seemed deserted.
The outside room is brightly lit, crowded with people, and busy with traffic, making it very lively. If it weren't for the people's clothes and hairstyles, Chen Hengzhi almost thought it was a modern metropolis back on Earth.
On the endless street, there are many pedestrians, and there are night market stalls on both sides of the flow of people, selling candied haws, caramel, storytellers, fortune-telling, strength pills, monkey shows, and antique calligraphy and painting stalls. , wonderful.
There are two worlds inside and outside the walls.
Chen Hengzhi slowly squeezed through the crowd, crossed two streets, and returned to the poor area in the southeast of the capital city, his home in this life.
On the other side, Hong Yi, who had just come out of the Gongyuan, looked a little ugly, and he realized that he had failed the imperial examination this time.
Halfway through the exam, he suddenly felt restless, disrupting his thoughts. He was confused and couldn't calm down. The subsequent exams were obviously unsatisfactory.
On the way home, Hong Yi was still thinking about how he had offended the master of Taoism, which made him have a whim during the exam and delayed the most important thing in life such as the imperial examination.
After thinking for a long time, Hong Yi still didn't think about who he had offended. Only Mrs. Zhao of the Hong family always looked down on him. Maybe that bitch invited a crooked way to cast spells, ruined his own affairs, and made himself a mother for his mother. The idea of earning fame fell through.
Chen Hengzhi, who had already returned home, didn't know that during the examination room, he just glanced at Hong Yi, but Hong Yi was in a trance, and the scientific examination failed, which caused a slight change in the fate of the protagonist in the world.
But I don’t know whether this is good or bad!
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On the other side, in the tribute courtyard.
In the examiner's room, there were several examiners wearing official uniforms and black gauze hats. One of them was sitting in the hall with a serious face. He looked about 40 years old. It was Li Shenguang, the chief examiner who presided over the rural examination. At that time, he was the second-rank important minister of the Ministry of Rites.
Although this time it was just a provincial examination for scholars, not a general examination for Jinshi, but because it was a scientific examination within Yujing City, it was naturally not trivial, and the imperial court paid special attention to scientific examinations.
Moreover, the level of being a scholar to Juren is related to the privilege of tax exemption for gentry, so Emperor Yang Qian sent a court official to be the chief examiner of this scientific examination.
At this time, the imperial examination was over, but the examiners were nervously correcting the test papers overnight.
Of course, as the chief examiner, Li Shenguang doesn't need to do it himself, he just needs to sit by the side and drink tea leisurely, waiting for the result to come out.
"Huh? Did the examiners recommend any papers?"
After touching tea for three rounds, Li Shenguang stroking his long beard, asked the deputy chiefs sitting on the left and right.
This is because the candidates' test papers are preliminarily selected by the examiners, and those that are not neat, with mistakes in scriptures and ink meanings are eliminated, and then the winners are submitted to the chief examiners for rating.
This is true, just like the examination paper marking in modern society, it is clear at a glance whether the questions are correct or not, such as fill-in-the-blank questions, multiple-choice questions, and judgment questions. Only the subsequent essay questions have a certain degree of subjective judgment.
Each examiner has a recommendation quota, and they can submit their favorite test papers directly and recommend them to the chief examiner.
However, they also have to bear corresponding risks. If the candidate is involved or cheats afterwards, the recommended examiner will also be punished with joint liability.
Therefore, every examiner will carefully consider and then consider.
At this time, Li Shangshu, the chief examiner, spoke, and the left and right deputy chief examiners got up immediately, inspected the examination rooms, and asked the examiners who corrected the examination papers to recommend a batch of excellent examination papers in this imperial examination.
After a while, a few people came out with a pile of test papers, spread them on the table, and asked Li Shenguang, the chief examiner, to check them out.
"Huh? This talk about benevolence, righteousness and etiquette seems to be upright, and it reprimands Fang Qiu, but the fortitude is close to benevolence, and those who talk about the truth are all hypocrites."
Li Shenguang squinted his eyes under the light and read several articles in a row, but he shook his head and put them aside.
The deputy chief examiner next to him also came over to look at it, shook his head, and threw the test papers into the basket under the table, marking them as lost papers.
"Huh? Good word! What a pity, what a pity..."
Suddenly, Li Shenguang saw an article with smart and beautiful handwriting, and immediately praised it.
But when he saw the back, he shook his head.
But it was because Hong Yi was influenced by Chen Hengzhi at that time, and his mood was shaken, and there were some flaws in the back of the Jingyi scroll, which had become less than perfect.
This article by Hong Yi was naturally chosen by the examiner as it talked about his deep learning. No wonder Li Shenguang clapped his hands and applauded it.
Moreover, Hong Yi's font imitates the calligraphy of ancient sages, and the handwriting left behind gives people a feeling of lightness and comfort, but it is not the kind of soft and soft font. It can be said to be both rigid and soft, full of vitality.
"Pity……"
Several deputy chief examiners heard the words and leaned forward, and after seeing it, they shook their heads in regret.
"Look quickly, who is this candidate's name? Where is he left and right? Report his resume."
Li Shenguang shook his head, put the test paper aside, suddenly, as if thinking of something, he raised his head and said something.
"This son's name is Hong Yi, and he is the son of Master Hong, Marquis of Wu Wen."
On the side, the deputy chief examiner, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately reported Hong Yi's resume.
"The son of Hong Taibao, Marquis of Wuwen?" Li Shenguang frowned.
"Lord Li, please be careful. Marquis Wu Wen was conferred the title of Grand Master by His Majesty yesterday. His title will be changed in the future." A deputy chief examiner reminded Li Shenguang.
"The tiger father has no sons. He is indeed the son of Master Hong. It's a pity that he can only be ranked at the bottom of the list!" Li Shenguang shook his head and said.
Everyone shook their heads and sighed, but they didn't know whether it was a pity that Hong Yi failed to win the first place, or they sighed that they could not take the opportunity to build a relationship with the Grand Master's Mansion.
Li Shenguang set his eyes on the test paper again and read one after another.
"Hey! This is not bad!"
Li Shenguang gasped in surprise, and looked at it carefully. This test paper was naturally Chen Hengzhi's. His scriptures were well-balanced and not out of line, but the overall thinking tended to be the school of mind learning.
"You all have a look too!"
Li Shenguang handed the test paper to the people around him and asked them to circulate it.
After reading all the test papers, Li Shenguang took Chen Hengzhi's share and asked the people around him: "Since there is no better winner, this paper will be the first place in this township test. What do you have? Different opinion?"
Everyone shook their heads, expressing that they had no opinion.
At this time, suddenly there was a yamen soldier outside singing: "Master Hong has arrived."
"Hurry up and welcome, the grand master is in charge of Wen Zai. Marquis Wu Wen was conferred the title of grand master yesterday. Today's scientific examination must have been ordered by the emperor to inspect the examination room."
Li Shenguang quickly stood up, straightened his clothes, and led the deputy chief examiners of each room to greet him outside the door.
Sure enough, a large sedan chair was brought up to him outside the door, and then Hong Xuanji came down with a solemn face in his official uniform.
Li Shenguang hurriedly led the deputy examiners to bow.
Hong Xuanji is now a Grand Master, one of the three princes, equal to the position of a prime minister, one level higher than Li Shenguang, these people naturally want to welcome him.
"Is the township test going well this time? Has anyone cheated?"
Hong Xuanji nodded, and asked after these people bowed.
"There is no entrainment, and there is no fraud."
Li Shenguang replied neither humble nor overbearing, and then led his hand: "Grand Master Hong, please move to the examiner's room to talk."
After the two parties arrived in the chief examiner's room, they sat down and served tea. After a series of polite official rules, Hong Xuanji sat on the chief seat, glanced at the papers on the table, and asked, "Has the chief name been decided yet? "
"That's right, grand master Hong came just as soon as the matter was settled." Li Shenguang took out Chen Hengzhi's test paper and spread it on the table so that Hong Xuanji could read it.
"Huh? Is this the number one spot?"
Hong Xuanji watched for a moment, then frowned and asked. He found that although the article was well written, it was a theory from the mind school, which made Hong Xuanji, who was from the Neo-Confucian school, very unhappy.
As soon as he frowned, the atmosphere in the whole room suddenly became tense!
Those deputy chief examiners felt an invisible pressure and couldn't breathe.
In the whole house, there was no sound, not a coughing sound could be heard.
"The font is domineering and sharp, which shows that the person is restless."
Hong Xuanji shook his head and vetoed: "Moreover, this article is not smooth, and some parts are simply nonsense. Let alone being the first name, it is difficult to win the exam. Where is this person's resume? Forget the qualifications of this person's imperial examination, he will live forever in the future. You are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination."
As he spoke, Hong Xuanji picked up the paper and threw it into the pile of papers that fell.
"Ok?"
Li Shenguang saw such a situation, his brows twitched, blood rushed to his face, and he slammed the table suddenly.
boom!
In an instant, the pen and ink on the table shook to the ground.
Originally, the atmosphere in the room was heavy, but Li Shenguang's sudden slap shocked all the assistant examiners present!
Several people's legs and feet were weak, and they almost fell to the ground!
No one expected that the Lord Shangshu suddenly slapped the grand master of the court on the table!
"Hong Xuanji, I am the chief examiner here, and you are just an inspector. Although I am a higher-ranking officer, I have no right to decide whether the test papers are good or bad!"
Li Shenguang's roar resounded throughout the room: "The disagreement between you and me is a private matter, but you shouldn't use this as an excuse to interfere with the national talent ceremony. If you don't have the right mind and don't promote talents for the country, this is the behavior of a villain. !"
"Ok?"
Hong Xuanji stopped his hand, looked coldly at the roaring Li Shenguang, and snorted: "This person's test paper is based on the study of the mind, and he only knows how to talk. It is meaningless to govern the country and useless to the people. This grand master dismissed him. What's wrong with the test paper? You are an official of the imperial court, and it is impolite to yell on the spot. When you go to court tomorrow, I will definitely take a copy of your test paper, and you will withdraw from it now!"
When Hong Xuanji said so coldly, everyone felt a bone-chilling chill. They all knew that Hong Xuanji joined the army as a general, killed people like hemp, and would never be soft when dealing with political enemies. There are very few people who oppose it.
Hong Xuanji thought that if Li Shenguang borrowed the donkey from the slope, the matter would be over.
Unexpectedly, Li Shenguang refused to budge an inch, and shouted loudly: "I am now the chief examiner of the provincial examination ordered by the emperor, you have no right to ask me to step down! Whether or not you can take part in my copy is a matter for you, Grand Master Hong! If you don't withdraw me for a day, I will be the examiner for a day! I will also refer to you tomorrow morning! I will refer to you for exceeding your power! Suppress good talents! You are a villain! The emperor used you, and he used the wrong person!"
"The grand master is ordered by the emperor to inspect the examination room. He is an imperial envoy and has the convenience of handling all matters."
Hong Xuanji said indifferently: "Where is the left and right, pull him down, today's matter, I will report to the emperor."
"Yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two people came in from the door and were about to drag Li Shenguang down.
"Hong Xuanji, how dare you!"
Li Shenguang's eyes widened, and he roared: "If you dare to tell me to step down, I will fight you in the imperial court. If you try it, I will go out and hit the Jingyang Bell, and I will fight for three thousand miles, and I will fight you too!" In a life lawsuit, even if you crash into the Golden Palace, I will fight you to the end, if you have the guts, give it a try!"
"Hit Jingyang Bell?"
When he heard that Li Shenguang was going to bump into the Jingyang Bell, Hong Xuanji frowned and felt a little embarrassed.
The deputy chief examiners around heard the roar of the chief examiner and the grand master, and shrank to one side. This dispute can be described as a dispute between schools, not a simple battle for the top name, but a battle of ideas.
Hong Xuanji is a master of Neo-Confucianism, while Li Shenguang is a scholar of the Li Shixin school. These are two completely different paths, almost running in opposite directions. The dispute between the two is naturally normal.
The Jingyang bell in front of the imperial court is not something that ordinary people can hit. After it hits, the emperor will be alarmed. No matter how serious the grievance is, he can report it. In addition, it can be said that killing one thousand enemies will damage eight hundred.
He, Hong Xuanji, was appointed Grand Master just yesterday, but today he forced a minister-level examiner to challenge the Jingyang Bell. How did the civil and military officials of the court view him?
Although Hong Xuanji has the strength of the peak martial saint level, how can he slap the other party to death here?
Li Shenguang is purely barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. To put it bluntly, he is a stunned young man, arguing endlessly with him, humiliating his own identity for no reason. Naturally, Hong Xuanji would not be so stupid as to confront him head-on.
If I let you be arrogant, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with you in the future.
"You are the minister of the Ministry of Rites and a minister of the imperial court. For a small number of candidates, you will hit the Jingyang bell every now and then? Blood splashed on the Golden Luan Palace? Are you worthy of the word "rituals"? Today is the national talent ceremony. I won't argue with you, so as not to lose the dignity of a court minister, you just wait to listen to it, it is a shame for me to be an official with a reckless man like you."
Hong Xuanji put down his words with a livid face, and flung his sleeves out of the Gongyuan.
After seeing Hong Xuanji leave, the deputy chief examiners were still in shock, and they all shook their heads and persuaded, "Brother Shenguang, why bother to make such a fuss over this matter? It's just a matter of raising people's names, and it's up to Grand Master Hong to decide what to do next." Why, now you are fighting against him like this, it can be said that it is a disaster."
"Yes, he is favored by the emperor. We are humble and humble. There is no need to fight against him for an irrelevant person. It is really not cost-effective!"
"That's right, Mr. Li's move was a big mistake!"
Although they didn't dare to say anything in front of Hong Xuanji, after all they had been officials in the same dynasty as Li Shenguang for many years, and when Hong Xuanji left, they all opened their mouths to persuade him.
"I know that this kind of disaster is not trivial, but this is a national ceremony, and it must be fair and honest. Besides, he is a famous minister of Confucianism, but Chen Hengzhi's knowledge is different from his philosophy. He naturally looks down on him. This is clearly suppressing dissidents. , although it is only a small number of candidates, but it can't let him do anything wrong."
Li Shenguang proudly said: "Don't be afraid, just mark the papers, all the consequences will be borne by this official, I can directly advise the emperor, and I am not afraid of him, Grand Master Hou Ye."
"Then Chen Hengzhi's paper?" A deputy examiner asked hesitantly.
"Still set it as the first place. After the exam is over, we will release the ranking after the ranking is finalized. The rural exam at the foot of the Yujing Emperor is highly anticipated, but it is different from the local exam. Be quick and don't drag your feet." Li Shenguang waved his hand and decided road.
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Marquis Wuwen's Mansion is located in the southeast of Yujing City, covering an area of [-] acres, with open terrain. A pair of red lacquered stone unicorns with a height of three people at the gate, a vermilion gate, shiny copper nails, copper rings, bright clothes at the gate, The servants who are full of energy and have sharp eyes can all show the status of Wu Wenhou.
Hong Xuanji, Marquis of Wu Wen, was a prominent figure in the Daqian Dynasty. Not only did this man have a grand title, he was also a highly respected minister, serving as a bachelor in the cabinet and the crown prince's Taibao.
He is both civil and military. When he was young, he could open a nine-stone strong bow and shoot continuously. He rode a big horse and killed hundreds of enemy troops like walking in a garden.
After making great military exploits at the age of 22, he gave up martial arts and was awarded the title of gold list, and was a high school candidate.
Conferring official positions and participating in government affairs, the four emperors of the Dagan Dynasty once received the highest evaluation of being able to govern the army when they were mounted and able to calm the people when they were dismounted.
Late at night, in the study.
Hong Xuanji leaned on the grand teacher's chair, staring into the distance in a daze.
At this time, a woman with a slender figure, hair scattered at the temples, eyebrows like washes, and wearing a water-green blouse pushed open the door of the study and walked in gently.
She put down the tray in her hand, picked up a porcelain bowl from it, and said softly: "Master, I made ginseng soup for you, drink it while it's hot!"
"Fei'er, you have a heart!"
Hong Xuanji's mood didn't change much.
"Master, I haven't congratulated you yet. I was conferred the title of grand master by the emperor yesterday, which is a step further. Congratulations, master, on your career advancement!"
She put down the porcelain bowl in her hand, came to the back of Hong Xuan, squeezed his shoulder lightly, and said softly.
This woman is Hong Xuanji's concubine, Zhao Feier, the leader of the Daluo sect.
"Hehe!" Hong Xuanji frowned and let out a chuckle.
Zhao Feier asked: "I see that the master is frowning. Is something wrong? Can you tell me?"
"Some small things in the court are dispensable, there is no need to talk about them, it just spoils the interest."
Hong Xuanji shook his head lightly, and then he asked again: "The mansion has been fine for the past two days, nothing has happened, right?"
Speaking of this, he thought of the bastard who used to live in a remote courtyard in the northwest corner of the mansion, and recently moved to live in the sweet-scented osmanthus courtyard in the east, so he couldn't help asking Zhao Feier.
"Returning to the master, there is no difference!"
Zhao Fei'er thought for a while and replied: "If there is anything, the son born to that bitch actually took part in the imperial examination today!"
"Huh? Like this..."
Hearing this, Hong Xuanji frowned, and said softly, "Let him take the test if he wants to, and leave him alone!"
"The concubine obeys!"
Li Fei'er responded, and then, with rolling eyes, he giggled and said, "Master, it's late at night, it's time to rest!"
Hong Xuanji raised his eyebrows, stood up, hugged Li Feier by the waist, and said: "My lord ****
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In the early spring, Jin Yang was extraordinarily stingy, only showing his face occasionally, and then hurriedly hid behind the dark clouds.
As if in the twelfth lunar month of winter, the weather in Yujing City became colder. Even though it was noon at this time, there was no temperature between the sky and the earth, and there were few pedestrians on the street.
In the small courtyard of the Chen family, Chen Hengzhi sat under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, holding a book in his hand and looking at it carefully.
"Hoohoo!"
A gust of cold wind blew in, causing the few pedestrians on the street to shrink their necks.
"Wisdom and will!"
Chen Hengzhi slowly flipped through the scroll, thinking in his heart.
The Yangshen world is much more miraculous than the dozen or so worlds he has experienced. There is absolutely no such thing as the Yangshen world. The old man who has studied poetry and books for many years, after understanding the truth, jumped through the seven thunder tribulations and became a creator. things happen.
"In this world, the truth is the greatest! The will interferes with reality, and the will of the mind is extremely strong! It's really... how big the heart is, how big the power is!"
Chen Hengzhi's narrowed eyes slightly lit up.
"rustle!"
There was a sound of footsteps, and then there was the roar of gongs and drums and the sound of people.
Chen Hengzhi's mind gradually returned to reality, and with a slight movement of his mind, he knew what had happened, and couldn't help smiling.
At this time, someone could only hear a loud voice: "Excuse me, is this the residence of Mr. Chen Hengzhi?"
Chen Hengzhi casually put the book in his hand on the stone table beside him, stood up, moved his right hand slightly, and a large string of copper coins appeared in his sleeve pocket.
He came to the courtyard gate in three or two steps, and opened the door with a "squeak", and there were crowded people outside the gate, including the yamen servants announcing the good news, and neighbors on the street, all looking at him eagerly.
After the door opened, one of the leading yamen servants immediately took two steps forward, and asked a little respectfully: "Dare to ask, but Mr. Chen Hengzhi is in front of you?"
Chen Hengzhi nodded and replied, "It's me!"
"Congratulations to Mr. Chen! Congratulations to Mr. Chen, who won the Xie Yuan laurel in this township examination!" The yamen servant immediately congratulated.
"Master Chen is good!"
"Master Chen is a Wenqu star!"
"Congratulations, Mr. Chen!"
The people around also rushed forward, congratulating in one go, and the yamen servants behind lit the firecrackers that had been prepared long ago, and the "cracking" firecrackers sounded.
"Thank you all!"
Chen Hengzhi clasped his fists and saluted all around, then took out the prepared wedding money from his sleeve and threw it out.
The yamen servants who announced the good news received the happy money and happily went to other places to announce the good news. The neighbors in the surrounding neighborhood gradually dispersed, leaving only firecrackers, confetti, melon peels and fruit shells all over the door.
"Young master of the Chen family won the exam?"
"That's not true, I heard from those officials and masters, the young master of the Chen family, no, it should be the master Juren, and master Chen won the first name Xie Yuan."
"Those who can win the Juren Master are all Wenqu stars from the sky, let alone the top names. If they can win the Huiyuan in the future general examination, and the number one in the palace examination, then they will win the Sanyuan. It is said that only the former Only Li Yan, the prime minister of the court, has done this."
"Gentlemen are exempt from taxes, tsk tsk, this time, the Chen family will be prosperous."
From time to time, neighbors could be heard talking outside, and it was not difficult to hear that they were still very curious about Chen Hengzhong's achievement in the township examination, and some were envious and jealous.
Chen Hengzhi knew in his heart that the imperial examinations played an important role in both civil society and princes and officials.
Speaking of which, not only them, but also Chen Hengzhi himself was quite surprised.
After the exam, he no longer took the matter to heart, and naturally he would not use his spiritual consciousness to investigate.
Chen Hengzhi didn't know either, because when he yelled at the two senior officials about his test paper, he almost started a fight, and he almost failed the imperial examination, and his name was lost to Sun Shan. Of course, he wouldn't care if he knew about it.
When taking the exam, Chen Hengzhi had the mentality of focusing on participation, and didn't pay too much attention to gains and losses.
After all, he is not a weak scholar, even if he does not take the imperial examination, he can live a good life, so naturally he will not take it seriously.
Who would have thought that if you just took the exam casually and took the provincial exam to understand the Yuan, this is really an unpredictable life!
With a little trepidation, Chen Hengzhi was just about to close the courtyard door, but suddenly at the corner of the alley, several sedan chairs turned out, stopped far away, and a group of young people came down.
Chen Hengzhi didn't know any of this group of people, but this group of young people seemed to have known Chen Hengzhi for many years. They were all enthusiastic and congratulated each other from a distance.
"Brother Chen, congratulations, congratulations on your senior high school Jieyuan, and won the leader. I will send congratulatory gifts to my brother and the others who came here in the same year. I hope you will accept it."
At the same time, the servants around these people brought over packages of presents, and at the same time sent gift lists for Chen Hengzhi to have a look at.
"500 taels of silver? Thirty bolts of silk and satin? 300 taels of silver? Ten knives of snow paper..."
Looking at several gift lists, the gifts on them can be considered grand. Added together, they are probably worth 3000 to [-] taels of silver.
"Are these all Juren who passed the exam at the same time?"
With a thought, Chen Hengzhi immediately understood that although he did not know this group of people, they were all candidates who passed the exam together. Although they were not familiar with each other, they were from the same year.
In the officialdom, the same year is always the object of mutual support, and it is inevitable that the same year will be used to form a party.
Even if they are strangers, once they are said to be of the same age, they will immediately become closer than brothers. Although they are all recruits now, and they are not yet officials, but the matter of forming cliques and friendships has to start early.
"These people are all disciples of rich families in Yujing City. They have money but no power. Now that they have fame and fame, they are naturally willing to spend money. If this gift is not accepted, it will appear that I, Mr. Chen, am aloof and out of place."
These Juren are all disciples of wealthy households in Yujing City, but they are not disciples of princes and lords, because most princes and lords follow the path of Enyin and do not need to take exams.
After figuring out this key point, Chen Hengzhi was not polite, accepted the gift, and after taking care of everything, he cupped his hands: "You brothers, you have received the good news so soon?"
"Where."
One of the elders said: "The good news is passed from the bottom to the top first. Brother Nian is the top name Jie Yuan, so the good news will naturally come last."
"I don't know if Brother Chen is free. Let's go to the countryside with us? I found out that there are also a few poor fellows in the countryside. They should have received good news at this moment. Let's go there together to congratulate. Then bring him to see the master."
"This time our tutor is Lord Li Shenguang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. Thanks to our good birth, it is the provincial examination at the foot of the emperor. If it is a rural examination in other places, how can we get a tutor like Lord Shangshu?"
The other one, who was younger, waved his fan and said slowly.
A total of six people came to congratulate, surnamed Han, Zhang, Zhao, Wang, Fang, Liu.
Chen Hengzhi had just read the gift list, and he basically knew the details of these people. Basically, they were all wealthy, but they were not middle-class wealthy households of giant merchants.
If it is a giant businessman, it is natural to have relations with princes, dukes, and court officials.
However, these mid-level wealthy households who are not too high or low have a huge base in Yujing City and have concentrated a lot of property.
"Since I'm going to the countryside to meet Qinghan Tongnian, then I have to prepare a gift." Chen Hengzhi said.
"It doesn't matter. Brother Chen's share, we've already prepared it. Let's take a sedan chair together. This is our first time sitting in a sedan chair, so we have to try it."
A boy surnamed Han laughed.
Only Juren and officials can sit in sedan chairs. This is the rule of the Daqian court. No matter how rich the rest are, it is illegal to sit in sedan chairs.
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ps: The starting point coins recharged last time just finished sending out. If there is no accident in the future, there will be no red envelopes for recommendation tickets!
(End of this chapter)
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