Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 172 The Famous Juren, Father of the Saint
Cai Bianzhen carefully enveloped the completed envelope, wrote the place and person to send it on, and then said to Cai You: "In the Shurangama Sutra, there are five major demonic obstacles: the aggregate of form, the aggregate of feeling, the aggregate of perception, the aggregate of formation, and the aggregate of consciousness. , and each kind of demonic obstacle is divided into ten major and minor demonic obstacles, for a total of fifty kinds of demonic obstacles."

"I'm currently limited by the two aggregates of thought and action." He was dressed in a black lake silk right lapel deep coat, with a bit of helplessness on his face.

Cai You was dressed in a light green Songjiang brocade robe, looked at his second uncle, nodded in confusion, and then said, "But what does this have to do with my father?"

Cai Bian shook his head: "You may not want to listen, but this evil obstacle comes from your father."

Cai You was taken aback.

Cai Bian then shook his head and sighed, "I'm a doctor in the Ministry of Punishment. Looking at the Ministry of Punishment, it has already been rotted to the bone. This is also my demonic obstacle."

"There is a saying that the eight-character yamen opens to the south. Don't come in if you have a reason and no money. This saying is a real truth in the Ministry of Punishment."

Cai You opened his mouth: "Second uncle, this...isn't this..."

"Isn't this commonplace?" Cai Bian looked at him with a smile.

"Second Uncle, that's not what I meant." Cai You blushed and replied, "I mean, sometimes there's no need to be too serious..."

As if he was afraid that Cai Bian would not understand, he hastily explained: "This is how the court is now, and everyone is like this, there is no need to be too...too out of line..."

Cai Bian stood up, shaking his head with his hands behind his back: "Cai You, you don't understand. The most important thing about being an official is not power, money, or self-preservation. The important thing is to follow one's own heart."

Cai You knew that his second uncle had been tricked and demoted by his own brother and father, so it was only normal to have different thoughts.

But Cai You didn't expect that the second uncle read Buddhist scriptures and read such...strange truths?

"I might look a little silly to you, but that's what I'm after."

He sighed softly, and turned to look at Cai You: "You usually help your father with things, but have you ever pursued your own? Do you really want to live like this all the time?"

"I..." Cai You subconsciously wanted to answer him, but the words stopped suddenly.

He frowned tightly, as if he was seriously thinking about Cai Bian's question.

Seeing him pondering, Cai Bian smiled softly again: "No matter what others say about this kind of thing, it may not necessarily be what you think in your heart. Only you know what you want."

"Second uncle, I..."

As soon as Cai You raised his head, Cai Bian smiled and waved his hands: "You don't need to tell me, as long as you know it yourself."

"Although I like Buddhist scriptures, I don't believe in the theory of reincarnation."

"A person's whole life is a process of obeying the heart. If what you want in your heart is power, then go after it. If what you are after is money, then go after money. The same is true for other things. Everyone can only live for one lifetime. Live for your heart."

Cai You's face was heavy, and he couldn't tell what his expression was. He raised his head and said, "Second Uncle, but what you think in your heart conflicts with my father, and you didn't live for what you thought in your heart."

Cai Bian smiled wryly and sighed: "This is my weakness, my demonic obstacle. Even if your father...is like that, I still can't make up my mind."

He looked helplessly at Cai You in front of him, and said with emotion: "You will have something you want to pursue in the future, but don't be as weak as me. In the end, only you will suffer."

Cai You seemed to feel the pain in his heart, and nodded heavily: "Second Uncle, I understand."

"As long as you know."

Cai Bian patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "Second Uncle's only expectation of you is not to do evil things."

Cai You remained silent, but nodded slightly.

The magnitude is so weak that it is difficult for him to detect it himself.

……

Fresh House.

"Master, this time it's on the third floor." The old eunuch smiled and led the way.

Li Gan walked in the middle, followed by Lu Bu Xing Daorong with a 'happy' face.

"I've been treated for so long today, shouldn't I take a break tomorrow?" Xing Daorong had a bruised nose and swollen face, he couldn't walk smoothly, and his face was filled with an expression of 'I'm still not satisfied'.

"No." Lu Bu shook his head: "This course of treatment has just begun, how can you give up?"

Xing Daorong was furious: "How many courses of treatment have you given me? It's useless now! Do you want a new course of treatment?"

"Every course of treatment is harder than before!"

Dr. Lu also felt that his painstaking efforts had been let down, and couldn't help cursing angrily: "Why is it useless?"

"At the beginning, could you withstand the power of the drug now?"

"You touch your conscience and say, is your body stronger than now?"

"I ride a horse..."

Xing Daorong said angrily: "I make you beat like this every day..."

As soon as the words were out of his mouth, he seemed to feel the surprised eyes of the guests around him. Xing Daorong immediately changed his words: "I fight with you every day. If you don't resist the beating, you will be beaten to death!"

There was a sinister smile on Lu Bu's face, Kaba Kaba squeezed his wrist: "Okay, let's do it again when we go back today, this time you must not hold back."

"I..." Xing Daorong swallowed, and couldn't help but said, "It's better not to be so cruel."

In the eyes of many customers in the store, he added another sentence in a mysterious way: "It will be bad if you break it."

Lu Bu smiled very kindly: "It's okay, at worst, I'll lie in the hospital for a year or so..."

Xing Daorong was hairy all over, couldn't help rubbing his arms, and whispered: "Brother Lu, don't do this, I'm afraid..."

The movement of these two strong men attracted many guests in the restaurant. Li Gan and the others were walking on the stairs when a surprised voice came from behind: "Oh? Aren't you the one?"

Li Qian didn't care at all, who knows who is who?

It's just that there was a sudden rush of footsteps from behind, and it seemed that they were coming towards them.

"Brother, please stay, stay."

Someone ran towards Li Qian with a thud, which immediately aroused Lu Bu's vigilance. He didn't care about talking shit with Xing Daorong, and quickly turned his head away.

Li Gan also turned his head, and when he saw the person coming, he was obviously taken aback.

This person was dressed in a light blue brocade robe, with a strong figure and a stiff appearance, and he was a little familiar.

Li Gan thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered.

Isn't this Zheng Guan at the Luming Banquet that day?

"Brother, stay!"

Although Zheng Guan was speaking, his eyes were always on the old eunuch above the stairs.

Lu Bu was also in Huashui Garden that day, so he naturally recognized Zheng Guan and had a good impression of him.

Seeing him coming at this time, he turned his head and looked at Li Gan, but did not stop him.

"You call me brother?" The old eunuch pointed to his chin, his eyes full of disbelief.

"That's natural."

Zheng Guan smiled and said as he walked: "Thanks to Xiongtai reminding me that day, otherwise the embarrassing one will be here."

It was the first time for the old eunuch to be called a scholar, and he was still called Xiongtai by others, and his feet softened a little for a while.

But he still explained: "We are just a messenger, to remind you, it is our master."

Zheng Guan had noticed Li Gan long ago, after all, this group of people was dominated by him.

"My brother, thank you very much." Zheng Guan smiled and bowed to Li Gan.

"you are welcome."

Li Gan smiled and waved his hands: "Based on the situation that day, no matter who saw the shameless behavior of the sticky servant, he had to stand up and see the injustice."

"I didn't dare to stand up and denounce him that day, but I just sent someone to say a few words to Brother Zheng, it's nothing."

Zheng Guan was startled, and just as he was about to continue, Li Gan smiled and said, "My surname is Li, and this is not a place to talk. I think Brother Zheng came here alone, right?"

"Why don't we go upstairs and sit down and talk in detail?"

Zheng Guan nodded immediately, followed several people upstairs.

After a long while, the third floor, Wangyue Pavilion.

The cups and plates on the table were messy, and the singing stage originally reserved for the singers was empty at the moment, only a few bottles of fragrant flowers and plants, and a few calligraphy and paintings.

Lu Bu and Xing Daorong were sitting at the table eating the last meal. The two had a big appetite, so naturally they had to eat until the end, and at the same time, they also gave Li Gan time to talk.

And the old eunuch had already eaten, and drove out the maid who was waiting in the private room, and let him serve tea and water by himself.

Li Gan was dressed in a gentle khaki-colored straight gown with mountain patterns, and sat on the table in front of the window, looking at the tide of pedestrians below with a smile.

When it comes to October in the lunar calendar, it will be winter, but the temperature in the capital is not as it is in winter, it is just equivalent to the late autumn of previous years.

The people on the street didn't wear winter clothes either, most of them just added a few layers of autumn clothes, and even some hot-tempered men only wore a thin summer jacket.

Zheng Guan was sitting next to Li Gan, and he was smiling at the moment and said: "Brother Li is really in a good mood, it looks like this is not the first time you have come here, right?"

Li Qian was gently sipping the tea in his cup, and now he turned his head to look at the young man with a smile: "After all, he is not as comfortable as Brother Zheng."

"With the good show at the Luming Banquet a few days ago, who in the city doesn't know Brother Zheng?"

Until now, thinking of Song Qiaonian's deflated appearance, Li Gan still couldn't help smiling.

"After recognizing such a big nephew, won't you walk sideways in the capital from now on?"

"Walking sideways?" Zheng Guan snorted coldly in disdain: "It's not bad if you don't get carried out sideways!"

"Brother Li, you are also one of the many contemporaries present. Didn't you see that Song Qiaonian's stinky face? You left after shaking your face!"

"It's better to leave, just like who cares about him!" Li Qian couldn't help but laughed.

After such an incident, Song Qiaonian's reputation became bad among the imperial examination candidates.

The two arranged for Song Qiaonian for a while, and then Zheng Guan suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Brother Li, are you going to Chunwei this time?"

The smile on Li Gan's face froze slightly, and he said to himself, I'm going to test myself?

"My knowledge... is still a little lacking, and not solid enough. I'd better practice for a few years and try again."

Zheng Guan smiled and said: "Brother Li is too modest. Since he is famous in the list, he must be a person with real talent and learning. In any case, it is better to try it first."

"In case of an accident, if you pass by this time, you can have some experience next time, right?"

"As I said, after the Luming Banquet that day, I figured it out. Only people like Brother Li have great wisdom. In the future, their achievements in officialdom will definitely surpass those of us nerds who can only read rote books. It really failed the list, but those examiners are blind to gold and jade."

The old eunuch was pouring water at the side, but upon hearing this, he took an extra look at him, thinking that this kid is quite discerning.

Li Gan smiled and shook his head: "I'll forget it, but brother Zheng should be very promising this time, right? I remember that brother Zheng is ranked second in this subject, only slightly inferior to Yan Jieyuan."

"In this way, I will definitely be able to go to high school."

Zheng Guan smiled wryly and shook his head: "Brother Li, don't say that. Before I came to the capital, I thought I could win the first prize!"

"I didn't expect to be overwhelmed by Brother Yan when I came here just to pass the provincial examination. This time I have recognized myself, and I dare not speak boldly anymore."

I just took a country test...

Li Gan was a little emotional, how many people sat in front of the Qiuwei Guibang, crying bitterly?

It seems that this is still a high-spirited academic bully type.

"Brother Zheng has real talents and learning, and he will definitely not be buried among the disciples." Li Gan said with a smile.

Zheng Guan seemed to have had a smooth sailing since he was a child, but after such a blow of failing to pass Jieyuan, he became a little unconfident.

He picked up the teacup with a wry smile, shook his head but didn't care to drink it: "Brother Li, I just found out today that there are indeed many heroes in this world."

"It's just the juren who came to Beijing recently, I have to be impressed, not to mention those famous people who didn't come."

"Just now I told Brother Li that even if you don't win, you should prepare for the next time. In fact, that's what I think."

Li Gan was a little surprised this time, how famous and famous a person could be to make such an arrogant genius like Zheng Guan think of failing the tribute exam?

He put down the teacup, and asked with some puzzlement: "I don't plan to participate in Jinke Chunwei, and I really haven't found out if anyone is coming?"

Zheng Guan said helplessly: "Let's not talk about it, just say that Jie Yuan from Yuzhou is a first-class strong player. I have read his articles in the past few days. Yuzhou probably won't pass him."

"What's this person's name?" Li Gan asked curiously.

Speaking of this, Zheng Guan came to chat: "His name is Bao Zheng, I heard that this man is born with an extraordinary appearance, his complexion is extremely dark, there seems to be a crescent moon on his head, his figure is magnificent, he must be an extraordinary person. "

"If you have the opportunity, you must have a good talk with him."

Li Gan's hands in his sleeves trembled slightly, and he said with a smile, "Just hearing what Brother Zheng said, I can guess what kind of talent this is."

"If you have a chance to get to know him, don't forget to let me go with you."

"Hahaha~" Zheng Guan laughed and said, "Brother Li, don't worry, I will never forget you."

Li Gan took another sip of his tea with a smile on his face: "I don't know if there are any famous people who will come to participate in this spring?"

"There are many, such as Xie Yuan, Wang Hua, the last subject in Xuzhou."

He said with emotion: "Candidates from Wu, Yue, and Qi all like to go to Xuzhou, which is closer, to take the provincial exam. That place has always been the most difficult place to take the exam, and the candidates who come out are also the best."

"The last subject, Xie Yuan, studied the articles for three years. Who can compare to this?"

(End of this chapter)