Jingming

Chapter 296 Meeting the Taoist Priest and the Taoist Venerable
"Quick! Go and find out the Renwu book, and find someone to engrave it immediately."

In a bookstore in the capital, the shopkeeper hurriedly gave orders.

"Shopkeeper, if you want to print it, it will be printed in "Ming Pao", right?"

"That's the imperial edition! Who dares to print it privately? Besides, it's only renewed every half a month. How can it be printed? It's just that since His Majesty has spoken, scholars can't wait, so they will definitely look for the Renwu edition!"

The shopkeeper of the bookstore has found a business opportunity, so "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" must begin to be sold in the world.

This is a big tome, 24 volumes in total, how much money can a set make?But now that there are golden words and good words, at least everyone in the world who wants to be an official will have a set!
be nice...

The merchants in the book and periodical industry in Beijing have been very uneasy in recent months. The establishment of Ming Pao Bank has put great pressure on them.With the emergence of simplified characters and new layout styles, I don't know if they will become strict rules.

The "Jiajing Dictionary" has not yet been allowed to print privately.

Who dares to take the risk after getting involved with the emperor?
Now, the emperor finally brought them a big opportunity.There is no need to think about the imperial batch edition, but the Renwu edition that has been around for several years can always be reprinted, right?

This shopkeeper is targeting scholars and people who want to be officials.

But there are still people who only aim at ordinary people.

Outside Chongwenmen, a new business district has been formed due to the development of Beijing City.

Because this gate is a gate for foreign merchants to enter the city to collect taxes, it is also a very lively market just like the east of Chaoyang Gate, which has been planned as a light industry park.

Here, there are many shops and many hotels and teahouses.

Today, at the door of a teahouse, there is a sign hanging: Meijiamen Ma Chaobei talks about the Three Kingdoms.

There was a waiter next to him yelling: "Today, the shop specially invited Master Ma, a descendant of Meijiamen, to tell a story about the Three Kingdoms published by His Majesty in the "Ming Pao". Your Majesty has a decree, and all subjects in the world should read it. Those who cannot read, listen to the book!"

The emperor's word is the purpose.Since the emperor advocated it, how could teahouses that usually cooperate with storytellers miss this opportunity.

The teahouse was full of idlers, and on the stage was a desk, a piece of wood, a folding fan, and a handkerchief.

The storyteller seemed to be in his 40s. After opening the folding fan with a "swish", the horse opened its mouth to the north: "A piece of wood is a job, and a fan is a living. The rivers, lakes and seas are home, and the waves are not afraid of the lake!" Hai friends don’t ask me, if you want to talk about the family. Ladies and gentlemen, Ma Chaobei, the third generation successor of Meijiamen, is polite. Today, I will talk about the Three Kingdoms with you. As proof!"

"Crack!" Xingmu clapped, it was the beginning of the book.

"Rolling Yangtze River is fading east..."

Nama Chaobei can eat a bowl of rice from a storyteller, and his articulation, tone and demeanor are excellent.At this moment, I recited the song "Linjiang Immortal", and then explained the meaning of it, and then said: "Your Majesty's golden words in "Ming Pao Shang", the stories of the Three Kingdoms can be used to distinguish loyalty and treachery, think about choices, observe Taoism, and know. Pros and cons, pros and cons. It doesn’t matter if you can’t read the words. From today, I will focus on the Three Kingdoms. This time there is a famous trick called Banqueting Taoyuan Heroes Three Marriages, beheading the first hero of the Yellow Turban and making meritorious service! Talking about the general trend of the world, the long-term must be united, the long-term must be divided... "

In an era of lack of entertainment, dramas are not something that idlers can watch at any time, but most of these storytelling can be heard a few times.

And what is the creative lineup behind this royally approved version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?

It's outrageous to say that when Zhu Houcong wanted to start this "Ming Pao", he had already asked the Academy of Arts and Arts of Huangming University to prepare for it.The ones doing the work are headed by Wen Zhengming and Zhu Zhishan, plus some other "unintentional" officials, poets who are obsessed with poetry, poetry, calligraphy and painting.

Zhu Houcong's imperial criticism is a value-oriented and more popular story structure.Lin Xiyuan's annotation is more about expression and textual research.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the creation of Hanlin scholars and well-known talents.

It cannot be said that its excitement is definitely better than the most widely circulated version in Zhu Houcong's impression, but it stands on the shoulders of the first version of Chapter 240 after all.

What's more, the song "Linjiang Fairy" exploded.

Gong Yongqing's eyes were full of fanaticism in the Zhuangyuan Juli opened by the Tongyi Bureau: "Only with this word, Your Majesty will be famous forever! Nowadays, who else would slander that the new learning did not come from His Majesty?"

"Who would slander these things? Brother Gong, don't talk nonsense!"

"... Calculate the average score, and then rank..."

Different people pay different attention to the contents of the same newspaper, and everyone has different thoughts at the moment.

Although the scope of admission has been expanded, the marking rules have been changed, which means that the effectiveness of some "mentors" and "seniors" that some people visit in advance will be greatly reduced.

"This is naturally more fair!" Gong Yongqing was very idle, because he was very confident in himself after confirming that the exam syllabus had not been changed and that new characters would not be tested. Human beings are the best in the past and the present, and can be called the emperor of the ages!"

It's not that other people disagree with this poem, but there are still few people who can kneel and lick it like Gong Yongqing.

But Gong Yongqing is handsome, and at the moment he is full of enthusiasm and high spirits, and he is indeed unrestrained.

"I read this word, and read it again for the first time, and I also became very poetic. Please comment on it..."

Gong Yongqing looked at the smiling shopkeeper and employees of Zhuangyuanju not far away, cleared his throat, and began to read the same song "Linjiang Immortal" that he had spent a lot of time writing yesterday.

His Majesty's newly-appointed Boss Cheng is in charge of this post office, and the shopkeeper looks at the young candidates all day long as if he was picking something, and he is afraid that he has other heavy responsibilities.

Gong Yongqing is a talented person in Fujian, and he has full confidence in this high school.

But now the official list is 24, [-]A is [-], if you want to rise so fast like that Zhang Fujing, being that son-in-law is the shortcut!

It's just a pity that Lin Xiyuan hasn't seen anyone. According to his family, it has been more than three months, and he has been staying in the editorial office of Ming Pao almost every night.

Gong Yongqing only felt that it was a great grace.The Ming Pao News editorial department is within the palace walls!Although it is the previous dynasty, how trustworthy is that?
At this time in the palace, Zhu Houcong was looking at the outline of the next issue sent by Lin Xiyuan.

He looked at the emperor with a strange expression.

If he hadn't confirmed it when he checked with Dean Wen and the others, he would have thought that whoever was responsible for the song "Linjiang Immortal" was probably the one who caught the knife.

So your majesty has this poetic talent, why does he never show it on weekdays?
But Zhu Houcong is the emperor, so he doesn't need to explain anything to anyone.

Lin Xiyuan's strange point also included that the emperor was carefully watching the manuscript that sent to Huangzhuang with Jin Kela and took more than ten days to write.

That manuscript is timely and will be published on February [-]th, imparting the farming experience of the priests from the Agricultural College of Huangming University, and imparting the composting skills of Na Jinkela and other dung merchants in the capital.

The emperor who shocked the world's scholars with a wonderful poem just now is now carefully studying how to farm and how to fertilize.

Is he trying to faintly convey a tendency with his actual performance?

It's not that I don't have literary talent, I just care more about practice.

Zhu Houcong didn't know what he was thinking about, so he nodded repeatedly after reading it: "Very good! Maozhen, this manuscript is very important! After joining forces with Ming Pao Bank, the new printing machine produced a new printing machine for the Institute of Engineering. The improved version of the gear should be put to practical use next, and then continue to improve after collecting insufficient information. In addition to being published in Ming Pao, [-] copies of this manuscript will be printed separately. Daming Qianyu County, this time it must be done Every county will distribute some. After copying, every township will ask the head of the village to read this manuscript!"

Lin Xiyuan was a little surprised.

They just published the newspaper, so of course they didn't do it, they just printed it out.

But the emperor paid more attention to this matter than he expected.

There is no emperor who does not persuade farmers, but the way His Majesty persuades farmers is not to go to the Huangzhuang to make a show, but to use this method.

"I understand, I must tell the president to make arrangements."

Zhu Houcong smiled and nodded: "You have worked hard too. Everything is difficult at the beginning. From March onwards, Ming Pao Bank will not be so short of manpower. This year's main list is [-], and the sub-list is [-]. There are so many worries about three years later. No matter how difficult the examination syllabus is to pass the exam, they will try their best to find an official position this year. No matter what the Ming Pao company is, it still has a rank. If you recruit some candidates or even vice-listed Jinshi, you will be able to relax."

"...The minister is young, and the minister can still bear it."

"In the past few months, you have been working day and night, and you have contributed a lot." Zhu Houcong looked at him, "In this news about rewarding meritorious officials for the trial implementation of the new law, add your own one."

Lin Xiyuan couldn't help but looked up at the emperor in astonishment.

Zhu Houcong looked at him deeply: "This "Ming Pao" is also an important aspect of the new law. If you do well, you will stand in the court hall and even sit in the National Policy Hall one day in the future. Huang Jin."

"The servant is here."

"Lin Xiyuan made great contributions in organizing the publication of "Ming Pao". His rank was promoted to the fourth rank, and he was awarded the title of Zhongyi doctor, with a reward of [-] silver."

Lin Xiyuan was shocked, his eyes were moist immediately, and he knelt down: "I thank your majesty for your kindness, long live your majesty, long live, long live, long live!"

If you are still an official of the fourth rank, you can wear a red robe.

But the emperor also told him that if he continued to do well, there might be a day when he would stand in court or even sit in the Palace of National Policy.

After hearing the emperor call him to get up, Lin Xiyuan looked at the emperor again, his eyes were bright.

While kneeling just now, Lin Xiyuan realized one thing: the personnel selection of these eighteen companies is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Officials.

This means that although there is no official position, among the [-] companies, the rank may climb faster.After the Imperial Study Room, more "fast lanes" appeared in Ming Dynasty.

And the emperor wanted to include the news of his promotion and award on the list of meritorious officials for the trial of the new law, in order to send a signal to the outside world: instead of being an official, working in these eighteen companies is also making contributions to the new law.

In addition to the official office, these eighteen companies undertake practical purposes that are equally important in His Majesty's mind.

The emperor wanted to use him as an example to inspire the candidates who would take the exam soon. Those who won and those who failed did not have to just focus on the official positions that would appear with the implementation of the new law.

In February, some special people also rushed to the capital one after another.

These people, after arriving in the capital, divided into two directions.

Some people went to the west, where Baiyun Temple was originally called Changchun Temple, which was the ashram built by Genghis Khan for the real Qiu Chuji, the ancestral home of Quanzhen Longmen School.After the decline at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the reconstruction at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it was renamed Baiyun Temple.This Baiyun Temple is really the largest school of Taoism in the north.

The Dongyue Temple in the east was built by Kublai Khan.Is that the credit of Zhang Zongyan, the No.30 sixth-generation celestial master of Longhushan Zhengyi?
No, Genghis Khan competed with Jin in the northern Central Plains, and Quanzhen Taoism had great influence in the north; Kublai Khan wanted to stabilize Jiangnan, and Zhengyi had greater influence in the south.

In the capital, Quanzhen Dao and Zhengyi Dao are facing each other, and now the "masters" of the faction are gathered.

Without him, His Majesty is just looking for him.

The Taoists didn't know that the emperor was looking for them in order to cooperate with another kind of Taoist to do something.

At this moment, these masters who are "unintentionally secular" are using their limited political wisdom to think about the emperor's intention to find them.

There is no doubt that the new law is about to be implemented throughout the country, and it is time for Ming Dynasty to use all means to prevent chaos.In their view, there was a rebellion just the year before last.Now that there is a prime minister, how will the emperor who is ordered by heaven suppress the chief minister of the cabinet whose power has soared in the future?

The experience given to them by thousands of years of history is: Rong and Sacrifice.

Jingying, His Majesty has practiced it.But for sacrificial ceremonies, His Majesty must have another force to rely on outside the Ministry of Rites.

"You must be proficient in alchemy. Since then, I will definitely surpass Quanzhen Dao this time!"

Inside the Dongyue Temple, the supervisor looked excitedly at his abbot, who was a bit more vulgar. .

That's right, in fact, the word abbot was originally a respectful title for the host of the Taoist ten-square jungle Taoist temple.Later, the abbot, the abbot and so on, both of them used it.

There are many names of Taoist alchemy, which can be roughly divided into internal training and external training.The internal alchemy methods include qi circulation, daoyin, vipassana, outer alchemy, bigu surgery, room art, etc.; the outer alchemy methods include talismans, forbidden spells, divination, praying for blessings, fasting and so on.

Both factions are different.

Quanzhen Dao focuses on practicing "inner alchemy" and does not use outer alchemy talismans.They asked not to get married, not to eat meat, to grow their hair and beards, to wear Taoist robes every day, to practice meditation, to know their minds and nature, and to become immortals.In fact, it is greatly influenced by Zen and Neo-Confucianism.

Zhengyi Road is inherited from the ancient Taoism of Immortals and Huang Lao, and also has the influence of Confucianism, Mohism, and folk martial arts. It can not only practice Taoism at home, but also eat meat and get married. famous.

Thinking about this "opportunity" here, the supervisor of Dongyue Temple feels that the north will also believe in the righteous one in the future!

At this time, the abbot of Dongyue Temple asked a man who looked like a celestial being in his 50s or [-]s: "Brother Shao Dao, you came from Longhu Mountain. Do the celestial masters have any instructions?"

The person he was questioning was actually over 60 years old, but his complexion was still rosy, his hair was black, and he really looked good.

This person is named Shao Yuanjie.

"Let it be as it is." Shao Yuanjie saluted to show respect, "The Celestial Master sent the poor Taoist to Beijing, and only said two words: Qiandi."

The abbot's eyes lit up: "Brother Dao Shao used to go in and out of the hidden mansion, and was respected by Emperor Xingxian, did you think he had seen His Majesty before?"

Shao Yuanjie smiled and said: "At that time, His Majesty was still a child, how could he remember the poor way?"

The supervisor was even more excited: "It's finally a leading edge!"

Shao Yuanjie maintained his image, but he was actually very enthusiastic in his heart.He glanced at a young man beside him, and then said to the abbot, "This time, I also invited fellow Taoist Taoist to accompany you. Taoist fellow Tao has always practiced in Luotian Wanyu Mountain, and his alchemy attainment is better than that of a poor Taoist."

The one recommended by him was Tao Zhongwen, who was much younger and just over [-] years old.

Compared with Shao Yuanjie's direct descendants of Longhu Mountain, Tao Zhongwen seemed like a "casual cultivator". Hearing this, he hurriedly humbled himself, and then asked all the Taoist brothers about their "immortal nature" one by one.

Although people in the Taoist sect say that they are indifferent to fame and fortune, that also counts.

When it comes to the level of directly dealing with the emperor's needs, how many people can suppress the demons?

"I hope Brother Shao and Taoist Tao will each use the technique of fasting and offering sacrifices and the technique of Waidan to give me the name of Zhengdao."

Shao Yuanjie and Tao Zhongwen were looking forward to it. Jin Kela, who had just returned to Beijing from "cooperating with research" at Huangzhuang, did not forget his main business, so he took care of his own manure business first.

The rumors had already spread, and sure enough, many rich and powerful households had arranged for servants to come over to "negotiate" business.

The Jin family is fat and thriving.

"Did you ask side-by-side, which relatives are interested in this business?"

"……No."

The dignified relatives are nothing more than seeing the wind as rain and pleasing the emperor.It's really embarrassing for them to come forward to form this "dung company".

Jin Kela was very worried.

"Brother Jin, someone is coming from the palace."

The clan brother rushed in, excited and restrained at the same time.

This is not called jumping on a branch to become a phoenix, it is buried in the roots to become a royal family.Jin Kela went to the palace, and now he can keep in touch with His Majesty from time to time.

It was just a little eunuch who came over, but everyone was honored.

"...Ninth day?" Jin Kela confirmed it in astonishment.

"what happened?"

"It's nothing, nothing, the grassroots obey the order."

After Jin Kela sent the summoning eunuch away enthusiastically, the younger brother complained to him: "Brother, why are you still at a loss? Why don't you go to Fang Xiucai to teach you the etiquette of your Majesty!"

"...you know what a fart."

Jin Kela was just surprised that the emperor wanted to summon him on this day.

After all, this day is the day when the first exam will start.

Zhuangyuan Residence is the closest to the Gongyuan, and those who are willing to spend money to live here are gearing up and looking forward to it.

Dongyue Temple, Baiyun Temple, and some other Taoist temples in the capital also received news from the Daolu Department: He entered the palace on the ninth day of the lunar new year and was summoned by His Majesty.

Jin Kela knew that the emperor was going to ask something practical this time: what the emperor wanted was "compound fertilizer" that was easy to produce, easy to transport, low in price, and large in quantity.This word was said when the emperor sent someone to confess to the enshrined and Jin Kela of the Agricultural College.

After thinking about it for so long, he actually didn't understand the real reason why his fat is useful and easy to use. After all, it was just tested.

How should I put it?
In the early morning of the ninth day of the first lunar month, the outside of the tribute courtyard was extremely lively. Yang Shen stood inside the gate of the tribute courtyard and said in a deep voice, "Open the door."

The former No. [-] scholar began to serve as the chief examiner, welcoming the candidates of the new subject to take the examination.

In the past few days, the emperor summoned him three times alone, and the holy family was the same for a while.

Many years later, Yang Shen still couldn't understand why the emperor always tolerated his behavior like Wei Zheng.He lost some, but he also retained some of the blood that His Majesty spoke generously at the first court meeting.

But now, Yang Shen is only doing the first thing after returning to Beijing with his heart.

In Guangdong for several years, he has personally felt the importance of officials' morality and ability to local political affairs.

As the son of Yang Tinghe, the leader of the New Party, and as His Majesty said, "The Great Ming has been supporting scholars for a hundred years, and he will eventually be useful in cultivating such justice and death", Yang Shen is obliged to select talents for the new law!

On the west side of the Forbidden City, Shao Yuanjie and others watched in astonishment as the supervisor of ceremonies Bingbi, the imperial eunuch, and Huang Jin, who was closest to the emperor, warmly joked to a dark-faced man: "Jin Daozun, why are you still tanned after winter? "

Their hearts were filled with fear: Where is this fellow Taoist?How dare you honor him?
(End of this chapter)