Longevity starts from Liaozhai

Chapter 144 All Saints Sing Together (4k)

In the chief examiner's room, many examiners sat together.It was solemn and solemn at the beginning, but the exam time was too long, and at the end, everyone relaxed.

This time the chief examiner, Gao Zhen, as the minister of the Ministry of Rites, treats people mildly on weekdays, and everyone is used to seeing them when they go to court.

So relax, Gao Zhen didn't say anything.

Just warn them not to make loud noises, so as not to get involved in the rumors of the officials.

Everyone also echoed, expressing that they must bear in mind Uncle Da Zong's words.

In fact, the speaker and these examiners are mostly friends, and the unwritten rule of the scientific examination is to choose Qingliu as the examiner.

Qingliu and Yanguan are always closely related.

Everyone may quarrel with each other when they go up to court, and after they go down to court, they will run into each other in some alley.

Chaotang Well, noisy is inevitable.

If there is no quarrel in the court, Emperor Liang, who is proficient in the emperor's mind, is afraid that he will whisper in his heart, are you civil servants united in private, and what big things do you want to do?
Quarrels in the courtroom, the quarrels were so intense that there were even martial arts.

At this time, the emperor can persuade the fight and show his authority.

After the court, the two people who were spitting all over the court hall, wishing to punch each other to death, might drink flower wine together in some alley.

Civil officials have always believed that differences in political views do not affect personal relationships.

In the previous dynasty, the two high officials who were the chief ministers one after the other, fought to the death in the court, but later people sorted out the suicide notes and found that the two had a lot of contacts in private. And very concerned about each other's body.

One of them fell seriously ill after leaving the field first. After hearing about it, the minister in charge of the court wrote a letter to greet him, and later strongly advocated giving him a superior posthumous title.

Gao Zhen's behavior is quite ancient.

It is not only the disposition of traditional scholar-bureaucrats, but also can accommodate new ideas.

In fact, he didn't dislike people like Lu Wanli who were inclined to Confucianism and new learning.It's just that in the past hundred years, although Confucianism has emerged new learning, trying to subvert Neo Confucianism, it has always been fragmented and has too many loopholes.

Gao Zhen always believed that without integration, the new learning would easily lead people into opportunistic state of mind, and the high-spirited talk was fine, but it would not be of great help to the country.

Although Neo-Confucianism is rotten, it can still be used to whitewash the peace.

Since ancient times, there is no immortal dynasty.

Daliang has been established for nearly 200 years, and it is inevitable that it will go downhill.

Some dynasties in history have not returned to the peaceful and prosperous scene for seven or eighty years since the founding of the country. The poor will become poorer and the rich will become richer.

Even a person like him can't stop the tribe from annexing the land in his name, and even those people are begging to be annexed by the Gao family to avoid taxes.

Because Gao Zhen is always going to grow old and die.If he is too strict with his clansmen, he will not be able to enter the ancestral hall and ancestral tomb after death.And he has no children.

When you are young, you dare to do things. When you are old, you are afraid of what will happen to you, and you dare not think about many ambitions.

I can only hope to learn later.

Before the ruthless years, even the master would say with emotion, "The dead are like husbands."

What's more, he is so insignificant.

The other examiners whispered and chatted to pass the time.

Seeing that Gao Zhen was not very happy, Lu Wanli took the initiative to come over to make fun of him, pointed at the examination booth, and said with a smile: "Uncle Da Zong is very knowledgeable, and you should be able to see the literary style in the examination booth. The gathering of tens of thousands of people can be described as a grand event never seen before in the country." , this subject is under the auspices of your lord, there must be many talented people, and the scene of great Confucianists in the past dynasties thinking about the prosperity of the dynasty, I am afraid that it can be reproduced."

Gao Zhen smiled and said: "I hope so, but Lian Zhou..."

He originally wanted to say that even Zhou Ruxian, a world-renowned upright official, could not stay in the court hall of Shendu.

However, this remark would damage the majesty of the monarch.

Lu Wanli said leisurely: "Uncle Da Zong is busy with scientific research these days, and he doesn't like stealing, cheating and playing tricks like the lower officials, but he doesn't know that the Ministry of Officials has just issued a document, ordering Zhou Ruxian to be transferred to the patrolling censor."

Gao Zhen was surprised, "Really."

"When the Ministry of Officials issued a document on this matter, it was relatively low-key. It is said that it was recommended by Mr. Yan Ge."

"Yan Zhongjie was ambitious when he was young, but it's a pity..." Gao Zhen recalled that when he was young, the chief minister of the cabinet, who was nearly 30 years old, criticized the darkness of the officialdom and opposed the vanity, how upright he was. , He became a powerful minister who flattered his superiors.

But sometimes he also had to admire the other party. The beam was leaking everywhere, and the chief assistant had to tear down the east wall to make up the west wall, barely fooling him.

A person like him who wanders in the center of power can really see this ability very clearly.

Lu Wanli changed the topic, and pointed to those examination booths, "Your official has also improved his knowledge in recent years. It can be seen that the literary spirit of the Gongyuan is now gathered, which is quite brilliant. The Jinshi of this department will be able to kill a lot among so many candidates. God, it's really not easy."

Gao Zhen laughed and said, "I see that you have great confidence in your favorite student, otherwise you wouldn't be chatting with me here."

Lu Wanli smiled: "I'm afraid that there will be some obstacles from the little apprentice of the national teacher."

Gao Zhen shook his head, "I have read the article of your favorite student. It is quite old-fashioned and understands the righteousness. As long as you perform normally, this subject will be at least the top of the second class. I think you are thinking that he will win the prize. If you win the first prize, you can even win the sixth prize."

"Da Zong Bo is very discerning, I can't hide my small thoughts from you."

Gao Zhen smiled, "Don't expect too much as a human being, and the high place is so cold that you will inevitably be envied by others. Why should you expect so much?"

Lu Wanli thought to himself: "If the Confucian school wants to have new learning to replace the old learning, they are proud of having towering trees to keep out the wind and rain. It's not that I expect too much, but that the world needs such people to appear."

It is not the existence of the philosophers, how to lead the Confucianism out of the current dead end.

Lu Wanli said with a smile: "There is always a contingency in everything."

Gao Zhen shook his head.

His face changed immediately.

But seeing the examination shed to the west of the Gongyuan, a wave of Qinghua Wenqi soared into the sky, converging into the shape of a blue bird in the sky.

"Who wrote the article, but the literary spirit is condensed into a blue bird, reaching the heavens." Gao Zhen lost his voice.

The blue bird is a god living in the fairy world. It is a fairy envoy who travels between the heaven and the human world. Its literary energy can be condensed into a blue bird. In the past hundred years, it has only happened a few times. Location.

Other examiners also appeared one after another.

Blue birds of Wen Qi circled the Gongyuan, and more and more Qinghua Wen Qi gathered.

All the examiners were shocked.

The literary energy has always been invisible to the naked eye, but now the Qinghua cultural energy is becoming more and more solid.It can be seen with a little knowledge, or some concentration skills.

Moreover, the speed at which the literary energy condenses has not diminished in the slightest.

"There are too many rules and regulations in the stereotyped essays, and it is absolutely impossible to produce such a wanton style of writing. It must be that a certain candidate is writing policy theory."

"What kind of strategy theory can attract so many literary qi. The literary qi of other candidates has been eclipsed."

"Outstanding."

"Shendu Wenqi has one stone today, and this article is likely to monopolize three fights."

"Maybe more than that, the literary spirit is still increasing."

At this moment, many people looked up at the sky.

The more knowledgeable a Juren is, the more difficult it is to write a pen and feel restless in the face of such a literary spirit.

Huang Meng had already put down her pen, with a bitter expression on her face, "It must be Brother Qin, it really teaches people to look up at a high mountain."

He was quite helpless.

But when he thought that he had actually fought against Brother Qin since the childhood test, even though he lost every time, he couldn't help but feel a sense of honor in his heart.

He is always in the same examination room as Qin Chuan.

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Outside the city of Shendu, there is a peach mountain near Xuandu temple, and the academy is on the other side of the peach mountain.

At this time, the students and lecturers of the academy took advantage of today's spring exam, and there were very few people going to Taoshan for a spring outing, so they went to Taoshan.

Taoshan is just opposite to Donghuamen, the capital of the gods. When you climb up Taoshan, you can vaguely see the outline of the Gongyuan at a glance.

These students and lecturers are not the best selected from the scientific examinations over the years.

The scale of the academy has always been small, and there is a quota for students, which cannot exceed 72.Most of the time it is insufficient, and the number of lecturers has always been less than ten.

There are only ten at most.

These 72 people are all introverted, and there are a few lecturers with unpredictable aura, and there is an occasional flash of lightning in their eyes, which makes people feel awe of heaven.

This is the manifestation of knowledge touching the way of heaven.

His gaze was so electrifying that even cultivators who had attained great yin spirits, or even monks who manifested their holiness, might not dare to show their yin spirits in front of such people.

These are profound knowledge, and most of them are scholars of great Confucianism when they are released.

"There are quite a lot of candidates this year."

"A lot indeed."

"Just a lot."

"Now the academy's quota is only two short of full. I don't know if these people can fill up the quota."

"Probably not."

"There is still one place for Mr., we will work hard to become Mr., and there will be a vacant place."

"Now the nine gentlemen are all full of awe-inspiring righteousness, and Mr. Da has cultivated his aura for 40 years. He has not cultivated a noble and righteous spirit. Anyway, I have no face to be a gentleman."

"Hey, it's really hard to be upright."

"Hey, what is that?"

"Gentleman?"

"The literary spirit in the shape of a blue bird."

Many Confucian scholars in the academy are not calm anymore.

They understand too well what this means.

"The quota for this subject to enter the Academy has already been determined." A Confucian student in the Academy sighed.

"I'm afraid it's the next sage test, this son should be among the top ten. If he enters the temple for further training, it's reasonable to stay at the top of the list."

Some lecturers shook their heads and sighed.

The afterlife is terrifying.

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Inside the Imperial City, on the Star Reaching Tower.

Emperor Liang does not have a queen now, and the harem is headed by Concubine Jing, the daughter of Marquis of Donglu.Concubine Jing has been in the palace for more than ten years, and Emperor Liang loves her very much.

In the palace, there have always been dark rumors that Concubine Jing had a serious illness more than three years ago, and almost went to the gate of hell, but Yan Jun didn't accept her, so she came back to life.

There is another saying that Li Shijing, a great national doctor, took action, and Concubine Jing was able to come back from the dead.

It is a great blessing to be able to come back from the gate of hell.

But there are also conspiracy theories. The reason why Concubine Jing is able to take charge of the harem is because she has a strong background and has no children in the palace for many years.

Now Emperor Liang has three sons, the crown prince is born of the empress, and has the most honorable name, but he has been the crown prince for 40 years, which made Liang Emperor very afraid, and supported Jin Wang and Qi Wang to oppose him.

King Jin and King Qi have already reached the crown, but Emperor Liang insisted on using various excuses to keep them in Shendu, and he became a vassal if he didn't go.

The more this was the case, the more trembling the prince was, not daring to show any dissatisfaction.

Emperor Liang took the harem concubines, the crown prince, and the two princes to the Zhaxing Tower.

There is also the Great Liang national teacher who is wearing a white monk's robe.

Emperor Liang pointed to the Gongyuan, "After the selection of these candidates, they are all talents I have left for the crown prince."

Prince: "..." He listened to these words every time he took the exam. From his youth, he heard that he is now in his 40s and has several grandchildren.

"I thank my father and emperor for his kindness." He still wanted to pretend to be very happy.

"Concubine Jing, you were born in the land of sages, and you are well-versed in books and rituals. Can you see those literary spirits?"

Concubine Jing was gentle and quiet, and said softly: "Stay by His Majesty's side, no matter what."

Emperor Liang laughed loudly, "There are two more interesting examples this time. Your little disciple, Master, hasn't started to write yet? I haven't seen his literary spirit emerge yet."

He practiced a kind of qi-watching technique, which was almost the only Taoism that Emperor Liang, as a king, could accomplish after being restricted by the Dao of Heaven.

The national teacher smiled, "The child is dawdling, Your Majesty will wait."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a youthful cultural energy rising up into the sky, gathering into the shape of a blue bird.

Even Emperor Liang was amazed.

The King of Jin congratulated him and said: "Father, the Prime Minister, Jiang Shanhe, has achieved such a prosperous and prosperous culture."

The crown prince, King Qi and others came to their senses and congratulated them.

When everyone was celebrating Wenhua's prosperity, the national teacher whispered a few incantations.

Next to the blue bird Wenqi, there is a tiger-like Wenqi appearing, and the tiger is full of power.

The blue bird is a kingly style, and the fierce tiger is a domineering style.

Complement each other.

The crowd was even more congratulatory.

The appearance of Tiger Wenqi on the side of Blue Bird Wenqi also shocked everyone in the Academy and Gongyuan again.

It turns out that it is not the only one outstanding, but the phoenix contends with the tiger.

There is a legend that the blue bird is the predecessor of the phoenix.

The blue bird had already occupied half of the cultural atmosphere of the Gongyuan, but when the tiger came out, it roared in the mountains and rivers, and it seemed to be in a position to fight against it.

After everyone congratulated him, Emperor Liang smiled at the national teacher and said, "The little apprentice of the national teacher is really extraordinary."

He said to the prince again: "I have entrusted you with these two virtuous talents. You have obtained the young dragon and phoenix in ancient times, so you should encourage them."

The prince had no choice but to kowtow to thank again.

Isn't it Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty to get the Fulongfeng chick?

It is not a good sign to get one-third of the world.

The people who are close to the emperor are all human spirits, and they would have been killed by open and dark arrows long ago.

Everyone could hear Emperor Liang's harshness and ruthlessness towards the prince.

The hearts of Jin Wang and Qi Wang were even more joyful.

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"The way of the world is to be the one who wins people. Let the sages stay at the top and the unworthy ones at the bottom, and then you can be at peace. Today's feudal people, follow the rules; those who follow the generations, the fruit is worthy Is the result unworthy? Then the reason of the living is chaotic. It is unknown. If you want to benefit the country and see it with one person, then there will be a world-class official who will eat Luyi to make the best of it. The sages are born at the time. There is no way to stand in the world, and the feudalists did it. Is it true that the sages made it so? I firmly said: It is not the will of the sages, but the power.”

Qin Chuan finally put pen to paper and called it a day.

All the holy halls of the academy behind Taoshan Mountain, all the holy statues of the masters gave off a breath of holy way, trembling in unison.

The holy spirit poured into the blue bird hovering above, and the blue bird swelled suddenly, as if filling the sky and earth, assimilating the tiger next to it, and then exploded violently, hundreds of blue phoenix-like divine birds hovered and danced in the sky.

This ancient and modern essay, which can even compete for the first place, has aroused the aura of the holy way among the scholars in the middle ages, as if the sage himself narrated the subtle words and the great righteousness.

It's as if the masters of the Middle Ages came in person!
The abolition of feudalism was originally the result of the efforts of the medieval philosophers.

Qin Chuan's feudal theory is exactly the continuation of the ancient sage's juxtaposition, making clear the truth, and no one is allowed to turn back the wheel of history.

Baihuang pilgrimage!

At the same time, the breath of the holy way trembled in the void.

Even the memorial tablets enshrined in the Gongyuan, as well as the statues of the masters in various places in the capital, trembled in response.

Baihuang pilgrimage!

Hundred saints sing together!

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Where is the young dragon and phoenix.

It is clear that a sage was born to assist the sage king.

Emperor Liang's face was ashen.

He said just now that this talent is reserved for the crown prince.

(End of this chapter)