Just in the Middle, You Told Me This is Journey to the West

"It can't really be a magic door?"

After bidding farewell to Yang and Wu, Chen Qi couldn't help but fell into deep thought after returning to his residence, speculating in his heart about the power that might exist behind his cousin.

If he read correctly, his cousin is really not simple.

It seems that he does not know how to practice, but in fact he has a strong cultivation base, but it is better to hide it.

If Chen Qi hadn't practiced the sixty-four hexagrams of the day after tomorrow, coupled with the blessing of the upper three spiritual powers carried by Haoran Zhengqi, it might be difficult to find it.

Of course, it would be a bit arbitrary to conclude that Wu Yuanhua was backed by other forces just because of his practice.

After all, the samurai Xun was also a founding hero of the Tang Dynasty. He was not only born in a wealthy family, but also an official to the Ministry of Industry and Technology, and was granted the title of Ying Guogong.

As the daughter of a samurai, it is normal to have practiced.

However, what is abnormal is that Wu Yuanhua is not practicing martial arts, but a strange power.

"It should be the power of Taoism!"

Chen Qi pondered.

As the saying goes, martial arts are easy to find, but immortality is hard to find!

Because martial arts are very popular in the human race, even ordinary Tang people can easily learn some simple martial arts body training methods.

But Immortal Dao is different, most of them are mastered in the Immortal Dao Sect, and it is difficult for even aristocratic families to obtain true inheritance.

Wu Yuanhua's practice of Taoism has obviously reached an extremely deep level, and it is extremely mysterious. It is impossible to say that it is impossible to say that it has not been inherited from his own cultivation.

"Forget it, why do you think so much?"

"The replacement of the King of Kings, I don't know how many immortals, Buddhas, gods and demons are concerned about the calculations. Behind my cousin, there is a high possibility that there will be a certain power of heaven and earth, so I don't need to worry about it."

"Instead of worrying about others, it's better to worry about yourself. Earn some money earlier, and move out of this Yang Mansion is the right way."

Chen Qi shook his head, feeling that he was really just worrying.

The change of the position of king, even in the entire Three Realms, is a huge event.

Since someone dared to plot Li Tang's position as king when Li Tang's fortune was prosperous.

It's no wonder the method is simple.

With my small body mixed in, I guess I can't even get a blister.

So it's better to stay away from it!

In addition, Chen Qi is very suspicious that behind his cousin, there is also the shadow of Buddhism.

The reason is very simple, because in the real historical world, after Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor, Fa Ming, a monk of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, wrote four volumes of "Da Yun Jing", saying that Wu Zetian was the incarnation of Maitreya Buddha and should be the master of the world.

Then Empress Wu Zetian issued an order to the world, ordering each of the two capitals to set up a Dayun Temple to collect the "Dayun Sutra", order monks to explain it, and elevate the status of Buddhism above Taoism.

In September of the same year, officials and people, clan relatives, Siyi leaders, monks, Taoists, etc. all knelt and licked and asked Wu Zetian to change the name of the country to Zhou. Since then, the Wu Zhou Dynasty was established.

Of course, if only this is the case, it cannot be concluded that there is a shadow of Buddhism behind Wu Zetian. It may also be that after Wu Zetian ascended the throne and became emperor, Buddhism was the first to kneel and lick.

In addition, Li Tang took Taoism as the state religion, and Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor. In order to show the difference from Li Tang, it is only natural to elevate Buddhism.

But one thing is certain, that is, my cousin is really not simple.

Regardless of whether it is the support of the Buddhist sect or the Buddhist sect's kneeling and licking, anyway, she can tamper with Li Tang and establish Wu Zhou at the peak of the Tang Dynasty's national fortune, that is absolutely awesome.

It's better to keep a respectful distance from such a powerful character.

Thinking of this, Chen Qi immediately summoned his book boy, Chen An, and asked, "How is the matter that I told you earlier, how are you doing? Have you found a suitable house to rent?"

Hearing this, Chen An didn't dare to hide anything, and replied directly: "Back to the young master, I have also visited a few inner city houses that are being rented out with Zhou Huwei, but we don't have much money left, so... ..”

Chen An didn't continue talking, it was just that he didn't have enough money and couldn't afford to rent a house in the inner city of Chang'an.

Of course, they could also rent a house in the outer city, but the outer city is quite far from the inner city. If they lived in the outer city, it would be another problem for Chen Qi to go to the Imperial Academy to be on duty.

After hearing Chen An's words, Chen Qi couldn't help frowning.

It's just that the predecessor was too heroic and elegant in Chang'an City before, entertaining guests and making friends everywhere, spending all his money.

As a result, Chen Qi can only prostitute for nothing after time travel, eating and drinking, and living a hard life.

According to the personality of the predecessor, if he has no money, he must have repaired a book and asked the family to send some money.

However, Chen Qi is not his predecessor, and prefers to be self-reliant rather than being a gnawing old man.

So it is impossible to write a letter, and it is even more impossible to ask for money. I can only find a way to make some money by myself.

So, how can I make a lot of money in a short period of time?

The best is the kind of big money that allows him to buy a house directly, and he can eat and drink for a lifetime without worrying about it.

In the words of later generations, it is just a few small goals to achieve wealth and freedom.

Thinking of this, Chen Qi couldn't help but let out a faint sigh, and then involuntarily looked towards the Jingshui River outside Chang'an City.

He felt that his purchase price and his small goal would probably still fall on an old dragon outside the city.

Well, first set a small goal for yourself, and take out a suite from the Dragon King of Jinghe. .

Chapter 40

Time flies, the sun and the moon fly by.

Before I knew it, the time had come to May of the thirteenth year of Zhenguan.

At this time, one month has passed since the imperial examination, and most of the scholars have left Chang'an and returned to their hometowns.

Of course, there are also some scholars, because of the long distance and the desire to take part in the next year's imperial examination, so they stayed in Chang'an City, looking for some errands, and waiting for the next year's imperial examination.

Compared with those scholars who failed the rankings, this year's Xinke Scholars are undoubtedly lucky.

Because they have already stood out from the imperial examinations, they just stepped into the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty, and it can be regarded as a result of the ten-year cold window.

However, during this month, most of the Xinke Scholars gradually left Chang'an City just like the ones who failed the rankings.

The difference is that they did not return to their hometowns to prepare for another battle, but took the official documents issued by the imperial court and happily went to various places to take up their posts.

And with the departure of the scholars of the Tang Dynasty and the Jinshi of the new department, the originally bustling Chang'an City was inevitably deserted by two points.

There is no way, without the literary talents of the scholars, even the ladies and sisters in Changle Square are a little bit depressed, not to mention the economic consumption in Chang'an City.

It should be noted that scholars in this era are basically descendants of aristocratic families, and they are all masters who are not short of money.

During the period before and after the imperial examination, I don’t know how many scholars were talented in literature, competing with local wealthy businessmen for wealth and spending a lot of money.

Now that they are all gone, it is no wonder that Chang'an City is not deserted.

However, not long after the failed scholars left Chang'an City, a piece of news spread throughout the entire Chang'an City at a whirlwind speed, causing the originally deserted Chang'an City to become noisy again.

Chen Guangrui, the number one scholar in the new division, is married and will soon marry Yin Wenjiao, the daughter of Yin Kaishan, the Zuo Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty.

It has to be said that the Chen family in the Southern Tang Dynasty was very successful in building momentum, and Chen Guangrui, the number one scholar, has become a unparalleled talent well-known in Chang'an City.

As soon as the news of Chen Guangrui's wedding was announced, the entire city of Chang'an was directly detonated, causing countless young ladies to cry secretly.

The wedding of Chen Guangrui, the new top scholar, and Yin Wenjiao, the prime minister's daughter, is no small matter.

To put it bluntly, this is the marriage of two ancient aristocratic families, the Chen family of the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Yin family of Chen Tang.

Speaking of Dali, that was the beginning of the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West, and the gods and Buddhas all over the sky began to turn their attention to the earth fairy world again.

As the classmate of Zhuangyuan Lang, Chen Guangrui got married, and Chen Qi naturally received the invitation.

To be honest, if possible, Chen Qi would certainly not want to participate.

The reason was simple, he and Chen Guangrui were not familiar, and he had to go with the ceremony when he went, which was undoubtedly a very terrible thing for Chen Qi who was short of money.

However, the number one scholar sent invitations here. As a classmate, how could he have the nerve to shirk it?

After all, in this era, classmates are a very close relationship.

As the so-called four irons in life, they went to the window together, carried guns together, went whoring together, and shared the spoils together.

Apart from carrying guns and distributing spoils, he and Chen Guangrui had the remaining two irons.

So it's all so hard, if someone invites you to a wedding, can you not go?

Certainly not!

Besides, what is the status of the number one scholar, it is already very face-saving to invite you, a nine-rank school scholar, to the wedding.

If you don't go, you don't give the number one scholar face, you don't know what's good and what's wrong, and you don't know good people's hearts.

"Forget it, for the sake of everyone's elegance together, let's go there!"

In the Imperial Academy, Chen Qi thought about it with a face full of headaches, and then counted the money on his body, thinking about what gift to give.

There is no need to think about gold, silver, jewelry, treasures and beautiful jade!

One is that Chen Qi has no money to buy it, and the other is the status of the number one scholar. It is too vulgar to give these things away.

"Why don't you write a letter to him?"

Thinking of this, Chen Qi's eyes brightened.

This can not only set off the friendship between the two, but also reflect the preciousness of the gift. The most important thing is that it does not need to spend too much money.

The more Chen Qi thought about it, the more he felt that this was a good idea, and without any hesitation, he went to the Mobao Pavilion to buy a piece of high-quality rice paper and frame it.

Don't ask why you just bought one, it's just that you are too poor.

A piece of high-quality rice paper costs a few pennies at least, but it can be worth a hundred sheets of ordinary paper.

If it weren't for the height of his calligraphy, Chen Qi would not be willing to spend so much money on rice paper.

Mobao Pavilion is located in Xuanyangfang, East City, Chang’an City. This square is mostly a place where literati hang out, and the streets along the way are mostly selling the Four Treasures of the Study, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc.

Here you can also see many scholars who live on the streets, sell calligraphy and paintings, and write letters for a living.

Most of them are scholars from all over the Tang Dynasty, and they stayed in Chang'an City in order to wait for the opening of the imperial examination in the coming year.

Of course, it would be great if there is a big man who has the insight to recognize the talents, and Bole finds the Maxima and directly recommends them to be officials.

It's a pity that there are so many Bole and Maxima in the world, and they all make a living selling calligraphy and painting and writing letters. If you say you are a talent, someone has to believe it!

"Sincere benefit twelve pens and six hundred coins, I don't know how the young master will pay?"