Pei Ziyun narrowed his eyes, reviewed his steps, and thought to himself: "This is to attract people's hearts."
"However, the cultural banquet is held once every three years. Normally, this Yue Juren does not build roads and test porridge. It is not a taboo. It seems that it is just for forming a good relationship and for raising the reputation of his children."
The three of them were chatting. They went down the stairs and out of the private room. The downstairs was even more lively with people coming and going. Pei Ziyun was about to ask about Ma Ji.
Why does it seem that there is a conflict when Ma Ji takes the imperial examination a few years later
At this moment, he suddenly heard a noise. Pei Ziyun couldn't help but frowned. When he came back to his senses, he saw a Taoist sitting at the wine table. The Taoist was wearing a washed and faded Taoist robe. There were several bowls on it, all of which were already eaten. In the empty space, this man was still drinking from a jug of wine. A waiter scolded this man: "You man, you just ordered a table of good wine and good meat. I will tell you nicely, you If you say you don't have a point, just let me beat you out - we at Hujing Tower are all about reputation, how can we beat people casually?"
"You seem to be in good shape. It's not difficult to go out and work hard to earn some money to live on. Why do you want to be lazy and lazy?"
The scholars came downstairs, thinking that something was going on, but it turned out that this Taoist wanted to eat the king's meal, but the waiter said it, but the waiter was quite polite and didn't do anything.
Pei Ziyun looked at the Taoist and saw that there was a lot of dirt and tatters on the Taoist's body. The bowls of good meat on the table were all eaten clean. He couldn't help but think of the novel Stranger Game Feng Chen in his previous life, and he moved up to it.
I saw this Taoist ignoring the waiter's words, scratching his ears and picking out earwax. This left the waiter at his wits' end and was thinking about telling the shopkeeper. At this time, everyone saw a scholar coming to the table and asked: "This guy, this Taoist How much did it cost? I just paid it."
When the waiter saw someone coming to pay, he was just happy and counted: "This guy ate a bowl of braised tripe, a bowl of steamed hairy crabs, a portion of Shiquan Dabu Chicken, a portion of black-bone chicken porridge, and several large bowls of mutton. , three pots of old wine, together with one tael of silver."
"One tael of silver?" Pei Ziyun felt a little sad when he heard this number. Silver is precious in this world, so save a few taels of silver. In the countryside, it is a yearly expense for each household. He gritted his teeth and took out a tael of silver. In the past, this Taoist was eating the Overlord's meal, but he didn't expect a scholar to pay the bill. He couldn't help but be a little surprised. The three people traveling with him were also surprised, and they didn't know why.
At this time, the third floor was still being cleaned up, and there was no sound from the fourth floor above. Zhang Jieyu went up and saw two people guarding the stairs. When he saw him coming, he lowered his hands and stood sideways to make way.
Zhang Jieyu arrived at the fourth floor and saw the door between the red lacquer pillars, half open, with a screen and bookshelf faintly visible. At this moment, he heard Yue Qiushan's voice inside: "Are you my nephew? Come in and talk!"
"Here we come!" Zhang Jieyu responded, came in and bowed his head. As expected, it was Yue Qiushan sitting on the carved Taishi chair. Not far away, there was a man sitting on the small table. He looked to be no more than forty years old. He was wearing a green cedar dress and had sculpted eyebrows and phoenix eyes. He was very handsome. Elegant, full of bookishness, but with a hint of drunkenness, I couldn't help but smile.
So he bowed his head and said, "Uncle, Mr. Li."
Mr. Li smiled and nodded. He seemed to be a person of some status. He was copying poems, writing lists, and arranging them in order. He handed over one copy and said with a smile: "Brother, this is a literary banquet." , I am afraid that all the talented students in the house this year will be here!"
Zhang Jieyu was about to ask when he heard Yue Qiu Shan take a look and order: "Wen Jing, there are people with good family backgrounds, grand ancestors, and those who have been favored by the dragon's energy for a long time. They cannot be moved and are deleted from the list." "
"yes!"
Li Wenjing seemed to be well prepared and immediately took down a piece of paper. Yue Qiushan's brows moved slightly, and after pondering for a while, he continued: "It's too famous, so just delete it, otherwise it will attract attention."
Speaking of this, he sighed: "After all, our holy sect is not those casual cultivators. Only those casual cultivators can find some private disciples to pass on. Now which sect is not looking for disciples with spiritual benefits among young scholars?"
"It's just that this move has violated the taboo of the dragon spirit. Therefore, if the ancestor's virtue is grand and he has been favored by the dragon spirit early, he will not be able to get it. And if the reputation is too big and attracts too much attention, he will not be able to get it."
"Those hanging-tailed children have limited spiritual intelligence and are of little use, so they shouldn't take it."
"Other than these people, we will choose the top ten in the middle. But we are not completely sure yet. We will wait for the government to test it out and then choose among the talents."
Zhang Jieyu knew that these words were actually for him, and he had basically selected the candidate for entry. At this time, he followed the rules of the sect and paid his respects: "Master!"
Yue Qiu Shan said: "These people, it is up to you, our future senior brother, to lead them into our door."
"In the future, you will have to preside over these things sooner or later. Don't think it's a waste. The Holy Sect is of course not a mountain of gold or silver. We should try to use Taoism as little as possible between counties and governments to avoid violating the taboos of heaven and dragon energy. But after all, we are not ordinary people, and our industry is still It’s relatively easy, so you don’t have to worry about the expense of this banquet.”
"As soon as you enter the Holy Sect, or any Taoist sect, your fame will be limited to being an official, and you will not be an official. You must understand and remember this." After saying that, Yue Qiushan drank tea without saying a word.
I don't know when the wind started to blow outside. It was originally a sunny day, but now the clouds were very low, covering the building in darkness. The wind chimes under the eaves jingled. Zhang Jieyu said quickly: "Of course I know this. After becoming an official , the Dragon Qi will destroy the Dao foundation, and naturally you will not be able to cultivate to immortality."
Li Wenjing was checking the list, and then he smiled and joked: "It's good that you know, but if you become a true king, maybe it will be okay. In world affairs and human relationships, it is easy to be complaisant, but difficult to disagree. That's generally the case. !”
Zhang Jieyu smiled bitterly: "Uncle, don't make this joke on me."
This Li Wenjing loves wine and sex, and is not good at Taoism. However, he is smart and capable, and he controls all the worldly industries. His status is really not low. Zhang Jieyu smiled, paused, and asked again: "Is there anyone on the list?" That Pei Ziyun? I think his poetry is pretty good, but he's not a fan of Long Qi."
Yue Qiushan's eyes jumped, he lowered his eyelids and took a sip of tea, and said: "I was about to talk about this person. My holy sect has the Xiao Dunjia Observation Technique, which can see people's fortunes and destiny. You can see this, I guess. It’s a bit heated.”
"People's destiny has fixed numbers and variables. You can neither be greedy nor wait. Pei Ziyun's appearance and temperament are not very outstanding. Judging from the appearance, he has only a small amount of ancestral virtue and a small fortune. It is good to be a scholar, and he is not I can win this year.”
"But this person's humanistic spirit is still being nurtured, and a faint light shines directly from the top. It is because he has read deeply and understands the truth." At this point, Yue Qiushan also had doubts: "It seems that the writing and knowledge have become mature, at least This is true for this government examination, it is very likely that writing will change your fate."
"You also know that most of these visionary methods are vague. In this world, things and desires are obstacles, and we must overcome them. How easy is it?" After saying this, Yue Qiushan couldn't help but laugh, and said with guidance: "For people like this, you can give it a try, but you don't have to be persistent."
Zhang Jieyu thought thoughtfully: "Master is saying that there are many variables in this kind of people, which may not be beneficial to the master, so there is no need to be persistent?"
"Your understanding is correct. In the early years, the masters would take it. Now, we have put on shoes and stepped ashore. People with many variables like this have to be slow."
Zhang Jieyu realized: "I understand."
… …
The four of them returned to the inn and said goodbye to each other.
Pei Ziyun was a little drunk. It turned out that at the banquet, the three of them saw that Pei Ziyun came third and defeated the taunting people. They were so proud and happy that they drank a lot of wine from Pei Ziyun. The wine had great stamina. They didn't realize that at this moment. After half an hour, I returned to the room and drank some wine.
The waiter boiled a large bucket of hot water and sent it to the room. After washing it, he rested on the bed for a while, thinking: "Finally I can have some free time!"
It turned out that when I met the Taoist and paid the money, I remembered that I still had Taoism in my previous life. I always felt that it was strange that I often forgot this, so I wanted to rush back to practice, but I was pulled by three people and refused to let anyone walk alone. The three of them were all a little drunk and drank too much, so it took them a while to return to the room.
At this time, I saw that the drunkenness had dissipated a lot. Although drinking was not suitable for practicing martial arts, it was okay to try it. I immediately took stock of the memory of the original owner and thought to myself: "The original owner lost the opportunity with Zhao Ning in his previous life, but there is a chance after all. I got the notebook of a casual cultivator, but it is something I can rely on, and I got the Dharma in my dream."
"Although this sutra drawing is superficial, it is most practical. Anyone with some spiritual wisdom can immediately get inspiration. It is most efficacious. It can also complete the foundation laying step by step, but the speed is slower. The original owner later entered the Songyun Gate and presented it. The evaluation is that it is an authentic foundation method, and it also has some merits for entering Taoism."
"I'll try it with this."
At that moment, Pei Ziyun sat up in the cross-legged position and practiced according to the Tao method. He only saw that he was reciting the determination and started to perform the exercises. The original master obtained the Tao method in just three moments. Now he thinks it is easy to practice.
After a long time and finding nothing, Pei Ziyun was wearing a piece of underwear and looking at the window. He took out a book and read it, but he was not interested. He just frowned and thought, wondering in his heart: "This method can be used by ordinary people." You can practice with a little spiritual awareness, but the advancement is too slow. Why can't I do it? I also got it in three moments in my previous life, but I have gained nothing in this life. Could it be that this body is gone if it has a different soul?"
Just as he was wondering, he saw the plum blossoms between his brows light up, and a message penetrated through him. Pei Ziyun immediately understood the reason: "This body, the original owner's spiritual root is gone - Xie Zhenjun's restriction is too cruel. In order to prevent the original owner from practicing Taoism to get out of trouble, the attached spirit Deprived of all roots.”
"Back to the present, although I have obtained plum blossoms, my body has lost its spiritual roots and I must find new spiritual roots."
"Therefore, it is useless to practice now, so I have forgotten it intentionally or unintentionally these past few days."
"If you want to practice cultivation, you have to find a sustenance from a cultivator to make up for it. This sustenance implies the spiritual root of the cultivator, even a trace of it will do!"
Thinking about this, a small white plum appeared in front of me, and quickly enlarged into a translucent information frame, floating in the field of vision with a faint sense of light, and the task appeared.
"Mission 1: Rescue Ye Su'er (Completed)"
"Task 2: Examine the Scholars (Unfinished)"
"Task 3: Obtain the sustenance of the monks (unfinished)"
Taking a closer look, it was the content of the message. Unexpectedly, this exploration had created a new task. Pei Ziyun was a little confused and didn't know how to start. He was not a cultivator now, so how could he get in touch with the cultivators, and how could he obtain the things he had entrusted to him
Pei Ziyun lay on the bed, lying on his back, thinking deeply for a long time before he said: "I don't care, the government examination is about to take place. I'll pass the examination first and then talk about it."
(End of chapter)