early morning
Zhang Jieyu and Yue Qiushan were sitting on the same floor. There was a stone table in front of them. The stone table was only one and a half feet high. On the stone table was a jade plate with a jade pot and There were several teacups, and there were a few futons on the side. The two of them occupied two.
The morning sun had just emerged, and Zhang Jieyu was seen sitting quietly, as if silently using his spiritual wisdom and comprehending the truth. At this time, there was a trace of Qi, as if a trace of white energy had been added to his body.
Yue Qiushan was drinking tea when he saw that his disciple had a trace of white air on his body. This was the air of a scholar. He couldn't help but sigh: "This kind of luck is really profound and profound. I just thought about your imperial examination this time. I didn't expect to see you there." The result is really a great kindness!”
"With this fame, a lot of human calamities can be resolved."
This piece of jade seemed to be silently transporting the spiritual wisdom to the key point, closing the six senses, so it did not hear a trace of the purple energy of the early morning. It was swallowing and puffing the moment it appeared, but it was gone after three mouthfuls.
At this time, Yue Qiushan picked up the jade pot and poured a cup. What came out of the pot was red tea with a slight fragrance. Zhang Jieyu also opened his eyes, raised his eyebrows, and smelled the strange fragrance.
Yue Qiushan smiled: "Jieyu, come and sit."
Zhang Jieyu took the tea, drank it and said, "It's really refreshing."
"Couple of wealth and land, the ancients are honest and can't be deceived by me." Yue Qiushan sighed: "Your reputation as a scholar has just been lost."
"Wealth is the most important word in the world." Yue Qiushan sighed: "Look at this hanging curtain, this wooden table, the copper stove, the screen, the kneeling mat, the futon, and the tea you just drank. Are they not wealth?"
"Speaking of this place, even though Dongtian is said to have passed away, Qianji Mountain of the Qixuan Sect, Xiping Mountain of the Ji Zhen Sect, and Qingbao Mountain of the Yuanji Sect, which one is not a famous mountain? Is it not in the world?"
"There is a cave only where there are mountains."
"As for the Blessed Land, even the Dongyuan Mountain of Benmen is also a mountain - so immortals are also mountain people!"
"It's just that this mountain needs to have spiritual veins, so the world is so big that there are not even a hundred."
"If there is a mountain in the world, you can't claim it as king. You have to be canonized and recognized by the master to avoid trouble. Do you know that if there is no such spiritual mountain, you will be a casual cultivator and you can only become a ghost or immortal?"
"This disciple certainly knows that there are five levels of immortals: ghost immortals, human immortals, earth immortals, divine immortals, and heavenly immortals. If you practice casual cultivation, even if a living person has cultivated the five qi, he will only live a hundred and twenty years. After death, he will only become a ghost immortal. ." Zhang Jieyu's handsome face was a little pale, and he sighed: "The classic says: If the ascetic is not in the right place, like planting grains between sand and gravel, he will not be able to succeed. Even if he has the bones to ascend, he should be in the blessed land of Lingxu. , and can change later. Although accumulated virtue is regarded as land, and accumulated merit is regarded as wings, if it is not in its proper place, and the devil destroys its merits, there is no way to achieve the goal."
"Only when there is a blessed land, there are earthly immortals, and when there is a cave, there are heavenly immortals. This theory means that no matter how much immortal bones there are, if there is no blessed land, they will not be earthly immortals. And our sect has a blessed land, and there are earthly immortals."
"But why did the master come so early in the morning? The disciple guessed that the master must not have said these things."
Yue Qiu Shan laughed loudly and said: "I have thirteen people under my sect, and I like you the most. You are young and wise, and you are very popular with me. Before I said anything, you guessed my purpose. Of course you are." in this way."
"The number of places in the Blessed Land is limited. I hope you can be promoted to the direct lineage and become an Earth Immortal. Otherwise, you will be able to obtain magic skills and be nothing more than a ghost. If you want to become an Earth Immortal, you have to stand out."
"There is something you need to do now. If you finish it, you will be able to show it in the teacher's sect."
"Yes, thank you Master for your cultivation. I guess the list of new disciples has been decided?"
"The scholar has decided, and they have also decided. You see, this is the list. Invite according to the people on the list. There is our outer gate at Yinlong Temple outside the city. When the time comes, you can take them there, and what? After you surrender them, Master will look at your methods and test you."
"You must know that unless you become a true king, no one can escape from the world. The outer disciples and inner disciples are both the wings of our sect and should not be underestimated."
"Yes, disciple understands that without the outer and inner gates, even if there is a paradise in the cave, we cannot keep it!" Zhang Jieyu said in response.
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Shunfeng Guandao Inn
Pei Ziyun had had breakfast and was reading in his room. At this time, his spiritual roots were not strong, he couldn't practice Dharma, and he had nothing else to do, so he was reading articles in his room.
"I carefully calculated that in this exam, there are no errors or omissions in the essays, strategies, poems and poems, and there are no sacred taboos. I think that I am not among the top three in the first class, but I am definitely in the top of the second class."
"It's just that I'm still a little uneasy. I don't know why?" Pei Ziyun thought of the old mother in Woniu Village and Ye Su'er in Peach Blossom Garden. For a moment, he felt his mind was in turmoil and couldn't calm down. He turned around a few times and glanced at the silent writing. After reading the examination article, I suddenly let out a long breath, as if I was overwhelmed with emotion, and understood.
"So it turns out that I have acquired the literary talent of an old scholar. This person's literary talent is naturally good, but if he fails to succeed for a long time, he has a sense of resentment that he has not been recognized for his talent."
"I also brought it out in my pen. The great Xu Dingli is like a newborn. I'm afraid this is a taboo - no matter how good the article is, it's a matter of two or three."
At this time, someone knocked on the door.
"Hey, it turns out to be Brother Tang!" The visitor was Tang Zhen, who was always elegant and elegant. He smiled at this time and said, "Brother Pei, you have rested for two days. You still have to go out for a walk today."
After taking the invitation, Pei Ziyun opened it and saw that the cover of the invitation had fine lines and there were several big Chinese characters like "Chinese Dragon and Phoenix" on it. It was an invitation from a poetry club to a poetry meeting, and the venue was set to be Wangjiang. Building, not far from the inn, Pei Ziyun thought for a while, his mind was in turmoil at this time, he couldn't read the article, and he couldn't be too unreasonable, so he said: "Of course."
Ask the waiter to bring hot water to wash up, and put on washed clothes.
Within a quarter of an hour, we walked along the avenue from the inn to Wangjiang Tower. Looking from a distance, we could see a tall building standing on the side of the river. It had five floors and was tiled with glazed tiles. As we got closer, we saw a big river looking directly at the river. The river flows by the side of the building, and there are some small boats swimming on it.
"Wangjiang Tower and Hujing Tower are two riverside restaurants, but Hujing Tower is newer." When I arrived at the door of Wangjiang Tower, I saw a student at the door, wearing a long white gown and a belt embroidered with gold thread. Holding a folding fan in his hand, he was welcoming.
Before he arrived, he saw that the student had already come to greet him, "It turns out that Brother Pei is here. Welcome. I still remember that at the boss's humanities banquet, my brother's poems were full of charm, so I invited Brother Pei. I hope Brother Pei doesn't want to." I'm surprised, I think I'm being rude."
After the scholar finished speaking, he led Pei Ziyun up the stairs to the top of the building. Pei Ziyun couldn't help but be open-minded. He saw a great view from a high place. The scenery was just right. The river was rushing all the way. He couldn't see the end in front of him, and he couldn't see the end behind him. He disappeared into the vast water and sky. In the midst of it, I couldn't help but think of an ancient poem from my previous life. It was exactly the same as this scene, and I couldn't help but chant: "I don't see the ancients in front of me, and I don't see the coming ones in the future. I look at the leisurely sky and the earth."
But when it came to the last sentence, I felt too sad and couldn't cope with the situation, so I stopped quickly.
The last sentence of this article, "I am alone but shed tears" is the most important turning point in this article. It refers to the fact that I have not been recognized for my talent. I am young and the government examination has not yet started. How can I feel sad that my talent is not recognized? I have to stop and pretend to be poetic. Whispering to himself: "I'm done with the poetry. I'll just finish the last sentence later."
"Okay, it's a really good poem. It's just that the last line is missing. It's a pity." Pei Ziyun heard a voice and looked back. He saw a person standing up with a flask, pouring a glass of wine and bringing it over. It was Zhang Jieyu.
Zhang Jieyu is dressed in a green shirt, with a crimson belt tied around her waist, and her boots are half-worn. They are not considered extravagant, but they look forward to the brilliance of the jade trees in the wind, which makes people forget the customs at first sight.
Pei Ziyun's eyes were complicated, and he couldn't help but think to himself: "He is so cool and unrestrained, who would have thought that he is a disciple of the Holy Prison Sect, who follows the Tao with love and does not care about human relations."
"After hearing the three sentences that Brother Pei just said, I really think they are very charming, but Brother Pei has lost his poetry. I toast three glasses to help Brother Pei's poetry." Zhang Jieyu smiled with great magnanimity.
"good"
I just heard the scholars around me shouting "Hello".
I just saw the owner of the poetry club leading a young man upstairs. He looked familiar at first sight. The students around him didn't pay attention, and they were all reciting poems around each other. Suddenly, they heard that the young man was chanting a poem. They only listened to the first sentence and felt that Well, I smiled dumbly, and then I was a little surprised when I heard the second sentence. When I heard the third sentence, "Looking at the leisurely sky and earth," I couldn't help but feel hearty and majestic. It was just that the last sentence was missing. At this moment, I saw Zhang Jieyu in front of me. Go to add to the fun and everyone will applaud.
In the memory of the past life, this jade jade did not regard the original owner as an enemy at all, but there were some small frictions. A random mistake made the original owner waste several years. He could not vent at this moment, so he had to take the wine and drank three glasses in a row. The wine was a bit It was bitter, but I had to swallow it.
After walking a few steps, I made up my mind not to say anything, so I pretended that my interest in poetry was exhausted, sighed and smiled bitterly: "I have indeed exhausted my poetry today, and I can't do it anymore."
Zhang Jieyu had no choice but to sit down without any further persuasion.
A student sighed: "This is a majestic article, but the last sentence is missing. It is really a pity. Wouldn't it be better if Brother Pei left the calligraphy treasure in this restaurant and added to it one day to create another good story?"
At this time, the shopkeeper came up with snacks, and a waiter came up with pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
What a coincidence. The shopkeeper arrived just as soon as he was told, and he also brought a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, which was really great. The student went up and started grinding the ink with the pen, ink, paper and inkstone in the hands of the shopkeeper.
Seeing this, Pei Ziyun couldn't help but refuse, so he stepped forward, took a pen, and started writing.
After a while, all three sentences were written on the paper. At this time, the shopkeeper also came over and read: "I will never see the ancients in front of me, and I will never see the coming ones in the future. Looking at the leisurely journey of heaven and earth..."
After reading all the way, I couldn't help but feel regretful. Seeing that there was no name, I asked: "But please leave the name of the poem. I will frame the poem and hang it here, so that when the master comes to come up with the next sentence, I will Just complete it, but I think it can be circulated with only three sentences."
Pei Ziyun couldn't help but smile. This poem has been passed down through the ages on earth, but in the end it really didn't suit the occasion, so he stopped writing it. He picked up the pen and said: "Since I wrote it on Wangjiang Tower, I named it "" Wangjiang Tower"" Then he went up with his name.
At this time, there was a commotion downstairs, and a Taoist came up. Seeing the wine and meat on the table, he wanted to get the wine and meat.
The shopkeeper was originally thinking about this poem, but when he saw the sloppy Taoist in front of him, he couldn't help but get angry. Where did this sloppy Taoist come from? How dare he come to the restaurant to cause trouble
When Pei Ziyun saw this Taoist, he felt that he looked familiar. A student said, "You are a sloppy Taoist. Why do you only know how to eat and drink and eat meat and wine? Isn't it ruining the monk's practice?"
I just heard this Taoist take a pot of wine and pour it down, saying: "Don't you hear the wine and meat passing through the intestines, and the Tao remains in the heart."
The student was furious after hearing this: "You are so unreasonable and talk nonsense. You are so drunk with meat and wine. Why do you need to follow the rules and regulations?"
The shopkeeper looked at this man and shouted: "Man, why don't you push this guy down and send him to the official?"
Listening to this sentence, Pei Ziyun's heart moved: "Just give him some food and wine to let him go down. Why hurt the harmony of today's poetry meeting?"
The shopkeeper listened to Pei Ziyun's words and said with a smile: "Since Mr. Pei is interceding, it's okay to treat this man to a table with food and wine, but not here."
After speaking, he ordered: "Give this man some food and wine, go down and use it!"
Seeing this, the Taoist smiled and said, "Woe to you all, woe to you for not knowing it."
After saying that, he smiled long and loudly. Pei Ziyun was slightly surprised at this strange state of mind. He glanced at Zhang Jieyu and saw that he was calm and silent.
"Others don't know, but I know that Zhang Jieyu is a disciple of the Holy Prison Sect. If this guy is pretending to be a ghost, how can he be tolerated?"
"With this situation, I'm afraid there's something fishy about this Taoist, and there's something fishy about this trip too!"
(End of chapter)