As he spoke, Pei Ziyun threw out a piece of silver, with a thin white background and snow frost on the edge. It was a serious official silver, enough for one tael. The waiter was shocked: "Sir, I can give you a hundred cents for this dish. Why do you need so much?" Silver? The master is not here in the shop now, and the clips and scissors are not working, so I’m afraid I won’t be able to find it.”
"You do something for me, and I'll reward you!" Pei Ziyun said. Seeing the clerk's confusion, he smiled lightly: "I won't hurt you. Just collect these letters and hide them."
"When I meet someone, I yell and tell them that I have sent a few letters. I even sent one to you. If there is anything, I will send it to the Academic Affairs Office."
"Just yell!"
"When someone asks, just take out one."
The clerk was twenty years old. He looked pretty and smart under the candlelight. Hearing what Pei Ziyun said, he was stunned for a long time. Then he understood and said: "Sir, I understand. Don't worry, I will definitely shout this out and let everyone know. "
Pei Ziyun listened without saying a word, and the man turned around and left, wolfed down his food, touched his arms again, took out the formula and started reading.
I saw that they were human-shaped, bear-shaped, monkey-shaped, or tiger-leopard-shaped, with pronunciation annotations and movements. There were a total of eighteen figures, connected one after another and in their own order.
Seeing this formula, Pei Ziyun was overjoyed: "It turns out to be a show of hundreds of beasts. Although the name is not good, it is the foundation for entry. No wonder this formula can be used to keep fit even if you cannot enter Taoism. It is suitable for me at this time."
Just as he was about to take a closer look, he heard a knock on the door. When he opened the door, the waiter brought hot water to him.
In two quarters of an hour, Pei Ziyun cleaned himself up and fell into a deep sleep from exhaustion.
At night, Pei Ziyun was the only one left in the prison. The senior brother was surprised, does this person have such perseverance? Or if the person is physically disabled, he or she will be put into the cell to have a look.
When the monk touched it, he saw that the man turned into pieces of paper. He was immediately shocked: "No, senior brother, this man has escaped."
All the monks were shocked. Only the eldest brother gritted his teeth and watched as he picked up the paper man. He was shocked and angry: "This thief is already a member of the immortal sect and knows magic."
At this time, Zhang Jieyu entered the cage upon hearing the sound, his clothes intact, his demeanor intact, and no damage at all.
Senior brother and many monks saw Zhang Jieyu and quickly saluted and called him: "Young Master!"
The senior brother took another step forward and said this. Zhang Jieyu listened to this. Under the firelight, the light and darkness changed, his face was uncertain, and he said for a long time: "Pei Ziyun has no Taoism, that's for sure, this paper man... I’m afraid that other immortal sects may interfere.”
"What should we do?" The senior brother was a little uneasy.
"Humph, since it is an immortal sect, it will be easier to handle, and we will not reveal our secrets." Zhang Jieyu thought for a long time and said, "Tomorrow morning, let the student write an oath and let him go."
"yes!"
… …
Shunfeng Guandao Inn
In the morning, there was a rush of footsteps below, and someone came back. The waiter hurriedly greeted him, but he saw a group of students, disheveled, and all of them pale or livid. The boss thought to himself: "Humph, we haven't returned home all night. These children are said to be scholars, but they are all A bunch of flowers."
But with a smile on his face, he brought food and water.
At this moment, the young clerk, Mr. Shen, shouted towards the stairs: "Sir, all the letters you ordered have been delivered."
When the students looked at it, their eyes widened, but it was Pei Ziyun who had disappeared last night. He was sleeping comfortably, dressed cleanly, and looked cool and calm.
"That's right, give me a reward and serve me some more food." Pei Ziyun sat on the stool, took a sip of tea, and seemed to see the students: "It turns out it's you, I guess you had a good time yesterday."
Everyone was speechless, their eyes were in a daze, some were ashamed, and some were even more hostile.
Pei Ziyun understands their mood. Everyone has fallen into the trap, except you. It’s not just the monk who hates you, but also yourself.
Tang Zhen's lips were trembling as he stepped forward, seemingly spending a lot of effort: "What letter?"
"The life-saving letter, if something happens to me, will be delivered to all the important people within three days." Pei Ziyun said in a low voice, then laughed: "Man, the food hasn't been served yet."
Tang Zhen understood, his face showed a little more color and a little more admiration: "Brother Pei, I am not as good as you!"
As he pulled the people up the stairs, they murmured secretly. The people's steps, which had been staggering, gradually became steady. They must have known that Pei Ziyun would not tell the truth.
Pei Ziyun also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. When he saw the food coming, he began to use it. Suddenly he heard a table carrying Yinlong Temple, and he listened with pointed ears.
"I heard today that Zhang Jieyu, a well-known talent in the city, was playing in Yinlong Temple the day before yesterday. He went for an outing in the mountain stream outside the temple and suffered injuries all over his body."
"Really? Have you heard about it too? I heard that there were two people who fell together. Both of them were injured at the moment. Thanks to the help of the senior brother of Yinlong Temple, I heard that they also suffered scars all over their bodies. Hey , is also jealous of talented people."
Hearing these words, Pei Ziyun felt relieved: "Humph, this jade jade reacts so quickly. The Yinlong Temple is quite powerful. It is doing such a thing in this city, but we should be safe for the time being."
"Then we'll wait until the results are released."
After a few days of nothing, the students didn't go out. The day for the results was coming soon. No matter how thoughtful the students at the inn were, they were all looking forward to it, and the shopkeeper had prepared firecrackers early.
Early that morning, Tang Zhen got up early and knocked on the door of Pei Ziyun's room. He couldn't sleep, so he pulled Pei Ziyun up and waited for the results to be opened.
When Pei Ziyun saw Tang Zhen like this, he couldn't help but smile: "Brother Tang, you spent the past two days drinking and drinking without calling me, but today you come to bother me when you can't sleep."
In this world, there are students who go to see the rankings, but they think they have hope of winning the rankings, so they get up early, tidy up their clothes, change their coins and wait in the inn. This is a matter of manners.
I saw that Tang Zhen had also regained his composure, with only a hint of worry on his face, sipping tea gently and chatting with Pei Ziyun.
Seeing that he could still be like this after such a thing, Pei Ziyun secretly admired him in his heart.
It's just that the few students around were not like this. They didn't dare to look directly at them. At the next table further away, they were Shusheng Wang and Shusheng Li. They were sitting next to each other. Tang Zhen didn't say hello, and neither did these two people. He was drinking tea on the table and seemed to be in a bad state.
Pei Ziyun didn't say much. He only heard the sound of gongs and drums in the street. It turned out that the results had been announced, and it was the government officials who were delivering the good news.
Wang Shusheng and Li Shusheng opened their eyes nervously at this moment, but as the yamen servant announced the good news, one person reported his name to the other, and they were still eager at first, but their expressions gradually turned pale.
"Congratulations to Mr. Tang Zhentang of Jiangping County. He is now the academic master of Dong'an Prefecture. He has been selected as the thirteenth scholar in the Dong'an Prefectural Academy examination. He is a student of Jiangping County. There will be good news in the future..."
At this time, I heard the good news coming from outside the inn, and saw a bunch of government servants walking in from outside the door, shouting, and looking for people according to the portrait. When they saw Tang Zhen himself, they came forward to present the good news. I was so excited that I took out the copper coins I had prepared as a reward.
At this time, another good news came: "Congratulations to Mr. Pei Ziyun of Jiangping County. He is now the academic scholar of Dong'an Prefecture. He has won the tenth scholar in the Dong'an Prefecture Examination. He is a junior student in Jiangping County. He will win the provincial examination consecutively and will surely get good news frequently in the future. …”
At this time, Scholar Wang Li's face was ashen. Scholar Wang stared at Tang Zhen and Pei Ziyun fiercely: "These two people must have a relationship and must have got the news, so they refuse to go with us."
Although Li Shusheng was a little shaken, he did not lose his composure. He looked at the somewhat crazy student named Wang and sighed in his heart. He knew that there was no hope of becoming a scholar this year, so he sighed deeply: "Brother Wang, neither you nor I have been chosen to be a scholar. Depressed, but don’t lose your composure, many people are watching!”
He raised his head and glanced at the two people who were crowded by the crowd, then asked the waiter to take a bottle of wine and drank it sadly.
Tang Zhen and Pei Ziyun looked at each other and bowed at the same time: "Congratulations, congratulations."
It's just that Pei Ziyun's smile was light, but Tang Zhen was a little more bitter.
This is a scholar who has officially become a "scholar" of the empire. He has the right to hang a sword, the right to travel, the right to be exempted from kneeling, and even be exempted from certain taxes. From then on, he will be protected by the dragon spirit of the country. It is gratifying, but he won Being trapped and ambushed by others will naturally make you feel bitter.
Another civil servant shouted: "Mr. Pei, Mr. Tang, according to etiquette, you have to pay homage to the prefect and all the teachers."
Pei Ziyun took out a small piece of broken silver and smiled: "That's how it should be, that's what it should be. Please allow me to take a bath so that I can meet you all."
"It's like this." The official accepted it and was satisfied. He said that there was no need to remind him, it was just like this if he followed the rules, but he could get a reward, so why not do it
With the crackling of firecrackers, the new students in the city who were selected as scholars gradually gathered together and walked together towards the prefect's Yamen. This was the rule.
A restaurant·third floor
Zhang Jieyu also put on new clothes. At this time, someone said: "I'm sure Pei Ziyun still doesn't have Taoism in him. He has already set out among the students."
The senior brother stamped his staff and said, "This guy knows the inside story of our Yinlong Temple. Do you want to deal with it? Otherwise, I'm afraid it will ruin this important matter for us."
Zhang Jieyu pondered for a moment, threw away the letter in his hand, and smiled coldly: "You are trying to be mysterious, do you really think this letter can stop us?"
"If it weren't for the Songyun Sect behind you, no matter how many secrets you have, as long as you spend your energy on calculations, you can always find it and kill him when the time comes."
"But now, since this person has the protection of Songyun Sect, I am afraid he is also a selected candidate disciple, and this person has already been selected as a scholar, and he seems to be sensible, so there is no need to break the rules, but if he is not knowledgeable, even if he is a member of the Immortal Sect, He will also be killed.”
Then he asked, "How are you doing with what I arranged for you to do?"
Seeing the senior brother come forward and start talking in detail, Zhang Jieyu nodded while listening, and later said: "I also want to join the student team to meet the teacher."
"You guys work hard and don't ruin this matter. This matter is more important than Yinlong Temple."
"If something goes wrong again, it will be difficult for me to stand up to Master and take responsibility for you."
This was said lightly, but the great monk was shocked and said quickly: "I don't dare, I don't dare!"
(End of chapter)