night
Pei Ziyun, who had just crawled out of the river, shivered when the wind blew. Looking back, he saw a painted boat in the river, lanterns hanging on the boat, and the sound of music.
Pei Ziyun pressed his sword, water was still dripping from his trousers, and he felt his wet underwear clinging to his skin, making him feel breathless. He immediately walked along the ground with one foot high and one foot low.
There is a temple not far away, with a small hall, a shrine inside, and a statue of a god that was blackened by smoke. I don't know which god it is.
The gods of this world exist. Although they are not visible, no one dares to despise them. Pei Ziyun went in and saw fire folds and long incense on the side of the incense table. He lit them, put his hands into the stove, nodded, took a step back, and made Yi, this is considered a ceremony.
Seeing the firewood in the corner, he smiled and said, "It must have been done by the temple guardian."
Troubled times are also disasters for the gods, and many small temples have been abandoned. Now that Daxu has disappeared, the war has subsided, and it has gradually recovered.
Not to mention this, after a while, Pei Ziyun lit a bonfire, the fire crackled, and just crawled out of the water. He felt comfortable with the warmth. There was no one in the temple, so he took off all his clothes and put them on the bonfire to bake. I was wearing only my underwear. The wind was a bit cold at night, so I had to lean against the bonfire. The warm firelight immediately shone on my body. My whole body felt warm. I rubbed my hands, my face looked a little bad, and I was thinking.
After wiping out the Heifeng Village, he carefully looked through the book of casual cultivators and pieced it together based on the memory of the original owner. Pei Ziyun had a deeper understanding of Zhang Jieyu or the Taoist sect's ecology.
"Zhang Jieyu must be the core disciple trained by the Holy Prison Sect."
"I heard about it in my previous life, but my real contact was when I entered the Songyun Gate. There was a mission from above, asking people to cooperate with the government to round up this person."
"But this man was cunning and insidious. He escaped many times and returned without success. Instead, this piece of jade made him famous and accomplished many great things. He can be called a hero for a while."
"Due to his repeated meritorious service, he was passed down from the Hell Sect and was included in the Earth Immortal Training List. Later, I heard that the original owner was not able to contact him. This person was killed eleven years later. The inside story is unknown."
The water on his clothes and Pei Ziyun's hair gradually dried with the warmth of the bonfire. Pei Ziyun picked up a few firewood from the ground and stuffed them into the bonfire to make the bonfire even more prosperous.
In his previous life, he had not had many entanglements with the Prison Saint Sect. In this life, he was just trying to be a scholar. Someone saved him, and he surrounded and killed the Black Wind Thief, but he was not tolerated by this jade.
I thought it was none of my business and I didn't need to worry about it, but now it seems that it must be resolved.
It's just that although the Holy Prison Gate has a history of only two hundred years and was only established in the previous dynasty, Chen Dynasty, it has laid a solid foundation. If nothing else, it is quite powerful in the counties and counties. After hearing about it just now, Hua Fang can also understand that although some statuses Officials who were low-ranking but had real power were attracted to form a considerable force.
If this force is really activated, it will be impossible for him to resist it at present.
Pei Ziyun held his sword in his hand and stood up on the side of the bonfire. He felt upset in his heart and suppressed it. He just thought carefully: "No matter what, let's solve this Luhe meeting first."
"I have eavesdropped on the plan. It can be said that the plan is completely based on my undefended situation. At that time, as long as I am careful not to drink the drug-laced wine, I can destroy the plan - these people don't dare to be crazy, everyone They all used drugs to create a big event that shocked the entire county and province."
"But it's easy to avoid him once, but it's hard to avoid him many times. There are two reasons. One is Jiao Yu. He is not close to me, he is very alienated. As long as someone slanders and ruins his reputation, even if the three of them become tigers, even if If I avoid it this time, it will be difficult for me to avoid it many times in the future.”
"I have experienced this man's reputation for being honest and upright in my previous life. I also knew through eavesdropping that this man is not from the Holy Prison Sect. He loves literature very much, appreciates talents, and even more appreciates character. I must seize this opportunity to obtain this man's reputation." If you appreciate it, it will be difficult for others to damage your reputation.”
"Of course, it's because I was the one who got the job done."
"The law does not add noble people, and the promotion of people cannot be said to be noble people. However, Long Qi and the Taoist sect have an agreement, and the position of promoting people is mostly okay."
"Whether it is to gain the appreciation of Jiaoyu or to be admitted to the Juren Examination, there must be a prerequisite - if you advance further in your literary thinking, if you retreat, you will be appreciated by the Jiaoyu, and if you advance, you will be admitted to the Juren Examination."
"Then we must obtain new literary sustenance." Thinking like this, Pei Ziyun thought of the hawker Chen: "I laid the groundwork a few days ago. I will go and see if I have bought it today."
Mr. Chen is now a hawker, but he is a good dancer. He also likes to read. Although he was born in a humble background, he became a rich man ten years later. The original owner met him at that time, and he was much fatter than he is now. Although this In this kind of society, it is difficult for a family that is not educated to last long, and the so-called rich people only have a few thousand taels of silver at home, but this is already very difficult for the white body. I can take advantage of this person's energy and fate.
Thinking like this, I made a plan in my mind. I saw that my clothes were dry and it wasn't raining outside. If I didn't go home, I looked at the road under the stars. The official road was a little ahead. As long as I got to the official road, I would be close to the county. , just go directly when the time comes.
There was no one on the official road at night, and there was only one main road leading straight through. As Pei Ziyun walked forward, the wind blew gently, blowing a trace of Pei Ziyun's hair, and disappeared into the darkness in a blink of an eye.
County seat·Weijiafang·Anjia Hotel
It rained lightly yesterday, but the sun is shining brightly today. Although he is in the county town, for Pei Ziyun, he can't hear the noise of the market. The warm breeze blows, the petals fall, and he can still vaguely hear the sound of Sanskrit bells and drums, which makes him feel intoxicated.
It has been a dream for five hundred years, but I don’t know what year it is today.
The sound of steep footsteps was heard, and someone whispered: "Mr. Chen, I want to see you, Mr. Chen."
"Come in!" Pei Ziyun said, drinking tea. In fact, he arrived at the county seat yesterday, but instead of looking for Mr. Chen, he found a nearby inn to stay.
In the morning, he sent a waiter to call someone. This was something consistent with his status. Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun had a very clear idea.
Member Chen came in with a smile, carrying a package. Seeing Member Chen's expression, Pei Ziyun smiled and asked, "Do you know who I am?"
Mr. Chen found used books and goods to sell in the city every day. Later, he gradually became prosperous. He relied on his cleverness. Last time he had a deposit, he asked someone to ask. Some time ago, Pei Ziyun came up with a plan to inspect and kill Heifeng Village. , has a reputation, he naturally knew it, and said: "A few days ago, I heard the name of Xianggong in the county. He came to inspect and annihilated the black bandits with just one word. He is the new Xianggong, Mr. Pei!"
Hearing this, Pei Ziyun laughed. This is why he waited at the hotel to let him come to see him. The businessman was cunning. Meeting him at night, his urgency was as eye-catching as a torch in the dark. Not only would he Raising the price will lead to many troubles.
The original owner's golden finger was exposed. It was this urgency that made people see the flaw. At this time, Pei Ziyun said lightly: "It's good to know. How is the errand I assigned you now?"
Officer Chen came up and said: "Last time my husband ordered me, I have been paying attention to it, and I got some results today. I originally thought I would find my husband tomorrow, but I didn't expect my husband to come here - please take a look."
"Although this guy doesn't know why, he is still testing instinctively." Pei Ziyun thought, looking at the package opened, there were a few lonely books inside.
Pei Ziyun took the book at random, glanced at it, and saw a label on it - Xie Qianjia
"Xie Qianjia was a member of the imperial family in the previous dynasty, but now he is an ordinary person. This villain bought it for five hundred coins." Chen Yuan said quickly.
As he turned over the pages of the book, the smell of musty books filled the whole room. Several places on the book were blackened with mold and stuck together. In fact, he didn't even need to look at it to know that it was not a sustenance. Pei Ziyun put down the book.
Then Pei Ziyun took out another book, with the label Lin Dingxue on it. He flipped through it and found that this book was well written. It was much better than the previous one, but he still had no hope.
Until the fourth book, Pei Ziyun couldn't help but feel refreshed. After flipping through it, he was a little disappointed: "Although it is a sustenance, judging from the words, it is only of ordinary people's standards, so it is useless."
It should be noted that the original owner rushed to clear the mines, and understood that the more sustenance the better, but the influence of Wen Si must be deducted - the resentment of the old scholar revealed in his own government examination is a clear proof.
Pei Ziyun glanced at it, disappointed: "That's all?"
"Mr. Sir, there are very few autographed books by scholars and it is difficult to find them." Mr. Chen said in a respectful manner.
Pei Ziyun scolded with a straight face: "Nonsense. In the past dynasties, when the country was founded, there were few scholars. For example, in the previous dynasty, Chen Chuding only took twenty for the government examination. At that time, the number of talented people was really rare."
"But the world is peaceful and prosperous, and there are more and more scholars. During the Shangde period, the emperor ordered the government to increase the number of students admitted to the provincial examination until he was forty, doubling the number of students. After that, the number of scholars increased again and again, and the number of students in the county school continued to increase. To expand, there should be a lot of people with merit and fame, are you telling me that they can’t be found?”
Mr. Chen's so-called reading is just to know a few words. Knowing these histories, he was immediately in awe and said with shame: "Ms. sir, I have visited five or six houses, all in the county, and there are two or three more in the county." Outside the city, we haven't succeeded at the moment. As long as it is convenient for us, we can go and look at these together to see if we are successful."
"You're doing a good job. I'll follow you this afternoon to have a look, but you have to put on some new clothes. If we go to see these people with your appearance, we will feel that it is degrading and polite, and they will not sell it to us." As he spoke, Pei Ziyun threw out a piece of silver: "These are your money for buying books and changing clothes. The fortune teller said that if I have more autographed books that were famous in the past, I might be able to borrow some literary fortune, and I can win the lottery. Come on, don’t ruin your feng shui for me!”
I found old autographs everywhere and couldn't hide it. Instead of letting people guess, it was better to give up a reason. When Mr. Chen heard this, he immediately believed most of it. He took the silver and knew it was real silver when he touched it. He said happily : "Don't worry, Mr. Xian. I rely on my reputation to win favors. When Mr. Xian has finished his meal, I will come to serve him early in the morning. I will complete the feng shui of Mr. Xian and will not ruin the important things of Mr. Xian."
With that said, he respectfully withdrew, thinking to himself: "My husband's words are reasonable. It seems that I have to collect a few books and put them at home to give my children some literary talent."
(End of chapter)