I don't know how long it took before Chen Changsheng woke up. He felt refreshed. He sat and meditated, only to find that all the injuries from the imperial examination had been healed, but he looked at the black spot on his palm. Stone, who was silent for a long time, was not in high spirits.
He vaguely understood that this black stone was what he was looking for. Taoist Ji let him enter Lingyan Pavilion. Besides Wang Zhice's notes, the black stone was the key. According to Wang Zhice, this black stone may have been given to him by Emperor Taizu before his death, and it may have a great relationship with the secret of changing fate against the sky.
Black Stone is very important, but he still only thinks about Wang Zhice's notes.
After that spring thunder passed, countless winds and rains arose in the Sea of Consciousness, and he saw countless scenes. Comparing them with Wang Zhice's records, he understood a lot, although he still couldn't come to a conclusion.
Changing fate against the sky is to change the position or brightness of the fate star in the night sky, thereby changing the position and role of a person in the world, and... the position is relative.
If you cannot change your own position or brightness, then changing the positions and brightness of the stars in the surrounding night sky can also cause the same effect. In the same way, if you want to change your own destiny, you should first change the destiny of those people in your life. The closer those people are to you, the more their destiny changes will affect your own. Fate changed.
Such as father and son.
Like brother.
For example, monarchs and ministers.
This fact is cold.
Chen Changsheng wasn't sure whether the pictures he saw were real or imaginary. For a whole night, his body was wet with sweat and then dried again. After waking up, he felt very cold.
If those bloody and cold scenes are the truth of history, are the two generations of heroes of the Great Zhou Dynasty all such cold-blooded people? Is it worth it to pay such a high price and do such a terrible thing in order to change your fate against the sky? Immediately afterwards, he thought again, if the Holy Empress was the third person who successfully changed her fate against the sky, then what heavy price did she pay for it
Are those bloody and cruel rumors that have been circulating for a long time among the people true? Was her first son poisoned to death by someone sent by the former empress, or was she smothered to death by the Holy Empress herself as the rumors said? Most of the children she gave birth to did not live past the age of six. Was it because the environment in the palace was too dangerous, or was it some kind of sacrifice? A sacrifice to the starry sky
Chen Changsheng's body was getting colder and colder, and he didn't want to think about it anymore, because he didn't dare to think about it anymore. Facing the shadow of death, he could calm down, but for the reality of the world hidden behind the sun, fifteen At the age of 10, he still didn't dare to get too close, he wanted to leave here.
It was still pitch black in Lingyan Pavilion, there was no light from the windows and doors, and it was impossible to determine the time, but he knew very well that it was already five o'clock, which was the time for him to get up every day.
He got up to fix the bluestone wall. Lingyan Pavilion is a forbidden place in the deep palace, and it will be opened two or three times a year at most. I wonder if the gap cut by the dagger on the bluestone wall will be discovered in a short time. And at this time, he really didn't have any energy to pay attention to this matter.
Logically, Lingyan Pavilion can completely block light, so it should block all sound. However, the next moment, just like last night, a clear and distant bell came from the ground, as if an envoy hurriedly came from a distant place, wanting to Wake up those who are thinking in the pavilion.
A breeze followed the bell, and the door of Lingyan Pavilion slowly opened, and the faint morning light fell on the bluestone slabs, and also fell on the dozens of portraits on the wall. The people in the portraits have made countless contributions to Da Zhou, but now they can only see the sun a few times a year.
Chen Changsheng walked out of Lingyan Pavilion facing the morning light and wind, and walked into the bell, but his heart could not calm down. The breeze in his arms did not wake him up, but added to the chill.
Standing on the high platform in front of Lingyan Pavilion, he glanced at the rising sun that had just peeked out on the horizon in the distance, and then looked at Kyoto, which was gradually awakened by the morning light. The countless streets and alleys were like lines on a chessboard, Luoshui and countless Rivers and canals are like silk threads scattered on a chessboard. Countless squares and cities, countless houses and mansions are trapped in those grids, and countless people live in them.
To change your own destiny by changing the destiny of others? Can this kind of thing really be done? Even if all those streets and alleys are turned into ruins? Even if all those houses are turned into ruins? Even if thousands of people are displaced? Even if there are continuous wars and floods? Do you still want to do this
He thought again of Wang Zhice's last sentence in his notes - there is no fate, only choice.
Yes, there are two types of strong people in this world, one is to perfect their own destiny by changing the destiny of others, and the other is to ignore fate at all and firmly believe that they can control everything related to themselves, even if fate proves It's so powerful, he still has to hold his head high.
Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong's father and son are the former, and Wang Zhice is the latter, so what about him? He is still very weak now, but if he is strong enough to face this multiple-choice question in the future, how will he make a decision
Looking at the streets and alleys and countless houses in Kyoto under the morning light, Chen Changsheng asked himself: What kind of person should I be? Which is more important, a complete life or a complete life
The two completeness and the two lives in this sentence are two completely different meanings.
Thinking about this question, he left Lingyan Pavilion and walked down the extremely long stone steps until he reached the ground of the palace, but he still didn't come up with an answer.
The vast majority of people in the capital are still asleep, and the vast majority of people in the palace have woken up. Some candidates are very sleepy, their eye circles are dark, and it is obvious that they did not sleep well. Some candidates even stayed up all night because of nervousness, but Most candidates are well rested.
For these young candidates from various college sects, the most important purpose of taking part in the Great Court Examination is to enter the top three and obtain the qualification to enter the Tianshu Mausoleum to observe the stele. It will affect the comprehension later in the Tianshu Mausoleum.
A convoy of dozens of horse-drawn carriages stood by outside the palace gate, and the horses of Shenjun were pedaling lightly impatiently. The examinees stood beside the carriages waiting to set off, watching Chen Changsheng slowly walking towards the outside of the palace, Some people also felt a little impatient, such as those young scholars in Huaiyuan.
Candidates noticed that Chen Changsheng's hair was a little disheveled, his expression was exhausted, he looked very sleepy, and even looked a little haggard. Knowing that he must not have had a good rest in Lingyan Pavilion last night, and he might not have slept at all, they couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. Even if you sit quietly all night, it won't be so hard.
Tang Thirty-Six saw more things, he was a little worried, and asked in a low voice: "What happened?"
"It's okay." Chen Changsheng shook his head and said.
He would not tell anyone what he experienced last night—even Tang Thirty-six, or Luo Luo—he walked into a cruel historical truth. Although he was still far away from discovering the secret, he had already seen the door, may even have got the key.
The attention of both the candidates and the officials was on Chen Changsheng.
The news of Zhou Yuan's discovery has been officially announced, or more precisely, it was announced internally by the upper echelons of the imperial court and various academy sects. At the celebration banquet of the Great Imperial Examination last night, Ms. Mo Yu officially announced on behalf of the Holy Empress that Zhou Yuan will be in a open after a month.
Who doesn't want to enter Zhouyuan? Who doesn't want to see if there is a chance to get in touch with the inheritance of the strongest in the mainland? However, only practitioners who have passed through the secluded realm can enter the Zhou Garden.
Observing the stele in Tianshu Mausoleum and enlightening Tao is the most important thing for practice, and now it has become the last chance for candidates to enter Zhouyuan. They must make a breakthrough within this month and enter Tongyou.
Under the double pressure, the examinees were naturally very nervous, knowing that they had to work very hard, even desperately in the Mausoleum of Books of Heaven. Thinking of this, Chen Changsheng naturally looked at Chen Changsheng with complicated eyes.
Chen Changsheng is only fifteen years old this year, except for Qi Jian, Ye Xiaolian and a few other people, he is younger than most of the top three in the imperial examination, but he is now the same as Gou Hanshi and Tianhai Shengxue, and he has already passed the secluded world. . In other words, even if he doesn't make any progress in the Mausoleum of Books, he can easily enter Zhou Garden after a month.
At such a young age, he is so secluded that he even directly surpassed the Qing Yunbang. Thinking about it carefully, he has even surpassed Xu Yourong to a certain extent, how can he not be enviable? If it weren't for Qiushan Jun's performance in Zhou Yuan's matter, people would think his performance was even more shocking.
The current Chen Changsheng is undoubtedly the focus of the entire capital, but he does not have this kind of self-awareness, sitting by the car window, looking at the streets and alleys in the morning light, a little silent, as if distracted.
Looking at his absent-minded appearance, Tang Thirty-Six raised his eyebrows and said, "I don't know what happened to you, yes, you don't need to get lucky in the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books now, you can directly enter Zhou Garden, but you To be clear, for us ascetics, the Tianshu Mausoleum itself is the most important thing, more important than the imperial examination, more important than the Zhou Garden, more important than anything else."
Chen Changsheng didn't speak, still looking out the window.
Tang Thirty-Six continued: "It is true that what we have obtained in the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books may not be seen immediately, but in the end how far we can go and which step we can take depends on how much we have learned in the Mausoleum of Tianshu. Countless people over the years have already proved this point, without any exception."
Chen Changsheng understood what Tang Thirty-Six meant. Of course he knew the importance of the Mausoleum of Books to ascetics. The problem was that his current mental state was extremely problematic.
Cultivating the Tao is of course a very important thing. If he cultivates to the level of divine concealment, he can renew his meridians without worrying about the shadow of death. If he cultivates to the realm of great freedom, he can pick up stars with his hands and control his own destiny. Immortality, let alone worry about anything.
The problem is that Zhou Dufu may not have touched the legendary realm of Shenyin, let alone him? Now that he has won the first place in the Grand Examination, he has begun to learn about the secrets of life-defying changes. Since he can't cultivate the Hidden God Realm, what's the point of practicing for him? Always self-disciplined and diligent, he inexplicably slacked off, and even felt that life was meaningless.
The morning light was getting brighter, and the fifteen-year-old Chen Changsheng suddenly lost all interest in cultivation. At this moment, he came to the only holy place in the hearts of practitioners: the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books.