There is a river in the south of the city of Kyoto, and Hebei is a straight road. Standing on the side of the road and looking south, you can see a large lush garden. In the depths of the garden, there is a faint green hill. That green hill is the legendary Mausoleum of the Book of Heaven. —The convoy stopped on the road, and the candidates lifted the curtains and looked at the green hill with yearning expressions on their faces.
In the first few days after Chen Changsheng came to the capital, he lived in the Liziyuan Inn outside the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books, and now he still has a room in the inn. It was as exciting as my peers from the south.
The green vines in Ligong, Naihe Bridge, and Tianshu Mausoleum are all scenic spots in Kyoto, and Tianshu Mausoleum is a place that all tourists want to come to. Like Li Palace, this place is also very lively. There are shops everywhere on both sides of the official road by the river, and the vendors keep drinking. Although it is still early in the morning, there are already crowds of people. On the main street slightly north, you can still see There are many official offices of the imperial court, as well as offices of many academies and sects.
The convoy did not stay on the official road for too long, and led by the officials and priests, they passed the wide wooden bridge over the river and came to the green garden outside the Tianshu Mausoleum. The Shinto between the ancient cypresses, under the gaze of one hundred and eight statues of former sages, continued to drive towards the green hill.
There are already many tourists in the outer garden of Tianshu Mausoleum, and there are also many people in Kyoto who are walking with birds. At this time, watching the train team go directly to Tianshu Mausoleum, people quickly guessed the identities of those people in the convoy, knowing that they must be Candidates who ranked top three in this year's imperial examination could not help showing envious expressions on their faces.
The old trees are shaded, covering the morning sun, and it looks very quiet. The deeper you go, the quieter you are. You can only hear the sound of wheels rolling against the bluestone of the Shinto. Candidates look at the scenery on both sides through the window, looking at the The green hill that was getting closer in the distance, but still unable to see its true face, became more and more nervous.
At the end of the gloomy Shinto is a stone gate. The convoy stopped in front of the stone gate. The officials and priests who were responsible for the specific matters of viewing the stele of the Tianshu Mausoleum this year walked to the gate with the relevant documents, and entered the handover with the imperial guards of the Tianshu Mausoleum. People got out of their cars one after another and waited in line to get in.
Not long after, the stone gate opened slowly, and the examinees felt the slight trembling coming from the ground, and they couldn't help being very shocked, wondering how heavy this seemingly inconspicuous stone gate could actually make the ground tremble. Vibration, what kind of formation is used to open such a heavy stone door at will
With a low sound, the heavy stone gate stopped moving, and the green hill completely appeared in everyone's field of vision.
The Tianshu Mausoleum appeared in front of people like this.
Mausoleum generally refers to tombs, the tombs of emperors or saints are eligible to be called mausoleums.
Tianshu Mausoleum really looks like a tomb, the foundation of the mausoleum is extremely square, but there are countless green trees growing on the mausoleum, so it looks like a green hill. Because of the cover of those green trees, the examinees couldn't see the legendary steles, and didn't know where the heavenly book was hidden, but they knew that the heavenly book was there. All exuded devout sentiments.
Chen Changsheng's current state of mind is somewhat problematic, and his thoughts are messy and restless. Naturally, he can't be as excited as he was when he first entered the capital and saw this green hill in the inn for the first time. Feeling an inexplicable awe, looking at the green trees on the Tianshu Mausoleum, it was very quiet.
Kyoto has always been the center of the mainland.
Regardless of the change of dynasties, continuous wars or peaceful times, this place is the center, and those sects and aristocratic families in the south also think so, even the monster race in Baidi City and even humans in Daxi Prefecture all admit this. Because the Li Palace of the State Religion General Altar is here, and the reason why the Li Palace is here is because the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books is here.
Countless tens of thousands of years ago, countless streams of fire came from outside the territory, and the heavenly book came to the world. Tools, learning to tie ropes to remember things, inventing writing, and then civilization, until people began to explore the secrets of nature, began to question the relationship between themselves and the world, began to look up at the starry sky, began to guide the starlight to cleanse the marrow, and officially embarked on a spiritual practice The road, the source of everything, is this green hill.
What is Tianshu Mausoleum? The mausoleum here does not mean mausoleum, but flat.
The scriptures come out, and the square is flat. The place where there are heavenly books is the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books. The place where the Mausoleum of Books is located is the center of the world. Human dynasties must be established in Kyoto to be called orthodox. The southern sects have been fighting with the northerners for many years. This truth.
During the waiting process, the quiet garden gradually became noisy. Many tourists and people from Kyoto came here with the convoy. On weekdays, they would not be able to approach the Tianshu Mausoleum at all, and they would be stopped by the sergeant. Today is a special situation, so they have the opportunity to approach Looking at the main entrance of Tianshu Mausoleum, those young people who were about to enter the mausoleum were full of envy and yearning.
Tourists and people in Kyoto can freely enter and leave the outer garden of the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books, but they cannot enter the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books.
It is said that countless years ago, the Tianshu Mausoleum was open to the public. Anyone could enter the Tianshu Mausoleum to visit and stop in front of those steles. Every day, the Tianshu Mausoleum was overcrowded, and the green hills were covered by a sea of people. Thousands of years ago, His Majesty the Emperor wanted to order the world by granting the qualifications to enter and exit the Mausoleum of the Book of Heaven. He issued an edict that only those who obeyed him could enter the Mausoleum of the Book of Heaven. This move offended all sectarian colleges in the mainland, and His Majesty the Emperor was soon overthrown by the wrath of the people all over the world. In this regard, the mainland reached a consensus that the book of heaven is a common property of heaven and man, and no one can monopolize it.
Although I haven't heard of the damage to the Tianshu Mausoleum, based on some considerations, the powerhouses on the mainland decided to set some rules for the entry and exit of the Tianshu Mausoleum. In the previous dynasty, only practitioners with special permission could have the opportunity to enter. Tianshu Mausoleum, but the conditions are very vague. After the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the rules for entering the Mausoleum of Books have been simplified, or it can be said that they have been strengthened. Only candidates who can pass the Great Imperial Examination and those who have meritorious service can be allowed to enter, and with the alliance with Baidi City Fighting against the Demon Race, the Yao Race and the people of Daxi Province have also obtained the same qualifications—the so-called rules are actually compromises. Of course, because the Tianshu Mausoleum is located in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, people living here will naturally take advantage of it. Those in the south Every time the sectarian family mentioned this matter, there would always be a lot of complaints.
The priests and officials sent the young examinees outside the stone gate and stayed where they were, because they were not qualified to enter the Tianshu Mausoleum either. After the imperial guards inspected the candidates' identities, they let the candidates enter one by one. There was a clear vibration on the ground again. Someone looked back and saw the stone gate slowly closing.
With a muffled soft sound, Tianshu Mausoleum was once again isolated from the outside world.
More than forty young students looked at the Tianshu Mausoleum in front of them, with different expressions, some were very nervous, some were looking forward to it, some were silent, some were eager to try, and all of them had their eyes wide open. When they arrived in front of Tianshu Mausoleum, they still couldn't see the true face of Tianshu Mausoleum, because there were too many green trees, and this scenery covered too much scenery.
At this moment, several men in white robes appeared in front of them. The expressions of these men were indifferent, not much emotion could be seen between their brows and eyes, and their voices were very calm, and the speed of their speech was very slow. Looking at them, Chen Changsheng naturally thought of that wolf boy named Zhexiu as he usually lacked the opportunity to speak.
Tang Thirty-Six said: "These people are the legendary stele servants."
Chen Changsheng asked, "Stele servant?"
Tang Thirty-Six said: "Just like the stele interpreters at the Southern Saintess Peak, they have been trying to decipher the secrets of the Heavenly Book all their lives, and they have made a blood oath not to take a single step from the Heavenly Book Mausoleum."
Chen Changsheng was a little surprised, thinking that it would be too lonely and miserable to spend his long life in the Mausoleum of Books of Heaven, and when he looked into the eyes of those men in white robes, he naturally felt more pity.
Looking at the expression on his face, Tang Thirty-Six said with a slight sarcasm: "They are willing to dedicate their lives to the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books, how can they need your sympathy? Besides, there are countless ascetics in the world who wish they could have the opportunity to see it at any time like them. Heavenly book, envy is too late."
Chen Changsheng still couldn't understand it. He liked to read and explore the true meaning of Taoism, but shouldn't life be free and joyful? How can they all be placed in this green hill
Those stele attendants, perhaps because they have been studying in Tianshu Mausoleum all year round, are not very good at communicating with people, so they left a few sentences to explain to young students some facilities around Tianshu Mausoleum, and then they turned around and left. Going, a stele attendant remembered something and said: "The Zhou Garden will open in a month, don't forget."
After saying this, several stele attendants left in a hurry.
The room was quiet, and the young candidates looked at each other speechlessly, feeling a little dazed and at a loss.
That's the end? What to do next
"The Zhou Garden will open in a month, just don't forget about it."
Guan Feibai said to the sect disciples in the south with no expression on his face, then quickened his pace and followed Gou Hanshi to the green hill.
The four disciples of the Lishan Sword Sect left first. Taking them as an example, the candidates gradually dispersed. When they were in front of others, the footsteps of these candidates were relatively steady. Occasionally, some people walked hurriedly, which was normal, but when they entered the After the mountain forest, there were countless sounds of piercing through the air, and it was actually using body skills.
Hearing these voices from the green hills, Chen Changsheng was puzzled, and asked, "Why are you all in such a hurry?"
"Didn't you hear what Guan Feibai said just now? The Zhou Garden will open in a month. If you want to go to the Zhou Garden, you have to go through the seclusion. If you take a slow step, you will be slower. If you see the stone tablet a moment later, you may be able to practice in the future." On the road, we are decades slower than our peers, so naturally everyone strives to be the first.”
Tang Thirty-Six looked at him and said, "It's you who are strange, why are you so in no hurry?"
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