"The Master said: If an official has a right heart, the people will be happy..."
In a small courtyard in Jiangzhou City, Yunjing sat under a pear tree and read the ancient books of the sages, taking notes on the paper from time to time to deepen his understanding.
Zi refers to Master, not the ‘sage’ in the minds of people in Yunjing’s previous life. In fact, the status of the Master in the Dali Dynasty is no different from that of the ‘sage’ in Yunjing’s previous life.
The significance of masters is not because of their high level of cultivation, but because they are respected by people for their contribution to the people of the world.
Once a scholar passes the exam, he or she will be qualified to be an official. Therefore, during the scholar stage, he is already learning how to be an official. This knowledge is a must. If you don’t even know how to be an official, how will you be able to serve the people in the future?
blessing?
The examination takes three consecutive days and involves a lot of content, all of which are relatively practical things, such as law, people's livelihood, case settlement, farming, etc. Relatively speaking, the content of the examination, such as poetry, songs, and other fancy things, takes up a lot of the content.
It's not surprising that the ratio is very small, not even at all.
Having great poems, lyrics, and songs does not mean that a person can be a good official. Those things are of little use to being an official.
Yunjing hopes that this year's examination will not involve poetry, poetry and the like. He is not good at this aspect and will be at a disadvantage. Talking too much will make him cry.
Yun Jing has no talent for writing poetry, and he has never thought of showing off his poems from his past life. Firstly, he can’t deceive himself. Secondly, the people around him still don’t know what he is like. If nothing else, just copy a poem.
When the poem came out, his master Li Qiu was the first to not believe it. He knew that the cloud scene was not the material for poetry...
After reading for most of the day, Yun Jing closed the book and rested, combining work and rest.
Song Yan brought a pot of tea at the right time, and then helped Yun Jing organize the manuscript. After being a book boy for many years, he and Yun Jing already had a tacit understanding.
Taking a sip of tea and looking at the pear tree that was already full of green pears, Yunjing wondered what was going on at home.
The reason why he chose a yard with a pear tree is because there is also a pear tree in his yard, and he will be very friendly when he sees the pear tree.
That year, the pear blossoms bloomed and the fragrance filled the courtyard. Yun Jing will never forget that after he passed the exam to become a scholar, the mother under the pear tree who was eagerly looking forward to the return of her child was so happy after hearing that she was admitted to the exam.
In the blink of an eye, several years have passed.
"Master, almost all the talents from all over Jiangzhou have gathered in the city. In five days, the competition will begin to represent Jiangzhou to the capital. There are cultural gatherings everywhere these days, and several brothel girls have been given talents to compose poems.
Your reputation will rise due to praise. The young master once said that you can't just study behind closed doors. Do you need me to ask you about a few literary conferences to exchange ideas?" Song Yan said while sorting out the manuscript.
Yun Jing shook his head and said: "No need for the time being. The current literary society is just for those who want to spread fame for the four great talents. They are too utilitarian. Cultural exchanges should not be mixed with these things. Let's talk about it later."
"Young man, I understand. Speaking of which, the civil service examination will be held in a few months. Many scholars who are aspiring to an official career are studying hard like the young master and are not very interested in the current literary society. The circle of scholars is divided into two
Partly," Song Yan said with a smile.
Yun Jing shook his head and smiled: "Actually, whether you aspire to be one of the four great talents, you still have to work hard for the imperial examination, but the pursuit at this stage is just different, and there is no conflict. In many cases, reputation and status are linked. Even if the four great talents
So what, how many people can really be a proud prince in white clothes? After all, knowledge is the foundation."
"I don't know much about this," Song Yan thought for a while and shook his head.
Yunjing said: "You don't need to understand. Besides, it's a bit far for me to say this. There are things that should be done at each stage. I just need to prepare for the imperial examination with all my strength."
Yun Jing wanted to gain fame through the imperial examination more because he wanted to make his family happy. He was not very interested in becoming an official and would most likely not set foot in the officialdom in the future.
Officialdom is a big dyeing vat, regardless of personal strength. The winding and winding clouds inside feel that it is not suitable for my mentality.
Song Yan simply changed the subject and said: "Young Master, there has been a lot of fuss about the alien beast and giant python recently. People from many places have gathered in Jiangzhou to see the alien beast. However, during this time, there is no one around the alien beast.
I saw that there were a lot of vendettas in the Jianghu, and the government's stern warnings to those in the Jianghu were ineffective, but fortunately almost no one dared to mess around in the city."
"People in Jianghu are unruly people, and they use martial arts to break the law. However, the current competition between the four great talents, and even the imperial examination in the near future, is related to the country's talent selection. If people in Jianghu go too far, they will only commit suicide.
It's a shame, the government won't allow them to act recklessly at this time."
"That's true. I heard a few days ago that the master of the Jiangzhou Yingtang branch has spoken. If anyone dares to mess around during this period, he will have his cultivation level revoked, and the worst case will be executed!"
"In critical periods, it is natural to take heavy action..."
After reading every day, Yunjing would also chat with Song Yan, first to relax, and secondly to understand the surrounding situation, so as not to read "silly".
Although he had a photographic memory, the more Yunjing read and understood, the more he felt that his knowledge was insufficient. For this reason, he secretly took a lot of classes and benefited a lot from the explanations of many "experts".
It’s a scholar’s thing, hehe...
It is worth mentioning that the matter in the Changsheng Palace has come to an end. The dynasty has taken heavy measures and labeled it as a deceptive thing. People are prohibited from secretly worshiping the Great Master Fu'an. Once discovered, they will be destroyed immediately. As for fines, they will also be punished.
He was dragged to listen to the old scholar reciting the classics of the sages so that he could wake up. Moreover, the books that had been circulated in the Changsheng Palace in the past were all classified as banned books and were destroyed. Private printing and dissemination were prohibited. Once discovered, it would be a felony.
Under the dynasty's series of measures, the influence of the Changsheng Palace is quickly being settled, and it will slowly be forgotten by the world, but that will take some time.
After sorting out the manuscript, Song Yan suddenly thought of something, slapped his forehead and said with a smile: "Master, I heard an interesting thing today, it's about the Golden Wolf Dynasty."
"What's interesting about the Golden Wolf Dynasty? Tell me," Yunjing asked curiously.
Song Yan said: "This interesting story came out recently. It is rumored that in the capital of the Golden Wolf Dynasty, some good people recently selected the top ten beauties. Each of them is beautiful and fragrant. As soon as the ranking of these top ten beauties came out
, immediately attracted the attention of countless people, who all wanted to take a look at her beauty. Then, I don’t know the name of the beauty who ranked first in the Golden Wolf Dynasty. In order to win her heart, many people tried every means to please her. Maybe it was annoying.
Maybe, she made a statement, saying that if she didn't like a vulgar martial artist, people in the world should not bother him. Then she also said that the person she likes must be a handsome young man, and he must also be able to draw eyebrows and apply makeup. If he is good at it,
The poems of Fenghuaxueyue are even better. Just because of her words, even though many people in the dynasty were good at martial arts, maybe the most beautiful woman gave them some hope, they actually gave up their martial arts and picked up books, and ah, Jin
The atmosphere of the Wolf Dynasty has become..., how should I put it? Most of the discussions in the literary circle are about romantic poems, just to make a poem for the most beautiful woman to appreciate. The makeup industry has also quietly emerged, and there are many professional makeup professors.
In this place, most of the people who go to study are men. Master, are you talking about whether it’s funny or not?”
Yun Jing felt a little weird after hearing this. He always felt that something was wrong with him and that someone was definitely behind it. Could it be that he had taken the exchange with Master Deng seriously not long ago and had already started to act on it?
If this is the case, nothing can be seen yet. People just regard it as a fun thing. But if it continues to develop and the entire Golden Wolf Dynasty adopts a feminine trend, the result will be, tsk tsk, what is the difference between that and having the spine broken?
People don't realize the seriousness of the problem at all.
Yunjing didn't know if Mrs. Deng was causing trouble. If someone was really behind it, using beautiful women as an inducement, it was conceivable, but the effect seemed to be pretty good.
Smiling, Yunjing said: "It's quite interesting."
"No, I don't know how beautiful a woman must be to make people willing to cater to her and even give up her years of hard work." Song Yan shook his head and said speechlessly.
"It's normal for a hero to have a hard time with a beauty."
Song Yan didn't dwell too much on this matter. He just regarded it as a funny thing and didn't think about it deeply at all. Then he talked about the uproar in the Dajiang Dynasty, saying that the guy who practiced the evil skill of devouring other people's cultivation was getting more and more rampant.
Now, his cultivation level has skyrocketed day by day, and many people have been poisoned by him, which has become the foundation for his growth. Now there is a tendency that he cannot be suppressed. The officials of the Dajiang Dynasty organized manpower to encircle and suppress him, and people in the Jianghu even formed an alliance to crusade.
Song Yan said that he guessed that the people of the Dajiang Dynasty targeted him in such a big way because they were afraid of that person, and secondly, I am afraid that no one does not want to get that evil skill. Anyway, there is quite a big fuss now.
Yun Jing didn't comment on this, but secretly he felt a little bad. Could it be that someone really made his own Bei Ming Tian Swallowing Technique famous?
If that's the case, he's a ruthless person. Even though it's only a matter of inches, how much courage does it take to swing that sword?
'First it was the Sword Scripture, and now it is the Beiming Heaven Swallowing Technique. They have both become famous. How could there be so many evildoers in this world? I will never make up techniques randomly again,' Yun Jing thought to himself.
However, did that guy actually practice the Beiming Tianshuang Technique that he made up at random?
Yunjing didn't even think about confirming his idea. Who cares, it's just a crooked thing, with great hidden dangers...
After taking a short rest, he continued to study hard. When night fell, Yun Jing ate something. The master Song Yan went out by himself. He didn’t have to wait for himself at night. Then he flew to Nujiang City to accompany Bai Zhi. After reading, Yun Jing
He didn't neglect the beauty either.
Bai Zhi was extremely happy for Yun Jing's arrival. It was rare in the world to see the flowers in front of the flowers and the moon under the moon. On this night, Yun Jing unlocked the hot dog sausage game when she wanted to refuse, and the taste was... indescribable.
He did not remain silent in the gentle countryside. After dawn, Yun Jing said goodbye to his beautiful lady and continued to study. He agreed to accompany her when he had time. Anyway, he could fly, which was very convenient.
Life is more than just romance.
Yunjing's life was uneventful. After studying hard, he occasionally went to Bai Zhi's place and sometimes went to play with Xiao Zizi. The peaceful days passed day by day.
On the first day before Jiangzhou Talent Competition went to the capital to represent the city, a group of ten or twenty people came from outside the city, half of whom were innate masters, and three of them had true artistic conceptions.
The most eye-catching thing among the crowd is a luxury bicycle frame, which is almost like a small house.
The main body of this car is entirely made of precious spun wood, inlaid with many precious gems, and even the wheels are covered with gold. The cart is pulled by four precious scaly horses with heads and shoulders nearly three feet tall. This kind of
Horses can travel thousands of miles a day, and each one is worth more than 100,000 gold. In many cases, even if you have money, you can't buy it. A warrior in the acquired realm can kill it with just one hoof. Someone actually used four of them.
Come and pull the cart.
This car alone can be described as priceless, and the word "rich" is clearly demonstrated. However, the lineup of escorts is too gorgeous, and no one dares to make any plans.
In the spacious carriage, a young man was lying boredly, covered with a blanket woven from skylark feathers. That inconspicuous blanket alone was worth tens of thousands of dollars.
The skylark is a very rare bird that usually only lives in the cold snowy mountains. It is small and white in size, so it is very difficult to catch. Its feathers have a constant temperature effect, especially the one on the head, which is usually used as a royal tribute.
, and the blanket covering this young man was completely woven from the most precious feather on the skylark's head!
In short, the entire frame, everything inside and out, are treasures that are hard to buy on the market.
However, the young man seemed very bored. Even though there were six beautiful maids around him, he couldn't take a second look. It should be noted that each of these six maids could be the number one in the Pinyulou branch.
There is no way, young people have become accustomed to this boring life.
"Master, Qingjiang City is ahead," a servant reported outside the carriage.
The young man with 'Brain Pad Wave' suddenly cheered up a little and said, "How long until we arrive?"
"Young master, you have already seen the city wall and will soon enter the city. I have booked the best inn in the city in advance," the servant outside replied.
The young man didn't care about how much it would cost to book the best inn in Qingjiang City, but said: "How is the matter that I asked you to inquire about?"
"Master, we have found out the origin of the cake. Our people have contacted the shopkeeper twice, but the other party has no intention of selling the secret recipe. Our people are thinking of a way," the people outside said anxiously.
The young man curled his lips and said: "If you can't handle this, what's the use of you? If the other party doesn't sell, they'll increase the price. As long as the money you pay is enough, why don't you worry about not selling? If it doesn't work, just cooperate and give you dividends. There are many benefits to eating cakes.
The big business opportunities, under our operation, can be extended to the whole country and even other countries. It is not an exaggeration to earn gold and silver. The other party can collect the money just lying down. How can you refuse? You are still not good at doing things. Moreover, I remind you,
We are serious businessmen, don’t use those shady tricks. If you can’t afford to lose that person, you have to be fair and honest to make money, and you can’t make enough money.”
"Young understand, I will urge the people below to get things done as soon as possible," the people outside said respectfully.
Having already given the order, the young man no longer talked about this matter, but asked: "What about the other thing?"
"Master, please ask the person who inquires. We have already learned that the other party is in Qingjiang City, and we are still inquiring about the specific location." The servant outside said anxiously.
The young man smiled and said: "Hurry up, I want to know where the other party is before it gets dark. By then, hum..."
While talking, three copper coins appeared in the young man's hand, and he weighed a handful in his hand.
It looked like those three copper coins were often played with by him, and they were almost wet by him.
The young man was speechless when he thought of how that guy had been so generous when he handed over three copper coins. He was speechless. He had never seen anyone so picky.
"I said at the beginning that I would throw money at you. You have to change your problems. Just wait, we will meet soon," the young man said in his heart.
At this moment, he was looking forward to it when he thought about the guy's confused expression when he threw money at him.
Although you gave me three copper coins and a meal so that I wouldn't starve to death, I remember this friendship, but it doesn't stop me from showing off in front of you, right?
And aren’t you a scholar? I really look forward to what your expression will be like when I show you a painting worth millions of taels of silver for you to taste...
The group of people walked slowly by, and wherever they passed, people paid attention and saluted. With such a gorgeous lineup, it was difficult not to be noticed, but it was natural for people to curse the big dog with a sour heart.
On the roadside, Ye Tianye and Fang Yueyue walked together.
It was more than ten thousand miles from the capital to Jiangzhou, but the two of them arrived in just a few days riding Fang Yueyue's eagle mount. The two of them had become good friends in just a few days of getting along.
The two of them had a smooth journey along the way. Even yesterday, when they stopped in a valley to rest, they encountered a cave left by an expert and picked up several martial arts secrets there.
Fang Yueyue was extremely happy at that time, saying that those secret books were better than her family's secret knowledge.
Ye Tian didn't want the secret book and gave it to Fang Yueyue. She asked why Ye Tian didn't want it. Ye Tian said that he had to put his studies first and it was not time to practice martial arts yet.
In response to this, Fang Yueyue was moved and said that she would protect Ye Tian from now on, and Ye Tian only needed to settle down and learn.
It was inconvenient for Fang Yueyue to enter the city on his eagle mount, so he asked him to find a place to play by himself, and the two of them entered the city on foot.
"Look, Brother Ye, there are rich people over there." Fang Yueyue looked at the gorgeous car frame in front of her and said in surprise. It was not like she had never seen rich people before, but this was the first time she had seen such rich people.
, and it’s still a ‘small place’ like Qingjiang City.
Ye Tian looked at it and said disapprovingly: "It's okay, it's just too showy."
"Showing off is all about showing off, but you call this okay?" Fang Yueyue stared slightly.
Ye Tian bent down and picked up a piece of broken silver that someone had thrown away and said: "Brother Yun said that money is nothing more than external possessions, as long as it is enough. Real wealth is knowledge, which cannot be bought with any amount of money."
"I'm really curious about who you are, Brother Yun. I've been hearing your words all this time and it's almost making me horny. But if you, Brother Yun, can say these words, you must be a person of noble character." Fang Yueyue said with a smile.
said with interest.
Ye Tian smiled and said: "Brother Yun is in Qingjiang City. He wrote to me last month and told me to come back here to take part in the imperial examination. I think you will be able to meet him soon. Brother Yun is a very nice person. You will definitely like him."
"I don't want to like you, Brother Yun." Fang Yueyue glanced at Ye Tian and said with a slight blush on her cheeks.
Ye Tian suddenly thought for a while and said: "Yueyue, how can you not like Brother Yun? He is very nice."
"You fool, I won't tell you anymore." Fang Yueyue rolled her eyes and skipped forward.
Ye Tian hurriedly caught up and said: "Yueyue, listen to me, Brother Yun is really a nice person, please don't hate him, okay?"
"Didn't I say I hated him, you idiot?" Fang Yueyue turned around and said speechlessly.
Scratching his head, Ye Tianle said: "That's good, that's good."
Ye Tian was in a dilemma before. After a few days of getting along, he had already regarded Fang Yueyue as a friend, but if Fang Yueyue hated Yun Jing, he would definitely side with Brother Yun.
Fang Yueyue was confused and muttered: "Brother Yun, Brother Yun, it seems that you are the only one left, why don't you just live with him for the rest of your life?"
"That's pretty good," Ye Tian said with a smile.
"You...are so angry with me." Fang Yueyue was so depressed that she kicked a stone away.
He couldn't understand why Fang Yueyue suddenly became sulky when everything was fine before. Ye Tian simply changed the subject and said: "By the way Yueyue, let me tell you, Brother Yun said that money is nothing more than the things outside the body, but the premise is this
No one can have too many extraneous things.”
"Your Brother Yun is an interesting person," Fang Yueyue said in astonishment after hearing this. But the question is, how could the Brother Yun in Ye Tian's mouth be such a stupid guy like him? He is simply heartless.
Fortunately, I have been smart since I was a child. I will pay more attention to this piece of wood in the future, otherwise I might be bought by someone and help count the money.
After the two and a half-year-old children entered the city, they were in a strange place. While looking around, Fang Yueyue asked: "Where can I find you, Brother Yun, next?"
"Brother Yun wrote to me last month and told me that he was coming back to Qingjiang City. I don't know where he is, but it doesn't matter. Let's ask someone to find out," Ye Tianyuan said.
Fang Yueyue smiled and said: "Qingjiang City is so big, with nearly two million people, where can I find out?"
Scratching his head, Ye Tiandao said: "Take your time, my brother Yun is not a nobody, he is easy to inquire about..."
After saying that, he walked a few steps to the side and saluted a young man in green clothes and a small hat: "Brother, can I delay your inquiry for a while?"
Song Yan, who had just come out of the century-old Zhangji braised pork shop and was about to send the braised pork he bought to Yunjing, was stopped by Ye Tian. He didn't recognize him, but seeing him dressed as a scholar, he still stopped and was polite.
He replied: "This young master is very polite, but I am not from here. If you want to ask people, I may not be able to help you much."
"I'm not a local. Let me tell you. It would be best if you know better. It's normal if you don't know. Anyway, I still have to thank you for wasting your time." Ye Tian saluted again, remembering what Yun Jing said about the courtesy.
Many people don't blame that statement.
The other party did not show any indifference because of his servant's dressing up. Song Yan smiled and said: "In that case, sir, please tell me. If I know, I will tell you the truth."
"Thank you again, brother. The person I want to inquire about is named Yun Mingjing. He is a scholar from Xinlin County who came to take the exam. I wonder if you have heard of this person?" Ye Tian said quickly.
Feeling stunned, Song Yan looked at the half-grown child without any trace and said, "What a coincidence. I happen to know the person you are talking about. I wonder what you want to know about him?"
It was related to his young master, so Song Yan naturally wanted to know more about it. Now that his young master was preparing for the imperial examination, he could not let others disturb him.
Shang Yueyue blinked beside her and thought to herself, this is okay? Ye Tian wanted to ask about his brother Yun, but the first passerby he asked happened to know. Is it such a coincidence?
But when she thought about the good things she had been doing with Ye Tian these past few days, she felt that this was quite reasonable.
Here Ye Tian said: "To be honest, Yun Jing is my eldest brother. I came all the way from the capital to find him. Since this brother knows my eldest brother Yun, please tell me where he is. I would be very grateful."
"
My young master has younger brothers and sisters, and I know them all. Where did such a brother come from?
Suddenly thinking of something, Song Yan asked: "This young master, your surname is Ye, and your last name is the same as Tian?"
"Exactly, you know me?" Ye Tian said in astonishment.
Of course I know. The young master said that you are one of the most special people he has ever met...
This chapter has been completed!