Chapter 3006

Li Qiufeng listened to the old man in gray clothes and thought to himself that the woodcutter was a man from the mountains and was ignorant. He only listened to the old people in the village talking about ancient times and had not read any history books. The empress he was talking about was naturally Wu Zetian. I once heard my master say

However, the Wu family wanted to usurp the Tang Dynasty. To this end, they killed many ministers and people who were loyal to Li Tang.

Even so, Wu still couldn't feel at ease. He was worried that after he ascended the throne and sat in the palace, someone would take the opportunity to rebel. At that time, there was a monk named Huaiyi who was Wu's friend when he was a nun in Ganye Temple.

After Gong became the empress, Monk Huaiyi also prospered and became the abbot of White Horse Temple. Secretly, he still had an affair with Wu. Wu told Monk Huaiyi about her worries, and the monk gave Wu an idea. He

He advocated forging a Buddhist scripture called the Dayun Sutra, and named Wu as the reincarnation of the Living Buddha in the Dayun Sutra, in order to fool the people. The government ordered temples in various places to recite the Dayun Sutra and use the Dayun Sutra to educate the people.

In this way, the people thought that the Wu family was the birth of a god and Buddha, and they would definitely not rebel.

After hearing Monk Huaiyi's ingenious plan, Wu was overjoyed and handed the matter over to Monk Huaiyi. Monk Huaiyi summoned eminent monks and celebrities to forge Buddhist scriptures and ordered the construction of Dayun Temple in various places. The Buddha statues enshrined in the temple were based on

It was shaped by Wu's face. Unexpectedly, after Wu became emperor, although he relied on killing to suppress the officials and people who resisted Wu, there were still many people who opposed Wu. Later, Zhang Jianzhi and others launched the Shenlong Coup.

, placed Wu under house arrest and helped Zhongzong Li Xian to restore his throne. After Li Xian ascended the throne, he ordered local governments to confiscate the Dayun Sutra and burn it down, and also destroyed the Dayun Temple built in various places. This ruined temple where Bao Xi lived,

It seems to be the former site of Dayun Zen Temple which was destroyed by the imperial court.

While Li Qiufeng was thinking, he heard the old man in gray continue to say: "The woodcutter told Bao Xi that the officers and soldiers killed the officials and craftsmen who built Dayun Temple, and then destroyed the temple, and then they withdrew their troops and left. Only from then on

, this ruined temple became haunted. Some people staying in the temple were either frightened crazy or disappeared inexplicably. From this, the local people knew that the temple was haunted, and no one dared to approach the temple. Thousands of people

Years later, the nearby villagers regarded this dilapidated temple as a ghost temple, and no one dared to enter the temple. He chopped firewood in the mountains every day, and although he did not see the legendary evil ghost, he did not dare to approach it.

temple.

"After Bao Xi heard what the woodcutter said, he thought of what he saw in his dream. He was so frightened that he ran away down the mountain. The woodcutter didn't know what happened, but he only said that Bao Xi had lost his mind and gone crazy.

Bao Xi laughed and cursed a few times behind him, and then went to chop wood. Bao Xi struggled to escape to the foot of the mountain, and then recovered from his shock. After finding the official road, he rushed straight to Luoyang City.

With his fifty taels of silver, Bao Xi settled down in Luoyang and made a living by working as a private school teacher. Later, he took part in the imperial examination several times, but unfortunately he came back disappointed every time. Later, he thought that although Luoyang was a famous city, it was just here.

It is a battleground for military strategists. For thousands of years, there have been constant wars and it has been destroyed several times. It is thought that the cultural heritage has been cut off. If you still live in Luoyang, you will definitely not be able to win. It is said that Jiangnan is victorious and swordsmen are not prosperous, so the cultural heritage is preserved.

, it is better to move to a famous city in the south of the Yangtze River, maybe you will have good luck.

"Bao Xi made up his mind and left Luoyang and went all the way south, first moving to Nanjing. After many trips, he spent all his money and arrived in Suzhou in a daze. Because he was short of money, he had to live in Hanshan Temple.

Middle. The abbot monk of Hanshan Temple was also a scribe before he became a monk. He was very respectful to scholars, so he never gave Bao Xi a hard time. However, the Zhike monk treated Bao Xi very much because he occupied a wing and had little money to show filial piety to him.

Out of disgust, he wanted to drive Bao Xi out of the temple. Because the abbot and the monk were very kind to Bao Xi, the guest monks, although they did not dare to publicly drive Bao Xi away, secretly instigated his monks and temple helpers to insult Bao Xi.

He scolded and scolded Bao Xi, sometimes only delivering meals to Bao Xi once every two or three days. As a scholar, Bao Xi was naturally unwilling to be insulted by these villains. However, he had no money on him and was already in a desperate situation. If he left the temple, he would have to freeze to death.

I can't starve to death, I can only shamelessly endure the insults and difficulties of these villains, thinking that one day I will win the election and then settle the score with these villains."

When the old man in gray said this, he sighed, and then continued: "After hearing what Bao Xi said about his experience, I sympathized with him and took out another ten taels of silver and gave it to him. Bao Xi declined.

After a while, he put the silver into his arms and thanked me profusely, saying that if he could win the election in the future, he would definitely repay me. The old man said with a smile, Mr. Bao has met Wu Zetian and Shangguan Wan'er, and he has accumulated bad virtues.

, I will definitely be able to pass the exam in the future. From now on, I will be able to sit in high-ranking positions, ride on fine horses, and my glory and glory will be just around the corner.

"What I said was just a joke at first. Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Bao Xi looked depressed and couldn't help but sigh. When I saw him like this, I thought I had said the wrong thing, and was about to apologize to him, but when I heard

Bao Xi said that the failure in the examination was a fate that was destined and could not be reversed by manpower. Hearing what he said, the old man was startled and said, "I would like to hear the details." Bao Xi then told the old man something.

It’s a strange thing, and this strange thing is closely related to this jade scale.”

Everyone listened to the old man in gray clothes for more than half an hour. Although he mentioned the jade scale, he changed the topic again, so everyone was at a loss. At this time, they heard the old man in gray clothes mention the jade scale again.

, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The old man in gray clothes said: "It turns out that when Bao Xi lived in Nanjing, he used to be a teacher in a family named Fang. The Fang family is a scholarly family, and his ancestors once served as officials.

Although his descendants have moved away from the official career, there are still thousands of volumes of books in his family. Bao Xi worked as a teacher in the Fang family, and often borrowed several volumes of books from his master to read in his spare time. One day, he chose a book called Zhang Yuancong Ji.

I took the notes back to my home and looked through them. I accidentally came across a passage in the book. After reading it, I almost fainted as if I was struck by lightning.

"This passage describes the adventures of a scholar named Yu in Hejian Prefecture. Mr. Yu studied since he was a child and became a scholar at the age of fourteen. He was quite famous in Hejian Prefecture. At that time, he was also the Minister of the Ministry of Industry of the Imperial Court.

A native of Hejian Prefecture, when he returned to his hometown to visit relatives one year, he heard about Mr. Yu's various deeds and thought that the boy could be taught, so he invited him into the house to talk. At that time, Zhu, an editor of the Hanlin Academy, was also in Hejian.

Lord Shangshu invited Mr. Zhu into the mansion, intending to let Mr. Yu and Mr. Zhu get acquainted. If Mr. Yu is named on the gold medal and enters the Hanlin Academy in the future, Mr. Zhu, as a senior, can also take more care of Mr. Yu."
Chapter completed!