Chapter 86: The way to the imperial examination is just four words
Chapter 86: If you want fame and fortune, you must know how to figure out your intentions.
The 250th cycle——
Chu Qianqiu guided Taoist Guyang into the abandoned warehouse and killed him neatly.
After dozens of battles, when he stabbed the leader of the Yuanyang Sect with his first sword, Chu Qianqiu was able to predict the moves he would most likely use and use the most appropriate method to kill him.
Let him die cleanly and without any pain.
Even if he tried mental coercion later, even if he tried to exterminate the Yuanyang Sect's orthodoxy, he still couldn't get the old Taoist priest to reveal any information.
For such an opponent, Chu Qianqiu could only express the highest respect and let him die without any pain.
As for threatening the children in the private school, he would not trample on his bottom line just for this bit of information.
Although no one knows it, Chu Qianqiu understands that the realm of martial arts is about the spiritual level.
Why does Miss Yuan Qin have to abide by the rules?
Why does Tie Qianshan want to serve the imperial court?
Even Taoist Guyang talks about Confucian classics in a clear and logical way.
They are already trying and preparing things in the spiritual field to facilitate further advancement in the future.
Therefore, Chu Qianqiu had no intention of being as good as Tie Qianshan in extorting a confession through torture.
If you can't ask, then don't ask.
It's time to find the next person.
The Wang family's private school built two places to teach different levels of content.
One is enlightenment teaching, and the other is imperial examination preparation, which is very complete.
The private school where Master Guyang attended was used for enlightenment teaching, while the Taoist Master Qianyang taught in a private school dedicated to exam preparation.
"Today's examiner is a disciple of Prime Minister Wang Ji. When you are taking the exam, remember not to praise Buddhism too much, but also not to belittle it too much. Do you understand?"
Although Taoist Qianyang was a lecturer disguised in a private school, his sharp writing style and novel insights soon became popular among students.
"Sir, why is this?" A young scholar quickly raised his hand and asked.
"Master Wang Ji does not have a harmonious relationship with Buddhism."
"The reason why he took the blame and stepped down five years ago was because of the work of the former prime minister Niu Seng, who was once a lay disciple of Maha Temple."
"Therefore, the prime minister has a lot of criticism against Buddhism, thinking that they interfere too much in government affairs."
"So this year's imperial examination must be renovated and the atmosphere changed."
"The imperial examination is not a test of articles, but a test of brains. The examiner must judge whether you are a malleable talent from an article."
"If you can't even keep up with the situation in the court, what use are you?"
Taoist Qianyang's eloquent talk made the students in the audience suddenly realize and asked:
"Sir, how should I write this examination essay?"
"Yes, sir, tell us more."
These scholars who had worked hard to prepare for the exam showed hopeful eyes and begged quickly.
How can they be like the Taoist priests of Qianyang, who make futons and have contacts with all high-ranking officials? They talk and laugh like scholars and have no idle contacts. They talk about the trends of the imperial court in a clear and logical manner.
How can these ordinary small-town problem makers compare to him?
"An article is all-encompassing and contains mysteries, which fully reflects the candidate's thoughts and knowledge in all aspects."
"Our country, Shenwu, respects Buddhism, so naturally your article cannot belittle Buddhism. Otherwise, the Mahasa Temple will lose face and the court will not dare to use you."
"But the prime minister doesn't like Maha Temple and is quite dissatisfied with Buddhism. How should he express it?"
"The praise should be made openly and the truth should be criticism. The general direction should be to praise the benevolence of Buddhism. Secretly, it should be pointed out that respecting Buddhism and building large-scale construction projects will cost a lot of money, and it can also show one's own character."
"You all read the books of sages. If you want to be decent, you must have some bones."
"But remember, all this is not the fault of Buddhism, not the problem of Maha Temple, and certainly not the problem of the imperial court."
"Whose problem is it?" a scholar asked in confusion.
Anyone who is not blind can see the problems in the court.
"Of course the common people in Dou Sheng neither understand the true meaning of Buddhism nor the court's good intentions."
Taoist Qianyang said with a smile, which made the scholars present suddenly realize.
It is really better to listen to your words than to read ten years of books.
"This is the art of hiding needles in embroidery."
"For this imperial examination, if you want to show Lord Wang Ji's disciples that you are willing to be loyal to Lord Wang, but you are not the kind of idiot who only knows how to charge into battle, then he will train you seriously." The Taoist priest from Qianyang was talking eloquently, and the scholars were fascinated by it.
"What is a colorful article? Naturally, it depends on your level of understanding."
"The more you master the four words "Shangyi", the more fame you will get."
"If you get stuck and want to write those so-called eternal articles, you won't get fame or fortune even if you die in the exam."
"Those literary giants from the previous dynasty, no matter which imperial examination went well, don't imitate them."
Taoist Qianyang has all kinds of information at his fingertips, and is naturally very convincing.
"If I go to high school in the future, it will all be thanks to my teacher!" the scholars shouted in unison.
"You're welcome, you're welcome." Taoist Qianyang said proudly. These things are not entirely his personal insights. Although the incense of Yuanyang Sect is not as good as that of Fahua Temple, it is still a well-known Taoist temple. A sentence or two of truth spoken by senior officials who come and go is more useful than any book you read.
There was also a story about Zhongnan Shortcut in Daxia, about a Taoist priest who lived in seclusion in the mountains and suddenly put on court clothes and became a high official in the court.
The saying that platform determines knowledge is true.
What's more, Taoist Qianyang really wants to do some education, so that more and more scholars will be supported by the Taoist sect, and it may be a way to slowly penetrate into the Shenwu Dynasty in the future.
After this mission is over, it would be good to talk to the head brother and allocate more money to build an academy and train some Taoist scholars.
The Taoist sect cannot just cultivate in Taoist temples, but must expand its influence as much as possible in the Shenwu Kingdom.
What the head brother said about the future being long may not be unreasonable.
Even if Lingzhou is recaptured this time and the glory of Tao Zun shines everywhere, it does not mean the end of the war.
It can be penetrated step by step through the academies. Although Confucianism is no longer as prosperous as it used to be, it is still a centipede, dead and not dead, and still controls the political affairs of the two countries.
This is true for the Zhishan Academy of Shenwu Kingdom and the Tianli Academy of Daxia.
Thinking of this, Taoist Qianyang's attitude towards the scholars became more gentle. These may all become the seeds of my Taoist sect.
"In addition to this core idea, let's talk about writing skills."
"Please teach me, sir."
Just when Taoist Qianyang wanted to continue to give guidance to the lost sheep and let them go to the correct path of Taoism, he was suddenly stunned.
Because he sensed a killing intent, a killing intent coming from afar.
Cold and pure murderous intent.
who is it?
Taoist Qianyang, come out.
Come to the mass graves.
Who leaked the plan?
Taoist Qianyang was startled at first, and then rejected the idea. If this was the case, he should have faced the siege of the six gates, or the siege of masters, rather than personal provocation.
Are they former enemies?
But which enemy is it?
Sometimes there are so many enemies that you can’t remember where they come from.
Then let's clean him up first.
"Everyone, please take your time and think carefully about these four words [guessing out the meaning]."
"I'm going to get some tea to drink, and I'll be back soon."