506, third-class door guest, the real immortal is alive (seeking monthly ticket)
Learned the art of literature and martial arts, and brought goods to the emperor's family.
It has been the dream of scholars since ancient times.
Liu Yi is no exception.
What's the point of being a wandering Taoist priest? For someone like Bai Gui, he doesn't even know if he has a temple certificate or a Taoist temple to stay in. He might as well abandon Taoism and follow Confucianism and become a Confucian scholar to gain fame.
Bai Gui was noncommittal.
He had just resigned from Chang'an. If he had not resigned, he would now be the Minister of the Six Ministries. Even if he resigned, he would still be the Duke of Liuguo in the court, ranking among the first-rank officials...
Liu Yi saw that Bai Gui didn't answer, but he wasn't confused either.
Everyone has his own ambitions.
It is common for someone to become a monk and not want to be an official in the secular world.
Liu Yi paid for two bowls of plain noodles, and then took Bai Gui back to the Liu family. The Liu family was poor and only had two shabby rooms. In order to entertain the distinguished guests, Liu Yi gave up his bedroom to Bai Gui and slept in the woodshed.
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"My great-grandfather was once a county magistrate. Later, his family fell into decline and he moved to Sanxing Town. When my grandfather was there, he could still have three meals a day. By the time of my father, the family was in decline and he could only make a living by farming."
"My father passed away at an early age, and my mother worked hard to raise me. She sold her property and moved here. The property I got from selling my property was also used for my study..."
Liu Yi sighed slightly and talked about his family situation.
The two shabby houses were not the residence of his Liu family at first, but they were in decline. After selling, they moved here and built their own house.
It is not easy to raise a scholar who is out of work. Pens, inks, paper and inkstones all cost money. Even if the Four Books and Five Classics are printed in large quantities, the price is cheap, but the interpretation of the Confucian classics also has to be bought again, which is not cheap. The county school is a government school.
, the academic requirements for admission are not high, but not very low either.
After all the calculations, Liu Yi's study expenses alone were enough for an ordinary family of three to live frugally for more than ten years.
It is not a lie that reading can lead to poverty.
"Brother Liu, there is no need to belittle yourself."
"The farm and house are just a piece of free money. Your Majesty has the wise idea to let you study in the county. Even if Brother Liu has never been to high school and becomes a teacher, you can buy this farm and house again."
"Besides, as long as Brother Liu is in high school, money will come naturally."
Bai Guikuan explained.
Liu Yi is somewhat similar to the Tian Xiucai he met before. Tian Xiucai is Tian Xiao'e's father. After being selected as a scholar, he has been working hard to win the imperial examination instead of producing. But Liu Yi is also different from Tian Xiucai. Liu Yi is still young and has a few years left.
The possibility of hard work. Tian Xiucai's wasted decades is just a dream.
As for Mother Liu's thoughts, it is not difficult to understand.
Many of the people who bought houses in first-tier cities in later generations bought houses for the education and study of their children in the future. But the money to buy a house is several million, and if you save a little, it will be enough for ordinary people to squander in a lifetime.
All I can say is that this kind of thing is a matter of opinion.
Liu's mother's dream is to restore Liu Yi's family status, not just to wait for death.
Liu Yi nodded.
He walked to the dormitory, thought for a while, lit an oil lamp, and asked Bai Gui for advice.
In his current situation, he can save whatever he can. Oil lamps consume oil. He used to read the scriptures silently under the moonlight at night and would not deliberately waste lamp oil.
But now that Bai Gui is teaching him knowledge, it would be a bit disrespectful for him to let Bai Gui accompany him to read by moonlight.
Bai Gui gained experience in teaching Li Tai and began to patiently guide Liu Yi.
Although a favor from a meal is nothing, Liu Yi's attitude is very good. It is a favor and free thing for him to point out Liu Yi's knowledge.
In addition, he also wanted to use Liu Yi's identity to explore Sanxing Town.
If Liu Yi is awarded the status of Gongsheng, then his status in Xiangchu County will definitely rise with the tide.
Going in and out of your noble house is just for leisure.
Old scholars are not valuable, but young scholars are highly appreciated.
As Liu Yi's teacher, he will also become more popular and become a guest of high-ranking families.
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The January period will arrive soon.
In front of the Liu family's door, Bai Gui was meditating with his eyes closed and his breathing adjusted. He had been staying behind closed doors these days. He taught Liu Yi about his knowledge at night, and during the day he collected energy again to refine his magic power.
After this month of hard work, he was finally able to move some of the magic power in his body. Not much, less than one thousandth. At most, he could cast a small amount of magical energy.
"The master's magic power to imprison me is to let me experience the way of practicing qi again."
"The way you breathe when you are a mortal and the way you breathe when you become an immortal seem to be the same, but you realize something more."
Bai Gui thought to himself.
Only then did he gradually realize that Taishang Laojun had imprisoned his magic power, but not completely. The purpose was to let him understand the way of Qi training again and lay the foundation for Yang Shen to open his Qi orifices.
"Taoist Master Bai..."
"Taoist Master Bai."
Liu Yi's shouts came from far and near.
Bai Gui looked up.
Liu Yi ran from a distance, his thin and thin body panting, and ran to Bai Gui, out of breath, "Taoist Master Bai, I have an internal examination today. Although the results have not been released yet, after looking at the test questions, I have already
I am sure that the first place may be unattainable, but the second place should be possible..."
In fact, under Bai Gui's guidance these days, he has made great progress in his knowledge. But he can't say enough. Although he is sure of getting the top spot in the county school examination, when he comes to Bai Gui, he is still a lot more humble, saying that he should
Can get second place.
County school examination results will be available in about two to three days.
But right now.
A middle-aged man dressed as a butler came over with a group of servants holding sticks.
"Liu Yi!"
"My Alang told you to avoid my wife. Today you dare to order Xiao He to send a message to my wife."
"Alang, talk to me, I'll break your leg."
"I hope Mr. Liu Lang will not make it difficult for us servants."
The steward of the Shi family scolded him first, and then said some soft words.
"You can see a leopard through a tube, and you can tell autumn when you see a leaf."
"The butler of the Shi family seems to be easy to talk to, but he puts all the blame for Liu Yi's beating on Alang of the Shi family..."
Seeing this scene, Bai Gui secretly thought.
Alang is what the servants call the male master of the family.
"Steward Shi, I have something to say."
"Why do you need to be disgraced?"
"Gan Yan and I were childhood sweethearts. When your Shi family was in dire straits, Gan Yan and I were considered close friends..."
Liu Yi turned pale at first.
But when he thought of Shi Gandang being so domineering, he couldn't help scolding him.
He dislikes being poor and loves being rich, and he can tolerate this.
Most people in the world are like this. The rich live in the mountains and have distant relatives, while the poor live in the busy city and no one cares about them. But Shi Gandang actually ordered his servants to break his legs. This is unbearable.
Judging by words and deeds, these four rules are the rules for imperial examination admission.
If his legs were broken, at least in terms of "body", he would be deposed. This would ruin his future.
"When I first met Taoist Bai, Taoist Bai said that because my hall was dark, there would be a disaster in the near future."
"Now it seems that this disaster came from the Shi family."
Liu Yi took a deep breath.
But today is different from the past.
He encountered a disaster, but with the help of noble people, he might be able to survive the disaster.
"Today, the county schoolmaster personally took the test, and the test paper was ranked as first-class. The results will be out soon. In the future, he will definitely win the township tribute quota in the township examination..."
Liu Yi gritted his teeth and said.
Immediately afterwards, he became fierce again and yelled: "If you hit me today, it's a small thing to hurt me."
"According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, anyone who harms his hometown's tribute will have his entire family emigrated three thousand miles away."
"How dare you?"
As a student of the county school, he has long known the benefits of becoming a township tribute student. At this time, his grades are ranked first, and he will definitely be recommended to the state capital to participate in the township examination. The township examination is just another assessment by the state capital to prevent anyone from
Favoritism and malpractice. The person who really determines the quota of tribute students is the county school in each county. Of course, the state capital also has it, but the state capital generally will not refute the quota submitted by the county school.
The servants of the Shi family looked at each other and stopped holding the stick, not daring to make a move.
They dare not gamble.
If what Liu Yi said is true, the Shi family may be spared from punishment in the future, but their servants will definitely be pushed out and used as scapegoats...
"Liu Langjun, let's give up today's business."
"If we, the Shi family, are allowed to find out whether what you said is false, then..."
Steward Shi stared at Liu Yi for a few times. Injuring Liu Yi was a small matter and he could do that. But if Liu Yi really became a rural tribute student, with officials protecting each other and ordinary people bullying the tribute students, the government would not end up well wherever he went.
In the end, nothing will happen to Shi Gandang, but he may not.
He hesitated for a while, but still did not put down his harsh words, and left with his servants.
"Today Liu Yi realized that what Taoist Master Bai said was true."
"If my knowledge does not improve, even if I am exempted from this severe beating today, I will not be able to escape tomorrow or the day after tomorrow..."
Gu Xi
Liu Yi entered the door and expressed his sincere gratitude to Bai Gui.
Healed for two days.
The county school results were released, and Liu Yijia, among others, ranked first.
Shi Gandang led many servants and came to the door with many gifts.
"Brother Liu!"
"I misunderstood you before. I thought that Brother Liu, you were indolent and wasted my aunt's hard work, so I kept obstructing you and your dare to speak. But today, I saw Brother Liu's high school honors list, and I realized that Brother Liu, you are
They are dragons and phoenixes in the world, not things in the pond..."
Shi Gandang was dressed in gorgeous clothes and wore a golden longevity lock.
He held Liu Yi's hand and kept saying pleasantries.
Although Liu Yi knew that Shi Gandang disliked the poor and loved the rich, Shi Gandang's words, if you listen carefully, there is some truth in it. Furthermore, he liked Shi Ganyan, not Shi Gandang. Therefore, Shi Gandang sincerely wanted to
If he apologizes, he will not pretend to be noble and refuse.
"The person Liu Yi relies on is Taoist Bai."
"If Taoist Master Bai hadn't been teaching me my knowledge these past few days, I might have failed the exam again this year."
Liu Yi did not dare to be greedy for credit and told Bai Gui's advice to him.
"Taoist Priest?"
Shi Gandang had been outside the court before and had never noticed anyone in the house. When he looked inside, he saw a young Taoist meditating, with his immortal posture emerging from the earth, just like an immortal in the human world.
Not an ordinary person.
"A Taoist priest who can guide Liu Yi's knowledge is definitely a big deal!"
He secretly thought.
Knowledge cannot come out of thin air.
The fact that Bai Gui can teach Liu Yi knowledge means that Bai Gui has a deeper knowledge of Confucian classics. So it is conceivable that Bai Gui's identity is by no means an ordinary person.
"Three-star Town Shi Gan should pay homage to Taoist Master Bai."
Shi Gandang did not dare to return to his careless temper, and bowed his hands to Bai Gui.
It is true that he likes to bully the weak, but he is also a bully and afraid of the strong. With Bai Gui's knowledge and appearance, he can tell at a glance that he is definitely not an ordinary commoner.
That's why I'm so respectful.
Bai Gui stood up from meditating and bowed in return, "Pindao is wandering around here and temporarily staying in the Liu family. I wonder why you are looking for Pindao?"
Shi Gandang just listened to Liu Yi's words and came to see him.
But as soon as he changed his words, it was as if Shi Gan was coming to ask him for help.
With one word, a trap was set.
Shi Gandang rolled his eyes and said again: "Although the members of the Taoist Immortal family can live in this thatched cottage, I feel that this thatched cottage is a injustice to you, Taoist Priest. There are many empty rooms and courtyards in my Shi family.
My mother has always believed in Taoism. Wong Tai Sin is my godfather. Why don’t Taoist priest stay in my Shi family temporarily..."
He felt that since Bai Gui was so good at studying Confucian classics, the Taoist priest must be good at it. The Taoist priests in nearby Taoist temples were definitely different from Bai Gui in front of him.
Furthermore, his huge family fortune was all financed by his godfather Wong Tai Sin. Therefore, he has always believed in Taoism. The Bai Gui in front of him is a true cultivator, and it is natural for him to worship him in his family. He
My mother is also a believer. If Bai Guiruo goes, he can not only pray for his mother, but also make his father Wong Tai Sin happy.
Liu Yi originally wanted to stop it.
But then I thought about it, Bai Gui had been aggrieved a lot by living in his humble house for a while. Shi Gan was in charge of a big business, and the accommodation and food were much better than his humble house.
He really had no reason to let Bai Gui stay in his home anymore.
Moreover, if Bai Gui lives in Shi's house temporarily, wouldn't he be able to go in and out of Shi's house in the name of asking for advice? Then the chances of him and Shi Ganyan meeting will also increase.
"To travel on poor roads, you must have a BMW car."
Bai Gui made a condition.
"It's natural."
Shi Gandang frowned and said with a smile.
"To eat food, a poor Taoist must have twelve dishes for each meal, including delicacies from mountains and seas, steaming, frying, and stewing. Everything is indispensable."
Bai Gui said again.
Twelve dishes?!
Shi Gandang was startled.
Even he does not necessarily have enough food for twelve dishes every day. Moreover, these twelve dishes also require delicacies from mountains and seas. It can be said that one meal costs more than twenty thousand dollars.
This is not a small amount.
He glanced at Liu Yi suspiciously.
Not to mention twelve delicacies from mountains and seas, just twelve dishes, Liu Yi's family can't make it together.
Shi Gandang hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "My Shi family can afford twelve dishes. If there are any other conditions, the Taoist priest also told me."
Distinguished guests, there are ways to treat distinguished guests.
He gave a penny to the poor, but felt it was worthless.
But every meal of twelve delicacies given to Bai Gui should be worth the money, because Bai Gui may bring him more benefits. This small amount of money cannot be compared with the future benefits.
"Every day, Pindao will open a furnace to make elixirs. The materials used for making elixirs must also be provided by the Shi family."
Bai Gui said calmly.
Shi Gandang had limited knowledge and didn't know what it meant to practice Taoism and destroy one's family. He only heard that it was just some elixirs, so he breathed a sigh of relief and agreed.
"Please wait a moment, Taoist Master. If you dare to take this seriously, I will order my servants to come and bring the carriage."
he said.
After saying that, he hurriedly left with his servants, preparing to return home to prepare the corresponding matters.
"Taoist Master Bai, I don't think you are a materialistic person."
“Why are these requests being made?”
Seeing that everyone in the Shi family had left, Liu Yi asked curiously.
"When Feng Xuan visited Mengchang Jun, Feng Xuan leaned on a pillar and played his sword, singing: 'The Chang Chai has returned, and there is no fish to eat.' 'The Chang Chao has returned, and there is no car to go out.', 'The Chang Chao has returned, and there is no home to call home.'
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"So Lord Mengchang gave Feng Chen the treatment of a first-class guest, with meat to eat, a car to travel to, and a luxurious house to live in..."
Bai Gui explained smoothly.
Although Mengchang Jun Tianwen said that he had three thousand guests, and there were many roosters and dogs, but Tian Wen was not a fool. He divided the guests into three classes.
The upper-class diners live in the "Daishe", where they have meat for every meal and a car when traveling; the middle-class diners live in the "Xingshe", where they have fish for every meal and no cars to go in and out; the lower-class diners live in the "Chuanshe", where they only have ordinary meals for every meal
Dishes are only enough for food and clothing.
Liu Yi suddenly realized.
Bai Guiruo is temporarily staying in Shi's family. If he does not make these requests, then Shi Gandang will definitely treat him slowly in the long run due to his character. And by making these requests, Shi Gandang has already incurred sunk costs, even if Bai Gui, like Feng Xuan, says nothing.
, Shi Gandang will not offend Bai Gui easily.
Secondly, Bai Gui's request is to see if Shi Gandang is sincere.
If Shi Gandang is not sincere, in Liu Yi's opinion, with Bai Gui's methods, the world is huge and he can live anywhere, so why bother to compromise and go to Shi's house.
If the Shi family is not sincere, Bai Gui will not agree to Shi Gandang...
Of course, Bai Gui did not explain the deeper purpose, and it was difficult for Liu Yi to guess anything.
Waited for about a quarter of an hour.
Shi Gandang personally drove a high-end carriage and brought all the servants over.
Following him, there were also a lot of good people from Sanxing Town.
"Is this Liu Yi's teacher?"
"No wonder Liu Yin was able to win the top honors in high school. It turned out that his family hired an expert to give him guidance every day."
"..."
A group of people, whispering.
Seeing this, Shi Gandang felt that his decision was wise. He got off the carriage and trotted to the door of Liu's house. He nodded and bowed and said: "Taoist Master Bai, I have driven the carriage over, and I also ask Director Bai to come with me to the mansion for temporary residence."
How many days."
Although Bai Gui told Liu Yi the story of a retainer.
But Shi dared to invite Bai Gui into his house, but he never dared to treat him as a guest.
It's too late to be respectful to such a Taoist priest, how can he dare to look down upon him? Besides, Liu Yi won the first place, which made Shi Ganshi treat him so kindly, not to mention Bai Gui, the teacher who guided Liu Yi. With Bai Gui's methods, Xiang Gongsheng could only
It's just a matter of searching for something, even the Jinshi Department, it won't be difficult.
"You are interested."
Bai Gui nodded and glanced at the carriage that was more than thirty steps away from him.
Immediately after, he recited the incantation, his feet floated up, about three feet above the ground, as if he were stepping on auspicious clouds and riding on the wind, and he floated in front of the carriage.
The curtains of the car rise without wind.
Bai Gui entered and sat down.
The whole process was completed in one go, which shocked the onlookers.
"This is a true immortal! A true immortal!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? From what I've seen, this Taoist's level is at best that of a monk. There are many monks in some large counties. Flying around is nothing."
"The Bai Shilang who resigned a few years ago even went to the Moon Palace for a banquet. This Taoist Bai is far different from the Bai Shilang."
Everyone was surprised and whispered among themselves.
