As the protagonist of the incident, Zhao Ran was questioned in the most detail. Of course, he honestly confessed everything he could, including the previous fight with Zhang Ze and Gou Er over purchasing ingredients. As for the purchase of ingredients,
He did not disclose the dirty tricks. This is an "unspoken rule of the industry". Although everyone knows it, it cannot be announced to the public. If he told it, he would offend everyone in the dormitory - even Gou Er.
I didn’t even dare to say it.
Fortunately, Zhao Ran was a passive responder in the whole incident, and Li Fantou and Song Xunzhao were quite protective in their words, so he did not receive any punishment, but only verbal admonitions were indispensable.
Gou Er promised Zhang Ze last night that even if the incident was exposed, Zhang Ze would not be hindered. But today in the square hall, he dragged Zhang Ze in in order to share the blame. He said that Zhang Ze was
The mastermind, if it weren't for Zhang Ze's instigation, he wouldn't have the guts to do such a big thing. This made Zhang Ze suffer. No matter how he explained it, almost everyone didn't believe that this matter had nothing to do with him.
Gou Er bites Zhang Ze as the chief envoy, but it puts Wuji Court in a difficult position, which is difficult for everyone from the Prison Court to below. Zhang Ze's identity is different from others, he is the nephew of the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and it is true that Wuji Court belongs to the Taoist sect.
, it is true that you are not afraid of the government, but when facing a high-ranking official like a minister, you must carefully consider it anyway.
The prison hospital complained to the "three capitals" in the hospital, saying that if the Zhang family were better off in other counties, Zhang Ze would not go to Wuji Court and cause trouble to everyone. Of course, this was just a complaint, and no one took it seriously.
, without Zhang Shilang, there are still Li Shilang and Wang Shilang. Furthermore, if Zhang Shilang really does not regard Guyang County as his hometown, I am afraid that the prison will complain even more.
At this time, Zhao Ran, who learned about the difficulties in the hospital through Yu Zhiyuan's mouth, made an unexpected decision. He came out to prove that in the conversation between Gou Er and Zhang Ze that night, Zhang Ze clearly
He objected to Gou Er’s behavior.
Guan Er was very dissatisfied with this. He came to Zhao Ran and asked why Zhao Ran did this and why he didn't take the opportunity to knock Zhang Zeyi down as well?
Zhao Ran explained that it was unrealistic to use this incident to fight Zhang Ze. After all, the Zhang family had a deep background and the Wuji Court was so tyrannical that they were not willing to easily become enemies with the Zhang family. Instead of doing this, it would be better to take advantage of the supervisors' wishes and
I stood up and took the initiative to defend Zhang Ze. No matter whether Zhang Ze would feel grateful in the future, at least I solved a difficult problem for the hospital. In addition, he also told Guan Er that Zhang Ze did object to Gou Er's proposal that night.
Is the truth.
As Zhao Ran said, his testimony greatly surprised the senior officials of Wujiyuan. Apart from being surprised, they were also very happy. They immediately and decisively adopted Zhao Ran's testimony and removed Zhang Ze from this matter.
Zhao Ran picked it out. What Zhao Ran learned was that the prison guard said to the squatter Song Xunzhao afterward, "This guy has the overall situation in mind."
Three days later, Fang Tang and Liu Fang jointly came up with the final solution to Gou Er, expelling Gou Er from Wujiyuan. This treatment did not seem harsh, but it actually ruined Gou Er's life. Gou Er returned.
After arriving in the village, the Gou family quickly held a clan meeting in the ancestral hall and removed him from the clan. Without the protection of his relatives, Gou Er's future was uncertain in this strict patriarchal society.
Zhang Ze did not take the initiative to express his goodwill because of Zhao Ran's testimony, but from that day on, Zhao Ran's life in the second room suddenly calmed down, and no one came to cause him any trouble again.
For this matter, Yu Zhiyuan, regardless of his friend's feelings, gave Zhao Ran a hard lecture, which was really heart-to-heart, and Zhao Ran was very grateful for it. Therefore, he decided to listen to Yu Zhiyuan's advice and learn to contact Taoism.
Book.
Zhao Ran's plan to get in touch with Taoist books actually came from the time he dealt with Zhang Laodao, but due to inertia, it has been delayed until now. However, Yu Zhiyuan repeatedly told Zhao Ran several times to let him pay attention.
After reading the Taoist book, Zhao Ran was sensitive to something, no matter how slow he was.
"Yu Mentou, if a fire master like me wants to formally enter the Taoist sect, do he still have to take a knowledge test?" Zhao Ran finally threw out the doubts in his heart. He always felt that Yu Zhiyuan's earnest words were not without purpose.
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Yu Zhiyuan hesitated for a moment and finally said: "I heard that during the Spring Festival, Xizhenwu Palace will allocate a few places in Wuji Academy. This matter has not yet been determined."
According to Zhao Ran's understanding of Zhiyuan, since Yu Zhiyuan mentioned this topic, it means that the news is relatively reliable, and he immediately became energetic: "I will go to the Sutra Library tomorrow, no, today... The content of the assessment is probably
Which Taoist books are there?"
Yu Zhiyuan waved his hand: "If you want to receive the ultimatum, the most important thing is your qualifications. However, our Taoist sect has so many worldly jungles in the ten directions, and there are never as many people in the world who can practice Taoism. Therefore, among the Huo Gong laymen,
It is also an important channel to select capable people. In addition to family background, the study and understanding of classics is also one of the contents of the assessment, but now more emphasis is placed on background."
Zhao Ran frowned and said: "Yu Mentou, to be honest, if you look at my family background, I definitely have no chance... Unless, Mentou, you can help me talk..."
Yu Zhiyuan said: "I will definitely find a way to help you, but now I am just the doorman of the living room with a humble job, so don't have too much hope... Speaking of assessments, although the study and mastery of classics is becoming more and more popular,
It depends on the form, but it is an indispensable link. If you can surpass others in this aspect, it will naturally be beneficial."
Zhao Ran understood the meaning of Yu Zhiyuan's words. Assessment is a form. Although it is of little use, for Zhao Ran, a person with a very shallow background and family background, it is an opportunity that he can strive for, even if it is this kind of opportunity.
The chance is very small, but at least it can add some points.
That night, after Yu Zhiyuan finished his work in the kitchen, he went to the Sutra Library. It was embarrassing to say that it was his first time to go to the Sutra Library. He had passed by it countless times before, but had never actually entered it.
The Sutra Collection Building of Wujiyuan is located in the courtyard to the west of Tianshi Palace. The building is only two stories high, and the actual collection of books is only on the first floor - the second floor is arranged in the form of a pavilion, with unobstructed access on all sides and railings.
Surrounding it, there are several rows of writing desks in the middle for Taoist priests to read and discuss.
During the day, the Sutra Collection Building is mostly used by Taoist boys who chant sutras in the sutra hall of the courtyard. This is why Zhao Ran chose to come here at night. He is a fireworker layman. Being with the formal Taoist priests will make him very uncomfortable.
comfortable.
Grabbing a handful of money and giving it to the layman on duty in the Sutra Hall, Zhao Ran obtained permission to read in the library at night. Carrying a candlestick, he walked into the dark first-floor bookstore. The bookstore was roughly divided into two
There are two rooms, one is larger and the other is smaller. Zhao Ran first took the "Wujiyuan Library Collection" to see what books were there.
"Hui Ma" is very simple, with two layers of hard kraft paper as the front and back covers, and seven or eight folded pages in the middle. In general, Wujiyuan's collection of books is not many, and it is divided into two categories in the collection. One
It is the basic classic of Taoism, and the second one is the Taoist disciplines.
The basic Taoist classics include the "Tao De Zhen" and various annotations, such as "Laozi Xiang'er Annotations" and other annotations, commentaries, secondary explanations, new annotations, compilations, etc., "Nanhua Zhen Jing" and various annotations.
This book includes annotations, pronunciations and meanings of chapters and sentences, supplements, miscellaneous records, etc., "Chongxu Zhide Zhenjing" and its translations, explanations, annotations, etc. In addition, there are also "Laozi Xisheng Jing", "Tongxuan Zhenjing", "Huangdi Zhenjing"
"Yin Fu Jing", "Zhou Yi Shen Tong Qi", "Huang Ji Jing", "Tai Xuan Jing", "Baopu Zi Immortal Sutra", "Tai Shang Huang Ting Inner Scenery Jade Sutra", "Exterior Scenery Jade Sutra"...these
The classics are all in the large bookstore.
The Taoist disciplines are books that describe and standardize Taoist etiquette and precepts, including "Etiquette and Rules", "Precepts and Regulations", "Supreme Yellow? Dazhai Licheng Rituals", etc. These books are all in the small bookcase
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The study of Taoist classics must naturally start with the "Tao De Zhen". The "Tao De Zhen Jing" was written by Tao De Tianzun in the Taiqing Dynasty and was passed down by Guan Yin, the real person of Wenshi. It is the most basic and important classic of Taoism. Zhao Ran traveled through time
He had read it out of curiosity in his previous life, but except for the first two sentences, he couldn't remember it at all. He only had some impression of the full text. At this moment, he found the Taoist book first and hurriedly opened it and read it.
The preface tells the origin of this classic, well, it is the same as that of later generations. Scroll down and you will find the main text, "The Tao can be the Tao, but it is not the eternal Tao; the name can be the name, but it is not the eternal name..." Zhao Ran took a look, except that
Some characters were different from the version he had read before, but they were roughly the same. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, but he became curious - since the scriptures were the same, why would there be cultivation in this life?
This question was very profound, and it was not something that Zhao Ran could figure out at the moment, so he put aside these questions and began to study it seriously.