In terms of learning progress, the two are roughly on par, but in fact, the level of efficiency can be seen from the level of effort. From this perspective, Zhao Ran was completely defeated by Zhu Meng.
Of course, Zhao Ran would not give up. In addition to continuing to grit his teeth and work hard, he also used extravagant tactics in an attempt to shake Zhumeng's will to study. He exchanged letters with Yumo more and more frequently, and each time he put the letters aside openly.
On the writing desk in the outer hall, the purpose is to enrage all the monks and add obstruction to them.
This trick worked very well. Every time Zhu Meng saw the letter, he would look unhappy and deliberately provoke Zhao Ran a few words when he had nothing to say. Zhao Ran responded with sharp words while feeling secretly happy.
He wrote too many letters, and Zhao Ran always had to find some topics to talk about, so Yu Mo also learned about the struggle between the two in studies. Yu Mo was angry and funny and wrote back to Zhao Ran, asking him not to talk to him.
The reason for Zhu Meng's anger is very simple. He is actually using his own weaknesses to fight against the opponent's strengths. It would be strange if he can win!
Yu Mo told Zhao Ran that Zhu Meng had been known as a child prodigy in Chengdu since he was a child. He became enlightened at the age of five, wrote poems at the age of seven, passed the childbirth examination at the age of eleven, won the case at the age of thirteen, and won the title of scholar.
When he was in high school, Xie Yuan took the provincial examination in Sichuan Province and was an absolute outstanding scholar. If he had not been favored by the Taoist sect, he would have gone to the capital to take the examination this year. This is called extraordinary talent, and it is not something that normal people can match. She asked Zhao
Don't waste your time competing with Zhu Meng, because Huayun Pavilion has already booked this guy. After this year, this guy will become a disciple of Master Liang Tengxian and practice the art of immortality.
Yu Mo's evaluation of Zhu Meng actually aroused Zhao Ran's desire to win. Well, you will not be the same as "my generation" in a year. We learned different things at that time. I can't even catch up with you.
Then at least for this year, I will never be thrown out of the eight streets by you!
So Zhao Ran added homework to himself and began to study "Yellow Emperor's Yin Fu Jing" and "Zhou Yi Shen Tong Qi". These two scriptures are not accessible to those who are new to the scripture hall, and there is no solid "Four Sons" true scripture.
In terms of skills, if you want to truly understand these two scriptures, using the words "do twice the result with half the effort" is a bit unsatisfactory. And even if you learn to understand the "Four Sons" scripture, you may not be able to understand these two scriptures.
"Yellow Emperor's Yin Fu Jing" mainly involves the key points of health care, including breath conditioning, diet and health care, spiritual mobilization, etc., and even the secret techniques of the room. Many chapters in the second half of this sutra are used in the Quanzhen Taoist Palace.
What was deleted is because there is no taboo on eating, drinking or drinking between men and women, so the sutra preserved in Wujiyuan belongs to the complete version.
"Book of Changes Shen Tongqi" talks about the theory of external elixirs, that is, how to make elixirs.
You will definitely not be able to understand these two scriptures just by reading them, because the two scriptures are based on the basic principles of Yin-Yang, Five Elements, and Bagua, and require calculations and deductions. They involve a large number of obscure nouns that are similar to the mathematical symbols of later generations. If you want to understand these two scriptures,
If you have two books, you must study books related to Zhouyi and Five Elements.
In the Sutra Hall of Wujiyuan, only a general knowledge of these two books is required, and there are no specific requirements for how much you can understand. However, if you can correctly answer questions about these two books in the monthly and annual exams,
The questions in the scriptures will definitely give a high bonus to the evaluation of the results.
In fact, it is not only the "Huangdi Yinfu Jing" and "Zhou Yi Shen Tong Qi", but also the "Tai Xuan Jing", "Huang Ji Jing", "The Interior Scene of the Supreme Emperor's Imperial Court" and "The Interior Scene of the Supreme Emperor's Imperial Court" which Zhao Ran has not read yet.
The Wai Jing all belong to the same category, and are scriptures that only Taoist boys in the Sutra Hall who have been studying for more than three years can dabble in. But it is only for dabbling, and the Taoist Academy does not make any specific requirements.
When Zhao Ran was reading the scriptures, no one explained to him that these scriptures already belong to the category of spiritual practice. Of course, they can only have the effect of spiritual practice in secret places such as pavilions and pavilions, combined with other scriptures and secrets.
The Taoist priests in Fang Linlin Palace only understand the Taoist requirements.
But Zhao Ran didn't know and didn't care so much. He relied on his golden fingers, so he picked up the book and started to recite it. After reciting it for more than a month, he memorized the two scriptures, but what was said in the scriptures?
If he can understand two-tenths of it, that's considered good.
Ranking first in six consecutive monthly exams. Such a result is not easy for newcomers. Not only were the professors in the Sutra Hall surprised, but it also caused an uproar and uneasiness among the sutra chanting boys. For example, the name of the annual exam
Ma Zhili, who was ranked first, seemed to be a little stimulated. It is said that he studied harder and his attitude towards Zhao Ran became much colder.
However, Zhao Ran didn't care about this at all. He was busy fighting against Zhu Meng in all aspects. How could he have time to care about Ma Zhili's problem?
In the eighth month, Zhao Ran picked up the tome "Supreme Yellow Urn Dazhai Establishment Ceremony". This sutra is a compulsory course for Taoists who chant sutras. It tells how to set up a Dharma altar and how to do it.
How to pray for blessings, how to hold a house, how to repose a soul, etc. A series of methods and precautions for Zhaijiao rituals. As far as Zhao Ran understands, it is basically a Taoist business manual. If you want to gain a foothold in Taoism and deal with the secular world, do
A good Taoist priest with a future must understand this Taoist book.
Zhao Ran still remembered that at the ceremony where the patriarch passed away last year, the Taoist priests from Qinghe Temple who were invited performed a dazzling fasting ceremony and then took away the carloads of rituals. This was definitely a way to make a fortune.
shortcut!
The entire "Supreme Huanglu Dazhai Establishment Ceremony" has a total of fifty-seven volumes and more than 100,000 words. Reading it made me dizzy, but Zhao Ran gritted his teeth and started the difficult journey of memorizing it. Fortunately, this book is a practical tool
The book is not like the "Four Sons" Scripture, which requires reading various annotations and compilations. There is nothing too esoteric and can basically be understood. Therefore, Zhao Ran opened his golden finger and bit the bullet and recited page by page.
Come down.
The original meaning of fasting is to purify one's mind and body before sacrifices and ceremonies to show one's piety. The specific method of fasting is called "Zhaifa"; while Jiao, in Taoism, specifically refers to praying for blessings and warding off disasters, also known as "making a Jiao".
In this "Supreme Huang Lu Great Zhai Ceremony", a fasting altar is set up immediately during the fasting period, and the immortal master and saintly ancestor are respectfully asked to send down their magical power, manifest magical powers, eliminate demons and demons, and calm the soul and subdue the world. After the fasting, a ritual ceremony is held to reward the gods.
Well - this matter is over, you can go back, thank you very much!
Different prayer plans have different fasting rituals, the gods to be invited are also different, marriage and childbirth are different, promotion and wealth are different, disaster relief and illness relief are different, home security and soul requiem are different...every time
Zhai Jiao, from issuing memorials to setting up the altar, to praying and paying homage, to morning and afternoon pilgrimage, and finally to clearing the altar and setting up the altar, all the links are different. Even if the prayers are the same for the same Zhai Jiao method, there are still
Make detailed adjustments based on the time, location, people, and even specific reasons.
It involves every step of the process, including writings, sutras, manuals, magical instruments, altar pictures and seals, walking and scattering flowers, music scores and praises, etc., all of which are very complicated.
For example, to set up the Lingbao Huanglu Zhai Altar, you need to set up an inner altar, a middle altar, and an outer altar. The inner altar alone needs to open ten doors, and requires eighteen long red silk ribbons, ten short silk ribbons, and a crimson rope.
Or a green rope, divided into three lines - each of which has a different way of enclosing it, the length and size of the silk ribbon also have specific requirements, and the method of knotting the rope is also specific and subtle.
In addition to the three altars, there are also different ways of lighting lamps, such as the ten directions and nine palaces, the twenty-eight constellations, the natal lamp, the Five Mountains lamp, the Nine Nether lamp, the Liujia and Ten Straight lamps, etc. It will give people a splitting headache.
In fact, the tome "Supreme Yellow Urn Dazhai Licheng Ceremony" is the main assessment content of Wujiyuan's first-class examination paper, and it is the "eating guy" that the chanting and Taoist boys will have the energy to study only after three years. Zhao Ran
With the help of the golden finger of the brain, coupled with the aura of the protagonist, it took more than a month to memorize it, and it can only be memorized. If you want to master it flexibly and proficiently, it will not happen overnight.
It's a great achievement.
Before the October exam, Zhao Ran applied to Liu Jingzhu and Jiang Gaogong to participate in the first-class examination paper. He was full of confidence and planned to overwhelm Zhumeng in one fell swoop through this method - he also got a first-class ranking, but what I did was
A-level exam questions, let’s see what you, a guy who does B-level exam questions, can do to argue with me?
Thanks to yangzhigang and Xiongzhan Cangtianxia for the reward!