Chapter 5: The Imperial Examination of the Four Books
In the sixth year after Lin Sen came to the world, the tool man No. 16, Zhao Kuangyin, finally returned to him alive and gained Lin Sen's recognition.
Half a month later, when Zhao Kuangyin left this place, he was already a master with perfect physical body and Qi. In the whole world, he was one of the few masters. He could at least be on the heavenly list.
The so-called Heavenly List was actually ranked by Lin Sen himself.
The lists on the Heavenly List are basically ranked according to their strength. The requirement to be on the list is to withstand at least one move of Xiaoyaozi without dying!
Among the princes in the world, Zhao Kuangyin is already the most capable of fighting!
Coupled with Xiaoyaozi's previous momentum, many people thought that Zhao Kuangyin was the real Zhao Kuangyin, the real dragon emperor sent by God to end this troubled world!
Have strength!
Prestigious!
There’s also a whole bunch of potential lickers out there!
To be able to survive three years of pursuit by other princes, he must be a human being and have some luck.
With these conditions, Zhao Dazhen has risen!
Along the way, he used a pair of long fists and a coiled dragon stick to sweep away countless enemies. One year later, he became one of the most powerful princes in the North. Three years later, he unified the North, which coincided with the Khitan invasion!
Just like the history of other worlds, the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun has long fallen into the hands of the Khitan. With the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun as an advance base and the absorption of a large number of craftsmen from the Central Plains, the productivity of the Khitan has already far exceeded that of the past grassland overlords.
, both the Xiongnu and the Turks were defeated by the Khitan in terms of productivity.
But similarly, the higher the productivity, the higher the standard of living, so in terms of pure wildness, the Khitan is weaker than the first two.
However, with the help of Han craftsmen, the quality of Khitan weapons, armor, and long bows far surpassed those of their predecessors.
So this time the Khitan directly dispatched 500,000 cavalry. Such a number was something that the Xiongnu Khans and Turkic Khans could not even dream of.
It's not that they don't have such a large number of herdsmen on horseback, but that the first two are not productive enough and don't have so much food for the army.
From this perspective, the threat to the Central Plains from Khitan is far greater than the first two.
At this moment, Zhao Kuangyin has unified the North!
It looks very powerful. The powerful Central Forbidden Army alone has as many as 300,000 people. Judging from the surface strength alone, it is not weaker than the Khitan at all.
But Zhao Kuangyin had a hard time saying that the 300,000-strong Central Forbidden Army was certainly very powerful, and even if they fought with real swords and guns, he would not be afraid of the Khitans.
But among the 300,000 forbidden troops, only 100,000 are his old base. The remaining 200,000 were absorbed from the remnant armies of other princes after unifying the Northland in the past two or three months. They are still there today.
It's not completely digested.
If he was given another year, the situation would be completely different!
So Zhao Da thought for a while, and then personally came to the place where Lin Sen lived in seclusion - Tianshan Lingjiu Palace!
This place is located at the top of the Tianshan Mountains and is inaccessible. There is not even any road in the middle, only an iron chain. Fortunately, Zhao Kuangyin is very skilled in martial arts, otherwise he would not dare to go there like this.
Looking at Zhao Kuangyin who was sweating profusely, Lin Sen nodded with satisfaction.
Although he knew that all this was just a show. Zhao Da refused the help of his men before and ran up the mountain step by step as a show. The sweating profusely at this moment was also a show, but Lin Sen was still very satisfied.
Attitude is important!
"I already know, I'm just a Khitan. Their army of 500,000 is still gathering. I'll let you see what an immortal is!"
Having said this, Lin Sen stroked his white beard, started counting with his hands, and said some spells that Zhao Da couldn't understand no matter how hard he listened.
After listening hard for a long time, Zhao Da had to shake his head slightly. Even though he was already so powerful, he still couldn't see through the master. Could he really be an immortal from heaven?
"Zi Qi? Is Zi Qi here? Please reply quickly?"
"exist."
After receiving Ziqi's cold reply, Lin Sen nodded with relief. That was good because Ying Ziqi was still there, and everything could continue.
"Ziqi, these are some information I have collected about this world."
"Um."
"Ziqi, I want you to do me a favor. Help me build a model and calculate how to create a blizzard at the minimum cost!"
"A tornado will work too!"
"Even earthquakes!"
"If a volcanic eruption is possible, it will be no problem."
"However, it must happen near the military camp of the 500,000 Khitan army. The area must be at least a hundred miles in radius. Even if it cannot cover all the 500,000 Khitan army, it must cover more than half!"
After a breath, Ying Ziqi established a model based on the information collected by Lin Sen, calculated the results, and gave a feasibility analysis...
"Okay, I have just deduced the secret of heaven, and finally have a way. In seven days, I will go to the altar to do it. At that time, I will draw the power of the upper world to help you eliminate the Khitan cavalry. But as the saying goes, brothers will settle accounts..."
"Master, don't worry. As long as we withdraw from this Khitan cavalry, I will agree to the master's terms no matter what the conditions are!"
seven days later
In the military camp, near the Chinese army's tent, Zhao Kuangyin and a group of civil servants and generals were watching, while Lin Sen was dressed in a Taoist robe, standing on the altar, holding a three-foot peach wood sword, and there were several iron trigrams hanging around.
Why do you look like a charlatan?
Doesn't it look familiar?
Is this immortal reliable?
He is the best senior Xiaoyaozi in the world?
That's all, even if the immortal is unreliable, I can still lead His Majesty to kill him!
It’s better to make plans in advance!
In this Song Dynasty, I think they were taking jujube pills!
The officials had different thoughts, and Xiaoyaozi didn't take it seriously. At this moment, his mental power was wildly unleashed, pulling the spiritual energy of the world around him, and slowly he started to fly.
"Imperative: Come the wind!"
Boom!
"Where is the Dragon King?"
???
Will the Dragon King really appear?
"Call the wind and rain!"
Boom!
At this moment, Lin Sen remembered all the air flow trends within a radius of a hundred miles. Coupled with his nearly perfect power, unparalleled realm, and miraculous control, the myth of a single man defeating an army was finally staged!
A moment later, amid a burst of special effects worth five and a half taels, a tornado took shape!
This tornado was not very big at first, but under Lin Sen's influence, it swallowed up everything around it and headed towards the Khitan military camp.
Even if the Khitan's 500,000 cavalry are spread out over a hundred miles, even if the tornado is not moving very fast, and even if many of the Khitan's top brass ran away with their guards before the tornado arrived, one fact cannot be denied - the army is finished.
!
After the devastation of this tornado, only 200,000 of the 500,000-strong army were still alive. More importantly, they had all lost their courage, lost their organization, lost their organization, and lost their discipline. They had become real
mob.
Even those senior officials who managed to escape by chance no longer had the courage to confront Zhao Da at this moment. All they could do was run, run as hard as they could.
This escape doesn't need to be very fast, just be faster than other companions!
After this battle, Zhao Da obtained tens of thousands of war horses, thousands of stallions, and millions of cattle and sheep for free, and even took advantage of the situation to recapture the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun!
With the help of the great victory, Zhao Da succeeded in uniting the hearts of his subordinates. Anyone who dared not agree with him was killed. Dead people will not speak.
Half a year later, Zhao Da led 200,000 forbidden troops and 100,000 cavalry southward, and the world was unified!
Another half year later, Zhao Da returned to Kaifeng and began to reform. The first step of the reform was to extend the imperial examination system to the whole world.
This move was of course welcomed by the readers, who raised their hands and feet to express their approval.
However, when the scholars saw clearly the specific content and detailed requirements of the imperial examination, they were speechless, and the whole world was in an uproar!
All kinds of unpleasant words, all kinds of annihilation of descendants, and all kinds of greetings to the eighteenth generation of Zhao's ancestors have never stopped. Except for military people, most scholars think that the Song Dynasty took jujube pills.
In the palace, Zhao Da and Lin Sen were playing chess.
"Master, this time the whole world is really in an uproar. This time I have severely hurt the hearts of scholars all over the world."
"Is the imperial examination system bad?" Lin Sen asked knowingly.
If anyone else dared to say this, Zhao Da would have turned against him a long time ago, but in terms of status, Xiaoyaozi was his master, the master who taught him his true skills and helped him make a fortune.
In this classical feudal era, the weight of such a master's words is no less than that of his biological father. Even the most powerful emperor must respect his biological father on the surface.
Even Li Er, who was known to take pleasure in killing his brothers, did not do it himself to force his father Li Yuan to abdicate. It was Yuchi Jingde who pointed his long hair at Li Yuan: Why don't your majesty abdicate? Why don't your majesty abdicate?
Although Yuchi Jingde shouted something at that time, took a step forward, and finally almost stabbed Li Yuan with his spear, after all, it was not Li Er who did this.
Killing brothers and killing fathers are completely different concepts.
So just in terms of status, Xiaoyaozi could choke Zhao Da to the point where he couldn't speak. What's more, Xiaoyaozi also used "magic" to control the wind and rain, and wiped out 500,000 Khitan cavalry with one move in front of everyone's personal witness.
But all the civil and military officials who witnessed that battle quickly shut their mouths after learning that the new imperial examination was done by Xiaoyaozi. Even if they wanted to slander Xiaoyaozi, they did not dare to slander Xiaoyaozi, but Zhao Da.
"Master, of course the imperial examination system itself is very good, but the content of the examination should not be Confucian classics. At most, it should add some Taoist classics or hundreds of classics. But Master, these four books of yours are too unexpected."
Having said this, Zhao Da looked at the four books placed aside. These four books were from Xiaoyaozi. The content was of course not Daxue, The Analects of Confucius, Mencius, and Doctrine of the Mean, as well as the Book of Songs, Shangshu, Book of Rites, and Zhouyi.
Spring and Autumn have nothing to do with each other.
Even they are not Taoist classics like the Tao Te Ching or the Nan Hua Jing, nor are they classics of hundreds of schools of thought like Mozi, but classics written by Xiaoyaozi himself.
"Oh? These four books can't be called classics?"
This time Zhao Da simply stopped talking. He was not blind, he was a man of culture. He had studied when he was a child, and later he was taught by Xiaoyaozi himself for a week. He learned many learning methods and gained a lot of knowledge.
In his opinion, these four books are all classics. Look at their names - "Taiyi Sutra", "Houtu Sutra", "Fuxi Sutra" and "Heart Sutra".
"The Taiyi Sutra is extensive and profound. It was passed down by the ancient Heavenly Emperor Taiyi when he manifested his sage. It records the secrets of vitality. With a little understanding, it is easy to achieve innateness. When it is completed, it will be easy to ascend in the daytime."
"The Hou Tu Jing records the mystery of essence, and the Fu Xi Sutra records the mystery of the spirit. The Taiyi, Hou Tu, and Fu Xi Sutras correspond to the three paths of Qi, Jing, and Shen. The Heart Sutra explains the mysteries of the soul.
, this was truly a secret that was not told in the past.”
With a sigh, Zhao Da knew he couldn't go around any longer.
"Master, of course these four books are truly good things. No matter whether they were written by ancient gods or not, they are all truly good things. In the past, they were the great secrets that masters and great masters would also pursue hard!
"
"But just like this, it is spread all over the world, so that everyone can understand it, and set test questions as part of the imperial examination. If you accidentally encounter a rebel, the country will be in turmoil and the world will be shaken."
"As the saying goes, if you have a sharp knife in your heart, you will have a murderous intention. When every ordinary person can directly comprehend the four classics, and when every common person has gained power, how can the world be governed?"
"I met my master myself. If I'm lucky, my strength will be among the top ten in the world. But what about the real descendants? How can they suppress this great world?"
Having said this, Zhao Da picked up the tea on the side and began to drink tea slowly. He narrowed his eyes and was even ready to throw the cup down as a signal!
If Xiaoyaozi doesn't give him an explanation, he will try to kill the immortal even if he pays a huge price today!
snort!
After a cold snort, Zhao Da suddenly felt terrified. His body seemed to be out of control. When he recovered again, his forehead was covered with cold sweat.
Probably knowing what happened just now, Zhao Da wiped his sweat and knelt directly on the ground: "Yin's life was given by his master, and his martial arts was also taught by his master. Even his country is thanks to his master.
.It can be said that Yin will never be able to repay what he owes to his master."
"But for the sake of future generations, Yin Fang had no choice but to do it. Otherwise, after Yin's death, future generations would not be able to secure this position no matter what."
"Stupid!" Lin Sen said, hating that iron cannot become steel.
"Who are you as a teacher? He is an immortal from heaven who descended to earth. The imperial examination of the Four Books is the general trend of the world. How can you go against it? Even if you can stop it for a while, you can still stop it for the rest of your life? If you can control it now, you can still control it.
The future?"
"This time I am trying to reason with you, my master. What about next time? If I meet a murderous comrade..."
dong dong dong
Zhao Da kowtowed hard several times: "Master, please teach me!"