There is a place in the imperial palace of Chang'an City called the Arsenal.
The name of the arsenal is simple, and its function is also simple.
Not only are the world's hidden weapons, magic weapons, and armor stored here, but also the secret codes of many schools in the world are stored here.
Just as Dong Zhongshu had heard that "Yu" and "Zhou" recited by Shi Wudao represent time and space, there are also "Tao" and "Domain" involved in the Huanglao School, "Jiu" and "Yu" in the Mohist School, and famous scholars. Schools include “big one”, “minor one”, etc.
The definitions of each school are different, which also results in different theoretical contents of each school, which also makes it difficult to read through.
The acupoints of this school can be called 'Shen Ting acupoint', and the acupoints of another school can be called 'Hairline acupoints'. The acupoints are the same, but they are embedded in the text and it is extremely difficult for people to understand, and the entire definition The difference is just like when Zhang Xuezhou and others read foreign literature and materials, they will be immediately at a loss.
And it involves regional characters and ancient characters, which will make reading the classics even more difficult.
Most people who enter the Secret Pavilion choose the school of thought that they are familiar with. Few people like Dong Zhongshu read classical books across different fields, even other great Confucian scholars of the Confucian school.
"I'll read it, you'll memorize it!"
The secret codes are not allowed to be taken away from the secret pavilion of the arsenal. Although there is no time limit for viewing in the secret pavilion, people still need to eat and drink, and studying these contents is particularly labor-intensive, and most people do not last long.
Dong Zhongshu is no exception.
But he was thankful that some people were born special.
Dong Zhongshu can quickly memorize a piece of content that he can understand, while Zhang Xuezhou can really memorize it by rote.
Regardless of whether the content is understood or not, Zhang Xuezhou can memorize it, and Zhang Xuezhou can memorize complex and diverse contents.
This is the truth that Dong Zhongshu personally verified at Huainan Wenying Pavilion. Accordingly, Dong Zhongshu was extremely relieved to let Zhang Xuezhou do the memorization.
After he leaves the Secret Pavilion, he can obtain the complete contents of the Secret Code by writing it down through Zhang Xuezhou's dictation.
Dong Zhongshu is not greedy for more, but he wants to get what he needs.
"Master, you ask me to remember these things, but I can't understand them either. What good is this?"
After reciting a volume of "Sutras", Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but feel that he had memorized some strange contents.
If the classics of the Wenying Pavilion have been revised, written and translated, the classics of the Auxiliary Pavilion have remained in their original state.
This may be the reason why there are differences between Emperor Jing’s Tomb Sutra and Wenyingge’s Tomb Sutra.
This allows people to learn the most authentic content, but it also makes learning too difficult.
After Zhang Xuezhou recited it, he didn't even understand what he was reciting.
"We don't understand it now, but we will understand it one day," Dong Zhongshu said: "Recite the memory carefully, and I will read it to you later!"
"You can draw cakes for me to eat!"
Zhang Xuezhou knew that his luck was stable before he came here, and all he wanted to get were the blind gifts from noble people.
When he arrived at the Secret Pavilion, he couldn't help but feel like this.
"You are somewhat interested in luck, and this book in my hand happens to be it. Do you want to memorize it?"
There are a large number of bamboo slips placed in the secret pavilion, as well as bronze, iron, gold and silver casting secret codes, as well as ancient animal skin records.
Dong Zhongshu flipped through it for a long time, and finally picked a thick bronze plate two meters long and one meter wide, and gestured with his hands to point to the words on the door.
"What is this?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.
"This is the imperial science among Huang Lao's studies, and it's called Zaiyou." Dong Zhongshu said: "It is rumored that this is the movement technique learned by Huang Di."
"Sounds interesting!"
The benefits Dong Zhongshu offered really interested Zhang Xuezhou. No matter whether he understood it or not, just remember it and that would be it.
Dong Zhongshu has extensive knowledge and will not make blind recommendations.
Studying and understanding is a matter of later time, but remembering is a matter of now.
The Imperial Secret Pavilion is not a place where everyone is qualified to come. If Dong Zhongshu had not been too depressed, even helpers like Zhang Xuezhou would not have been allowed to accompany him.
Although what you get is unclear, and if you can't figure it out, you can say that you have zero gain, but this is indeed a rare opportunity for ordinary people. Even Dong Zhongshu rarely comes to these secret pavilions.
The key held by Dong Zhongshu can only open the secret pavilion where the Huang-Lao School and the Legalist School are located, and correspondingly, only the classics of these two academic schools can be viewed.
"Remember it, you remember it too. Whether I can turn over and whether you can have good luck from now on depends on this," Dong Zhongshu whispered.
With the doctor's Nine Turns Aiki Technique in his body, Huang Lao's health maintenance is just incidental, and the Legalist's learning is the follow-up to the integration of techniques in the future. What Dong Zhongshu really needs is also "In You".
This is the best time to practice luck, and it is also an opportunity for Dong Zhongshu to go high.
Dong Zhongshu didn't know whether it was possible for non-emperors to practice luck, but he had to try.
Expelled from Chang'an City by Shen Peigong, Dong Zhongshu's reliance on the new emperor's luck and prosperity was cut off, and Dong Zhongshu had to find another way to find a way out.
If he looks for it, there will be no problem. If he doesn't look for it, he can only wait for it to continue to decline.
Human wisdom and ability will bring a lot, but they cannot bring luck.
Most people are not superior or inferior, but their circumstances vary greatly, and many people are just a little bit less lucky.
As long as you are on the cusp of luck, even a pig can take off.
But if he is in a critical moment of doom, even the Human Emperor, who has thousands of people kneeling down to him, will suffer from hatred.
Dong Zhongshu didn't believe in fate, but he had to believe in luck.
He has been going smoothly for more than 30 years. In just a few years, the situation has declined as if he was hit by an evil spirit. If he continues to decline, he will become a figure that others lament.
And as time goes by, people like them are like drops of water in the long river of history, no longer able to splash any waves.
This is not the future Dong Zhongshu wants.
He tried hard to recall the many ancient characters he had learned, and kept reciting them under his breath, and handed them all to Zhang Xuezhou to recite and memorize.
Zhang Xuezhou remembered not only what he recited, but also every word he pointed to.
This makes it possible for Dong Zhongshu to correct it in the future even if he reads it wrong.
"Master, "Zaiyou" seems to be the luck technique of the emperor. Can we learn it?"
Zhang Xuezhou is a bit poor in some aspects, but he has some superficial study in the "Yunshu".
It was difficult for him to understand the content of "Zaiyou", but he had basic discernment and could distinguish this set of techniques that belonged to imperial science.
In this set of techniques, there are quite a few conditions that only emperors possess, making it extremely difficult for ordinary people to learn.
"There is no art in this world that only certain people can specialize in," Dong Zhongshu said in a low voice: "This is not in line with the birth of art, nor is it in line with the operation of the laws of the universe!"
"But what are the conditions for these practices?"
"Conditions are created by people, and nature can also be changed by people!"
Compared with Zhang Xuezhou's step-by-step approach when seeking to develop knowledge, Dong Zhongshu's confidence in facing the unknown is obviously stronger.
Even if "Zaiyou" does not suit his practice, he can slowly correct it until this set of emperor's luck can be truly practiced.
