However, almost every day, the people of Bianliang live next to those official mansions.
You can always hear the angry roars of various old fathers next door, and even male and female voices roaring one after another.
There was also the sound of teenagers rolling and crawling, howling like ghosts and wolves, which was very frightening to hear.
All in all, the sales volume of fine rattan in Bianliang, Tokyo has soared during this period, and some rattan merchants even want to increase prices.
Nai He came to buy this kind of sharp tool for educating children, and they were all stewards of officials above fifth rank.
I really can't afford to provoke them. If they smash the store in anger because of their wanton price increase, no one in Kaifeng Mansion will be willing to take up the lawsuit.
Because it is said that there are several children of officials in Kaifeng Prefecture who also want to participate in this special examination.
Everyone often leaves work early and goes home to teach their children in person.
So the question is, since the child can take the special examination, if he can pass the special examination, can he also try the provincial examination?
Although there is a high probability that he will be able to succeed just by giving it a try, but no one can guarantee that his child will succeed in the imperial examination if his brain gets hot. Right, don’t be afraid of ten thousand in everything, just be afraid of the unexpected.
This is just like the probability of smoke coming out of ancestral graves. It won’t happen under normal circumstances, but what if it does?
Especially those officials who were scholars themselves were treated one by one like chicken blood.
Every day is not complete if he does not carry his strict father's face to the extreme. He even uses all the self-motivation and stimulation methods that he was able to pass the exam on his children.
As the saying goes, only by enduring hardship can one become a master. I strive to let these ignorant children swim happily in the ocean of the Four Books and Five Classics.
If someone comes from the imperial examination, the elders who are parents will be smiling...
Of course, it is not that there are no failures, but after all, they are in the minority, after all, since the founding of the Song Dynasty.
Everything is inferior, but the concept of being good at reading has been deeply engraved into the flesh and blood of the people of the Song Dynasty.
For Gao Zhang, "The Thousand Character Essay" is all in his mind, so there will definitely be no problem if he tries elsewhere.
But the problem is that Master Hunjun asked him to take part in the imperial examination, and it was also the imperial examination for Jinshi. This is the most annoying thing, okay?
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Deep in the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace, a Taoist priest who looked like an immortal was sitting in the palace, preaching to the Emperor Zhao Ji of the Song Dynasty, who also wore a Taoist robe with his eyebrows lowered and his eyes closed.
At this moment, Taoist Wang is explaining the "Huang Ting Jing", also known as "Laozi Huang Ting Jing".
It is a Taoist monograph on health preservation and immortality cultivation, including "The Jade Sutra of the Outer Scenery of the Huangting" and "The Jade Sutra of the Inner Scenery of the Huangting".
During the two Jin Dynasties, the "Zhongjing Jing" was added. The author is still Lao Tzu.
According to legend, it was Wei Huacun, the Taoist Master of Heaven, who created his own sect and spread it to the world.
The thinking method in "Huang Ting Jing" is one of the main cultivation methods promoted by ancient Taoism.
Because it pays attention to thoughts, meditates quietly, is simple and easy to implement, and is very suitable for the taste of scholar-bureaucrats, it has been widely spread in society since the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
After listening to the Taoist priest's sermon, Zhao Ji meditated in the hall for more than half an hour, and then slowly opened his eyes, which was the end of the day's monastic journey.
After finishing his training, the official Zhao Ji walked out of the hall in high spirits and stood at the entrance of the hall, looking at the luxurious but quiet Yuqing Zhaoying Palace.
I don't know what I thought of, and my face looked a little sad.
“Since the construction of the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace, it has been in the hope of summoning the world’s most accomplished immortals to preach and teach.
But now, there are really not many Taoist priests with cultivation and real ability in Yuqing Zhaoying Palace..."
Yang Jian on the side had a strange look on his face and came closer.
"What the officials said is absolutely true. However, I heard today that another capable Taoist cultivator has arrived in Bianliang City..."
"Oh?" With just one sentence, Zhao Ji focused his attention on Yang Jian.
"Why is he so clever? Can you tell me about it?"
"I heard that the Taoist priest can know the past and the future. It seems that a wealthy family in the south of Niuxing Street in the east of the outer city has encountered something evil.
As a result, the family was restless and wanted to ask a Taoist priest with Taoist practice to perform rituals to exorcise evil spirits from the family. "
"I heard that there is a wild Taoist who lives in Xiaoguan outside the city. He has quite a lot of magic and is well known. I specially went to invite him..."
When he heard that it was a story about catching ghosts and exorcising evil spirits, the feudal and superstitious Zhao Ji immediately became energetic, slowed down and listened to Yang Jian's story.
When I heard that after the Taoist priest met the rich man, he could calculate with his fingers the day on which evil appeared in the rich man's house.
Moreover, when exorcising evil spirits from the homes of wealthy households, he was able to ask God Liu Ding Liujia out of thin air to send rootless water, and after burning the talisman to turn the water into water, he could drive away all evil and filth in the wealthy households' homes. This was quite an impressive feat.
Upon hearing that, the faint king Zhao Ji's eyes lit up, he nodded and gave instructions.
"Well, that's alright, Yang Jian, you can go test it with someone to see if there is anything magical about it. If so, report it to me."
"My slave understands." Yang Jian agreed respectfully and quickly followed the emperor's footsteps.
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"This believer (the Taoist name for lay people), please sit down. I wonder if the believer wants to drink tea, wine, or water?"
An old Taoist with a gray beard looked at the handsome man sitting in front of him with a smile and a short beard.
Behind this man, there were several strong guards with swords standing, and beside them stood a white-faced butler with no beard.
After hearing this, the official Zhao Ji looked at the table. There was only a copper pot and a few small copper bowls.
"Why, no matter what Zhao wants to drink, Taoist Master can pour it out of this pot?"
"I don't dare. I'm a poor Taoist who doesn't have enough cultivation and low magic power. He only has a brief knowledge of this small path..."
Seeing what the old Taoist said, Zhao Ji became interested.
"In that case, just ask the Taoist priest to give Zhao a cup of tea."
The old Taoist nodded slightly, pointed at the copper pot with one hand, then lifted the pot and poured it towards the copper bowl in front of him.
I saw a slightly turquoise liquid slowly pouring out of the copper pot.
Swirling around, the faint scent of tea lingered in front of the official Zhao Ji's nose.
Looking at the cup of tea, Zhao Ji looked at the copper pot and spoke leisurely.
"What if someone wants to drink?"
The old Taoist smiled calmly, made another gesture, and pointed at the copper pot. This time, the liquid was pale white.
After pouring it into the cup, Yang Jian on the side stepped forward, first picked up the cup of slightly turbid liquid, brought it to his nose and sniffed it.
"This wine is good. It seems that the Taoist Master is indeed quite capable."
The old Taoist laughed and waved his sleeves as if he was unfazed by honor or disgrace.
"A few small skills are not worth mentioning. I wonder if Zhao Xinshi came to look for the old way today..."
Yang Jian saw the look from official Zhao Ji and knew it was time for him to continue his performance.
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