Along the way, there were still many people looking at Lin Tuo curiously.
However, the closer you get to the high platform, the higher the proportion of scholars. No matter how weird they are, whether they have fox ears or mouse tails, three arms or four legs, they all wear paper fans and turbans, and Confucian robes and crowns...
It made Lin Tuo feel as if he had traveled to the world of Liaozhai.
The quality of a scholar is high. Although he was confused, no one looked on rudely like in the market before.
Of course, it may also be because the scholars who come here are all busy, and all of them are in a hurry, or have already stepped onto the high platform, or are walking on the road leading to the high platform...
Happy to be undisturbed, Lin Tuo and Qibu quickly climbed onto the high platform.
Once on the high platform, the scenery in front of me suddenly changed. It was no longer the mushroom fire in the cave, but the climb up the mountain and straight into the sky.
Above the head is the blue sky and the bright moon, the white wind moon and the orange fire moon are as big as a wheel, and the mountain wind blows by my face, making me feel relaxed and happy;
At your feet are winding bluestone mountain steps that lead all the way to the top of the mountain. On both sides of the mountain steps, there are grass, trees, and even a little snow;
Further below, there is the Wanjia Mushroom Fire in Hidden Sun Valley. It is obviously just on a high platform of about ten meters, and it seems that it has reached the half-slope of a hundred meters high mountain in an instant...
Lin Tuo was just wondering when he heard the hurried flow of people reading up and down, sighing: "The illusion of Shushan has become higher again. It seems that the awe-inspiring aura of teaching has entered the realm again!"
"Yes, yes, in the Valley of the Hidden Sun, the literary style has gradually flourished, and the Confucian sect has flourished, all of which are due to the teachings. Maybe after some time, the teachings will be able to break through the current situation, and maybe they will be promoted to the teaching..."
Lin Tuo knew that what was on the high platform was indeed a real illusion. It seemed to be caused by the teachings of the Hidden Sun Valley. He had heard of the teachings. In ancient times, a minor official in charge of culture and education in a county, as for the teachings ……
Jing Niang looked at it and found out that it turned out to be an official position even lower than that of a teacher. In fact, he was a teacher in the county school.
Following the crowd, I walked up the mountain road, and as I went, I discovered something else.
Although the climbers were all students and literati, they were both men and women, old and young. It seemed that there were really educated people in this Hidden Sun Valley.
But...it's okay for young and old, both men and women, so...
Outside the bluestone road, between the mountains and fields, there is lush vegetation and forest land still covered with snow, so from time to time you can see pairs, or more than just pairs, of busy and leisurely figures.
What we saw in the market and in the alleys in front of us is not appropriate to call it a field battle, but more like a car •shock. What we see in front of us is a real field battle!
So uncivilized! So ungrateful! So indecent! It's so... degrading to gentlemen! What does it mean to be a scholar?
Cursing in his heart and recording with his eyes, Lin Tuo then thought about it, is it an insult to gentleness? Although I am a scholar, I don’t pay attention to this at all...
Besides, even if you are a pure scholar, don’t you pay attention to this? Even Master Confucius said: "Food and drink, men and women, are the only way to preserve the great desires of human beings!" The Duke of Zhou set up the principle of "honor and ethics", and the master changed it to "combination of wine and wine". Isn't that the same thing?
Saints have to do this too!
As for how to do it, how to do it? This is within the category of etiquette, which is what the Confucian school of etiquette on the ground pays attention to. The authentic holy world of Yinri Valley is actually the Confucian school of the demon world, which does not include etiquette. The six arts of Confucianism are poetry, calligraphy, music, music, chess, and painting. item.
The so-called Lantern Festival Poetry Festival is a competition between the six Confucian arts...
Walking on the mountain road, I exchanged questions and answers with the little maid Qibu, and I quickly understood some things, and soon I arrived at the top of the mountain of books.
The top of Shushan Mountain is a flat land with a radius of several hundred feet. There are plum blossoms in bloom, peaches and apricots in bud, budding grass, pavilions, rockeries, a curved pool, and clouds cutting across the mountain peaks... It's almost like Lin Tuo's small cave sky space projection is the same.
Although Maggi, after watching too much, I feel it is a bit fake.
I thought my cave-heaven transformation was awesome, but looking at it this way, it turns out that my skills are just average.
It's just that... I have countless manuscripts for the illusion of the cave, and I can imagine it on an alien planet. This mountain of books probably comes from the imagination of the instructor, but it is a bit monotonous.
Comparing in his mind, Lin Tuo quickly glanced around the room.
There are not only scholars here, but also people doing business, selling poetry and treatises, calligraphy and painting, sugar sellers selling yuanxiao and tea, rouge, gouache, and accessories... They are crowded and bustling, at least there are thousands of people, compared to the following The market is not busy at all.
The focus of Lin Tuo's attention was not here. Soon, he noticed the six light gates on the top of the mountain where people came in and out from time to time.
Above the Talisman Gate, which is surrounded by white spiritual light, there are six characters written respectively: "Poetry", "Book", "Music", "Piano", "Chess" and "Painting".
Lin Tuo has already inquired and understood the rules. It is just like an exam. Scholars who are confident in their talents in a certain aspect can choose any door to enter and take the corresponding exam.
Arriving at the courtesy officer in front of the door, Lin Tuo handed over ten talismans as others did.
Yes, this exam also has exam fees, but the fees are not left to corruption by the organizers. Instead, they will be pooled together and distributed to the top three winners of each exam in proportion to the money donated by some other merchants and wealthy families. , as their travel expenses for the big exam.
At the same time, ten talisman is not given in vain, it can be exchanged for a seal that is bound to a person.
After entering the examination room, whether you are writing poetry, painting or performing calligraphy, you need to use this seal to make a mark to prove your identity.
There is just a number on the mark. When the ranking is announced and the works are displayed at the end, the number is only announced to prevent cheating in the judging or hiring ghostwriters...
Seeing Lin Tuo sign up, the etiquette officer in front of the door looked at him in surprise. His expression was the same as when he saw a foreigner sign up to take the imperial examination.
However, there is no limit to the competition. As long as you pay money, anyone can enter and give it a try, even if you write and draw like a child graffiti...
Is it the Lantern Festival after all? Promoting Confucianism and Legalism and sponsoring students are incidental, while celebrating the holidays happily is fundamental.
After being slightly startled, the formal official with a big mouth, round eyes and a face like a frog nodded, took the talisman money, handed over the seal, and asked Lin Tuo to drip blood on it to recognize it, indicating that he could enter.
Many people were paying attention to Lin Tuo. When they saw him entering the exam door, they immediately whispered. Some laughed at him for overestimating his abilities, while others agreed with his approach: When a country bumpkin enters the city, do you always have to walk around? If not, wouldn’t entering this city be in vain? Wouldn’t all the hard work be in vain?
