When they were about to part, Shi Zhe asked him: "Is Brother An Xian really not interested in becoming a mechanic?"
Be a scientist?
An Yan shook his head and refused, saying that he was self-aware and could just become a rich man.
Shi Zhe seemed a little unwilling to give up and wanted to persuade An Yan, but An Yan had to make excuses to leave.
According to what Shi Zhe said, the best way to engage in mechanics is to enter the Tiangong Institute and become a highly respected scientific researcher.
What's the use?
Aren't you working for people and leaving a name in history?
An Yan doesn't have a strong sense of belonging to this world. He only cares about what he can get right now.
As for the mechanics, he was simply interested in it. After all, it was something he had never seen in his previous life.
An Yan now wants to get something practical.
Power!
Even if you become a monk, you cannot use your power at will. The most useful thing in this world is power and status!
Only with these can we become truly powerful.
In the Xuantang Dynasty, becoming an official was not the only way to take the imperial examination. If Yu Jingtang was willing, he could even be given a small official position now. It was very common for him to become an official under the right circumstances.
Like Yu Huanzhang and Yu Huanzhen, they do not need to take the imperial examination route. In the future, their elders will arrange some idle official positions for them, and they will be gradually promoted later.
Of course, if one is capable, becoming an official through the imperial examination is still a matter of honor.
It seems that Yu Jingtang had high hopes for Yu Huanting, otherwise he would not have let him go to Chang'an to study.
Yu Jingtang asked An Yan to study diligently in order to arrange An Yan's future path.
Because many people feel this way, nothing can compare to being an official.
Becoming an official means your personal strength is strong. Becoming a high-ranking official means that your family will become stronger from now on!
An Yan did not object to becoming an official. He had previously said that he had no intention of pursuing an official career because he felt that he did not have the ability in this area. He did not know any academic knowledge in this world. Even if Yu Jingtang arranged an official position for himself, it would be difficult to move up.
It was different now. After he started practicing, he felt like he had been reborn. His five senses were sharp, his thinking was clear, and he especially had the ability to remember everything. Even the books and movies he had read in his previous life could be clearly recalled as long as he could recall them. remember.
That night, Master Xuanyi did not come again.
An Yan waited in the room for a long time but did not see her figure. This made An Yan, who had prepared many questions about cultivation, no one to ask.
After sitting on the bed and studying the Qi Sea for a long time, An Yan lay down to rest.
Without Yu Nian's harassment, An Yan's life was stable and orderly. Except when Yu Huanzhang went out to play with him, he would spend all day soaking in Wentang Pavilion, absorbing the knowledge here.
He would also often meet Shi Zhe and communicate with him about mechanics, and Shi Zhe would never tire of persuading him to specialize in mechanics.
On this day, Yu Jingtang called An Yan to him again.
Today, he is going to apply to the Wenren Mansion for employment. Yu Jingtang has arranged everything properly, which is something An Yan doesn't need to worry about at all.
In the study room, Yu Jingtang sat in the main seat.
"You've been concentrating on studying in Wentang Pavilion recently, right?"
"I read a few books." An Yan said respectfully.
"Is it still a history book?"
"I also read some other books, such as "Lü Zi", "On Books", "Qianyi", etc., and also briefly read some books on mechanics."
Yu Jingtang looked calm, put down the tea cup in his hand, and nodded gently: "The way of literature is broad and far-reaching, broad and deep. If you are new to this field, it is not a bad thing to dabble in more, but you have to choose one and be good at it. People's energy It’s limited. If you want to learn everything well, you may end up with only a rough understanding of everything.”
"Follow your uncle's teachings!"
What Yu Jingtang said was right. Even if An Yan had memorized all the contents of these books, he had only memorized them.
An Yan listened to Yu Jingtang's teachings for a while, but the main idea was to tell him to study seriously and not just be interested in it for three minutes.
Yu Jingtang took a sip of tea and suddenly asked a completely unrelated question: "What kind of group of robbers did you encounter on the road when you came from Yanzhou?"
An Yan's heart tightened, and he immediately responded: "They are just ordinary people who have become bandits and robbed people on the road with some farm tools and homemade weapons."
Regarding his life experience, Anyan had already prepared a complete statement.
"Are there many robbers in Yanzhou?" Yu Jingtang asked again.
An Yan thought for a moment, then asked, "Has uncle seen the refugees outside Luoyang City?"
There are tens of thousands of refugees only in Luoyang, but there are also in Chang'an and other cities.
Since entering Luoyang, the refugees have suddenly become distant, as if the world outside the city and inside the city are not the same.
An Yan also visited Luoyang City Gate near noon. When he saw the Xuanjia guards driving the porridge cart out of the city, he remembered that he was once a refugee living outside the Chengmen Gate relying on a bowl of porridge.
"Compared to some people, those refugees are lucky. They can at least walk to the foot of Luoyang City, and at least they can receive a bowl of thin porridge every day."
Yu Jingtang was silent for a long time after hearing this, and then said after a while: "Go back."
"Nephew, please excuse me."
After An Yan left, Yu Jingtang stood up and looked at the trees outside the window without saying a word.
In more than a month, it will be the annual tribute period, which is the time to show the outside world the prosperous age of Xuantang.
Those refugees...
The information that the people he sent out to investigate brought back was somewhat shocking. Most of the land in the Nine Provinces of Xuantang had become a human tragedy with starvation and death all over the land.
There are endless disasters to be relieved and endless people to be saved.
In the prosperous age, why did Xuantang become like this when he got it?
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Imperial Palace, Xiyuan.
Chao Jin and Lu Kui have been guarding outside Xuanyi's palace for three days. Xuanyi suddenly went into seclusion without saying hello to them, and they didn't dare to go in and disturb them.
"Tell me, has Master received any opportunities recently?"
Out of boredom, Lu Kui whispered to Chao Jin.
"How did I know that?" Chao Jin said.
"Two days ago, Master went out at night and started practicing in seclusion when he came back. You can feel it, too. Master's cultivation has become more advanced than before, and he may have entered the spiritual realm." Lu Kui said.
"I don't know what that basin of black water is for, or what kind of skills Master is practicing."
Chao Jin said: "If Master doesn't tell us, she has her reasons. We will find out one day."
Lu Kui sighed and said: "What day is that? Master, why don't you call us to join him when he has something good to do? Those disciples of Zhenzong who are about the same age as us have all entered the Qi realm! We have mastered Master's I don’t know when I will be able to open the sea of qi with my martial arts. If I meet those people from Zhenzong, I won’t be laughed at by them.”
Chao Jin smiled softly and said: "Master has already said that being impatient is a major taboo in practice. Master's skills must be better than the original skills of Xuanzhen Sect, otherwise it would be worthy of Master's self-cultivation. What? When we open the Qi Sea, none of the disciples of Zhenzong can compare with us!"
Lu Kui curled her lips and said: "I'm afraid that Master and Grandmaster will fight when they see each other. By then, even if the two of us open up the Qi Sea, we will only be able to practice Qi techniques. Aren't we the only ones who will be beaten?"
Hearing these words, Chao Jin also looked troubled: "Probably not, Master is not the kind of cruel person."
If they really fight, they really can't defeat anyone. Master Xuanyi has long said that he will not teach them any means of hurting others.
Lu Kui continued: "One of them is the Taoist leader of the Xuanzong sect, and the other is the Taoist mother of the Zhenzong sect. The Xuanzhen sect can only have one leader, so there will always be a fight. The master's cultivation is so powerful..."
Chao Jin was frightened and quickly reminded her in a low voice: "Stop talking!"
Lu Kui was also shocked to realize that she had made a mistake. She quickly stopped and turned her head to look behind her. When she saw that the palace door was tightly closed and there was no movement inside, she breathed a sigh of relief. She reached out to pat her chest and stuck out her tongue at Chao Jin.
"Master may be preparing for the tribute period recently." Chao Jin changed the topic and said.
Lu Kui tilted her head and thought for a moment, then asked, "What do you think the monks outside are like?"
Chao Jin pursed his lips and said, "Didn't Master say that they are all murderers without batting an eyelid?"
Lu Kui asked strangely: "Don't they take care of the killings there?"
Chao Jin thought about it seriously and said, "Maybe the people in charge should also kill people."
Lu Kui frowned and said, "Wouldn't that make everything messy?"
They have only heard about the world outside the Three Realms Pass. What is the world of cultivation outside, but what they hear is only bad things.
The two of them don't understand that everyone is seeking immortality. In this world where spiritual energy is abundant and treasures of heaven and earth are inexhaustible, why should they hurt each other?
The Xuanzhen Sect actually has many powerful techniques, including some very offensive spells.
But these are all out of reach for them.
Who made Master Xuanyi take a brand new path, the path that only seeks immortality.
The monks in the outside world have nothing to do with them, and they will not be able to see them on the day of Sui Gong.
The day is noisy and gradually turns westward.
Master Xuanyi's weak voice suddenly sounded in the hall.
"Hibiscus, dew..."
Hearing the sound, the two people quickly turned around and pushed the door open. They saw their master lying on the couch in the same way as before, extremely weak, with the skin all over his body as red as blood.
"Master!"
The two women were startled. Just as they were about to step forward, they were ordered to stop: "Don't... come here!"
Master Xuanyi said weakly: "The yang poison in my body has not dissipated. If you come close to me, you will be affected. Throw the Condensing Pill over and then go out."
Chao Jin and Lu Kui had no choice but to find the Condensing Pill as instructed and threw it on the couch where Master Xuanyi was sitting.
The two women suddenly felt a wave of heat hit their faces, and then they fell into a trance.
"go out!"
The two woke up with a start, quickly turned around and left the hall, closing the door.
Master Xuanyi put the Concentration Pill into her mouth with great effort, and began to regain her luck. Her skin color gradually returned to normal. After a moment, she suddenly opened her mouth and spit out a large pool of blood, which splashed on the ground in front of her.
After spitting out this mouthful of blood, her whole body's aura stabilized, her demeanor became solemn and holy again, and she became a fairy who thought she was not stained by the worldly world.
Can't be refined...
Master Xuanyi looked at the black water in the basin on the shelf not far away and frowned secretly.
Now that An Yan has entered the Qi realm, how come the Yang poison has become so powerful? Even my spiritual realm self can’t digest it!
She lowered her head to look at her forearm, and opened her sleeves. However, there was a dazzling bright red on her snow-white skin, as if the congestion of her meridians was revealed.
Is it because my understanding of this extremely yang body is not deep enough?
But this is a legendary physique, and only a few words are mentioned in various ancient books.
Master Xuanyi’s quiet eyes flickered uncertainly.
