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Chapter 218 67: Countermeasures
A Tale of Tales written by Li Chan was quite popular in Yujing. Most of the examiners present had heard of his name, so when Fahui was grading the papers, others were also quite concerned about the reaction of this Buddhist master.When Fahui said the sentence "The nectar is not in the Dharma Realm", Chen Yuzhai raised his eyebrows, seeming to be quite interested, while most of the others secretly shook their heads after Fahui made a judgment of "I don't know what to say".

After Fahui read the paper, he put it aside. A fellow examiner next to him took the paper, read it briefly, shook his head and said, "This person's essays are also incomprehensible." An examiner is also a person who cherishes talents, and said regretfully: "This person is probably good at Danqing, so he has shortcomings in the essays and Fu. If it is placed at other times, it can be more relaxed. Zhu Yi points his forehead and let him qualify. It doesn't matter. But in the spring examination of Qianyuan Academy, talents are like crucian carp crossing the river..." He sighed softly, and put the test papers in the pile, "Forget it, even if this person can't enter Qianyuan Academy, he can It’s not a pity to be able to show off your skills in the painting academy.”

After talking with the examiner, the rest of the people also nodded, and stopped paying attention to Li Dan's paper.Although this person has some reputation, there are many people who are more famous than him in the papers that were dismissed.After all, the current quota of 36 people in Qianyuan Academy has already been finalized in various competitions.The examiners present are not so much the examiners, but more like the mouthpieces of various forces, and they are the final decision here.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yuzhai flicked his hand, and the test paper fluttered down to his desk.He opened the book and read the last current affairs policy first, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, but he didn't comment.I turned to the previous essay again, read it for a while, and said: "I see that there are many sentences in praise of Ziwu Mountain. Li Dan's article breaks the title but is very novel. This water essence mountain and tile, Bricks have the same quality but different uses, one source but different fates, all because people love brilliance and hate rough things. There are also monsters who kill hundreds of people and are hated by people, and robbers kill tens of thousands of people, and people call him king. Things are the same. But the name is different, why? It is because people love their kind, but hate their Tuo."

Having said that, Chen Yuzhai nodded, stopped talking, and seemed to be licking.

The Fahui monk spoke out at this time and commented: "According to what this son said, demons are no different from human beings? Isn't this confusing black and white and not distinguishing between good and evil? It's just like when he answered the current affairs policy and said nectar It is not in the Dharma Realm, but in Luyan. This "Dharma Realm" is vague, but it clearly refers to the solemn and graceful Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. The Buddha passed on to all living beings and taught the cleansing dharma of nectar for the public. However, the nectar is not in the Dharma Realm, but in Luyan This is also an upside-down and nonsensical statement. The poor monk thought that this son was a shocking statement, but he was ignorant of the scriptures and knowledge, so he was dismissed. What does Xueshi Chen think?"

Although Fa Hui was belittling, but if Li Chan was here, she would secretly express her keen thoughts.When he wrote this article, he thought in his heart that it would be great if the monsters at home could be accepted by the world.However, this monk's attention to small things and zooming in was clearly a bit of a dead end, and it seemed that the current affairs policy really offended him.

After Fahui finished speaking, Chen Yuzhai smiled, shook his head and said, "The main purpose of this "Water Essence" is not to define right from wrong. Let's read the end of this article: Good, evil, beauty and ugliness are all people's thoughts. Besides, what are good, evil, beauty and ugliness? The sage said: You can know without thinking or worrying. This can be called knowing.”

He said: "I see that in the essays of the Spring Examination, there are countless well-written green words and green chapters. These talents are indeed rare talents in the imperial court. But when they enter the Qianyuan Academy, they have to devote themselves to practice. However, there is nowhere to display his skills. This article, since it can discuss the Tao, haha, this is rare. This Li Dan, I don’t know how far he has practiced. Just reading the last few sentences of this article seems to be touching We have reached the threshold of some knowledge.”

When Fahui spoke, all the examiners in the pavilion were still watching, but when Chen Yuzhai finished speaking, they all remembered that Li Dan's Zhiguai became popular in Yujing, and it was Qianyuan Academy who relied on it at the beginning. Recommended by two bachelors.At this time, Chen Yuzhai's intention to promote Li Dan was clearly put on paper, but among the 36 people in everyone's mind, Li Dan's name had never been mentioned. If he was promoted, wouldn't one of them be pushed down?
Although Chen Yuzhai is a dignified scholar of the Qianyuan Academy and the examiner here, the quota of the Qianyuan Academy is involved, not to mention Chen Yuzhai. Even if the grading papers in the class are today's sages, everyone will still be a speaker and fight for their own interests. .

Immediately, some people followed Fahui's previous words, either directly denigrating, or explicitly praising and secretly derogating.There were also one or two voices, saying that Li Dantie had passed the Jiake Division, and that the Jingci was well-informed, but it was only a ripple and did not cause any splashes.

Seeing the dispute, Chen Yuzhai picked up the mother-child chi paperweight and patted it lightly. Although the sound was not loud, everyone looked serious and quieted down.

Then I heard Chen Yuzhai say: "Everyone is arguing endlessly, and each insists on his own opinion. Since it is so difficult to decide, call Li Dan and ask him another strategy."

Everyone was stunned, and they didn't know what was so special about Li Dan, so Chen Yuzhai wanted to give him a chance regardless of everyone's objections.However, face-to-face policy questions are always much more difficult than paper countermeasures. Even the monk who berated Li Dan for the last current affairs policy just nodded and did not object.

The students who handed in the papers are still in the tribute courtyard at this time.Although it is not noisy yet, it is no longer confined to the table and case.Under the corridor and in front of the small window, all the students whispered to each other, asking each other about the countermeasures just now, flattering each other with their mouths, but secretly competing in their hearts.

In the southeast corner of the Gongyuan, Li Chan looked at the open space after the Shujing Mountain was removed.When he was just answering the paper, he was somewhat uneasy, but at this moment he had calmed down, since he had released his pen, and entered the Minghe Tower, the result after that had nothing to do with him, so he looked up at the sky, watching the leopard in the blue tube After reading a few spells, I figured out what kind of wine and food the monsters at home had prepared.

The two officials came out of the Heming Tower and immediately attracted the attention of all the students.After the policy questioning on paper, there is also face-to-face policy questioning, just like the redemption post after posting scriptures, this opportunity is only available to a few people.Li Chan was also quite curious, wondering whether today's face-to-face interview would test poetry, and wondered if there would be another masterpiece that could match Jiang Ruzhi's poem?But he saw the two officials coming straight up, stopped in front of him, and asked, "But Li Dan from Qingling in Lizhou?"

Li Chan froze for a moment, "Exactly."

"Excuse me, please come into the building." The leading official made a gesture of invitation.

Li Chan was a little surprised, nodded, and walked through the Gongyuan and walked into the Heming Tower surrounded by everyone's eyes.

As soon as he entered the building, he saw the sixteen examiners behind the case with different expressions.Li Chan only knew the name of Chen Yuzhai, so he generalized it, saluted respectfully, and met all the examiners.

Chen Yuzhai took Li Chan's test paper and said, "Li Dan from Lizhou answered the scriptures very well, without any mistakes or omissions."

"It's just a matter of rote memorization." Li Chan replied.This statement is not modest, he was born with an excellent memory, and after cultivating the Tao, he can recite it by eye, so he managed to pass the scriptures.

Some people were unhappy when they heard this, and a fellow examiner laughed and said, "You say that, but we don't even have the time to memorize it by rote."

Li Chan said with a smile: "All seniors are well-educated and well-educated, so why come here to make fun of the younger generation."

The fellow examiner who was speaking looked pale, at this time, the monk said: "Your article on current affairs policy, but there is something to say. In the title, the word 'nectar', how do you explain it?"

Li Chan said: "The nectar is the Buddha's nature. If all living beings can be enlightened, the society will be stable and the weather will be smooth. This is the meaning of the title."

"Oh? That's how it is." The monk leaned forward slightly, "How come the nectar is not in the Dharma Realm, but in the secular world?"

Li Chan said, "The Buddha said that all living beings have Buddha nature, and nectar can naturally be produced in the ordinary world."

The monk asked again: "This statement is true, but there is Buddha-nature in ordinary people, why do the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss lose their Buddha-nature?"

Li Chan said: "Since I have become a Buddha, all natures are empty."

Hearing this, the monk frowned slightly, and pondered for a while, "This nature is not that nature, but it's not bad for you to think so."

Li Chan knew that his current affairs strategy would offend the monk, and seeing that the monk didn't question him anymore, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.The monk said again: "However, the examiners are quite arguing about your paper. They called you here to ask you a strategy. Do you dare to answer?"

Li Chan said: "I dare not refuse."

The monk stopped talking, Chen Yuzhai and Yang Chan looked at each other and nodded, Yang Chan then said: "This strategy is still out of your scriptures, so how do you explain it, 'Wanjin, go away'?"

Yang Chan's question came from Li Chan's original scripture "Spring and Autumn". There are only four characters, and there are comments on this in the scriptures. He, 籥 dance. What are you going to do with all the words? Get rid of the voiced ones, abolish the silent ones, keep your heart. The commentary says that the first is dry dance, and the other is 籥 dance, which is honor The so-called abolition of the silent one, "abolished" means "placed". This means that the dance with sound is removed and only the dance with no sound is left. This scripture records that when the ancient kings offered sacrifices to the Taimiao, the middle school officials Passed away, so mourn.”

Yang Chan nodded, if he could answer this paragraph without thinking, it means he is familiar with the scriptures, if the test is about the scriptures, then he got the question right.But since he picked this scripture, the policy question is more than that simple.This Li Dan was born in a poor family, even if he could recite this sutra fluently, without a famous teacher to teach him, it is impossible for him to answer the deeper meaning without accident.

But Li Chan went on to say: "There is something wrong with the commentary in this scripture."

Yang Chan raised his eyebrows: "Just tell me."

Li Chan said: "If you follow the commentary, keep the dry dance and remove the scorpion dance. It seems a bit nondescript to dance in such a silent manner."

If a great Confucian questioned the Chinese characters of the scriptures, everyone should think about it carefully. If a mere junior said so, the examiners in the building couldn't help laughing.A fellow examiner asked, "Oh? What's so nondescript?"

""Rites" says: Every solar and lunar eclipse, the collapse of four towns and five mountains, great puppets and strange disasters, and the death of princes, order to go to music. Da Zha, great disaster, great disaster, and the death of ministers are the great worries of all countries, so let Chixian County be ordered." Li The cicada said: "When a doctor dies, he should perform the ceremony of Chi County. But according to the "Gongyang Biography", it is not like Chi County, nor is it like going to music, so it is a bit nondescript."

Most of the examiners in the field were from the imperial examinations. They were familiar with the scriptures in the early years of the scientific examinations. After that, they rarely had the time to study hard. Li Chan said this passage. For those who understand the scriptures.The same examiner who questioned was not among them, he was startled for a moment, and kept silent.

Another examiner at the side asked: "What is Qule, and what is Chi County?"

Li Chan thought for a while, and said: ""The Ritual" says: Music is compared to the sound, and it is called music. If you want to play, not only all the instruments, but also the dry dance and the dance must be removed. As for As for Chi County, there is no detailed description in the scriptures, but it may be seen from "Guan Zi". "Guan Zi·Ba Xing" says: "The county of cutting bells and chimes, and the joy of singing and dancing. It can be seen that Chi County is probably just the removal of the gold and stone system. instrument."

The examiner who asked the question was very satisfied. He looked Li Chan up and down, and thought that this man had a handsome figure, his eyes looked a little charming, but he was able to concentrate on learning. He was really a talent. , That’s right. In your opinion, how should the original meaning of the four-character scripture be explained?”

Li Chan said: "According to my junior's humble opinion, the character for "Quzhu" is a musical instrument, not a dance. The so-called "Wanwen" and "Quzhu" are just a ceremony in Chi County, where some musical instruments are removed."

After Li Chan answered this point, the examiners no longer had any doubts, but were secretly shocked. This time, there was another good horse in the competition for the bachelor's position of Qianyuan Academy.

Yang Chan, who came up with this strategy, pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "This scripture is quite controversial, but you answered it very well. Can you tell me, who is your teacher?"

Li Chan smiled: "I used to study with my teacher Pei Ashanren, and I also studied with Zhitian Shanren. The two of them often discussed history and biography. I listened to them day and night and learned something."

All the examiners looked at each other in a daze, obviously no one had heard of these two names.

Li Chan tentatively said: "Then this policy question, can I count it as my pass?"

"Pass or not, someone will tell you." Chen Yuzhai in the hall smiled slightly, with a relieved look on his face. Xu Yingqiu and Zheng Junshan jointly recommended him, and it really wasn't a mediocrity, "Go ahead."

Seeing Chen Yuzhai's face, Li Chan felt that she was [-]% sure, her heart relaxed, and she bowed and left.

As soon as Li Chan left, Chen Yuzhai naturally put the paper in Jiake's pile.Beside him, Yang Chan was still looking towards the Loumen, and said doubtfully: "Such familiarity with the scriptures is not something that can be achieved by studying hard and working behind closed doors. This son actually came from a poor family? If it is said that he is from a high school, I would still believe it. "

Chen Yuzhai picked up another test paper, "Pei'a Shanren, Zhitian Shanren, Taoist priest, have you heard of these two?"

"I haven't heard of it." Yang Chan shook his head and said with emotion: "It must be two high-ranking hermits who have kept their names incognito."

(End of this chapter)