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Chapter 228 77: Searching for Books ([-])

The time is about to pass, and the aroma of wine and food rises from the restaurants in the east and west cities.

In Xingguofang, potted plants are densely covered on both sides of the verandah of the side building of Lingshu Pavilion in Qianyuan Academy. Inside the rare yellow-glazed porcelain bucket, orchid stones or strange stones and pines are planted.The boy servant in Tsing Yi walked over with the tray, his clothes brushing the branches and leaves.On the balcony next to the Lingshu Pavilion, the boy servant in Tsing Yi put down the preserved plum blossoms on the plate, as if they still carried the cold fragrance of the blooming at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month.

On one side of the table, refreshments such as milk cakes and jade crumb cakes were already placed. Xu Yingqiu, a bachelor, Chen Yuzhai, the invigilator of the Tribute Academy, Yang Chan, Fa Hui and others occupied their respective seats, but the place for the sacrificial wine was empty.

Xu Yingqiu took a sip of tea and looked towards a teak screen on the west side.

Behind the screen, Yuan Shuo stood by the window. In front of him was a pot of calamus. Most of the calamus downstairs were pruned into lions and phoenixes. Instruments are somewhat similar.

"Yuan Jijiu." Next to him, Zhang Dongxuan, the master of Dayong, looked at Lingshu Pavilion, "It's really easy to distinguish the superior from the superior according to his own ability. However, it is very different from the way of selecting scholars in the past. It's too formal."

Yuan Shuo looked dazed and senile, and responded to Zhang Dongxuan's words, he said "oh", and he didn't know if he listened, and he was still playing with the round stone in the basin.Zhang Dongxuan waited for a moment, frowned, and was about to emphasize it again, Yuan Shuo seemed to have realized it, and nodded to Zhang Dongxuan: "What the national teacher said is indeed reasonable."

"That's right, it's good that Yuan Jijiu can listen to it." Zhang Dongxuan said, "Although my Dayong has a population of hundreds of millions, how many practitioners are there in the world? Born from a high-ranking family, or taught by a famous teacher The young people here all have their own backgrounds to follow. Although one or two examinations are required to select a scholar from the palace, before that, it is already clear at a glance who is strong and who is weak, and it is generally difficult to make any changes. Nowadays, it is difficult for students to compete like this , it’s too much to see the chance, even if the winner comes out, it’s hard to convince the crowd.” After saying that, he shook his head.

Yuan Shuo pretended to be listening intently, nodded solemnly, and said "yes", "Yes, we must be more cautious." After speaking, he put down the boulder in his hand and walked back to his seat.

Watching Yuan Shuo leave, Zhang Dongxuan shook his head and sighed.This kind of Tai Chi Kung Fu, which is both positive and negative, is used by this old thing, which is really helpless.He followed Yuan Shuo and returned to the banquet.

At this moment, there was a cry from outside the building, as if it came from the nine heavens.During the banquet, everyone frowned suspiciously. This is Qianyuan Academy's recruitment of scholars. Who will bother?
Outside the building, a boy in yellow led the white crane into the garden to rest.

The man riding a crane held a five-colored stag tail in his hand, a white robe with a jade belt, sword eyebrows and star eyes. He looked only in his thirties, but his hair was as white as snow.

Another boy in yellow handed the post to the boy servant who was being guided by Qianyuan Academy, and the man was already striding towards the building.He glanced over and had a panoramic view of the surrounding scenery. After stepping into the building, he smiled at Yuan Shuo in the building: "Although the poor Taoist has heard the name of Qianyuan Academy for a long time, I just saw it today. This pot of heaven and earth is truly amazing." Comparable to the Xuanmen cave."

Seeing this person, the spectators in the building stood up one after another, and Yuan Shuo also stepped forward to greet him personally, "So it's the real Wang? It's really unexpected, unexpected."

"Walking here by chance, I heard that the Qianyuan Academy was recruiting scholars, so I just happened to come and have a look." The man in white robe said with a smile, "Yuan Ji alcohol is used in divination, so it didn't count?"

Yuan Shuo chuckled, "Renren Wang is well versed in the art of longevity, but the old man is old and weak, and he has not dared to divination for many years. Besides, the real person is no longer in the five elements. Even when he is young and strong, I can't figure out your whereabouts." what."

Yuan Shuo ushered the white-robed man into his seat, and Xu Yingqiu frowned slightly during the banquet. This real Wang is the real Wang Junji, the head teacher of Xiyi Mountain. It is rumored that although this person is in the human world, he has already broken the Dao of Longevity. How old are you?At this time, Wang Junji came over, and there was no disagreement with reason. After all, the Spring Examination of the Qianyuan Academy had sent posts to the holy places of both religions, inviting high-achieving and great virtues.But posting belongs to posting, and it's just a matter of etiquette. If the relationship is not very close, how could the master of a religion come without telling?At the acceptance ceremony of the Holy Land of the two religions, the imperial court usually only sends one palace supervisor to watch the ceremony. For example, if there is a major event in the Qingque Palace, Shen Qingteng, who is serving as the Qingque supervisor, will be present to represent the imperial court.As for the major events in Qianyuan Academy, only Yang Chan and Fa Hui, two monks and Taoists representing the two religions, were present.

What's more, it is said that this real Wang travels all over the world, and he doesn't even go back to Xiyi Mountain often. Why did he come to Qianyuan Academy so suddenly?Last year when the sage went west, Xiyishan expressed his dissatisfaction unabashedly. What is the purpose of Wang Junji's coming to watch the Qianyuan Academy pick up scholars today?

Xu Yingqiu was thinking in his heart, and went to see Yuan Shuo, but he saw that the high priest was full of joy, as if he had received a rare and distinguished guest, and he had a happy chat with Wang Junji.

Xiyi Mountain's head teacher, Dayong Guoshi, and Qianyuan Academy offered wine, from stories of previous dynasties to recent turmoil.When talking about Xing Nong, Wang Junji suddenly said: "I came here on a high note, but I missed the congratulatory gift, what a negligence."

Zhang Dongxuan said with a smile: "A real person is here, and we are already at a loss to welcome him. Besides, how can a person who has attained the Tao stick to red tape?"

Wang Junji smiled slightly, and glanced outside the building, "Yuan Jijiu used to like potted plants? I saw a grass when I was traveling in Shenpeng. Give this as a gift." Saying that, without waiting for Yuan Shuo to refuse, he flicked the tail of the stag in his hand and disappeared.

After half a breath, another voice sounded: "I use this leaf as a boat, please take care of it, don't let it be destroyed by wind and waves."

The voice faded away, and when it reached the last few words, it was only indistinct, as if it came from thousands of miles away, with a little wind.

But seeing Wang Junji's table in the porcelain cup, there is a bud leaf floating on the water, the tea soup is churning and rolling like the waves in the sea, and the bud leaf is also floating along with it.

After only a few breaths, the tea soup suddenly calmed down, and the buds and leaves also sank.The boy servant in Tsing Yi who was standing beside him let out a soft cry, secretly thinking that something is wrong, when Daoist Wang left, he had told him not to sink the ship, this is going to be terrible.But with a flash in front of his eyes, he saw that the real person in white robe and jade belt had appeared in the building, holding a strange weed in his hand, the shape was three points similar to coral.

Everyone in the building looked at each other, Chen Yuzhai murmured in a low voice: "The Shenpeng is far away from here..."

Xu Yingqiu was surprised in his heart, but deliberately whispered: "I see this real person... Hehe, I have already prepared this congratulatory gift."

"You..." Chen Yuzhai was stunned for a moment, shaking his head and laughing, "How can a dignified teacher be compared with a charlatan?" Although he was still shocked by Wang Junji's methods, he calmed down after hearing Xu Yingqiu's joke.

"How can this old man be able to afford such a godly method as a real person?"

Yuan Shuo took the potion of elixir and ordered the boy servants beside him to fetch soil and plant it in a pot.

Wang Junji entered the table again, as if there was still a little smell of the sea breeze in his robe sleeves, he picked up the tea and drank it down in one gulp, saying: "This year Qianyuan Academy recruits scholars, there must be talents of Jingxinglinfeng, among them, Yuan Is there anything special about the sacrificial wine?"

(End of this chapter)