I have a fortune book

Chapter 86

On the sixth day of the eighth lunar month, just after Yinshi, Zhou Bai got up early and finished washing before the sky was twilight.

This time there was no incense stick to light for blessing, but he still opened the book of luck as usual and observed his own luck.

He sees that he certainly doesn't have any scruples. First of all, he is born, strong and straight, showing Zhou Bai's fortune of continuous advancement.

There is a faint trace of purple air at the core, which is being chased by a small carp that gradually grows dragon whiskers, but the pure and flawless white of the natal is a bit awkward no matter how you look at it.

Looking to the outside, the once thin and scattered luck has now become a majestic and thick "fortune", and the red county luck that gathers and connects is the main body of Sinotrans.

Even because it is too rich, it almost appears red and perfect now. At the county level, his luck has reached its peak.

In addition, there are countless drifting floating around, red, white and even yellow, they point to their different sources.

After experiencing the accumulation of luck in various events, these can be called the greatest luck in his life, and it also became the confidence for him to obtain Jieyuan.

Although he is not as good as those prefects and even the proud sons of aristocratic families, it is still enough for him to enter the list of candidates. At this time, as long as his literary skills are enough to crush, Xie Yuan will be in his bag.

However, before he could relax a bit, the cold and biting gray aura on the outermost side poured a basin of cold water on him again.

Zhou Bai gathered his energy and used his qi-watching technique to support his wait-and-see with all his strength, and the reflection of the figure finally gave some feedback.

Ang~
A vague dragon chant sounded, shaking Zhou Bai's luck into ripples. Fortunately, his luck foundation was very solid, and there was no damage such as cutting luck.

Behind this gray catastrophe is a person with extremely high destiny and good luck, and it is very likely to come from the Tian family.

I saw the originally weak gray energy, but because Zhou Bai noticed it, it simply showed the posture of luck, and turned into a poisonous dragon spit out a snake letter to stare at him.

This feeling of being stabbed in the back has already made Zhou Baiming know which force is eyeing him, and it is nothing more than the sixth prince behind the Zhao family.

Zhao Liangji had been dead for so long, no matter whether they could prove that Zhou Bai did it, there would be no problem in getting rid of him.

"This is because I plan to fail the exam, so I have to force myself." Zhou Bai shook his head and smiled, and strode out of the room. Anyway, you don't dare to do anything now.

Seeing Zhou Bai going out, Yao Ping who was waiting outside hurried up to meet him and said, "Master, Mr. Qi is waiting for you outside, the carriage is ready, do you see?"

"No, you can't go to the Gongyuan even if you have a carriage. Qi Hua and I can just walk."

After leaving the gate of the courtyard, a two-wheeled carriage with restrained decoration was parked outside, and Mr. Qi sitting in the front of the carriage was a bit bored.

He only arrived in Zhoucheng in the last few days. After all, the Qi family also has property here, so it's not like Zhou Bai had to come and settle in advance.

There are also those so-called literary fairs, the dignified young master of the Qi family doesn't need to gain those reputations, and he is responsible for participating in them.

"I said why are you so slow, you go late, you have to wait in line for a long time." Qi Hua said to Zhou Bai with some complaints.

Zhou Bai pulled him down the carriageway: "Line up outside, and you'll be in the mood to rest inside the Gong Yuan?"

"Walking?"

"You can see how many horse-drawn carriages are blocked in the street in front of you. Nearly [-] scholars were born in the Dingzhou imperial examination. How many do you think this time?"

Qi Hua glanced at the swaying lanterns all over the street in the distance, then looked at Zhou Bai quite strangely, how could this guy be so experienced.

So the two of them walked together, with a few guards hanging behind them, no matter how much they could protect the prince's son.

At first the two were just chatting, and while they were talking, Qi Hua casually mentioned, "Have you offended a big shot recently? Why are there several monks staring at us, they dare not target me, it can only be you."

At this moment, a piece of jade pendant on his chest was faintly hot.

Zhou Bai also kept his eyes straight, and his walking posture was still relaxed. He replied: "Well, it's very big, it can reach the sky."

Qi Hua was stunned for a moment, and soon returned to normal. He didn't break up with Zhou Bai immediately, but said nervously: "Then you will pass the exam this time, and you must get a good rank, preferably Yayuan or even Xie." Yuan, this way Heavenly Court may pay attention to you in advance."

Zhou Bo was immediately relieved, because Qi Hua really regarded him as a friend.

"Let's let them see how expensive the titles are on the Guibang."

In the provincial examination, it was called the second list, and the list was released in September, when the osmanthus seeds were fragrant, so it was also called "Gui Bang".

……

Because it is said that there is a newly appointed Tianguan Hall in the Tianting in the southeast, the Dingzhou Gongyuan is also located in the southeast corner of the state city, separated by a circle of strict and towering walls.

When the two came to the gate of the Gongyuan, the gatekeeper was already inspecting the candidates' papers, and nervous candidates entered in an orderly manner to wait for the next step of inspection.

The gate of the Gongyuan is the Sanque Yuanmen, a wooden structure, with pedestrians in the middle.

On the middle gate is a Zhu plaque with black characters "Dingzhou Gongyuan", "Pimen" on the left forehead, and "Yujun" on the right forehead, which means opening the door to seek talents.

A pair of stone lions in front of the door stared at the eyes like copper bells, vivid and majestic, making people dare not look directly at them.

In addition, the armored soldiers surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside, all of them exuded a chilling atmosphere, waiting in full force.

Under such circumstances, if there are really talented candidates who dare to entrain them, it is really unimaginable how bold and stupid they are.

I didn't see that the internal inspection was a mere formality, because the imperial court was not worried that the inspection would not come out.

Zhou Bai stepped into the gate, and his soul felt the gaze of the gods above the tribute courtyard. The power of this person is not comparable to that of Pingcang City God.

The whole body of golden light that represents the gods of the Jin Dynasty is not covered up in the slightest, and the fearful majesty irradiates the Gongyuan unscrupulously. This is to tell those who have different ideas outside, you can come and have a try.

In addition, there is a row of Taoist officials standing on the inner side of the gate. They hold various instruments and let the examinees pass by seemingly very simply.

However, Zhou Bai knew that it must be equivalent to a full-body scan. When he walked over, he was actually a little nervous, and his soul was extremely silent.

Fortunately, the soul domain is difficult to reach even among monks. As long as you don't cheat, it won't target you.

But before he could heave a sigh of relief, a tall building in the center of the tribute courtyard swept over with a huge spiritual sense, which could almost see through the whole body of the candidates.

Some eldest sons of big families were quite angry when they noticed the abnormality, but they just couldn't twist their thighs with their arms, so they pretended nothing happened.

Zhou Bai was the same, even though his heart was in a turmoil, his face was still calm, what could he do with this real Yinshen.

The realm of the soul was not exposed. Just now, when the divine sense swept over it, the book of luck seemed to cover it up for him.

Next, even if he actually entered the examination room, Zhou Bai received his number plate, number seven, this is his examination room.

The structure of Gong Yuan in the state city is stricter than that in the county. Every examinee must stay in a separate examination room, and there are no exams in the front, back, left, and right.

Therefore, there are thousands of test rooms in the entire Gongyuan, which are divided according to the thousand-character texts such as the heaven and the earth, the universe, the sun and the moon, and the Chensu Lie Zhang.

Following the directions, Zhou Bai found his test house, which is not considered luxurious, but the conditions are already considered good.

The inside is clean and bright, with desks, beds, pens, inks, papers and inkstones, even the lamp oil is high-quality whale oil, and everything is brand new.

This is different from the poverty of the ancient Blue Star Dynasty. The service of the Daxu Dynasty is obviously more in place. The supernatural Taoism has joined the upper-level productivity, and the court will not treat these future extraordinary monks harshly.

Because Zhou Bai didn't arrive early, after checking the examination equipment and sitting in meditation for a long time, almost all the candidates arrived.

However, Hanlin, who was the chief examiner, announced the start of the examination until it was completely bright outside and the sunlight and yang energy completely covered the Gongyuan.

Qiuwei is a real national ceremony. Local officials cannot be the chief examiners in each state, but the emperor sent ministers to invigilate the examinations, accompanied by a team of imperial guards.

Right now, an officer of the imperial guard shouted an order outside: "The time has come, the dragon gate is locked, and all laws are forbidden!"

Then the chief examiner took out the gold medal representing the identity of the imperial envoy and placed it in the middle of the desk, and asked the governor of Dingzhou to ask the governor's official seal to be placed side by side. will be suppressed to a certain extent.

"Please ask the Taoist official to unseal the examination paper!" The governor of Dingzhou stood up and bowed his hands towards the back hall.

Even this Taoist official, the third-rank state governor, was respectful. It was not easy to imagine. Zhou Baili immediately thought of the Yinshen Daoist who had been investigated by his spiritual sense before.

The aura of the visitor was indeed the same. I saw an old Taoist with white hair and a childlike face, stepping out of the back hall calmly with two middle-aged Taoist officials holding test papers.

There are a total of three stacks of test papers that are as tall as people, representing three test questions in nine days and six nights.

Zhou Bai could naturally see the aura of Taoism on the lacquer seal, and this lacquer seal must have been stamped by one of the Six Seals of the Son of Heaven. The domineering dragon aura made him dare not take a closer look.

The old Taoist held the seal of the Taoist official in one hand, and the fingers of the other hand moved slightly, and the mahogany bun on the top of his head suddenly flew out, setting off a piercing red light.

Looking at the tight lacquer seal again, I don't know when it will turn into nothingness.

The candidates below were silent, who didn't understand how there were people who could perform Taoism in this kind of place.

Even with the help of Taoist official seals, this old Taoist is at least the pinnacle of the Yin Gods, and he may have taken that half step.

"The assistant examiners hand out the test papers!"

"Everyone, don't be in a hurry to answer. Read the exam questions clearly, especially the subject of Daoist interpretation. You must be calm and calm, so as not to hurt your spirit and delay other subjects..."

Accompanied by the gentle words of the Hanlin chief examiner, the nine-day and six-night cattle farming test officially began.

(End of this chapter)