Lord of Earth Fiend

Chapter 127 The Saint Appears, Gives the Pen in a Dream

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It's late August now, not the start of school season.

In the Qian Dynasty, the mainstream of government schools was the "August system". Every year, students enrolled in Shangyuan and closed in August, but there was no such thing as winter and summer vacations.

In other words, at this time, the school has already finished teaching a year of homework, and it is time for vacation.

Can't go to school, just wait and see first.

Because he couldn't pay the tuition fees, Chu Xiucai didn't go to school to study, but he has been living in Jiangzhou after all, so he learned a lot about it.

When Chen Jin asked him about going to school, Chu Xiucai was quite surprised: "My lord, you want to study in Jiangzhou Academy?"

"I have this idea."

"But to enter a school, one must have the reputation of a scholar."

Chen Jin replied: "I am a scholar."

Chu Xiucai: "..."

I feel like I have to start over from the beginning again to get to know Chen Jin. After getting along for so long, Chen Jin has never revealed this identity.

People are really different.

For example, Chu Xiucai himself, ever since he passed the college examination and gained fame, he wanted to tell the world, and then his address directly changed to "Chu Xiucai", and he rarely even used his real name.

In fact, there is nothing to know about Jiangzhou Academy. It is just a school. If you want to study, you can go through the relevant procedures with the documents.

That will have to wait until next year.

……

The income of "Boundless Wind, Moon and Xiaoxiao" is decreasing day by day, almost negligible.As a work to test the waters, it has already fulfilled its historical mission, so there is nothing to regret.

In contrast, with the popularity of calligraphy, the literary charm bred by those classic sentences gradually increased.

Chen Jin started to study "Wen Qi Shen Yun".

In the system of "Li Yan Pian", the essence of literary spirit is the essence. It is no longer a pure theoretical concept, but has become a quantifiable object.

When the quantity is large, it will be condensed into a piece, and it will appear in color. This is how the saying of "Beautiful Articles" comes from.

Wenqi Shenyun does not have offensive power, it governs the state of the spirit, can calm the mind and ease the mind, relieve worries and troubles, and eliminate the influence of various negative emotions.

Such effects are no worse than martial arts methods, but more important.

For example, if Chen Jin could stand up his words and write a picture with literary spirit and charm, and show it to Wang Huaiyi, who was suffering from bewilderment, he would calm down, stop thinking wildly, and fall asleep normally.

At that time, Chen Jin used the method of cultivation intervention, which was simple and rude. Although it was effective, it could not be used too much.It's like taking an addictive drug. If you take too much, you will definitely have various side effects and sequelae.

The same is true for practicing the third realm of "Occupying the Palace". Entering the landscape of other people's Niwan Palace, even if you go there with good intentions, do not do any damage, but going in and out like this will naturally leave traces.

Even the slightest trace will have an impact.

Literary spirit and charm are different. The spring breeze turns into rain, moistens things silently, and watching works is equivalent to a kind of gentle learning.

After mastering the method of "Li Yan Pian", Chen Jin became more and more aware of the extraordinaryness of "San Li Jing", but he didn't know what the highest-level "Li De Pian" would look like. At that time, he should be able to "decree and enshrine the gods" up.

Really looking forward to it.

But looking at the Confucian Temple, which has only repaired the portal, I am soberly aware that there is still a long way to go to that stage.

The current "Li Yan Pian" is only in its infancy.

The visualization of Jiangzhou Confucian Temple has encountered a bottleneck. No matter how I look at it or how I think about it, I can no longer gain new insights.

Chen Jin was slightly disappointed about this. He originally had more expectations, but now it seems that they did not meet expectations.

Among the many Confucian temples in the world, the Jiangzhou Confucian Temple is well-built and relatively magnificent. If you go further up, you will go to the Holy Temple in the capital.

That is also a relatively distant matter, so let's put it aside for the time being.

Now the temple fair on August 28 may have an opportunity to appear.

Regarding this temple fair, Chen Jin had indeed heard many rumors and deeds in the past few days, among which the most talked about was the saying that "the sage appeared and gave the pen in his dream".

The main meaning is that on the night of the temple fair, the sage will manifest his real body, select a scholar, and then bestow the five-color magic pen in his dream.

After receiving the pen from the sage, that person's talent will skyrocket, his writing will spring up, and he will write beautiful articles.

This isn't just anecdotal, it's evidenced, even though that was five years ago.

There is a scholar named "Jiang Chang" in Jiangzhou, who has always been dull by nature. He was enlightened at the age of eight and went straight to the top of his twenties.However, at the temple fair five years ago, after he went to the Confucian Temple to worship during the day, he had a dream when he was sleeping at night. He dreamed that the saint appeared and said that he "can teach children", so he gave a five-color magic brush to him.

The next day, when Jiang Chang woke up, his whole demeanor changed, and he spoke with a spirit of writing.

In the first year, he was selected as a scholar, in the second year, he was promoted, and in the third year, he was selected as a scholar.

After being named on the gold list, Jiang Chang has been released as an official.

But his experience spread in Jiangzhou, and even throughout Jiangnan, and became a miracle that people talk about.

Since then, the Jiangzhou Confucian Temple has become famous. Not only countless scholars came to worship, but also people from other industries also came to offer incense.

When Chen Jin heard this story, he was thoughtful, thinking that it was not a rumor, but might be true.

After all, his own experience is quite similar.

Of course, there may be elements of exaggeration in it, and the real body of the sage may not be the one in the doctrinal scriptures.

But in this matter, ghosts and gods must be involved, and it must be the existence of the Confucian temple system, so Chen Jin was very interested.

There are many temple systems in the world, and the gods enshrined in each temple system are mostly different. When the temple is built and the statues are dirty, you can invite the gods.

What is mentioned here is the orthodox Dao of inviting God, not the "inviting God" of the sect Nuo technique.

However, "the avenue of immortals and Buddhas is broken", the orthodoxy has been skewed, and the Nuo technique of the sect is popular, and the nature of "inviting the gods" has long been changed beyond recognition.

Rampant gods protect family immortals, and help spirits to channel spirits, which can be regarded as a kind of "inviting gods";
The method of exorcising the gods through seclusion can also be regarded as a kind of "invoking the gods";
There is also the great dancing god, as long as you wear a special willow mask, you can also "invite the gods"...

As for what the invited "god" can do and what kind of effect it will achieve, it's hard to say.

All in all, because of the difficulty of building temples, it is rare to see orthodox gods, and they are all achieved by Nuo technique.

This form of greed for convenience will naturally produce many side effects.

How exactly is unknown.

Along the way, Chen Jin has not come into contact with many practitioners, such as Gu Leyou and Lai Zhishu. The two casual practitioners have superficial cultivation, and they are not considered beginners, they just mastered certain spells.And Wu Zangmen, paper maker, etc. are also not on the stage.

In a sense, ghost cultivation in Li Village can also be regarded as "invoking the gods", since ghosts and gods do not separate families.

As for the price of their practice, it is needless to say, people are not like humans, ghosts are not like ghosts, they die young and have to sleep in coffins for a long time...

When Chen Jin embarked on the road of cultivation, he naturally didn't want to take that kind of path, but a dignified one.

On the way, he had to seize the opportunity to learn as much as possible about the Confucian Temple. Only in this way could he go further without the guidance of his master.

So after hearing the case of "a sage granting a pen", I immediately grasped the meaning of it. It is a pity that the person involved, Jiang Chang, is not in Jiangzhou, otherwise he must go to see it.

Chu Xiucai also longed for the miracle of the Confucian Temple, never forgetting it, and has been worshiping it devoutly for several years.

So far, although I haven't dreamed of a sage granting a pen, it clearly has an effect.

He passed the examination of scholar!
Doesn't this just show that the saint has begun to pay attention to him?

Anyway, Chu Xiucai thought so in his heart, so this year, he decided to spend a lot of money to buy more incense sticks, and then went to the Confucian Temple to grab a seat in advance to show his sincerity.

About this matter, he told Chen Jin that it was tantamount to asking for leave, so he asked Chen Jin to go with him by the way.

Chen Jin said with a smile: "As a scholar, I will go to the Confucian Temple to worship the incense of saints."

Chu Xiucai said solemnly: "It's not enough to pay homage to the incense. You have to show piety, at least more sincerely than other people. Only in this way can you win the favor of the saint. Otherwise, there are so many scholars who kneel down to worship the incense, how can the saint see it?" meet you?"

Chen Jin: "..."

It's really hard to refute his logical theory. No wonder so many rich and noble families are willing to spend a lot of money to burn high incense and burn incense, isn't it just to win the position and get the favor of the gods?
——If that god really cares.

For this, Chen Jin can only say perfunctorily: "Sincerity leads to success."

Chu Xiucai said very seriously: "According to my personal experience, this is a lie. Sincerity is not just talking, but thinking. You have to show something and do things. Just hide at home and pray to God and worship Buddha. , that is nothing but fantasy, and the gods and Buddhas will not understand it."

Chen Jin looked at him in surprise: "..."

Never thought that this fellow would be able to say such a thing.The truth expressed in the words already has the meaning of "unity of knowledge and action".

And I can't help but think of the thing between men and women. Men always like to say "I love you", while women say "What do you love? You can't just rely on one mouth..."

The same wonderful thing.

Stared at by Chen Jin's strange gaze, Chu Xiucai's heart skipped a beat: I speak too much, don't say the wrong thing, and offend the young master.

He hurriedly smiled awkwardly, and changed the subject: "Young master, after you left, several calls came to ask about calligraphy; many people were waiting outside, watching eagerly, I was worried that they would rush in."

The price difference profit is too high, it is easy to make people impulsive.

Chen Jin said calmly: "There is no writing in the store, what's the use of them rushing in?"

At this moment, Xiaoqian interjected, "I also saw someone rummaging through the trash outside the door."

Chu Xiucai clapped his hands: "I saw it too, they want to find discarded pens and inks in the garbage, and then sell them, it's just incredible."

Chen Jin blinked his eyes: This method is too much, but it is very effective for creating topics.

From the various methods, it can be guessed that the working style of the behind-the-scenes promoters is relatively rough, which is a bit taken for granted. It is very simple to spend money to open the way, without even considering Chen Jin's feelings and reactions.

If this situation continues, those who come to buy characters may choose to follow Chen Jin's whereabouts to see if they can find "the person in this way".

"when!"

Suddenly there was a gong sound outside, and then someone shouted loudly: "Sakyamuni Buddha fades away, Maitreya Buddha is alive; Shuanglin trees come down, liberate and save all living beings..."

Hearing this movement, Chen Jin who was sitting at the counter asked, "What happened outside?"

Chu Xiucai went out, looked around, and hurried back and said, "It was taught by Maitreya."

"Maitreya religion?"

As soon as Chen Jin heard the name, Chen Jin felt familiar. Yes, the old villain, he didn't expect to appear in Jiangzhou, so he didn't know what the Maitreya Church of the Qian Dynasty looked like.

Immediately asked: "Where did they come from?"

Chu Xiucai asked in surprise: "My lord, you don't know the Maitreya religion?"

Chen Jin said vaguely, "There is no such sect in Lingnan."

Chu Xiucai said "Oh" and quickly explained: "This is a great religion that has risen in recent years. It has developed rapidly and has a large number of people. The new Buddha Maitreya worshiped is quite effective and will respond to requests."

Chen Jin scoffed at the saying of "responsiveness to requests", and did not believe it. Ghosts and gods are not so warm and kind, and asked, "Then what are they doing now?"

"Alms for alms along the street."

"Confucian Temple Temple Fair, Maitreya Sect came to alms for money?"

Chu Xiucai said: "It's not just temple fairs. In normal times, they will come every once in a while."

Chen Jin asked, "Going door to door?"

"Yes, every block in Fucheng, large and small places will be visited. Actually, it was not like this before. At the beginning, only believers volunteered to donate, but then for some reason, every family came to the door."

"Is there a rule for how much?"

Chu Xiucai replied: "That's not true. A penny or a tael is fine, but those who give less will not get the red scarf amulet."

"The red scarf talisman?"

"A red cloth scarf with spells painted on it can ward off evil spirits and keep the house safe."

Chen Jin pondered and said: "There should be some who don't give money."

Chu Xiucai said: "There are indeed, but those who don't give money will offend the new Buddha because of this, and thus encounter bad luck and even bloody disasters. So later, everyone gave, at least donated a penny, for peace of mind."

Chen Jin sneered: This is not begging for alms, it is clearly extortion, so he asked: "The yamen don't care about such things?"

"In the past, someone reported it to the government, but the people in the yamen said it was a folk belief, and the government would not interfere, so they evaded it."

Chu Xiucai spread his hands: "I heard that the Yamen has a share of the money received by the Maitreya Sect. They have long been colluding."

Chen Jin said silently: Groups like the Maitreya Sect should actually be managed by the police department, but if there is no major disturbance, no matter which government office they are in, they will not come to do things.As Chu Xiucai heard: they have been secretly colluding.

"Sakyamuni Buddha declines, and Maitreya Buddha is alive; the two forest trees come down, liberating and saving all beings..."

Amidst the sound of the gong, the team of Maitreya Sect had already arrived at the gate of Sanwei Study.

(End of this chapter)