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Chapter 715

Reading Tower.

The seven-story pagodas are piled up layer by layer, solemn and generous, and look like one in all directions.

In the hollowed-out pagoda on the top floor, there is a statue of Wenqu Xingjun carved with incense.

This is the Daliang Dynasty, the place where the examiners mark the papers.

Because it involves the imperial examinations that are related to the luck of the great Liang, and Wenqu Xingjun is on top, he secretly pays attention.

Moreover, there are too many candidates, all of whom stand out in the provincial examination and are the best among scholars.

Therefore, every test paper must be treated well, and we must not slack off and bend the law for personal gain.

All the test papers start from the first floor of the tower and progress upwards.

The examiners on the first floor don't need to read too carefully, just read it roughly, and pass the test papers that are eligible for promotion to the top.

They are mainly responsible for washing the sand with the big waves, filtering out those test papers that look like fake papers, and presenting the truly literary and insightful answer papers to the above-mentioned examiners.

And at the top of the seven-storey pagoda, there is a unparalleled national scholar and the current prime minister who sits in charge.

No matter what kind of test papers they have, they are destined to enter the palace examination, and they are all great talents.

And what they are responsible for is to give these favored children who entered the palace examination a ranking in the examination, to judge the talents of this world, and to enter the palace examination, and when they meet the emperor, they will also enter the hall in their own order.

Therefore, whether one is eligible to enter the palace examination still has to be judged by the second-level examiner.

Although they have gone through layers of screening, there are not many test papers that come to them, and they are all answer papers of some great talents.

But this step, on the contrary, is where the responsibility is heavy and the most controversial.

Because they want to control the number of people entering the palace test and eliminate some "redundant" test papers.

Since ancient times, there has been no number one in prose. Maybe this examiner thinks that this paper is well answered and wants to recommend it to enter the palace examination, but this paper, in the eyes of another examiner, may be shit.

After all, a person with great talent must not only have a solid foundation in literature, but also have his own opinions, and answer questions with his own personality.

For example, if people like Shang Yang and Wu Qi are asked to answer questions about social forms, their opinions will inevitably make many people of the same generation feel that they are nonsense and nonsense.

After all, it is only subjective marking, and it will not be rectified by the long river of history immediately.

Insightful examiners will feel that the "reform theory" proposed by these two people seems to have some truth, and this candidate has ideas.

But in the eyes of mediocrity and pedantry, or other civil servants with the same personality, it is a pile of waste paper.

So on this floor, there are a full five examiners who will discuss whether they can enter the palace examination from a fair perspective as much as possible based on each stack of answer papers.

If there is a disagreement, a vote will be used to decide the victory. Five is an odd number, which means that there will be no situation where the votes are the same.

Moreover, the test paper has already passed through the following layers of screening. Even if the other two opponents think that the answer paper is completely bullshit, there must be some real talents, otherwise the paper will not reach this level.

From this, it can actually be seen that Daliang State attaches great importance to the imperial examination.

Not to mention that before entering the pagoda, each examiner takes a bath and burns incense, and also offers incense to the Wenqu Xingjun on the top of the pagoda, and recites the rules of marking papers, which is similar to the oath of later generations, saying that he will never do things that violate his heart, use power for personal gain, and will not Let any great Liang talents be dusted, or they will have trouble sleeping and eating in the future, and the sky will abandon people.

In a world where there are gods standing three feet above their heads, this is really a very heavy oath.

A debate ended, and the examiners voted four to one to exclude a stack of test papers from the palace test.

Examiner Li, who was reprimanded by four colleagues for being clueless, came in to dawdle, very helpless and aggrieved.

I clearly felt that the stack of test papers was not bad. Although they were not shocking talents, they were still qualified to enter the palace test. Why are you guys different from what I thought...

Sighing, Examiner Li comforted himself, maybe the candidates in this session are really outstanding, as two colleagues said just now, if they were placed in the previous session, they would have passed.

But in order to limit the number of people and give other more talented people a chance, the test papers had to be excluded.

Examiner Li didn't think too much, and continued to pick up the next stack of test papers. The answerer was Mrs. Ye.

Mrs. Ye seems to be familiar with it, she vaguely heard it mentioned by one of her colleagues.

However, examiner Li didn't think too much about it. There are many famous wizards, and in the end it depends on the quality of the answers.

On the first page, examiner Li read it word by word. This page of archaeological scriptures, the examinee named Ye Tai, was completely correct and there were no mistakes or omissions.

This is also rare. Although it is the sixth floor of the pagoda, there are no mistakes at all. There are not even ink blobs, and there are relatively few neatly written ones.

Turn to the second page, the test question: "There is a way to make money".

Examiner Li took a rough look and felt that the candidate seemed to be a bit knowledgeable, but after a closer look, he became serious.

After reading the whole article eloquently, Examiner Li was in a daze for a long time, and after taking a long breath, it actually gave him the feeling that he had read an amazing chapter.

This is something that a scholar who has just reached the top and a remote area can write?

The theory of supply and demand, the hedgehog theory, the principle of equivalent exchange.

At first glance, the three theories make people feel a little gimmicky, but after reading the analysis carefully, it makes people suddenly enlightened, as if opening the door to a new world, and discovering a new continent in the endless sea!

Those sentences in the article are concise and meaningful, if they come from famous writers, they will definitely become famous sentences through the ages!

Examiner Li was very sure of this.

There is no free lunch in the world.

The customer is the Buddha.

It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people how to fish.

Money is not everything, but without money, nothing is impossible.

In just a few words, it perfectly expresses the way of doing business and the way of teaching and educating people.

Not to mention putting it in the test question "The Way to Make Wealth", even if it is taken out separately and perfected, it is definitely enough to become a famous book!

Examiner Li calmed down, quickly flipped through the next few pages, his eyes lit up again, then immersed in it, and finally became fascinated.

Examiner Li closed the test paper and couldn't control himself for a long time. He even doubted life. This set of answer papers refreshed his three views.

He even felt that the imperial examination should not be compared, the number one scholar will be given directly to Mrs. Ye, and the sixth department should not be too busy, and Mrs. Ye will be in charge of it directly, and the world will surely be peaceful!

Of course, this is just a thought that flashed through me while intoxicated. Of course, Examiner Li knows that no matter how exciting it is on paper, it cannot be perfect in practice.

But such a great talent, although it is only a theory on paper, but once the test paper comes out, who dares to say that he is worthy of the number one scholar?
In answering the questions, Mrs. Ye's understanding of immortality, Buddha, and Taoism, her understanding of life, and her understanding of social forms, in Li's opinion, have really reached the pinnacle of human beings!
"Lao Li, what are you doing? Let's take a look at this set of test papers. We had an endless debate just now. Now the votes are two to two. You have been burying your head in grading the test papers. I didn't bother you. Come and take a look now." An examiner said.

Only then did Examiner Li come to his senses, as if waking up from a dream, he looked at the four colleagues with strange faces, and said: "Ignore that set of papers for the time being, let's take a look at this set, I think the national scholars and prime ministers don't bother. , directly decide the champion...ah, it's Huiyuan, and then directly present it to the emperor, I think the palace test is also..."

"Ehhh!"

Examiner Zhao felt a little uncomfortable, and interrupted: "It's almost done. We all felt that we would not be able to enter the palace examination this time with the test paper just now. You recommended it alone. This time, it's more than that. I want to directly determine the winner and the champion. ?Old Li, your independent intention to review questions is too strong, and you are easily influenced by the outside world. If you continue to talk about it, you will offend the national scholars and the saints."

Examiner Li fought hard this time, handed over the test paper directly, and said, "If you don't agree, let's argue!"

The other four examiners, although a little displeased, were also curious about what kind of test paper could make Lao Li lose his composure, so they came together one after another.

Look at the candidate's name: Mrs. Ye.

Immediately, the expressions of the three examiners changed.

The other one was as surprised as Examiner Li, and said: "Mrs. Ye, I have vaguely heard of this name. Well, the first page looks perfect at first glance, without mistakes, and there is not even a ink blob. It is very rare."

Examiner Zhao, who had pissed off Lao Li just now, also read it from beginning to end, and turned to the second page without asking other colleagues.

They are the same as examiner Li. From a rough look, it seems that this examinee has some insights of his own.

But when he settled down to read it, he raised his head and looked at each other.

The atmosphere fell into a kind of subtlety. The sixth-floor pagoda, which was originally the busiest and most controversial, became audible.

Examiner Li suddenly laughed loudly and said: "How about it, everyone, is Mrs. Ye worthy of Huiyuan? That's not to mention, his understanding of immortals, Buddhas, and Taoism later can be said to be unprecedented and unprecedented! "

Suddenly, an examiner said quietly: "Do you know who Mrs. Ye is?"

Examiner Li was taken aback. At this time, shouldn't you sigh with me, Mrs. Ye is so talented?

Why are they all so weird.

Are you trying to refute me again?
Can you still refute this?
Isn't this worthy of entering the palace examination?

Do not make jokes!
Examiner Li frowned and said: "Who is Mrs. Ye? This is the Reading Tower, you won't be jealous of the virtuous and the capable, will you? If this can still be brushed down, I will refer to you tomorrow!"

The examiner sighed: "Oh, Mrs. Ye, you are a student of Lu Guoshi!"

Examiner Li's eyes lit up, and he said, "Oh? There's still this level... No, what kind of expressions are you guys making? Is it true that you have to do something against your will?"

Examiner Li originally wanted to laugh loudly, saying that the great talents of Lu Guoshi's lineage were all top performers, but in the middle of talking, he remembered Lu Guoshi, who seemed to have broken up with the national teacher recently.

Among the five examiners present, three were from the first department of the National Teacher, no, it should be said to be four, and the remaining one was a newcomer to the court, and it seemed that he had also been recruited by the National Teacher's faction.

As long as he wants to have a chance of promotion in the future, he will not dare to offend the national teacher.

As for myself, my uncle's teacher is one of the national scholars, so it's normal to act freely, and I don't want to try to form a clique.

But these colleagues don't have this backing, if they...

Examiner Zhao stared at Lao Li, and said: "Let's just say it straight, the disciple of the national teacher ran into me a few days ago, although he didn't say it clearly, but he understood the meaning of the words, don't let Lu Guoshi's people pass. Lao Li, you can figure it out, there is nothing we can do about it."

Another examiner sighed and said: "We don't have your backing, but your background is also separated, Lao Li, your uncle is always just a member of the national scholar, not the national scholar himself.

You have strongly recommended the test papers to Mrs. Ye, and you have followed your heart, but if you make a big fuss and insist on presenting the test papers in front of the national scholars and the prime minister, you will definitely offend the national teacher department. I don’t think it will be safe for your uncle. next to you.

Sigh, I don't mean to say these things to force you to do something against my heart, and I can't feel at ease, but peace of mind... Compared with the black hat, or even the head on the neck, it is nothing. "

Examiner Li looked at his colleagues with different expressions, but none of them were good, and were at a loss.

what should I do?
What should I do?
……

At the same time, Ye Taihe and Wangcai on the deck of the painting boat were also tsk-tsk.

Wangcai: "Xiao Jin, how do you think Lao Li will choose?"

Ye Tai sneered and said: "He has no choice, and he can't choose. There is only one way to survive. Compared with him, I want to know how Wenqu Xingjun chooses. Should he sit idly by or do something good?"

Wangcai pursed his lips and said, "There are gods standing three feet above their heads, and they have sworn an oath, and their identities are very important at this moment, will it affect them in the future?"

Ye Taidao: "That's for sure. Today, a large amount of luck from the human race gathers in the Reading Tower, and gods and Buddhas pay attention to it. There must be cause and effect in doing so. The life expectancy is reduced, the wife and children die early, and sleep and food are difficult. Retribution."

Wangcai nodded and said: "I saw that the trajectory of luck is like this, but didn't you say that the luck of the human race is very strong? Why does this affect it?"

Ye Tai smiled and said: "There are two reasons, first, they are human race, even if they seek to usurp the throne, in fact, the law of heaven will not punish them very much, and some successful usurpers may be blessed with great luck.

But you let other races try to move the emperor?Not to mention the ghosts and monsters who have the intention of murdering, if they just force their way into the gate of the palace, they will be forcibly suppressed to death by the majestic dragon spirit.

Even if it is a fairy Buddha, if someone who has not obtained the Daluo Golden Immortal Status, if he kills the emperor for his own selfishness, the karma of karma will be enough to immediately wipe out the Golden Immortal Status, and his body will die.

Even if it is Da Luo Jinxian, if there is no big background and great luck to offset it, it will end in a dismal end.

Moreover, the luck of the human race is actually more influential on those with higher fruit status. Saints and quasi-sages all need the human race to cultivate the monastery for them and present incense and vows.

If they do it, although there is a high probability that they will not die, but they will no longer have the blessing of vows in the future, and even the vows they absorbed in the past will turn into karma.

The second reason is that they are not considered the masterminds. The source of the masterminds is Huaigui Sanxian. More karma is shared by the entire faction and the upper echelons involved in this matter.

They were originally a human race, so karma came slowly and slowly, although it was reported late, this is also one of the reasons why many monks, knowing that it is against the axiom, will fall into the devil's way.

As long as the realm breakthrough is fast enough and the accumulation is sufficient, the luck rewarded by heaven is enough to offset some small evil results, of course, only small evil results. "

Wangcai: "Oh, it means that they are all my own sons. Fighting among us is considered an exchange of feelings. If we kill someone, we will only be punished slightly. Outsiders can't do it. Whoever beats my own son, I will never end with him?"

Mrs. Ye: "Almost."

(End of this chapter)