The second session of the literary test was still in the original hall, and the invigilators were still the same examiners and administrators, Bi An, fifteen tables, fifteen futons, and the test takers were still Chen Shi, Young Master, and Zhang You. This time
On-the-spot examination, the topics include the theory of the combination of civil and military affairs, the theory of grand unification, etc.
Chen Shi chose the Treatise on the Integration of Talismans and Laws, and wrote down his name, surname, and place of origin. The clerk pondered for a moment, then picked up a pen to write the treatise on his behalf.
Zhang You also chose a topic and handed it to the clerk next to him. He looked at Chen Shi and the young master in front of him, and said with a smile: "Have you heard about it? Something big happened in the inner city of Xijing last night. Even my uncle
They were all alarmed and went to Qianyang Street in person." The young master's body shook slightly and he sat there motionless.
Chen Shi's heart moved slightly, Qianyang Street? It seems that the street in front of Chen's house is Qianyang Street. "What happened last night?" he asked.
Zhang You said with a smile: "Some people heard foxes barking and sheep bleating on the street. There were also light explosions in the city, which lit up Xijing in an instant. It was amazing. I also heard some loud noises during the morning session.
The official was ill and did not come to court, so there were many rumors." The young master said calmly: "What rumors?"
Zhang You said with a smile: "I heard that someone was fighting in the inner city last night, trying to do something big, but unfortunately his skills were not as good as others. I also heard that someone was very insidious and kept hiding his strength until last night and scared many people.
A jump." The corners of the young master's eyes trembled.
Zhang You is the core child of the Zhang family. He has tried to win over this person many times, but strangely enough, Zhang You has always been close to him. Although he is polite, he has never been as expressive to him as other children of the family.
Guo Zhongxin. What Zhang You said, when he woke up after practicing for a night, he also heard what was said inside Fu Zheng Pavilion.
"I don't know what Fu Zheng Pavilion did last night."
The young master suddenly said, "If I knew about this, I would definitely stop them. In this examination, I will gain fame based on my ability, and there is no need to use such dirty tricks." There was a trace of anger in his voice.
It seemed like he was explaining to Chen Shi.
His men had no confidence in him, so he took it upon himself to attack the Chen Mansion at night, and was defeated again. Even the lieutenant Fan Peng died in the Chen Mansion. What he did that night, with loud thunder and light rain, was laughed at by everyone, and made him laugh.
He also felt embarrassed. Chen Shi glanced at him and found that he knew nothing about what the young master and Zhang You said. When he got up in the morning, his house was clean and the streets were clean, no different from the past.
He looked at the clerk in front of him who was busy writing, and asked loudly: "Examiner, can I write this topic by myself?" The examiners' faces were dark: "No noise!"
Chen Shi was angry.
His purpose in choosing the theory of unity of symbols and laws was to create some difficulties for the minor officials.
He has studied the most talismans and spells, and he has a higher starting point than others due to his family background. Moreover, integrating talismans and spells is very difficult for others. If you want to make achievements in this, in addition to having talent, you must also
It would take decades of hard work. He wanted Xiao Geng to give up and write by himself, otherwise what fun would there be in this essay test?
However, the clerk in front of him seemed to be very confident in his own achievements. He wrote like a god, and the wind was blowing like a breeze. He quickly finished writing and pressed the test paper under the paperweight to dry.
Chen Shi read word for word, sentence by sentence, and couldn't help but be moved. He raised his head and glanced at the ghostwriter. He saw that this young official was only in his thirties, probably under forty. The clothes he was wearing were not official uniforms, but official uniforms.
He is the clerk in the Ministry of Etiquette who is in charge of writing pens. "Brother, you are very accomplished in the integration of talismans and magic! You have basically mastered talismans and magic, and you can be called a master!"
Chen Shi couldn't help but said, "I have met many talisman masters, but few can surpass you in the attainments of talismans. Why do you only work as a pen-picking clerk in the Ministry of Rites?" The clerk looked sad and whispered.
Said: "A humble job and a bad background."
Chen Shi was silent for a moment and said, "What is your cultivation level?"
The clerk raised his head and glanced at the examiner secretly, then lowered his voice and said: "The humble position is already in the realm of refining the void, and it is difficult to make any progress."
Chen Shi thought of the words of Tian Yue'e and others and said: "The Void Refining Realm is already the limit of what you can achieve. If you go higher, you will need to be promoted by noble people. However, with your attainments in talismans, you have already achieved the transformation of talismans.
Born from the heart, the next step is for the Dharma to be born from the heart. When you have reached this point in practice, you no longer need anyone to promote you. Looking at the entire Xijing, how many people can do this?"
He was filled with emotions.
It is really a great irony that such a master among the talisman masters can only be a pen-picking clerk in the Ministry of Rites, specially designed to allow powerful people like him to cheat. The pen-picking clerk did not dare to speak.
Chen Shi smiled and said, "However, you still have some mistakes and omissions." Zhuobi Xiaogeng raised his head in surprise and stared at Chen Shi.
Chen Shi smiled and said: "Your understanding of the integration of talismans and magic focuses on the direction of magic, which is more like magic. And by mastering talismans, you can master the corresponding exercises. You are lacking in this aspect. You are in this thesis
, it shows that there is a flaw in the understanding of the Dharma. Here."
He pointed to a handwriting and said: "You said that the magic of talismans comes from nature. The magic in it, you mean the magic, not the power. You are seeking magic with the talismans, not the law."
The official turned his head and looked over, carefully thinking about it, and found that his argument was indeed deficient. He couldn't help but feel moved, and leaned forward and said, "Can I ask for advice?"
Chen Shi has also been learning the principles of the realm of ghosts and gods from the talismans as created by Xiaowu these days. Although he has not gained much, he still understands the skills from the talismans. Even if he talks about what he has gained during this period,
Listen to him. "I have been studying the Taishang Bagua Body Protection Ribbon for the past few days, using it to infer the spells, and then using the spells to infer the Bagua Body Protection Techniques. I have achieved some success."
Chen Shi raised his right hand, his Qi and blood moved, and all kinds of bright hexagrams appeared all around. Soon the eight trigrams became three-dimensional, and the various signs changed unpredictably.
.Chen Shi held a hexagram in his right hand, and the eight hexagrams around him all turned into the hexagram Gen. He said, "This is the technique."
Zhuibi Xiaogeng nodded gently.
Chen Shi's Seal Technique changed, and he quickly cast the eight basic spells of the Bagua Bodyguard, and said: "From the talisman to the law, I can now be called a master. From the Bagua to the Sixty-Four Hexagrams, I use myself as a furnace to evolve into the Sixty-Four Hexagrams."
The changes in the hexagrams include thousands of changes, so you can be called a master."
On a whim, he stood up and practiced and explained in the examination room, deducing the eight trigrams into sixty-four hexagrams.
Zhuibi Xiaogeng nodded repeatedly.
The integration of talismans and magic he discussed in his thesis has been deduced to this point! Zhang You and Young Master also turned sideways and looked this way.
The examiners who invigilated the exam surprisingly did not stop Chen Shi, and were obviously attracted by Chen Shi's theory of the unity of symbols and laws.
At this time, Chen Shi used himself as a furnace, and the qi and blood in his body changed according to the hexagrams. He used his body as heaven and earth, and used the natural cultivation process to deduce and show it bit by bit! "The heaven and earth are all my phases.
The physical body is the Bagua Furnace, with which you can refine elixirs, cultivate Yuan Ying, transform Yuan Shen, combine one body to kill three corpses, and refine the spirit to return it to the void, it’s all a matter of course!”
Chen Shi stopped his momentum, and the various hexagrams around his body were constantly changing. He put them into the Bagua furnace in his body and practiced in the furnace. He said, "I think this is the hidden skill in the Taishang Bagua protective pot!" The little official was stunned.
He was so excited that he stood up and said repeatedly: "Sure enough! It turns out that this is the unity of talismans and magic!"
He was so excited that he bowed his head to Chen Shi. Suddenly he felt that it was not solemn enough, so he hurriedly bowed and kowtowed: "Student has been taught!" He originally thought that Chen Shi was just like the others, just a dandy from a noble family, so he needed himself.
Examination on behalf of.
Unexpectedly, his attainments in talismans were much higher than his!
Chen Shi helped him stand up, but Xiao Geng was still so excited that he couldn't control himself and said: "I thought that my talismans had been cultivated to the extreme, but I didn't expect to be taught by a noble person!" Zhang You and the young master each raised their eyebrows and said nothing.
If it had been in the past, when they heard this kind of thing, they would have thought that this little official was bribed by Chen Shi to build momentum for himself and gather people's hearts. Because both Zhang You and the young master have done this kind of thing. Especially
He is a young master, and he uses it extremely well.
But this time they saw it with their own eyes.
Chen Shi indeed used his talents to impress the extremely skilled pen-picking clerk in front of him. Moreover, he deduced the skills from the talismans and demonstrated them completely in front of them! This kind of talent made the two of them
My heart felt a little heavy.
At this time, it was only half an hour before the exam started.
Suddenly, the body of the little official shook slightly, and the three-foot-tall Yuan Shen emerged involuntarily. There were streaks of auspicious energy and rays of light in his physical body, connecting with the Yuan Shen. His Yuan Shen and the physical body merged, and in an instant, the physical body grew to three feet tall.
, you must lower your head in the main hall to avoid hitting the roof.
The clerk was stunned, quickly dispersed and kowtowed to Chen Shi: "Student Cheng Qi, thank you for your mentor's advice!"
When Chen Shi explained the Eight Diagrams Body Protection Technique, he was enlightened and he understood the method of refining the void and combining the body, so he actually broke through to the state of combining in the examination room!
He originally thought that there was no hope of advancing to the next level in his life, but he did not expect that this time he would take the exam for someone else, and he would have such an adventure. Therefore, he no longer called Chen Shi a nobleman, but instead called him his mentor. Chen Shi highly praised his knowledge and laughed.
He said: "Brother Cheng, there is no need to be polite. You are extremely knowledgeable and I admire you very much."
The young master frowned slightly, looked at the answer sheet in front of him, and met the expectant eyes of Xiao Geng, who was taking the exam for him.
His expression did not change.
He chose Grand Unification, and his writing was very good. He could not find any faults and could not give any advice. Zhang You smiled and ignored the expectant gaze of his writing novel, and did not try to give any advice.
He was self-aware that he was not good enough, and forcing him to give him advice was just a show of humiliation. He thought to himself: "Sure enough, the decision to ask someone to take the exam on his behalf was extremely wise. Asking someone to take the exam on his behalf restricted Chen Shi's performance, and allowed him to only get full marks, and he would not be able to do it.
As for making us look foolish." An hour passed and the examiner came to collect the papers.
Although Chen Shi could not write the essay himself, he was extremely satisfied.
Instructing a junior official who had been stuck for a long time, allowing him to understand the secrets of talismans and successfully break through his inherent realm. For him, it was easy, but for Cheng Qi, it changed his life and destiny!
Chen Shi walked out of the yamen of the Ministry of Rites. Chen Tang, Granny Sha and others came forward and were about to ask him how he did in the exam. At this time, he saw an official from the Ministry of Rites quickly came to Chen Shi and paid homage: "Student Cheng Qi, thank you sir."
From now on, sir, if you have any instructions, no matter what you say, Cheng Qiwan will not hesitate to die!"
Chen Shi quickly helped him and said with a smile: "Master Cheng, you have already thanked me in the examination room, why do you need to say thank you again? Get up quickly." Cheng Qi stood up and said seriously: "I just thanked you for your guidance in the examination room. This time
Thank you for helping me break through!"
Chen Tang was extremely shocked when he saw Cheng Qi, a junior official in the Ministry of Etiquette, treating Chen Shi with the utmost respect and the courtesy of a student! What a strange thing!
However, this junior official from the Ministry of Etiquette is also a little too advanced, and he is actually a master at the Fusion Realm!
There are many petty officials without official positions in Xijing. For example, there are many officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs who are only ninth-grade officials. They are in the Lianxu realm. But in the Fusion realm, there are still petty officials without official positions.
, it’s too outrageous!
At this time, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites passed by and said expressionlessly: "Cheng Qi, you disrupted the law and discipline during the examination and have been dismissed by the Ministry of Rites. Come to the Yamen in the afternoon and pack your things!" Cheng Qi looked pale and a little panicked.
, I just feel like the world is spinning.
The left minister of the Ministry of Rites has left.
Cheng Qi stabilized his body and lost his mind. He had served in Beijing for more than ten years. His family and fellow villagers all knew that he was an official in Xijing. Although it was not clear how big an official he would be, being an official in Xijing was definitely not a trivial matter. When his family mentioned him, they all
I feel so honored. If I am dismissed this time, I will lose this pride when I return.
And what can he do after returning?
Go back and bully men and women and become a local tyrant? You will definitely offend the local powerful, be regarded as a rebel and send you the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, and become the leader of the banner. Go back to teach and become a private school teacher? Others will definitely point fingers behind your back, saying that you are in Xijing
After committing a crime, he was reduced to the countryside.
Go back and become a talisman master? You can make a living.
Chen Shi said with a smile: "Master Cheng, there is no perfect path for anyone. Why not go to Hongshan Hall and be a teacher, incense master, or something like that? The monthly salary will be more than what you get at the Rites Yamen. I am also in Hongshan Hall."
I want to be a teacher. These are all guest guests." He was talking about Granny Sha, Qingyang and others.
Eunuch Feng Tianhuan sat in a wheelchair and said with a smile: "You can also go to my East Factory to be a eunuch. If you don't mind, Cheng Xiaoyou can call us foster father." Cheng Qi frowned and decided to join Hongshan Hall.
Eunuch Feng was very sorry and said: "We in Dongchang need talents like you. It's great to be an eunuch. It can relieve thousands of worries." At this time, Zhang You walked out of the Rites Yamen, saw Eunuch Feng, and hurriedly came up Greetings beforehand.
Eunuch Feng looked him up and down in surprise and said repeatedly: "Okay! Okay! Are you okay, your father?" "My father is in good health and has been thinking about Uncle Feng's legs," Zhang You said.
They chatted for a while, then Zhang You said goodbye and left.
Eunuch Feng watched him go away and said to everyone: "Another Qilin son came out of the Zhang family. This Zhang You is from the lineage of the Zhang family's sect master and was trained as the next generation sect master. If Master Xiao Chen meets him in the martial arts examination, You must be more careful. Your father also narrowly escaped a draw with such a person back then."
Chen Shi was extremely surprised. He looked at Chen Tang and whispered: "Chen Tang, which clan leader of the Thirteenth Family did you fight against?"
Before Chen Tang could answer, Eunuch Feng said with a smile: "The current head of the Yan family, Yan Hanqing. I'm afraid Old Yan is already in the Mahayana realm, right? Even if he is not Mahayana, he is not far away. If we fight again, Chen Tang, can you Is it a sure win?" Chen Tang shook his head and said humbly: "How dare you win? A draw at most."
Chen Shi whispered: "Chen Tang, when you and Yan Hanqing dueled, were you in the same realm, or was he a lower realm than you?" "In the same realm." Chen Tang said.
Chen Shi breathed a sigh of relief and smiled slightly: "It's okay then."
Chen Tang's face darkened and he scolded: "Why is it okay? The difference in realm is also a gap!"
Chen Shi smiled and said, "Isn't it enough to level the realm? I must get first place in this competition!"
Chapter completed!