Chapter 58 The Saint of Clay Sculpture

The spring rain has fallen and stopped, and it has stopped and fallen again. It is still sunlight in the morning, and it becomes dark at noon. The lingering raindrops still fall from the sky, making people feel refreshed and happy.

The rain took two days and two nights to completely stop and soaked the dry land.

Early in the morning, it was not yet dawn, and it was pitch black outside, with only the Qimingxing in the sky flashing. At this time, many people were still sleeping, but Hong Yi had already gotten up and started to pack up his things.

There is nothing else, today is the day for scientific examinations.

It is also one of the most important promotion ways for Hong Yi to truly step out of the Marquis’ Mansion and then be free and easy, and to be a "juren master".

The scholars in the Dagan Dynasty only had one day for the Juren, and only the "Ministry Examination" for the Jinshi only had three days. Hong Yi took the Juren this time, so he didn't need to do too much.

Although this was an exam that concerns his future, he was very calm. He had already figured out some of the examiners' psychology in this exam, and he felt that there was no problem with the writing skills on the test paper.

When it comes to taking the exam, he is confident that as long as there will be no accidents, it is inevitable to pass the exam.

He gets up now to pack his things, and is also to move to the Marquis' Mansion to prepare after the exam.

Yujing City is under the feet of the emperor. After the scientific examination, the results were released very quickly. It is not like taking the exams in other places. The results were released only after half a month of the exam.

In the past two days, Hong Yi has gone out at the foot of Yulong Mountain outside Yujing City and rented a clean courtyard on Fangxiandao. He only prepared to move out immediately after the scientific examination was released, and then inquire about buying a house and land.

All this is done, and you will be the master of your own affairs.

There are very few things to be packed, except for some books, only a few pieces of clothing. However, in addition, some secret things must be hidden seamlessly.

"I have forty red gold coins on my body now, and more than ten gold coins I took from the Taoist priest. The red gold is 15, forty, that is, six hundred taels of silver, plus gold coins. In addition, there are 456 taels of silver cakes on my body, which is enough to buy a house, a few pieces of land, and I have a surplus, and I can live a very good life in the future."

After liquidating his own property, Hong Yi felt more at ease.

He actually had very little money. In addition to the money given by Yuan Concubine, there were pens, ink, paper and inkstones, a 120-pound Takumu white cow bow, and a good steel sword.

The fine steel sword given by Yuanfei is a specialty to the palace. It can be bent with your fingers, loosen it suddenly, and then bounce it straight, making a buzzing sound like a silver bell.

This kind of sword is good at stabbing and fighting alone, but it is far less sharp and strong than "slaying sharks". However, it is still valuable on the market.

However, these belongings are secondary, and the most important thing is a small box in Hong Yi's arms.

There are three things in the small box. The first is the folded "Amitabha Sutra of the Past". This sutra cannot be rotten when it is rolled into water, cannot be burned when it is fire, cannot be pulled, and cannot be cut by swords. There are no taboos when it is stored.

The second item is the small dagger, known as the "Fire Explosion Talisman Sword". Hong Yi didn't know how to use this thing. He could only collect it and wait until his spiritual cultivation is high in the future, and then detect it.

The third piece is the bloody steel needle.

Although Hong Yi has never tried how powerful the soul-driven power of the legendary immortal steel, its toughness, sharpness and hardness are truly felt by Hong Yi.

Hong Yi picked up the needle and tried to poke the wood, but there was no doubt that it was like to thorn tofu and stabbed it easily.

Then he stabbed the iron block again, and it even stabbed it deeply. When he pulled it out, there was no trace of damage to the needle.

What's even more outrageous is that Hong Yi tried to stab the chrysanthemum steel ring on his thumb. After a poke, although it didn't pierce, it left a pinhole!

“Invincible.”

This is Hong Yi’s evaluation of blood rebar.

The box that collects these three items is only the size of a palm. It is an ordinary wooden box that is not conspicuous anywhere, so you can keep it with confidence.

After packing everything, it was already light, Hong Yi got up and put three scientific research items like pen, ink and inkstone into the prepared bamboo basket. He did not call any maids and went out.

At this time, there were already crowds of people on the streets, and there were scholars taking exams everywhere.

Yujing is the largest city in the world, with a strong literary style. The number of people taking the scientific examinations for each time is several times more than the provincial examinations in various local prefectures.

These scholars who took the exam, those who were a little poor came from the surrounding countryside, carried baskets, while those who were rich were on horseback, and those scholars who were good at martial arts were simply riding horses and proudly.

When Hong Yi came to the front of the tribute school where the scientific research was conducted, there were already a crowd of people.

In front of the Gongyuan, all soldiers wearing military uniforms, holding spears, crossing their waists, and splitting into two rows of straight pens. They were all majestic and solemn, giving people a sense of being so grand that they didn't dare to show them.

Because of these soldiers, although the square in front of the Gongyuan gate is crowded, there are few noises.

Unlike the solemn atmosphere in Gongyuan Square, there is a row of snack streets on the opposite street. At this time, the aroma of pots and pans, tofu, mutton soup, beef noodles, fried dough sticks, meat buns, sesame cakes, porridge, etc. came. Many scholars gathered there for breakfast and then talked about it.

Hong Yi also walked over, ordered a bowl of beef noodles, and ate it carefully. Until there were fewer people in the square, they lined up for inspection and searching. After entering the tribute courtyard, it was dawn, and then wiped their mouths, got up and walked towards the door.

His image of being unhurried and calm, he asked several soldiers who were checking and searching at the door and the presiding official nodded secretly.

However, body searching is still a routine procedure. The Daqian Dynasty was the most solemn of the imperial examination. If it could not be found before the exam, the candidates would be taken into the examination room and cheated. The deputy chief examiner of the room would be thrown away at the least, and the worst would be exiled. The matter would be a big deal and even the danger of beheading.

After carefully searching, Hong Yi entered the examination room of the Gongyuan Academy and saw several ancient saints and scholars worshipped in the center.

On the contrary, scholars entering the examination room must first worship these sages before entering their respective seats to wait for the exam.

These ancient saints and great scholars were all tall and long-clad, with a calm and resolute face, and a bit of a brick. After watching for a long time, they could understand that they established morality, etiquette and law for the world, which completely distinguished between humans and animals from animals.

"The ancient saints and great scholars had such temperaments, but the Buddhist Buddha had another temperament. I don't know what kind of temperaments the Taoist ancestors had? When should I go to the Taoist temple to carefully study."

Although Hong Yi had seen statues of saints and great scholars before, he had never seen them so thoroughly as he did today.

A mind moved.

Hong Yi quietly gathered his soul and slowly came out from the top door.

But as soon as he came out of the top, he felt a strong aura filled with heaven and earth, rolling and oppressing, which was emitted from the bodies of those saints.

This masculine oppression is even stronger than the blood pressure of his father Hong Xuanji.

However, Hong Yi was prepared in his heart and immediately returned to his body, so that his soul was not injured.

"This is a clay puppet, but it is so strongly oppressed! Could it be that they have become gods after being incense?" Hong Yi was shocked and then calmed down and looked at the appearance of the saints, but they were still clay puppets, without any supernaturality.
Chapter completed!