Chapter 21 of the Fifth Stroke, the aftermath of a thousand waves with one stone
As soon as his words fell, there were bursts of sound from all directionsβ
"Since you know this Qiu Yan, tell this king about his origins, he has cultivation, but he came to participate in the imperial examination, why did he come?"
The voice was ethereal and changing, as if it were coming out of an empty valley, echoing everywhere.
"Huh?" The face of the Innocent Daoist changed, the flesh and blood on his body trembled, the cold hair rose suddenly, and his feet kicked.
The top of the mountain is narrow, and his leap immediately hangs in the air, and he is about to fall down if he is an ordinary person, but the Innocent Daoist is not an ordinary person, his body swings, the volley is suspended, and then he turns around and looks behind him.
Behind him, a yellow mist was gathering, condensing the human form, revealing its color at the end, turning into a middle-aged man.
This person has an ordinary face, a beard, wearing a Baohe crown suit, with a square dragon patch, a green edge in the green with a green surface, and a soapy green shoe on his feet, and a luxurious atmosphere!
The Innocent Daoist narrowed his eyes and laughed: "Okay, when did the dignified Darui Guardian become the one who was secretly watching?"
The middle-aged man glanced at him and replied lightly: "This is the palace, Da Rui Heavy Land, it's weird for you to appear here, why did the wicked sue first?"
"When did King Xian arrive?" the pigtailed old man asked at this time.
The middle-aged man known as the "Virtuous King" cast a sharp gaze at his person, and said in a deep voice: "Mai Daozun, this king has already told you, don't enter the city......"
The old man with braided hair didn't wait to finish speaking, then interrupted: "My divine body is still outside the city, and it is only a wisp of divine thought, if you think that this has also collided with the royal family, the little old man can retreat now." β
Hearing this, King Xian was silent at first, looking at the mist with his slender eyes, and after a long while, he said: "Since it is a wisp of divine thought, even if you have not arrived, you can't stay for a long time." Let's go after the test. β
Speaking of this, he changed his words: "However, about this Qiu Yan, I hope you two can tell you about Zhilu Dao." β
"Oh, that's strange, you didn't drive me away?" the Innocent Daoist smiled, "When did King Xian change his sex?"
The Virtuous King glanced at him again, and said coldly: "If the Innocent Dao Elder can say this, it should be the crime of trespassing on the Ouchi of Zhilu Dao, and now it is the period of the Talent Ceremony, and it is a major event of the national dynasty. It's hard to do it, but since this king is here, he won't let you stay here. β
When the words fell, he raised his sleeve and waved, the wind rose all around, and the people's wishes came whistling, and as he moved, it spread rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it enveloped the surroundings. With the change of light and shadow, the landscape is like a horse watching flowers, and when the air flow dissipates and the wind stops, the surrounding area has changed. It is no longer the top of a rockery, but a quaint and concise hall.
On the wall deep in the lobby, there was a painting with a big word "Min" written on it. The horizontal and vertical are neat, and the middle is heavy, revealing an indescribable charm. You can vaguely see the curling green smoke entangled!
"This is ......" The Innocent Daoist was not surprised, looked around, stepped forward, came to the edge of a chair, leaned his face over, sniffed hard, "It's so fragrant! It's really fragrant wood...... it's a chair" and then raised his foot and stepped on the ground hard, the floor tiles rippled, and the dark surface was shiny, "The black stone is a brick! β
In contrast, the old man with braided hair did not speak, but the ice fog around him was much more blurred, as if it was about to dissipate, but the divine thought in it did not disappear, and it could still be maintained.
He didn't go along with the Innocent Daoist, but looked at King Xian, and said in the end: "The prince wants to know about Qiu Yan of the Dao, don't you suspect that he is a person sent by the Dao Sect?"
King Xian shook his head and said: "This person's exercises are not the same as the Daomen, and the perception of humanity in his heart cannot be faked. β
The old man with braided hair was slightly surprised: "Oh, listening to King Xian's tone, he seems to know Qiu Yan." β
"This king has seen him once," the virtuous king nodded, "that encounter was not in the yang world, there was no barrier of flesh and blood, and I could clearly feel his thoughts, and I knew that he was not a person who was ruthless and only wanted to ascend." β
"In that case, why should King Xian ask me and others, I may not know more about Qiu Yan than you. The old man with pigtails shook his head, "Speaking of which, I noticed this person, or for other reasons, but after this test, I realized that he is an extraordinary person. β
While the two were talking, the innocent Taoist turned over, sat on the chair, shook it vigorously, and muttered: "This Qiu Yan is really interesting, he can get the attention of so many people, even the lackeys of the dynasty look at him differently, and he will have to contact him again in the future." β
He was still thinking about it, and the virtuous king said again: "However, this time I will try, Qiu Yan has stirred up the humanity of Xingjing, which will inevitably attract the attention of some people, and after the title of the gold list, he will inevitably have a headache for a while." β
"It's not necessarily a headache for anyone at that time. The old man with braided hair said this, and the mist dissipated, and there was no figure.
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Chen's house.
Uncle Chen, the head of the family, was hurrying towards the depths of the mansion, and soon arrived at a simple room and saluted the old man sitting on the futon.
"Old Ancestor, call me over, I don't know what's the matter?" Chen Bozheng lowered his head and asked respectfully.
The old man said in a deep voice: "Send someone to wait for the release of the list, and tell me as soon as the test ranking is announced!"
Hearing this, Chen Bozheng was stunned for a moment, he didn't know why his ancestor was interested in the meeting, and then he remembered the battle between the old and new parties, and couldn't help muttering, but he didn't dare to ask more, so he was about to retreat.
"Wait," the old man said again, "Among the descendants of my Chen family, those who have a relationship with this examinee have all sent Lu to contact and inquire about the articles written, and they must not miss it!
The tone of his words did not change much, but it made Chen Bozheng suddenly feel that he was under heavy pressure, sweat rolled down his forehead, and he nodded busily, and then he withdrew from the room and went out to arrange.
As soon as the people left, the room fell silent.
"Cultivating supernatural powers, but can mobilize the humanitarian order, a little weird, he can mobilize the will of Xingjing, there is absolutely no problem with taking a jinshi, the old man has been trapped in this situation for a long time because ......of a wrong step back then, and he can't let go of any opportunity."
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At the same time, in the city, the eyes were retracting from the sky, and then the tributary court bet over. Outside the city, many people also noticed the change in the tribute court.
The period of Huiyuan is the time when everyone is looking forward to it, and when such a change occurs, how can it be hidden from those who have a heart?
In the Taixu Academy, Qi Jiulian stood outside the house, not daring to make the slightest move, but suddenly felt something, and looking back, what caught his eye was the scene of the ups and downs of the inner city of Xingjing City.
"It's ......" he swallowed, his eyes widening.
At this moment, an old voice came from the house: "Jiulian, do you know your fault?"
Hearing this voice, Qi Jiulian didn't care about the vision in the city, hurriedly withdrew his gaze, and then lowered his head and said, "Sun Er knows that he is wrong." β
"What's wrong?"
Qi Jiulian had already had a draft for this question, and said without thinking: "The mistake is that you shouldn't make your own opinions, and you will get others into trouble." β
The voice inside said: "It's good to know the way, then do you know the way, why did I let you come over yesterday?"
"Sun Erzhi said," Qi Jiulian nodded honestly, "Because the test has started, I should go over and explain the matter to that Wen Zhizhen, lest he be entangled with Qiu Yan." "This young scholar is not arrogant at all.
"Yes, you must know that such a thing, if one is not good, you will offend both parties," the voice in the room continued, "However, since those words have been said, they cannot be taken back, but it is not an opportunity, you can go to find Qiu Yan, have sincere fellowship with him, and explain the cause and effect clearly, it may not be impossible to turn bad things into good things, and it can be regarded as leaving personal connections." β
"Yes, grandson remembered, huh?" Qi Jiulian first subconsciously responded, and then realized the meaning of his grandfather's words, his eyelids jumped, revealing a look of surprise, "Grandpa, what do you mean...... Can Qiu Yan get a good ranking?"
Crash!
When the words fell, the door of the room was suddenly opened, and an old man walked out slowly, saying in his mouth: "What? Could it be that you are not optimistic about him? I heard that at the Shangyuan Wenhui that day, you were conclusive, full of confidence in Qiu Yan, thinking that he could beat Wen Zhizhen, this time in the test, Bai Zhaoyuan did not participate, Wen Zhizhen is the top in it, Qiu Yan can beat him, even if you take a Huiyuan, what is the difficulty?"
Qi Jiulian smiled, stepped forward to help, and said at the same time: "I have confidence in Qiu Yan's knowledge, but this will test the imperial examination, knowledge is only one aspect, that Wen Zhizhen, with the help of Miss Xu's family, builds momentum everywhere, giving people the feeling of the son-in-law of the Xu family, even if it is the same examiner in the examination room, then he has to give him some face, and if he praises two sentences, he will never be biased towards Qiu Yan." β
He said as he observed the old man's demeanor.
"Besides, although Qiu Yan has a reputation, knowledge, and a connection with Ma Lao Xiangguo, but Ma Lao Xiangguo is old-fashioned, even if someone gives Qiu Yan convenience, Xiangguo will not appreciate it, but it is possible to hate Wang Xiangguo, who is the examiner, in this case, those fellow examiners do not suppress and belittle Qiu Yan, which is a good thing, and the biggest possibility is to deliberately ignore him and use other people's reputation to suppress his limelight. β
After saying this, Qi Jiulian took a deep breath, these thoughts, he has been thinking about them since the Wenhui, but they are also very organized.
"You can take into account the sophistication of people, which means that your horizons have been broadened," the old man smiled faintly when he heard this, "However, the world is impermanent, and there are some things that you don't see deeply enough, not to mention how Qiu Yan himself learns, just his relationship with Ma Yang may get unexpected benefits, you don't need to say more, let's go over now." β
"Huh?" Qi Jiulian was stunned, not knowing why his grandfather was so optimistic about Qiu Yan. (To be continued......)
PS: Thanks to "Night Moon Hidden Wolf" and "MSWSS" for the tips!