On the second day, Wu Yanzhi got up late. When he opened his eyes, the sun was already shining, and he felt that it was ten o'clock.

I can't live in this hotel anymore, so I have to change places. However, I didn't find a job for the time being, so I had to take the books to the pawnshop first, exchange them for a few hundred dollars, and then see if there was a place to live in the nearby Taoist temple.

Because it is pure and can study well, this Taoist temple is a favorite place for lifters. Now that the scientific expedition has been completed for a long time, there are definitely many people who will leave.

packed up his things and came to the gate, but the proprietress black fat woman was gone, only the boss Yang Gang was wiping the stool.

"Is Takero leaving?" As soon as he looked up, he saw Wu Yanzhi.

"Hmm!"

"Here is a letter from Gu Lang to you, and he also left you two hundred wen money in case Wu Lang needs it." Yang Gang put down the rag, took out a letter and two strings of copper coins from under the table and handed them to him.

"This ......" Wu Yanzhi was so moved that he almost cried, Gu Zhiwen was indeed very good to himself, and he didn't know how to repay him.

He took the letter and the money, turned around and walked out of the store. This boss Yang Gang is actually not bad, I don't know why he married a bad wife?

opened the letter, but it was some words of encouragement, but Gu Zhiwen made an appointment with Wu Yanzhi to come back to take the exam three years later, hoping that Wu Yan would be able to go to the appointment.

Depend on! Don't say three years, even if you give another thirty years, you may not be able to pass the Ming Jing exam.

I am a person who is a thousand years later, although I have occasionally read the Four Books and Five Classics, and I also remember some Tang poems and Song Ci, and I also have the memory of this part of Wu Yan, but there is still a long way to go from the imperial examination and the first.

This Wu Yanzhi was actually deliberately recommended by the county magistrate to take the exam so that he could climb into the relationship with the martial arts.

Because he thought that even if Wu Yanzhi couldn't pass the exam, when he arrived in Luoyang, the divine capital, he might be able to climb the emperor's relationship, and it would not be a problem to become an official. Maybe it is possible to be a scholar in a few years.

After all, Emperor Wu Zetian is Wu Yanzhi's cousin and grandmother, and he himself will be stained with light when the time comes.

To say that this Wu Yanzhi's homework, in fact, in the county school, can only be regarded as above average.

There are more than 1,000 counties and more than 300 states in the country, and each state and county has schools, and in total, there are more than 60,000 students! Every year, there are only more than 20 Jinshi admissions, and more than 100 people are admitted to Mingjing.

With Wu Yanzhi's very general homework ability, it is actually extremely difficult to get up.

He read the letter and put it in the package. This Gu Zhiwen is his great benefactor, and it is not very polite to throw it away.

He spent a penny and bought two Hu Biscuits on the side of the road. After crossing the canal, crossing countless streets, I came to Nanshi, and I threw away more than a dozen books in exchange for 800 texts.

He thinks that even if he goes to a rich family to be a teacher, he also has books, and he urgently needs money, so he can't care about it.

When I left Nanshi, I asked seven or eight Taoist temples, but they all shirked and said that there was no place. Halfway through the afternoon, Wu Yanzhi came to Daoguangfang in the north of the Luohe River, where there is a Xuantian Temple, which is not small.

Daoguangfang is next to Dongcheng. Xuantian Temple is on the west side of the square, but it is built on a hill about fifty or sixty meters high, surrounded by ancient trees towering to the sky, extremely quiet, and the scenery is very good.

Entering the Taoist temple, Wu Yanzhi first walked around in it for a long time, and sure enough, the scale was not small, there were thirty or fifty houses, and then he came to find the small road that managed miscellaneous affairs, this person's name was Lin Wei, and he had just obtained the degree.

In fact, although there were thirty or forty people in this Taoist view, only six people had obtained official Taoist qualifications. The rest were lay men and miscellaneous servants arranged by the government for the Taoist temple. Because at this time, Taoism was the state religion and had a very high status. The imperial court specially arranged dozens of households for each Taoist temple to be responsible for sprinkling and sweeping.

As soon as Lin Wei heard that Wu Yanzhi was looking for a place to stay, he tried his best to shirk it, saying something like no room.

Hearing this, one of the martial artists smiled slightly and said, "Dao Chief! Why are you so embarrassed? I've only been staying for a month or two, and how did I hear that there are still five or six vacant rooms here! ”

He saw that this trail was very young and very imposing, so he was afraid that it would not be very useful to say more good things to him, so he would just expose his old background directly.

As soon as he heard this, Lin Wei suddenly changed color and said: "This room is there, and it has been set for several officials, but they haven't arrived yet." If you live, where do you let those officials live? ”

When Wu Yan heard this, he didn't get angry, but said indifferently: "I heard that the Nine Heavens Refiner is in the Guanli, I'll go to him and ask." ”

"You'll go find him." That Lin Wei sneered.

Wu Yanzhi walked out of the room, thinking to himself, sure enough, it was King Yama's good opinion, the little ghost was difficult, it seemed that he had to do some tricks! Otherwise, it will be getting late, and if you don't allow accommodation here, and there are no hotels nearby, you have to sleep on the streets?

When he entered the temple just now, he had already inquired about where the Lord of the Good Temple lived, so he came quickly.

When I arrived at the small courtyard where the viewer lived alone, I saw that there were a number of stones piled up in the courtyard, and I was afraid that there were seven or eight tons! This contemplation master is called "alchemist", and it must be based on alchemy. In addition, there are some Taoist priests who mainly study scriptures, and the methods of Taoist monks are different.

The brown wooden door was hidden, and Wu Yanzhi knocked lightly on the door and asked, "Is the Nine Heavens Refiner here?" ”

He asked three times in a row, and a teenage waiter in the house came out and said, "May I ask who Lang Jun is?" What is the matter of looking for the Lord? ”

"In the Lower Prefecture Hydrology Wuyanzhi, there is something to ask to see the Lord!" Wu Yanzhi said lightly.

As soon as the little waiter heard Wu Yanzhi's report of "Wu Yanzhi of Bingzhou Water Literature", his face couldn't help but change, and he hurriedly turned around and went to tell him.

Wu Yanzhi also has no choice, it seems that he can't do it if he doesn't pretend to be forced!

In an instant, a gray-haired old man in Tsing Yi, who was about seventy years old, greeted him. He looked at Wu Yanzhi and said with a soft face: "What's the matter with Xiao Langjun?" ”

Wu Yan saw that this old Taoist was more than ten years older than his father in his previous life, so he hurriedly saluted and said: "The late Wu Yanzhi saw the Taoist chief, and he really didn't hide it, and he wanted to borrow Guiguan for a month or two. ”

"Oh? However, the accommodation must be inspected or notified, and the Taoist temple cannot accept people of unknown origin. The Taoist chief asked.

Wu Yanzhi then took out the place and handed it to the Nine Heavens Dao Chief. This thing is similar to the ID card of the later generations, and you must take it with you when you go out.

The Dao Chang took it and looked at it, and sure enough, he saw the words Wu Yanzhi's ancestral hometown and state water written on it. He didn't know the specific identity of this Wu Yanzhi, but there should be no doubt that this person in front of him seemed to be a member of the royal family, so he didn't dare to slack off, so he said: "Okay, Poor Dao will take you to see Lin Wei and see if there is any spare room,"

Wu Yanzhi thanked: "Thank you, Daoist." ”

The two of them walked quickly to Lin Wei's office, and Lin Wei was a little surprised to see that Wu Yanzhi really invited the viewer.

"See the Lord!"

"Lin Wei! Are there any rooms or beds available? ”

"Enlighten the Lord! There are rooms, but they are all set by a few officials. They will come here from time to time to stay for a few days, and they specify that they want to live alone, and no outsiders are allowed to stay, this is the list! Lin Wei handed the list to the Nine Heavens Dao Leader while looking at Wu Yanzhi coldly.

In that look, it seems: I expected your trick a long time ago!

After seeing it, the Nine Heavens Viewer pondered for a long time, and pointed to one of them: "This Liu Yuanwailang can't come for a few days a year, so let's vacate his room first." ”

When Lin Wei heard this, he was very anxious: "Watching the Lord! This Duke Liu, but he is a foreign official, he has a lot of real power, and it is not easy to offend. ”

"I know, that's it! Then Liu Gong is here! After that, he turned his head to Wu Yanzhi and said with a smile: "Wu Lang, you can rest assured that you live here, and you can come to the poor road if you have something!" ”

"Thank you for your late life!" After Wu Yanzhi's trip was finished, he turned his head to look at Lin Wei's face again, but he was so angry that he looked like Wu Yanzhi was his father's enemy!

……

The Taoist temple is very good, not only does it not cost money, but the Nine Heavens Daoist even specially explained that Wu Yanzhi can eat in the Taoist temple for free.

Lin Wei didn't know what Wu Yanzhi's identity was at first, but a few days later, the little attendant who was waiting for the Daoist of Jiuxiao revealed the details of Wu Yanzhi, and the entire Taoist Temple knew about it in an instant.

From then on, everyone in the audience looked at him differently, and Lin Wei gradually took the initiative to say a few words of greeting from time to time.

Wu Yanzhi felt funny! But he didn't bother to be like a little talk.

He still went out every day to ask around to see where he could find a job as a teacher. The person who possessed him, although his homework was average, was more than enough to teach those teenage children.

Wu Yanzhi couldn't do other jobs, and he wasn't allowed to do them. At this time, unlike in later generations, a scholar could not do the work of a worker casually, nor could he do business casually. All kinds of people have their own professions, and of course, it is okay to farm and become farmers.

Once you engage in work that has nothing to do with your own nature, you will be ashamed of the light, and you will be punished by name. Even if you have just passed the first move, when you return to your hometown, you must also be supervised by the county. See if you have done something that is not in line with your identity, which will affect your future career as an official.

Of course, some officials in the candidate period occasionally secretly do some business to make money, but that is the exception, and the government just turns a blind eye.

(True color: refers to one's own identity, such as a farmer, a businessman, or a slave, an official, a fan, etc.) In ancient times, the administration was strict. If you get married, you can only do it in your true colors! Of course, taking a concubine has nothing to do with it. ）

couldn't find a job, so Wu Yanzhi had to wander around the Taoist temple!

On the fifth day, he happened to come to the backyard of the Nine Heavens Dao Chief. Looking at the large pile of stones, he was extremely bored, but he became interested.

If you look closer, it is some malachite, azurite, heteropole ore, phosphorus chloride and lead ore, water zinc ore, galena, white lead ore, etc. There are many varieties, and Wu Yanzhi knows all of them.

Of course, Wu Yanzhi knew that this ancient alchemy was nothing more than sulfur and other substances plus some metal oxides and sulfides, such as silver, copper, iron, lead, tin, mercury, etc.

In traditional Chinese medicine, there are these things. Eating less of this stuff once in a while is also good for the body, after all, the body also needs these elements. But if you eat too much, you will definitely be poisoned,

"Wu Lang is here, please take a seat!" When the Nine Heavens Daoist saw Wu Yanzhi, he invited him into the house and sat down.

"Thank you, Chief!"

Wu Yanzhi had never seen a Taoist alchemy, so he followed the Taoist chief into the house, and the little waiter hurriedly brought him a cup of boiled tea.

He sat down and looked around, but he saw not far away, a large vat with a diameter of half a meter was buckled on a stove, and the charcoal fire in the stove was very strong.

"What are you smelting?" He asked curiously.

"This ...... This was originally a top secret, but since Wu Lang asked, Poor Dao also said bluntly, this is Poor Dao refining stones! "He's mysterious!