Chapter Ninety-Four: The Flame Mouth on the Seventh of July
This summer passed little by little in the warm atmosphere of preparing for the establishment of the palace school.
By the time the meeting of the White Tiger Palace was held on July 7, the scene could be said to be unprecedented.
The common people thought it was a great temple fair, and they rushed over from all over the world to join in the fun.
The imperial court had already posted a clear list, stating that this was an academic conference to sort out the relationship between Confucianism and the Three Holy Religions, but before the meeting began, the White Tiger Palace would hold lion dances, ring bells, and set off flames.
Although everyone can't understand academic things, and they don't want to figure it out, as long as there is excitement to watch, it is enough.
On that day, people rushed over early in the morning with pu fans, three layers inside and three layers outside, crowded tightly.
If it weren't for the tall and strong body, it would definitely not be able to squeeze to the front, and the children went to climb on the nearby big trees, shady and clear.
With such a grand opening, the content of this meeting is not so important.
When people were satisfied, they first watched the lion dance of the master invited from Xiangjun, and then watched the mountain ringing of the big bell enshrined on the bell tower of the White Tiger Palace by the Taoist priest.
The sound of the bell lingered, as if the whole earth was trembling.
There was more than silence, and in the end, he waited for the great master of the White Tiger Palace to come out and release the flames.
After waiting for about a stick of incense, I saw Shi Shiran, an old Taoist of the White Tiger Palace, called Haoyuan, to come out, this old man had a sparse goatee, but his eyebrows were thick, and they all emitted golden light, which looked very strange.
There are many people in the White Tiger Palace who ask for signatures on weekdays, and if you can ask the Daoist Master Haoyuan to unsign, it is very rare, and there are not many people who have even seen him.
On weekdays, he likes to go to a diligent meditation in the depths of Fengming Mountain to practice, which is just a beautiful dojo, but not a place to practice.
Daoist Haoyuan wore a new robe on this day, as if he was a little awkward, his body was always shaking slightly, he pinched a sword trick in his left hand, and held a long sword in his right hand.
Coming to the high platform in front of the view, he raised his sword and waved it towards the sky, and bursts of rumbling thunder came from the sky, everyone was startled and shouted one after another, could it be that the heavens also had a sense?
I saw that as soon as the old Taoist waved his sword, the magic weapon on the high platform caught fire, and even the vases, water bottles, and food utensils next to him looked very real in the blazing firelight.
In an instant, as if there were many ghosts, there were indeed some shadows that had reached the high platform, shook on the vases and eating utensils and then disappeared.
By the time the fire was extinguished, Daoist Haoyuan had already flown away, leaving behind a long shadow for everyone to admire.
After many years, people still remember that it was the flame outlet, which closely linked traditional Confucianism with divination and the Three Holy Religions, and this system had a new name, called Gongxue.
If a young person has good qualifications and has passed the examination of Gongxue, he can directly become an official.
At the end of the year, a group of capable young people entered the officialdom, and the empire, which had been replenished by fresh blood, began to be more vigorous.
After the meeting of the White Tiger Palace, the White Tiger Palace officially became the location of the General Altar of the Three Holy Sects, and it was also the highest institution of palace studies, which was personally supervised by Kong Youde.
Of course, he can't interfere in the affairs of the church, and Wang Shu and Yao Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials control the affairs of the church.
Branches of palace schools have also been established in various places, which are not only convenient for believers to worship, but also convenient for selecting talents.
In response to the difficulty of the imperial examination, the palace examination is much more arbitrary, the qualification (beauty, intelligence, health) endowment (Dao root, potential, tenacity) loyalty (loyalty to the Three Holy Sects), the trinity, the selected teenagers, enter the Holy Sect Palace to study, and pass the graduation examination can directly enter the court as officials.
This policy provoked widespread resistance from the old aristocracy, and the emperor mediated and agreed to give the children of the old aristocracy the opportunity to enter the ranks directly through an internship in the bureaucracy, striking a certain balance.
For a time, the officials were diligent, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the administrative efficiency of the government was greatly improved.
In winter, the emperor was already afraid of the cold, but now that the previous dynasty was stable, he refused to come out in the harem.
In the past three or nine days, today's banquet, tomorrow's singing and dancing, and the sky-high price has risen, and even Concubine Shu scolded a few words, saying that he was free and unreasonable, and he didn't look like a person.
But since Duanyang, Concubine Yun has been living in seclusion, saying that her body is not very good.
The emperor also invited the imperial doctors of the Tai Hospital to take a look, but they all said their own things, and they were red-faced and red-eared, and in the end they couldn't say that they were ugly.
Those who are senior are said to be discordant in qi and blood, and they are out of recuperation;
If you have that nimble brain, you can say that it has collided with something;
There are also those who are good at speculation, saying that it is Concubine Yun's cultivation, and I am afraid that it is about to soar, so there are these anomalies.
The emperor was also very worried about this matter at first, but the doctors came and went and couldn't say a symptom, and they couldn't come up with a suitable prescription.
After a long time, everyone also felt that Concubine Yun was just sleepy, and there was nothing else important, so it was better to rest more.
The emperor didn't dare to disturb her easily, but he went to see it in a few days, which was considered to be his best.
The palace is accustomed to climbing high and stepping low, and seeing that Concubine Yun has lost her former momentum, there are those who have active minds, and they began to climb the Chaoxian Pavilion.
It may be that the emperor was happy for a while, and at 7 o'clock in July, Lu Cairen was also given a position and was named a nobleman for a month.
Although this rank is still below Shuyuan, the title of "Month" is really rare.
It was the seventh day of July again, and everyone couldn't help but start thinking about it.
Everyone thinks that Emperor Xuande is indeed affectionate to the Chaoxian Pavilion, but it is limited to his family background and cannot give her a high position at once, but the meaning of love for pets is overflowing.
Who doesn't know that July 7 is the day of the Queqiao Club, once a year, every family begs, and young men and women come out to meet secretly on this day.
And the emperor chose this day, didn't he already compare the moon nobles to the fairies in the sky?
The others had never seen the emperor a few times, so they were dry and sour, and it was over.
Only Yu Xi is really uncomfortable in her heart, and when her cousin is favored, she also follows the scenery; But now, my cousin is sick, and she is also being left out in the cold.
The emperor hadn't been to the Chonghua Hall for two months, and the furnishings hadn't changed, but Yu Xi felt that those things didn't look good.
I don't know when my cousin will get better?
Yu Xi was very worried, and knelt down in front of the small statue of the Bodhisattva every day.
I hope that the power of the gods can help my cousin recover.
Grandfather's body is also getting worse and worse, in winter, he began to cough and wheezing, and his father is a person who doesn't ask about political affairs, and in this palace in the future, he still has to rely on his cousin.
She prayed and silently recited the scriptures.
Xiao Mo gently reminded on the side, "Miss, haven't you thought about relying on yourself?" ”
Yu Ji paused, as if frightened, on her own?
She didn't think at all that one day she would have to rely on herself to be favored.