"Really?" the fat Taoist priest was extremely surprised.

Jingxu Daoist bowed: "Someone saw a very young white-clothed Taoist priest who stepped on purple clouds. ”

The fat Taoist priest was overjoyed at first, and then hesitated: "Our Qingyunguan has fallen, will people still pay attention to us?"

"Gumu Zhenren is an immortal from Taiqing Palace, he must be broad-minded, and he will not be so snobbish, not to mention that Benguan suffered, but also to help him find someone with a pure yang immortal soul. ”

Jingxu Daoist said: "No matter how bad it is, let's try our luck first." ”

The fat Taoist priest nodded: "It makes sense, then let's try it." ”

The two immediately took the seriously injured old Taoist priest on the road and went to Liyang Temple.

Jingxu Daoist's eyes flickered.

After learning about the relationship between Gumu Zhenren and Qingyunguan, as well as his efforts to find the relics of pure yang, he was faintly suspicious in his heart.

After investigating the situation of the other six dynasties in Eastern Xinjiang, he first aimed at the Liyang Temple of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

However, he didn't want to go straight to the door.

Let's take a look at the periphery first......

At the same time as the wind and clouds were surging on the ground in the Western Zhou Dynasty, in the Daming Palace of Chang'an City, Zhang Dongyun also noticed that He Sanyang had been delayed for too long.

The other party should have already returned to Chang'an.

"Big brother thinks, did he run away by himself, or did he say ......?"

A girl of about ten years old sat on a high chair with her feet hanging and shaking: "...... Or is it in danger?"

Zhang Dongyun said: "When the report from Xichu comes back, we will be clear." ”

Soon, the report they had been waiting for came in.

After Zhang Dongyun saw it, he handed it to Shen Herong casually.

Shen Herong looked at it and groaned: "From this point of view, he should be in danger and may be robbed halfway." ”

As the girl spoke, she generally turned her head to look at Zhang Dongyun above: "In the land of the Tang Dynasty, there are indeed some fish that have slipped through the net and are struggling, but they are all small fish and shrimp, He Sanyang is alert, and he should not be taken advantage of by them, if he wants to do it, he must be a person who is far higher than him." ”

Zhang Dongyun said indifferently: "There is something strange and needs to be thoroughly investigated." ”

Soon, more recitals arrived.

This time, no matter how big or small, everyone dared not hide anything.

The people of Chang'an City were actually robbed, and such a thing undoubtedly shocked everyone.

Gu Hechuan hesitated, but still handed over the report honestly.

After Zhang Dongyun and Shen Herong saw it, they were silent.

After a while, Shen Herong said slowly: "The people in Qingyun Guan, those who can hide Gu Hechuan's ears and eyes must at least be in the eighth realm. ”

Now don't talk about the eighth realm, all the people in Qingyunguan who are above the fifth realm have been wiped out by Chang'an City.

Even if a person with a low realm progresses fast enough, it is impossible for him to rush to the eighth realm in such a short period of time.

The only possibility is that there are other masters, but there is Qingyun Guan cultivation in his body, so he alarmed Gu Hechuan, but Gu Hechuan failed to find out in the end.

"Part-time cultivation, or ......" Zhang Dongyun said: "...... Snatch away. ”

Shen Herong thought thoughtfully: "Did the eldest brother think of laughing at me, or Yang Li?"

Zhang Dongyun said: "All kinds of possibilities exist, but it is not yet conclusive. ”

Shen He said: "After the eleventh brother is out of the customs, maybe the truth can be revealed." ”

Ao Kong, with his own cultivation, can try to perceive the location of the demon Dao blood seed in He Sanyang's body.

"He's at a critical moment, and he's not busy. ”

Zhang Dongyun said: "It's hard to say whether He Sanyang is alive or dead now. ”

Shen Herong bowed: "Little sister go check first." ”

"Yes. Zhang Dongyun said.

At the same time that Shen Herong left Chang'an City, there were others who were about to enter the city.

The leader is none other than the elders of the Ling Xiao faction, Ren Chao.

Dozens of others returned to Chang'an with him.

When they arrived outside Chang'an City, looking at the city wall with no end in sight, these many people all looked worried and complicated.

Ren Chao could understand their feelings, and after calming everyone down for a while, he said, "Let's go." ”

There were dozens of people around him, all of whom were from the Lingxiao faction.

The first old man nodded: "Okay." ”

After much scrutiny, the crowd crossed the city walls.

After arriving in the inner city, most of the people rested and waited first, and a few elders from the gate went to the Tianshu Hall with any Chao.

In the Tianshu Temple, they met with Mr. Dark Cloud.

Mr. Wuyun looked at any of the more people in front of him and asked, "Are there only a few of you left in the Lingxiao Sect?"

Any ultra sighed to himself.

And the old man beside him replied: "Please forgive me, sir, this is the head of the Ning family, and there are other parts of the same family, which are still in the snow mountain." ”

Mr. Wuyun glanced at the other party: "You're talking about Ning Heng, right? He Dongtao and Zhang Chong are encircling and suppressing him and his disciples. ”

The old man's expression changed dramatically.

Ren Chao was also taken aback: "Sir......"

"This is the fate of those who do not follow the rules. ”

Mr. Wuyun said indifferently: "He Dongtao reported that Ning Heng and the others showed signs of retreating to the border of the Northern Qi Dynasty, so they could be let go for the time being, but there will be a day when they can't hide." ”

Ning Heng, a martial artist of the Eighth Realm, is also the current head of the Ling Xiao faction.

Before, he took Ling Xiao to send everyone, in order to avoid the encirclement and suppression of the Eastern Tang Dynasty, so he hid in the Great Snow Mountain.

In recent years, because of the continuous suppression of the Eastern Tang Dynasty, the Lingxiao faction has become extremely thin.

The second master of the faction, the elder Gao Ping, was killed by the Tang King in a surprise attack before.

The entire Lingxiao Sect was extremely difficult.

Later, the Eastern Tang Dynasty was destroyed, and Ren Chao went to Daxue Mountain to contact the same door.

But in the end, Ning Heng and the others were unwilling to just change the owner on their heads.

They also knew that Chang'an was now powerful, and they couldn't resist, so they continued to hide in the snowy mountains.

Ren Chao rushed back to Chang'an with some of his fellow disciples who were willing to bow their heads and surrender, on the one hand, hoping that the Lingxiao faction could have a place in Chang'an, and on the other hand, he wanted to intercede for Ning Heng and the others.

Who knows, after they left the mountain, He Dongtao, the head of the He family, and Zhang Chong, the elder of Dahe Longmen, were ordered by Mr. Wuyun to regard the rest of the Ling Xiao faction as a chaotic party and carry out encirclement and suppression.

"Please be merciful, sir. Ren Chao hurriedly said.

Mr. Wuyun looked at him indifferently and said nothing.

Ren Chao and several other elders of the Lingxiao faction who came to Chang'an were in a dilemma.

In the end, Ren Chao bowed down to Mr. Wuyun and pleaded: "Please let Mr. go, and then persuade them." ”

"The old man doesn't go out in person, he is already following His Majesty's lenien. Mr. Dark Cloud's voice sounded extremely cold.

Ren Chao's voice was difficult: "Please sir, give this faction a chance." ”

Mr. Wuyun said indifferently: "What if they don't listen to you?"

Ren Chao took a deep breath: "...... The younger generation is willing to be the vanguard of the army. ”

Mr. Wuyun nodded slightly: "Remember your words today." ”

"Mr. Xie, Longen. Ren Chao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The other elders of the Ling Xiao Sect around him, a hanging heart, finally let go.

Coming out of the Tianshu Palace, Ren Chao, who had been silent all the way, suddenly spoke: "If there is really that day, what I just said is true." ”

An old man beside him changed his complexion, but another veteran of the Ling Xiao Sect stopped him: "If Yichao doesn't comply, we and other people who enter the city will definitely be purged by Chang'an." ”

"Then can we kill each other?" the other party protested: "Senior Brother Ning, they have offended Chang'an, but they are not sorry for us!"

The elders of the Ling Xiao Sect who stopped him were slightly silent, and then sighed: "You must always leave a lineage of inheritance for this sect, right?

"Is it very faceful now?" said the grumpy old man hatefully.

He glanced at Ren Chao and wanted to say something, but in the end it turned into a complicated long sigh.

Ren Chao stopped making a sound, silently left Chang'an, and then went to the Snow Mountain.

The problem of the Lingxiao faction is just a small episode for Chang'an.

For the city lord Zhang in the Daming Palace, it is like a passing cloud.

His current interest is mainly on the upcoming material selection ceremony.

Xu Xingzhi and others have already arranged the basic assessment first.

After the layers of assessment in the state capital and county and even the southeast, northwest and northwest regions, the talents summarized will gather in Chang'an for the final unified examination.

Zhang Dongyun walked out of Daming Palace, looked at the flow of people inside and outside Chang'an City below, and wanted to be like the allusions he had seen in the Blue Star in his previous life, and said with a smile, "The world's talents have entered the world."

Speaking of which, there are also imperial examinations in this world.

However, in places such as the Eastern Tang Dynasty, it is generally customary to make double lists, or to separate the two conference tests.

The so-called double list is not a north-south list for regional differences, but a second list for all repairs.

Confucian practitioners have a unique advantage in this regard, and mortals can't test them at all with the same examination papers.

There is no question of the genius of mortals.

Because if he is gifted in Wenhua, it actually means that he can achieve something by taking the path of Confucian cultivation.

Unless it's the kind of fish who is talented, but has never been exposed to Confucian practice.

But such a fish, as long as he is exposed to Confucian practice, he will definitely immediately open his mind and embark on the path of cultivation.

Given the peculiarities of Confucian practice, it is more likely to ascend to heaven in one step.

In fact, after so many years, it is still very difficult for Confucian cultivation geniuses to be buried.

Occasionally, one or two are because they have never touched books for one reason or another, so they are not talented.

But it is obviously difficult for such a person to take the imperial examination.

And simple poor students, whether they have talent or not, can be known as soon as a few pages of the book are turned, so that they will not be buried.

However, there are thousands of students in the world, and those who can embark on the path of cultivation are still a minority after all.

The world is extremely vast and populous.

If you want to build a sound bureaucratic system, practitioners alone are not enough.

At the very least, many cultivators are not so willing to let go of their bodies, or are like Zhang Cheng Lord.

If you can have a large number of ordinary people for you to call, you can save yourself worry and effort, why not?

In addition to Confucian practitioners, each dynasty and generation also has a special examination for ordinary students, or a separate list.

Chang'an City's selection ceremony is also divided into two lists.

However, the assessment is mainly for political strategy and hard work, rather than literary talent.

Confucian practitioners do have a huge objective advantage in governing the country.

But not everyone is created equal.

Influenced by his previous life, Zhang Cheng Lord still pays more attention to hard work than on paper.

Especially to be able to go down to the field, willing to put down the body of the practical talents.

Overall, Xu Xingzhi and Wan Li did a good job.

The two are not Confucians, but carry private goods.

They all steadily implemented the concept and will of Zhang Dongyun, or Mr. Wuyun, and selected materials for Chang'an.

The selected talents are not immediately employed.

They also need to go through the unified training of the Tianshu Hall to ensure that Zhang Dongyun's will can continue to be carried out to every corner.

This is exactly the result that Zhang City Lord is happy to see.

He was even happier that the system prompt sounded again:

[The city lord successfully established a talent mining and training mechanism for the city, which is convenient for the selection of the best and the new ones, and facilitates the further development of the city, successfully completes the construction task 7.2, and obtains a reward of 2,000 points for upgrading experience]