The empire had a cultural catastrophe – the book-burning pit of the First Emperor – and countless classics were burned.

The Book of Changes, one of the Six Classics of Antiquity, is a book of divination that survived the catastrophe.

Therefore, according to old legends, the Book of Changes is a simplified version of the Book of Heaven, and if you want to study the Book of Heaven, you must first pass the Book of Changes. Not only that, the I Ching is also the source of other scholarship, but if you want to study and enter the official career, you must study the I Ching.

As a result, the Book of Changes became the most popular academic work in the Great Qin Empire.

For the time being, there are hundreds of families known for their study of the Book of Changes, and the commentaries on the Book of Changes are even more complicated, and there may be hundreds of interpretations of the same hexagram. For the sake of one or two words, it is possible to write tens of thousands of words of explanation.

It is said that there is a master who wrote a book on the sentence "a gentleman works all day long", with 300,000 words, which can be described as a brilliant masterpiece. After it was written, it is estimated that even he himself did not read it a second time.

In order to unify the voice, the imperial court organized many large-scale meetings to coordinate, but failed to do so, and in the end it could only be hastily done.

The questions for the entrance exam of the Heavenly Academy were selected from the explanations of various commentators, and of course they were not logical. This is actually a compromise between the imperial court and the various families - who else can write such a boring commentary, except for those powerful people who have no worries about food and clothing.

After listening to Linghu Minzhi's explanation, Wuji couldn't cry or laugh. It is no wonder that the Great Qin Empire has not made much progress for thousands of years, those people have a lot of wealth, and they have no worries about food and clothing, but they spend a lot of time and energy on such boring things, so it is strange that they can make progress.

Still, he thought of something.

When he was in the country of fengfeng, he discussed the book of heaven with Wang Xicheng, the master of the country of fengfeng, and heard Wang Xicheng say that the book of heaven is a group of six lines, and these six lines can be divided into two groups, each group of three lines. That is, the often said 8864 hexagrams, which is the system of the Book of Changes.

However, as he understood, the double helix structure of DNA is not this structure, but a triplet structure with two lines per group and three groups as a section. The two lines represent a base pair, and the three base teams form a triplet, corresponding to an amino acid.

In other words, the interpretation of the Book of Heaven in the Book of Changes has taken a wrong path from the beginning. In the end, it will inevitably degenerate into a word game with the participation of the whole people, and there can be no logic at all, let alone dozens or hundreds of theories mixed together.

There is simply no more reasonable way to take such an exam than rote memorization.

It is said that there are 108 officially recognized "I Ching", a total of 64 hexagrams, 384 hexagrams, but there are hundreds of thousands of commentaries derived. From these hundreds of thousands of annotations, 1,000 are randomly selected as exam questions, and it is difficult for anyone to guarantee that they will pass by rote memorization.

Whether it can be integrated or not has become the key to the guò exam. But for this kind of learning, which has no internal logic. How difficult it is to get through. A thousand questions can reach one-third right, even if you are a master. If you can answer 200 questions correctly, you will have the hope of becoming a registered disciple of the Heavenly Academy.

For so many years, there were so few disciples in the Heavenly Academy. There is a lot of credit for these illogical questions.

Wuji carried it for a day, and his back was dizzy and about to collapse.

I said. Can you talk to your queen mother, just accept me as a disciple. Taking advantage of Linghu Minzhi's absence, Wuji begged Yingdang: "This is too torturous, which is the exam, it is simply difficult." ”

"I think so too. Ying dared to put down the tea bowl in his hand and looked at Wuji sympathetically. "So you see, a smart person like me didn't even think about going to the Heavenly Academy, but I just couldn't stand that torture. ”

"Then how did your sister get in?"

"My sister is a top student. Ying dared to raise his eyebrows, and seemed a little proud. "There are hundreds of our brothers and sisters, and she is the only one who has been admitted to the Heavenly Academy in a dignified manner. For the exam, she did not go out for three years, except for the annual Chinese New Year's Eve observance, and did not participate in any activities. There was even a time when some people thought she had died. ”

"It's too strict, isn't it?"

"It's not strict at all. I have a few siblings missing almost every year, and all of them die young. Royal bloodline ......" Ying dared to sigh lightly, his eyes showing a little sadness. "Not everyone can afford it. ”

Mowgli pursed his lips. Where is the problem of royal blood, it is simply the inevitable result of the marriage of close relatives.

He had heard some of Ying Yiran mention before, and he knew that half of their living brothers and sisters were mentally retarded and physically weak, and it was difficult to say whether they could live to adulthood. Ying dare to be and Ying Yiran brother and sister are the two best and healthiest of them.

"Have you ever thought that this could be a consequence of marriage with the same surname?"

Ying dared to glance at Wuji and smiled slightly. "In order to ensure the purity of the royal bloodline, any price is bearable. However, you can rest assured that marrying with the same surname is the prerogative of the Son of Heaven. Except for the Son of Heaven, it is illegal to marry with the same surname. ”

Wuji breathed a sigh of relief and secretly rejoiced.

"You, put your mind to business. Ying dared to pursed her lips disdainfully, and said with an old-fashioned lesson: "If I have the heart to fight with you, will I spend so much effort to help you prepare for the exam?"

Wuji snorted, hugged Yingdang's shoulders affectionately, and said, "Please go to the natural residence, inform Sister Yuling, I am too tired from studying, please help us prepare some delicious food, and treat it." ”

"I'm willing. Ying dared to immediately dance with his eyebrows, jumped up, and went happily.

......

Two days later, Wuji and Ling Huminzhi stood side by side at the door of the examination room, dumbfounded.

He had known that there were a lot of people taking the exam, but he didn't expect it to be so many.

As far as the eye can see, all the people are people, rubbing shoulders and sweating into rain. Obviously, the door of the examination room is in front, but I haven't walked in for a long time.

Although five doors were opened, there were still too many candidates waiting in line for inspection. At this rate, it is estimated that you will not be able to enter before noon. It was only at this time that Mowgli understood why the exam took three days - it would take one day to enter the venue.

"This year is a special case. Ling Hu Minzhi raised his sleeves and wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead. "In the past, there were only 100 people in the exam, but there were not so many. ”

"It doesn't seem like an improvisation. ”

"Temporary?" Ling Hu Minzhi laughed: "The news of this open-door exam will be sent to all states and counties in June." ”

Mowgli's heart moved. In June, when the Great Master had just arrived in Crouching Tiger Town, it was decided to hold an exam at that time, and it seemed that this had been planned for a long time. Could it be that the great master was prepared to sacrifice when he left Xianyang?

"Hey, isn't this Brother Linghu?" a young fat man squeezed over from the side. greeted in an exaggerated voice: "Didn't you say that you went to serve in the frontier, why did you come to the exam again?" ”

Ling Hu Minzhi smiled and arched his hand. "The opening exam of the Heavenly Academy is a royal favor, a rare ceremony in a hundred years, how can I not come and join in the fun. ”

"That's right. The young fat man crossed his waist and shook from side to side twice. The two Tsing Yi Jian Nu punched and kicked the soldiers waiting next to them, pushing away the waiting soldiers, allowing the young fat man to occupy an open space.

Wuji was also pushed, and he was not careful, and almost fell. Jing Xiaoyang was suddenly annoyed and widened his eyes. Just as he was about to shout, a strong slave shouted first: "Where did the wild man come from, he didn't know how to let go when he saw my son-in-law, do you want to fight?"

Mowgli understood. These people must have heard him talking to Ling Hu Minzhi, heard his accent, and regarded him as a country boy from the frontier, which is why he is so bullish. He coughed and looked at Linghu Minzhi.

Ling Hu Minzhi understood, and hurriedly introduced: "Mowgli." This is Liang Xiao of the Liang family, the third-order spirit fox of the fierce realm. Anding the Liang family is one of the thirty-six clans, and Liang Gongzi is also a famous talent in Xianyang. ”

Mowgli laughed. is also one of the thirty-six clans, this Liang Xiao is much more than Ling Hu Min's ox fork. Genius is very suspicious, but it is possible that there is little evil.

"It turned out to be Liang Gongzi. Wuji smiled with a smile, took out a wooden box from the examination basket carried by Jing Xiaoyang, and held it in front of Liang Xiao with both hands. "Liang Gongzi. Are you thirsty? Have one, quench your thirst, nourish your lungs. ”

The wooden box opens. Inside was a box full of light green Guiyuan Dan. Ling Hu Min looked at it, and his eyes immediately straightened.

Liang Xiao glanced at Wuji with disdain, then looked at the pills full of pills in the wooden box, and said with a smile: "Your name is Wuji, I don't know if it's Wei Wuji, or the eldest grandson Wuji?"

Mowgli was not angry, and the smile on his face was even bigger. "Neither Wei Wuji, nor the eldest grandson Wuji, I'm just a commoner without a surname, how dare I have the same name as these sages. ”

Liang Xiao had already stretched out his hand, ready to take one and taste it, but when he heard this, he quietly took his hand back.

Although these pills are full of aroma, the wooden box is very ordinary, and it is full of boxes, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a precious thing, it is estimated that it is a snack bought on the street, and this countryman will take it out to serve customers as a treasure. If he eats this kind of snack, he will not lose his status.

"Thank you, I don't usually eat these street snacks. Liang Xiao hooked his fingers, "I'm thirsty, bring two bottles of ice pear dew." ”

Jian Nu answered, and hurriedly took out a richly decorated box, opened the lid of the box, revealing a glass bottle surrounded by ice cubes, and took out two bottles and sent them to Liang Xiao. Liang Xiao took a bottle by himself and motioned to send one to Linghu Minzhi, but he didn't look at Wuji.

Wuji winked at Ling Hu Minzhi, and handed the wooden box to Ling Hu Minzhi. "What about you, do you want one?"

Ling Hu Minzhi smiled, picked up one, and put it in his mouth. Wuji also picked up two of them, put them in his mouth, chewed them with a clatter, and swallowed them in three or two bites. That look is the same as eating hard candy on the street where you can buy five pieces of hard candy for one penny.

Liang Xiao saw it, and he was even more disdainful. While motioning to Jian Nu to put away the ice pear dew, he sneered: "It turns out that Brother Fox is so good, but I am making myself amorous." The next time I see a stall, I'll exchange a bottle of ice pear syrup for two baskets for you. ”

"Brother Liang, when did your ice pear dew become so valuable, and one bottle can be exchanged for two baskets of Guiyuan Dan?"

"Returning to the Yuan...... Dan?" Liang Xiao was taken aback, his eyes wide. "This ...... This is Guiyuan Dan?"

It made Fox Minzhi smile even more gently. "It seems that Brother Liang has made limited progress recently, and he can't even recognize Guiyuan Dan. ”-

(To be continued......) R1292