On the second day after arriving at the cottage, Chen Yuan gathered the soldiers who followed him.

In addition to Li Hanzhang, Ling Guxu and Min Zishun, there are two others named Wang Chang and Wang Wei respectively.

The peak moment of the Yangzhou Wang family was in the early years of Jiayou, when a pair of uncles and nephews were admitted to the Jinshi at the same time. After that, it didn't work, and the Wang family hadn't been in or out of the Jin Shi for sixty years.

The brothers Wang Chang and Wang Wei knew that the imperial examination was hopeless, so they simply came to follow Chen Yuan, wanting to improve their fame through the new school. Their ideas are not simple, mixed with some speculative elements, and they want to lay an academic foundation for the next generation of the Wang family.

Everyone gathered in the open space and moved to the bench to wait for Chen Yuan's lecture.

Not long after, Chen Yuan, Zhu Ming, and Zhu Guoxiang came together.

Chen Yuan stood still and said: "The solution is imminent, and since you have followed here, I can't delay the major events of the imperial examination." If you have any doubts about any scripture, you can ask me. ”

When they heard this, everyone was happy.

Zhu Ming is also secretly speechless, he can only master "Analects", "Mencius" and "Zhou Yi" by relying on his golden finger.

The Mr. Chen in front of him is really familiar with the Six Classics and can give guidance to any student.

With such an academic level, he has beaten the vast majority of Jinshi, and even been able to crush that Lu Tixue.

This is the result of Chen Yuan's nearly 30 years of not taking the imperial examination and concentrating on studying!

Chen Yuan also said: "From today onwards, every morning, answer your doubts about the scriptures. In the afternoon, there will be two sutra questions, one through the canon ("Analects", "Mencius"), and several concurrent scriptures for you to choose one topic each. After the article is written, it is corrected before dinner in the evening. Every three days, take one day to study math with me. ”

"Follow the teachings of Mr.!" The students stood up and took shape.

Meng Zhao, a poor and sour talent who came to the village last year, was also listening to him at this time, and asked boldly: "Sir, can I learn?" ”

"Yes." Chen Yuan nodded.

Meng Zhao was overjoyed, he was forced to work in the poor ravine, he didn't expect to be able to worship Confucianism as a teacher, and immediately bowed to his disciples.

The course schedule is set.

Chen Yuan: In the morning, I will give lectures and answer questions, in the afternoon, I will assign questions and study mathematics, and in the evening, I will correct the articles for students.

Students: Study in the morning and practice in the afternoon.

Zhu Ming: Practice martial arts in the morning, study in the morning, and practice questions in the afternoon.

Everyone's time is full, although it is hard but very fulfilling.

A few days later, Bai Chongyan actually came.

As soon as he came, he said, "My friends are all here, and I am alone in the academy, and I am restless all day, and I really can't read the book." ”

"Hahaha," Li Hanzhang laughed, "It's good to come, work hard!" ”

With the addition of Bai Chongyan, the cottage is even more lively.

Yangzhou College has strict management, and good students work very hard, but it is inevitable that burnout will occur.

But no one cares about it here, you love to learn or not. The autonomy and enthusiasm of learning have been greatly improved, and even after dark, they will sit together and debate, and ask Chen Yuan to preside over the biblical discernment activities.

No matter how outrageous their views were, no one came to criticize them, but instead discussed them in depth around outrageous views.

The thinking suddenly diverged and opened, not as rigid and conservative as before.

At the same time, Chen Yuan was also consulting Zhu Guoxiang.

"Brother Yuanzhang said, the people have a way for daily use, where is the road of the big cylinder car under the mountain?" Chen Yuan expressed his doubts.

Under Zhu Ming's flickering, the Tao and the use are very clear, the waterwheel is used for watering is "use", and the principle of the waterwheel is the "Tao".

Zhu Guoxiang picked up the stone and threw it casually: "Why did the stone fly out?" ”

Chen Yuan said: "Throw hard." ”

Zhu Guoxiang asked again: "I threw it forward, why did the stone fall to the ground?" ”

Chen Yuan took it for granted and said: "The light one rises, the turbid one descends, and everything is the same." ”

Zhu Guoxiang shook his head and said, "Liye." ”

So, Dean Zhu began to talk about mechanics.

Chen Yuan listened for half an hour, and was greatly affected by his thoughts, and he decided to go to the toilet slowly.

But his mind was full of strength, watching the urine fall into the latrine, and he was actually analyzing its strength. Thinking about various phenomena in life, I found that they can all be explained by force, and even the boat floating on the surface of the water is powerful, Chen Yuan believes that it is the lifting force of water.

Mathematics is still in penance, and Chen Yuan plunges into physics again.

……

The cottage life is very fulfilling, but the chickens and dogs are jumping all over the country.

First, the imperial court has stored grain for the sake of war, and this year's summer grain will increase the excesses, and the common people will be miserable.

The second is that Song Huizong ordered that all state capitals must recommend Taoist priests. The quota for each state is 10 people, and the government pays to send 10 Taoist priests to Beijing, and more than 2,000 Taoist priests from all over the country gather in Beijing to pass the Taoist examination like the imperial examination.

The magistrates were speechless, so they could only send messengers to visit the famous roads in their own jurisdiction.

Over there in Wenzhou, a Taoist priest named Lin Lingsu was ridiculed by many Taoist friends. Because he really doesn't have any real material, he can't read the Taoist scriptures, and he often adds meat jokes when he talks about the scriptures.

After being ridiculed again, Lin Lingsu was furious, pointed to other Taoist priests and said: "I studied Buddhism as a young man, and traveled to Shu as a young man, worshipping Mr. Zhao Sheng, a Taoist from Shu Mountain, as a teacher. Since then, I have learned the "Five Thunder Jade Book" and can practice the Five Thunder Fa, who else will master the Lei Fa? ”

A Taoist priest said, "Since you know how to thunder the law, come and hack me." ”

Lin Lingsu said: "I learned the Five Thunder Righteous Method, not the Five Thunder Evil Method, and I should slay the demon and eliminate the demon." You are a member of the Daomen, and if I hurt you, I will harm my fellow Daoists, unless you think you are the evil one! ”

The Taoist priests were noisy, and Wenzhou Zhizhou finally clapped his head and said: "Since Mr. Lin knows how to thunder, let's go to the capital together." ”

In the summer, thousands of Taoist priests have gathered in the city of Tokyo.

There are also true cultivators, but more of them belong to "demons and monsters". After reading a few Taoist books, he said that he had learned the secret method, and even some gods disguised themselves as Taoist priests, just seeking to fight for wealth in front of the emperor.

"Journey to the West" has been sent to the capital, mixed with countless Taoist scriptures.

At this time, there were still very few Taoist officials, and it was necessary to wait until the autumn to conduct large-scale Taoist official examinations.

Therefore, there are only a few people who are responsible for sorting out the mountains of Taoist scriptures.

Wang Qizhi is a Taoist priest in Kaifeng Tianqingguan, he belongs to the people who have no pursuits, but he was recommended by his senior brother to sort out the Taoist scriptures.

His immediate boss was a civil official named Huang Shang, who was sitting there sighing.

Huang Shang is just sixty years old this year, looking at the room full of Taoist scriptures, he really wants to rush into the palace with a knife and hack Song Huizong's faint monarch to death.

Because he is not only a jinshi, but also the champion of Yuanfeng for five years!

The dignified champion was actually sent to sort out the Taoist scriptures, and Song Huizong could do this.

More than an insult?

It simply kicked people to the ground and stepped on people's faces!

In addition to lamenting and resentment, Huang Shang still had to work, calmly and obediently read the Taoist scriptures.

Reading and reading, Huang Shang began to doze off.

He used to like to practice the Tao, but it was a hobby, but now it has become a heavy job.

There are so many Taoist scriptures that you have to read them all, but you also have to organize and compile them. He, the champion of the public, has ruined his career, and he has to deal with the Tao Jing for the rest of his life.

If Huang Sheng really realized the "Nine Yin True Scripture", his first target for revenge would be Song Huizong.

Huang Shang was dozing, and the rest of the Taoist priests were similar.

Wang Qizhi had already woken up from sleep, opened the "Tao Sutra" and continued to read. Annotate as you go, and then attach a note indicating the type and content of the sutra.

There was a large stack next to it, and he yawned and reached for it, accidentally knocking over most of the scriptures.

In the pile of scriptures, manuscripts appeared, which were casually bound with hemp ropes.

Manuscript?

Wang Qizhi came to the spirit in an instant, but most of the manuscripts belong to the precious Taoist scriptures, and the local Taoist temples have retained the originals.

Taking a look, Wang Qiyi's face was confused.

What the hell is "Journey to the West"?

There was no long story in the Song Dynasty, and Wang Qizhi was fascinated by it instantly. He didn't know at all that it was a book about Buddhism and scriptures, because the beginning of the book had a strong Taoist flavor, and then there was a cool story about monkeys.

For a few days, he didn't do anything, Wang Qizhi was paddling at work.

It wasn't until Tang Seng appeared that Wang Qizhi realized that the situation was wrong, why did he become a monk and go to the west to learn scriptures?

The more I read it, the more confused I became, is this a Buddhist book or a Taoist book?

There are obviously a lot of Taoist terms, but the protagonist is a monk, and Zhu Bajie and Sha Monk seem to be Taoist immortals. Sun Wukong's identity is even more ambiguous, Taoism and Buddhism are all accounted for, as well as the Confucian saint King Dayu's water control magic needle.

After reading it all, Wang Qizhi realized.

So I re-read it, copied all the poems in it, and comprehended those Taoist poems according to the plot.

Some Taoist poems can be understood as soon as they are explained.

Some Taoist poems, but they are like Buddhist sayings, and he can't understand how to understand them.

The more I thought about it, the more I felt a headache, and taking advantage of a day off, Wang Qizhi went out for a walk with the copied Taoist poems.

Looking at the bustling scene on the street, Wang Qizhi's mind was much clearer, so he remembered those Taoist poems again, and couldn't help but take them out and read them while walking.

"The Buddha is the heart, the heart is the Buddha, and the heart Buddha has always been a delusional thing. If you know that there is no Buddha and no mind, then you are really like a Dharmakaya Buddha. Dharmakaya Buddha, no appearance, a round light contains all things......"

Wang Qizhi muttered: "This is obviously a Buddhist poem, not like a Taoist poem at all." ”

Wang Qi was tired of walking all the way, sat at the door of the bucket shop, and read the poem seriously again and again.

This barrel and pot shop, in front of the shop and in the back, only hired a cooper.

There wasn't even a guy except the boss, and the cooper had to carry the barrel out himself.

After placing the wooden barrel of the new hoop, the hoop cooper listened to Wang Qizhi's repeated poems, and couldn't help but say: "This is about the Taoist Inner Dan Technique, and you, the Outer Dan Taoist, naturally don't understand." ”

Wang Qizhi turned his head curiously: "How do you know as a cooper?" ”

The cooper didn't bother to explain, and continued to the backyard hoop barrel.

Wang Qizhi hurriedly chased after him and grabbed the sleeve of the cooper: "How do you know that it is the Inner Dan Technique?" ”

The cooper still ignored it.

Wang Qizhi continued to chase into the inner courtyard and entangled until evening.

The cooper is extremely patient and takes his work seriously, not taking such interruptions to heart.

In the following days, Wang Qizhi came every day after work.

Gradually, the cooper began to talk to him and even explain the poems to him.

Finally, one day, Wang Qizhi asked, "How can Your Excellency understand these Taoist poems so thoroughly?" ”

The cooper couldn't help but say: "Those poems, from the hands of my ancestor Ziyang Zhenren, were somehow made up into the story!" I heard you talk about "Journey to the West", which is a book of Inner Dan cultivation. ”

Wang Qizhi respectfully bowed and asked, "Dare to ask Your Excellency's name?" ”

The cooper said: "My name is Xue Daoguang, and I live in seclusion in the downtown of Tokyo, just to cultivate the Dao Heart with the light and dust. You're not allowed to reveal it, or I'll have to get out of here. ”

The entire "Journey to the West" quotes six poems by Zhang Boduan.

And this Xue Daoguang is the disciple grandson of Zhang Boduan, the real person of Ziyang, and one of the founding patriarchs of the Southern Sect of Taoism.

Wang Qizhi didn't dare to slack off, and went back to report Huangshang.

The next day, Huang Sheng came to visit in person, but there was no shadow of Xue Daoguang, and the Taoist priest had already run away overnight.

Although Xue Daoguang did not find it, the Taoist priests who were responsible for sorting out the Taoist scriptures began to compete to circulate "Journey to the West".

Well, a group of official Taoist priests watched Tang Seng learn scriptures with relish.

(End of chapter)