The little monk got up and walked to the door, looking at the two figures who were gradually walking away in a daze.

When a monk strikes the clock for a day. Since he was a child, except for the fact that he felt a little bored when he was a child when he was called up by his brothers early in the morning to ring the bell, he didn't feel anything uncomfortable.

But since Master asked him to come out to receive pilgrims, he often felt sad because he had seen so many worldly people suffering or would suffer, and although he could show them a clear way, more often than not, he could only watch them suffer.

The Buddha said that he wanted to purify all sentient beings, but when sentient beings had to jump into the sea of suffering, even if the Buddha himself came, there was nothing to be done.

And then there is something he can't see through, that is, the love between men and women, almost seventy percent of the people who come to tell the hexagram are to ask for marriage, so the little monk sees more in the hexagram when he is telling the hexagram is more of the helplessness of those love and love.

Dependent origin is extinguished, and dependent birth is empty.

The little monk closed his eyes, gently grasped the rosary with both hands, and placed it on his chest.

"Amitabha, why is it so much more difficult for people to love than in the scriptures..."

......

At night, the Hanshan Temple, which had been noisy all day, finally quieted down, except for the monks who walked lightly, there was only the sound of frogs in the lotus pond in front of the Xiongbao Hall.

In front of the lotus pond, there are two chairs, one large and one small, and at this moment there are two bald heads of an old man and a young man lying in them.

"Master, you have been the host for so many years, have you ever figured out the feelings between men and women in that world, why do disciples watch it for so long, but they can't see through it?"

The little monk who counted the hexagram for the two dogs during the day was the little bald head of the two bald heads, which was really unexpected, he would actually be the disciple of the White Horse Temple.

"What's the matter, could it be that my Qingfa disciple is also moved by that mundane thing?"

As the master, the Taoist monk, the presiding monk of Hanshan Temple, looked at his apprentice with a smile, he did not ask why his apprentice asked such an outrageous question, but was a little ready to watch a good show.

"No, no, it's just that the disciples feel that they can't understand something, how can they show the way to the world?

The little monk waved his hand again and again, his expression was very flustered, and it seemed that he was still a little timid.

"Really?"

"Really! really..."

The little monk whose Dharma name is Qingfa first raised his head and said a word, then lowered his head and said a word, and blushed slightly.

"Hehehe, in fact, even the master has never been able to see through this matter. ”

"Even Master, you haven't been able to see through?"

Qingfa's eyes widened all of a sudden, as if he was surprised that there was still knowledge in the world that the master did not understand.

"That's right! Actually, if you don't throw yourself into it, you will never be able to see it clearly! Any other thing in the world can be said to be clear to the bystanders and confused by the authorities. This is the only thing that is a mystery for onlookers, and the authorities may not be able to figure it out. ”

Speaking of this, an expression of memory appeared on the face of the old monk Daosheng, and then he laughed out loud.

"Actually, Master had the same doubts as you when I was young, but my Master is not as open-minded as your Master, he is an old-fashioned old man, and he always tells me not to think about these thoughts that are easy to shake the Buddha's heart. ”

Dao Sheng stretched out his hand and gently patted Qingfa's little bald head.

"The Buddha once said, sitting is also Zen, walking is also Zen, a flower is a world, a leaf is coming, spring flowers are green, autumn leaves are drifting, infinite like the heart is at ease, and the silent movement is natural. If you feel that the temple is too boring and boring, then go out and take a walk, the Dharma is not necessarily all in the scriptures. ”

"And if you meet an opportunity to experience the love of the world on the road, you can go to the red dust generously, even if you can't get out in the end, it doesn't matter, Master won't blame you, as for those Buddhist scriptures or something, just take it seriously and take it to heart. ”

The little monk Qingfa didn't dare to take what his master said seriously, otherwise, his figure would appear in the latrine the next morning, and if there was anything more uncomfortable for him than chanting, it was undoubtedly to wash the latrine.

But after thinking about it, he always felt that he was a little lost, and after thinking about it for a long time, he thought of a method with a flash of inspiration in his eyes, but he was afraid that the master would notice, so he pressed his careful thoughts down and regained his calm.

"Master, the apprentice really wants to go out for a walk. ”

"Hahaha..."

The old monk Daosheng laughed heartily, his apprentice's careful thoughts had been there back then, how could he not understand this truth?

However, he did not dismantle his clever apprentice, but the laughter spread far away, breaking the silence in the temple.

......

Since Ergou and they left the capital, not only has the capital not been deserted, but it has become more and more lively.

The imperial examination of Dachu is scheduled to be held on October 28 every year, and now it seems that there are only about ten days left, but there are still a large number of scholars who are rushing to the capital at the last time.

Nowadays, the capital can be said to be overcrowded, and almost all inns and even some peasant families have lived in the scholars who entered Beijing to take the exam.

The few hotels with one or two rooms had to hang signs that non-candidates were not allowed to stay in the hotel.

As for those merchants who came and went from the south to the north, most of them couldn't get the guest room, if it was the local merchants of Dachu, it would be better, the guest room could not be settled, and the firewood room could make do.

And the barbarians and Turks who came from the mountains and forests in the north and the steppes in the east really had to sleep on the streets.

There is no hotel in the capital that will receive them, even if they pay a high price, it is useless, but now it is the annual sacrament of Dachu, in the eyes of those hotel shopkeepers, you people who do not understand etiquette and lack of education are still qualified to live in the hotel.

But what are those scholars who are regarded as heavenly by the people of Dachu doing?

The scholars, who did not have money at home to buy ranks, kept sending prayer posts to the homes of various princes and nobles, hoping that someone would appreciate their talents and gain opportunities.

Those who have some spare money at home but are not enough to buy a place keep running around, hoping to get a place with the little silver in their hands.

There are also those children of rich and noble families who have bought the rank with silver taels, they are just looking for fun all day long, and for a while, the business of Huimenglou in the capital and the painting boat by the Bianhe River is extremely good.

These people lack everything in their families, except for silver, and even they have no requirements for whether they can be officials after getting the ranking, all they want is fame.

And the last handful are the kind of people who have neither money nor are willing to stammer, they have no backbone, they don't do anything, they always naively think that there is still some justice in this world, and firmly believe that as long as their articles are good enough and their knowledge is big enough, the officials in the court will not pretend to be blind and blind to them.

In fact, there are many such people every year, but every year they will be drowned in the tide of scholars, either from then on, or they will join the ranks of buying rankings in the second year......

In the prince's mansion, Su Ruyu and Chu Wushuang secretly opened a small stove, the cook was caught from Chu Fusheng's mansion, and not long after the second dog left Beijing, the kid didn't know where to go out of the capital again.

Therefore, Su Ruyu and Chu Wushuang thought that his family's cook was idle, so it was better to transfer him to the prince's mansion to cook for the two of them!

"Xiao Yuzi, how is it, do you have any thoughts about the position of champion?"

Su Ruyu glanced at Chu Wushuang.

"You don't know what the imperial examination is? It's just a means used by the family to gather wealth, I'm afraid that your prince's mansion also accounts for some share in it, and there is also to coax those nerds who only know how to read stupid books, you see, the champion of the year before last was the son of Shangshu Ling Cheng Yijie's family, and last year's champion was the son of the central order He Ren'an's family, so this year's turn is not unusual for the son of the Prime Minister's family to be this champion!"

Su Ruyu tore off a leg from a duck and stuffed it into her mouth, and said vaguely.

"So, it's good to keep your knowledge in your heart, and you don't have to deliberately show it off. ”

Chu Wushuang picked up a jade cup and took a sip of wine, this cup was still modeled after Chu Fusheng's set, but no matter how you look at it, you can feel that this prince is vassally elegant.

"Then according to what you say, you don't have any idea about the position of champion!"

Su Ruyu stopped chewing the duck leg and said with some loss.

"Actually, if you can really compare your knowledge with the world's scholars, then it's not a big deal if you lose, but now it seems that there is no such possibility!"

Chu Wushuang nodded after hearing this.

"Now Da Chu's imperial examination is really messy, it seems that we will be busy in the future. ”

"You're busy, but don't pull me along! you can't let me live like that. ”

Mentioning this, Su Ruyu hurriedly broke up with Chu Wushuang, for fear that he would put some burden on his shoulders.

And in addition to them, there were two people who were opening a small stove, and in the mansion of Taishi Lu Xiangrui, he and the newly appointed imperial envoy Ling Lu Lingxuan were sitting opposite each other.

Compared with Su Ruyu's sumptuous table, Lu Xiangrui's food was a lot shabby. Counting a plate of somewhat charred peanuts, there are only three appetizers in total.

Lu Xiangrui picked up a peanut and put it in his mouth, and asked out loud at the same time.

"Are you ready for the excerpt I asked you to prepare?"

"If you go back to the teacher, it's ready, and I'll hand it over tomorrow. ”

Regarding the politeness and respectful posture of his protégé, Lu Xiangrui persuaded him.

"You don't need to be too polite, but now you are also in the position of the imperial envoy, although you are my protégé, but now we are political partners. ”

Lu Lingxuan put the chopsticks on the edge of the bowl, and then arched his hand at Lu Xiangrui.

"The teacher's careful teaching over the years, the disciple does not dare to forget for a moment, and now he finally has this opportunity to do something for the people of the world is also given by the teacher. ”

Lu Xiangrui smiled and took a sip of the wine glass, and his face immediately became a little red.

"If tomorrow's things can be successful, it can be regarded as a lifetime achievement for my Great Chu, whether it is you or me, you can already rely on this matter to make a name for eternity. ”

Lu Lingxuan, who had always behaved mildly in front of the teacher, clenched his wine glass.

"It's going to work!"