Including Zhao Ran, there are five candidates in the list of candidates nominated by the eight deacons' offices. Among them, the Jingtang is not recommended, and there is no one in the account room to enumerate, and the Ketang is forcibly pressed by Yu Zhiyuan, and there is no recommendation at all.

Zhao Ran was recommended by the squatter house, Feng Can was recommended by the house, Li Liang was reported from the warehouse, Fang Tang was Cheng'an, and the pawn house was Zhuang Huai.

Feng Can is the nephew of Tongzhi of Long'an Mansion, and his family background is among the best among others, and he is also the most promising person to be selected. Li Liang is the son of the wealthy businessman Li in Chengdu Mansion, because of the "cheap industry" from the businessman, he couldn't enter the Taoist Gate in Chengdu Mansion, so he took the door and went to Guyang County to "gild", this time I don't know how much silver was spent, and I actually won a recommended place, which can be called the "dark horse" second only to Zhao Ran. Zhuang Huai is silent, but his origin is not shallow, and he is a secular relative of the head of the water house of Xizhenwu Palace.

After such calculations, Zhao Ran's hope was only higher than that of Cheng An, who was recommended by Fang Tang. Fang Tang is the force of Wuji Academy, and many people with high skills are selected as fire workers, and people from Fang Tang are generally from Fang Tang, and their martial arts are very good, but the foundation of studying is extremely thin, so even if they enter the scripture hall, they will basically not be able to survive the hard work of chanting scriptures in the future, so Fang Tang's recommendation is almost in the nature of "playing soy sauce", and it is difficult to get into the eyes of the high-level of the Taoist Academy.

Cheng An is the nephew of a thousand households in Kawabe, a typical person with "limbs and empty minds", so his threat can basically be ruled out.

It's not that Cheng'an's family background is not good, and it is not the discriminatory policy of "distinguishing between civil and military" in the Taoist Academy, which is indeed out of cultural considerations - it is enough to make people desperate just thinking about letting a group of martial artists study Taoist classics.

Yu Zhiyuan reminded Zhao Ran that in addition to Feng Can, Li Liang and Zhuang Huai should not be underestimated. He had already gotten inside information, and the Li family had promised the prison that once Li Liang could become a chanting Taoist, he would donate 5,000 taels of silver to the Wuji Academy! This price was already far higher than the market, in comparison, although Zhao Ran could take it, was he really willing to do it?

As for Zhuang Huai, there is also the possibility of an upset. Wuji Courtyard belongs to the Taoist Academy under the jurisdiction of Xizhenwu Palace, and the level of Zhuang Fangtou in the Daomen of Xizhenwu Palace is equal to that of the eight deacons of Wuji Palace, and the key is that Zhuang Fangtou has served in Xizhenwu Palace for eighteen years, and his connections and relationships can be imagined, Zhuang Huai is definitely a competitor at the level of the powerful faction!

Zhao Ran and Yu Zhiyuan considered and estimated that at present, only Lao Du Guan had made a clear promise to them, and Lao Du Guan, who was involved in the line of Liu Jingzhu and Jiang Gaogong in Tongguò Jingtang, had never given them a word of peace of mind. Although Liu Jingzhu and Jiang Gaogong patted their chests and promised that they would do their best, they were just messengers, and the cashable promises had to be discounted.

As for the 1,000 taels of silver tickets sent out, people can return them as they are afterwards, and then send a sentence of "I have done my best", who can reason with me when the time comes?

No matter how you look at it, you don't think there is much chance, and even Yu Zhiyuan's words of encouragement sound like comforting him.

On December 20, Zhao Ran finished washing and came to the scripture hall in the southeast of the Tibetan scripture building. The scripture hall is a typical palace-style building, but the regulation is slightly smaller than the Sanqing Palace, there is no railing and high platform, and there is no eaves and beams, which is extremely simple.

Zhao Ran waited quietly at the door, and after a while, Feng Can of the No. room, Li Liang from the warehouse, Cheng An from Fangtang, and Zhuang Huai from the Dianzao room arrived together. The five of them were all dressed in cyan robes, which was the dress of the Wuji Yuan Pyrotechnic monks, and compared with the Daoist priests, the difference was only in whether there were black edges on the cuffs and plackets. The rusty black edge on the Taoist robe means that he is a formal Taoist priest who has been excessively beaten - a few shallow black edges indicate a complete difference in status, which is like a chasm.

Although he already had a premonition that he had little chance, Zhao Ran still couldn't help but feel uneasy, even if the hope was small, until the last moment, he was not willing to give up lightly.

Feng Can put his hands behind his back, standing proudly, his chin raised high, it seemed that he was ...... Okay, Zhao Ran admits that this guy does have arrogant capital, but you don't have to pretend to be so aggressive, right?

Cheng An, who is strong and looks powerful, is the most free and easy, pulling Li Liang to babble and talk about something. Li Liang, who had ordered five thousand taels of silver, replied to Cheng An's topic absentmindedly, and after dealing with it for a while, he found an excuse to dodge and paced back and forth in front of the scripture hall, looking like he didn't belong.

Zhuang Huai seemed calmer, always smiling on his face, and did not show impatience for the entanglement of chatter, but always responded politely. Seeing Zhao Ran's gaze coming over to visit, he also smiled and nodded his head repeatedly, which made Zhao Ran look familiar - it is said that this guy's cousin is very professional!

While a few people were waiting outside, the atmosphere in the scripture hall was very solemn. Although each assessment is a necessary procedure, this procedure is often a mere formality, and which candidate is transferred to the Taoist priest is basically drawn up in this high-level discussion before the assessment. Unless the list of candidates identified in advance is unsightly at the time of the assessment, in general, the subsequent decisions are often not changed.

Among the five candidates this time, the prison court is most interested in Feng Can and Li Liang, Feng Can goes without saying, and the five thousand taels of silver promised by the wealthy businessman Li really made the prison court excited. Zhuang Huai's background in the West Zhenwu Palace does have some strength, but compared with the status of Senator Feng and the huge donation of the Li family, the prison court believes that he can choose to press it and talk about it when he has the opportunity in the future. As for Zhao Ran and Cheng An, they are completely out of the consideration of the prison.

But things changed a little last night, and this change caught the prison very unprepared. A letter forwarded from the West Zhenwu Palace was delivered to the courtyard, the recipient was Zhao Ran, a fireworker in the dormitory, and the address of the letter was "Jade Emperor Pavilion".

For the small Guyang County Wuji Courtyard, Huayun Pavilion is already an untouchable hidden place, not to mention the Jade Emperor Pavilion with a higher status than Huayun Pavilion in the Daomen. On the eve of being selected by the Taoist priest, a letter from the Jade Emperor Pavilion sent to the candidate Zhao Ran felt very strange no matter how you thought about it.

The prison did not dare to slack off, and asked to see the abbot overnight, but the abbot did not give a countermeasure, but only said that the prison would consult the "three capitals" before today's selection.

At this moment, the prison court held this letter in his hand and asked the three "three capitals" who were extremely senior in Wuji Academy: "Three senior brothers, this letter is here, and it has not been transferred to Zhao Ran, I don't know what the three senior brothers have to do?"

Yuan Duchu asked first: "Does the prison know the contents of the letter?"

The prison shook his head: "The letter from the Jade Emperor Pavilion is not an official document, where can I open it at will and take a look?"

Yuan Duchu smiled: "That's it, it's not an official document, so it will be transferred to Zhao Ran, as for what is written in the letter, it has nothing to do with today's events." ”

In his heart, the prison was inclined to choose one of Feng Can and Li Liang, and immediately agreed: "In this way, Senior Brother Yuan means that there is no need to consider this letter?"

Yuan Duchu said: "It should be like this, this letter is put aside, and we will discuss who will be accepted first." ”

The prison looked at Zhu Duzhi expectantly, Zhu Dujiao was silent, and then looked at Luo Duguan, but Luo Duguan asked a question, what is the relationship between Zhao Ran, a fireworker layman, and the Jade Emperor Pavilion in the secret place of Daomen?

Yuan Duchu smiled and said: "This Zhao Ran was rescued by the Great Refiner on the side of the river, and brought him to the courtyard by the way, that's all, you and I were both present that day, and these things were seen with my own eyes." If the Great Refiner really had something to do with this Zhao Ran, he would definitely have an explanation before leaving that day, and he would not have a word. ”

The prison nodded and was about to speak, but Luo Duguan followed up and asked: "In this case, this letter must be the Great Refiner's Office, but why did the Great Refiner send such a letter at this juncture?

Yuan Duchu's face was slightly cold, and he said: "I just said that if the Great Refiner intends to take care of Zhao Ran, he will send a letter to the abbot and the prison court, just mention it in the letter, can we still go against the will of the Great Refiner? But what is this letter to Zhao Ran? Why does the Great Refiner act like this?"

Tips: The new domain name "biquge.info" has been launched by Biquge, and the original domain name is about to be discontinued. Please tell each other, thank you!