The first few sentences of Yuan Duchu's words were quite reasonable, but he was quick to speak, and as he spoke, he couldn't help but ask the last sentence - why did the Great Refiner act like this? In fact, this was not only the question in his heart, but also the question of the abbot and the prison court. It is precisely because of this question that the abbot has never given a conclusion, and there is such a thing today.

His favorite candidate is Feng Can, who has also been favored by the Feng family, but after asking this sentence, Yuan Duchu himself also woke up, and secretly said that it was not good. Sure enough, Luo Duguan didn't have to say anything anymore, and took a sip of the teacup with a calm expression. Zhu Dujiao was silent all the time, but his contemplative expression made people feel depressed.

There was a sudden silence in the scripture hall.

The prison felt embarrassed for a while, looking at the letter in his hand, he really wanted to open it immediately to see what the Great Refiner had said in the letter. But he knew that he couldn't do this, the private message of the Great Refiner, several Dao Sects, how many people dared to open it at will? At least in Sichuan Province, those who dared to do so would definitely not be able to make up a palm!

Thinking about it, the word "private message" suddenly came to mind, which made the prison feel irritated. The Li family's huge donation of 5,000 taels of property will not be considered first, but Senator Feng, how should he explain it?

What I am most afraid of doing is this kind of inexplicable variable, and the prison is extremely hesitant at the moment. If the Great Refiner has a definite explicit, of course, it is the best, and he has nothing to say when he chooses Zhao Ran, no matter who asks, he has a justifiable excuse. But the question is, what if the Great Refiner didn't mean this at all in this letter? Or even if this letter was not written by the Grand Refiner at all, but sent by some unknown little Taoist priest in the Jade Emperor Pavilion?

Among the high-level leaders of Wuji Academy, the voice of the prison is of course much heavier than that of the "three capitals", if he insists on going his own way, he has to support Feng Can, Feng Can can also be officially transferred, but the consequences of doing so are often unpredictable. Offending the "Sandu", he may not have a good time in the future, the most important thing is that if the Great Refiner really has the intention of letting Zhao Ran move, then he must be prepared to bear the wrath of the Great Refiner.

Can he afford it?

Therefore, the most ideal outcome in the eyes of the prison is that the "three capitals" stand with him, and if the decision to transfer Feng Can or Li Liang is unanimously made by the middle and senior leaders of the court, the weight on his shoulders will be much smaller.

The prison thought about it for a long time, and always felt that it was a very unjust thing to change the previous decision for the sake of an unclear private message. Therefore, he decided to forcibly push the "three capitals" to stand with him.

"The letter from the Jade Emperor Pavilion is very abrupt, Senior Brother Yuan is right, if the Great Refiner really has the intention of supporting Zhao Ran, he will wait for a letter from me, not a private message with Zhao Ran. Feng Can has been serving in the hospital for three years, has a family history, is familiar with poetry and books, and is a close relative of Feng Tongzhi, the government office, Feng Tongzhi made a special trip to the hospital to deliver a message for this matter, which is known to several senior brothers...... Li Liang is a shrewd and well-behaved person, and is the son of the Li family in Chengdu Prefecture, and the Li family promised that if this matter is successful, he will offer 5,000 taels of silver to help the hospital give birth...... Zhuang Huai is simple and sincere, and can endure hardships...... Cheng'an has excellent martial arts and loyal character......"

After introducing the character and origin of the five candidates one by one, the prison court paused, looked around at the "three capitals" and said, "I intend to choose one person between Feng Can and Li Liang to be punished, what do you think of the senior brothers?"

Yuan Duchu immediately agreed: "Yes, both of them have good character...... I think, it's better to take Feng Can. "The property donated by Li Liang has nothing to do with him, of course he has to favor Feng Can.

The prison looked at Luo Duguan, but heard Luo Duguan say slowly: "It's better to think carefully...... Speaking of knowledge, Zhao Ran is still good. I heard that Senator Zhou gathered in Beacon Hill this summer, and specially invited Zhao Ran to go, and the book he left behind was vigorous in penmanship, rigorous in the frame, full of charm, and unique in style...... I also heard that this son had studied in the school for seven years before being admitted to the hospital, and he was excellent in the assessment of his age......"

The prison court's face was uncertain, and he turned to Zhu Dushu, who was silent for a moment and said, "Think about it again......"

The prison was depressed for a while, his eyes wandered on the face of "Sandu" for a moment, and he stomped his feet and said: "I'll go to find the abbot, and the abbot will be in charge!"

"Sandu" sat and waited for tea in the scripture hall, and the prison went straight to the backyard, and after a long time, the prison turned back to the scripture hall, and his face was very ugly.

Yuan Duchu asked, "What did the abbot say?"

The prison court sighed and said, "The abbot said, since it is an assessment of the person, then the assessment is, don't pay attention to anything else." ”

Yuan Duchu was stunned: "Really tested?"

The prison gritted his teeth and said, "It's a real test!"

In the process of selecting the Dao children, the most important checkpoint is the assessment, and the so-called assessment is the Tao Sutra. But in the past practice, this level is basically a virtual reality, and it is just a formality, but I didn't expect the abbot to make a decision of "real test".

"Sandu" thought to himself and felt that this decision was very reasonable. Since there are either strong people behind several candidates, or there are large sums of money to open the way, they can't be perfunctory, so don't offend anyone, choose according to the assessment results, choose whoever is excellent, and if you want to blame those who are not selected, blame your own homework for not being solid. As for whether the Fire Dwelling Taoist priests have time to do their homework, or whether there is anyone in the Taoist Academy to teach their homework, it doesn't matter - a bowl of water is even, and everyone's conditions are the same.

The prison said to Zhu Du: "I'm tired of my senior brother, let's have more questions, the original volume can't be distinguished." ”

......

Zhao Ran and the other five waited outside the scripture hall for a long time, and they didn't know how long it took before they saw Zhang Dianzao and Jiang Gaogong of the scripture hall coming out together and letting them enter the hall to prepare for the exam.

Entering the hall, the middle is the statue of Guan Yin, the real person of the beginning of the text, the purple hibiscus crown, the flying green feather skirt, holding the jade book of gold, because of its transmission of the "Tao Te Ching" taught by the old king, for the sect of the Tao Sutra, so it is enshrined. Under the real portrait, on the east and west sides, there are dozens of futons in columns, and it is thought that it is where the children of the Tao chant the scriptures.

At this moment, the prison and the "three capitals" are all sitting on the futon, and Zhang Dianzao and Jiang Gaogong are standing on the side. I listened to the prison tell me about the truth of selecting the best and recording the best in order to accept the incense, and then let them sit down and start the exam.

Zhang Dianzao and Jiang Gaogong commanded a few Taoist children to bring a few pieces of paper and put them in front of the five people, and the cases were pens, ink, paper and inkstones. Zhao Ran took a breath, closed his eyes and concentrated for a moment, calmed his mind down, and opened the scroll of paper.

The type of questions is roughly the same, nothing more than dictating the scriptures. Zhao Ran didn't answer first, and looked carefully from beginning to end.

The first question is given a beginning, "The Tao rushes to use it, or it is not profitable", and the end is left blank, which is to ask the respondent to write the content of the chapter silently. Zhao Ran had already learned from Jiang Gaogong's mouth that the answers in previous years were just that, basically around the original text of the "Tao Te Ching" to be assessed, and there was no more in-depth study. After all, the content of the school fire worker monk Taoist scripture seems to be a bit harsh, not to mention that this kind of school examination is just a formality.

But now it is different, and there is a word "commentary" attached to the blank space, which is to ask the answerer to annotate the text written silently in this chapter. There are many versions of the commentary on the Tao Te Ching, and even everyone has their own understanding, so which one is the standard answer? Therefore, this examination is equivalent to adding the scripture of "Lao Tzu Xiang'er Note", which is much more difficult than before.

Look at the second question, "The god of grains is immortal, it is said to be mysterious", which is the opening sentence of the sixth chapter of the text, and the following also requires commentary.

Zhao Ran kept seeing the tenth question, and it was all like this. Looking at the last question, it is a small essay on the interpretation of righteousness, which requires "the void element gives birth to nature, and nature gives birth to the Tao." The husband and the Taoist, the meta-form and the meta-body, then the innate one is also" This sentence elaborates. This sentence comes from "Lao Tzu's Western Ascension Sutra", which talks about the root of the Tao and the relationship between the Tao and the form.

There are very few fireworkers who have the time to read the scriptures, and there are very few people who can read the entire text of the Tao Te Ching and have their own understanding, not to mention the study of "Lao Tzu Xiang'er Note" and "Lao Tzu's Western Ascension Sutra"?

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