Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 164 This is Versailles

In the early morning, the sky lightened slightly.

On the inaccessible mountain path, Sang Pan covered his eyes with a white gauze in front of his eyes, and with the support of three disciples, he walked slowly towards the top of the mountain.

The mountain path is quite rough and difficult.

But the four of them are all carrying the profound kung fu classics secretly handed down by the Yin Yang family, and Chang Sinian, the most ineffective, also has a fifth-level martial arts cultivation. On the mountain trails, it is still on the ground.

Among the three disciples, Chang Sinian was the most restless, and couldn't help asking:
"Teacher, this disciple dares to ask, is it because of what happened in the Shanshiyuan that day that your eyes were injured this time? I heard that in the Shanshiyuan that day, a Buddha came to the world and manifested a golden lotus. And today's His Majesty the Emperor of Yunguo also appeared behind him with a divine dragon, coercing all directions. Teacher, you were there at the time, so did this really happen, or is it just spreading rumors?"

Sang Pan's temperament is quite gentle, and he gets along well with the three disciples, so he won't get angry because of it, but just stretched out his hand and patted Chang Sinian's forehead lightly, saying:
"Your news is well-informed!"

Chang Sinian covered his forehead, laughed twice, and said:

"This story has been spread all over the streets and alleys of Zhongqing City in the past two days! The emperor was in the palace, and these people couldn't see them, so they ran outside the Shanshiyuan, burned incense and kowtowed, and begged the Buddha to bless them. There were even some Exam candidates, run over there to pray that you will pass the imperial examination. A few friends I just met secretly dragged me over to pay respects!"

Sang Pan shook his head when he heard the words, and said:
"You haven't come into contact with this state yet, so it's useless to ask more questions. But you are a disciple of my Yin-Yang family, do you really believe that there are ghosts and Buddhas in this world?"

Chang Sinian quickly explained to himself:
"The disciple naturally doesn't believe it! It's just...it's just that there are rumors in the city that the Buddhist master Huiqi is the reincarnation of the Buddha, and that His Majesty the Yun Kingdom is the real dragon emperor. The disciple is inevitably a little curious! "

Shi Chengwen, who was walking in the front to open the way, couldn't help but said:

"Teacher's eyes are injured more seriously than last time. It's even necessary to absorb the ray of purple energy rising from the morning sun for healing. You are an eighth-level master, and you have been practicing my Yin-Yang family's secret art for a long time. What is it to see?" What kind of vision did you get to suffer such a backlash?"

Sang Pan is one of the few disciples of the Yin Yang family who travels outside the inner sect, and has traveled around the world all year round.

He traveled all over the world to observe the changes of the stars, and to explore the feng shui veins of the mountains, rivers and earth all over the world, in order to practice "Guan Xin Tong", a secret technique of the Yin-Yang family that can detect the truth of the human heart. After more than 20 years of practice, this secret technique has been cultivated to an extremely high level.

The emperor of the Xia Kingdom, as the lord of a powerful country in the world, has the aura of dragons and tigers in the mighty society, condensed on his body into a vision of Qingyun that stretches for several miles.

After Sang Pan watched his qi back then, his eyes were only sore, and he didn't suffer any backlash.

But he didn't expect that in just a few months after he entered Yunguo, he had damaged his eyes twice, and this time it was even so serious that he needed to use the Yin-Yang family's secret technique to heal his injuries.

Hearing Shi Chengwen's inquiry, Sang Pan couldn't help laughing bitterly, and said:
"What do you see? Two masters at the peak of the ninth rank, use their own realm to attract the power of heaven and earth, and use this aura to condense into various visions, which can even be manifested in front of ordinary people. Shenlong and Jinlian are like this... ...I don't know now, whether it's the cloud country that has a problem, or this world has undergone earth-shaking changes before I know it!"

When he was in Shanshiyuan, if it wasn’t because Sang Pan was so shocked that his world view collapsed, he had doubts about the world he lived in for decades, which led him to want to explore the reason, and he forced the secret technique to look directly at the vision, Now it is not possible to hurt the eyes to such an extent.

"Your cultivation base is still low, now is not the time to worry about this kind of period. I have sent a letter to my family, and I believe that there will be a response from the sect master and sect master soon!" Sang Pan said.

When the three of Shi Chengwen heard the words, their faces couldn't help but froze.

Among the three, Shi Chengwen has the highest level of martial arts, but he has just entered the seventh level, so he is really not qualified to explore such things.

But Sang Pan's telling in this way naturally proves that the rumors circulated among the market are not based on rumors.It's this master of martial arts who uses his own realm to attract the power of heaven and earth to gather visions.

Such a method is really unheard of.The three of them couldn't help but fell silent, and the atmosphere was slightly heavy.

People instinctively feel a little fear of the unknown.After entering the Cloud Country, it seemed as if something had really changed between the heaven and the earth.

Sensing the preoccupation of his disciples, Sang Pan couldn't help coughing lightly, and changed the subject:
"By the way, I haven't asked you yet, how did you do in the second imperial examination?"

Hearing this, Chang Sinian came back to his senses slightly, and continued:
"The previous imperial examination qualification examination made me feel that the Yunguo imperial examination is nothing more than that. With this level of difficulty, what kind of talents can be selected for the country? Unexpectedly, the difficulty of this second examination will suddenly increase. The disciple asked around Passed, the difficulty of the test questions in each subject is not low. Many people who take the test, when they leave the test room, their faces are very ugly!"

Sang Pan chuckled and said:
"Chengwen, Shi Dan, what do you think?"

When Shi Dan heard the words, he immediately replied:

"The student is applying for the Mining Calculation Department. Most of the questions are deduction of astronomy and calendar. The difficulty is comparable to the mid-month exam."

"Oh? So, the difficulty is not low!" Sang Pan couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

The outer sect disciples of the Yin Yang family have a monthly test, and those who fail the monthly test three times in a row will not be allowed to stay in the mountain gate.

This elimination system is not for driving people away, but for the students in the school to calm down and study.Therefore, the difficulty of this month's test cannot be too high.Of course, it is obviously not too simple to make the students of the Onmyoji School feel the pressure.

Sang Pan was obviously a little surprised that the second round of Yunguo's imperial examination was like this.

Chang Sinian heard the words and hurriedly said:

"My student is applying for the Talent Department, and the test is about policy theory. This time, the test questions are hundreds of words, and the central idea is 'Unite all ethnic groups, raise people's strength, and eliminate stubbornness'. The question is how to unify the various ethnic groups in Yunguo, so that The country is stable."

When Sang Pan heard the words, he nodded and said:
"Many tribes in Yunguo live together. When the country was first established, there were often tribal disturbances and turmoil in the country. This is why the successive monarchs and ministers of Yunguo tried their best to suppress the descendants of Ailao Kingdom. However, after hundreds of years of governance, and Using Buddhism to resolve grievances, the junior middle school is more and more agreeing with the orthodoxy of Yunguo. It is appropriate to use this as a test question!"

Chang Sinian rolled his eyes and said with a wretched smile:
"The life of the Ailao people today is much better. The current emperor lifted the ban on the Ailao people and gave them some fields in the south of Yunguo. By the way, hehehe, I heard that in the harem, there are A daughter from the direct line of the Ailao clan. Not to mention that His Majesty the Emperor of Yunguo is so talented, he would even be willing to use the trick of a handsome man... Ouch!"

Sang Pan casually slapped Chang Sinian's forehead heavily, and taught:
"Since you are determined to serve in the court of Yun Kingdom, you must respect the emperor of Yun Kingdom. Otherwise, if you are not careful, disaster will come out of your mouth!"

Chang Sinian let out a cry of pain and quickly covered his forehead.

"Sir, just kidding..."

Sang Pan didn't have the patience to deal with Chang Sinian, and asked again:

"Chengwen, you signed up for the military department this time, how do you feel?"

Shi Chengwen turned around and said in a deep voice:
"The test questions in the military department are all questions about arranging troops, moving food and grass, and terrain and mountains."

Shi Chengwen paused, then continued:
"Not difficult, but comprehensive!"

Sang Pan nodded, and couldn't help admiring:

"Although this imperial examination system is a new one, but after my rough thinking, there are not many obvious loopholes. It can be seen that besides this talented emperor, there are also people who are good at checking for omissions and filling vacancies. capable minister!"

Speaking of this, Sang Pan thought of his home country again, with a look of lament on his face.

Seeing this, the three disciples knew that their teacher was worried again.Without saying a word, Chang Sinian stepped forward and changed the subject in a few words.

Not long after, the four of them chatted and came to the top of the mountain.

"Huh!" At this time, Shi Chengwen, who was walking in the front, suddenly said in surprise.

"What's wrong?" Sang Pan asked hastily as his eyes were injured and he couldn't see clearly.

Chang Sinian and Shi Dan followed Shi Chengwen's line of sight, and saw a huge smooth-surfaced boulder carved into a crude chessboard on the platform of the mountain.On the chessboard, small round or square stones were placed in a mess.

"In this kind of place, is there still someone who can't play chess well?" Shi Dan couldn't help asking.

Chang Sinian immediately regained his spirits, and said:

"Isn't it like the story in the storybook, where an expert set up a chess game here, leaving an opportunity to wait for someone who is destined. Whoever breaks the chess game can get its true story?"

Shi Chengwen walked up to take a look, then slowly shook his head at Chang Sinian, and said seriously:
"No! There are occasional unevenness or cracks on this stone-faced chessboard, which are formed naturally. The traces of the chessboard lines carved on it are also very shallow, and they don't seem to be left by some expert."

Chang Sinian looked serious, as if he really believed what he said just now, he couldn't help but want to laugh, and said:
"Chengwen, don't be so serious, you just say it to tease me."

When Shi Chengwen heard the words, he was silent for a while, then nodded solemnly again, and said:

"Ok!"

The corner of Chang Sinian's mouth twitched, he covered his forehead lightly, and waved his hands weakly at him.

Forget it, get used to it!

Sang Pan shook his head, and with his blurred vision, he found a stone and sat cross-legged facing east, quietly waiting for the morning glow to rise.

Not long after, the eastern sky became brighter and brighter.The morning glow is all over the sky, and it is extremely gorgeous.

Sang Pan's eyes were slightly closed, facing east, practicing the Yin-Yang family's kung fu.Between the huffing and puffing, the inexplicable energy of the heavens and the earth moves with it.

Visible to the naked eye, a sliver of purple mist slowly formed in front of Sang Pan's chest.

This wisp of purple energy became thicker and thicker with the operation of Sang Pan's body skills.It wasn't until the eastern sun had fully risen that the wisp of purple air, which was already as thick as a baby's thumb, stopped growing.

Chang Sinian stared at him suddenly, unable to hide his surprise, hurriedly pulled Shi Chengwen beside him, and said in a low voice:
"I'm not mistaken! Today's morning glow purple air, isn't it a bit too big? In the past, I have seen the gentlemen in the door eat the morning glow purple air, but most of them are the size of hair, not so big Yes!"

Shi Chengwen looked serious and shook his head slightly.At this time, he thought of what Sang Pan said before, that there might be changes in the world that they didn't know about, and his heart felt a little heavy.

Under the influence of Sang Pan's aura, this wisp of purple air swam to his eyes, finally split into two, and slowly merged into his eyes.

After a while, Sang Pan felt the coolness coming from his eyes, exhaled a long breath, and finished his work.

Chang Sinian saw that Sang Pan had finished his skills, he hurriedly went up to him, and said eagerly:
"Sir, do you feel different today?"

Sang Pan naturally felt something was wrong, nodded his head, and said lightly:

"Today's purple aura is unusual. If it happens every day, I'm afraid my eyes will be healed if I swallow the purple aura three more times!"

Originally, it was just a guess, but at this time, Sang Pan was [-]% sure in his mind about the various weird things that happened after he entered the cloud country, and there must be a slight change in this world.

Hearing Sang Pan's words, the reactions of the three disciples were different.

When Chang Sinian heard the words, he didn't think much about it at all, he was just amazed and admiring.Shi Dan didn't care either, he was very happy when he heard the news that Sang Pan was about to recover.Only time is written, and at this time, my mind is getting heavier.

Shi Chengwen knew that the husband did not make it clear to several of them, and it was also for their sake.But regarding these matters, how could he hide it from him who is very thoughtful?
The four of them had different thoughts, and when they were about to go down the mountain, they heard a rather free-spirited singing voice in their ears.

"The rivers and seas are destroyed, and the mountains and forests are long gone. The distant nature is sparse, and the idyllic feelings are on the clouds. The Tao is empty and complete, and things are in vain..."

Two old men, dressed in ordinary clothes and with a handsome figure, walked up the mountain path together.

Walking to the platform, looking at the four of Sang Pan in front of them, the two old men were slightly taken aback, and immediately bowed to the four of them.

Sang Pan's vision was still a little blurry, but he could still clearly see how the two of them walked through the mountains and forests.Combined with the stone chess set just seen, I immediately understood that this is the person who left the chessboard.

He hurriedly took three disciples, bowed his hands to the two of them, and said:
"I don't know there is a master here, so please forgive me for disturbing you!"

One of the old men smiled at the four of them, nodded and said:

"What kind of land is this? It's just a place for us two old men to hide from time to time!"

Another old man also laughed loudly, waved his hand and said:
"You don't have to care about the two of us, just come and go as you like!"

To swallow the purple air of the morning glow, you need to face the east, and don't block it.Near Zhongqing City, there are not many eligible places.Apart from this mountain, I'm afraid there is no other suitable place.

Since this mountain has no owner, the two old men let them do whatever they want, which is what they should have meant.But the two old men are so humble, polite, and polite, and the four of them can't help but have a good impression of the two old men.

"Thank you two elders!" The four of them once again bowed in unison.

The two old men nodded slightly, and immediately sat down in front of the stone plate, giving way to the way down the mountain.

And at this time, there was a sound of footsteps on the mountain path again.

At this moment, Sang Pan and the others couldn't help being taken aback.

Are there so many people who like to climb mountains in this cloud country?

The two old men couldn't help but look at each other when they heard the movement.

An old man showed helplessness, shook his head and sighed:
"It's hard for them, but they can still catch up here!"

The other old man also shook his head silently.

Sang Pan and the others had a good impression of these two old men, but at this moment they felt that they seemed to be in some trouble, so they thought of helping them.

Chang Sinian looked at his husband and saw that he had no intention of objecting, so he immediately took a step forward and asked aloud:

"Two elders, what's the trouble?"

When the two old men heard this, their expressions were a little strange.

One of them shook his head slightly and said:
"It's a trouble, but it's not a trouble..."

"Anyway, thank you four for your kindness!" another old man continued.

When the four of Sang Pan heard the words, they couldn't help being a little confused!
In the end, is this troublesome?
Not long after, the sound of footsteps on the mountain path became clearer.

A group of strong soldiers with Miao swords on their waists, helped a palace attendant to dress up, covered with mud and dew, looked at the somewhat embarrassed eunuch, and climbed up the mountain.

Looking at the figures of the two old men, the palace attendant breathed a long sigh of relief, then impatiently lifted up the imperial decree hidden in his bosom, and shouted loudly:

"Two sages, by the order of His Majesty today, I invite you to enter the court as officials!"

An old man looked at the embarrassed palace attendant, shook his head, and said firmly:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. It's just that I, Mr. Pang De, are not in the court, so I have to decline again!"

Another old man, Sima Hui, also said with a wry smile:

"Your Majesty's thirst for talent, I already know the two of you. But we are nothing more than wandering clouds and wild cranes in the mountains. They have no talent. They can help His Majesty stabilize the country. It's unworthy of virtue, so we have to decline His Majesty's will again! "

Hearing the words, the servant in the palace was so anxious that he almost burst into tears, begging for mercy with a bitter face:

"You two sages, this is the third time I've run away as a servant, and I'm in such a mess! You two should take pity on me, please agree! People in the world don't know how much energy and thought they have to spend, and how many paths they have gone through in order to become an official. .And His Majesty has repeatedly ordered the two to be officials in the court, why do you not accept it!"

When the two heard the words, they shook their heads again and again, but refused to accept it.

Sang Pan and the others stood aside, looking at each other, for a moment, they didn't know what to say.

The trouble they were talking about meant that the emperor invited them to be officials in the court?

All of a sudden, especially when Shi Chengwen and the others were taking the imperial examination recently, they looked at the two old men with rather complicated hearts.

This wave is a typical Versailles!

(End of this chapter)