The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Chapter 515 Passing the Exam
Li Wenying explained: "Emperor Taizu strictly managed monks and Taoists. Once we get the certificate of ordination, we don't have to pay taxes or serve in the military. To a certain extent, we are competing with the people for profit by practicing Taoism."

Pan Yun remained silent after hearing this.

Li Wenying said: "In order to control the number of monks and Taoists, the court has been reducing the number of certificates of ordination in recent years. Every 20 years, temples and Taoist temples are counted, and if the number increases too much, the temples and temples will be destroyed.

The ordination exam is the first hurdle to control the number of people.”

He glanced at Zhang Ziming, sneered, and then looked at Pan Yun as if he was looking at an ignorant child.

"There are some things that the academy won't teach, and can't teach openly. These are what the teacher wants to teach you in private," Li Wenying said, "Master Wang is really indifferent to fame and gain. For him, it doesn't matter whether you can pass the exam or not. If you fail, he will pay the taxes and serve you. You just need to concentrate on your cultivation, so he won't teach you."

"The academy doesn't teach because the court wants to maintain stability."

Zhang Ziming coughed lightly.

Li Wenying glanced at him and said, "Stop coughing. You are the teachers of the academy, not me. I am the one who is supposed to teach the class you taught. Aren't you ashamed?"

Li Wenying and a few others said, "The test for the certificate of ordination cannot be too difficult, because among all the monks and Taoists in the world, less than one-third have truly entered the ranks of cultivation, and the remaining two-thirds are mostly just trying to survive."

Li Wenying's voice deepened: "Only after surviving can we cultivate our mind and body."

“The imperial court wanted to give these people a way out, so the test for ordination was divided into three tests. Most of the questions in the three tests were very simple, with only a few very advanced ones used to distinguish the attributes of the candidates, whether they were on the path of survival or the path of cultivation.

There are hidden questions in all three tests. If one day you find that you have answered almost all the questions correctly but still failed, it is because you were screened out by the hidden questions. "

Pan Yun: "...But if this is the case, won't there be a lot of cheating?"

Li Wenying asked back: "Isn't this also destiny?"

Pan Yun said unhappily: "I don't believe in this kind of destiny."

Zhang Ziming elbowed Li Wenying and said to her, "Don't listen to him. There may be some injustice, but I can guarantee that under the watchful eyes of the Three Pure Ones, the fairness of the test will not be lower than that of the imperial examination."

Li Wenying nodded under Pan Yun's gaze.

He smiled and said, "If you don't believe me, just wait and see. If you fail this year, you won't pass next year either."

Pan Yun: …

She asked angrily: "How is this fair?"

Li Wenying laughed: "You are Wang Feiyin's junior sister, a genius from Mount Sanqing, who can fight against the masters of the various academies in Mount Longhu, and you have fought against Wang Zhen, and you are friends with the emperor... You are famous, but you failed in the preliminary examinations twice. This shows that the Guangxin Prefecture Dao Jisi has never succumbed to power and fame."

Pan Yun was not convinced: "It's okay this year, I didn't do well in the exam, but who knows what I will do next year..."

Pan Jun paused here and said: "Invisible test questions?"

Li Wenying raised her eyebrows and smiled: "You can be eliminated by the invisible test questions, what else can this be if not fairness?"

Pan Yun actually thought what he said made sense. "It seems that before next year's exam, I have to do less bad things and more good things to improve my luck..."

Seeing Pan Yun immediately preparing for next year's exam, even Li Wenying couldn't help but admire her character: "You just finished the exam, why don't you feel sad for a while?"

Pan Yun: "What's there to be sad about? I knew I had no chance right after I finished the ritual exam. What has happened cannot be reversed. Regret will only make myself sicker and more angry. Why bother?"

She said: "I want to look to the future!"

Miao He and Tao Yanbai also cheered up as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and echoed loudly: "We must also look to the future."

Miaozhen looked at this, then looked at that, and said, "Then let me look forward to tomorrow." Miaozhen's tomorrow was bright and glorious.

At the exact time of 9 o'clock, they stood in front of the bulletin board of the county government office.

Someone from the Discipline Department came over with a piece of red paper, pushed aside the crowd, and pasted it on the bulletin board with a snap.

Pan Jun saw Miaozhen's name at a glance.

She yelled, and Miao He yelled too. They both turned around and hugged Miao Zhen excitedly: "You passed the exam, Miao Zhen!"

Tao Yanbai was also very excited. He opened his arms and hugged them, jumping along with them.

The Taoists who were surrounding her were all envious of Miaozhen, who was so young.

A light cough sounded in their ears. Pan Jun was startled and turned his head suddenly, his eyes bright: "Big Brother!"

Miao Zhen and the other two also looked up suddenly. When they saw Wang Feiyin standing not far away and smiling at them, their eyes immediately turned red and they shouted, "Uncle Master!"

The four of them rushed towards Wang Feiyin like swallows returning to their nests.

The smiling Wang Feiyin was startled and quickly opened his arms to catch the four rushing cubs while shouting, "Don't rush, don't rush, ouch, my arms and legs are so old."

The four of them grabbed Wang Feiyin's sleeves, and like a wanderer who suddenly saw his home, they jumped and shouted around him, "Big Brother, did you come here specially to pick us up?"

"Master, did you predict that I would pass the exam?"

"Master, do you think I have lost weight?"

"Master, I miss Sanqing Mountain so much~~"

The four of them pulled Wang Feiyin and cried.

Wang Feiyin hugged them, patted them with his big hands, and laughed: "I know you were wronged when you went to the capital this time, so I made delicious food for you."

Wang Feiyin took out a food box and opened it to show them that the red date cake and osmanthus cake inside were still warm.

"Xiao Jing went into the mountains and found a big beehive. He stole half of the honey from the bees and gave me some. I made sweet-scented osmanthus cake with it. All of you who like sweet food should try it."

When the Jinyiwei saw him conjure up a food box out of thin air, their eyes widened slightly.

In fact, they had noticed it for some time, but this was the first time they actually witnessed it.

They couldn't help but put their hands on the knives, thinking in a mess: Does the emperor know about this?

Oh, not long ago a bird demon attacked the imperial prison, and Zhang Gongfeng from the palace took action, so the emperor must have known about it.

The Jinyiwei swallowed their saliva. They knew that there were magical people, alchemists, monsters, and even ghosts in this world, but they didn't know that people could really create things out of thin air.

Thinking of the way Pan Yun dealt with Mu Xi, how many other methods do these extraordinary people have?
Pan Jun took a piece of osmanthus cake and drizzled a little honey on it. She took a bite and her eyes lit up. She nodded as she ate: "Big Brother, your skill in making snacks has improved again."

Wang Feiyin smiled and said, "It's mainly because of the good ingredients, little sister. Everyone should have their own strengths. Your second brother, third brother and fourth sister are all good at certain cuisines, as are your nephews. I think you should learn how to make pastries?"

Pan Jun buried his head in his food, pretending not to hear.

(End of this chapter)