Saint Immortal Way

() "What, you said that untouchable is Lu Yang who invented alchemy?" His Highness Ruiyang Yang Rui jumped up, looking at the internal officials around him in shock.

"No mistake?" Yang Rui said coldly.

"Your Highness, the old slave has already sent someone to inquire, and there is no mistake. That person is exactly the one surnamed Lu. He is now a very popular figure in the gods, and he is also a servant of the Imperial Academy. He is a first-class viscount in the dynasty. The palace inquired about him every now and then, and His Highness Shouyang, I heard, I heard..." The internal officer began to stammer.

Yang Ruixia was furious: "What did you hear, tell me!"

The inner officer hurriedly knelt down and said tremblingly: "I heard that His Highness Shouyang has reported this matter to His Majesty, His Majesty Longyan is furious!"

"What? Shouyang, how dare you do this?!" Yang Rui was furious again, kicking over the desk.

"Your Highness, please calm down, Your Highness, please calm down, the man surnamed Lu is now a Confucian scholar who is paying attention to the palace competition in Kyushu. I heard that he will participate in the All Six Arts Palace Competition. This is a great thing. Now the Holy One is paying attention all the time. It's easy to start..." the inner officer quickly persuaded.

"It's not easy to do?" Yang Rui slammed the Junzi sword, piercing the inner officer's chest, and blood spurted out immediately, splashing His Highness Ruiyang's face.The poor and loyal inner officer's eyes widened, showing an incredulous expression, "Your Highness, you are so poisonous..."

Blood was bleeding from the corner of the officer's mouth, and his neck was crooked.Yang Rui showed a ferocious expression, and said with a sneer: "Useless things can't share the worries of the palace, so what's the use of supporting you?"

At this moment, a servant hurried in and saw the corpse on the ground. He hesitated for a moment, and seemed to understand the strangeness, and said, "Your Highness, the imperial decree has arrived, and the father-in-law is already waiting outside!"

"Imperial decree?" Yang Rui showed a strange look, and said: "Drag this dog slave's body first, don't bury it, and feed it to the dog!"

"Yes, yes, yes..." The servant was trembling, not daring to disobey, and hurriedly dragged the body of the internal official down, and ordered someone to come to clean up the blood on the ground.

"By God's blessing, the emperor's edict said: Yang Rui misbehaved, and he will be punished and banned from Ruiyang Hall for half a year, hereby!" The palace officials held the imperial decree and read it aloud. Yang Rui's face was ashen, and he respectfully accepted the imperial decree .

The internal officer glanced at Yang Rui and said with a smile: "Your Highness, you have to take care of yourself. Today, His Majesty is furious. If His Highness does something to anger His Majesty, I'm afraid it will not be as simple as grounding!"

"Thank you, father-in-law, for reminding me!" Yang Rui beckoned, and the servants immediately brought up a stack of bank notes, and presented them respectfully in front of the internal officials.

"It's easy to talk about." The inner officer squinted his eyes and smiled, took the bank note, and put it in his sleeve in a blink of an eye, "If His Highness doesn't have any orders, the old slave will return to the palace to return to life!"

"Please!" Yang Rui sent the internal officials out of the Ruiyang Palace, and after turning around, his young face turned grim, "Shouyang, you bitch, and Lu Yang... no Let this hall please you, hehe, wait, don't let this hall catch you, or you will be doomed forever!"

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When Lu Yang received the news that His Royal Highness Ruiyang was grounded, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that there should be nothing to do for a while, and when the palace competition is over, Lu Yang will return to the barren state, and the sky will be high and the emperor will be far away, in the academy No one can help themselves. <Autumn Court Lobby. <The Qiuge lobby has been temporarily cleared out, and it is very spacious. There are only 27 book cases arranged in the center of the lobby, and 27 Confucian scholars entered in a file, and took their seats according to the names on the book cases.

There have always been only 27 people in the Kyushu Six Arts Palace, and these 27 people are all elites selected from Kyushu, and they are destined to be the future pillars of the dynasty.

History has proved that ninety-nine percent of all the officials in the imperial court dressed in red and purple were from the Six Arts Hall before, and it is difficult for non-geniuses to enter the imperial court.

The comparison of the Hall of Rites and Arts is the first comparison of the Hall of Six Arts, which has extraordinary significance.After the 27 Confucian scholars entered the lobby and sat down, many officials from the court came in one after another in the corridors around the lobby, and all the princes and nobles also came hand in hand.

"The sage is coming!" I don't know who said this, the whole hall was in a commotion, and even the Confucian scholars who were preparing in the hall were talking about it. <The second floor of the Autumn House.

"Okay, be quiet, be quiet!" The person who presided over the competition was a white-haired old master. He tapped the knowledge ruler in his hand on the book case three times, and the Confucian students who participated in the competition settled down.

Lu Yang saw that the Confucian scholars in every temple were in high spirits, and when the emperor came, they were even more excited. <Outside the Qiu Pavilion, thousands of Confucian scholars and teachers gathered in twos and threes, occupying the entire road and lawn in front of the Chunqiu Pavilion, and some servants trotted busily, exchanging news. <Outside the Qiu Pavilion, there are a total of 29 desks. In front of each desk, sit 27 academicians, all of whom are scholars. They all have a clean Langhao brush in front of their desks.

A scholar turned his head and smiled at the colleagues next to him: "Although I am a scholar, it is also appropriate to contribute a little bit to the talented juniors and juniors!"

"I heard that there will be a large number of geniuses in the Hall of Six Arts this time, and Wang Chong and Lu Yang are the most likely to win the championship!"

"Well, these two are the most famous, and they are talents bestowed by heaven!"

"Wang Chong learned etiquette at the age of three, learned music at the age of four, and had all six arts at the age of five. He wrote the book "Huairen" at the age of 12, and his literature shocked the world. Now he is only fourteen, and he can be called a young talent! And that Lu Yang is seventeen years old. , soared into the sky, became a blockbuster, and previously wrote a collection of wind, flowers, snow and moon, and various chapters of novels, and now he is writing "The Way of Alchemy", which benefits the world, everyone studies it, and is an immortal genius!"

"I'm really looking forward to it, and I don't know if these two geniuses can win the laurel of the Hall of Music and Art?" <In the autumn pavilion, the Confucian teachers and nobles who were watching were also discussing in a low voice. The 27 Confucian scholars had already picked up the Langhao brushes from the desks, and under the infusion of literary energy, the Langhao brushes revealed a faint brilliance.

Most Confucian scholars' awe-inspiring righteousness is white and very strong, but Lu Yang's Five Emperors awe-inspiring aura is white, but it has five colors of light.

Lu Yang looked at the other 26 Confucian scholars, and unexpectedly five of them were women, but they were all dressed as men, so if you don't look carefully, you can't tell.

There are also a few outstanding students, aged between twelve and thirteen to fifteen years old, with dry breasts, and they look quite eye-catching.Lu Yang sighed in his heart, and finally understood what a genius is.

It is estimated that a genius is really a talent given by heaven, regardless of age restrictions, most of them become famous at a young age.Lu Yang himself knew his own situation. Originally, he was still an ignorant teenager in his teens, but he was full of gods and treasures.

The well-known Wang Chong was wearing a purple Confucian robe and had a handsome face. Although he still had a few childish looks, his sword eyebrows and star eyes made him look elegant and heroic.

That Wang Chong turned his head and glanced at Lu Yang, his eyes were lacquer, and there was no trace of sadness or joy on his face, it seemed that this person had reached the state of not being happy with things or sad with himself.

No matter how you look at it, Lu Yang can't compare to Wang Chong's age, appearance, family background, and future. I heard that this Wang Chong is the descendant and grandson of the Langya Wang family. He is now the prince's attendant. If the prince succeeds to the throne, the future is boundless.

Lu Yang is now seventeen, a big age difference, and his cultivation is at the same level, so Lu Yang doesn't have a sense of superiority.

Shaking his head, he put the boring feelings out of his mind, concentrated for a while, and began to write slowly on the desk, without using paper, directly using the desk as paper, with awe-inspiring righteousness as ink.

"Yongli"

"Heaven's destiny is xing, being straightforward is Tao, and cultivating Tao is teaching. The Tao must not be separated for a moment; if it can be separated, it is not the Tao. Therefore, a gentleman is cautious about what he does not see, and fears what he does not hear. There is nothing to be seen but nothing to be seen, nothing to be seen to be hidden, nothing to be seen or seen in the slightest, so a gentleman should be careful about his independence."

"When happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy are not released, it is called the middle; when they are all in the middle, it is called harmony. The middle is the foundation of the world; Everything grows."

"Self-sincerity and clarity are called xing; self-clarity and sincerity are called teaching. Sincerity is enlightenment, and clarity is sincerity. Only sincerity in the world can fulfill its nature; if it can fulfill its nature, it can fulfill human nature; if it can do its best The xing of man can fully realize the xing of things; if he can fully realize the xing of things, he can praise the transformation of heaven and earth; if he can praise the transformation of heaven and earth, he can join with heaven and earth.”

"The way of sincerity can be known in advance: when a country is going to prosper, there must be auspicious auspiciousness; Prophet, so sincere as God."

"Great! The way of a sage! It is magnificent, develops all things, and is as high as the sky. You are so great! Three hundred etiquettes, three thousand majestic manners, wait for the person to do it."

Lu Yang wrote every word and sentence, eloquently.This paragraph is the way of the mean, the way of a gentleman, sincerity, integrity and peace, impartiality, mediocrity is not easy.

Lu Yang turned his pen around, linking the past and the future, and continued to write: "Etiquette is the way of order. People respect etiquette and law, and they are also moderate. If the etiquette is too much, it will be aggressive, and if it is overcorrected, it will be too correct. If the etiquette is not up to date, it will be relaxed, and there will be no order... ..."

The following paragraph is the dialectical relationship between etiquette and moderation. If the etiquette is too much, it will tend to be extreme. For example, the father is the guide for the son, and the husband is the guide for the wife. You must not go too far, and if you go too far, you will be violent. Not only will the family not be harmonious, but it will also lead to hatred.

After explaining the dialectical relationship between the two, Lu Yang cast a pen and waved his sleeves, and the whole article with a thousand words flew up immediately, suspended in the lobby, shining brightly.

Everyone can see it as long as they look up.

As soon as Lu Yang's article was published, the discussion in the corridors around the lobby was obviously louder, but it did not affect the competition among Confucian scholars in the lobby.

In a room on the second floor of the study hall, a window was open. Emperor Wen sat on the chair in the room, and he didn't need to reach out to knock on it. He only needed to sweep his consciousness a little, and every move in the entire hall was clear. Chu, the articles written by Confucian scholars are also vivid.

In the same room as Emperor Wen, there were several gray-haired old masters. Some of them were the great masters of the Baishengtai Temple, some were the old masters of the Imperial Academy, and some were the highly respected old Confucian masters of the Taishu Academy. There were nine of them in total. Even the emperor, but ten people.

These ten people are the judges of this competition.

These old masters are all well-educated people. The things written by the 27 Confucian scholars, which ones are of high level and which ones are of low level, can be counted at a glance.

Emperor Wen took a sip of tea and said, "Everyone, let's talk about it, which Confucian scholar's article can enter your eyes?"

A Confucian teacher came out, bowed and said: "The veteran thinks "Yongli" is better!"

"No, "Rituals" is better!"

"Otherwise, mediocrity is better. Although the sages have expounded on the doctrine of the mean, today the words of mediocrity are also explained. This is quite rare!"

The masters fell silent, and one of them said: "It's better to wait until everyone finishes writing, and then make a decision!"

"Don't wait for the Confucian scholars to finish writing, those who have not finished writing, most of them are not surprising!"

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In the talking hall, Lu Yang turned his head to look, and saw a piece of writing above Wang Chong shining brightly, "Qu Li" said: "Don't be disrespectful, just like thinking, An Dingci." Peace to the people!

Ao can't be long, desire can't be followed, ambition can't be full, and joy can't be extreme.

Ruo Fu, sitting like a corpse, standing like a Qi.The etiquette should follow the appropriate, and the order should follow the vulgar.Husbands and rites determine relatives and estrangements, resolve suspicions, distinguish similarities and differences, and clarify right and wrong.Courtesy, don't talk nonsense about people, don't say goodbye.Rituals, not exceeding festivals, not intrusive, not good at sex.Self-cultivation and words are called good deeds.To practice words and Taoism is the essence of etiquette.Courtesy and hearing depend on others, but not listening depends on others.Come to learn when you hear about etiquette, and teach if you don't hear about it.

Morality, benevolence, and righteousness cannot be done in violation of etiquette.Disputes and lawsuits, indecentness does not decide.Monarchs and ministers, father and son, brothers, are indecent.Eunuchs and teachers, indecent and intimacy.Banchao ruled the army, appointed officials to practice the law, and it was not proper to be insolent and majestic.Praying in shrines, offering sacrifices to ghosts and gods, is indecent, dishonest and dishonest.

It is the gentleman who respects, cuts thrift and retreats to show courtesy.A parrot can speak, but can't leave birds; an orangutan can talk, but can't leave animals.Today people are rude, although they can speak, isn't it like a beast?Husbands are rude to animals, so father and son get together.That's why the sages did it to teach people as rituals.Make people polite and know that they are different from animals.

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After Lu Yang read it, he spit out more than ten thousand words. The discussion on etiquette is quite complete, with profound words and sharp writing style, and there is an incomparable sense of self-confidence and superiority everywhere.

"Papapa..." A few Confucian scholars suddenly cast their pens, glared at Wang Chong, and turned around with a cold snort. Wang Chong smiled and completely ignored those jealous eyes.

"Sure enough, he is eloquent and has real talents and learning. Although he is young, his wisdom and talent are astonishing. I don't know how such a person's head grows. It really makes many older youths hate him!" Lu Yang sighed .

Just when Lu Yang turned his head to read the articles written by other Confucian scholars, Wang Chong suddenly turned his head and glanced at Lu Yang. Although his face was smiling, there was a ray of disgust in his eyes.

"Hmph, you really don't know how to live or die!" Wang Chong sneered, feeling very jealous towards Lu Yang.It turned out that Lu Yang invented the alchemy technique, and Shouyuan Pill quietly flowed into the capital of God, directly prolonging the lifespan of some great masters, including the emperor.

The first person to express hatred for the emperor's life extension was Prince Yang Hong. He originally thought that Emperor Wen was getting older and would only have to wait a few more years before he would abdicate. !

As Prince Yang Hong's attendant, Wang Chong naturally hated Lu Yang very much, because Lu Yang's crimes were extremely heinous, and he actually ruined his bright future.

Naturally, Lu Yang hadn't thought about this. He didn't know that he had offended many people indirectly, including Wang Chong, a young genius who was competing in the palace. <Outside the Qiu Pavilion, 27 articles are hanging in the air, and the Confucian teachers and scholars waiting here can see them from a distance. These are directly copied by 27 academic staff, for the viewing of the majority of people who pay attention to Dianbi and reviews. <The outside of the Autumn Pavilion was already chaotic. Comparing the [-] ceremonies, the level is naturally obvious. Some people shook their heads and sighed, some cheered, some cursed endlessly, and some left in a hurry.

Under the shade of a tree, Huang Zongxi led his two daughters, as well as Huang Tianhua and Lu Jianjia stood, looking at the twenty rites that had been transcribed, with a relaxed look on his face.

"Father, there is no doubt about the talent and learning of the younger brother. Look at it, my daughter, how can that mediocre essay be ranked in the top three!" Huang Daoyun said with a smile.

Huang Zongxi nodded and said with a smile: "Well, my daughter is right, and my father also sees it that way. It is already good to be ranked in the top three. If you can appreciate it, you may have a chance to raise it to be the first!"

Lu Jianjia clapped his hands and jumped up, and shouted: "Good over there, I hope the Holy Majesty will be partial!"

Huang Zongxi shook his head and said with a helpless smile: "Jian Jia, don't talk like that, if people listen to you, you will be punished!"

"The imperial court does not punish crimes with words!" Lu Jianjia stuck out her tongue.

"Even so, it's always bad for people to hear your Majesty's favoritism!" Huang Zongxi shook his head.

"Understood!" Lu Jianjia hurriedly saluted.Huang Yiyi smiled and said: "Father is serious, Jian Jia's words are childish, what's the point of not being pleasing to the eye?"

Huang Zongxi immediately lowered his face, and Huang Tianhua who was on the side saw it, and quickly persuaded him: "It's better to be careful, yesterday we just offended His Highness Ruiyang, I heard that Princess Shouyang took a copy of him, which made him reprimanded and punished by the Holy Majesty He has been grounded for three months! His Royal Highness Ruiyang is the one who will take revenge, and he is probably sending people to inquire everywhere, trying to catch us and deal with us, so it is better to be careful in everything!"

As soon as everyone heard this, their good mood immediately disappeared without a trace.Huang Yiyi said angrily: "His Royal Highness Ruiyang is really bad. I also heard that he has the worst character among the princes. Why is such a prince still favored by the emperor? Could it be that the sage is confused?"

Huang Daoyun covered Huang Yiyi's mouth and scolded: "No nonsense!"

Huang Yiyi felt aggrieved, stuck out his tongue, but said nothing.Huang Zongxi shook his head and sighed: "It's not your Majesty's fault, it's just that you don't understand how a father treats his children. When you get married and have children of your own, you will understand!" down.

I only heard an old and loud voice proclaiming: "The competition of the Palace of Rituals and Arts will be evaluated jointly by the Confucian masters of Taishu Academy, Hanlin Academy, and Baisheng Taimiao, and finally hand-picked by the sage, so the top three rankings are as follows: Lu Yang, led by Yongli ;Wang Chong, etiquette is the second; Zhao He, true etiquette is the second."