Chapter 284
During this year, Ren Taixu's own practice has also made great progress, the seven realms of Dharma Scholar, Wizard, High Gong, Celestial Master, Real Man, Earth Immortal, and Celestial Immortal.

With the help of powerful spirit power, Ren Taixu crossed the first realm in just one year, and has already reached the peak of a mage, half a step higher.

Regarding his own practice, Ren Taixu hid it very well, even Li Huayuan did not know the specific realm of Ren Taixu.

Similarly, borrowing from the way of practice in this realm, although the follow-up ideas of the exercises created by Ren Taixu are not perfect, but with the help of different practice systems, he has positioned this realm in addition to the nine orifices of the human body. The two acupoints corresponding to the opening of the Tianmen!
In the past year, Ren Taixu has been using the power of the soul, trying to open up two acupoints!

Everything is difficult at the beginning. Once these two acupoints are opened, although there are still no specific positions for the subsequent [-] acupoints around the body, at least there are specific ideas for opening up.

In the past year, although Ren Taixu has used various methods, it is still difficult to develop, and he still lacks one or two points of background.

Of course, let's not mention the difficulties in practice, Ren Taixu never thought that he would be able to complete this big project in a short time, there is no rush!
The current Ren Taixu is even more focused on a major event - the imperial examination!
One year has passed, and the exam is just around the corner!

Ren Taixu took two servants, and Li Huayuan, who was acting as a guest, said goodbye to his family directly, and headed for Bianliang City, the capital of Daliang!

The general examination is the most important examination in the imperial examination besides the palace examination, and it is also the examination that determines the status of Jinshi, and it is also related to Ren Taixu's next plan, so naturally the slightest mistake cannot be tolerated.

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In the Daliang Palace at this time, there were three ministers standing in front of Emperor Hongzhi.

Looking at the three of them, Emperor Hongzhi sighed slightly in his heart. There were a lot of troubles in the previous year, and even the remnants of the previous dynasty in the south have not yet been settled, but now it is time for scientific research again.

This is a rare happy event. The imperial examination is held every three years, and the selection of talents by the imperial court is naturally a great joy!
Emperor Hongzhi cheered up a little, but his voice was still very flat.

"The general examination is a heavy test of the imperial court's selection of talents. It is related to the selection of talents. Since Qing and the others are the chief examiners this time, there should be no negligence."

"This is an exam question, I have sealed it myself, you take it back."

"Since you are in charge of this test, the three of you will take on this heavy responsibility."

"If you do it well, you will be meritorious. If there is fraud, don't forget the former court Feng Yuan."

When he said the last sentence, although Emperor Hongzhi's voice in the hall was calm, it made the backs of the three examiners standing below all wet in an instant.

Who is Feng Yuan?

A scholar of the former dynasty, he was born in the Feng family of four generations and three lords, and he is also a great Confucianist in the world, famous all over the world.

He is also the respect of the emperor and teacher, and he can be described as an extremely human minister!

In the 18th year of Yongliang in the former dynasty, there was a fraud case in the examination room, and 17 people including the chief examiner were executed. Although Feng Yuan was not the chief examiner, he was also implicated in it. He was taken directly to the execution ground and beheaded on the spot.

Compared with Feng Yuan, although the three of them can be regarded as important ministers, they are far inferior in terms of power and influence.

People like that are implicated in a fraud case, and they can't die anymore. If they catch up with this matter, are they afraid that the whole family will be exiled thousands of miles away?

The three of them felt a chill in their hearts, and they quickly kowtowed: "The country pays attention to its talents, how dare the ministers forget righteousness for profit and play with their lives?"

"We must live up to the trust of the emperor, so that this test will go smoothly, and there will be no fraud."

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi nodded his head: "My exhortation is for the sake of the righteousness of the whole monarch and ministers. When you stop being ruthless, it is called unpredictable!"

With a wave of his hand, there was a letter on the silver plate of the eunuch, which was sealed by a cover, and the jade seal on the seal could be seen on the seal. Looking at this, the examiner took it with both hands, and after he quit, he dared to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead. They looked at each other and smiled wryly.

Although being able to preside over the examination means that his academic prestige has reached a certain level, it can also prove that he is a noble civil servant, and at the end of the day, he can even form a good relationship with a Jinshi of one subject.

But the risks involved are not small.

It must be known that the more important the exam, the more likely someone will cheat, just because the benefits obtained after cheating are too great!

The three of them are the main examiners, not only in charge of reviewing papers, but also in charge of all aspects of the examination, if there is a slight problem, they will be involved.

After the three of them left, Emperor Hongzhi closed his eyes a little and enjoyed the quiet for a while.

It was not long after this quiet time, but an old eunuch came to the side of Emperor Hongzhi and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, Princess Yongle has left the palace again!"

If it was others, even the few young highnesses in the palace, they couldn't bear to report their whereabouts to the emperor all the time.

To be honest, the emperor worked hard on weekdays, so he really didn't have a deep relationship with some of his sons and daughters!

It is not for nothing that the emperor's family is ruthless.

But Princess Yongle is really special, she is the eldest princess born of the empress.

Since the first two concubines gave birth to sons, Emperor Hongzhi, who was the prince at that time, took his first daughter as a treasure. Even if the other concubines later gave birth to princesses, they were far from being able to replace Yongle. The position of the princess in the heart of the emperor.

Even the few highnesses who have already opened the government received far less favor from Emperor Hongzhi than Princess Yongle!
This point is that the title of Princess Yongle is far less than it can be seen, Yongle, Yongle!Have fun forever!

Sure enough, when Emperor Hongzhi heard the news about Princess Yongle, he immediately showed a helpless smile, and said leisurely: "Forget it, forget it, since you are going out, let's go out. After staying in the palace for a long time, I am bored after all. , By the way, where did Yongle go?"

The old eunuch said, "Your Majesty, the princess is heading to the Tai Academy in the south of the city again!"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded when he heard the words. He had known for a long time that his daughter claimed to be talented, so he liked to meet those talented scholars!

However, Yongle has always been measured. Not only did he disguise himself as a man, but he also failed to reveal his identity, so he couldn't make any jokes, so he felt relieved.

He didn't worry about some princess falling in love with the blood of a poor scholar, even if it was a poor scholar, he didn't care, as long as the princess liked it.

Of course, Yongle's vision is very high, if he really fell in love with his husband-in-law, it means that this talent has learned from others, and at the same time it can give him some comfort.

Over the years, he has talked to Yongle a lot about a great talent, and he wanted to recruit him as a son-in-law, but Yongle didn't like it.

Obviously she is the eldest princess, but her younger sisters are all married, Yongle still has not been able to leave the court, and she is already a big girl, this is also his heart disease!
However, he has always loved this eldest daughter, that is to say, he has no thoughts of persecution, as long as there are no scandals, everything will be left to Yongle.

Thinking of something again, Emperor Hongzhi said again: "Order the inner guards to double the number of Anzi around Yongle. Now the city of Bianliang is not peaceful. We must pay attention to Yongle's safety, and let the inner guards pay attention to it at all times." Those who want to contact Yongle with other purposes!"

The old eunuch had long been accustomed to his tolerance and love for Emperor Hongzhi and Princess Yongle. If the other princess or His Royal Highness dared to leave the palace privately, they would have ordered someone to capture them.

But instead of stopping Princess Yongle, the Emperor secretly sent inner guards to protect her, and immediately responded: "No!"

Emperor Hongzhi also waved his hand when he heard the words. The old eunuch has been with him for more than ten years, and he handles affairs safely, so he has been serving him personally.

He is relieved when the eunuch handles affairs.

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At this time, Ren Taixu traveled all the way and reached the capital, but he chose a residence of a government school at random, most of them were students who came to the scientific examination, and it was considered a good atmosphere.

The Jiang brothers and the other four had been in correspondence with Ren Taixu for the past year, but this year they all felt that they lacked talent and enthusiasm, so they had to study hard at home for a few years before they came to participate in the examination.

So this time only Ren Taixu came here alone.

Ren Taixu's idea is that even if it fails, he should try it out, but he thinks that everyone has his own ambitions, so he doesn't insist on it anymore.

After settling down for a while, Ren Taixu wanted to go to the Taixue!

This is not for anything else, just to visit a grown-up!
This lord's name is Zhou Yuanping, he was a Jinshi in the 21st year of Chenghua, and now he is a priest of Taixue.

Zhou Yuanping has gone through two dynasties, but his official fortune is mediocre, and he has only been a fifth-rank sacrificial wine in this imperial school for decades.

The reason for Ren Taixu to visit this person is also simple, just because this person was born in Anlu County!
According to the usual practice, the junior from his hometown is going to visit the senior from his hometown because of emotion and reason.

Moreover, Mrs. Ren also ordered Ren Taixu to come to visit, because Zhou Yuanping was a classmate of Mrs. Ren back then, and the relationship between the two was very good.

Mrs. Ren also wrote down a letter for Ren Taixu to convey.

Ren Taixu naturally knew what the old grandpa Ren was thinking, he just wanted to ask his old friend to take care of his grandson.

Ren Taixu didn't refuse either!
Not long after, Ren Taixu took one of his bookboys and went directly to Taixue.

As for Li Huayuan, Ren Taixu asked him to go to the capital to find out the current situation in Bianliang City from the place where dragons and snakes are mixed.

When I first arrived here, I probably knew some news is not a bad thing.

Of course, people from Cangsheng Sect also lurked in the capital, but just to be on the safe side, Ren Taixu didn't plan to contact them.

Who knows if these people have been targeted a long time ago, or if there are secrets from the imperial court among them.

Ren Taixu dare not contact rashly, if he is not careful, he may get burned!
The Taixue has a great reputation, and Ren Taixu invited a guide, so he was easily taken outside the Taixue.

Taixue is not a place that can be entered at will. It is full of Taixue students, real disciples of the Son of Heaven.

Most of them will be officials in the court in the future, and there are some bad dignitaries among them, so the control of this Taixue is very strict.

Ren Taixu took out his name card to the guards outside Taixue, and then asked the book boy to hand over a certain amount of money, so that the guards could pass a word for Ren Taixu!

After Ren Taixu waited for a quarter of an hour in front of the door, an old man walked towards Ren Taixu.

Ren Taixu looked at the old man, cupped his hands slightly, and said, "I've seen Duke Zhou!"

The old man was Zhou Yuanping, and Zhou Yuanping looked at Ren Taixu with a smile on his face, and said, "Young students are in their prime! At such an age, you will be selected, and your future is boundless!"

"People from my hometown who haven't come to see me for many years have come to see this old man, but today I am very happy to meet a young man from my hometown!"

Ren Taixu immediately showed a look of being flattered, and hurriedly said: "It is the honor of the younger generation to meet Duke Zhou. Duke Zhou is the first Jinshi in Anlu. The younger generations are all proud to see Duke Zhou. !"

"Hahaha! You junior can talk too! Come in!" Zhou Yuanping laughed and said.

Saying that, Zhou Yuanping took Ren Taixu into the Taixue, and then passed through a small bamboo grove before arriving at a small courtyard.

Entering the small courtyard, in the living room, Zhou Yuanping sat on the upper seat, and Ren Taixu sat on the lower seat.

"Young student, your surname is Ren, do you know Ren Yuankong?"

Ren Taixu cupped his hands and replied: "Reporting to Duke Zhou, it is the grandfather of the younger generation!"

Hearing what Ren Taixu said, Zhou Yuanping immediately laughed, and said: "It turns out that after so many years have passed since you are an old friend, is Brother Yuan Kong in good health?"

Ren Taixu said immediately: "I'm sorry for Duke Zhou's concern. My grandfather has always been in good health, and he has missed Duke Zhou very much these years."

After speaking, Ren Taixu took out another letter from his body and handed it to Zhou Yuanping.

Taking the letter from Ren Taixu's hand, Zhou Yuanping opened it and found that it was a letter of concern written by a friend in the past. After reading all kinds of things in the letter, Zhou Yuanping even recalled the past years.

At this time Zhou Yuanping was also a little excited. He thought he was a junior from his hometown, but he was a little happy. Later, he found out that this junior was the grandson of an old friend, and he felt fate.

At this time, I saw the letter from my former friend again, and I felt extremely moved when I felt the concern of my friend, and the eyes I looked at Ren Taixu were even softer!
This is a psychological experiment where sugar is given one by one. If Ren Taixu directly revealed his identity and handed over the letter at the beginning, it would not have the same effect as it is now.

Not long after, Ren Taixu didn't speak, Zhou Yuanping said: "Since you are Yuan Kong's grandson, I will call you Taixu!"

"Dare not to obey orders!" Ren Taixu said respectfully.

"Tai Xu came to the capital for the test, I don't know if he is sure?" Zhou Yuanping said.

Even if it's just a simple fellow from the same village, he still has to care about it, let alone this is the descendant of an old friend from the past.

Ren Taixu nodded slightly, and said, "This junior has some confidence!"

Zhou Yuanping laughed when he heard the words, and said, "Having confidence is a good thing, but since Taixu came here, I don't want you to return empty-handed, so you write a fu, and I will comment on it for you!"

In the imperial examination, it is required to compose a poem and a poem, and evaluate the policy theory. This kind of poems and poems are used to select scholars.

Naturally Ren Taixu would not refuse, although he was sure to pass the exam.

However, Zhou Yuanping, as the sacrificial wine of Taixue, is basically familiar with the test questions of each test, or the character preferences of the chief examiner, and his guidance will definitely benefit him a lot.

So he immediately cupped his hands and thanked: "Thank you, Duke Zhou! But I don't know what the topic is?"

Zhou Yuanping looked at a plum tree outside the window, and immediately said, "It's the plum tree!"

Although the plum tree is simple, the simpler it is, the more difficult it is to write brilliantly.

Of course Ren Taixu would not take it lightly, after he agreed, he filled some water, poured some on the inkstone, and started to grind it with the ink stick.

The ink is getting thicker, and the thinking is getting deeper.

Fu pays attention to talent and inspiration, and more experience!
Zhou Yuanping didn't bother, and silently waited for Ren Taixu to think!

Not long after, Ren Taixu finally had an idea. After preparing the draft in his belly, he cleared up his thoughts three times, and immediately began to write lines of words on the paper as if he had spirit.

After another while, when Ren Taixu finished writing, Zhou Yuanping stepped over.

At this time, Zhou Yuanping picked up Su Ziji's article and read it carefully.

After reading a few lines, he twitched his beard and remained motionless.

Ren Taixu was not in a hurry, he was still silently waiting for Zhou Yuanping's evaluation!

After a long time, Zhou Yuanping came back to his senses, without raising his head, his eyes locked on the article, and he sighed leisurely: "It's unreasonable not to be selected by such a literary talent."

Ren Taixu heard the words, and immediately said modestly: "Don't dare, dare not! Duke Zhou praised you so much!"

Zhou Yuanping smiled slightly, and was even more satisfied seeing Ren Taixu's modest appearance.

He said directly: "Yuan Kong gave birth to a good grandson, but there are still a few small mistakes in Taixu, because I pay attention to the pronounciation of odd and even, and the order of single and complex. These few points need to be slightly revised. fan."

"Also, the Fu you made is extremely beautiful. Although it is authentic, it can be done. It can be beautiful and bright, and the language can be simple. Maybe it will be better."

Ren Taixu nodded slightly, indicating that he understands!

It wasn't just because Zhou Yuanping was a junior from the same village, he also had a heart of cherishing talents, and his tone was even more kind.

Smiling slightly, he said: "I think your writing style is simple, but taking the exam is very beneficial! The three examiners this time are all from mainstream academies, and I like your writing style the most."

"This test, if you can grasp it, you can get a second class, or even a first class!"

When Ren Taixu heard the words, he was also a little bit happy, the second class is not bad, and the first class is even the top three in this list.

It can be said that Zhou Yuanping gave him a very high evaluation!
Zhou Yuanping, who cherishes talent, is also more kind, of course, because he is optimistic about Ren Taixu's future.

Immediately afterwards, he told Ren Taixu a lot about the secrets of this exam, including the taboos of the three chief examiners.

Of course, it may not be a secret to the local Tai students in Bianliang City, but it is undoubtedly of great help to Ren Taixu.

At least after seeing Zhou Yuanping, a senior from his hometown, Ren Taixu immediately had a clearer understanding of what was going on.

Knowing some things, you can avoid some detours!

(End of this chapter)

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