One hundred and seventy: the heart of the Tao (1)
The sage teaches the heart, eliminates extravagance and frugality, practices military and teaches martial arts, and lists the sixteen-character 16-character slogans.
Li Buzhuo started writing and started writing.
Unexpectedly, I was a little restless when writing, and my thinking was intermittent.
Once the mood is unstable, the characters written are also somewhat deformed, as if the hand that holds the pen is not his own.
Li Buzhuo wanted to give up rewriting several times, but he knew that it would be worse if it was rewriting in its current state, so he forced himself to write a 5,000-word article under pressure.
After finishing the writing, Li Buzhuo felt relieved and carefully revised the unevenness in the text. Halfway through the modification, three gongs suddenly sounded from the examination room.
There are two quarters of a minute left to finish the roll.
Li Buzhuo didn't expect time to pass so quickly, and he immediately filled in the article on the straw paper into the question paper. Even under this oppression, the answer sheet filled out by Li Buzhuo was not changed in a word.
After filling in the paper, someone collected the paper. It is worth mentioning that no one left the market early in this examination.
Li Buzhuo stood up, feeling a little tired, and did not communicate with others, so he left the examination room.
After Li Buzhuo returned home, Sanjin looked at Li Buzhuo's rare fatigue expression, and felt a little distressed. He boiled water to bathe Li Buzhuo, and guessed in his heart whether Li Buzhuo could not do well in the mansion test, but he didn't ask.
"The bell sound? You said that the bell shines on the heart? It is said that it was the treasure of Xuanmiao Temple and was hung in the examination room of the mansion, which helps people calm their minds."
The next day, when Li Buzhuo found Bai You, Bai You looked a little excited and said, "It's really true. I was worried and scared before entering the examination room. After hearing the bell, my distractions disappeared. I remembered the things I had memorized before. Most of the difficult things in the practice questions were in the books I had memorized, just that article... I wrote them a bit together, and I don't think about you..."
Bai You was about to ask if Li Buzhuo was sure of Jie Yuan, but he saw that Li Buzhuo looked bad. He had been together in Xinfeng Mansion for more than ten years and had seen more people. He also had some eyesight. He immediately changed his mouth and said, "I talked about these things before the results were released. I finally relaxed. The girls in Fuyuefang have been waiting for me for a long time."
Immediately, I was going to call a group of friends who had been out of business for a long time to invite Li Buzhuo to drink.
Li Buzhuo was not affected when he heard Bai's lobbying for the house, but he was unwilling to have fun.
After waiting at home for three days, Li Buzhuo stayed behind closed doors. As the day of the announcement came, the stone hanging in his heart became heavier.
After three days, the red silk was lifted before the imperial examination, and the results were released. Li Buzhuo's heart finally fell.
Instead, he was surprised and unacceptable, so he failed the exam.
Fu Ying, who won the mansion test, glanced at Li Buzhuo from afar. His ignorance was very clear. I used to treat you as an opponent, but now you are not qualified to let me look at it directly.
Very dazzling.
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"This year is not possible. I will take the exam again next year. How old are you? This person is a huge joy to pass the exam in his twenties."
At the table, Sanjin comforted Li Buzhuo, opposite him, "We didn't even have a place to stand when we arrived in Youzhou, and we didn't have a rush to use money. It's more than enough for you to study. Even Mr. Bai won. If you fall first, you must have an accident. Work harder next year, don't miss it."
On the side, Bai You, who was secretly contemptuous by Sanjin, did not look dissatisfied at all. He believed that he was lucky enough to be the 35th student of the Mansion Examination. He wanted to be overwhelmed outside, but Li Buzhuo accidentally failed the exam. He was so happy that he was too brotherly. He agreed with him: "It's reasonable, I see your talent. If it weren't for something wrong, how could he fail? Is it because of the wrong name on the other side of the paper marking? "
"I can't make a mistake, it's my own mistake, I know." Li Buzhuo glanced at Sanjin, who was trying hard to hide his worries, and then looked at Bai You who was unpredictable and cautious. Knowing that his sudden tacit words made people close to him worried, he smiled, "It's okay, why bother taking the exam for another year."
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After failing the exam, Li Buzhuo became more and more focused.
Unlike half a year ago, the county examination was over and only half a year left before the government examination. It was inevitable that the practice was a little impatient. This time, time finally settled down.
I can also take time to run a winery, and at the same time, my business with Chenzhu has also begun to grow bigger.
Bai You passed the 35th anniversary of the mansion, and transformed from a playboy to an official. After the mansion, he took advantage of the Bai family's relationship to find a position as a priest of the Holy Academy. Although he was idle and had no real power, he had a lot of opportunities to contact candidates and masters who had been implicit in the Holy Academy. He was a first-class beauty.
A year has passed, Li Buzhuo has read a lot of books, his mind and practice have settled down, and he has become much more stable and solid.
When I entered the examination room again, I saw that the illuminated bell was said to have been sent to the Heavenly Palace and was no longer downstairs.
Unable to be affected by the bell, Li Buzhuo wrote out all his own learning and finally gained a firm confidence.
But he lost his name again.
After that, I failed for four consecutive years.
At that time, Li Buzhuo, the Marquis of Dangjian, became famous, but became a commoner. This matter has become a topic of conversation that people in the Xinfeng Prefecture occasionally think of when they are bored.
"Next year, I will definitely win the exam next year..." Sanjin sent food to Li Buzhuo, who buried his book in the study. After hesitating for a long time, he said, "Why don't we stop for two years and stop taking the exam? Two days ago, I helped Senior Lu of the Jiangmeng League to help you. He heard about you and said that you are the most heartbreaking to take exams like this."
Li Buzhuo shook his head.
That night, Gongshu Baibian, who was wearing Gongshu's uniform, came to No. 36, Mati Lane in person and had a chat with Li Buzhuo at night.
"Luofu Tianque is always in Dongji. Sanjin was attracted by the seniors of the craftsman League and wanted to take her as a registered disciple and take her to Dongji. Don't worry, my Gongshu family is also in Tangzhou, and no one can touch her. If you have the will, you can go with Sanjin."
This is not to ask Li Buzhuo’s opinions, but just to inform him.
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Fuyuefang, thousands of lights and bamboos, noisy cuts of silk and bamboo.
The beauty was dressed beautifully on the lampstand, revealing large patches of white skin as white as cream, and the faint fragrance spread far away.
On the platform, Bai Youchao, who was drinking in silence, cursed: "Sanjin cried like that, but you forced her to send her away. I don't know how many years I can get back after leaving, but I don't realize that you are so cruel!"
"Why did she stay in Xinfeng Mansion? It delayed her? Besides..." Li Buzhuo poured wine. "If she didn't want to go, I wouldn't have waited until Gongshu Baibian came to the door in person, and only then did I realize that the senior of the Crafts League had the idea of accepting disciples."
Bai You's tone stopped and changed his words: "That girl has become more and more capable of eating in recent years. From a distance, she's gone! It's rare for you to come here to drink flower wine. Today, a few new young men are here in Fuyuefang. I'll call you to accompany you tonight!"
Chapter completed!