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Twenty-five: Holy Court ceremony

The autumn wind rises, the white dew falls, and the cicadas chirp.

Twenty days passed, Mid-Autumn Festival approached, and there were only ten days left before the county examination.

In the holy courtyard behind the county Xuequanxin Hall, seven saints of the Heavenly Palace are lined with mud statues inside the holy temple. They are silently saying that they are dressed like snow, and they use willow branches to dip water on the bluestone ground, and are "cleaning". This is the ritual that prays before the county examination every year.

In the Holy Academy, fifty students from the county school formed a camp. Li Buzhuo stood near the door and took advantage of Professor Shen's silence and the entire temple was silent, looking at the mud statue of the saint in the Seven Heavenly Palace.

On the left is the mud statue of the Saint of the Yutian Palace, the Law of the Punishment and Prison in the Yutian Palace, and the law of the Punishment and Prison are worshipped by the Saint of the Law.

Further to the right is the clay statue of the Sage of the Red Heaven Palace with the hands of swords, weapons and weapons;

A clay statue of the Mohist saint in the Weitian Palace who is in charge of the construction project;

A clay statue of Taoist saint of Baotian Palace who is in charge of taxes and farming;

A clay statue of a doctor in the Cave Heaven Palace who inherits and practices;

A clay statue of a Buddhist saint in the Dingtian Palace that holds the rituals of fasting and worshiping;

The clay statue of the saint of the Sitian Palace Zongheng family who was appointed and removed by the spirit officer.

The power of the Seven Heaven Palace is mixed. When the Heaven Palace was first established, hundreds of schools of thought fought against each other to compete for the incense and fire throne of the Seven Heaven Palace. Now the most powerful secular world is the Sitian Palace, which is the Sitian Palace, which is responsible for the officials. The saint of Sitian Palace is the saint who conquered the hundreds of schools of thought that destroyed the Daxia.

Li Buzhuo didn't know much. It is said that he is now behind the scenes of planning a saint, and the straitors are turning around and becoming a straitor, provoking and weakening the straits, and wanting to rule the world again - this is also the heart-killing words heard from Feng Ying who was drunk. Li Buzhuo just thought about it and would not ask anyone to discuss it.

Looking around, all the fifty students in the county school are there, but Gongshu is still not seen. Ya Santong has left for nearly a month, Gongshu has not returned to the county school, and Li Buzhuo has not heard any news. Fortunately, these days have passed, Sanjin has finally put down, but he still studied the mechanisms himself every day.

"Come and ask for the Holy Vow."

The voice of Qingyue came, and the silent words were filled with the ritual. Next, the students worshiped the statue of the saint in the Seven Heavenly Palace.

Youzhou is at the foot of Xiyi Mountain, at the center of the rule of the seventh heavenly palace. What the common people were born to listen to was the doctor's saint hanging pot to save the world, the Buddhist saint feeds eagles to save the dead, the Taoist saint ascends to the sun, the saints of the saints of the straitors as if they were hanging in the river, and the saints of the straitors were utterly halting the river and stopping the killing, including Yan Chixue, the students worshipped the clay statues of the seven saints, and had no dissatisfaction.

Li Buzhuo felt the seven mud statues looking high from the surroundings, but his eyes were a little uncomfortable. The barbaric land was not clear about education, so Li Buzhuo came to Youzhou to gain a future. Because of this, he did not establish a belief in the saint in his heart.

However, when everyone crawled and worshiped, Li Buzhuo also crawled down with him, his movements meticulously.

Everyone closed their eyes and prayed. Li Buzhuo thought about the county examination a few days later. Twenty days passed, and his understanding of Xiaodaozang had basically been perfect. So he read some miscellaneous numerology such as "Yuanhai Ziping" and "Plum Blossom Yizi" and "Plum Blossom Yizi" and "Still-time" and had not yet studied astrology yet.

Miscellaneous studies are of great use, but they are difficult to get started and are also difficult to master. Reading in dreams is too exhausting, and now they are only able to understand the number of Plum Blossoms.

The biggest gain in these 20 days was that I read the collection of essays from the county exams over the years. I found that except for a few masterpieces that were amazing and superb, the rest were all catered to the examiner's thoughts, so I was judged as the first.

During the county examination, the county magistrate supervises the examination room, and the examiner who approves the papers and ranks is from the Qitian Palace. Although there is another supervisor who has the right to record excellent questions that the examiner does not like and re-examine, this situation rarely occurs, and basically the examiner determines the life and death of the candidate.

For example, last year, the inspirational universalization theory by Yu Wei, the leader of Yong'an County, was almost the same as the article of Zeng Xiu, who had the most hope of winning the leader at that time, and was even inferior to that of Zeng Xiu. However, Zeng Xiu's article used many Confucian allusions, and the examiner of the paper at that time had a deep relationship with the Taoist Guizhen School, so he was sentenced to sixth place.

The day before yesterday, Li Buzhuo learned from Professor Shen that the examiner who came to Yong'an County this year was Jiang Taichuan, the Grand Secretary of the Zongheng family. He found Jiang Taichuan's collection of essays in the county school library, and he had recited them repeatedly many times.

In the past years, the exam questions of various candidates from various schools were different, but they were always in line with their own principles. They all revolve around Qi refining. The examiner often has a good understanding of the various schools of knowledge. First, look at the candidate's articles on Qi refining techniques to see the candidate's potential, and then roughly determine the top ten based on this, and then determine the top ten based on literary talent.

Although the exam questions of various schools are different, there are few controversies in the imperial examinations over the years. As the chief examiner, he values ​​the reputation of the Qing Dynasty. Although he will pay more attention to articles that are consistent with his ideas when deciding the leader, he will not be too biased.

There are still ten days left before the county school. During these days, Li Buzhuo planned to read the "Ben Jing Yin Fu" and "Exotic Policy" of the Zongheng School in his dream. He did not need to study too deeply. It would be better to be able to quote some allusions when writing articles. If he caters to Jiang Taichuan, his hope of winning the lead would be even greater.

"Congratulations!"

Shen Moyan shouted and everyone stood up.

Li Buzhuo followed everyone to read the congratulations, and the sacrament before the county examination was completed.

When Li Buzhuo saw Yan Chixue's expression was a little depressed and anxious, and went over and asked, "What's wrong?"

Yan Chixue pursed her lips and smiled, "There are still ten days of county examinations, so it is inevitable that she will be worried about not being able to pass the exam. Why do you seem to be worried at all? You still read some miscellaneous studies all day long, can you take care of it?"

Li Buzhuo nodded: "Professor Shen talked to me about this, I'm afraid I won't be able to chew too much."

"And you?"

Li Buzhuo laughed and said, "I said I can take care of it, will you believe it?"

"Brother Li, there is a Ullan Dharma Assembly today. Are you willing to go with us?"

A group of people came to greet Li Buzhuo from afar, all wearing long gowns of the county school students. The first one was thin and named Yu Qiande. The six people around him, including Wei Xinshui, Gao Pan, Shi Wenyu, etc., were all poor families.

Nowadays, the Dingtian Palace, which is in charge of the rituals of fasting and worshiping, within one month after the Fuli Ghost Festival on July 15th, all Dharma Assembly must be marked with the word "Yulan". At the Dharma Assembly, we should talk about the mysterious discussion of the Tao or chanting sutras and worshiping Buddha, and each has its own freedom.

Even if Yu Qiande and others did not invite him, Li Buzhuo would still go to today's Yulan Dharma Assembly.

In the last Dharma Assembly before the county examination, all students in Yong'an County School will be present, and this is the best time to make connections.

These people are poor children and know that they are weak and are the most united group in the county school.

Originally, Li Buzhuo would go with Bai You and others, but now he agreed: "I can go with you, but I can't find it."
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