"Unexpectedly, I have accepted a disciple. I am not in a hurry to practice Taoism and magical powers, but I want to take the imperial examination first."

After Su Li accepted Hong Yi as his disciple, he looked at a book placed on Hong Yi's desk. This book was called "Notes on the Thatched Cottage".

The cover of this book is very new, but the paper is very old. It is obviously an old book that no one has read.

Obviously, "Notes on the Thatched Cottage" is not a scholar's scientific examination of classic meanings, etiquette, and strategies, but rather an absurd and unruly set of notes on gods and monsters.

Scholars do not talk about strangeness, power, chaos, and gods. People preparing for scientific examinations will not read this kind of book.

But Hong Yi actually read this book.

"The Cottage Notes" is a notebook written by Li Yan, the prime minister of the former dynasty. It writes about monsters, Taoist priests, fairies, and fox fairies. Although each article talks about these myths and legends, in fact, each article is a fable.

, worthy of being the prime minister of the previous dynasty and the founder of the Li school of thought. The reason why the disciples wanted to read the notes in the thatched cottage was because they knew that although Li Yan passed away, most of the people in the court were his disciples. The person who presided over the examination this time was

They should also be his disciples. If they can figure out the allegorical thoughts expressed by Li Yan through ghosts and foxes and cater to the tastes of his disciples, they will have a great chance of becoming a master."

There was a hint of wisdom on Hong Yi's face, and he spoke respectfully to Su Li. "Exercise in human feelings means writing. Disciples study and take imperial examinations. Naturally, they know that even if the writing is brilliant and does not agree with the examiner's school of thought, it will not be the same."

useless."

"You are a smart man, and you know the importance of trying to figure out the examiner's school. However, the notes written by Li Yan still look different to different people. For example, what you see is a fable, and what I see is a story of cultivation.

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Su Li stretched out his hand and the Cottage Notebook rose into the air and landed in front of him.

Hong Yi's eyes lit up and he watched this scene closely, very curious as to how this was done.

"This is after the physical body has been cultivated to the extreme, the powerful qi and blood open the door to supernatural powers, and the spirit is condensed into magic power, and then you can do all kinds of incredible things."

Su Li looked at the light in Hong Yi's eyes, smiled and spoke, then turned around and a story from "Notes on the Thatched Cottage" flew out.

"Is this the story of Li Yan's encounter with a ghost?"

Hong Yi looked around and found that he had read this story.

Li Yan once was studying late at night and encountered a ghost. The ghost appeared in form and asked Li Yan if he was afraid. Li Yan said he was not afraid.

When the ghost asked again, Li Yan still said he was not afraid.

The ghost was helpless and finally said: "As long as you say you are afraid, I will leave immediately and won't bother you anymore."

Li Yan still reprimanded loudly: "If you are not afraid, you are not afraid."

In the end, the ghost had no choice but to disappear. Later, someone asked Li Yan why he didn't compromise and said he was afraid. What should he do if the ghost really pounced on him? He had no idea.

Li Yan explained that it is precisely because he has no Taoism that courage is the only thing left for him. If he loses his courage and compromises, then he will truly die.

"The story of Li Yan's encounter with a ghost is about the possibility of living if you are not afraid. If you are afraid, you will die immediately. If a person has only one quality, it can never be lost. A gentleman values ​​courage and has great courage, so ghosts and gods cannot invade."

Hong Yi explained the truth he had understood before.

"You are talking about Li Yan's encounter with ghosts from the perspective of fables. From the perspective of cultivation, the lowest level of ghosts is just a thought or a breath. If a warrior has the blood, or a scholar has the courage,

, ghosts cannot invade. But this kind is only the lowest. If it is no longer a breath but an entity, even if the scholar has the courage, he will die. Strength is the most important."

Su Li spoke calmly.

"I once encountered a demon, which is similar to a ghost. A typical demon is just a breath, but the demon can be condensed into an entity, just like a human being. If Li Yan met the demon, how would he have the chance to write a book? And he was eaten."

"Disciples understand that courage alone is not king. You must also practice martial arts. The sage once said that a scholar must be good at archery, horse archery, and so on. Only then can he be considered a true scholar. If you don't have the power to tie a chicken, you are not a true scholar. .”

Hong Yi nodded.

He had long wanted to practice martial arts, but he really didn't have the conditions.

Scholars want to practice riding and shooting, but a horse is worth thousands of gold.

A good bow is worth platinum.

Apart from these, hiring someone to teach martial arts also costs money, and I don’t know how much money it will cost.

There are also guards with high martial arts skills in the Hou Mansion, but who is willing to contact Hong Yi and bring trouble to the eldest lady?

"Master, I am still a little curious. I don't know whether what Li Yan said is true, or whether it is just a fable."

Hong Yi's mind moved, he walked over, turned over a few pages of the notes in the thatched cottage standing in the air, and came to a new story.

"Li Yan said that gods are just the embodiment of human thoughts. The reason why the gods in temples can appear repeatedly is because they have received people's incense offerings and beliefs. There is no god in the world, but because of people's belief, there are gods. If people no longer believe, this god will disappear. Master, is this true?"

Hong Yi looked at Su Li, looking like he was studying.

"There are many gods in the world. What Li Yan said is acquired belief in gods. These gods were originally born due to human thoughts, but after they were born, they became more powerful than humans because of countless human thoughts. Therefore, acquired gods You are born as a human being, but after you are born, you can enslave people. This is called cocooning yourself."

Su Li paused and continued to speak. "However, there are innate gods in the world. Those gods are aloof from the moment they are born. They control the power of heaven and earth and possess extremely terrifying power. They are beyond the control of humans. Even the era of their existence is It has only taken tens of thousands or hundreds of millions of years for human beings to appear. How can anyone say that they do not believe in it? The innate gods will disappear."

"There is also a kind of god who founded the divine world. They have great supernatural powers and boundless magic power since they were born, but they also have endless desire to rule and kill. They destroy everything wherever they come. They are very powerful."

Su Li spoke again.

"So that's what it is like. Thank you Master for clarifying my doubts. Even God actually has so many explanations. It seems that the knowledge in this world cannot be completed by one person. There is no end to learning. Even a great person like Li Yan can't do it. You can only understand part of God.”

Hong Yi had a thoughtful look on his face, "After I pass the imperial examination, I would like to travel around the world. If I can learn as much as I can, it would be a good choice for me throughout my life."

"A mortal's life is too short. It only lasts for a few hundred years. If you want to learn the most, you can't do it without hundreds of thousands or even billions of years. The Tao is endless, and so is the knowledge. But you don't need to study these now. There are people Coming to find you."
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