To The Land of Nevernight

The Confucian Temple in Guozijian is not the same as the Confucian Temple visited by later generations of Tang Shen.

This Confucian Temple is located at the back of the Guozijian Academy. Normally, students are not allowed to enter, just like Piyonggong Temple.In addition to the anniversary of the death of Confucius every year, only the autumn and spring every three years will the students participating in the scientific research led by the sacrificial wine enter the Confucius Temple to worship and pray for blessings.

Passing through the gate of the first teacher first, and then passing the forest of steles of Jinshi, the three of Tang Shen were cautious in their words and deeds, not daring to raise their heads, and followed behind Ji Gonggong.

I don't know how long I walked before I arrived at the Chongsheng Temple in the deepest part of the Confucius Temple.Eunuch Ji shook his whisk and said with a smile: "The Sa family is here, let the three students go in."

Tang Shen and the others said, "Thank you, Eunuch."

The Ouchi guards guarding the gate of the Chongsheng Shrine opened the door for the three of them, but none of the three entered first.Tang Shen looked at the dark brick surface, suddenly, he stepped in first, and then Liu Fang and Mei Shengze followed him into it.

Behind the three of them, the door closed with a "creak".

In the center of the main hall of the Chongsheng Shrine, there is a statue of Confucius and other figures carved in white jade.There is a faint scent of ambergris in the room, and on the left is a carved cabinet with various rare treasures on display.On the wall on the right is a picture of the mountains at sunset. Among the mountains, only Mount Tai stands tall and steep, and you can see all the small mountains at a glance.

The three of Tang Shen raised their heads, and saw an old man in a white robe with a thin beard sitting on the seat.The three of them were startled, Liu Fang and Mei Shengze were about to kneel down immediately, Tang Shen didn't have the consciousness to kneel down, and after the two of them plopped down on their knees, he hurriedly wanted to kneel down too, but Zhao Fu said kindly : "Get up."

After the words fell, two young eunuchs who were following Zhao Fu stepped forward and helped the three of them up.

Liu Fang and Mei Shengze looked at each other, excited but at a loss.

Even the top three in each palace examination have no chance to meet the emperor so intimately!Moreover, although the three of them are outstanding in the Imperial College, they may be nominated for the gold list in the future and become the top three in the palace examination.But now they are all just Juren, and even Tang Shen is just a scholar!

How can a talent have such an opportunity, meet the Holy Face!

Zhao Fu was completely different from what Tang Shen and the others thought. He had a gentle temperament and wore a silver-patterned Taoist robe. He said to the three of them, "It's just an ordinary question."

The three said: "Take orders."

Zhao Fu's gaze seemed to be staring at the three young talents in front of him seriously, but the two young eunuchs who were familiar with him quietly watched the emperor stroking the teacup, knowing in his heart: the emperor is getting impatient.

Half a year ago, Zhong Taisheng was conspired to be poisoned to death by the emperor in prison, and pretended to be seriously ill and died.After that, seven ministers died overnight in the court.What is not known to the world is that more than 20 low-level officials who used to belong to the Songqing Party died that night!

Since then, when Zhao Fu thought about this every day, he was in a bad mood and secretly resented.Until half a month ago, Li Xiaoren, the supervisor of the Qintian Supervisor, said that the emperor could hold a "Tianzi Linyong" to win the hearts of scholars all over the world.The emperor was in a better mood.

The little eunuch thought to himself: What is the top three in the Imperial College, it is hard to say whether he can be admitted to Jinshi!Even if it is the number one scholar in the dynasty, the Holy Majesty has been on the throne for 26 years, and he has seen eight champions, how many of them fell into the eyes of the Holy Majesty?Most of them are still working as leisure editors in the Imperial Academy!

The emperor wanted to save face, but he was too lazy to talk to these three students.

At this time, Ji Gonggong entered the door and came to Zhao Fu's side.He knew at a glance that Zhao Fu wanted to dismiss the three students casually, but he couldn't find a good reason.Ji Gonggong rolled his eyes, poured tea for Zhao Fu, and said, "The officials are going to test the three supervisors today, but the blessings of the three supervisors have been cultivated in previous lives."

When it came to the matter of reincarnation and seeking immortality, Zhao Fu became a little interested.He said: "So, I will test you."

The three said: "Take orders."

Zhao Fu casually looked around in the room and saw the tea that the eunuch had just poured for him, he said casually: "Seeing this cup of water, what did you all think of?"

The three of Tang Shen were all stunned.

The person who speaks first can attract Zhao Fu's attention.Liu Fangxian said: "Returning to the words of the Holy One, the so-called goodness is like water. Water is good for all things without fighting, and it is evil for everyone, so it is more than Tao. Water is the model of a gentleman in my generation."

Zhao Fu took a sip of tea, but did not respond.

Liu Fang's face darkened.

Mei Shengze thought for a while and said: "There is a saying in "Xunzi" that water can carry a boat and overturn it. The people are water, and the soup is vast. The country is a boat, which is broad and boundless. If the boat is level, the boat will be upright, and the world will be peaceful. .”

The corners of Zhao Fu's eyes moved, but he was still not very interested.He smiled and said perfunctorily, "The pillar of the country."

Mei Shengze couldn't contain his ecstasy.

After both of them finished speaking, only Tang Shen remained.Tang Shendao: "Returning to the words of the Holy Master, the ancients once said that when the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when people observe it, there will be no disciples. I have something to say, but I dare not say it."

Zhao Fu glanced at Tang Shen indifferently, with the appearance of a wise gentleman, and said with a smile: "But it's okay to say."

Tang Shen bowed slightly, his posture neither humble nor overbearing, but the words he said made the room silent: "The ancients said that when the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when people observe it, there will be no disciples. If you are too strict with others, you will have no friends. For example, if it is too clear, there will be no fish. However, the kid has been thinking... In this world, there is no such thing as clear water!"

Eunuch Ji was startled, he pinched Fuchen with his fingers, not sure if he should call Tang Shen disrespectful at this time, or let him be arrested directly.But he watched Zhao Fu's flickering expression, and kept silent.The author can do whatever he wants, why should he intervene in this!

In the deadly silence, Tang Shen bent his waist even lower, and he continued: "The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and the friendship between villains is as sweet as sweets. Take water as a guide, and you should sharpen yourself until the water is as clear as water." It is a big responsibility. If it is really the clearest water, the blending of the clear water and the clear water will be like the supervision of each other by the "superior inspection", so how can there be the saying of "no disciples". I don't understand, can it be said that it is not the clearest water?"

After saying this, Tang Shen's waist was bent until it was level with the ground.

He asked respectfully, as if he was really a student who was ignorant of the world and devoted himself to studying.

Neither Mei Shengze nor Liu Fang dared to speak out, neither did the eunuchs dare to act rashly.

After a long time, Zhao Fu smiled and said, "Childish words."

Liu Fang was overjoyed, and Mei Shengze looked at Tang Shen worriedly.Only Tang Shen still saluted respectfully, as if he didn't hear the emperor's reprimand to him.

Zhao Fu gently placed the teacup on the table and made a click.When this sound sounded, the hearts of everyone in the room trembled.

Zhao Fu: "Go back to the palace."

Ji Gonggong shouted loudly: "Go back to the palace."

In Ambergris, Zhao Fu and the three eunuchs left Chongsheng Temple.

When they left, Mei Shengze hurried to Tang Shen's side, and said, "Jing Ze, why do you say such a thing? A gentleman is like water, how can you say that there is no real clear water in the world, and there is no real gentleman! Fortunately, Your Majesty I don't blame you, but because of your young age, I only say that you are a child. Otherwise, if you get killed, what should I do!"

Tang Shen raised his upper body stiffly, looked at Mei Shengze's anxious look, and said with a smile, "It's okay."

Mei Shengze: "Oh, you!"

The three left the Chongsheng Temple together.

Tang Shen said he was fine, but Mei Shengze didn't know that his back was already drenched with sweat.

Back at the Imperial College, Lin Jijiu called the three of them over and asked them what they said when they met the saint.The three of them came together one by one.Hearing Tang Shen's answer, Lin Jijiu gave him a strange look and frowned.Suddenly he seemed to understand something, and said strangely: "Yanzhi is not a blessing."

Back in the lecture hall, Tang Shen rubbed the sweat on his back.He picked up the book, listened to the lecture and started class, but his thoughts slowly drifted to the Chongsheng Temple an hour ago.

Emperor Linyong, this is already one of the biggest opportunities in Tang Shen's life.

Moreover, he can face the Holy Spirit!

Tang Shen is only 15 years old this year, no matter how talented and talented he is, it is only three years since he passed through this era, and next year, which is the fourth year, he will take part in the Chunwei Exam.Once he passed the general examination and was admitted as a Jinshi, he would immediately take the palace examination.Throughout the ages, there has never been an official who was born with a Jinshi rank among the third-rank officials. Only Jinshi can be a high-ranking official.

If you want to enter the six departments of the three provinces, and want to hold the power, you must be nominated by at least the top three!

If there is no top three, it depends on the background of the backer.

Wang Zifeng was only 25 years old, and he was the Minister of the Household Department of the current dynasty. First, because he was nominated as the number one scholar in that year, he got the inscription "No. [-] Scholar" written by the emperor himself.Since entering the official career, he has won the emperor's heart.Secondly, because he is Wang Zifeng!

There are 36 members of the Langya Wang clan with official titles in the court.Five grades and above, ten people.Four grades and above, five people.Grade three or above, three people.Wang Zifeng, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, is the second rank of the official residence.Today's Zhongshu Sheng Youxiang Wang Quan is Wang Zifeng's second uncle, and he lives in a first-rank official residence.

Tang Shen has no backer, and if he wants to rise to the top, he can only rely on the emperor's heart.

From the moment he was told by Lin Jijiu half a month ago that "the Son of Heaven is going to visit Yong", Tang Shen was thinking why the Son of Heaven wanted to visit Yong.

It is a practice since ancient times that the emperor Linyong.The emperor attached great importance to literary students, and came to Guozijian to give lectures to students, showing his concern for Confucian students.Emperor Linyong happened many times in the previous dynasty, but it happened less in this dynasty.Especially 26 years after Zhao Fu came to the throne, this is his first time to build Lama Temple.

Zhao Fu would not come to Piyonggong to give lectures for no reason, something must have happened.

In the past year, many things have happened.The snowstorm in the south and the earthquake in the southwest made the Liao people intend to tear up the treaty and plan to seize the territory of the Song Dynasty.But these are not enough to make Zhao Fu come to the Imperial College and give lectures to a group of Juren students.just one thing...

"Zhong Tai is dead."

When Zhong Wei died, all Confucian scholars committed suicide.

No one in the world knows, and no one knows.Zhao Fu came to Piyong Palace to give lectures in order to win over the hearts of scholars all over the world.

Tang Shen had this guess, but he didn't expect that in order to win people's hearts, Zhao Fu actually met the three of them in person.This is a golden opportunity, and he must not miss it.

In the Guozijian, even if Tang Shen said "childish words", as long as he was not treasonous, Zhao Fu would not want his head.Because the Emperor Linyong had just finished, if Zhao Fu immediately killed the students in the Imperial College, his purpose of the Emperor Linyong would be ruined.

So Tang Shenbing took risks and used "childish words" to win the emperor's heart.Even if it's just a little emperor's heart, it's the foundation of his future leadership.

There is no true gentleman in the world, and the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, which is a shameless joke.

The words he scolded were for Zhong Taisheng, and for the great scholars who followed Zhong Taisheng to commit suicide!

Sir... If he is still alive, I am afraid he will be kicked out of the house and scolded as a "rogue".

Tang Shen propped his chin, looked at the words on the book, and suddenly felt that his skin seemed to be a little thicker, and his heart was a little darker.

Of course he didn't know, Zhao Fu returned to the palace at night.He first took a bath and changed his clothes, went to the altar to invite the altar, and meditated for an hour, swallowing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.When he was about to fall asleep, the Chief Eunuch Ji Fu changed Zhao Fu's clothes. Zhao Fu suddenly remembered: "The student of the Imperial College today is quite interesting."

Ji Fu was startled, he subconsciously thought of Mei Shengze's face.But Ji Fu didn't say a word, he thought about it several times in his mind, and said: "The official said, but the superintendent who joked about 'friends of gentlemen'?"

Zhao Fu didn't respond anymore, he changed into a nightgown embroidered with Su, and Ji Fu knelt down to take off his boots.

Zhao Fu said: "What's his name?"

Ji Fu said with a bitter face, "I don't know."

Zhao Fu: "Oh."

After waiting for Zhao Fu to fall asleep, Ji Fu left the emperor's bedroom after an hour.He recruited his godson, and said: "You go to the mansion of the Imperial Prison Lin Jijiu tomorrow morning, and let him leave the court tomorrow, and send me the matter of today's superintendent. It is the youngest, the elder A handsome prison student. Tell Lin Jijiu that the Sajia asked him to do this favor, and he will definitely return it someday."

The author has something to say: Pharaoh next door: Does this chapter count as my role?

Fuwa [pointing to the four characters "Wang Zifeng"]: Of course!