Chapter 243 Heaven and man take refuge, imperial examination sacrifice to heaven

Author: Traveling from the South

Chapter 243 Heaven and man take refuge, imperial examination sacrifice to heaven

Minghui Zhenjun is the same Minghui Zhenren who worked with Zhou Bai to defeat the enemy in Qingxu in Yangyuan County and captured the Xuanming-class battleship.

He comes from Liangchen Valley, a hidden force at the junction of Liangzhou and Dingzhou.

The sect has a long tradition, but its disciples are few and its reputation is not great.

After Minghui entered the second realm, he felt that his luck was lacking and his Taoist heart needed to be sharpened, so he chose to become a Taoist official of Daxu.

Later, he slayed demons, and with the help of the dynasty's luck, he rose through the ranks, and even became the real person guarding Bei'an County.

By the time of the Qingxu invasion, Minghui's cultivation had reached the perfection of the Yin God, and his magic power was so powerful that he was only one step away from the Yang God.

After the First World War in Yangyuan, the heavenly court rewarded his merits. Master Minghui exchanged his heavenly merits for a small calamity-avoiding pill. He then resigned from his position as guarding the immortal and returned to the mountain gate to retreat to break through the Yangshen.

It was not until half a month ago that he successfully overcame the tribulation, transformed from a real person into a true king, and held a true king ceremony in accordance with the rules of the spiritual world.

Due to the acquisition of the Little Tribulation Elixir, Zhou Bai contributed a lot. The two of them cooperated well and recognized each other, so Zhou Bai also received an invitation to the ceremony.

However, Zhou Bai is already the king of a country after all, and at this time of great fortune, he cannot easily leave without permission.

So he sent Xuanyi guards and a group of Taoist priests to deliver gifts and lay nets along the way.

Dingnan and Dingnan had a very strict blockade on Dingbei, which gradually deepened exchanges between Anbei and Liangzhou, and the number of trade and tourists increased significantly.

In order to recruit a true king to take over, the gifts Zhou Bai sent were not light, such as a bottle of Yuan-Guarding Spirit Pill just exchanged from the Heavenly Court, which can also be used to stabilize Yang Shen's cultivation; another example is the simple and straightforward Five Thousand Spirit Pills.

Stone, the permanent right to use the Cangshan Lingmai Cave, the last batch of spiritual wine from Jinting Cave, etc.

Of course, there is also Zhou Bai’s personal letter.

The words first reminisced about the past, and then made clear the intention, asking him, the Great True Lord, to come out.

In this world of chaos, no one can survive alone.

If you don’t join the world and face calamity, calamity will come to your doorstep. All the immortals and gods in heaven are falling one after another. Is it possible that the Yang God can be safe and worry-free?

In the future, the Tianyuan Continent will surely be unified, and all the creatures on it will have to face the outside world, and the struggle for hegemony among the heavens is not far away...

Zhou Bai confided in him and told Minghui what he had inferred about the future situation.

It's just that the fifth-grade Taoist official's Qi Luck enshrinement is actually a bit inferior to the Qi Luck True Lord's seal, elixir, and spiritual material resources given by the Daxu royal family.

In the end, True Lord Minghui did not agree to Zhou Bai's solicitation for the time being, but he also did not agree to the envoy of the Daxu royal family.

Now it's just that the temple in Anbei Kingdom is still too small and can't support him. It's not that he doesn't like Zhou Bai who has been rising strongly.

After receiving Minghui's affirmative reply, Zhou Bai felt somewhat confident, and immediately ordered the Wuding Sect and the Taoist Group to select personnel to go to Liangchen Valley for exchange and study.

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After successfully testing the dragon and tiger entry method in Pingcang County, Zhou Bai traveled to major French Open nodes across the country in the next few days and burned the dragon and tiger talismans at the core of the nodes.

This caused the entire Anbei Kingdom to be under the shroud of strict laws. The chivalrous and violent criminals no longer existed, and the wanton monks also disappeared for a while.

Those warriors who had swaggered through the market with force became honest and responsible, and the monks who were superior even bought the Anbei Kingdom's provisional code and recited it in full. Anyway, it was easy with their memory.

After all, who wants to be humiliated by a group of mortals after breaking the law?

Of course, some casual cultivators and civilian warriors could not stand the constraints and chose to leave Anbei Kingdom.

But most extraordinary beings are reluctant to part with the flourishing fortunes of Anbei Kingdom now. It is easier to practice and break through in this land.

If you really have any grudges that need to be settled, you can apply to the government to witness the ruling, the warriors go to the ring, and the monks go to the countryside to fight.

However, the most concerning and lively event in Anbei Kingdom right now is not the entry of dragons and tigers into law, but the first imperial examination since the founding of the country.

This imperial examination was divided into three levels only, county examination for young students, county examination for talents, and Andu examination for talents.

The Boguo was not big enough to support a true king, nor could it support too many Jinshi. Moreover, after Zhou Bai made several searches, the Jinshi talents from the three counties had already entered the court as officials.

Anbei Kingdom's imperial examination did not make too many changes to the model handed down from previous dynasties. It emphasized both literary quality and luck.

Those who are truly talented can surpass the limitations of luck and win by force if they are number one in literature.

Such a small number of people who are short of luck can be provided by the court without affecting the flow of luck in the entire system.

Those with strong luck can feed back the system, and more importantly, their future journey will most likely go smoother and further than those with weak luck.

From the long-term perspective of a court and a system, it is very reasonable to add a luck screening test. The imperial examination is always a limited selection test.

After Zhou Bai's return, the first two levels of examinations were gradually completed by local governments. A total of 550 children and 100 scholars were selected in three counties, eighteen counties and one special zone across the country.

Compared with the number of places Daxu had given to the three counties, this number of admissions was on the higher side. It was Zhou Bai's grace to those who were willing to become officials.

In troubled times and political instability, many families do not want their children to become officials, lest they wait for another ruler to come to power and implicate the family.

Those who are willing to participate in the imperial examination of Anbei Kingdom must identify with Zhou Bai as the monarch in their hearts, and they believe in the future of Anbei Kingdom.

Therefore, even if the quota is increased and the luck expenditure will increase greatly, Zhou Bai is willing to admit more like-minded people.

Originally, everything was kept simple, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was Enke. Logically speaking, the Level 3 exam would not be completed within a month.

On February 2, the last level of the imperial examination was held in the capital city of Andu, with Yinmu, the Minister of Rites, personally serving as the examiner.

One hundred new talents took part in the examination, and another 123 former scholars were also qualified for the examination, for a total of 223 people to take part in the examination.

In this examination, the proportion of poetry scores has been reduced, with policy theory and Taoism accounting for the largest proportion.

Policy theory examines practical governance, while Dao Jing focuses on the cultivation of Taoism.

Now, under the control of Zhou Bai's luck, even the central officials can restart their practice again, let alone these reserve officials.

Before becoming king, the examination for Jinshi level will not be established, so the path to becoming a person must be opened up.

These new imperial examination candidates will be the foundation for Zhou Bai to establish his dynasty in the future. They are the pioneers and the first batch of monks and officials.

Based on the amount and difficulty of the exam questions, the exam time of nine days and six nights was also reduced to three days.

On February 5th, in the newly expanded Gongyuan of Andu City, 223 scholars were busy answering questions.

Today is the last one and relatively the most difficult one, Dao Jing Ke.

Many scholars were a little confused when they saw the question. The previous policy and argumentation were pragmatic. This was a trend initiated by the monarch from top to bottom.

However, the current topics in the Dao Jing subject are also of a pragmatic style. They do not examine obscure and remote interpretations of the meaning of the scriptures, but focus on the common sense of practice and the basic skills of how to enter the Tao and condense the Dharma.

In the center of Gongyuan, on a high-rise building that reaches for the stars, you can have a very clear insight into every move of all candidates.

This is the Mingyuan Tower modeled after the Shenjing Gongyuan. It is usually manned by high-level Taoist officials with powerful magical powers. If there is an emergency, they can control the magic circle at will to deal with it.

The candidates in the Gongyuan and even the examiners only thought that the people upstairs in Mingyuan were Li Yuan or Kuchun San people.

But in fact, in addition to the Kuchun Sanren in the Yin Shen Realm, there are also Zhou Bai and two other strange real people.

"Brother Zhou, I have never seen such a gathering of cultures since that time."

"Yes, half of these scholars have written red-qi articles, and it is not uncommon to write gold-qi articles."

Two real strangers were relaxed and carefree in front of Zhou Bai, and they talked to each other very naturally.

But the real Taoist inspector of Mingyuan Tower, Ku Chun, was cautious and did not dare to be too presumptuous in front of Zhou Bai.

Of course, some people in Kuchunsan also secretly complained that these two people came to join the Anbei Kingdom at this time, and they seemed to be taking advantage of the situation.

How can anyone compare with him, a senator who is loyal to the king and dedicated to the affairs of the country.

Thinking of this, Ku Chun immediately squeezed out a smile and congratulated Zhou Bai: "This time Enke, you will definitely be able to accept a group of great talents. The literary talents and luck shown by these candidates in the first two games are even higher than those of Zhou Bai."

The state’s previous provincial examinations were not bad either.”

Zhou Bai smiled faintly and said, "Three counties are definitely not comparable to seven counties."

However, due to the advent of troubled times, bad luck has stimulated the potential of many talents. Coupled with the recent significant increase in national fortunes, the overall level of these 223 people is indeed excellent.

There were two young poems published in the poetry section, and there were many golden articles in the policy theory section. If the examiner Yin Mu had not been experienced and followed the procedures in a timely manner, the phenomenon of Wenhua might have alarmed the whole city.

"Si Jie, Pang Lesheng, you two had better find a few good seedlings and be willing to take them."

"Of course, you have to take them whether you are willing or not. This batch of admitted candidates will be the cornerstone of our Anbei Kingdom to create a new era." Zhou Bai looked at them and said very seriously.

Yes, these two strangers were none other than Si Jie and Pang Lesheng, the first two people from Tianya Pavilion to seek refuge with him.

Shi Xiu, who came from the Wangshi family in Zhongzhou County, also wanted to come, but was persuaded by Zhou Bai. Someone was needed to take charge of Zhongyu Tianya Pavilion.

They used to rely on their Jinshi background and spiritual energy recovery to practice quickly, and they advanced to Yinshen one after another last year.

But since the Yin Shen Realm is the first realm in the human world to be given an honorific title, it definitely makes sense.

Even the heavenly beings who have entered the heavenly realm feel that cultivation is slow, and it is difficult to make any big progress just by practicing hard in seclusion.

In troubled times, a time of great change, countless stars have fallen. Si Jie, Pang Lesheng and others can see clearly that heaven is also unreliable.

If they miss this great opportunity and cannot achieve Mahayana ascension in the future, then even if they are admitted to heaven, they can only become little immortal officials.

If you want to ask the heavenly soldiers, heavenly generals, gods, gods and officials whether they can control their own destiny and escape death in a plane war, the answer is definitely impossible.

In this way, isn't it normal for a little immortal official to be trampled under someone's feet and even lose his soul hundreds of years later?

None of the heavenly beings who can pass the Jinshi exam are fools. They foresee a future that is like stagnant water.
To be continued...