Volume 1 Changshui County Handyman Chapter 5 The Great Confucian in Qingpao
Unknowingly, Lu Jiuzhang fell into a trance.
After a while, if Master Zhou hadn't come to remind him, Lu Jiuzhang might have fallen into it.
"Lu Shiyi was from the Emperor Gaozong period. He rose to the rank of Crown Prince and Tutor, and was a great Confucian at that time. This [Record of Speculations] is an only copy. I hope you will be fascinated by it. Why don't you take it home and read it?"
Master Zhou said, "Just return it on time."
"Thank you, Master!"
Lu Jiuzhang said excitedly.
This book will definitely be useful for that attic in your mind.
Maybe it's the key to unlocking the golden finger.
"The words are already written. Just find the craftsmen who made the tablets and tombstones and let them make rubbings."
Master Zhou continued.
"Thank you, Master!"
Lu Jiuzhang thanked him again.
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When leaving the school, Lu Jiuzhang had two more inscribed pieces of paper, a book, and one tael of silver less in his hand.
You also need to make a tablet and a tombstone, which will probably cost one or two silver dollars.
Even if the eldest brother's funeral is not a big one, it will cost a lot of money, including buying a cemetery, digging a grave, and finding someone to carry the coffin...
It would cost about six to seven taels of silver.
As a result, Lu Jiuzhang only had about twenty taels of silver left on his body.
It would be difficult to live with these twenty taels of silver for a while.
After returning home, Lu Jiuzhang first put the inscribed paper aside, lit the kerosene lamp, and read the "Thoughts on Thoughts" carefully.
The words described in it were a bit obscure and difficult to understand, but they seemed to have a magical power that attracted Lu Jiuzhang to read on.
Time passed by, and it was getting dark outside.
As the moon rises above the treetops, the kerosene gradually depletes, and the lights inside the house become increasingly dim.
Lu Jiuzhang's consciousness appeared in front of Kuixing Tower again.
Kuixing Tower, a hundred feet high, has ten floors in total. It is towering and full of inexplicable charm.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of Lu Jiuzhang.
The figure was wearing a green robe, with his back to Lu Jiuzhang.
There has been no movement in Kuixing Tower for half a year, but today there were two changes in one day.
Lu Jiuzhang's attention was focused on the figure again, and he saw the green-robed man with his back to Lu Jiuzhang, with his hair tied and wearing a crown, and his whole body was filled with an inexplicable aura.
Just when Lu Jiuzhang was about to step forward to ask, the man in green robe walked towards Kuixing Tower, and at the same time said loudly, "What is right, what is wrong, what is benefit, what is righteousness?"
"..."
"Human's appearance is born in nature, and words exist. There is a mind but no appearance. The appearance follows the mind, and there is an appearance but no mind. The appearance follows the mind and disappears. You know what is wrong with looking up."
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"The eyes are like the sun and the moon, they must shine on all things, and should not be obscured by the abundance of flowers. There is a saying that the five colors can blind the eyes, and the five colors are all my abundance. Reading cannot be exhaustive, and it is also my abundance..."
"..."
The sound became louder and louder, like a big bell from Honglu, hitting everyone's heart.
Lu Jiuzhang trembled slightly. The man in green robe with his back turned to him had already reached Kuixing Tower. He raised his hands and pushed gently. The wooden door, like a heavy iron door, was finally pushed open.
The man in green robe transformed into a stream of light and entered Kuixing Tower.
opened!
Opened it so easily?
Lu Jiuzhang also followed him towards Kuixing Tower.
The moment he entered the gate, Lu Jiuzhang was stunned.
I saw a white light shining on his body, like an initiation, and a large amount of literary energy poured into Lu Jiuzhang's body.
It was as if a shackles had been broken off, and the body instantly became lighter.
Not only that, Lu Jiuzhang also had many inexplicable changes all over his body, and his texture could be discerned in even the smallest detail with his gaze.
A large amount of literary energy entered his body, and Lu Jiuzhang felt that he should have reached a higher level.
The ninth grade of Confucianism!
Unlike martial arts and martial arts, Confucianism below the seventh level basically does not have much lethality.
Because of the awe-inspiring righteousness he carries throughout his body, he is more restrained against demons.
Lu Jiuzhang didn't know much about the cultivation system in this world.
Master Zhou has entered the Confucian rank, and he is also the ninth rank of Confucianism. When the time comes, you can ask him to see what is different about the ninth rank.
Thinking of this, Lu Jiuzhang raised his right foot and stepped into Kuixing Tower.
Over the past six months, Lu Jiuzhang wanted to step into it countless times to see what was inside.
But every time, they failed because of the obstruction of the gate.
It's only today that I can get a glimpse of its secrets.
This is the first floor. There is not much decoration inside, and nine statues are distributed around it.
One of the statues was lit up and looked lifelike.
This statue is exactly the man in green robe who had his back to Lu Jiuzhang before. He was surrounded by Confucian charm, with his left hand behind his back and his right hand holding an ancient book.
The name of the ancient book is vaguely visible, it is the one that Lu Jiuzhang read before - "Thinking Record".
According to Lu Jiuzhang's guess, this should be the sculpture of the great scholar Lu Shiyi.
But what Lu Jiuzhang was curious about was why he appeared here?
And what does this Kuixing Tower represent?
Putting aside Lu Shiyi's sculpture, the other eight sculptures are lifeless, forming a sharp inverse contrast.
Between the nine sculptures is a gray pool.
The pool is not big, about nine feet square.
The pool is filled with smoke and mist.
As if nourishing the entire Kuixing Tower, the mist in the pool continued to float around.
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When I came out of the sea of consciousness, it was already the next morning.
After a sleepless night, Lu Jiuzhang didn't feel sleepy and was still in high spirits.
It should be the change brought about by entering the rank. Even the lowest ninth rank is out of the scope of ordinary people.
On the table, the token left by Director Chen of the Demon Slayer Division is still here.
Want to go to the Demon Slayer Division?
Lu Jiuzhang hasn't decided yet.
It's better to stay the same in the face of all changes. If you don't go there, let's see how the people in the Demon Slayer Division react.
If Lu Jiuzhang is invited again or forced to join, it means there must be something evil.
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After washing up, Lu Jiuzhang went out.
Down to business, there's still a lot to do today.
The snow has stopped, and the sky and the earth are completely white.
The footprints left in the courtyard last night were also covered by heavy snow.
The sun is rising and the temperature is lower than yesterday.
However, Lu Jiuzhang didn't feel the slightest bit of coldness and strode outside.
At the same time, the Demon Slayer Division.
Director Chen was sitting on the Taishi chair, playing with a piece of jade in his hand.
After waiting for a long time, Lu Jiuzhang didn't come to join the company.
Could it be that something unexpected happened?
According to the information, Lu Huaigu's younger brother Lu Jiuzhang was a loser and stayed in the house most of the time.
He neither went out to work to earn money nor learned a craft.
The whole person was dumbfounded and a fool.
Logically speaking, he would not be able to refuse such a good job when he came to join the Demon Slayer Division.
"Ask the handyman Wang Yunshan to come find me."
After thinking for a moment, Director Chen said to his subordinates.