It was early in the morning. Fenghong ate something simple and then went out with a book in her arms.
"Run slowly, be careful not to fall." Fenghong's mother told her from behind. Since Xuanyuan had paid back the money she owed to County Magistrate Lin, Fenghong's parents suddenly felt that a huge boulder had been lifted from their chests, and they also had some doubts about their lives.
I gained hope and confidence. There were also more smiles on my face, because I no longer had to worry about living in fear. As long as I didn’t owe money, it didn’t matter if I was tired or tired.
Fenghong ran to a simple and dilapidated house, stopped, and shouted inside: "Grandpa Kun, I'm here!"
An energetic and strong old man opened the door with a smile: "Fenghong is here!"
Fenghong entered the room and saw that there was still a chess game on the table in the room, "Grandpa Kun, you have been playing this chess game for so many years, and you are still playing it!"
Grandpa Kun's name is Kun Di. He came here alone a few years ago. He had no friends, behaved strangely, and was unknown from outside, so people around him didn't want to pay attention to him. Kun Di was found after he arrived here.
Now this dilapidated and uninhabited house has been settled in after simple tidying up.
Since it was not far from Fenghong's house, Fenghong's parents helped clean up the house because Kundi was older. They would bring some food to the old man even though it was not delicacies. The old man would also take it with a smile.
, never talk too much.
Fenghong was very scared when she saw Kundi when she was a child, because Kundi always smiled, and this expression seemed to remain unchanged on his face. In Fenghong's opinion, it was very strange, so when Fenghong saw Kundi when she was a child, she kept hiding from her parents.
Behind him, only one eye was exposed, watching quietly.
One time, Fenghong picked up a book. The cover of the book was incomplete, the word "morality" was vaguely visible, and the content of the book was also obscure and difficult to understand.
Due to her poor family, Fenghong attended free schools for a few years but stopped attending them. Later, she became bedridden due to illness and was unable to go to school. Therefore, in the book, Fenghong only knew how to read.
What it means is unclear, I have no idea what it is saying, and I can't understand it.
Fenghong's parents didn't want to see Fenghong lying on the bed, so they moved a wicker chair and placed Fenghong outside the house so that she could bask in the sun. Fenghong was reading the tattered book that she had picked up, and Kundi came to his house to think about it.
Borrowing a pen. Fenghong was so frightened that she leaned back. The old man didn't care when he saw her like this, and was not angry at all. Seeing that his parents were not at home, only Changqiao was at home, barking and turning around to leave.
Fenghong looked at the old man and tried to say: "Hey!"
Kundi turned around and still smiled lightly: "What's wrong, little girl?"
"Why are you borrowing a pen? You can write?" Fenghong, who was only nine years old at the time, didn't understand that such a bad old man could also write?
Kun nodded: "I know a little bit."
"Then take a look at this "Moral", can you understand it?" Fenghong handed the torn book to the old man.
Kundi flipped through a few pages at random: "This is the Tao Te Ching. I understand a little bit about it."
Fenghong took the book and turned to a page in doubt. She had been thinking for several days and still couldn't understand the sentence. She asked the old man with a try mentality: "The five colors make you blind, the five tones make you deaf, and the five flavors make you taste good."
," and looked at the old man again, "Do you know what this sentence means?"
Kundi thought for a moment and nodded: "This sentence means that the colorful colors in the world can dazzle people; the various noisy tones can make people deaf; and the food that is too rich can make people lose their taste.
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Fenghong was puzzled, "Why? What do you want to express by this sentence?"
Kundi: "This is because Li Er saw the decadent life of the slave-owning aristocracy. He believed that the more a person plunged into the whirlpool of externalization, the more he would linger, develop a sense of self-alienation, and become increasingly emptier in his soul. So he thought
It expresses that we should abandon the temptation of external material desires and maintain inner peace and tranquility."
Although Fenghong didn't understand much after listening to it at the time, he felt that what Kun said made sense. After asking about many contents in the book, Kundi patiently explained them to her one by one. Since then, Kundi has been talking to her almost every day.
Everyone came to answer Fenghong’s questions.
If she is confused and refuses to follow the teacher, her confusion will never be solved. But Fenghong helped her to solve the confusion quickly, and she quickly understood many literary classics from the past dynasties, and also understood the deep meaning contained in them.
Sometimes Fenghong could play chess on occasion, and she would go to Kundi to ask him to help her check out the lyrics she had written. But every time she went, Kundi would play chess alone in a room with simple furnishings, and he would sit at the chessboard.
From the side, the left hand holds black and the right hand holds white.
Only when he was playing chess could Fenghong see other expressions on his face, such as confusion, contemplation, and relief.
As for the reason, the old man said it was to kill boredom.
I came here today to find Kundi and ask for advice, because the exam for recruiting immortals is coming soon. Fenghong also works harder. She takes the exam for no other reason than to make herself capable and make her family live more comfortably, so that she will no longer be bullied and slaughtered.
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What Fenghong took today was "The King System".
Fenghong pointed to a paragraph: "Grandpa Kun - Therefore, heaven and earth give birth to gentlemen, and gentlemen govern heaven and earth. Gentlemen are the sympathizer of heaven and earth, the sum total of all things, and the parents of the people. How do you understand this sentence?"
Kundi smiled: "This sentence means..."
Not only Fenghong, but candidates across the country who have registered are actively preparing. Each has his or her own purpose, and each has his or her own means to win.
A huge stone in front of the gate of Tai'an Prince's Palace is particularly conspicuous, with the royal inscription on it: "Guotai and People's Peace". The emperor wanted to commend King Yi Jing of Tai'an for his outstanding contribution to Guotai and People's Peace. He erected this stone in front of the door to show that today's Guotai and People's Peace are great.
To some extent, it is attributed to Yi Jing.
At that time, Yi Jing led his troops to quell the rebellion and massacred all directions, which frightened the enemies. The emperor saw that he had paid a lot for the safety and security of the people, so he directly named him King of Tai'an, guarded Yizhou, and gave him a first-rank official position.
At this time, in the main hall of Tai'an Prince's Palace, Yi Jing looked at Yi Chen in front of him with some hesitation.
Yi Chen was a little anxious, "Father, don't hesitate. If your child can become an immortal, he will be a shining star, right?"
Yi Jing was mature and experienced: "Why don't you think about it, who has seen an immortal after so many years? Now, you suddenly find a few people to become immortals, don't you think it's strange?"
"The kid also feels strange, but I don't think it's a bad thing. Even if it is a bad thing, there are immortals to take care of it." Yi Chen is determined to take the exam. Yi Chen doesn't really want to become an immortal, he just thinks it's fun.
I want to have some fun, if I can become an immortal it would be great, but staying at home all day is not much fun.
"Then go ahead and bring a few more people to protect yourself. You must be careful. There are many people out there who will do anything to achieve their goals. You are still young and have not experienced much experience. You don't know how sinister people are, so you still have to..."
Before Yi Jing finished speaking, Yi Chen couldn't listen anymore, "Okay, okay, father, I understand."
"I want to go too, Your Majesty." A fat man shouted.
"Shanyong, what are you going to do?" Yi Chen asked.
This person is Niu Shanyong, and he and General Niu Shanzhan who are beside Shen Zhen are cousins, and they live together. More than ten years ago, Niu Shanzhan went on an expedition with Shen Zhen, leaving behind the young Niu Shanyong. Niu Shanyong was born with supernatural powers.
, and he was very courageous. Later, Yi Jing accidentally saw a man named Niu Shanyong who was killing a cow with a knife. He was not very young, but he could control the cow firmly and strike quickly and decisively. Yi Jing thought that this man was cruel and brave, and he was a man worth training.
He brought a good young man to his side and adopted him as his adopted son. He thought he would become an effective general in the future, and his cousin Niu Shanzhan did not object. One of them followed the marquis and the other the prince, both of whom were from the First Grade Mansion.
Yi Jing was speechless: "Shan Yong, you are a martial arts practitioner and never read books. Why are you joining in the fun?"
Niu Shanyong: "Let me try, you can't just let Yi Chen go!"
Yi Jing waved his hand helplessly: "Go, go, you go and Yi Chen will take care of each other."
"Daddy, I want to go too!" A girl rushed in and rushed in front of Yi Jing, almost bumping into him.
"How many times have I told you! Girl, don't be aggressive, be gentle and polite, what do you look like?" Yi Jing's tone was fierce, but his eyes were full of doting.
"I know, I know!" He grabbed Yi Jing's arm and said to please him.
Seeing her like this, Yi Jing couldn't get angry anymore, "You are from a girl's family, and you are not allowed to join in the fun of attracting immortals!"
"Oh, daddy, I am also proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. I can also dance with a sword. What's wrong with me being a woman? There are fairies in the sky!" The girl pouted and was very dissatisfied with her father's statement.
"Yi Han, there are so many people, do you think you, a girl, can compare to those men?"
Yi Han waved his hand: "Who said women are inferior to men? I'm going to do it this time. I just want to defeat those men one by one and let them see what it means to be a woman and not to be inferior to men, and what it means to be a hero among women!"
Yi Jing: "Auntie, can you stop being a hero among girls? I don't object to you practicing martial arts because I think you can protect yourself when you encounter danger. I don't want you to be a hero among girls!"
"I don't care, I'm going!" Yi Han crossed his arms, raised his head angrily and ignored Yi Jing.
Yi Jing was helpless. Although he didn't know the reason for recruiting immortals this time, there was bound to be a demon when something went wrong. The reason Chang Ye told the public was obviously unreasonable, so it was better not to participate. However, his daughter, who had been doted on since childhood, wanted to
Who can stop me from doing anything?
"That's all, go ahead, go ahead," he looked at Yi Chen and Niu Shanyong, "You two take good care of her."
Compared with Yi Jing, Magistrate Lin is much more naive.
In the county government office, Lin Rou is practicing swordsmanship to prepare for the exam to recruit immortals.
"Rou'er, practice hard and you must come out on top. When you become a god, daddy will celebrate you well." County Magistrate Lin drank tea while watching his daughter dance the sword.
"I will definitely do it, dad." Lin Rou put down her sword and replied.
"Lin Rou, during the exam, you must use all possible methods. No matter what method you use, you must get a higher ranking than others." County Magistrate Lin warned seriously.
"I know!" Lin Rou nodded, with a smile on her face that was inappropriate for her age.