Observing the emotion on Xi Fangping's face, Mountain God Hou Qing was secretly happy and continued: "Xi Xiucai, I know that you came here under the influence of Chen Jianchen, but this man has evil intentions and actually wants to take advantage of you.
Xi Xiucai, please don’t be fooled. Cai@hong*文￥学%网”
It would have been better if he didn't mention Chen Jianchen, but when he mentioned it, Xi Fangping suddenly realized: What's wrong with me? Can the other party put his father back and give him a fortune, just pretend that this never happened?
Is this the justice that I want to seek?
If you agree to this, how can you face Chen Jianchen in the future?
After thinking about it, he broke into a cold sweat and said angrily: "You mountain god, don't try to sow discord in front of me. What I want is justice, not the glory and wealth you can get easily! If you know that you are wrong, you should let it go immediately.
My father, then I will go to the City God to plead guilty!"
Hou Qing was furious: "Good boy, if you don't eat the toast and get the fine wine, then you can't blame the mountain god for being ruthless!"
With that said, it suddenly rose up and revealed its true form. It turned out to be a nine-foot-tall ape, with fur as red as fire, angry eyes and a huge mouth, and it rushed towards him with a roar.
Xi Fangping was horrified and couldn't help but screamed: "Brother Chen, save me..."
Hoo ho ho!
While calling, three pieces of ink suddenly flew out of the void, which were vaguely the three words "Zhen", "Ding" and "Zhu" written by Chen Jianchen.
These three characters appeared out of thin air, and they immediately gathered around Xi Fangping.
boom!
The furious ape bumped into him, but he couldn't help but the three characters. Instead, the light inspired by the characters pierced the fur, making a sonorous sound...
"Ouch!"
Xi Fangping shouted in surprise and stood up suddenly, only to realize that it was Nan Ke Yimeng——
The night was as deep as the sea, but the wind and rain stopped.
Hearing his cry, Chen Jianchen suddenly woke up and asked in a deep voice: "Brother Xi, what's the matter?"
Only then did Xi Fangping realize that the clothes on his back were wet with cold sweat and were sticky. With lingering fear, he told what happened in the dream one by one. Only then did he realize that Chen Jianchen had written three paintings before
The purpose of the words posted around is to nip trouble in the bud!
But such a method is really shocking. Could it be that Chen Jianchen is not a human being, but a god?
After listening, Chen Jianchen snorted coldly and said: "Despicable." After a pause, he added: "Brother Xi, I really admire you for sticking to your heart and not being swayed by external things."
Xi Fangping felt ashamed and said: "Brother Chen is too flattering. I was tempted for a moment before. If I really agree, I will never have the face to face you, Brother Chen."
In the Tiantong Dynasty, although the Four Books were boring and rigid, two words were deeply imprinted between the lines, one was the word "loyalty" and the other was the word "faith".
The word loyalty, of course, means loyalty to the court; and the word letter emphasizes that people should keep their word and trust is the foundation of life. There is a widely circulated story about a scholar named "Chen Tianci".
He made an appointment with someone to meet under the bridge. Unexpectedly, the person didn't come. It rained heavily and the river overflowed. He refused to leave. In the end, he hugged the bridge pillar and was drowned - he never broke his promise until his death.
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From Chen Jianchen's perspective, this story is a bit exaggerated and pedantic, but the values contained in it are recognized by many grassroots scholars.
Therefore, Chen Jianchen came to help Xi Fangping. If Xi Fangping secretly reached an agreement with the mountain god Hou Qing and stopped redressing his grievances, it would be tantamount to betraying Chen Jianchen and breaking his promise. If this spread, he would definitely be despised by others.
Chen Jianchen looked at the sky and roughly estimated the time. It was almost dawn, and said: "Since the wind and rain have stopped, let's go down the mountain now. We can't stay here for a long time."
As the Yinsi Mountain God, Hou Qing's cultivation has not yet reached the realm of Dharma, so it is impossible for him to show up and pursue him. However, the fact that he can invade Xi Fangping's soul has sounded the alarm for them, and it is better to leave as soon as possible.
Xi Fangping had no objection, so the two of them tidied up for a while, lit lanterns, and began to go down the mountain, holding them in their palms.
Due to the rain all night, the mountain path was quite slippery and muddy, making it difficult to walk. Fortunately, they had good bones and walked steadily.
We went smoothly all the way down to the foot of the mountain. The white color of fish belly has already appeared in the east. I believe that after a night of wind and rain, today will be a sunny day.
When we arrived at the market at the foot of the mountain, early food stalls had been launched, including porridge, fried dough sticks, and pancakes, and the aroma was fragrant.
After what happened last night, Chen Jianchen and Xi Fangping were both very hungry. They quickly found a clean stall and started eating and drinking. When their stomachs were full, the morning sun rose in the east, illuminating the earth and shining brightly.
Hire a carriage and start returning to Jiangzhou.
Before this, Xi Fangping had only been to Jiangzhou once. During the Chinese New Year, he came here specially to open a couplet stall on the street and make money by writing. But I don’t know if it was because there were too many competitors.
Tian's stall did not make a lot of money except for the cost. At that time, in order to save money, he slept under other people's roofs for five out of ten days, slept next to the outer wall of a nearby temple for three days, and slept two days out of ten.
Oh my god, just sleep in the alley.
In fact, Xi Fangping's experience is just a microcosm of the grassroots scholars in the world. Under today's dynasty, the division between the rich and the poor has become more and more serious and widening. Even scholars who have obtained the title of scholar will still be poor if they do not understand business.
Interspersed.
You must know that it is too difficult to pass the provincial examination. Just passing the provincial examination cannot be achieved by good writing. There are people and connections outside the examination room, and there are too many things to pay attention to.
Studying to death is no longer a way out.
Entering Jiangzhou for the second time, Xi Fangping had mixed feelings. He had vowed that he would go to the city to study in glory one day, but now it seemed that it was somewhat out of reach.
Chen Jianchen did not go back to the college, but directly called a carriage and rushed to his home. After arriving home, he introduced Xi Fangping to Mo Sanniang, Abao and others, saying that Xi Fangping was his classmate.
At the beginning, Xi Fangping was a little restrained, but gradually he became more relaxed. When he came to Chen Jianchen's study room and saw the dazzling array of books on the bookshelves, he sighed loudly and his eyes widened.
Chen Jianchen curled his lips and thought that if you saw the study room of Suzhou bookworm Zhang Huanyun, you would faint with happiness immediately...
As a scholar, of course he loves books. This is common sense. What’s more, Xi Fangping has learned by copying books for many years, and he cherishes books even more. They are as precious as treasures. So when he saw a copy of "Eight Treasures and Four Books" being carelessly
He threw it aside, and when the pages of the book were roughly bent, he felt distressed and quickly took them with his hands to straighten them.
Seeing this, Chen Jianchen couldn't help but laugh. It seems that Xi Fangping is also a book lover, so he said: "Brother Xi, you can read the books here at will."
He didn't say borrow, as the saying goes, "Borrowing books makes you crazy, and returning books makes you crazy." When it comes to books, the word "borrow" should not be uttered lightly.
Xi Fangping was overjoyed and quickly thanked him. He quickly took down the "Notes on Eight-inch Tower" that he had longed for and read it - the only way to relieve worries is reading.
Nowadays, Chen Jianchen's living environment has undergone earth-shaking changes, and he has already entered a well-off level. Therefore, he often collects all kinds of useful books on the market, buys them and reads them in his study. Astronomy and geography, collections of classics and history, poems and songs, everything is covered. He travels thousands of miles.
After reading thousands of books, he can finally achieve the "unity of knowledge and action". Although he is a time traveler, the contents of the books in this world are always very different from those in his previous life. They are completely different and must be practiced again.
Since untying the knot of eight-part essay, Chen Jianchen has now truly achieved the point of "following one's heart without violating one's original intention."
The study is the most intimate place for a man, just like the boudoir of a lady. When Chen Jianchen let Xi Fangping in, he felt that this man was open-minded and persistent, a filial son, not an ordinary pedantic person, and he could make some friends.
One more friend means more strength in the future.
You can't use it during the day because you can't smell the cockcrow, so you have to wait until night.
After dinner, Chen Jianchen found an excuse to leave with Xi Fangping and went to the City God's Temple in Jiangzhou City early.
The Jiangzhou City God's Temple occupies a large area, with continuous buildings and carved beams and paintings everywhere. In the main hall, there are couplets on both sides of the gate, saying: Good and evil will be rewarded in due time; don't discuss right and wrong sooner or later. Banner: I am selfless.
This couplet was written by Wu Wencai's father, Mr. Wu Yongbiao, the current Minister of Rites, when he was the magistrate of Jiangzhou in the past.
The calligraphy is very upright and beautiful, the strokes are majestic and majestic. The meaning of the couplet is full of the meaning of persuading people to do good. The horizontal plaque reads "I am selfless", but I don't know if Mr. Wu is comparing himself or inscribing it to
City God. No matter what, Chen Jianchen knew very well that these were just words for the occasion.
Don't take what you say seriously, as taking it seriously is asking for death.
There are many people who leave incense in the Chenghuang Temple because there are many wing rooms inside - Taoist priest Guang Han lived in the Chenghuang Temple in the past.
There is no charge to live in the wing of the City God's Temple, but you must donate more than one thousand dollars of incense money in advance to be eligible to move in. For this reason, Chen Jianchen specially donated two dollars, one from himself, and the other from his assistant Fang Ping.
Xi Fangping was a little embarrassed, but he didn't say too many words of thanks. He just thought that he would repay the favor in the future. This was the best way to repay him.
After staying in the wing room, waiting for the night to cover and the moon to rise above the willow trees, Chen Jianchen took out two sticks that could not smell the incense of rooster crow and lit them. Soon, he and Xi Fangping drove their souls and entered the underworld world again——
This time, what appeared in front of them was no longer a mountain, but a huge city. Above the city gate, there was a plaque in ancient Chinese with the word "Jiangzhou" written on it.
Chen Jianchen originally thought that they would appear in the Chenghuang Temple immediately, but now it seems that there is something wrong, but that is not the case.
At this time, people were coming in and out of Jiangzhou City from time to time. They were just like ordinary people, with different clothes and different moods. But Chen Jianchen knew very well that these were actually ghosts - relatively respectable humanoid ghosts.