Great Blue Night Watchman

Daoxi walks in the air, and the people below don't know.

In the Dao Seal, Li Guihan told him a lot, and a magnificent picture of the Holy Dao slowly unfolded in front of him...

He knew the secrets of the Holy Way that few people in the secular world knew...

Unknowingly, Daoxi flew across the border between the two countries and entered the ancient kingdom of Nanyang.

Three thousand miles eastward is Qinglian Mountain.

Qinglian Mountain, a mountain in the Yunmeng River, was originally just one of the hundreds of thousands of mountains, little-known. Three thousand years ago, the poet broke the boundaries here and became a saint. The heaven and earth reopened, the mountains became green, and the rivers changed. Great lake, from then on, Qinglian Mountain became famous all over the world and became a holy land of literature and Taoism.

Daoxi shook three thousand miles and reached the foot of Qinglian Mountain.

Then, Lin Su and Li Guihan stood side by side on the "Go to Dream Bridge".

In the Holy Land of Qinglian, there is no magic weapon to cross. To enter Qinglian, the only way is to cross the Dream Bridge.

The name of Go Mengqiao comes from a poem handed down by the poet saint: Falling flowers and dreams are far away, and the moon is like a hook when people leave.

Today is the registration day for Qinglian Forum. There are quite a few people going to Mengqiao. There are men and women, old and young. They are dressed in different ways, but they have one thing in common. They all have extraordinary bearings.

Who is qualified to participate in Qinglian's discussion of Taoism?

It can be said that all those who came were top people from all over the world.

Lin Su and Li Guihan looked at each other and smiled, and at the same time stepped towards a screen wall by the bridge...

On the front screen wall, the light flowed, and two images appeared, which were Lin Su and Li Guihan.

This Zhaobi is for identity verification. When they registered in the early stage, the information was uploaded here simultaneously.

Two groups of light and shadow enveloped Lin Su and Li Guihan respectively. Silently, they stepped onto the Dream Bridge. They walked ten feet to the Dream Bridge and walked towards the opposite side step by step. They were surrounded by mist. Even Lin Su's thousand-degree pupil couldn't see through it.

Walking across the top of the bridge, it suddenly dawned on me that in front of me was a pavilion built on the side of a large lake. Green lotuses bloomed on the water, and there were thousands of auspicious signs. Goldfish flew across the water and rolled in the air. Occasionally, a green oriole passed by at low altitude. , there are dots of golden color on the tail, just like a fairyland on earth.

As soon as we set foot on land, another change occurred. Green bamboos were swaying, and the fragrance of flowers was everywhere. Two beauties came stepping on the flowers, and they were light and blessed: "Two distinguished names? Where are they from?"

"Da Cang, Lin Su!"

"Taoist Saint, Li Guihan!"

The beauty on the left said: "Eleven members of the Taoist Holy Family arrived at the Taoist Courtyard three days ago. Sir, please come here!"

Even though Li Guihan is wearing women's clothing at the moment, he is still called sir when he comes here.

She took Li Guihan onto the left path.

Another beauty also bowed to Lin Su: "Seven distinguished guests from Da Cang arrived at Hechi Courtyard yesterday. Sir, please come here!"

He took Lin Su to the path on the right.

Stepping onto the path and walking about a hundred steps, you will find an elegant courtyard. Above the courtyard gate, there are two pieces of green bamboo. On the left side: I think of a quiet night in the mountains, and on the right side: The most memorable thing is the lotus pond.

Among them, the two characters "Hechi" are one size larger than the other characters, indicating that this is "Hechiyuan".

These two lines of poems are the colorful poems left by the poet sage in those days.

Lin Su couldn't help but feel that Nanyang's ancient literary style was so profound. Even an ordinary courtyard, one of the seventy-two courtyards of Qinglian Station, was so elegant that it was incomparable to the human world. The courtyard was also named after a colorful poem.

Stepping through the Jiuqu Flower Gallery, in front is the main courtyard. There are more than ten rooms in the main courtyard, and in the middle is the meeting hall. Several beautiful maids, as elegant as fairies, come in and out carrying wine, tea, fruits and other things. These maids are all the most high-end maids specially trained by Nanyang Ancient Kingdom. Qinglian's Taoism test not only tests the humanistic level of the participants, but also tests the reception level of the host. Nanyang Ancient Kingdom prides itself on being first-class in literary education. These details are absolutely unparalleled. lose point.

The maid brought Lin Su to the front of the meeting hall and bowed slightly: "The young master's companions are all inside. Young Master, please come in."

There are seven people sitting in the meeting hall.

The person at the top has white beard and hair, but every strand is neatly combed, and he looks like an immortal. This person is none other than Wei Xinyu, the leader of the team and the chief of the Gongyuan.

The Capital Gongyuan is a special organization with basically no specific responsibilities, but it is found everywhere. Why? Because they specialize in annotating scriptures and annotating all kinds of scriptures, when they encounter difficult problems in the holy way, they will be invited to come out. They come out and quote the scriptures and discuss them, which often determines who is right and who is wrong.

The first person in the Gongyuan Academy is just below the dean. At this level, one is familiar with all kinds of classics.

Therefore, he is the leader.

The other people were also very impressive. Lin Su glanced at them and saw an acquaintance, Wang Chengcheng, whom he had met once when he was at the Star Zhailing Tower that day. Although they were very angry with each other, they were still acquaintances after all.

There was another person who impressed Lin Su deeply at first because he was a young man and quite handsome. The maid standing next to him had the sweetest smile on her face.

If the guess is correct, this person is Xie Yun from White Deer Academy, the youngest professor at White Deer Academy.

Lin Su came in, and Wei Xinyu, who was at the top of the list, raised his head...

Lin Su faced the chairperson and bowed deeply: "Student Lin Su, I have met the first master! ...I have met all gentlemen!"

As soon as these words came out, the other six people all looked up. Lin Su's name had been known to them all for a long time, but only Wang Chengcheng among them had actually seen him.

When I saw him at this time, it was true that the people in the capital were saying that he was independent in the troubled world and his son was unparalleled. In terms of appearance alone, he instantly surpassed Xie Yun, the only cucumber in the team...

"Lin Su..." Wei Xinyu touched his delicate snow-white beard: "Why did you arrive just now?"

"..." Lin Su said: "It's not too late now, right?"

"In terms of Qinglian's discussion, you are indeed not too late..." Wang Chengcheng took over: "However, the day before yesterday, His Majesty went to the Gongyuan in person to bid farewell with a drink. Only you, a team of eight people, did not come. Lin Su, you Is this considered the crime of 'underestimating the king'?"

Lin Su frowned: "When the student received the notice from Qinglian Forum, he was still out of town on business. The notice said that he arrived at Qinglian Mountain before the tenth day of February and did not ask to enter the capital first. Everything the students did was in accordance with the order. OK, I don’t know where the crime of underestimating the king comes from?”

Wang Chengcheng was at a loss for words. Legally speaking, Lin Su did not violate any of the rules.

Xie Yun gently opened the folding fan in his hand: "Your Majesty is kind and does not force you to travel back and forth, but as a minister and a scholar, how can you be so ignorant of praise?"

"Exactly!" Another person took it: "Your Majesty is here in person, and all the adults in the court are accompanying you. People all over the city are watching. There are only seven people in the eight-person team. The news is spreading, how can Da Cang's face be saved?"

The leader continued: "All the seniors from Da Cang arrived at Qinglian Mountain yesterday, but you, the younger generation, are the only ones who have arrived today. People from the Nine Kingdoms are quite critical of this. Lin Su, do you know that Da Cang's name has already been stained by dust because of you?" ?”

Suddenly, everyone was glaring at Lin Su, their words becoming more and more sharp, and they were gradually getting out of control...

The more than ten maids serving in the hall looked at each other. Before Lin Su came in, the atmosphere in the hall was very good. Everyone was gentle and spoke softly, showing the demeanor of a well-educated man. Why did this young handsome guy come in? , has everyone changed? This handsome little guy is so pitiful...

Faced with the unanimous criticism, Lin Su sat down, reached for the teapot in front of him, grabbed the handle of the teapot with one hand, and poured him a cup. This was a little maid, still childish, and surrounded by two people. A maid, she was the only one beside Lin Su.

Lin Su smiled slightly at the little maid and expressed her gratitude. There was a trace of sympathy in the little maid's eyes and she stood beside him.

Lin Su held up the teacup, took a sip, coughed, and the surrounding voices fell silent, waiting for him to retort. When training people, there must be a response before the training can continue. When you train someone, it seems that others didn't hear them. Generally speaking, training is meaningless.

But surprisingly, Lin Su coughed and continued to sip the tea without any intention of speaking.

Everyone looked at each other in shock. You are not on the right track now. You are so impatient and unresponsive that you can't continue the play.

Wang Chengcheng put his tea cup on the table and said in a deep voice: "Lin Su, can you hear clearly the instructions given to you by the seniors?"

When questioned face to face by the Taoist surname, Lin Su could only answer: "The student was thinking about a serious question just now. His mind was wandering for a while and he didn't listen clearly to the guidance of the seniors... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

For a moment, everyone's expressions were all wrong!

Everyone, you have just used your imagination to list all the crimes that can be blamed on you, but you didn't hear clearly?

Wang Chengcheng laughed angrily: "I don't know what you are thinking about?"

Lin Sudao: "The students just vaguely heard the word 'Da Cang Face', and the students were thinking, what should we rely on to maintain Da Cang Face? Is it in the form of seeing off in the capital, or is it relying on internal strife at the foot of Qinglian Mountain? The student is young and has little knowledge, and he can’t figure it out for a moment, so I hope Mr. Wang can teach me!”

I arched my hands and asked for advice!

Everyone changes color!

They all accused Lin Su, but Lin Su only countered with this sentence. This sentence was understatement and polite, but it went straight to the core of the problem.

Da Cang's face is definitely not determined by the way he farewells in the capital, but by Qing Lian's level of discussion!

Qinglian's discussion on Taoism, his skills astonished everyone, and his small words and great righteousness were recorded in the annals of history, which is the greatest face of the world.

Moreover, he directly pointed out the word "internal strife". What they just did was nothing short of internal strife. This kind of internal strife directly lowered the national image of the entire Da Cang.

Even if there were no foreign literati present, these dozen maids could see it.

Wei Xinyu coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention...

Wei Xinyu said: "Qinglian's discussion of Tao affects the face of the world, so you should be careful in your words and deeds!"

"Yes!" Everyone answered at the same time.

"Now that everyone is here, let's discuss business. This Qinglian discussion will be divided into three rounds..."

The first three days are the Tao discussion period, in which each country selects representatives to discuss Tao on stage. Each country selects three people, regardless of field. The middle three days are the Tao-seeking period, and you can freely choose the Taoist machine in the Tao-seeking Park. The next three days are the period of fighting for the Dao, where everyone competes for the Dao and reaches the peak of the Wen Dao.

There are three links, a total of nine days, and those who perform well in each link will receive Wen Dao Qinglian.

Wen Dao Contest is different from martial arts in that it is not so confrontational. However, the number of Wen Dao Green Lotus each country receives is very important and directly reflects the country's cultural heritage.

This is a false name!

But false fame can also translate into real benefits.

The practical benefit is that the temple will allocate the number of Jinshi scholars in each country based on their cultural heritage!

The biggest backbone of a country is the group of Jinshi and Confucian scholars. Once the number of Jinshi places given by the Temple is more, each term will add up, and a country will become stronger even if it is not strong. On the contrary, the number of Jinshi places given by the Temple will be reduced, and the power of literature and Taoism will gradually increase. Wither, a country will decline.

What is the current situation of the Nine Kingdoms and Thirteen States?

Lin Su really didn't know much about it before, but now, he heard a general idea from Wei Xinyu's narrative...

Nine Kingdoms and Thirteen States, the Nine Kingdoms are Southeast Buddhist Kingdom, Nanyang Ancient Kingdom, Xitian Fairy Kingdom, Dachuan Kingdom, Daqing Kingdom, Da Cang, Dayu, Chi Kingdom, and Yelang. The thirteen states are: Dongsheng State, Xilie State, Huangzhou, Burial State, Manzhou...

The Nine Kingdoms are countries with complete political systems and have thousands of years of history.

The Thirteen Prefectures were developed from the barbaric wilderness by the saints with great power, and their history is much shorter.

Correspondingly, literary background is also divided into three, six or nine levels.

There are three countries standing in the first sequence, the Southeast Buddhist Kingdom, the Ancient Nanyang Kingdom, and the Xitian Immortal Kingdom.

The second sequence is the four major ones: Dachuan, Daqing, Dacang, and Osumi.

The third sequence is Chiguo and Yelang.

The fourth sequence is the Thirteen States.

The quota of Jinshi also reflects this difference...

For the three countries in the first sequence, the number of Holy Scholars for each session is 180, and 800 Scholars are awarded.

The four countries in the second sequence have 81 Holy Scholars each year, and 360 Scholars are awarded to them.

The two countries in the third sequence have thirty-six Holy Scholars in each session and grant one hundred and eighty Scholars.

In the thirteen states in the fourth sequence, there is basically no hope of becoming a Holy Scholar. Dozens of them are given quotas every year to show that the temple has not forgotten them.

Hearing these data, Lin Su truly felt the grace of the Holy Family. The Taoist Holy Family has a quota of 100 Jinshi every year, which is 300 in three years, which is almost the same as the major countries in the second series!

How many people are there in the Taoist Holy Family? There are only tens of millions of people, but how many people are there in Da Cang? More than five billion! With such a dilution, the per capita number of the Holy Family is much higher. No wonder everyone is sharpening their heads to dig into the Holy Family...

After introducing these basic information, Wei Xinyu came to the core key point - who should Da Cang send in the first round of discussion.

The first round of discussion only lasts for three days. It is impossible for everyone to come on stage to discuss. In the end, there is a choice, and this choice lies in the hands of the team leaders from each country.

"In the first round of discussion, Da Cang has three places!" Wei Xinyu said: "Let's discuss which three people can best represent Da Cang's heritage."

Everyone fell silent.

Literary people, after all, have to show their face. Even if everyone is eager to be on stage, it is still not easy to recommend oneself when everyone is basically on the same level.

cough! Someone coughed, and Lin Su turned his gaze to Ye Qiu. Xiang Yeqiu, who just spoke against him, was relatively mild.

He spoke to Ye Qiu: "Qinglian's discussion of Taoism is related to the foundation of Da Cang's literature and art. Who in Da Cang doesn't know Wang Chengcheng's poetic attainments? Every time he talks about poetry, his mouth is full of fragrance. Golden lotus is everywhere. He should be on stage!"

Lin Su couldn't help but tremble when he heard the word "spitting fragrance" as a child, but he also knew that many words have been spoiled by modern people. In this era, "spitting fragrance" is not a curse word, but very vivid. The adjective of - when discussing the Tao, when talking about the wonderful state, it can really make your lips and teeth smell fragrant and your mouth can spit out fragrance.

If Xiang Yeqiu recommended himself, he might be embarrassed, but he would be confident in recommending others, even if this "other person" is also one of his own members of the Gongyuan.

No matter how much others objected to his recommendation, they all nodded in approval. Wang Chengcheng's strength was also there, as evidenced by the fact that he was halfway through the Forty States Meeting in the Zhaixing Tower that day.