As the protagonist of the incident, Zhao Ran was questioned in the most detail. Of course, he honestly confessed everything he could, including the previous fight with Zhang Ze and Gou Er over purchasing ingredients. As for the purchase of ingredients, He did not disclose the dirty tricks. This is an "unspoken rule of the industry". Although everyone knows it, it cannot be announced to the public. If he told it, he would offend everyone in the dormitory - even Gou Er. I didn¡¯t dare to say it either.
Fortunately, Zhao Ran was a passive responder in the whole incident, and Li Fantou and Song Xunzhao were quite protective in their words, so he did not receive any punishment, but verbal admonitions were indispensable.
Gou Er promised Zhang Ze last night that even if the incident was exposed, Zhang Ze would not be hindered. But today in the square hall, Zhang Ze was dragged in in order to share the blame. He said Zhang Ze was the mastermind. If Zhang Ze hadn't instigated it, he wouldn't have had the guts to do such a big thing. This made Zhang Ze miserable. No matter how he explained, almost everyone didn't believe that this matter had nothing to do with him.
Gou Er bites Zhang Ze as the chief envoy, but it puts Wuji Academy in a difficult situation, which makes everyone from the Prison Academy to others feel troublesome. Zhang Ze's identity is different from others. He is the nephew of the minister of the Ministry of Punishment. It is true that Wujiyuan belongs to the Taoist sect and he is not afraid of the government. However, when facing a high-ranking official like the minister of the Ministry of Justice, he must carefully consider it anyway.
The prison court complained to the "three capitals" in the court, saying that if the Zhang family were better off in other counties, Zhang Ze would not enter Wuji Court and cause trouble to everyone. Of course, this was just a complaint, and no one took it seriously. Not Zhang Shilang, but also Li Shilang and Wang Shilang. Furthermore, if Shilang Zhang really does not regard Guyang County as his hometown, I am afraid that the prison will complain even more.
At this time, Zhao Ran, who learned about the difficulties in the hospital through Yu Zhiyuan, made an unexpected decision. He came out to prove that when he heard the conversation between Gou Er and Zhang Ze that night, Zhang Ze clearly He objected to Gou Er's behavior.
Guan Er was very dissatisfied with this. He came to Zhao Ran and asked why Zhao Ran did this. Why didn't Zhao Ran take the opportunity to bring down Zhang Zeyi?
Zhao Ran explained that it is unrealistic to use this incident to fight Zhang Ze. After all, the Zhang family has a deep background and the Wuji Academy is so tyrannical that it is not willing to easily become enemies with the Zhang family. Instead of doing this, it would be better for me to take advantage of the wishes of the prison guards and stand up to defend Zhang Ze. Regardless of whether Zhang Ze will be grateful in the future, at least I have solved a problem for the prison. In addition, he also told Guan Er that Zhang Ze did object to Gou Er's proposal that night, which was true.
As Zhao Ran said, his testimony greatly surprised the senior officials of Wujiyuan. Apart from being surprised, they were also very happy. They immediately and decisively adopted Zhao Ran's testimony and removed Zhang Ze from this matter. Picked it out. Zhao Ran's gain was that the prison guard said to the squatter Song Xunzhao afterward, "This guy can still take the overall situation into consideration."
Three days later, Fang Tang and Liu Fang jointly came up with the final solution to Gou Er and expelled Gou Er from Wujiyuan. This treatment may not seem harsh, but it actually ruined Gou Er's life. After Gou Er returned to his hometown, the Gou family quickly held a clan meeting in the ancestral hall and removed him from the clan. Without the protection of his relatives, Gou Er's future is uncertain in this strict patriarchal society.
Zhang Ze did not take the initiative to express his goodwill because of Zhao Ran's testimony, but from that day on, Zhao Ran's life in the second room suddenly calmed down, and no one came to cause him any trouble again.
For this matter, Yu Zhiyuan, regardless of his friend's feelings, gave Zhao Ran a hard lecture, which was really heart-to-heart, and Zhao Ran was very grateful for it. Therefore, he decided to listen to Yu Zhiyuan's advice and learn to get in touch with Taoism.
Zhao Ran¡¯s plan to get in touch with Taoist books actually started from the time when he was dealing with Zhang Laodao, but due to inertia, it has been postponed until now. But Yu Zhiyuan repeatedly told Zhao Ran several times, asking him to read the Taoist books attentively. No matter how slow Zhao Ran was, he was sensitive to something.
"Yu Mentou, if a fire master like me wants to officially enter the Taoist sect, do he still need to take a knowledge test?" Zhao Ran finally threw out the doubts in his heart. He always felt that Yu Zhiyuan's earnest words were not unreasonable. .
Yu Zhiyuan hesitated for a moment and finally said: "I heard that during the Spring Festival, Xizhenwu Palace will allocate a few places in Wuji Academy. This matter has not yet been determined."
According to Zhao Ran's understanding of Zhiyuan, since Yu Zhiyuan mentioned this topic, it means that the news is relatively reliable. He immediately became energetic: "I will go to the Sutra Library tomorrow, no, today The content of the assessment is probably Which Taoist books are there?"
Yu Zhiyuan waved his hand: "If you want to receive the ultimatum, the most important thing is your qualifications. However, our Taoist sect has so many worldly jungles in the ten directions, and there are never as many people in the world who can practice Taoism. Therefore, among the Huo Gong laymen, Selecting capable people is also an important channel. In addition to family background, the study and understanding of classicsIt is also one of the contents of the assessment, but now more emphasis is placed on the background. "
Zhao Ran frowned and said: "Yu Mentou, to be honest, if you look at my family background, I definitely have no chance Unless you, Mentou, can help me talk"
Yu Zhiyuan said: "I will definitely find a way to help you, but now I am just the doorman of the living room and my job is low. Don't have too much hope Speaking of assessments, although the study and mastery of classics is becoming more and more popular, It depends on the form, but it is an indispensable link. If you can surpass others in this aspect, it will naturally be beneficial."
Zhao Ran understood the meaning of Yu Zhiyuan's words. Assessment is a form. Although it is of little use, for Zhao Ran, a person with a very shallow background and family background, it is an opportunity that he can strive for, even if this kind of The chance is small, but at least it can add some points.
That night, after Zhao Ran finished his work in the kitchen, he went to the Sutra Library. It was embarrassing to say that this was his first time going to the Sutra Library. He had passed by it countless times before, but had never actually entered it.
The Sutra Collection Building of Wujiyuan is located in the courtyard to the west of Tianshi Palace. The building is only two stories high, and the actual collection of books is only on the first floor - the second floor is arranged in the form of a pavilion, with unobstructed views on all sides and railings. Surrounding it, there are rows of writing desks in the middle for Taoist priests to read and discuss.
During the day, the Sutra Collection Building is mostly used by Taoist boys who recite sutras in the sutra hall of the courtyard. This is why Zhao Ran chose to come here at night. He is a layman who works as a fire worker. Being with the formal Taoist priests will make him very uncomfortable. comfortable.
Zhao Ran grabbed a handful of money and gave it to the Huo Gong layman on duty in the sutra hall, and Zhao Ran obtained permission to read in the library at night. Holding a candlestick, he walked into the dark first-floor library. The bookstore is roughly divided into two rooms, one is larger and the other is smaller. Zhao Ran first took the "Wujiyuan Library Collection" to see what books were there.
"The Collection" is very simple, with two layers of hard kraft paper as the front and back covers, and seven or eight folded pages in the middle. In general, Wujiyuan's collection of books is not large, and is divided into two categories: one is the basic Taoist classics, and the other is the Taoist disciplines.
The basic Taoist classics include "Tao De Zhen" and various annotations, such as "Laozi Xiang'er Annotations" and other annotations, commentaries, secondary explanations, new annotations, compilations, etc., "Nanhua Zhen Jing" and various annotations. This book includes annotations, pronunciation and meaning of chapters and sentences, supplements, miscellaneous records, etc., "Chongxu Zhide Zhenjing" and its translations, explanations, annotations, etc., in addition to "Laozi Xisheng Jing", "Tongxuan Zhenjing", "Huangdi Zhenjing" "Yin Fu Jing", "Book of Changes Shen Tong Qi", "Huang Ji Jing", "Tai Xuan Jing", "Baopu Zi Immortal Sutra", "Tai Shang Huang Ting Inner Scenery Jade Sutra", "External Scenery Jade Sutra"these The classics are all in the large bookstore.
The Taoist disciplines are books that describe and regulate Taoist etiquette and precepts, including "Etiquette and Rules", "Precepts and Standards", "Supreme Huanglu Dazhai Establishment Ceremony", etc. These books are all in the small bookcase .
When studying Taoist classics, you must naturally start with the Tao Te Ching. The "Tao De Zhen Jing" was written by the Taoist Heavenly Lord of the Taiqing Dynasty and was passed down by Guan Yin, the real person of the First Wen Dynasty. It is the most basic and important classic of Taoism. Zhao Ran had read it in his previous life out of curiosity, but except for the first two sentences, he couldn't remember it at all. He only had some impression of the full text. At this moment, he first found this Taoist book and hurriedly opened it to read.
The preface tells the origin of this classic, well, it is the same as later generations. Scroll down and read the main text, "The Tao can be a Tao, but it is not a permanent Tao; a name can be a name, but it is not a permanent name" Zhao Ran took a look and saw that except for a few words that were different from the version he had read before, it was roughly the same. identical. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but he also became curious - since the scriptures are the same, why is there practice in this life?
This question is very profound, and it is not something that Zhao Ran can figure out at the moment, so he put aside these questions and began to study it seriously.
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