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    Including Zhao Ran, there are a total of five people on the list of candidates recommended by the eight deacons.  Among them, no one was recommended in the Sutra Hall, no one in the accounting room could be recommended, and the Living Room was forcibly suppressed by Yu Zhiyuan, and there was no recommendation at all.

    Zhao Ran was the fireworker recommended by the dormitory, Feng Can was recommended by the number one, Li Liang was recommended by the warehouse, Cheng'an was recommended by Fangtang, and Zhuang Huai was recommended by Dian Zaofang.

    Feng Can is the nephew of the Tongzhi of Long'an Mansion. His family background is among the best, and he is also the most promising person to be selected to receive the ultimatum.  Li Liang is the son of the Li family, a wealthy businessman in the capital. Because he had a "lowly" career as a merchant and could not get into the Taoist community in the capital, he found a way to go to Guyang County to "gild". This time, he spent an unknown amount of money and actually fought for it.  After reaching a recommendation quota, he can be called the "dark horse" second only to Zhao Ran.  Zhuang Huai is silent, but his background is not shallow. He is a secular relative of the head of Shuifangzhuang in Xizhenwu Palace.

    Based on this calculation, Zhao Ran¡¯s hope is only higher than that of Cheng An recommended by Fang Tang.  Fangtang is Wujiyuan's military support, and most people with strong skills are selected as fire masters. Generally, people born in Fangtang have good martial arts skills, but their academic foundation is very poor. Therefore, even if they join the Sutra Hall, they will have to work hard in the future.  Their sutra-reciting career was basically unsustainable, so Fangtang's recommendation was almost of a "soy sauce" nature, and it was difficult for them to gain the discernment of the Taoist higher-ups.

    Cheng'an is a nephew from a certain family in Sichuan. He is a typical person with "well-developed limbs and empty mind", so his threat can basically be eliminated.

    It's not that Cheng'an's family background is not rich, nor is it the discriminatory policy of "differentiating civil and military forces" in the Taoist Academy. This is indeed due to cultural considerations-letting a group of warriors study Taoist classics, just thinking about it  It's despairing enough.

    Yu Zhiyuan reminded Zhao Ran that in addition to Feng Can, Li Liang and Zhuang Huai should not be underestimated.  He has received inside information that Li has promised to the Prison Court that once Li Liang can become a chanting Taoist boy, he will donate 5,000 taels of silver to Wuji Court!  This price is far higher than the market price. In comparison, although Zhao Ran can afford it, is he really willing to give it up?

    As for Zhuang Huai, there is also the possibility of an upset.  Wujiyuan belongs to the Taoist temple under the jurisdiction of Xizhenwu Palace. The level of Zhuangfangtou of the water house of Xizhenwu Palace in the Taoist sect is the same as that of the eight deacons of Wujiyuan. That's all. The key is that Zhuangfangtou has served in Xizhenwu Palace for eighteen years.  One can imagine his connections and connections. Zhuang Huai is definitely a powerful competitor!

    Zhao Ran and Yu Zhiyuan considered and estimated that only Lao Duguan has made a clear promise to them at present, and Lao Duguan, who is involved through the line of Jingtang Liu Jingzhu and Jiang Gaogong, has never given them reassuring words.  Although Liu Jingzhu and Jiang Gaogong promised that they would do their best, they were only messengers, and the degree of fulfillment of their guarantees had to be compromised.

    As for the five hundred taels of silver notes given away, they can return them intact afterwards, and then send them with a simple sentence of "I have tried my best". Who will I ask to reason at that time?  It's good to be able to get the check back, but I'm just afraid that if the thing doesn't go through, the money will still be collected, and then I will tell you "wait for the next opportunity", that would be like crying without tears.

    No matter how you look at it, you feel that there is little chance. Even Yu Zhiyuan¡¯s encouraging words sound like comforting him.

    On December 20, at Chen time, Zhao Ran had finished washing and came to the Sutra Hall in the southeast of the Sutra Collection Building.  The Sutra Hall is a typical pavilion-style building, but its scale is slightly smaller than that of the Sanqing Hall. It has no railings, high platforms, and no cornices or painted beams, making it extremely simple.

    Zhao Ran waited quietly at the door. Not long after, Feng Can from the room, Li Liang from the warehouse, Cheng An from Fangtang, and Zhuang Huai from Dian Zaofang gathered together and arrived.  The five of them are all wearing blue Taoist robes, which is the attire of the fire masters of Wujiyuan. Compared with the Taoist priests who received the ultimatum, the only difference is whether there are black edges on the cuffs and lapels.  The rusty black edges on the Taoist robes meant that they were formal Taoist priests who had received excessive punishment - a few shallow black edges showed the completely different status, which was like a gap.

    Although he had a premonition that his chances were slim, Zhao Ran still couldn't help but feel uneasy. Even if there was little hope, he would not give up easily until the last moment.

    Feng Can stood proudly with his hands behind his back, his chin raised high, as if he was looking at the sky?  Okay, Zhao Ran admits that this guy does have arrogance, but you don¡¯t have to be so pretentious, right?

    Cheng An, who had a strong body and looked powerful, was the most free and easy. He pulled Li Liang and kept talking.  Li Liang, who had spent five thousand taels of silver, answered Cheng An's topic absentmindedly. After dealing with it for a moment, he found an excuse to escape and paced back and forth in front of the sutra hall, seemingly absentminded.

    Zhuang Huai, on the other hand, seemed calmer, always keeping a smile on his face. He did not show any impatience towards Chatterbox Chengan's entanglement, but always responded politely.  Seeing Zhao Ran's visiting eyes, he kept smiling and nodding in greeting, which made Zhao Ran look familiar to him - by the way, this guy behaved very professionally!

    How many people are waiting outside?At this time, the atmosphere in the sutra hall seemed very solemn.  Although every assessment is a necessary procedure, this procedure is often just a formality. Which candidate will be transferred to the Taoist priest is basically decided in the high-level discussion before the assessment.  Unless the performance of the candidates determined in advance is really unsatisfactory during the assessment, generally speaking, the subsequent decisions will not change much.

    Among the five candidates this time, the Supervisory Court is most interested in Feng Can and Li Liang. Needless to say, Feng Can, and the five thousand taels of silver promised by the wealthy businessman Li really made the Supervisory Court very excited.  Zhuang Huai's background in Xizhenwu Palace does have some strength, but compared with Councilor Feng's status and Li's huge donation, the Supervisory Academy believes that it can choose to suppress it and talk about it when there is an opportunity in the future.  As for Zhao Ran and Cheng An, they are not at all considered by the prison.

    But things changed a bit last night, and the prison was caught off guard by this change.  A letter forwarded from Xizhenwu Palace was delivered to the courtyard. The recipient was Zhao Ran, a layman in the dormitory, and the sending address of the letter was "Yuhuang Pavilion".

    For the small Wujiyuan in Guyang County, Huayun Pavilion is already a hidden place that is out of reach, let alone Yuhuang Pavilion, which has a higher status in the Taoist sect than Huayun Pavilion.  On the eve of the selection of Taoist priests, a letter was sent from Yuhuang Pavilion to the candidate Zhao Ran, which seemed very strange no matter how you thought about it.

    The prison did not dare to neglect and asked to see the abbot overnight. At that time, the abbot did not give any countermeasures. He only asked the prison to consult the "three capitals" for their opinions before today's selection.

    At this moment, the Supervisory Academy held the letter in their hands and asked the three most senior "Sandu" of Wuji Academy: "Three senior brothers, this letter is here, and it has not been forwarded to Zhao Ran. I don't know.  Senior brother, do you have any suggestions?"

    Yuan Duchu first asked: "Does the prison know the contents of the letter?"

    The Supervisor shook his head: "The letter from Jade Emperor Pavilion is not an official document. How can I open it and read it at will?"

    Yuan Duchu licked his beard and smiled: "That's it. Since it's not an official document, I just forwarded it to Zhao Ran. As for what is written in the letter, it has nothing to do with today's affairs."

    In his heart, the prison supervisor was inclined to choose one of Feng Can and Li Liang, and he immediately agreed: "So, Senior Brother Yuan means that this letter does not need to be considered?"

    Yuan Duchu said: "That's how it should be. Let's put this letter aside and discuss first who should receive the ultimatum."

    The prison guard looked at Zhu Dou expectantly, but Zhu Dou remained silent. Then he looked at Guan Luo, but Guan Luo asked a question.  , what is the relationship?

    Yuan Duchu smiled and said: "This Zhao Ran was rescued by the Great Refiner at the edge of the river and was brought to the courtyard along the way. That's all. You and I were both present that day. We saw these things with our own eyes. If the Great Refiner and this Zhao Ran  However, if there is really a connection, there will definitely be an explanation before leaving that day, and it won¡¯t be a waste of words.¡±

    The Supervisor nodded and was about to speak, but Guan Luo immediately asked: "In that case, this letter must have been sent by the Great Refiner, but why would the Great Refiner send such a letter at this juncture?  ?Senior Brother Yuan, don¡¯t you think it¡¯s strange?¡±

    Yuan Duchu's expression was slightly cold and he said: "I just said that if the Great Refiner intends to take care of Zhao Ran, he will send a letter to the Abbot and the Supervisor. As long as we mention this sentence in the letter, we can still defy the Great Master.  Is it the refiner¡¯s intention? But what is this letter sent to Zhao Ran? Why does the great refiner act like this?"

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