Chapter 123 123: Ghosts and Gods Articles
The sword light was like a bolt of lightning, illuminating the darkness in the room.
The old woman was shocked and immediately used the magic "Ghost on the Body" with all her teeth and claws.
As a protector elder, he naturally also has a ferocious ghost inside his body, reaching the sixth level.
However, the opponent's sword was fast and sharp, and before the ghost could show up, a big head rolled to the ground.
The end is neat and tidy!
Chen Jin's figure was revealed, and with a slight shake, the Kuixingwen fire lamp held in his left hand lit up, shining brightly.
At this moment, the Kuixing statue seemed to come to life, with its eyes wide open and its mouth open, absorbing something.
"Ahhh!"
There seemed to be the sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling, and the gloomy atmosphere in the air disappeared like an ebbing tide.
As it devours, the lights grow brighter.
The spiritual light of Dharma on the lamp is more rounded.
This is the second power given by Chen Jin after the lamp was refined:
Eat ghosts!
Looking at the statue of ghosts and gods that the old woman was holding earlier, it was all mottled and began to decay in a short period of time. When she stepped on it, it immediately turned into powder.
Chen Jin came to help the two boys and girls untie themselves and pull away the rags stuffed in their mouths. They suddenly burst into tears and cowered in the corner.
Opening the door and entering the courtyard, Chen Guizhong and others outside had been controlled by Chen Shizhi's men.
After being caught in action, Chen Guizhong turned pale and collapsed to the ground. He knew that everything was over. When he saw Chen Jin coming out, he gritted his teeth and said, "It's really you! Chen Jin, it's all your fault. You killed my father, and now you're here to kill me again!"
Chen Shizhi's face was livid, he kicked Chen Guizhong to the ground, and cursed angrily: "Chen Guizhong, you colluded with the Ghost Spirit Sect and committed such evil deeds. You are worse than an animal! You harmed others first, and how dare the evil people complain first? ”
Chen Jin said calmly: "Master Chen, I have killed the demons of the Ghost Spirit Sect, and I will leave the rest to you."
Chen Shizhi cupped his fists and said, "Mr. Chen, please don't worry. Chen Guizhong has violated the clan rules and the clan will not forgive him."
Chen Jin left peacefully.
Looking at his back, Chen Shizhi's face was solemn.
Chen Jin had told him what happened tonight, and then laid out such a plan.
It's ridiculous that Chen Guizhong and others thought that by hiding here and casting spells, they could curse Chen Jin to death. Who would have thought that their whereabouts would have been exposed long ago.
Originally, with Chen Jin's ability, he didn't need to inform Chen Shizhi and directly killed the old woman and others, and no one else could say anything.
But he didn't handle things so simply and roughly, which showed his skill.
It can be seen from this that this boy is definitely not the kind of person who is unscrupulous based on his magical power.
Such people are even more difficult to guess and elusive.
The second wife, Chen Shicheng and his son, are really short-sighted. They actually provoke such a person. Isn't this looking for death?
On the other hand, Chen Shizhen, the third bedroom, doesn’t know if stupid people are blessed with stupid things...
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In such a large county, the lights are still bright late at night.
The entrance to the examination hall is closed and no one is allowed to enter or leave. There was candlelight inside, and it was a busy scene.
Relevant officials are racing against time to cross-evaluate the papers.
Over the millennia of the imperial examination, various systems, procedures, links, etc. have actually developed quite maturely.
When it is implemented concretely, it can be implemented by people.
For example, in the rural examination, after collecting all the examination papers and articles, they are first handed over to the clerks for copying, and then cross-review begins.
If there is any dispute, it will be handed over to the examiner to decide and take the lead in ranking.
To this day, all the examination paper articles have been evaluated. The unsuccessful ones have been put aside, while the successful ones have been stacked together and placed on the main desk.
Gaozhou County is a cultural county, and there are a large number of places admitted in each township examination, nearly a hundred.
This year's winning rankings have basically been decided, with only the top spot remaining undecided.
The examiner Li Hanlin is making the final decision.
He read an article repeatedly in his hand, which was the first major topic in the first scene, "The Master said: Sacrifice to the gods is as if the gods are present." How to sacrifice it? 》
This is a difficult question. The subject matter and style are very different from those in the past. It stumped many candidates and not many could write well.
There are three rural examinations, and you have to write articles for each one, but the focus is undoubtedly on the first one, which accounts for almost 70% of the marks. As long as I finish writing this article, I will have half a foot on the list.
The article Li Hanlin was reading right now, if nothing else, would be labeled as Jieyuan.
The article is beautifully written, using "ancestral gods" as the starting point, and it is eloquent and well-founded.
From this look, one can know that the author must have come from a wealthy family.
In the entire Gaozhou County, the most powerful family is the Chen family in Dustpan Lane.
The imperial examination is rigorous and serious.
However, articles, pros and cons, cannot be divorced from human feelings and face.
No matter which aspect you consider, it is a very appropriate decision to designate the reading seed of Chen from Changletang as the first place in the provincial examination.
If I have to find fault, it is that he became famous at a young age and is known as a "child prodigy". He is only sixteen years old this year.
Being too immature and pushing him to the top spot too early may lead to controversy.
There is no mistake in every song, one post, one content, one 6 one, one book, one book, take a look!
However, these are minor problems. What really made Li Hanlin hesitate was the intention of this article, which never jumped out of the box.
The ancestor gods correspond to aristocratic families and wealthy families.
Their power continued to expand and grow, which obviously posed a certain threat to the dynasty's rule.
This is not a good thing.
You must know that this question was ordered by the Holy Spirit.
The Qian Dynasty founded the country based on humane principles and prospered for three hundred years. But now, signs of failure are showing everywhere. In particular, the prosperity of Shinto and the proliferation of divine religions have caused a lot of chaos...
Although the Holy Emperor favored the new concubine and was lazy in politics in recent years, this year he suddenly came up with such a question, and its meaning is thought-provoking.
It may mean to cheer up and regain control of the country.
After all, the Holy Spirit was at the height of his power in the Spring and Autumn Period and still had great ambitions.
As the appointed examiner, Li Hanlin's first priority was to cater to the Holy Will, and everything else had to be put aside.
The holy will is like the sea, never formless.
He didn't dare to say that he understood it, but at least he had to get close to help the emperor survive. Otherwise, if the errand is done badly, there will be no future career prospects.
The fact that someone with Hanlin background was presiding over the provincial examination was a sign that he would be reused.
Of course, it must be based on the premise of success.
"My lord, it's getting late."
At this time, an adjutant stepped forward and whispered something.
The implication is that I hope Li Hanlin can determine the ranking as soon as possible, so that the people below can write the list overnight and prepare a series of announcements.
Time is of the essence and cannot be stuck at this step.
Li Hanlin touched his beard and muttered: "I'll take another look..."
Put down the article in your hand, go read other articles, and read them one by one.
Seeing this, the officials standing nearby were sleepy, but they had no choice but to continue waiting.
After looking through twenty or thirty case files, Li Hanlin became more and more dissatisfied.
Not to mention the intention, the writing quality of the following articles is obviously inferior, and it is even less likely to be ranked first.
He was disappointed and about to give up.
"Huh?"
With a focused gaze, he pulled out the article underneath, scanned it roughly, and then asked: "Why is this article ranked so low?"
The adjutant stepped forward and took a glance. He was impressed and quickly replied: "The views in this article are too radical, the writing is exaggerated, and the arguments are unrealistic. It is because of the novelty of the writing that he was not rejected."
"Really?"
Li Hanlin was noncommittal and looked at it seriously.
(End of chapter)