The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 24: Vajra Divine Power

Last time, we talked about how Tao Zhongwen, a lay Buddhist of water virtue, successfully established his destiny and was promoted to the extraordinary realm. The strange phenomena that occurred twice a day also alarmed the emperor. So how will the story develop next? Let's continue to read on.

When establishing his destiny, Tao Zhongwen also said that it was the gentleman's couplet he completed with Li Yi that enabled him to comprehend the five constant virtues of a gentleman. Therefore, when the heaven and earth sent down the great righteous energy, Li Yi also got a part of it. Although it was only a small part, he had already reached the great perfection of the sixth-grade gentleman realm, and this small part also made his bottleneck begin to loosen.

Tao Zhongwen's face was full of joy. He couldn't hide his smile as he felt the changes in himself. Now he could feel the changes in the world with every move he made. He was intoxicated by it. After a while, he looked at Li Yi and said, "Xiuyuan, I should thank you for allowing me to enter the extraordinary realm this time! I would rather spend ten years chatting with you!"

Li Yi bowed and said, "How can this junior deserve such a thank you? Without your ten years of accumulation, how could I have achieved today's breakthrough? Moreover, the Five Constant Virtues of a Gentleman were originally proposed by you. Xiu Yuan only helped you find the key points. I feel ashamed to accept this thank you!"

Of course, this is what Li Yi said, what he really meant was: You old silver coin! I never thought that these two warning maxims would help you break through! ! The extraordinary realm! ! This is the extraordinary realm! The second step of the heaven and earth phenomenon designed by this young master attracted the attention of the audience, but you stole the limelight. It feels like, what does it feel like! Yes, it feels like you got something for free! No! This is not quite appropriate, it feels like...

It feels like... a clear blue sky with white clouds, and then a sudden storm, with nowhere to hide and making you pee and poop! (Please sing this part loudly according to Yang Kun and Amber Kuo's duet song "Answer")

Tao Zhongwen smiled and pulled Li Yi back into the teahouse. The plaque of Qingshui Pavilion had been replaced with Junzi Pavilion as promised. He looked around and saw the Junzi Pavilion, which had been refreshed after being washed by the great righteousness. The vermilion lacquer was dark red with purple in it, and every brick and tile exuded a light purple righteousness. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

Tao Zhongwen will teach scholars to correct their ways and become gentlemen in the future, so this gentleman's pavilion will definitely be crowded with people in the future. Li Yi looked at the extremely excited Shuide Jushi and lost interest in an instant. Before leaving, he said, "Thank you for your teachings, sir. I have nothing else to do, so I'll take my leave first!" Then he left in a huff.

Tao Zhongwen looked at Li Yi's back as he left, stroking his beard and smiling, his eyes full of relief. He was glad that he had formed this good relationship with Li Yi. Suddenly, a sentence echoed in his mind, "When the fate is cultivated, the Tao will be accomplished. When the realm is broken, the situation can be determined." This sentence was told to him by his Taoist master Zhong Youlong before they left. It was narrated orally at the time. He thought what his master meant was that cultivating the Tao means cultivating more fate, and forming good fate means that the Tao can be accomplished, which means that by forming good fate, he will have the opportunity to break through to the fourth level of the Taoist realm.

Thinking about it now, perhaps the master had predicted that he and Li Xiuyuan would have such an opportunity, and the breakthrough was to the realm of Confucianism and Taoism. He pondered the meaning behind the three words "shi ke ding" that the master said. What exactly did they mean? Shi, Shi, Shi, Shi, Shi, Shi, Shi? There are so many "shi" words, what exactly should they mean? For a moment, he had no clue and simply stopped thinking about it...

At this time, there were already huge crowds of people outside the Qingshui Pavilion, blocking the way. The people of Shangjing City gathered to see what happened. Soon, a large number of imperial guards appeared and surrounded the Junzi Pavilion, and no one was allowed to approach.

Emperor Xuanwen of the Northern Wei Dynasty personally came to the Gentleman's Pavilion. He did not wear a dragon robe but a yellow brocade robe. When he entered the Gentleman's Pavilion and met the lay Buddhist Shuide, he gave a disciple's greeting and said, "I, Tuoba Jun, have met you, teacher. Congratulations to you on breaking through the bottleneck and achieving extraordinary results. I have specially prepared several calligraphy and ancient books as gifts."

Tao Zhongwen held out his hand and helped Emperor Xuanwen up, saying with a smile, "Your Majesty, what a coincidence! I was planning to ask for an audience with Your Majesty tomorrow." Upon hearing this, Tuoba Jun smiled and said, "Oh, is the teacher going to leave the mountain?"

Tao Zhongwen shook his head and said, "No, there is no place for me in the court." "Then what did you do, teacher?" Tao Zhongwen said with a proud smile, "I have found a piece of unpolished jade for your majesty. In less than ten years, this boy will surely become the pillar of our Wei Dynasty." Emperor Xuanwen exclaimed, "Oh, who is this person who can be appreciated by you like this?"

Tao Zhongwen told Tuoba Jun about the imperial examination system proposed by Li Yi. The latter was shocked and said, "Teacher, this method is wonderful! Very wonderful!" Tao Zhongwen stroked his beard and smiled, "Li Yi, Li Xiuyuan, is extremely talented and brilliant. Two days ago, he competed with Yang Hua in the Exiled Immortal Tower and Yang Hua was convinced of his defeat. In the blink of an eye, he wrote four masterpieces that will be passed down through the ages. Don't you have any thoughts on this extraordinary talent?"

"Oh, this Li Yi can surpass Yang Hua with his literary talent? Students naturally want to recruit such a talent, but teacher, do you know if he has other ambitions?"

Emperor Xuanwen was asking whether Li Yi was willing to be a minister and whether he had any thoughts of rebellion. Tao Zhongwen naturally knew what Emperor Xuanwen was thinking and replied, "This boy is determined to set off a new trend in the literary world and wants to lead the trend and help Wei become the orthodox Confucianism!"

"Leading the pack? What an arrogant idea!" Tao Zhongwen nodded and smiled, "Although his ambition is indeed arrogant, he does have the capital to be arrogant. This oath of my life was also inspired by him, which led to the strange phenomenon of heaven and earth and broke through the bottleneck."

"What? The teacher received guidance from him?" "Yes, it was he who sent the couplet."

Tao Zhongwen pointed outside the door, then pointed to the plaque above his head, and said, "He gave me three sentences one after another, and it was these three sentences that enabled me to establish my destiny and achieve extraordinary success." "Teacher, was your gentleman's couplet inspired by him?"

"No! Only the horizontal scroll of "Benevolence, Righteousness, Propriety, Wisdom and Trustworthiness" was written by me, the rest were all written by him." Emperor Xuanwen walked out of the main gate, feeling the righteousness emanating from the Gentlemen's Couplet and watching the sublimation of the Gentlemen's Pavilion. He walked back to Shuide Jushi and asked, "Since Li Yi has such ability, is he willing to become an official? Can I recruit him to serve in the Secretariat or the Shangshufang?"

Tao Zhongwen waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Although Xiuyuan is talented and ambitious, he is still young and acts at will. He is not rigorous enough. Let me help Your Majesty to train him a little, and then let him serve as an official in the court to assist Your Majesty. How about that?"

Emperor Xuanwen knew what his teacher meant. Throughout history, all powerful people must have been arrogant. It was not easy to control such a person. Fortunately, there was Shuide Jushi, a teacher of high moral character who was willing to help him. So he smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you to spend more time on it, but can you let me meet him first and have a chat? Not as a monarch and a subject, but as friends."

Mr. Shuide saw through Tuoba Jun's thoughts and said, "Okay, if there is a chance, I will introduce you to Your Majesty." Then the two of them discussed Li Yi's imperial examination system, and after a long time they left the Gentlemen's Pavilion and returned to the palace.

………………The gorgeous dividing line, let us change the lens and take a look at other developments in Shangjing City.

Tao Zhongwen's vision of heaven and earth was the most searched topic in Shangjing City, and the second most searched topic was the mysterious young man who received the baptism of heaven and earth together with Tao Zhongwen. When someone said that the man was Li Yi, the talented scholar who had previously defeated Yang Hua, the most talented scholar in Shangjing, in the Exiled Immortal Tower, the names of Li Yi and Li Xiuyuan also spread in Shangjing City.

It is said that in the mansion of the Prince of Zhenbei, one of the great pillars of the Northern Wei Dynasty, although it is called the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion, actually the Prince of Zhenbei Dugu Rong did not live in the mansion. Every spring, he would inspect the northern border, check the deployment and combat effectiveness of the border troops, and fight a few battles with the Hu people in the north, that is, the Xiongnu in the north and the Qiangdi in the northwest. One reason was to train troops, and the other was to deter these foreign races from thinking of invading the south.

Dugu Rong would return to Shangjing when winter was approaching. There were many ministers like him who came and went in the Northern Wei Dynasty. They were called Yan Chen, and Dugu Rong was a representative. They were the ministers among the old Xianbei who could accept the Central Plains, while those who were unwilling to accept the Central Plains stayed in the six towns of the northern Xianbei and were controlled by the King of Zhenbei. Dugu Rong went to the northern border in early March this year. Because Yuwen Tian owed military equipment, he left his eldest son Dugu Long in Shangjing to take full charge of military equipment. Otherwise, he would take Dugu Long to the front line.

Dugu Long found Dugu Yu, who asked in confusion: "Brother, why did you come to see me? Is there something good?" Dugu Long smiled and said: "Didn't you want to learn martial arts before? Why is there no follow-up now?" "No matter how much I practice, I can't reach the sixth level, so I won't learn martial arts, it's boring."

Dugu Long was so angry that his mouth was twisted, and he cursed: "You just practice on a whim for two or three days, how can you be good at it! Forget it, I had something good to tell you, but it seems unnecessary now." "Hey, big brother, don't go, what good news is it, tell me!"

Dugu Long said disdainfully: "I originally thought that you were willing to practice martial arts, but the normal martial arts path was not feasible, so I asked a few friends and found a method that can allow a person who has lost his virginity to still have a body of bronze skin and iron bones."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yu knelt on the ground and said, "Please teach me, big brother. I am not afraid of fatigue and am willing to endure hardships! I just want to become strong and healthy!" Dugu Long frowned and cursed, "You want to become strong and healthy just to fight a girl until dawn?" "Exactly!"

Dugu Long slapped him, and Dugu Yu was as steady as an old dog. In order to show his determination, he was willing to take the slap! However, the slap stopped beside his face and did not hit him. The wind from the palm blew Dugu Yu's hair into a mess. The latter adjusted his hairstyle and said, "Please teach me, big brother!"

Dugu Long exhaled a breath of foul air and sighed: "Alas! Forget it, you are the only one in the family who can make mother happy. In order to make mother smile and live a long life, I will tell you." "Brother, don't worry, I understand mother's mind best. As long as you teach me, I promise to make mother happy every day."

Dugu Long looked at his shameless brother and said helplessly: "I can't do anything about you. Okay, get up and I'll tell you!" Upon hearing this, Dugu Yu jumped up and looked at his brother devoutly.

Dugu Long said, "You are definitely not good enough for normal martial arts, but I heard that Buddhist monks also practice martial arts, and there is a Vajra Divine Art. This set of skills is quite unique, and it does not particularly care whether the practitioner has a complete body and sufficient Qi. Of course, those with a complete body and sufficient Qi will have better results, but even those who have lost their virginity can cultivate to have a body of bronze skin and iron bones."

Dugu Yu's eyes sparkled with gold after hearing this, "Brother, can you help me get this technique?" Dugu Long said unhappily, "This is a Buddhist technique, how can I help you get it? This is just a path of cultivation. It's up to you whether you want to walk on it or not, and how you walk on it. I can't help you at all!"

"Brother, is this technique easy to learn?" Dugu Long said, "I don't know, but many monks who became monks after adulthood can also master this technique. I think there must be another secret."

Dugu Yu smiled and said, "This news is too important! I will go tell Xiuyuan right away!" "Xiuyuan? Li Yi Li Xiuyuan?" "Brother, do you know Brother Li?"

"This man is amazing. Today, the promotion of Mr. Tao Zhongwen, a lay Buddhist of Shuide, to the extraordinary realm is related to him. It is said that he and Mr. Tao were baptized by heaven and earth together, so they pay attention to him. I heard that he is also very talented, and even Yang Hua was defeated by him."

"That's right! That's right! How can Xiu Yuan's talent be described as outstanding? Yang Hua's talent can be said to be outstanding, and my brother Li's talent should be rare in a century! Yes! Rare in a century!"

"When did you meet him?" "I met him at Sister Yun's place?" "Sister Yun? Which Sister Yun?" "Liu Ruyun, Sister Yun!"

"Aunt Yun? How did you meet Aunt Yun?" Dugu Yu knew that he had let the cat out of the bag and revealed Ruyun's news, so he quickly interrupted, "Brother, thank you for the good news! I have something urgent to discuss with Xiuyuan, so I won't chat with you anymore. See you later!" After saying that, he ran and headed straight for the Exiled Immortal Tower.

The three-member tutoring group in Beijing, the Invincible Golden Spear Squad, had their third collective meeting. The meeting process was as follows: First, the members reported the news they had obtained in turn. Li Yi talked about the Taoist dual cultivation technique, Nangong Qi talked about freeloading, and Dugu Yu talked about the Vajra Magic Skill. After the news was summarized, the second item of the meeting began, which was summarizing the situation.