Chapter 198 Tianshu Mausoleum
There is a river in the south of Kyoto City, and there is a straight road in Hebei. Standing by the roadside and looking south, you can see a large lush garden. There is a green hill hidden deep in the garden. That hill is the legendary Tianshu Mausoleum. The convoy stopped on the road. The candidates lifted up the curtains and looked at the green hill, with a look of yearning on their faces.
In the first days after Chen Changsheng came to Kyoto, he had been living in Liziyuan Inn outside the Tianshu Tomb. Now he still has a room in the inn. He has visited the Tianshu Tomb many times, so he is not as excited as those candidates, especially those from the south.
The Qingteng, Naihe Bridge, and Tianshu Tomb of Li Palace are all famous places in Kyoto, and Tianshu Tomb is a place that all tourists want to come. Like Li Palace, it is also very lively. There are shops on both sides of the official roads by the river, and vendors are constantly drinking. Although it is still early in the morning, there are already crowds of people. On the main street a little north, you can see many imperial court offices and many resident offices of various academies and sects.
The convoy did not stay on the official road for too long, and led by the officials and priests, passed through the wide wooden bridge on the river to Qingyuan outside the Tianshu Mausoleum. He did not stop here, but directly passed through the shrine between the green cypresses, and continued to drive towards the Qingshan under the gaze of one hundred and eight statues of the predecessors.
There were already many tourists in the outer garden of Tianshu Mausoleum, and many people in Kyoto were walking on their birds. At this time, watching the convoy heading directly towards Tianshu Mausoleum, people quickly guessed the identities of those people in the convoy, and knew that they must be the first candidates in the Grand Chancellor exam this year, and their faces couldn't help but look envious.
The ancient trees are shaded, covering the rising sun, which looks very quiet. The deeper you go, the quieter you are, you can only hear the sound of wheels crushing the shinto bluestone. The candidates looked through the car windows and looked at the scenery on both sides. Looking at the green hills that were obviously closer in the distance, but still unable to see their true appearance, their mood became more and more nervous.
At the end of the dark shrine was a stone gate. The convoy stopped in front of the stone gate. The officials and priests who were responsible for the specific matters of the observation of the Tianshuling Monument this year walked to the door with relevant documents and entered the handover with the officers and soldiers of the Tianshuling's imperial guards. The candidates got out of the car and lined up to enter.
Not long after, the stone gate slowly opened. The candidates were shocked when they noticed the slight trembling from the ground. They thought to themselves how heavy this seemingly inconspicuous stone gate was, which could actually shake the ground. What formation does such a heavy stone gate use to open it at will?
Accompanied by a low sound, the heavy stone door stopped moving, and the green hill appeared in everyone's sight intact.
The Heavenly Book Mausoleum appeared in front of people like this.
Tombs generally refer to tombs, and tombs of emperors or saints are qualified to be called tombs.
The Heavenly Book Mausoleum is really like a tomb. The foundation is extremely square, but there are countless green trees on the tomb, so it looks like a green mountain. Because of the cover of those green trees, the candidates cannot see the legendary stone tablets and do not know where the Heavenly Book is hidden, but they know that the Heavenly Book is in it. For a moment, the Heavenly Book has become extremely quiet, and everyone's faces show piety.
Chen Changsheng's current state of mind is somewhat problematic, and his thoughts are chaotic and difficult to calm down. Naturally, it is impossible to be as excited as when he first entered Kyoto and looked at this green hill in the inn for the first time. However, when he actually came to the Heavenly Book Mausoleum, he still felt an inexplicable awe. Looking at the green trees on the Heavenly Book Mausoleum, he was very quiet.
Kyoto has always been the center of the mainland.
Regardless of the dynasty changes, continuous wars or peaceful times, this is the center. The sects and families in the south also believe that even the demons in Baidi City and even humans far away in Daxizhou recognize this. Because the Li Palace is here, the Li Palace is here because the Heavenly Book Mausoleum is here.
Tens of thousands of years ago, countless streams of fire came from outside the realm, and the heavenly books came to the world. It was the blessing given to this continent by God. From that day on, human wisdom was opened by the heavenly books. We learned to use fire, we learned to make and use tools, we learned to knot ropes to record things, invent words, and then we became civilization, until people began to explore the secrets of nature, began to ask about their relationship with heaven and earth, began to look up at the starry sky, began to draw the starlight to cleanse the marrow, and officially embarked on the path of practice. The source of everything is this Qingqiu.
What is the Heavenly Book Mausoleum? The tomb here does not mean a tomb, but a flat meaning.
The Book of Heaven is produced, and the four directions are all flat. The convenient place where there is a Book of Heaven is the Book of Heaven. The place where the Book of Heaven is located is the center of the world. Human dynasties must be established in Kyoto to be called orthodox. The southern sects have been fighting with the people of the north for many years, but in fact they dominate themselves, but they still have to be the main focus of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is also because of this principle.
During the waiting process, the quiet garden gradually became noisy. Many tourists and Kyoto people came here with the convoy. If it was on weekdays, they would be stopped by the soldiers. Today, the situation was special, so they had the opportunity to approach the main entrance of the Tianshu Mausoleum. Looking at the young people who were about to enter the tomb, their faces were full of envy and yearning.
Visitors and Kyoto people can freely enter and exit the outer garden of the Tianshu Mausoleum, but they cannot enter the Tianshu Mausoleum.
It is said that countless years ago, the Heavenly Book Tomb was open, and anyone could visit the Heavenly Book Tomb and stop in front of those stone tablets. Every day, the Heavenly Book Tomb is crowded with people, and the green mountains are covered by the sea, so it is difficult to bear the burden. Thousands of years ago, there was a Emperor who wanted to order the world to issue the qualifications to enter and exit the Heavenly Book Tomb and issue edicts. Only those who obey him could enter the Heavenly Book Tomb. This action offended all the sects and academies in the mainland, and that Emperor Majesty was quickly overturned by the anger of the people of the world. In this regard, the mainland reached a consensus that the Heavenly Book is a common thing between heaven and man and no one can monopolize it.
Although I have never heard of the damage of the Heavenly Book Stele, based on some considerations, the strong men on the mainland decided to set some rules for the entry and exit of the Heavenly Book Tomb. During the previous dynasty, only practitioners who had been specially allowed could have the opportunity to enter the Heavenly Book Tomb, but the conditions were very vague. After the founding of the Great Zhou Kingdom, the rules for entering the Heavenly Book Tomb were simplified and strengthened. Only candidates who could pass the Great Court exam and those who had meritorious people were allowed to enter. As they formed an alliance with Baidi City to fight against the demon clan, the demon clan and the people in Daxizhou also obtained the same qualifications - the so-called rules are actually compromises. Of course, because the Heavenly Book Tomb is in the Kyoto of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the people living here will naturally gain some advantage. Whenever the sects and families in the south mentioned this matter, there would always be a lot of complaints.
The priests and officials sent the young candidates outside the stone gate and stayed there because they were not qualified to enter the Tianshu Tomb. After the imperial guards checked the identity of the candidates, they asked the candidates to enter one by one. A clear vibration sound came from the ground again. Someone looked back and saw that the stone gate slowly closed.
With a dull and light sound, Tianshuling was isolated from the outside world again.
More than forty young students looked at the Tianshu Tomb in front of them, with different expressions, some were very nervous, some were very expectant, some were very silent, some were eager to try, and everyone's eyes were wide open. At this time, they arrived in front of the Tianshu Tomb, but they still couldn't see the true appearance of the Tianshu Tomb, because there were too many green trees, and this scenery covered too many scenery.
At this moment, several men in white robes appeared in front of them. The few people looked calm, there was no too much emotion between their eyebrows and eyes, their voices were also very calm, and their speech was very slow, just like they lacked the opportunity to speak. Looking at them, Chen Changsheng naturally remembered the wolf boy named Zhexiu.
Tang Sanshiliu said: "These people are the legendary stele attendants."
Chen Changsheng asked, "Shishou?"
Tang Sanshiliu said: "Just like the monument-solvers on the Southern Saint Maiden Peak, they have been trying to break the secrets of the Heavenly Book for their whole lives, and they have made blood oaths that they will never take the Heavenly Book for their whole life."
Chen Changsheng was a little surprised and thought that he would spend his long life in the Heavenly Book Mausoleum. This would be a little too lonely and miserable. When he looked at the men in white robe, there was naturally a little more pity.
Tang Sanshiliu looked at the expression on his face and said slightly mockingly: "They are willing to dedicate their lives to the Heavenly Book Tomb. How can you need your sympathy? Besides, there are countless practitioners in the world who wish they could have the opportunity to see the Heavenly Book at any time like them, and they were too late to envy."
Chen Changsheng still couldn't understand. He liked reading and exploring the true meaning of Taoist scriptures. But shouldn't life be free and joyful? How can it be placed in this green mountain?
The several stele attendants, or because they have been studying knowledge in the Tianshu Mausoleum for many years, are not very good at communicating with people. They leave a few words to tell young students about some facilities around the Book Mausoleum tomorrow, and are about to turn around and leave. One stele attendant remembered something and said, "Zhouyuan will open in a month, don't forget it."
After saying this, several attendants of the stele left.
The venue was quiet, and the young candidates looked at each other speechlessly, feeling a little confused and at a loss.
That's it? What should I do next?
"Zhouyuan will open in a month, just don't forget this."
Guan Feibai said expressionlessly to the disciples of the sects in the south, then accelerated his pace and followed Gou Hanshi to the green mountains.
The four disciples of Lishan Sword Sect left first, taking them as examples, the candidates gradually dispersed. When they were in front of others, the steps of these candidates were quite steady, and occasionally some people were in a hurry, which was normal. But when they entered the mountains and forests, countless sounds of breaking through the air sounded, and they actually used their body techniques.
Listening to these sounds in the Qingshan Mountains, Chen Changsheng was puzzled and asked, "Why are everyone so anxious?"
"I didn't hear what Guan Feibai said just now? Zhouyuan opened in a month. If you want to go to Zhouyuan, you have to break through the realm and open up the secluded place. If you step slower, you will be slower. If you see the stone tablet at a moment later, you may be slower than your peers in the future practice path for decades, and naturally everyone strives to be the first."
Tang Sanshiliu looked at him and said, "It's strange that it's you. Why are you so unhurried?"
Chapter completed!