Let's talk about Chang'an City, the capital of the Great State of Shaanxi, which has been the capital of emperors throughout history.
Since the Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties, the flowers in the three states are like brocade, and the eight rivers surround the city. It is truly a famous place.
At that time, it was the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Great Tang Dynasty, who changed the era name to Zhenguan. It had been thirteen years since he ascended the throne. The year was Ji Si, the world was peaceful, all directions paid tribute, and the four seas were his subjects.
Suddenly one day, Taizong ascended the throne and gathered civil and military officials. After the court ceremony, Prime Minister Wei Zheng stepped forward and reported: "Now that the world is peaceful and the eight directions are tranquil, we should follow the ancient methods, establish selection fields, recruit virtuous scholars, and promote talents to assist in governance."
Simply put, it is to recruit people!
Emperor Taizong of Tang immediately made a decision, then recruit!
He then issued a proclamation for recruiting talents, proclaiming it to the world: All prefectures, states, and counties, regardless of military or civilian status, but those who are scholars who read books, with clear and fluent writing, and proficient in the three examinations, should go to Chang'an to take the exam.
At this moment, Chu Hao was in the Haizhou area, leisurely strolling the streets.
He saw a large group of people surrounding the imperial proclamation, which stated that the court was recruiting talents.
Chu Hao was originally just traveling and enjoying the scenery. Anyway, there were still more than twenty years before the Journey to the West began, and even Jin Chanzi had not yet been born.
No hurry, the one who should be anxious is the Western Heaven.
As Chu Hao walked, he suddenly heard a lot of noise in front of him, with lanterns and decorations everywhere, looking very festive.
Moreover, there was also a woman dressed in red, holding a red embroidered ball upstairs, waiting for an opportunity to act.
"Brother, is that bad woman going to throw things at people?" Xiao Qiong asked with a puzzled face.
Chu Hao smiled and said, "That... can also be said."
Xiao Qiong immediately frowned, "Hmph, throwing objects from a height is very uncivilized! Even we immortals don't throw objects from a height when flying around in the sky. How can these mortals be so arrogant!"
Chu Hao was dumbfounded and didn't expose her for a while.
However, the crowd in front was crowded, and from time to time there were excited voices:
"I have long heard that the Prime Minister has a daughter named Wen Jiao, also known as Mantang Jiao, who is not yet married and looks like a celestial being! If I can marry her, wouldn't it be a beautiful story!"
"Sir, you should pull yourself together, what beautiful story are you talking about? What is Yin Wenjiao's status? You toad, what's the use of you!"
"Hey, that's not right. I have been hit by falling objects from a height no less than a hundred times. Being able to live to this day is a testament to my strength. Now, I can only rely on this life's luck to win the lottery."
"Ah bah, I spit on your head, you can get lost."
"Why are you so disgusting!"
"Shut up, a big shot is coming. Who is that team riding tall horses over there?"
Chu Hao also followed the crowd to look over there, and saw a team with a very grand arrangement, drumming and celebrating as they walked over.
Then a passerby exclaimed.
"Damn, it's the new champion! I know him, his surname is Chen, his name is E, his courtesy name is Guangrui. He is the famous filial son of our Jiangzhou!"
"This guy is a super scholar. The Tang Emperor personally bestowed the title of champion. Now he is riding high, parading the streets for three days, bringing glory to his ancestors. It's so enviable."
"Oh no, if he competes with me, wouldn't I be out of luck?"
"With him or without him, you have to step aside, get out!"
Chu Hao raised his eyebrows, Chen Guangrui, Chen Guangrui... Isn't that Tang Seng's father?!
And this Yin Wenjiao, isn't that the future Tang Seng's mother?
Chu Hao swore that he had absolutely no intention of coming here before. After all, the human world is so big, Chu Hao was really just wandering around.
But he didn't expect to wander to this place and happen to encounter this event.
However, Chu Hao thought about it. Tang Seng is not like Sun Wukong and his fellow disciples.
Those four were basically taken into the scriptures through conversion, but Tang Seng was a thorough Western Church person.
Ling Tong's original name was Jin Chan, only because he inadvertently listened to the Buddha's lecture, he was entrusted to the mortal world to suffer, and was born into the world to be caught in the net.
This is Tang Seng's life experience. In fact, saying that he was demoted to the mortal world after inadvertently listening to the Buddha's lecture is all just a performance for everyone.
It's like the Western Heaven deliberately secretly demoting or suppressing Sun Wukong and his four brothers in the mortal world. Jin Chanzi is actually a key figure that the Western Church had prepared long ago.
The final scripture taker, the most central person in the Journey to the West team, must be a member of the Western Church.
Because this is the bridge that connects the entire great merit. The other four can't get much, Tang Seng is the most important one.
In order to allow Jin Chanzi to pass the eyes of the heavens and wash away most of the cause and effect on Jin Chanzi through reincarnation, the Western Heaven arranged for Jin Chanzi to descend to the mortal world and enter reincarnation five hundred years ago.
And the previous nine generations of Jin Chanzi basically died in the mouth of Sha Seng in Liusha River.
The nine skulls on Sha Wujing's chest are Jin Chanzi's skulls. It is said that Sha Wujing should have felt strange at that time.
Because the skeletons of the nine scripture takers floated on the water and could no longer sink.
What is Liusha River?
Even goose feathers cannot float, and it contains great magic power.
So Sha Wujing strung the nine skulls together and took them to play with.
But the Western Heaven didn't care, this was also arranged by the Western Heaven. If Sha Wujing didn't kill them, other monsters would kill them. Anyway, Jin Chanzi must die nine times.
The so-called nine deaths and one life, can obtain great merit.
In these nine deaths, Jin Chanzi's Yuanshen did not trigger great supernatural powers.
It was simply to let the corpses fill the Liusha River, to prepare for Jin Chanzi's feet to measure the earth.
Of course, these are all his words.
It is precisely because Tang Seng completely belongs to the Western Church that Chu Hao doesn't have much interest in getting involved, after all, it is easy to be thankless.
Moreover, as the Western Heaven said, the Journey to the West is the result of the Heavenly Court's compromise, and Chu Hao cannot easily change it.
It is precisely because of this that Chu Hao is planning to leave.
However, there are always many accidents in life.
So unexpected that even Chu Hao did not expect it.
At this moment, Yin Wenjiao looked down from the pavilion.
Seeing the crowds of people under the stage, and Chen Guangrui just happened to be passing by downstairs, Yin Wenjiao saw that Guangrui was outstanding in talent, knew that he was the new champion, and was very happy in her heart.
If things went according to normal, Yin Wenjiao would throw the embroidered ball down very smoothly and naturally, hitting Guangrui's black gauze hat, and then the two would marry and become a beautiful story.
However, when throwing the embroidered ball, Yin Wenjiao just glanced sideways, and the whole person was stunned on the spot.
She saw the most handsome and unrestrained man she had ever seen in her life!
No, that's not a man, that white dress, spotless, not eating human fireworks, walking between like seeing winter sun melting snow warm.
Yin Wenjiao couldn't help it on the spot and threw the embroidered ball in her hand with all her strength!
Da!
Chu Hao raised his head with a confused expression, "Who hit me?"
Immediately afterwards, Chu Hao looked at the red embroidered ball in his hand and fell into deep thought.
I always feel that this thing seems very familiar?
