I, Dasheng Sun, swear not to become a Buddha

The officials of Taichang Temple read out the king's will, and said these many things to keep in mind, and then announced that the exam was just beginning.

The test questions for monks and monks test some sutras and minds, and some Hinayana classics fill in the gaps.

The questions are not difficult, but the number of questions is extremely large.

There are five hundred questions, and it is simply impossible to finish them all in terms of time.

The examiner also said at the beginning that the reason why there are so many questions is to test the resilience of the monks.

What questions are easy to do, what questions to do first, and what questions to discard.

This is a principle of giving and receiving.

The examiner, Balabala, said a lot, and finally all the candidates and monks clasped their hands together and proclaimed "Amitabha".

Without him, the word "willing" alone is enough to be Zen-like. These two words are enough for monks to ponder for a long time, so naturally they have no complaints about the arrangement of this exam.

The examiner did not mention the admission requirements, but only said that most of the people can pass the exam and get back the diploma.

So the monks are also full of confidence and feel that they are one of the vast majority.

No one thought that they could not pass this exam and get back the diploma that originally belonged to them.

Of course, no matter how confident they are, it is doomed that a small part of them will become victims of being eliminated.

At the end of the exam, the monks walked out of the exam room full of confidence one by one, and everyone told each other about their achievements this time.

"The answer to question No.30 is Chang'Agama Sutra."

"Question No. 30? The monk didn't do it! This question is too long, so the monk skipped it."

"One hundred and seven questions must be giving, keeping precepts, patience, and diligence!"

"One hundred and seven? This poor monk seems to have answered it. How do I remember it is patience, diligence, meditation, and wisdom?"

"That's 110 questions for you."

"Oh, it seems to be. Alas! The poor monk can't remember which problem he did!"

Because there are too many exam questions, no one has finished it, not even half of it.

Not to mention right or wrong, the one who completed the most questions was Master Hongxin, the head of the Buddhist scripture pavilion in Zhiyuan Temple. This master read Buddhist scriptures every day to complete 170 questions.

Not to mention others.

This leads to people simply not being able to tell whether their answers are right or wrong.

Even after discussing for a while, I even forgot how many questions I answered.

At this time, Sun Wukong, who was standing in Taichang Temple secretly watching these monks, smiled disdainfully.

It's just a group of ignorant monks, it's not difficult to play with them between applause.

"Uncle and nephew don't quite understand what he did." Niu Yan looked at Monkey King and scratched his head.

"The master of the great country must have a deep meaning in this move!" The three young masters of fanfare said in unison.

"Husband must have no good intentions, hehe!" The little fox laughed.

Sun Wukong looked at everyone, pointed to the monks who walked out of the examination room and said:

"Look, there's a good show ahead!"

The morale of those monks was high at first, but when they asked the questions, they immediately became confused.

It is rare to find a question that is similar to the one I answered.

Coupled with the chaotic discussion, they began to feel that their answers were too poor.

Several monks even knelt on the ground and wept.

"Amitabha! Let's all go back. It's fine if you don't do your best. It's just that you didn't put your mind into studying Buddhism before." It was Master Hongxin who came over.

He is the most respected senior in Zhiyuan Temple, everyone can only shake their heads and sigh silently after hearing his words, and stop talking about the exam questions.

The monks dispersed, with high spirits when they came, and uneasy when they left.

On the way back, they passed the Sanqing Temple that was being renovated. The death row prisoners on the construction site were not included in the scope of amnesty. They were whipped and scolded, doing the hardest work.

"Amitabha! Amitabha! Blessed by the Buddha, the poor monk must pass the exam to get his certificate back! The poor monk never wants to come back here to live this kind of life again!"

Many monks were silently chanting the name of the Buddha, praying to the Buddha to bless them from this catastrophe.

But will the Buddha appear?

Obviously not, such a trivial matter is not worthy of the Buddha to bless them.

In the tormented waiting, the remaining half of October passed slowly.

In November, the results still hadn't come out.

The monks of Zhiyuan Temple couldn't bear the psychological torment, so they sent several representatives to Taichang Temple to inquire about the test results.

Taichang Temple’s reply was very official, “Because of the large number of references and the content of the test questions, our department is stepping up the judgment of the test papers. You wait for the monks to stick to your heart and wait patiently.”

But this time the monk representatives didn't make a trip in vain, according to the information disclosed by a small attendant of Taichang Temple.

Their results will be announced before January 19, [-], and the degree certificate will be issued together with the results at that time.

With this news, the days in December are finally not too difficult.

On December 730th, an adult came to Taichang Temple and informed [-] three monks to gather in front of Taichang Temple on January [-]th to hear the results of the examination and receive the Salmandu certificate.

The more it came to this time, the more disturbed the monks were.

Especially through some relationships, they know that among the three thousand and seventy-three monks, a small number of them really failed the exam!

This means that those who fail the exam will go back to work as prisoners.

Finally, on the [-]th day of the first lunar month, the monks came to the square in front of Taichang Temple to gather with anxiety.

The weather in January is still cold, but the monks resumed their original treatment a while ago.

They all had warm clothes to keep out the cold, and more than 1000 people gathered together, so they didn't feel cold.

At the first moment of Sishi, the gate of Taichang Temple was opened, and seventeen officials, big and small, were led by the Minister of Taichang Temple to the steps of the gate.Among these adults, there is also a Huangmen official who announces the decree.

After they stood up, another attendant brought out a table and chair, and at the same time placed a box of certificates beside the table.

"Announce Your Majesty's Edict."

"Wow~" the Huangmen official spoke first, no matter the officials or the monks, they all knelt down on the ground.

Balabala said a lot, nothing more than praising King Ende and announcing the results at the same time.

The most important thing is that the top ten of this time will be awarded a degree of imperial edict and endu.

"Here it is!" The Huangmen official read out and accepted the decree, and everyone stood up.

"Huh, huh, huh!" There was a sound of footsteps, but a group of soldiers came.

The soldiers surrounded the square of Taichang Temple, and the monks became restless when they saw so many soldiers.

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===Chapter 1064 Some people are happy while others are sad===

"Masters, there is no need to panic, because some of you are incompetent fake monks, and these people are going to be punished as coolies."

The Minister of Taichang Temple raised his hands to appease the restless monk Tao.

Seeing the cold light of the swords and guns erected, how can the monks feel at ease, there is no one who is not afraid.

The Minister of Taichang Temple put down his hands, ignoring these monks, he turned his head to signal.

There is an official next to him with the score list, but this person doesn't look at it.

"Here to get the ultimatum document."

For a moment, the monks were silent, and they all quietly listened to the name being reported, for fear that they would miss themselves.

"Hui Ren, Hui Shan, Hui Xin, Hui An, Yu Zhi, Yu Kong..."

Following the official's reading, the monks whose names kept coming out excitedly came out of the queue and came to the table to receive the degree certificate.

"Amitabha! There really is a little monk! The little monk has passed! Amitabha Buddha bless you!"

"There is me! Listen! There is me! Haha, the poor monk has passed!"

"Amitabha! The poor monk has also passed. Let's go, let's get the certificate!"

For a while, the monks became noisy.

"Silence! How can people from other places be so rude and noisy! Anyone who dares to make noise will be disqualified!" Taichang Siqing frowned and said angrily.

When the monks heard that the adults were annoyed, they didn't dare to make a sound.

That's it, the one whose name was called, still had a ruddy face with excitement and clasped his hands tightly.

Some monks were even so excited that they couldn't even go on the road, and they wobbled and fell a few times before reaching the square table.

"Amitabha! How decent!" Master Hongxin chanted the name of the Buddha, shaking his head and sighing secretly.

The result announcement was still going on, and more and more monks were called. They could not return to the team after receiving the ultimatum, but had to stand on the other side of the open space.

Three quarters later, a full three hours later, the names of most of the monks were finally counted, and the certificates of duty were also issued.

Looking at those standing there, there are only 110 monks left.

Among them are Hongxin, Hongde, Hongren, Daoxin and other highly respected monks in charge of Zhiyuan Temple.

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"The monks whose names have been read please gather here."

"Hongxin, Hongren, Daoxin, Daoci, Huike, Sengcan, Sengna, Zhiren, Zhi'an, Tanzong."

"Decree: The above ten masters are monks of Pu'an Temple. At the same time, Master Hongxin is ordered to be the abbot of Pu'an Temple."

"From now on, the Zhiyuan Temple will be abandoned, and the Ministry of Industry will choose a new Pu'an Temple to house monks."

"Before the completion of Pu'an Temple, the monks can temporarily live in Zhiyuan's abandoned temple to practice themselves."

"I hope Er and others will study the Dharma thoroughly and save all living beings."

"The remaining [-] monks failed to pass the examination and cannot be returned. In view of their evil deeds of ignoring Buddhism and being recluses, all of these [-] monks were punished and sent to the construction site of Pu'an Temple to perform their crimes and make meritorious service."

"Kin this!"

The officials read the king's decree, and these ten monks were the top ten in this examination.

The imperial edict Endu was granted, and a new temple was built for them.

In fact, the location of this new temple has already been selected, and even the foundation and some basic above-ground buildings were completed last summer.

It's just that the address of Pu'an Temple was chosen in a remote corner of the capital, so everyone didn't notice it.

"I don't accept it! Why don't I! I am the head of the Zhaitang! Why don't I! I should be admitted! You cheat! I want to expose you to His Majesty!"

At this moment, the Huangmen official had just finished reading out the decree, when he heard a middle-aged fat monk screaming out of the 100 people, pulling his neck.

This monk is the head of the Zhaitang of Zhiyuan Temple and one of the few senior monks.

So as soon as he took the lead, the other 99 monks became restless and shouted.

"The test result is false! We want to see His Majesty!"

"The poor monk answered a hundred questions! The poor monk will definitely pass the exam! You cheated!"

"Not to accept! Not to accept!"

As soon as the hundred unlucky monks here started to make a fuss, soldiers with long knives and spears immediately rushed over.

"Shut up for me! If you dare to make any noise, give me the Fa-rectification on the spot!" General Habayashi Wei pointed at the hundred monks with a steel sword and yelled.

As soon as the soldiers came up, these monks were actually honest, even if they felt it was unfair, they did not dare to make mistakes under the sword.

The monks on the other side, who had received the degree certificate, saw that there were still a hundred companions left, and immediately began to discuss.

"It's Uncle Hongde! Why hasn't he passed the exam? Is there really something behind the exam?"

"Amitabha, how is it possible! The poor monk didn't cheat at all, could it be that you cheated?"

"No, no! How dare this little monk cheat!"

"Look at the ten imperial edicts over there, the four uncles Hongxin, Hongren, Daoxin, and Daoci are all there. They are all highly respected senior uncles of our Zhiyuan Temple. Could it be that they also cheated? gone?"

"There are also two uncles Yuzhi and Yukong. Although they didn't get the past life, they are still among us. If they cheated, shouldn't they be in the top ten based on their connections?"