Dafeng Night Watchman

Chapter 389: Chapter 389: Asking the Spirit



The first group of people who saw the edict of self-criticism, with incredible shock and the excitement of "I am the first-hand information", spread the news frantically.

Then, countless people swarmed the city gate.

"Is it a edict of self-criticism?"

People who could not read and those who could not squeeze to the front shouted loudly.

"Yes, it is a edict of self-criticism. Your Majesty really issued an edict of self-criticism." The people in the front shouted in response.

"Quick, read it quickly..." The people in the back could not wait to urge.

"The emperor issued an edict, expressing his deep regret for the past, saying: I inherited the great throne with my cool virtue. I intended to renew the world and return to the old ways of my ancestors. Unexpectedly, I relied on the wrong people, which led to the destruction of Chuzhou City..... (Note 1)

"...... May 16, the 37th year of Yuanjing. "

The entire confession of guilt, nearly a thousand words, was read out in a rhythmic manner by an old Confucian scholar standing in front of the notice board.

Among the ordinary people, some people understood it, but more people were still confused. They only confirmed one thing: Emperor Yuan Jing did issue a confession of guilt!

"Is it because of the Chuzhou massacre?"

"Your Majesty, the confession of guilt means that everything Xu Yinluo said yesterday was true, right?"

"Those rumors in the market that discredit Xu Yinluo are all false, right? "

The people are most concerned about this matter. Although they trust Xu Qian'an in their hearts, there were also many rumors that discredited Xu Yinluo yesterday, which sounded very serious.

They urgently need a confirmed intelligence to crush those rumors.

Moreover, in the eyes of the common people, the status of the court is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If the court admits this matter, coupled with Xu Yinluo's prestige, there will be no more doubts. No matter who says it in the future, they will not believe it.

The old scholar pressed his hand, and the crowd immediately quieted down. He nodded with satisfaction, shook his head and sighed, and said:

"Your Majesty issued a self-criticism edict, admitting that he condoned the massacre of the King of Zhenbei. Xu Yinluo, what he said yesterday was true. If Xu Yinluo had not drawn his sword in anger, the injustice of the massacre in Chuzhou would have been difficult to clear up. Lord Zheng, you will die with your eyes open."

Cheers and scolding broke out together, and it was very loud.

"It is really a blessing from heaven that Dafeng can have a Xu Yinluo. "

"It's a pity that Xu Yinluo is no longer an official."

"So what if he is no longer an official, he is still a hero of Dafeng."

As for the insults...…

"A tyrant, this tyrant, aren't the people of Chuzhou the subjects of Dafeng?"

"He is a tyrant for twenty years of practicing Taoism, and he is a tyrant for allowing the King of Zhenbei to massacre the city. "

"Dafeng will be destroyed in his hands sooner or later…"

The curses soon died down and were suppressed by the surrounding officers and soldiers, but the people still cursed in a low voice or in their hearts.

The officers and soldiers did not really do anything to these people who committed the crime of disrespect.

The emperor issued an edict of self-criticism, which was an admission of fault and a channel for the people to vent and curse.

........

Imperial College.

The Imperial College, one of the holy places for students in the world, where the sound of reading was originally resounding, was now full of emotional rebukes and angry curses.

When scholars curse people, they are much more varied than ordinary people.

"It is not a pity that the King of Zhenbei died, but I didn't expect that even His Majesty would… a tyrant. This is a sign of the country's demise. How could he be allowed to do so recklessly? Supervisor, didn't the Supervisor know in advance? "

"There is not a single man among the officials in the court. We have studied the books of sages, but we have to associate with this group of spineless scholars?"

"It was not until Xu Yinluo killed the two thieves with a knife and turned the matter upside down that they dared to confront Your Majesty. Bah, if it were me, I would have thrown my head on the ground on the spot."

"Although warriors break the law with force, when faced with such unscrupulous things, only warriors can turn the tide."

"Alas, this will be recorded in history books in the future, and scholars will lose face. It's a pity that Xu Yinluo is not a Confucian scholar."

At this time, a young student ran in and said excitedly: "Everyone, I just heard a good news. "

All the students in the academy looked over and frowned.

Although the emperor issued an edict of self-blame and admitted the incident, and did not let the loyal ministers suffer injustice, the incident itself was still a black tragedy and was not worth getting excited about.

The young student greeted the crowd and said excitedly: "I heard that Zhao Shou, the dean of Yunlu Academy, appeared in the court today and said in front of the gentlemen and Your Majesty that Xu Yinluo was his disciple."

What?!

All of a sudden, the atmosphere in the academy exploded, and the students showed excited and excited expressions and strode forward.

"Xu Yinluo is a student of Yunlu Academy?"

"Dean Zhao's disciple, is this true?"

Several students flushed red, grabbed the man's sleeves, and asked loudly.

At this time, if I said it was a joke, I would be beaten... The man muttered in his heart and nodded: "This matter is being spread in the officialdom, and it is not my groundless words. "

"Hahaha, there are so many happy events today, let's go and have a drink."

"I'm not a scholar today, let's indulge myself."

All along, the fact that the Dafeng Poetry Champion was born a warrior is a thorn in the hearts of all scholars. Every time it is mentioned, they are both impressed and sigh.

I think that when future generations look back on this period of history, they will inevitably laugh at this generation of scholars. Scholars only care about this posthumous reputation.

Now, knowing that Xu Qian'an is a student of Yunlu Academy, don't mention how happy he is. Although Yunlu Academy and the Imperial College have a dispute over the orthodoxy, history books don't care about this.

They are all Confucian scholars.

The students of the Imperial College called their friends to go out for a drink.

The Supervisor reported this to the Chief Priest and angrily said, "Nearly half of the students in the Imperial College are out fooling around. Today is not a day off. "

The old priest with white hair leaned on the soft couch and said expressionlessly:

"What happened in the court today tells us that those who are righteous will have many supporters while those who are unrighteous will have few supporters. The saints will not deceive me."

What the priest meant was that we should not be enemies with the masses. When facing the general trend, we should appropriately abandon the rules and make concessions........ The supervisor hit a soft nail and frowned in thought.

......

Huaiqing Mansion.

Huaiqing, who was dressed in a plain white palace and had long black hair, sat at the table and looked at Lin'an in a red skirt with a faint smile: "He has never disappointed anyone, has he?"

Then he sighed: "After this incident, your majesty's reputation and the reputation of the royal family will fall to the bottom."

The oval-faced and peach-eyed Bian Bian said with a sweet smile: "If you do something wrong, you should give in. Although I don't like reading, the Taifu taught us that knowing your mistakes can improve you. "

Being a simple person is also a happy thing... Huaiqing despised her sister in her heart, but she would not say it on the surface.

It was not to give Lin'an face, but she would definitely get angry and pounce on her face.

Huaiqing was annoyed.

Smart people would not cause trouble for themselves.

Seeing that Huaiqing did not speak, Lin'an raised her snow-white chin, the complicated jewelry on her head shook, and said in a delicate voice:

"Some people shout about justice and say that the emperor did something wrong, but when you need to help, you immediately stop talking. "

As she said this, she looked down at Huaiqing with a proud look, indicating that I won this round, and I finally defeated Huaiqing once.

Bian Bian refers to the matter of bringing Li Miaozhen and Hengyuan into the imperial city and taking them in.

Huaiqing smiled.

After Xu Qian'an killed the two thieves, Lin'an cleared the depression in her chest and became lively again. Moreover, because she had harbored the "traitor" the day before, she was able to get her mind cleared with this participation.

Otherwise, she would have to hold it in her heart for a long time, so that it would not become a knot, but this simple heart would be more or less covered with haze.

Huaiqing deliberately "gave" this credit to Lin'an, for this reason.

However, Huaiqing is not a sister who is so tolerant that she allows Lin'an to provoke her and remains indifferent. She smiled with approval and said, "Yes, you are much more responsible than your prince brother."

Lin'an's face fell immediately.

"I'm going back home. "She stood up angrily.

The rings and pendants jingled, and a touch of light yellow caught Huaiqing's eyes. It was a jade pendant with a moist texture.

The cold princess paused for a moment and frowned: "What is this on your waist?"

Lin'an stretched out his little white hand, dragging the jade pendant in his palm, and explained with a sound of "oh":

"This is the jade pendant given to me by the dog slave. The texture and workmanship are not satisfactory, but it was carved by him personally. Look, there are so many flaws. If you bought it, it would definitely not be like this."

After that, she raised her face in a show-off manner, revealing her beautiful chin.

Perhaps she didn't notice that there was a little sweetness in her words.

Huaiqing's white and pretty face seemed to be flashed by a storm in an instant, but it returned to normal immediately, and said lightly: "Go away, don't get in my way here."

"I was going to leave anyway, hum! "

Bian Bian was upset, thinking that Huai Qing called her just to say this last sentence to save face and suppress her.

She turned around unhappily, twisted her slender waist, and walked into the inner hall with her skirt fluttering.

After the red skirt left, Huai Qing angrily took out a small seal from his arms and threw it on the ground as if to vent his anger.

After a long while, she stood up again, picked it up by holding up her skirt, and carefully checked it, and found that there was a small hole in the corner of the seal.

Her two beautiful eyebrows immediately frowned, feeling a little distressed.

........

In a secret room in the Stargazing Tower.

Xu Qian'an took off the Yinnang and untied the red knot. Two streams of green smoke emerged and transformed into the appearance of Que Yongxiu and Cao Guogong in mid-air.

As the two souls appeared, the temperature in the room dropped a few degrees.

This Yinnang was specially made by Li Miaozhen. It does not need to be engraved with a formation to summon the newly dead ghosts, because the Yinnang has its own formation.

The Taoist sect is also good at making magic tools, although compared with the sorcerers, one is a side job and the other is a professional.

Cao Guogong and Que Yongxiu had just died and were still in a daze. They answered all questions without thinking.

Xu Qian'an first looked at Duke Cao: "How did you know about the massacre?"

Duke Cao said woodenly: "After Que Yongxiu returned to the capital, he secretly met with His Majesty. Not long after that, His Majesty summoned me and told me about it."

"What did he ask you to do?"

"Cooperate with him fully..." This includes being a "supporting actor" in the court, helping him spread rumors, etc.

Duke Cao only knew about the massacre after the fact. Well, the value of this ghost plummeted.

Xu Qiyan turned to look at Que Yongxiu and said, "Do you know the whole story of the massacre?"

Que Yongxiu answered with a dull expression: "I know."

"Tell me the whole story of the case."

"....."

Ah, his IQ is too low, he really can't exploit such loopholes, he has to ask questions one by one...... Xu Qiyan looked down on him and asked calmly:

"Do you know that the King of Zhenbei cooperated with the head of the Earth Sect and the high-level wizard of the Wushen Sect?"

"I know."

"Emperor Yuan Jing knew about this a long time ago?"

"The massacre was originally planned by your majesty and the King of Huai..."

Xu Qiyan was not surprised by this answer, because he had already understood from the hint of Duke Wei that Emperor Yuan Jing was very likely one of the masterminds behind all this.

"Why massacre the city instead of starting a war?" Xu Qiyan asked.

"The blood essence required is too huge, which takes time, and the start of the war will cause many uncontrollable factors in the plan, which is not safe." Que Yongxiu answered.

"What is the real purpose of Emperor Yuan Jing's plan?" Xu Qiyan asked again.

He always felt that Emperor Yuan Jing was too indulgent to the King of Zhenbei, and even couldn't wait for the King of Zhenbei to be promoted. This was not in line with the mentality of an emperor, and he was also a suspicious emperor.

Can the two words "martial arts fanatic" really wipe out the suspicion and fear of a scheming emperor?

"Prince Huai said that if he was promoted to the second rank, he would be able to check and balance the Supervisor, so that the royal family would have a real pillar of the country. There is no need to be too afraid of the Supervisor and Yunlu Academy. This is also your majesty's wish."

This reason is not enough, do you believe it?

Que Yongxiu's next sentence made Xu Qiyan's face change slightly.

"Your majesty, I want to refine the soul pill."

Soul, the soul pill is what Emperor Yuan Jing wants to refine? This is not right, didn't Taoist Master Jinlian say very confidently that the Taoist leader of the Earth Sect needs the soul pill?

So, one of the brothers wanted the blood pill and the other wanted the soul pill, so they took advantage of the common people...

Taoist Jinlian said that the role of the soul pill is to strengthen the primordial spirit, serve as alchemy materials, refine magic weapons, repair imperfect souls, and cultivate instrument spirits... Just these words seemed not enough for Emperor Yuan Jing to risk the world's disapproval and sacrifice the people of a city.

Of course, the soul pill is only one of the gains, and the blood pill can help the King of Zhenbei to achieve great perfection.

However, the beneficiary is the King of Zhenbei. In comparison, Emperor Yuan Jing's gains are not enough for him to take this risk and make this decision.

When a person's gains are not proportional to the risks he takes, things will definitely not be as simple as they seem... Xu Qian'an pinched his eyebrows.

He didn't think for too long and continued to ask, "Where is the soul pill?"


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