Chapter 390 – Asking the Spirit

The first group of people who saw the edict spread the news frantically with the shock of disbelief and the excitement of “I’m the first to know”.

And then, countless people swarmed the city gates.

“Isn’t it a sin?”

The people who didn’t know the words, and those who didn’t make it to the front, yelled.

“Yes, it’s a sinful edict, His Majesty has really issued a sinful edict.” The people at the front shouted in response.

“Quickly, read …… it,” urged the people in the rear impatiently.

“on is the edict, deep regret of the past, said: I to cool virtue, carry on the great lineage. Intended to renew with the world, with the old ancestors. I do not expect to rely on the appointment of non-people, and thus led to the destruction of the city of Chuzhou …….. (Note 1)

“……… May 16, 37th year of Genjing.”

The whole sinful edict, spilling nearly a thousand words, an old Confucian standing in front of the notice board, staccato reading finished.

Some of the common people understood, but more remained in the clouds, and they only confirmed one thing: Emperor Yuan Jing did indeed issue a sinful edict!

“Is it because of the Chuzhou massacre case?”

“Your Majesty, having issued a sinful edict, that means that what Xu Yinluo said yesterday was all true, right?”

“Those rumors in the marketplace smearing Xu Yinluo are all false, aren’t they?”

The people are most concerned about this matter, although they trust Xu Qi’an in their hearts, but yesterday there were just as many rumors of smearing Xu Yinluo, which were said to be very serious.

They desperately needed a positive piece of information to squash those rumors.

Moreover, in the eyes of the people, the position of the court is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, if the court recognizes this matter, coupled with the prestige of Xu Yinluo, then there is no longer any doubt, and in the future, no matter who says anything, they do not believe.

The old Confucian pressed his hand and the crowd immediately quieted down, he nodded his head in satisfaction, shook his head again and sighed, and said:

“His Majesty issued an edict of guilt and admitted to condoning the slaughter of the city by the King of Zhenbei, Xu Yinluo, what he said yesterday was true. If Xu Yinluo hadn’t drawn his sword in a fit of rage, it would have been difficult to clear up the wrongful case of the Chuzhou massacre, and Lord Zheng, would have, would have died without resting in peace.”

Cheers and chants erupted together in a great rush.

“It’s truly heavenly for Da Feng to produce a Xu Yin Gong.”

“Unfortunately, Xu Yinluo is not an official now.”

“So what if he’s not an official, he’s still a hero of the Daebung.”

As for the name-calling ………

“Fainting ruler, this fainting ruler, are the people of Chuzhou not the subjects of our Great Feng?”

“Twenty years of cultivation is a fainting monarch, and condoning the slaughter of the city by the King of Zhenbei is a tyrant.”

“Sooner or later, Da Bong will fall by his hand ……..”

The curses soon subsided, suppressed by the surrounding officers and soldiers, but the people continued to curse in whispers or in their hearts.

And the officials didn’t really want to do anything to these people who were guilty of great disrespect.

The emperor’s edict of guilt is in itself an admission of wrongdoing, and it is giving the people a channel to vent their anger and abuse.

………..

The State Prison.

Originally the sound of reading echoed, one of the world’s scholars of the holy land of the Imperial College, at this time everywhere is the emotional and impassioned rebuke and angry scolding.

Readers can be much more fancy in cursing than the common people.

“The death of the king of Zhenbei is not worthy of pity, but I just did not expect that even His Majesty also …….. Faint king ah, this is the phase of the dead country, how can we let him so reckless, Supervisor Zheng, Supervisor Zheng did not know beforehand?”

“There is not a single male in the whole dynasty, and we who have studied the holy books so hard are going to be in the company of this group of readers who have no backbones?”

“It had to be Xu Yinluo’s sword to cut down the two thieves and turn the matter upside down before they dared to stand firm against His Majesty; bah, if it were me, I would have grabbed the ground with my head on the spot.”

“Though a martial artist violates the prohibition with his strength, when it comes to such unconscionable things, only a martial artist can save the day.”

“Alas, in the future, this will be recorded in the history books, and the face of the readers will be lost. It is a pity that Xu Yinluo is not my Confucian scholar.”

At that moment, a young scholar ran in and said excitedly, “Gentlemen gentlemen, I just heard a good news.”

The students in the courtyard looked over and frowned.

Although the emperor issued an edict of guilt, recognizing the incident and not letting the loyal ministers be wronged, the incident itself is still a black tragedy and not something to be excited about.

That young scholar greeted the crowd and said excitedly, “I heard that today, Zhao Shou, the dean of the Cloud Deer Academy, appeared at the court hall and said, in front of all the princes and His Majesty, that Xu Yinluo was his disciple.”

What?

All of a sudden, the atmosphere in the courtyard exploded, and the scholars revealed excited and thrilled expressions as they greeted them in stride.

“Xu Yinluo is a student of Yunlu Academy?”

“Dean Zhao’s entry-level disciple, this, this is true?”

A few of the scholars, their faces reddening, tugged on the man’s sleeve and shouted after him.

At this time, if I say it is a joke, I will be beaten up, right ……… The man muttered in his heart, nodded and said, “This matter officialdom has in the rumor, not my empty words.”

“Hahaha, today’s successive happy events, when floating a big white, go, drink to go.”

“No more reading today, let loose.”

All along, Dafeng Poetry Leader is a martial artist, which is the thorn in the heart of all the readers, every time I mention it, I feel both admiration and admiration, but also sigh with my wrists.

It is believed that when future generations look at this history, they will inevitably ridicule the readers of this generation. The readers don’t care about this posthumous fame.

Now, knowing that Xu Qi’an was a scholar from Yunlu Academy, he couldn’t be happier, and despite the fact that Yunlu Academy and the Guozijian Academy had a dispute over the Taoist lineage, the history books wouldn’t care about that.

All the same, they are Confucian readers.

The students of the State Academy, calling out their friends and going out for a drink.

The Supervisor reported the matter to the Priest and angrily rebuked, “Nearly half of the scholars in the State Prison have gone out to fool around, and today is not a day of rest.”

The white-haired old priest, leaning on the soft collapse, said with little expression:

“Today’s events in the courtroom tell us that what is gained is lost, and the sages do not deceive me.”

What the priest means is, don t be an enemy of the masses, and when facing the great power, it is necessary to appropriately abandon the rules and make forbearance ……….. The Supervising Minister touched a soft nail and frowned in thought.

………

Huaiqingfu.

Plain white palace dress, green silk like a waterfall, Huaiqing, sitting on the edge of the case, his eyes looking towards the red dress Linan, smile faint: “He has never disappointed, has he not.”

Resuming his sigh, “After this matter, Father’s reputation, the reputation of the royal family, will fall to a low point.”

Goose-egg face peach blossom eyes framed, with a sweet smile, righteously said: “Doing something wrong should let ah, although I do not love to read, but Tai Fu taught us, know the wrong can change the good is not great.”

Being a simple minded person is not a happy thing ………. Huaiqing despised his sister in his heart, but he would not say anything on the surface.

Not to give Prosperity face, but she’s bound to blow up and swoop in to peck her in the face.

Waiking is too annoyed.

Smart people don’t get themselves into trouble.

Seeing that Huaiqing didn’t say anything, Lin’an lifted her snow-white chin and shook the complicated jewelry on top of her head, and said in a delicate voice:

“Certain recognitions cry out for righteousness and say that Father has done wrong, but then when you are needed to contribute, you immediately stop talking.”

Saying that, she looked out of the corner of her eye at Huaiqing with pride, indicating that I won this round, and that I finally pressed Huaiqing for once.

Framing refers to the matter of bringing Li Miaozhen and Hengyuan into the Imperial City and taking them in.

Wyvern smiled.

Xu Qi’an killed the two thieves, Lin’an will sweep the chest of depression, the whole person is back to lively, but also because she hid the day before the “rebels”, there is this participation, her thoughts will be clear.

Otherwise, the heart must be held back, held back for a long time, not into a knot, but this can be pure and simple heart, more or less will be clouded.

Huaiqing deliberately “gave” this credit to Lin’an for this reason.

However, Huaiqing was not the sister who was so tolerant and generous that she allowed Lin’an to provoke her indifferently, and smiled with an approving face, “Yes, much more responsible than your crown prince brother.”

Prosperity’s little face fell.

“I’m going back to the house.” She huffed and got up.

The ring pendant clanked, and a pale yellow color was reflected in Huaiqing’s eyes; it was a jade pendant with a watery texture.

The clear and cold Rapunzel’s eyes gave a slight lurch and frowned, “What is this piece on your waist?”

Prosper stretched out his small white hand, dragging the jade pendant in his palm, and explained with an oh-so-explained sigh:

“This is the jade pendant given to me by the dog lackey, the texture and workmanship is poor, but it was carved by his own hand, look, there are so many flaws, if it was bought, it would definitely not be like this.”

She said, raising her face in a showy manner, revealing a beautifully curved chin.

Perhaps not even noticing it himself, there was a small sweetness in the words.

Huaiqing’s plain white pretty face, for an instant, as if there was a storm flashing by, but instantly recovered, faintly said, “Get lost, don’t get in my way here.”

“I was going to leave, huh?”

Framing the atmosphere, she felt that Huaiqing had called her out just to say this last sentence to save face and suppress her.

Unhappily, she turned around, twisted her water snake waist, and in the flip of her skirt, walked down the inner hall.

After the red dress left, Huaiqing was annoyed and fished out a compact seal from his arms, dropping it on the ground as if he was venting his anger.

After a few moments, she got up again, lifted the hem of her skirt to retrieve it, and examined it carefully, noticing that a small gash was missing from one corner of the seal.

Two good-looking eyebrows immediately wrinkled up, a little distressed.

………..

Stargazer Building, in some hidden room.

Xu Qi’an took off the yin nang and opened the knot of the red rope, and two streams of green smoke emerged, transforming into the appearance of Que Yongxiu and Cao Guo Gong in mid-air.

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

This yin nang was specially made by Li Miaozhen, and did not need to inscribe a formation to summon newly deceased ghosts, as the yin nang came with its own formation.

Taoist sects are also good at making spells, though one is a sideline and the other a specialty compared to warlocks.

Cao Guo Gong and Que Yongxiu, newly dead, are still in a state of dullness, with questions and no thoughts.

Xu Qi’an looked at Duke Cao first, “How did you know about the massacre.”

Duke Cao said woodenly, “After Que Yongxiu returned to the capital, he secretly met with His Majesty, and shortly afterward, I was summoned by His Majesty to inform him of this matter.”

“What did he ask you to do?”

“Fully cooperate with him …….” This includes being a “comic” in the courtroom, helping him spread rumors, etc.

Lord Cao didn’t know about the massacre until after the fact, well, the value of this ghost plummeted.

Xu Qi’an turned to Que Yongxiu and said, “Do you know the beginning and end of the massacre.”

Que Yongxiu replied with a dumbfounded expression, “I know.”

“Tell me the whole case.”

“……..”

Ah, the IQ is too low, it is true that you can t drill such a loophole, you have to ask ……… Xu Qi An despised in his heart and asked calmly:

“Did you know that the Zhenbei King is working with the Earth Sect’s Dao Head and the Witch God Sect’s high ranking sorcerer?”

“Know.”

“Emperor Yuanjing has known about this for a long time?”

“The slaughter of the city was originally plotted by His Majesty and King Huai ………”

This reply did not surprise Xu Qi’an, as he had already understood from Duke Wei’s hints that Emperor Yuan Jing was most likely one of the masterminds behind all of this.

“Why slaughter the city instead of starting a war?” Xu Qi’an asked.

“The essence blood needed is too large and time consuming, and with the war opening up, it will make the plan have many uncontrollable factors, which is not prudent.” Que Yongxiu replied thus.

“What is Emperor Yuan Jing’s true purpose in plotting this?” Xu Qi’an asked again.

He had always felt that Emperor Yuan Jing was overly indulgent to the King of Zhenbei and even couldn’t wait for the King of Zhenbei to be promoted, which was not in line with the mindset of an emperor, and a suspicious one at that.

Can the word “martial arts nut” really erase the suspicions and scruples of a profoundly sophisticated emperor?

“King Huai said that when he is promoted to the second rank, he will be able to check and balance the Supervisor Zheng, so that the royal family will have a true pillar of the state. There’s no need to be too afraid of the Supervisor Zheng and the Cloud Deer Academy. This is also His Majesty’s wish.”

That’s not a good enough reason. You believe that?

Que Yongxiu’s next words caused Xu Qi’an’s face to change slightly.

“Your Majesty, wants to refine the Soul Pill.”

Soul, the Soul Pill is for Emperor Yuan Jing to refine? This isn’t right, didn’t Daoist Golden Lotus say with certainty that the Head of the Earth Sect Dao needed the Soul Pill?

So, one of the brothers wanted the blood elixir and the other wanted the soul elixir, so they pulled wool over the people’s eyes ………

Daoist Master Golden Lotus said that the functions of soul pills are to enhance the Yuan Shen, act as alchemy materials, refine magic treasures, repair dysfunctional souls, and cultivate artifact spirits………. Just these words alone don’t seem to be enough to cause Emperor Yuan Jing to risk universal condemnation by sacrificing the people of a city.

Of course, the Soul Pill was only one of the rewards, and the Blood Pill could help King Zhenbei impact the Great Perfection.

However, the beneficiary was the King of Zhenbei, and in comparison, Emperor Yuan Jing’s gain was 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 are definitely not as simple as they appear ……….. Xu Qi’an pinched his brow.

He didn’t think for too long as he continued, “Where is the Soul Pill?”

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Note 1: The first sentence at the beginning is the edict of Han Wudi’s guilt, followed by the beginning of Chongzhen’s guilt.

PS: Tomorrow I’ll collect the alliance rewards from the past few days. Thanks for that, can’t make it today, jam update.