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Chapter 257 One Hundred Five: The Demon Book
A few autumn rains have washed away the lingering heat of summer. In Li's house, ghosts and ghosts under the windows between the beams are gradually scattered, leaving only the cicadas and the crickets.Li Chan lifted the thin quilt, the weather was slightly cold, he got up and pushed open the window, chewing the willow branches soaked in salt water while exhaling.

The monsters at home went to Zhongshan, but they didn't make any business trips on the way. The manhunt in Yujing City had been going on for many days, and all the monsters left the place of right and wrong.Outside the window, pagoda leaves had accumulated on the ground, and from the stables to the east came the sound of black donkeys eating.Such a deserted scene reminded him of the days when he was a bell watcher in Qingque Palace.

Yesterday, Li Chan recommended Chong Yizi, who sells Taoist temples, to meet Bai Weizhi, and asked the Taoist priest to stay in Yijuanguan. This morning, he planned to go to Chongxuan Office.As a doctor of the Chongxuan Department, since Qiushou passed away, due to his busy schedule, he has not gone to the Department for a few days to teach the Nine Princes how to practice. In addition, he also sent the Buddha to the West and recommended Chong Yizi to the Department. Return that Taoist favor.

The pale paper bird skimmed over the eaves of the houses, and there was a faint sound of flapping wings like flipping a book.Li Chan looked sideways, watching the white bird disappear into the twilight morning light, wondering which practitioner's letter it was.But immediately after, several white birds flew over the wall and circled over the garden for a while before flying away.

It is not uncommon for Yujing City to hide dragons and crouching tigers, and bird letters and crane letters, but there are only a small number of practitioners, and the current situation is a bit abnormal.Li Chan spat out the willow branches, left the bedroom, and stood on the tip of the chess pavilion facing the morning wind, looking far into the distance.Before dawn, there are scattered pedestrians in the streets, and thousands of white birds fly between the clouds and bridges and buildings. Once the autumn wind passes, they float to the door of each house like fallen leaves.

Li Chan looked up into the sky, hanging her sword from her sleeve, the flying star flew away through the sky, and returned in a blink of an eye, stopping in front of her.He took off the white bird on the tip of the sword, unfolded it, and saw the ink writing on the paper, and frowned after scanning the content.

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In Xingguofang, in the Lingshu Hall of Qianyuan Academy, white shadows flew across the sand table of Yujing City.When Li Chan entered the hall, all the scholars had gathered around the sand table, all of them looked dignified.As soon as he approached, Bai Weizhi asked: "Brother Fucha also saw that bird book?"

Li Chan nodded, "I saw a lot of bird books in the morning, so I took one with a flying sword, and you all received it?"

Jiang Ru said: "Around the time of the hour, there were bird books left in the general's mansion."

Zhu Shinji said: "If you hadn't seen the bird book, you wouldn't have come here."

Everyone was discussing, Chen Yuzhai said: "The school hasn't been called yet, and all the gentlemen have come here on their own. They must have read the demon book and know the pros and cons of it." After finishing speaking, he looked around at everyone.

Most of the scholars nodded, and Song Changqing said: "You are a slow-moving backward person, so you might as well talk about your opinions first."

"That's good." Chen Yuzhai nodded, looking at the sand table, "A bird book appeared in Yujing City around Mao today. I don't know who did it. Although half an hour ago, Shen Zhasi beat up all the bird books in the sky. and the whole city searched and confiscated it, but at least a thousand people have read the evil words in the book, and within two days, it will spread in Beijing, and it won’t be long before all the states and roads will also get the news.”

"Although the contents of this book are demonic words, it is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish them. The person who wrote this demonic book must also be an extraordinary person. This book first discusses the 'mandate of heaven', citing ancient sages and benevolent emperors. It is just a sentence : 'The Mandate of Heaven is the orthodoxy'. If this demonic book ends here, it can be regarded as a valid argument. But after discussing the Mandate of Heaven, a case was brought up a few days ago. This case involves the Golden Crow General Zhou Hanzhen and Pei Xiang..."

Speaking of this, Chen Yuzhai glanced at Li Chan indiscriminately, skipped Li Chan's preface to "Girl Fan Tushuo", and continued: "The whole story of this case is that the censor Feng Cao Shangshu accused General Zhou and Pei Xiang made friends with the palace, and wanted to join forces with Concubine De to disrupt the court and shake the foundation of the country. This demon book mentions this case, insinuating, implying that King Yu has turned against him. It even mentions the assassination of the sage Qiushou. The intention is self-evident. Seeing this, the common people will definitely suspect that the king of Yu colluded with demons to plan this matter. After that, he pulled out the emperor Xingxue a month ago, using the prince's apprentice Yuan Jijiu as a reference, pointing out that the Qianyuan Academy Palace must It will support Kuang orthodoxy, and also involve Qianyuan Academy."

After Chen Yuzhai finished speaking, he paused for a while and asked, "What do you think about this demon book?"

Song Changqing said: "Just like the remarks in this book, it should be that those who support the prince are dissatisfied with the case of "Girl Fan Tushuo", so they wrote this demon book."

Xie Ningzhi said: "Scholar Song's words are wrong. This demon book is obviously to promote the orthodox destiny for the prince, but today's saint is in his prime, and his body is healthy. The so-called hidden injuries and hidden diseases are just rumors. If the saint sees that the prince is so anxious I can't bear it...how would you feel?"

Wang Xiaogong said: "Brother Ning is right, the crown prince is already the heir apparent, why should he care about a mere book about virtuous women?",

Song Changqing frowned, "According to the two of you, this demon book is actually to discredit the prince?"

Xie Ningzhi shook her head, "From what I see, the "Girl's Fan Tushuo" is just Feng Yushi's catching wind and shadows, but this demon book is a guideline for disaster. Not only will the prince and King Yu be suspicious of each other, but it will also make the sage jealous of the prince."

Bai Weizhi said: "I think what Song Xueshi said makes sense, the sage is not the son of destiny... What if the sage really has the intention of being easy to store?"

Bai Weizhi's words are to the point, but the meaning is very clear, if the sage really has the intention of easy storage, of course the crown prince can't sit still.Thinking about it this way, it is really possible that the prince's people made this demon book.

Qianyuan Academy's status in Dayong Kingdom is detached, and there are not so many taboos in speaking, but seeing that the scholars are becoming more and more bold, Chen Yuzhai interrupted: "Don't make random guesses, the author of this demon book is signed by the God Capital Zhao Changyi." ’, has anyone heard of this man?”

Zhu Shinji said: "Of course this is a pseudonym. Even if there is someone with the same name, it must not be the Zhao Changyi who wrote the book. The case of "Girlfriend Illustration" happened four days ago. In just four days, it can be completed. Wanqianniaoshu, this person's cultivation base is extremely deep, at least he is close to the realm of knowledge."

"Is this Zhao Changyi in the academy?"

A voice attracted everyone's attention.

Jiang Ru took out the bird book in his bosom, "I have observed the flow of qi on this bird book, and it seems to use the method in the "Wanli Linghua Ruler Plain Book"."

Li Chan said: "I have also practiced this supernatural power, and it is indeed similar."

All the scholars looked at each other in blank dismay, each sect and sect in the practice world have their methods of transmitting messages, although they are generally similar, but there are differences, and "Wanli Linghua Chi Su Shu" is the method of transmitting messages commonly used by Qianyuan Academy.

Chen Yuzhai frowned, "Although this method is often used in the Qianyuan Academy, it is not unique to the Academy. However, Zhao Changyi, the capital of the gods, used this method to refine the bird script, which must be done on purpose. Although Qianyuan Academy With the responsibility of helping the society, but not participating in political affairs, the person who wrote the demon book obviously wants to involve the Academy in the struggle for the foundation of the country."

Even so, a subtle idea emerged in Chen Yuzhai's mind.If Zhao Changyi is found out to be a scholar of Qianyuan, if the sage really has the idea of ​​changing the throne, and if there is a real dispute between the crown prince and the king of Yu, the Qianyuan academy will be tied to the prince's boat by this demon book of "supporting the orthodox" up.who is it?He couldn't help but look at everyone's expressions, but he couldn't see anything unusual.

He was startled suddenly, and his brows were furrowed. The evil intentions of this demonic book were so sinister. In just a few hundred words, it aroused so much suspicion that even he was caught in it.

A moment of silence.

Tang Qingchen said: "Chen Xueshi, the case of the demon book, will the Qianyuan Academy investigate or not?"

The Qianyuan Academy was involved, so Chen Yuzhai naturally wanted to find out the "God Capital Zhao Changyi", but the case was complicated and confusing, and the involvement was deep, should we investigate or not?
"Don't act rashly." After hesitating for a while, he still couldn't make a decision, "Yuan Jijiu is in the palace, wait for him to come back, then make a conclusion."

(End of this chapter)