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Chapter 258 One hundred and six: You Yi Envoy

Although the white bird flying all over Yujing in the early morning has been confiscated by Yousi, the evil words in the book have spread all over Yujing in just a few hours.Near noon, outside Youchunfang in the imperial city, the palace servants who were sweeping looked up from time to time, and there was no trace of the paper bird in the sky.All the palace people whispered to each other about the demon book.At this moment, a chariot came out of Yongfumen, with green curtains in the blue sky, red wheels on the red cliffs, and a dragon flag raised on the cart to rise in the wind.The palace people recognized the stable shepherd order leading the car, and also recognized the prince's car, so they quickly stopped talking.

The car and the officials of the East Palace crossed Youchunfang, passed through the Zuozangku behind the Tongxun Gate, and headed north, passed Hongwen Museum and Beimen Academy, and stopped outside the Wude Gate.Dayong Prince Li Chongzhao, wearing a nine-headed cicada crown and a crimson gauze singlet, got off the carriage and looked at the Wude Hall inside the gate.Wude Hall is adjacent to the East Palace. Since he became the crown prince, he has been given to live in this hall. Saints often call him in this palace when they have important matters.

The Zuo Zhonghu came back from the palace with a serious expression on his face.On the side, Yu Guangli of the Great Yellow Gate came over with his whisk, and said with a smile, "The sage has a call, the prince please."

Li Chongzhao was not in a hurry to leave, beside him was Duan Yin Chen Faxing, who was in charge of the administration of the three temples and ten leaders of the East Palace, and when the Zuo Zhongnu came over, he asked in a low voice, "Is the saint looking all right?"

Zuo Zhonghu shook his head and said in a low voice, "Although there is no joy or anger, the saint seems not very happy."

Shao Yin of Duan Yin's Mansion said: "The demon book is not the prince's fault, I think the sage will not blame for no reason..."

Before he finished speaking, Duan Yin interrupted: "Although it is not the prince's fault, the intentions of the words in this demon book are extremely sinister, the prince should be careful."

Li Chongzhao nodded, stepped forward, was led into the door by Yu Guangli, and Si Yilang followed closely behind.The east and west side halls behind the Wude Gate respectively enshrine the incense of Buddhism and Taoism, and there are several eunuchs standing under the tortoise head house in front of the hall.Yu Guangli led Li Chongzhao to the gate of the hall, and Li Chongzhao passed through the eunuchs and entered the hall.

Wude Hall is a private hall, and many study rooms, enclosures, fasting halls, and quiet rooms have been built. At this time, the hall is quite empty, and the Beijing bricks reflect the autumn light outside the hall.There is no alchemy in the hall, and a desk is placed under the plaque of "Kui Wen Fen Wu", and a blank piece of paper lies quietly between the scrolls.Li Chongzhao had already seen several similar white papers, he looked to the right side of the desk, behind the three-legged copper stove with silver and cloud patterns, Li Yin was looking at the scrolls on the bookshelf.

Li Chongzhao knelt down to greet him, and Li Yin turned around with his hands behind his back to let him get up.The prince has always had a reputation of being gentle, courteous and thrifty, even though the demon book was on the table, he still lowered his eyebrows and bowed his head with a calm posture.

Li Yin said: "Do you know why I called you here?"

Li Chongzhao looked at the demon book on the table, "I probably guessed it."

Li Yin nodded and said calmly, "Tell me."

Li Chongzhao said: "The person who wrote this demon book has evil intentions. He must be a traitor. I thought of the case of the saint being assassinated during the autumn hunting a few days ago. Since then, people have been in panic. It is probably not a coincidence that this demon book appeared at this time. I think , even if this person was not instigated by the demons of the foreign domain, he must be inseparable from it."

Li Yin said: "What I want to ask is, what do you think of the remarks in this demon book."

Li Chongzhao said: "It's all lies to confuse people."

Li Yin forced to ask: "Oh, which one is the one to confuse the public?"

The reason why the demon book is sinister is because every sentence is not false. Although Li Chongzhao knew that the visitor was not good, he did not expect Li Yin to be so aggressive, but he still kept calm and replied: "For example The sage was seriously injured, this is deceitful talk."

"You will avoid the important and take the light." Li Yin's face was slightly pale, and he stroked the seat with his hand, and was silent for a moment, "I have been emperor for 36 years, and I thought I could work hard for more than ten years, but in recent years I often feel tired. When I was young, I wanted to I have given up the throne to practice Taoism to seek longevity, but I am entangled in political affairs. Although I have worked hard to practice, I have not made any progress for many years. Recently, I really want to rest."

Li Chongzhao changed his composure, looked anxious, plopped down on his knees, and said earnestly: "The sage must not have such thoughts. Last year, the sage traveled westward. After returning, the situation has improved. The country of Dayong is inseparable from saints."

Li Yin's words about abdicating were just probing, and the prince's reaction was naturally impeccable.Li Yin looked down at Li Chongzhao's sincerity, and nodded, his eyes seemed quite relieved.Li Chongzhao has been the son of destiny since he was a child. He respects his teachers and respects his corporals.But another undetectable look flashed under those gratified eyes. It seemed that Emperor Dayong was not looking at his own flesh and blood, but at the clay sculpture in the temple. He was guarded and alienated. He shook his head and said: That's not what you said."

Li Chongzhao was slightly taken aback, bowed his head and said, "My humble minister, Yulu, please speak clearly, the sage."

"With your intelligence, how come you don't know what I want you to say?" Li Yin picked up the demon book, "I want you to tell me what is orthodox destiny!"

Li Chongzhao said: "The country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the world is peaceful and orthodox."

"Okay, okay, well said." Li Yin sneered, and suddenly threw the demon book on Li Chongzhao's face, the light and heavy paper was as heavy as a thousand weights. With a "slap", Li Chongzhao didn't dodge or dodge, and got hit solidly.On the side, Qi Jilang and Si Yilang, who were describing the story, both froze for a moment.Li Yin suddenly raised his voice, pointed at Li Chongzhao and cursed: "Then what is the destiny!"

Li Yin didn't know what the destiny was. Li Chongzhao couldn't answer this question anyway, he just lowered his head, "Sage calm down, don't hurt the dragon's body."

"I see you want to be mad at me!" Li Yin heaved his chest, pointing to the demon book on the ground, "Orthodox destiny! Let me tell you what is orthodox destiny, and I am here to be orthodox destiny!"

The green smoke in the furnace seemed to be dispersed by Li Yin's voice, and there was no sound in the hall. Li Chongzhao kept silent. After a long time, Li Yin's anger calmed down, and he waved to Li Chongzhao: "Go."

"Resignation." Li Chongzhao saluted, then stepped back and left. Just as he was about to leave the palace gate, Li Yin called again: "Wait a minute."

Li Chongzhao paused, and Li Yin said: "You must not intervene in the case of the demon book, do you understand?"

"My minister knows." After Li Chongzhao finished speaking, he left with Si Yilang and others.

After Li Chongzhao left, Yu Guangli quickly picked up the demon book on the ground, Li Yin looked at the gate of the palace, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Is Yuan Shuo here?"

Yu Guangli said: "Yuan Jijiu is already outside the Hall of Martial Virtue."

Li Yin said: "Xuan."

"Wei." Yu Guangli, exiting the Hall of Martial Virtue.

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The place where Li Yinxuan met Yuan Shuo was not in the Wude Hall, but in the study in the west of the hall.Both the eunuch and the historian were dismissed, leaving only two of them.Li Yin called Yuan Shuo to sit on the couch, and asked, "Does Yuan Qing think I'm doing the right thing?"

Yuan Shuo said: "Your Majesty said that you just reprimanded the crown prince?"

"A lot of things." Li Yin shook his head and looked out of the window with a reminiscing look.

Yuan Shuo pondered for a while, and only replied, "A saint is an ambitious man."

"Ambition." Li Yin smiled, "If I didn't have ambition, I wouldn't be on the throne."

He paused and said with emotion: "In the troubled times back then, I saw demons rampant all over the world, and people's lives were like nothing. Although people in the two religions claimed to be responsible for killing demons and demons, the chaos of demons could not be calmed down. To avoid misfortune, I had to entrust myself under the protection of the two religions. The longer the troubled times, the more and more fields of blessings in the palaces and temples. I couldn't get angry, so I vowed to wipe out the demons and usurp the throne. Sure enough, in the end, Jing It is not monks and Taoists who get rid of demons, but Dayong people who sacrifice their lives. At that time, I thought, since the two religions are useless, why should the people be exploited by them? Longevity. Thinking back to the time when the ancestors of the human beings were able to control the human world, the human race was able to get rid of the slavery. Thousands of years have passed, and the gods and Buddhas in the sky have controlled the country. How is it different from the ignorant and chaotic world before the ancestors were born? "

"Back then I stood on Longwu Pass and watched the monsters go west. I thought this was the beginning of the prosperity of humanity. But it didn't take long to realize that this world is not so much my world as it is the world of monks. The authority of the country Falling into the hands of the two sects, isn't it too much to hold back! But the two sects have thousands of years of experience, if you want to deal with them, it will be a short-term effort. I want to implement a century-old plan, set up a master of the gods, and hold Qianyuan Xuegong as the holy land of Dayong. After completing this foundation, I will continue to provoke and exterminate the Buddha. If I succeed, I will suppress the Tao and respect the Confucianism. In this way, the human way will be able to control the world. But now, even if the first step is not successful, I am already I feel powerless. The bull drum in Cang Si's belly not only hurt me, but also hurt people's hearts. This demon book..."

Li Yin sighed, "That demon book has awakened me. I have never wanted to think about it in the past, I just think that if I am the emperor for a few more decades, the overall situation will be stable. But if something unexpected happens, I will not be able to control the country. What will the Son of Destiny do?"

Yuan Shuo finally spoke out, solemnly said: "No matter what, the sage should not have the idea of ​​Yi Chu. Otherwise, the world will be in chaos."

Li Yin was silent for a moment before saying: "Yuan Qing is right." Then he asked: "What do Yuan Qing think of the new scholars in Qianyuan Academy?"

Yuan Shuo understood Li Yin's intention to call him here, and replied: "The 36 bachelors are all worthy of the world, and they are not much worse than the holy places of the two religions, and even surpass them. However, among them Ninety percent of the people are from famous families. The Qianyuan Academy does not participate in political affairs, and the scholars can still stand out of the world without being affected. If they are involved in political struggles, the academy will probably become a vanity fair. If things go on like this, Even if it has the name of a holy place, there is no such thing as a holy place. The case of the demon book is no small matter. If a saint wants the Academy to assist in the investigation, this person is..."

Li Yin said: "How about your apprentice? He is young, and his chess strength is comparable to that of a national player. I heard that during the Spring Examination of Xuegong, he even cracked the secret of the spirit book."

"Although Guanqi has intelligence, he has no intentions." Yuan Shuo shook his head, "Besides, the situation of this case is complicated, and I think that it is inconvenient for Bachelor Qianyuan to participate."

Li Yin sneered, "The demon book mentions Qianyuan Academy, so it's not convenient for Qianyuan Academy to investigate the case!"

Yuan Shuo thought for a moment, "I actually thought of a suitable candidate."

"Oh?" Li Yin said, "Let's hear it."

Yuan Shuo said, "Did the sage forget the new Gyeonggi Youyi envoy?"

　Apologies for the late update, I've been really busy lately and the update cannot be guaranteed.It was sunny a few days ago, and although I have recovered, I am still prone to fatigue, lethargy, and lack of energy.In addition, the pigeon is about to get married in two weeks, so preparations must be made in the early stage.In addition, Xiaoge's grandmother was infected with the new crown and passed away yesterday at the age of 103. The family needs to attend a funeral. (Grandma has lived a very long life, and she is at the end of her life, but it is still unbearable to think that she has survived revolutions, wars, famines, and diseases for a hundred years, but not the new crown.) Besides these things, Xiao Ge has other things on hand. Work, wait until you are free, and try to update.

　　
　
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