Too much fruit

Chapter 792 Asking the Heaven for Divination
By evening, the sounds of fighting gradually subsided, but the noises of shouting and clamoring arose again.

In front of the imperial city, a group of ministers who were concerned about the country and the people were asking to see the eldest princess.

"Princess, we wish to see you."

This is the rational side.

"Princess, please give the officials in the court an explanation of the identity of the eldest son-in-law Feng Manlou."

This is a bit radical.

"If there is a demon in the country, there will be great disaster."

This is a bit radical.

"Princess, please issue an imperial edict to confess your crimes to the world and hunt down the evildoer Feng Manlou."

This is... not wanting to live?

Anyway, when he said this, a space suddenly became empty around him.

The ministers could not tell whether the princess was magnanimous or not, but the great master was definitely magnanimous and had no bottom line. If the great master knew about it, this person, including those who were close to him, would probably not end up well.

This is an enemy of the Great Honored One, but you really said that.

The eldest princess who was meditating in Nanli Palace opened her eyes. Her pupils were infected with red light and looked fierce.

With her strength, even though the palace gate was far away, it was no problem for her to hear the sound, not to mention that all the officials had cultivation and their voices were quite loud.

"Get rid of these idiots..."

The eldest princess subconsciously wanted to let a son-in-law solve the problem, after all, it was he who caused the trouble, but she stopped halfway through her words.

"I've really lost my mind."

They were obviously angry because a certain son-in-law of the Dragon King ran away, but they subconsciously ignored his departure.

The princess laughed at herself for a moment, then raised her voice and said, "Someone, ask Jiang Sikong to come to Nanli Palace."

As the saying goes, the younger brother takes the blame for the elder brother's fault. Since the son-in-law of the Ji family is gone, let the son-in-law of the Gongsun family take over. Anyway, by now, the princess doesn't care whether a son-in-law will expand his power because of this.

The palace maid standing outside the room immediately said yes, and then left quickly, showing that she had extraordinary martial arts skills.

The eldest princess did not go to the main hall of Nanli Palace, but waited for Jiang Li's arrival in her room.

But in the end, she waited for the news that Jiang Li had left the imperial city.

"Your Highness, Yushi Yuanjun said that Sikong had left the imperial city half an hour ago and went to Qiongshan." The palace maid reported cautiously outside the door.

"Going to Taixue?"

The eldest princess' eyes moved, and she knew that Jiang Li had already taken action.

If he went to the Imperial College, it was obvious that he had to first resolve the issue of the Imperial College's chief academic officer, or at least prevent the Imperial College from standing on the opposing side.

The reputation of the Great Venerable was truly a hundred times worse than that of a certain unlucky Taoist priest. Even the Imperial Academy Priest would not stand on his side because of this. The reputation of the demon cultivators was notorious, and the reputation of the Great Venerable of the Demon God Cult was even more evil. Jiang Li should have been able to only ask the Imperial Academy not to be his enemy. This time, he could not ask the Imperial Academy to stand on his side.

You were clearly backstabbed by the Imperial Academy before, so now you want to speak well of the Imperial Academy's chief academic officer?

When the princess thought about this, her hatred towards someone deepened. The good situation was thus ruined.

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"Sikong, please."

At the top of Qiongshan Mountain, there is a stone table standing by the lake, with an old man and a young man sitting opposite each other.

The face of the Imperial Academy's chief academic officer, which seemed more spacious than that of an ordinary person, opened all four of his eyes, which was rare, and looked directly at Jiang Li, while pushing a cup of tea in front of Jiang Li.

The dim red light of dusk shone on the two of them, but only a shadow was projected on the ground, which was the shadow of the chief academic officer of the Imperial Academy.

"Standing upright without a shadow, Sikong's realm is becoming more and more profound."

Naturally, the abnormality on the ground could not escape the old man's eyes. This was Cangjie's double pupils, a sign of a sage, so his eyesight should not be underestimated.

The Imperial Academy Priest praised him lightly, and then said, "Does Sikong want me to sit on the sidelines and watch? This is easy. Tu Bo wants to support the Second Prince as a puppet, so that the world will really become a family world. This is what I don't want. Although it is inconvenient for me to support Sikong, I will never be in the same camp with Tu Bo."

In fact, the chief academician of the Imperial Academy wanted to support Jiang Li and the princess very much. Unfortunately, although he himself could ignore the false reputation, the Imperial Academy could not.

If the Imperial Academy were to be tainted by the bad reputation of the Great Master, this number one institution of learning in the Great Zhou would be in disgrace, so the Imperial Academy's chief academic officer could only say that he could do nothing to help.

As for the price of sitting on the sidelines, the Imperial Academy Priest did not need Jiang Li to pay it. This matter was from his heart, and the previous backstabbing was another matter.

But Jiang Li came this time just to give an explanation.

"I came here to ask the High Priest to temporarily leave the capital."

Jiang Li took the teacup, turned it gently, and said slowly: "In Jiangnan, Taoism has become a trend. The children of the noble families make elixirs and draw talismans, and worship the Pure Land. Although I come from the Taoist school, I don't like this trend very much, so I want to ask the chief priest to take me to Jiangnan to correct the trend."

"You can also take Zhong Shenxiu with you, the chief priest. I heard that Brother Zhong has established a school in Liangzhou, teaching everyone. It has already become a large-scale school. It is a good opportunity for him to go to the south and give the poor and the common people more hope for advancement."

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Academy's chief academic officer remained expressionless, but his gaze became more focused. He asked in a slightly deeper voice, "Is this what the Minister of Works wants to say?"

"This is what I want to tell you," Jiang Li nodded, and said, "The High Priest will go to start the school, and all the previous matters will be written off."

The completely unexpected words made the Imperial Academy chief academician think deeply.

He originally thought that Jiang Li came to persuade the Imperial College to provide as much convenience as possible. Even if the Imperial College's chief academic officer could not take the initiative to come forward, he could express his opinion indirectly through his students.

Zhu Huian still has many friends and students in the court, and the Grand Priest has many students all over the world, and his connections are far better than Zhu Huian. If he speaks up, Jiang Li can be more confident, although he can't say he will win. But Jiang Li's idea is not to ask the Imperial Academy for help, but to let the Imperial Academy Priest leave the capital temporarily, and he is willing to write off the previous matter for this.

The chief academic officer of the Imperial Academy had a thoughtful look in his eyes.

After a while, he slowly said, "Please allow me to think about this matter carefully."

It seems like a simple request, but since it comes from Jiang Li, it makes people think more about it.

Jiang Li's reputation for "treating people with sincerity" is now known to the world. Anyone who talks to Jiang Li would like to break each word into two halves and analyze it bit by bit.

Because Jiang Li's truth can also deceive people. He really treats people with sincerity, and only treats people with sincerity.

"Then I will leave first. Please give me an answer before the court meeting tomorrow morning."

Jiang Li also expressed no opinion on this, and did not feel the anger he had felt before being backstabbed.

As everyone knows, Jiang Sikong is a man of great generosity, and he cannot be compared with those narrow-minded people like Tianxuan, Gongsun Qingyue, Feng Manlou, and the Princess.

Even though the Imperial Academy's chief academic officer had done a little bit of harm to Jiang Li because he wanted to welcome back the true emperor, he didn't care at all and had absolutely no intention of revenge.

Jiang Li just left like that, without any hesitation.

After he left, the Grand Historian Xiao Zhi and the Grand Musician Ming Shaowei walked out of the nearby bamboo forest and came behind the Imperial Academy's chief academic officer.

"Teacher," Xiao Zhi said, looking at the cup of tea opposite the Imperial College's chief priest, "Jiang Sikong seems to want you to leave the capital."

Although he was holding the teacup, he didn't drink any tea at all. The subtle details expressed the contradiction.

Perhaps only if the Imperial Academy's chief academic officer agreed to Jiang Li's request would he drink the cup of tea.

The Imperial Academy's chief academic officer was not surprised at all by this. He even let go of the backstabbing so easily. How could Jiang Li not take this matter seriously?

The old man has lived for more than two hundred years, and is older than the Great Venerable. He has personally witnessed the growth of Tianxuan's generation. Jiang Li's personality is almost the same as Tianxuan's. They both cannot bear to suffer losses, but they can suffer losses for necessary things.

It is absolutely necessary to make him suffer.

"Jiang Sikong, maybe he wants to attack Tu Bo," said the Imperial Academy Priest slowly, looking at the cup of tea. "His Qi Dao cultivation has reached the highest level, and his physical body and soul are not much behind. He is called fourth-grade, but he is actually third-grade. He has made great progress in the battle of Yongzhou. Wenshu should have died in his hands."

At this time, the results of the battle in Yongzhou had not yet been reported to the capital, but the chief academician of the Imperial Academy had already guessed the outcome.

The Buddha Kingdom must have been defeated, otherwise Jiang Li would not have stayed in the capital for long. Considering the duration of the battle and Jiang Li's improvement, it can be concluded that Jiang Li most likely defeated the Buddha Kingdom with a decapitation tactic, that is, killing Manjusri.

If Manjusri had not died, with the survival ability of a third-grade strongman, the war could definitely be prolonged to a very long extent.

"Then we..." Taile Ling Ming Shaowei showed hesitation.

He couldn't say whether to agree to Jiang Li's request.

Jiang Li's strength has improved to this point, and he has such a good record. Taixue is certainly not afraid of becoming his enemy, but there is no need to do so.

The purpose of the Imperial Academy's chief academic officer is to ensure that Emperor Daoguo has the next successor and let the real emperor regain control of the Great Zhou. This matter has nothing to do with Emperor Daoguo, and it is not worth making enemies for this.

However, if Tu Bo falls, the next step might be Tai Xue.

And judging from the current situation, dealing with Tu Bo will definitely cause chaos in the capital of gods, which will in turn affect the stability of the country and cause endless troubles.

The two looked at their teacher at the same time, waiting for the Imperial Academy's chief academic officer to make a decision.

The Imperial Academy Priest pondered for a moment and then said, "I want to tell you a fortune."

The Imperial Academy also taught the Book of Changes, so the Imperial Academy Chief Academic was no stranger to it. Although theoretically, the Book of Changes in the Imperial Academy was an extension of the hexagrams to human principles, and was not known for its Yi techniques, the Imperial Academy Chief Academic was able to create corresponding moves based on the Book of Changes, so how could he really not know how to use Yi techniques?

He took out three copper coins and a tortoise shell. His relatively simple divination method surprised both the Grand Historian and the Grand Music Officer.

Because this can be said to be one of the most basic divination methods, which is somewhat inconsistent with the level of the Imperial Academy's chief academic officer.

The Imperial Academy Priest also understood the doubts of the two disciples. While putting the copper coins into the tortoise shell, he said, "Although I have made great achievements in the Yi Dao, my attainments are definitely not as good as those of Jiang Sikong and Patriarch Gongsun. If you want to rely on your own divination, you may not even be able to break through the protection of the fate of the Ji and Jiang families."

At this point, the Imperial Academy's chief academic officer couldn't help but shake his head.

This son-in-law is unique in that his luck is better than that of his family members.

Even if he was a prince of the Ji family, he was not as good as Jiang Sikong in terms of the protection of the Ji family's luck, not to mention his other luck. Even if Jiang Li did not put up any resistance, his luck could block the calculation of the Imperial Academy's chief priest.

and so--

"Even beginners can try to use the hexagram plate to divination as long as they have the relevant classics. The movement of all things in the world has its own rules, and there are traces in the dark. The hexagram plate is to match these traces with coincidences to get the result."

The Imperial Academy Priest shook the tortoise shell and said, "Rather than saying it's human calculation, it's better to say it's heaven's calculation. This method is to ask the heavens for divination. It's difficult for me to make divinations by my own strength, so I can only ask the heavens for divination."

Human calculation?

God’s will!

Ask the sky for divination, ask the sky for divination, can the sky really tell the fortune?
God, will he really answer the question asked by the chief academic officer of the Imperial Academy?

Xiao Zhi and Ming Shaowei watched the copper coin go in and out of the tortoise shell several times, and the hexagram appeared, and each of them showed a thoughtful look.

As for the Imperial Academy's chief academic officer, after the hexagram appeared, he looked up at the sky with a dim gaze and remained silent for a long time.

"Get ready."

He stood up and ordered, "Send a message to Shenxiu, asking him to come along and go to the south with me."

(End of this chapter)