Chapter 42 Shinichi
Gao Lingfeng and four clerks came in carrying several black boxes.
The square box made of black iron is one meter long and wide. It is dark and gives people a solid and heavy feeling.
They went in and out several times, bringing in a total of thirteen boxes.
Following them came a middle-aged man with a long and narrow horse face and a middle-aged man with a round face.
The middle-aged man with a long, narrow face and small eyes was full of energy. He came in with a flattering smile, cupped his fists and bowed: "Your Majesty."
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Master Ma, thank you for your work."
"It's the villain's honor that the prince can use him!" Ma Tianhe said with a flattering smile on his face, like a chrysanthemum blooming.
The round-faced middle-aged man next to him was quite reserved. He just cupped his fists and saluted without saying a word.
Chu Zhiyuan nodded without saying anything more, and came to the pile of secret boxes to take a closer look.
Ma Tianhe and the round-faced middle-aged man each took out a long key, inserted the two keys into the holes at the same time, and opened these dark iron boxes one by one.
One file after another was presented to him by Zou Fang, and he quickly read through it.
After reading one copy, he received it on the xuan case. After reading all the files in the box, Ma Tianhe organized them and put them back into the sealed box. He and the round-faced middle-aged man closed the box together and inserted two Turn the key in reverse to lock it completely.
Chu Zhiyuan read all the files one by one, closed his eyes and thought for a while, nodded with satisfaction, and nodded to Ma Tianhe and the round-faced middle-aged man.
The two men directed the clerks who had followed them to start moving out the sealed dossier box.
After seeing off Ma Tianhe and the round-faced middle-aged man, Chu Zhiyuan paced around the house with his hands behind his back.
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The previous leader of Houtu Sect had two sons, Feng Yan and Feng Chang.
The two sons were both great and talented, and each preached in different regions.
Before the old leader died, his youngest son Feng Chang failed to come back and only his eldest son Feng Yan was by his side, so he passed the position of leader to his eldest son Feng Yan.
This is the leader of this generation.
The youngest son Feng Chang was actually assassinated halfway by Feng Yanhua's assassins hired by Biluolou. He was seriously injured and almost died.
By the time Feng Chang rushed back with a seriously injured body, the dust had already settled and the new leader had already succeeded.
Feng Yan succeeded the leader and Feng Chang became the elder.
Feng Chang's talent is astonishing and he has a high prestige in the church.
The leader Feng Yan naturally did not trust him, and had been trying every means to weaken his prestige and power. In the end, he was angered, and the Earth Dragon Pearl was stolen and disappeared.
After the Earth Dragon Pearl was gone, the Houtu Sect did not decline, but instead became stronger.
Today, a hundred years later, the Earth Dragon Ball reappears.
The Houtu Cult immediately began to pursue.
Even though the Earth Dragon Pearl was in the hands of Feihua Sword Sect, which had just released its Grand Master, they still did not give up the pursuit and tried every possible means to get it.
These are the records of the Inspectorate.
The ownership of the Earth Dragon Ball is indeed troublesome.
The Earth Dragon Pearl is one of the cult leader's tokens. In theory, it should be returned. Of course, you can also ask for some benefits when returning it.
But it happened that Feng Chang had stolen it, and someone finally picked it up by chance.
It has been separated by a layer. They did not steal it, but just picked it up by chance. And Feng Chang had already indicated that it was destined to be left as a gift, so there is no need to return it to the Houtu Sect.
Everyone has their own reasons, it just depends on which side you stand on.
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The files of the Supervision Department also indicate the daily interactions of important disciples of the Houtu Sect and who they have close contacts with.
It can be found that the senior officials of Houtu Sect have close contacts with the senior officials of the imperial court, and the reason is Prince Huai's Mansion.
The daughter of the leader of Houtu Sect is very favored by Prince Huai, and he always takes her with him. Aiwujiwuxia is also very good to Houtu Sect.
It is said that she is expected to become the concubine of King Huai.
Those officials who had deep connections with Prince Huai's Mansion naturally had a good relationship with the Houtu Sect, and they often moved around.
In addition to officials from King Huai's line, Houtu Sect also has a good relationship with the four major sects, and many of them are friends with the disciples of the four major sects.
Chu Zhiyuan seemed to see a big net.
The Houtu Sect has unknowingly weaved a large network, including both court officials and the four major sects.
Chu Zhiyuan became more and more curious.
Are the two disciples of the Houtu Sect deposing the disciples of the Feihua Sword Sect to force them to return the Dragon Balls, or are they trying to undermine the prestige of the Feihua Sword Sect?
It is a pity that there is no more record of the Dragon Ball in the file. It is only said that it is one of the leader's tokens, but its magical uses are not mentioned.
Now Zhi is a sharp tool for practice, a treasure to assist in practice, and is extremely important to Houtu Sect, not just a token of the leader.
If a talented person like Feng Zhihao had the help of the Earth Dragon Ball, he would definitely advance by leaps and bounds. Especially after losing to his own hands, Feng Zhihao might be even more eager for the Earth Dragon Ball.
The Houtu Sect will never give up. On the one hand, it is direct persecution. On the other hand, I am afraid that it will put pressure on the Flying Flower Sword Sect through the imperial court or the four major sects.
If the Feihua Sword Sect can stop it this time, can it stop it next time?
If Seinfeld knew this, would he still take action?
Earth Dragon Ball, everything is because of this Earth Dragon Ball. Sure enough, the treasure will cause a bloody storm.
He thought again and again, and suddenly he had a strange intuition that this dragon ball was very useful to him.
He suddenly brightened up.
I have the Earth Yuan Jue and Tian Yuan Jue, but the Earth Dragon Pearl is of little use to me. How can I have such a strange intuition?
He believed in his intuition and thought of seeing this dragon ball.
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"Sir!" Gao Lingfeng shouted outside the house.
Chu Zhiyuan said: "Come in."
Gao Lingfeng came in with a wax-sealed file and presented it with both hands: "This is an official letter from the Zhenwu Division."
Zou Fang stepped forward to take it, opened it and checked it before presenting the pile of letters to Chu Zhiyuan.
Chu Zhiyuan took it and looked through it one by one. There were a total of thirteen people's confessions. In addition to the four people who were arrested, there were also witnesses at the time.
The statements of these thirteen people clearly recorded everything that happened at that time, including every question asked.
Through these records, the situation at that time can be clearly restored.
Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.
According to what is written above, it was indeed the disciples of the Houtu Sect who provoked first, but nothing seemed wrong.
After all, anyone who encounters that situation can't help but get angry, as if they've been cuckolded, so it's weird if they can't hold back.
The Earth Dragon Pearl was actually mentioned in it. Although the name of the Earth Dragon Pearl was not mentioned, it was mentioned about it and called the Feihua Sword Sect a thief.
In this way, it is not to damage the reputation of the Flying Flower Sword Sect, but for the Earth Dragon Pearl.
This is a little better.
Among the thirteen confessions, people from the Zhenwu Division deliberately asked about the disciples of the four major sects. None of these thirteen people saw the disciples of the four major sects in Zhenlong Library.
It can be preliminarily concluded that there are no figures of the four major sects behind this.
That is the pure battle for the Earth and Dragon Balls.
This made him relieved and prevented Song Feiqiong from confronting the four major sects and avoiding violent turmoil in the court.
If there is any grudge between great masters, the impact will be too great and the impact will be far-reaching.
Now that it's clear that it's just a fight for the Earth Dragon Ball, it'll be easier to handle.
He thought for a while, sat back at the Xuan desk, and asked Zou Fang to study the ink. He picked up the pen and wrote a few pieces of paper in one breath. He blew it, stuffed it into an envelope, and sealed it with beeswax.
Finally, he handed it to Gao Lingfeng: "Master Gao, please submit my submission to the doctor."
"Yes." Gao Lingfeng nodded solemnly, took the envelope, clasped his fists and left.
Chu Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief.
When it comes to the Grand Master, I, as a Yuanwai Lang, only hold a deputy position and cannot make my own decisions.
By clarifying the ins and outs of this matter and presenting it to the superior officer, he has fulfilled his duties as a foreign minister.
He left the yamen of the Ministry of Rites with his hands behind his hands and strolled out. As he walked, he came to a street he had never been before.
Sanfu Street.
The disciples of Feihua Sword Sect temporarily live here.
On the way here, Chu Zhiyuan took a detour and came near the altar of Zhenyi Sect.
He has always wanted to find out whether any of these sects secretly practiced the way of incense, and whether they were violating the taboos of the imperial court.
The teaching altar of Zhenyi Sect is a large house, which is as spacious as Houtu Hall and is very lively with people coming and going.
The believers believe in the only way.
All things in heaven and earth finally end up as one, the true one.
What Zhenyi Sect pursues is the eternal avenue, the true source of all things, the one that gives rise to two, two gives rise to three, and three gives rise to all things.
Everything in the world is an appearance. If you want to find the One, you must get rid of the appearance, return to the essence, and look for the essence within the essence, the pure and true One.
And the way to pursue the Oneness is the way of contemplation.
Taking the bright moon as the deity, observe the present moment, the sea of heart, and the soul, thereby peeling off the appearance layer by layer, breaking through all things, and seeing the one and only.
And this method of contemplation is to visualize the deity with a bright moon.
What is enshrined in that altar is a bright moon.
What Chu Zhiyuan saw was that this bright moon was the same as the bright moon in the night sky.
(End of chapter)