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Chapter 368 Spinning (5K+)

"Muyi and Xizi, the master and servant, seem to be no different from ordinary Jiangnan people." Ji Chongyan said. It's about old things."

"There are many geomantic treasures in Jiangnan Road. During the time of Emperor Wendi of Dajing, Chen Rang found a geomantic treasure in Jiangnan Road. He thought the geomantic omen was excellent, so he changed its name to Jiulongling, saying that it was the auspicious place where the emperor Mingjun was born. However, Jiangnan Road is far away. Jingdu City, Chang'an is a long way away, and the Emperor of Fengshui would not be able to use it if he wanted to, so Taishi ordered Chen Rang to send his younger brother Chen Xian from the same sect to Jiangnan Road to open a Jiangnan Road Taishi Mansion."

"What did Chen Xian do in the Jiangnan Dao Taishi Mansion, the official history and the unofficial files in the market did not mention it. I only know that the Dajing court revoked the Jiangnan Dao Taishi Mansion not long after," Ji Chongyan said here. When it came down, the incident happened suddenly, even if it is not enough to check the manpower used for a while, not to mention that it was all a hundred years ago, so he didn't find much, "It's just that although the Jiangnan Dao Taishi Mansion was revoked, and was sent Chen Rang’s younger brother Chen Xian who came here did not return to Beijing, and there was no news after that.”

Of course, it is impossible for people to disappear out of thin air. If something happened to Chen Xian, Chen Rang, who is deeply affectionate as a teacher and brother, would definitely react, but the fact is that he didn't.After that, all the records related to Chen Xian disappeared in the writings of the Dajing historian, as if they disappeared out of thin air.

"After that, several Taoist temples were built in the Jiulongling generation of Jiangnan Road. Some people once said that they saw Chen Xian in the Taoist temples, and some people said that the first generation of Taoist temples were Chen Xian's disciples." The things are far apart, and the files are not clear, so talking about it is a bit more hearsay.

In short, it seems that the imperial court completely abandoned this place, but several Taoist temples settled here with the help of Feng Shui.

Then in a flash, it went from a hundred years ago to 20 years ago.

"In the most chaotic years 20 years ago, several people from the Jiangnan Dao government wrote to the Jiangnan Dao capital to establish a sect of Holy Taoism on their own. "Ji Chongyan paused at this point, and told Jiang Shaoyan about the pair of master and servant, "The house of Mu Yi and Xizi's master and servant is called Qixiufang, and it is now a piece of flat land. Qixiufang is the place of residence of the people who tried to establish their own sect in vain."

The Jinling Mansion was burned, but as long as it existed, it may not be impossible to find out.

These were found by Lin Yan from the dossiers of the previous dynasty in the Jiangnan Daodu Mansion that have not yet been processed in the future, and they are also one of the few clues that have been found so far.

It is difficult for the people to establish their own sect... although it is difficult to describe, it is not uncommon.However, most of them were small troubles or even suppressed by the imperial court. There are really few sects such as Buddhism and Taoism that have been passed down.

"What is the purpose of this Holy Taoism?" Jiang Shaoyan asked.

"They say they claim to be orthodox Taoism." Ji Chongyan remembered the indescribable expression of the old official in Jiangnan Daodu when he talked about this matter, "Your Majesty, it seems that those ordinary people listened to the old liars on the street bragging, or I was stunned after reading a few books about fairy tales and ghosts, and I started to teach something messy without any basis. It’s the time when the world is in chaos again, Lin Shaoqing, Prince Ji, how can you let them add to the chaos at that time?”

It's not that they shirk, and they won't care about it if they change to any capital.

Of course, just letting them go back like this is not enough. After these people left, the Jiangnan Daodu government ordered the local officials of Jinling to keep an eye on these people to prevent them from causing trouble. , and then ignored it.

So Muyi and Xizi, the pair of master and servant, are actually related to this Holy Taoism that once wanted to stand on its own?

When Jiang Shaoyan heard this, she felt another thing from it: "Lin Shaoqing has a good memory to find these from the warehouses of Jiangnan Daodu Prefecture, which are piled up like a sea of ​​former court files."

At least from what she saw, this jade-faced judge is indeed worthy of the name and has some abilities.

As for why Ji Chongyan came to Jiang Shaoyan in such a hurry after he found clues about Muyi and Xizi, a pair of master and servant, and the Holy Taoism that was beaten back by the capital before they had time to be born...

"Taishi Ling Chen Rang is a Fengshui master, and it's not surprising that his younger brother Chen Xian also works in the Taishi Bureau." Ji Chongyan paused, raised his head and looked into the girl's eyes, The girl's pupils were black and white, her expression was focused, and she listened carefully to what he said, "Compared with Chen Ranglai, Chen Xian is much more low-key in terms of fame and other things, but as far as I know, he was in the Taishi Bureau for the then Emperor Wen. A potion maker."

An official of the Taishi Bureau who made pills?Seeing the girl raised her eyebrows and showed a strange look on her face, Ji Chongyan smiled, and he said, "I thought the same as you at first, and thought that Chen Xian was just like those swindling Taoist priests, that is, relying on one mouth to bluff." Emperor Wen lived here."

There are not a few emperors who have been obsessed with alchemy since ancient times, and there are not many emperors in Duowen, and there will be no less than one less.

"However, this Chen Xian is different from ordinary liar Taoist priests. His elixir is said to have been amazed by the imperial physicians at the Imperial Medical Office. Some unbelieving imperial physicians opened up the elixir and studied it, and found that the herbs in it did conform to the principle of medicinal properties, and the elixir The prescription, or it can be said that the prescription is extremely superb." When Ji Chongyan said this, he stopped and looked at the girl in front of him.

The girl smiled when she heard the words, and said clearly: "This Chen Xianyu is probably quite accomplished in medical skills."

That's right, Chen Xianyu's methods above his medical skills must be very powerful. A person who is so proficient in medical skills is not bluffing and deceiving, but an official of the Taishi Bureau who has some real talents. Disappeared?
There's clearly something wrong with this.However, these are too long in the end, and the reason has not been found.But there is another thing to tell the girl in front of me: "Miss Jiang Si, do you know where the Jiangnan Dao Taishi Mansion was established and disappeared after one year?"

The girl's heart moved when she heard this, and she already understood: "Jiulongling is adjacent to Jinling, and Jinling is also a famous city in the south of the Yangtze River. The Taishi Mansion of the Jiangnan Province was built in Jinling. It can be said that it is a good thing that kills multiple birds with one stone. In addition to the Qixiufang where Mu Yi and Xizi's master and servants are where you specifically mentioned, I think the former site of the short-lived Jiangnan Dao Taishi Mansion should be in Qixiufang."

She didn't know how much the Jiangnan Road had changed a hundred years ago and now, nor did she know what the situation was at that time, but since Chen Xian and others were related to the Taishi Bureau, and senior brother Chen Rang was a master of Fengshui, they should have some knowledge about Fengshui. pay attention to.

Many of Mr. Jiang's all-encompassing collections are related to Fengshui, and she read it and understood it.The location of Qixiufang is in the east of Jinling City. Everything rises from the sun, which is a good start. In addition, it is indeed a good geomantic treasure.

Therefore, it seems that there is no problem with Chen Xian building Jiangnan Dao Taishi Mansion on the location of Qixiufang.

Hearing what the girl blurted out, Ji Chongyan nodded with a smile, his eyes full of approval: "The Taishi Mansion is indeed located in Qixiufang, and what's more, those common people wanted to build their own sect, Shengdaoism, 20 years ago?" Yes, although decades have passed between the two, one has to wonder if this is a coincidence."

If there is a coincidence between the two, Chen Xian is a master of alchemy who does not "bluff and deceive" and has some real talents, but Muyi and Xizi related to this are involved in the Jiang family. Must run.

"The pair of master and servant had such an old relationship with Mr. Chen, and they gave the Jiang family tens of thousands of taels of silver for no reason. Moreover, according to the second Mrs. Jiang, it was when Mrs. Jiang was short of money," although He felt that the reason for lack of money was a bit speechless, but he had to say that there were indeed people like Mrs. Jiang in this world, "This is really too coincidental, so people have to doubt..."

"I suspect they made some agreement with Mrs. Jiang, such as when my mother gave birth?" The girl stopped the smile on her face and looked at Ji Chongyan with a calm expression.

Ji Chongyan stared at the expression on the girl's face for a long while, and then nodded when he saw that the girl just lost the smile on her face and looked calm.

What is it that Mrs. Jiang, such a boudoir woman, deserves so much trouble for the master and servant?Lenovo's biological mother of Miss Jiang Si, who was pregnant at that time, had seen so many complicated cases with Lin Yan that he immediately thought of this speculation, and came here overnight.

Although it is still unknown why Miss Jiang Si's biological mother was assassinated so much, but since this matter is related to her biological mother, he should come and tell her if he knows.

"Thank you, Prince Ji, for telling me this. I have already begun to doubt this, but I doubt it because of Mrs. Jiang Er's words." Jiang Shaoyan explained.

After hearing the words, Ji Chongyan hesitated for a moment, then looked at the girl again, and said, "Your mother's identity doesn't seem to have anything to do with these things." At least he can't find anything right now.

It is not an easy task to dig up an old thing from many years ago.

Jiang Shaoyan lowered her eyes, and her gaze fell to the ground. Under Ji Chongyan's feet was his shadow, slender and slender. Opposite to this was another shadow not far from him, chubby like a hill, it was her shadow.

The poison on her body was brought out from the womb, and the poison on her body also came from Mrs. Jiang.

Therefore, for her, this is not a doubt, but an almost certain fact.

Thinking of Mrs. Jiang who stayed in Xiyuan, Jiang Shaoyan lowered her eyebrows: Since Mrs. Jiang is willing to be a pawn, she doesn't mind using it.

But to attract those people to appear, Mrs. Jiang must really know something.

Seeing the girl's frowning and silent, Ji Chongyan didn't say anything, but quietly looked at the girl in front of him.

Knowing this, the girl didn't cry or yell, and remained silent.Will he be afraid, or will he bear it and pretend to be ignorant, or will he lie dormant quietly, waiting for a backhand blow one day?
Just as she was thinking about it, the silent girl said, "My mother's identity really has nothing to do with this, but I heard that my grandmother came from Jiangnan Road."

I don't know exactly where it came from, but I heard that her identity is just an ordinary civilian girl.

The problem is not with an ordinary girl, but with Jiangnan Dao.

Ji Chongyan thought for a while, and then said: "Chen Xian is a Taoist alchemist who is proficient in medical skills. He came to Jiangnan Dao a hundred years ago, and has been missing since then in the history of Dajing. However, there are many more Taoist temples on Jiulongling. It is still there today.”

"There are a lot of Taoist temples on Jiulongling, and it's not surprising that there are a few more who are proficient in medical skills." Ji Chongyan looked at the girl who looked up at him, and said, "Besides, a person who claims to be the emperor of Ming Dynasty It is indeed a waste of Fengshui treasure land to be used by the people like this."

The meaning of these words is obvious!Jiang Shaoyan looked at Ji Chongyan with some surprise: his idea is really bold. She came from the modern society and did not have the idea of ​​a monarch, minister and emperor, so it is not surprising that some people at the time had "deviating" weird ideas, but Ji Chongyan's "simple in The emperor's favorite minister of the "Emperor's Heart" actually thinks the same way... For people who were born and raised in the Great Zhou Dynasty, they are a different kind.

However, compared to the "heterogeneous" in her core who came from this world, the "heterogeneous" in front of her is more similar to the same kind.

Therefore, she understood what Ji Chongyan meant almost instantly.

"You mean that it was very likely that Chen Xian turned from the bright to the dark, and the so-called Jiangnan Dao Taishi Mansion has always existed secretly?" The girl looked at Ji Chongyan.

After hearing this, Ji Chongyan had a little more smile in his eyes, and asked her back: "Do you think this is impossible?"

"It's possible." After a moment of silence, the girl looked at him fixedly, and then said after a long pause, "And there may be evidence to support this possibility. I saw a roll of locks in the warehouse in Gusu Inside is a bunch of wanted portraits that have not been posted. Most of the people in the portraits have square eyebrows, and judging from the length and shape noted next to the portraits, most of them are tall and mighty, it seems..."

"Born in the military." Ji Chongyan understood her words in an instant, and continued, "Which yamen sent it?"

"Military Department." Jiang Shaoyan said, "I just don't know why it hasn't been posted."

"If the arrest warrant is issued by the Ministry of War, then there are two possibilities for the people in these portraits," Ji Chongyan said. The Zhao family's ancestors have been in the army for several generations. Even though he has not joined the army, he is far more familiar with military affairs than ordinary people. "Either they are deserters, but the Ministry of War has always been strict with deserters. It is rare to have such gentle methods, so I am inclined to the second."

As for the second...

"They are carrying out secret orders. The Ministry of War didn't know about it at first, and issued a wanted order. After they knew about it, they were suppressed by their superiors. Since then, neither side has mentioned it anymore.

From the perspective of Chen Xian, who also disappeared from the history of Dajing, the second is more likely.

In this case, a team of soldiers who carry out secret orders, a master of the Taishi Bureau who is good at making alchemy and alchemy, and Jiulongling, a place with excellent geomantic omen, all mixed together...

"What did Emperor Wen want to do a hundred years ago? Can't he go to Jiulongling to practice some elixir?" Jiang Shaoyan thought, and couldn't help but shudder in her heart, "Wouldn't it be the same as when Emperor Qin asked for immortal medicine to dream of eternal life in the Spring and Autumn Period? !"

It's really not that she thinks too much, after all, there are not a few emperors who do this.

"It's possible," Ji Chongyan glanced at Jiang Shaoyan, paused, but said, "But if I were Emperor Wen, I wouldn't choose Jiulongling to make alchemy, because there are not many alchemy materials in Jiulongling. A place like Miaojiang seems to be more suitable for tossing."

Jiang Shaoyan: "..." There seems to be some truth in saying so.

So what did Emperor Wen and others want to do at that time?Why did you come to Kowloon Ridge?What does this have to do with her, or Mrs. Jiang and her mother's untimely death?
She originally thought that all of this had something to do with medicine, but now she seemed to think it had something to do with people.

Why do those people want Mrs. Jiang to die?The poison even spread to her body, Jiang Shaoyan was a little puzzled.

"Anyway, this place is Jiulongling, so it must be related to the so-called Emperor Mingjun." Ji Chongyan got up and walked to Jiang Shaoyan, and asked her, "Miss Jiang Si, what are you going to do with Mrs. Jiang's pawn?"

"Of course it is used to lure out the black hands behind the scenes," Jiang Shaoyan said without hiding anything about Ji Chongyan's question, "Originally I was hesitant to let Madam Jiang know what, but now I know."

Ji Chongyan looked up at her.

The girl bent her eyes at him and smiled: "The emblem of the Holy Taoism that disappeared before it could be created, oh, what does the totem representing the Holy Taoism look like, can Prince Ji draw it for me?"

A religion naturally has a totem related to it, just like the Taiji fish picture of Taoism, so does the Holy Taoism.

About this totem... Ji Chongyan smiled, thought about it for a while, opened his mouth and gestured and said: "It looks like a half-opened lotus flower." I feel that if the Holy Taoism practiced by these common people is taken seriously, then the lotus ponds in the world will be filled with symbols of 'Holy Taoism'.

A half-opened lotus... The girl smiled and was about to speak, but a scene flashed in her mind, and her face changed slightly: "The totem... is a six-petaled lotus with half-opened leaves?"

Thinking back on the appearance of the lotus, Ji Chongyan put away the smile on his face and turned serious: "Miss Jiang Si, what's the matter? This totem...have you seen it?"

The girl raised her eyes, her face was pale without a trace of blood under the sun, and her pupils were as black as ink: "The one on Dali's elbow is just such a lotus flower."

Ji Chongyan's expression changed drastically.

Dali had tattooed a lotus flower on her elbow, he knew it, but he had never seen it with his own eyes.He also knew that the totem of the Holy Taoism was a lotus flower, and even saw it with his own eyes.

But neither he nor Lin Yan cared about the totem of the Holy Taoism at that time. After all, there are many things like lotus, and he didn't connect the two at all.

Unexpectedly, the lotus tattoo on Dali's elbow would be exactly the same as this so-called holy Taoist totem.

The girl spoke clearly, and she explained the shape and characteristics of the lotus petals in a few words. The same double leaves, the same half-opened, the same six-petal lotus?
Could it be a coincidence?
"Also, when it comes to being good at medicine, there is no distinction between medicine and poison." The girl's face was pale, and her voice was cold but with a rare tremor, "Dali and Xiaoli's mother, that is, Li It's hard to explain Madam's deeds at this time. Some people say that she has great means, but no matter how good she is, after her death, those who are obsessed with her will die one after another. ’ makes sense.”

(End of this chapter)