I stole divine power in Daxia

Chapter 533 Intrigue
Inside the study, Shentu Yuan looked at Han Guanzang's body lying on the table. On the small square table were drinks and a dish of unfinished sashimi. Han Guanzang did not cry out loudly in the last moments of his life, because the cause of his death was a fish bone stuck in his throat. Yes, a fifth-rank historian 'Huizhao' was killed by a fish bone stuck in his throat.

He could only struggle to write the word "Zhou" on the table.

There are actually many things that Mei Juncang's analysis just now has not explained clearly, that is, why did Han Guancang, knowing that he was going to die, leave such a big "signal" for everyone to see?

He took the opportunity to ask, "Is this word 'Zhou' left by the murderer?"

Using a corpse to write the word "Zhou" is not a difficult task for practitioners of middle level or above. There are at least dozens of ways to do it.

Mei Juncang smiled and shook his head. "I'm not sure about that, because whether it's Han Guanzang or the murderer, they could have left the word 'Zhou'. As for what happened specifically, only the parties involved know."

Just as Shen Tu Yuan was about to continue asking, he heard a loud sprint from outside, and then saw a flagman rushing to Shen Tu Yuan, "Sir, the emperor has spoken!"

Shen Tuyuan's face changed slightly. Before he could say what the emperor's order was, he heard a voice coming from outside, "If I don't keep it secret, I will lose my chastity. If I keep the emperor's order secret without permission, it is unforgivable."

This voice, word by word, poured into the house from outside and fell into the ears of the little flag who fell down to report. It was like a death warrant. His blood surged all over his body, and the martial arts god in his dantian was unable to suppress the boiling blood. His face instantly turned into that of a burning red shrimp, and his heart made a sound like a war drum due to the turbulent blood. He was about to go crazy and explode and die in the next moment.

Shen Tu Yuan's face changed drastically, without time to think, he put his hand on the small flag and performed the military formation method. This small flag worked under him. Now Shen Tu Yuan has entered the sixth level of Lian Gang, so naturally he also trained his own military formation.

In a military formation, the generals and soldiers are one, and their spirit, energy and soul are united.

The blood essence in Shentu Yuan's brows leaped, evolving into an illusory flying bear spirit, which forcefully fell onto the small flag through the power of blood and qi, helping it to suppress the boiling, chaotic blood and qi in its body.

However, the moment Shentu Yuan's Flying Bear Spirit fell on the small flag, his own blood began to boil. The power that surged out from the small flag actually contained a trace of the power of national destiny, which was twisting in his body like a dragon.

The sixth rank of the famous scholar, "Speaking the truth", links two things together, and the fifth rank of the famous scholar, "Criminal Law", as long as you believe it, it will produce the corresponding effect.

The visitor first linked the breach of secrets with the imperial decree, thereby being able to draw on a certain amount of national destiny power that filled the entire Yujing Mountain, and then questioned the small flag with the crime of "breach of secrets", making him believe that he would be punished by "losing his virginity" because of his "breach of secrets".

Therefore, the moment the little flag heard this voice, it would be difficult for him to control his own qi and blood, and he would eventually go crazy and die.

If it was an ordinary "criminal" method, Shen Tu Yuan could still suppress it a little, but if the other party could call upon the national destiny, it would be just like when Zhou Tieyi used the thunder talisman to call upon the thunder from the sky. On this Yujing Mountain, there is a sacred oracle, so naturally he speaks the law of heaven.

Shentu Yuan was unable to suppress his anger, while Zhang Shizhong just watched coldly. He certainly did not have the slightest favorable impression towards these people from the God-Slaying Division who had sealed off the Imperial Academy, let alone taking any action to stop the imperial edict.

Just when Shen Tu Yuan felt that he was about to give up, he suddenly heard the sound of flipping pages. Volumes of illusory and heavy books appeared next to Mei Juncang. The pages quickly turned to a certain page, and Mei Juncang recited in a low voice, "The Great Xia Constitution, Military Code, Amnesty Volume 23, Article 140, Soldiers must obey the instructions of their superiors during the performance of official duties. Even if there are additional orders from higher superiors, they can choose not to carry out the orders and report to their superiors first."

Mei Juncang's voice, accompanied by the sound of flipping through thick classics, was like a reassurance pill that landed in the heart of this young flagman. His boiling blood was no longer out of control, and with Shentu Yuan's suppression, Sun Jiancheng's face turned from red to pale, but he was able to save his life.

Shen Tu Yuan slowly stood up and looked towards the door. At this time, two people walked in one after another. One was wearing a red official uniform, and it was Zhao Guanshan, the Great Xia Tian Guard. The other was wearing a green robe of the Imperial Academy Editor. He was half a step behind Zhao Guanshan. He had a white face and no beard, and his eye sockets were deep. He said with a smile, "Lord Mei has great authority. This Great Xia Tian Xian has interpreted it so well that he doesn't even need to pay attention to the emperor's oral instructions."

He spoke lightly, as if the murder he had just done was just a casual act, but beneath the smile in his eyes, there was a hint of fear.

Naturally, he deliberately let this small flag in, and then used the emperor's oral order to pry open the country's destiny and kill him in person to intimidate the people in the room.

But Mei Juncang, who had not shown his true colors in the past six months, unexpectedly showed up. The fifth-rank Legalist "borrowed momentum", and the "momentum" borrowed varied depending on his position. Mei Juncang, who was able to translate the Great Xia Tian Constitution, was simply his nemesis.

Mei Juncang refused to give in. "If the emperor has given the order, killing this small flag will be a piece of cake, but the emperor's order should not be to kill a small flag, right? Gao Bianxiu, forging an imperial edict is a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan."

Gao Wencan's face turned cold and he snorted, "You are such a sharp-tongued person. I think from now on, the laws of Daxia will be decided by you, Mei Juncang!"

The two men were at loggerheads, and Zhao Guanshan suddenly raised his hand and acted as a peacemaker, "Okay, everyone, we are here to investigate the case, not to let you have a chance to argue with us."

Zhao Guanshan read the emperor's oral instructions, then turned to look at Zhang Shizhong, "Zhang Jijiu, where is the case now?"

This question stumped Zhang Shizhong. He couldn't just say that the case was simply deduced to be about the man being killed by the Queen Mother, right?

Thinking of this, he subconsciously looked at Gao Wencan again.

Even if Mei Juncang's reasoning just now made sense, but as Mei Juncang said at the beginning, if he could do this and still dare to leave the corpse here, he would definitely not be able to obtain any useful information by using his magic.

In the world of practitioners, crimes can be exposed and a wrongful conviction can naturally be made. The presence and alibis of time, place, and people can all be falsified. For a truly top-level wrongful conviction, even the most bizarre conclusion will eventually become a reality.

For example, if the final conclusion was that Han Guanzang was not murdered but choked to death while eating fish, Zhang Shizhong would not be surprised at all, because he had heard of such cases more than a dozen times in his decades-long official career.

Zhang Shizhong didn't say anything. Mei Juncang smiled and said, "The murderer acted viciously and eliminated all the information that could be eliminated. We have no clue for now."

"No clue?"

Gao Wencan walked over to where Han Shaoquan was working and pointed at the words on the table. "Isn't this evidence?"

Mei Juncang's expression remained unchanged. "What does Editor Gao think this is evidence of? Are they going to arrest everyone with the last name Zhou?"

"I don't know whether we should arrest all the people with the surname Zhou, but you two are closely related to the Zhou family, so I think it's better to avoid them, right, Lord Wei?" As Gao Wencan finished speaking, the sound of military boots galloping could be heard from outside the door again, and then the commander of the God-Slaying Division, Wei Shaoan, came in with a frown, and said to Mei Juncang and Shen Tuyuan first, "You two really need to avoid this case first, and I will take over it myself."

Shentu Yuan clenched his fist. Ever since Zhou Tieyi became the director of the Inspection Office of the God-Slaying Division, Wei Shaoan, the commander-in-chief who was not worthy of his title, had become a tool for stamping. Wei Shaoan also knew that Zhou Tieyi was not easy to mess with, so he took the initiative to lie dormant, so that everyone almost forgot that the God-Slaying Division had a commander-in-chief. Now Wei Shaoan suddenly appeared and snatched the command power. Shentu Yuan could not think of any solution for a while.

But Mei Juncang smiled and bowed, "Sir Wei, some of the merits are too expensive, you have to think carefully."

Wei Shaoan frowned and said, "Are you threatening me?"

"No, I'm just reminding you."

After Mei Juncang bowed, he took the initiative to walk out of the study. Shen Tu Yuan also followed him out of the study, carrying the exhausted Xiaoqi on his shoulders.

After the two left, Zhao Guanshan looked at Gao Wencan with a puzzled look. Gao Wencan was undoubtedly a man of deep thoughts, but why did he act like a reckless man when he came in today?
In terms of using the small flag to establish authority, this is indeed a way to suppress the opponent, but it is too rough and does not seem like something someone like Gao Wencan would do.

Later, he was even confronting Mei Juncang, and it seemed that his purpose was to anger Mei Juncang and Gao Wencan. However, at the most critical moment, Mei Juncang retreated and gave the dominant power here to Gao Wencan. What does this mean?
After Mei Juncang left, Gao Wencan did not feel the joy of a winner. Instead, he looked solemn. After a while, he said, "Sir Wei, this matter is of great importance. We must be careful and cautious."

"I understand."

Several people also checked the study, but like Mei Juncang, they did not find any substantial clues, so they could only seal the token and the room.

On the other side, although it was already noon, the rain was still falling from the sky. Shen Tu Yuan asked his beloved horse to pull Mei Juncang's car and drove towards the Zhushen Division at the foot of the mountain. On the way, Shen Tu Yuan still frowned. He had a lot of questions, but for a moment he didn't know how to ask them.

Mei Juncang's eyes were deep and looked straight into people's hearts. He waved his hand to seal the inside and outside of the carriage, and then said, "Your brain is not suitable for being a cruel official."

Shentu Yuan was shocked because these were the words Zhou Tieyi said to him at that time.

When I realized this, I should have found a way out...

Shentu Yuan recalled the lesson Zhou Tieyi learned that night.

If one wants to step down from the position of a cruel official, the most important thing is to have someone to take the blame. He doesn't need to train this person himself, because he doesn't have the brains, and someone will naturally come to him.

This person who came to my door...

Shen Tu Yuan suddenly thought of Gao Wencan, who was ready to kill someone today because of a disagreement.

Considering Mei Juncang's previous inference, "Did he kill the museum collection?"

Mei Juncang smiled and said, "Not so stupid. Although I'm not sure if he killed the person, the probability is very high. After all, he is just like you, too eager to take credit."

"Are you too eager to take credit?"

Shen Tu Yuan pondered Mei Juncang's words, thinking about what he had done this morning, and looked at Mei Juncang with fear.

"The reason why cruel officials are cruel officials is that they are incompetent and love to seek personal gain. They can often see the monarch's needs at the moment, regardless of long-term interests, and rush to achieve short-term results to gain promotion. If they can seize the initiative along the way and have the monarch and the people's support, they will naturally be smooth sailing. In just one or two years, they will be able to dominate the court and the country. However, their rise is rapid and their fall is sudden. Their foundation is unstable. Once the right time and people's support are not there, they will fall in a day."

Shentu Yuan stretched out his clenched fist and said, "I am not a cruel official. According to what the adults said, I am not clear-headed and can only be half an official."

Mei Juncang smiled and said, "So you listened to my advice and came to me first when you knew about this matter. So even if you fall into the same trap twice this time, you still have a chance to get out of it."

"Stepping into the same pit twice?"

Shentu Yuan immediately thought of what happened at Taixue College last time.

He suddenly realized why the curator left the word "Zhou"!
Last night, there were three groups of people in the study.

The collection officials represent the Taixue Academy, Tianhou, and the Confucian factions outside Yujing Mountain.

The three of them have one thing in common, that is, they are all afraid of Zhou Tieyi now!
Therefore, even if the collection officer was killed, as long as the clues he left behind pointed to Zhou Tieyi, there was a chance that they could keep them. The other two factions also saw this, so they left the word "Zhou"!

Thinking of this, Shen Tu Yuan cursed, "This man is dead, and he still wants to take someone else with him! He deserves to die unjustly!"

Mei Juncang joked, "That's a very good thing to say! He was killed because the three factions disagreed, and your act of blocking the Imperial Academy today just prompted them to unify their opinions to a certain extent, so the Holy Edict fell from the Purple Sky."

"Originally, in this game, the emperor, the queen, the Confucianists in Tianjing, and the Confucianists outside Tianjing all wanted to suppress the teacher, but their opinions and the degree of suppression could not be unified in an instant, at least not through negotiation, because the four are of unequal status, and no one trusts each other. The emperor feels that the entire Confucianists in Tianjing are hiding secrets, which is also the most important reason for the discord between Dong Xingshu and the emperor, but the emperor may not trust the Confucianists in the Confucius Institute outside Tianjing. After all, the emperor has just abolished the worship of the Five Emperors, and before the new Confucianism led by him, the Three Talents Induction, did not become the orthodox Confucianism, he and the people in the Confucius Institute had a deep hatred, not to mention a blood feud. If a queen who believes in Buddhism is added, the contradictions among the four parties will not seem small even when the teacher is in danger of becoming a saint, and of course they cannot reach a consensus in a short time."

"So the simplest way is to kill someone to alert everyone. It turns out that even if the teacher is not in Tianjing, even if he does not want to be a saint, his subordinates still want him to be a saint. It doesn't matter who this person is, and it doesn't matter how he died. What's important is that this is a test for the teacher's students and old friends. This will determine the attitudes of several parties, at least whether the emperor will give power to the queen again, and at the same time compromise with the Confucianists in the Confucius Academy, suppress the Imperial Academy faction in Yujing Mountain, and get the things hidden in the Imperial Academy library."

Shentu Yuan sighed, "It seems that this court is really not suitable for me."

(End of this chapter)