I come to see Bai Yujing today

Chapter 99: Ten Divine Essences [Monthly Tickets Plus]

The Inspectorate is located in the North City. Chen Zhian saw Gao Zhong and the Tianzi Xiezhi who was with Gao Zhong, and his mind was in turmoil.

He went to the imperial city while thinking.

There are only more than twenty days left until the Imperial Court Festival, and there is still a lot of construction going on in the north city. Not to mention the decorations and lights, many buildings have already reached the stage of installing windows.

In several tributaries of the Huanglong River, many new painting boats have been prepared, and the weeds on the bluestone streets have been cleared away, as if the entire north city has been renewed.

Chen Zhian walked to the main street unknowingly. When he looked up, he saw a huge statue being assembled in an open space several streets away.

Even from a great distance, Chen Zhian could see the smoke and dust rolling up into the sky, and saw many practitioners circulating their true energy under the statue, moving huge stones and then putting them together. There were also many ordinary people with bare upper bodies and dull eyes, working hard.

Everything is prepared for the court ceremony.

Chen Zhian looked at it for a while, felt it was a bit boring, and turned around to continue walking.

At this moment, a young voice suddenly came to his ears.

“I don’t know what the use of such a huge sculpture is. Standing in this Xuantianjing, the Iron Horse Cloud Eagle of Dali will not be afraid of it, and those wolf-like and tiger-like Xuanmen monks in Daqian who are wearing armor will not be afraid either.

Dayu is still Dayu, and the world is still the world."

Chen Zhian turned his head curiously, only to see a young man in fancy clothes appear about two or three feet away from him.

The young man had his hands in his sleeves. He was wearing a long indigo-colored gown embroidered with a tiger. His long hair was tied behind his head. He had lively eyes and looked quite noble.

Chen Zhian took a look and didn't respond.

The young man shook his head and said, "It seems that this sculpture is just for the people of Dayu to see. Perhaps after seeing such majestic sculptures, the hungry people of Dayu will feel proud and grateful to Dayu."

The young man was extremely bold and said some extremely outrageous words.

Chen Zhian finally took a serious look at him and suddenly shook his head: "What happens to the people of Dayu? Those who sit in high places don't really care. For ordinary people in Dayu who have never practiced cultivation, even if they are filled with anger, it is actually useless."

He paused for a moment, then suddenly became cheerful: "Perhaps this statue is not for ordinary people to see, but for the aristocratic families of the world.

Let the noble families in the world take a closer look. In Dayu, in Xuantianjing, the largest noble family and the largest family are still the royal family in Xuantian Palace. "

The young man was slightly startled, and suddenly dropped his hands that were hidden in his sleeves. He also turned to look at Chen Zhian.

Their eyes met, and the young man actually nodded in agreement and said, "It seems to be true. The statue of Emperor Zhaofu stands in the city, and the statue of my Dayu Kuixing stands behind Emperor Zhaofu. Dayu Kuixing is a staunch supporter of my emperor.

Dayu is vast, whether it is the six surnames of Dayu, the three mountains and two sects, or the myriad aristocratic families and sects in the world, they all look up to these two statues."

"Your Excellency is very knowledgeable and what you said is indeed very reasonable."

The young man said this with a hint of admiration in his tone.

But Chen Zhian's expression did not change at all after hearing his praise. Instead, he suddenly changed the subject and asked, "General Rongtian and Marquis Shafo of your Si family are so famous, but you want to marry Miss Li, who is already over 30 years old, has a son, and is extremely unwilling to marry her?"

The young man's expression changed again, and he became a little embarrassed, but he did not answer Chen Zhian's question. Instead, he asked, "Mr. Chen, have you seen me before?"

Chen Zhian shook his head: "I have seen Si Hougui, and I have also seen the Tianzi Xiezhi from the Si family branch in the Inspectorate. You Si family members all look similar, and you all talk similarly, always with a bit of self-righteousness."

"My name is Si Chiqiong." The young man restrained his expression and said, "Compared to the brother in the Inspectorate and Si Hougui, I am much more handsome."

Chen Zhian did not answer.

Si Chiqiong sighed and said, "The elders naturally don't ask for the opinions of us younger generations before they do things. They always take the overall situation into consideration. Perhaps this marriage is a kind of consideration for the overall situation for the elders.

However, I really don’t like this marriage, but now that things have come to this, I have to find a way to solve it.”

"Solve it? How to solve it?" Chen Zhian frowned, "You just said that the elders will not ask you before doing anything. You don't like this marriage, so the wedding in September will be cancelled?"

Si Chiqiong stroked his sleeves and said, "I have my own way. If the incident becomes more serious, spreads more widely, and more people are embarrassed, then this matter may be left unresolved."

"For example?" Chen Zhian asked.

"For example, if Mr. Chen gets into trouble in Xuantianjing, it will arouse the anger and hatred of Miss Li." Si Chiqiong replied.

Chen Zhian looked at Si Chiqiong in surprise: "What did you say your name is?"

"Si Chiqiong."

"You came to me today and told me your plan. Aren't you being too arrogant and looking down on me?"

Si Chiqiong frowned and thought carefully, then shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm arrogant. The water that should flow has already flowed to Xuan Tianjing, and some malicious eyes are also looking at you, Mr. Chen...

But I just happened to read Mr. Chen's poem which evoked the bright moon, shining on my heart full of ice and snow, and the mighty flowing rivers.

I actually admire Mr. Chen... so now that things have come to this, I should have a word with Mr. Chen, who is so kind, and apologize to him to relieve the guilt in my heart."

"Guilt?" Chen Zhian stared into Si Chiqiong's eyes. There was indeed something different hidden in his eyes, as if he really felt guilty.

"This is really difficult for you." Chen Zhian shook his head, looked him up and down again, and asked, "What is your cultivation level?"

"I just happened to inherit some of my father's natural talents, and I became innate not long ago." Si Chiqiong also answered frankly.

Chen Zhian sighed, seeming to feel it was a pity.

"Your cultivation is too high, otherwise I would definitely knock out all your teeth."

Si Chiqiong smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, you want to cut off Li Fushu's hand, and take away my third cousin's Douji long sword. Now you want to knock out my teeth... It's not easy to put these words into practice."

"Soon." Chen Zhian said, "I met Li Fushu and beat him severely, even breaking his bones... He is still recovering from his injuries.

Maybe after a while, I will be able to fulfill my promise to him."

Si Chiqiong lowered his head and thought for a while: "Now that you say that, my guilt towards Mr. Chen has actually eased a little.

Mr. Chen wanted to hit me just now, and he even told me what he was thinking honestly.

Now... we are face to face, I want to teach Mr. Chen a lesson."

"You can't teach me a lesson." Chen Zhian shook his head at him.

Si Chiqiong stared at Chen Zhian, seemingly not understanding why Chen Zhian was so confident.

However, Chen Zhian stretched out his finger and pointed behind Si Chiqiong.

Si Chiqiong turned his head and saw a man in a white crane robe riding a horse at the distant street corner, looking at this place from afar.

Si Chiqiong gritted his teeth, turned around and saluted the man, and said goodbye to Chen Zhian: "Mr. Chen, during the imperial court festival, there are all kinds of people, and there are always people who like to fish in troubled waters. Don't become a fish in the big river of Xuantianjing."

Chen Zhian waved his hand casually, as if he didn't want to talk to him, and then walked away.

The middle-aged man riding the horse had already dismounted and was leading the horse over.

The two walked side by side. Si Chiqiong stood in front of the huge statue, looked at the direction Chen Zhian left, and a smile appeared on his face.

This Chen Zhian is a very interesting person.

——The two walked side by side, passing through the North City and heading straight to Baishou Street in the East City.

Along the way, the two of them tacitly talked only about the things in Sunan Mansion and Chen Shuijun's life in Sunan Mansion, but not about anything else.

When they reached Baishou Street and a small courtyard, Chen Zhian asked, "Uncle Chu, as the Minister of War, you are a high-ranking official of the third rank. You should be granted a mansion by the court... But your courtyard is really too shabby, isn't it?"

Chu Muye explained, "This is not my mansion. My current mansion is naturally very grand. If you come to visit me one day, I will ask your aunt to cook and cook the clear water fish that Sunan Prefecture has sent as tribute."

"How dare you be greedy for tribute?" Chen Zhian was horrified and advised, "Uncle Chu, as a high-ranking official, you must be more careful in what you say and do, and you must not..."

Chu Muye patted his shoulder helplessly: "The fifty states of Dayu have countless tributes, and the imperial city cannot eat them all. These are all rewards, so why are you greedy?"

"Whose mansion is this then?"

"It belongs to Prime Minister Song."

"Prime Minister Song? The current Prime Minister Song Xiqu?"

"Exactly."

Chen Zhian took a few steps back, looked up and down at the courtyard, and became suspicious again.

Chu Muye knew his doubts and said, "This is the courtyard that Prime Minister Song rented when he first came to Xuan Tianjing. Later, he became a scholar in Zhongji Palace and his salary was much higher, so he bought this courtyard. If you think about it carefully, it has been many years.

During this period, Prime Minister Song was exiled from the capital twice, but the courtyard remained there.

People all over the world say that this courtyard is in Xuan Tianjing, and Prime Minister Song is in Xuan Tianjing."

Chen Zhian nodded, and the two of them walked in. An old servant dressed in black with an old and simple face came to greet them.

Chu Muye was quite polite to the old servant and even saluted with his fists clasped.

The old servant led the two to the east hall, where they saw an old man making tea with his head down.

It was just a palm-sized tea box, and the old man took out a bunch of tea leaves from it and soaked them in the purple clay teapot. It looked... a little stingy.

Chen Zhian was a little surprised.

The man in front of him was not tall and looked old. He was actually the Grand Tutor of the current dynasty, the Grand Secretary of Zhongji Palace, the head of the Cabinet, the Right Censor-in-Chief of the Inspectorate, and the second-in-command of Dayu. He had a higher status and more power than the noble prince.

"Chen Zhian is here?"

The old man turned around and waved to Chen Zhian: "Come in, have a drink of my tea."

Chen Zhian bowed and took a seat with Chu Muye.

The old man poured tea for Chen Zhian but not for Chu Muye.

Chen Zhian was a little confused for a moment. He didn't know whether he should drink this tea.

Song Xiang took the initiative to explain, "I have too little tea, only a few ounces left... Your uncle Chu has drunk this tea before, so it's useless to drink it again, so I'll just pour it for you.

Just drink it."

"What kind of tea is so precious?" Chen Zhian became curious and picked up the cup and drank it all in one gulp.

As soon as the tea takes a sip, a refreshing and sweet aroma spreads from the tip of the tongue, just like the morning dew in spring, with a hint of sweetness.

The clear tea aroma came from here and diffused in Chen Zhian's mouth. At the same time, the tea aroma became more mellow, with just the right bitterness, as if it was the taste settled over the years. Even Chen Zhian, who was not good at tasting tea, thought the tea was delicious.

But then, when the tea entered my stomach...

Chen Zhian suddenly felt that the true energy in his body began to flow slowly, and then continued to grow, become thicker, and more condensed.

At the same time, the eight divine auras in the Niwan Palace were entangled with each other and becoming stronger.

In just a moment... the ninth divine energy that Chen Zhian was originally condensing finally condensed!

Then, the tenth divine essence began to show signs of emerging. As the true energy in his body gradually calmed down, the tenth divine essence also condensed.

But a cup of tea...

Chen Zhian condensed two divine auras in succession.

Two divine essences a day. Now Chen Zhian's Niwan Palace is very spacious, with ten divine essences flowing in it, and his true essence has also become much more condensed.

This sip of tea is even more mysterious than the bright yellow Wuchan flowers grown by Chen Zhian in Kunlun Lake.

This made Chen Zhian unable to recover for a moment.

"It's a pity that this tea is only fragrant in the first cup. It won't be good if you drink it again."

Prime Minister Song stood up personally and took the cup in front of Chen Zhian.

The old man took another close look at Chen Zhian, frowned and said, "It seems that you are more suitable for this tea than your uncle Chu."

Chu Muye also looked at Chen Zhian with some surprise, with a smile on his face, seeming quite satisfied.

Chen Zhian came back to his senses and looked at Prime Minister Song.

At this time, the old man had already taken a seat. He looked at Chen Zhian and asked, "What do you want?"

Chen Zhian thought for a while and said, "Can we remove Li Zhuqiu from his position as the second-rank minister of the Li family?"

Song Xiang and Chu Muye looked at Chen Zhian expressionlessly.

Chen Zhian laughed awkwardly and said, "Then let Si Yuanyan cancel the engagement?"

Song Xiang and Chu Muye also had blank expressions and were silent.

Chen Zhian adhered to the window theory and took a deep breath, saying, "According to the laws of Dayu, if a high-ranking official intends to commit murder and is willing to let the criminal escape or bring the criminal into the capital, what should be done?"

Prime Minister Song smiled and said, "According to the 149 articles of the Nine Punishments in the laws of Dayu, this man should be dismissed from his post and handed over to the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice for investigation. If he is found guilty, he will be punished according to the law."

Chen Zhian lowered his head to think for a moment, then raised his head and asked, "I don't have any evidence yet."

Song Xiang narrowed his eyes and said, "Of course we can find evidence of what happened in the Inspectorate."

Chen Zhian remembered that the old man in front of him was not only the Grand Tutor of Dayu and the head of the Cabinet, but also the Right Censor-in-Chief of the Inspectorate.

So Chen Zhian nodded slightly.

Song Xiang and Chu Muye were about to speak.

Chen Zhian suddenly asked, "Before I bring him to justice, can I find him privately to vent my anger?"

ps: Yesterday's monthly ticket plus more

(End of this chapter)