The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 236 Lang Jiu belongs to the kind of person who keeps their abilities hidden.
After discussing Fu Qi's matter with Grand Tutor Fang and Master Xue, Lang Jiuchuan didn't intend to stay long. They needed to examine the information they found, but she also needed to make a trip to the site. The books were written by those in power according to their own wishes. Only by carefully examining the old site could she unravel the mystery of why Fu Qi and the Fu family army repeatedly sacrificed themselves for the city on that day.

After finishing this story, Lang Jiuchuan was about to leave, but then he suddenly remembered what he had seen at the bookstore and asked, "Master Xue, what does Mr. Liu Feng look like?"

Master Xue was taken aback and said, "What could he possibly look like? He just has two eyes and a mouth, and he's not even as handsome as me."

Lang Jiuchuan's lips twitched. After thinking for a moment, he still managed to retrieve the fragmented soul he had picked up from the bookstore from the Little Nine Tower.

Master Xue and Grand Tutor Fang: "!"

Well, one ancient general, and now another one. This little girl carries a ghost on her body, is she trying to raise some kind of ghost army?

However, this person's clothing was not very retro; it looked like it came from materials from twenty or thirty years ago.

"I found this at Desheng Bookstore. Please take a look and see if you recognize this child?" Lang Jiuchuan raised the dazed soul's head.

The weak soul, the pale ghost face, and the menacing Fuqi stood side by side, forming a stark contrast.

Master Xue squinted and examined it closely, then shook his head: "I don't recognize him. Where is the Grand Tutor?"

Grand Tutor Fang also shook his head and said, "I have never seen it before either, but this clothing seems to be the style of the late emperor during his eighteen years of rule. I remember that the Luo family of Suzhou presented a batch of ink-wash soft silk as tribute, and the late emperor was very pleased. At that time, ink-wash patterns were very popular, especially among scholars, who all regarded it as elegant."

The two looked at the clothes on the spirit's body, and sure enough, the fine cloth with ink painting on it was very elegant.

Master Xue also remembered, saying, "Now that you mention it, I recall that the late emperor was very fond of landscape ink paintings. Many officials in the court made a set of silk with ink wash painting as their private clothes for spring and summer, and scholars and students were even more so. When the top scholar of Sheng Huai'an paraded through the streets, he even had an ink wash painting brocade pouch hanging from his waist, which attracted the envy of many people."

"Who is he? Why don't you just ask him?"

Lang Jiuchuan said, "This person has lost two souls and five spirits, and is only a fragmented soul. It will be difficult to find out who he is."

In particular, his soul and spirit are very weak and confused; he probably doesn't even know where he is right now.

"Found it in a bookstore?" Master Xue was somewhat surprised and said, "Didn't you say that places with scholars and students have strong literary energy, and ordinary wandering ghosts and spirits dare not easily approach? Besides, it's a bookstore. With so many scholars and so many books, it can be considered a place of literary energy, right?"

“Nothing is absolute. Ordinary wandering ghosts certainly wouldn’t dare to venture in, lest their souls be harmed by righteous energy. But if someone takes them in, it’s hard to say. Perhaps they went in with someone else, or through some other medium.” Lang Jiuchuan said, “It was by chance that I found him. I found him on the page of the Liu Fengshu Collection’s Top Scholar’s ​​Scroll that you mentioned.”

Master Xue frowned, looking at the man, feeling that Lang Jiuchuan's words had a hidden meaning.

Seeing that they didn't recognize him, Lang Jiuchuan put the man away again and said, "I'll leave General Fu's matter to you two."

She took her leave and gracefully departed, leaving behind the astonished gazes of their guards. Master Xue glanced at them, following their gaze, his face turning slightly green.

The damage is severe; this will cost me a fortune.

Grand Tutor Fang said, "We'll have the shopkeeper come up and estimate the losses later, and we'll compensate accordingly. Now tell me, what's the story with that Ninth Miss Lang? I've never heard of a Lang family child studying in the Xuan Clan."

Master Xue shook his head, sat down with him again, and said a few words about what he could say, saying, "Originally, because of the popularity of the Xuan Clan, I still looked down on the Xuan Yi Technique, but now I know that those who are truly capable will not be as high-profile as some other clans."

Someone like Lang Jiuchuan is the kind of person who bites... well, the kind who keeps their true strength hidden!

Grand Tutor Fang frowned and said in a low voice, "You have always been someone who hates evil and is not afraid of offending anyone, but you should still restrain yourself. The royal family is also of Xuan clan origin. Don't implicate your family because of a moment of verbal sparring."

Master Xue bowed and thanked him, saying, "Thank you for your guidance." He then asked, "What do you think of General Fuqi's matter?"

Grand Tutor Fang sighed: "Imperial power, imperial power. As long as the power is in hand, how the history books are written is entirely up to the whims of the ruler. During the reign of Emperor Luzong, the people suffered greatly, the regional princes had their own agendas, internal strife was endless, and external strife frequently harassed the borders. They even ceded cities in order to seek peace. This shows that the court at that time was corrupt and the dynasty was in decline."

He stroked the jade pendant at his waist and said, “The Fu family has been loyal for generations. The Fu family army alone numbered 200,000. During the reign of Emperor Lü Zong, the number of soldiers was repeatedly reduced, and they even tried to take back military power. However, the barbarians were eyeing them covetously, so they dared not take it back. Otherwise, the barbarians would have already invaded the Central Plains and taken Emperor Lü Zong’s life. The Fu family has soldiers and is loyal to the emperor, but unfortunately, they cannot overcome the corruption of the court and the rampant corruption of officials. They hoard grain and delay military pay. No matter how strong the army is, it is difficult to support it. Without grain in hand and without replenishment of military supplies, how can you win battles?”

Master Xue remained silent. As the saying goes, even a clever housewife can't cook without rice. You have people, but no rice to cook. How can you cook rice?

In war, it's even more so. Before the troops move, the supplies must come first. If there are no supplies, or even if there are, there's no next meal. Without supplies, the battle is difficult and the reinforcements are nowhere to be found. How can anyone fight?
"During Emperor Lüzong's reign, there were wars every year, and later there were small battles every three days and large battles every five days. Many of the Fu family's sons died on the battlefield because of the frequent wars. In fact, when Fu Qi was guarding the beacon fire pass, if there were still many men in the Fu family in the army, Emperor Lüzong would never have dared to record Fu Qi in the history books in that way. He was afraid of the consequences, and he was afraid that the Fu family would really rebel. Unfortunately, at that time, only women, children and the elderly were left in the Fu family."

“But that doesn’t mean they can’t do something inhumane, does it? If you say the Fu family is a fraud, I have nothing to say. But they risked their lives for the country, and it’s such a waste that they don’t even get posthumous fame.” Master Xue’s eyes showed sorrow.

Grand Tutor Fang's voice was barely audible as he calmly said, "No matter who becomes emperor, they only want to be remembered for their good name, not be condemned for it. Emperor Luzong also doesn't want to be known as a tyrant. He will do everything he can to shift the blame. The monarch will not think he is wrong; the only ones who are wrong are his subjects."

Therefore, regardless of the truth, as long as Ritsuzong does not want to admit that his incompetence led to the fall of the city and the country, he will inevitably find someone to take the blame.

With the threat gone, Fuqi became the scapegoat.

In fact, Fuqi was not the only one like this; not to mention the distant past, even in the current Taira no Miyamoto period, there were many others like him...

The heart of an emperor can often be ruthless and vicious.

Fang Taifu felt his mouth was dry and astringent, and wanted to drink some water to moisten his throat, but looking at the broken teacup on the ground, he could only swallow his saliva dry.

Today was incredibly exciting.