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Chapter 52 New Learning
It took more than a month for news of Lu Zhiyuan's arrest to reach Anyang County.

The first to receive the news was naturally Huang Yunxiao, the county magistrate of Anyang County. After confirming that the matter was true, he immediately sent someone to find Huang Qingzhou.

Inside the government office, both brothers wore solemn expressions.

"Brother, why was Master Lu captured by the Black Scale Guards out of the blue?"

Huang Qingzhou simply couldn't understand what crime Lu Zhiyuan, a renowned Confucian scholar of his time with countless disciples spread throughout half of the officialdom, had committed that would alarm the Black Scale Guard of the Censorate.

Huang Yunxiao sighed.

Do you remember what I once told you?

"Master Lu was indeed a great Confucian scholar of his time, but he did something that made all the scholars in the world fear him."

"This matter not only offended many sages and scholars, but also caused many of his students to stand up and distance themselves from him."

"It is said that the incident caused a huge sensation in Zhili back then."

"In the end, it was His Majesty who stepped in and strongly vouched for Master Lu, allowing him to escape unscathed."

Huang Qingzhou was quite surprised to hear this. Yunzhong was remote, and Anyang County was a border county. He had never heard of this before.

"Brother, what exactly did Master Lu do back then?"

Huang Yunxiao shook his head slightly, "I don't know much about it either. I only know that Master Lu refuted the words of ancient sages and wanted to establish a new school of thought."

“The way of literature and the way of life emphasizes inheritance. In the eyes of those conservatives, this move is undoubtedly a betrayal of their teachers and ancestors, a heinous act.”

"This..." Huang Qingzhou was stunned, clearly unable to believe that the seemingly kind old man actually had such a strong character.

The tradition of literature and morality has been passed down for thousands of years, and respect for teachers and the importance of learning have been deeply rooted in the hearts of every scholar.

"Innovators die when the era of prosperity ends and prosperity ends." Huang Yunxiao sighed and said, "The most urgent matter is not to care about what Master Lu has done."

"According to what I've learned, the second son of the Shen family was also implicated by Master Lu and was escorted to Zhili along with him."

"I'm worried that the Shen family might be implicated as a result. Second brother, what are your plans?"

Intend?

Huang Qingzhou remained silent.

He understood what his elder brother meant.

Shen Wenyan, the second son of the Shen family, is Lu Zhiyuan's student. His arrest is likely to implicate his family, and if his daughter Huang Lingxiu marries into the Shen family, she will also be affected.

Even if they manage to escape unscathed, the Shen family will inevitably face suppression and exclusion in the future because of this incident.

But putting everything else aside, Shen Wenxing truly liked him.

The Shen family is also quite nice, which makes it difficult for him to make a decision for the time being.

"Ugh!"

Seeing his hesitation, Huang Yunxiao sighed slightly and said, "I hope you're overthinking this."

“The second son of the Shen family is just a student of Master Lu. Even if it is a serious crime of treason, which would implicate nine generations of his family, it would not involve the student. His Majesty is a wise ruler. Master Lu has been kind to him as a teacher. He should not be angry with others this time.”

"But after this incident, Master Lu is probably finished."

"Go and tell Shen Yuan about this, so that he can be mentally prepared."

Huang Qingzhou nodded and left the county magistrate's office directly.

Jinliu Village.

In the courtyard, the couple's expressions changed drastically upon hearing Huang Qingzhou's words!

"How could this happen?"

“Not long ago, Anu wrote to say that he and the Master were visiting the Cui family sages in Lincang. How could this be… how could this be…”

Hu Yufen completely lost her composure, speaking with a pale face.

"My lady, please don't be in such a hurry."

Shen Yuan managed to maintain his composure, reassured his wife, and then looked at Huang Qingzhou, asking, "Brother, do you know why Master Lu and Anu were arrested?"

Huang Qingzhou shook his head.

After receiving the news, Huang Yunxiao made a special effort to inquire about it, but so far, he still doesn't know what Lu Zhiyuan has done wrong.

“My elder brother has already sent someone to Lincang. Master Lu and Anu were arrested by the Black Scale Guards of the Surveillance Bureau in Lincang. I believe there should be someone in Lincang who knows something.” “A Yuan, I’m telling you this just to prepare you mentally. I’m going back first. I’ll let you know when I have any news.”

Shen Yuan got up and saw him to the door. After watching Huang Qingzhou ride away on horseback, he immediately returned to the courtyard.

"Husband..."

With no outsiders around, Hu Yufen could no longer hold back and burst into tears.

Anu was not even twelve years old when she was suddenly taken away. How could she not be worried?

Shen Yuan held her tightly, letting his tears soak his clothes, and kept comforting her, "It's okay, it will definitely be okay."

"You rest for a while, I'm going out for a bit."

After calming his wife down and asking Shen Wenping to keep an eye on her, Shen Yuan went to the edge of the Blackwater Pool alone.

Gazing at the deep pool, he hesitated for a moment before his consciousness sank into his sea of ​​consciousness.

With a slight shift in his mind, a line of text instantly appeared on the tortoise shell.

[To deduce the fate of family member Shen Wenyan, it would require 380 years of lifespan. If lifespan is insufficient, the deduce cannot be performed.]

Um! ?

Shen Yuan frowned instantly upon seeing the writing on the tortoise shell.

He just wanted to confirm whether his son's life was in danger after being arrested. Who would have thought that deducing the situation would require nearly four hundred years of his lifespan!

He is currently only at the late stage of the Acquired Realm, and his lifespan is at most 150 years. He simply does not have enough lifespan to predict Anu's fate.

But just like last time, the fact that such a high price had to be paid was enough to prove that Anu's life would not end now.

If being caught this time would be life-threatening, Tortoise Shell would most likely only need to pay a very small price to reach a conclusion of death.

Thinking of this, he felt a little better.

But he was still very worried. There is a saying that goes, "Death may be spared, but punishment is hard to forgive." The Inspectorate was a special department directly under the Emperor Yu, which made him think of the infamous Ming Dynasty Imperial Guards in his previous life.

These people are carrying out imperial orders, and anyone who falls into their hands will not have a good outcome.

But there is no way now.

That was the royal city, the Inspectorate; he was just a commoner, and had no say in the matter.

Now we can only hope that Huang Yunxiao can find some connections. Even if we can't rescue them, we at least need to find out why Lu Zhiyuan and Anu were convicted.

Five days passed in their anxiety and worry.

Huang Qingzhou visited Jinliu Village again.

"Ah Yuan, news has come from Lincang that Master Lu was arrested because he mentioned the relationship between ruler and subject during a debate with the sages of the Cui family, which was considered disobedient and treasonous. The Cui family went directly to the Censorate to file a complaint, and that's why he was arrested."

Huang Qingzhou brought the latest news.

Rebellion and treason...

Shen Yuan's expression instantly turned serious.

This hat weighs over a thousand pounds. Once it's put on someone's head, the consequences range from exile to the extermination of their entire family!
"Master Lu is not a person who speaks without restraint, so how could he say such a thing?"

Shen Yuan was full of doubts. He had known Lu Zhiyuan for more than a year or two and knew Lu Zhiyuan's character. He was not a reckless person. How could he have committed such a crime?

"There's another piece of news," Huang Qingzhou said after a moment of contemplation. "My elder brother received a letter from General Zhang. After the great victories at Fengxian and Hejun, the left wing army where Shi Tou is located has withdrawn from the front lines and is now escorting the spoils of war to the capital of Zhili."

"My elder brother has already written to General Zhang, asking him to find out what he can do after he arrives in the capital."

Has the stone been withdrawn from the front lines?
That's actually good news.

Now it all depends on whether Zhang Bin can find out any specific information in the capital.

The cultivation stage has gradually begun. The author will try to make the subsequent plot as smooth as possible, making the family's transformation from mortal to immortal seem natural. Please be patient, readers.

Also, let me talk about the comments section.

Many readers have said that the author is deliberately ignoring the system.

As mentioned earlier, this system generates random hexagrams. The author can't possibly write out the hexagrams every day, can he? That would just be padding the word count.
Some say that divination cannot predict risks with 100% accuracy. That doesn't make sense either; if it did, the book would be pointless.

Finally, it's not that the author is being overly sensitive. There are many novels on Qidian, and it's impossible to please everyone. If you really think there's a problem, you can't force individual readers to read it. Please don't curse in the comments section, especially with personal attacks. Is that too much to ask?
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(End of this chapter)