Chapter 1 This is the most useful thing that His Majesty told the minister [4000,
Ning Chen and Sun Banpan came to the side hall.
Watching Ning Chen open the door and come in, Wu Zhao, who was sitting at the top, tightly grasped the armrests on both sides of the seat, trying to keep himself calm.
"Father is gone?" Wu Zhao tried his best to suppress his emotions and asked Ning Chen.
Ning Chen cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I express my condolences."
Wu Zhao took a deep breath and continued to ask: "What did the father say?"
"I told you some things about His Majesty's past." Ning Chen said truthfully.
"What else?" Wu Zhao continued to ask.
Obviously Wu Zhao was not curious about Emperor Shun's past, or maybe Wu Zhao already knew about Emperor Shun's past.
"Also, I said that I am Your Majesty, the most capable and upright good minister I have ever seen. I also said that I and Your Majesty are truly virtuous and wise ministers..."
Wu Zhao interrupted Ning Chen, frowned and said, "Tell the truth."
Ning Chen said with an extremely serious expression: "Everything your Highness said is true. Your Majesty really said this."
After hearing Ning Chen's words, Wu Zhao also rubbed his forehead and said, "Then it's somewhat useful."
"Yes." After Ning Chen handed over his hand, he said to Wu Zhao: "Your Majesty, please assist Your Highness to secure his position as emperor."
Wu Zhao waited for a while, frowned and asked Ning Chen, "Is that all?"
Ning Chen nodded and said, "That's all that's useful."
Wu Zhao looked at Ning Chen and was speechless for a while.
At the same time, he was also speechless for his father.
My father talked for almost two hours and said some nonsense.
"What are you going to do about my father's funeral?" Wu Zhao asked Ning Chen.
Ning Chen said: "I will do it as extravagantly as I plan to do. After all, our Majesty has ushered in the Jiuding Era. We should do it in a more solemn and luxurious way, right?"
Wu Zhao took a deep look at Ning Chen and said, "Since my father has appointed you to be the envoy of Shanling, then it is up to you to decide what to do. I will not interfere too much."
After a pause, Wu Zhao asked Ning Chen: "When do you plan to notify my seventh brother that they will return to Beijing."
"My minister, I plan to immediately notify the three Your Highnesses who are away from home to return to the capital." Ning Chen replied.
"Okay." Wu Zhao agreed to Ning Chen's suggestion on the spot.
"Your Highness, your Majesty is cultivating immortality after all. Does the Immortality Dao Sect need to send some people, pay some money or something?" Ning Chen tentatively asked Wu Zhao.
How could Ning Chen give up such a good opportunity to attack the Changsheng Dao Sect?
Don't worry about whether attacking the Changsheng Dao Sect is beneficial to the world, nor does it matter whether attacking the Changsheng Dao Sect is beneficial to the world.
Can you add points to your image as a loyal minister?
The main reason for attacking the Changsheng Taoist Sect is to make myself happy.
Besides, as a person with more than 500,000 reputation points, he still cares about the image of a loyal minister.
In my current situation, I must be feeling happy.
As for whether the Changsheng Dao Sect is happy or not, that is the matter of the Changsheng Dao Sect.
"Should I inform His Highness Changsheng Dao Sect, or should you inform him?" Ning Chen asked Wu Zhao.
"Since His Highness has appointed you as the envoy of Shanling, you can just go and inform about this matter." Wu Zhao said to Ning Chen.
"Okay, then let me inform you." Ning Chen accepted with his hands raised.
"Since General Bai is by your side, I will no longer arrange manpower alone to protect you."
Ning Chen glanced at Bai Yaoyao and nodded: "Okay."
After waiting for a while, Ning Chen said: "If Your Highness has nothing else to say, I will leave first."
Wu Zhao nodded and said: "You go down first. There may be a lot of things going on in the next few days. You must let me find you at any time."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will be at home these days." Ning Chen agreed with his hand.
Even if there are some reclusive semi-saints, it is probably difficult for them to exceed thirty at most.
Therefore, the status of the semi-sage Zhu family is really high in the entire Confucianism and Taoism.
If we talk about the orthodoxy of Confucianism and Taoism, the Zhu family is definitely more representative of the orthodoxy of Confucianism and Taoism than Yunshan Academy.
The reason why everyone knows more about Yunshan Academy now is mainly because the founder of Yunshan Academy was the last Confucian semi-sage.
This Confucian half-sage from the previous dynasty directly relied on hard-line tactics.
The Zhu family was unwilling to cooperate with him in co-founding a college and spreading Confucianism and Taoism as a semi-holy family.
They all rushed to the north and founded Yunshan Academy alone to spread the sage words of Confucianism and Taoism.
It is also because of this that the reputation of these semi-holy families is not as loud as that of Yunshan Academy.
After all, they are so far apart and so much time has passed, so it is normal for their reputation to weaken.
However, since the former half-sage died in battle, Confucianism has not seen a half-sage for thousands of years.
But it would be very difficult for semi-holy families like the Zhu family to take over the Central Plains.
But no matter what, Ning Chen felt that it was inappropriate for the Zhu family to play so dirty.
In the history of the human race, every half-saint of the human race died in bloody battles for the human race.
These semi-saints are the heroes who continue the human race.
But their descendants did these things,
It is a complete disgrace to the reputation of their ancestors.
Cao Xing looked at Ning Chen and said: "Master Ning, whether you are dirty or not, I think the main thing is whether the benefits are big enough."
Ning Chen asked back: "According to what Mr. Cao said, if the benefits are big enough, they can also sell the secrets of the human race to the barbarians and monsters?"
Cao Xing said nothing, but Ning Chen already knew the answer.
Obviously, such a thing was not something Ning Chen thought was possible, but it actually happened.
Think about it, the story of Marquis Dingguo.
Think again, after Dingguo Hou Yijin returned home, he directly destroyed the three clans.
Ning Chen realized that the question he just asked was a bit out of place and a bit childish.
"There are more such things between humans and monsters, and there are only very few cases with barbarians." Cao Xing felt that he should explain it to Ning Chen.
After all, Ning Chen had only been an official for two years. Cao Xing felt that Ning Chen should not see so much of the dark side.
Ning Chen took a deep breath, adjusted his mentality and said to Cao Xing: "Mr. Cao, let's not talk about this issue anymore, let's go back to the Zhu family. It's just a matter of opening a holy way. Is the Zhu family really worth using such dirty methods?
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After hearing Ning Chen's words, Cao Xing did not answer Ning Chen's question directly, but asked Ning Chen: "Can Master Ning see any changes in me?"
Ning Chen stared at Cao Xing and said, "My face is a little whiter and my hair seems to be missing a little. Could it be that I have kidney deficiency?"
Cao Xing:>_
"Master Ning, do you think there has been any change in my cultivation?" Cao Xing asked the question more straightforwardly.
Ning Chen sensed the concentration of the awe-inspiring righteousness released by Cao Xing.
His eyes couldn't help but light up.
"When did Master Cao get promoted to the sixth rank?"
Ning Chen remembered that when he met Cao Xing before, Cao Xing was only a seventh-level scholar.
In just a short time, Cao Xing was promoted to the sixth rank.
"Legalist?!"
Ning Chen looked at the silent Cao Xing and asked.
Cao Xing nodded: "Master Ning guessed it right, I followed the path of Legalism."
Cao Xing was in Dali Temple before, and later came to Jing Zhaoyin.
He has always been a law enforcer.
And just Ning Chen watched Cao Xing’s exam class.
All of Cao Xing's law enforcement process has no flaws except for the harsh punishment.
Regarding the law, Cao Xing can be said to have his own set of understandings.
Now that Marquis Dingguo has opened up the Legalist path to sainthood, Cao Xing has seamlessly connected it, so there is no problem.
"Is the new holy path so easy to follow?" Ning Chen was also a little surprised by this result.
Cao Xing nodded: "It is indeed much easier to walk. The newly opened holy path is already full of holy will. In addition, there are few people walking this road, so I can naturally absorb more holy will.
And these holy thoughts, in turn, feed back what I have learned in my heart.
Naturally, you can improve your own cultivation very easily.
Furthermore, I have accumulated enough knowledge on the legalist path.
Therefore, once this road was opened, I naturally accomplished it in one go.
And as far as I know, I am not the only one who has made breakthroughs on the path of Legalism.
The Minister of Punishment has broken through the sixth rank and is now at the fifth rank.
Some officials in charge of prisons in the state capital below,
Many have made breakthroughs in Legalism."
If Cao Xing said this, then Ning Chen would understand why the Zhu family must play dirty.
The opening of a new holy path means that a large number of masters of this path can emerge in a short period of time.
If it was just speculation before, now that there are living examples like Cao Xing and others, it is no longer speculation.
Since it is not a guess, it is natural to grab this farm road.
That is to say, you can compete with a large number of masters, and you can also take the opportunity to attack and drink wine with Kong yourself.
A great thing that kills two birds with one stone.
"Master Ning, actually this matter may not have been done by the direct line of the Zhu family. It may have been done by the collateral line, or some people who wanted to please the Zhu family."
"As one of the few remaining semi-holy families, the Zhu family's background is still very terrifying."
"There are many people who want to please the Zhu family."
"Whether it's the imperial court or Yunshan Academy, it's impossible to recruit all the Confucian scholars in the world."
"And the opening of the imperial examination system also gave these semi-holy families an opportunity to infiltrate the imperial court, didn't it?"
After Ning Chen waited for Cao Xing to finish speaking, he looked at Cao Xing and kept looking at the breakfast on the table, and said to Cao Xing: "Master Cao, how about we eat something together?"
"That's fine. It just so happens that my mouth is dry as well."
Finally having food to eat, Cao Xing felt happy inside.
Ning Chen asked Xia Zhu and others to come in, gave them instructions, and asked the kitchen to prepare wine and food.
After Xia Zhu and others left, Ning Chen continued to ask Cao Xing: "Master Cao, I already know what happened and the entanglement of interests involved.
But I still don’t know. Mr. Cao, do you want me to cooperate in investigating the cause of this matter?
Can it be that if I cooperate with you in investigating this matter, the suspicion will be cleared?
And I am the real leader of a hundred schools of thought,
Let me cooperate in the investigation of the death of Xuezheng, a farmer under the Baijia family supported by the Zhu family.
Don’t you think this makes me even more disadvantaged?”
Cao Xing said: "Master Ning, I have also considered this matter.
So I came here secretly in the morning,
Are you planning to discuss this with Mr. Ning?"
"What are we discussing?" Ning Chen asked.
Cao Xing said: "Let's discuss it and see, Mr. Ning, whether you intend to protect the holy way or your prestige.
If it is Baosheng Dao, Mr. Ning will cooperate with my investigation. I am confident that with Mr. Ning's cooperation, I can clear your suspicion.
When the winter solstice comes, Lord Ning, if you should open the holy way, then open the holy way.
Under the principles of the law, Sir, you can stand firm and your human heart will not be lost."
Ning Chen did not answer Cao Xing's question, but asked Cao Xing: "His Royal Highness Wu Zhao told you that I want to open a farm road on the winter solstice?"
Cao Xing nodded: "When this case happened yesterday, I went to tell His Highness Wu Zhao, after His Highness told me about your plan to open a farm road.
I roughly know the inside story of this case.
After thinking about it, Your Highness understands the inside story."
"Then His Highness Wu Zhao asked you to come to me, are you asking me to choose, or are you planning to choose for me?" Ning Chen continued to ask.
It’s a little strange to mention this Cao Xing:
"His Highness neither said to let you choose nor said to choose for you.
His Highness just said that he knew about this matter and let me deal with it impartially and catch the murderer.
It’s because I don’t feel at ease myself, so I came over early to discuss with Mr. Ning what to choose.”
Ning Chen smiled knowingly after hearing Cao Xing's answer.
"It seems that the eldest wife, the Empress, still has confidence in me?"
In fact, from Ning Chen's point of view, whether Wu Zhao chooses for him or lets him choose.
That's all a sign of distrust in oneself.
But Wu Zhao didn't mention this at all, which means he has enough confidence in himself.
"Master Cao, there is a saying in our hometown. I think it is more appropriate to apply it to this situation?" Ning Chen said to Cao Xing with a smile.
"What are you talking about?" Cao Xing asked quickly.
Ning Chen said with a smile: "People in our hometown say that only children make choices. I want them all as adults!"
After hearing Ning Chen's words, Cao Xing frowned, not understanding what Ning Chen meant.
After thinking for a while, Cao Xing understood what Ning Chen wanted to do.
Obviously, Ning Chen didn't want to lose his prestige, but he also didn't want to lose his holy way.
"Master Ning, do you plan to let the Zhu family open the farm road first, and then open the farm road yourself to prove it by surpassing the Zhu family's farm road?"
Ning Chen asked Cao Xing, "Isn't it possible?"
Cao Xing said with some confidence: "This is a good idea, and it is a once and for all solution."
Changing the topic, Cao Xing continued: "It's just that the Zhu family is a semi-holy family after all, and the family background is terrifying.
Even if everyone opens farm roads in a hurry, the Zhu family will probably be more prepared."
Ning Chen said indifferently: "If the Zhu family can really see the Holy Gate as soon as it is opened, then I will admit defeat this time.
But seeing how dirty the Zhu family was playing, they obviously didn't have the confidence to see the Holy Sect at once.
I estimate that they are at most confident, but it will be difficult for them to cross the sixth or seventh heaven."
Cao Xing nodded: "I think so too."
After listening to Cao Xing's words, Ning Chen asked, "So Master Cao thinks that if I open a farm road, it will be difficult even for the Sixth Heaven?"
Cao Xing waved his hands repeatedly and said, "That's not true. If Lord Ning opens first, I think Lord Ning can at least reach the sixth heaven. But if he opens later, the difficulty will be doubled."
Ning Chen laughed after hearing what Cao Xing said: "Master Cao, just don't worry. I'm still confident in dealing with the Zhu family. Master Cao, just remember to applaud me when the time comes.
As for the matter of the dead person, Mr. Cao must also investigate it carefully.
After all, a person died, and the hidden story behind it must be investigated clearly."
Mentioning his profession, Cao Xing said seriously: "This is natural. No matter how or why this person died? Now that the case is in my hands, I will naturally not let him die in an unknown way.
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Once the conversation started, we became good brothers again.