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Chapter 88 Another way to use the pen!
Ten days ago, the capital was still calm. When Shen Yuan left, he didn't think anything big would happen in the capital. Although he expected the storm to come, he never thought it would come so soon!
After testing Lord Zhang, he got clues from his subordinates that many noble families in Jiangnan seemed to have discovered many secrets of the scrolls. The Tanhua case of that year was very likely related to the painting market, so he went to Jiangnan in person without hesitation, but he didn't expect that this trip was a conspiracy.

Among the Nine Ministers, those in charge of judicial affairs are mainly the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Censorate. The Ministry of Justice is the largest, responsible for criminal proceedings, execution of penalties, prison management and other aspects throughout the country. The Censorate is mainly responsible for internal officials, so the unsolved cases of evil spirits in the capital are basically supervised by the Jingzhao prefect and the Dali Temple in cooperation.

Normally, all the Nine Ministers would attend the Crown Prince's birthday, but he, as the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple, had to be wary of the Tanhua case and could use the excuse of handling a case as an excuse not to attend the banquet. His father, who had retired and was at home, would attend on his behalf. The absence of one of the Nine Ministers would be the biggest variable.

The Shaoqing of Dali Temple has the lowest rank among the Nine Ministers, but his combat power is not. Shen Yuan, who often deals with troublesome evil spirits, has encountered many life-and-death battles since he took over. The Yin God of Dali Temple has been in an activated state for a long time. His ability is not the strongest, but his condition is the best.

In order to realize the plan, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple must be led out of the capital!

Shen Yuan didn't realize something was wrong until three days after arriving in Jiangnan. The clues came too easily. Almost all the clues provided by the major families were sent to him. It was obvious that the captured painting spirits did it on purpose.

The most crucial thing was that he noticed an astonishing clue, that is, he had been assassinated in Jiangnan. If he had not faced an assassination attempt by a top warrior before and had been naturally wary of warriors, he would have died in Jiangnan yesterday. The person who did it was none other than the second disciple of Master Yi from the East China Sea: the Evergreen Swordsman!

The East China Sea was originally the most prosperous maritime trade place in the Central Plains, but there was a country that was like a nail in the road, and it was the most troublesome existence in the East China Sea. Any ship passing through the Central Plains had to pay expensive taxes, otherwise it would be retaliated against. Unfortunately, the Central Plains court could do nothing about this island.

That is Donghuang Island where Master Yi is!
The location of the island is extremely strange, and its origin is also very special. It is the force where the royal blood of the previous dynasty exiled, followed by a group of absolutely loyal sorcerer families, including the Bai family, one of the three major families of the previous dynasty. The Yin God of the Bai family can control the celestial phenomena. Over the years, the imperial court has tried to attack Donghuang several times, but was blocked by the divine wind. For thousands of years, no general has been able to enter Donghuang Island.

However, Donghuang Island had been tightly blocked for thousands of years, with no waves at all. Yet, Master Yi happened to appear a hundred years ago.

No one knows Master Yi's real name. All we know is that he is a man who pursues the ultimate in swordsmanship. Back then, he challenged Zhongyuan alone with a sword. No one who fought with him could survive in his hands. In the end, after Mr. Ye took action, he was able to escape successfully.

What's even more terrifying is that after that fight with Mr. Ye, he successfully became a master and a master figure beyond the expectations of all the families.

Master Yi's sect quickly spread across the Donghai Island. His disciples were all extremely ferocious swordsmen, and the people of Donghuang Island were very good at swimming, with amazing combat power on board. Nowadays, even military ships from the Central Plains have to retreat when encountering ships from the East China Sea. This can be said to be the biggest shame of the Great Jin Dynasty in the past thousand years, except for the loss of the Youzhou territory in the north.

But for a hundred years, no one has been able to change this situation.

The noble families in the Central Plains had always been wary of this extra master figure, and had spent a large amount of money to plant spies to keep an eye on his whereabouts at all times to ensure the safety of important figures in the major families. Such a large amount of money indeed prevented that person from setting foot in the Central Plains, and he was always stopped by Master Kuxiang or other masters.

Shen Yuan had never thought that the situation in the capital could be related to the people of Donghuang Island, but he didn't think so this time.

Mr. Chang Qing from the East China Sea, a master who is half a step away from being a grandmaster and a key target of surveillance, can actually cross the East China Sea and appear in the south of the Yangtze River!

Moreover, he could cooperate with Hua Ling to plan the assassination. If he didn't have a special evil spirit in his body, he would have been caught.

But he had it, his father didn't, and many ministers at the level of the Nine Ministers didn't either. And they were going to face more than just Mr. Chang Qing.
When he thought of this, Shen Yuan became extremely anxious, but even though he used magic to kill several precious ghost horses, he was still one step late. When he was still halfway there, he sensed the riot of the four spirits in the palace through the Nine Ministers Seal.

Even if he tried his best, it would take him another day to reach Beijing. What should he do?
For the first time since Shen Yuan became one of the Nine Ministers, he felt a sense of powerlessness. As the Minister of Dali Temple, he was mainly responsible for major mysteries in the capital, but after three years in office, he had no idea about that guy's arrangements. He was really derelict in his duty.

I have failed His Majesty and my family.

no solution anymore!

Shen Yuan suddenly stopped his horse and stopped galloping. Instead, he rode to the forest beside the official road, found a secluded place, formed seals with his hands, and started the ritual.

At this moment, the originally handsome face was instantly covered with strange black lines, a scarlet eye appeared on the forehead, and countless blood flowed out, making Shen Yuan's face suddenly become extremely pale.

"Oh, you're finally willing to use me?"

Not only were the scarlet eyeballs weird, they could actually open their mouths and speak. The moment they opened, densely packed sharp teeth were revealed.

"Shut up!" Shen Yuan snorted coldly and took out a jade pendant from his waist. If Zhang Rui was here, he would definitely be surprised, because he had been looking for the lost jade pendant for several days, but he didn't expect it to be picked up by this guy who looked so serious.

"open!"

In an instant, a red line that only he could see stretched from the jade pendant all the way to the capital city and connected with Zhang Rui in the palace.

Zhang Rui, who was just coming out of the imperial study, also sensed it at the first moment.

"Master Zhang"

The familiar voice made Zhang Rui shudder suddenly. It would be bad enough if a little girl knew that he was wearing women's clothes, but if her brother also knew about it, he would be doomed!
"Lord Shen?" Zhang Rui knew who was contacting him at the first moment by relying on his senses.

This technique.
Zhang Rui looked at the red line in surprise. This thing was still there? It was still on Shen Yuan.

"Is Master Zhang in the palace?"

"Where is Lord Shen?" Zhang Rui asked hurriedly. "I'm outside the capital and can't make it for the time being. I have important information that Lord Zhang needs to pass on."

"Master Shen, let's hear what you have to say."
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"Master Yi?" The princess looked at her husband's surprised expression and her heart skipped a beat: "It shouldn't be, why would it be Master Yi?"

"Because Master Yi's identity is the least likely to be suspected." Zhang Rui smiled and said, "He is far away overseas and is a remnant of the previous dynasty. He has nothing to do with Your Majesty. Moreover, he is secretly monitored by many noble families. No one would have thought that he could come to Beijing. The key people to be monitored should be the other masters, especially Master Kuxiang. It is estimated that he will be discovered as soon as he walks out of the temple."

"If that's the case," the princess' eyes flashed with excitement, "Then your majesty's plan should have worked!"

"Your Majesty planned this?" Zhang Rui said with a smile, "Who told you that it was Your Majesty who planned this?"

The two's pupils shrank, and Hong Lie looked at Zhang Rui gloomily: "What do you mean, girl?"

"Have you never thought about how Your Majesty could bypass the eyes of so many noble families and send such a dazzling figure here? Have you never thought about why Donghuang Island, which has been in confrontation with the imperial court for a thousand years, would help Your Majesty this time? What good will it do for them if the emperor can eliminate the cancer of the noble families? They are hoping that the Great Jin will decline so that they can take advantage of the chaos to rule the Central Plains."

Hong Lie frowned when he heard this. In fact, he thought something was wrong, but
"It seems that the commander-in-chief also feels that it doesn't make sense, but because it was ordered by His Majesty himself, you have never doubted it, right?"

"Will Your Majesty harm yourself?"

"Of course he wouldn't, but what if what you saw was fake?" Zhang Rui asked back.

"Impossible!" The commander-in-chief frowned, "No one can pretend to be Your Majesty."

"It can!" Zhang Rui said seriously, "I heard that you have followed His Majesty since you were a child. Logically, ordinary disguises cannot fool you, but some things can."

"what?"

"Painting spirit!"

"Are you kidding? Do you think I have never seen a painting spirit? With those methods, do you think they can imitate your majesty?"

"Of course, an ordinary painting spirit can't do that. But if it has your Majesty's blood, it has been imitating your Majesty since the womb, copying bit by bit, and reproducing the growth of every bone of your Majesty. Can you recognize such a being?"

"You" Hong Lie was about to refute, but then he remembered something.

There is evil among the princes!

"Among the princes, there is no one who looks exactly like Your Majesty as you say."

"That's because the prince has been wearing a painted skin since he was born."

Hong Lie and the princess felt a chill down their spines after hearing this!

A painted-skin ghost, with your majesty's blood, has been imitating your majesty since birth for today's plan. If this is the case, Hong Lie might really be mistaken.

"Think about it carefully, Commander-in-Chief. If you follow my explanation, will all the things you thought were unreasonable before now make sense?"

"Girl!" Hong Lie knelt on one knee: "Now that you are here, do you have a solution?"

"Yes!" Zhang Rui narrowed his eyes and said, "But are you willing to listen to me?"

"As long as you can save His Majesty, you can command me, no matter how hard it is!"

It really works
Zhang Rui took a look at the pen hanging in the air, and the very small words next to the pen.

Hong Lie: Biography of the character, a half-step master, with a strong style, seemingly reckless but actually thoughtful, extremely loyal to the emperor, and willing to go through fire and water and risk his life for matters concerning the emperor's safety.

Weaknesses: He is extremely arrogant and usually doesn't look down on others, but he admires capable people very much. As long as they can show that they are better than him, whether in ability or thinking, he will be convinced. He seems to be arbitrary, but in fact he is a person who admires the strong.

Half an hour ago, he learned two pieces of information from the owner of the painting market.

First, I must have used this pen in the palace back then.

Second, I must have used this pen to make the emperor fall in love with me after just one drink!

Combining the two pieces of information, he came up with another use for this pen!
(End of this chapter)