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Chapter 119 The Most Suspected.
"Royal relative?"

Zhang Rui was stunned when he heard this. The Jin Dynasty did not ban the royal family from taking imperial examinations. After all, the royal bloodline's title was only passed down for three generations, and the court did not provide permanent support. If future generations wanted to support the family, if they did not choose to practice martial arts, taking imperial examinations was also one way.

But if it's a royal relative
Zhang Rui remembered something. In the contract between the Four Spirits, royal bloodlines could use magic in the palace, right?
No one noticed this loophole?
Soon, Hong Lie's words dispelled Zhang Rui's doubts.

"The royal family does not allow the appearance of sorcerers. Once discovered, they will be charged with treason. So this one should be the least suspicious. Can you tell that he is a sorcerer?"

Zhang Rui was silent for a moment after hearing this. A member of the royal family?

Of course he was sure that when he first traveled through time, he could not notice the difference between Master Tian Ye and other people, but as time passed, he had become accustomed to many things, and could almost tell the difference between a sorcerer and an ordinary person at a glance, even those so-called Nine Ministers sorcerers were surrounded by yin energy.

"How does the imperial court monitor these people of royal blood?" Zhang Rui asked curiously.

The Jin Dynasty lasted for thousands of years, and I don’t know how many generations of royal bloodline have been passed down. I remember that in my previous life, there was a dynasty with the surname Zhu in ancient history. In just two hundred years, the descendants of the Zhu family gave birth to hundreds of thousands of people!
"Of course we rely on the noble families!" Hong Lie sneered, "The court has only announced a ban, but the only ones who are really worried about sorcerers emerging from the royal bloodline are the sorcerer families. For the court, they only need to worry about bloodlines within three generations, lest someone use this bloodline to train sorcerers to enter the palace and do something."

"Is this person within three generations?" Zhang Rui said quietly.

"Yes." Hong Lie looked at the list with a complicated expression: "This is Zhu Liang, the son of Princess Yunxiu."

"Princess Yunxiu" Zhang Rui frowned, he had never heard of it.

"Not all royal relatives are as famous as Princess Yunyang. Many princesses are actually unknown. Princess Yunxiu's mother, Princess Zhaoyang, was not very favored back then. The husband she married was just a mortal. After she became a fifth-rank doctor, she never rose any higher and died of illness at the age of 40. As a result, Princess Yunxiu is the only daughter in that line. Like her mother, Princess Yunxiu also married a scholar who passed the imperial examination."

"For many princess-level royal relatives, if there are not many resources to provide, this is their best ending. Princess Yunxiu's husband is currently the prefect of Liangzhou. The princess and her husband are both in office. Zhu Liang is their first son. He is quite talented. He is only 19 years old this year and has come to Beijing to take the exam."

"Out of town?" Zhang Rui narrowed his eyes, and Hong Lie beside him also looked serious.

When people are away from home and not in the capital, there is a lot of room for them to make mistakes. Under the noses of many aristocratic families in the capital, if one wants to train a sorcerer with royal blood, the possibility of being discovered is very high. Liangzhou is a relatively remote prefecture in Xijing. If someone wants to make mistakes, there is indeed a chance that he can do it.

Having said that.
Hong Lie and Zhang Rui looked at each other, and Zhang Rui was the most suspicious one!
He has connections with an aristocratic family, royal bloodline within three generations, can perform spells inside the palace, and evade detection by the four spirits. It's simply perfect!
Hong Lie took a deep breath. It fit the situation perfectly. If the other party wasn't of royal blood, he would have arrested him and interrogated him.

"If he makes a move, are you sure you can discover it the first time?" Hong Lie asked seriously.

"There should be." Zhang Rui said while drinking tea.

"Okay," Hong Lie nodded. "If you need me, Master Zhang will tell me right away!"

"it is good"
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"Mr. An"

"Thank you for your hard work, Lord An."

"Master An."

As soon as he arrived outside the Suzaku Gate, many colleagues came up to greet him. An Lusheng patiently put on a smile and responded one by one.

Even towards some mortal officials of a lower rank, he would take the initiative to show his goodwill. Over the years, he had been portraying a friendly personality, without the arrogance of a noble family, which made him more approachable to mortal civil officials.

"Master An is here early."

An old voice came, and An Lusheng was slightly startled, then he hurriedly went to greet him from a distance: "Mr. Qi!"

The person who came was the current Minister of Rites, the pillar of the Qi family.

Seeing that it was that man who took the initiative to look for An Lusheng, the officials around him subconsciously distanced themselves.

Anyone with a sound mind would know that the two of them are in a sensitive relationship.

The emperor appointed An Lusheng as the chief examiner for this spring exam. His purpose was very clear. He did not accept the candidate for the Minister of Rites recommended by Mr. Qi, but took advantage of the decline of the Qi and Jiang families to insert a person from a hidden family into the position. Minister Qi, who had held the position of Minister of Rites for eighty years, was now giving up the position to an outsider. The contradiction between them can be imagined!

"Not bad. Young and promising." Minister Qi looked at the other party, smiled and nodded, with kind eyes and an extremely gentle look.

But people around could clearly feel a chill, even Lu Chengfeng, who was in the same camp as Minister Qi, felt far away from him.

"Dad, why are we so far away?" Lu Sheng asked his father cautiously.

Lu Chengfeng now holds the title of Duke but does not hold any office in the court. However, because Guanglu Dafu died tragically in the last incident and there was indeed a shortage of people for the Spring Examination, the Emperor ordered Lu Chengfeng to come to the Ministry of Rites to help.

"The most terrifying beast is the one that is about to die." Lu Chengfeng said quietly, "No one wants to mess with that old man nowadays."

"But our four families have been friends for many years." Lu Sheng frowned.

The meaning is very clear, the four of us are in the same boat.

"So what if we have been friends for many years?" Lu Chengfeng rolled his eyes at his son. "What we have to do now is to let the Bai family replace the Qi family. Although the main reason is that the descendants of the Qi family are not good enough, we are forcing them. The Bai family is thriving, while the Qi family is declining. Although we have given many conditions, how can it be better than staying in the capital?"

Lu Sheng nodded when he heard this. The Qi family has always been supported by most of the noble families in Xijing. This time when they go back, they will have to change their status and support the Bai family instead. It would be difficult for Shangshu Qi, who once carried the Qi family's burden, to accept this gap.

"Based on my understanding of the old guy over the years, he has been acting strangely lately."

"Hmm?" Lu Sheng was stunned: "Is there any problem?"

Minister Qi has been very cooperative recently, right?
Qi Zheng said he would be exiled, and he also told the emperor that he would retire and return home after the spring examination. The overall situation has been decided, so what problem could there be?
"Too cooperative." Lu Chengfeng shook his head: "As far as I know, the old man Qi is the most uncompromising person, otherwise he would not have occupied the position of Minister of Rites for so many years. Now that he has retired so smoothly, it always feels a little strange."

He glanced at the other party from a distance. Qi Zheng was provoking Zhang Rui. At first he thought it was a test by the Qi family, but now he thought something was wrong. Why would they test others?
There is no conflict of interest between the Qi family and Zhang Rui. What's the point of letting the younger generation take this risk at this critical juncture?

Just to see how much the royal family can tolerate him?
Thinking about it is not right
Is it possible that he did it on purpose?
When he thought of this, Lu Chengfeng felt a little cold all over. Looking at Suzaku Gate, which should have been a very safe place, he felt it was a bit eerie.

On the other side, An Lusheng was respectfully supporting Mr. Qi, talking and laughing.

"What are you talking about, Master Qi? You have always been my role model. This is my first time as an examiner, and there are many things I don't understand. I need your guidance."

"Lord An is too modest." Minister Qi looked at the Suzaku Gate in front of him and said with a smile, "Your Excellency is now a popular figure this year. You are the top of the case in your teens, and you have such a talent for magic. I really envy you. If the children in our family had half the ability of Young Master An, why would this old man have to work so hard until now?"

"What are you talking about, Minister Qi?" An Lusheng smiled slightly and said, "As far as I know, doesn't the Qi family also have an outstanding descendant? That child named Qi Xuan is indeed good!"

After saying this, Minister Qi paused, turned around and smiled at the other party: "Master An knows a lot about my Qi family."

"Each other, each other."

The two spoke in extremely gentle voices, but the chill around them grew even more intense as they reached this point!
In the distance, Lu Chengfeng, who was watching this scene, reacted immediately and nodded slightly: "Qi Xuan."

"Dad? Are you talking about the child born by the eloped daughter of the Qi family?"

"The Qi family did it secretly, but they are a big family after all. All the noble families are watching them. How could they not notice it?" Lu Chengfeng said faintly: "I also took a look at that child when he came to Beijing. He didn't have a trace of Yin Qi, and he obviously hadn't become a sorcerer yet. But the aura on his body made the Yin God in my body desire him very much. If I'm not mistaken, he should have a Yin Jade physique."

"Yin Jade Constitution?" Lu Sheng was shocked when he heard that. His second brother had half Yin Jade Constitution, yet he became the youngest first-grade sorcerer today. Yin Jade Constitution. The descendants of the Qi family have been lonely for so many years, and finally a golden phoenix has appeared?
"If that's the case, maybe old man Qi will hold back." Lu Chengfeng nodded: "After all, excellent offspring are the foundation of a family. If that kid named Qi Xuan is capable enough, it may not be a bad thing for the Qi family to retreat to Xijing now."

But is it really so?

Lu Chengfeng took a look inside the Suzaku Gate. Zhang Rui had given him information yesterday that a sorcerer had merged with the terrifying evil spirit and entered the palace. He was most likely going to do something big, but he didn't know who that sorcerer was.

In his opinion, Mr. Qi is the biggest suspect!
(End of this chapter)