Luck entry, starting from the Nine Dragons' succession

Chapter 67: Emperor Li's Sorrow and the Second Prince's Determination

Zhou Jueyin, is he the descendant of Emperor Li?
Or is it that Zhou Jueyin is connected to the descendants of Emperor Li?
No matter which possibility it is, it will touch Emperor Yuanchu's most sensitive nerves.

There was silence in Wenyuan Pavilion.

The atmosphere was so heavy that water could almost drip out.

It was like the calm before the storm, the air pressure was so low that everyone felt breathless.

Fang Heng's heart sank if his guess came true.

Zhou Jueyin is a descendant of Emperor Li. How did he sneak into Yujing and even become an important official in the court?

Didn’t the Black Ice Platform find any clues at all?
waste?

Fang Heng cursed inwardly.

This is already the best guess.

If you guess in the wrong direction.

Perhaps, the Black Ice Platform has been instigated by the descendants of Emperor Li.

Fang Heng naturally hated the lineage of Emperor Li.

This is something decided by the butt, and the brain has no right to have any other ideas.

But for other members of the royal family, whether it is the lineage of Emperor Li or the lineage of Emperor Zhongzong.

They are all descendants of the Fang family and are all descendants of Taizu.

No matter who comes to power, they are all members of the royal family and will definitely receive the treatment they deserve.

There are even some members of the royal family who desire that Emperor Li's lineage take the throne.

Chaos is the ladder.

The atmosphere in Wenyuan Pavilion was solemn.

Fang Heng cleared his throat, breaking the almost frozen atmosphere.

"Cough cough!"

"Our mission is to repair the God-Slaying Formation."

"The case of Zhou Jueyin is the task of the God-Slaying Division."

Fang Heng's words seemed to have unlocked the seal for everyone.

Voices of approval rose one after another in Wenyuan Pavilion.

"Your Highness the Ninth Prince is right."

"Repairing the God-Slaying Formation is a difficult task. How can we be distracted by other things?"

"We are deeply blessed by the Emperor. If we cannot repair the God-Slaying Formation, how can we be worthy of His Majesty?"

"Everyone, let's quickly check the formation diagram."

"The Xuanwu Formation's Eye, if it's out of service for one more day, it's in danger for one more day."

"What you said is absolutely true!"

……

The Second Prince's Mansion.

In the study, the air was filled with the scent of sandalwood as two people played chess.

The second prince held the white piece, and the other old man in a green robe held the black piece.

The old man in the green robe was thin and looked like he was dying, but his posture was upright, like a pine or cypress, standing proudly in the cold.

This person is the chief guest official under the Second Prince - Cheng Hansong.

Cheng Hansong, born in a poor family, has been wandering for half his life and has a bumpy road ahead.

At the age of sixty, he made a stunning debut and was appreciated by the second prince, and from then on he rose to prominence.

Snapped--

Snapped--

Snapped--

The sounds of pieces falling, one after another, are rhythmic, like pearls falling on a jade plate.

On the table, there is a chessboard with nineteen lines, and black and white pieces are arranged in an orderly manner.

The two sides exchanged moves, and the situation on the chessboard changed drastically.

The second prince frowned slightly, his fingertips hovering above the chessboard, as if looking for a way to break the deadlock.

However, the white dragon broke through from both sides, but only trapped itself deeper and deeper.

"Your Highness, your heart is in turmoil!"

Cheng Hansong put down the black chess piece, stroked his beard and sighed, and said calmly.

A hint of gloom appeared on the second prince's face.

His lips moved a few times and he uttered some irrelevant words.

"Yesterday, the Emperor gave the Crown Prince a piece of osmanthus cake."

Osmanthus cake, just mediocre.

However, the meaning behind the osmanthus cake caused a storm in the second prince's heart.

Yesterday's game was disrupted by my ninth brother.

But before Fang Heng showed up, the prince had the upper hand.

All of this fell into the eyes of the emperor.

Osmanthus cake embodies the emperor's approval of my elder brother.

This made the second prince very worried.

Cheng Hansong naturally saw what the second prince was thinking and nodded slightly.

"Your Highness, if you want to win back a game from the Crown Prince, it won't be difficult."

Hearing this, the second prince's eyes suddenly lit up and he bowed to Cheng Hansong and said.

"Please sir, teach me."

"My method is a risky one. If I'm not careful, I might cause your Majesty's displeasure."

"Your Highness, are you mentally prepared?"

After hesitating for a moment, the second prince showed a determined expression on his face.

"I'm ready."

"Please sir, teach me."

"Your Highness, do you know how complicated the God-Slaying Formation is?" Cheng Hansong changed the subject and asked with a smile.

The second prince frowned, his eyes filled with surprise and suspicion.

"Mr. Cheng, what does this have to do with the strategy to break the deadlock?"

"Your Highness, please be patient and listen to me slowly."

"The God-Slaying Formation has five key points. Each key point is a chain formation, secretly matching the number of Zhoutian."

"Every formation is composed of Heavenly Dao prohibitions, secretly in line with the number of one yuan."

"This formation was created by Taizu himself. It is extremely mysterious."

“When the formation was first established, several great formation masters were amazed.”

"The mysteries of the God-Slaying Formation are so profound that even breaking it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven."

"Not to mention secretly eroding the foundation of the God-Slaying Formation."

"Don't say that Zhou Jueyin is in a high position of power and has connections."

“Even if he were to ignore it and let it go, Zhou Jueyin might not have such attainments in formation.”

Hearing this, the second prince frowned even more tightly, forming a deep "川" shape.

He could tell that Cheng Hansong's words had other implications.

But when I think about it carefully, I can only remember a few fragments of it, and it is always like looking at flowers in the fog, and I can't see it clearly.

"Sir, what you mean is..."

"Zhou Jueyin, have you seen the diagram of the God-Slaying Formation?"

"What's that?"

"Zhou Jueyin is in a high position of power, so it shouldn't be difficult for him to check the diagram of the God-Slaying Formation."

The second prince was stunned for a moment and blurted out.

The diagram of the God-Slaying Array is in the Pixiu's belly. If he wants to see it, there is naturally a way.

Based on his speculation about Zhou Jueyin's identity, it is not impossible for Zhou Jueyin to do it.

Cheng Hansong chuckled and said lightly.

“That’s the weirdest part.”

"In your name, Your Highness, I have asked the Holy Beast Master."

"I learned from the Holy Beast that the formation diagram in its belly has not been touched for three thousand years."

Hearing this, the second prince's face became even more confused.

If the formation diagram is not obtained from the Pixiu, where else can it be obtained from?

Could it be possible that it could appear out of thin air?
"Please help me clear up my confusion, sir."

"A descendant of Emperor Li once took away the diagram of the God-Slaying Formation."

hiss--

When the second prince heard this, he took a deep breath.

He felt an electric current flowing through his spine and straight to the top of his head, making the hairs on his body stand up.

The waves in my heart seemed to be stirred by an invisible giant hand and could not be calmed for a long time.

If I report this speculation to my father, I will definitely be able to defeat the crown prince.

Thinking of this, the second prince's eyebrows danced with joy and his face flushed.

He wished he could fly to the Yangxin Palace immediately and report this important clue to Emperor Yuanchu.

However, at this time, Cheng Hansong poured a basin of cold water on the second prince.

"Your Highness, are you really ready?"

"What have you prepared?" "Secretly investigating the descendants of Emperor Li is not an easy job." Cheng Hansong said with a smile, as if he had already seen Emperor Yuanchu's reaction.

"You mean, my father will ask me to investigate the descendants of Emperor Li."

The Second Prince's face darkened, and his expression changed under the afterglow of the setting sun.

He received imperial education since childhood, so he was naturally very clear about the affairs of Emperor Li.

Emperor Li made life miserable for the people and caused rebellion throughout the country. It was not because Emperor Li was stupid and incompetent, but precisely because Emperor Li was too strong-willed and wanted too much to make progress.

He carried out reforms, made progress, and implemented new policies, which eventually angered the ten major Taoist courts and the powerful families in the world.

The most core policy among Emperor Li's new policies was to restore the imperial examination system.

The imperial examination system, and even the policies initiated by Taizu.

During the reign of Emperor Taizu, there were many talented people, and the imperial examination system played an indispensable role in this.

but……

When a person dies, his policy ends.

On the day of Emperor Taizong's enthronement ceremony, all the civil and military officials in the court petitioned to abolish the imperial examination system.

The ten great Daoist courts, and even their ten patriarchs, all appeared in person and petitioned Emperor Taizong to abolish the imperial examination system.

petition?

How is this a petition?

This is clearly a threat!
After thinking for ten days and ten nights, Taizong abolished the imperial examination system established by Taizu and put an end to this disaster.

Since then, many emperors of the Daqian dynasty wanted to restore the imperial examination system, but all failed.

Emperor Li was not the first nor the last.

He is just the most radical and the most unlucky one.

Other emperors intended to restore the imperial examination system, but when they realized that they were no match for the system, they surrendered.

Only Emperor Li was unyielding and determined to restore the imperial examination system.

In the end, public resentment boiled over and the world was in chaos.

If it weren’t for Zhongzong’s efforts to turn the tide, the country would not have been revived.

Their Fang family must have already become the royal bloodline of the previous dynasty.

This great change happened in the year of Yi Si.

Therefore, in the history books of Daqian, it is also called the Yi Si Incident.

As for Emperor Li's fate.

No need to say more.

Li is tyrannical, stubborn, self-righteous, and immoral.

The bad posthumous title of Emperor Li shows how later generations evaluated him.

This evaluation does not only come from the civil and military officials and the ten major courts.

It also comes from within the royal family.

Even within the royal family, there were some complaints about Emperor Li's new policies.

Emperor Li was too radical and almost destroyed the Fang family's kingdom. Fortunately, Emperor Zhongzong cleaned up his mess.

Seeing that the second prince remained silent, Cheng Hansong said in a deep voice.

"Your Highness, I think Your Majesty is also suitable for a ruler with lofty ambitions, just like Emperor Li."

"In order to conduct the imperial examinations, Emperor Li specially refined the Lingbao Dragon Gate List. With Emperor Li's death, the Dragon Gate List was taken away by his descendants and its whereabouts are unknown."

Cheng Hansong didn't continue speaking.

But the second prince had already understood the hidden meaning.

My father is ambitious and wants to reopen the imperial examination. He will definitely be eyeing the Dragon Gate List in the hands of Emperor Li's descendants.

If my father asked him to investigate the descendants of Emperor Li, I'm afraid it would not be a simple investigation.

The second prince was hesitant and undecided.

The white chess piece in his hand was picked up and put down, put down and picked up again.

Cheng Hansong, who was sitting opposite him, smiled without saying a word, waiting quietly for the second prince to make a decision.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour.

The confusion in the second prince's eyes turned into determination.

He took a deep breath and said to Cheng Hansong.

"I will go to the palace and report to my father."

"Your Highness has decided? This is no small matter!"

"If Your Majesty were to hold an imperial examination..."

Without waiting for Cheng Hansong to finish his words, the second prince spoke in a resolute tone.

"If my father truly has the determination of Emperor Li, I naturally cannot sit idly by and watch him ruin our family's kingdom."

"I should follow the example of Emperor Zhongzong, turn the tide, and support the collapsing empire."

"When the time comes, please lend me a hand, sir."

Cheng Hansong kept smiling as he nodded.

"I will do my utmost to help Your Highness achieve his ambitions."

"Thank you sir!"

After that, the second prince put on a dragon robe and entered the palace to meet the emperor, accompanied by his maids.

After the second prince left, the smile on Cheng Hansong's face faded, his eyes dimmed, and he sighed in his heart.

"The Second Prince is not a wise leader for children from humble backgrounds like us!"

……

Wenyuan Pavilion.

There was silence.

Everyone present was busy looking at the formation diagram.

Only the occasional cough or two and the clatter of teacups being put down could be heard.

It took Fang Heng three hours to finally finish reading the formation diagram of the God-Slaying Formation.

This is all thanks to the purple fate of [Seven Apertures].

If it weren't for this exquisite heart, I don't know when I would be able to see the diagram of the God-Slaying Array.

Rubbing his sore temples, Fang Heng missed Yun Menglan's massage a little.

It’s a pity that in a solemn occasion like Wenyuan Pavilion, one cannot enjoy the same thing as in the palace.

Otherwise, there will definitely be an imperial censor who will come out to report me.

"Your Highness, have you finished reading?"

The Right Prime Minister took a sip of the spiritual tea, raised his head and asked Fang Heng.

Fang Heng nodded slightly and spoke softly, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.

"finish watching!"

"The God-Slaying Formation is vast and profound."

"I just took a rough look."

"I have some ideas about repairing the God-Slaying Formation. I would like to ask the Right Prime Minister for guidance."

The right prime minister was stunned for a moment.

What he said just now was just a polite remark.

He never expected that Fang Heng could actually read the entire diagram of the God-Slaying Formation.

According to the Right Prime Minister's estimation, in order to read through the diagrams of the God-Slaying Array within an hour, one would need a divine consciousness of at least the seventh level.

unless……

His Highness the Ninth Prince has an amazing understanding.

Could it be that His Highness the Ninth Prince, like the Fifth Prince, also has a very intelligent mind?

The Right Prime Minister was puzzled in his heart, but did not show it on his face.

"I wonder what your Highness thinks?"

"It's too complicated to say!"

“Let’s draw it.”

As he spoke, Fang Heng formed a spell with his hand and lightly pointed it at the void.

In Wenyuan Pavilion, light and shadow change.

A 3D holographic projection of the God-Slaying Formation appeared in mid-air.

Moreover, this 3D model holographic projection can continuously change its angle and size as Fang Heng slides his fingers.

This scene immediately attracted the attention of everyone in Wenyuan Pavilion.

Many officials even put down the jade slips in their hands, looked up, and looked curiously at the 3D model in the air.

The magic that Fang Heng cast was not mysterious; it was simply the application of the circular light technique.

The Circle of Light Technique is the most basic magic spell, and almost all Taoist practitioners know it.

But it is extremely rare to be able to come up with new ideas like Fang Heng and make everyone's eyes light up.

When the Right Prime Minister saw the holographic projection of the 3D model, his deep eyes suddenly lit up.

He naturally realized that this 3D model holographic projection could not only be used to display the God-Slaying Formation, but also had many wonderful uses in daily office work.

"Your Highness, is this a spell you created yourself?"

"It's just a small trick, not worth mentioning!"

“The skill may be small, but the ingenuity is immense!”

"The entire God-Slaying Formation is clearly visible, greatly facilitating communication among everyone."

"From now on, Wenyuan Pavilion and the seven ministries will use this spell when handling official documents."

The Right Prime Minister became interested and immediately decided to introduce holographic projection into the office process of Wenyuan Pavilion.

(End of this chapter)