Evil Master and Disciple

Ye Feng held San Zhier in his arms, and his figure flashed a few times on the streets of Yiningfang before disappearing.

He did not take the Confucian monks and the sorcerers of Sitianjian seriously.

He decided to break into the imperial city at night to find the dynasty's fortune and recharge his magic pen and inkstone.

Soon, he arrived at the foot of the imperial city again.

At this moment, the main gate of the imperial city has been closed, but the small gates on both sides are still open, and carriages drive out from the side gates from time to time.

The imperial city is very large, and the offices of the three dukes and six ministries are all in the imperial city. To govern such a large country, a large number of civil servants are needed.

It was already nearly half an hour after dark, and it was already time to get off work, but officials who had just finished get off work continued to come out of the imperial city.

Ye Feng squatted not far away and watched for a long time.

I found that there were many more guards at the city gate than during the day.

It seems that there is also a sorcerer from Si Tianjian.

Ye Feng was thinking about how to sneak into the imperial city.

I saw a very luxurious carriage coming from Suzaku Street, followed by two teams of soldiers, as if it was going to enter the imperial city.

Ye Feng's eyes turned slightly.

He stuffed Sanzhi'er into his clothes and whispered, "Sanzhi'er, don't show your head..."

Then, he took out an invisibility talisman from the black silk bracelet.

He had used this thing before in Cave No. 1. After activating it, it merged into his body, and his body immediately disappeared from the spot.

After becoming invisible, Ye Feng quietly came to the back of the luxurious carriage.

There is a small extension at the back of the carriage, which is used to place a stool for getting off the horse.

Ye Feng sat on it directly.

The carriage was allowed in directly in front of the imperial city gate without any inspection.

Ye Feng also entered the imperial city in a carriage.

After entering the imperial city, Ye Feng heard a girl's voice coming from the carriage.

"Yu'er, why do I feel like there are a lot more guards at the city gate today?"

"Princess, it's probably related to the unrest that happened here this day. Those people were so bold that they actually beat up the Imperial Guards in front of the Imperial City. I heard that those Imperial Guards were in a terrible state, with every one of them having their legs broken!"

"Ah? These thieves haven't been caught yet."

"I heard they are all monks, how could they be caught so easily?"

"Princess?!" Ye Feng was slightly stunned. He looked around at the ride he was taking. He didn't expect that it was the princess's carriage.

There was a small window at the back of the carriage.

Ye Feng quietly leaned over the small window and looked inside.

I have only seen princesses in movies and TV dramas before. I wonder if real princesses are as stunningly beautiful as those in movies and TV dramas.

There was a pink curtain hanging inside the small window. He reached out and quietly moved the curtain a little.

The interior of the carriage was not dark, as two palace lanterns were lit.

Not only is the area large, but the layout is also quite luxurious.

Two young girls were sitting on the couch.

One of them was wearing a very gorgeous pink dress with a pure white fox tail around her neck.

It should be Her Royal Highness the Princess.

When Ye Feng saw the pure white fox-tail scarf, he thought to himself, "Luckily I didn't bring Daji with me, otherwise I would have strangled the princess to death."

This princess is really pretty.

He looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, with fair skin, delicate features, a little cinnabar between his eyebrows, a steady look in his eyes, and a noble aura emanating from his whole body.

Ye Feng even felt a sense of righteousness from the princess.

The princess next to her named Yu'er was also pretty, except that her skin was a little darker.

"So this is the real job, haha, it's a pity that I'm not the prince consort..."

Although the princess was very beautiful, Ye Feng was not interested in her.

After secretly peeping for a while, he quietly got off the carriage after entering the imperial city.

After arriving inside the imperial city, Ye Feng was a little dumbfounded. Looking around, he saw only palace walls. He didn't know where the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Justice, and the Hanlin Academy were.

"Everything in this world is good, except for Amap..."

Without a map, Ye Feng could only wander around aimlessly, trying to catch someone and ask where the Hanlin Academy was.

He knew that the imperial city was guarded by Confucian masters and monks from the Si Tian Jian sect, so he didn't dare to make any big moves. If he flew in the air, he would definitely be detected by the Confucian qi-sensing technique.

Ye Feng could only walk on his feet.

Soon he came to the gate of a large courtyard with the words "Ministry of Industry" written on it.

It was not the place he was looking for. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly discovered a map of the imperial city on the wall in front of the Ministry of Industry.

The locations of the six departments are marked out, just like a map of tourist attractions.

Ye Feng was overjoyed and quickly checked the location of the Hanlin Academy.

This is indeed a structural diagram of the interior of the imperial city.

The imperial city is too big and is full of high walls and corridors, so it is easy to get lost.

Therefore, there will be a map marking the location at the entrance of each government office.

In addition to the Six Ministries, there are also some other government agencies such as the Imperial College, the Imperial Academy, the Hanlin Academy, and the Secretariat.

Soon, Ye Feng found the location of the Hanlin Academy.

Located in the northwest corner of the entire imperial city, next to the imperial palace.

After determining the location, Ye Feng no longer rushed around the imperial city like a headless fly.

About an incense stick later, Ye Feng arrived at the Hanlin Academy.

The Hanlin Academy is a large courtyard with no guards at the gate.

Ye Feng took out another invisibility talisman and stuck it on his body.

He whispered, "Sanzhi'er, find me the location of the dynasty's fortune, and I'll give you a treat!"

When Sanzhier heard that there would be a snack, he immediately became energetic.

Thanks to the blessing of the invisibility talisman, Ye Feng walked directly into the gate of the Hanlin Academy.

Master Yi had told him before that the Hanlin Academy was a place for academic research, not a functional unit like the Six Ministries.

There are some old scholars in it who study knowledge, write books and biographies, and write copy.

Of course, there are many, many more books.

Almost half of the great scholars in the capital city serve in the Hanlin Academy.

Some of them worked as teachers in academies, Taixue Academy, or Imperial College.

These scholars were almost crazy in their pursuit of knowledge, but Confucians always believed that the mysteries of the universe were all in knowledge.

Ye Feng also agreed with this statement.

However, he felt that the Confucian scholars in this world had taken the wrong research direction.

It is true that you can understand the mysteries of the universe by studying knowledge, but you cannot study Confucian eight-legged essays.

As a result, the vast majority of scholars studied in order to pass the imperial examinations and become officials.

This may be the reason why Confucianism is becoming increasingly decadent.

Thoughts are imprisoned.

In the past, Confucianism would produce a sage every five hundred years.

Now... it seems like there hasn't been a saint in nearly two thousand years.

Several great scholars who call themselves the second sage are just trying to flatter themselves.

The several sub-sages and great scholars of the present time are far behind the sub-sages and great scholars of Confucianism thousands of years ago, both in terms of knowledge and Confucian cultivation and magic. They are not even on the same level.