It is said that today's saints are obsessed with cultivating immortals to the point of going crazy. They have begun to sacrifice living people and use human blood and human flesh to make elixirs. This is not the behavior of a human king.
The second is that Zheng Yayuan, the chief minister of the dynasty, was killed by a demon. Now Mr. Zheng Ge is disguised as a demon wearing his flesh, trying to confuse the court and shake the foundation of Daxia's society.
In fact, in places like the capital, it is not uncommon to compile gossip about the emperor and ministers. Otherwise, restaurants and other places would not have posted slogans such as "Don't talk about state affairs."
But the rumors this time are different from the past.
Not only did it spread extremely quickly and in a wide range, but the content was well-written and did not sound like random fabrication.
For example, in the rumor that Emperor Jianwu used human blood and flesh to make elixirs, there was even a list of elixir recipes that were said to have come from the palace.
The elixir recipes are not complete, and there are no specific introductions to the compatibility, ingredients, elixir-making temperatures, etc.
Even so, when everyone listened to the analysis of those materials and pharmacological properties, the word 'professional' came to mind.
Professional things are often convincing, not to mention that Emperor Jianwu's reputation was not good to begin with.
As for the rumors about the current chief minister, although he did not give any professional insights, he did a detailed analysis of Zheng Yayuan's changes in attitude before and after.
When each and every strange fact was revealed, many people began to wonder whether the current chief minister had really been taken over by a demon.
There was a lot of discussion among the people, and the people no longer cared about "stop talking about state affairs."
The rumors quickly spread to the ears of officials in Beijing.
At first, the officials in Beijing didn't pay much attention, thinking it was just another ridiculous rumor.
Although Emperor Jianwu did not do business and was obsessed with cultivating immortals, he was the lord of a country after all, so he couldn't do such evil things as using human flesh and blood to make elixirs, right?
As for the chief minister of the cabinet, Mr. Zheng Ge, he has indeed recently gone out of his way and supported Emperor Jianwu in his cultivation of immortality. However, it is unlikely that he was taken over by demons.
The bachelors in the cabinet and the ministers in the court are all masters of Confucianism. What kind of demon can deceive their eyes?
However, when the officials listened to the professional contents and questionable contrasts in the rumors, they couldn't help but feel a bit suspicious.
As officials, they have far more information than ordinary people in the market.
For example, some officials knew that the palace had indeed purchased a lot of medicinal materials for alchemy in the past period of time.
And many of them are exactly the ones listed in the rumor pill recipe.
There are also officials who are familiar with Zheng Yayuan and know that he not only suddenly changed his political stance, but also changed some of his habits and hobbies.
They didn't pay attention to it before, but now after hearing the rumors, they noticed something fishy.
Under such circumstances, the censors and officials could not sit still and began to submit letters as if they had been given blood.
They attributed the rumors in the capital to Emperor Jianwu's obsession with cultivating immortals. They not only demanded that Emperor Jianwu issue an imperial edict to stop collecting the Cultivation Guidelines, and that Elder Zhengge return to his hometown as an official, but also demanded that they prove their innocence.
This time, the spokespersons were not just beep-talkers, but also put forward specific plans.
For example, Emperor Jianwu was asked to open the alchemy furnace and ask a famous alchemy expert to examine the materials in the furnace to see if there was human flesh or blood.
Another example is convening experts from Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism to investigate Mr. Chen Ge to see if his body was really possessed by demons, etc.
In an instant, the capital city was filled with turmoil and turmoil.
The officials wrote a memorial with chicken blood and were quickly sent to the palace.
The eunuchs who were in charge of rituals were horrified when they saw these memorials. They did not dare to make decisions on their own and hurriedly submitted them to Emperor Jianwu.
In the Ascension Hall, the atmosphere was unusually depressing.
The eunuchs serving here knelt on the ground one after another, shivering, pressing their heads tightly against the ground, not daring to raise their heads at all.
On the high platform, Emperor Jianwu, who was dressed in Taoist robes, looked through the memorials of the censors, his expression was very calm, and there was no trace of anger on his face.
The more he behaves like this, the more afraid the eunuchs in the Immortal Palace will become.
The eunuchs who can enter the Dengxian Palace have served Emperor Jianwu for many years and know his temper well.
If Emperor Jianwu was angry, it meant that although he was angry, it was not serious and there was still room for maneuver.
But if he looks calm like he is now, the problem will become bigger.
It shows that the anger in Emperor Jianwu's heart has reached the extreme!
After reading the last memorial, Emperor Jianwu closed it and threw it into the fire together with several other memorials.
The blazing fire devoured these memorials in an instant, making the eunuchs in the Immortal Palace tremble even more.
Emperor Jianwu finally spoke at this time, his tone was calm, and no emotion could be heard.
"Tell me, who among you leaked the news?"
The eunuchs kneeling around did not dare not answer, so they could only kowtow repeatedly, or say that they did not know, or that they were not themselves.
Emperor Jianwu turned his attention to the eunuch kneeling on the high platform.
The eunuch trembled all over and hurriedly said it was not him.
After a pause, he carefully gave a guess:
"Could it be the tiger from the Demon Suppressing Division? He went to the palace yesterday to have an audience, and today the news came out...it would be too much of a coincidence."
"You mean Qin Shaoyou?"
Emperor Jianwu frowned slightly, and after pondering for a moment, he slowly shook his head.
"How many days has he been in Beijing? He only saw me for a brief moment yesterday, not even a quarter of an hour, right? How could he know the ingredients in my alchemy furnace? Even a dog's nose is not that good.
But the prescriptions given in the rumors are not entirely correct, but they are 70% to 80% correct... Tell me, how did Qin Shaoyou analyze these materials in such a short period of time?"
"this……"
The eunuch kneeling on the high platform was speechless.
He had nothing to say, but Emperor Jianwu talked endlessly.
"You are the only people who know the details of my furnace of elixirs. Tell me, which one of you betrayed me? And why did you do that? For the sake of you serving me for so many years, as long as you tell me honestly,
I can let your family go."
The eunuchs knelt on the ground and cried out that they were wronged.
"You don't want to admit it? Then I can only kill you all!"
Emperor Jianwu said something horrifying in a calm tone.
Hearing this, the eunuchs kneeling on the ground became anxious and began to bite each other one after another.
"It must be Zhang Guan. He is responsible for the procurement of alchemy materials. Not only does he know the specific materials used by Long Live Master to make alchemy, but he can also have contact with people outside the palace at any time. He must have betrayed Long Live Master!"
"Fart! Xu Rang is also in charge of purchasing alchemy materials, why not him? Long live my Lord, this slave is wronged!"
"Yes, and Xu Rang, it's you two bastards who betrayed Long Live the Lord!"
"It's not me. I swear to God, I have never betrayed Mr. Long Live! This is their frame-up and slander. Mr. Long Live, my loyalty to you is evident in the world. You can't believe these people's slanders..."
Emperor Jianwu squinted his eyes slightly, feeling that what these eunuchs said was unbelievable.
At this moment, all the loyal slaves in the past became traitors in his eyes.
Seeing this group of eunuchs quarreling endlessly, Emperor Jianwu groaned and activated the skills he learned from the fairy book.
A piece of blood mist spurted out from the pores all over Emperor Jianwu's body, condensing into blood tentacles that quickly rolled around, entangling the eunuchs in the Ascension Hall with lightning speed.
The eunuchs were frightened and tried to struggle desperately.
There are many experts among them, but these tentacles transformed from Emperor Jianwu's blood are very weird. They can not only absorb the blood and mana from their bodies, but also affect their sanity and make them go crazy.
In front of Emperor Jianwu, the eunuchs' resistance was in vain, and they were soon cut open and minced by the tentacles of the blood mist. Some of them were thrown into the alchemy furnace, and some were thrown into the fire.
The fire burned brighter and hotter.
After taking back the blood mist, Emperor Jianwu waved his hand and opened the palace door.
The eunuch guarding outside the palace had already knelt on the ground.
They didn't know what happened in the palace, but they all felt that there was a terrifying force surging in the palace just now.
"Choose a few more people for me, and they must be loyal enough." Emperor Jianwu ordered in a calm tone.
Immediately some eunuchs kowtowed to take orders.
No one asked where the previous eunuch had gone.
Even if they were curious, no one would dare to ask.
Emperor Jianwu did not embarrass the little eunuchs outside, but asked: "Is Wang Jinzhong here? Have their editors found out the source of the rumors outside?"