When Zhang Yu walked out of the Zhi School, a strong wind blew, fluttering his clothes and sleeves. The branches and leaves of the trees outside the door and the shadows of the trees below also swayed.
Chief Wang died yesterday, the day he left the Xuan Palace, in his exquisite house outside the academy.
The person seemed to have consumed a large amount of secret medicine made from the flesh and blood of spiritual monsters, and died together with one of his beloved concubines. It is said that when the body was found, it was all red, as if it had just been lifted out of a steamer.
He always felt that there seemed to be some connection between the death of Chief Wang and the fact that his apprenticeship certificate was taken away by someone else.
According to Song Fujiao, when Chief Wang took the post away that day, he scolded him endlessly. It seemed that he was dissatisfied with the academy that he recommended himself to, and thought that he was an opportunist and unqualified to study in the academy, so he did this.
But if he really wanted to stop him, he would just have to secretly deal with the study post. This would not only waste time, but also allow him to evade the post after verification. If he just wanted to express his attitude, then he would tear up the post on the spot.
It's okay, so why do you have to take it away?
Does he have any other intentions?
He changed his mind and learned from Song Fujiao that Mr. Wang prefers reading and goes to Xuanwen Hall to drink tea when he has nothing to do. So he thought of a person from whom he might be able to get some more correct insights.
judge.
After thinking about it, he walked away.
Half a moment later, he came to Xuanwen Hall and found Qu Gong, the steward here, on the third floor. Although he had only met this person a few times, they got along well with each other. After a few polite words, they
Ask him about Master Wang.
Qu Gong glanced at the crowd walking below the lobby and said, "Brother Zhang, let's talk somewhere else."
He invited Zhang Yu into a well-lit tea room, asked his assistant to make two cups of fragrant tea, and waved him to go down. He half leaned on the wicker chair under his seat and said with a smile: "I heard that Wang Xingtong likes to read.
There are indeed many people who know about it. Two or three groups of people have come here today to inquire about him. If Brother Zhang wants to ask anything, just ask him and I will tell you everything he knows."
Zhang Yu had nothing to hide. After a brief thought, he recounted the incident that day when his apprenticeship was taken away by Director Wang, and finally said: "I think there are many weird things in this matter. Only Wang Xing and I are connected."
I have never had any contact with him before. In Brother Qu’s opinion, is his behavior really because he can’t stand me, the person who recommended himself to study?”
Qu Gong straightened up, turned the teaspoon in the cup with his hand, then raised his head and said: "There are indeed many people in the academy who cling to the old rules. They treat those who do not enter the school on the 'right path'
It is natural to look down on people, but Wang Xingtong has never been a rigid and upright gentleman. In his early years, in order to earn money for writing, he wrote many articles that disparaged the current situation in newspapers. He would advocate whatever his boss asked him to do.
What, he will support one company today and another company tomorrow, there is no position to speak of, and he has never flaunted himself as a moral gentleman."
He smiled playfully, "But for such a person to suddenly be on the side of moral gentlemen, it must not be because he has read too many books."
Zhang Yu thought for a moment and nodded.
Qu Gong picked up the tea cup, blew gently at the tea leaves floating on it, and said: "Actually, it is very simple to withhold Brother Zhang's favor. Wang Xingtong has been in charge of the Zhixue Hall for ten years and is well versed in the art of writing. If he really wants to
If he wants to stop you, he can just find a problem with the format of the post and knock it back, making you unreasonable. However, he obviously could use this method, but he chose this method.
This seems to be the most crude and clumsy, but unreasonable way, and it does not look like it is done by a veteran who has been in business for many years."
Zhang Yu looked at Qu Gong and said: "From this point of view, can it be understood that the words that Chief Wang complained to me that day were conveyed by him intentionally in order to cover up his true intentions?"
Qu Gong took a sip of tea, put it down, crossed his hands on his abdomen, and changed to a more comfortable position and leaned back. He looked up above, then looked at Zhang Yu, and said seriously: "Wang Xingtong must be
He didn't mean what he said, I don't know why he did it, but there is no doubt that it was for Brother Zhang's invitation to study."
Zhang Yu couldn't help but nod. Qu Gong's judgment was consistent with his analysis, so his purpose was basically certain.
But what's the use of Wang Xingtong's possession of this thing? Does he want to make a fuss about it? But he himself is still in the academy, and it's not like the previous manual...
Um?
Thinking of this, an idea flashed in his mind.
This thing may not be useful to Wang Xingtong himself, but it is very useful to some people!
He stood up, bowed his hands to Qu Gong, and said, "Thank you, Brother Qu, for clearing up the confusion. I'll take my leave first."
Qu Gong also stood up from the wicker chair, and returned the greeting with a straight face: "Brother Zhang, you're welcome. If you have any questions, you can ask me again." When sending Zhang Yu out of the tea room, he seemed to say casually, "Brother Zhang."
Do you know about the 'discussion'? I heard that it's coming to an end in the past few days, so I think if both sides have any cards, they might try to play them out as much as possible."
Zhang Yu was thoughtful.
After leaving Xuanwen Hall, he walked on the stone road covered by the branches and leaves of the golden sycamore tree, thinking as he walked under the shade of the tree where no sunlight could penetrate.
Just now he thought of something. The person who misappropriated his list must know his name, and when his reputation for killing Yaoyao spreads, the other party will probably be a little suspicious if he hears it.
But there are many people with the same name, so we may not be sure. So the safest thing is to try to check his place of origin, age, and past experience to see if he is the same person.
So what could be more convenient than reading a study post? On it, all the necessary descriptions are there.
If this is the case, then even if the other party has a great background, he is probably not in the upper echelon of the academy. Otherwise, his specific information can be found quickly, and there is no need to bother.
Therefore, while he was checking the other party, the other party was also checking him!
And he discovered that there was a place that he had overlooked before.
That is, the person who steals his books may not necessarily enter Taiyang Academy.
The current Taiyang Academy is not without its rivals. In the past sixty years, due to the needs of the military, government and people's livelihood, the Protectorate has successively supported three academic palaces, one large, two small, and three. In order to weaken the influence of Taiyang Academy,
A lot of manpower was transferred from the academy and distributed to these academies.
These schools have always opened their doors to disciples who can be admitted to Taiyang Academy, and will even spare no effort to train them. If that person goes there, it is somewhat possible, but because of such a choice, the effort and gain are somewhat different.
It's not proportional. If the other party's background is big enough, they will definitely not be willing to do this.
But besides that, there is actually another place to go.
That is the Shenwei Army!
All the former soldiers of the Shenwei Army were admitted. Even if the situation is different now, if someone enters as a student, whether it is promotion or promotion, they are often one step ahead and even inherit the god.
Robes may be more powerful.
And if the other party was originally someone who wanted to join the Divine Lieutenant Army, but only managed to obtain such an identity in order to gain a higher status within the Divine Lieutenant Army, that would be very reasonable.
Especially when you get there, no one will come to test your knowledge, which perfectly avoids the shortcomings of your own lack of talent and learning.
He was thinking in his mind, if everything was as he deduced, then the other party should have determined his true identity by now, and following this line of thinking, the death of Chief Wang was probably not what it seemed on the surface.
Simple.
And the letter that was sent by pretending to be Zhao Xiangcheng earlier, could it also be related to this matter?
"It seems that in the near future, I should stay in the academy as much as possible, try to collect items to replenish my divine energy, read the Chapter of the Great Dao, and wait until I have enough power to protect myself."
Thinking of this, he became wary.
The academy is very safe, but when your own life is at stake, you can never be too careful.
So he immediately returned to his residence, took out the red gloves, put them on, and took down the Xia sword hanging on the wall, and took it with him when he was ready.
Before, he was just an assistant teacher, and he came in through self-recommendation. If he walked around the academy with a sword, he would easily cause trouble, but it is different now. His other identity is a disciple of Xuanfu, so you don't need to care too much about some things.
Already.
Since it was already noon, he took pills, meditated and adjusted his breath. When the sun went down, he came out of meditation and came out of his residence. This time he went to Zaku.
This land is located in the southwest corner. It is actually a separate cargo farm divided by the academy. Although it is also within the academy, due to the large number of outsiders, there is a stone road on the road leading to the interior of the academy.
The wall acts as a barrier.
When he passed by, there were people who were here to check the identities of the people coming and going. However, when the other party saw that he was wearing the auxiliary teaching clothes and that he looked very handsome, not only did no one come up to question him, but they even bowed respectfully to him.
After successfully walking out of the partition wall, he saw a large flat and open ground covered with various debris. In the southeast direction, there were row houses of various heights. There were carts everywhere and people coming and going.
There are many laborers, some of whom are naturalized barbarians with strong bodies.
It's noisy, dusty, chaotic and dirty here. It's hard to imagine that just across the wall is the quiet and clean inner palace of the academy.
He glanced around. This is also the place with the most miscellaneous things in the academy besides the formal warehouse. He had no time or excuse to come here before, so he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to buy medicinal materials to walk around and take a look at this place.
Whether it is possible to find items with source energy.
But after going around for more than a summer, I found nothing special.
He thought about the several items containing source energy that he had come into contact with before, and thought to himself: "Is this kind of thing really only found in those ruins?"
It was now westward. Since there was nothing to gain, he stopped wasting time and went directly to the place Ren Yi mentioned and walked in towards one of the tallest gate towers.
Ren Yi was here at the moment instructing the people below to move things. He was also sharp-eyed, and he saw Zhang Yu in a blink of an eye. He hurriedly gave instructions to the people next to him, and he greeted him cheerfully. He held his hands and said: "Master Zhang, you are here.
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Zhang Yu nodded in return and said, "Assistant Ren, I'll get those medicinal materials."
"Okay, Assistant Teacher Zhang, please come here," Ren Yi said with a smile on his face, leading the way. When passing by a short, thin and honest middle-aged man, he patted his shoulder and said, "Old Yang, go get a cup."
Here comes the good tea."
The man smiled honestly, glanced at Zhang Yu, clasped his right hand, lowered his head and walked out.
Zhang Yu turned his head sideways and his eyes stayed on his back for a while.
"Come on, Assistant Professor Zhang, sit inside." Ren Yi invited Zhang Yu into a large open room. Although there were still many people here, it could be seen that people were cleaning up frequently and it was relatively clean.
"Assistant teacher, sit down for a moment and I'll have someone bring over all the medicinal materials."
Ren Yi greeted him, and soon, someone below carefully brought in the medicinal materials purchased by Zhang Yu and placed them on the open platform near the window. It looked like there were about thirty packages, and they were placed on the open platform.
It occupies a large area.
Ren Yi smiled and said: "Master Zhang, please check it again. If there are any problems, I can replace it again."
Zhang Yu checked and found that the quantity was much more than the medicinal materials he wanted to buy, but the quality was somewhat uneven. However, considering that the requirements for ordinary medicine and his elixir refining were different, it was impossible for outsiders to know this place.
This is also acceptable.
Um?
While inspecting a certain medicinal material, he suddenly felt something strange. He pinched it with two fingers, picked it up and looked at it. It was a bone fragment as big as a fingernail. To his surprise, there was an extremely faint trace of something on it.
The source energy exists, but it's so weak that he can hardly detect it if he doesn't pay attention.
He looked at Ren Yi and asked: "Where were these bone fragments purchased?"
Ren Yi looked over, took out a worn-out book, flipped through it, and said, "It's from a small business called Futong. Is it possible that Assistant Professor Zhang is not satisfied? Then you can change it again."
Zhang Yu put the bone fragment down. There was too little source energy on it. Even through gloves, he could absorb it in just one breath. He said, "Please let me help you make another trip for me. Please try to get as many medicinal materials as possible."
Buy some, I'll use them, you don't have to worry about the price."
Ren Yi said with a smile: "What the hell, Assistant Professor Zhang is willing to take care of our business. It's not too late for me to be happy. I will go there myself tomorrow."
At this moment, heavy footsteps came from outside, and the honest man named Lao Yang walked in with tea in one hand.
Ren Yi was dissatisfied and said: "Old Yang, why are you so slow?"
Lao Yang lowered his head and said nothing.
Ren Yi looked like he hated the iron, he stepped forward to take the tea cup, waved his hand as if to drive him away, and said: "Forget it, forget it, you can go down."
When Lao Yang was about to go down, a voice came from behind:
"Wait a moment."
Lao Yang's body froze.
Zhang Yu looked at him and said in a very casual and natural tone: "What's wrong with your right hand? Can you give me a look?"