Chapter 101 I have never seen such a shameless person
Cheng Fengyuan has never been a fool.
In other words, those who know how to flatter others and find clever ways will probably not be too stupid, but it is a pity that their cleverness is used in the wrong place.
For example, now, he knows very well that once the envoy in front of him is actually transformed into a monster, it will definitely be a painful blow to the forces under the Imperial Master.
Don't mention that we, the Buddha, are compassionate and all living beings are equal.
More people will only firmly believe that those who are not from our tribe must have different thoughts.
If it were you, would you be able to accept that the colleagues you get along with day and night are monsters that may show their fangs to you at any time?
Obviously, for most people, the answer to this question is self-evident.
The Gong Gong princes in the court can tolerate the emperor being close to villains, but they cannot allow evildoers in high positions to discuss affairs with the court.
A monster appeared under the Imperial Master's door, not to mention whether these people would use the topic to their advantage and even question the identity of the Imperial Master.
Even those who have joined his disciples, no matter whether they are willing or not, will be marked as suspected monsters unconsciously, which is not what he wants.
Before realizing that he had unintentionally uncovered the truth, Cheng Fengyuan asked himself that he had always been a very simple person, with only the vision of promotion and wealth in his mind.
If you are on the wrong team, you may be able to save your life by paying heavy bribes, but if you are labeled as an alien, if the Imperial Master loses power at some point, or if he is treated as an outcast, then everything is really over.
So when he saw the toad spirit change back to its original state, even though he already believed it in his heart, he still wanted to bite him to death. It was Ning Caichen who was using sorcery to frame Zhongliang.
"Being so surly and almost ghostly, and attacking the imperial officials wantonly, could it be that in the eyes of Master Cheng, such a dissolute person who ignores the law can be considered loyal and good?"
Chang Wei almost didn't lose his life at the hands of the toad spirit. Chang Wei had a strong and violent temper, so he immediately said coldly to him.
"This... I also know that the master of heaven and earth is the foundation of governance. The envoy has always cared for the master and behaved like a father, so I will naturally resent your previous biased words...
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Seeing that Chang Wei's expression was getting worse and worse, Cheng Fengyuan still forced himself to believe it.
"Shut up, are you worthy of being promoted to Master?"
"The court has evil spirits but cannot stop them. This is a failure of a minister. It is an unfilial duty of a disciple if the teacher fails to stop them when they are at fault."
"You are not ashamed of it, but you confuse right and wrong for the sake of power and flatter others. Is this what you learned from being arty?"
"I have never seen such a shameless person!"
Chang Wei was getting stronger and stronger, and he still vaguely regained the scholarly spirit of fighting with the scholars in the court in the past. He scolded Cheng Fengyuan until his face turned red.
"I...you..."
No matter how forbearing the general surnamed Cheng was, he couldn't help but reach out and grasp the hilt of his sword several times, wishing he could split the old man into two pieces with one sword and restore some peace to the world.
"Cheng Fengyuan, I want to know who your subject is!"
After asking sternly, Chang Wei waved his sleeves and turned away, but he didn't want to look at him again.
Having said this, if you still can't wake up, then just do it yourself!
Cheng Fengyuan's expression changed, and he hesitated for a moment.
"Master Chang, Master Cheng, can you listen to the students?"
The scene fell silent for a while. Suddenly, no one expected it, but Ning Caichen approached the toad spirit's body, observed it, and suddenly spoke.
"Ning Xiucai, you are still under suspicion!"
Before Chang Wei could respond, Cheng Fengyuan sarcastically said.
But the title changed from calling him by his first name to Ning Xiucai, which clearly showed that he was shaken.
"It doesn't matter, let him talk."
Waving his hands, thinking about the previous life-saving grace, coupled with Ning Caichen's scholarly temperament, Chang Wei became more and more satisfied as he looked at it, and he began to cherish his talents.
After receiving Chang Wei's approval, Ning Caichen slightly raised his hands and spoke in an orderly manner.
"Students once read in an ancient book that if a monster wants to transform, it often has to wait for a demon elixir to be refined and the soul to have a place to rest, before it can shed its old skin and transform into a human form."
"If this demon is a great golden elixir demon, with the students' methods, it is not even possible to save one's life, let alone to kill him. However, a little demon who has only just refined the horizontal bones can transform into a human form. Two adults.
Don’t you think it’s strange?”
As he spoke, Ning Caichen bent down and took out something from the toad spirit's corpse.
"Don't gossip, just say what you have to say!"
Cheng Fengyuan slowly began to hear something was wrong, but his tone was still stiff.
"It's easy to say. Your Excellency has been in the battlefield for a long time. Do you know what this is?"
Ning Caichen smiled and didn't care about the other party's dissatisfaction. He took the initiative to hand over the thing in his hand.
"This is...animal leather...no, this looks like human skin?!"
After rubbing the texture of a small piece of jet black leather, Cheng Feng's complexion suddenly changed.
"you mean……"
"Exactly, sir, have you ever heard of painted skin? Painted skin is made by refining the skin of a virgin born in the yin year. It has the effect of masking the breath and transforming into a human form. This monster relied on the trick of painted skin to hide it.
For the eyes and ears of all.”
Ning Caichen suddenly looked solemn and bowed to the two of them.
"The student risked his life to remonstrate. I would like to ask, since the imperial master can disguise his monsters as ordinary women with painted skins, can he replace the princes in the court with the same method? What's more, today..."
When Ning Caichen mentioned an indescribable existence, he closed his mouth for a moment, but in the end he did not say anything outright.
"Anyway, I hope you two adults will learn from this!"
"You...what you said is so ridiculous, so ridiculous!"
After finally realizing what Ning Caichen meant, Cheng Fengyuan clutched his heart with his left hand, but was completely stunned by the bold conjecture of the scholar in front of him.
How dare he... How dare he say such outrageous things, suspecting that the Holy One is a fake? Is this what a minister can say?!
But why does the more I think about it, the more likely I feel that it is so possible?
Cheng Fengyuan didn't dare to speak. The current matter had nothing to do with finding tricks. No matter how smart he was, he didn't dare to stir up trouble at this critical moment.
He happily handed the right of choice into the hands of Chang Wei. He had the highest official position here and was also the person closest to Emperor Zhengde. Only he was the most suitable person to make the decision.
"No wonder...no wonder I said that Mr. Xu and Mr. Ye have lost letters to me in recent days. I didn't think about that thief...that thief, how dare he do this?!"
Thinking that his classmates and friends might have met with misfortune, the old man's eyes turned red, and his old hands in his sleeves clenched into fists.
"No, there is still the emperor, the emperor...if something happens...how can I go to see the late emperor...Ning Caichen, do you have any solid evidence for what you said?!"
The upright and straightforward old censor, with blood-red eyes, seemed to have turned into a ferocious beast that chose people to devour, staring at Ning Caichen.
"Although the student has no evidence, he is probably close to ten."
Ning Caichen was a little overwhelmed by the opponent's power and dared not breathe. Seeing Chang Wei's expression getting worse, he quickly added.
"But thinking about it, Your Majesty should be fine for the time being. After all, if the thief succeeds, his method against me this time will not be so tortuous."
"It's a human thing to say!"
Hearing this, Chang Wei put down the ring knife he had taken out from the hand of the Yamen servant angrily, straightened his clothes, and regained his demeanor and demeanor as a royal censor.
"Cheng Fengyuan, I will give you a chance to redeem your past sins. It depends on whether you are willing to fight for it or not!"