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Yu Nianniang has been in the Heavenly Dao Courtyard for a few days, and the corresponding affairs have already been started.

The Heavenly Dao Academy is very idle, and there is nothing to do on weekdays, mainly astrology.

At the end of each month, the celestial phenomena of the next month are calculated, and the calculation is not over. In the second month, the astrological phenomena should be calculated again from the first day to correct the changes in the celestial phenomena due to special reasons. When Yu Nianniang and the three of them first arrived at the Heavenly Dao Academy, the matter fell on the three of them. Other Heavenly Masters are free to arrange their time, some leave the Heavenly Dao Academy after reporting, some go to the library to read, and some find a place to study the Heavenly Dao, but there are people on duty every day.

The people in charge of the Heavenly Dao Academy are still Huang Tianshi and Feng Tianshi, and the Great Heavenly Master is rarely seen on weekdays. I heard Master Feng say that he was practicing in retreat.

Yu Nianniang was very puzzled, and asked Yang Kai from the side: "...... I don't know how I practiced in retreat? ”

Yang Kai shook his head: "I don't know, I just heard that the Great Heavenly Master often retreats and cultivates......" After thinking about it, I felt that Yu Nianniang's question was very reasonable, what they learned was the way of heaven, they needed to observe the sky and see the elephants, and occasionally probe the direction and lose the hexagram, if they stayed in a closed room all day, how could they practice astrology?

"The Great Heavenly Master is profound, and his mystics are exquisite. Maybe you don't need to practice astrology at all. Divination is also acceptable as long as there is a ritual weapon (copper plate or tortoise shell) in the hand. ”

Yu Nianniang saw a little different, she felt that the Great Heavenly Master's retreat cultivation might not be what everyone imagined, perhaps, there was a bigger secret.

Out of the main hall, Yu Nianniang went outside, and when she was about to walk out of the Heavenly Dao Courtyard, she turned around and went to the sacrificial platform.

The altar is a tall minaret, which is slightly different from the surrounding buildings, and is arranged according to the orientation of the south, east, west, and north, as well as the yin and yang poles.

The altar is the second floor of the entire tower, and from the bottom to the top is a long stone path paved with steps, and the altar is equipped with an incense burner, an altar, and ordinary rituals, including the worship of the heavens, are completed here.

After passing the altar and going up, you can reach the top of the tower.

Outsiders are not allowed to enter the sacrificial tower, except for the need to watch the stars at night, or when you want to calculate the fortune of the country, the heavenly master will not go up to the tower at will.

The sacrificial tower is square on all sides, going from bottom to top, from wide to narrow, and the steps in the tower are uninterrupted, all the way to the top of the tower.

There is an open space on the top of the tower, and standing next to the tower, not only the entire palace, but even the entire capital is under view.

Looking down from above, the southeast direction under the tower is the sacrificial platform, and the northeast direction is an open space, and generally stands on the east side when watching the sky and divination on the top.

And what Yu Nianniang knew was that Yu Daotian fell from the top of the sacrificial tower during the blood sacrifice.

Falling from the top of such a tower, your brains have to fall out.

Looking at the stone brick wall around the flat ground, it is half a person high. If there was a ritual like a blood sacrifice, at least one part of the wall should be built differently from the other, or be shorter. Just like doing things, there must be an altar.

And the sacrificial tower in front of you is simply the construction of an ordinary stargazing platform. Besides, the ritual and the sacrificial altar are on the second floor below, so there is no reason why the blood sacrifice will be at the top of the tower.

Later, Yu Nianniang found Feng Tianshi and inquired from the side.

"I wasn't in the sacrificial tower at the time, so I didn't know. However, both the Great Heavenly Master and the Yellow Heavenly Master said this...... "Thinking of the waves caused by the blood sacrifice in Dali Temple, Feng Tianshi frowned and looked at Yu Nianniang: "Are you suspicious of something?" ”

Yu Nianniang smiled: "No, just ask casually." ”

Feng Tianshi glanced at her and said very frankly: "The matter of Master Tianyan's blood sacrifice was indeed filed by Dali Temple at that time, but because the Great Heavenly Master and Huang Tianshi said it very clearly, the emperor also agreed with the statement of the Heavenly Dao Academy. A meal: "At that time, Lord Duan, who was the Tui Cheng of Dali Temple, was impartial, and thought that the matter of blood sacrifice was strange, and thought that it should be under the management of Dali Temple, but due to insufficient evidence, the case was withdrawn. ”

Yu Nianniang heard Duan Licheng say this.

"But as far as I know, it seems that someone quietly sent a letter to the Dali Temple Qing Mansion at that time, implying that Master Tianyan died unjustly."

"Are you saying that someone complained to Dali Siqing, and then Dali Siqing asked Lord Duan to file a case, and finally because of the Heavenly Dao Academy, the case was withdrawn again." Yu Nianniang said in surprise.

Feng Tianshi nodded: "To be precise, someone should secretly put pressure on Dali Siqing, and the emperor believes in the Great Heavenly Master more, so the court decided that Master Tianyan is a blood sacrifice." At that time, Concubine Li had just entered the palace and was receiving the letter from the emperor, and I had the honor to divinate Concubine Li twice, so I knew. ”

Yu Nianniang frowned, who is this person who reported to Dali Temple? How much does Concubine Li know? She looked at Feng Tianshi, did Feng Tianshi believe this?

Feng Tianshi looked at Yu Nianniang calmly: "I don't know the purpose of your questioning, but I think that since the emperor has posthumously crowned your father as the master of Tianyan, this is an honor, and some things have passed for too long, so there is no need to pursue them." ”

Of course, Yu Nianniang understood what Feng Tianshi meant. Even if she wants to keep this honor for Yu Daosheng, she has to know how Yu Daosheng died back then, and if there is a chance and possibility, she also wants to bring the culprit to justice.

Within two days, Yu Nianniang met Concubine Li in the Imperial Garden.

Concubine Li warmly invited her to visit the garden together, and the chatter talked about ten years ago.

"Master Tianyan has seen it a few times." Li Concubine said: "The main palace was entered before the Northwest War, and at that time, I was not familiar with life in the palace, and Master Tianyan had to go to the imperial study once a month to hand over the astrological chart of the next month......"

The astrological chart is the calculation of the weather of the next month at the end of each month. But this is not necessarily a chart for the next month. At the beginning of the following month, the Heavenly Dao Academy would calculate again every few days in case the astrological changes caused the previous hexagram to be inaccurate.

Heaven and earth, sun, moon and stars, clouds and sunshine may change at any time.

“…… My brother was just a small guard of the provincial palace guard at that time, and he met the master of Tianyan by chance, but he didn't think that the two of them could talk very well...... Therefore, Hongu and the master of Tianyan can also be regarded as acquaintance...... Before the blood sacrifice, Master Tianyan went to the northwest with the Great Heavenly Master, and after coming back, the whole person seemed to have changed a little, and the elder brother of the palace only knew that he had something on his mind, but he didn't know what it was...... Later, one day, he suddenly found Hongu's brother and gave him something to keep on his behalf. Although my brother is a military general, he has always been faithful to his friends. He really didn't see your father's things, so he didn't know what was inside, until one day he suddenly heard news from the palace that your father was making a blood sacrifice on the sacrificial tower......"

“…… Not only us, but even the emperor was surprised, and he hadn't heard the Heavenly Dao Academy say that there would be a blood sacrifice or anything before. Your father is a good man, and my brother feels sorry...... It didn't take long for me to hear that Dali Temple was involved in this matter, and my brother only remembered what your father left behind, and when he opened it, there was a letter in addition to one thing. ”

"What's that? What did my father say? Yu Nianniang didn't expect Yu Daosheng to know Wuhou Shizi, and left something with Wuhou Shizi.

Concubine Li looked at Yu Nianniang, who was anxious, and suddenly said, "I heard that the relationship between Yu Tianshi and Feng Tianshi is good. ”

Yu Nianniang didn't understand why Concubine Li talked about Feng Tianshi, and nodded: "Feng Tianshi is kind and upright, when we were in Kun Academy, everyone respected Feng Tianshi very much. ”

"I heard that a few days ago, Yu Tianshi and Feng Tianshi entered the palace together to meet the emperor?" Li Concubine said.

Yu Nianniang looked at her, and quickly thought about why Concubine Li stopped talking about it, she glanced around, because it was cold, the concubines liked to stay in their bedrooms, and there was no one else in the garden except for her and Concubine Li.

She thought for a while, and then said, "Niangniang guessed right, I did enter the palace with Feng Tianshi a few days ago. Moreover, I also heard about Niangniang from Feng Tianshi. ”

The meaning is very clear, the reason why she will talk to Li Concubine today about Yu Daosheng is because she heard Feng Tianshi mention Li Concubine a few days ago.

Concubine Li immediately understood what Yu Nianniang meant, but she breathed a sigh of relief and explained to Yu Nianniang: "Because the matter is very important, this matter has never been mentioned to anyone in this palace, so although I have seen Yu Tianshi in the palace before, there are some things that this palace has never been sure about. So, I don't know if I should tell you or not. ”

Yu Nianniang vaguely felt that what Concubine Li said should be very important.

"What your father left behind was a half-card with a half-side symbol on it. When Hongu first entered the palace, he learned about the relationship between Hongu and Hongu's brother, and helped Hongu. Hongu has always remembered this kindness, and maybe this is the reason why he handed over the things to Hongu's brother. But the content of the letter is too important and incredible, and the palace does not dare to tell anyone easily, let alone the emperor at will. ”

"What the hell?" Yu Nianniang looked at Concubine Li seriously.

Concubine Li glanced to the side and said, "You come with the palace." ”

Then Yu Nianniang followed Concubine Li back to Fusang Tower, sent all the palace maids out, leaving only her henchmen in the palace, and Concubine Li took out a gray-black box for her.

Yu Nianniang took the box and opened it, a half-side sign with a strange pattern printed on it. Underneath the sign was a letter. When the letter was opened, Yu Daosheng's words were standard regular script, with smooth rules and pleasing to the eye. But when Yu Nianniang finished reading the content, her face was already shocked.

The content of the letter is not long, only a few lines, but the content makes people tremble when they read it.

“…… I have pursued all my life, studied the way of heaven, and prayed for the blessings of the common people in the world...... My heart is towards the Heavenly Dao, and I entered the Heavenly Dao Academy, but the trip to the northwest made my heart cold. As a celestial master, shouldn't you lead by example? …… Internal and external troubles, collusion with the fangang, trapped in the dawn and dire straits......"

The meaning of this letter is twofold, one is that Yu Daosheng longed for the Heavenly Dao and entered the Heavenly Dao Academy, but after the trip to the northwest, he was disheartened. "As a Heavenly Master, you shouldn't lead by example?" This is clearly related to the Heavenly Master.

Second, it refers to someone colluding with the Fan Gang to plunge the people's lives into deep heat.

The internal and external troubles ten years ago referred to the remnants of the previous dynasty and the Turks who were looking down on them at that time. Therefore, Fanbang refers to the Turks. Someone colluded with the Turks. Connecting the meanings before and after, it means that the Heavenly Dao Academy did something that made Yu Daosheng feel cold, which was contrary to his prayer for the blessings of the common people in the world, which was exactly in line with the people in the back and the dire situation. Therefore, Yu Daosheng's meaning refers to the Heavenly Dao Academy's collusion with the Turks.

Ten years ago, it was the Northwest War.

However, ten years ago, it was precisely because the Great Heavenly Master calculated the Northwest War and reminded the court and the border that the losses were reduced, otherwise the Northwest War would have been more cruel.

It is said that the Great Heavenly Master should be a meritorious hero, but it was indeed the Great Heavenly Master and the Yellow Heavenly Master who went to the northwest with Yu Daosheng at that time.

If Yu Daosheng mentioned the Great Heavenly Master and the Yellow Heavenly Master, then the hexagram that the Great Heavenly Master calculated the Northwest War is worth pondering. You must know that the Great Heavenly Master was officially promoted to the Great Heavenly Master by virtue of this hexagram, which was trusted and recognized by the emperor.

How is this news not shocking.

"So, for so many years, the main palace has kept a distance from the Heavenly Dao Academy. Later, the palace and Wu Hou discussed for a while, and felt that they could not sit idly by, so they quietly sent the news to the Dali Temple Qing Mansion, originally thought that this case was promising, but did not expect the emperor to believe in the Great Heavenly Master more, and also thought that your father was a blood sacrifice. Moreover, at that time, Uncle Tong knew that Dali Temple had made a case, and he kept pressuring him to withdraw the case, saying that this was a matter of the Heavenly Dao Academy and had nothing to do with Dali Temple......"

At that time, the Tong Mansion was trusted by the emperor, Concubine Tong had just given birth to the second prince, the Tong Mansion was powerful, and the Wuhou Mansion could not be provoked at all, so he did not dare to take the lead. After the case was withdrawn by the emperor, Concubine Li, Wu Hou Ye, and Wu Hou Shizi never mentioned a word again, and originally decided to rot this matter in their stomachs, but they didn't expect Yu Nianniang to appear.

"You know, this is not a trivial matter, this matter not only implicates the Heavenly Dao Academy, but also the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers." Saying that, guilt flashed on Concubine Li's face, and she quickly disappeared: "This palace knows that this palace is a little selfish in doing this, but there are dozens of lives up and down the Wuhou Mansion, and it is easy for the Tong Bo Mansion and the Heavenly Dao Academy to frame the Wuhou Mansion...... This palace does not regret doing this, those soldiers have passed away, if this palace impulsively exposes the Wuhou Mansion, it will only kill dozens more. If they survive, they may one day be able to get justice for them. ”

Yu Nianniang can't say that Concubine Li is wrong or right, her approach is human nature.

The whole thing is almost clear now, that is, what Yu Daosheng found in the northwest, the Great Heavenly Master and the Yellow Heavenly Master in order to prevent them from colluding with the Turks, or to return to Beijing to report to the emperor, so they murdered him, but said that it was a blood sacrifice.

Then the hexagram that the Great Heavenly Master calculated about the Northwest War was also false.

There is also a possibility that in order to sit at the head of the Heavenly Dao Academy, the Great Heavenly Master colluded with the Turks and designed to attack the northwest border, and then he made a divination and pointed out this matter, which can be regarded as a great merit and show that his ability is different, so that the emperor can personally crown him as the Great Heavenly Master.

Thinking about it, Yu Nianniang's poisoning when she was five years old was not an accident, it was someone who deliberately added something to the food, causing Yu Nianniang's throat to be damaged. Maybe the other party didn't expect that Yu Nianniang's grandfather was very skilled in medicine and actually cured Yu Nianniang.

This is a perfect opportunity to find a way to bring down the Great Celestial Master. The main thing now is to find proof of the Great Celestial Master's collusion with the Turks.