Chapter 316: The Sacrifice is Born
The sacrificial text of the oracle bone inscription is basically something that is absolutely worth a thousand gold among the high-end literary scholars, but even in a place like the capital, few people can write it, so Zhao Yuanrong first thought of Shen Kang, who was the literary master of Jinling City, and Shen Kang rarely went out of the mountain on weekdays, and even Shen Kang was difficult to write an oracle bone inscription in a short period of time.
"Whether it's true or not, it's hard to say." Zhao Yuanrong said, "From tomorrow, we will go back to Beijing in Xuzhou, if we can find it today, it is naturally the best, if we can't find it, at most we can't make meritorious contributions in front of my father, just think about things simply." ”
The woman in black said: "Your Royal Highness Princess, now all parties are looking for oracle bone inscriptions, and it is also because Your Majesty has sent official letters to the localities, in fact, there are very few people in the Temple of Literature who can write oracle bone inscriptions, and the reason why Scholar Shen has not seen guests recently is mostly because he is afraid that people from all walks of life will come to him to ask him to write oracle bone inscriptions, but now that a sacrifice of oracle bones suddenly appears on the market, will it be written by Scholar Shen, but in order not to offend all parties, it flows to the black market, which is determined by the market price?" ”
Zhao Yuanrong nodded and said: "There is some possibility of this matter, after all, Shen University Scholar still attaches great importance to fame, and he will not easily write oracle bone inscriptions for the sake of power, especially a literary titan like him." I sent someone to investigate before, and Scholar Shen stayed in the mid-mountain residence and never left at all, but even if his apprentice Sun Ji Ning went to visit, he never saw him in person, which is a little strange to say, is he trying to hide from the world? ”
"I wrote it, but I didn't dare to make it public, but I mysteriously let others guess, Shen Daxue is probably just like that, princess, we might as well find a few more people to go to the black market, to prevent others from taking the lead, this oracle bone inscription can't verify the authenticity now, if it's true, if it falls into the hands of others, it may become a tool for the crown prince and the five princes to seek His Majesty's trust!" The woman in black said.
"Okay, this matter is handed over to you, tonight the palace will personally go to the black market with you, this oracle bone inscription must not fall into the hands of others!" Zhao Yuanrong said.
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Just when Zhao Yuanrong's master and servant were about to go to the literary black market in Jinling City, in the Chongwang Mansion, King Chong was still annoyed by the failure to assassinate Zhao Yuanrong at this time.
"Lord Wang, the three caves of the cunning rabbit, Princess Wenren is not in her car, her journey north was originally taken by land, and finally by boat. On the way, we found that not only did our people go to assassinate them, but the fifth prince also sent another man, and even ****** people attacked, it seems that there are many people who want to prevent Princess Wenren from returning to the capital! "The subordinates will tell you the details.
King Chong said coldly: "Then your identity, is it revealed?" ”
"It has not been revealed, and the few people who did it have also died out, and now no one in the world except for his subordinates will know that this matter is related to the prince!" That's humane.
King Chong glanced at the man and said, "This king believes in your loyalty, and he won't do anything to you, after all, you know a lot about this king." But don't take it lightly, the people who came to contact the five princes always know our plan, if the five princes lose in this power struggle, this king is likely to be implicated! ”
"What the prince said is very true, but with the ambition of the prince, why don't you want to make contributions yourself, but to assist the five princes? In fact...... The Five Princes may not be the choice of the benevolent monarch! "Subordinate Dao.
"If someone else says this kind of thing, this king will definitely reprimand him, but you are the king's most trusted staff, and you sometimes see the problem more accurately than this king." Chongwang said, "The five princes are indeed not the choice of benevolent monarchs, but if this king assists a Ming monarch, the future will ...... Will there be any possibility of plotting the world? ”
"The prince is far-sighted, and his subordinates admire him!" That's humane.
"It's not that you didn't think about it, but you just didn't say it. The fifth prince is not the opponent of the crown prince and Wenren at all, but he has one thing that the emperor values very much, that is, his background, his mother is still favored, and having a mother who can blow the wind in the emperor's ears is the basis for him to achieve great things in the future, on the other hand, Wenren and the prince, they lack this layer of advantages. In the imperial inheritance, even if you have the ability, you can't withstand the pillow wind! "Chongwang Dao.
"Yes!"
"As long as this matter is not related to this king for the time being, then don't pay attention to it, can you find Wenren's whereabouts now?" King Chong asked.
The man said: "Princess Wenren is very likely to be still in Jinling City, it is said that a sage in the court died of illness, His Majesty issued an official letter to the world, asking famous Confucians from all over the world to write an oracle bone inscription, and now there is more than a month, the news has just reached Jinling, Princess Wenren stayed, it is very likely to get the news in advance, and want Shen Kang, who is a scholar with the title of university, to write an oracle bone inscription for her!" ”
King Chong thought for a moment and said, "But is there such a thing?" I have not heard of it before, but when it comes to the oracle bone inscription, it must be a major event of the country, and since the emperor ascended the throne, only the enthronement ceremony and the twelfth anniversary have found someone to write the oracle bone inscription, and this is the third time. I don't know whose death actually made the emperor dispatch the oracle bone inscription? Is there anyone at the Temple of Literature who died? ”
"There has been no news, and now several famous Confucians are safe and sound, and even the government and the opposition are very strange, so some people suspect that Your Majesty wants such an oracle bone inscription, it is likely that it is not for sacrificial purposes, but for some other purpose!" That's humane
"Hmm. If it is not bad, it may involve the immortal law and the Taoist law, the emperor has been seeking immortality all these years, perhaps from the oracle bone inscription can extract the literary atmosphere, to help him live longer, the beautiful name is to pay tribute to the famous Confucian, it is really ridiculous. This emperor, who was afraid of death, began to deceive the world! "Chongwang said, "What's the news from Shen Kang?" ”
Shen Kang has been closed in recent days, claiming that he is going to travel to find his old friends, but in fact, he is avoiding people from all walks of life who ask for articles. I heard that the new Jinling Guozi Priest Wine has also arrived in Jinling City, and this society may have also been to the Mid-Mountain Residence to see Shen Kang. In addition, the prince ...... My subordinates heard that an oracle bone inscription appeared in the black market in Jinling City, and in the black market, after preliminary identification, it was found that the oracle bone inscription was very likely to be genuine, you said...... What should I do? ”
King Chong said with a cold expression: "Your Majesty needs the oracle bone inscription, and there will be one on the market in Jinling?" Could it be that Shen Kang would have written an article in advance for the prophet? This may consume countless of his literary and mental strength, absolutely impossible! Not long ago, I met Shen Kang, Shen Kang's spirit is still very good, this oracle bone inscription is either written by someone else or forged. But this article must not fall into the hands of others, and it must be taken back at any cost! ”