Since the saints set the rituals, worshipping the heavens is one of the most important ceremonial activities of the royal family. There is a Temple of Heaven in the capital, which is the place to worship the heavens. In addition to the regular sacrifices, if something great happens in the world, a ceremony must also be held to announce the heavens and the earth.

For example, when the new emperor ascends the throne and canonizes the queen or the crown prince, or in a major war or catastrophe, he will sacrifice to the heavens with ancient rites and channel the heavens. But this ancient ritual is complicated, and the selection of auspicious days and preparations for the ceremony have to be long in advance, and it is still fast to say half a year.

Ye Xingyuan felt that this kind of cumbersome etiquette had no practical significance, and it was okay to do things like the succession to the throne, but the disaster and war would be reported in the first half of the year, and the daylily would be cold.

However, rules are rules, if you don't follow the ancient rites, you can't be psychic when you worship the heavens, and the heavenly court will naturally not receive information from the world, and even the emperor's legitimacy will be questioned.

Although this calamity affected the Three Realms, and it was indeed qualified to announce the heavens and the earth, the time was undetermined, and it was not known when it would happen, so it could not be regarded as an emergency, and it was necessary to follow the ancient rites to perform sacrifices in order to comply with the rules.

Therefore, Ye Xingyuan heard that Emperor Longping was going to sacrifice to the heavens before the examination, and he only felt that it was inappropriate. Emperor Longping's face sank, and he said gloomily: "This sacrifice to the sky has been prepared for a long time, it is another major event in the court, and the calamity of the prophecy is just an addition, and it is not in the way." ”

In the past few years, the court has been troubled, the southwestern refugees, and the northeast are in turmoil, is it for these things to sacrifice to the sky? It seems that it is a little unqualified? Ye Xingyuan's heart moved, and suddenly remembered something, and he broke out in a cold sweat, seeing that the emperor's expression was different, he didn't dare to ask again.

Last year, if there was any major event that must be sacrificed to the sky, it was that Emperor Longping intended to abolish the crown prince. The emperor is dissatisfied with the crown prince, this matter is already known to everyone in Beijing, and all the rumors are that they have noses and eyes, and several adult princes are also ready to move.

Ye Xingyuan himself had dealt with the Seven Princes of "Huang Qi", and he had figured out the meaning of Emperor Longping's words, and the proposal to abolish the crown prince should not be a complete rumor.

However, the crown prince is the one who inherits the mandate of heaven, and if he wants to depose his throne. and it shall be sacrificed to heaven as it was at the time of its canonization, and its sins shall be proclaimed. There is no news about the prince in the past six months, it is said that he was placed under house arrest in the East Palace, and now there is a prepared sacrifice to the sky, but I am afraid that his position is really auspicious.

Ye Xingyuan is smart, and after guessing this, of course he won't touch this mold. No matter how bad the crown prince is, he is also the emperor's biological son and the capital of the country. The emperor wants to punish him and abolish him, so naturally he will decide in a word, and the others will make up the prince in vain. That's self-defeating.

"Besides, I am afraid that this prophecy calamity is still a little strange, so on the occasion of sacrificing to the heavens, it is better to hurry up and report to the heavens, and make preparations as soon as possible. Emperor Longping didn't want to mention that unscrupulous son, so he frowned and changed the topic.

The abolition of the crown prince's sacrifice to the sky should not have mentioned other matters, but it was related to the chaos of the Three Realms, and the emperor also felt that something was wrong in his heart. Especially when he learned of the death of the four murderers a few days later, he felt even more puzzled.

Ye Xingyuan was stunned and said, "After the master goes back, has anything changed?"

Gonggong An came up to explain to Ye Xingyuan. After the Lantern Festival, the old man ordered Dongchang to secretly investigate the whereabouts of the four murderers, not wanting to find out that the four of them died outside Jingzhao City in a few days. Although they were attacked by the heavens, they were deeply cultivated. The supernatural protector should have a few years to live, and it is really strange to die.

This is not the most weird, what puzzles us is that Chen Jian, who disappeared that day, is not dead. In the past few days, he has reappeared in Beijing. However, there is no memory of the events of that day, and the East Factory has tried it with the soul searching supernatural power, but there is no abnormality. ”

That day, after Ye Xing's distant point. A total of eleven people watched the virtual image, except for Ye Xingyuan, Zhu Ning'er, Emperor Longping, Baozhu and Gonggong An, Sima Zhen and the four murderers all died in one day. Chen Jian, who thought that he was dead in the virtual image, retreated.

Dongchang's soul-searching supernatural powers are ferocious and powerful, and they can retrace the memories in the prisoner's brain, so the conclusion drawn in this way should be true. But where Chen Jian went at that time and what happened to him, there is no way to investigate, which is full of doubts.

Ye Xingyuan was shocked: "Did Dongchang take Chen Jian? Where is he now?"

Gonggong An shook his head and said: "The master respects scholars, how can he go to take a person without any evidence? If this matter is quarreled, I am afraid that it will make a fuss, but it is just a secret act by the fans of the East Factory, and no one knows." Although the kid was slightly injured, he was still confused, and he didn't know why. ”

Dongchang is powerful, but it has always been on the cusp, in fact, it should be no problem for them to secretly deal with a leader, but this person is a figure that the emperor is concerned about, and they dare not use some unconventional means.

A few days ago, Dongchang Fanzi took advantage of Chen Jian's drunkenness to leave the literary meeting, stunned him, and secretly used the soul searching magic power to probe his memory, but in the end it was only hazy. Chen Jian seemed to have drunk too much that night, and his memory after getting on the painting boat was vague, and he only remembered to guess riddles on the boat, and then he was ignorant.

When I woke up, I was by the river, but fortunately the well-wishers sent me back to the hall, and I rested in the hall for several days because of the wind and cold, and then I went out to socialize again.

Could it be that when he came out of the virtual image, everyone returned to the cabin in good condition, and he was thrown to the river because he was too far away? This explanation is a bit unbelievable, and Ye Xingyuan also felt that there must be something strange in it.

Coupled with the death of the four murderers, I always feel that there is an invisible hand behind this matter that is playing with cause and effect. The catastrophe foretold by the original prophecy is enough to give people a headache, and if there are still people fishing in troubled waters, it will naturally be even more confusing. It is no wonder that Emperor Longping cleaned up his mood and was willing to give priority to reporting this matter at the ceremony of abolishing the crown prince.

Emperor Longping sighed: "It's a big matter, I think there must be a conspiracy in it, but now that I'm old, I can't take care of these things." So I want you to be awarded the post of secretary of the Jinyi Guard after you get the Zhongjin Shi, and visit this matter specifically, are you willing?"

The emperor is lazy, he knows the danger of this catastrophe, but he is used to living a comfortable life, and he really can't raise his spirit to worry about it. It just so happened that Ye Xingyuan was quite in line with his eyes, so he had the heart to cultivate, and simply wanted to put the responsibility on the shoulders of this young man.

Ye Xingyuan's heart was pounding, and he knew that the benefits of hugging the emperor's big thick leg were definitely not small, but he didn't expect to turn around and mix up a brocade guard secret, this is another big creation in addition to the title!

The Jinyi Guard of the Xuanyuan World has greater authority than this world, and the power is more intertwined, and there are hidden stakes buried everywhere. In recent years, although Dongchang has risen, it has not covered the limelight of Jinyiwei.

At the beginning of Guiyang County, Ye Xingyuan and the fox spirit Mo Niangzi pretended to be the envoy of the inspector, and wanted to deceive Zhou Zhixian, but they were mistaken for Jinyiwei's move, and finally made a big move.

A monster in Zhou Zhixian County knows how powerful Jinyiwei is, so he was so frightened that he showed his true face, but he didn't expect that now he really has a chance to get a Jinyiwei to do it, which is also a coincidence.

Ye Xingyuan was willing to have a thousand and ten thousand in his heart, but he still had to be humble in his mouth, "I'm afraid that the student's ability is limited, and he can't share his worries for the master." ”

Emperor Longping glanced at him and said indifferently: "You are willing to enter the capital to offer auspicious rui, and you will not hesitate to be attacked by Shilin, and you must not be the kind of pedantic person." You don't have to worry about putting on the skin of Jinyiwei and affecting your saint avenue, right?"

Ye Xingyuan could never admit this kind of heart-damning thought, and quickly shook his head and said: "The way of the saint, moisturizing things silently, each performing its own duties, and each keeping its part. Yongning Dynasty Jinyi Wei commanded Master Li to exalt his prestige in foreign lands, preach the study of sages, and naturalize the South China Sea domains.

The world is ignorant, misspreads rumors, and is afraid of brocade clothes like tigers. How could a student have such an idea, just flattered. ”

Emperor Longping smiled: "I knew you would like it, I just teased you." Don't worry, as long as you try to shine this time, it will be the election of officials from the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China to block you, and I will definitely compensate you for your background, and I will have your own benefits in the future. ”

Jinyiwei is directly responsible to the emperor, and it is a military position, and the civil system cannot interfere. After the Lantern Festival, Emperor Longping had already thought about the placement of Ye Xingyuan.

Ye Xingyuan heard another meaning in the emperor's words, Emperor Longping's actions were a little absurd, but he was not a dumb king. Since he used the word "add blockage", there must be some news, and the backlash of the Qingliu against Ye Xingyuan is about to start after all.

I'm afraid that even if Ye Xingyuan is at the top of the exam, it will be difficult to be selected into Hanlin, this is Ye Xingyuan's own choice at the beginning, so he has no resentment in his heart.

Just these so-called clear streams are too small-bellied, and Ye Xingyuan has not yet had any intersection with them, so he has already begun to target them in advance, and the amount of belly is a little too wide.

Ye Xingyuan thought about it for a while, and simply expressed his loyalty at this time, "Students read sage books, and they only know how to serve the country loyally, and they don't know the so-called clear and turbid streams. The so-called gentlemen are not the party, the villains are not the group, if they enter the court as officials, the students are only willing to be a lonely minister, report to the court, and appease the people, and the rest do not need to think about it. ”

won the knighthood and awarded the brocade guard, which means that Ye Xingyuan is labeled as the emperor. It can be said that there is no one before a person can hold both civil and military positions and titles, especially among lower-level officials.

The promotion path he wants to take will naturally be completely different from others. Considering the strategy of collecting the treasure of the five virtues, the imminent catastrophe in the future, as well as the revenge-determined Madame Li and the rebellious Crow God Sect saintess Zhu Ning'er, the future officialdom will definitely be very different from the original idea.

Emperor Longping praised: "Young people have this ambition, it is exactly right! You understand, so I specially told you that I must fight for a breath and win the position of champion." I want to see what excuse Qingliu will come up with to not let you stay in Hanlin Academy, this is a joke!"

They will definitely not let Ye Xing enter Hanlin, which Emperor Longping knows in his heart. But the champion is a godsend, if Ye Xingyuan has an overwhelming advantage, the examiner will have to order it even if he eats a fly. When the champion does not enter Hanlin, it will be a joke of Qingliu. (To be continued.) )