Chapter 386 The World Is Hidden in Me

(Yesterday I wrote the Yin bird as the Yin bird. What does that mean? It means that I use Wubi instead of pinyin. Such low-level mistakes are rarely made now, which means that I am educated? No, it just means that I write less and less complex words now. Is this laziness? Of course not.

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He Zhan walked out of the palace and led the eunuchs on the street, and pedestrians avoided him.

There are fewer and fewer people on the street, because there is a gloomy government office at the end of the long street.

This is the crime detection factory founded by He Zhan, which is under the direct management of His Majesty, so in most cases it means that this is his yamen.

The Anti-Affair Factory has thousands of secret spies and even more Tiqi. Most of the high-level officials are eunuchs promoted by He Zhan. They can directly monitor and arrest ministers and even princes without the approval of the Secretary. They have great power.

The eunuchs and officials were all dressed in low-key black clothes, and those powerful Tiqi commanders were dressed in brocade clothes, which were still dazzling even in the dark of night.

When He Zhan entered the yamen, the eunuchs and Tiqi commanders bowed and saluted one after another. He walked to the highest place expressionlessly, took off his cloak and threw it to his subordinates, and sat down in a chair.

Everyone knelt down and said in unison: "Greetings, Sir Chitose."

He Zhan still had no expression on his face, with slightly raised fingers, motioning for everyone to stand up, propped his chin with his right hand, closed his eyes and began to rest.

The subordinates knew the habits of the adults, and they stepped forward one by one as usual and began to report the latest situation.

"The students of Wansong Academy complained a lot, and even secretly contacted the Confucian scholars in Qi State, wanting to do big rebellious things. Among them, the thirteen leading students have been imprisoned."

The official paused, and then said: "It's just that the news leaked a little too quickly. The students of the academy have already gathered. If they are forced to suppress it, I'm afraid it will cause..."

He Zhan closed his eyes and said: "Scholars can't be killed, but killing them will do what they want. As for how to deal with it, do you want me to teach you?"

His tone was very calm, but the back of the official's clothes was soaked in cold sweat in an instant, and his voice trembled slightly: "The factory is making preparations, but it will take some time for the letters to be written. We will testify that the leaders have communicated with the Qin Dynasty, and then there will be martyrs breaking into their homes, or setting fire, or killing people..."

He Zhan was a little dissatisfied, and said, "It's still too rough, let's be more detailed."

The official retreated while wiping his sweat, and then another official came forward to report: "Qi merchants were slow to respond to the Xiaoshan water canal, but the He and Xiao families are obviously vigilant, and they have poured a lot of money into the capital, trying to bribe the court officials."

He Zhan opened his eyes, and slowly scanned the faces of his subordinates.

If Qi Shang wants to bribe the courtiers, the eunuchs in the Anti-Corruption Factory are naturally the focus, I'm afraid they have already been fattened up.

No one dared to raise their heads to meet He Zhan's gaze. The official who reported forcibly suppressed the fear in his heart, and said with a pale face, "Please show me, my lord."

"The Xiaoshan Canal won't be moved, so you can take whatever money you want from Qi Shang."

He Zhan said expressionlessly: "But they must deliver what I want quickly, and I will give them whatever they want, but if they still refuse to send over the information on the treasure ship, then release the news that Qi's maritime merchants humiliated my court envoys, and then... let Lanyu go ashore."

The officials of the anti-crime factory feel that the air in the yamen has become colder - Qi businessmen can buy them, or they can be deterred by killing them. Everyone knows that little Eunuch He is impatient, and he will kill people if he fails in a bribe, but today it is obvious that his murderous intent is particularly strong.

Naturally, it was unwarranted that Qi’s maritime merchants humiliated Zhao’s envoys, but Lanyu was a real murderer—whether in Qi or Zhao, even the officials of the Anti-Corruption Factory were speculating whether this famous big pirate was a vicious dog raised by young Eunuch He. As for why the father-in-law cares so much about the treasure ship's information, no one can figure it out.

The third official started his own report: "Chen Yushi still insists on refusing to admit it."

"Then continue the interrogation, interrogate carefully, interrogate carefully, don't let him die, and don't let him live too comfortably."

He Zhan thought of the steadfast censor, with a mocking smile on his face, but he didn't know who it was for.

"Speaking of which, if the imperial court is full of such widowed officials who have no father, no mother, no wife and no children, how can we do things for His Majesty?"

The official plucked up his courage and asked for instructions: "If he confessed to Xihuai, what will be the next trial?"

Xihuai is a scenic spot in Hejian Prefecture.

He Zhan raised his eyelids, glanced at the official, and said, "What benefits did Hejian give you?"

The official said with a wry smile: "If you are humble and accept the benefits, how dare you ask this, it's just... that is the palace after all."

Hearing this, the expressions of the officials in the anti-crime factory changed slightly, and they all felt that this matter was a bit embarrassing.

If it was an ordinary palace, the Anti-Corruption Factory would investigate it as soon as it said it would. There are still two county kings and three uncles imprisoned in the imperial prison, who is afraid of those.

But the one in the Hejian Palace... is the future Emperor His Majesty!

He Zhan looked at the subordinates in the field quietly, and said, "I only have eyes for His Majesty, and no one else. Do you understand?"

Hearing these words, the officials were so cold physically and mentally that they fell to their knees one after another, not daring to say a word.

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Chu State Palace.

In the coldest palace, the starlight also became chilly.

Qingniao walked up to Jing Jiu, thinking about the scenes she saw in the capital of Zhao State, she said with some fear, "That eunuch is really perverted, very scary."

Jing Jiu said, "Talk about Emperor Zhao."

Qingniao came to his senses and said: "The relationship between He Zhan and Emperor Zhao is indeed complicated and subtle, but this will allow Emperor Zhao to see through the reality of the world? I can't understand it."

In the past, there have been incidents in the Qingtian Jian where someone practiced to the highest level and was eventually erased by the Heavenly Tribulation, but the situation between Mo Gong and Zhao Huang is completely different.

These two people clearly realized, or felt that the world they were in was not real.

The illusion is not the real world, and the one who wins the championship is not the real world, and the people in it are naturally not real life.

But if someone recognizes the falsity of the world, it means they see the truth and become the truth.

She has lived in Qingtianjian for tens of thousands of years, and she has never seen anything like it.

"I said it starts with you."

Jing Jiu looked at Qingniao and said, "You must first recognize yourself."

Blue Bird walked to the tea bowl, looked up at the water, and saw the reflection of a bird.

A wind blows, causing ripples on the surface of the tea bowl, blurring the reflection.

She turned into a little girl sculpted from ice, her transparent wings fluttered slightly, bringing in a fresh wind, exuding a faint sense of fairyland around her.

The people in the palace didn't feel it, but the trees bearing the snow outside the window and the birds in their nests felt it.

Qing'er looked into the tea bowl again, then raised her head to look at Jing Jiu and said, "I am me."

Jing Jiu said: "When I saw you for the first time in the small building, I was sure that you were the true spirit of Tianbao, but there was still a slight difference."

Qing'er was a little confused, and asked, "What's the difference?"

Jing Jiu dipped some tea into the bowl with his fingers, applied it on her forehead, and said, "Although you don't know it, it's not bad now."

Qing'er felt a coolness between her brows, and remembered that scene again.

It's still the peak, there are snow mountains outside the fence, and snow mountains inside the fence.

She lied to Master Bai.

Not a big lie, just innocuous.

But that was the first time she lied after all.

"Yes, from that moment on, I became a truly complete Tianbao True Spirit."

Qing'er looked at Jing Jiu, and asked with an inquiring expression, "But what does that have to do with what happened in the Qingtianjian?"

Jing Jiu said: "Tianbao's true spirit has its own realm, and it was born to hide in the world."

Qing'er was surprised, covered her mouth with her little hand, and asked, "Really? How did you know?"

Those Tianbao true spirits in ancient times have already ascended with the ancient immortals, or withered due to time.

It has been many years since Tianbao's true spirit has not appeared in the world, and no one knows what Tianbao's true spirit means.

The head of the Zhongzhou faction didn't know, Master Bai didn't know, even Qing'er himself didn't know, but Jing Jiu knew.

"I have seen a Tianbao True Spirit before, and you are the second one."

He said: "Once you become a true Tianbao spirit, you will naturally enter the realm of Tibet."

Qing'er said in disbelief: "I remember that your hidden world is still above Mahayana, so doesn't that mean that I am already a fairy now?"

Jing Jiu said, "You can also understand it in this way."

Qing'er opened her eyes wide and said, "Because I became a fairy, that's why the people in Qingtian Jian woke up?"

Jing Jiu said: "The hidden world is the real world, it is no longer an illusion, so the people inside will naturally become real people."

Qing'er thought for a long time before she fully understood this statement, and said with some uncertainty: "Then I am the master of this world?"

Jing Jiu said: "It can be understood in this way, but your situation is very different from the Tibetan world I have seen before. Our world is a void, but your world is a world that has existed for tens of thousands of years. According to my calculations, when the world in the Qingtianjian is destroyed, you will disappear with it, so it is more like a symbiotic relationship."

Qing'er hugged her small fist and said intoxicatedly: "I suddenly feel that I am so great, no, grand."

Jing Jiu said, "You think too much."

Qing'er didn't want to pay attention to him, and asked: "Then what should I do next?"

"wait."

Jing Jiu said, "Don't let others know."

Qing'er said proudly: "How many years have there been no immortals like me in Chaotian Continent, apart from that monster in the north, what else am I afraid of?"

Jing Jiu said: "Advanced level does not represent combat power. You have said it yourself, you are just appreciating spirits, not rules. What's more, there are immortal talismans here."

Qing'er understood what he meant, felt a little frustrated, suddenly thought of something, and asked: "What is the Tianbao True Spirit that you have seen before?"

Jing Jiu said, "It's a mushroom."

Qing'er opened her eyes wide and said, "Huh?"

"Sometimes it's grass, sometimes it's a stone, sometimes it's even a monkey."

Jing Jiu finally said, "Of course, it's more often a sword."