Chapter 197 196 A Promising Position, Library Administrator

Chapter 197 196. A promising position, library administrator

"Brother, have you heard of the phenomenon of the immortal Luo circling the sun?" Chu Kun asked Lei Jun without hiding anything.

Lei Jun recalled: "I don't remember it, why?"

Chu Kun: "When I was in Suzhou, I saw a brief mention of it in the classics, but I didn't know the details.

I asked my master before, and he mentioned that there seemed to be a record in the books of our sect, but the miscellaneous notes were unpopular, and he hadn't read it directly. I heard about it from Master He of the Imperial Book Pavilion a long time ago, so I came to the Imperial Book Pavilion to look for it."

The so-called Master He was the former duty elder of the Imperial Book Pavilion.

It's a pity that he died in the civil strife more than three years ago.

Since then, the position of the duty elder of the Imperial Book Pavilion has been vacant, so it has been successively replaced by Zhang Jingzhen and Lei Jun.

Although Lei Jun also likes to read books in the Imperial Book Pavilion, he still focuses most of his energy on his own practice.

There are so many ancient books in the Imperial Book Pavilion that Lei Jun and Yuan Mobai have never read them all.

The so-called "Xian Luo Circling the Sun" sounds more like some chapters in unofficial history and legends, rather than a special book, so it is not easy to search.

Elder He had been on duty at the Imperial Book Pavilion for many years, and he might have been able to give some pointers. Now Chu Kun can only look for it slowly by himself.

Lei Jun took over the duty of the on-duty elder of the Imperial Book Pavilion this time, and he also planned to take time to read more of the collections in the pavilion.

He did not ask Chu Kun why he was reading the record of "Xian Luo Circling the Sun", but only said: "I will help you pay attention when I read the book next time."

Chu Kun: "That's great!"

Lei Jun first let his junior brother Chu Kun search alone, and he himself inspected the Imperial Book Pavilion.

The Imperial Book Pavilion is so large that Lei Jun is not the only one to look after it.

Several disciples who have been ordained will take turns to help guard it every once in a while.

In addition to Lei Jun, the elder on duty, there will be four Taoist priests who can grant ordination to help the disciples.

Generally speaking, they work in pairs and take turns on duty.

Lei Jun had previously gone out with Yuan Mobai and reported to the government.

During his absence, the four Taoist priests who can grant ordination temporarily presided over the situation in the Imperial Edict Pavilion.

At present, two of them are on duty.

When Lei Jun arrived at the pavilion on the side of the main building of the Imperial Edict Pavilion, the two Taoist priests who can grant ordination quickly stood up and greeted him: "Elder Lei."

Lei Jun: "Thank you for your hard work these days."

The other party hurriedly said: "Elder Lei, what are you talking about? It's my duty, and the Imperial Edict Pavilion is relatively quiet."

"I will be on duty here for the next few days, and you can rest for a few days."

The two Taoist priests who can grant ordination said: "How dare I."

After the three chatted for a few words, Lei Jun said: "I will patrol the building."

He patrolled the Imperial Edict Pavilion.

On the way, they met the disciples who can grant ordination on duty here, and they saluted Lei Jun quickly.

He waved his hand casually, signaling them to continue, and he also walked with his hands behind his back, continuing to patrol the book pavilion.

Well, I am now doing the legendary job of a librarian... Lei Jun's thoughts were a little free.

He shook his head and laughed.

After patrolling the Imperial Book Pavilion and finding nothing unusual, Lei Jun went to see his fellow disciple Chu Kun, but the other party still found nothing.

Seeing this, Lei Jun couldn't help but feel a little emotional, and missed the search function when he was browsing the library in Blue Star.

He stopped and helped Chu Kun to look through the collection of books.

The days in the Imperial Book Pavilion were much more leisurely than those in the Deacon Hall.

In the following days, Lei Jun continued his own practice while browsing the collection of books in the library.

Longhu Mountain has rarely been peaceful in the past few years.

The outside world is often turbulent, and the world is vast, but before one wave is settled here, another wave rises there.

Needless to say, the Southern Wilderness, Jinchengzhai is in danger under the attack of the Blood River Sect.

The scattered Southern Wilds are all independent, and it is hard to say who is the tooth and who is the lip.

The rise of Wei Ancheng and the Blood River Sect has put tremendous pressure on the other four inheritances of the Southern Wilds Witch Sect, but it is not something that can be agreed upon with just a few words to unite the weak to fight the strong and fight against the Blood River.

The already bloody Southern Wilds are becoming more and more chaotic.

Although there are some storms in the Central Plains Tang Dynasty, compared with the south, it is indeed a happy scene of peace and prosperity.

Of course, this is related to the fact that many struggles within the Tang Dynasty are carried out under the table.

Many disputes that determine the general trend of the world are often unknown to ordinary people.

For example, Lei Jun heard from his master Yuan Mobai that the internal strife of the Longwai Xiao Clan had a shocking change.

According to the understanding of the world, the Longwai Xiao Clan had suffered serious losses before, and they urgently needed to unite internally to overcome difficulties and recuperate.

But they followed the footsteps of Shushan and Tianshi Mansion, and a bloody purge broke out that was low-key on the surface but fierce on the inside.

The reason is simple. The new clan leader Xiao Hang has shaken the ancestral foundation of the family for many years.

Even though the Xiao clan is currently in a trough, the conservative elders in the clan can no longer tolerate it.

Because in their opinion, if they continue to let it go, the Xiao clan will never have a chance to revive.

The cause of the disaster is the siblings Xiao Chunhui and Xiao Xueting, whose identities are already controversial, the new clan leader Xiao Hang, who has been misjudged by everyone and has now become corrupt, and the Tang court behind these three siblings.

They are really digging up the roots of the Xiao family!

The civil strife may cause the Xiao clan outside Long to further decline, and may even slide into the abyss.

But if we don't make a decisive move to correct the chaos, the consequences are bound to be even more unimaginable.

Under the influence of internal or external factors, an incident finally broke out within the Longwai Xiao Clan, and the conservatives intended to depose Xiao Hang from the position of clan leader.

But in the end, this incident was quelled by the three Xiao brothers and sisters.

Or, it was suppressed.

The Longwai Xiao Clan was almost split.

Xiao Hang still controlled the family's ancestral land.

But some people in the Xiao Clan left Longwai and set up their own clans.

Just as the two Ye and two Lin appeared in the Ye and Lin clans in history, there have been two Xiaos in the world since then.

It's just that the Xiao Clan, which had already declined to the bottom, was split up by this internal struggle, and the two Xiaos' respective frames became extremely thin.

The behemoth that once dominated the northwest of the Tang Dynasty could no longer have the same atmosphere as before.

The Five Surnames and Seven Famous Clan of the Tang Dynasty has since lost its name and may need to be renamed the Four Surnames and Six Famous Clan.

In contrast, the capital of the Tang Dynasty has also changed.

The new school palace that has caused a lot of discussion has suffered a great disaster.

However, this disaster seemed to no longer target Xiao Chunhui, the chief priest of the academy.

The unlucky people were a monk and a Taoist priest.

The Taoist priest was Lin Shan, the elder of Tianshi Mansion, the holy place of the Taoist talisman sect.

The monk was Fashan, the elder of Tianlong Temple, the holy place of the Buddhist vow lineage.

The two were attacked one after another.

The murderer's finger was very clear.

Lin Shan was injured by the attack of the Huangtian Dao, but fortunately his life was not in danger.

Master Fashan of Tianlong Temple was not so lucky.

He was attacked by the masters of Dakong Temple, a Buddhist heretic, and died on the spot.

Dakong Temple returned to the East with a terrifying momentum.

First it was Bodhi Temple, then Vajra Temple, and now it was Tianlong Temple's turn. The three major Buddhist holy places all suffered casualties due to the Buddhist heretics.

Tianlong Temple was shaken from top to bottom, and news had spread that the masters of the temple would be dispatched on a large scale to encircle and suppress the heretic demons of Dakong Temple.

Before the Bodhi Temple, the imperial court of the Tang court had issued an order to eliminate the rebels in the Dakong Temple, and now the relevant strict order has been further upgraded.

When Lei Jun heard Yuan Mobai mention the relevant news, his first thought was: "The means of the four surnames and six clans."

Whether it is Huang Tiandao or Dakong Temple or Bailian Sect, they can survive until now, and they are inevitably supported or even directly assisted by other forces behind them.

It is difficult to calculate the specific influence of the four surnames and six clans on them, but their figures are always looming behind the activities of these major rebels.

Yuan Mobai: "The current majesty can still sit still, but I don't know how she will fight back next, but..."

Lei Jun looked at his master.

Yuan Mobai: "The four surnames and six clans may not dismantle the current majesty one by one this time, but it is more likely to be like a series of thunderbolts."

Lei Jun nodded slightly, agreeing with his master's guess.

However, he looked up at the roof above, thinking without saying a word.

Yuan Mobai turned to look at Lei Jun: "What's wrong?"

Lei Jun: "No, I don't have any more ideas, I just feel that the current emperor's behavior is a bit strange..."

"Oh?" Yuan Mobai heard this and fell into deep thought.

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Qingzhou.

The two branches of the famous family, since the separation, the heads of the two branches rarely meet.

Although the relationship is not as sharp as that of the two branches of Youzhou and Jiangzhou, the atmosphere between the two branches is equally subtle.

"Brother, please don't be offended if I don't welcome you from afar."

A middle-aged Confucian scholar who looks about fifty years old entertained the old man from Jinzhou.

The old man smiled: "Chi Yuan is too serious. I came in a hurry."

After both parties sat down, the middle-aged scholar said slowly: "I have heard about Lingxi's matter. My condolences to you."

The old man: "I neglected this matter. Don't blame others."

The middle-aged scholar: "Brother, it's rare for you to leave Jinzhou. What about the Southern Wilderness next?"

The old man: "The Blood River will be taken care of by others. We don't need to mess up the steps. Although the matter of Lingxi makes me sad, it is an accident after all."

The middle-aged scholar rubbed the teacup with his fingers: "About Wei Ancheng, it seems that there is another mystery?"

The old man nodded.

The middle-aged scholar did not ask any more questions and changed the subject directly: "So, are you going north next?"

The old man: "Yes."

The middle-aged scholar smiled: "I'm sorry that I don't wish you a smooth journey on this journey."

The old man also smiled: "Both of you, both of you."

After drinking a cup of tea, they formally agreed on the next decision. The old man said goodbye and left Qingzhou and headed north to Youzhou.

The middle-aged scholar was silent in thought.

Later, a woman came over: "Father."

The middle-aged scholar nodded gently.

The woman asked softly: "Jinzhou, who do you want to support in Youzhou?"

Youzhou is not only the Youzhou Lin Clan, one of the Five Surnames and Seven Families.

There is another important place.

The Zhao Palace.

The old prince with the highest generation and the most power in the imperial family of the Tang Dynasty.

"Yes." The middle-aged scholar nodded gently.

The woman in front of him said: "My daughter has packed up, so she will set off to Beijing to visit her sister."

The middle-aged scholar smiled and corrected: "It's the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince."

The woman smiled and lowered her head: "Yes."

The Ye Clan of Jinzhou has always been low-key.

In recent years, the Ye Clan of Qingzhou has been in great glory.

Ye Yan Ye Chiyuan is the current head of the Ye Clan of Qingzhou.

His eldest daughter entered the palace and became the queen of the late emperor Zhang Qilong, and gave birth to the only prince.

After Zhang Qilong passed away, the empress ascended the throne because the prince was still young, but she still made her brother's son the prince.

Ye Yan's daughter still had the title of the Empress of the Tang Dynasty.

Up to now, whether it is the Qingzhou Ye or Jinzhou Ye, or other aristocratic families, they have not yet made plans to completely change the world and cause the mountains and rivers to change.

But the current emperor is incompetent and reckless, and has lost his virtue to his subjects first. Then the subjects should support the wise monarch to ascend the throne and clarify the world, right?

Just like her brother, the late emperor Zhang Qilong at that time...

The prince is growing up, and the Qingzhou Ye family has a natural tendency and choice in the Tang court imperial family.

Then...

The two leaves are in the same boat.

This is an iron rule that will not change in all dynasties since the Ye family split up.

The Jinzhou Ye family should choose another target.

As early as when Zhang Qilong was still in power, the Jinzhou Ye family had already been in contact with the Youzhou Zhao Wangfu.

Now, this contact can be closer.

Qingzhou, of course, goes without saying.

Ye Yan's second daughter has a close relationship with the eldest sister and nephew in the palace.

"The troubled times have just begun..." Ye Yan sighed as he watched his second daughter leave.

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Outside Longhu Mountain, the wind and waves gradually rose.

In Longhu Mountain, Lei Jun continued to focus on his own practice.

Lin Shan was injured and did not return to Longhu Mountain.

The Queen personally asked about it, and the martial arts and medical masters of Huitiantang in the capital had helped Lin Shan stabilize his injuries.

As for Longhu Mountain, because Yuan Mobai had returned to the mountain, Shangguan Ning took the time to rush to the capital to discuss the elimination of Huang Tiandao.

In the ancestral temple of the mountain gate, Lei Jun was concentrating on his own practice while taking on the duty of guarding the Imperial Book Pavilion.

Chu Kun, a junior brother of the same clan, has been running to the Imperial Book Pavilion very diligently recently, and he takes time to come almost every day.

However, there are many books in the pavilion, and he has not been able to find what he needs.

On this day, Lei Jun finished his shift at the Imperial Book Pavilion, and after instructing the other two Taoist priests on duty to take the night shift, he was ready to return to his mansion.

Unexpectedly, just as Lei Jun was thinking about whether to go back to practice in peace or go to the big alchemy room to open the furnace to refine the elixir, the light ball in his mind suddenly flashed again:

[Hidden dangers often arise from trivial things, and blessings often come from unintentional things. Planting willows will bring shade, and good omens will come naturally. ]

Then two fortunes were drawn:

[Middle-to-high fortune, patrol the Imperial Book Pavilion at night, and there is a chance to get a fourth-grade opportunity, no risk and no future troubles, auspicious. ]

[Middle-to-high fortune, no special actions, no gain or loss, flat. ]

After reading the fortune, Lei Jun raised his eyebrows.

Will there be any accidents in the Imperial Book Pavilion tonight?

He kept it in mind and gave up the plan to go to the big alchemy room to open the furnace to refine the elixir tonight.

However, Lei Jun did not return to the Imperial Book Pavilion directly.

After nightfall, Lei Jun returned secretly.

The good fortune this time indicated that there was no danger, but Lei Jun still hid his body and observed in secret.

Is someone going to steal things from the Imperial Book Pavilion?

Or will there be some special existence in the Imperial Book Pavilion?

While Lei Jun was waiting, many thoughts emerged in his mind.

Although there were other disciples on night watch and patrol in the pavilion, Lei Jun himself was still in the dark and patrolled carefully.

However, until midnight, nothing special happened.

Lei Jun was quite patient and not impatient.

His magic power was yin and yang, gradually turning into black and white gas and floating out of his body, and then dissipated into the invisible.

Although he did not want to become a god and let his soul leave his body, Lei Jun's perception became more and more acute, covering the entire Imperial Book Pavilion.

After a while, his heart suddenly moved slightly.

Why does this feeling seem to be a water and fire yin and yang furnace circulating?

Lei Jun was a little surprised, following the sensation, he came to a corner deep in the Imperial Book Pavilion.

As a result, he saw that a Taoist priest who was on duty tonight was actually guarding a cauldron and refining elixirs in the Imperial Book Pavilion.

Such an abnormal behavior made Lei Jun a little suspicious at first.

He did not show up immediately, but observed patiently for a while.

It turned out that the Taoist priest had no bad intentions or malice, and was actually just trying to figure out the method of refining elixirs in the Imperial Book Pavilion.

Lei Jun has also been learning alchemy from Yuan Mobai recently, so he can see that the Taoist priest has quite proficient skills, is focused, and is full of interest. He keeps trying various methods.

Looking at his appearance, he seems to be a person who likes to seize the opportunity to save time, and is focused and obsessed with this.

It’s just that in a place like the Imperial Book Pavilion, fiddling with the water, fire, yin and yang furnace is really a bit too much.

Lei Jun looked at the other party’s focused appearance and felt a little confused.

The hidden danger mentioned in the fortune started from a small matter. Could it be that there might be a fire in the Imperial Book Pavilion?

How to explain that the blessing came from unintentional?

Save and avoid a fire?

Lei Jun carefully sensed other parts of the Imperial Book Pavilion again, but found nothing more.

The alchemy furnace in front of him had not yet had any problems, so Lei Jun simply waited for a while to see if anything else would happen or if someone else would come later.

As a result, there was nothing.

Instead, he really waited for a fire hazard.

The Yin-Yang furnace of water and fire suddenly became unstable and was about to explode.

After all, this Imperial Book Pavilion was not a proper alchemy room. It lacked various supporting facilities and accidents could happen at any time.

The disciple who was being ordained was in a panic. When he saw that he could not control the alchemy furnace, Lei Jun appeared in time.

He pressed on the water and fire furnace.

His magic power was much better than the other party's. With a casual press, he stabilized the unstable alchemy furnace and prevented it from continuing to be agitated.

"Elder Lei..." Seeing this, the disciple who was being ordained breathed a sigh of relief, and then his face began to turn pale.

Lei Jun said calmly: "It's a good thing to make good use of time. We have a quiet time in the Imperial Book Pavilion, but it's not appropriate to bring water, fire, and furnace into it privately. The books in the pavilion are the accumulation of our sect for many years. Even if they are not true scriptures, they are all precious ancient books."

The other party bowed his head: "The elder taught me right. If you hadn't appeared in time, I would have made an irreparable mistake tonight."

Lei Jun: "It's a great virtue to know your mistakes and correct them, but the rules and regulations of the sect cannot be abolished. Do you know what to do?"

The Taoist priest who was granted the ordination bowed respectfully: "Yes, I will go to the ordination hall to receive the punishment now."

Lei Jun: "Don't rush, go there early tomorrow morning."

While paying attention to whether there were other movements inside and outside the Imperial Book Pavilion, he chatted with the other party for a few words.

The two sides got along very well about the way of alchemy.

A night passed, and nothing else happened.

Lei Jun waved his hand: "Go ahead. We may exchange our experiences in Taoism and alchemy later."

The Taoist priest who was conferring the ordination bowed respectfully and left, and went to report to the Zhijie Hall.

Under the morning sun, Lei Jun turned around and looked at the intact Imperial Book Pavilion: "So, where is my fourth-grade opportunity?"

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