Since the saints set the rituals, offering sacrifices to heaven is one of the most important ritual activities of the royal family. The Temple of Heaven is built in the capital, which is a place to offer sacrifices to heaven. In addition to regular sacrifices, if something major happens to the world, a ceremony must be held to announce to heaven and earth.

For example, if the new emperor ascended the throne, appointed the queen, crown prince, or a major war or disaster, he would sacrifice to the sky with ancient rituals to communicate with the heavens. However, the ancient rituals were complicated and the preparation ceremony had to be advanced for a long time, and it would be fast for half a year.

Ye Xingyuan felt that this complicated etiquette had no practical significance. It was fine if he was involved in the inheritance of the throne, but the disasters and wars were reported in the first half of the year, and the daylily was cold.

However, rules are rules. If you do not follow the ancient etiquette and worship the heavens, you will not be able to communicate with others. The heavenly court will naturally not receive information from the world, and even the orthodoxy of the emperor will be questioned.

Although this disaster affects the three realms and is indeed qualified to announce the world, the time has not yet been decided and I do not know when it will happen. It cannot be considered an emergency. In any case, you must follow the ancient rituals to sacrifice in order to comply with the rules.

So Ye Xingyuan heard that Emperor Longping was going to sacrifice to the sky before the examination, and felt that it was inappropriate. Emperor Longping's face darkened and said sadly: "I have prepared for sacrifice to the sky this time. There is another major event in the court. The prophecy disaster is only an additional one and it does not hinder the situation."

In recent years, the court has been in trouble, with refugees in the southwest and evil spirits in the northeast. Are they worshiping the sky for these things? It seems that they are not qualified? Ye Xingyuan felt a little moved and suddenly remembered something, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Seeing that the emperor looked strange, he dared not ask again.

If there was anything that must be sacrificed to heaven last year, it was that Emperor Longping intended to depose the crown prince. The emperor was dissatisfied with the crown prince. This matter was well known in the capital. There were rumors everywhere, and several adult princes were also ready to move.

Ye Xingyuan himself had dealt with the seventh prince of "Huang Qi" and had also figured out what Emperor Longping said in his words that the deposed prince should not be a complete rumor.

However, the prince is a person who inherits the destiny of heaven. If he wants to abolish his throne, he must sacrifice to heaven as he was enthroned and declare his crime. There is no news about the prince in the past six months. It is said that he was under house arrest in the Eastern Palace. Now there is a prepared sacrifice to heaven. I am afraid that his position will be very bad.

Ye Xingyuan was smart and of course he would not get into trouble after guessing this. No matter how bad the prince was, he was also the emperor's biological son and the foundation of the country. If the emperor wanted to punish him and depose him, then he would naturally make a decision and others would argue for a throne. That would be a way out.

"Besides, this prophecy is a bit strange. I'm going to take this sacrifice to heaven and report it to the heavenly court as soon as possible." Emperor Longping didn't want to mention the unworthy son, and frowned and turned the topic.

The deposed prince sacrificing the sky should not have mentioned other things, but it was related to the rebellion of the Three Realms, and the emperor felt something was wrong in his heart. Especially after a few days, he learned about the death of the four evil spirits, and felt even more confused.

Ye Xingyuan said in a daze: "What happened after the master went back?"

Eunuch An came up to explain to Ye Xingyuan. "After the Lantern Festival, the master ordered the Dongchang to secretly investigate the whereabouts of the four evil spirits. Unexpectedly, he found that the four of them died outside Jingzhao City a few days later. Although they were backfired by the secrets of heaven, they had a deep cultivation and had a few years of life to protect their bodies, and they died strangely.

This is not the weirdest thing. What puzzles me is Chen Jian, who disappeared that day, is not dead. He appeared in Beijing again these days. However, he has no way to remember what happened that day. Dongchang tried it with the soul searching magic power, but no abnormality was seen."

After Ye Xingyuan pointed out the prophecy on that day, a total of eleven people who watched the virtual statue, except for Ye Xingyuan, Zhu Ning'er, Emperor Longping, Baozhu and Eunuch An, Sima Zheng and the four evil spirits all died within one day. Chen Jian, who thought he died in the virtual statue, escaped without hesitation.

Dongchang's soul search magic power is cruel and powerful, and it can trace back the memories in the prisoners' minds. The conclusion drawn in this way should be true. However, where Chen Jian went and what he had encountered at that time, it is impossible to check, which makes people wonder.

Ye Xingyuan said in surprise: "Did Dongchang take Chen Jian? Where is he now?"

Eunuch An shook his head and said, "Why would you take a juren without any evidence without any evidence? If this matter is quarrel, I am afraid that the court will make a fuss. But the Dongchang man secretly acted, and no one knew about it. Although the boy was injured, he was probably still confused. I don't know why."

The Dongchang is powerful, but it has been on the verge of the storm. In fact, it should be no problem for them to deal with a juren secretly, but this person is the person the emperor is concerned about, so they dare not use any unconventional means.

A few days ago, the Dongchang Manzi took advantage of Chen Jian's drinking to end the ceremony, which made him dizzy and secretly used his soul-searching magic to explore his memory, but in the end it was just a hazy one. That night, Chen Jian seemed to have drunk too much, and his memory after boarding the pleasure boat was vague. He only remembered to guess riddles on the boat, and then he became confused.

When I woke up, I was by the river. Fortunately, the kind-hearted person sent him back to the guild hall. I also rested in the guild hall for several days due to wind and cold before I went out to socialize again.

Could it be that when everyone came out of the virtual statue, they returned to the cabin well. He was thrown to the river because he was too far away? This explanation is a bit incredible, and Ye Xingyuan also felt that there must be something strange about it.

In addition to the death of the four evil spirits, I always feel that there is an invisible hand behind this matter fiddling with cause and effect. The great disaster predicted by the original prophecy is enough to make people feel troublesome. If there are still people who take advantage of the situation, it will naturally be even more confusing. No wonder Emperor Longping calmed down and was willing to report this matter first on the deposed prince's ceremony to sacrifice the heavens.

Emperor Longping sighed: "This matter is very important. I think there must be conspiracy in it. But I am old this year and I don't care about these things. So I want you to be appointed as the secret position of Jinshi and to investigate this matter specifically. Are you willing?"

The emperor was lazy. He knew that this catastrophe was dangerous, but he was used to living a comfortable life and couldn't be energetic to worry about it. Ye Xingyuan happened to be quite in line with his eyes, so he was determined to cultivate it and simply wanted to put the responsibility on the boy's shoulders.

Ye Xingyuan's heart was pounding, knowing that the benefit of holding the emperor's thick leg was definitely not small, but he didn't expect that he would become a secret position in the Jinyiwei position. This was another great fortune besides the title!

The Jinyiwei in Xuanyuan World has greater authority than the world, and its power is more complicated, with hidden stakes buried everywhere. Although the East Factory rose in recent years, it has not covered the limelight of the Jinyiwei.

When he was in Guiyang County, Ye Xingyuan and the vixen Madam Mo pretended to be the deputy chief of the Censorate. He wanted to deceive Zhou's magistrate, but he was mistaken for the Jinyiwei to take action and finally made a big move.

A monster in Zhou Zhixian knew the power of the Jinyiwei, and was so scared that he revealed his true nature. Unexpectedly, he really had the chance to get a Jinyiwei now, which was a coincidence.

Ye Xingyuan was willing to do it in his heart, but he had to be modest, "I only fear that the students were limited in their abilities and could not share the worries of the master."

Emperor Longping glanced at him and said calmly: "You are willing to offer auspiciousness to Beijing, and you will be criticized by the Shilin. I believe you are not a pedantic person. You are not worried that wearing the skin of the Jinyiwei will affect your saint's avenue, right?"

Ye Xingyuan could never admit this kind of heart-killing thought. He quickly shook his head and said, "The way of the saint is to moisten things silently, each performs its own duties and keeps its own parts. Lord Li, the commander of the Jinyiwei of Yongning Dynasty, promoted the external world, preached the saint's learning, and allowed the vassals of the South China Sea to be naturalized. Even before the great scholars who had been studying and studying throughout their lives became saints, they would be ashamed of them.

People in the world are ignorant and misleading rumors, and they are afraid of the Jinyiwei as a tiger. How could students have this idea? They are just flattered."

Emperor Longping smiled and said, "If I had known you would have liked you, I would just tease you. Don't worry, as long as you try to shine this time, even if the Qingliu of the court is selected to make things difficult for you, I will also compensate you for your background and will have your own benefits in the future."

The Jinyiwei was directly responsible to the emperor, and was also a military position, so the civil servant system could not intervene. 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 bit ridiculous, but he was not a foolish king. Since he used the word "inflict" and there must be some news, the Qingliu people's rebound to Ye Xingyuan is about to begin.

I'm afraid that even if Ye Xingyuan ranks among the top in the imperial examination, it will be difficult to be selected into the Hanlin area. This was Ye Xingyuan's own choice at the time, so he had no resentment in his heart.

Just these so-called Qingliu are so petty. Ye Xingyuan has not yet had any interaction with them, so he has already started to target them in advance, and his stomach is a little bit too wide.

Ye Xingyuan thought about it and simply expressed his loyalty at this time. "Students read books of sages and wise people only know their loyalty to serve the country, but do not know the so-called distinction between clear and turbid flows. The so-called gentlemen are group but not party, and villains are group but not group. If they enter the court and become officials, students only want to be an isolated minister, report to the court, and appease the people, and don't have to think too much about the rest."

Receiving a title and being granted the title of Jinyiwei means that Ye Xingyuan has the label of an emperor. He can obtain both civil, military and titles by himself, especially among the officials at the lower level, which can be said to be unprecedented.

The promotion path he wants to take will naturally be completely different from others. Considering the strategy of collecting the treasures of the Five Virtues, the imminent disaster in the future, as well as the Madam Li who is determined to revenge and Zhu Ning'er, the saint of the Crow God Cult who is determined to rebel, the future path of officialdom will definitely be very different from what was originally envisioned.

Emperor Longping praised: "It is exactly what young people have to do with this ambition! You can understand it, so I specifically told you that you must compete for a breath and win the position of top scholar. I want to see, what excuses will Qingliu give to prevent you from staying in the Hanlin Academy in this dynasty? This is a joke!"
Chapter completed!