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Chapter 174

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    The weather was warm that day, so after breakfast, Lin Xiao took Qin Yao to the Lu Guogong Mansion to visit her uncle and aunt.

    Due to the closure of Yunyin Academy, Mrs. Lu Guogong temporarily stepped down from her position as the dean. She was very happy to have a leisurely time. During this time, she spent all her time at home to recuperate, and she only enjoyed playing with her grandchildren all day long.

    When Qin Yao and Lin Xiao entered the mansion, Mr. Lu Guogong was watching a group of guests competing in chess in the outer study, while Mrs. Lu Guogong was in the inner courtyard with several daughters-in-law to inspect the tribute gifts sent by each village before the New Year.

    Qin Yao and Lin Xiao broke up at the gate. Lin Xiao went to the outer study to find Duke Lu. Qin Yao was led to the inner courtyard by his servants.

    While walking, Qin Yao recalled what Lin Xiao said to her last night. It turned out that Lu Guogong was not only deeply trusted by the current emperor, but also one of the close ministers of the former emperor. He was more or less involved in all the major decisions of the two emperors.  Regarding the inside story of the sudden closure of Yunyin Academy twenty years ago, even if Lu Guogong didn't know the details, he could at least give a rough idea.

    It is a pity that his old man has always adhered to the principle of "loyalty to the emperor and for the country". Any secret decree ordered to be sealed by the late emperor or the emperor will never be discussed, so the possibility of finding out the details from his mouth is almost impossible.

    Although Mrs. Lu Guogong had graduated from the academy at that time, she was well-known for her virtue and was specifically named by the late empress as the first female official to assist the dean at that time. Therefore, she had personally experienced the sudden closure of the academy at that time. Although Mrs. Lu Guogong had never taken the initiative to follow up in these years.  People talk about what happened back then, but based on her little ability, she may not know the inside story of the sudden closure of the academy at that time.

    Both of them felt that instead of trying to attack Duke Lu, it would be better to start directly with Duke Lu's wife. For this reason, Qin Yao pestered Lin Xiao and brought her to Duke Lu's mansion early in the morning.

    When they arrived at the main room, Mrs. Lu Guogong's two daughters-in-law were there. There was also a young lady in the room who was unfamiliar to her. The young lady was about fifteen or sixteen years old. She had a beautiful face, a slender and straight figure, and a heroic gesture. If you look closely,  The eyebrows and eyebrows are somewhat similar to Mrs. Lu Guogong.

    As early as the early days of their wedding, when Qin Yao followed Lin Xiao to greet his aunt and uncle, she vaguely heard that Mrs. Lu Guogong sent someone to the Zheng family in Yingchuan to pick up a niece from her natal family and come to stay in the house temporarily. She wanted to come to the house with this heroic beauty.  It's the cousin of the Zheng family.

    As expected, Mrs. Lu Guogong introduced Qin Yao with a smile: "This is my third brother's youngest daughter. She is very outstanding among the younger generations of the Zheng family. She has always been sensible, generous and very lovable. I saw that she had nothing to do at home, so I picked her up.  She came to Chang'an to stay with me for a while. Her last name is Ying, so logically she should be called your cousin."

    Zheng Ying stepped forward to salute Qin Yao without squinting her eyes: "Cousin-sister-in-law."

    Every move is very well-mannered, but her face is a little too serious, exactly the same as Mrs. Lu Guogong's expression when she interacts with others.

    Qin Yao didn¡¯t know why she wanted to laugh, as if she was standing in front of her, Mrs. Lu Guogong, who had shrunk in size. There were traces of Mrs. Lu Guogong everywhere. What was interesting was that this person even greeted her politely.

    She hurriedly helped Zheng Ying up, looked at her with a smile and said: "Since you have come to Chang'an, my aunt will not let you go back to Yingchuan for a while. You can come and sit in our house when you have nothing to do. I and several classmates are all  He is of the same age as us and loves to play and laugh, so I invited you to come out to play together someday."

    Zheng Ying looked at Qin Yao with a slight smile, then lowered her eyes and said, "Thank you, cousin."

    Mrs. Lu Guogong looked happy, watching the two children after seeing the ceremony, and asked Qin Yao, "Did you come with Wei Jin?"

    Qin Yao smiled and said yes, and sat down next to Mrs. Lu Guogong, "He said he hadn't seen his uncle and aunt in a few days, and he was very concerned about them, so he came here to say hello to the two elders."

    Mrs. Lu Guogong never showed her emotions, but after hearing these words, there was still a smile in her eyes, "I just want to be careful these days. Now that I'm here, how about you stay at my aunt's house for lunch?"

    Qin Yao just wanted to get what she wanted, and said happily: "Even if you don't tell us, we still plan to bother you before leaving."

    "What are you talking about?" Mrs. Lu Guogong hurriedly ordered her servants to prepare Lin Xiao's favorite dishes. "Wei Jin has regarded this as half of his home since he was a child. Before getting married, he often came here to eat and live, and went to the same house with San Lang.  They were closer than real brothers. Later, Sanlang learned bad things outside and started to invite people into the room. He became more scrupulous and no longer hung out with Sanlang day and night, but he also came to join us every now and then.  Have a meal. It's funny to say that Sanlang has changed his mind now and dismissed all the concubines in his courtyard. The room is very clean, but Weijin is married again, either taking turns in the palace or returning home.  The house is with you. The two brothers haven't seen each other for three days. After all, they can't be inseparable like they were when they were young."

    Qin Yao listened with a blush and a smile, and inadvertently glanced at Zheng Ying behind Lu Guogong. She wondered if it was her misunderstanding.Let¡¯s continue.

    Qin Yao was inconvenient to urge, but her heart seemed to be scratched by a pair of cat's claws. Finally, when Mrs. Lu Guogong spoke again, she stopped talking and picked up another topic: "At that time, the late emperor emphasized Taoism, and Taoism developed rapidly.  It was extremely prosperous, and strange Taoism emerged in various places. In the twelfth year of Yuanfeng, a Tianshi Li was born. His Taoism was extremely sophisticated and he was the best at observing celestial phenomena. He had predicted plagues and floods several times, but at first he was dismissed as a joke by the late emperor.  It wasn't until several times that the late emperor witnessed Li Tianshi's predictions coming true, that he took a new look at him, made him a national advisor, and invited him to live in the palace permanently to divine celestial phenomena. Since Li Tianshi came, the late emperor  He began to build water trees, and one year he even diverted water from the Ganges River outside Chang'an City to Chang'an City to build Nanyuanze¡ª¡ª"

    Nanyuanze!  Qin Yao felt a buzzing in her ears. At that time, Jade Corpse was connected underground through the water sources of Cang Gang River and Nan Yuan Ze, and was rampant in and around Chang'an City. She remembered that she had asked Lin Xiao why the emperor wanted to dig up a building.  In Nanyuanze, Lin Xiao only said that the emperor wanted to dig water conservancy projects in Chang'an City to benefit the people. He never thought that the emperor listened to the suggestion of Li Tianshi.

    The layout inside and outside Chang'an City has undergone considerable changes due to a series of measures taken by the late emperor. I wonder what the profound meaning of Tianshi Li's persuading the emperor to make these changes was.

    "In that year, the late emperor took Li Tianshi and several princes to the academy to inspect the feng shui." When Mrs. Lu Guogong said this, she hesitated and stopped talking, as if she didn't know whether to reveal the next thing to Qin Yao.  , but when he looked up and saw the look on Qin Yao's face that she was determined to get to the bottom of it, she gave up her plan to hide it, "At that time, two princes fell in love at first sight with a woman who had just come to the academy from other places to study, and the two brothers even got into a fight because of it.  It is said that the late emperor ordered the closure of the academy precisely for this reason. But in my opinion, the late emperor most likely listened to Li Tianshi¡¯s advice when he closed the academy, because that day my sister overheard Li Tianshi saying something to  The late emperor once said something, and she quietly told me after she came back that she was a little scared."

    "Oh?" Qin Yao pricked up her ears, "What did Tianshi Li say at that time."

    Mrs. Lu Guogong's eyes showed the confused look of her younger sister who was still in her prime, and she said slowly, "She said, 'Sister, that Tianshi Li said that the Yin Mountain Yin Xiang in our academy accounts for seven red and five yellow out of the nine stars, and it can be said that it has all five poisons.  It is a place of great evil. If it is not closed as soon as possible, there will be disaster that will overwhelm the country in twenty years."

    Nine stars, seven reds, five yellows?  Qin Yao was startled when she heard this. It seemed that this Tianshi Li had really studied the theory of the five elements and celestial phenomena. He was what Master called a "feng shui master".  She suddenly had an idea, could Master Li Tianshi, who was so profound in Taoism, be the master who had set up the spirit barrier formation at Yunyin Academy?

    She hurriedly asked: "Aunt, where is that Tianshi Li now? Why have I never heard of his name?"

    "He's dead." Duke Lu said, "He died of a sudden illness in the palace twenty years ago."

    Qin Yao was stunned for a moment, but she was not surprised. People with such good reputations often fail to end well because they reveal too many secrets.  After thinking for a while, her thoughts returned to the words that Mrs. Lu Guogong avoided talking about, "Aunt, you just said that two princes fell in love with a foreign woman in the academy. The late emperor was very angry because of this.  Can you tell me who that woman is and where she is now?"

    Mrs. Lu Guogong regretted her blunder and sighed longly, her attitude was resolute and tough, "Good child, just listen to it. My aunt advises you not to study it further."

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