Chapter 132: Mountain Climbing Part
On the night of April 6th, we returned from climbing the mountain.

Jueying neighed, stepped on his hooves proudly, and pulled the bronze chariot down the mountain.

Along the way, the weather was very good. The stars in the sky were shining brightly, and the lights on the ground formed a whole. The sky was clear and the earth was bright, and the world was in harmony.

The roads on both sides were silent, and most of the buildings, some quaint, some elegant, and some majestic, had their night lights on.

When the bronze carriage passed by Simin Mansion, Zhou Tieyi sang loudly,

"Third impression from mountain climbing."

"In the past, I couldn't boast about being sordid, but now I have no limits to my dissolute thoughts."

"The spring breeze brings joy to the horse's hooves, and I can see all the flowers in Jade Capital in one day."

The singing was so cheerful that it could be heard from far away.

In the residence of Simin Dong Xingshu, the candlelight was bright and the servants were silent.

Although they didn't know what had happened, the important people gathered in the mansion tonight. Even if they didn't speak, the solemn atmosphere that was revealed was as powerful as thunder.

When the servants heard the sound of galloping horses and laughing and singing outside the door, they couldn't help but open the door and look out.

The bronze chariot was seen speeding past the Simin Mansion, seemingly unconcerned that the person living inside was one of the most powerful people in Daxia.

You have to know that on normal days, not to mention the playboys, even the generals returning to the capital to report would have to slow down their horses and pass quietly in front of the Simin Mansion. There was no such situation as today.

Many servants heard more news.

A steward sighed softly, "It's Zhou Jiazi."

Another guest looked at the carriage that had disappeared and sighed, "Life is like this, what else can I ask for?"

Inside Dong Xingshu's study, the atmosphere was even more tense.

Although it was already past the hour of Xu, the important ministers present still had not drunk a drop of water.

Their faces were frosty as they stared at the lotus flowers for the whole afternoon.

In the image reflected by the lotus before, Zhou Tiege and his soldiers disappeared into the rain and headed towards the residence of Sima, the Minister of the Ministry of Prosecutions.

Everyone knew what he was going to do, but no one present tried to stop him.

After all, Sima Liang was a famous scholar, and Confucianism and famous scholars have always been incompatible.

More importantly, their eyes had to be fixed on the bronze carriage in which Zhou Tieyi was sitting.

When they saw Zhou Tieyi forcing Mei Qingchen to eat the bowl of rice with tears in his eyes in front of the Zhengwu Gate, they already knew the final result.

Zhou Tieyi won.

The spring thunder broke Che Wenyuan's chess strategy, and the words broke Mei Qingchen's Confucianism.

Although they couldn't see clearly what Che Wenyuan said to Zhou Tieyi in the car at the end, they knew that Zhou Tieyi won this round.

Although he did not force the emperor to step down, he, as a pawn, had already crossed the river and would never be the same again.

"I used the eighth-grade Spring Thunder Talisman to draw it, borrowing the power of the sky to show the power of the celestial phenomena. It's not unfair that I lost."

Wang Jizhen, the Minister of the Ministry of Elephants, pinched his beard and sighed.

Before this, although they had tried their best to overestimate Zhou Tieyi, they still underestimated him.

From wisdom, courage, and cultivation methods.

This boy is the best choice!
Zhu Qingyi, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Education, had been tricked by Zhou Tieyi once before, and now he was even more shocked and furious. He actually asked, "He drew that talisman. Could it be that the Lord of Daming Palace secretly did something about it?"

If the Lord of Daming Palace makes a move secretly, then they, the Confucians, will definitely not accept today's situation.

Wang Jizhen shook his head. "With the help of Simin, even if he is a Taoist priest of the first rank, how could he secretly act under our eyes and ears?"

He looked at the Minister of Civil Affairs Dong Xingshu, who remained silent, obviously accepting the result. Wang Jizhen continued, "Moreover, the way of talismans requires the unity of spirit, energy and soul to draw talismans. When using them, of course, one also needs to unite spirit, energy and soul. When using other people's talismans, it is good enough to exert 100% of their power. How can one achieve such a grand momentum?"

Then he looked at the carriage in the lotus and could not help but sigh again, "The wind comes from the tiger, the clouds come from the dragon. It is normal for this latent dragon in the abyss to leap up and cause changes in the wind and clouds, and to cause thunder and lightning."

"Has the Taoist dragon fortune been transferred to this boy?"

Zhu Qingyi said unyieldingly.

Originally, they thought that the biggest threat in this game was the four words bestowed by the emperor.

Although these four words were also written by the emperor, everyone knows the process of how they were bestowed. Confucianism also tried to stop it several times, but it was finally bestowed. That was Zhou Tieyi's personal ability, not the emperor's action.

That's why they only sent Che Wenyuan, a great scholar who was about to enter the upper third rank, with a third-rank treasure, to try to see if they could both stop the four words in Zhou Tieyi's hand and help Che Wenyuan break through.

The result was that he lost both the wife and the army.

This can only be explained by the Taoist theory of the transfer of the fortunes of fish and dragons.

Although this conjecture is almost impossible.

Otherwise, when the fish and dragons came into the world, the Taoists would have been able to hide or move them, so they would not have been found by the people of the world.

Dong Xingshu was wearing a purple robe and sitting upright. His eyes became deeper and deeper under his high and broad forehead. He said with certainty, "No."

"Then how could he..."

Zhu Qingyi wanted to say a few more words.

However, as soon as he spoke, everyone present frowned. How come Zhu Qingyi was called "Shuang Qing" together with Mei Qingchen?

It’s hard to live up to its reputation!
Wang Jizhen, the Minister of Elephants, suddenly laughed and said, "This is a sign of the coming of a prosperous era. It's time for our Confucianism to produce another saint!"

Everyone nodded slightly.

Dong Xingshu said, "Since you lost, you have to accept the punishment. This court matter is not determined by one game."

He first said to Zhu Qingyi from the department, "Tell the academy to stop promoting Qingchen. This matter can only be delayed for now."

Then he looked at Leng Zizheng, an officer of the Tianjing Guard, and said, "As a Tianjing Guard, you were not able to stop the cultivators from fighting in the first place today, which caused the operation of the God-Slaying Division to be hindered. Tomorrow morning, you will resign from your post and apologize."

This is the price: to stop promoting the reputation of Confucian saints, and to be given a third-rank official position with real power by a Confucian.

However, this price cannot dispel His Majesty's "anger". This is bound to be just an appetizer and will implicate other people. But instead of His Majesty taking the initiative to take action, it is better for him to accept the punishment himself.

With just one word from him, the third-rank official in charge of transportation and security in the four cities and one mountain of Tianjing was dismissed from his post and asked to apologize. This was the power of the Simin.

Leng Zizheng heard this and did not object. He cupped his hands and said, "Yes, I will go back and write the memorial right away."

After that, he stood up and left.

He was in a hurry to rush back as he had to instruct many of his colleagues on important matters and prepare for the massive purge of the Tianjing Guards.

Dong Xingshu then looked at Wang Jizhen and said, "Please go to the Prince's Mansion and have a cup of evening tea."

He didn't say the rest.

Wang Jizhen went to the prince's mansion for tea today. Even if he didn't say anything, the prince knew what to do.

Dong Xingshu then looked at the Minister of Education Tang Anshi and said, "Zi Zheng has resigned from the post of Tianjing Guard. Who do you think should take over?"

Tang Anshi thought for a moment and replied, "Zhao Guanshan might be a good choice."

Zhao Guanshan, the cousin of the Queen Mother, became a disciple of the great scholar Wang Menglong.

Dong Xingshu stood up and said, "Let's leave it at that for today. There is still a long way to go."

(End of this chapter)