Chapter 384 The Beast Who Practices Confucianism
"Sorry to have kept Fu Sha waiting for so long."

Zhou Tieyi's words came before he arrived.

Sha Youcheng hurriedly stood up and looked towards the Wind and Rain Corridor. Under the gloomy sky, Zhou Tieyi, dressed in a white python costume, came gracefully, and suddenly the surrounding scenery seemed to become brighter.

"Don't dare."

Sha Youcheng replied.

After sitting down again, Zhou Tieyi was the first to speak, "Governor Sha must be wondering why Prince Ning hasn't shown up for a long time, right?"

Zhou Tieyi directly pointed out the key point. Sha Youcheng thought for a moment and said with a sigh.

"I have requested to see King Ning several times, but King Ning has always avoided me, as if he is trying to evade this matter. I wonder if Lord Zhou can help me solve this problem?"

The "matter" he was referring to was the Huxin Academy case.

His method of cultivation is special, and unlike most ordinary people who practice martial arts, Sha Youcheng was abandoned by his parents when he was young, and was picked up and raised by a monkey in the mountains. What is even more amazing is that this female monkey also picked up a natural and bred baby mountain giant ape and raised it.

So Sha Youcheng and this giant mountain ape have been brothers since they were young. They are real brothers. Later, when Sha Youcheng entered human society, people didn't know that Sha Youcheng had a giant mountain ape brother. However, it was amazing that he was raised by a monkey since he was a child. So a beast taming sect knew about this and came specifically to accept Sha Youcheng as their apprentice.

Sha Youcheng also made rapid progress in his training as a beastmaster, and at the same time he successfully entered the Xiluozhou God-Slaying Division and made great contributions to the division.

At the beginning, Sha Youcheng was able to deal with the gods easily with his own strength, but in the process of accidentally killing a fourth-grade god, Sha Youcheng had to let his brother, the mountain giant ape, take action. Everyone at this time also knew that Sha Youcheng had a mountain giant ape that had not yet "matured" as his beast.

Naturally, calculations from all sides followed, trying to seize this giant mountain ape that had not yet reached the third level.

Before the incident broke out completely, Sha Youcheng acted decisively, and without even waiting for the special envoy from the Tianjing God-Slaying Division, he chose to directly enter the Ning Prince's Mansion. When he came out of the Ning Prince's Mansion that night, the calculations of all parties disappeared. At the same time, three years later, the giant mountain ape had completely matured.

Zhou Tieyi smiled and replied, "Of course, King Ning doesn't want to contribute to this matter. At the same time, he has more important things to do."

Sha Youcheng frowned when he heard that Prince Ning did not want to continue working on the Huxin Academy case. It was Prince Ning who ordered him to turn Huxin Academy into a sacred evil.

Now that you are halfway done, you suddenly don’t want to put in the effort?

What does this mean? What benefit will this bring to King Ning? Will the Confucians let King Ning go after they have crushed me to death, and will I be used as a pawn and exchanged for interests?
impossible.

Sha Youcheng quickly ruled out this answer, and then he went through the information he already knew. The Huxin Academy case originated from Li Jianhu and his two companions going to Beijing, which implicated the He family under the Zhou family...

Sha Youcheng reacted at this time and looked at Zhou Tieyi with some shock.

The original cause of the Huxin Academy case was a trap set by the He family, but it involved the Ning Wang Mansion!
King Ning did not pursue the He family because the Zhou family offered enough benefits.

Railways, shipyards!

Sha Youcheng pondered for a moment. He used to act as a military general, so he was naturally slow to react to new things such as railways and shipyards. After all, this had little to do with cultivation. On the contrary, he didn't even use the ink stone. But now it seems that King Ning is even willing to give up the offense of being calculated and is willing to reach a settlement with the Zhou and He families for the sake of these two things.

In other words, these two new things are really important and I should pay more attention to them in the future.

After thinking about this clearly, it is easy to understand what Zhou Tieyi just said. King Ning did not want to continue to contribute because he knew he was being plotted against. The Zhou family gave him the benefits of railways and shipyards, and perhaps other benefits that he was not aware of, which eliminated King Ning's anger and even made King Ning willing to continue cooperating with the Zhou family.

If Prince Ning does not make any effort, the Mo Shi case will still be under investigation, so now the dominance of the subordinate forces of Prince Ning's Mansion in the entire case is in the hands of Zhou Tieyi. Let Zhou Tieyi make an effort to completely resolve this matter.

"Sha Youcheng, the governor of Xiluo Prefecture, is waiting to be dispatched by the inspector general."

Sha Youcheng stood up and quickly expressed his attitude. He found legal reasons for Zhou Tieyi to command him, and at the same time left himself a way out, which was to handle official matters impartially, and if something went wrong, it would be a problem of the entire Zhushensi system.

After hearing Sha Youcheng's answer, Zhou Tieyi waved his hand and motioned Sha Youcheng to sit down. "I like to work with smart people."

When Sha Youcheng heard this, a humble smile appeared on his face. At least he passed the first level.

"Inspector Zhou, recently because of the appearance of the evil spirit in Tangzhou Prefecture, which implicated the local nobles, people are in a panic, even in the Pacification Office. Especially in the past ten days, I have been feeling particularly uneasy, fearing that there may be unusual movements."

Zhou Tieyi smiled and did not answer directly.

Sha Youcheng was indeed a smart man. No wonder after the matter of the giant mountain ape was exposed, he didn't even wait for the special envoy of the God-Slaying Bureau and went straight to Prince Ning's Mansion to seek asylum.

Because waiting for a day or two can be fatal in political struggles.

The same is true for this political struggle. So far, it has been confirmed in writing that the local nobles behind the students of Huxin Academy were involved in Shintoism. This is a fact, but the inference can be interpreted in a lighter or heavier way, and the right of interpretation is in the hands of the God-Slaying Department.

The Confucians now have no way to take action against the Tianjing God-Punishing Division, because they are in charge and the Emperor of Daxia is watching over them, but the Confucians can take action against the Tangzhou Prefecture Local Pacification Division.

If you can't solve the problem, then solve the person who created the problem.

The same applies to cases.

If the case cannot be investigated clearly, then change the person who is investigating the case, control the Tangzhou Prefecture's Pacification Office, control Sha Youcheng, the Pacification Envoy, and let him take the initiative to overturn the case.

During this period of time, Deng Zhenquan came to Tangzhou Prefecture to conduct secret investigations. After such a long time, he also colluded with the interests and sorted out the officials of the Zhenfu Division. Maybe today or tomorrow, on the way back to the Zhenfu Division office, Sha Youcheng will be controlled.

Zhou Tieyi nodded.

Sha Youcheng just showed his joy, but then he heard Zhou Tieyi say, "There is indeed something unusual. I have a feeling that the evil spirit may attack the people of Tangzhou Prefecture again. This is really disturbing."

Sha Youcheng was stunned. Weren't we just discussing how to deal with Confucianism? Why did we suddenly talk about evil spirits? That's not what I meant. Did Zhou Tieyi misunderstand me?

He looked at Zhou Tieyi, who looked worried about the world.

No, Zhou Tieyi definitely didn’t misunderstand what I meant, it was just that I didn’t understand what Zhou Tieyi meant.

Zhou Tieyi picked up the tea and said, "In such a stormy autumn, with evil spirits lurking, Governor Sha did not return to the Pacification Office to take charge, but instead stayed in Prince Ning's Mansion and with me for a long time, which is bound to cause gossip."

Zhou Tieyi served tea to see the guest off. Sha Youcheng had no choice but to walk out of the guest house of Prince Ning's Mansion in confusion. A horse-drawn carriage drove out. The driver was tall and wore a bamboo hat that covered his entire face, leaving only his hairy hand holding the whip.

Sha Youcheng got on the carriage, and it moved slowly forward in the wind and rain.

Inside the car, Sha Youcheng thought about it, but still didn't fully understand what Zhou Tieyi said, so he shouted outside, "Second Brother, come in and analyze it for me."

"Hey, brother."

The giant mountain ape outside took off its hat and swiftly entered the carriage. The horses were able to move freely even without anyone riding them.

Sha Youcheng told the mountain giant ape about today's conversation. After the mountain giant ape thought for a moment, he asked, "What do you think he meant?"

The mountain giant ape thought for a while, "Brother, if, I say, if when the Confucianists were trying to capture you, the evil spirits suddenly attacked Tangzhou Prefecture, and the pacification office was in turmoil and could not send any troops, causing the people to suffer, and in the end it could be proven that the Confucianists in Tangzhou Prefecture colluded with the evil spirits, do you think this crime is enough to make the entire Confucianists lose a layer of skin?"

Sha Youcheng raised his head, a gleam in his eyes, and then he said in a deep voice, "Does their fight really mean that the people will suffer?"

The possibility just raised by his brother was indeed enough for Zhou Tieyi to make some plans.

But is this plan too cruel?

He looked outside the carriage, thinking back to Zhou Tieyi's words, Autumn rain! Tangzhou Prefecture is where three rivers converge, and is prone to floods. If the gods and evil spirits take action at this time, and the Pacification Office fails to effectively stop it...

He said in a deep voice, "Hurry back to the Pacification Office!"

Instead, the mountain giant ape laughed and said, "Brother, there is no need to rush. You haven't asked me why I made such a judgment yet."

Sha Youcheng smiled bitterly, "The beasts in human form sitting up there are no match for a real beast like you."

The Mountain Giant Ape and Sha Youcheng grew up together, and Sha Youcheng paid a huge price for him, so that now he cannot even enter the third rank, so the two brothers can talk about almost anything, and they often make jokes like this.

The mountain giant ape scratched his head and said, "After all, with the help of big brother, a beast like me has learned the teachings of the saints, so I am naturally a disciple of the saint."

Then he said solemnly, "This summer, the gods deliberately delayed the clouds and rain, resulting in continuous autumn rains. In addition to this, I have clearly felt that some of the terrain in Tangzhou Prefecture has changed in the past month, especially in the past ten days. The changes are getting bigger and bigger. If there is heavy rain, it is very likely to cause a flood disaster."

Sha Youcheng looked solemn, "Has the evil god already taken action? Where has the terrain changed?"

Of course he believed his brother's words, not only because the mountain giant ape's perception of the ground veins and terrain changes far exceeded the third level and could almost reach the second level, but also because of his "sudden inspiration" that allowed his brother to secretly practice Confucianism. Now, with the help of the Great Xia official seal, he has achieved the fifth-level Confucian "An Min", and with the method of An Min, he is able to sense most of the terrain in Tangzhou Prefecture.

It was just that because it was too shocking for him to let animals practice the way of saints, and it could even be said to be deceiving the emperor, his brothers had never demonstrated the Confucian methods.

The mountain giant ape said in a deep voice, "Pingjin Ferry."

(End of this chapter)