"No... Qingshan Town, what do you mean by this!?"
"Do you mean that the Privy Council is lying to us?"
"Since you said it's not called Qingshan Town, what is it called?"
This sentence caused an uproar among everyone, and even Xia Fan was quite surprised. But he quickly thought of one thing, that is, all his knowledge of Qingshan Town came from the Privy Council. He did not rush here by himself, but followed the route to Jiang Lincheng first, met up with some candidates, and then was transported here by the government carriage.
In other words, he really had no chance to verify whether there really was a place called "Qingshan Town".
Of course, this has nothing to do with omissions. The map at this time, that is, the map, is a first-class confidential document that ordinary people cannot touch. Due to the speed of information dissemination, it is normal for residents of a town not to know how many villages are nearby. Without dedicated guidance, most candidates may have difficulty finding this examination room located among the mountains on time.
"Of course I know, that's why I suggest you come back in three years!" Facing the uproar of the crowd, Luo Qingqing's momentum did not drop at all, "In fact, the real name of this place is "Qingshan Formation"! "
"Qingshan Formation? No way..." Wei Wushuang's expression changed drastically.
"Well, what's the difference between the two?" Xia Fan looked confused, once again feeling the embarrassment caused by his lack of knowledge.
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"Have you never heard of this?" Wei Wushuang said in surprise, "According to legend, it was the source of the destruction of the Yong Kingdom."
Finally, a word he could understand came out, "Yongguo... was that the previous dynasty, right?"
"Yes, King Yong was extremely extravagant. There were countless gold and jewels in the palace. The local officials followed him and used people's labor to mine the mines. Until the 31st year of Yongxing, this move aroused the wrath of heaven and triggered a great famine. The night caused Yongguo to decline quickly, and it completely collapsed in less than ten years." Wei Wushuang explained patiently, "And it is rumored that the origin of the evil night was the Qingshan Mining Area."
"The Great Wilderness Night...what is it again?"
"This...I don't know the specifics." The other party scratched his head, "After all, these are what I heard when I was doing business with my father. I only know that it is a vicious phenomenon caused by many resentful souls. Anyone who is affected by it In the area that passed through, the living died and the dead lived. Not to mention ordinary people, even the alchemists had a narrow escape from death when they fell into it. It is said that Yongguo spent a lot of money to eliminate this vicious phenomenon, and it was only after that that the Privy Council became an independent government. Six parts."
Xia Fan took a breath. If Luo Qingqing was right, doesn't it mean that these candidates are in the center of a very dangerous place
The noisy crowd also fell silent.
Obviously, such shocking information takes time to digest.
"Do you have any evidence?" "Brother Yan" asked loudly again, "To say that this is not Qingshan Town, but Qingshan Mining Area, you must have real evidence!"
"That's right, who knows if your family is deceiving us so that everyone can voluntarily go out!"
Luo Qingqing showed an expression that she knew she would be like this. She made a gesture, and the two Luo family members in the audience placed a gray thing on the table.
"This is the evidence. You can come forward and check it out."
Someone in the front row asked doubtfully, "Is this used for refining... Tao Fan?"
"Yes. I found it on the back mountain." Luo nodded slightly, and then briefly recounted his experience of going up the mountain and discovering the wooden tracks and piles of bones. "After seeing the scene in the valley, I headed towards the top of the mountain again. After searching for nearly a mile, we found this damaged pottery model. The reason why it was made into a long strip was obviously just to hold the molten metal."
"The key to making me sure that this is Qingshan is the inscription on the pottery model." She said in a clear and melodious voice, "In the 28th year of Yongxing, Taihu Metal Manufacturing Bureau supervised the production!"
"Yongxing Nian... is indeed the year name used by Yongguo."
"Taihu Financial Bureau? I seem to have heard of it somewhere."
Everyone was talking about it for a while.
"Can you explain it to us in detail?"
"The gold mining bureau was established in the ninth year of Yongchang, the same year that the Qingshan gold mine was discovered. These deeds are recorded in "Taihu Chronicles" and "Yongchang Records". I think everyone present must have read these two books. "The person who wrote this book." Luo Qingqing said methodically, "After the Taihu Metal Manufacturing Bureau was established, its main supply area was the Qingshan mining area. If this is not Qingshan, why did the Tao model of this metal manufacturing bureau appear?"
Xia Fan thought about it for a while and finally figured out that the so-called "pottery model" is a mold made of clay.
The other party continued, "In addition, there is more than one confirmation in the book. According to the "Taihu Chronicles", in order to increase production, the Jinzhi Bureau forcibly recruited a large number of residents to go to the mining area, so that many villages and towns had empty houses, until Yongguo It was not fully recovered after the destruction. Many manpower was sent to Qingshan, but no one could come back. Now we know where these people are. This can also explain why they need to build a special wooden track to transport the remains. —Because there are just too many of them.”
"Okay, okay... awesome." Wei Wushuang murmured.
The fellow countrymen's sighs were undoubtedly the thoughts of most candidates at this moment. The scene suddenly became extremely quiet, and even the previous doubts disappeared without a trace.
Obviously, since Luo Qingqing dares to speak out, he is naturally not afraid of everyone going to verify it. Even if the mold can be made old and forged, the tracks on the mountain and the corpses in the valley cannot be faked. Several key points are connected together to basically form a chain of ironclad evidence.
Although Xia Fan has never even heard of these two books, judging from the titles, they are obviously not must-read classics. One is probably a local history, and the other is barely half a history. In simple and easy-to-understand terms, they are both extracurricular readings. It's just that I happened to have seen it. I can remember it so clearly. There is no other explanation other than being gifted.
"Haven't you heard of the Luo family in Youzhou, who has the knowledge of all things?"
He suddenly remembered what Luo Youer once said.
"Half of the libraries in the country are opened by the Luo family, and Youzhou's own house has a collection of over 10,000 rare books. In terms of worldly knowledge, no one can compare with the Luo family."
Now it seems that Luo Qingqing himself may be considered half a library.
"Please wait a moment," Fei Nian suddenly stood up and said, "I remember that it is difficult to completely eliminate the Great Wilderness Night. Every once in a while, it will come back until all the resentful souls have dissipated. That's why Daqi set up a trap. The mountain formation limits its harm within a controllable range. If your inference is correct, wouldn’t it mean that... "
Luo Qing nodded slightly, "This cycle is not a secret. It is recorded in detail in the "Privy Council Notes" and appears every five and a half years. I calculated that the next peak period will be exactly two days later."
—And today is the fifth day of the examination.
In other words, there will be a terrible night on the last day of this exam.
After a brief silence, the crowd suddenly became excited—
"No way, how could such a coincidence happen?"
"Where is the invigilator? I want to ask the invigilator for confirmation!"
"Do you think the Privy Council will ignore this? I'm afraid this is the key to the assessment."
"Are you kidding! Pass the exam or die? I don't want to bet my life on this damn place."
"Could it be that all the local people evacuated to avoid this disaster?"
"Not sure yet. Does anyone want to go to the back mountain to confirm?"
"S-You're right... It's just the Luo family's opinion at the moment. We can't let the other party lead us by the nose!"
The candidates were obviously panicked, and there was chaos in the middle of the square.
At this moment, a slightly sharp voice overcame everyone's turbulent arguments, "There is no need to go, I can prove that what she said is true. In fact, you can also prove it yourself."
This sentence immediately attracted the attention of the candidates. Everyone followed the words and focused their attention on a young man wearing gray clothes, holding a paper fan, and looking a little pale.
The Bagua picture on his back has revealed his identity - he is a disciple of the Fang family.
"Isn't that... Fang Xiandao?" Wei Wushuang said in a low voice.
"Do you know him?" Xia Fan asked.
"Well, I didn't plan to pass the exam anyway. I basically stayed in the teahouse these days to inquire about news and met a lot of people." Wei Wushuang nodded, "Although the Fang family is not as powerful as the Fei and Luo families, it is He also has his own uniqueness, and is very proficient in divination and hexagram prediction. And this Fang Xiandao, I heard, is the best disciple in the new generation of the Fang family who is good at this method."
"Tell me, what do you mean we can prove it?" someone asked eagerly.
"The hexagrams have already explained everything. What Miss Luo said is basically consistent with the results of my divination - that is, there will be a big disaster on the last day of the examination, and only those who seize the opportunity can turn disaster into good." Fang Xiandao Opening the paper fan in his hand, he said calmly, "I know that this divination method is extremely profound and not everyone can master it, but the flow of Qi itself is a sign. As Qi sensers, among you, Many people should have received the warning."
"What kind of... warning?"
"If I remember correctly, in the first two days of the exam, many people had a nightmare!" Fang Xiandao closed the paper fan with a snap, "Dreams are the expression of consciousness' induction of the air of heaven and earth, although they are not as good as Divination is accurate, but sometimes it is extremely specific. Is there any more obvious warning than this nightmare? The red moon dripping with blood, the dead crawling out from the ground, and the evil spirits contaminating the living things. If this does not refer to the Great Wilderness, it could also be What is it?"
"Pfft." Xia Fan couldn't hold back for a moment and spit out his saliva.
"Brother Xia, why are you laughing?" Wei Wushuang looked at him in surprise.
"Ahem...it's nothing." Xia Fan coughed twice and returned to his nonchalant look. If the fox demon hadn't been lying in his room right now, he might have believed this nonsense.
However, other candidates do not think so.
"What you're talking about... I've done it!"
"Me too!"
"I see, has Meng reminded us a long time ago..."
"I thought I was the only one who had nightmares."
"There are actually so many people... It seems that the dream was no accident!"
In everyone's eyes, the aristocratic family will deceive the scattered sects, but it is impossible for the scattered sects to unite to deceive themselves. All doubts disappeared. In less than a quarter of an hour, the Qingshan Formation and the Great Wilderness Night had become the consensus of all the candidates.