Recording Department, underground center.
After a great war, the book collection area here had been burned to pieces. However, since most of the books were backed up, the damage to the Privy Council House was not too serious. It only took some time to count and burn them. It is only a matter of time before the books return to their previous appearance.
As for the issue that the backup book was not the original, the second prince didn't care. For him, the important thing about a book is the information on it, not the words or paper itself. Compared with this, he is more concerned about the secrets hidden in secret compartments or dark rooms-for example, Room 4, which is used to store magic, has signs of damage inside the iron door.
At this time, an official from the Ministry of Records walked up to the second prince and said, "Your Highness, we have thoroughly checked and all the immortal arts inheritance has not been lost."
"Are all the magic eyes intact?"
"Yes, they haven't even moved, which proves that the crystal cabinet has not been forcibly opened."
These words made Ning Qianshi feel relieved a little.
"However, two volumes of secret records recording immortal arts are missing. I don't know if they were burned or taken out of the recording department." The official continued.
"These important information should be backed up, right?"
"Yes, there are at least three printed copies and one manuscript in Shangyuan City."
"That's enough. Immortal magic itself is contained in the magic eyes. The secret records are just supplements. Even if they are smuggled back to the West, they won't be of much use."
"Your Highness," Feinian asked, holding up his hand, "do you think Olina Okan stole these secret records?"
"The two-foot-thick iron door does not damage the outside, but starts from the keyhole and uses high temperature to melt the lock core. This is very similar to her natural fire-living technique." Ning Qianshi analyzed, "With her With my knowledge, I should be able to tell that the spells in these secret records are extraordinary. As for why I didn’t move my eyes, it should be related to Xia Fan’s secret delay.”
"It turns out that Xia Fan is indeed not good at Li Juju." Fei Nian thought thoughtfully, "During the trial in Qingshan Town, he couldn't even use the most basic Flying Flower Flame."
"Why, do you doubt Jin Xia's group?"
"No, Your Highness, I'm just thinking more and taking precautions."
"The correct attitude." The second prince praised, "Not using Shangguan's opinions as the basis for judgment is the basic quality of an alchemist. Otherwise, if Shangguan makes a mistake in his judgment, the idea based on it will be just a fragile quicksand tower. It's a pity. Very few alchemists can truly do this. By the way... How is the matter you were asked to investigate going on?"
Feinian realized that the other party was referring to the "sudden rise in rankings." "Sorry, Your Highness, there is no result yet. However, I have asked someone to review the entire personnel file, and we should be able to find some clues."
"The incident at the Lantern Festival slowed down your progress, right?" Ning Qianshi waved his hand indifferently, "After all, I have been under house arrest in the palace for nearly a week. I can't blame you entirely for the lack of progress."
It’s not entirely to blame, but there is still some responsibility. The alchemist in charge of the Privy Council should have the ability to overcome surprises and challenges.
Feinian felt a tightness behind his back and quickly lowered his head, "I will find out about this matter as soon as possible."
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After leaving the Lu Department, Feinian rode to another luxurious house in Dongcheng District.
It seems to be a place where rich people live, with a front garden and a pavilion. But in fact it is a real estate purchased by the Privy Council. It is used to transfer letters and records sent from various places, and is also responsible for preserving some records. spare books.
There are about a dozen secret branches like this in Shangyuan City, and even the current emperor cannot know all of their locations.
Twenty or so people are busy looking through the reconstructed documents in the mansion - they are all record keepers trained by the Privy Council, specially used to update and check the contents of documents. A volume of hundreds of pages of cases can only be found in the hands of these people. It takes two hours to complete the scan. In a sense, even the Qi Sensers cannot replace their duties.
"Lord Fei."
Seeing Fei Nian arriving, everyone saluted in unison.
"Don't worry about me, you continue your work." He walked to the presiding officer's desk and asked, "Have you found any new flaws?"
"It's all recorded in the book. Please take a look at it, Mr. Fei." The presiding officer handed over a booklet.
As of today, the recordkeeper has found more than 50 differences in the old and new documents. Most of them are omissions or mistakes and are of no help to the investigation of Xia Fan's ranking. If it weren't for the fact that these documents were He'er's main reference for formulating rankings, he really doubted whether he was wasting his energy.
Feinian quickly turned to the last page.
There were only three newly found records of errors.
One is that the name of the Suzhou alchemist was recorded incorrectly.
One is that the information recorded by Shangyuan Alchemist is incorrect.
One is that the death record of a Lingzhou alchemist is confused with another.
No matter which one, they are thousands of miles away from Shenzhou.
Below the three flaws, there is further description from the presiding judge. Name typos and death record mix-ups are obvious problems, but the second one is a little more complicated. A child from a wealthy family who passed the scholar's examination and was supposed to be selected to serve was later found to still be in the city.
Of course, this is a common situation. Such people have a rich family background, have no worries about life, and have awakened the ability to sense energy. Taking the scholar examination is just to pass the time, and they have no intention of serving the Privy Council. However, in the old version of the document, this person was recorded as "going to office", which was considered a minor oversight.
The alchemist's name was "Shangguancai" and he was assigned to Leizhou.
Feinian put down the book and rubbed his forehead.
It seems like I got nothing today again.
Just as he was about to leave the mansion, a recorder hurriedly handed a piece of paper to the examiner. After taking it, the latter frowned and said "Huh", then called Fei Nian, "Please stay, sir. There seems to be something wrong with the records on the paperwork.”
"Did you find any new errors?"
"It's not really new...it's still related to that Shangguan official."
"Oh?" Fei Nian returned to the other party's table and picked up the note - it contained a transfer order to transfer Shangguan Cai to Jinxia City to report.
"How could..." Seeing this, he couldn't help but his head jumped. "It's impossible to transfer someone who doesn't exist in the transfer order, right?"
"That's true." The review officer agreed, "This report from Leizhou is concise and clear, and the possibility of writing errors is unlikely. Therefore, there are only two possibilities for this situation."
"First, Shangguan Cai is a fugitive official who agreed to take office but fled halfway. This person went to Leizhou and Jinxia, and then returned to Gyeonggi without asking for resignation. Although her appointment record was canceled in the new document integration, she did not Representing the old report is wrong.”
"And the second possibility is-"
Feinian took over his words and said, "Someone pretended to be Shangguan Cai's appointment and moved from Leizhou to Jinxia. At this moment, he is still serving in the Jinxia Privy Council Mansion." He squeezed the note tightly and said, "I need everything Regarding Shangguan Cai’s records, go find them all now!”