Zhou Tong put down the file and notes, looked at the subordinate and said, "Confirmed?"
The subordinate took out a portrait from his arms and said, "It's absolutely true."
Zhou Tong didn't pick it up, just looked at it twice and didn't speak.
The subordinate went on to say: "According to the records in the documents, Chen Changsheng has never mentioned this person in the past year since he came to the capital."
Zhou Tong looked at the sky outside the window and was silent for a long time, then suddenly said: "Tell me, is Prince Zhaoming dead, or was he secretly carried away by those wicked people from the royal family?"
The subordinate didn't know how to answer, he was very nervous, and said in a hoarse voice, "What do you mean?"
Zhou Tong shook his head and said, "I didn't mean anything, I just thought of it subconsciously."
The subordinate dared not answer.
"Some things can't be found out yet, so don't worry about it." Zhou Tong looked away from the window and said, "Why is Liang Xiaoxiao willing to deal with a devil like the black robe, and would rather commit suicide than try to deal with Su Li and his daughter? Because he wants Revenge. Why did Su Li go to the Longevity Sect to kill so many people and go to Xunyang City to kill so many people, which caused the Liang family's strength to be greatly damaged? Because the southerners wanted to take advantage of my big week to go north and arrest them. His wife threatened him and made him go crazy. Why did Dazhou have civil strife? Because of the bloody case at the Orthodox Academy, it is said that everything has its origin. In the final analysis, everything is the issue of the throne of Dazhou. As long as you can understand this point, Our direction will never go wrong.”
The subordinate said: "King Chen Liu went to the Jiaoshu Office three times in five days."
"Don't forget that although the empress does not have a biological son, the late emperor still has many sons and grandsons. Even if the empress really abdicates in the future and returns the throne to the Chen royal family, what chance will Chen Liu have for such a young king? He Of course I will be anxious."
"Your Excellency, you mean that King Chen Liu wants to win the support of the state religion?"
"Archbishop Meilisha is about to return to Xinghai. If he doesn't show up more at this time and win the favor of the priests from the palace, how can he live in the capital until now, and how can he live better and better?"
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"Although you don't care about the throne, everyone except you cares about it, so I think that in the end, all problems, or the root cause of all problems, is the throne, and the thoughts of the business director will eventually fall on that. on the chair."
After listening to Tang Thirty-Six's words, before thinking about it, Chen Changsheng first noticed the title.
"The dean of business... who is it?"
"Your teacher, Shang Xingzhou."
Chen Changsheng was silent for a long time.
This was the first time he heard this name, and he had lived with the owner of this name for fifteen years.
During the recent period, he had many opportunities to know this name, but he didn't ask, whether it was Bishop Merisa or the Pope, because he didn't want to know this name, and he didn't want to face some problems that he didn't want to face because of knowing this name. The problem, at the same time, is that he doesn't want people to know that he doesn't know the name, because it makes him a little sad.
Tang Thirty-Six vaguely guessed some of his mood at this time, and for some reason felt disgusted with his teacher, and asked, "Have you ever thought about why he accepted you as an apprentice?"
Chen Changsheng was a little dazed, and asked, "Is there any other reason why Master picked me up by the stream?"
Tang Thirty-Six stared into his eyes and said, "Your surname is Chen."
"Then?" Chen Changsheng still didn't react.
Tang Thirty-Six said: "Didn't it ever occur to you... that you might be from the royal family?"
Chen Changsheng was startled, then shook his head and said, "No, I floated down from the mountain stream inside the Cloud Tomb. My biological parents may be descendants of the criminals back then."
Tang Thirty-Six said mockingly: "You were only so old back then, you know what a shit."
Chen Changsheng said: "This is what the senior brother said, and the senior brother will never lie to others, let alone me."
He said this with certainty, without any hesitation in his clean eyes.
Tang Thirty-Six wanted to say something else, looked into his eyes, couldn't bear it, and said instead: "How are you going to go next?"
Coming to the capital from Xining, Chen Changsheng thought that his path was clear, that is, to find the secret to change his life against the sky, so as to free himself from the shadow of death, but now, he suddenly discovered that he had already faced a lot before Fork in the road.
"I have no idea."
"You need help."
"who can help me?"
"I."
"Okay, then help me."
Very simple dialogue, very warm trust, because both of them are teenagers.
Either calm and mature, or arrogant and frivolous, they are all teenagers.
Teenagers are sometimes too hot-blooded and naive to be annoying, but compared with those elders who have experienced ups and downs, their lives are much simpler, and their getting along with each other will be much simpler.
Tang Thirty-Six said: "No problem, let's first discuss the reasons behind this matter."
Chen Changsheng shook his head and said, "You do something for me first."
Tang Thirty-Six did not pretend to think, and said without hesitation: "Tell me, what is it?"
Chen Changsheng said to him, "Can you take a shower and brush your teeth first?"
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How do you say something? I haven't even brushed my teeth yet... In short, Tang Sanshiliu was driven out of the library by Chen Changsheng a little annoyed, and washed himself from head to toe with two large buckets of hot water, making sure that there were no more bibles The dirt brought out from the mausoleum changed into clean clothes and brought Xuanyuan Po's freshly steamed buns to the lakeside.
Chen Changsheng put Mr. Xun Mei's notes on the bookshelf, registered them, and then went to wash Mr. Xun Mei's quilt and Tang Sanshiliu's fur. It took half an hour to wash them clean, and then hung them under the big banyan tree. It's like two swings.
The rain in the early morning had stopped long ago, and the early summer sun shone on the lake without much steam, and there was no stuffy feeling.
Tian Haiya'er's scolding was no longer heard, and the Orthodox Academy was quiet and beautiful.
Standing by the lake, looking at the scenery on the other side, Tang Thirty-Six said: "My grandfather said that His Majesty the Pope is a good man, so don't worry too much."
While speaking, he concentrated on tearing the steamed bun in his hand into pieces.
The Pope is Chen Changsheng's uncle. Logically speaking, he should be very happy to accept this statement. However, he followed Su Li from the Demon Realm Snowfield back to the south, and saw too many assassinations and conspiracies along the way. It was really difficult for him to convince himself that the Pope His Majesty Zong is really a kind person.
"Juluo and Stargazer should have been invited by His Majesty the Pope."
Chen Changsheng looked at the blue sky and white clouds reflected in the lake, and wanted to meet the perfect and unreal sky in the world of green leaves. He shook his head and said, "How can a good old man become His Majesty the Pope?"
"This view of the world seems mature, but it's actually vulgar."
Tang Thirty-Six threw the broken steamed buns into the lake, and said: "His Majesty the Pope has never been famous for his wisdom. He was able to become the leader of the state religion because he and the Holy Empress were really close back then. , of course, the most important thing is that his strength is truly unfathomable, and even your teacher, Dean Shang, was eventually defeated by him."
Chen Changsheng said, "But...he wants to kill Su Li."
"It's come back again." Tang Thirty-Six looked at him and said mockingly: "To tell you something you don't like to hear, Su Li has killed so many people in his life, and countless people want him to die. Are those people all bad people? In fact In fact, in their eyes, you are the real villain who protected Su Li all the way back south."
Chen Changsheng thought to himself, is this really the case
"We still need to find out what the dean of business wants you to do in Beijing."
Tang Thirty-Six said: "You must know that my grandfather said that there are only four and a half people in this world that he really fears, and your teacher is among them."
Chen Changsheng was very curious and asked, "Who are the rest?"
Tang Thirty-Six said: "Your Majesty, Old Man Tianji, and the black robe."
Chen Changsheng counted the most powerful figures on the mainland, and asked puzzledly, "What about the devil?"
Tang Thirty-Six said: "The devil is not a human being."
"The other half... who is it?"
"Black robe. Since he serves the demons, of course he can no longer be considered a human being."
Chen Changsheng caught the point of this sentence and asked, "Master Tang knows the identity of the black robe?"
Tang Thirty-Six did not answer this sentence.
As time goes by, so does the sun, the blue sky gradually turns red, and the twilight fills the sky.
In the sky behind the big banyan tree, you can already see a hint of night coming.
They stood by the lake, talking in low voices about things that didn't interest them at all.
At the Liziyuan Inn, Chen Changsheng and Tang Sanshiliu met for the first time in a real sense. At that time, they all subconsciously wanted to show themselves to be more mature, and wanted to chatter and socialize like adults, but they seemed so clumsy, childish and cute.
Now that they have finally come into contact with these, they suddenly realize that they don't want to mature anymore.
Because maturity often means decay, complexity and exhaustion.
Dozens of koi carps were wagging their tails in the lake water, and looked weak because they were full of steamed buns. One of the fattest koi carps slowly sank into the mud at the bottom of the pond.
The atmosphere by the lake is a bit heavy.
"The world is inherently big, and people's hearts are inherently complicated. When it's dark, it's better than the night, when it's boring, it's better than the Heavenly Dao Temple, especially those old people who rule this world, the smell from their bodies is full of dust." Tang San Sixteen looked at him and said, "But those are actually not important, because we are not that kind of people."
Chen Changsheng looked at the reflection in the lake, looked at his own face, felt a little uneasy, and said, "Have you ever thought... We might become the kind of people we hate the most in the future."
Tang Thirty-Six said with a sneer: "That's everyone's own problem. Does turning into a pile of shit still have the face to blame the world?"
He continued: "You see, what we want to be is what our world will be."
Chen Changsheng felt that these two sentences were too reasonable.
Before leaving Xunyang City, Su Li said something to him, and it was only then that he finally fully understood, looked up at Tang Thirty-Six and said, "Thank you."
According to Tang Thirty-Six's disposition, at this time, he should have calmly answered you're welcome, but for some reason, he didn't say it.
There was an evening wind to cool off, and the golden waves on the lake were cut into countless pieces.
He seemed to have returned to Xunyang City. On the long street in the rainstorm, there were space cracks everywhere, and the edges of the cracks were dazzlingly bright.
An iron knife lies before the wind and rain and cannot be shaken.
"I want to become a person like Wang Po."
"I want to live like him," he said.
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