When Li Li'er returned to the post house by the moat, it was already dark. The postmaster knew that this was Shen Heyi's boy, and enthusiastically went up to ask him what kind of cake, porridge and rice he wanted. Li Li'er was still thinking about what happened during the day. , with a casual finger, he motioned to the postmaster to stay aside. The postmaster put his hot face on his cold buttocks, with a smile on his face, and secretly cursed in his heart that he was taking advantage of others' power.

This post is the famous Xuandu Post many years ago. When the late emperor was in power, Xuandu was the imperial city of Dayong. At that time, Xuandu Post was very impressive, with hundreds of stables and 2,500 horses. , the weather is amazing.

Nowadays, although Xuandu Post has declined a lot, it is still large in scale. Most of the stables, post houses and warehouses back then have been demolished and turned into rockery pools and gardens. After passing the Horse God Temple, you will see the mansion where the eaves are. The walls are covered and the corridors are vague. Although it has lost the atmosphere of the past, it is much quieter.

When they were about to reach the mansion where Mr. Shen lived, Li Li'er straightened his collar and straightened the turban of his pointed scarf before going outside and calling Mr. Shen.

The official career of Mr. Shen has always been very bumpy. Lin Gong worked as a layman for eight years, and was demoted to Bianzhou within two years. He served as a general judge for four years. Later, he returned to Beijing and was only a member of the Imperial Academy awaiting imperial edicts. I thought I didn't move for five years.

But Li Li'er's respect for Mr. Shen will not diminish because of this.

In Dayong's country, the two religions were aloof from the outside world, and Confucianism assisted the master in governing the country. Today's Confucianism can be roughly divided into two factions.

The most prosperous school of Dayong Confucianism originated more than 300 years ago. At that time, Confucianism was in decline and there was no saint in the world. The five great Confucian scholars used the method of prophecy to integrate the concepts of the two religions, uphold the authentic teachings of Confucius and Saints, and transform benevolence and righteousness. It was for the sake of heaven that the Confucian sect would not decline. Another saint was born, exhausted the limits of heaven's principles, and attained the holy status. The status of the Confucian sect was once again stable.

Ninety years ago, there was another great Confucian who wanted to learn about the laws of nature. After traveling around the world, he felt that the laws of heaven were infinite and manpower was sometimes limited. He felt that he had seen all the appearances of all living beings, but he had never tasted death. He carved a stone coffin and sealed the half moon inside the coffin. , explored life and death, understood clearly that the mind is heaven and earth, and was revered as Yang Sage.

After realizing Taoism in the coffin of Saint Yang, he preached to the seven students around him, who later became the Seven Great Confucians of the Yang Clan. The seven great Confucians also recruited many disciples.

Shen Gongtaizhi, whose courtesy name was Qingteng, was a close disciple of Wu Shiyin, one of the seven great Confucian scholars of the Yang Clan.

Today's two major schools of Confucianism, one "seeking principles from outside" and the other "mind without external things", certainly cannot talk together.

The situation in the court was that the Zhu clan was powerful and the Yang clan was in opposition. As a disciple of Wu Shiyin, Duke Shen often encountered obstacles in the officialdom, but he was more than enough to be Li Li'er's teacher.

After Mr. Shen at the door responded, Li Li'er opened the door and entered the house.

The interior of the house is elegantly and simply decorated, with mulberry paper on the walls. There is a simple table in front of the window, with a half-drunk bowl of white porridge and two plates of vegetarian dishes on it, including spring bamboo shoots, wrapped in bread, fried and boiled. Boiling jade with gold.

Shen Qingteng was opening the window, and unexpectedly, a yellow paper crane appeared outside the window without any warning. The paper crane was as fast as an arrow, and when it approached the window, its momentum slowed down again, and it flew in lightly and landed on the table. .

Shen Qingteng unfolded the paper crane, looked at it, and threw it away. The letter paper ignited with green fire, and the letter paper was burned to ashes in an instant.

Li Li'er was not curious about what was written on it. Sometimes there would be more than ten letters written on it in a day.

"How is the investigation of the case?" Mr. Shen brushed off the lower lapel of his crane cloak and said, "Sit down and talk."

The two of them knelt down on the table, and Li Li'er replied: "I've been shopping for a day and saw some scenery."

Shen Qingteng put the bamboo shoots into the white porridge and took a bite. He nodded and said, "I need to walk more and see more. You have never been out of Yujing, and you have been practicing Qi Kung Fu. Kung Fu is the same as knowledge. It cannot be practiced behind closed doors." Yes, nourish your qi, nourish your essence and qi, and your heart qi should not be let down. If your qi is not well nourished, there is no need to think about magical powers."

Li Li'er sat quietly and thought for a while, then replied: "Thank you Mr. Shen for your teaching."

Shen Qingteng took two mouthfuls of white porridge, stopped his chopsticks and asked, "Let me test you. Do you know why I asked you to supervise this case?"

"I've thought about it," Li Li'er said, "Shen Zha Si summoned the demons from the left, and Sun Sicheng didn't want to give it to others. With the messenger in crane clothes monitoring him, he wouldn't be afraid of being criticized by his opponents. As Mr. Shen, Since it is inconvenient to supervise in person, it is more appropriate for me to hold the badge on my behalf."

Shen Qingteng nodded appreciatively, pushed away the bowl and said: "That's right, there is indeed such a level of consideration. This is officialdom. Although you will not have much contact with officialdom in the future, the principles in the world are all the same. Officials work more In terms of mental skills, you can only know people by knowing their hearts. People are like the world of mortals. If you don’t know the world of mortals, how can you come out of the mortal world? Don’t be afraid of being stained by Taoism. You can think about it without hesitation in this regard.”

Li Li'er smiled bitterly and said, "If you continue to think about it, you won't be able to figure out anything."

Shen Qingteng said: "Before you and I entered the Shenzha Division, why was this case pending?"

Li Li'er said: "Listening to what the captain said, it was Fa Cao who delayed the opportunity. The demon hunter in the Shenzha Division was not good at his job and could not defeat the demon."

He thought for a while, "Mr. Shen means that Shen Zha Si told lies?"

Shen Qingteng said: "Don't worry about me, you might as well continue the deduction like this."

Li Li'er's slender eyebrows condensed, and he said thoughtfully: "Xuandu was once the imperial seat of the Six Dynasties. All forces are intertwined and the situation is complicated. Mr. Shen is Heyi Zhizhi who came from Yujing. Of course, Shen Zha will not meet him at once. Just to reassure you, what Sicheng and the Captain said is either true or false."

Shen Qingteng said: "Which one is true and which one is false?"

Li Li'er speculated: "I first thought that Sun Sicheng asked Mr. Shen to intervene in this case in order to drag Mr. Shen into trouble and be his talisman. But thinking about it differently, Sun Sicheng didn't want to investigate this case at all. , Mr. Shen’s sudden arrival put pressure on him and forced him to take action.”

Li Li'er thought for a while and suddenly said: "Otherwise, he wouldn't have just listened to the captain's words and called the Zuo Dao Yaoren. He called the Zuo Dao Yaoren to investigate the case, even if he was not criticized by his opponent, he would still lose his mind. The majesty of the God of God can't be cured by any means. This move is extremely ridiculous, but he actually wants to stay out of the matter. No wonder, no wonder, I said that God of God has thirty-six magics to subjugate demons and monsters. Why waste hope? Putting it on a left-behind demon, it’s no wonder that Li Chan wanted to use Shen Zha Si’s spiritual response method, but Sun surnamed Sun refused without even thinking about it.”

Shen Qingteng said happily: "Yes, I only clicked one sentence and you got the context."

Excitement flashed in Li Li'er's eyes, but was soon replaced by doubts, "I think the person named Sun must know some clues and be sure that the leftist demon knows only the side sect and will not be able to subdue the monster. But no matter what, he called the leftist The demon has lost his face, what is the reason why he wants to stay out of it regardless of his face?"

Shen Qingteng chuckled, "We will only know after we find out the cause and effect."

Li Li'er understood that this would be the first lesson Mr. Shen taught him.

He said seriously: "I will investigate this case."

Shen Qingteng shook his head, "You are still unfamiliar with the local situation. Xuandu is different from Yujing. Although the evil that brought disaster to the world twenty years ago was put down by the saint, it also left many hidden wounds. In order to make up for the future troubles, the local Many wild gods have been canonized, and Qinghefang is the territory of Pushui Prefecture Lord. I heard that there is a goddess temple next to the Pushui Prefecture Lord Temple."

"Goddess Temple?" Li Li'er called softly.

Shen Qingteng nodded and said: "Since something happened on the territory of Pu Shuifu Lord, Pu Shuifu Lord and the goddess cannot escape the blame. If you go to the temple, you might be able to find clues."

But seeing Li Li'er's expression was different, Shen Qingteng asked: "What did you think of?"

Li Li'er said: "Then Li Chan is also eyeing the Goddess Temple."

Shen Qingteng's eyebrows twitched.

Li Li'er said to himself again: "But according to what Mr. Shen said, anyone who knows Qinghefang can think of the Pushui Palace Jun Temple and the Goddess Temple."

Shen Qingteng asked: "What did he find out when he went to the Goddess Temple?"

Li Li'er replied: "I didn't find anything, I just had a few gossips with Lingzhu in the temple."

"Don't treat him lightly," Shen Qingteng said, "Remember? Common people are not inferior, and princes are not superior."

"I understand." Li Li'er lowered his head humbly, but his eyebrows were sharp.

The situation has changed. He is no longer just a watchful observer, but a game-breaker.

The day's experiences flashed through his mind, and Li Li'er was sure that the evil demon had not found any useful clues.

But as the memories passed by, they were fixed on Li Chan's pretendingly humble but confident smile when he finally made arrangements to eliminate the demon.

Li Li'er couldn't help but frowned.

Shen Qingteng looked at the young man in front of him, with affection and worry in his eyes. He knew where the young man's confidence came from, and he also knew why the young man hated evil people. But emotions always affect a person's judgment.
Chapter completed!