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"Sister Huaiqing, I know I was wrong. I will not get married. I want to learn Taoist swordsmanship from Mr. Li and I will never let anyone bully me again!"
Huaiqing glanced at Li Chang'an but said nothing more. She knew her limits. As the eldest princess, she could teach Pingyang a lesson. Whether Pingyang wanted to become a disciple was a matter for the Prince Yu's family.
"Uncle Yu will decide this matter himself; you should take care of yourself."
Huaiqing said a few more words and then left. Prince Yu personally saw the Princess off at the door.
"Huaiqing, I want Pingyang to learn martial arts from Mr. Li, but I would also like to ask you to help investigate his background so that everyone can feel at ease."
Huaiqing was half a disciple of Wei Yuan, a fact known to everyone in the court and among the people. "Uncle Yu, rest assured, I have remembered this."
For a talent like Li Chang'an, if his background is clean, everyone would want to recruit him, especially Prince Yu.
In the end, Li Chang'an accepted Princess Pingyang as his disciple. When Prince Yu learned that Li Chang'an did not have a place to stay, he arranged for him to stay in a separate courtyard of the Prince's Palace in the inner city.
A few days later, Li Chang'an taught Princess Pingyang a foundation-building method, and then opened the chat group while instructing her on how to cultivate her Qi.
[Number Five: Number One, Number Seven! Has the bastard who attempted to rape the princess been beheaded?!]
Li Chang'an replied to the message that was being circulated on the street.
[Seven: Rumor has it that Zhang Feng committed suicide, and the Zhang family, the three clans of Bo Yi of Pingyuan, and the entire Sun family were executed. The monk who eloped with the princess is said to be executed by being cut in half at the waist, but nothing is confirmed yet.]
[Number 5: Huh? The monk is going to be cut in half at the waist? Wasn't that a stupid monk?]
[Number Two: With Emperor Yuanjing's brains, he must think the royal family's reputation is paramount, and he'll probably accuse the monk of seducing the princess. It was a consensual affair; why should the monk risk his life?]
[Number Six: Number Two is right!]
Li Miaozhen's reply and Hengyuan's agreement made Princess Huaiqing, who was sitting in front of the small mirror, fall into deep thought. She felt as if she had infiltrated the rebel group. Whenever the imperial court and Emperor Yuanjing were mentioned, the members of the Heaven and Earth Society would curse.
[Number 5: Yeah! Yeah! Whoever made this decision must be a complete idiot!]
[Number Six: Number Five is right too!]
Princess Huaiqing put the jade mirror back into her sleeve and, no matter how much her divine sense reminded her, she never looked at it again.
Just then, there was a knock on the door of the villa, and a servant came to report that Lu Qing, the head constable of the Kyoto Prefecture, had come to visit.
Li Chang'an was somewhat surprised by Lü Qing's purpose in coming; she had come to recruit.
"Brother Li, Lord Chen wants to hire you as the head constable of the prefectural government, second only to me in the position, for ten taels of silver a month."
Li Chang'an laughed and said, "I don't really want to go to the office every day."
With Li Chang'an's current strength, he doesn't need to spend every day in the makeshift house having affairs with the constables and yamen runners anymore.
Lü Qing seemed to have guessed Li Chang'an's answer, "Lord Chen said that you don't need to go to the jail. We will come to invite you when we need you."
That's right, like a veteran expert consultant in the criminal investigation team, only stepping in when there are problems they can't solve.
Of course, Li Chang'an knew that Chen Hanguang valued his ability to make his words lawful, which was a powerful tool in the trial.
Inviting Li Chang'an is much easier than inviting the teacher from the academy.
Seeing that Li Chang'an did not speak, Lü Qing continued, "Lord Chen also said that he would not interfere with Brother Li's other businesses."
It still sounds like a part-time job, which makes it more acceptable for Li Chang'an. A job where you only work once in a while is the best.
"If Lord Chen can agree to let me resign at any time, then I will take this job."
Lu Qing thought to himself, "With your cultivation level, you can leave whenever you want. Who can stop you?"
"Thank you for the honor, Brother Li. With your cultivation level, you are more than qualified to be the chief constable of the Six Doors."
Not long after he became an advisor to the government, the case of Princess Pingyang was finally adjudicated.
The treatment of the three families was basically the same as what Li Chang'an had heard, but Hengyuan was not cut in half at the waist, but was sentenced to exile.
Li Chang'an guessed that Princess Huaiqing must have changed her mind.
Chapter 272 Confucianism and Taoism Enter the Fourth Grade, Floating Fragrance Awaits Combing the Basket
Lingbao Temple in the capital city.
The stunningly beautiful Imperial Preceptor Luo Yuheng, dressed in a Tai Chi robe and wearing a lotus crown, resembled a dignified and majestic female immortal.
"Master, people say that Li Chang'an is a disciple of our sect and is skilled in flying sword techniques, but there is no such person in our sect. He cultivates Confucianism, Taoism and martial arts simultaneously, and is at the fifth rank in all three. This has already spread throughout the capital."
Upon hearing his disciple's report, Luo Yuheng suddenly opened his eyes, clearly not quite believing what he was hearing.
"How is that possible? Many people specialize in one discipline and never even reach the fifth rank in their entire lives. How could he possibly cultivate to the fifth rank in three disciplines? Is this Li Chang'an a centenarian?"
“Returning to the leader, Li Chang’an looks to be under twenty years old.”
Upon hearing this answer, Luo Yuheng, a genius who had cultivated to the second rank at the age of thirty-three, still found it unbelievable.
"These years, there has been a lot of chaos in the world, and there are many bad people out there. Maybe someone is trying to gain fame by exaggerating. You should investigate more carefully and not believe rumors easily."
Luo Yuheng didn't believe it easily. She herself was a genius, so she knew how difficult cultivation was. If someone as talented as her could cultivate to the fifth rank at the age of twenty, that would be understandable, but could there be another genius like her in the world?
"It's hard to say whether someone is trying to ruin the reputation of the Human Sect or has other motives. We must be on guard."
The disciple sensed an inexplicable wariness and fear in the Daoist Master's words and thought it was a bit much. Lately, the Daoist Master seemed to feel that someone wanted to harm her.
Yunlu Academy.
Dean Zhao Shouzheng was playing chess with the great Confucian scholar Zhang Shen when they suddenly started talking about the Eldest Princess.
"The eldest princess sent word that a remarkable person, skilled in Confucianism, Taoism, and martial arts, has arrived in the capital..."
Before Zhao Shou could finish speaking, Zhang Shen said decisively, "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
“Our Confucian school can change the rules and learn the unique skills of other systems. Since we have entered the Confucian school, why do we need to cultivate other systems? It’s just redundant.”
Zhao Shou said, "But that person knows Taoist flying swords, can use martial arts to transform internal energy, and can make his words come true. These are all things that people have seen."
Zhang Shen was full of confidence and dismissed it, saying, "Hearing is believing. Perhaps this person is a member of my Confucian school who has learned a few martial arts or Taoist skills and is using them to deceive the world and gain the attention of the princess so that he can become her confidant."
“The eldest princess also has the same concern, so she sent a letter to ask for advice on how to distinguish between the true and the false,” Zhao Shou said calmly.
Zhang Shen pondered for a moment, "To be able to cultivate other systems to the point of being indistinguishable from the real thing, this person is definitely not simple. I would like to go and meet him. In a few days, I will be visiting friends in the city, and I will go and see this person on behalf of the Dean."
Zhao Shou nodded and said, "That person lives in Prince Yu's villa and is named Li Chang'an. If he is indeed a member of our Confucian school, why not invite him to the academy for a gathering?"
In the villa of Prince Yu, Li Chang'an's small mirror rang again.
[Number 5: Number 1, Number 7, are you both very busy? Why aren't you talking to me? How did that monk do? Was he executed?]
Lina, who wasn't very bright, was particularly interested in the gossip about the princess's elopement. She had asked about it several times, but no one had answered her.
Because Li Chang'an didn't know the final outcome, and although Huaiqing did know, he wasn't in the mood to pay attention to her.
[Number 6: After much pleading and intercession from various people, the abbot of Qinglong Temple managed to save the monk's life. The monk was exiled to the frontier, thus avoiding death.]
Hengyuan was naturally concerned about his junior brother. As soon as he said something, Li Miaozhen keenly noticed the key point.
[Number Two: Huh! Number Six is also in Beijing!]
[Number Six: I'm leaving soon. By the way, Number Two, the one who saved the princess this time was Li Chang'an, the great hero of Jianzhou. Is he really as public-spirited and righteous as the legends say?]
[Number Two: Of course! It's not just ordinary public-spiritedness, it's downright hatred of evil.]
[Number Six: Thank you, I understand.]
Hengyuan was inquiring about Li Chang'an's character, which puzzled Li Chang'an. Why was Hengyuan concerned about whether Li Chang'an was a good person?
However, Hengyuan was upright and truly hated evil, making him an outlier among the scheming members of the Heaven and Earth Society.
Li Chang'an knew that the monk wouldn't harm him, so he stopped paying attention to the matter.
In the past few days, both the Six Doors and the Dali Temple have sent people here, with the same purpose as the Jingzhao Prefecture, but they are offering more money.
Li Chang'an agreed to all the conditions: he wouldn't have to work regular hours, he would only go when there was a major case, and he could choose not to go if he didn't want to.
The reason I agreed was that cultivation in the Great Feng World cannot be done in isolation; it must be connected to this world to facilitate cultivation.
Li Chang'an sat cross-legged indoors, channeling the wisdom gained from the Heaven and Earth Furnace to simultaneously circulate several powers within his body.
These powers contain the domineering aura of a martial artist, wisps of Taoist spiritual energy, and profound and dynamic divine and demonic spiritual essence.
The so-called furnace of heaven and earth is to use one's own physical body as a furnace to refine and fuse these different powers, which is why Li Chang'an can cultivate three disciplines simultaneously.
Beyond the three forces, there was a strange aura, attempting to disrupt the fusion of powers, flickering within the furnace.
This aura is the backlash power generated by using the "words become law" technique; it will be generated whenever the "words become law" technique is used.
Since Li Chang'an first used the power of "Words Become Law" upon arriving in this world, this power was born. Therefore, Li Chang'an spent 10,000 points to exchange for the "Righteous Qi" of the Night World, which he used to condense righteous qi and resist the backlash.
In the Confucian cultivation system, the fourth level is the Gentleman Realm, which allows one to condense righteous energy, withstand backlash with righteous energy, and speak freely and have the power to make law follow.
In comparison, the five levels of moral character can only be achieved by using the six virtues of a gentleman: wisdom, trustworthiness, sagacity, benevolence, righteousness, and loyalty. The most commonly used virtue is trustworthiness, which is the principle of a gentleman being sincere.
The great Confucian scholars of this world advance step by step through reading, self-cultivation, and enlightenment, gradually developing a noble and righteous spirit.
Li Chang'an exploited a loophole, using the Heaven and Earth Furnace to cheat and directly cultivate Righteous Qi.
Within the furnace of heaven and earth, a continuous and powerful aura gradually emerged around the backlash, slowly engulfing the backlash.
The stubborn backlash force darted around in the furnace, but that aura seemed to stick to it, impossible to shake off. No matter how the backlash force struggled, it was eventually devoured little by little.
This aura, which replaced the backlash, slowly enveloped Li Chang'an's three existing powers, omnipresent like an endless ocean.
I've finally cultivated this wisp of righteous spirit!
With the generation of righteous energy, Li Chang'an's Confucian cultivation also successfully advanced to the fourth rank, allowing him to freely use the power of words to become law, and the righteous energy would devour the newly generated backlash.