Upon hearing about the corpse refining technique, Mu An shook his head.
"Forget about the corpse refining technique. I have been practicing it almost every day in the past few years. I just can't learn it. Maybe I am too stupid. Mr. Mo scolded me a lot for this." Mu An said with a bitter face.
"Is it difficult?" Yun Que asked in surprise.
Mu'an is a Taoist monk with an eighth-level enlightenment level cultivation, but he has not been able to learn the corpse refining technique for several years.
"It's more than difficult! Corpse refining has extremely high requirements on the strength of the soul. With the power of my soul, I won't be able to practice it for another ten years." Mu An sighed.
"Did you feel any discomfort when you practiced the corpse refining technique?" Yun Que asked.
"No, I don't feel anything except not being able to learn." Mu An said truthfully.
"It seems that many senior brothers in Xilou died because of practicing this corpse refining technique before." Yun Que said.
"I have only been in the Academy for a short period of time, and I have never met any of the senior brothers from Xilou before. I have heard of stories about people who have gone crazy. Those senior brothers who died were greedy, and after they mastered corpse refining, they always wanted to control a few more corpses. As a result, the soul has been consumed too much, so you can’t be greedy for success in your cultivation, you have to take it one step at a time." Mu An said seriously.
"So, the brothers who died were caused by greed and had little to do with the technique itself." Yun Que said.
"Of course, the magic of the divine soul is extremely rare, and it is the easiest to go crazy. If it is really an evil magic, it is impossible for Mr. Mo to pass it on to us, and the Grand Sacrificial Wine will not agree if he knows about it." Mu An said.
Yun Que felt relieved after hearing this.
If Mr. Mo really taught his students a life-threatening evil method and caused many students to die as a result, it would be impossible to ignore the grand ceremony.
As long as there is nothing fishy about the corpse refining technique, Yun Que is ready to try it.
He has a natural advantage in terms of souls. If something goes wrong, the demon soul will be able to take care of it.
After eating and returning to his residence, Yun Que found a booklet on the corpse refining technique.
After watching it for half a night, I became more and more confused.
When Mr. Mo gave out the method, he just threw it away, looking like trash from the street.
After reading it carefully, Yun Que discovered that this technique was obscure and mysterious, involving dozens of acupuncture points on the head, and there were many words in it that he could not understand at all.
It’s like reading a book from heaven!
I thought that with my own intelligence, I would be able to accomplish it just by looking at it, but it turned out that I thought too well.
No wonder an eighth-grade Taoist monk like Mu An couldn't learn it after studying for several years.
In the future, he would have to ask Mr. Mo for advice. Yun Que put down his technique and fell asleep.
Wake up to dawn.
Today is the official day to take office. Yun Que put on his official uniform and arrived at the Ministry of Justice.
After meeting his two superiors, Shangshu and Shilang, Yunque formally handed over to Lishu and became the acting executioner of Tianlao.
There are not many official duties, and they are all related to the management of jailers and prisoners. They can be completed by ten orders under his command. However, every time a prisoner is taken into or released from the prison, the execution officer needs to personally check it.
Yun Que had just entered Tianlao before, and Li Shu came to confirm that this was the duty of the execution officer.
"Master Li, what is your position now?" Yun Que said.
"I'm just an idler. I don't have a position. I mainly work as a helper for Master Yun." Li Shu said with a bitter smile.
"That's it. Then, Master Li, please take care of the prisoners who come and go from the prison in the future. I won't bother you." Yun Que said.
This job looks like a leisurely one, but in fact it is very tiring. The prison is too big, and prisoners are escorted in and out all day long. Sometimes, the prison is busy for most of the day, and Yun Que even plans to be lazy and practice in the Criminal Department.
"Okay! Don't worry, Mr. Yun, I'm the best at this job, and I will definitely make no mistakes!" Plow Shu was overjoyed and agreed.
He was already grateful to God for giving him a job. It was also the original task of being a criminal officer, so he was naturally happy. Maybe if he did a good job, he would have the opportunity to be reinstated in the future.
The two of them each got what they needed, and both were happy.
After getting acquainted with Tilao Si, Yun Que came to the place where the files were stored.
Let the official guarding this place find Qiong Yin's files.
In order to show off, Li Shu volunteered to help with the search and quickly took out an old file.
Yun Que looked through it carefully, his brows gradually furrowing.
The case of Qiongyin is similar to what Shitou said. He was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison for severely injuring Duozhihou. There is no time limit. If nothing happens, he will spend his whole life in the Heavenly Prison.
There weren't many records in the file. Yun Que noticed that Qiong Yin's identity column was marked with the words 'daughter of the guilty minister'.
Wu Ying had said that Qiongyin was the orphan of Marquis Yanmen, so Yun Que asked about Marquis Yanmen's files.
As soon as he heard the words Yanmenhou, Li Shu's face immediately changed. He hurriedly drove away the other officials in the room and closed the door.
"Why did Mr. Yun think of checking Yanmenhou's files?" Li Shu asked in confusion.
"I heard about the Yanshi Tianmen incident yesterday, and I decided to take a look out of curiosity." Yun Que said.
Li Shu helped with the search, and quickly took out a stack of files and said:
"Here you are, Lord Yun, please don't talk about this outside after reading this. Marquis Yanmen is His Majesty's taboo!"
Yun Que glanced at the other party and became even more curious.
Wu Ying said this, and Li Shu also said this. Could it be that Marquis Yanmen had committed some unforgivable crime that would cause wrath and anger?
With curiosity, Yun Que looked through the file.
Yanmenhou, named Qiongjin, had an affair with Shaowu Kingdom three years ago and raised a rebel flag at Tianmen Pass. Hou Qiongjin and his wife were killed by the border troops at Tianmen Pass. His two daughters Qiong Yinqiong remained in the imperial city. Dance, assigned to the teaching department.
The crime of rebellion is indeed not a small crime.
But Yun Que saw something strange from this simple introduction.
Tianmen Pass is located to the east of the Jin Dynasty. It is a dangerous border pass blocking the Shaowu Kingdom and is heavily guarded.
Since the rebels did not choose the hinterland of the Jin Dynasty as the foundation, they chose a border pass instead, and were killed by the border troops at Tianmen Pass. This rebel flag was simply unbelievable.
Even if you find a beggar to rebel, you will not choose Tianmen Pass unless you have mastered the entire pass's military strength.
Judging from the fact that Qiong Jin was killed by the Tianmen Pass border troops, it was as if Qiong Jin and his wife had directly declared rebellion, with no soldiers under their command, which was ridiculous.
There is something even stranger.
Qiongjin rebelled, but left his two daughters in the imperial city. Unless he was a fool, normal people would never do this kind of thing.
They are about to rebel, so they must take their family away first!
There are many doubts in Qiongjin's file. There are not many records of what happened, only a few words, and words criticizing Qiongjin for his heinous crimes occupy most of the file.
Among them are Qiong Jin's ten major crimes, each of which can lead to the confiscation of the family and the destruction of the family.
Qiong Jin is simply described as the greatest villain in history, a true heinous person.
After reading the dossier, Yun Que guessed that what was written in it was definitely not the whole truth.
"Master Li, can you tell me about the origin of that Yanmenhou?" Yun Que said.
"this……"
Li Shu hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Since Mr. Yun wants to know, I will tell you. In fact, everyone who was an official in the imperial city three years ago knows about this matter. The reason why no one mentioned it is because If you say it, Your Majesty will lose face."
In order to leave a good impression on Yun Que, Li Shu had no choice but to tell the truth about three years ago.
It turns out that Yanmenhou Qiongjin was not a Jin person, but a general from Rongcheng, a border city of Shaowu.
Qiong Jin is a well-known person in Shaowu Kingdom. In addition to his superior martial arts, the most important thing is that he gave birth to two daughters who are famous in the country. It is precisely because of these two daughters that Qiong Jin was framed and imprisoned. The two daughters are about to be donated to a prince of Shaowu Kingdom.
The saying that beauty brings disaster to water has been verified in an alternative way by Qiong Jin.
It's just that his trouble is not the beauty, but the daughter.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the person who framed Qiong Jin is naturally the Prince Shao Wu who coveted the beauty of Qiong Yin Qiong Wu.
In prison, Qiongjin learned that his daughter was going to be sent to the palace. In a rage, he broke out of the prison and defected to Jin with his wife and daughter.
After arriving in the Jin Dynasty, Qiongjin was highly valued by Jin Emperor Yinzi, who personally named Yanmenhou. From then on, he held a high official position and became rich and powerful.
However, the good times did not last long.
Qiongjin's defection angered the emperor of Shaowu. Within a month, he sent troops to force Jin to hand over Qiongjin, otherwise he would have to fight with swords.
Shaowu had strong soldiers and horses, and was always something the Jin was afraid of.
In order not to cause a war, Jin Emperor Yin Zishou had no choice but to agree to Shao Wuguo's request.
If the Qiongjin is handed over like this, the emperor will lose all face.
It was okay before he was granted the title of marquis, but at worst, Qiong Jin would be said to be an assassin sent by Shaowu Kingdom. But once he was granted the title of marquis and handed over, Yin Zi would be like a slap in the face.
So Yin Zi accused Qiong Jin of treason with the enemy, publicized Qiong Jin's evil deeds, and took him to Tianmen Pass to be executed.
It was said to be an execution, but in fact it was to return the Qiongjin to Shaowu Kingdom to calm Shaowu Kingdom's anger. Otherwise, he could be beheaded directly in Tianqi City, so why bother to take him to the border again.
Only Qiong Jin and his wife were escorted to the border, while Qiong Yin and Qiong Wu were left behind in Tianqi Imperial City.
This is a secret move left by Emperor Yin Zisheng.
If Qiongjin returns to Shaowu and is directly killed, there is nothing to say. His two daughters will be useless and they can be disposed of in any way.
Once Qiong Jin survives and still has the opportunity to stay in Shaowu as an official, then Qiong Yin and Qiong Wu will become a bargaining chip in Yin Zisheng's hands, and he can continue to coerce Qiong Jin and do things secretly for the Jin Dynasty in the future.
This is a calculation by Emperor Jin, a cold-blooded chess game.
As a result, outside Tianmen Pass, Qiongjin suddenly broke free and killed hundreds of forbidden soldiers escorting him. Later, he was personally killed by the Jin general who was stationed at Tianmen Pass.
When he was dying, Qiong Jin looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, cursing that the world was as black as crows and that all emperors were ruthless birds.
At this point, Yanmen Hou Qiongjin died in battle outside Tianmen Pass. He was sincere and served as an official in two dynasties, but he ended up tragically dying at the border gate.
This was the Yansei Tianmen Incident that happened three years ago, in the fifteenth year of the Jin Dynasty.
In fact, there have been rumors about this incident among the people for a long time, and there is even a nursery rhyme circulating in Shaowu Kingdom and Dajin.
'A good official does not accept gifts, a good man does not beg, a good man does not scold his wife, a good swallow does not fall into the west. '
The word "good swallows do not fall in the west" refers to Yanmenhou Qiongjin, and the word "west" refers to the Jin Dynasty to the west of Shaowu Kingdom.
After hearing the whole story, Yun Que was silent for a long time.
"Why is it that of Qiongjin's two daughters, only one is in Tianlao and the other is?" Yun Que asked knowingly.
"At that time, the two were about to be assigned to the academy. After learning the news, the two escaped. Later, only one was caught near the academy. The other was recommended by someone unknown and became a student in the academy. The Imperial Law of Jin Dynasty had no control over the academy. We had no choice but to capture Qiong Yin, and then the Marquis of Forging Paper spent a large sum of money privately to buy Qiong Yin as his concubine, but she was raped before the wedding, and Qiong Yin was imprisoned in the sky prison."
After Li Shu finished speaking, he repeatedly told Yun Que not to talk about this matter outside.
Yun Duo nodded and agreed, waving his hand and letting Li Shu go about his business.
Sitting alone in the big room where the files were stored, Yun Que's face turned gloomy.
What happened to Qiongjin is sad.
Like a chess piece being manipulated and betrayed at will.
The incident of Yan's death at Tianmen made Yun Que see the emperor's indifference.
The most innocent among them are the two sisters Qiong Yin and Qiong Wu. They caused huge disasters just because of their natural beauty. Who can they find reason for?
"Are we all chess pieces? We can throw them around and discard them at will..."
Yun Que punched the big table and said coldly:
"Give it up as much as you like! There will always be a chess piece that can smash through the chessboard!"
