The mysterious appearance of Manichaeism

Manichaeism, a religion that Liu Buqi knew when he was in middle school, also has another name that sounds more familiar.

Ming Cult!

Qin Shuang's chant before his death was exactly the same as what he remembered. Could it be that religion can also travel through time?

Liu Buqi looked confused on the surface, but he was constantly thinking in his mind.

Could it be that this female official Qin Shuang is a traitor of the Manichaeism lurking in the palace?

Although when he suddenly encountered Han Qinzi and Yue Hanxin, he vaguely sensed that there was something wrong with this female official, and she seemed to be intentionally provoking trouble!

Obviously, Han Qinzi was also certain that there was something wrong with Qin Shuang, so she kept threatening him!

Come to think of it, with Han Qinzi's ability to control her subordinates, no one should be so stupid as to risk their lives by knowingly making such a low-level mistake.

What's more, Qin Shuang is an "old" female official who has been walking in the deep palace for ten years! If she was the kind of person who was easily swayed by emotions, she would have died a thousand times!

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, but there's a traitor in the family, and it almost ruined our sisterly friendship!"

Although Han Qinzi's words were full of sincerity, Liu Buqi, who bowed his head in return, was very sure of one thing!

The Crown Princess was definitely not as calm as she appeared, which could be judged from the two words "Muni" that Yue Hanxin blurted out.

Many core members of the royal family should know about Manichaeism. Considering the year Qin Shuang entered the palace, it has been more than ten years.

This means that Manichaeism had begun to establish itself in the homes of the powerful and wealthy in the capital at least ten years ago!

Today, a small secret agent has actually reached such a crucial position as a personal concubine of an imperial concubine!

How many deadly spies like Qin Shuang are there in Taiyue City right now? No one can possibly calculate!

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Something had happened at home, so it was naturally not appropriate to keep guests! After Liu Buqi and Yue Hanxin said goodbye to each other, they followed Han Qinzi to the prince's study.

After receiving the eunuch's report, Yue Lingxi and Yue Chengqiu had already walked out of the study.

After giving Yue Lingxi a reassuring look, the two of them took the lead in thanking him and leaving.

Following the eunuch leading the way, we walked out of the Tiance Mansion and left the imperial city. The guards waiting in front of the gate had already prepared the carriages and horses.

The two squeezed into the carriage together. As usual, Yue Lingxi spoke first, and Liu Buqi analyzed the situation. But this time, Liu Buqi was unable to analyze the situation any further.

Because Yue Lingxi and Yue Chengqiu only did one thing, reminiscing about the past!

From the few times they met to the people and things they were familiar with, they just drank tea and chatted, without talking about anything serious at all!

This matter itself is strange. Yue Chengqiu went out of the palace to greet him with all the fanfare, only to end up spouting a bunch of nonsense! Is this Crown Prince Regent just someone with nothing to do?

Liu Buqi told Yue Lingxi what he had seen and heard, and Yue Lingxi showed the same surprised expression as Yue Hanxin!

"Manichaeism? It only flourished after the late Emperor allowed foreign merchants to establish a religion along the coast! Back then, Yue Beiqiu was able to rise from a remote royal family to the position of Crown Prince Regent thanks to the full support of the Manichaeism!"

When he gained power, Yue Beiqiu turned ruthless and started a killing spree, suppressing the Manichaeism throughout the country! In less than a year, the Manichaeism's open forces had been completely wiped out and forced to go underground.

Although it has disappeared, the peasant uprisings that broke out in many places in Taiyue in recent years, such as the White Lotus Sect, the Boy Gang, etc., all have the vague shadow of Manichaeism behind them.

However, the degree of attention that could be paid to a stubborn disease far away and the deep pain nearby was very different, and no one in the royal family really paid attention to this folk religion that had disappeared for a long time.

Unexpectedly, this Manichaeism had actually been able to infiltrate the Prince Regent's Mansion! Its strength was truly beyond Yue Lingxi's imagination!

The couple exchanged information with each other and both felt an unprecedented fatigue!

Today’s experience can only be regarded as a small splash in the Taiyue court full of intrigue and deception, not even an episode!

But the two of them already felt exhausted. Unlike the veteran soldiers on the Youzhou battlefield, the situation in the court was confusing and the people involved were the smartest of the smart!

They leaned against each other and closed their eyes to rest. Whether it was Manichaeism or what the purpose of the prince's invitation was, they couldn't figure it out now, so they decided to forget about it for now!

Because the highlight is coming! Yue Lingxi returns to the Anguo Marquis Mansion!

The horizontal and vertical street layout in the North City makes travel extremely smooth. The Anguo Marquis Mansion is located a little above the middle of the North City and is a relatively conventional residence for royal family members.

The eunuchs in the palace had already come to inform us that the current Marquis of Anguo and Commander-in-Chief of Youzhou, Yue Lingxi, would be returning home soon!

At this time, the whole mansion is preparing to welcome the return of its new owner!

When the carriage arrived safely at the main gate of the mansion, the door was already wide open. Yue Lingxi was about to get off the carriage when Liu Buqi grabbed him!

I really have to express the idea that just flashed through my mind.

"Lingxi, tell me! Is it possible that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are co-starring in this drama?"

Yue Lingxi thought about it carefully, and suddenly he felt enlightened!

The prince's evasiveness and the princess's timely intervention were all too obvious. Looking back now, it did seem a bit deliberate!

"There are two possibilities!"

The first possibility is that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess wrote, directed, and performed a good play themselves.

The purpose was to make his side preconceived that it was Manichaeism that was causing trouble, and then lead himself and Yue Lingxi to develop hatred towards Manichaeism!

The second possibility is that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess have always known Qin Shuang's identity, but did not touch her for some reason.

But after Yue Lingxi and Liu Buqi arrived at Tiance Mansion, for some unknown reason, they chose to take action at this time, and they even deliberately let Liu Buqi see it!

Apart from these two possibilities, there are almost no other options.

Liu Buqi was so immersed in reasoning and calculation that he completely ignored the old ladies of the Anguo Marquis Mansion who were waiting for them at the door!

After the Anguo Marquis's mansion was ransacked, the husbands and sons of these people were beheaded, and they were sent to the Jiaofangsi or Xinzheku.

Either they make a living by playing the piano, or they do dirty and tiring work every day.

When Yue Lingxi inherited the title of Marquis of Anguo, the others were also pardoned. Those who had nowhere to go could only return to the marquis's mansion to live.

Since he had no official income, he could only grow fruits and vegetables in his house to make a living.

It was not until Yue Lingxi returned to Beijing that the prince showed special mercy and renovated the mansion and provided for these ladies to prevent them from being seen in public and being laughed at, which would make Yue Lingxi embarrassed.

Because the palace announced that the Marquis and his wife would be returning to the Marquis' Mansion, these women, who were nominally Yue Lingxi's elders, could only come to the door and wait to be greeted!

As a result, the Marquis was pulled back by Liu Buqi as soon as he got off the car, and he did not come back for a long time.

Although she only showed up once, some people still recognized that the woman holding the Marquis was Liu Feiyu, who was brought in as a concubine by the old master!

Later, I was stuffed into the Marquis's room. I didn't expect that now I can ride in the same car with the Marquis!