When they were discussing how to deal with the White Lotus Sect, Lu Chen said he had a way to defeat magic with magic.
As for how to do it specifically, he didn't say at the time. He just said that it would take some time to prepare and the results would come out. By then everyone would know what was going on.
At that time, Lu Chen only said that he needed a statue, a larger statue, and then he could dig a hole and bury the statue.
The first thing we chose was a Qilin statue. It was already there, so we just had to find a hole to bury it.
But after seeing it, Lu Chen expressed dissatisfaction, mainly because the effect of this thing was not shocking enough. As for what kind of effect he wanted to pursue, he did not say at the time.
After careful selection, they chose the statue of Confucius, and buried it just outside the Imperial College.
The officials in charge of this matter were from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites. They witnessed with their own eyes that the entire statue of Confucius was buried in the ground.
Even the wooden boards outside the statue were nailed down under their supervision.
When they opened it just now, they came over to check and found that the seals were intact.
What does this mean? It means that no one would sneak up on them without them knowing, dig the statue out of the ground, and then bury it halfway. Doesn't that mean that the statue grew out of the ground on its own?!
After listening to the explanations from the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works and after verification from several parties, all the dignitaries present were shocked!
Especially Sun Jijiu, this is the gate of the Imperial College, and this thing has been placed outside the Imperial College for such a long time. He knows very well whether anyone has come to tamper with it.
It has indeed never been opened since it was sealed with wooden boards.
Just now, when Lu Chen said that he and the Master were sworn brothers and that the two of them had a life-and-death relationship, Sun Jijiu still looked disdainful.
But now, looking at the statue in front of him whose upper body had grown out of the soil, he felt unwell.
Could it be that the Master had truly descended from heaven? Had he truly appeared in spirit?
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! This must be sorcery. Stop deceiving people here, you demon! You must have had someone secretly dig out this statue!"
"Master is the most holy sage of Confucianism. How could I befriend a demon like you? And I shouldn't even send you a dream!"
Sun Jijiu hysterically expressed what many people were thinking, but all the scholars present felt that if the Master really had something he wanted to convey to the scholars of the world, he should find a great scholar with high moral character to convey it in a dream.
Looking for a Taoist, what's the point?
Facing Sun Jijiu's accusation, Lu Chen did not get angry. He still looked calm and said, "I knew you guys were stubborn. If I hadn't been prepared, how could I have dared to do such a thing in front of your Imperial College?"
Lu Chen bowed to Li Zhuo and said, "Your Majesty, please give me two more hours. After two hours, I will definitely leave this Sun Jijiu speechless. Moreover, within these two hours, I can also have people immediately procure cement to repair the walls of the Imperial College and show you the effects of cement."
Li Zhuo was of course very happy to see such a big event with such a small request.
Zhang Laoba was already prepared. At Lu Chen's command, he led a dozen craftsmen to start preparing cement and building the wall.
Li Zhuo took several trusted ministers to the Imperial College to drink tea and chat, while some grassroots officials from the remaining six ministries waited outside. Everyone looked at Zhang Laoba's operations with curiosity. A few people who were familiar with Zhang Laoba came up and asked about some details.
Someone even secretly grabbed a handful of cement and hid it in his sleeve, which made Zhang Laoba's eyelids twitch wildly.
"Master Lu, how do you plan to prove that the stone statue was not dug out and reburied by you?" Even though he was already sitting in the Imperial College, Li Zhuo still didn't forget about the statue outside.
"It's simple. Since they don't believe the statue grew on its own, I can just let it grow again in front of them. When we came in just now, I had Sun Jijiu mark the bottom of the statue himself. We just need to wait two hours, and then we can go out and check the mark to see if the statue has grown since it fell to the ground."
What?!
Lu Chen actually claimed that the statue could grow on its own in full view of the public. Isn’t this too unbelievable?
Wei Yong couldn't help but say, "Lu Chen, please don't talk nonsense in front of the emperor. You should know what the crime of deceiving the emperor is!"
Although Wei Yong's words sounded harsh, he was actually helping Lu Chen and didn't want Lu Chen to speak without thinking.
Lu Chen felt that he had made a great profit by saving Wei Caier. This was no longer just turning an enemy into a friend, this was finding an ally for himself!
The only regret is that this ally's words are not very pleasant.
By the way, if I really do something to Wei Caier in the future, maybe we will become enemies.
"Don't worry, Lord Wei. I've gone to so much trouble, so I must be confident. Let's wait and see."
The six ministers stood aside and immediately became excited when they heard Lu Chen's confident words.
Since Lu Chen appeared in front of them, this young man has created too many miracles.
Although it is difficult to say it explicitly, some of the six ministers felt that even if Lu Chen said that the statue could give birth to children, let alone grow out of the ground on its own, they would believe it.
Because the statue incident involved the White Lotus Sect, the onlookers on the sidelines were not aware of the specific details of the incident.
Later, someone deliberately spread the news, and they realized what magical things would happen next.
A stone statue can actually grow out of the soil by itself. Isn’t this too magical?
If Lu Chen could really do this, and do it in broad daylight and under the watchful eyes of everyone, then he would truly be a living god!
"Lady Saint, do you think this is possible?" asked the little maid while looking at the mark on the statue.
In order to allow the onlookers to see clearly, Lu Chen made the mark very obvious.
"Impossible. When it comes to this kind of magic, our Holy Church is the best at it. But even so, wanting the statue to grow out of the soil by itself is too fantastic. At least no one in the Holy Church can do it yet." Zi Yan frowned slightly. She always felt that there must be something fishy here, but she couldn't figure out why Lu Chen was so confident in a short time.
"But what if he really did it?" The little maid looked obviously nervous when she said this.
Zi Yan also glanced at the statue with complicated eyes and said, "If he really has this ability, then he would be the number one enemy of our Holy Church. Such a person cannot be allowed to stay in the capital!"
Just as he finished speaking, he heard someone in the front row pointing at the statue and saying in horror, "Look, isn't that mark going up?"
"That's right, after one hour and one finger, this statue will really move on its own!"
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