Chapter 180 The Role of the Intelligence Officer
In order to improve her own cultivation, Hong Yao captured hundreds of people and kept them in a large house. She played the piano for them every day, allowing them to realize dreams in the illusion that were impossible to achieve in reality.
Among them was a scholar who turned into the top scholar in the illusion.
Later, his fantasy was shattered, and he was still reluctant to leave when he was rescued.
At this moment, when the melodious sound of the piano rang out, Xie Shouzheng released Wang Shusheng's soul.
Wang Shusheng was a little confused at first, but soon he found himself in the examination room of the Imperial Examination Hall. It was very quiet around him and he could only hear the rustling sound of writing.
The stern-looking invigilator walked past and urged, "Time is limited, hurry up and do the questions!"
here it is……
He suddenly reacted and quickly picked up his pen to answer the questions.
After studying hard for almost thirty years, I finally have the opportunity to prove my ability. I must give it a try!
There are three examinations in total in the Imperial Examination Hall, each lasting three days, for a total of nine days.
For the candidates, this test not only tests their accumulated knowledge but also their physical strength. Many people with poor physical fitness fainted halfway through the test.
A few days was just a blink of an eye in the illusion created by Hong Yao.
The results were announced in the blink of an eye. Wang Shusheng stood in the hall of the Xuanjing Division, dancing with joy:
"I've won the top spot in the imperial examination! I've won the top spot in the imperial examination! Thank you so much for the good news, sir! Thank you so much!"
He was so happy that he stuffed the reward money into the hand of Xie Shouzheng next to him.
Behind the desk, Hong Yao stroked the zither with her bare hands, sighing leisurely, "Fame, fortune, and wealth are but a passing cloud in the face of life and death. It's a pity that so many people, even to the very end, cannot see through this illusion. Since this is impossible, let this illusory world be a sweet dream."
The sound of the piano changed and became more passionate.
Wang Shusheng sat with his head held high and his chest puffed out, looking very proud. It seemed as if the time had come for a horse parade.
Xie Shouzheng had known many musicians in the palace before, and he often listened to their music. Ordinary pieces of music never moved him, but today, for some reason, he became completely entranced, even the fatigue from a long day's travels vanished without a trace.
The woman in front of him was dancing in red clothes with a calm expression.
A pair of white hands plucked and plucked the strings gently, as if carrying some kind of magic, and he was unconsciously mesmerized.
Until the end of the song, Wang Shusheng resolved his obsession in a sweet dream of the new top scholar, and his soul disappeared from the world of the living and went to the underworld.
Xie Shouzheng finally came to his senses and praised: "You play quite nicely..."
Hongyao smiled slightly and was about to thank him for the compliment.
But he suddenly added, "But there seems to be a syllable in the second half that you played wrong. It seems you need to continue practicing your piano skills."
Hong Yao's smile faded, and she immediately became unhappy: "You must have heard it wrong, how could I have played it wrong?"
Xie Shouzheng said seriously, "You are indeed wrong! I used to listen to music every day in the palace. One time, a palace musician, on a whim, wanted to teach me the art of playing the qin. Unfortunately, my fingers were too thick and I kept making mistakes, so I lost the patience to continue."
Hong Yao snorted coldly: "So you are just a half-baked person, and you still have the nerve to criticize my piano skills?"
Xie Shouzheng was unconvinced. "I may not be as good at playing the piano as you, but I may have listened to more music than you. How about you play the piece again and I'll listen carefully to see if I'm wrong?"
"No need." Hong Yao said with a cold face, picked up the zither and left.
Xie Shouzheng shouted from behind, "Hey, hey, aren't we supposed to be discussing piano skills? Why are you getting angry? Being narrow-minded means there's no room for improvement!"
The next morning, when Lin Qingyue arrived at Xuanjingsi, she noticed that there was something wrong with the aura between Hong Yao and Xie Shouzheng.
Hongyao and Dami were chatting and laughing, but when they saw Xie Shouzheng coming, they immediately shut up.
Xie Shouzheng glanced at Hongyao, wanting to say something but stopping himself in the end.
Lin Qingyue quietly asked Hongyao, "What happened between you and Master Xie?"
Hong Yao said, "Nothing."
She didn't want to talk about it, so Lin Qingyue didn't dare to ask any more questions. She probably didn't know what the conflict was, and maybe it would heal on its own in a couple of days.
Xie Shouzheng held a morning meeting, reviewed yesterday's corpse silkworm case, and assigned the latest new cases.
Finally, he ordered some rice and said, "Report on the recent developments in the capital."
Da Mi took out his booklet and reported one by one:
"The Minister of War was planning to hold a full-moon banquet for his son, but unfortunately, the son is a groom's."
"An 80-year-old wealthy businessman from the south of the city took an 18-year-old concubine. On her wedding night, she suffered a stroke and died."
"The Li family's dog bit the Wang family's cat to death, and the two male owners got into a fight, resulting in one death and one injury."
“…”
I read more than ten pages, all of which were random things.
Finally, Xie Shouzheng couldn't stand it any longer and said, "As an intelligence officer of the Xuanjing Division, can't you filter your reports a bit? If you keep reading like this, should I buy a bag of sunflower seeds and have everyone crack them while you tell me your story?"
Da Mi chuckled and said, "That's great! I like plain melon seeds and hate the spiced ones."
Xie Shouzheng's face turned serious: "Don't you understand what I'm saying? You're still thinking about eating? Just focus on the key points!"
Da Mi said aggrievedly, "I think they are all very important..."
Lin Qingyue said, "Report on the whereabouts of the Prince and Princess of Feng Kingdom yesterday."
Da Mi flipped through the information booklet to the end and began to read:
"Prince Lingfeng, accompanied by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, inspected the Western Suburbs Camp yesterday. After returning to the Honglu Temple, he spent the entire evening in private conversation with his subordinates. During this time, Prince Jin paid him a visit. He stayed for about a quarter of an hour before departing with Princess Lingxue and heading to the main street of East City..."
Lin Qingyue took a sip of tea: Dongfang Yan repeatedly showed his goodwill to Princess Lingxue. Does he want to be the son-in-law of Feng Kingdom?
"...the two walked out of the Treasure Pavilion arm in arm, looking incredibly affectionate. Then, Lin Ruzhen emerged, pregnant, and Princess Ling Zhen left in anger. Prince Jin was furious and about to kill her, but Lin Ruzhen whispered something to him, and he calmed down. The two then rode back together."
"You mean, Lin Ruzhen is back and pregnant? And Dongfang Yan and her have reconciled?"
Lin Qingyue knew something was wrong as soon as she heard it.
From her understanding of Dongfang Yan, he was narrow-minded and vindictive. After being humiliated by Lin Ruzhen like that, it was impossible for him not to bear a grudge.
Unless... there's something else going on!
"Da Mi, your intelligence didn't mention what they said?"
Da Mi explained, "This information was provided by my rat brothers. While rats are intelligent and have been trained by me to serve as intelligence spies, they lack intelligence and cannot understand human language. I can only speculate based on their descriptions and record the situation."
Xie Shouzheng also said, "That's true. Only Da Mi can communicate with them and record their descriptions as intelligence. Otherwise, with Da Mi's intelligence, how could he be an intelligence officer?"
Da Mi was a little angry: "Master Xie, I protest, you are insulting your subordinates!"
Xie Shouzheng ignored him, so his protest was ineffective.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
