Chapter 61 Conspiracy

  Watching Liu Bian and Tang Ying come together, Princess Wan Year couldn't help but laugh and cry.

  It's clear that the couple has made up, and their quarrel from head to toe is over. This is a good thing. No matter what means Liu used, no matter if they violated the mourning taboos, harmony between husband and wife is always a good thing.

  But you two are fine, just fine, breaking rules is breaking rules, what's the meaning of coming to find me in the middle of the night?

  "Sister, can you take a look at this silk book and see if it's fake?" Liu Bian handed over the silk book of "Huangdi Twelve Shapes" as he saw the distress in Princess Wannian's eyes. He wasn't familiar with these things, and Tang Ying couldn't help either.

  Seeing Liu Bian's serious expression, it didn't seem like he was joking. Even if the Princess of Wan year was unwilling, she couldn't push Liu Bian and the other out the door. She took over the silk book while carefully covering her gauze dress. "This silk book has been read many times, what could be the problem?"

  Liu Bian lowered his eyelids. The Princess of Wanyan got up in a hurry, her clothes were not tidy, and the gauze on her body was very thin, vaguely visible skin. It was obvious that she was more mature and charming than Tang Qing. But she was Liu Bian's nominal sister, and he knew that he shouldn't look at her improperly. He was a bit eager, but not to the point of having any evil thoughts about his own sister.

  "Sister, you said that if one understands their fate, what signs will they see?"

  The princess was taken aback for a moment. "How would I know? I haven't been able to understand my own fate."

  Liu Bian rubbed his head. The Thousand-Year Princess was right, understanding one's own destiny is a rare encounter for only a few people, and it would be an exaggeration to say that it's a once-in-a-lifetime chance. Looking around the world, there may not be more than a handful of people who can understand their own destiny. The Thousand-Year Princess knew about destiny thanks to Cai Yong. She had no idea what changes would occur if she were to understand her own destiny.

  "That... vision and hearing suddenly had a huge boost, able to see what others can't see, hear what others can't hear, does that count as understanding one's fate?"

  The princess hesitated for a moment: "Maybe... okay."

  "So, I may have already understood my own destiny." Liu Bian continued to say: "But why haven't people who don't understand their own destiny, like Zhang Xiang and Wang Yue, been able to make progress in practicing the Twelve Forms? I've been practicing the Dragon Form for so long, but there's no reaction at all?"

  The Princess Wan year fell silent. She had heard Liu Bian say that he could now see things clearly, no matter how fast Zhang Liao or Lü Bu moved. Currently, only Wang Yue possessed such eyesight, and Wang Yue was the number one swordsman in the capital, who had put in a lot of effort to develop his eyesight, and was by no means an ordinary person.

  Liu Bian's eyesight and hearing surpassed those of ordinary people, and he probably had a clear understanding of the abilities brought by his fate. If so, he should have practiced dragon shape faster, why didn't he react at all? Even if his fate wasn't a dragon, it shouldn't be like this.

  Liu Bian suspects that the silk book "Huangdi Twelve Shapes" has been tampered with, which is a very reasonable speculation.

  The Princess of Wan carefully examined the silk book and finally came to a conclusion: this silk book should be a thing of the Han Dynasty, although it uses ancient characters, but from the texture of the silk, this silk book cannot be an artifact before the Han Dynasty, and will not exceed the period of Emperor Wu of Han at the earliest.

  Liu Bian broke out in a cold sweat. The silk book of the Han Dynasty was copied with ancient characters, and as soon as he heard this, he knew there was something fishy going on. He suddenly remembered one thing, when he first practiced Fengyi, Lu Zhi strongly opposed it, saying that this was a minor art, not something an emperor should practice. Now it seems that Lu Zhi may have had another meaning, but he didn't say it clearly.

  If he is destined for the dragon's fate, but practices the phoenix ritual, will there be a problem? Is it possible that Lu Zhi's opposition was actually due to this reason?

  Liu Bian felt a chill on his back. Wan Niang Gongzhu and Tang Ying also sensed the conspiracy behind this and couldn't help but change their expressions.

  Liu Bian suddenly said: "Zhang Jiao's nine-section staff and the inner chapter of 'Taiping Jing'..."

  The Princess of Wan Year was puzzled: "What's wrong with the Nine-Section Staff and the Scripture of Great Peace?"

  "The former emperor died from **, and his ** originated from the inner chapter of 'Taiping Jing', I wonder if..."

  The Wan Nian princess sank into deep thought, shook her head and a bitter smile appeared on her face. "It won't work, the nine-section cudgel came from who-knows-where, but the previous emperor never used it, his early death had nothing to do with the nine-section cudgel. As for the Taiping Scripture, it was originally just something collected in the palace."

  "Is 'Taiping Jing' a collection in the palace?"

  "Of course, the 'Taiping Jing' was presented to the palace by Gong Chong during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong and has been stored in the palace ever since. It's just that none of the previous emperors have paid attention to it." Princess Wannian glanced at Liu Bian, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

  Confronting the eerie gaze of Empress Wan, Liu Bian suddenly understood. The "Taiping Jing" in Zhang Jiao's hand was originally spread from the palace. There is a conspiracy here, but the previous emperor was not the victim, but the designer of the conspiracy.

  It is only thus that one can explain why Zhang Jiao was able to preach among the people for over a decade, and yet many reported that he had ulterior motives, but Emperor Ling did not believe them. It is also only thus that one can explain how later on, when Zhang Jiao rebelled, Lu Zhi led troops to besiege him at Guangzong, but Emperor Ling believed the slanderous words of Zuo Feng and ordered Lu Zhi to be arrested and sent back to the capital in a prison cart. Similarly, it is only thus that one can explain how Huangfu Song had ample evidence proving that Zhang Yan and Zhao Zhong were in contact with Zhang Jiao, yet Emperor Ling did not punish them, but instead stripped Huangfu Song of his office.

  His goal should be the wealthy and powerful families, which is why the scope of the Yellow Turban Rebellion was exactly the entire Shandong province.

  Liu Bian's eyes widened as he stared at the Princess of a Thousand Years. The princess's mouth twitched and she nodded slightly. Liu Bian understood. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Princess of a Thousand Years was already aware of the situation. She was intelligent and introverted, and having lived in the palace, she had more contact with the previous emperor, so she might have seen through the problem. However, this conspiracy was too shocking, and she couldn't speak clearly, so she could only use this subtle method to tell him.

  This... is also too dark, right?

  ……

  He knew that the silk book "Huangdi Twelve Forms" might have problems, and he knew that Fengyi might not be suitable for his own cultivation. Liu Bian suddenly lost direction. Even if he had enlightened his own destiny, it was just opening a door, and without a suitable practice method, he still couldn't continue on his way.

  Unable to find anyone trustworthy and unable to find a feasible solution, Liu Bian had no choice but to resort to his past life's experience.

  Having watched so many martial arts, Liu Bian was unclear about those mysterious skills, but he still knew the basic method of meditation. Originally, he had hoped that "Huangdi Twelve Forms" would give him a shortcut, now that the shortcut was hopeless, he could only study meditation honestly.

  Looking at Liu Bian sitting cross-legged on the bed, closing his eyes like a Taoist, Tang Ying felt speechless and suffocated. Just now, Liu Bian's conversation with Princess Wannian was ambiguous, and their eyes were different, obviously they had said something between them, but didn't tell her, she had a feeling of being left out. Now Liu Bian's refusal to sleep in the middle of the night, wanting to meditate, made her feel even more isolated.

  Tang Ying lay down beside him, closing her eyes.

  In a daze, Liu Bian saw a white tiger approaching him slowly, gazing at him with a melancholy look, and then lying down beside him, as gentle as a cat.

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