Chapter 172: The Death of Tester
It has been ten days since Qi Xuansu returned to Yujing, but Zhang Yuelu still couldn't wait for the news about Qi Xuansu, which made Zhang Yuelu feel bad. However, his responsibilities were dependent on him, and Zhang Yuelu could not leave his post without permission, so Zhang Yuelu decided to meet Yan Dazhen and have a talk openly.
Before meeting Yan Dazhenren, Zhang Yuelu replaced the real man's crane cloak and lotus crown and put on a regular dress.
Xiao Yin followed Zhang Yuelu and opened his eyes wide: "Lao Zhang, you are going to meet an old woman, not to meet Lao Qi, why should you dress up well?"
Zhang Yuelu ignored Xiao Yin and slightly adjusted her appearance in front of the mirror, making her face more angular and heroic. At the same time, her chest became flat and wide, just like Xiao Yin, who was still a child.
"Ha!" Xiao Yin finally couldn't help it, "I understand. You want to dress up as a man and dress up as a man. Am I right?"
"Yeah, right."
"What about me?"
"What are you?"
"I also want to dress up as a man, and I also want to disguise!"
"You don't need it." Zhang Yuelu glanced at Xiao Yin's chest, "There is no need for this at all."
Xiao Yin looked down at his chest, raised his head again, and shouted: "It's not fair! Why are you dressing up as a man? Are you going to seduce that old woman?"
"Shut up!" Zhang Yuelu said sternly, "If you talk nonsense, just copy the "Tao Te Ching"."
Xiao Yin snorted angrily, but still closed her mouth obediently. She had learned to observe her words and expressions, and through Zhang Yuelu's tone, she could determine when she could protest against tantrums and when she could not.
After finishing his dressing, Zhang Yuelu finally changed into a gentle tone and explained: "Xiao Yin, we want to return to Shansheng Mansion in secret and not let anyone know our whereabouts. Do you understand?"
Shansheng Prefecture is the capital of Dongposa Prefecture. Zhang Yuelu was not in Shansheng Prefecture at this time, but came to the border between Dongposa Prefecture and Xiposa Prefecture. Because both sides were evenly matched and neither had a clear advantage, there was naturally no such thing as a city alliance, so the negotiation location was finally set in the buffer area. Both sides temporarily built a negotiation office here, with a large army behind them behind them.
The negotiations that should have been very difficult ushered in a very dramatic way - a cardinal in the Holy Court was accidentally assassinated.
Zhang Yuelu was very convinced that this was definitely not what the Taoist sect did. The Taoist sect is now unable to take care of itself and it is impossible for him to go to the Cardinal of the Holy See to assassinate a cardinal.
Maybe this is the national destiny of Taoism.
The Cardinal named Tester is not old enough to be qualified within the Holy Court, but has a high reputation. He is a strong contender for the next Pope. He is the only cardinal member who will go into the lower streets to preach himself.
It was Tester's habit that caused his death. In a routine sermon, he was assassinated in the street. The weapon was a long-standing magical weapon - the "Dragon Slaying Dagger".
It is said that this dagger carries seven different curses, and even the Western dragon cannot bear it, so Tester's death is natural.
This also indirectly proves that it is not done by Taoist sect or Western sect, but a typical Western method.
The greatest possibility is the internal struggle of the Holy Court. After all, the Pope is old and is about to reach the irreversible end of the world. When the days are approaching, he will soon be blessed with the grace of the supreme will, leave the world, go to a place of abundant water and grass, and devote himself to the supreme authority.
The candidate for the next pope will be the top priority of the entire Holy Court.
The Taoist sect’s lessons are not far away, and the Shengting is also very cautious on this issue.
But unexpectedly, something went wrong. The most popular heir was assassinated, which immediately caused an uproar within the Holy Court.
Logically speaking, it should be a secret and strictly block the news. At least your negotiating opponents should not be informed of this matter.
However, in the cardinal's opinion, a small border negotiation is nothing. Even if the border battle fails, it is just a disease of scabies. However, the problem of Tester's assassination is not handled well, but it is a major event that shakes the foundation of St. Ting's foundation, which coincides with Yujing's side.
So the Holy Court responded immediately, and the Pope personally inquired and pointed out the direction to the head of the Inquisition: This was a political murder.
When the emperor was angry, he buried a million corpses.
The Pope was furious and didn't know how many people would die.
Within three days after the incident, the referee arrested about 2,000 people, causing a great shock in the Western world.
The first thing that was suffering was various underground organizations. They were accused of betraying Test's relevant information. Under the thunderous means of the Inquisition, the Brotherhood and the Thieves' Union suffered a devastating blow. Except for a few leaders who escaped by chance, the rest were arrested. When they were torture and stakes.
Soon another voice pointed the finger at the Austro-Far Parliament, believing that the Austro-Far Parliament was the mastermind behind the scenes. Some people predicted that a witch hunting operation would begin immediately.
The Austro-French Parliament, headquartered in the country of Lun, urgently held a remote meeting of the Sage and above to discuss countermeasures.
However, the storm changed quickly, and various forces were taking advantage of the situation. A few days later, another statement was heard that the mastermind behind the scenes was within the Holy Court and within the Cardinal. Tester's competitor murdered him, which was a huge conspiracy against the pope's rule.
Some voices also said that it was actually the Pope's secret command, because Tester's rapid rise in reputation threatened the Pope's position.
Patriarchs in major dioceses were worried that the pope would shake their status by the death of Tester, and the Patriarch of the Steam Gospel even began to prepare his army, intending to use the excuse of the war in the south and the north to refuse to go to the Holy See to attend the meeting.
The kings were also panicked, worried that the Holy Court would use the east wind of the Tester assassination to incite believers to purify the priest class internally, target the royal power externally, and even defeat the crown.
The fuse has been ignited, and the Holy Court turned into a powder barrel due to a sudden assassination.
If the Taoist sect is open fire and the trend is three parts of the world, then the Holy Court is the dark fire under the ashes, and the trend is more like an internal purge and the expansion of witch hunting.
It is hard to say which one is more harmful.
Under such circumstances, the Xiposazhou Company naturally could not conceal the truth, allowing the Dongposazhou Taoist Palace to easily learn about the news.
The aggressive Westerners at the negotiating table were no longer confident, and sweat beads were exposed on their big hooked noses. They could no longer be tough on the Taoist sect. When the powder barrel fuse was burning, no one could be outside. Perhaps they were still negotiating today and would be invited to the referee tomorrow to repent in the face of the stake that had burned countless heresy holy relics.
At this point, although the Taoist sect was also sitting on the powder barrel, it strictly blocked all news. Not to mention the Holy Court, even Zhang Yuelu and most of the members of the Jinque could only guess, without a definite answer.
It was precisely because of this sudden change that the negotiations began to develop in the direction of the Youli Dao Sect that Zhang Yuelu was able to breathe a breath. So she decided to return to Shansheng Mansion secretly to meet Yan Dazhenren.
Facing Zhang Yuelu's explanation, Xiao Yin shouted: "I don't understand! Why do you want to dress up as a man?"
Zhang Yuelu had no choice but to say: "There are only a few high-quality female Taoist priests in total, and the target range is too small. We can lock in our identities with just a little speculation, but the male Taoist priests are different, and the range is very large."
Xiao Yin raised his chest and asked, "Then why can't I pretend to be a man? Don't I look like me?"
Zhang Yuelu said: "You don't have to dress up as a man. Just dress up as an adult woman like the second generation Emperor Liu, and then pretend to be a Taoist couple with me, it's enough to hide your eyes."
Xiao Yin tilted his head and thought for a while, thinking that this proposal was good, so he agreed.
In fact, Xiao Yin had done something similar a long time ago - she just had to lengthen herself in proportion, but when she was fighting with someone, she would show her true form.
After the two changed their appearance, they quietly returned to Shansheng Mansion and came outside the Posara Dao Palace.
Xiao Yin was a little eager to try: "Can we beat Zuo Renfeng again?"
"You are not allowed to fight with others without my consent." Zhang Yuelu said word by word, "We have a serious matter, don't cause trouble."
"I know, I know." Xiao Yin reluctantly lengthened the tone.
Although Xiao Yin knew that Lao Qi was in trouble, her past experience did not make her feel anything. Lao Qi encountered too many troubles and would always be in danger. Lao Pei, Lao Su, and Lao Li would help Lao Qi.
Xiao Yin asked in a low voice: "Lao Zhang, when will Lao Qi come back?"
Zhang Yuelu pursed her lips and said nothing.
Xiao Yin said again: "You always sigh secretly along the way."
Zhang Yuelu subconsciously retorted: "I don't!"
"That's it! That's it!" Xiao Yin has always believed in reason and is very loud.
Zhang Yuelu reached out to cover Xiao Yin's big mouth: "Shut up, extinguish the sound!"
Xiao Yin blinked.
Zhang Yuelu took back her hand and said, "This time is different from the past. Lao Qi may not be able to come back for a while. You must listen to me, don't mess around, and don't talk nonsense. Come with me, and after meeting Yan Dazhenren, don't jump up and down like a furious monkey. If you don't know what to do, then be stunned."
Zhang Yuelu led Xiao Yin to Yan Dazhen's signing room.
"Qingxiao." Yan Dazhenren was already waiting here. It was Yan Dazhenren who transferred some of the guards that allowed Zhang Yuelu to come here easily.
Zhang Yuelu saluted to Yan Dazhenren, and at the same time pulled off Xiao Yin's sleeve. Xiao Yin also saluted in a decent manner.
Yan Dazhenren glanced at Xiao Yin: "It was she who beat Zuo Renfeng? Heroes are young."
Xiao Yin laughed and wanted to brag about it, but was interrupted by Zhang Yuelu.
Zhang Yuelu took out a book from somewhere and stuffed it into Xiao Yin's hand, signaling her to read the book.
Xiao Yin was reluctant at first, but after discovering that it was the book "Female Sword Immortal" treasured by Zhang Yuelu, he patiently turned over a few pages and soon became interested. Mrs. Xuan Sheng's writing style is still quite good.
Chapter completed!