Chapter 176
Two rumors spread like wildfire.
First of all, Chen Chu is the heir of a Taoist sect who has been abroad for many years.
One example is the pencil, which was invented by Laozi, the ancestor of the Taoist sect, and was taken overseas by another branch of the Taoist sect. Now, Chen Chu has brought it back.
Both of the news actually have something to do with Chen Chu.
Yuan Tiangang was very concerned about this matter.
Not only did he immediately announce it to the Taoist sect in the world, but he also sent his disciples to spread the word on the street.
Therefore, the message spread very quickly.
Moreover, he also made people think that Chen Chu’s identity is very real.
In less than half a day, Chen Chu had already filed a record with the court.
In other words, Chen Chu, the identity of the uncle of the Taoist sect, is absolutely legal, and even documents issued by the court.
Chen Chu returned to Duke Lu's mansion in a complicated mood.
As soon as I entered the door, I ran into Cheng Yaojin.
Cheng Yaojin smiled and said, "Fifth brother, I just said that you have an extraordinary origin. I didn't expect that you came from a Taoist sect and are brothers with Master Yuan Tiangang. Tsk, that's amazing..."
Chen Chu: "…"
Even Cheng Yaojin believed it.
No wonder Yuan Tiangang spared no effort to do this.
He waved his hand.
Walk to the backyard.
Along the way, when the servants saw him, they greeted him, but their eyes were a little awe-inspiring.
In this era, Taoist sect is still very mysterious.
According to folk sayings, it is no problem for Taoist masters to go to heaven and earth, catch ghosts, and cure diseases, and they will even be immortal in the future.
And Chen Chu was the junior brother of Yuan Tiangang, a famous Taoist priest in the world, which must be amazing.
The housekeeper of Duke Lu's mansion was particularly enthusiastic to Chen Chu and said, "Mr. Chen, look at me, how long can I live?"
Chen Chu looked at the other party, paused, and said, "Well, I'll count on my fingers and you can live until you die."
Living to death?
The housekeeper widened his eyes: "Oh, Mr. Chen is indeed Master Yuan's junior brother. This is a very good thing. It's so powerful. You can tell at a glance that I can live to death."
Chen Chu: "…"
He returned to the backyard depressedly.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw that Kong Yingda no longer ate chickens.
No more tea.
Instead, he looked at Chen Chu with a fiery look.
Chen Chu got goosebumps all over his body and asked, "Old Kong, what are you... you are doing?"
Kong Yingda stepped forward, grabbed Chen Chu's hand, and said solemnly: "Chen Chu, you don't know anything. I looked through ancient books today and found that you are the descendant of an adopted son of my ancestor, Saint Kong. In short, we are still brothers..."
puff!
Chen Chu wants to squirt blood.
What do you mean by this?
Chen Chu patted Kong Yingda's hand and said, "Old Kong, go play while playing. I am very sure of my identity. I have no relationship with you."
Kong Yingda said: "What I said is true, I don't believe it. Look, this is a handwritten book left by my ancestors back then."
Kong Yingda took out a wrinkled piece of paper with the same identity written on it.
Chen Chu took it, threw it on the ground, stepped a few times, and said angrily: "I say it again, I have nothing to do with the Confucian school. Old Confucius, you are also a priest of the Imperial College, a famous great scholar in the world, so don't do such embarrassing things..."
As he said that, Chen Chu turned around and entered the room.
Kong Yingda stood in the middle of the yard with regret.
He sighed and said, "Oh, that guy Yuan Tiangang is so shameless. He actually pulled Chen Chu to the Taoist sect. Oh, I have made a mistake. I would have known that I should have taken the lead..."
He shook his head helplessly.
...
Royal Palace.
Ganlu Temple.
Li Er asked, "Gao Chen, have the scholars outside the door not left yet?"
Gao Chen said, "Your Majesty, there are already fifty scholars kneeling outside and asking for their orders, and they refuse to leave."
Li Er sneered.
Then he looked confused: "Why hasn't that boy Chen Chu been doing yet? It's been several days. Doesn't he understand what I mean? I want me to tell him in person? Or, he thinks, it's better not to have that pencil business!"
Thinking back to the beginning, Li Er issued an order to tell the world clearly and clearly that all this was caused by pencils.
He expected that Confucian scholars would use this to attack Du He.
Even pencils are banned.
What happened later was exactly the same as Li Er expected.
According to his guess, Chen Chu would definitely be unable to hold back his anger and take action.
But this has been a few days and there is no movement.
Li Er was a little unconfident.
Just when he was depressed.
But a eunuch rushed in and said, "Your Majesty, Yuan Tiangang sent a memorial."
Yuan Tiangang?
Li Er was stunned.
What's wrong with Yuan Tiangang here?
Could it be that the Taoist sect represented by Yuan Tiangang also had to ban pencils?
He picked up the memorial and looked carefully, frowned immediately.
After a while, Li Er became a little messy.
This memorial was specially presented by Yuan Tiangang. One is to specifically explain Chen Chu's identity, and the other is to tell Li Er that this pencil was invented by your ancestor Li Er. He has been missing for many years and has finally been found. It should be declared that the world is so that everyone in the world can use pencils.
Li Er looked surprised.
He originally wanted Chen Chu to deal with those scholars.
Who knew that Chen Chu made a big news as soon as he took action.
Bang.
Li Er was so angry that he threw the memorial to the ground and said angrily: "Yuan Tiangang is old, is he a stupid donkey? He can't tell me. Is this Chen Chu's trap? I asked him to take action, so he pulled the Taoist sect in one go... Taoist sect, Confucian sect, has always been incompatible with water and fire, now..."
well!
Li Er rubbed his temples with a headache.
He was in a mess.
Until Empress Changsun arrives.
Empress Changsun put down the snacks and said happily: "Second brother, you should be happy. Chen Chu has taken action according to your wishes..."
Li Er said depressedly: "It's right that he took action, but he didn't pull the Taoist sect in as I thought. Now, it's no longer a fight between Chen Chu and the Confucian literati, but a fight between the Confucian sect and the Taoist sect. Chen Chu, he jumped out at once... If you want to be sloppy, this world is not as good as Chen Chu... Alas, I don't know if I'm happy or angry!"
Empress Changsun smiled and said, "The second brother should be happy. Chen Chu is a beautiful husband and our son-in-law. Isn't it good to have such a smart son-in-law?"
Li Er: “…”
Others only know that Chen Chu inexplicably became Yuan Tiangang's junior brother.
However, only Li Er could see that Chen Chu's move was quite clever and he put himself out of the matter.
Li Er waved his hand and said, "Come on, go and tell Yuan Tiangang, let him stop at the right time, don't do anything wrong."
...
At the entrance of the Ganlu Palace.
Gao Chen told Yuan Tiangang about Li Er's meaning.
Yuan Tiangang turned his head, glanced at the dozens of literati kneeling at the door, and sighed: "It's a long way to go... I wanted to take the opportunity to suppress the Confucian Sect, but I didn't expect that Your Majesty had some concerns, alas..."
He was unwilling to accept it!
Turn around and leave.
...
Chapter completed!