"Next!"
Hearing Liu Che's emotionless words.
The necromancer behind him was completely flustered.
After all, Jiang Shentong's lesson was right in front of him. He had just been dragged out and was now being held down and beheaded.
Now, it was his turn.
Do you think they are panicking? Do they still dare to continue performing the immortal technique?
Especially the second necromancer who was asked to perform the divine technique. At this moment, facing the scrutinizing gazes of all the civil and military officials, Emperor Wu Liu Che, and the others, he instantly broke down. He was paralyzed and kept begging for mercy,"Your Majesty, please spare my life!”
"Spare me?"
When Liu Che heard this, his expression instantly turned ugly. He shouted,"Don't you always boast that you know immortal techniques, can communicate with ghosts and gods, and can enter and leave Penglai? In your dreams, Yu An Sheng and the others are listed as immortals to discuss the Dao and divine arts. Do you still need me to spare your lives?”
Good heavens.
He hadn't even performed yet, and he was already kneeling and begging for mercy.
It was clear at a glance whether the immortal technique he had mastered was real or fake.
When the necromancer heard Liu Che's scolding, he opened his mouth but could not say anything to defend himself. He could only kneel there and beg for mercy.
It wasn't that he didn't want to quibble, but that Xu Shu Ren didn't care about martial ethics at all. He would search people to determine whether they were real or fake.
F * ck, they had already searched the body. Who could still use the divine technique empty-handed?
How could he not know whether the immortal technique he had mastered was real or fake?
Without professional tools, how could he use it?
"Drag him out and behead him!"
Seeing that the second necromancer did not dare to use the divine immortal technique and was only kneeling there begging for mercy, Martial Emperor Liu Che was too lazy to say anything. He directly ordered someone to drag him out to accompany Jiang Shentong.
"Next!"
After killing two necromancers in succession, Liu Che was still not prepared to let go of the necromancer behind him. He said coldly.
" Your…Your Majesty, I…I have mastered a celestial technique called the Evil Spirit Door Patting Technique. This celestial technique can only be used at night. Moreover, the imperial palace is where the Great Han Dynasty's dragon energy gathers. No ghosts dare to approach it, so…so…"
The third necromancer stuttered, trying to find an excuse for not being able to use the divine immortal technique at this time, in an attempt to fool him.
Unfortunately, Xu Yan had already expected such a small trick.
He didn't even wait for the necromancer to finish his sentence and sneered,""The so-called evil spirits knocking on the door means secretly smearing the blood of the eel on the door at night.
Eel blood has a fishy smell, can attract bats.
Bats knocked against the door to suck the eel's blood. If the person in the room heard the movement outside the door and opened the door, the bat would be disturbed.
The bats scattered, and the people in the room did not know what was going on. If no one checked, they would mistakenly think that it was an evil ghost knocking on the door.”
Xu Yan opened his mouth and explained the process and reason of the " evil spirit knocking on the door ", then continued,"
" This scam is mostly used among the people to intimidate and cheat people of money. However, bats are not common in winter, so most necromancers can only use this trick in summer when there are many bats.”
"Immortal Elder, am I right or wrong?”
The necromancer's expression changed drastically when he heard Xu Yan reveal the secret of the " evil spirit knocking on the door ".
However, he also knew that this was a life and death situation. If he really admitted what Xu Yan said, he would definitely die.
Therefore, he gritted his teeth and said," No, it's definitely not right. My Evil Ghost Knocking on the Door is a real immortal technique. How can it be a trick? You're talking nonsense."”
In the necromancer's opinion, as long as he refused to admit it and insisted that his 'evil ghost slamming on the door' technique could not be performed in the palace, he would not be able to do so.
Even if Tian Zi was suspicious, he wouldn't kill anyone.
He would escape Chang 'an City secretly after he escaped this calamity.
Liu Che and the civil and military officials in the hall were not stupid. They saw the reaction of the necromancer and knew that Xu Yan was telling the truth.
However, it was just as the necromancer had thought.
As long as the other party did not use the Divine Immortal Technique, even if they knew that the necromancer was a liar, they could not kill him directly. Otherwise, they would be killed for not committing a crime. If word got out, it would definitely damage the emperor's prestige.
The necromancer's idea was good.
Unfortunately, Xu Yan wasn't prepared to let him go just like that.
After all, in this era, the actions of necromancers were not worthy of sympathy.
At the same time, in order to prevent Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che from following the old path of being obsessed with ghosts and gods, Xu Yan made up his mind to take this opportunity to kill all the alchemists in the palace.
Therefore, he did not dwell on the technique of 'evil spirits knocking on the door'. He looked at the necromancer and sneered,"Since you were able to trick your way into the palace, you must have mastered more than one immortal technique. If the evil spirit can't use it by knocking on the door, can't you use other immortal techniques?”
"You must know that everyone here is a top-notch dignitary of the Great Han Dynasty. There will definitely be people who have seen you use other Divine Arts. Therefore, if you want to live today, it's better for you to use the Divine Arts you're good at.”
"Or, as long as you are willing to admit that your Immortal Arts are all tricks and tell me all the Immortal Arts you know, I will plead for mercy on your behalf and beg His Majesty to spare your life.”
"You can choose either of these two. Otherwise, if His Majesty invites you to perform the divine immortal technique, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor if you don't perform it. His Majesty can use this crime to drag all of you out and behead you.”
Xu Yan was too lazy to waste time with these deceitful necromancers, so he threatened and tempted them.
"Really? As long as I tell you all the immortal techniques I know and am willing to confess, you will plead for mercy on my behalf and ask His Majesty to spare my life?”
"It's true. A gentleman keeps his word!”
" Alright, I admit that my immortal spells are all lies. The immortal spells that I have mastered include evil spirits knocking on the door, water ghosts showing their dominance, driving ants into words, blowing out lamps to restore sight, burning ashes into words, burning clothes to send guests off..."
It had to be said that the necromancer was quite capable to be able to sneak into the palace. He had mentioned more than ten names of immortal techniques in a row.
However, the Divine Arts he mastered were all small tricks. Xu Yan knew the principles and tricks of these Divine Arts just by listening to their names.
"The evil spirit knocking on the door is just like you said. It uses the eel's blood to lure the bats to hit the door, making people mistakenly think that it's the evil spirit knocking on the door.”
" To drive ants to form words, you have to write words on the ground with honey first, then release the ants. When the ants smell the honey, they will run to the honey to suck it…"
" Blowing out the candle to restore sight is to hide sulfur powder under the fingernail. After blowing out the candle, before the candle wick is completely extinguished, the sulfur powder is flicked onto the candle wick, and the candle can be lit again..."
" Burning clothes to send off guests is to wrap a piece of Camphor in a corner…"
“……”
He listened to the third necromancer talk non-stop about how he used the immortal technique to deceive people.
Whether it was the young emperor Liu Che sitting on the main seat or the officials of the Great Han Dynasty kneeling on the left and right sides of the hall who had been deceived by the necromancer, all of them were speechless.
After a long time, the divine technique that had previously scared them into a daze and believing it to be true was really a trick to deceive people.
To think that they really thought that ghosts and gods existed in this world.
After a long while.
The third necromancer finished explaining his immortal magic scam and looked at Xu Yan and Liu Che eagerly, as if saying,""Look, I've already done as you said. Shouldn't you plead for mercy on my behalf and spare my life?”
Xu Yan did what he said.
He saw that the necromancer had really told him all about his immortal deception, so he did not continue to make things difficult for him. He said to Liu Che,"Your Majesty, since this person has already repented, please spare his life.”
"The necromancers of the Great Han Dynasty are running amok now. They are using the Immortal Art to cheat people of their money, causing great losses to many commoners.”
"Your Majesty, why don't you give some alchemists who are willing to repent a chance and let them be responsible for cracking the deception of the immortal technique. Then, they can print the deception method of the immortal technique into a book and distribute it to the world to prevent more people from being deceived.”
Xu Yan's goal had never been to kill people, but to break the scam of the alchemists and immortals in this era, to prevent Liu Che from walking on the old path of seeking immortality.
Therefore, if these necromancers were willing to repent, it was not impossible to spare their lives.
Liu Che heard Xu Yan's suggestion and thought about it. He felt that it made sense, so he nodded and said,""Since Teacher Xu has spoken, I will give them a chance.”
"Where is Taichang?"
"This old minister is here!"
An old official stepped forward and saluted Liu Che.
"From now on, you will be in charge of the alchemists who repent. You can set up a separate order to crack the immortal magic scam.”
"This old minister obeys the decree!"
Taichang was an official position in the Western Han Dynasty. He was one of the three dukes and nine ministers and was awarded 2,000 stones.
According to "Han Shu·Baiguan Gongqing Table":"Feng Chang, Qin Guan, in charge of the ancestral temple etiquette, has a deputy. In the sixth year of Emperor Jing's reign, it was renamed Taichang."
In the Western Han Dynasty, the position of Taichang was undoubtedly very important. After all, no matter which dynasty it was, it was not a small matter when it came to ancestral temple etiquette.
At the same time, in the Western Han Dynasty, Taichang had a complicated organization. There are as many as 2,000 people in the court, including Taichang puisne, Taichang Zhanggu, Taishi Zhanggu, Shi Shu Ling Shi, Waiting for Zhao, Datian Star, Zhi Li, Wangqi, Wangqi Assistant, Gaomiao Pushe, Temple Lang, Sleeping Lang, Garden Lang, Rites Officer Doctor, Qutai Director, Writing Officer, etc.
It was similar to the gathering of the Board of Rites and the Imperial Clan Court of the later dynasties.
It was reasonable and professional for Emperor Wu Liu Che to put the reformed alchemists under Taichang's management.
After arranging for this repentant necromancer, Liu Che could not help but look at the other necromancers and said lightly,""What about you guys?"
All the alchemists heaved a sigh of relief when they heard this.
"Your Majesty, we are willing to confess! We are willing to confess!"”
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