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RHE - Chapter 1271: News on Wen Choushu!

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Chapter 1271: News on Wen Choushu!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

"What?!"

Wang Chong trembled in surprise.

Lu Ting had once said that even if Wen Choushu was still alive, he would be more than ninety years old. Moreover, he had a reclusive personality. In other words, even Lu Ting believed that there was an incredibly high chance that this person was no longer alive. To so quickly find Wen Choushu was truly surprising.

Wang Chong quickly calmed down and asked, "What did the Li Clan of the Jing Prefecture say?"

To find news on Wen Choushu truly was rather exciting, but he couldn't get too happy until they actually confirmed his identity.

"The Li Clan of Jing Prefecture sent a letter saying that they found a person extremely similar to the person Academic Lu Ting spoke of. They're both people of more than ninety years with a reclusive personality and a fondness for collecting ancient books. Moreover, they both had a bean-sized mole on their left brow. In addition, the Li Clan also found that this person had the surname Wen and moved there twenty-some years ago. Although he called himself Wen Guxin, a villager saw a seal he carries around with him that said 'Wen Choushu'.

"In addition, the library in his home is astonishing. When he arrived, he bought several large courtyards and even hired people to build three more, all of which he used to store books. The Li Clan took note of this person when they went out to purchase herbs, asked for some water from this old gentleman's estate, and noticed this incredible library," Old Eagle said, his body bowed.

"Wen Choushu…"

Wang Chong was pensive.

Collectors of ancient books usually had a certain inclination. They deeply cherished the books they collected and would not randomly scrawl on them. However, they would place a bookmark inside the book which had the name of the collector stamped onto it. If the collector died and the book fell into the hands of another collector, the collector would also stamp their name on the bookmark. In this way, they created a record of the people who had owned this book through the generations.

This was a habit and custom held by ancient book collectors.

If this person had the seal of 'Wen Choushu' on his person, there was at least a sixty percent chance that this person was the one he was looking for.

"Old Eagle, take Academic Lu Ting over to see if this person is actually Wen Choushu. In addition, dispatch four experts to guard him and have a few scholars from some of the great clans assist Lu Ting. I want to know as soon as possible what that Bird Seal Script is and just what that ink symbol means!" Wang Chong sternly said, his eyes shining brightly. This development had come as a great surprise, and it seemed like there was finally going to be some progress with the Confucian Sect.

Old Eagle quickly departed with Lu Ting and ten-some experts. For safety's sake, King Song dispatched another twenty-some experts, all of them personally-selected elites. The conflict between the Confucians and militarists had not just affected the Imperial Court, but the entire empire.

No one was clearer on this than King Song.

Once something happened to the militarists, the more than ten million people of the Great Tang would be in danger. This was why King Song had given his full support to this matter.