Master of Strange Dao

找到他们要烧的是什么书再说.

We needed to find out which book they wanted to burn first.

回到了办公的高楼里,程净看着已经在这里等候的几位院首.

Back in the office tower, Cheng Jing looked at the deans who were already waiting there.

"有个事,需要有劳诸位了."

"There's something that requires your assistance," he said.

"程院首尽管说."说话的院首,皮肤黝黑,很是壮硕,眼中此刻也冒着寒光.

"Dean Cheng, please go ahead," replied the dean, whose skin was dark, robust, and whose eyes flashed with a cold light.

在琅琊院,故意损毁典籍,都是大过,更别说烧了一座书库.

In the Langya Institute, intentionally damaging the classics was a serious offense, let alone burning down a library.

里面不知道有多少人的心血在.

Who knows how many people's heart blood was in there.

"对照总目录,排查出来被烧毁的到底都有什么,这个尽快进行.

"Cross-check the main catalog and identify exactly what was destroyed in the fire. Do this quickly.

还有,查清楚近三年,不,五年内,每一座书库,所有的访借记录.

Also, thoroughly investigate all borrowing and visiting records from each library over the past three years—no, five years.

这个东西,都会汇总的,每一座书库留下的只是存档,肯定会有."

This information will be aggregated. Each library leaves only an archive, so there will definitely be records."

"这恐怕没有什么有价值的信息吧?每一座书库,每天的访借记录,都可能牵扯到数千人,从学子到教习,博士,整个琅琊院的人,都会在里面.

"I'm afraid there might not be any valuable information. Each library's daily borrowing and visiting records could involve thousands of people, from scholars to teachers, and doctors, covering everyone in the Langya Institute.

若是所有的书库,都要加上,这..."

If we have to include all the libraries, this..."

"麻烦也要做."程净很是坚持.

"We must do it even if it's troublesome," Cheng Jing insisted firmly.

他当然知道,那数据会极为庞大而且繁琐.

He certainly knew that the data would be extremely massive and cumbersome.

但是,越是如此,就越要去整理,去一点一点的查.

But the more it was like this, the more they had to organize it, to investigate it little by little.

那背后做这些事的人,一定就藏在这片庞大繁琐的记录里.

The person behind these actions must be hiding within this massive and complex record.

一定会有蛛丝马迹,就看他们能不能发现了.

There would surely be clues; it was just a matter of whether they could find them.

等人都走了,程净坐在这里,鉴真的身形,无声无息的在一张椅子上浮现.

After everyone had left, Cheng Jing sat there, and Jianzhen's figure silently appeared on a chair.

他看着程净那一步不退,眼中蕴含杀机的样子,暗叹一声.

He watched Cheng Jing, who did not take a step back, with murderous intent in his eyes, and silently sighed.

以前他还会劝劝程净,想要整顿琅琊院的心是没错的,只是能不能别这么大杀气.

In the past, he would persuade Cheng Jing that his desire to rectify the Langya Institute was not wrong, but could he not do it with such a strong murderous intent?

可现在,他连自己都劝不住了.

But now, he couldn't even persuade himself.

暴露出来的问题越来越多,如今在琅琊院最重视的书库,都敢烧了.

The emerging problems were increasing, and now they dared to burn the library, which was the most valued in the Langya Institute.

说句不好听的,在不少院首心里,那一座座书库,可能比那些学子的命都重要.

To speak unkindly, in the minds of many deans, those libraries might be more important than the lives of the scholars.

"我要杀人了,你要劝我么?"程净直勾勾的盯着鉴真.

"I'm going to kill someone. Are you going to persuade me otherwise?" Cheng Jing stared directly at Jianzhen.

"不,我不拦你,也不劝你,你之前说得对,是需要流血来铺路."

"No, I won't stop you, nor will I persuade you. You were right before; it needs bloodshed to pave the way."

"之前有些话我没说,想要在那么短的时间,点燃整座书库,是需要提前做布置的.

"There were some things I hadn't said before. To ignite the entire library in such a short time required prior arrangements.

那就必须调走石俑傀儡,有资格调走石俑傀儡的人,就只有院首.

That means the Stone Puppet had to be maneuvered away, and the only people qualified to do that were the deans.

我想知道,是谁调走的石俑傀儡,为什么调走."

I want to know who moved the Stone Puppet and why."

"好,这件事我来办."鉴真点了点头,应了下来.

"Alright, I'll take care of this matter," Jianzhen nodded in agreement.

程净这是在给他面子,让他去办,起码程净不会忍不住去杀人.

Cheng Jing was giving him face, letting him handle it, so at least Cheng Jing wouldn't be overwhelmed by the urge to kill.

杀机一动,想要在压下去,那就难了.

Once the murderous intention moved, it would be hard to suppress.

"要是那位还在,这件事恐怕也不会这般艰难."程净低声自语.

"If that person were still here, this matter probably wouldn't be so difficult," Cheng Jing murmured to himself.

"他若是在,蜍叶也没闭关,这次的事,的确会容易不少.

If he were here and Chu Ye hadn't been in seclusion, indeed, this matter would be much easier.

仅仅全部整理,按照总目录对照,这么多人手,恐怕也需要数年的时间.

Merely organizing everything, cross-referenced with the main catalog, with so many people, it might take several years.

而且,还不能保证中间是不是会漏掉东西.

Also, we couldn't guarantee that nothing would be missed in the process.

他若是还活着,仅凭一人,怕是三个月之内,就能整理出来一份分毫不差的缺失目录.

If he were still alive, he could, even by himself, organize an impeccably accurate missing catalog within three months.

甚至连那些被烧毁的书籍里,到底说的是什么,恐怕都能说出来一二."

He might even be able to recount one or two things about what was said in the burnt books."

鉴真叹了口气,神情颇有一些复杂.

Jianzhen sighed, his expression rather complex.

程净的眼神更加复杂,他的内心里满是矛盾.

Cheng Jing's eyes were even more complex, his heart filled with contradictions.

"所以,当年的事,我必须要查清楚,为什么,谁做的.

"So, I must find out clearly what happened back then, why, and who did it.

若非琅琊院内部出了问题,有琅琊院的人出手,我不信他会陨落了.

If it weren't for an internal problem in the Langya Institute, with someone from within acting, I don't believe he would have fallen.

你知道,我仅仅只是查到一点点蛛丝马迹,我竟然会生出一种不敢往下查的想法.

You know, I just found a few little clues, yet I developed an idea not to continue investigating further.

我是真怕,万一查出来点什么,等到蜍叶也知道了,他会直接离开琅琊院.

I'm truly afraid that if anything is uncovered, once Chu Ye finds out, he will leave the Langya Institute directly.

这些日子,我知道了很多有关大兑的事情.

In these days, I learned many things about Dadui.

一个神朝尚且如此,更何况琅琊院.

Even a Divine Dynasty is like this, let alone the Langya Institute.

这让我更加坚定了我的想法,哪怕血流成河,我也不能手软,绝对不能任由其发展下去.

This has strengthened my resolve even more; even if blood flows like a river, I cannot be soft-handed and cannot let this continue to develop.

再这么下去,等到我们察觉到琅琊院快完的时候,便真的无力回天了."

If this continues, once we realize that the Langya Institute is nearing its end, it will truly be too late to save it."

"你查到了点什么?"鉴真的神色略有些凝重.

"What did you find?" Jianzhen's expression became slightly grave.

"我查到一点蛛丝马迹,再结合这些年琅琊院如今的情况,我推测,他可能是陨落于…琅琊院里某人,不,是某些人之手."程净说出这句话的时候,就忍不住痛苦的闭上眼睛.

"I found some clues, and combined with the current situation of the Langya Institute over the years, I speculate that he might have fallen at the hands of someone in the Langya Institute— no, some people." Cheng Jing couldn't help but close his eyes in pain as he said this.

因为以当年那位的学识,还有护道人在.

Because with that person's knowledge from back then, along with the Dao Guardian present,

想要让他死的不明不白,那就绝对不是琅琊院里的某个人能做到的.

to make him die in such an unclear way, it certainly wasn't something a single person in the Langya Institute could have accomplished.

必须是好几个人,不但要有足够的实力,还要从行踪到布局,配合的极为完美,才能让他死的不明不白.

It must have been several people, not only needing enough strength but also requiring highly coordinated actions and arrangements to ensure he died without clarity.

毕竟哪怕没有入道,可是那可怕的积累,若是一口气爆发出来,在短时间内所能拥有的实力,是绝无可能死的无声无息.

Even without Entering Dao, with such a terrifying accumulation, if it erupted in one breath, the amount of strength he could possess in a short time meant it was impossible for him to die silently.

程净的话还没说完,鉴真便打断了他的话.

Before Cheng Jing finished his words, Jianzhen interrupted him.

"别瞎想了,也不要随便推测."

"Stop thinking wildly, and don't make careless speculations."

俩人一起沉默.

The two of them fell silent together.

其实,他们都心知肚明,锦衣卫都查不出来什么,肯定是有原因的.

In truth, they both knew very well that the Jinyi Wei couldn't find anything and that there was definitely a reason for it.

再加上他们现在也知道了一些东厂的事.

Moreover, they now also knew something about the dong chang.

所以,过去这么多年了,朝廷还查不到有价值的线索,那大概率只剩下一个可能了.

Therefore, after so many years, the court still hadn't found any valuable clues, and the most likely reason left was just one possibility.

这事,当年就有锦衣卫或者东厂去参与.

This matter had the participation of the Jinyi Wei or the dong chang back then.