Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 409: How about I sit on this dragon throne?
Ye Ling'er said seriously: "I also want to make a bet with you."

"You want to bet with me too?" Chu Pingsheng was surprised: "What bet?"

"If Fan Xian's literary talent is worse than your agent Zhuang Mohan, you can go to Emperor Qing and turn down your engagement with Lin Wan'er. If Fan Xian's literary talent is not as good as Zhuang Mohan, I will do the same as Fan Ruoruo and marry you as a concubine."

"..."

Chu Pingsheng didn't know why Ye Ling'er was crazy. Even if she married him as a mistress, she would still lead a team?

Fan Ruoruo also said: "Ling'er, this... why are you joining in the fun?!"

In this matter, she went to the Ye Mansion to ask Ye Ling'er, who had been released from house arrest, to help her find Chu Pingsheng. After all, she didn't know martial arts, and it would be too conspicuous to go to the flower boat to look for Chu Pingsheng. It would be much smoother with the help of Ye Ling'er, a seventh-rank master. But she never expected that Ye Ling'er would do such a thing at the critical moment.

Seeing Chu Pingsheng's hesitation, Ye Ling'er mocked him, "Didn't you tell my father and Fan Xian that if I married you together with Fan Ruoruo, you would go to His Majesty to cancel the engagement? Now that such a good opportunity is in front of you...are you afraid? Are you afraid that you will end up with nothing?"

If Fan Ruoruo's confidence in making the bet was due to her 100% confidence in Fan Xian, then when it came to Ye Ling'er, it was only 70%. This 70% was because she understood Fan Ruoruo's character and knew that Si Nanbo's daughter would never fight a battle without confidence.

Even though she was only 70 percent confident, she still wanted to make the bet for two reasons.

First, she had gotten into trouble before, and Chu Pingsheng refused to give in and demanded that the governor of Kyoto punish her. It was not until Lin Wan'er came forward to plead for mercy that Chu Pingsheng gave in. Afterwards, she learned that Lin Wan'er had promised to obey the emperor's command and marry him in exchange for her freedom.

You should know that Lin Wan'er had never made a positive statement before and agreed to marry Chu Pingsheng.

In Ye Ling'er's opinion, if Lin Wan'er could compromise with Chu Pingsheng to save her, then she could also take risks for the happiness of her best friend.

And even if she loses, she is not without a way out.

Recently, there is a problem that troubles the entire Ye family - the Holy Edict has been sent again and again, but her great uncle, Grandmaster Ye Liuyun, has never appeared, and her father is almost dying of anxiety. A few days ago, she eavesdropped on her parents' conversation. Ye Zhong is worried that if her uncle Ye Liuyun does not show up again, the emperor will be angry and take action against the Ye family to force the Grandmaster to return to Beijing.

If the emperor takes action, the Ye family will certainly suffer heavy losses, so it would be better for her to share the worries for her parents. Once the news of the grandmaster's granddaughter marrying a Western Hu barbarian as a concubine gets out, she doesn't believe that Ye Liuyun can still hide in the dark and live freely.

Therefore, if the bet is won, everyone will be happy. If the bet is lost, the uncle can be forced to show up to help the Ye family out of trouble.

"Afraid? How is that possible!"

Chu Pingsheng raised his arms lightly and put his hands behind his back: "Okay, this bet... I'll add you to it."

Ye Ling'er said: "Don't regret it!"

"I, Chu Pingsheng, have always been honest in doing business, and I never cheat anyone."

"Walk."

Fan Ruoruo wanted to say something, but Ye Ling'er didn't give her a chance. She half-pulled and half-dragged her away from Niulan Street.

Looking at the two girls' quickly disappearing backs, Chu Pingsheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Since you guys are teaming up to get killed, don't blame me for catching them all in one swoop.

Late at night.

The streets are long and quiet.

He turned around and walked away step by step.

……

The negotiations between Southern Qing and Northern Qi were protracted and the two sides were at a stalemate, but things soon took a turn for the better.

Of course, this is not a good thing for Nanqing.

Yan Bingyun was arrested.

Why did Yan Ruohai still live well after offending Chu Pingsheng, and even sit firmly in the position of host of all places? The reason is simple. His son Yan Bingyun went undercover in Northern Qi and found out many military secrets, so that the Nanqing army was unstoppable and took down several cities in a row. At the front, there was only one state left from the capital of Northern Qi, Shangjing.

The capture of Yan Bingyun at this critical juncture was naturally a heavy blow to Nanqing. Originally, Emperor Qing wanted Northern Qi to cede two states, but now that the spy had been captured, Ku He also threatened that if the Nanqing army took another step forward, don't blame him for a massacre.

Things have come to this point, the war can no longer be fought. With Emperor Qing giving in, the peace talks also have a result that satisfies both sides.

Qing State occupied one and a half states of Northern Qi, and the two sides signed a peace treaty, which prohibited them from engaging in violence within 20 years. In addition, the two sides exchanged prisoners of war, and if Qing State wanted Yan Bingyun, they would exchange Si Lili and Xiao En.

There is no problem in releasing Sean, but Si Lili has become Chu Pingsheng's person...

Emperor Qing sought Chu Pingsheng's opinion in the court and got a positive answer, so he went with the flow and praised his high moral character and noble character, and promoted him to a first-rank official, with the title of Grand Master of the Three Departments and the title of Inspector of Rites, which corresponded to the position of the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor.

Many people were unhappy about this. The soldiers in the north fought to the death. The officials of the Honglu Temple argued with the Northern Qi envoys until they were hoarse and sick. What about Chu Pingsheng? He killed many Black Cavalrymen and rescued Si Lili in a nearly prison-breaking way. He slept with her for so long, and now he returned her to Northern Qi. The third-rank Jinzi Guanglu Doctor became the first-rank Kaifu Yitong Sansi?
This is definitely the result of sleeping with a woman!
Although the Grand Master of the Imperial Court and the Inspector of the Ministry of Rites were only minor officials, and the Prince's Grand Tutor was also an honorary title, they had high status. Even those with real power like Fan Jian and Guo Youzhi had to bow and call him "Sir" when they saw him, and the court officials dared not to be angry but to speak out.

Three days later, Emperor Qing held a banquet in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests to entertain the Northern Qi envoys and Yun Zhilan, Si Gu Jian's disciple who came to congratulate Zhi Zhan.

The night falls on the city, and the palace lanterns shine brightly.

Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo came to the palace gate together, unloaded their belongings, and walked along the long path guarded by armored soldiers towards the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.

Originally, a woman of Fan Ruoruo's level was not qualified to attend the night banquet, but for some reason, the eldest princess drew up a list of talented women in Kyoto and gave it to Emperor Qing, hoping to give them a chance to appreciate the style of the great literary masters of Northern Qi.

Emperor Qing thought for a while and arranged for them to wait in the side hall. This was the reason why Fan Ruoruo was able to enter the palace with Fan Xian.

On the stairs, the two met the bickering Crown Prince Li Chengqian and the Second Prince Li Chengze, then Princess Roujia of Prince Jing's Mansion and Prince Jing's Prince Li Hongcheng. Lin Wan'er also came to the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests at Ye Ling'er's instigation.

Fan Xian wanted to talk to her, but he couldn't find a chance to talk to her. Previously, the two of them had a big quarrel over whether to elope. He was angry and refused to go to the Royal Villa. Later, he heard that she had found Chu Pingsheng to plead for Ye Ling'er and responded positively to the emperor's arranged marriage. The idea of ​​admitting his mistake that had grown after his anger subsided disappeared, and his anger rose again. So the two of them started a new round of anger, until the Northern Qi envoy came to Kyoto, until today...

Lin Wan'er kindly gave a few words of advice, and the Crown Prince and the Second Prince left in anger.

At this time, Chu Pingsheng and Xin Qiwu arrived, and the court officials greeted them one after another. Fan Xian snorted coldly and left quickly with his sister.

The talented women went to the side hall to wait for Zhuang Mohan. Chu Pingsheng came to the main hall of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. As soon as he entered, he saw the Minister of Rites Guo Youzhi talking to Fan Xian.

According to the plot of the TV series, shouldn't it be Guo Youzhi's son Guo Baokun who provoked the enemy?

Yes.

Today's Fan Xian is no longer the illegitimate son of Si Nanbo Fan Jian, but the illegitimate son of Emperor Qing. How dare an ordinary official seek revenge and provoke the prince?

He ignored the two of them and walked straight past them, meeting the gazes of the Nanqing officials in white court robes and the Northern Qi envoys in red court robes, and walked straight to the desk of Princess Li Yunrui at the top of the hall.

She nodded.

Chu Pingsheng also nodded.

The Crown Prince Li Chengqian, who was sitting diagonally opposite him, stood up and greeted him: "Teacher."

"Well, sit down."

Chu Pingsheng stared at the most luxurious seat in the middle of the hall for a long time, which made Li Chengqian's eyelids twitch and cold sweats appear. Only then did he sit down behind the food table facing Li Yunrui.

Li Chengze also respectfully called him "Sir". Although he also disdained the uncultured Western Hu barbarians, and he was also unhappy with Chu Pingsheng's wild behavior in Shujing Palace, but no matter what, Chu Pingsheng was the Prince's Grand Tutor appointed by His Majesty the Emperor. His status and seniority were there. If he, the second prince, was disrespectful, it would give people a reason to criticize him, and even become a reason for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to attack him. So at this time, there was only one word: "endure".

After exchanging pleasantries with several court officials, Fan Xian walked to a seat near the top and close to the aisle and sat down.

Just at this moment, a man in a gray gown came in with a sword in his hand. He looked at Fan Xian with hostility when he passed by him, then sat down behind the food table near the aisle in the foreign envoys' attendance area. His cold eyes swept across the entire room, and finally fell on Chu Pingsheng's face, with murderous intent in them.

Looking at that sad face, it is undoubtedly the sword master Tu Yun Zhilan.

Chu Pingsheng rolled his eyes in a very frivolous manner, thinking to himself, I don't owe you any money, who should I be showing off to?

"Teacher, this person is the first disciple of Si Gu Jian from Dongyi City, Yun Zhilan." When the prince saw the two of them looking at each other, he hurriedly introduced them to each other. His behavior was very flattering, but Li Chengze saw some disdain and provocation in his glances.

The prince actually didn't want to do anything good, but it was his mother who repeatedly told him to serve Chu Pingsheng well and treat his teacher like a father, even if this would cause ridicule and criticism.

"Are you Yun Zhilan? Si Gu Jian's apprentice?"

Everyone in the hall was whispering, not daring to speak loudly. Chu Pingsheng's voice attracted the attention of many people.

"Yes."

Yun Zhilan did not move. He just put his hand on the sword and answered in a deep voice, his expression somewhat unhappy.

His attitude is understandable.

Chu Pingsheng is the disciple of the Grandmaster, and he is also the disciple of the Grandmaster. Chu Pingsheng is the envoy of the Western Hu, and he is the envoy of the Eastern Yi. As a result, Chu Pingsheng is high above him and sits in front of him. What does Emperor Qing mean? Does he think Bai Feng is better than his master Si Gu Jian?

Xin Qiwu, who was kneeling not far away, leaned forward and kept winking at Chu Pingsheng, meaning, "Stop talking, old man? Can you please take a rest?"

He is now the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and is in charge of receiving envoys from the Dongyi and Northern Qi. If Chu Pingsheng messes up, the emperor will most likely vent his anger on him.

"I heard that... Si Gu Jian became a Grandmaster by being ruthless and cruel, and killed his entire family?"

(End of this chapter)