Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 415 Do you think I dare not kill the prince?
"If Fan Xian's poetry and literary talent are not as good as Zhuang Mohan's, we will marry you as concubines. If his poetry and literary talent are worse than Zhuang Mohan's, you will give up your engagement with Lin Wan'er and return Ye Qingmei's relics to Fan Xian."

Ye Ling'er and Fan Ruoruo have somewhat different positions. The latter never thought that Fan Xian would lose, while the former has been prepared to lose the bet, and intends to use this result to force Ye Liuyun to show up and resolve the emperor's crisis of trust in the Ye family. Now that Chu Pingsheng has made a big deal out of it, it is in her interest from the perspective of the entire family.

wow...

The whole hall was in an uproar.

The envoy of Qi State, Yun Zhilan and his disciples did not know the identities of Fan Ruoruo and Ye Linger, but Xin Qiwu, Guo Youzhi, Li Hongcheng and others knew it very well.

Fan Ruoruo, daughter of Si Nanbo Fan Jian, and Ye Linger, granddaughter of the nephew of Nanqing Grand Master, daughter of Ye Chong, the first-rank Privy Councilor and commander of the Kyoto Garrison Division.

These two actually made a private bet with him? If they lost, they would marry him as concubines?
That's too ridiculous.

But if you think about Chu Pingsheng's character as a lustful mountain king carefully, it is understandable.

"Oh, I remember now. There was such a thing." Chu Pingsheng nodded and said, "Alas, I drank too much wine and my brain didn't react for a while. Please forgive me, everyone, please forgive me..."

"Ruoruo, how could you make such a bet with him?"

Fan Xian was furious, his face was ferocious, and his voice was like thunder: "Do you know what you are doing?"

"Brother, I...I didn't expect..."

Fan Ruoruo was extremely frightened, her face turned pale, and she stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence.

She had never thought that her brother, who was so talented and brilliant as the stars, would be defeated by Chu Pingsheng, that unlearned guy.

Lin Wan'er, who was behind the screen, swayed and nearly fell, but fortunately Princess Roujia was quick to catch her.

The princess never imagined that Ye Ling'er would sacrifice herself in order to save her.

The others looked at her with pity and thought that Chu Pingsheng was a bastard. He hung out in places of entertainment all day long, having fun every day and partying every night. Not only that, he was thinking about taking a concubine before he even got married to Princess Chen. It was not enough for him to have Si Lili, the top performer in Zuixianju, and he also set his sights on Fan Ruoruo and Ye Linger. When it comes to lust, he is definitely the undisputed number one in Kyoto City.

"I disagree!"

Fan Xian's roar startled them, and they quickly collected themselves and looked back at the main hall.

"Who are you?"

Chu Pingsheng looked disdainful and said, "She made a bet with me, and she has to accept the loss. What does it have to do with you?"

"I'm her brother!"

Fan Xian's expression was distorted, his eyes were cold, and his mouth was slightly grinning, like a wild beast ready to devour its prey.

"It doesn't matter even if you are her father."

Chu Pingsheng looked at Emperor Qing: "Your Majesty, do you care about this matter? If you don't care, I will ask my master to come forward. You know, my master is not as easy to talk to as I am."

Everyone was stunned. He was laughing and friendly one second, but turned hostile and flipped the table the next second. Was he easy to talk to? Not at all easy to talk to!

Li Yunqian looked at his illegitimate son who was on the verge of rage, and then at Fan Ruoruo and Ye Linger.

"Since they asked you to make a bet, you should accept the loss and act according to the agreement. Now that the matter is settled, I will inform Si Nanbo and Ye Shoubei about your bet with them."

Fan Ruoruo lost the bet, but Fan Xian refused to admit it.

He speaks reasonably and supports Chu Pingsheng, which will intensify the conflict between Chu Pingsheng and Fan Xian, further antagonize Bai Feng and Wu Zhu, and can also use the fact that Ye Linger is a mistress to encourage Ye Liuyun to show up.

He is unreasonable, does not support Chu Pingsheng, and will not let Wuzhu serve him, because Bai Feng has something wrong with him. Once it is revealed, he will not be able to please both sides. He will also be ridiculed by the people of Northern Qi and Dongyi City for being an emperor but having an immoral character, no morals, no faith, and no righteousness.

So no matter how you look at it, supporting Chu Pingsheng has greater benefits.

You have to know that Princess Chen is his niece, and she can be sacrificed as a political bargaining chip, let alone Ye Ling'er and Fan Ruoruo.

The emperor said he was informed, but in fact all the ministers knew that Your Majesty was expressing support for Chu Pingsheng.

Yes.

Chu Pingsheng is a lustful man and has a very bad reputation in Kyoto City, but he is undoubtedly in the right in this matter. He did not force Fan Ruoruo and Ye Ling'er to bet with him, and he did not use improper or dishonest means to win the bet. Any reasonable person would not help Fan Xian. The most he could do is to persuade Chu Pingsheng to pity the girls for being ignorant and not to bother with them and cancel the bet.

But... is Chu Pingsheng the kind of noble and upright person who is a saint and wise? Obviously not.

"I said, this is absolutely impossible." Fan Xian clenched his fists, veins on his forehead throbbing, his eyes were red and bloodshot.

Chu Pingsheng, this bastard, first snatched Lin Wan'er away from him, and now he wants to defile his sister. How could he tolerate such a thing happening?

"It's impossible for you to be alive, what if you die?" Chu Pingsheng said coldly: "Don't say you are an illegitimate son of the emperor. Even if you are a real prince, if you dare to break my rules, I will kill you without mercy."

Li Yunqian's face was gloomy. Even a patient person like him had an impulse that he could not bear any more and wanted to slap this arrogant guy to death.

Li Chengqian, Li Chengze, Li Hongcheng, and all the ministers below were frightened by his murderous and arrogant words.

Compared with Chu Pingsheng, Yun Zhilan is as docile as a little wild cat.

If you think about it carefully, you can understand it. Si Gu Jian is not in Kyoto, but Bai Feng is always there. Moreover, Si Gu Jian has several disciples, but Bai Feng only has this one disciple.

In terms of importance and deterrence, Yun Zhilan really cannot compare with Chu Pingsheng.

Fan Xian spread out his five fingers, and his domineering true energy kept flowing out, looking like he was ready to fight.

Gong Dian whispered, "I advise you to think it over carefully. If you act here, you might anger Bai Feng. How many of the dozens of people in the Fan family can survive the hands of the Grandmaster?"

Fan Xian then clenched his hands again and suppressed his anger. If Bai Feng wanted to kill Fan Jian, Wu Zhu would not be able to stop him, and he knew this very well.

Fan Ruoruo knew that Chu Pingsheng was a ninth-rank master, and was worried that Fan Xian would do something stupid in a fit of anger, so she quickly changed the subject: "Chu Pingsheng, since you remember our bet, you can't just say you can't remember the secret meeting between Guo Youzhi and Zhuang Mohan."

"Yes, I did say that." Chu Pingsheng did not deny it. He scanned the room and finally his eyes fell on the Minister of Rites Guo Youzhi who was kneeling on the steps. "My master told me this news. He said that he saw the groom of the Shangshu Mansion pulling Zhuang Mohan away from the posthouse that day. As for where they went, my master was not interested in it and did not follow them."

The words of a grandmaster would not lie.

There was another round of whispers at the scene.

Li Yunqian snorted angrily: "Guo Youzhi, why don't you tell the truth?"

"Your Majesty, I...I..." Guo Youzhi said with a trembling voice, "I did meet with Mr. Zhuang, but it was all for my son. Baokun is the editor in the palace, and the person he admires most in his life is Mr. Zhuang. He begged me to arrange a meeting between them. I...love my son so much that I made a mistake. But if you want to accuse me of betraying my country, how could I know such a secret as Yan Bingyun being a spy of Qing Kingdom? What Fan Ruoruo said just now is a false accusation. Your Majesty, please understand."

"Just because you don't know the secret doesn't mean others don't know it."

"What do you mean by that? Fan Ruoruo, you are really willing to sacrifice yourself to help your brother get rid of the crime."

"I'm just stating the possible circumstances of this matter."

Li Yunqian looked around.

Li Yunrui with a blank expression.

Li Chengqian, who watches his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose.

Li Chengze looked unhappy.

With 300 Tang poems in his left hand and 300 Song poems in his right hand, Zhuang Mohan is in a trance.

Yun Zhilan knelt at the dining table, drinking wine sip by sip without looking around.

Fan Xian, with lingering hatred and murderous intent in his eyes.

Ye Ling'er lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking.

The court officials of Qing State were whispering to each other and pointing fingers.

The envoys from Qi State were also whispering, pointing, and laughing from time to time.

There are also talented women peeking out from behind the screen.

A state banquet turned into a farce, and the restlessness suddenly burst out like a flood.

Snapped!
He threw the chopsticks from the dining table onto the ground.

Guo Youzhi became quiet.

Fan Ruoruo became quiet.

Everyone fell silent.

"Catch Guo Youzhi and have the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice investigate together. As for you... Fan Ruoruo..." Li Yunqian pointed at Fan Ruoruo and said, "You entered the main hall without permission and disrupted the state banquet. You should be punished for disrespect, but for your father's sake, you will be confined to your home for three months."

A guard came forward and held Guo Youzhi down, and Fan Ruoruo quickly kowtowed to express her gratitude.

"As for the accusation you made against Fan Xian, Princess...it won't be too late to deal with it after we have investigated Guo Youzhi's case."

After saying this, he stood up from the dragon throne.

"I'm tired, let's stop here today."

After saying that, he waved his hand and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute."

Chu Pingsheng called him: "Your Majesty, the matter is not yet settled."

"What else do you want?"

Chu Pingsheng brushed Xin Qiwu's food table, causing the food boxes, wine glasses, and wine pots on it to fall to the ground. He sat up, pointed at Fan Xian, and said, "He has not apologized to me and the Northern Qi envoy yet."

"..."

The whole audience was silent.

Does this guy still remember what happened just now?
Fan Xian has been treated badly by him. After all, he is the emperor's illegitimate son. Can't he be given some leeway?

Li Yunqian stood sideways, looked up at the ceiling, pondered for a moment, and waved the sleeves of his robe: "Fan Xielu, you should admit your mistakes when you make them."

Fan Xian's whole body was tense, his eyes were half-closed, and his expression was as cold as ice.

Before this, he was a time traveler who wouldn't even bow to the emperor, but now he had to admit his mistake to the bastard who stole his woman and wanted to defile his sister?
"Fan Xielu?"

Li Yunqian turned his head and showed displeasure at Fan Xian's disobedience.

To slander a foreign envoy in a veiled way at a state banquet is a capital crime at best, and dismissal from office and imprisonment at worst. But considering that he is his son, is it so difficult to just let him admit his mistake in public?
It is difficult, of course it is difficult.

If the target was someone else... even if it was the princess who killed Teng Zijing, he could endure the humiliation and admit his mistake, but if it was that bastard Chu Pingsheng... he couldn't.

(End of this chapter)