Joy of Life: Grandmaster of the Fan Family

Fan Bin sat high on the dragon throne, looking down at the civil and military officials below.

Before that, many officials were imprisoned because of Li Chengqian's usurpation of the throne. According to the news from the secret guards, because there were too many people to be imprisoned, the prison was still not big enough even if it was crowded.

The Northwest Army had to open up the abandoned courtyards in Kyoto to serve as temporary prisons.

Now it seems that the mental state of these people is very good. It is impossible to tell who supported Li Chengqian before and who was imprisoned for opposing Li Chengqian.

When all the officials saw that the man sitting on the dragon throne was Fan Bin, their faces turned colorful as if a dyeing factory had opened.

Some ministers who originally supported Li Chengqian felt as if they were struck by lightning.

Finished!

This time, it’s completely over!!!

They had previously surrendered to Li Chengqian because they had heard rumors that the two brothers of the Fan family had directly attacked the temple.

Although some people had seen the temple before, no one had ever entered it. Or perhaps some people had entered it, but they had never been seen again.

This is a dead end!
Even if the person who went was Fan Bin or Fan Xian.

This is still a dead end.

It is precisely because of this idea that they are willing to bet everything on Li Chengqian. Their own information channels are limited, and they don't know a lot of inside information.

Li Chengqian, as a former crown prince, who had even ascended the throne, how could he not know the pros and cons?
Even if he is not 100% sure, he should at least be 80% or 90% sure.

Now it seems that all of them have been fooled.

Perhaps this was a trap from the beginning.

Just as these officials were secretly pondering their own sad future fate, a loud voice suddenly came from the ranks of officials.

"Your Highness has saved the country from collapse with his great efforts. He is truly a role model for our generation. Thanks to the people of the world for their great kindness!"

Someone has thought about this before, who will step forward at this time?

Even at this time, the Fan family had already settled everything, controlled 300,000 Northwest Army troops, and dealt with those temple messengers who were like immortals.

He also shouldn't have sat directly on the dragon throne.

This kind of contempt for imperial power would be a serious crime that would lead to the confiscation of property and extermination of the entire clan in any era.

But Fan Bin did just that.

What’s even more tragic is that even if they found out that Fan Bin did this, they didn’t dare to question it.

At this time, anyone who stood up would hold Fan Bin accountable.

The consequences can be imagined.

Fan Bin has already done this. Will he still bow his head and admit defeat because of the court's laws or for any other reasons?

There are no doors!

Fan Bin's behavior is equivalent to treason. How can someone who has already committed treason care about other people's opinions?

If we put ourselves in Fan Bin's shoes, there is only one thing they need to do.
That is, those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish!

Anyone who speaks at this time is basically seeking death.

It was precisely because of such concerns that when they saw Fan Bin sitting on the throne, they were like quails, silent.

No one expected that someone would dare to speak at this time.

No one would have thought that the man who dared to speak up for justice in the hall would be the Chief Censor Lai Mingcheng?
You must know that in everyone's mind, Censor Lai has always been a die-hard Fan party member.

When Li Chengqian first usurped the throne, the first person he imprisoned was Lai Mingcheng. The family members of this Censor Lai were even imprisoned in the prison earlier than many officials.

The purity of his bloodline is comparable to that of the Fan family's direct line.

Back then, even if Emperor Qing wanted to punish him, Fan Bin still managed to protect him.

This kindness is higher than the sky!

This is also the important reason why everyone would naturally attribute Lai Mingcheng to the Fan Party.

Now, even those die-hard supporters of Li Chengqian have not come forward.

Lai Mingcheng directly defined Fan Bin's nature.

Although he gave Fan Bin a way out in his words, his position was clearly expressed.

He is a royalist.

So in his words, what Fan Bin did was to help the Li royal family suppress the rebellion.

Afterwards, the throne will be returned to the original third prince. Even if the third prince dies, there is still the eldest prince Li Chengru.

Even if they are all gone, don’t we still have Fan Xian, the illegitimate son?

In short, the person sitting on the dragon throne can only be a descendant of the Li family.

Fan Bin, No! !

Many officials figured this out and shook their heads secretly.

In their eyes, people like Lai Mingcheng are like Mr. Dongguo saving the wolf or the farmer saving the snake.

They are all ungrateful people who repay kindness with enmity.

But Lai Mingben himself obviously has no such awareness at all.

He stared at Fan Bin with a righteous look, waiting for Fan Bin to react.

Fan Bin, sitting on the dragon throne, looked at the civil and military officials below. Many of them were loyal members of the Daqing royal family, and some were even descendants of the royal family.

But at this time, no one stood up.

They are all in their own positions, waiting for others to step forward and sacrifice their lives.

Instead, it was Lai Mingcheng, who had not been treated preferentially before and was almost beaten to death, who spoke up for justice at this moment.

"Come here, take Censor Lai away. Treat him well!"

Fan Bin's tone was cold.

The civil and military officials were not fools, they felt a chill on the back of their necks.

They immediately understood what Fan Bin meant.

No one could tolerate such an ungrateful bastard. Even Fan Bin, who had always valued Lai Mingcheng, chose to suppress him without hesitation.

"Master Fan, Your Majesty..."

Censor Lai’s eyes widened, and he had not yet had time to utter the passionate words he was about to say.

Two men in black appeared behind him.

The eyes of all the civil and military officials who saw this scene almost popped out of their heads.

When did these two men in black appear?

This place was full of officials, and yet two of them appeared silently beside Lai Mingcheng in full view of everyone?
You have to know that not all those present are powerless civil servants.

There are also many military generals here.

But even those generals hadn't noticed anyone approaching before?

When they came to their senses, the outspoken and righteous Censor Lai had his mouth and nose blocked.

Then two men in black dragged the upright censor out like a dead dog.

The civil and military officials present saw two men in black carrying Censor Lai passing by them.

They subconsciously began to retreat to make way for the three people.

The hall was quiet.

None of the civil and military officials present dared to speak.

Although no one dared to speak, the expressions on their faces were still as colorful.

The first is the party that originally supported Li Chengqian, which is also the largest faction.

Except for Li Chengqian's die-hard supporters, most of them are fence-sitters.

They don't care who gets to the top.

As long as it does not affect their own high positions and generous salaries, they will happily welcome the new master.

Of course, not caring about the master in your heart is one thing.

In such a situation, it is inevitable to feel uneasy. Considering that they had previously surrendered to Li Chengqian, these officials have already begun to think about a way out.

When Fan Bin is about to proclaim himself emperor, they must be the first to kneel down and shout "Long live him!"

Put on a pose that is sufficient...

Even if Fan Bin didn't like their previous fence-sitting behavior, after seeing their performance, he probably would feel embarrassed to continue to cause trouble for them.

Then they would have been successful.

The remaining centrists are now in a wait-and-see state.

Even if they already knew what Fan Bin was going to do next?
They didn't take action either.

The remaining group is those who had previously joined the Fan family.

Although there was an element of gambling when they chose their backers.

But who made them bet right?
At this time, due to Fan Bin's authority, they were unable to speak and express their opinions directly.

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But their held high heads and their arrogant eyes speak it all.

At this time, they already had the attitude of a winner.

Fan Bin sat on the dragon throne and witnessed it all.

In other words, his state of mind is different now.

Otherwise, even Fan Bin himself couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't be confused.

I guess 99% of the men in this world can't resist this feeling of being above everyone else.

Seeing that no one spoke, the civil and military officials below were also shocked.

Fan Bin then continued, "Come in!"

Hearing Fan Bin's voice, two people walked in from outside.

One is Fan Xian, whom everyone is thinking about, and the other is Wang Buer, one of the eunuch chiefs in the original palace.

Wang Bu'er held an imperial edict in his hand.

"I know I have no virtue, so I am willing to take the initiative to abdicate to Fan Bin, the eldest son of the Fan family."

This is an imperial edict written by Li Chengqian himself.

The content is extremely simple and everyone can understand it immediately.

But understanding it doesn't mean you can accept it.

All the civil and military officials subconsciously widened their eyes and stared at Fan Bin on the dragon throne in disbelief.

How big of a deal is it to usurp the throne?
You want to succeed with just these two sentences?

The ministers who originally supported Li Chengqian all had red eyes at this time.

The last bit of fantasy in their hearts was shattered.

Li Chengqian didn't show up at such an important abdication ceremony?
What does this mean?
I'm afraid that His Majesty can no longer appear in front of the public.

The last time Li Chengqian ascended the throne, he had already sat on the throne for several months.

In the end, he was brought back to his original form by Fan Bin's words.

Now Li Chengqian is still plotting to usurp the throne, and he has been sitting on the throne for less than three days.

Fan Bin not only acknowledged the other party's identity, but also wrote the abdication edict using the other party's identity?
Your Fan family has already had this kind of thought, can you be a little more rigorous in doing things?
This kind of confused abdication will surely attract much criticism from people all over the world.

Even in history, this will become a shame.

"Where is your majesty? You traitorous ministers..."

Li Chengqian's party, who already knew that they would not have a good ending, could no longer hold back at this point.

A civil servant who looked to be in his fifties and was wearing a third-rank official uniform stood up straight and pointed at Fan Bin.

He is about to start cursing!

Since there is no way to save himself, he might as well leave behind a name that will last forever.

However, Fan Bin didn't give him any chance at all.

Just as he stood up, two more silent men in black appeared.

The strength of these men in black is actually not that high, only level seven or eight at most.

They were eliminated in the Tiger Guard selection.

After being eliminated, they became the secret guards of the imperial guards. If they were to compete in frontal battlefield combat capabilities, they would definitely be far behind those regular Tiger Guards.

But when it comes to stealth tracking, collecting and transmitting intelligence, the Tiger Guards cannot compare with them.

Even their method of appearing silently has been specially honed.

Moreover, their training methods were taught by Fan Bin himself.

You can imagine how outstanding they are in this regard.

Many civil officials were powerless, but the military generals were completely different. As the leaders of the military generals standing on the pyramid of Daqing, many of them were masters of the eighth rank.

Those with weaker strength also have the cultivation level of sixth or seventh rank.

The strength of these people is not much different from the secret guards who appeared silently in front of them.

But even as strong as they were, they still couldn't find out when these secret guards appeared?

"I have no intention of discussing this with you. I want to ascend the throne. Who is in favor and who is against?"

Fan Bin's eyes were cold.

Whether it was Lai Mingcheng who was taken away before, or the minister who was just taken away.

Everyone can basically guess what their final fate will be.

If you want to achieve great things, you can't just rely on kindness.

You have to be ruthless and cruel enough.

At the critical moment, you must be able to raise the butcher knife and kill all factors that are unfavorable to you.

Obviously, Fan Bin has this quality.

And he had already started a killing spree, so at this point, Fan Bin probably wouldn't mind taking a few more lives.

Under Fan Bin's gaze, everyone lowered their heads obediently.

Those fence-sitters are even more active than Fan’s supporters.

Seeing that the time had come, they were the first to kneel down.

"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long, long live the emperor!!!"

When the die-hard supporters of the Fan family saw this scene, their eyes widened.

How come these fence-sitters are more active than the die-hard supporters of the Fan family?
These guys are too shameless!!

Although I was very angry, fortunately everyone knew what they should do at this time.
They all knelt down and shouted together.

"Greetings, long live the emperor..."

Those fence-sitters and the die-hard supporters of the Fan family include the vast majority of centrists.

Nearly 70% of the civil and military officials prostrated themselves respectfully at Fan Bin's feet.

The only people left at the scene were the officials who had originally supported Li Chengqian and some centrists.

"I give you ten numbers, stay or be dragged out."

"10!"

When Wang Buer heard the order, he immediately shouted loudly.

As a result, he just opened his mouth, but he didn't even have time to shout out the word nine.

The rest of the people knelt down.

"Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor!"

(End of this chapter)