Joy of Life: I, a man, became the Queen of Northern Qi?

Chapter 167: Making friends? The kind that stabs you in the back!
"Let's talk about the affairs of the Great Qi Dynasty here first."

Li An twitched his eyebrows and suddenly said in a stern voice: "Goutie, can you please stop eating first?"

He originally had a mysterious look on his face, but when he saw that the glutton was becoming more and more excessive, his movements became more and more efficient and large-scale, and finally he even grabbed him directly with his hands, he immediately broke down and slammed the table, erupting in anger.

"Ah? Madam, we should talk about what we have to say. How can we delay such an important event in life as eating?" The glutton wiped his mouth, patted his stomach without disliking the grease on his hands, and muttered, "70% full is not right! I only ate half."

The word "井" has appeared on Ang Lee's temple.

One's own family knows one's own business. This is one's own desire, so how can it be suppressed and tamed so easily?

Even though since he entered the Grandmaster realm, all the emotions and thoughts that had disappeared and faded have returned to their previous state, as if the three corpses had never been separated.
But Li An knew vaguely in his heart that if one day he could take the three corpses back into his body, the three corpses, which had acquired the emotions of all living beings, would probably strengthen his various thoughts and push his mental strength to an indescribable situation.

Perhaps, these three corpses are the things that truly reflect the mystery of the system.
I am in trouble both ways. What else can I do? I can only indulge the glutton!
"I have something for you to do, so listen carefully and don't miss it."

Zhao Gao was shocked when he heard the Queen Mother's gentle reminder.

He knew who the fool in front of him was.
This person was originally just a cook with no cultivation, who was driven out of the palace by the empress in just one day. How long has it been since then? Although I can no longer see through his cultivation, I think he is just a martial arts prodigy in the world. What can he rely on to show his personality here?

But I didn't expect that the queen could be so tolerant and treat him so tolerantly.
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Gao shifted his gaze to Judge Tie, speculating in his heart: Perhaps, this person is also the Queen's most trusted one!
The gluttonous guest rarely withdrew his eyes from his elbow on the table and listened attentively. Soon, Li An's words of instruction rang out: "At the beginning of spring, you will go to the territory of Qing Kingdom and wait for the delegation to return home after the peace talks. If Sean is released, you will kill Zhuang Mohan in the territory of Qing Kingdom!"

"As for the killing methods, I'll look at the good ones in the Nanqing delegation and imitate them."

Li An clapped his hands and sighed: "Although everyone knows that it is my intention, we still have to be perfunctory to others. As for who to avoid, you should have an idea in your mind."

"Hey, we know this, that blind man Wuzhu!"

Taotie Ke seemed confident and said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, Madam. Nanqing's attention is not on Zhuang Mohan. This is easy to do. Even if Fan Xian finds something wrong and invites the blind man to come and annoys us, we can just kidnap Fan Xian. This will definitely make the other party hesitate!"

Even though what he said was unclear, he actually hit the nail on the head.

Li An nodded, feeling a little relieved, and then continued: "I have delayed you for a while. When things are settled, you can go to Qingguo Jiangnan to open a restaurant."

Haitang Duoduo beside him was confused and had no idea what An'er's sister had delayed the other party for.
Seeing that the topic had come to this point, the glutton looked embarrassed and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Say whatever you want to say!"

Li An closed his eyes. He had a bad feeling.

"Hehe!" The glutton rubbed his hands, nodded and said in a humble manner: "Madam, I think the current life is pretty good, and I don't think there is any delay! But I have used up all the money you gave me before, and I am a little tight on money at the moment. I am afraid that the restaurant cannot be opened, and even the food rations for this month are almost gone!"

"I have no money." Li An said unhappily.

This is not that Ang Lee is lying.

He himself did not need to spend money on food and clothing in the palace, but the banknotes he had received before had been given to the little emperor. Even if he wanted to ask his subordinates for money, he had just returned to the palace and it would be too late. He had to wait for a while before Zhao Gao could leave the palace to do it.
Thinking of this, Li An became furious!

Damn it, we need to set up some rules later.
From now on, on the first and fifteenth day of every month, I will ask my subordinates to pay money as tribute. Even with my current status and position, I still lack money. If I tell others about it, will anyone believe me?
"I have money here."

The Iron Judge took out a stack of banknotes from his bosom and placed them on the table, explaining succinctly, "On the way back to Beijing, some more corrupt officials were killed."

Li An blinked, a little confused.

Is this money coming so quickly?
Didn't he just give me more than 4 million taels of silver notes before? It hasn't been long since then, and I've received more silver. Isn't it said that assassins in ancient times made money? This is even more true for those who kill people and rob goods!
The glutton smiled and put the banknotes into his clothes without even counting them. He heard the master say that he had no money, but he had no intention of sharing the profits.
Ignoring him, Li An turned to look at another person and called out, "Master He."

"The villain is here."

"As the deputy envoy of the mission, you have the heaviest responsibility on this trip."

"Once we get to Nanqing Kyoto, you will contact those people in private and cooperate with Zhuang Mohan to rescue Xiao En. I know that you owed Chen Pingping a favor before, so I will ask you to repay the favor this time."

The Queen's words were contradictory, saving Xiao En and killing Zhuang Mohan at the same time, which made He Daoren confused for a while. However, thinking that he could repay Chen Pingping's kindness, he felt relieved and could devote himself to the Great Qi Kingdom from now on.

He stood up subconsciously, bowed and said, "Thank you for your help, my lady. I will not let you down!"

Li An nodded, but did not explain too much to Taoist He.

Because according to the original development of the situation, without the other party doing anything more, Zhuang Mohan would go to find Li Yunrui who could influence the matter. With the blessing of the Northern Qi State Letter and Yan Bingyun as an exchange, releasing Xiao En was a foregone conclusion.

The reminder to He Daoren to repay the favor just now was to let him contact Chen Pingping privately. With the latter's wisdom, he should be able to judge his intentions and get the information he wants.

The most important thing is just to borrow He Daoren's identity.

I believe that whether it is Li Yunrui or the princes, they will regard him as the Queen Mother of Northern Qi's man, and reach a cooperation with him to attack Fan Xian on the way or in the territory of Qi.
Favors are information, and Chen Pingping knows how to do it.

"Sit down and drink."

Having said that, he looked at the last person left among the three.

"Iron Judge."

Li An spoke softly, but he was organizing his words in his mind, "Have you ever found the justice you want?"

The Iron Judge looked back at him coldly, remaining silent.

However, his emotions fluctuated slightly, which could be captured by people.
"It's not that the Northern Qi was corrupt and embezzled, but that this 'world' is just like this. You can't kill all the evil people. If you see injustice, you can certainly do something about it, but you can't go out of your way to kill someone just to vent your anger."

"But killing people is the fastest way! And it's a permanent solution!"

The Iron Judge is Li Ang, so how could he not know what the latter is thinking?
A complicated look appeared in his eyes, which then turned into a firm emotion: "The country has laws, but they are not perfect. I still hope to put an end to them with my own hands."

Li An was secretly furious, and said expressionlessly, "I killed someone, so the noise will be as loud as possible. Although others may be angry, they have a reason to tell the world! Regardless of whether they accept it or not, at least they will not dare to do it again in the short term."

"But what about you?"

"You only seek temporary happiness in your heart, but even the people begin to fear you."

I haven't said all the words, nor am I blaming the other party for killing people indiscriminately. But we should at least package ourselves, right? The Iron Judge suddenly raised his wine glass and drank it all. After putting down the wine glass, he raised his hand to stop Li Ang from continuing to narrate. Under the iron mask (half-enclosed), only a pair of eyes were shining, "This world is so big and beautiful, we can't let these things be held in our hands and run wild."

"Wait until I kill all the corrupt officials in Northern Qi, then we can determine right from wrong!"

"That day will never come." Li An slowly expelled the foul air from his chest and said quietly, "Your reputation has gradually spread. There is no shortage of good fighters in the martial arts world. Even if one person is not your opponent, they will unite. Don't wait until one day you slip and fall, and your reputation as a righteous judge will be damaged!"

The most important thing is that Ang Lee can’t stand it anymore!

The storyteller is still the best. Although he is obsessed with understanding himself and realizing the will of heaven, he is also the most obedient. The glutton is the embodiment of greed. Although he spends money, he is still acceptable.

Only this iron judge is the most difficult!
That look in his eyes seemed to want to judge the good and evil of everyone in the world, and he was extremely angry.
"You should go and cause trouble for Nanqing."

Li An's tone was inexplicable, and his words were suggestive: "Lin Ruofu is a capable prime minister, but also a treacherous one."

"Nanqing today is the most corrupt country in the history of the world, and Lin Ruofu is the most treacherous prime minister in the history of the world."

"Otherwise, how could his second son Lin Gong afford to support so many swordsmen and retainers? They were killed in the Cangshan Villa? And Lin Ruofu himself also had a group of assassins unknown to outsiders (the funny guys that Yuan Hongdao sent to test Fan Xian in the original novel, of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg)?"

As a prime minister, it would be fine for him to have some servants to guard his house, but why would he have to have assassins? What did he want to do?
Although Li Yunqian is in office now, Lin Ruofu is trying to protect himself, but he is by no means a good official!
This feeling is simply because everyone has put themselves in Fan Xian's perspective and has been blinded by some false warmth.

There is no need to elaborate on how big Lin Ruofu's mansion is. Although it is not as exaggerated as Chen Pingping's Chen Garden, it is still one of the best in Kyoto. For his eldest son, he even built a fish pond to raise a few goldfish. I just want to ask you if it's a show!

However, Fan Jian is in charge of the country's finances and has the money to train the Tiger Guards (all high-level warriors). There are also people like Li Yunrui and several princes in the court, which shows how corrupt the Qing Kingdom is. It is just the right time for the Iron Judge to go and stir up trouble!
The right thing to do is to get rid of this evil as soon as possible.
"How about joining the Overwatch Council like Si Gu Jian's brother? I've already thought of the reasons!"

Li An's expression brightened, and he said excitedly, "It is said that Judge Tie was born in a humble family, and his family members were persecuted by corrupt officials of Northern Qi, and the little land they had was also seized! When he became successful in his cultivation, he killed those people in order to seek revenge!"

"This person himself has no sense of belonging to Northern Qi. Joining the Supervisory Council to kill evildoers and make things difficult for Northern Qi at the same time, isn't that the perfect career for you?"

"Believe me! Chen Pingping will definitely believe it!"

Even if he is on guard, he has to believe it!
The lights in the hall were bright, revealing an insane look of anticipation on Li Ang's face that made people tremble in their hearts.

"Of course, the old rules apply. You have to keep the money you get from killing people for me. I will send Hedwig to visit you regularly, and you can just find a deserted place when the time comes!"

"It's rare for us to reach a consensus." Seeing that the deity did not stop him from doing what he did, the Iron Judge was also easy to talk to. "Since it is what the queen wants, I naturally have no objection. As long as I can personally deal with those evil people, it doesn't matter where I kill them."

There were outsiders present here, so the Iron Judge also followed the Taotie's way of addressing the master.

He turned his head slightly and looked to one side, where there was a swaying lamp. The flame was blazing and the light was dim, which looked very beautiful.

Leng Ran continued, "Is there anything else you want me to do in Nanqing?"

"Anything else?"

Li An was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "Does being friends with Fan Xian count? He's the kind of friend who would stab you in the back!"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to help myself and kill him right away!"

"It's okay, Wuzhu will make you hold it in."

"When will we leave?"

"Of course the sooner the better! It's fine now, while you and I are not too deeply involved yet."

The Iron Judge did not speak again, but there was an urgent flame burning in his heart, as if he was eager to see what Nan Qing's crimes looked like. He stood up, nodded at Li An, and without hesitation, turned and left.

He really looks like a chivalrous hero from Gu Long's novels.
Everything was said and the meal was almost finished. The glutton, who was still unsatisfied, muttered and cursed the Iron Judge under his breath. He stood up together with Taoist He, clasped his fists and bowed to Li An, then followed the black shadow and left.

Seeing this, Zhao Gao was about to send someone to lead the way and take the three people out of the palace, but he saw Li An waved his hand.

He stopped and heard the Queen's order: "Let Jiang Yannian outside the door withdraw. From now on, he will be the guard of the rear hall of the palace."

After taking a pill of Ten-Ingredient Pill, almost three months have passed, and I think my injuries should be healed.
It's time for him to repay me by turning into a beast of burden!
He took out a token and threw it to Zhao Gao, who took it and left Yonghe Palace. In an instant, only Li An, Haitang Duoduo and the candlelight in the cool breeze were left in the palace.
Looking outside at the sky, Haitang Duoduo finally stood up and said goodbye, but she still didn't get to touch the little hand.
But it doesn’t matter, Sister An’er will come to my house tonight!

"Don't forget what your sister said during the day. I'll wait for you~"

Haitang Duoduo tightened her legs, and her steps as she left were somewhat deformed.
"Are you sure you can eat me?"
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As soon as he left the palace, He Daoren silently stopped where he was and watched the two strange men leave. Then he turned around and looked at the palace. He gave up the idea of ​​telling the Queen Mother what he had seen tonight and walked silently towards his residence.
The two figures who were going away used their Qinggong skills to leave Shangjing City at an extremely fast speed without attracting anyone's attention.

Taotie noticed that the person beside him showed no sign of stopping, so he knew that the other party was planning to go all the way to Nanqing Kyoto, so he broke the silence and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

“I wonder why you’re still following me.”

"I followed you because I wanted to remind you."

Taotie took out a kitchen knife from his waist and said to the Iron Judge with a chuckle, "The cases you committed previously have seriously affected me, my Lord. Although you are more likely to make money, I still want to advise you: think twice before doing anything. I'm not asking you to think about whether the person in the Judge's pen should be killed, but whether it will affect me!"

"If there is a next time, our stomachs will be full of more than just wine and food."

"You are not my opponent, and your stomach will not be my destination." The Iron Judge didn't even look at the glutton. In his mind, the latter was just greedy but had never done anything evil, so he was naturally different from others.

That's why he said a few more words to the other party, "As long as I didn't kill the wrong person, you can't threaten me!"

The glutton suddenly felt a little bored, so he retracted his kitchen knife and stopped.

He silently lost sight of the black shadow and muttered, "Let him go to Nanqing first and cause trouble to attract other people's attention. When we kill Zhuang Mohan and go to Jiangnan, we can open a restaurant and live a carefree life. It's so wonderful to think about it!"

"I just don't know if he will give me the banknotes if I ask him for them when he runs out of money or not?"

What a worry!
Patting his stomach that could never feel satisfied, the glutton said quietly, "Fan Xian is really unlucky to be friends with the Iron Judge!"

"This endless desire~"

(End of this chapter)