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

Chapter 175 Li Chengqian: Am I too bad?
From Emperor Qing's perspective, Queen Mother Wei of Northern Qi did not want to hand over power too early and wanted Sean to successfully return to Qi.

In this way, not only Sean himself, but also Zhuang Mohan will firmly stand in the Queen Mother's camp to fight against Li An'er. The former has outstanding abilities and can compete with Chen Pingping for a while; the latter has great influence and can call on scholars all over the world to help.
However, the monarch and the evil queen of Northern Qi did not want Sean to live, which was the same as what the court of Qing thought.

However, the letters of credence could not be shown, so the transaction could only be conducted privately.
Li Yunqian also knew about the conflict between the princess and Fan Xian. He originally wanted Fan Xian to go on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi this time, but he didn't expect that this step would be guessed by the other party. Combined with the other party's identity as a Tianmai person, it seems that the fact that Fan Xian is Ye Qingmei's son is no longer a secret.

When Fan Xian was sent as an envoy to Northern Qi, he had a secret order from the court that Sean would be allowed to die a slow death. On the surface, he was to be escorted back to Northern Qi, but even so, the princess would surely send someone to kill him, thus ruining Fan Xian's mission. Even Emperor Qing could guess the candidate - Yan Xiaoyi!

"Yun Rui."

After Emperor Qing sighed, he returned to his usual cold attitude, which made Chen Pingping's mouth twitch.

"Where is Yan Xiaoyi at the border now?" Emperor Qing asked Chen Pingping in a deep voice, "I want to know the exact location!"

Chen Pingping concealed his facial expression, slowly took out a piece of paper and handed it to the Emperor who was looking at him deeply.

After Emperor Qing took the note and looked at it for a moment, he already knew what was going on.

After a moment's silence, Emperor Qing said doubtfully, "According to this scenario, what can the Demon Queen gain? From my opinion of that person, although I will not let go of the long-term benefits, she will also fight for the short-term benefits!"

"There must be another purpose in this transaction that I am not aware of!"

"Even if Zhuang Mohan asked the princess for help to rescue Sean, the princess should not send anyone to kill Sean."

Watching the middle-aged man, the most powerful man in the world, wandering around the hall, Chen Pingping looked at the candlelight blown by the wind, his lips curled up slightly, and murmured, "If you want to ruin Fan Xian's mission and prevent the peace talks between the two countries from being completed, there is more to it than just killing Sean."

"Kidnap Sean! As long as we don't let him return to the hands of Emperor Qi and the Demon Queen, but hand him over to Queen Mother Wei?"

Li Yunqian muttered to himself. Although he was asking Chen Pingping softly, he had actually confirmed his guess in his heart.

However, his main concern was not the changes in these methods, but the real purpose of Li An'er. In an instant, his eyes fixed, and he turned around and asked, "Have you found out the secret of Sean?"

Chen Pingping reached into his arms and took out another piece of paper and unfolded it. On it was a message written by Ang Lee himself.

Emperor Qing took two steps forward and looked closely, only to see a line of small words written on it:
"The temple is located in the extreme north, where yin and yang begin to separate."

But these twelve neat little characters startled Emperor Qing, and he stood there for a long time, unable to speak.

After a long while, he slowly let out a sigh and said seriously: "That demon queen has a good handwriting!"

It seems that Li An'er's identity as a Heavenly Vein Master is genuine. Even Chen Pingping paid such a huge price and traveled thousands of miles to kidnap Xiao En with a clear purpose.
Emperor Qing always felt that he was seen through by the other party.

That naked feeling is not good!
The answer that I had sought after with so much effort and in vain human and material resources was just brought to my eyes so easily by the other party, as if the demon queen didn't even worry about finding the temple. It was extremely annoying!

"Hmph! The Far North?"

Emperor Qing sneered again. Although he did not understand what the separation of yin and yang represented, he knew it was definitely not as simple as the ordinary sunrise and sunset. "With Qi lying to the north, even if we send a team to investigate, we can't easily hide it from them. This news is not very valuable now!"

The temple he sought and the endless resources within, wasn't it for the purpose of sweeping across the universe and unifying the world?
Now you tell him that he must unify the world before he can get the temple. What are you trying to do?
Shrimp and pork heart!

"Who else knows this news?"

"The note was delivered to me personally by Taoist He. I checked it and he didn't read it."

Emperor Qing nodded. He knew that Chen Pingping would never spread the news.

"So Sean is useless now."

Li Yunqian looked at Chen Pingping indifferently, without a trace of emotion in his tone: "Let Xiao En take one last look at his hometown at the border!"

What he meant was that he had completely given up on Yan Bingyun.

What Xin Qiwu said about pillars and the hope for the future of Qing Kingdom are just talk. Will the empire lose its future if one person is missing?

This is the greatest absurdity!

Any minister can be missing, but there is only one Emperor Qing!
Chen Pingping was not angry, nor did he argue. His vicious eyes were as calm as water. He smiled and responded, "I know what to do, and I will arrange it later."

The result of the peace talks is naturally to exchange hostages, but Yan Bingyun will never come back.

Using one of Fan Xian's future helpers to exchange for the secrets of the temple is worth it, no matter from the perspective of Emperor Qing or Chen Pingping. If there are no talents left, then train more. Both the Left and Right Supervisory Councils belong to Fan Xian.

This time, I have to thank the eldest princess Li Yunrui.

As for Zhuang Mohan? I heard that he is already over 70 years old, but he is still running around for his brothers. What a pity!
Let me ask you, if the people at the top of power in the two countries have reached a deal, what can he use to resist it?
The ending was determined just this night.
Emperor Qing closed his eyes, his silk sleeves fluttering slightly, and said, "Go down. Thank you for your hard work this time."

Chen Pingping straightened the wheelchair, smiled and slowly lowered his head.

Eunuch Hou took small steps to the wheelchair and whispered, "Let this old servant escort Dean Chen out of the palace."

"Thank you."

After taking a deep look at Emperor Qing's back, Chen Pingping stroked his sleeves gently, sat upright in a wheelchair, and was pushed out of the palace by Eunuch Hou.
Can this conversation between the emperor and his ministers in Xingqing Palace really revitalize the Qing Kingdom?
No one knows the answer to the question.——
The East Palace is where the prince lives.

This place of dragon's birthplace was not as peaceful as usual. Instead, a fierce quarrel broke out. The two people quarreling were none other than Ren Shaoan, the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, and Guo Baokun, the palace compiler. Their words were aimed at attacking each other's weaknesses. Seeing this scene, Crown Prince Li Chengqian felt his cerebellum shrink and his eyes ached!
"Fan Xian has a long-standing reputation in the capital for his literary talent. In recent days, he has even participated in the peace talks between the two countries, which shows how much your majesty values ​​him! Even if your majesty had some misunderstandings with such a person before, you should resolve them as soon as possible and accept him with dignity. How can you reject him because of a momentary impulse?"

As an official of the Honglu Temple, Ren Shaoan naturally knew that today's peace talks were not going well.

If the story goes on like this, both Xin Qiwu and Fan Xian will be punished by His Majesty, but I think it will only be a light punishment to let them calm down. If His Highness can come forward and plead for them at this time, there will be no worry about not being able to get Fan Xian into his pocket.
It’s strange. Ren Shaoan is under the command of Prime Minister Lin. How could he appear in the East Palace tonight?

Guo Baokun was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick. He growled, "Does Lord Ren think that I am holding a grudge and haven't forgotten those two dirty punches from Fan Xian? Lord Ren, don't forget that Fan Xian is going to be Prime Minister Lin's son-in-law soon. He is even closer to Prince Jing. Don't say you don't know who Prince Jing's son belongs to!"

"Oh, Master Guo said he doesn't bear grudges? I didn't say that someone was beaten up in a black boxing match!"

Ren Shaoan sneered, "Even if Prince Jing is the Second Prince's man, which eye of yours saw Fan Xian, Prince Jing, and the Second Prince getting close? This is how Qing Kingdom has always been. There is only one Majesty and one Crown Prince. As long as Your Highness can keep himself stable, not regard the Second Prince as an opponent, and rule by inaction without caring about the outside world, in the face of justice, where can there be any enemies?" "Some people are talking nonsense here to deceive Your Highness. Have you ever thought about your own reasons? Have your talents and knowledge increased? Have you done your job well?"

"All he does is bark here all day long!"

Hearing this, Guo Baokun laughed angrily and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I am here to bark and deceive Your Highness, while some people are talented and ambitious, but they have been under Prime Minister Lin for many years and have never made a name for themselves. This time, they can't even participate in the peace talks between the two countries!"

"Haha, could it be that he has been cultivating himself and being upright all day and has forgotten the ways of the officialdom?"

These two sentences from Guo Baokun can be described as a critical hit, directly hitting Ren Shaoan's pain points!

He is indeed a bit sour and pedantic. It is a fact that he has not made any progress under Prime Minister Lin for so many years, and it is also a fact that he has not participated in the peace talks. But it is precisely because these are the facts that they are the most hurtful!
Staring at Guo Baokun angrily, Ren Shaoan was ready to make a move.
That’s right, he also wants to fight underground boxing!

"That's enough! Shut up, everyone!"

The prince, who was sitting on a high place, was furious when he saw this.

After the angry roar, there was a long sigh.

The prince heard the quarrel between the two. How could Li Chengqian, who could sit on the throne of the prince, be a fool? As Ren Shaoan said, Fan Xian was indeed a talent. He only needed to take advantage of the righteousness and do what he should do. If he succeeded, he would be lucky. If he failed, he would die. But political struggles were extremely cruel. He could let things take their course, but he could not guarantee what tricks his second brother would come up with.
Not to mention that Fan Xian is about to take over the financial power of the inner treasury. What a great help this will be!
This affects my aunt's core interests, so there has to be a trade-off between the two.
"Fan Xian is not too anxious now. After this peace talk, I think he will represent the court to go to Northern Qi. Only when he comes back will we know whether he can successfully marry Wan'er and take over the inner treasury." The prince rubbed his temple and muttered, "Aunt, what if he doesn't come back after this trip?"

After hearing this, Guo Baokun calmed down and silently blessed Fan Xian in his heart, believing that Fan Xian and his carriage would disappear from the world.

A look of piety emerged on his face.

"By the way, where is Xin Qiwu? Why didn't he come to the East Palace after today's peace talks?" The prince wanted to know the specific details of the peace talks, especially the division of regions. This was related to the private smuggling routes with Northern Qi, so he had to be cautious.

Ren Shaoan responded, "Lord Xin was summoned to the palace by His Majesty in the evening. After he came out, he went straight back to the Honglu Temple to prepare. I guess His Majesty gave him some instructions."

"When did it happen?" the prince asked curiously.

"Just now, my spy in the temple brought me news."

"Then do you know why Zhuang Mohan from Northern Qi came to my Qing Kingdom?" The prince added in his mind, and disguised himself to go to Yongxin Palace to meet his aunt.

Unfortunately, he didn't know the details of what the two talked about.

Being able to know the other party's movements was thanks to the smuggling channel. Zhuang Mohan was able to contact his aunt with the help of this person.

Ren Shaoan and Guo Baokun temporarily put aside their grudges and looked at each other, with lovely confused expressions on their faces. They saw that the prince valued Fan Xian even more. There was no one else available under their command!

They are all good-for-nothings!

Having made up his mind, the prince's eyes also flashed with a hint of viciousness, "Now the court has made it clear, both openly and privately, that Prime Minister Lin and the princess have completely broken off. This time, we will follow the intention of Guo's compilation!"

Guo Baokun asked excitedly: "What does your highness mean?"

Upon hearing this, Ren Shaoan hurriedly advised: "Your Highness, what does the breakup between Prime Minister Lin and the Princess have to do with our Eastern Palace? We just need to do our best to gain His Majesty's approval, and then we can still accomplish great things!"

The prince frowned and raised his hand to interrupt Ren Shaoan's speech, saying without any room for change: "Find an opportunity to have someone encounter the Northern Qi envoys. No matter who they are connected to, it would be best if we can get in touch with Zhuang Mohan! We must help Fan Xian before these people leave Beijing and leave him with nowhere to go."

"If Fan Xian still doesn't wake up, then when he goes on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi, I'll contact him to have him stay there forever. The other party will set the price!"

For some reason, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has always been cowardly and cautious, plans to take action himself.

I don't know if he realized anything.
Perhaps when Fan Xian leaves, his smuggling route will be discovered and completely blocked! He must strike first!
"Your Highness, it would be difficult to hide this from His Majesty!" Ren Shaoan said worriedly.

Guo Baokun sneered, and after giving the former a contemptuous look, he said coldly: "Didn't you hear that His Highness gave Fan Xian another chance? If that kid still insists on his own way, when will I wait to kill him?"

Ren Shaoan didn't want to say anything more to this idiot, for fear of lowering his IQ.

He simply bowed to the Crown Prince and said, "I am only worried that if I humiliate Fan Xian, I will force him into the Second Prince's camp. Your Highness is wise and brave, and I think he must have a backup plan. I am probably overthinking."

The prince smiled gently and seemed to be very pleased with the simple flattery from his subordinates.

But preparation? And back-up? What is that?
I don’t have it!

Keep smiling, don't let these two see it. If it's really impossible, just sit back and watch your aunt and second brother take action! I can still give a silent push, and I can also distance myself from the relationship.
The prince backed out of habit.

Seeing that Fan Xian was about to soar to the sky, he didn't believe that his aunt would not respond and that his second brother would let go!

"Go back and rest early. Don't worry, Editor Guo. I will definitely avenge you this time!"

Guo Baokun's eyes were moist, and he said excitedly: "Thank you, Your Highness! I will serve you wholeheartedly until my death!"

The corner of Ren Shaoan's mouth twitched and he also bowed to the prince.

"Well, I understand, let's go."

With a wave of his hand, the prince saw the two people leaving the East Palace and disappearing into the night. His eyes rolled and he remembered that Fan Xian had a younger sister. Immediately, a plan came to his mind and he planned to give Fan Xian a ruthless blow!

I let out a breath. This wouldn't be considered as speaking inappropriately in front of my subordinates, right?

Little did they know that Li Chengqian and Li Chengze were indeed close brothers. They had come up with the same dirty trick: one was plotting against Fan Xian's sister, and the other was plotting against Fan Xian's brother.
Absolutely!
"Hey~~ Am I a little too mean?"

"Haha, second brother, second brother"

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