Joy of Life: The melon-eating prince sees through Fan Xian's fake death

Chapter 26 Li Chengqian, you are going too far!
Li Chengqian looked at Fan Xian, who was unable to defend himself and was taking the blame for him, and wanted to laugh:

Since there are so many poems copied, people will naturally think that they were written by Fan Xian. Then I'll have to trouble Fan Xian to accept the complaints of the officials for me and lead the investigation of corruption and extermination of traitors. I just hope that he doesn't follow the clues and find that I'm also a time traveler.
When such a warning poem was published, even if the officials in the hall had different thoughts, they all applauded:

"The Imperial Censor sent down from Heaven is not a relative of the clan. He has eliminated the treacherous officials for our Qing Kingdom. The government is clean and honest, which is a blessing for Qing Kingdom!"

"The imperial censor sent by heaven and the good words of heaven will surely promote the integrity of our Qing country, sweep away the filth, and bring peace to the world!"

“Celebrating the country’s blessing.”

The praises are endless.

Fan Xian lost himself in the praises.

He just felt like a thorn in his back, like a fishbone stuck in his throat, and he wrote a new poem for no apparent reason, and it offended most officials. He was really like a dumb person eating bitter herbs, with no way to express his suffering and could only comfort himself. This poem was really good, and it was what he wanted to say.
Emperor Qing stepped down from the dragon throne without any hesitation and ended the court meeting.

Other officials will not miss this opportunity to show themselves.

They immediately gathered around Fan Xian and Censor Lai, bowing in admiration:

"Such a stunning statement, I feel relaxed and happy listening to it, I admire you!"

"Little Fan the Poet is not only a first-rate poet, but also a master at composing lyrics!"

"Imperial Censor Lai is the most upright person in Qing State. If you recite this poem in court today, your name will surely go down in history books!"

Censor Lai did not have a smile on his face. He took a big risk when reciting poems, not for fame, but just to wake up those corrupt officials. And now, most of the officials who congratulated him and expressed their admiration and emulation to him were actually doing shameful things behind his back.

They usually take bribes and abuse power for personal gain, but now they advocate integrity?

"Ridiculous, ridiculous!"

Censor Lai shook his head and left. The officials who were being bullied did not dare to get angry and turned to flatter Lord Fan.

Fan Xian had a headache. The officials who were smiling for him now might hate him to the core tomorrow. When he saw the prince walking out of the court, he quickly said:

"Your Highness, Your Highness, wait for me!"

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Many officials came to congratulate.

By the time Fan Xian was squeezed out of the court, Li Chengqian had already left.

He walked along the corridor and saw his father-in-law Lin Xiang standing halfway, waiting for him:
"I'll help uncle."

Lin Xiang smiled and shook his head:

"No, I'm not that old yet."

Fan Xian was not fussy about details and just put his arm around his father-in-law:

"Your authority is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Apart from General Qin, you are the only one who can sit in this meeting."

Lin Ruofu had no intention of bragging to him:

"Why, you want to kill someone with a borrowed knife?"

"What?"

"Don't play dumb. You want to use the Censorate to investigate the Second Brother, right?"

Fan Xian looked around and confirmed that no one was eavesdropping, then he softened his smile:
"I can't hide it from you."

Lin Ruofu continued walking: "Did Chen Pingping teach you? Who else knew your plan in advance?"

"I figured it out myself."

Fan Xian thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has guessed what I did when he saw me at the Vegetable Inspection Department that day."

Lin Ruofu nodded: "It seems that our Crown Prince has finally come to his senses. The analogy of corrupt officials to thieving rats really brightened my eyes."

"Then when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince marries your sister in the future, he will be your brother-in-law. Is that why you are colluding with him to bring down the Second Prince?"

Fan Xian shook his head: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said he won't help me for the time being."

"What he said today should be because His Majesty asked him about it, and he gave a temporary answer."

Lin Ruofu turned around, a little surprised: "Did he really say that?"

Fan Xian nodded.

The head of the officials, Prime Minister Lin, who was as cunning as Emperor Qing, was somewhat moved at this moment:
"Then it seems that your decision to support Fan Ruoruo's marriage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was correct."

"This is an imperial decree. I haven't expressed any opinions."

"If you don't object, doesn't that mean you support it?"

Lin Xiang looked at Fan Xian and said with a smile:

"Fortunately, I had a trick up my sleeve. Those officials who exaggerated the situation were all disciples of the Crown Prince."

"what do you mean?"

"I have been the prime minister for many years, so I have some ability. I let you take the prince's banner so that you can be safe in this corruption investigation. If he doesn't come out and express his position, maybe he just wants to use you to help him deal with the second son, so that he can reap the benefits."

Fan Xian shook his head:

"His Royal Highness is not that kind of person. I believe that although he has selfish motives, he also wants to do something practical."

Lin Xiang said seriously:
"People change. How can you guess whether the degree of these two things in his heart has changed?"

Fan Xian was educated and fell silent.

Prime Minister Lin then smiled and said, "You wrote a good poem. In the future, write more useful poems like this to shock the officials and bring prosperity to our country. As for the love poems like "Asking the curtain-raiser, but saying that the crabapple tree remains the same", it is better to write less of them."

Fan Xian: "No, I didn't write it."

Wait, that's not the point!
Fan Xian was embarrassed: "That is not a love poem. It is definitely not what you think. I am loyal to Wan'er. I have nothing to do with Haitang Duoduo, uncle. Please listen to my excuses. Ugh, please listen to my explanation~"

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Li Chengze left the court very quickly today.

Li Chengqian couldn't help but followed:
"Brother, walk slower, let's chat with each other."

"Your Highness, what are you talking about? What else do you and I have to talk about?"

Li Chengze was in a terrible mood. When the anti-corruption storm broke out, the list of officials was submitted to the Censorate.

Not to mention that his own forces would be wiped out, what if his smuggling with Northern Qi was discovered?

Wouldn’t the prince be very happy?
Of course, it's painful to fail.

But the brother’s success made matters worse!

Li Chengze had a dark face and couldn't smile:
"Imperial Censor Lai is very tough, that poem is very domineering, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very resourceful."

He said the last sentence in a low voice, which sounded somewhat resentful.

Li Chengqian waved his hands quickly:
"What does this have to do with me? Fan Xian and Censor Lai were so passionate about investigating corruption and punishing traitors for the Kingdom of Qing. Didn't you see those officials who were filled with righteous indignation at the end? They all jumped out to speak up for Censor Lai, which shows that investigating corruption is the general trend of the country and cannot be stopped!"

Li Chengze's mouth twitched, and he said reluctantly:
"I am grateful for your advice. After listening to your theory on the rat plague, I suddenly understood. It is a blessing for Qing to have such an outstanding crown prince like you!"

Li Chengqian sighed and put his arm around his second brother's shoulders:

"Brother, calm down, calm down. I didn't say you were a rat. Why are you so angry?"

Li Chengze's eyes were as sharp as a torch, and he wanted to kill the prince:
"Too deceiving!"

　Tomorrow's update will be posted at 6pm. I feel that everyone has time to read books at night. I don't want to make you wait too long today, so I will post it in advance. I want to make a statement~

　　
　
(End of this chapter)