Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

Chapter 100 Lin Ruofu's Anger
The sunset had not yet completely set, but all the shouting and killing sounds were soothing. Hundreds of horse bandits were like chickens and dogs, and were slaughtered without a single piece of armor left by the well-armed black cavalry.

The spies that Northern Qi had carefully deployed on the border were thus completely annihilated.

Si Lili couldn't bear it, but there was nothing she could do.

While the bureaucrats from the Supervisory Council were cleaning up the mess, the older man with brown eyes rode leisurely over on his horse.

"You little bastard, you really deceived the girl."

"Wouldn't Master Fei do the same thing?"

Fei Jie cursed, "Don't drag me down with you. I'm not as perverted as you. I've always been straightforward. At most, I'll send this Miss Si Lili to jail and use all sorts of tricks to treat her well."

Lin Ruo smiled slightly, thinking that this was not abnormal. He would have to torture the other person half to death. In comparison, his own scheming and deceiving others were nothing.

"I heard that, Miss Li, it's good that you fell into Lin's hands. If you fell into the hands of others, such as this Mr. Fei, you would probably be hurt badly." Lin Ruo briefly expressed his kindness.

Si Lili didn't say anything, but stared at the two of them with her beautiful eyes. The redness in her eyes had not faded from her tears, and for no reason she looked like a beautiful woman who was angry.

"There are many men as handsome as Lord Lin in Kyoto, but their hearts are not even half as kind as Lord Lin's." Si Lili secretly mocked Lin Ruo for being very scheming.

As for the world-famous Lord Fei, Si Lili had known him for a long time. She knew that falling into his hands would be a fate worse than death, so she didn't even dare to say a word.

"It is you, little girl, who wants to murder my disciple?" Fei Jie snorted coldly and said viciously, with an urge to avenge his disciple.

"Each of us is doing our own thing, Mr. Fan has no choice but to do what he wants." Si Lili lost his spirit at the melancholy face and had to give in.

I couldn't help but think that Mr. Fan was really of great importance, as he was actually the disciple of Mr. Fei.

"If the princess is really the murderer behind the scenes, I will fully support you. No one who dares to harm my disciple will have a good end." Fei Jie turned around and said to Lin Ruo.

"Lord Fan is the same. He took advantage of the dean and this old man's absence to drag that brat into the capital, and couldn't even provide him with basic protection. What's so good about the inner treasury? It's just causing trouble." Fei Jie was dissatisfied and started to speak ill of Fan Jian again.

On the issue of Fan Xian, he and Chen Pingping were on the same front, believing that the inner treasury was a burden and there was no need to ask for it.

Every time at this time, Lin Ruo could only listen, as it was inappropriate for him to stand on either side.

He thought that on the other side of the sky, Dean Chen should be scolding Lord Fan in the same way.

……

The next day, after the state affairs were settled, His Majesty the Emperor summoned more than a dozen old ministers in the palace to the imperial study.

Prime Minister Lin Ruofu, who was in poor spirits, led a group of ministers to sit on round stools on both sides. His head drooped, his eyes were a little red and swollen, and his hands in his sleeves were trembling slightly. It was obvious that he had not yet recovered from the pain of losing his son.

The old ministers ignored the etiquette in front of the palace and offered comfort, which helped the prime minister, who had been in charge of the court, to calm down a little.

At the front of the Imperial Study, President Chen of the Supervisory Council, who had disappeared for nearly three months, finally returned to Beijing and reappeared in everyone's sight.

He sat quietly, without offering any words of sympathy to the Prime Minister, silently thinking over the case.

"Prime Minister Lin, please accept my condolences." The Emperor, who was sitting at the table, spoke in a comforting voice. The imperial study became quiet as everyone listened to the one-man show from the emperor.

Emperor Qing's expression had not been very good since he entered the imperial study. After comforting Lin Ruofu, he looked down with a sharp gaze and whispered, "Chen Pingping, you still remember to come back?"

Chen Pingping felt ashamed and said, "Your Majesty, I was homesick and stayed for a few more days. I didn't expect so many major events to happen in the capital. I delayed state affairs. I am guilty."

Emperor Qing snorted coldly and said, "I don't want to listen to your nonsense. Ten days have passed. What is the result of the case?"

"Your Majesty, the Niulan Street case is currently still confined to Wu Bo'an. The massacre at Cangshan has cut off all clues." Chen Pingping replied respectfully.

"What about Si Lili who escaped from the capital?" Emperor Qing slammed the table.

Chen Pingping explained truthfully, "I have sent Lin Ruo, the chief of the First Division, and Fei Jie, the chief of the Third Division, to jointly carry out the arrest. They intercepted Si Lili outside Cangzhou yesterday. Although they were surrounded and attacked by hundreds of bandits, they managed to capture him without any danger. We are just waiting to bring him back to Beijing for trial."

"Horse thieves? Where did the horse thieves come from within the border of my Qing Kingdom?" Emperor Qing's voice suddenly became stern.

Chen Pingping explained the clues and said, "After preliminary investigation, it is presumed that they are spies from Northern Qi who are here to help Si Lili. They have been rooted in the border for more than two years."

Emperor Qing stood up, put his hands behind his back and walked a few steps, pointing angrily at Chen Pingping below him: "This is outrageous! What kind of job is the Grand Commander of Cangzhou doing? He actually allowed the Northern Qi spies to do whatever they want on the border of Qing. Immediately dismiss Yang Hui and let him return to the capital to apologize!"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Pingping planned to do this after the meeting.

"After saying so much, where are the clues to the Cangshan case? The Prime Minister still needs your explanation." Emperor Qing frowned and lowered his voice.

Chen Pingping thought for a moment and said uncertainly, "The two female assassins who died in Niulan Street were disciples of Si Gu Jian. After the autopsy of the Cangshan case, it was determined that the assassins also had extremely sophisticated swordsmanship. The hospital initially believed that they were also done by disciples of Si Gu Jian." "President Chen, this statement is a bit absurd." The Minister of Personnel stood up and said.

Chen Pingping laughed and said, hiding his knife, "What a ridiculous idea! The Si Gu Jian school is the most respected sword-wielding school in the world. Since they participated in the Niulan Street assassination, killing Wu Bo'an to silence him is not unreasonable."

"So, President Chen has no evidence and is only determining the murderer based on speculation?" the Minister of Personnel retorted.

"Swordsmanship is the evidence." Chen Pingping's face turned cold, and he looked at the ministers and said, "Since you have expressed your doubts about this case, I also have some doubts and I will speak frankly. Why is Wu Bo'an, who my Supervisory Office has been trying so hard to find, together with the Prime Minister's son? In addition, I heard that Wu Bo'an is a disciple of the Prime Minister. I don't know if the rumor is true."

"I think it is necessary for the Prime Minister to clarify himself before continuing to investigate the case."

Lin Ruofu seemed to have thought of something, his face turned very ugly, he took a deep breath and stood up and said: "Your Majesty, my son was unfilial, incompetent, and acted without knowing the limits, which led to his death. But if you say that he brought disaster to the country and the people, I don't believe it. As for Wu Bo'an, he is indeed my disciple. I don't distinguish between loyalty and treachery, and I am willing to take the blame."

As soon as these words were spoken, many veteran ministers stood up and said the same thing, all of them were defending the prime minister.

"The Prime Minister is a pillar of the country, and I believe in him. No one could have predicted that such a guest official with evil intentions would emerge under his tutelage. Lin Gong is innocent. Chen Pingping, you continue to investigate and make sure there is an explanation." Emperor Qing lightly brushed off the matter. He stood on the side of the majority and gave the Prime Minister absolute trust.

Chen Pingping didn't say anything more, but nodded and said, "I will do my best."

"Everyone, go down. Minister Lin doesn't need to attend court these days. Take a good rest. Chen Pingping, you must come to court. You have been lazy for so many days, leaving all the affairs of the court to a young man. Do you have any shame?"

Emperor Qing got angry for no reason, which made Chen Pingping feel ashamed.

All the ministers left, leaving only him behind to continue being scolded.

After a long time, when there was no third person inside or outside the imperial study, Emperor Qing returned to his usual solemn expression.

Chen Pingping immediately said, "I have already said that the inner treasury should not be handed over to that child, otherwise there would not be such a big turmoil."

"Chen Pingping, watch your attitude. You care too much about that child." Emperor Qing said coldly, "Do you think I don't care? It's because I care that I listened to Fan Jian's advice and handed over the inner treasury to him."

"It's a foregone conclusion. I don't want to discuss these things with you. If you have a temper, you can go to Fan Jianfa. Who should I vent my temper to?" Emperor Qing was also angry.

Chen Pingping's words became extremely respectful: "I will give your Majesty a satisfactory answer."

Emperor Qing took a few steps, lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Who did this crime? Give me a clear number."

"In fact, the murderer was identified as early as yesterday after Si Lili was arrested. Of course, it is also possible that Si Lili is confusing the public and disrupting the politics of our Qing country." Chen Pingping said with ambiguous meaning and concern.

Emperor Qing slowly closed his annoyed eyes: "You say it, I will make my own judgment."

……

Since leaving the palace, Lin Ruofu's complexion became worse and worse, and it was not until he got on the carriage back home that he recovered a little.

"I am too self-righteous. Keeping a fool like Wu Bo'an around is harmful to both myself and others." Lin Ruofu sighed deeply.

Yuan Hongdao thankfully said, "It's good that His Majesty didn't pursue me."

Lin Ruofu was very tired, and his words were weak: "Your Majesty did not pursue it because I am still useful. When I am no longer useful, anything can be used as evidence to get me out of office. But it doesn't matter. What is coming will eventually come."

"Are you not going to investigate the second young master's case?" Yuan Hongdao asked in confusion.

"This is a deal that has already been completed, so there is no need to check the results. Your Majesty has requirements for protecting me." At this point, Lin Ruofu's heart ached again, "Without a backbone, who will support this Lin family in the future."

The carriage was moving slower and slower until it finally stopped. Xiao Si was a little surprised and said, "Sir, someone is blocking the road."

Lin Ruofu pulled aside the curtain and took a look, revealing the figure of a woman in the carriage opposite.

Lin Ruofu was furious. He closed the curtain and ordered, "Take a detour and ignore her."

"From now on, the relationship is severed. There will be no further connection between this old man and her."

When Xiao Si heard this, he turned around quickly, exited the alley and looked for another way.

Seeing this scene, the woman in the carriage waved her hand and retreated.

The two carriages simply bumped into each other and went on their respective routes without any communication.

After this night, many things have been settled...

(End of this chapter)