Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

Chapter 128 The Secret of Northern Qi
"Brother, will everything be alright on your diplomatic mission to Northern Qi?"

"Of course there will be no problem. The hospital has made complete preparations."

"Master Wang Qinian was also assigned to me in advance by Master, right? He went north with us, and Father also arranged a lot of tiger guards for me."

"Ruoruo has seen Gao Da, the leader of the Tiger Guards. He is quite powerful, but definitely not as powerful as you, sir. You are capable of competing with grand masters." The more Fan Ruoruo spoke, the more relieved she felt. She had fewer concerns about her brother's mission to Northern Qi.

The rain outside the eaves gradually became silent. Fan Ruoruo supported her chin with both hands and said with a smile: "I remember that Mr. said before that you have connections in Northern Qi. It's that Taoist He, right?"

Lin Ruo was slightly surprised, wondering why he had told Ruoruo everything in the first place. If he had to tell her about the execution ground robbery, someone from Northern Qi had also told her.

"Ruru was the one who guessed who Mr. He was. The master never said it." Fan Ruru explained when she saw the puzzled look on the opposite side of her.

"Really? It seems Ruoruo is much smarter than I thought." Lin Ruo replied.

Fan Ruoruo frowned reluctantly, wondering if the gentleman was complimenting her.

"Sir, your only contact with Northern Qi was the border negotiations eleven years ago, and the person you had the most in-depth contact with was none other than Taoist He, with whom you had fought before. It's easy to guess." Fan Ruoruo smiled again, somewhat immersed in it.

“I just don’t know how you judged that there was civil unrest in Northern Qi, and used this to win over He Daoren and help him become a popular figure around the Queen Mother.” Ever since her brother was going on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi, Fan Ruoruo has been catching up on Northern Qi’s current situation, hoping to give them some advice.

The situation in Northern Qi was no more stable than that in Qing. The Queen Mother was in charge of the court, but the young emperor already had the idea of ​​seizing power, and the two sides were at loggerheads.

Fan Ruoruo was more worried that her brother would be dragged into this and get out of control.

Lin Ruo answered calmly: "Many things can be judged in advance." He added in his mind that knowing the plot in advance does not count.

Fan Ruoruo reluctantly accepted it, and sighed that the gentleman was so outstanding and his keen political vision was rare.

"Master He has reached the peak of the ninth rank, and I have indeed helped him a lot over the years." Lin Ruo recalled. The political situation in Northern Qi was too chaotic, and he had often given advice behind the scenes to help him stay in his high position.

Even to reach the peak of the ninth level, Lin Ruo made a great effort.

Otherwise, according to the original plot, Mr. He is still working under Shen Zhong, and his realm is only upper ninth rank.

However, this can be regarded as the cultivation of an important force. He Daoren is loyal and does not obey the Supervisory Council. He only has one superior.

Thinking of this, Lin Ruo smiled again. In fact, there was a bigger secret hidden behind the surface layout of the fight between the two tigers of Northern Qi.

"What are you laughing at, sir?" Fan Ruoruo asked curiously. The sir's smile was so beautiful that she couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

"Don't worry, Fan Xian will be fine." Lin Ruo restrained his smile and gave Ruoruo an affirmative assurance.

The Queen Mother of Northern Qi and the young emperor had been fighting for so many years. The so-called mother-son discord was actually just a show for outsiders. From the beginning to the end, they had been sharing weal and woe and were tied to the same rope.

Lin Ruo is the only person in Nanqing who knows this huge secret.

I have to say, this drama was very effective. It paralyzed Nanqing and stabilized the court. The two men played the good cop and the bad cop respectively. They used Fan Xian to get rid of Shen Zhong, who threatened the imperial power, to integrate the Jinyiwei, and to recapture Uesugi Tora, who was dissatisfied with Northern Qi because of his adoptive father. It can be said that they did everything.

The empress dowager is always the victim. This woman in her thirties, through her failure in the so-called struggle between mother and son, gradually accused herself of abusing power and disrupting government order and allowed the world to criticize her. In this way, she drove all forces in the court to the side of the little emperor and helped him truly control the Northern Qi Dynasty, where the monarch and his subjects were of one mind.

The "orphan and widow" finally managed to gain a foothold in Northern Qi.

After He Daoren took over as the leader of the Jinyiwei, he was not as arrogant as Shen Zhong in the past. Instead, he remained absolutely loyal to the Empress Dowager and the young Emperor from beginning to end.

Therefore, there won’t be too many bloody changes during Fan Xian’s trip to Northern Qi.

Now Shen Zhong is just one of the capable generals under He Daoren. Naturally, he would not be killed by the young emperor because he was afraid of the threat to the imperial power.

The two of them talked until noon. Lord Fan returned home early, and they didn't bother to disturb him, so they went to catch up on their sleep.

It was not until lunch time that the whole family, except Fan Xian, gathered around the small round table again after many days.

Fan Ruoruo was in a very happy mood. It had been a long time since she had spoken to her close husband for so long.

In the days ahead, she seemed to have many opportunities, and her husband would have to stay in the mansion for at least a month. When she thought of this, Fan Ruoruo could not suppress her beautiful and bright smile.

"Look how happy Ruoruo is when Lin Ruoyi comes back. You don't act like a girl at all." Liu Ruyu stared at him without blinking, saying contemptuously.

Fan Ruoruo hadn't argued with Liu Ruyu for a long time. She realized that her words and actions had gone astray. She smiled and retorted, "Who wouldn't be happy that the master is back? Isn't the aunt happy?"

"Fan Sizhe, are you happy?"

Fan Sizhe, who was eating, was startled and almost choked. He raised his head with an innocent look, looked at his father, his mother, and then his sister, and nodded speechlessly.

Liu Ruyu reacted quickly and said with a confident smile, "Of course I should be happy, but it's time for me to be happy for so long. Ruoruo has been talking to Lin Ruo all morning."

Fan Ruoruo lowered her head, her face flushed, and it was the first time she was at a disadvantage.

"Two months have passed, and a lot of things have happened in Kyoto. I was too curious, so I asked Ruoruo to tell me every word. It took a whole morning, so it was a bit time-consuming." Lin Ruoruo stepped forward and began to explain.

Liu Ruyu was just arguing as usual, a habit she couldn't change, and she didn't mean any harm, so naturally she didn't say anything and even picked up a piece of food for Ruoruo.

Fan Ruoruo glanced at the gentleman and returned to her usual cold disposition.

While the three were talking, Fan Jian had already eaten quite a bit of food. Because of Lin Ruo and Fan Xian's diplomatic mission to Northern Qi, the Minister of Revenue had been restless these past few days, but now that he had resolved a problem, his appetite had improved a lot.

Putting down his chopsticks, Fan Jian said seriously, "At the court today, His Majesty praised you by name."

"That's great. Did you say there's any reward for an official title?" Before Lin Ruo could answer, Liu Ruyu had already spoken.

Fan Ruoruo also put down her chopsticks.

Fan Sizhe stared at his father intently. He thought that if he was really granted an official position, it would not be excessive for the Fan Mansion to hold a grand banquet. At that time, he would be responsible for collecting the prize money, and he would surely count the money until his hands were tired. He could also organize some creative activities to earn money.

Fan Sizhe rubbed his hands and couldn't wait to laugh out loud.

The four people at the table looked over at the same time.

"I'm happy for you, sir." Fan Sizhe said, and his face quickly darkened.

Liu Ruyu had a look of disgust on her face, thinking what kind of person he was, he always did shameful things.

"It hasn't been mentioned yet, but it will come eventually." Fan Jian said, "Many officials in the court turned pale when they heard about this, fearing that you would be in power and they would take everything away from you."

Fan Ruoruo covered her mouth and chuckled: "It seems that the administration of Qing Kingdom is still not clear enough."

Liu Ruyu said worriedly, "He won't forget about it if he keeps putting it off." She was obviously not very convinced of the old emperor.

Fan Jian glanced at Liu Ruyu and Fan Ruoruo meaningfully, thinking that the way you two talk is a bit lawless.

Then he frowned and reminded Lin Ruo: "No matter what position it is, I hope you won't accept it. Since you are a member of the Supervisory Council, you shouldn't get involved in unnecessary relationships. Climbing too high will only attract jealousy."

Lin Ruo nodded. What he wanted was never an official position.

Fan Sizhe was very disappointed, thinking that the money he had earned was gone. He was calculating that his brother's wedding would come soon, and he also looked over secretly, hoping that his sister would find a husband soon, as he had wanted to attend the wedding for a long time.

The table soon quieted down, and after finishing the meal, everyone went their separate ways. Fan Jian returned to his study, and Liu Ruyu accompanied him to take care of him.

Lin Ruo and Ruoruo went back to the courtyard together, leaving Fan Sizhe alone still wolfing down his food at the table.

Pushing open the study door, Liu Ruyu was behind him, holding her hands, and whispered: "Master, do you think Ruoruo is too kind to Lin Ruoruo..."

Fan Jian stopped walking, thought for a while, and turned back: "There are so many possibilities, why bother to meddle in other people's business."

(End of this chapter)