Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

Chapter 71 Master
Lin Ruofu left the imperial study, and the young eunuch led him out of the outer palace and to the palace gate, where the Lin family's carriage had been waiting for a long time.

He climbed up the small ladder and got into the carriage. Yuan Hongdao followed slowly behind him, pulled the curtain, and the carriage slowly drove away from Zhuque Street.

"Your Majesty has summoned you to the palace for no reason. I wonder what the matter is?" After a while, Yuan Hongdao's voice was heard in the carriage.

Lin Ruofu smiled slightly and replied, "Your Majesty is very thoughtful and never speaks in full. He always likes us, his subjects, to guess."

"So, Mr. Yuan, why don't you try to guess what His Majesty wants to say."

Yuan Hongdao thought about it carefully and replied, "Your Excellency has always stood by Your Majesty in this case, working hard and never complaining. Your Majesty's visit to Your Excellency is not something that will be harsh on you."

Lin Ruofu frowned slightly and said calmly: "Mr. Yuan only guessed half right. Our Majesty likes to use both kindness and severity. It is his daily style to give a sweet date after a slap in the face."

Yuan Hongdao paused and said, "Is it because of the Honglu Temple?"

"That's right. The Minister of Personnel colluded with the Honglu Temple. He should be scolded." Lin Ruofu smiled lightly, "Our Majesty has never been against forming cliques for personal gain and embezzling money and property, but the premise is that it must be done under his nose."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Hongdao quickly said, "So you are using the case to expose the collusion to the public so that His Majesty can be assured. In this way, His Majesty will not be suspicious of you."

Lin Ruofu was full of energy: "That's basically it. The Hanlin Academy is disunited, and Your Majesty is more relieved."

Lin Ruofu could fully accept all the sacrifices he had made so far. Only by gaining the absolute trust of His Majesty could he achieve great things in the court in the future.

Yuan Hongdao nodded, thinking about it and said directly: "Then what is the meaning of Dean Chen's actions? It should not be just expressing his own opinions."

Lin Ruofu looked pleased and said leisurely, "President Chen is a veteran in the officialdom. He knows His Majesty's thoughts very well and will not deliberately put himself in the spotlight. He should have other plans."

"Your Majesty has not summoned him yet, so I don't know the details. Don't worry, we will know in the future. I just hope he doesn't get into trouble."

……

On the Liujing River west of Kyoto, many cruise ships travel back and forth every day. Talented men and beautiful women recite poems, compose couplets, enjoy the flowers and the scenery, and have a great time.

On this day, the cruise ship of Prince Jing's Mansion was roaming on the slow-moving river. At the small table at the bow, Prince Jing Li Zhi was drinking fine wine, enjoying a rare experience of the extravagant lifestyle of princes and nobles.

"Brother Li Zhi is like a chicken coop entering a flock of phoenixes. His appearance and demeanor are inferior." Lin Ruo sat aside and laughed. He did not see any of the ridiculousness of a rich kid in this prince.

Li Zhi snorted, "I don't know where these talented people get the fun from reciting poems and writing couplets all day long. It's a complete waste of time."

"People all like to pretend to be cultured." Lin Ruo said, glancing at the kids in the boat. For example, your little prince Jing, who has become the most cultured person ten years later.

"Since we are here, we must enjoy ourselves. If we are not satisfied during the day, we should come at night." Li Zhi suddenly felt a little disappointed as if he had lost all interest, and then he laughed heartily.

"Brother Lin may not know that along the banks of Liujing River, at dusk, groups of flower boats and painted boats are decorated with lights and sail on the lake. It is extremely beautiful and attracts countless tourists."

"Brother Li Zhi, you can come again in the evening."

"No, I just like to watch the fun. It's fun, so I don't have to watch it."

Hearing a commotion inside the boat, Li Zhi suddenly stood up and walked in. The scene inside surprised him.

The six-year-old Prince Jing used an extremely unfamiliar technique to grind the ink, and obediently presented it to Ruoruo beside him. Then he put his head on the table, motionless, admiring the girl writing calligraphy.

The two-year-old Princess Roujia was lying on the table, her beautiful eyes wide open, as if she was looking at something new, staring intently, clapping her hands from time to time and cheering: "Sister is so awesome."

Li Zhi was stunned: "Your child..."

Lin Ruo reminded: "It belongs to Lord Fan's family."

Li Zhi couldn't believe it at all. The damn Fan Jian's child was so well-educated and well-mannered at the age of four. Then look at his own child, who knew nothing at the age of six.

"How could that damn Fan Jian have such good genes? I don't believe it, not even if you kill me." Li Zhi almost collapsed. How could he hold his head up in front of Fan Jian in the future?

"It has nothing to do with Fan Jian. It must be Brother Lin who taught me well, right?" Li Zhi deceived himself.

Lin Ruo smiled and said, "Ruoruo has always been very smart."

"It's because of the teacher's good teaching." Ruoruo answered modestly with her little mouth open. Being praised by the teacher in front of her, she wrote more seriously.

Li Zhi held his head, unable to accept it. He stared blankly at the little girl in the yellow dress. Her eyes were unusually clear, she was extremely smart and eloquent, but his mind was in a mess.

"No, I have to find ten teachers when I get back."

As the sun was setting, on the carriage back to the mansion, Lin Ruo asked with a smile: "Did you have fun today?"

"I'm happy and have made a lot of friends. The princess is well-behaved and cute, and always calls Ruoruo sister." Fan Ruoruo felt a great sense of accomplishment. She finally understood what it felt like to be surrounded by people.

"It's just that the young master of Prince Jing has been staring at Ruoruo, which is a bit disgusting." Fan Ruoruo was a little annoyed and frowned her pretty little eyebrows.

"It seems that Prince Jing admires you very much."

"You can't just stare at someone even if you admire them. It's very rude." Fan Ruoruo muttered softly, then raised her head and stared at the gentleman, her face flushed. "Prince Jing said bad things about Daddy, Ruoruo heard it. If it weren't for the fact that he is the gentleman's friend, humph."

Lin Ruo smiled but did not answer.

Ruoruo kept chattering and said angrily, "Ruoruo go back and tell Daddy, he will handle it himself."

After returning home, Fan Jian was extremely angry when he learned about this. However, when he heard that Ruoruo was quite admired by the two children of Li Zhi's family, Fan Jian's sadness turned into joy immediately, as he discovered the bright spot.

"Li Zhi's kids are not as smart as mine."

At night, the bright moon hangs high.

Lin Ruo stayed in the room and opened the panel happily.

【Character: Fan Ruoruo】

[Progress of worship value acquisition: 100% (the full amount is 100%, which has been completed and special rewards can be obtained)]

[Upgrade successfully, obtain various attribute upgrades]

[Intelligence: +1]

[Physical Strength: +1]

[Charm value: +1]

[Luck value: +1]

[Flexibility: +1]

The process of gaining worship points was much faster than expected, and it was completed in just two days.

Lin Ruo calmed down and recited the slogan: "System, get special rewards."

[Special rewards unlocked]

[One experience upgrade card (directly upgrades two levels, automatically activated from the current level)]

The body seemed to be filled with a vast and boundless starry sky, and suddenly countless powerful internal energy gathered there. An endless stream of true energy began to fill the body and spread to every part of the body.

Lin Ruo meditated for a while and slowly absorbed this power.

I don’t know how long it took, but when Lin Ruo opened his eyes again, he had become a true ninth-grade master.

He is invincible in the same realm. Even if two ninth-grade masters work together, they may not be his match.

"No." Lin Ruo was stunned for a moment, then he remembered something and asked himself, "Why is there only one experience card reward? What about the others?"

[Special rewards will vary depending on the difficulty of the character whose worship value is being raised]

In other words, it is a question of whether he is easy to cheat. Fan Xian is not easy to cheat, so after gaining his admiration points, the special rewards obtained are relatively generous.

If Ruo is simply easy to deceive, the special rewards she gets will be less accordingly.

But fortunately, being able to reach level nine was not beyond his expectations, and Lin Ruo did not desire too much.

Time passed like this. Since the court trial, the outcome of the case had not changed. No news came from Chen Pingping, and it seemed as if the case had ended in vain.

The only change was that public resentment in the capital was boiling over, and many people were dissatisfied with the outcome of the case.

But it's just dissatisfaction. If you really want the people to do something, it will definitely be impossible.

What Chen Pingping said in the court is very reasonable. The court will not ignore the influence of the people, so does Emperor Qing really intend to go his own way?

Clearly, exempting him from the death penalty would win the support of the people, but he chose to go against it, just to suppress the ambition of the top scholar? The Aliang case had already caused a big stir in the Shandong Road area, and it would not be covered up in a month.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. At the beginning of the morning hour on this day, Lin Ruo finally made up his mind. He took out his long sword, put on his night clothes, and left Fan Mansion before dawn.

There are patrol officers patrolling the streets every day in the capital, and it is not easy to avoid everyone's sight during the day. At this time, there is still some time before dawn. Taking advantage of the dark sky, Lin Ruo opened his eyes and cleverly avoided everyone's sight, moving through the alleys like a ghost.

The time for beheading is 15:30 noon, and the prisoners must be escorted to the execution ground at the beginning of the 9th hour, which is just the right time.

He landed on the rooftop of the elegant pavilion again. It was already dawn. His eyes, revealed outside the black scarf, wrinkled slightly. Sure enough, there was movement outside the Ministry of Justice. A team of more than ten officials came out of the gate and escorted the prisoners to the market.

It was inconvenient to take action outside the Ministry of Justice, so Lin Ruo went around from behind the Ya Ge and decided to take action halfway where there were few people.

There is an alley at the junction of the inner city and the outer street. Most of the officials took this alley to go to the vegetable market.

After all, they are escorting prisoners, and it is not good to attract attention. The Ministry of Justice will not think of rushing to crowded places. It would be bad if someone took advantage of the chaos to do something wrong.

After passing two long streets and arriving at a small alley, Lin Ruo took two quick breaths. It was his first time robbing a prisoner, so he couldn't help but feel nervous, even though it would only take a few moves to knock down the officer.

When he opened his eyes again, Lin Ruo was surprised to find that the officials five miles away changed their route and went towards the long street. What was going on? Lin Ruo was suspicious.

Paying more attention to the surrounding situation, Lin Ruo moved and jumped onto the high wall to a hidden position.

……

A noble man with deep-set eyes and a hooked nose walked into the alley. He put his hands behind his back and looked around. Then he said expressionlessly, "Come out. I've spotted you."

"What realm are you in? What realm am I in? If someone doesn't know, they would really think you have discovered me." Lin Ruo complained in his heart.

There was no response for a long time. The breeze blew on his face. The man looked very serious. He was searching for the assassin. Suddenly, the man smiled and said, "I found you."

With a muffled groan, the dust on the ground started to rise. This was the man's internal energy. After gathering strength, he threw a punch, and the vegetable racks at the corner of the street not far away exploded, and all kinds of rotten vegetable leaves flew all over the sky.

The man took a closer look and was startled: "Strange, where are the people? I clearly sensed an unusual aura there."

"Could it be that I was fooled?"

After this setback, the man became extremely alert. Looking at the high walls around him, he felt a little nervous.

This man was far more powerful than he had imagined.

"Since you don't show up, either leave or we'll meet at the execution ground." The man said coldly, waved his sleeves, and turned to walk out of the alley.

"Let you go?"

A low shout was heard, and Lin Ruo's figure flipped down from the high wall and slapped the man with his palm.

The man snorted lightly, his eyes sparkled, and the true energy in his body flowed out and gathered in his palm. He turned around and collided head-on with the assassin.

The two palms intersected together, and the hidden energy created created endless ripples around them, like a barrier that held the two people in between.

"You can't do it." Lin Ruo shook his head.

The man frowned: "You and I are evenly matched."

"Really?" Lin Ruo secretly increased his strength, and the man's expression suddenly turned dark, and it was obvious that he was unable to withstand it.

"You are only an eighth-grade cultivator, far from being able to compete with me." Lin Ruo suddenly withdrew his palm and stood motionless in the alley. The man was shocked and took several steps back before he managed to stabilize his body.

After coughing twice, the man felt blood surging in his throat. He covered his chest with his hands, but after a moment, he forced himself to swallow the blood.

"who are you?"

Lin Ruo's voice had changed, and he said in a rough voice, "Why do people always ask such stupid questions?"

The man looked at the assassin coldly, with a long knife hanging on his waist, and began to associate his identity.

"Why can you stop me?" Lin Ruo asked instead.

The man said nothing because he couldn't stop it.

Lin Ruo smiled and said calmly: "Don't worry, I won't kill you, I just need to knock you out and don't get in the way."

For some reason, the man felt relieved when he heard this and felt very lucky. If the assassin had wanted to kill him, he would have died for sure.

With a light shout, the man channeled the strong internal energy stored in his body into his palms. For a moment, the alley was filled with energy as he prepared for the final battle with the assassin.

But Lin Ruo didn't give him any chance at all. A white light flashed, and the knife at his waist was unsheathed. He slashed in the air with two knives. The knife energy surged out, and the man's clothes were torn. He stopped in disbelief.

Then, Lin Ruo suddenly made a move and came to the side of the man. The man crossed his hands and tried to entangle the assassin, but was shocked by his terrifyingly fast movements.

When they passed each other, Lin Ran raised his elbow and hit the man, who fell to the ground and fainted.

After kindly carrying the man to a secluded corner and placing him there, Lin Ruo went to chase after the police.

But just as he was about to leave the alley, a black-robed figure wearing a large mask blocked his way.

Shadow couldn't hide his shock under the mask, and asked in a tone of inquiry: "You...are really already at the ninth level...?"

“Just barely make it to the ninth rank.” Lin Ruo said modestly.

Shadow calmed down his restless breath, looked at the fainted person behind him, and said, "His name is Gong Dian, a personal guard beside the emperor."

"He is also Ye Zhong's junior fellow apprentice. Ye Zhong is the son of Ye Liuyun. You should understand that."

Lin Ruo nodded: "Don't worry, he doesn't know my identity."

Shadow shook his head and said dully, "I am following the orders of the dean to stop you from robbing people."

To be honest, you can't stop me... Lin Ruo thought about it, the ninth rank was already surprising enough, if he could still beat Shadow, I wonder if Shadow's Taoism heart would be broken.

"Give me a reason." With a caring heart, Lin Ruo decided to listen.

"The emperor has summoned the dean to the palace. There is room for maneuver in this case." Shadow explained simply.

"You yourself are not sure whether Dean Chen can succeed." Lin Ruo questioned, "Before 15:30, if it doesn't work, I will still take action."

Shadow's eyes lit up: "Okay, but you have to defeat me first."

The hand in the sleeve came out very quickly...

……

At the door of the imperial study, Chen Pingping met His Majesty through an inner curtain. Since entering the imperial study, this was the first time that His Majesty had excluded him from outside the curtain to speak.

Everything expresses Emperor Qing’s anger.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent." Chen Pingping said respectfully.

From behind the curtain came the sound of a memorial being thrown to the ground. Emperor Qing said coldly, "You keep complaining to me. Do you really think I'm someone who can be fooled so easily?"

Chen Pingping shrank his neck and said in a trembling voice: "I am indeed thinking about the country of Qing. The case of Aliang has caused public outrage, and we must pay attention to it."

"Is this the reason why you colluded with that kid from the Fan family?!" Emperor Qing cursed.

Chen Pingping quickly said, "Your Majesty, I have discussed this case with him, but I am indeed on your side."

"You offended me in the court, and you say you are on my side?" Emperor Qing's voice became louder and louder, driven by anger.

"If I really wanted to help him, I would not openly defy Your Majesty's wishes in the court." Chen Pingping deliberately lowered his voice and spoke in a humble tone.

The young eunuchs outside the imperial study were frightened half to death by His Majesty's anger.

"Tell me, what are you thinking?"

"Your Majesty, Northern Qi refuses to pay compensation and hopes that both sides will send envoys to negotiate and renegotiate the compensation. I think we can use this case as a basis to let the child represent our Qing Kingdom to the border military camp and negotiate with Northern Qi."

"Ridiculous! How can he do this?" Another scolding voice came from inside.

Chen Pingping nodded: "Your Majesty, I have said before that this child's ability in military affairs is the most impressive. Your Majesty can take this opportunity to come and see. If this child is really capable, it can comfort your majesty and relieve the country's worries."

"If that doesn't work, Your Majesty will sentence the case to death as punishment. That way, the child won't be able to blame Your Majesty, but will only take all the blame on his own incompetence. This is the way to truly wear down a young man's spirit."

"On the contrary, it is impossible to wear away this child's natural arrogance by simply exerting power pressure." Chen Pingping spoke with affection in his voice, and it seemed that he was thinking carefully about the good of His Majesty.

Emperor Qing opened the curtain, still very angry: "You are using this important matter of state to train a little kid?"

Chen Pingping bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the outcome of this negotiation will not make much difference. Northern Qi will either be unable to hold its head up or it will not be able to hold its head up."

"Then have you ever thought about whether I can hold my head up high? Chen Pingping, you are telling me these things with all your heart, risking the crime of deceiving the emperor. If I don't agree, will you still go to the execution ground?"

(End of this chapter)