The Proof of the Heavens Begins with The Legend of the Condor Heroes

Chapter 115 The supremacy of imperial power
Fang Hao looked at the gazes cast at him and slammed the table and said, "Everyone here is garbage!"

This... is of course impossible!

Before all disobedience can be suppressed by force, Fang Hao must stay safe and develop without wasting time.

But isn't Emperor Qing's move this time to test the princes and ministers in the court an opportunity for Fang Hao to refresh people's perception of the "Second Prince"?

Therefore, when Fang Hao stood up and said that he was going to perform, the content had nothing to do with the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone that Emperor Qing had prepared for him earlier. What he was going to perform was actually - a sword dance!
"Father, I think this sword is great. Can you lend it to me to play with for a while?" Fang Hao pointed to the "Qinggang Sword" that was said to be able to cut through iron like mud.

Emperor Qing hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes!"

Fang Hao took the Qinggang sword in his hand, feeling the extraordinary power of this famous sword from the previous dynasty.

Suddenly, there was a sound of "clang", and the long sword was unsheathed. Fang Hao swung it and made a sword flower.

Just this one move made Emperor Qing's eyes light up.

Although he had previously learned from Gong Dian that his second son had suddenly changed his personality and began to abandon literature and practice martial arts.

But rumors are not as good as seeing. After seeing it with his own eyes, Emperor Qing suddenly realized that his gentle and elegant second son and the second prince dancing with sword in front of him were actually the same person.

"Shhhhh!"

The set of sword techniques that Fang Haowu was performing was the "Flying Dragon and Dancing Phoenix Sword Technique" created by a prince of the previous dynasty.

According to Fang Hao, this set of swordsmanship is just a fancy trick, but its advantage is... it looks good!
Especially at such a celebration, Fang Hao's performance was much better than that of his elder brother, the prince.

After performing the seventy-two moves of the Dragon and Phoenix Dancing Sword Technique, Fang Hao sheathed his sword.

Emperor Qing did not make any comment, and the ministers below were even more silent.

Si Nanbo Fan Jian grew up with Emperor Qing and knew very well that although this emperor seemed gentle, he was actually a person with a strong desire for control.

Fang Hao's actions today deviated from Emperor Qing's early plans for him. I'm afraid His Majesty will be unhappy.

Sure enough, after a while, Emperor Qing looked at Fang Hao and said, "If you want to practice martial arts, you should be like your elder brother, and be more solid. If you learn a bunch of fancy things, you will be neither good at literature nor martial arts. What's the point of that?"

These words were said politely, but those ministers who knew Emperor Qing's character knew that His Majesty was unhappy.

The ministers looked at Fang Hao with some contempt.

"Is it really so?" Fang Hao, who had read part of the original novel, knew that this was Emperor Qing's imperial mentality.

The eldest prince's military route and the second prince's literary route were both set by him long ago.

This is the only way to ensure that the two of them are able to train the prince without posing a real threat to him.

But today, Fang Hao chose to perform a sword dance, which was a bit ungrateful!

The performance is over and the result speaks for itself.

The Crown Prince first selected the gold cup and glass lamp, while the eldest prince asked for the Qingguang sword without hesitation.

All that was left for Fang Hao was the "Kuai Zai Tie" by calligraphy master Pan Ling.

Although there were some minor incidents in the process, the result was still the outcome arranged by Emperor Qing.

Does the eldest prince really like that Qingguang sword? Does the crown prince really like collecting it?

of course not!

This was just the result that Emperor Qing wanted. And the civil and military officials in the palace were obviously very cooperative.

The so-called prosperous age is just the prosperous age that Emperor Qing wants!

"Is this the supreme imperial power? No wonder the second prince in the original timeline became like that." Fang Hao returned to the palace and sighed.

No wonder Fan Xian in the original timeline, after seeing all kinds of people in Kyoto, came to the conclusion that he didn't want to be a treacherous minister, nor did he want to be a loyal minister, but only wanted to be a powerful minister.

The feeling of not being able to control life and death, fortune and misfortune is so sad!
The impact of the banquet in the snow was still lingering, and the most obvious thing was that the supply of charcoal in Concubine Shu's palace was much less than in previous years. In the severe cold of the nine-day period, the mother and son sat opposite each other in the cold palace, and Concubine Shu still couldn't put down her book.

Fang Hao said: "Mother, don't you blame me?"

"Why should I blame you?" Concubine Shu asked back.

Yes, why would it be strange between mother and son?
Fang Hao hated his arrogant father more and more.

After a few days, news spread from the palace that the second prince had given up martial arts and turned to literature again, but his interest had changed from poetry and songs to painting and music.

Outside of Concubine Shu's palace, music played by the Second Prince could often be heard.

I have to say, it sounds pretty good.

As for the Second Prince's calligraphy and painting works, even the great scholars in Wenyuan Pavilion praised them highly, saying that the Second Prince was the incarnation of Wenquxing.

The supply of charcoal in Concubine Shu's palace was also restored, and even red charcoal that could only be used by the Empress Dowager and the Queen was used.

Looking at the red charcoal fire in the stove, there seemed to be a flame burning in Fang Hao's eyes, ready to devour anyone.

Fang Hao seemed to have turned back into the second prince, but secretly, he never gave up his pursuit of cultivation.

It's just that because of the presence of Emperor Qing, Fang Hao can't absorb the vital energy of heaven and earth at will, so the speed of his cultivation progress is somewhat unsatisfactory.

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In the 68th year of the Qing Dynasty, Fang Hao turned 16 years old. According to the rules of the Qing Dynasty, he had to leave the palace and live in his own prince's mansion.

Generally speaking, this is also seen as the prince having the ability to be independent and participate in state affairs.

The princes can also more freely recruit retainers, cultivate their own factions, and establish their own power.

Fang Hao had nothing to worry about. He believed that in the near future, Emperor Qing and the Princess would assign people to him.

So that he can have the capital to "sharpen" the prince.

In the palace of Concubine Shu, Fang Hao, who was wearing a green silk shirt, had a handsome face and an elegant demeanor, and was resting with Concubine Shu in the small garden of the palace.

Since he set up his residence outside the palace, he had to be careful to avoid suspicion and only had the opportunity to visit the palace two or three times a month.

"Mother, the first mission given to me by my father will be delivered in the next few days. I may have to go on a long journey then." Fang Hao said as he swallowed a grape in one gulp.

"Do you know where we are going?" asked Concubine Shu.

Concubine Shu did not doubt her son's ability. Given his status as a prince, it was not difficult for him to cultivate a few spies in the court.

"In the name of our Li royal family, we will go to Dadong Mountain and be responsible for supervising the renovation of the Qing Temple there." Fang Hao said.

Emperor Qing planned to change the reign title in the 69th year of the Qing Dynasty era, and at that time he would go to the Qing Temple on Mount Dadong to offer sacrifices to the gods.

This is not a secret to the top leaders of Qing State.

Building a temple on the Dadong Mountain may seem like a tough job, but it is actually a great one.

You must know that the most important national affairs are sacrifices and military affairs.

Sacrifices and wars are both top-priority matters to the Kingdom of Qing. Such matters are usually handled by the crown prince, which is justified.

Fang Hao is just an ordinary prince. How can he be qualified to represent the Li royal family?

Obviously, this is what Emperor Qing meant.

He planned to put pressure on the crown prince through the second prince.

(End of this chapter)