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

Chapter 169 Undercurrent
After defeating Emperor Qing and seizing power in the Qing Kingdom.

What Fang Hao has to do next is to lay out his plans for the world, destroy Ku He of Northern Qi and Si Gu Jian of Dongyi City, and explore the secrets of the temple.

In the original novel, Fan Xian once explored the temple with Haitang Duoduo, the saint girl of Northern Qi, and Wang Shisanlang, the last disciple of Si Gu Jian of Dongyi City, but it was also a fleeting glimpse.

In fact, there is a spaceship underneath the temple ruins.

In the story of the follow-up guest in Joy of Life, Fan Xiaohua, the daughter of Fan Xian and his maid Sisi, drove this spaceship to the Zuotian star field and founded the Master Fan Mansion.

Fang Hao was very curious. He wondered if this spaceship could allow him to travel to other worlds without the help of the "Universal Divine Dice".

Of course, it is too early to say this. Fang Hao will not explore the temple until he is sure of victory.

After all, it is a "weapons museum". Even if most of the temple messengers are lost, as long as defense mechanisms such as laser weapons are still retained, Fang Hao will be in great danger.

Therefore, he planned to explore the temple after he had completely mastered the "Vajra Indestructible Supernatural Power".

Before that, what Fang Hao needed to do was to ensure that Qing Kingdom, the country that gave birth to him and raised him, could rest assured.

……

Three days later, Fang Hao got married, and Ye Zhong's daughter Ye Ling'er was named queen and the mother of the country.

But in order to avoid suspicion, Ye Chong volunteered to lead the troops in Dingzhou.

On the wedding night, Ye Ling'er asked Fang Hao a question: Did Fang Hao marry her for her as a person or for the support of the Ye family?

It can be seen that this girl, who appears to be naive and lively, still yearns for pure and beautiful love deep in her heart.

"What are you thinking about? Go to sleep!" Fang Hao did not explain, but directly pulled the girl and rolled up the bed sheets.

Sometimes, actions speak louder than words. After a night of rain hitting the banana leaves, Ye Ling'er understood Fang Hao's intentions even more. As a newcomer, she took on the role of the mother of a country.

With the new monarch taking the throne, there seems to be no major changes in the political arena of Qing State. Officials who are willing to embezzle will still embezzle, and bureaucrats who are willing to be corrupt will still be corrupt.

Until, a storm to crack down on corruption started from the south of the Yangtze River and finally swept across the entire Qing Kingdom.

Facts have proved that one should never underestimate a person's bottom line. Before Fan Xian came to Hangzhou, he had made sufficient preparations.

But after seeing the corruption and extravagance in the officialdom of Jiangnan, no matter how good-tempered Fan Xian was, he couldn't help it.

With the power of the imperial commissioner, he started with rectifying the inner treasury and thoroughly investigated the officialdom in Jiangnan. For a time, people were killed and blood flowed like a river.

As a result, the memorial impeaching Fan Xian flew into the palace and onto Fang Hao's desk like snowflakes.

Fang Hao directly handed these memorials to the Supervisory Commission for investigation, which led to the discovery of a large number of key officials involved in the Jiangnan officialdom corruption case.

Among the high-ranking officials of the six ministries, the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Personnel were also involved. Due to conclusive evidence, Fang Hao removed them from their posts and demoted them to the lowest position.

From this, all the civil and military officials came to understand the ruthlessness of the new monarch. If he did not take action, it would be fine, but when he did, it would be with the force of thunder and lightning. For a time, everyone in the officialdom was in danger, and the atmosphere was boosted.

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Kyoto, Guangxin Temple
"boom!"

In the empty palace, the sound of the Grand Princess smashing glassware was heard again. The palace maids in Guangxin Palace who were responsible for serving Li Yunrui were no longer surprised.

Until the Grand Princess always vented her anger every time it came to this time. In fact, the palace maids were not afraid of the Grand Princess who had lost all her power.

Only after Li Yunrui had vented his anger did the palace maids come in to clean up the mess.

When one of the palace maids saw the note hidden under a piece of broken porcelain, she quickly put it into her sleeve. After many twists and turns, the note was handed over to Yuan Hongdao, Lin Xiang's trusted adviser.

Everyone knows that Yuan Hongdao is the Prime Minister's closest comrade-in-arms and most trusted adviser. However, few people know that Yuan Hongdao's true identity is actually a double agent.

Secretly, he was a spy arranged by the Grand Princess to be beside Prime Minister Lin, waiting for the critical moment to stab Prime Minister Lin in the back.

On a deeper level, he was a chess piece that Chen Pingping had planted next to Lin Ruofu in his early years. He pretended to be bribed by the Grand Princess and became the most critical link in Chen Pingping's plan to be planted next to Prime Minister Lin and the Grand Princess.

The fact that they could spend ten or twenty years laying out this plan shows how scheming Chen Pingping is and how powerful the Supervisory Commission is.

Of course, these have also become Fang Hao's important assistants at present.

For example, now, the secret letter that Li Yunrui secretly entrusted to Yuan Hongdao to send to Northern Qi and Dongyi City has fallen into his hands through Chen Pingping.

"Your Majesty, how should this matter be handled?" Chen Pingping asked.

Fang Hao put the secret letter aside and said with a playful smile: "Since my aunt is so impatient, why don't we help her."

"Yes, I understand!" said Chen Pingping.

"I hope my aunt can make me enjoy myself more this time."

Fang Hao stood up, walked to the window, looked out at the scenery and said, "Is there any movement over at Ganlu Palace?"

"Everything is normal as the retired emperor does." When mentioning Emperor Qing, Chen Pingping's expression was extremely complicated.

After learning the truth about Ye Qingmei's death, Chen Pingping is probably the person in the world who wants to kill Emperor Qing the most.

But for the sake of the overall situation, Emperor Qing cannot die now.

"So, my cheap old man really wants to enjoy his retirement?" Fang Hao said with a smile.

He understood his father's character too well. If Emperor Qing was not under his control, he would never give up the power.

Chen Pingping did not answer. On this point, he and Fang Hao agreed.

But as to why Emperor Qing did not take action this time, he probably had his own considerations.

"Besides Li Yunrui, who else moved in the palace?" Fang Hao asked.

"The Grand Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother have both taken action," said Chen Pingping.

The empress dowager that Chen Pingping mentioned was not his own mother, Concubine Shu, but Emperor Qing's original wife. As Emperor Qing became the emperor emeritus, she naturally became the empress dowager.

"My grandma is so old, but she still cares about these mundane things. She is really asking for trouble."

Fang Hao paused and asked, "Who did they contact?"

"Xue Qing, the governor of Jiangnan Road, and He Yongzhi, the governor of Dongshan Road." Chen Pingping replied.

The territory of Qing Kingdom was divided into seven routes and twenty-six counties, and the governor of each route was a frontier official.

Most of them were promoted by Emperor Qing, and they also pose a huge hidden danger.

"Very good. The more people who jump out, the better. This will save me the trouble of searching for them one by one."

Fang Hao chuckled and said, "On the ninth day of the ninth month, I will announce to the world that I will go to the Dadong Mountain Temple to offer sacrifices to the heavens. By then, Kyoto will be handed over to Dean Chen."

"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will defend the safety of Kyoto to the death," said Chen Pingping.

"As for the tricks of those rats in the dark, I will take them on one by one!" Fang Hao said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)