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Chapter 1215 The sword comes
The idea of equality for all is indeed very fascinating. The ancients even imagined that princes who broke the law would be punished the same as common people.

But don't forget that this is a real feudal society. It is impossible to accomplish such a feat, otherwise the stone tablet erected by Ye Qingmei would not be covered in dust.

Therefore, Su Ning really believes that the pursuits of Ye Qingmei and Fan Xian of both generations are foolish. It would be better to find ways to climb to the highest point in life first, and then directly reduce taxes for the people of the world.

In Suning's eyes, equality for all is more of a slogan used by politicians to bid farewell to the old and usher in the new. Time travelers like Ye Qingmei and Fan Xian who have no mass base are meaningless, so such behavior and persistence are more like the whining of a person with a brain problem.

Seeing that Suning was firing at full force against the eldest princess Li Yunrui today, Emperor Qing was actually very surprised, because Suning completely understood his intention, the only slight flaw was that he used too much force.

At this moment, Eunuch Hou was still in the excitement of the previous meeting in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. Su Ning's impeachment was too shocking. "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince was too fierce today. Every blow he made was bloody, and every blow was aimed at the eldest princess' heart.

Your Majesty, have you noticed the expressions of the ministers in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests? In the end, despite their political views and factional differences, they all unanimously expressed their approval of the Sixth Prince."

"Hmph! The behavior of a reckless man! What's so surprising about that?" However, Emperor Qing, with a smile on his face, said it against his will.

"Your Majesty, aren't you in need of a brave general? I can't think of anyone more suitable than the Sixth Prince."

"You little slave! You have a very sharp vision. You can see through my thoughts."

Then Eunuch Hou mentioned the eldest princess who was kneeling outside the imperial study again, "Your Majesty, the eldest princess has been kneeling outside the palace for an hour."

"Well, let her get in!"

Soon, the eldest princess, her face filled with grief, knelt before Emperor Qing and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me! Yun Rui has never colluded with Northern Qi spies, nor has he betrayed any secrets of our dynasty."

"When have I ever said these things to you?" Emperor Qing asked back with a look of disapproval on his face.

"His Majesty……"

"The Sixth Prince's impeachment of you today was entirely his own decision. In other words, it was your impeachment that irritated him."

"Your Majesty is right! Yun Rui knows what to do."

"As for the Sixth Prince, you are his aunt, so there's no need to be too serious about it."

"Yes! Your Majesty."

Although what Su Ning said today touched Emperor Qing's heart, Emperor Qing, who is good at playing with people's hearts, is not going to dismiss the eldest princess immediately. After all, his real interests have not been maximized yet.

Although today's incident was indeed a false alarm for Princess Li Yunrui, it also served as a reminder to Princess Li Yunrui that her time to control the financial power of the inner treasury was running out.

Crown Prince Li Chengqian looked at the returning Princess nervously and asked, "Aunt, are you okay?"

"It's okay! I just knelt outside the imperial study for more than an hour." The frail eldest princess waved her hand with an indifferent look on her face.

"what……"

"Prince, it seems we need to speed up. We can't leave Fan Xian in this world any longer."

"Okay! I'll go and urge Lin Gong right away."

"Well, originally, Lin Gong intended to use Northern Qi's spies, especially Cheng Jushu, the eighth-rank master hiding outside Kyoto, to eliminate Fan Xian. But now I think Cheng Jushu alone isn't enough. To give him a bigger reward, we need to add Gong Dian."

"Aunt, this guy Gong Dian has already been warned by our father. Last time, he even returned the calligraphy and painting I gave him. It will be extremely difficult to get him to work for us again."

"Don't worry about the palace rules! I'm sure I can find a way to make him submit."

The prince then brought the topic back to Suning, "Yes! Aunt, do you think Sixth Brother's behavior today was prompted by our father?"

"Of course! The Sixth Prince is just a decoration. Without the emperor's instructions and arrangements, how could he know so many things?" Sure enough, the eldest princess said with a sneer on her face.

"Aunt is right! Father just loves to play with people's hearts."

"..."

In fact, what Princess Li Yunrui was most worried about was her relationship with the Second Prince. After all, this was the most important secret in her heart. She believed that as long as she could keep this secret, any attacks from others would be nothing.

Therefore, the eldest princess Li Yunrui was determined to assassinate Fan Xian at this time, thinking that as long as there was no "heir" to the inner treasury's financial power, she would be able to get through this crisis smoothly.

……

At this time, Fan Jian, the Minister of Revenue, was still in a daze. When he returned home, he still hadn't recovered at all. "Fan Xian, tell me, what is your relationship with the Sixth Prince?"

"It doesn't matter? I only met him once, at the Kyoto government office, and he gave me twenty lashes right away." However, Fan Xian covered his butt and shook his head in confusion.

However, Fan Jian's thoughts were filled with anger at Fan Xian's misbehavior. "You deserve it! You really should have some respect. Do you really think you're still in that remote place called Danzhou?"

"Hey! Father, did something big happen at today's court meeting?" At this time, Fan Xian quickly led the topic to the main topic.

"Ah! Yes! Our Sixth Prince is not one to suffer any loss. In order to retaliate against the Crown Prince and the Second Prince's impeachment, he turned around and attacked the eldest princess Li Yunrui even more fiercely, saying that the eldest princess Li Yunrui should go home, get married and have children."

"Ah? Is my cheap brother-in-law so fierce?"

"Humph! That's quite impressive indeed! It could be said that he's hitting the Princess right in the nick of time. The strangest thing is that the Sixth Prince also suggested that you take over the inner treasury, and suggested that Your Majesty choose an eunuch from the inner palace to be your deputy."

"Father, is it because of Ruoruo?" Fan Xian couldn't understand why Suning favored him so much, so he could only attribute it all to Fan Ruoruo.

"It seems this is the only possibility! Besides, the inner treasury was indeed established by your mother, Ye Qingmei. Now it is up to you to personally take back the financial power of the inner treasury."

"..."

Now Fan Xian has no interest in the financial power of the inner treasury. In fact, it can be said that he has no goals in life at all. He passively accepts everything imposed by the outside world every time.

You have to know that Fan Xian started traveling through time since he was a baby. However, apart from learning some superficial techniques of using poison from Fei Jie, the only thing he could show off was the cultivation of that domineering true qi.

He has lived in Danzhou of Nanqing for sixteen years, but has achieved almost nothing. He is surprised that Kyoto and Nanqing still rely on plagiarizing ancient poems and "Dream of Red Mansions". He feels that Fan Xian is especially like a modern young man who has just traveled through time.

In addition, the love affair with the heroine Lin Wan'er in the original drama was also extremely awkward, especially that "chicken leg girl" who almost made Su Ning dig his toes on the floor in embarrassment. It's a pity that Fan Xian will no longer have any relationship with Lin Wan'er this time.

Lin Wan'er walked into the palace with a panicked look on her face, found Su Ning and asked, "Sixth brother, why did you impeach my mother in the court today?" "Don't you think she is an incompetent mother?" However, Su Ning looked at Lin Wan'er in front of him and asked back.

"I……"

"Wan'er, a normal woman should take care of her husband and children, but what does your mother, the eldest princess, do every day? I just don't want your mother to go further away."

"Sixth brother, I understand you're doing this for my mother and me, but could you be a little more tactful in the future? You should at least give my mother some face."

Then Su Ning noticed something unusual about Lin Wan'er today. "Wan'er, your behavior today is a little strange to me. Don't you always dislike asking about your mother's affairs?"

"My eldest brother Lin Gong told me and asked me to help ease the conflict between you and mother." As expected, the silly Lin Wan'er gave Lin Gong away.

"Wan'er, the Princess and I have no conflicts whatsoever. What happened in the court today was entirely due to official business. Don't forget that the Emperor has already decided that Fan Xian will be in charge of the inner treasury."

"That's right! But I feel like ever since Fan Xian came to Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture has suddenly become uneasy. I really hate this guy from Danzhou."

"Haha, I met Fan Xian once at the Kyoto government office. Not to mention he's quite handsome. If you met him, you might actually fall in love with him."

"Nonsense! In my heart, Sixth Brother, you are the most handsome."

"Wan'er, you are so sweet to hear! Once I have sorted out some recent issues, I will definitely petition the Emperor to marry you to me."

"Hmph! What about Fan Ruoruo?"

"Just being a co-wife will do."

"Sixth brother, you are so bad! It turns out you are so fickle."

"..."

……

Although Si Lili, who worked as a maid beside Suning, was not free in the palace, she still controlled all the spies of Northern Qi in the capital of Southern Qing, so Lin Gong, the henchman under the eldest princess, must have cooperated with Si Lili.

In addition, the real partner of Princess Li Yunrui is the Second Prince Li Chengze, so even if there is no Si Lili, the Northern Qi spy, the Second Prince will still find ways to inform the Crown Prince Li Chengqian and his party of the news.

When it comes to dealing with Fan Xian, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince are almost unanimous. The only difference is that one is open and the other is covert.

When the second prince Li Chengze invited Fan Xian to a meeting, an assassination attempt against Fan Xian began. However, this time, the eighth-rank master who appeared was not only Cheng Jushu, but also Gong Dian, the chief of the palace guards of the Nanqing Palace.

At this moment, Cheng Jushu and Gong Dian looked at each other, feeling extremely aggrieved and angry, but they had to work together to kill Fan Xian in front of them today, because Lin Gong and the princess had leverage over them.

However, Fan Xian and Teng Zijing exchanged a glance and smiled bitterly. They hadn't expected the other party to be so generous as to send two eighth-rank masters at once. "Teng Zijing, no more words. Let's fight together today."

Teng Zijing, however, swallowed fearfully and urged Fan Xian to flee. "Fan Xian, we are simply powerless against two eighth-rank masters. I'll hold them off for now. You escape first."

"Don't let your imagination run wild! One eighth-grade master might be able to escape, but with two of them coming together, we have no choice but to give it our all. Even if we die here, it must be a glorious death."

"Alright! Then I, Teng Zijing, will die with you."

"..."

Then Fan Xian and Teng Zijing took the initiative to attack, but the strength of the two eighth-grade masters was not something they could contend with, and they were soon beaten badly by Cheng Jushu and Gong Dian.

……

The Taiping Villa is currently undergoing a large-scale renovation. Perhaps Emperor Qing really has feelings for the items used by Ye Qingmei, so he had them all emptied out and then filled with new items for Su Ning, who had just left the palace.

Although Suning has now been appointed as the prefect of Kyoto Prefecture, his daily life is still very leisurely, so he is fishing by the lake in the corner of the harem.

The moment Cheng Jushu and Gong Dian appeared in Kyoto at the same time, Suning, who was fishing, sensed their presence and naturally became angry at the vicious princess.

"Here comes the sword!"

A "Canglang" sounded, and the swords in the hands of the two guards in charge of the imperial palace soared into the sky.

As the swords rose, the two ordinary weapons grew larger and larger, and were surrounded by a terrifying unknown energy. Of course, no one knew that this unknown energy was spiritual power.

At this time, all the masters in Kyoto Prefecture were shocked by the sudden appearance of the "giant sword". The ninth-grade masters Yan Xiaoyi and Hong Siyang were both on guard in panic. Even the grandmasters Ye Liuyun and Emperor Qing in Kyoto Prefecture were stunned. They all suddenly felt a breath of death coming from the "giant sword".

"Evil beast! Looking for death!"

A sky-shattering shout suddenly rang out over Kyoto. The two eighth-rank masters who were about to kill Fan Xian and Teng Zijing looked up at the sky, only to see two huge and powerful swords flying towards them without anyone noticing.

"Immortal Sword? Are there any immortals in Nanqing?"

This question was naturally asked by the bewildered Fan Xian, but no one here could answer them. Cheng Jushu and Gong Dian looked at each other with fear on their faces, and each of them tried their best to fight against the two "giant swords."

However, the two eighth-rank masters were nothing but chickens and dogs in front of the two giant swords. In an instant, under the astonished gazes of Fan Xian and Teng Zijing, they were directly reduced to ashes...

Only two guards' swords remained, standing there, plain yet majestic...

With a "slap", Fan Xian, who survived the disaster, slapped Teng Zijing hard.

"Fan Xian, are you crazy? Why did you suddenly hit me?" Teng Zijing turned around and looked at Fan Xian angrily and questioned him.

"Does it hurt?"

"Nonsense! I think you are sick!"

"Oh! It seems all this is not a dream."

"..."

……

(End of this chapter)