From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 116: Arrogant and Domineering Li Chengqian

Sean is a person of little value.

It is inevitable that a spy chief who has been imprisoned for twenty years will be eliminated by the times and has long been out of date.

This can be seen from the fact that he died so early in the original novel, and from his shaky luck now.

The reason why Chen Pingping didn't kill him was certainly not because they sympathized with each other, but because he wanted to squeeze out all the secrets from him, such as the secrets of the Northern Qi royal family, the secrets of Ku He, and the secrets of the temple.

But in Li Chengqian's eyes, his only value was that he had been to the temple and knew the route to the temple, which would save him a lot of time and trouble in his future actions.

After all, the Arctic is so big, and who knows where a building will be.

It's very troublesome to find.

That's why he's here today.

He doesn't care what Sean thinks or what others think.

Sean looked at the young man sitting in the wheelchair in front of him, and the thought of suddenly attacking him flashed through his mind, but it was only a flash.

It was not the dagger at the tip of his throat that frightened him, but the young man's indifferent and demanding attitude that frightened him.

There was no aura, no feeling, he just sat there quietly, speaking calmly, but it made the Northern Wei intelligence chief who was famous throughout the world twenty years ago feel frightened, even scared!
There was no such thing as a sudden attack or surprise attack. In front of this young man, he didn't have the courage to do anything.

Without saying anything else, Sean silently took the paper and pen and began to draw on the paper. While drawing, he talked about the experience of himself and Ku He exploring the temple all the way north. The round-trip route was written clearly and clearly.

After a full hour, he put down his pen and handed the map with the ink still wet to Li Chengqian.

Ye Ling'er then retracted her dagger, walked behind Li Chengqian, and pushed him out of the prison.

At this time, the jailer had already taken out a new pair of fine iron shackles and handcuffed Sean's hands again.

Sean remained silent and did not resist.

After handcuffing Sean, the prison boss quickly left, closed the cell door, and then wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Who is he?" Sean suddenly asked in a hoarse voice.

"It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Daqing." The jailer was originally the head of the Seventh Department, so he was naturally knowledgeable. However, what happened in the prison today overturned his cognition. It seemed calm, but it seemed as if there was something terrifying. Now that he thought about it, it seemed that the words spoken by the prince always had a strange persuasive power, which made people do it unconsciously and had no objection at all.

This isn't normal, but that seems to be the case.

Watching Ye Ling'er pushing Li Chengqian away, he let out a long sigh, turned his head to look at Xiao En, and said again, "Prince Daqing, Li Chengqian."

This time, there was a subtle hint of optimism in his tone.

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"You're going to the temple?"

Walking along the gloomy passage of the Sky Prison, Ye Ling'er said with some curiosity.

"Of course we have to go, but now is not the time," Li Chengqian said. "I came to find Xiao En because he is one of the two people in the world who has definitely been to the temple. He is dying, so I asked him to draw a map first to avoid the trouble of finding him later."

"Then...will His Majesty blame you for causing such a scene in the Overwatch Council?"

"Of course I have to show my attitude, but it's just house arrest and a salary fine, it's no big deal." Li Chengqian patted her small hand and said, "Don't worry about it. The old man is a smart man. I'm not rebelling, so why should I care about him?"

As he spoke, he had already passed through the big iron gate and arrived at the entrance of the sky prison.

The long-lost sunshine shone again, and Li Chengqian saw Chen Pingping again.

Chen Pingping's wheelchair was at the gate of the Sky Prison. Fan Xian stood behind him, pushing the wheelchair with a confused expression.

The heads of the eight departments of the Supervisory Council all stood behind the wheelchair, including the poison master Fei Jie.

Even with his knowledge, he didn't know what the prince was doing today. He clearly had the emperor's order, but he didn't show it. He even mobilized the Eastern Palace's guards in advance. It was obvious that he had already decided to have a fight with the Supervisory Council and Dean Chen here.

He was certain of only one thing: the Crown Prince and Dean Chen were truly at odds. Ye Ling'er pushed Li Chengqian along the way, passing by Chen Pingping. Chen Pingping didn't try to stop them, but his gloomy expression told everyone that he was like a volcano about to erupt, forcibly suppressing his boundless rage.

"Your Highness, what exactly is the reason for today's actions?"

There was a hint of anger in the suppressed tone.

"Why else? To suppress your reputation." Li Chengqian's tone remained calm. "The Supervisory Council has become stagnant under your leadership. I'm very dissatisfied with you as the Director. Naturally, I want to suppress it and pave the way for Bao Kun to take over the Supervisory Council in the future."

The words were very blunt and naked.

There is no intention of covering up.

Two years ago, if someone heard this, they would definitely think it was a joke.

But now, no one thinks so.

Crown Prince Li Chengqian stated his position in front of all the senior officials of the Supervisory Council, and expressed his intention to let Guo Baokun take over the Supervisory Council.

This is too unpolitical.

Chen Pingping's skinny hands once again clenched the wheelchair's armrests, staring at Li Chengqian's departing back and saying, "The Supervisory Office is your Majesty's Supervisory Office, the Supervisory Office of Daqing..."

"It will be mine in the future." Li Chengqian didn't even turn his head, but interrupted Chen Pingping in a calm tone.

"Isn't your highness too confident?"

squeak--

The wheelchair stopped and turned 180 degrees. Li Chengqian looked at everyone in the Supervisory Council with a playful look, and finally, his gaze fell on Fan Xian.

"Fan Xian, what do you think?"

"I..." Fan Xian felt like he had been daydreaming all day.

How can I watch it? I'm just standing there watching. What does this have to do with me?

I'm just a bystander, okay?

"I heard that you are also a commissioner of the Overwatch Council. You should have your own opinions on the affairs of the Overwatch Council."

"Hehe, it seems that nothing can be hidden from His Highness. However, I am still young. Although I have the title of Supervisor, I don't know much about the affairs of the Overwatch Council, so..."

"Do you think I'm arrogant?" Li Chengqian's smile gradually became brighter.

Fan Xian's mouth twitched. Arrogant? More than arrogant!

Are you arrogant? Don’t you have any sense of responsibility?
It's simply lawless, isn't it? Even for the crown prince, I've never heard of anyone besieging the imperial court in broad daylight in Kyoto, causing massive casualties.

This isn't arrogance, this is rebellion!

However, I can only complain about this in my heart and cannot say it out loud.

So, a shy, bitter smile appeared on his face, "Yes... I am a little ostentatious."

"You're disguising yourself quite well," Li Chengqian nodded in praise. "You've only been in Kyoto for a short time, so you can slowly learn about many things. But there's one thing you need to understand: in this world, if you have power, you can really do whatever you want. Without power—"

Li Chengqian raised his hand and pointed at the old cripple in the wheelchair. "Look at him. He has no strength. He can only complain about the world but can do nothing..."

"Hahahahaha-"

The arrogant laughter echoed over the Supervisory Council for a long time.

In the distance, Hong Sixiang came hurriedly with the imperial edict in his hand and a serious expression.

(End of this chapter)