"Whose ice is this?"

Fan Xian is a man with a big heart. After escaping death, he even thought about giving someone a nickname.

"If Qian Chunqiang is the expert among the ninth rank who has the best chance of reaching the Grandmaster level, then he is one of the two experts with the strongest combat power below the Grandmaster level."

After all, Teng Zijing came from the Supervisory Council, so he knew which people in Kyoto City he could offend and which he could not.

"Who else are the two great masters besides him?"

"Ba Dao and Jue Jian. Ba Dao refers to Liu Yidao, the leader of the East Palace guards, and Jue Jian refers to Xie Bian, the personal guard of Prince Cheng."

As soon as Teng Zijing finished speaking, Fan Xian immediately thought of the swordsman who almost took his life with a single blow at Prince Jing's mansion that day.

"He is from the East Palace. Do you think his appearance here is a coincidence or a long-planned one?"

Like Zhou Shuren, Fan Xian has never hesitated to speculate about officials with the greatest malice.

"I really don't know that, but I know that if it weren't for him, we would both die here today."

Teng Zijing's ideas are much simpler than Fan Xian's.

Just like in later police and gangster films, the police arrived late after the gangsters were dead; not long after Liu Yidao left, people from the Supervisory Council, Kyoto Prefecture, and the Patrol Guard Battalion arrived.

It was also in this context that the news that the eldest son of Si Nanbo was assassinated in Niulan Street began to spread throughout Kyoto.

.........

East Palace

"Your Highness, my appearance at Niulan Street this time is a bit too obvious, making people suspect that this is a trap set by us?"

The more you set up a trap, the more mistakes you make. Liu Yidao was puzzled as to why Li Chengqian made such a decision.

"Don't worry, no matter how Chen Pingping and the others investigate, they will only find out that it was Li Yunrui who ordered the people of Dongyi City to assassinate Fan Xian.

Your appearance can only mean that I may have noticed this or secretly sent you to protect Fan Xian."

Because he is a tool produced by the system, Li Chengqian can communicate directly with the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals and Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends without any contact. This is his greatest reliance.

"Your Highness, I have to ask you a question. Why did you set up this trap to trick the princess into sending someone to assassinate Fan Xian, and then ask me to save him?"

This is what Liu Yidao cannot understand the most.

"Don't you think he has too much free time since coming to Beijing? Fan Xian, Fan Xian, I won't allow him to be idle."

Emperor Qing hopes to use Fan Xian to break the peace in Kyoto, and so does Li Chengqian.

"Your Highness is thinking about him..."

"I want him to move. Father is watching. There are some things that are inconvenient for me to do, and I can't do them, but he can do them without any scruples."

Li Chengqian doesn't like writing a diary, but he always has to find someone to talk to about some things. Liu Yidao, who is absolutely trustworthy, is a good choice.

"Your Highness, Commander Liu is here too. Is my brother okay?"

As soon as Fan Ruoruo arrived, their conversation came to an abrupt end.

"Replying to the Crown Princess, Master Fan is fine, he just suffered some internal injuries."

Given Fan Ruoruo's status, everyone in the entire Eastern Palace, except Li Chengqian, has to give her face on the surface.

"That's fine, that's fine..."

Fan Ruoruo breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the accurate information.

Chapter 224 Afterwards

To be the protagonist, you must not only have extraordinary luck and abilities, but also have an unbeatable Xiaoqiang physique; Fan Xian explained this very well by doing it himself.

Not long after taking Liu Yidao's Tianwang life-saving pill, he recovered; as for Teng Zijing, he still looked like he would die at any time.

I don't dare go to deliver lunch boxes to Lin Wan'er today; I'll go back to the mansion first, after all, I almost got the lunch boxes myself; there are so many guards who died for me, and their funeral affairs have to be handled by people in the mansion.

.........

The old bootlicker Fan Jian arrived at the Fan Mansion right after him.

"Xian'er, are you okay?"

When he received the news from the Ministry of Revenue that Fan Xian was assassinated in Niulan Street, he did not even ask for leave and rushed back in a hurry.

"It's okay, but the guards who followed me are..."

Humans are not plants or trees, so who can be heartless? So many people died to protect him, how could Fan Xian not have any feelings?

"Don't worry, I won't treat their descendants unfairly."

I will take care of your wife and children.

Don't think this is an insult just because it comes from the mouth of the thief Cao; it is actually the highest promise a master in ancient times could make to his subordinates who died for him.

…………

Fan Mansion Study

Fan Xian told his cheap father about his tragic experience of delivering a lunch box today but almost getting killed.

"How many people know that you are going to the Royal Courtyard today?"

The city of Jingdu is not Danzhou. To assassinate Fan Xian openly and aboveboard, this is completely ignoring himself. Which lunatic is he?

“This, I think quite a few people know.”

Li Chengqian's hint was not far away, Fan Xian said ashamedly.

"You said the person who saved you was Liu Yidao from the Eastern Palace?"

"Yes, he showed up at the right time, even a little abnormally so. If he had shown up a moment later, Teng Zijing and I would have died at the hands of that sissy."

Fan Xian was certain that Liu Yidao's appearance was no accident.

"Sissy, what sissy?"

"The leader of the assassin group, he is fast and his sword is even faster. The guards in our mansion could not last a single round against him. In the end, he was the only one among those assassins who escaped unscathed from Liu Yidao's hands."

Because of his memories from his previous life, Fan Xian was particularly impressed by Tian Jiexing, the copycat version of Dongfang Bubai.

"He escaped unscathed from Liu Yidao's hands. His movements were fast and his sword was even faster. Could it be Xie Bian?"

The reputation of Ba Dao Jue Jian was so great in the capital that Fan Jian immediately suspected Xie Bian.

"I have seen Xie Bian, but it wasn't him. That man had a white face and no beard, and looked a bit like a eunuch in the palace."

The most frightening thing for people is to automatically fill in their brains and be self-righteous. Fan Xian made this mistake at this moment.

"Someone in the palace?"

Inspector Megure met Kogoro Mori, and Fan Xian's reminder completely led Fan Jian into the ditch.

"By the way, Liu Yidao seems to know him and said he wants to settle an old score with him from two years ago."

"Two years ago? Could it be someone from Tiansha Hall?"

Tiansha Hall

Although the assassination attempt on Li Chengqian two years ago failed, it made them famous. They claimed that there was no one they would not kill as long as they were paid.

No one knows their true origins. Some say they are from Dongyi City, while others say they are from Nanqing. The Supervisory Council has taken action against them more than once, but each time it has failed.

.........

Knowing clearly how deep the water in Kyoto was, upon receiving the news that Fan Xian had arrived in Beijing, Chen Pingping did not even bother to visit him in person, but rushed back without stopping.

It was also at this time that Tianshatang took action, and the target was his own "youngest son". Dean Chen was very angry and the consequences were serious.

"I have the responsibility to make Tianshatang bigger, but you don't have any responsibility?

Zhuge, as a supervisor, do you have any responsibility? In the past two years, you haven't even caught the leader, let alone wiped out the gang. What do you do for a living?"

Chen Dakang Pingping, who had just returned from the palace and was scolded by Emperor Qing, got furious.

"Although the dean and his men come and go without a trace, their intentions are very clear. They always target His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It is not difficult to guess who is behind this."

"Do you have evidence? Do you have irrefutable evidence? If you have evidence, I will immediately accompany you to Prince Cheng's mansion to arrest him. Do you have it?"

Chen Pingping said aggressively.

"No...no, they..."

"You're talking shit. Yan Ruohai, and your Second Division, Zhuge is responsible and you are not. Why does he fail in every action? There must be something wrong within our Supervisory Council. I asked you to investigate yourself, how are you doing?"

After scolding Zhu Ge, Chen Pingping was still not satisfied and continued to scold Yan Ruohai.

"Dean, I did find out something."

"you…"

Chen Pingping was depressed. Yan Ruohai did find out something. He found out that Emperor Qing asked Eunuch Hou to plant spies in the Supervisory Council.

"Dean, although the Tiansha Hall's connection is broken, we have always had control over the Northern Qi stronghold in Liujing River. And Si Lili is on her way back. Maybe we can break the situation from her."

Although he was speechless, Zhu Ge still wanted to prove that his surname was just Zhu and he was fundamentally different from a pig.

"As for the Eastern Palace, I found out that someone tipped off Liu Yidao so that he could get to Niulan Street in time.

After Xijiao was assassinated two years ago, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has never given up on the investigation of Tiansha Hall. Should we contact the East Palace?"

Yan Ruohai suggested.

"Forget it. The Overwatch Council is independent of the six ministries, so it would be inappropriate for it to have contact with the Eastern Palace."

If he were to contact the prince with his current status, that would be a way to his death. Chen Pingping still had some sense of propriety.

.........

宣室

It was rare that Emperor Qing did not play with the orange bow, but played chess with Li Chengqian.

"The person behind Tianshatang is really the second in command?"

Father and son game, Emperor Qing asked seemingly casually.

"Replying to Your Majesty, I, your son..."

Li Chengqian pretended to hesitate.

"Now it's just you and me in the house, it has nothing to do with monarchs and ministers, just father and son."

"It has something to do with... my second brother, but it's hard to say that he is the one behind it. For example, the assassination of Fan Xian this time was not his idea."

Li Chengqian bowed.

"Do you know who attacked Fan Xian this time?

That's right, if it wasn't for this, Liu Yidao wouldn't have appeared on Niulan Street so soon; did you save Fan Xian because of Fan Ruoruo, or because of the financial power of the internal treasury? "

After Emperor Qing made a move, he stared into Li Chengqian's eyes and asked.

"I just asked Liu Yidao to capture the people from Tiansha Hall..."

"This is the best. As a king, I hate sentimental relationships. You are the crown prince, so it is only natural for Fan Ruoruo to save you, not to mention that you gave her the title of crown princess."

In order to protect Fan Ruoruo, Li Chengqian's deliberate indifference to her means was nothing but pediatrics in Emperor Qing's eyes.

"Father, son and minister..."

"You are the crown prince, and you will take over this vast country from me in the future. You must understand that there is no one in this world who cannot be killed, and no one who cannot be sacrificed."

At this moment, Emperor Qing sincerely regarded Li Chengqian as his successor and taught him carefully.

"Father, I am terrified..."

Li Chengqian looked panic-stricken, and the chess pieces in his hands fell uncontrollably, a bit like Uncle Liu Huangshu's "the power of a single shock was so great".

Chess can no longer be played, and the father and son also had a tacit understanding about the murderer who assassinated Fan Xian and did not continue talking.

Chapter 225 Follow-up

Chengwangfu

"Why didn't you report the assassination attempt on Fan Xian to me in advance?"

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