Joy of Life: I'm really not a saint

Chapter 305 Outside the Banquet.

The people of Nanqing are fond of martial arts. The previous generation has already conquered a vast territory. Now, what is left to the new generation of people is the newly rising Western Hu and the large but not rigid Northern Qi.

Unlike their attitude towards Northern Qi, they never regarded Western Hu as opponents.

Don’t you know that before this, relying solely on the power of the eldest prince and the Qin family, they were able to keep them out and prevent them from making an inch of progress?

This is a craze for expanding borders that is deeply rooted in their blood. Neither the eldest prince nor Li Hongcheng can get rid of this craze. Even a gentle character like the second prince is still obsessed with attacking Northern Qi.

In the past, Southern Qing was strong and had maintained its offensive momentum for thirty years. For the people of Southern Qing, this was no longer a problem they needed to consider. The only thing they needed to consider was when to attack Northern Qi... So what kind of person the Emperor of Northern Qi was was a very important matter for the three royal children in the hall.

It is clear from the Second Prince's thoughtful expression that being able to unify the world is the ultimate goal of all Nanqing people. It can even temporarily suppress his anxiety about the throne.

"It is said that the Emperor of Northern Qi does not like women, but last time he specifically wanted to exchange Si Lili back to Northern Qi... Anzhi, you were the last envoy. What details did you discover in Shangjing City?" The eldest prince asked Fan Xian seriously.

Fan Xian thought for a while and then said slowly, "It's true that he doesn't like women. There are only a few concubines in the huge palace. In order to prevent the resurgence of the power of the foreign relatives, the young emperor resisted the pressure from the big families in Shangjing City and selected concubines who were all of commoner origin. The strange thing is that the empress dowager doesn't seem to object to this arrangement."

The second prince frowned and said, "Even if it is to prevent the power of the foreign relatives, this arrangement is not a good idea to appease the ministers. This move is inappropriate."

Fan Xian nodded and pretended to be worried and said, "Just as the princess said before, the emperor is really hard to see through. Even though he is right in front of me, I always feel that he has a very clever disguise."

Li Hongcheng laughed and said, "Come on, the emperor was very honest with you. You said before that you were an outsider, but I don't think the people of Northern Qi regarded you as an outsider. Otherwise, how could they let you achieve your goal so easily without any obstruction?"

Fan Xian did not explain the role Li An played in this.

He also did not say that this was just a transaction between him and Northern Qi.

It’s hard to say who took advantage. In any case, it was true for Yu Qingguo that his own actions were somewhat inappropriate.

"The offensive and defensive situation has changed now. Don't forget that Northern Qi now has an extra Li An!" The eldest prince drank a glass of wine and said in a deep voice.

The second prince nodded, but Li Hongcheng disagreed.

He thought, "It is true that Li An is a rare great master and the youngest peak strongman, but no matter how strong one person is, how can he defeat hundreds of thousands or even millions of soldiers?"

Fan Xian felt a chill in his heart as he thought about the surprise attack he encountered today.

The Kingdom of Qing did have the strongest army in the world, but most of its soldiers died at the hands of their own people.

Facing such high-level officials from the Kingdom of Qing, can we really defeat them with these troops?

"I never thought that crossbows could be so scary!" Fan Xian raised his glass silently and said calmly, "You all know how much I, the Overwatch Council, love to use crossbows, but I never thought that when a thing kills people to a certain extent, it would also..."

"The sound made by the rain of arrows hitting the carriages was like the sound of drums, which seemed to be able to take away people's souls."

Everyone stopped what they were doing silently, not expecting the topic to come back. They understood that Fan Xian was describing the details of being sniped in the valley today, and they could also hear the hidden anger and coldness in Fan Xian's words.

"Human power is limited. Indeed, there is a limit to the power of an individual on the battlefield. But who is Li An? You don't have to blind yourself anymore. Look at what he has brought to Northern Qi."

"We can still take our time with Northern Qi, so we don't have to think about it for now." The eldest prince sighed silently, "As for you, Anzhi, His Majesty will definitely give you an explanation for this matter. The court is also investigating, and I believe there will be a result soon."

"maybe."

Fan Xian didn't say that he had already sent the cartload of state soldiers' heads to the Privy Council!

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"Fan Xian went to Chengze's house for a banquet?"

Emperor Qing pushed his wheelchair slowly along the corridor of the Taiji Hall. The crystal clear railings seemed to reflect the bright moon in the night sky, faintly flashing white light.

The king and his minister, who had frightened the whole world, both sighed slightly at this moment.

"What other actions did he take?"

Chen Pingping's body seemed to be frozen, without any movement. He just lowered his head slightly and responded, "He placed the cart of heads at the gate of the Privy Council?"

"and."

"Speak!" The emperor's expression was already somewhat angry, but this emotion was not directed at Fan Xian. "People in Kyoto have different opinions. It is far from what it was before."

Isn't this all what you expected?

The princes have grown up, and everything seems like a replica of the time when Emperor Qing was still a prince, and it was the prelude to that bloody night. But Emperor Qing wants to train the princes, but doesn't want to shed blood. Where in the world can such a good thing come from?

Even someone as cunning and resourceful as Emperor Qing couldn't avoid it.

You know, when Emperor Qing was still a prince, he was not the most powerful one.

"The plan was made by Yan Bingyun, the director of the Supervisory Office. We have entered the first level of alert tonight. The swordsmen in the courtyard will be dispatched to kill 63 people, seven of whom are experts in the Second Prince's mansion."

The two of them stayed where they were, letting the breeze blow them.

After a long while, Emperor Qing spoke again. He seemed not to want to dwell on this issue any more. He changed the subject:

"I want to go to Danzhou to see my mother again."

"I haven't been there for many years. I don't know what Danzhou looks like now. Are the fish there still as abundant as they were back then? Are the mothers in good health?"

"I have noticed that the old lady has always been in good health."

Chen Pingping laughed, "Your Majesty, I remember when we went to Danzhou Port, it was not yet the territory of our Qing Kingdom."

"Haha, it's a pity that there is a dense forest next to the port where people are eaten without leaving any bones. Otherwise, Si Gu Jian would not have let go of such a good port." There was a sense of complacency in Emperor Qing's words.

Although it was originally for my mother to live comfortably and for that one.

Later, it was developed into a large port.

Although the commercial focus shifted and the port gradually became deserted, it also brought about tremendous changes there.

"Thank goodness there is that forest."

"That's why she chose to take a boat from Dongyi City to Danzhou, so that we could meet her on the sea."

The conversation between the two continued, while the killing outside continued.

Chapter 306: Your Majesty, what do you think of An Zhi?

The small building is a place that Emperor Qing often goes to.

Although the woman in the painting in the building has passed away, Emperor Qing does not want to talk about her with outsiders.

Emperor Qing is selfish. Even though the beautiful woman in his heart has passed away, he only wants her to belong to him.

Or perhaps the emperor would not reveal the softest part of his heart in front of his subjects, so he just listened to Chen Pingping's story in silence.

"Your Majesty, the Princess is not as inactive as she appears to be now."

Many things do not have to be said completely. As the most thoughtful emperor in the world, everything is just a matter of doing or not doing.

If he doesn't do it, even if it happens right in front of him, he will just pretend not to see it.

If you want to do it, then you have to see if there are any benefits and how much it is worth.

"Your vision is unmatched, but that person...after all, is in contact with another country. I really don't know how she convinced the other party."

"Why do you need to persuade me?"

Emperor Qing's gaze was as sharp as a sword, but Chen Pingping, who was sitting in a wheelchair in front of him, could not see his eyes, let alone guess what was in the other person's mind.

Emperor Qing said without any pause: "My life is the greatest temptation for them!"

"Li An thought he was acting in secret, but the news had already been reported back the day he and the ascetic monk Ku He left Shangjing City. Calculating the time, I'm afraid they have already arrived in Qing Kingdom!"

If Ang Lee were here at this moment, he would clap his hands loudly, expressing his great admiration and agreement with the analysis of this human emperor.

Perhaps it was because it was a little cold at night, even though it was summer now, but Chen Pingping still rubbed her legs unconsciously, and all of this was seen by Emperor Qing.

"Your Majesty, if the other party attacks, they must be well prepared. How are we going to respond and resist then?"

"If an enemy comes, we will fight him." Emperor Qing sneered. This old dog was still testing him at this time.

Was this an unintentional behavior developed from years of operating in the dark, or was it intentional?

Emperor Qing believes more in the former.

Because when he tried to kill Li An before, his identity as a grandmaster had been exposed, and Hong Sixiang, who was very compatible with the domineering true qi and could completely run his true qi through it to disguise himself as a grandmaster, had also died. Now, he no longer had the intention to hide.

"But the world is in chaos now, and it has become weird."

"There are now two more masters who were hard to find in the past. If Yelu Xuan is also involved," Chen Pingping said calmly, "Ye Liuyun has left the stage, and Si Gu Jian, the sword maniac, killed a naval commander of my Qing country in public in the south. If the other party is also involved..."

"An Zhi has already reported this matter and explained it. Si Gu Jian just wants to distance himself from the matter."

"As for the other two, Li An can tell fortunes, but he is not a god after all! I hold the world in my hands, so why would I be afraid of him? Can he really predict the future?" Emperor Qing sneered, "As for the others, they are just ordinary people."

"You have to understand that Anzhi is a Qing citizen after all. He will not betray the land that gave birth to him and raised him."

"If an enemy comes, we will stop him. If an enemy comes, we will stop him. And the old fifth who protects An Zhi is the strongest general in the world!"

Chen Pingping's face was calm, but his heart was in turmoil.

Chen Pingping was not surprised that His Majesty knew the whereabouts of Lao Wu, but after hearing the implicit meaning of the words, he realized that Emperor Qing actually wanted to use Fan Xian. Thinking of this, Chen Pingping could no longer suppress the murderous intent in his heart, and he became more determined in his inner thoughts!

The more such moments occurred, the more the smile on Chen Pingping's face became.

He understood where Emperor Qing's confidence came from.

Wu Zhu is indeed the most powerful and fierce general in the world, but what Emperor Qing meant was that he is the strongest king above all the generals in the world!

The big show that was staged in the Hanging Temple was not completed after all, which was disappointing. Because of Fan Xian's intervention, Wu Zhu did not know everything he should know. In this case, he should give it a push.

Chen Pingping calmed down after touching the wheelchair beneath him and felt its cold texture.

Chen Pingping bowed slightly and said slowly, "The country cannot be without a ruler for a day. Your Majesty, why do you have to use yourself as bait and put yourself in danger?"

"Just say whatever you want to say, no need to hide it!"

"Yes."

Chen Pingping sighed and asked a question that he would never ask before: "I want to know what your plans are for the future. No matter what, the continuation of Qing's heritage is the most important."

This statement deserved death, but Emperor Qing laughed out loud in surprise.

What Chen Pingping meant by this was that he was worried that something might happen to Emperor Qing, which would cause chaos in the Qing Kingdom and thus cut off the country's support!

Today's breeze comforted the emperor and his minister from time to time. Emperor Qing's beard fluttered slowly, and under the moonlight, it was hard to tell whether the white color appeared on the beard itself or was refracting the white light.

For the first time, Emperor Qing showed signs of fatigue.

Perhaps it was the first time that Chen Pingping asked such a question, and Emperor Qing's heart moved slightly.

"You and Fan Jian are the ones that make me angry the most. I have asked for your opinions countless times before, but every time you have used various excuses to evade me. Why, why did you think of asking these questions today?"

Ignoring Emperor Qing's ridicule, Chen Pingping laughed: "At first it was just some children playing around, but now your highnesses have grown up."

Emperor Qing let out a deep sigh, looking a little dazed.

After a moment, a seemingly helpless sentence came out of Emperor Qing's mouth: "I haven't thought about it yet!"

Emperor Qing did not refer to himself as "I", but was like a father worrying about his family affairs. Chen Pingping only sneered in disdain when he heard this.

After he finished speaking, Emperor Qing continued: "The eldest is pure and brave, and can be a general; the second is too thoughtful and narrow-minded; as for the third..."

Perhaps he thought of the fact that Li Chengping had been very close to Fan Xian recently, and Fan Xian was relieved to hand over some of Jiangnan's businesses to him. In the long run, even Li Chengping would have no worries about food and clothing.

For the first time, Emperor Qing began to take the third prince seriously.

His origin is impeccable, and his mother's family is not a big problem. If he has Fan Xian's help,

After a long pause, all the silence turned into Emperor Qing's deep sigh: "He is still too young."

Chen Pingping sighed in cooperation.

Emperor Qing did not comment on the Crown Prince, but everyone in the world knew that he was already dissatisfied with the Crown Prince.

The prince has a lot of ideas, but his ambitions are too high and his ability is too low, and his character is too cowardly. It is only because his mother's family was killed and he does not have the complicated relationships like others that he has been able to sit in this position.

With the help of Emperor Qing, the wheelchair rolled forward again.

After all, this palace is too empty. Even if the people living here have the world in their hearts, they will feel bored after looking at it for a long time.

"I know how people around the world view me. Many people think that I push these kids too hard."

Emperor Qing smiled softly, as if expressing his disdain for everyone in the world: "What they don't know is that the throne of the emperor can be occupied by anyone?"

This is his real intention in training the prince.

He doesn't want a king who can defend the city!

Once again, there was a hint of anger in his tone towards others for not understanding him!

"Your Majesty, what do you think of Anzhi?"