Joy of Life: I'm really not a saint

Chapter 307 Emperor Qing discusses the princes.

"I wouldn't be surprised even if you asked about the eldest prince."

Emperor Qing looked at Chen Pingping with a half-smile, and Chen Pingping just looked back calmly.

The two looked at each other for a long time. After a moment, they couldn't help but burst into laughter. Their laughter was so hearty and enjoyable.

At first, the palace maids and eunuchs in the distance only knew that His Majesty was discussing important matters with Dean Chen, but they didn't know what they were talking about. You know, His Majesty didn't see outsiders today, and only Dean Chen was accompanying him in the palace.

While lamenting the importance of Dean Chen in His Majesty's heart, he was also speaking up for Fan Xian.

Master Fan returned to Kyoto today but was not summoned by His Majesty. Normally, Master Fan was the best to the eunuchs and maids in the palace. He was not only humble and polite, but also often rewarded them.

The square in front of the Tai Chi Hall was still too empty, and the laughter of the two filled the air and echoed everywhere, making the servants who had focused their attention on the two of them frightened!

The laughter gradually died down, and only His Majesty's loud voice could be heard faintly: "Fan Xian, of course, is the most suitable one!"

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"You old dog, do you think I don't know what you're thinking?"

"There is no doubt that his character and methods are indeed the most suitable person to sit in that position, but I have never considered him!"

Chen Pingping remained silent. He knew that it was Miss that was restraining Fan Xian.

The emperor dislikes the Heavenly Veins. They believe that they are the ones who will overthrow the regime.

Chen Pingping could understand the purpose of the Emperor using this method of raising poisonous insects to train a successor. After all, the world today is different from any time before. It is difficult to sit on that throne, and it is even more difficult to control the world!

Unless you can kill, kill, kill all the way!

But it is impossible to kill all the people in the world, so naturally, no one will be at peace.

The princes competed for the throne, and whoever won would own the world. It was just like what Emperor Qing did back then, except his method was not glorious - assassination.

"As an emperor, you cannot be cold-blooded and ruthless. On the contrary, you cannot be sentimental!" Emperor Qing said word by word, "You have been with me for many years, so you naturally understand that if you are ruthless, you will be violent and the world will be in chaos! If you are sentimental, you will lose your authority and the world will be in chaos even faster!"

"I have ambitions to unify the world."

"But who can inherit the responsibility of such an extraordinary achievement?"

"Initially, I valued the second son the most. At first, his strength was not as good as Cheng Qian's, but he still fought back and forth with Cheng Qian, and even had the upper hand for a while! But later, he gradually disappointed me! He used affection to disguise his ruthlessness, which was to be indifferent to everything around him and look at the outside world with an even eye. If he sat on this throne, he would definitely be a benevolent monarch, but none of my sons could survive!"

This is the disadvantage of raising Gu. The original intention of the method is not important, but the process is very important.

People's fights cannot be stopped at a certain point, and it is inevitable that hostility will arise.

You are strong and he is weak, until all the anger is directed at one person and the other person retreats out of cowardice - the second prince is the one that the anger is directed at.

While Chen Pingping understood and was disdainful of all this, how could Emperor Qing not understand it as well?

"As for the boss, I like him very much."

"He places too much emphasis on feelings. Before, Fan Xian's mother had done a favor to his mother, so he supported Fan Xian wholeheartedly in his fight against the crown prince and the second son, regardless of the outside world. Although his methods were concealed, they still exposed his true nature! Such a person can love his soldiers like his own sons on the battlefield and become a good general, but in this struggle for the throne, he will only fall into an irretrievable situation!"

"It is precisely because of my love for him that I will not allow him to get involved."

Chen Pingping was silent. Your Majesty didn't even mention his bloodline from Dongyi City!

However, Emperor Qing seemed to have guessed Chen Pingping's thoughts, and changed the subject, saying: "If, in the future, a war breaks out between our dynasty and Dongyi City, and the boss becomes the owner of this position, can he be ruthless enough to kill people in Dongyi City? If he is asked to massacre Dongyi City with blood, can he do it?"

The answer is already known.

The eldest prince couldn't do it, so he could only escape.

Perhaps, deep down in his heart, the eldest prince had never thought of sitting on this throne.

"If he can do it, he will be the future master of this world!" Emperor Qing knew very well that when a person rejects something, even if he imposes it on the other person, the other person may not resist for a while, but over time, a greater conflict will break out.

Chen Pingping sighed again. Tonight in the palace, the dean seemed to sigh more than ever before.

"He can also be ruled out." Emperor Qing smiled, "Fortunately, I still have time. Although the third child is young, I can still observe him for a few more years."

From beginning to end, Emperor Qing never mentioned Fan Xian.

Perhaps, he felt that Fan Xian had all the advantages and disadvantages of everyone!

"You love Fan Xian so much, why don't you try to persuade me?"

Emperor Qing's gaze shifted downwards again, and he looked at Chen Pingping with a strange look in his eyes. He said with a half-smile, "Fan Xian does have no status, but you should know that status can be resolved with just a word from me."

There are only a few people who know Fan Xian’s life experience, and those people will all die!

And the empress dowager in the palace is one of them!

"Hehe." Chen Pingping said with a fake smile: "I still won't persuade you."

"I do love Fan Xian, but I just hope he can be safe and happy. Although I don't get along with Fan Jian, I don't want to see his family and Liu family suffer because of this."

This is the emperor.

Neither of them knew that this might be their last heart-to-heart talk.

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At the gate of the Privy Council, when the officials who stayed behind saw the round object falling from the opened carriage, their faces turned very ugly!

The bloodstains could not be covered up after all, not to mention the pungent smell.

Human heads piled up here.

The transport carriage slowly left.

An unknown staff member of the Overwatch Council said in a loud voice: "The heads of those who attacked our Councilor are all here. The Lord has something for me to bring to you. Be prepared to explain. He will come to pick it up on a certain day!"

After saying that, he slowly left without looking back.

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Today's banquet at the Second Prince's residence was only halfway through when Miss Sang Wen, the top performer at Baoyue Tower, slowly came out.

Now, all the people in Baoyue Tower belonged to Fan Xian, but Li Chengze, as the owner of this place, still invited him to perform songs for everyone.

"It's a rare opportunity for all of you to be here today. It would be rather dull without some entertainment. And since Miss Sang Wen entered Baoyue Tower, we have no more good fortune to listen to music. We have to listen to heavenly music!"

When Fan Xian saw Sang Wen appear, he looked a little surprised, obviously he had not expected this scene.

Sang Wen, who was standing at the entrance of the hall, spotted Fan Xian in the crowd at a glance, smiled slightly, and then, after greeting all the officials present, he bowed slightly towards the hall, wanting to go down to get the zither.

Unexpectedly, Fan Xian called out to him:

"No need. Master Sang Wen is not performing for the public now. He is only playing for the dean in Chen Garden."

No one corrected Fan Xian's address to Chen Pingping.

Under the gaze of everyone, Fan Xian continued to do his own thing, but in private, he shook the hand of his wife Lin Wan'er.

Sang Wen is now a member of the Supervisory Council. She not only manages Baoyue Tower for Fan Xian, but also does intelligence gathering. However, she forgot that Fan Xian hates to have his people serve irrelevant outsiders.

Because Fan Xian himself doesn't like to serve others.

Chapter 308 Breaking up with the Second Prince.

The second prince frowned and looked somewhat displeased.

Indeed, today he hosted a banquet for Fan Xian to welcome him, and his intention was to ease the relationship.

At this point, unless he rebels, there is no possibility of defeating the opponent in a head-on battle.

He was very clear about his position, which was nothing more than the prince's whetstone. Fighting with the prince for so many years should have made him see some things clearly, and his mind was exhausted.

He didn't want to waste time like this any longer.

To win over Fan Xian and let him fight to the death with the prince. And all he needed to do was to glance at Ye Ling'er silently.

Fan Xian's action undoubtedly spoiled the mood and embarrassed himself.

Today's stage was built by himself, but it was precisely for all the officials present to see how majestic and how unsightly Fan Xian was!

The Second Prince smiled but did not speak. Instead, the Deputy Envoy of the Privy Council beside him narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I have heard of Master Fan's reputation before. He is not only talented and brilliant in writing, but also a great man of the time. But now there are all the masters present, including several princes and heirs. Can't we let this little actor sing a song?"

This deputy envoy's words were sharp and incisive, and he had also fought his way up step by step on the battlefield.

They were not afraid of Fan Xian's power because he had the Supervisory Council and he was also the Deputy Envoy of the Privy Council, so they made sarcastic remarks.

"Your Excellency is not wrong, but I have said it before. Now Miss Sang Wen only plays the piano for Dean Chen. If you want to hear her sing, you can go to Chen Garden and ask Dean Chen!"

The three words "Chen Pingping" flashed through everyone's mind.

The heavy weight made everyone's faces look gloomy.

"Why do you have to do this? Miss Mingxue, why don't you just sing a song for me?"

After the other actor responded, the second prince laughed, raised the wine glass in his hand and said loudly: "Come on, let's drink together!"

"drink wine!"

The eldest prince, who had been silent for a long time, shouted loudly, which was really earth-shattering and pulled everyone's thoughts back. At the same time, the meaning expressed was also the same, this matter was exposed!

The heroic posture of drinking made the Deputy Envoy of the Privy Council, who was also a military man, frown, but he also admired it in his heart.

It is a pity that such a person cannot inherit the throne.

He drank the wine in his hand, and a man appeared behind the deputy envoy of the Privy Council and whispered in his ear.

At the same time, one of the second prince's newly recruited swordsmen stepped forward and whispered.

How could these situations be hidden from Fan Xian's eyes?

Fan Xian smiled slightly, drank the wine bottle of about three taels in his hand, and turned his wrist to show everyone.

Bang!

"Fan Xian!" The deputy envoy of the Privy Council stood up abruptly and slammed the wine glass in his hand heavily on the table.

The expression on the second prince's face at this moment was as gloomy as water, and indescribably sad.

When everyone looked at the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, he just glared at Fan Xian, and left after a moment. Everyone was shocked. What happened that made the deputy envoy ignore the etiquette and leave by throwing the cup?

"Everyone knows what happened today, right? I was lucky enough to survive, but it disappointed some people. The enemy even used the city defense crossbows, but I am still sitting here. Do you know why?"

Silence, silence is the palace tonight.

No one responded. This was related to the city defense crossbow. Once such a thing was deployed, it would definitely cause quite a stir, and someone with high military power would definitely be involved.

No matter who it is, it would be inappropriate for us to jump out rashly.

The eldest prince coughed lightly, indicating that Fan Xian should restrain himself. But Fan Xian smiled slightly and didn't care.

Since I decided to take the path of a powerful official, I have to let everyone know my strength! But if Yan Bingyun was present, he would definitely say that this is not the path of a powerful official, but the path of a lonely official or even a dead official!

He really made enemies everywhere and cut off his own path to survival!

But he had to follow Fan Xian's orders and kill any suspicious people as well as the last forces recruited by the Second Prince himself!

"The only reason I'm still alive is because I'm crazy enough! I'm powerful but also very vengeful!"

Fan Xian knew that the methods used by the current Supervisory Council were very similar to those used by the Jinyiwei during the Ming Dynasty.

Although Fan Xian's crazy act tonight was revenge, the matter involved was very serious. Killing other people, including the second prince's newly recruited family swordsmen, was not a big deal. They were the second prince's men, but they had no official positions. Killing them was fine. As long as it was done cleanly without leaving any traces, even Fan Xian's act of breaking off relations with his subjects would not be a big deal.

But the Supervisory Commission is not only targeting these people today, but also several officials

Although these people held low positions, they were also paid by the emperor. If the Censorate killed people without permission, who knows what kind of trouble it would cause.

It has to be said that Fan Xian hides a crazy heart beneath his quiet appearance.

But he had to do so. Only Fan Xian understood that his revenge could be taken roughly, but it had to be quick! He didn't know when Northern Qi would take action. Maybe it would be tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or half a month later. Of course, it was also possible that it had already started!

"Anzhi, does it have to be like this?"

The assassination this time was not carried out by the Second Prince, but his people were also involved.

"I just don't understand, when I was working for His Majesty in Jiangnan, why were there always people in Kyoto who liked to stir up trouble? Now that I'm back, why are they not allowing me to make any move?"

Those who were still unaware of the situation at the table were slightly stunned, wondering what was going on.

How come the atmosphere suddenly became so tense when we were just drinking? It shouldn't be just for a singer, right?

"Master Fan!" The second prince simply stopped pretending to be a 'respectful brother' and even changed his address. "With your current status and position, why bother complaining about grievances? If you want to gain something, you must lose something! Don't you think that what you have now is what you deserve?"

"Hahaha! Your Highness is right. This man deserves nothing. He just has a good father and a good mother." As soon as the laughter died down, Fan Xian's face turned cold. "I just want you all to recall what my original temperament and methods were like!"

To be honest, Fan Xian's momentum was mainly directed at the Second Prince, which made him feel an uncontrollable chill in his heart.