Joy of Life: I'm really not a saint

Yan Xiaoyi was silent for a long time before he asked.

It's not that he is afraid of death, but the eldest princess is still alive and he has not been able to avenge himself. How can he be willing to die in the chaos of war?

Perhaps Li An and Ku He, as grand masters, are not afraid, but it is questionable how many of them, the ninth-rank people, can come back. What's more, there are also the powerful explosives covering the entire mountain.

Li An had a blank expression on his face, staring intently at the fishing rod. He simply replied softly, "It's too late. If we mobilize troops now, we won't be able to catch up with this incident. If we bring soldiers here from the beginning, there will be too many people, and it will be difficult to hide our tracks."

"Relax, this time, we are only responsible for Emperor Qing. As for the others, there will naturally be people to deal with them!"

Yan Xiaoyi looked curious, thinking about the master's miraculous foresight, and asked, "Have you contacted Chen Pingping?"

"You'll know after you read on!"

With a laugh, Li An watched the waves hitting the boat, while in the distance, the rising sun was in sight.

What a magnificent scene between heaven and earth!

There was a sound of birds flapping their wings. Everyone present was very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, so they knew that there was new news. "Report! News from Kyoto, Emperor Qing has set off!"

"Hahaha! The fish is hooked!"

Li An Tianyi's true energy circulated, and with the help of the hidden power of Lingxi Divine Finger, a fat fish swimming in the water seemed to have lost control of itself and crashed into the fishhook.

With a strong pull on the fishing rod, a big fish broke out of the water, raising waves!

Haitang Duoduo curled the corner of her mouth. Is she trying to fish here with all her energy?

"The time is in seven days, everyone, get ready!"

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Go back to a month ago.

Kyoto, Chen Garden.

Fan Xian sat on a stone bench at the side. Chen Pingping gently held his hand. After feeling it carefully, he found that the palm of the old man in front of him was uneven and full of wrinkles.

Different from the touch in his hand, Fan Xian, who was proficient in medicine, sensed Chen Pingping's weak pulse.

The old man in front of me doesn't have much time left.

I am old, and my legs were crippled at an early age, which damaged my basic energy. As the saying goes, when the oil runs out, the lamp will go out. This is the law of the universe and the cycle of all things.

Even so, Fan Xian felt very uncomfortable.

"What are you worried about?" Chen Pingping sighed softly.

"I don't know what to do next." Fan Xian looked at Chen Pingping's face, and an irrepressible sadness rose in his heart, and his mood became even lower.

"In fact, you have been doing very well in the past few years! Unexpectedly well!"

Although Chen Pingping's voice was a little hoarse, it was obvious that he was in a good mood.

"I will accompany your Majesty to see the young lady."

Fan Xian remained silent.

He had already anticipated Chen Pingping's plan.

"Have you investigated everything?"

Looking into his eyes, Chen Pingping said softly, "Now that you are older and have started a family, there are some things I have to remind you of."

"If you are a member of the Fan family, you don't have to take sides in your life. Because they have always stood in front of His Majesty. This is also the reason why the Fan family has stood until today and has never made any mistakes."

This sentence contains countless meanings, and it is naturally the words of a subject.

This is a statement that has been proven over time in Qing State, and it also applies to Northern Qi and other countries.

But Fan Xian, who had experienced another world, did not think so. He understood that things proven by history would often be overturned by the future in the end.

"But if you were a prince, even if you didn't fight, others would make you fight!" Chen Pingping looked at Fan Xian with soft eyes. His eyebrows and eyes were really similar to those of the young lady! If the young lady hadn't appeared, he would never have had any extra thoughts in his life, right?

"Just like this time, I suspected Your Majesty long before. After so many years of investigation, I have confirmed most of it. In the end, all the evidence was handed to me by Li An!"

"I'm dying, but I can't stop worrying about you."

"Our emperor is a suspicious person. He has long been worried about me, Fan Jian, and even less about you! You have become a threat to him!"

"Even if we don't take action this time, he won't let me die of old age afterwards."

When did Emperor Qing begin to have doubts about Chen Pingping?

The deep relationship between Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping as monarch and subject came to an end the moment Ye Qingmei passed away.

Although the Taiping Villa murder planned by Emperor Qing seemed flawless, Chen Pingping still did not find any conclusive evidence against Emperor Qing after more than ten years of secret investigation.

The cause of Ye Qingmei's death is so mysterious. Emperor Qing and Fan Jian traveled west to conquer the grassland together, and Northern Qi suddenly invaded. Chen Pingping led the Black Cavalry to block it. Ye Zhong was unexpectedly transferred to Dingzhou, and Wu Zhu was also taken away by the messenger of the temple.

It all feels unexpected and uncertain, as if it were a dream.

Although after the incident, Emperor Qing returned to Kyoto with Fan Jian and quickly put down the rebellion. In just a few years, he found out all those responsible for it, and brutally killed the Queen Mother and the Queen's family, resulting in thousands of heads being beheaded, and held a grand funeral for Ye Qingmei.

But so what?

The dead will never come back!

As Conan Doyle once said: "If a person cannot find the criminal when a crime is committed, then the person with the greatest interests behind it is likely to be the criminal."

After careful observation, Chen Pingping realized that Emperor Qing had gained almost all the benefits in the bloody incident at Taiping Villa.

The Ye family's business was renamed the Imperial Treasury, and the Censorate was transformed from an institution originally responsible for supervising the emperor to the emperor's exclusive spy agency.

Fan Jian's power was reduced to the minimum, and the Tiger Guards were taken in as private armed forces by Emperor Qing. Wu Zhu, the only person in the entire capital who could threaten the emperor's life, was also exiled to Danzhou.

The foreign relatives force that Emperor Qing admired the most and posed the greatest threat to imperial power throughout the ages was completely eliminated in the bloody incident at Taiping Villa.

Everything went too smoothly.

Chapter 315 The emperor is ruthless!

"Who do you plan to use that thing the lady calls a gun?"

Chen Pingping's sudden words startled Fan Xian who was deep in thought. He opened and closed his mouth unsteadily, and was somewhat speechless.

"Don't be surprised, I have this kind of thing too!" After saying this, Chen Pingping gently stroked the wheelchair under him, his expression somewhat nostalgic.

Ye Qingmei is the light in Chen Pingping's heart. She is the first person who treats him sincerely and regards him as a human being.

But Emperor Qing made him deeply experience the despair of being betrayed and losing his loved ones.

Since he has made me experience the feeling of losing my loved ones, then I will also hand knives to the two princes and let them rebel. I believe that your majesty's expression should be very interesting this time?

"I gave the things to Shadow."

Chen Pingping frowned: "Shadows can't be completely trusted!"

Yes, Chen Pingping, who has relied on Shadow for many years, does not completely trust him! Even though Shadow is determined to seek revenge on Emperor Qing and Si Gu Jian.

"At this point, I can't find anyone I can completely trust."

Fan Xian smiled bitterly. He originally planned to let his sister Fan Ruoruo hold the gun. He had taught her how to use it before and let her practice more in her spare time.

However, since sending Ruoruo to Northern Qi, although they still exchanged letters, he had not received any news from Ruoruo in the months before this incident. Although he believed that Li An would not hurt Ruoruo, he could not help but feel a little worried.

"The Queen Mother is also involved in this matter. After all, she is your grandmother. It is up to you to decide what to do!"

Chen Pingping sighed silently and handed the tiger talisman in his hand to Fan Xian: "The Black Cavalry was originally given to the Overwatch Council by His Majesty to guarantee the status of the Overwatch Council. Now let them fulfill their final obligation! Most of them are already under complete control, but as I said before, you must remain skeptical of everything!"

"And the same is true for you?"

Chen Pingping was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Of course, this is the case for me, and also for your father Fan Jian! If I am right, he has handed the Tiger Guards to you as well, right?"

Fan Xian nodded.

"Let's just leave it to fate this time." Chen Pingping understood that Fan Jian had also made a choice. Like himself, these two old men would do anything for Fan Xian. "Let's go. We must not keep His Majesty waiting anxiously."

Fan Xian smiled slightly, and was not in a hurry to leave immediately. He just used the Qi in his body to carefully regulate Chen Pingping's body. The disordered and atrophied meridians made Fan Xian frown. After so many years, what kind of illness did Chen Pingping survive?

After feeding him some more pills, Fan Xian turned and left.

There are some questions that he plans to ask Emperor Qing in person if he has the chance.

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The Minister of Rites, the Taichang Temple, and the Imperial Observatory were the main officials who traveled thousands of miles to Mount Dadong to offer sacrifices to the heavens. Naturally, they accompanied Emperor Qing.

No prince attended the ceremony of offering sacrifice to heaven this time.

Logically speaking, Fan Xian naturally could not go, but surprisingly, Emperor Qing actually ordered Fan Xian to be responsible for the safety of this trip and to accompany him throughout the trip.

This forced Fan Xian to be alert!

He was surprised and smiled bitterly as he followed. He was unwilling to accept this job. It was clear that Li An was coming this time. If something unexpected happened during the emperor's sacrifice to heaven, he, as the chief of the Supervisory Council and the responsible person for the guard, would definitely blame him after returning to Beijing.

Only one person, Si Gu Jian, is enough to take the blame!

He ordered Wang Qinian to gather the Black Cavalry and Gao Da to lead the Tiger Guards. This was an excuse. As for Qin Heng of the Kyoto Garrison and the eldest prince of the Imperial Guard, they were no longer under his command.

In this way, the huge team set out towards Dadong Mountain.

"Come to me." Emperor Qing waved towards Fan Xian.

Seven days later, Emperor Qing felt very majestic in front of Mount Dadong. Looking at the towering mountain and the smoke rising from it, Emperor Qing felt a little more relaxed unconsciously while he was lost in thought.

It has to be done eventually.

Fan Xian walked quickly forward and accompanied the emperor to look at the mountains and the sea. Birds flew by from time to time.

"Come closer." Emperor Qing had no expression on his face, but his voice was very gentle.

Fan Xian was stunned, and followed the order to move one step closer to Emperor Qing. The two of them were now standing side by side.

"Today I feel less ruffian, and now I am presentable!"

Dadong Mountain is very close to Danzhou, right next to us. This is the intersection of Danzhou, Dongyi City and Dadong Mountain, and the landform is strange.

Fan Xian smiled slightly and looked at this familiar area. He understood how Emperor Qing felt now.

This mountain looks steep. If I had jumped down from here when I was a kid, I would not be alive today. I think Uncle Wuzhu can do it.

"When I first came to Danzhou, I wasn't even the crown prince yet."

Emperor Qing said slowly: "Since I became the emperor, Chen Pingping and Fan Jian have never stood by my side again."

Although Emperor Qing's words were calm, Fan Xian still heard a hint of self-pity and... self-mockery?

Fan Xian sighed in response, as if he understood Emperor Qing's mood.

This scene made Emperor Qing smile slightly.

For some reason, he just liked Fan Xian very much. It was as if that person was still by his side, making him feel relaxed.

"I have already decided on how to deal with Cheng Qian. I am just using you to implement it. What do you think about this?"

Fan Xian smiled and said, "If you make a mistake, just correct it."

"I didn't expect you to have any sympathy for Cheng Qian." Emperor Qing's expression turned cold. "This is your shortcoming, but also your strength!"

This is something that the other princes do not have. Perhaps, this can also ensure a good ending for the others in the future.

"At that time, I had similar thoughts to you, but our situations were completely different. At that time, the three of us were just thinking about how to protect ourselves and how to survive while looking at the sea. Didn't we all think about a god coming down to earth to save us?"

"It's just that the sea is just like today, there is nothing. There is only a fairy-like figure appearing behind him."

"Your son." Fan Xian hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "I also want to know how you met your mother at that time?"

Emperor Qing smiled, and the words "son" made him unable to maintain the indifference on his face any longer.

While he was relieved, he did not answer Fan Xian's question. He just recalled the past: "She is the most unique. This is something that cannot be hidden. Even if she changes her face, this characteristic can make people recognize her in the crowd at a glance."

"She is the only one in this world who can stand by my side without any scruples."

"When I am happy, she will be happy with me. When I do something wrong, she will point it out without hesitation, while expressing her contempt in her heart."

"And today, I will let you know that no one can stand beside the emperor!"

"You must remember that the emperor is ruthless!"

Chapter 316: King over Mount Dadong.

The water splashes gently on the shore and seabirds fly across the sky.

The Dadong Mountain looks strange and it can be regarded as the most bizarre mountain in the world, with both beauty and danger!