Joy of Life: I'm really not a saint

Li An had no intention of building good relationships with other teachers. Thinking that there would be no classes in the academy today, he used the venue to teach his own students.

On the second day, Hong Kaijia found a dozen poor students and entered the academy. They mixed with the previous students and began their academy life. Li An's class was held every afternoon, and the knowledge he taught was naturally the ancient Chinese Hundred Schools of Thought.

The most surprising thing was that Miss Fan Ruoruo from the Fan family, Ye Linger from the Ye family, and Lin Waner, the daughter of Prime Minister Lin, all came to the academy and became ordinary students.

"Hey guys, what are you guys up to?" Li An frowned, thinking to himself that it was troublesome. Although he knew from the beginning that the position of chief priest was not easy, he didn't expect it to be so difficult.

"Hello, sir." The three women also bowed politely. Among them, Lin Wan'er had been nursed back to health by Fan Xian these days, and now she was much better and could see the wind. The fact that she could come to the academy to study was the best proof.

Ye Ling'er said, "I heard that you are a master. I wonder if Ling'er can ask you for advice."

Seeing Li An shaking his head, she thought that Li An looked down on her because of his status or cultivation, so she hurriedly said, "Ling'er has already learned the family tradition of the Great Coffin-Splitting Palm. I hope you can help me!"

"Let's talk about it later. This is an academy, and the main focus is on academic studies. If you are here to play, you'd better go back as soon as possible." Li An did not hide his thoughts, everything was written on his face.

Ye Ling'er wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Lin Wan'er beside her. She muttered a few words and stopped talking.

Fan Ruoruo smiled and stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Brother Li, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are more charming than before."

Li An was also slightly happy to see this ancient "new age woman". Fan Xian taught his sister the template of a strong woman in the future, which awakened her mind and made her believe that women can also achieve something. At the same time, it also caused trouble for a group of pursuers headed by Li Hong.

He nodded slightly at her and said, "Miss Ruoruo, be well. You must study hard in the future. By the way, I just remembered that you are the most talented woman in Kyoto. I believe your study progress should be very fast in the future."

Lin Wan'er and Ye Ling'er on the side couldn't help laughing out loud and looked at Fan Ruoruo with teasing eyes.

Fan Ruoruo had never experienced such scenes in front of her friends, and her face turned red with embarrassment: "Brother Li, don't listen to my brother's nonsense. Didn't I tell you last time that I was just circulating the book Dream of the Red Chamber on his behalf?" After saying that, she stomped her feet, her face full of shame and anger.

"Although the title of the most talented woman was just a joke, I also know that you and Miss Wan'er are talented. You must study hard in the future." Seeing that the other male students were about to gather around, Li An waved his hand to send them away. Looking at the three girls in front of him, he said, "In that case, come to class on time from now on. Miss Ye, you must protect the safety of your two friends."

"Yes, sir." Lin Wan'er and Fan Ruoruo said seriously.

Only Ye Ling'er clenched her fist and said, "If anyone is blind, I can still loosen up my muscles!"

This is how life in the academy goes on.

After that, while teaching, Li An also gained new insights into the content of the textbook. The peaceful days lasted for two days before being interrupted by an accident.

Lin Gong is dead!

Chapter 58 Lin Gong died and a storm arose.

"What?" Ye Ling'er's face changed, and she looked at Li An who was teaching on the stage with confusion and horror. Seeing Li An's heavy face, after confirming the accuracy of the news, her face turned pale, and she quickly looked at Lin Wan'er who was sitting at the same table with her.

Lin Wan'er's face was already pale at this time, her bloodless lips were bitten by herself, and her whole body looked shaky.

"Quiet!" Li An said solemnly to the disciples below the stage. He glanced out the window and thought to himself that something had happened. Unexpectedly, in the Niulan Street assassination, even though Fujiko Kyo was still alive, Fan Xian was still determined to kill Lin Gong. Or was it Wu Zhu who made the decision after seeing Fan Xian go through life-and-death danger?

After hearing the messenger's report, Li An came to Li Wan'er with a sullen face. Luck helped her to steady herself and said, "There was a murder case in a manor at the foot of Cangshan Mountain. It should be your brother's." After that, he turned to Ye Ling'er and ordered, "Take Miss Lin back to the mansion first."

"How did my brother die?" Lin Wan'er asked in a daze, her eyes were empty and her voice was so soft that it could not be heard if you didn't listen carefully.

Li An repeated the scene described by the messenger to Lin Wan'er, stating that the time of his death should be three days ago. The manor was located in a remote area, and if someone hadn't passed by and found something wrong, it would have taken who knows how long for this horrific murder to be discovered.

Nineteen lives in total, most of them were masters!

Now that the news has spread, even the Kyoto Prefecture and the Ministry of Justice have entered the scene to investigate, and I was the last to get the news.

Li An looked at the messenger and asked, "Which family are you from?"

"In reply to Dean Li, I am a servant in Prince Jing's mansion." The man said.

Li An nodded, looking at the man's eyes, and his heart moved: "Any other news?"

"This..." The man thought for a moment. Thinking about what his own son had said, he said in an uncertain tone, "It should be gone, but... I heard that Fan Xian, the young master of the Fan Mansion, was invited to the palace."

Lin Wan'er, who was standing by, was so shocked by the double blow when she heard the news that she felt dizzy and fainted.

Ye Ling'er hurriedly supported her friend, looking anxious and flustered.

"Send her back first and take good care of her." After Li An said to Ye Ling'er, after sending the two of them out of the academy, he said to the senior disciple beside him: "Kaijia, you... keep an eye on Fan Ruoruo." At the same time, he gave a hidden look.

Hong Kaijia understood and nodded to show that he understood.

Just now, Fan Ruoruo heard that Lin Gong had died and her brother had entered the palace. At this time, she came to Li An with a little worry and asked for leave to go home. After Li An agreed, she hurried to Fan's house. Seeing this, Hong Kaijia secretly followed Fan Ruoruo and left the academy.

Li An didn't feel uneasy at this time, but his mood was still disturbed, so he had to force himself to continue the class.

It's no wonder that Li An seemed calm, but he knew that the person who came to call him into the palace would be here soon. While there was still some time, he should finish today's class first.

Sure enough, not long after, a eunuch came to invite him to the palace to meet the emperor.

Li An sighed. He was suspected because of his master's strength. But he understood that all forces now had only one suspect, and they all believed that Lin Gong's death was related to Fan Xian. Even if it was not related to Fan Xian, the current situation must be related. After all, no one wanted to bear the wrath of Prime Minister Lin.

Li An stood up and paced back and forth in the classroom. The eunuch beside him waited respectfully without urging him.

'Perhaps this incident can also be considered an opportunity.'

Thinking about something in his mind, after the class was over, Li An turned to the eunuch and said in a blunt tone with a hint of impatience: "Let's go."

After that, in order to save time, the two of them rode towards the palace. This time, they did not stop outside the palace gate and walk, but rode deep into the palace, under the stairs outside the imperial study.

There were no obstructions or questions along the way, and it was obvious that someone had arranged everything in advance.

When they reached the stairs, it was still Eunuch Hou who came to meet Li An. He just waved to the eunuch beside him and said, "There is nothing for you to do here." After seeing the man leave, he put on a professional smile and asked Li An to go forward. Li An could hear the nervousness in his words, which was a slight tremor.

Li An walked up and glanced at the body of an assassin being carried down by the guards. Then he turned his head and strode forward.

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In the imperial study, not only Fan Xian was there, but also Lin Ruofu and several ministers of the court were standing there.

In front of Emperor Qing, the first person on the left was Lin Ruofu. He was sitting on a small stool, with his head lowered, very silent.

"Minister Lin, please accept my condolences and take care of yourself." Emperor Qing said softly, and sighed, "There is nothing important going on in the court these days, so you should go back home early and take charge of your son's funeral."

Lin Ruofu stood up and saluted tremblingly, as if he had used up all his strength, and choked up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

The other ministers also comforted Lin Ruofu, saying: "The dead cannot be resurrected, please accept my condolences, Prime Minister!"

As Lin Ruofu left the hall, no one could notice that the corners of Emperor Qing's mouth seemed to curl up slightly, as if something pleasant was happening.

Li An walked outside the hall and saw Lin Ruofu coming out. This was the first time he saw the prime minister, who was the leader of all the ministers in the court.

Lin Ruofu's eyes were red and swollen, his lips were purple, and his beard was slightly white, but he had a handsome face. It was obvious that he was also a handsome man when he was young.

When Lin Ruofu saw Li An, he knew the identity of the visitor from his clothes and appearance. He paused and bowed to Li An.

"Mr. Li, I don't know my son."

"Grandmaster." Li An's tone sounded sincere. He was not lying. Wu Zhu did have the strength of a grandmaster, and he was the murderer.

Lin Ruofu nodded, indicating that the reward would be sent to Li An's house. Then he bowed to Li An again and turned to leave.

From the beginning to the end, he never had any doubt that the person in front of him was also at the Grandmaster level.

Li An turned and entered the palace. When Emperor Qing saw Li An, he signaled to the eunuch next to him to bring a chair for Li An to sit down. Then, he spoke louder and louder: "What do the people in the Supervisory Council do for a living? I want results! And the Ministry of Justice, if you can't follow the emperor's orders, what's the point of keeping you here?"

The ministers standing by were already shocked, and they were guessing the deep meaning of Emperor Qing's words. They also felt wronged. How could the people in the Ministry of Justice and Jingzhao Prefecture provoke someone who could kill the second son of Prime Minister Lin? Besides, isn't this the responsibility of the Supervisory Council?

"Why aren't you talking?" Emperor Qing frowned as he looked at the ministers who were lowering their heads like quails. He asked coldly, "I will only give you three days to find out who is behind the case. Can you do it?"

The ministers felt a chill in their hearts at first, thinking that Emperor Qing wanted to take the opportunity to purge them. When they saw that His Majesty did not say anything about punishment, they all breathed a sigh of relief and quickly expressed that they could do it.

Having been in the officialdom for a long time, they deeply realized that the difficulty of accomplishing this matter mainly depends on the Supervisory Council. As long as His Majesty did not strike with thunder on the spot, it would not be considered serious. As for the three-day deadline for solving the case, I am afraid it was just for Prime Minister Lin to see.

"Yeah." Emperor Qing's frown finally relaxed. After waving his hand and waiting for all the ministers to leave, he turned around and suddenly spoke to Fan Xian, who had been standing beside him for a long time.

"Lin Gong, how did he die!"

Thanks to the book friend Xiaoyao Zizai for his monthly ticket and recommendation ticket! Thank you for your support!

I've been so tired these past two days that I don't have much free time to reply to every comment. Anyway, thanks again.

Chapter 59 Confrontation.

Fan Xian listened to Emperor Qing's question with a surprised and innocent look on his face: "I really don't know."

"You really don't know? You have a reason to kill him!"

"I really don't know about this. Although he and I had some unpleasantness because of Wan'er, it's not necessary to kill him."

Emperor Qing put his hands behind his back and was silent for a moment. He seemed to be sensing the change in Fan Xian's tone and said quietly, "Lin Gong planned the Niulan Street assassination. You interrogated Si Lili at night, but didn't find out anything about this?"

Fan Xian was shocked when he heard this! He, he knew that I had sneaked into the Supervisory Council at night? He thought to himself, but his tone did not show anything wrong. He replied with a panic expression: "Si Lili did not say any useful information, Your Majesty!"

"You should have heard about it before you entered the palace. The Crown Prince and Prime Minister Lin both want to see you, and the Crown Prince knows about this!" Emperor Qing stared into Fan Xian's eyes with an expressionless face.

Fan Xian cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this is unjust!"

Emperor Qing rolled his eyes, turned around and chatted with Li An in a calm tone, as if the person who had just asked the aggressive question was not him. Li An, who had experienced many big scenes, was practicing Tai Chi with Emperor Qing with a smile.

"By the way, I heard that Master Li actually has the strength of a grandmaster?"

Li Ang smiled and said nothing, without denying it.

Emperor Qing nodded, and finally asked about this matter: "Who killed the two sons of the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"Grandmaster."

Li An was very frugal with words. If he guessed correctly, he could earn double the rewards by using the word "Grandmaster" from Emperor Qing and Lin!

"Hmm." If it was really the Grandmaster who did this, then this matter would be extremely unbearable for the court.

"Isn't this exactly what Your Majesty wants?" In the face of Fan Xian's surprised gaze, Li An said calmly: "It doesn't matter who killed Lin Gong. As long as I can use this to achieve my own goals, isn't that enough?"

The death of Lin Gong this time can lead to the exposure of the master Si Gu Jian and his disciples, as well as evidence of his collusion with Si Lili, Cheng Jushu and others of Northern Qi. This is the result that Emperor Qing wants to see.

Secondly, this incident could be used as bait to induce the various forces to fight and consume each other again, while Emperor Qing would stay behind the scenes to balance the forces of all parties, which could be said to be the best of both worlds.

In addition, Emperor Qing knew who Lin Gong had secretly sided with and who he had chosen in advance. He deserved to die! His death could also be used to warn the people behind him and Prime Minister Lin. Emperor Qing had won this time.

"Mr. Li." Emperor Qing interrupted Li An and did not let him finish his words. Conversations with smart people are sometimes so easy. Emperor Qing smiled and said, "Sometimes, you must know that a strategy is enough to achieve a goal."

Li An was stunned and hesitated for a moment. "Am I overthinking?" He thought to himself.

The Niulan Street assassination and Lin Gong's death may not have been part of Emperor Qing's plan. Perhaps even Emperor Qing himself was caught off guard.

Even if the Niulan Street incident hadn't happened, Emperor Qing had personally arranged for the assassin to enter the palace and assassinate him, using it as an excuse to go to war with Qi. As for Lin Gong, he simply intensified the conflict between the parties. In this way, Emperor Qing didn't get much benefit, especially on the eve of the war. He could only see how to remedy the situation and quickly calm down the impact of this incident.

Thinking of this, Li An sighed and said, "Your Majesty is right."

Eunuch Hou entered the imperial study at this time: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Second Prince request to see you."

Emperor Qing looked at Li An, who was sitting calmly on a chair below him, and Fan Xian, who was bowing beside him, and unexpectedly asked Eunuch Hou to invite both princes in: "Call them in, and stop bowing here, stand up straight!"

The second half of the sentence was addressed to Fan Xian, who heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing it. However, the moment he raised his head, no one noticed that the eagle-like and wolf-like look flashed by.

"Yes."

Eunuch Hou slowly walked out of the door, and soon the two princes entered the imperial study.

Speaking of which, Emperor Qing was somewhat afraid of the university scholar in front of him. He seemed to have some purpose, but he did not make friends with any forces. As long as there was interest, he would accept their visits and solicitations. People said that this divine fortune teller was always right. Little did they know that this was exactly what made people hate him.

No one wants to be completely seen through by others, especially when that person is a grandmaster!

"Meet my father!"

The two princes knelt down and kowtowed, which made Fan Xian and Li An look at them sideways.

"Stand up and talk." Emperor Qing said coldly. Seeing the Crown Prince and the Second Prince quickly stood up, he continued to ask, "Come to see me. What do you want to say? You can say it now."

The second prince Li Chengze always gave people the impression that he would strike back, and this time was no exception. He stood in silence because he knew his brother. As expected, after hearing what Emperor Qing said, the prince spoke in anger: "Lin Gong has been my friend for many years. I cannot ignore his death! I beg Your Majesty to make the decision and let me find the real culprit and enforce the law!"

"Hmph!" Emperor Qing snorted, looking at the innocent prince in front of him, disappointment flashed across his eyes, "You came to see me in such a hurry, I guess you already know who the murderer is?"

"Of course." The prince bowed his hands and bowed his head. With a gleam in his eyes, he said excitedly, "I heard from the people in the Supervisory Council about the marks on Lin Gong's body. He died at the hands of a quick sword! And there were 18 other people traveling with him. All of them are skilled fighters. If they wanted to kill him under such circumstances, the murderer must be very powerful!"

"Tell the important point!"

"Yes, yes." Li Chengqian was startled by Emperor Qing's interruption, and said hurriedly: "As everyone knows, the only sword master in Kyoto who has the strength to do this is Xie Bian, who is under my second brother's tutelage!" After saying that, Li Chengqian glanced at Li An out of the corner of his eye.

"You mean that the second prince is the murderer of Lin Gong?" Emperor Qing looked at the second prince: "Then are you the murderer?"

The second prince looked very calm at this time, and he said in a loud voice: "According to the investigation, Lin Gong was killed a few days ago, and my disciple Xie Bian has been following me all these days. How could he do this?"

"Who can prove it?" The prince sneered.

Li Chengze smiled slightly: "Of course there is someone who can prove it! This person is in the palace, and that is Fan Xian. Lin Gong left Kyoto in the early morning. The next morning, Xie Bian and I met Fan Xian in the city and had a brief chat. In the next few days, Xie Bian was in Kyoto and many people saw him."

When the Second Prince said this, he not only cleared himself of suspicion, but also provided an alibi for Fan Xian.

"Who knows if you two have colluded and cooperated, and now you are giving the correct confession?" Li Chengqian said to himself, "Lin Gong came to see me when he was leaving the city. When we were chatting, he told me about Fan Xian's night trial of Si Lili to cover up the truth. Unexpectedly, Lin Gong's face changed drastically after hearing it, and he told me that he was the one who committed the Niulan Street assassination, and that's why he left the city overnight!"

"This is really ridiculous!" The second prince's voice gradually became louder. "I have no hatred or grudge against Lin Gong. Why should I kill him? Why should Fan Xian kill him too?"