Chapter 75 Fan Xian is alert, a second time traveler?
Luan Hongyu walked towards His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, taking off her guard as she walked. The floor of the Yannian Palace was littered with women’s underwear, emitting Luan Hongyu’s special body fragrance.
She seemed to know what was going to happen today. Ever since Emperor Qing gave her to the prince, Luan Hongyu, who had been trained as a tool since childhood, obeyed this decision unconditionally. She even changed her usual red chest-wrapped dress into a loose and easy-to-take red and white gauze dress.

When Li Chengqian saw the red and white clothes spreading before his eyes, the beautiful scene was fascinating. Even though he had seen many beauties, this was the first time he had seen such a rich granary. He immediately became like a starving person who saw the granary opened to release grain, and he was eager to move.
“I don’t think I’ve asked you to take it off yet?”

Li Chengqian asked her to come over because he had something more important to do. Luan Hongyu had been a pawn of Emperor Qing, lurking with the Queen for several years, and had been hiding by his side for so long. Now that she had become his assassin, he had to interrogate her thoroughly:

“How did you get into the palace?”

“I have been in the palace since I was a child.”

Luan Hongyu’s beauty was exposed, the only thing covering her was her underwear. She covered her chest and answered the prince’s question respectfully: “As far as I can remember, I have grown up in the palace. What I have to do every day, besides learning how to serve the master, is to practice martial arts.”

“I was lucky to be praised by His Majesty. I have a good foundation. From then on, I followed Eunuch Hong to practice martial arts. That period was very painful. There were more than a hundred women in total, but I was the only one who persevered to the end.”

Li Chengqian frowned: “What about the others?”

Luan Hongyu shook her head: “I don’t know, but I have never seen them in the palace again, nor outside the palace.”

Are you raising a Gu?

Li Chengqian finally understood why she always had an expressionless face. She had been trained as a death warrior since she was a child. She was not treated as a human being but as a tool. If Luan Hongyu did not have excellent qualifications, she would have died at the hands of Emperor Qing long ago.

Eunuch Hong was the shield of Emperor Qing, pretending to be a grandmaster to confuse the public. In name, he was in charge of training the assassins, but in reality, the things he taught were probably taught by Emperor Qing. That was why the old man asked him to ask Luan Hongyu more.
“Your Majesty asked me to practice martial arts with you and learn some tips from you.”

“This servant has no tricks.”

Luan Hongyu shook her head gently: “The road to martial arts is a long one, and the fastest way to improve is to not take shortcuts or look for tricks. The key is not to use external objects, but to cultivate muscles, bones, skin and flesh, and cultivate true qi internally.”

Luan Hongyu looked at Li Chengqian with charming eyes: “Your Highness the Crown Prince has good talent, but he is unwilling to practice martial arts. If he can practice martial arts wholeheartedly, he will be several times stronger than this servant in time.”

“What if I say that I want to have power over you right now?”

Li Chengqian pulled Luan Hongyu into his arms. She was obviously an eighth-grade top master, and even Xie Bian could not touch her at all. But in the prince’s arms, she looked so delicate and charming, like a ripe peach, ready for him to pick.

Luan Hongyu lowered her eyes, and a shy blush appeared on her face, which had never had any expression before:
“I am your Highness’s loyal servant. I will do whatever you ask me to do.”

“Very conscious.”

Li Chengqian stood up, hugging Luan Hongyu and walked towards the big bed in the Yannian Palace. He weighed the weight of the woman in his arms and smelled the virgin fragrance on her body. Tonight was destined to be another sleepless night.
That night, Li Chengqian reached the eighth rank overnight!

Hey, I’ve reached the eighth level.

Hey, I’m out again.
Just play!

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Fan Xian sat on the stone tablet in front of the Supervisory Council for a whole night, thinking about life and waiting for the progress of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. So at dawn, he and Wang Qinian drove a carriage to the palace and waited in front of the Yannian Palace:
“Miss Qingzhu, please inform him that Fan Xian wants to see you.”

“Master Xiao Fan, His Highness is busy, please wait a moment.”

Qingzhu answered tactfully, and Jiang Ziyan’s ears turned red. The two of them stayed up all night for His Highness last night. The sound of the phoenix did not stop all night, and the dragons and phoenixes danced, and it was the peak of bliss. Not only did the two of them stay awake all night, but the two maids outside the room also did not sleep well.
“Fan Xian is here?”

Li Chengqian rubbed his eyes and stood up, changing clothes and washing with the help of Qingzhu.

Luan Hongyu, who was lying on the couch, felt for the first time that her body was out of control after reaching the eighth level. She tried her best to make her expression appear cold, but she hid her deep bloodshot under the quilt, feeling a little embarrassed in front of outsiders.

“Don’t hide it, let Qingzhu change the sheets.”

Li Chengqian said it all, and Luan Hongyu’s embarrassed expression unexpectedly changed. It seemed that she became more clever after becoming a woman. She was no longer as clumsy as before, like a robot, and looked more lively.

Qingzhu chuckled, cleaned up the mess for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and helped Luan Hongyu up.

Seeing the latter staggering and walking in a strange posture, Qingzhu complained in his heart:
“An eighth-rank master is only this good. He still has to lean on the wall to get out.”

Li Chengqian called Fan Xian in. After he entered, he saw that the Crown Prince had dark circles under his eyes just like himself. Fan Xian was moved. He thought that the Crown Prince must have been thinking hard last night, racking his brains for the Spring Examination, and had a difficult confrontation with His Majesty, right?

“Your Highness, thank you for your hard work last night.”

“Ah? What’s so hard?”

Li Chengqian was a little confused when he saw Fan Xian’s touched expression. “You also know that Luan Hongyu and I made love all night last night?”

As a result, Fan Xian took the initiative to say:

“Last night I sat in front of the stone tablet of the Supervisory Council, thinking about my mother’s original intention of leaving the inner treasury and establishing the Supervisory Council, which was to let the people of the world have a ray of light in their hearts. But since her death, it has been difficult to see light in the officialdom.

What we are doing is to light a fire and shine a light for the people, the government, and the Qing Kingdom. Your Highness, let us encourage each other. “

Oh.

You are talking about this.

I thought the sound of the phoenix last night could be heard outside the palace. Li Chengqian joked in his heart, but he still pretended to be moved by meeting a fellow traveler and said seriously: “I met with His Majesty last night and finally got his permission.”

“Really?”

There was a look of surprise on Fan Xian’s face.

Li Chengqian nodded: “It is absolutely true. His Majesty will announce this matter at the court meeting later. He will support you and me and help us to clear up the long-standing problems in the Spring Examination Hall and bring fairness and hope to the people of Qing!”

Fan Xian’s heart surged when he heard this. His small eyes were full of light. He stared at the Crown Prince with joy at meeting a fellow traveler, and also gratitude for helping him fulfill his wish.
If the Crown Prince had not stepped in to gain the protection of Your Majesty, he would never have dared to cause this disaster!

“Your Highness, on behalf of all the scholars in the world, I would like to thank you for your dedication.”

“Thanks for your hard work!”

Fan Xian bowed to Li Chengqian. From the dark circles under his eyes, one could tell that the prince had spent a lot of energy to win the help of Emperor Qing. His brother-in-law was truly a good crown prince and he had not chosen the wrong side.

“Hehehe”

Li Chengqian neither accepted nor denied that he had indeed consumed a lot of energy last night.

Just at this moment, Luan Hongyu, accompanied by Qingzhu, walked out of the hall and passed by them.

Seeing that the eighth-rank female expert was limping, Fan Xian couldn’t help but ask with concern:

“Your Highness, what happened to her?”

“It’s okay. She wasn’t paying attention when she was walking and she sprained her ankle.”

Li Chengqian found an excuse to evade the question. He ignored Fan Xian’s puzzled expression and said, “In addition to His Majesty’s permission, we also need to make other preparations for the Spring Examination to prevent my second brother and aunt from causing trouble.”

Fan Xian: “Your Highness, please give your instructions.”

“You have to transfer Fan Sizhe and Guo Baokun back from Northern Qi.”

Li Chengqian was referring to the two idiots who had bravely entered Northern Qi. They were useful, especially Guo Baokun, a good general in the world.

Fan Xian was stunned when he heard this. He knew best the level of these two idiots. What was the point of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wanting them to return to the capital?

“Your Highness, let’s not talk about Guo Baokun, you know my brother, what use are they?”

“It’s not them who are useful, it’s the former Minister Guo, Guo Youzhi.”

After Li Chengqian said this, Fan Xian realized the meaning behind it and did not refuse any more. He had regained his trust in the prince, so he immediately went to do it. He contacted the two secret agents of Northern Qi through the channels of the Supervisory Council and asked them to return to Beijing immediately.

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Northern Qi Dynasty.

Downtown shops.

Fan Sizhe followed Guo Baokun to the secret contact point he was in charge of. Fan Sizhe looked puzzled and said, “Brother Guo, is this the contact station you mentioned? Why is it opened in the middle of a busy city? Won’t it be discovered?”

Guo Baokun smiled proudly and boasted to Fan Sizhe: “You don’t understand this, do you? The most dangerous place is the safest place. Ever since your brother asked me to be the head of the Northern Qi secret agents, no one here has been exposed.”

Fan Sizhe acted as the supporting actor and applauded him.

Guo Baokun also introduced him to the work of Northern Qi secret agents: “We not only hand over intelligence here, but our secret agent work requirements are also very humane. Whenever there is a festival, we will organize a group trip to celebrate.”

Fan Sizhe was stunned: “Aren’t you afraid of being discovered? That would be a complete swarm!”

Guo Baokun stretched out his finger and shook it: “Young man, you are still too naive. With experienced spies like us, we can disguise ourselves as ordinary people passing by even if we just walk around the palace gate. How can the idiots of Northern Qi find out?”

Fan Sizhe gave a thumbs up, and Guo Baokun drank a glass of wine proudly: “I, Guo Baokun, not only have the potential to become a good general in the world, but I can also do this spy so well. If I, Guo Baokun, were not born, the Qing Kingdom would be in darkness forever!”

As soon as these words came out.

There was a noise from the tiles on the roof, and the hidden person cursed inwardly: “How arrogant!” The two idiots Guo Baokun and Fan Sizhe did not notice it at all. The latter even applauded Brother Guo: “Brother Guo’s poem is extremely powerful. Compared with my brother, the Little Fan Shixian, it is worthy of the title!”

“Thank you, thank you. Compared with Master Xiao Fan, I am still a little bit behind.”

Guo Baokun smiled brighter than a flower, stretched out two fingers and pinched them: “Just a little.”

Seeing that he was still drinking while on duty, Fan Sizhe couldn’t help but say, “Brother Guo, my brother asked the two of us to return to Northern Qi immediately. Why don’t we stop drinking and plan how to get back first?”

Guo Baokun was somewhat delighted to learn that he could finally return to Qing, but then he thought, “That’s not right. After I leave, who can take on the responsibility of managing the Northern Qi spies? Without my command, I’m afraid they will all be in dire straits!”

There was a rustling laugh coming from the roof, but Guo Baokun didn’t notice it. Fan Sizhe scratched his head in confusion:
“Brother Guo, do we have mice here? Why do we seem to be making strange noises?”

Guo Baokun patted his chest confidently and assured Fan Sizhe, “There is absolutely no such possibility. You must have heard it wrong. Where I am, not to mention mice, even a fly that I have never seen before cannot fly in!”

Guo Baokun packed up the belongings of the innocent Qing veterans who were shot by Yan Xiaoyi, and prepared to set off. Fan Sizhe was so efficient that he was surprised. “Brother Fan, don’t panic. I have already hired a carriage to return to Beijing. In order to conceal our purpose, I only asked him to take us to the border.”

Fan Sizhe finally breathed a sigh of relief, and laughed so hard that his eyes were invisible:

“Brother Guo is wise!”

At the same time, the Northern Qi Palace.

Haitang Duoduo, the Saintess of Northern Qi, was propping up her head and stirring the yogurt to prepare for a feast, but Lang Tao, who had just returned from gathering intelligence, snatched it away and drank it all in one gulp: “Junior sister, those two idiots Guo Baokun and Fan Sizhe have rented a carriage and are preparing to flee back to Kyoto.”

Haitang Duoduo rolled her eyes and said unhappily:

“If Guo Baokun leaves, will the next person be so stupid?”

Lang Tao put down the porcelain bowl and shook his head without thinking:
“It’s hard to get such a good opportunity. Should we keep Guo Baokun here?”

A country begs its enemy to leave spies behind to ambush it. Guo Baokun is rare in the world, and Scorpion Baba is one of a kind.

Haitang Duoduo thought about it but didn’t make a decision: “Let’s see what your majesty decides.”

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“You earn your salary from the people, and it is easy to abuse the people, but it is hard to deceive God.”

The young Emperor Zhan Doudou of Northern Qi was holding a scroll and reading this poem, and he was quite appreciative of it.

Si Lili came over upon hearing the voice, her foxy eyes twitched slightly, and she asked curiously:

“Your Majesty, this poem has a profound artistic conception and a grand momentum. It must be a new work by Fan Xian, right?”

Zhan Doudou shook his head:
“I don’t know. Usually Fan Xian would personally acknowledge his poems, even if he said they were inspired by a dream. But he refused to acknowledge this poem. No matter how others asked him, he said he didn’t write it, nor did he copy it from a dream. It’s strange.”

Si Lili’s eyes lit up:
“Perhaps, there will be another Little Fan Shixian in the world?”

Zhan Doudou didn’t comment, put down the book in his hand, and looked in the direction of Qingguo:
“I don’t know if there will be another Fan Xian in the world, but I think it’s a bit strange that a prince who is kind-hearted and loves his people like his own children appeared in Qing Kingdom today.”

“What’s so strange about it?” Si Lili became curious about the prince.

Zhan Doudou explained, “I could actually see clearly the political struggles within Qing Kingdom before. It was Emperor Qing who was intentionally suppressing the power of the Crown Prince. But for some reason, everything changed after Fan Xian returned from my Great Qi.”

“Changed?”

Si Lili didn’t understand: “Is it getting better or worse?”

Zhan Doudou laughed at himself and shook his head: “I hope to become a bad person, but everything this person does is beneficial to Qing Kingdom, whether it is investigating corruption or rectifying the Spring Examination, these are all things that can enhance the national fortune of Qing Kingdom. Even Fan Xian is driven by him and does these things for him.”

Even Fan Xian obeys his orders?

Si Lili’s impression of the Crown Prince of Qing Kingdom deepened. She felt that this man must be extraordinary. He could even use a man as smart and unrestrained as Fan Xian. She wanted to meet them if she had the chance.
“Your Majesty’s civil and military power is definitely stronger than that of Qing. You don’t need to be afraid of a mere crown prince.”

“Hopefully.”

Zhan Doudou looked into the distance, but could not see the future of Qi: “But one day, we will get rid of Emperor Qing, and he can be more absurd and dissolute after he succeeds to the throne, so that the Great Qi will have a chance to breathe.”

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Kyoto.

Before the court meeting.

Li Chengqian broke up with Fan Xian and went to the court for a meeting.

Fan Xian met his father-in-law Lin Xiang on the road and went up to him and returned the note to him:
“Uncle, I will return this list to you.”

“Nonsense!”

Lin Ruofu’s old face was filled with anger:

“I advised you to be patient and keep in harmony with the world. The tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Have you listened to my advice? You are just starting out. If you can survive this spring examination, your career will be very promising. Why do you want to offend the officials of the court and ruin your future?”

“Uncle, I know you are anxious, but please don’t be anxious.”

“Humph!”

Fan Xian tried his best to calm Lin Xiang’s emotions. His daughter-in-law hadn’t married yet, so how could he dare to offend his father-in-law?

“Uncle, didn’t I say last time that the Crown Prince was willing to take responsibility for this matter?”

“You want the prince to be your shield? Don’t let yourself be fooled!”

“No, there are better shields in the world that no one can attack!”

Fan Xian pointed to the sky, “No one dares to attack.”

Lin Ruofu understood what his son-in-law meant:
“Unexpectedly, he succeeded.”

above the hall.

Li Chengqian went to work on time and stood beside the eldest prince:
“Brother, do you feel like something is missing?”

“Without Chengze, he is still under house arrest.”

“Yes, hehe.”

Li Chengqian smiled triumphantly.

The eldest prince smiled and shook his head. Couldn’t there be less intrigue between brothers?

At the same time, Minister Guo stood among the officials. He stood uncomfortably and awkwardly, snapping his fingers from time to time. Even the officials who were usually on good terms with him stayed away from him at this time and did not dare to contact him. After all, everyone knew that Guo Zheng was punished by the prince in person.

When Your Majesty convenes a court meeting, he will definitely talk about the Spring Examination!

When Minister Guo is punished, they must not be implicated.

“Boom!”

The sound of chimes rang out.

Emperor Qing walked slowly to the seat, and everyone bowed their heads in greeting for him. After he sat down, the bell rang again, and everyone stood up. Everyone had a different expression, and the atmosphere dropped to freezing point, especially Guo Zheng, who was sweating profusely from nervousness, not knowing what kind of punishment he would face.

“Let’s put aside the political affairs for today. I will let you read some poems first.”

Before he finished speaking, Eunuch Hou held up the scroll and displayed it to the public.

“Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living people, carry on the unique teachings of the past saints, and create peace for all generations.”

Most of the officials in the court were scholars. When they saw this poem, they were all surprised and exclaimed loudly:
“Great, great, it really speaks to my heart!”

“Master Xiao Fan is full of ideas and has come up with a new word!”

“It is a blessing for the country of Qing. We are so lucky to be able to see it with our own eyes!”

Amid the praises from everyone, the only person who became more and more confused was Fan Xian. If the previous short poem might have been a coincidence, then the emergence of these four lines from Hengqu proved that things were not that simple and that besides himself, there were other time travelers in this world.

“It’s impossible that my mother is still alive?”

Fan Xian looked at Li Chengqian who was applauding:

Your Highness, it can’t be you?
　There are three final exams coming up soon, all of which are very important. I may have to sacrifice some of my writing time to review. I will have to prepare at least 5,000 to 6,000 chapters every day.

　
(End of this chapter)