Chapter 85 Fan Wujiu’s Identity Revealed

The birth of Qing Pavilion was like a stone thrown into the deep pond of the Qing Dynasty’s court. The ripples it caused spread to who knows how far, and frightened the fish, shrimp, crabs and clams in the pond, causing them to flee in all directions.
On the surface, this decision was made by His Majesty himself.

In fact, behind Li Yunqian is Li Chengqian.

Chen Pingping and Fan Jian, who were familiar with Emperor Qing, would not have thought of this possibility:

“Qingge, Qingge”

Fan Jian pushed Chen Pingping’s wheelchair, muttering ideas that made Emperor Qing proud, and couldn’t help but sigh:

“Your Majesty has admired power since he was young. Fortunately, Qingmei helped him to achieve what he has today. I never expected that this desire would continue to grow and become so powerful.”

In a corner where no one was around, these old guys who had played together since childhood became much bolder. Even Chen Pingping stopped pretending to be a loyal subject:
“If Your Majesty had such a plan, you should have moved many people out of the court long ago. Why wait until now?”

Fan Jian stopped his wheelchair and looked at Chen Pingping:
“You mean, someone might be giving advice to Your Majesty behind this?”

“Not a possibility.”

Chen Pingping shook his head.

His eyes, like those of a venomous snake, scanned the hall:

“Someone must be giving Your Majesty some evil plots behind his back!”

Fan Jian nodded in agreement. He used the power of others to attack the enemy, made a feint to the east and attacked in the west, and quietly brought down the Lin Party headed by Lin Ruofu. Then he quickly launched an institution that was above everyone and completed the reform without spending a single soldier or a single penny.

If this can’t be called a vicious plan, then nothing can be called a strategy.
“Who is it?”

“Li Chengqian, you did a great job!”

In the imperial study, Emperor Qing rarely stood up to greet the ministers who came to see him, with a smile on his face.

Li Chengqian looked at Fan Xian behind him awkwardly:

Dad, your illegitimate son is still here
Could you please not expose my affairs?
Li Chengqian did not want Fan Xian to know that all these things were done by him, because whether it was presenting poems, setting up a cabinet, or many wisdoms that were far ahead of his time, they all exposed the fact that he was a time traveler.

Fan Xian had a look of shock on his face, looking at Li Chengqian’s back, his heart in turmoil.

It seems that it can’t be concealed anymore.
Li Chengqian secretly complained:
You can eat big melons while lying down. This melon-eating system should be given to you.

Emperor Qing knew what his son was thinking. He looked at Li Chengqian with a smile and ignored Fan Xian:
“I know what you are worried about. As my subjects, you are all one family. There is no need to hide anything. You have made great contributions to me. Logically, I should reward you well.”

Hiding
Aren’t you the best at hiding?

Li Chengqian laughed: “Thank you, Your Majesty. I wonder what Your Majesty will give me?”

Lao Deng, quick gold coins!
Emperor Qing changed his tone and said, “Didn’t I grant you a marriage contract? What else do you want?”

kidding me?

Stingy!

Li Chengqian: “.”

Fan Xian watched the father and son go back and forth, their scheming and testing each other, which made him, the illegitimate son, an outsider. He couldn’t help but say:

“Your Majesty, do you want His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Ruoruo to get married as soon as possible?”

Li Chengqian glanced at him and said, “You are very proactive in sending your sister off.”

Fan Xian also looked over, his eyes full of curiosity.

He wanted the prince to become a real member of the Fan family as soon as possible.

Maybe that’s all.

Li Chengqian would confess to him that this prince is a time traveler.
If that’s true.

That would be interesting!

Fan Xian concealed his true intention and asked His Majesty for his opinion on Ruoruo’s wedding date.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Qing said unexpectedly:

“I didn’t say that the prince should get married as soon as possible. It was you. The prince and Fan Ruoruo have only been engaged for less than ten days, but I have granted you an engagement for more than a year. I think you should get married by then.”

Fan Xian pointed at himself:
what?
me?

Li Chengqian held his fist to his mouth and laughed: “Kukuku”

This boomerang hit you on the head!
Fan Xian was not the crown prince, so he had no right to talk back to His Majesty. In addition, his feelings for Wan’er grew stronger, so he half-knelt to accept the order:

“My lord, thank you, Your Majesty!”

“you can go now.”

Emperor Qing waved his sleeves and sent the guest away.

Fan Xian had no choice but to take his leave, leaving Li Chengqian alone in the imperial study.

Emperor Qing looked at his own prince:

“I granted you and Fan Xian a marriage contract, but now I only let him get married first. Are you unhappy about this?”

Li Chengqian shook his head:
“My son’s marriage was arranged by my father. I will obey my father in everything.”

Emperor Qing nodded slightly, turned around, leaving Li Chengqian with his back, and said leisurely:
“Fan Xian’s wedding will surely be very lively in Kyoto. There will be many guests, both in Kyoto and outside of Kyoto, those who should come and those who shouldn’t, will all return to Kyoto on that day to attend his wedding banquet.”

Li Chengqian did not dare to respond. He would think twice before talking about anything involving the eldest princess.

What about exploring the origin of life with my aunt? Just think about it.

Daddy is still here.

Who dares to be presumptuous?

“Aunt, without the Emperor’s order, you would never dare to return to the capital rashly.”

“How dare she!”

Emperor Qing turned around and pretended to be angry: “Your aunt is capable of anything. Even without my order, she dared to sneak back to Kyoto from Xinyang to give me a surprise!”

Li Chengqian lowered his head and didn’t dare to speak.

“If she comes back, how should we entertain her?”

Emperor Qing talked to himself, and suddenly put his hand on Li Chengqian’s shoulder:
“You said, if the princess returns to the capital and attends her daughter’s wedding, why not keep her in the capital and let her attend your wedding? It will be a double happiness and everyone will be happy. Why not do it?”

Wow you lousy old man.
Li Chengqian didn’t expect Emperor Qing to be so bad. He knew that the eldest princess had an ambiguous relationship with him in private. Now that he had finally cut off his relationship with his aunt, he actually wanted to rub salt into Li Yunrui’s wounds.

Do you want the eldest princess to be happy only when she sees the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess making love?

You are so bad, I like you so much
Li Chengqian smiled and said, “Father, it’s up to you. I can do whatever you want.”

Emperor Qing snorted and laughed, then spared the prince: “Well, I won’t make it difficult for you. Love between men and women cannot be forced. Just let it happen naturally. You have done a great service for me, so it won’t be a problem for me to take in three more concubines.”

Thank you dad!

Li Chengqian laughed from the bottom of his heart.

It seems that Emperor Qing is very satisfied with the experience of holding all the power.

Those who were not allowed to indulge in women in the past are now allowed to do so vigorously.

Emperor Qing showed his true colors: “Before that, you have to perfect Qing Pavilion for me. Each official position must have a clear grade, and must not go beyond the rules or cause public outrage. Also, do you have anyone you want to recommend for the Qing Pavilion?”

Li Chengqian replied: “The palace examination is coming soon. Your Majesty can select candidates in this spring examination. They have all come here with real talents and knowledge. You can rest assured of their abilities and they are worthy of important positions.”

Emperor Qing looked at him and said nothing.

Li Chengqian knew what he was thinking:
“If you want me to recommend someone.”

Emperor Qing was waiting for his reply. If he recommended one of his own people, it would mean that he was planning to take advantage of the opportunity to arrange someone else!

Do it at your own risk.

What he didn’t expect was that Li Chengqian recommended someone else:

“I think that my second brother has a talented person under his command, who is both civil and military and can be used by Your Majesty!”

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The Second Prince’s Mansion.

Li Chengze supported his head with his hands, his face was gloomy.

He had been feeling depressed in recent days because Li Chengqian was too popular. Every few days, he would hear news praising the prince for some great deed, and His Majesty would often call him into the palace and express his love for him without hesitation.

So, love fades, right?
Li Chengze didn’t understand. Wasn’t he the whetstone prepared by His Majesty? In the past, when His Majesty praised him, it always made the Crown Prince hostile. It was Emperor Qing who did it on purpose. Now, Lao Deng didn’t even pretend anymore?
A terrible thought flashed through Li Chengze’s mind:

Is it possible that he is no longer fit to be the prince’s whetstone?

So Your Majesty doesn’t even want to perform it anymore, and just banishes him to the cold palace and ignores him?

“hateful!”

Thinking of this, Li Chengze angrily smashed the things in his hand, and the fragments flew onto Fan Wujiu who was reading at home. The latter acted as if he didn’t hear anything and raised his hand to flip through the book as if nothing happened.

He turned a blind eye to the mess on the ground, which was completely different from his previous respectful attitude.

Li Chengze’s vigilance and hatred towards the prince made him crazy and suspicious. He looked at his retainer Fan Wujiu and asked tentatively:

“Fan Wujiu, has something been wrong with you recently?”

“Your Highness, what’s wrong? What’s wrong with me again?”

Fan Wujiu was quite amused. He was guarded by the Second Prince and could only stay by his side every day. Li Chengze even had to check what books he read every day, fearing that he would contact outsiders or even be controlled by others.
He saw more and more clearly what kind of person Li Chengze was. Compared with the prince, there was a world of difference!
Li Chengze became even more angry when he saw that the retainer had no intention of flattering him:
“When you came back from prison, something was wrong!” Don’t forget who rescued you from the Ministry of Justice, who personally went to ask His Majesty for help, and who threw you into prison!”

Fan Wujiu frowned and hid the book in his arms. He could no longer endure it. He no longer needed to endure it:

A worker who has found a new job with higher salary and better prospects.

How can I bear the responsibility of being a poor and useless old boss?

“Your Highness, is everything you said true?”

This sentence.

It sounds like a touching sentence.

But if it weren’t for the faint smile on the corner of his mouth, Li Chengze wouldn’t have noticed anything unusual:

“Fan Wujiu!”

“How dare you talk to me like that!”

“Who gave you the courage? Tell me! Is it the prince?”

Li Chengze is not a fool, he has already noticed it, what he did just now was just testing and speculation, his real purpose is to expose Fan Wujiu’s true face!

Fan Wujiu was noncommittal: “Second Prince, you have shown me kindness and I am very grateful, so I am willing to go through fire and water for you. However, I have already given my all, but in the end I have become a discarded child that you can discard at will. How do I feel about this?”

Li Chengze’s fingers were shaking with anger.

When people are slandered, they will resist.

Only when the lie is exposed will one become furious.
“Fan Wujiu, you really betrayed me. Someone come here!”

Xie Bian and a group of followers who were hiding in the dark rushed in and surrounded Fan Wujiu.

Li Chengze patted his chest, feeling extremely ashamed and angry: “I really don’t know what benefits the prince promised you to make you willingly work for him. I have raised you for nearly ten years, and you betrayed me just like that. It really hurts me!”

“Weren’t you the one who betrayed me first?”

Fan Wujiu did not resist and let Xie Bian hold him.

He did not admit that he was the prince’s man, but he was extremely disappointed with the second prince:

“From today on, I, Fan, have no salvation, no sect, and no faction. Even if I die, I will be a rootless soul. But I will never look down on you, Second Prince. Excuse me for being blunt, but you are far inferior to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!!”

Li Chengze was so angry that he was shaking.

Fan Wujiu then shouted loudly: “I have studied the books of sages since I was young, and I only want to take the imperial examination, so that I can serve as an official in the court and do practical things for the people and the Qing Kingdom. But since I became your disciple, I have been running around all day, and all I do every day is kill people!”

“Second Prince! Have you forgotten what you promised us? As long as we obey you, you will let us realize our ambitions and make Qing Kingdom even stronger. This is what you said!”

Xie Bian and the others were stunned, because the Second Prince had said the same thing when he recruited them into the army, saying that in the future he would compete for the position of crown prince, stand at a higher place, do greater things, and contribute to the Kingdom of Qing.

The results of it?
Apart from fighting with Fan Xian, he also fights with the prince, but he loses every time.

It’s embarrassing to tell others
Seeing the hesitation on the faces of his retainers, Li Chengze became even more furious: “What are you still standing there for? Break his legs and make him kneel in front of my house. Let everyone see how a self-righteous scholar like him can humble himself to be a dog!”

Fan Wujiu screamed, his legs lost feeling, and he was dragged out like a dog. However, he remained calm and looked at Li Chengze fiercely, “Your Highness, sooner or later, you will pay for your evil deeds!”

“Don’t you want to humiliate me? I tell you!”

“I am only ashamed of the fact that I made a mistake in choosing the wrong person ten years ago!”

Li Chengze’s steps were unsteady, his eyes went dark, he fell to the ground trembling, his lips trembling:

“Li Chengqian, you will not die well”

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It is completely different from the Second Prince’s mansion where he was “despised and abandoned by everyone”.

The Yannian Hall was a scene of respect for the wise and humble, and a happy atmosphere.

Yang Wanli and his two companions said at the inn yesterday that they wanted to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and today they were invited to the Yannian Palace.

They did not feel panicked because of being “monitored”. Instead, they felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince valued them and were extremely happy.

“Your Highness the Crown Prince has opened up a bright road for scholars all over the world. He is truly our mentor in our hearts!”

Hou Jichang flattered.

“If it weren’t for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, we wouldn’t even be able to make the list!”

Shi Chanli also agreed very much.

What surprised Li Chengqian was.

This kid is also on the list, which is different from the original development trajectory.

Perhaps it was because of his actions that there were fewer tricks in the Spring Examination, causing the children of the noble families who should have occupied the seats to return home disappointed, and the vacant spot was taken by Shi Chanli.
Yang Wanli was only good at making strategic plans but not at flattery. He just sat quietly aside, looking at the prince from time to time with gratitude in his eyes.

Li Chengqian knew that they all came here to become his disciples, so after some investigation, he said frankly:
“Among the three of you, one can become my disciple, and one can become Fan Xian’s disciple.”

Among the three people, two of them have great opportunities!
Hou Jichang and Shi Chanli looked at each other.

They all saw desire and fear in each other’s eyes.
Yang Wanli was an outstanding talent and had a high ranking in the imperial examination, surpassing all the children of aristocratic families in the imperial examination.

The remaining spot was only fought between the two of them.

“Hou Jichang, Shi Chanli.”

The two people whose names were called by the prince stopped their inner struggle and looked at the prince blankly.

“Shi Chanli can become my disciple, and Hou Jichang can become Fan Xian’s disciple.”

They looked at each other in shock.

This time, the emotions in his eyes were different.

What they were looking at was Yang Wanli who was stuck in the middle. He was so outstanding, yet he had no chance?
Li Chengqian looked at the somewhat disappointed Yang Wanli and said apologetically: “Yang Wanli, you don’t belong here.”

You belong to Qingge.

　The exam is finally over. I am exhausted and I need to get some sleep to restore my energy.

I just realized that this book needs to maintain a steady 800 pages for a month before it can be updated suddenly. But I’m so eager to start two novels at once, Ming Dynasty or Tang Dynasty’s Li Chengqian or Jin Yong’s martial arts novels.

What do you like to watch? You can put it on the public screen

　
(End of this chapter)