Chapter 622 Things are going to change in Kyoto
Chen Pingping coughed twice and whispered: "Your Majesty, what should we do next?"
Emperor Qing glanced at him and suddenly sighed: "Do you remember what name the Queen Mother used to expropriate the Ye family?"
Chen Pingping said softly: "Treason."
"Yes." The emperor said expressionlessly, "You and Fan Jian also agreed to this proposal back then. After all, it is the thing left by Xiao Yezi. First, it cannot be messed up, and secondly, it cannot be put away. After she leaves, only the royal family will have it. This ability is gathered to protect the Ye family's industries from continuing to operate."
"That's right." Chen Pingping said calmly, "At first we thought that since everyone was gone, she wouldn't mind any charges, but we didn't expect that seventeen years later, it would become a bit more difficult."
The emperor said coldly: "What's so troublesome? The will came from my mouth, so I rehabilitated the Ye family. Who in the world dares to make irresponsible remarks?"
"No."
Chen Pingping answered decisively.
This reaction seems to be somewhat beyond His Majesty's expectations.
Chen Pingping continued: "Your Majesty feels pity for Fan Xian's child, but this is absolutely unacceptable. After all, your Majesty, you still have to consider the feelings of the Queen Mother."
Emperor Qing frowned and said, "...What do you think we should do?"
Chen Pingping smiled and said: "Ignore it and let Fan Xian refuse to admit it."
Emperor Qing sighed: "Fan Xian will inevitably be embarrassed if he is dealt with this way. How will he behave in the court?"
Chen Pingping's expression remained unchanged: "Taking over the inner treasury and the Supervisory Yuan is a solitary act."
Emperor Qing laughed and scolded: "You old guy, do you really want to confirm his identity and let him inherit the Overwatch Council?"
Chen Pingping also smiled and said: "The Oversight Council is an important weapon of the country and must be controlled by Your Majesty. The position of the dean must either be personally appointed by Your Majesty, or it must be handed over to someone from the royal family. However, if the prince is in power, he will inevitably have the desire to rebel. .”
"Among the whole country, only Fan Xian's identity is the most suitable..."
Emperor Qing nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with Chen Pingping's judgment.
Chen Pingping looked at his expression and suddenly asked: "But Your Majesty, where is the eldest princess..."
Emperor Qing came back to his senses, and the smile on his face gradually faded.
After a moment of silence, he waved and said, "Let's see what she does next!"
Chen Pingping said reluctantly: "What if the eldest princess comes to His Majesty to add insult to injury?"
Emperor Qing said slowly: "Then let her go back to her fief after the envoy leaves!"
Chen Pingping sat in a wheelchair and cupped her hands with a respectful expression.
He knew that expelling the eldest princess from the capital was the emperor's heaviest punishment.
And this punishment was only because she secretly won over the important officials of the Overwatch Council. Her other actions, even if she later betrayed Yan Bingyun, would only result in a few scoldings from the emperor at most.
This is the royal family, the high-ranking Celestial Dragons of the Qing Kingdom.
Just when Chen Pingping was sarcastic in his heart, Emperor Qing glanced at him and suddenly smiled bitterly and said: "My life has been prosperous, but I didn't expect that I would become a real loner in my prime, with only you and Jian around me. Brother, I can’t find anyone I completely trust.”
"..."
Chen Pingping was stunned for a moment. Just when she was about to say something, Emperor Qing waved his sleeves.
"Go, Zhu Ge betrayed the Supervisory Council and deserves to be punished. You go and deal with him..."
"I...obey the order!"
Chen Pingping cupped her hands and said yes, and Eunuch Hou, who was waiting by the side, immediately stepped forward, pushed his wheelchair, and turned around to leave.
But when she turned around, a hint of coldness and murderous intent flashed in the deepest part of Chen Pingping's eyes.
...trust?
Little Leaf also trusted you back then, but what was the result?
Your Majesty, trust can lead people into the abyss...
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At the same time, Fan Xian was happy to see the news spread, but he pretended to keep it secret on the surface and no longer went back and forth between Fan Mansion and the bookstore as frequently as in the past few days.
Fan Xian stayed behind closed doors, but the rumors in Kyoto became more and more intense.
Some people even whispered secretly that young Master Fan was actually the flesh and blood of the emperor and the mistress of the Ye family. However, because of his status as an illegitimate son, he was unable to enter the royal family, so he was fostered in the home of Mr. Fan.
There is no doubt that this is also the work of the Control Yuan.
It's just that the eldest princess spread the news. Even if the investigation continues, the blame can only be placed on the eldest princess.
The referees, referees, witnesses, and organizers are all my people.
Even your behavior is fueled by me, how can you fight me?
Fan Xian laughed at the eldest princess in his heart, but soon he put it all behind him.
After all, the reason why he did this was not just to frame the eldest princess, nor did he care about the subsequent impact of the news.
Because in a few days, the Qing Dynasty Kyoto will completely change!
In the following days, Qingguo Honglu Temple began to negotiate with the Northern Qi envoy.
As the deputy reception envoy, Fan Xian was supposed to be involved.
But due to the messages he left these days, the emperor acquiesced that he did not need to participate, and Honglu Temple turned a blind eye.
At the same time, because Chen Pingping captured Zhu Ge in advance, and the eldest princess was extremely frightened by the news that Fan Xian was the emperor's illegitimate son, she did not meet and trade with Zhuang Mohan, a great figure in Northern Qi literary circles, as in the original work.
She was busy dealing with the traces of the original release of the news, and didn't want the emperor to find out that she was the one who did it.
It's a pity that the emperor already knew it and had been waiting for her to explain herself.
But the eldest princess was lucky, and she only greeted the saint several times with ordinary greetings, and had no intention of surrendering.
The emperor was very disappointed, so he finally summoned her one night and told her with a sneer the results of the Supervisory Council's investigation and the death of Zhuge, the head of the department.
Only then did the eldest princess understand everything. She slumped on the ground in confusion and was dragged back and grounded by the palace guards.
The reason for the ban was mainly because the Northern Qi envoy had not yet left.
When the peace talks are over and the Northern Qi delegation leaves Beijing, the emperor will immediately exile the eldest princess to the fiefdom.
What the emperor didn't know was that this day might never come.
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Three more days later, the negotiations between the two countries gradually came to an end.
Since the eldest princess of this world did not have time to betray Yan Bingyun, the Northern Qi delegation was at a disadvantage in the negotiations. Even if they argued hard, they had no choice but to cede territory and pay compensation.
Emperor Qing Longyan was delighted and planned a banquet for the envoys of the two countries at the palace.
After this banquet, the Northern Qi envoy will leave Beijing and return home full of shame.
Because of this, Fan Xian, as the deputy reception envoy, naturally had to go to the palace for the banquet.
After all, Honglu Temple has already written a very beautiful political achievement for him under the emperor's instruction. Although everyone knows that it is gold-plated, at this last moment, it still has to show up.
In the Fan Mansion, Fan Xian packed up his clothes and asked his sister Fan Ruoruo to take care of everyone in the house. Then he and his father Fan Jian got on the carriage and rushed to the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests located outside the palace.
In the carriage, Fan Jian looked at Fan Xian with a complicated expression.
Ever since Fan Xian's showdown with him, Fan Jian had been reclusive, making it clear that he did not want to choose between Fan Xian and the emperor.
But at this moment, facing the storm in the city, Fan Xian still had a calm smile on his face.
Seeing this scene, Fan Jian finally couldn't help it anymore.
"What on earth are you going to do?"
Fan Xian smiled slightly and did not answer. Instead, he solemnly told: "Dad, no matter what happens at the banquet later, don't be impulsive. If you really can't help it, think of your aunt, Ruoruo and Sizhe. And the grandmother from Danzhou..."
Fan Jian was shocked and said: "You want to attack the emperor in front of the palace?"
Fan Xian shook his head: "It's not me, it's someone who wants to attack him."
Fan Jian frowned tightly: "Who, Heavenly Court?"
"..."
Fan Xian sighed: "Dad, it's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that there are some things that you can't know."
This sentence was naturally made by Fan Xian who was pretending to be profound.
There was no way, everyone around him, whether it was his adoptive father Fan Jian, his fiancée Lin Wan'er, his future mother-in-law, the eldest princess, and his two blood brothers, the prince and the second prince...
These people are either his relatives and friends, or his enemies.
But regardless of their status and status, they all have an ongoing relationship with the emperor.
If Fan Xian wanted to act according to Nie Changchuan's suggestion, he would inevitably make the relatives and friends of the Goodwill Emperor sad. Therefore, Nie Changchuan suggested that it would be best for him to stay out of this matter and pretend to be adding to the flames and going with the flow.
This way, they would not have a new grudge against Fan Xian.
After that, Fan's carriage fell into silence and drove into the palace in silence.
Outside the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, there are great rituals and music, red lanterns are hung high, guests come and go from all over, and there are endless traffic, creating a glorious and prosperous scene.
The Northern Qi envoys and Dongyi visitors were welcomed by the chief guest of Qing State and walked down the long passage with smiles on their faces. Looking at the expressions of the three parties, it seemed that the world was extremely peaceful and the wars and assassinations of the previous days had never happened.
Fan Xian and his father Fan Jian got off the carriage and blended into the crowd of officials together.
After entering the main hall, Fan Xian separated from Fan Jian.
As Fan Jian was the Minister of Household Affairs and a close confidant of the emperor, he naturally had the highest ranking.
Fan Xian was a low-ranking official and only held the position of deputy envoy receptionist, so he was assigned to sit at the table in the middle.
Sitting behind the desk filled with food plates and wine, Fan Xian raised his eyebrows and glanced around with a smile on his handsome face.
I saw celebrities gathering in the palace, and beautiful maids walking back and forth in the grand palace, serving food plates and wine to the guests.
Sitting next to the guest of honor from the Qing Kingdom were many members of the royal family and court officials that Fan Xian was familiar with, such as the crown prince and second prince, as well as his future father-in-law, the Prime Minister Lin Ruofu.
In addition, there were many department heads and some princes and nobles whom Fan Xian had never seen before.
After a cursory scan, in the entire Qing Dynasty court, it seemed that only Dean Chen of the Supervisory Yuan claimed to be sick in the future.
Opposite the Qing Dynasty courtiers sat officials and envoys from the Northern Qi envoy and the Dongyi City envoy.
Among them were Yun Zhilan, the ninth-level master of Sigu Swordsman, and Zhuang Mohan, a heavyweight figure in the Northern Qi envoy. He was regarded as a teacher by scholars all over the world because of his annotations on scriptures and countless articles.
...very good, everyone came!
Fan Xian nodded slightly and picked up a glass of wine with a chuckle.