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Emperor Qing couldn't guess the reason for this, so he turned to ask about the reactions of others.
"The official letter has been here for several days now. What has been the reaction of these people?"
Hong Sixiang said, "The eldest princess and the crown prince are doing as usual, spending most of their time in the palace."
"Both Dean Chen and General Qin have publicly stated that whoever Ku He kills is an honor for him, demonstrating who is the greatest hero of Daqing!"
"The Second Prince also said that if Ku He could hear this, he should hurry up and kill him, so that Dean Chen and General Qin can be spared for the Qing Kingdom."
"His Highness Prince Yong is acting as if nothing has happened, probably because he thinks that Ku He can't kill him."
Emperor Qing grinned. "Second son... he really dares to do that!"
In the residence of the Second Prince.
The Second Prince, Xie Bi'an, and Fan Wujiu ate hot pot while listening to a folk song.
Xie Bi'an said, "Your Highness, Dean Chen and General Qin both praised you for your backbone and courage!"
Li Chengze tossed his hair and revealed a confident smile.
“What good would killing me do? If I’m kept alive, I can still fight the Crown Prince and cause internal strife within my Qing Kingdom.”
"If Ku He were not mentally unstable, he would definitely kill Dean Chen and General Qin."
"General Qin is quite old and he even falls asleep during court sessions. Dean Chen is the one in the most danger!"
While reading, Fan Wujiu exclaimed, "Your Highness is insightful! Chen Pingping must be the most nervous."
"The officials in the court now hold His Highness in the highest esteem!"
Li Chengze continued, "Our Great Qing is the strongest country in the world, and Father Emperor cannot show weakness to Northern Qi."
"I have already found out that the official letter sent to Northern Qi contained only two words."
"Come and kill!"
Fan Wujiu excitedly slapped the table, "A grandmaster should have this kind of spirit."
"If you dare kill me, Chen Pingping, I dare kill Zhan Doudou!"
Li Chengze quickly stopped Fan Wujiu's enthusiasm, saying, "You'd better hope that the two grandmasters will stop while they're ahead and not make things too ugly."
"If Ku Hezhen succeeds in his revenge killing, he will definitely move into the palace to protect their young emperor."
"Although I dare to make such a statement, if the two sides really fight to the death, it will be my turn sooner or later!"
Fan Mansion.
Wu Zhu finally brought back the cultivation technique. "Fan Xian, with this technique, you can dispel your sword intent in a month."
Fan Xian smelled the familiar fragrance and exclaimed, "Uncle, it smells even better this time! Are you badly injured?"
Wu Zhu truthfully said, "I need a year to recuperate, but Ku He is also on his last breath."
"Before I leave, I will teach Shadow a few moves so that he can do his best to protect you."
Fan Xian flipped through the manual, and his depressed mood immediately improved a lot. The domineering true energy he had cultivated since infancy was finally not going to be wasted.
"Uncle, if it weren't for you, I really don't know how many times I would have died."
"You injured Kuhe? So he can't come to Kyoto to take revenge and kill someone?"
"Dean Chen is probably in the most danger right now, and could be assassinated by Ku He at any time."
Wu Zhu said firmly, "Fan Xian, don't make a fuss about my injury or Ku He's injury."
"I have already made a public appearance once, and now I am taking care of my injuries and hiding for a while so that no one can find my whereabouts."
"Miss, please retrieve the key to the trunk... I'll get it when I recover from my injuries."
Fan Xian knew that Wu Zhu might have a secret, so he didn't ask any more questions and immediately agreed.
Prince Yong's Mansion.
Jingni also reported the movements of these people, but Luo Wang couldn't find out about Wu Zhu and Ku He's affairs.
"Chen Pingping, Qin Ye, and Li Chengze were all very calm."
Li Chang'an said, "Li Chengze knows that the possibility of him being assassinated is lower than that of the two old guys."
"Qin Ye knows he's getting old, and it wouldn't be worth it for Ku He to kill him."
"Chen Pingping had been planning to deal with Emperor Qing for a long time. If Ku He really wanted to kill him, Chen Pingping would tell Ku He the plan, and Ku He would not do it."
Jingni chuckled softly, "Your Highness's insight is indeed profound. So, does that mean Li Chengze is in the most danger?"
Li Chang'an said calmly, "Wrong, it is I!"
He was a prophet, and of course he knew about Ku He's fervor for religion and his devotion to Ye Qingmei.
He was performing a ritual at the Temple of Heaven, and Ku He probably already had murderous intentions.
However, given Li Chang'an's current cultivation level, he is not afraid of Ku He's assassination attempt.
At that point, the two tanky characters will fight for ages, neither able to kill the other.
If Ku He dares to threaten to reveal Li Chang'an's cultivation level, Li Chang'an will threaten Ku He to reveal that Zhan Doudou is a girl.
Therefore, Li Chang'an was not afraid at all.
"After the Oversight Council received my message, did it react in any way?"
Jingni replied, "The Oversight Council has purchased a large amount of paper, just as Your Highness predicted, to widely publicize Li Yunrui's crimes."
Li Chang'an exposed Li Yunrui's plot to collude with Zhuang Mohan to eliminate Fan Xian to Chen Pingping, intending for Chen Pingping to deal with Li Yunrui.
Fan Xian was almost crippled, and this caused such a huge diplomatic incident, all because of Li Yunrui's behind-the-scenes machinations.
To avenge Fan Xian, reduce Fan Xian's rivals in the capital, and pave the way for Fan Xian's future, Chen Pingping was determined to deal with Li Yunrui.
The two delegations have long since left, and Zhuang Mohan is probably already at the border. The exchange of Sean is a done deal, and Chen Pingping will definitely make his move.
If the delegation were still in the capital, after this incident broke out, it would be a minor matter if Zhuang Mohan and Yun Zhilan were detained; the agreement between the two sides to exchange Sean might even be nullified.
In that case, Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping's plan to extract secrets from Xiao En would fall through.
The next day.
Overnight, flyers about Li Yunrui suddenly appeared everywhere in the streets and alleys of Kyoto.
The people who saw the leaflet were all talking about it, because the things it mentioned were too big!
Li Yunrui, of course, received the news immediately upon entering Guangxin Palace.
Bai Yushi was reading the words from the leaflet to Li Yunrui: "...There is now a patriot who has secretly fled to Northern Qi. Li Yunrui is a treacherous and cunning man who has betrayed this loyal patriot to Northern Qi..."
As he was reading, Attendant Bai suddenly said nervously, "Your Highness, the leaflet says you have an affair with Zhuang Mohan!"
"You said you betrayed Yan Bingyun to Zhuang Mohan, so that Zhuang Mohan could exchange Yan Bingyun for his younger brother Xiao En!"
Li Yunrui, who was pounding flower petals, could no longer remain calm. She snatched the flyer and started reading it.
"Nonsense! How could I possibly have an affair with that old geezer!"
"What exactly is going on? Who is trying to mislead us?"
Li Yunrui was somewhat panicked. Now that things had escalated to this point, the Oversight Council would definitely investigate!
More importantly, she didn't know how much the person distributing the flyers actually knew!
Inside the Prince Yong's residence, Li Chang'an also received a leaflet.
On the piece of paper Li Chang'an gave to Chen Pingping, he clearly wrote about the existence of the Junshan Society and also about how Zhuang Mohan and Yun Zhilan plotted against Fan Xian.
However, the leaflets distributed by Chen Pingping did not mention these matters, replacing the transactions of the Junshan Society with personal relationships.
Actually, this is easy to understand.
Since the establishment of the Junshan Society, the Oversight Council has been completely unaware of it.
If the Junshan Meeting is mentioned in the leaflets, Emperor Qing will definitely punish the Surveillance Bureau severely.
Chen Pingping used the method of distributing leaflets from the original drama to punish Li Yunrui and to vent Fan Xian's anger.
If the news hadn't been spread so widely, Emperor Qing wouldn't have dealt with Li Yunrui.
Li Chang'an believed that Chen Pingping would definitely mention the Junshan Society in his investigation report to Emperor Qing.
In that case, the Oversight Board can still reap considerable credit.
If this news gets out, it should be enough to give Li Yunrui a hard time.
When Li Yunrui was forced to relinquish control of the Imperial Treasury, and Emperor Qing had no suitable candidate at the moment, he could have Lin Wan'er volunteer herself.
Whether it will succeed depends on whether Li Yunrui's unauthorized formation of the Junshan Society challenges Emperor Qing's bottom line.
The next day, in the Imperial Study.
Chen Pingping and Emperor Qing sat facing each other, with Chen Pingping already holding an investigation report in his hand.
"Your Majesty, the Supervisory Council has already questioned Guo Youzhi's coachman, and the coachman did indeed take Zhuang Mohan into the inner palace."
"What can be concluded now is that there must have been a deal between the Eldest Princess and Zhuang Mohan, and Guo Youzhi is a disciple of the Eldest Princess!"
"In addition, the Surveillance Bureau's spies in Northern Qi have secretly investigated the identity of the Iron Minister, and it is possible that the identity of Uesugi Tora's closed-door disciple is false."
"That boy named Tie Xiang is connected to an assassin organization called Junshan Society."