Chapter 130: The Emperor and His Ministers Confronted Each Other, Emperor Qing’s Thoughts (asking for monthly votes)

"How about I go to Fan Mansion to see if the grand master has returned?" Shadow asked Chen Pingping.

"no need!"

Chen Pingping said: "Now the Inspection Office cannot move at all, stay here!"

Just now, several organizers came to him, but Chen Pingping ignored them all.

He knew that today was an extremely important moment.

Chen Pingping could smell a hint of danger in Kyoto, extreme danger!
The best decision for the Inspection Institute at this time is to do nothing and wait quietly.

Because only in this way will Emperor Qing trust you.

Otherwise, if you act on your own, it means you are not dying fast enough.

Moreover, Chen Pingping estimated that today's matter was not something he could participate in.

Chen Pingping had always had doubts about the fourth grandmaster in the palace.

He suspected that this person was not Hong Sixiang, but Emperor Qing.

Although there is no evidence, if what happened today was Emperor Qing's plan, it would make Chen Pingping more certain of his guess.

After all, Emperor Qing is using himself as bait this time!
If the grandmaster is not him, it would be dangerous. Even with Hong Sixiang's close protection, he would not be safe.

Based on Chen Pingping's understanding of Emperor Qing, he would definitely not set up this trap.

"Then why don't we stop the news from spreading all over the city?" Shadow asked.

Because of Fan Xian’s assassination of Emperor Qing, rumors are now flying everywhere.

Some people say that Fan Xian committed treason and was bribed by the State of Qi.

Some people said that the fifth grandmaster was from Qi, and Fan Xian became his disciple, which is why he did such a thing.

Some people also said that Fan Xian went to Qi State just to act or something like that.

Anyway, everyone started to make associations and expressed their own opinions on the matter.

Even many people thought that the subsequent news coming out of the palace was just rumors.

"Don't stop me."

Chen Pingping said, "The bigger the fuss, the better. His Majesty likes to fuss, so let's make a bigger fuss with him."

shadow:"."

Imperial Palace, Tai'an Hall.

Fan Xian has been in here for a long time. He wanted to go out and see Emperor Qing, but he never had the chance.

Because hundreds of imperial guards surrounded the Tai'an Palace, saying they wanted to capture the assassin but would not let him out, the two sides were in a stalemate.

As time went by, Fan Xian became more and more confused.

Are the Imperial Guards crazy?

The prince rebelled?

Was Emperor Qing really assassinated?

Also, why did the assassin appear?
And impersonating him, what's the point? Ruining his reputation?

It's totally unnecessary!

Emperor Qing would definitely block the news that he was assassinated, so there would be no danger.

Even if some rumors were spread, Fan Xian believed that Chen Pingping would help him, and such news would never be spread.

It was unknown how long it had been, but most of the imperial guards surrounding the palace suddenly withdrew.

Then the palace door was opened and Hong Sixiang walked in.

"Master Fan, His Majesty invites you!"

"Eunuch Hong?"

Fan Xian had seen Hong Sixiang when he first entered the harem, so he recognized him at this time.

"It is this old servant, Lord Fan, please follow me."

Having said that, Hong Sixiang turned around and left.

At this moment, Fan Xian was full of doubts, but seeing that Hong Sixiang didn't want to pay attention to him, he didn't ask any questions, but just followed him silently to the imperial study.

Finally, when they were almost there, Fan Xian couldn't help but ask.

"I heard that your majesty encountered an assassin? I wonder what the situation is?"

"The assassin has been killed." Hong Sixiang said little, and his voice was a little hoarse, which made Fan Xian feel quite pressured.

However, the amount of information conveyed by these words still made Fan Xian feel much more at ease.

There were rumors that he had attempted to assassinate His Majesty. If this matter is not clarified, it will be troublesome.

Now that the assassin has been killed, the fact that he is still here proves one thing.

The matter ends here, and Emperor Qing will not pursue the assassination any further.

Soon, the two of them walked through the corridor and came to the imperial study.

Normally, there would be imperial guards here, and eunuchs would also be there to serve Your Majesty.

But today, there is no imperial guard here, and the eunuch Hou who is accompanying him has been replaced by eunuch Hong. Something is really wrong.

"Your Majesty, we have been brought here."

"Yes." Emperor Qing's voice came from the imperial study.

Upon hearing this, Hong Sixiang stood beside Fan Xian and waited.

Not long after, Emperor Qing appeared before Fan Xian.

In the past, Emperor Qing mostly wore lazy clothes, like pajamas and a long gown.

But today, Emperor Qing was actually wearing tight clothes.

This was the first time Fan Xian had seen someone dressed like this, and he found it quite novel.

But he did not dare to look at it any longer, and immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I, Fan Xian, have returned from my mission as an envoy to Northern Qi. I have successfully completed my mission, and I am here to report the good news to Your Majesty!"

Since the assassination was over, there was no need for him to bring it up again.

Unless Emperor Qing said this, there was no need for Fan Xian to speak.

"What are you happy about? Tell me." Emperor Qing stared at Fan Xian, with an inexplicable light flashing in his eyes.

The news had been released for quite some time, but the grandmaster had not come to the palace yet.

Or, the other party is not in Kyoto at all.

Or, the other party deliberately didn't come.

Whatever the case, it means one thing: his plan failed!
Next time, this method won't work.

"There are four good news about this! The delegation's negotiations went smoothly, this is the first good news! Yan Bingyun was successfully rescued, this is the second good news!"

"Sean is dead, this is the third good news! The fourth good news is about the location of the temple!"

Fan Xian's voice was up and down, his words were clear, and he quickly mentioned the four major happy events.

When talking about the first two points, Emperor Qing's expression did not change at all.

When talking about Sean's death, Emperor Qing frowned slightly. But when he heard the location of the temple, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, and he was very happy in his heart.

But soon, he restrained his expression and asked in shock: "Where is this temple? How did you know?!"

"This..." Fan Xian looked at Hong Sixiang beside him, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

"You say!" Emperor Qing nodded.

Hearing this, Fan Xian no longer hesitated and said, "I learned this from Xiao En. He said that the temple is in Beiqi. Go north until you reach a vast expanse of white sky and continue north. Only then can you find the temple."

"Sure enough! The temple is indeed in the far north!" Emperor Qing looked suddenly enlightened.

In fact, Emperor Qing also had some guesses about the location of the temple, but he had never been able to confirm it. Now it has been confirmed.

"Then why did Sean tell you this?!" Emperor Qing asked.

"Your Majesty, Sean somehow treated me as his grandson, and then..."

These words were agreed upon by Qin Feng and Fan Xian long ago, and Emperor Qing would not doubt them if they were told to others.

At that time, Fan Xian was still wondering how could he be treated as a grandson by Sean. Later, he learned from Qin Feng that all this was Chen Pingping's plan.

"I see!" Emperor Qing smiled and asked, "Fan Xian! You have made great contributions to the country. What reward do you want?"

"Working for the Kingdom of Qing is my duty. I dare not ask for any reward!" Fan Xian said hurriedly.

"You deserve a reward for your contributions to the country! Let me think about it."

Emperor Qing paused and said, "I will confer upon you the title of first-class baron!"

Upon hearing this, Fan Xian did not refuse and bowed in thanks.

But he didn't feel relieved at all.

He was urgently summoned into the palace and experienced strange things at the beginning. He was shouted at to assassinate the emperor.

Later he was assassinated and the case has never come to a conclusion. It's really weird!

Also, the fact that he became a disciple of a grandmaster was also a big deal, but Emperor Qing didn't even mention it. How strange!

While Fan Xian was thinking about this, Emperor Qing said, "I'm sure you've heard about the assassination just now. Don't worry, the assassin is dead."

At this time, Hong Sixiang said beside him: "Your Majesty, Lord Fan also encountered an assassination attempt when he was in Tai'an Palace before."

"Oh? Is this true?" Emperor Qing looked surprised, as if he had just found out about this.

"Investigate! This matter must be thoroughly investigated! Fan Xian has made great contributions to the country, but he dared to assassinate a meritorious official. He truly deserves to die!"

"Your Majesty, thank you for your concern." Fan Xian said quickly, with a grateful expression.

At this moment, the topic suddenly changed.

Emperor Qing asked, "Fan Xian, I heard that you found a master in Qi? A grandmaster? Is this grandmaster from Qi?"

I'm coming!

I really need to ask him this question!
In his mind, Fan Xian had rehearsed this many times.

At this time, he replied: "Your Majesty, my master is from Qing, not Qi."

"Qing people?"

Emperor Qing asked in astonishment, "When did our Qing Kingdom have such a genius?"

On the one hand, his expression was fake, but on the other hand, he was also very curious. How could such a great genius hide himself?

"Your Majesty, I don't know either."

Fan Xian said, "At that time, I thought my master was only at the upper ninth rank, and he must have made a breakthrough later."

This is impossible!

The grandmaster who just broke through is still growing in strength. How can he be able to tie with Ku He?
If this is true, then what kind of genius is the other party? !

But more often than not, Emperor Qing still didn't believe it.

How could someone so young have such talent?!
Although he was surprised, Emperor Qing did not ask the question again. Instead, he changed the subject and asked, "Where is your master now? Kyoto?"

"The Grand Master is a distinguished person. If he were in Kyoto, I would like to invite him to the Imperial Palace for a banquet!"

Emperor Qing revealed his true intentions!
The previous deliberate attempt to deceive people was just to lure Qin Feng into the palace.

If Qin Feng really came in, he, Ye Liuyun and Hong Sixiang would join forces to kill Qin Feng.

Afterwards, he will kill everyone in the palace.

But now that Qin Feng hasn't come in, we can only ask about his whereabouts and then make plans.

"Your Majesty, my master is obsessed with martial arts and must still be in Shangjing City."

Fan Xian naturally knew that Qin Feng had left Shangjing City, and even Emperor Qing knew it, but he needed to pretend not to know.

"I see."

Emperor Qing hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, you can go down now!"

After just one sentence, he knew that he would not be able to get any useful information from Fan Xian.

"I'm leaving now!" Fan Xian turned around, took a long breath, and left the imperial study.

"What do you think?" Emperor Qing looked at Hong Sixiang.

"Your Majesty, I don't know." Hong Sixiang shook his head.

He has no right to comment on such matters. He just needs to do his job well.

"Go down and call everyone back."

"Yes!" Hong Sixiang quickly went to work.

And in the imperial study, another figure soon appeared. It was Ye Liuyun.

He had been listening just now, and when Emperor Qing asked "What do you think", he was actually asking Ye Liuyun.

"Should I go look outside the palace?" Ye Liuyun said.

"We must look for it, but we can't look for it secretly."

After thinking for a while, Emperor Qing said, "Let's go find him openly!"

After all, he is a grandmaster. If Ye Liuyun sneaks into Kyoto and is discovered, it will be difficult to explain.

So he had to build up momentum for Ye Liuyun in advance, so that there would be no problem in the search.

"Okay!" Ye Liuyun quickly left the imperial study.

Not long after that, a piece of news spread in Kyoto.

Anyway, Grand Master Ye Liuyun heard that Qin Feng was coming to Kyoto, so he also wanted to come to Kyoto to take a look.

The Crown Prince and the Second Prince were summoned by Emperor Qing.

But Emperor Qing did not have a good face towards these two people. He scolded them and let them go.

Afterwards, as the palace gates were opened, important officials in the court, such as Prime Minister Lin and Qin Ye, went to the palace to visit Emperor Qing.

Fan Mansion.

After Fan Xian came back, the mansion naturally became lively again.

But for some reason, everyone looked at him strangely. When he asked, he found out that the news of his assassination of the emperor had spread.

Although the matter was clarified later, the Fan Mansion, which had originally attracted countless people to give gifts, suddenly became much quieter because of this incident.

"It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding. When I met His Majesty, he said he didn't even mention this matter." Fan Xian explained.

"That's good! Let's not talk about this anymore. Tell me about your experience in Northern Qi." Fan Jian waved his hand.

The fact that Emperor Qing didn't mention it means that the matter has passed and everything is fine.

"Northern Qi, that place," Fan Xian said quickly.

After explaining the situation in Northern Qi, the following topics were basically all about the Grand Master, and there was no interruption.

After all, he is a grandmaster, someone that countless people look up to, so naturally he attracts a lot of attention.

In this regard, Fan Xian was very selective in what he said and kept the main details hidden.

After the excitement, Fan Ruoruo secretly found Fan Xian and told him about Qin Feng.

"Brother Ye sat in the yard for half an hour, ate something and then left, saying he would come to see you tomorrow."

"Row!"

Fan Xian nodded and said, "I will stay at home tomorrow."

Because of a little incident today, fewer people are trying to curry favor with us and give us gifts.

But tomorrow, a lot of people will definitely come, and he will have nowhere to go.

"Ruoruo, I'll leave first!"

After saying this, Fan Xian left the Fan Mansion and headed straight for the royal villa.

After returning to Kyoto, he had to go see Wan'er.

At the same time, outside the western suburbs of Kyoto City, Qin Feng returned to his yard with large and small bags of things.

These things include food, daily necessities, etc., which he bought in Kyoto city before.

Because the location of the sniper rifle is not known for the time being, Qin Feng will be living in Kyoto in the near future, so he naturally needs to buy more things.

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