Chapter 101: This King is Sincere to Every Woman (13)

Li Changan brought Zhan Pianpian to the East Market of Kyoto.

When passing by a group of pleasure boats on the Liujing River, Zhan Pianpian suddenly asked, "Your Highness Prince Yong, those boats are so beautiful, what are they used for?"

Li Changan stopped and the two of them stopped on the rooftop of a brothel by the river.

“That’s where you can find joy.”

Hearing this answer, Zhan Pianpian immediately became interested, "Your Highness, shall we go down and take a look?"

Li Changan did not refuse, and took Zhan Pianpian and gently landed on the deck of a pleasure boat.

The servants and maids on the deck were all knocked down silently by Li Changan.

Zhan Pianpian excitedly came to the cabin door, wanting to hear what fun was going on inside.

However, when she heard the joyful voices inside, her face suddenly turned red with shame.

She pulled Li Changan's sleeve and urged him, "Let's go, leave now!"

The two returned to the rooftop on the shore, and Zhan Pianpian stomped her feet in anger.

"Li Changan, how could you take me to a place like that?"

"You must have known that beforehand, didn't you?"

Zhan Pianpian had read the erotic poems written by Li Changan, and also knew that Si Lili had sued Li Changan.

Li Changan did not deny it, "Of course I know, it was you who wanted to go."

"Besides, I am a scholar, so I can't be too straightforward with you..."

Zhan Pianpian didn't say anything else. She had always heard about things like brothels and pleasure boats.

How could she, who had rarely even left the palace, have really seen it? In fact, there was nothing wrong in seeing it for herself.

She was just complaining in her heart, look at those erotic poems written by you, Li Changan, they are not only straightforward, but also clear!
"Alright, alright! I believed your lies, let's go eat!"

Afterwards, the two came to the Kyoto Night Market. As Li Changan deliberately avoided them, the spies and informants at the night market could not find them.

In the busiest barbecue restaurant, Zhan Pianpian ate roast duck in small bites while Li Changan listened to the sounds around him.

Something big happened in Kyoto today, and public opinion has already been boiling.

At a table where young scholars gathered, they were discussing the affairs of the Tianmai people.

"So, the Saint of Northern Qi is not a Heavenly Veined Person at all! She is a fake!"

"His Royal Highness Prince Yong has been gifted since he was young. I have long felt that he might be a person with a heavenly vein!"

"I have heard a lot of legends about the Heavenly Veins, but I have never heard of a god descending to the earth!"

“The oracle said that only those with true heavenly veins can offer sacrifices to the gods and make them descend to the world.

This generation of Heavenly Veins happened to be a prince of the royal family, and he offered sacrifices to the gods on behalf of His Majesty, which led to the gods coming to the world. "

Regarding the story of gods descending from heaven, most people believed in it. Although there were some people who had doubts, they were quickly refuted.

At the table of another martial arts figure, the warriors who were eating large pieces of barbecued meat were even more excited about Wu Zhu's appearance.

"I never thought that in addition to the Grandmaster He Ye in the palace, Daqing has a third Grandmaster!"

"According to this calculation, of the five great masters in the world, Daqing has three of them. Unifying the world is just around the corner!"

As expected, the warriors of Nanqing were very excited about the fact that Nanqing had gained another grandmaster.

"But it is indeed puzzling that this great master killed the young genius of Northern Qi with just one move."

"Yes, Nanqing is a country founded on military power. Martial arts duels can be seen everywhere. Once a duel breaks out, it is a matter of swords and swords."

"If Fan Xielu loses to Northern Qi's Iron Prime Minister, there's nothing wrong with him admitting defeat openly.

But the Grand Master suddenly intervened and killed the Northern Qi people, which was a bit unfair! "

"Yes, if you can't win, then ask for help from an expert. Killing people is indeed unbecoming of a great country!"

Speaking of the Grand Master, these people began to speculate wildly about Wu Zhu's identity.

"I heard that the grandmaster was blindfolded and very young. He was said to be Fan Xielu's master."

"It turns out that Fan Xielu is a disciple of a grandmaster. No wonder he was able to win the Young Martial Arts Champion title!"

"No, no, why did I hear that man was Fan Xielu's long-lost brother..."

After listening to many opinions, Li Changan found that people's hearts were indeed on the side of their own country.

They were proud that Nanqing had produced another great master, so they found excuses for Wuzhu's sudden killing behavior.

There were comments like, "The master feels sorry for his disciple, the elder brother is afraid that his younger brother will get hurt," and even "Tie Xiang plotted against his disciple and had no moral principles, so he deserved to be killed."

For several days in a row, Li Changan took Zhan Pianpian out to eat, drink and have fun.

On the last day, Li Changan sent Zhan Pianpian back to her room and talked about the marriage.

"Princess Pian Pian, regarding your marriage, the Queen Mother of our dynasty has already replied to the Queen Mother of your country."

Zhan Pianpian's face flushed, and she lowered her head and said, "I have also written to my mother. I want to marry His Royal Highness Prince Yong..."

Li Changan said seriously, "I told the Queen Mother in my reply letter that I suggested the princess marry the eldest prince."

"If you marry this king, Your Highness the Princess can only be a concubine."

Zhan Pianpian raised her head, but didn't seem too surprised.

"I know that you have been coveting Miss Fan from Si Nanbo's mansion since you were a child."

Li Changan did not deny it, "It seems that Her Royal Highness the Princess is well-informed.

This king has always been frank and will not hide this matter."

"When I first met Her Royal Highness the Princess, I felt like we were old friends, so I gave her a poem as a gift."

"If the princess marries me, I promise to treat her equally, and will never neglect her."

Zhan Pianpian widened her eyes. She couldn't expect Li Changan to be so direct and shameless.

"Your Highness Prince Yong, you are a little greedy...

Not only do you have two beautiful concubines by your side, but you also want to occupy two of the top three spots on the Langya Pavilion Beauty List?"

Li Changan smiled. He almost occupied the top four places. Zhan Pianpian still underestimated him.

"Your Highness, I was born into a royal family. I have no choice but to have three wives and four concubines. I have no choice."

“Even if the princess does not want to be my concubine, there will always be women from royal and noble families who would like to marry me under the matchmaking of Your Majesty.

Rather than marrying a woman I don't know, I would rather marry a woman like Your Highness who I know well."

“It’s true that there are many women around this king, but I am sincere to each of them.

This king is not greedy, but I have the confidence to take good care of all the women. "

Li Changan didn't blush or feel nervous. What he said was all true. Every prince in this era was like this.

Zhan Pianpian pouted her lips, feeling both unable to let it go and a little aggrieved.

Li Changan continued, "If the princess is unwilling, I will report to my brother tomorrow and voluntarily withdraw from the marriage."

Hearing Li Changan's words, Zhan Pianpian stood up hurriedly, "No! Please let me think about it again."

Li Changan stood up, took Zhan Pianpian's slender hand, and smiled.

"You have no time to consider. If you don't agree to my request tonight, I will report it to you tomorrow."

Zhan Pianpian's big eyes looked aggrieved. This was a matter of a lifetime, so did she have to choose now?

She clasped her hands nervously, feeling a little overwhelmed.

"Of course I am willing, but I am afraid that my mother will not agree."

"After all... this is about the dignity of the Daqi royal family..."

"ah!"

As Zhan Pianpian was speaking, Li Changan suddenly lifted her chin and easily held her red lips.

After a long time, Zhan Pianpian recovered from her dizziness and headache, and was already in Li Changan's arms.

As if in protest, she punched Li Changan's chest a few times with her little fist, but a sweet smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"Duoduo is right, you are indeed a scoundrel."

Li Changan continued, "When you return to Northern Qi, tell Queen Mother Wei that you will be my concubine as a princess of a country."

"Moreover, the wedding must be held in a grand manner to help raise the king's reputation."

"I am a person of heavenly veins, and I am also a master of literature. My reputation is getting higher and higher, and sooner or later I will cause the Emperor of Nanqing to be wary of me."

"This might lead to civil unrest in Southern Qing, which would be a great benefit to Northern Qi.

If you tell Queen Mother Wei this, she will definitely agree."

Zhan Pianpian said in surprise, "Won't this cause you trouble?"

Li Changan touched Zhan Pianpian's delicate face and said confidently, "Don't worry about this. I have my own way to deal with it."

He has royal status, and as long as he is not caught with evidence of rebellion, Emperor Qing will not take action against him before he pacifies the other grand masters.

The only evidence of Li Changan's rebellion was Luowang. Although Luowang was actually controlled by Li Changan, its formal owner was Gao Yao, the great eunuch of Western Qin.

When you become stronger in the future, let Emperor Qing be suspicious of you. For the royal family, mere suspicion will not kill them.

No matter how suspicious Emperor Qing was, Li Changan was also a member of the royal family, and their interests were completely consistent when it came to unifying the world.

If he is strong enough, Emperor Qing will try to win him over. After all, Emperor Qing needs a lot of chess pieces to deal with Si Gu Jian and Ku He.

At worst, he could just join the game and fight with some princes or princesses. Li Changan was not afraid of them.

Later, when Emperor Qing realized what was happening, he found out that Li Changan had become a grandmaster. However, Emperor Qing himself did not dare to reveal his grandmaster status easily. How frustrating it was!

Li Changan found it interesting just by thinking about it.

Dongyi City.

The news that Tie Xiang was killed by Wu Zhu has already reached Si Gu Jian's ears.

At this time, Si Gu Jian was discussing countermeasures with his second disciple Li Bohua.

Li Bohua said in surprise, "Master, Tie Xiang is actually your last disciple!"

Si Gu Jian frowned, "Yes! I never thought that such a good seedling would be killed by Wu Zhu by mistake."

From the information sent back by Yun Zhilan, Si Gu Jian easily recognized Wu Zhu's identity.

Back then, when Si Gu Jian was still an idiot, he became a grandmaster thanks to the secret book given by Ye Qingmei.

Si Gu Jian certainly still remembered the young man who followed Ye Qingmei, with his face covered and using a steel drill.

There were no fancy sword or palm moves in his moves; they were just as straight forward as a machine, without even any true energy. No one else could do this except Wu Zhu.

Li Bohua couldn't keep up with Si Gu Jian's pace. "Master, do you know the great master in Nanqing?"

Si Gu Jian said expressionlessly, "I know him. He is not on the same page with Emperor Qing. You don't have to be too nervous."

"As for the identity of that person, he is an old acquaintance of mine."

What Si Gu Jian didn’t understand was that Wu Zhu was not afraid of exposing his whereabouts for Fan Xian, so who is Fan Xian?
"Bohua, what's aggrieved now is that we secretly lent Tie Xiang to Northern Qi in order to deal with that Fan Xian."

"However, this conspiracy must not be known to Emperor Qing."

"It is one thing for Tie Xiang to fight with Fan Xian fairly, which may hurt his life. It is another thing for Northern Qi and Dong Yi to conspire to destroy Fan Xian."

Li Bohua said frustratedly, "That is to say, our junior brother was killed, and we can't even express our anger!"

Si Gu Jian nodded helplessly, "Wu Zhu killed the young man from Northern Qi, how much does that have to do with Dongyi City?"

"Even if equal retaliation is needed, it can only be done by Northern Qi Ku He."

"You go to Northern Qi in person and ask Shang Shanhu to make this happen. The tacit understanding that the Grand Master cannot act casually cannot be broken casually."

……

Three days later, Ku He went to a secret place for cultivation.

Haitang Duoduo was entrusted by the Queen Mother and the little Emperor to ask Ku He to come out of retirement.

"Master, over the years, the Grandmasters of the Three Kingdoms have a tacit understanding that they must not act arbitrarily."

"If the Grand Master could help, you could kill a thousand soldiers with one slap, and Da Qi wouldn't have lost its territory!"

"Now the Grand Master of Nanqing has openly taken action and killed General Uesugi Tiger's last disciple. We must respond!"

"Right now, the government and the public are discussing this fiercely. They are extremely angry about Nan Qing's unauthorized use of the Grand Master!"

Of course, the conspiracy between Uesugi Tora and Zhuang Mohan could not be told to the court of Qi State, so Tie Xiang's identity was Uesugi Tora's disciple.

Ku He was not in a hurry at all, "Duoduo, tell me the news sent back from Nanqing in detail."

After Haitang Duoduo finished speaking in detail, Ku He suddenly laughed bitterly, "So that's how it is. It turned out to be the person next to Miss Ye."

After listening to Haitang's description, Ku He understood everything instantly.

First of all, Tie Xiang’s sword finger used the method he evolved from Western magic.

This method was borrowed by Zhuang Mohan not long ago, and now it seems to be used to deal with Fan Xian.

Wu Zhu's features were too obvious, so Ku He and Si Gu Jian recognized him immediately.

If it was really Hong Sixiang who killed people in his capacity as a grandmaster, then Ku He could immediately kill a pillar of Nanqing as a retaliation.

The Grand Master cannot use his power at will. If you use the Grand Master first, I will use it in return.

This is the way great powers play their game.

If you drop a nuclear bomb, I have to drop one too.

But the problem is that it is Wuzhu who is taking action now.

Wu Zhu is different from the grandmaster in Nanqing Palace. The grandmaster in Nanqing Palace has never taken action.

However, Wu Zhu, Ku He and Si Gu Jian have all fought against each other.

Therefore, Wu Zhu must be able to see at a glance that Fan Xian was harmed by Ku He and Si Gu Jian's methods.

If Wu Zhu told the Nanqing court about this, then the conspiracy between Dongyi and Beiqi to assassinate Fan Xian would be exposed.

However, Ku He was also very clear that the two countries' conspiracy to assassinate Fan Xian was one thing, and Nan Qing's unauthorized use of the grandmaster was another matter.

"Duoduo, go report back to the Queen Mother. Your Master will definitely take action once and make Nan Qing pay the price."

"Grandmasters cannot be moved lightly. This rule cannot be broken!"

Haitang Duoduo asked, "Which important figure in Nanqing does Master want to kill?"

Ku He opened his eyes and asked, "How is Li Changan?"

(End of this chapter)