Chapter 111 Do you know, do you know, it should be green, fat, red and thin? (23)

Wushui Pass is an important border town of Northern Qi.

Li Changan was travelling privately and did not represent the Kingdom of Qing.

But Li Changan still met Shen Zhong. Not only was there Shen Zhong, but there was also a grand welcome ceremony.

Name: Shen Zhong

Age: 40 years old

Realm: Eighth Rank Upper
Talents: Intelligence (eighth grade), Martial Arts (sixth grade)

Abilities: Espionage (9th rank), Strategy (6th rank), Politics (6th rank)

Emotion: 0
Shen Zhong was an important official of Northern Qi. He was loyal to Qi but not to the queen mother and the young emperor. Ultimately, he was still unwilling to accept the situation.

When he was under the command of the founding emperor Zhan Qingfeng, he would never dare to be as domineering as he is now.

"Jinyiwei pacification envoy Shen Zhong, see His Royal Highness Prince Yong."

Li Changan was dressed in gorgeous clothes, not a dragon robe. "Lord Shen, what are you doing? I am only here to attend the poetry meeting, and it has nothing to do with state affairs."

Shen Zhong smiled honestly and said, "Your Highness is joking. Your Highness's poems and essays are well-known throughout the world.

Wherever you go, you can represent Qing Country."

The ceremonial guard of several hundred people behind him was playing music and dancing, making the scene very lively.

Li Changan knew that Shen Zhong had bad intentions. "The delegation will arrive in two days. They represent the Kingdom of Qing. Lord Shen, please don't make a mistake."

Shen Zhong said disapprovingly, “Fan Xian is a little-known kid.

I don't know what means he used to steal such a high position. "

"How can he represent Qing Kingdom?"

This means that Li Changan's prestige is higher than that of the diplomatic envoys, and Li Changan can represent the Kingdom of Qing wherever he goes.

This kind of divisive tactic might be useful in Northern Qi, but it is of little use to Emperor Qing and is really a bit boring.

Shen Zhong continued, "Your Highness, the pass ahead was hit by a flood today and the road is impassable."

"I have already mobilized craftsmen to repair it. It is estimated that it will take one or two days. Your Highness, please rest in Wushui Pass for two days."

In order to bring Li Changan and the Qing Kingdom delegation together, Shen Zhong took great pains.

As the pacification envoy of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, how could he not know that Fan Xian was a new upstart under Emperor Qing.

Fan Xian even attended the family dinner before leaving.

The method used by Shen Zhong, or the Queen Mother of Northern Qi, was probably to stir up conflict between Fan Xian and Li Changan.

Since becoming a half-step grandmaster, Li Changan is able to fight against a grandmaster even if he meets one, and is not afraid of these methods at all.

Now that he has powerful strength, Li Changan is happy to watch these people perform like a monkey while secretly developing his power.

As for the conspiracies and intrigues of the Northern Qi side, Li Changan could just let them be as strong as possible and let the breeze blow across the hills.

"Okay, I will wait here for two days."

Two days later, the convoy of the Nanqing delegation finally arrived near Wushui Pass.

When Gundam saw the flags and ceremonial guards of Wushui Pass, he excitedly shouted, "Sir!"

"The Northern Qi people are really polite. Look at the welcoming team. There are at least hundreds of people!"

Fan Xian leaned out of the car window and saw the welcoming procession with flags flying.

Seeing the grand ceremony, all the envoys straightened their collars and looked solemn.

Especially Guo Baokun, who came from a scholarly family, cut his hair again and again.

It is such an honor to be welcomed grandly by another country.

Fan Xian muttered, "Something is wrong. The Northern Qi delegation came to Qing Kingdom, and we didn't prepare such a grand welcome ceremony."

As the delegation's convoy approached, when it was still a hundred feet away from Wushui Pass, the ceremonial guard in front of the pass began to move and all entered Wushui Pass.

Seeing the guard of honor leave first, Guo Baokun shouted anxiously, "What's going on? The delegation hasn't arrived yet, but the guard of honor has already withdrawn. This is too rude!"

When Fan Xian's delegation's convoy arrived at Wushui Pass, they only saw a few scattered officials from the Honglu Temple of Northern Qi.

"Master Fan, we are here to welcome you on the orders of the Queen Mother and His Majesty!"

Before Fan Xian could say anything, Guo Baokun asked, "Since you are welcoming the Qing Kingdom delegation, why are you withdrawing the welcoming guard of honor first?"

The official of the Honglu Temple answered truthfully, "Don't be surprised, Lord Fan. Those ceremonial guards are not to welcome the delegation."

"According to our country's etiquette, it is sufficient for us to welcome the delegation."

Fan Xian sneered, "I guess those ceremonial guards are to welcome His Royal Highness Prince Yong."

The official of the Honglu Temple saluted and said, "That's right. Your Highness Prince Yong is a man of world-renowned talent. He has been accompanied by Lord Shen Zhong himself and has just set out."

If Fan Xian was an official of this era, this one incident would be enough to create a grudge between him and Li Changan.

But Fan Xian doesn't care about those red tape at all. If you talk to him about etiquette, he doesn't care at all.

As expected, Guo Baokun was so anxious that he jumped up and down, "Master Fan, as the saying goes, etiquette cannot be abolished!"

"How can you be so rude in welcoming an envoy from my country? Northern Qi was disrespectful in this matter, and His Royal Highness Prince Yong was also overstepping his authority!"

Fan Xian said indifferently, "Mr. Guo, don't cause trouble. It's not a big deal."

"We have to hurry on our way. The right thing to do is to go to Shangjing as soon as possible to exchange Yan Bingyun for us."

In Li Changan's motorcade, Shen Zhong was trying to get Wang Qinian to talk.

"Commander Wang, is there anyone else in His Royal Highness Prince Yong's car?"

Wang Qinian said impatiently, "Sir Shen, our prince said that you are so annoying."

“Why are you staring at us when you don’t go to greet the official delegation?

Our Highness is traveling privately, why do you care if there is anyone in our car?"

Shen Zhong chuckled, "To be honest, your delegation did not bring the hostages alive, and I am too lazy to meet them."

In the carriage, Haitang Duoduo was eating Li Changan's iced fruit out of boredom.

Si Lili smiled and said, “Your Highness, you see, Duoduo has such a free-spirited personality.

No matter how big the problem is, he never frowns. "

Haitang Duoduo felt very miserable. Ku He was seriously injured and had not come out of seclusion yet. Now a quasi-grandmaster came to bully her and she had no idea what to do.

Anyway, there is no other way. Qi is not hers.
Take it one day at a time and just lie down.

Li Changan exclaimed, "The Saint has a good temper. This is how people should be."

"Last night the rain was light and the wind was strong, and I could not sleep off the hangover. I asked the man who rolled up the curtains, but he said the crabapple tree was still the same."

"Do you know, do you know? It should be green, fat, red and thin."

After copying a poem, Si Lili was stunned, "The poem your Highness wrote to Duoduo is more elegant than the ones he wrote to me..."

This is true. Among the dozen or so poems Li Changan wrote to Si Lili, basically none of them were serious.

After listening to this, Haitang Duoduo nodded slowly, "Not bad, better than those given to Lili."

Si Lili said doubtfully, "The poems your highness gave me were clearly sent to the Queen Mother."

Haitang shrugged and said, "Your Majesty peeked, so I followed suit."

"I couldn't understand it when I was a kid, but now that I think about it, it's really... shameless!"

Haitang Duoduo's expression seemed full of disgust. It seemed that she had understood the meaning of those poems over the years.

Si Lili said a little embarrassedly, "Duoduo, it's not right for you to say that.

Those words were originally poems written by His Highness for me."

"It's something that can't be made public, so how can it be called shameless?"

"The Ru Meng Ling that Your Highness wrote for you has a very beautiful artistic conception."

Haitang Duoduo sneered, "What's so good about that? A royal kid doesn't know anything about worldly matters."

"The crabapple tree is afraid of water. It wilts after being exposed to rain. How can it be green, lush, and red?"

Li Changan shook his head and said, "That's wrong!" "The author of this poem was drunk and didn't bring the crabapple into the room in time. When he woke up, the crabapple was already wet in the rain."

"Of course she knew that the crabapple tree would wilt, but she still wrote this poem. When the crabapple tree had just been rained on, it was green and plump and red and thin."

"Miss Duoduo, just because the crabapple tree is destined to wilt after being soaked in the rain, we cannot deny its beauty after being soaked in the rain."

Si Lili said infatuatedly, "In that case, this poem is really very appropriate for the occasion."

"Green is fat and red is thin, the crabapple among flowers, this poem is tailor-made for Duoduo."

Haitang Duoduo threw a pear core out of the window, hitting Shenzhong's head accurately, and then quickly pulled the curtains.

"Your Highness Prince Yong has a point, but I'm afraid this poem is not suitable for this Saint Girl."

"Because, this Saint cannot get drunk!"

Li Changan shook his head, "Haitang, don't brag. That's because you haven't met me."

Haitang said confidently, "This round is already arranged, let's see who falls first!"

Li Changan then asked, "Haitang, you and Langtao killed Xiao En on the orders of your master. Does Shangshanhu know about this?"

Haitang Duoduo shook her head. "The old man is a great master. He doesn't care about anything other than the survival of the ancestral temple."

"Since you are the high and mighty Imperial Master, you must be as sacred as this Saint!"

"Of course we can't let anyone know that killing Sean was an order from Master!"

Ku He killed Sean because he was afraid that Sean would reveal the secrets of the temple, and he was also afraid that Sean would tell others that he had eaten human flesh.

"Uesugi Tiger has deep feelings for Sean. Aren't you afraid that he will seek revenge on you?"

Haitang Duoduo looked nonchalant, “Anyway, I was protecting Sean at the time.

If Uesugi Tiger wants revenge, go find Lang Tao. This has nothing to do with this Saint."

Li Changan was thinking about the various forces in Northern Qi. Shangshan Hu had a grudge against Lang Tao. Shen Zhong regarded Shangshan Hu as a traitor to the country, while Zhan Doudou and her daughter were afraid of Shen Zhong.

During this trip to Northern Qi, we must find a way to get rid of Shen Zhong and Uesugi Tora, two important officials of Northern Qi.

Anyway, these two people are no longer tolerated by Zhan Doudou and her daughter, and they also hate each other, so it should not be difficult to deal with them.

After greatly weakening the Northern Qi State, the Western Qin State can officially rebel!
The rebellion of Western Qin was a major event that would affect the fate of Northern Qi, so Ku He had to suppress it.

At that time, he will give Ku He, who has just come out of confinement, another beating and make him recuperate.

Li Changan calculated the time. With the help of Tianyi Dao Fa, he should be able to break through to become a grandmaster in two or three months.

The convoy headed north, Li Changan hugged Si Lili and flirted with Haitang Duoduo, and finally arrived at the outskirts of Shangjing City at the end of February.

Li Changan and Fan Xian's motorcades stopped at the gate of Shangjing City at the same time because they were blocked by Shangshan Hu.

Shen Zhong rode on his horse and saluted in a fake manner, "Greetings, General!"

"If you have anything to say, just tell me. Why come here in person?"

Shangshanhu's face was cold, and he glared at Shenzhong, "Where is my foster father!"

Shen Zhong looked puzzled, "Who is the general's adoptive father? I don't know."

Shang Shanhu said angrily, "My adoptive father is Xiao En, the hostage sent by Fan Xian this time!"

Shen Zhong looked as if he had suddenly realized something. "Oh! So that's it!"

"Lord Fan and I haven't completed the handover yet. The general is here at the perfect time!"

Li Changan was listening in the car, thinking that Shen Zhong was really cunning.

He knew that Shangshan Hu would be furious if Sean died, so he simply did not hand over the matter and brought Fan Xian all the way to the outskirts of Shangjing City.

Let Fan Xian and the Nanqing envoys bear the wrath of Uesugi Tiger, and then the two sides will fight.

Uesugi Tora rode on horseback and held a gun, and came in front of the Nanqing delegation.

"Master Fan, we meet again. Where is my foster father?"

Fan Xian cursed Shen Zhong a hundred times in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.

He tried many times along the way, but Shen Zhong just refused to hand over.

"General, Mr. Xiao was killed by your country's master Lang Tao. Two swords pierced his back and severed his heart meridians!"

Uesugi Tiger tightly grasped his spear and roared, "What did you say!"

"How are you protecting the hostages? What are the Nanqing envoys doing?"

Fan Xian was also furious. You wanted to save Sean, but failed.

Lang Tao was there at that time, and you, Uesugi Tiger, couldn't beat him either!

Fan Xian simply ignored Shangshan Hu, and Zong Zhui took Shangshan Hu to check Sean's body in the ice.

Sean had been dead for several days, and the two knife wounds on his back were horrifying.

"Foster father! Tiger is unfilial!"

Although Uesugi Tora was arrogant and domineering, he was a man of kind. At this moment, he and several of his close associates began to cry bitterly.

"Lang Tao! So what if I am a disciple of a Grandmaster! I will kill you!"

At this time, Shen Zhong came running over with an enthusiastic look on his face.

"General, be careful with your words. Mr. Langtao is the first disciple of the Grand Master!"

"Tianyi Dao and the General are both pillars of the Great Qi, and they must not fight each other!"

Uesugi Tiger chopped his spear onto the ground and roared, "So what! Why fear death!"

"I want to kill Lang Tao for revenge. At worst, the Grandmaster will kill me again!"

Li Changan couldn't help but sigh, "The name really lives up to the character, Tiger is so powerful!"

In the original drama, Fan Xian used Sean's death to make Shangshan Hu hate Shen Zhong with just a few words.

Li Changan lifted the curtain, glanced at Fan Xian, and found that he was indeed eager to try.

Fan Xian in this timeline is far from as smooth as in the original drama, so his actions are somewhat hesitant.

But he finally spoke.

"General, I was by Mr. Xiao's side before he died. He wanted me to tell you something."

"Don't seek revenge, don't bear a grudge against Lang Tao..."

Fan Xian said Lang Tao's name, and then exaggeratedly made the shape of the empress dowager's mouth.

"General, please keep all this in your heart and live well!"

Haitang Duoduo glanced at Li Changan, then said disdainfully, "Fan Xian is your relative? He's just as shameless."

Li Changan nodded and said, "Thank you for the compliment. He is indeed my nephew."

Uesugi Tora was indeed furious. "The hatred for my father's murder is irreconcilable! How can I not take revenge!"

Shen Zhong immediately said, "General, you should not listen to Fan Xian's words. After all, he is an envoy from Southern Qing."

"These words are clearly meant to sow discord between you and the Grand Master's disciples. Don't be fooled!"

Shang Shanhu turned his head and stared at Shen Zhong and said, "Then tell me, at whose hands did my foster father die!"

Shen Zhong said solemnly, "That needs to be examined by a coroner!"

Shang Shanhu stared at Shen Zhong and said, "Then hurry up and hand over your foster father's body to me. I will arrange for a coroner to perform an autopsy!"

Shen Zhong waved his hands repeatedly and said, "General, you can't do that!"

"First, the Nanqing delegation did not bring a living Mr. Xiao, so the handover could not be carried out."

"Secondly, even if the handover is completed, Mr. Xiao's remains must be sent to the Northern Pacification Office and cannot be handed over to the general without authorization."

"It is my duty, I hope the general will forgive me!"

Before he could finish his words, the tip of Uesugi Tiger's spear had already reached Shen Zhong's throat.

"Shen Zhong! Fuck you, I won't forgive you!"

(End of this chapter)