Chapter 112: First meeting with Zhan Doudou! The Queen Mother of Northern Qi was frightened! (33)

Shen Zhong was a loyal minister of Qi State. The reason why he hated Uesugi Tora was that Uesugi Tora neither respected the Queen Mother nor the Emperor.

Uesugi Tora is a typical arrogant and brave general, but he has made great achievements in the war against the northern barbarians in the snowy area, and neither the empress dowager nor the young emperor can do anything to him.

In the original drama, Shen Zhong had thought of letting Uesugi Tora kill himself, and then create an opportunity for the Queen Mother to get rid of Uesugi Tora.

Now it seems that Shen Zhong is determined to make a fuss about Sean's death to anger Uesugi Tiger.

Fan Xian could not have imagined that the conflict between Shen Zhong and Uesugi Tiger would be so acute.

No wonder, no wonder Northern Qi’s national strength was weak and it couldn’t defeat Southern Qing, and the court was too chaotic.

"Master Shen, this is surprising!"

“Sean was killed by your country’s masters. We should hand him over in time and get our Fangyan Bingyun back.”

Shen Zhong said righteously, "No!"

"Sean died in your country. Lord Fan said that he was killed by our country's experts. Is there any circumstantial evidence?"

Fan Xian was stunned for a moment. People from Nanqing could not serve as witnesses.

"Saint! You, the Saint, also saw it with your own eyes!"

Haitang was hiding in Li Changan's car, and Fan Xian didn't know it yet, so he could only point in the direction of the palace.

Shen Zhong nodded solemnly, "Okay, in that case, I will ask the Saint to verify it, and then ask the coroner to perform an autopsy."

"After both sides confirm, if there is indeed no problem, I will hand it over to Lord Fan!"

Shen Zhong meant that Sean’s remains would not be handed over now.

Before Fan Xian could say anything, Shang Shan Hu became anxious, "Shen Zhong, what about my adoptive father's body? Can't we bring it into the city first?"

Shen Zhong immediately waved his hand, "No!"

"The handover of hostages is a national event, and we cannot afford to be careless!"

“Mr. Xiao’s remains are temporarily placed at the city gate.

Jinyiwei will send someone to guard it, so don't worry, General, haha!"

The spear in Uesugi Tora's hand stabbed out again and hit Shen Zhong's neck.

"Shen Zhong, don't go too far!"

Several confidants quickly grabbed Uesugi Tora, fearing that he would really kill Shen Zhong.

Shen Zhong was a high-ranking official in the court and a favorite general of the empress dowager. After killing him, Uesugi Tora would definitely be held accountable.

Fan Xian looked at the two people's posture. He couldn't get a word in for the time being. It would be better to wait and see what happens. A day or two wouldn't matter.

Afterwards, some people were retained by the Nanqing Inspection Institute, and some people were retained by the Beiqi Jinyiwei.

They moved the wooden box containing Sean's body to the edge of the city wall and guarded it closely.

Si Lili said in the carriage with reluctance, "Lord Shen is so cruel that he actually refused to allow Sean's body to enter Shangjing City."

Haitang Duoduo said as if she was watching a play, "These two arrogant guys act as if the Great Qi Kingdom rests on their shoulders. They don't even have the Queen Mother and His Majesty in their eyes."

Li Changan said, "Uesugi Tiger's achievements are so great that they shock the master, and his reputation is too great.

If the Queen Mother wants to punish him, there must be a reason, and Shen Zhong is using himself to make up an excuse."

Haitang Duoduo said bluntly, "Uesugi Tiger neither respects the emperor nor the empress dowager. He is indeed disloyal."

The Northern Qi Dynasty was founded by military generals who usurped the throne. If the subsequent emperors were weak, it would be inevitable that some generals would want to emulate the founding emperor. This is actually quite normal.

Uesugi Tora was eventually stopped by his confidant, and Shen Zhong led Li Changan and Fan Xian's convoy into the city.

After entering the city, Li Changan received a warm welcome.

Even he himself didn't know whether this was arranged by Shen Zhong or a spontaneous act of the Northern Qi people.

"Prince Yong is coming!"

"Welcome Mr. Sanyong to Northern Qi!"

"Your Highness Prince Yong, please leave a poem!"

"Your Highness, are you still in need of a concubine? I am willing to go!"

"Mr. Sanyong, Dream of the Red Chamber has been on hiatus for five years! Do you know how I have been spending these five years?"

The deafening whistling sound, the crowded crowd, and the petals flying all over the sky almost made Si Lili and Haitang, who were hiding in the car, want to go out to watch.

However, Si Lili's identity cannot be made public yet. In order to avoid being discovered, she has simply changed her appearance in the past two days.

As for Haitang, Li Changan didn't care about her at all. If she was not afraid of losing her sanctity, she could come out and meet people.

Li Changan generously showed his face from the car window and accepted the enthusiasm of the fans.

What’s even more exaggerated is that Li Changan could see deep in the alley, there were a large number of temple believers and ascetics, who were actually kneeling devoutly!

Although from a God's perspective, Li Changan's summoning of gods was a form of shamanism, but in this era, it was a sacred initiative!

Although the Northern Qi court strictly restricted the news about Li Changan Tianmai, it was obviously not effective.

Fan Xian's delegation's convoy followed behind and was mistakenly thought to be with Li Changan, and also enjoyed a warm welcome.

After entering the Northern Qi Imperial Palace, Li Changan only took Wang Qinian and Teng Zijing into the outer city. The others went to the inn to rest, while Haitang sneaked into the palace.

Among the delegation, Fan Xian, Zong Zhui and Gao Da walked out from the crowd, probably to enter the palace together.

After stepping into the outer city, Li Changan discovered that the Northern Qi imperial palace was really huge.

At this moment, a gorgeous sedan stopped in front of Li Changan.

Shen Zhong bowed and said, "Your Highness Prince Yong is in Daqi and enjoys the same treatment as Mr. Zhuang Mohan. Please get in the sedan chair."

Li Changan asked, "Sir Shen, your Majesty's request to see me is a private matter, but seeing Fan Xian is a public matter. Should we go to the palace together?"

Shen Zhong said solemnly, "Your Highness is right, but it is an honor for Da Qi to have His Royal Highness Prince Yong come to Da Qi."

"Your Majesty has specially arranged that His Royal Highness Prince Yong's treatment must be higher than that of your country's envoys."

Li Changan didn't take Doudou's little trick seriously at all.

If Emperor Qing wanted to punish Li Changan, he had plenty of reasons. If he didn't want to punish him, these were not a big deal.

If you want Emperor Qing to not care about these things, all you have to do is do something that will make him care more, such as killing Uesugi Hu and Shen Zhong.

If he could successfully break through to the Grandmaster level, Li Changan would have the ability to overturn the table and wouldn't care whether Emperor Qing was happy or not.

Li Changan said politely to Fan Xian, "Nephew Xian, do you want to join us?"

Fan Xian waved his hand decisively. Although he knew his background, as an illegitimate prince, how could he dare to compare himself with a prince?

Li Changan got into the sedan chair steadily, and Shen Zhong, Fan Xian, Wang Qinian and others followed behind on foot.

Fan Xian had not expected that the Northern Qi Imperial Palace would be so huge. It took him a full quarter of an hour to reach the main hall.

There are hundreds of steps to the entrance of the main hall.

Fan Xian sighed, "This palace is too big!"

Shen Zhong said, "The orthodox rule of the world is in Northern Qi. You should build the imperial palace of Qing Kingdom according to ours!"

At this time, Li Changan also walked out of the sedan chair.

"The emperor and his subjects are alienated, and the powerful officials are rampant. Your so-called orthodoxy will one day be overtaken by Daqing."

As the chief envoy of the delegation, Fan Xian couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up. What a bold statement!
At the gate of the main hall of the imperial palace, at the feet of the emperor, people actually said that Northern Qi would be overtaken by others!

Wang Qinian said quickly, "Sir Shen, you seem to have forgotten the story of the Asshole Marquis.

If you keep talking about orthodoxy, be careful or His Highness will leave you a poem!"

Shen Zhong was a man who loved fame and power the most. He would alter his official uniform again and again, only to find that it didn't fit him.

If you were like Wei Bi, being called the Marquis of Asshole for more than ten years, it would be really unbearable.

With Li Changan's talent and fame, all his poems will surely be spread all over the world.

"Your Highness, please be merciful. Our Emperor must be anxious waiting. Please hurry to the palace!"

In the main hall of the imperial palace, Zhan Doudou sat high on the dragon throne. Behind the throne was a black curtain, and behind it sat the Empress Dowager Wei, who was ruling the country from behind the curtain.

"Prince Yong of Qing has arrived!"

"Qing Kingdom's envoy Fan Xian has arrived!"

Li Changan had to admit that the main hall of the Northern Qi imperial palace was indeed more magnificent and spacious than that of Southern Qing.

The Northern Wei Dynasty was a great empire that lasted for more than a thousand years. Later, the emergence of Ye Qingmei made Nanqing rise up. The reason why Nanqing was able to break up the Northern Wei Dynasty was due to Ye Qingmei's internal treasury economy and the intelligence of the Inspection Institute.

"Foreign minister Fan Xian greets His Majesty the Emperor of Northern Qi and presents the letter personally drafted by His Majesty!"

After Fan Xian finished speaking, he knelt down respectfully, then held up the box containing the letter of credence with both hands.

Li Changan and Shen Zhong stood straight.

At this time, Changning Marquis Wei Bi came out and asked, "Your Highness Prince Yong of Nanqing, why don't you kneel when you see our emperor?"

Li Changan was watching Zhan Doudou, he looked graceful and noble, with heroic spirit in his brows.

Her skin was fair and translucent, and her pair of bright eyes, pretending to be solemn, were also staring at Li Changan.

Name: Zhan Doudou
Age: 18 years old

Realm: Lower Eighth Grade
Talents: Strategy (eighth grade), Poetry (seventh grade)

Abilities: Machiavelli (seventh rank), Politics (sixth rank), Poetry (fifth rank)

Emotion: 80
Such a high emotional value, even higher than Haitang, with whom they had physical contact.

It seems that Zhan Doudou is a literary young woman, and she is also a fan of Dream of the Red Chamber in the original novel.

Li Changan said calmly, "When I was crowned king at the age of five, I was exempted from kneeling before the emperor. It was all thanks to Marquis Changning."

Wei Bi heard the sad story and couldn't help but retort, "You don't have to kneel before the Emperor of Nanqing, this is Da Qi!"

Li Changan said, "Wei Bi, it is not me who asks to see your Majesty, it is your Majesty who invites me here."

"Your Majesty, as the host, has not yet spoken. Why are you so anxious?"

"I wonder if it's Zhan who's in charge of this hall, or you, Wei?!"

This sentence is too bold. The young emperor named Zhan and the empress dowager named Wei are at odds with each other in the court. Li Changan's words are double entendre.

Wei Bi didn't dare to respond to Li Changan's words. He just glared and went back to his class and stood still obediently.

Zhan Doudou glanced at the letter from the credential and then put it back where it belonged.

"Your Highness Prince Yong, you are really eloquent."

"A great talent like you is exempt from the expense of respect in Nanqing, so when you come to our great Qi, you will certainly be exempted from kneeling."

"Someone, show His Royal Highness Prince Yong a seat!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked!

Li Changan had already noticed that there was no one sitting in the Northern Qi court.

Unlike the court of Nanqing, Lin Ruofu, Qin Ye and Chen Pingping sat during court sessions.

The ministers of Qi State looked at each other in shock!
The young emperor of Northern Qi actually gave a prince of an enemy country a seat in the court!
"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, this is extremely impolite!"

"Your Majesty, we must not let Nan Qing look down on us!"

After the chaos, Zhan Doudou suddenly said in a deep voice, "Could it be true as His Royal Highness Prince Yong said?"

"In this court, can't the emperor surnamed Zhan make the decision?"

Zhan Doudou spoke in a clear voice, and looked at the curtain behind her intentionally or unintentionally.

Behind the curtain, two light coughs were heard, but no words were spoken.

Li Changan was not polite and sat down on the chair brought by the eunuch.

Queen Mother Wei and the little emperor, you acted really well. I admire you very much!

Li Changan had just sat down when Zhan Doudou asked about Dream of the Red Chamber.

"May I ask Your Highness Prince Yong, Dream of the Red Chamber has been discontinued for five years, when will the sequel be written?"

This nonsensical question shocked the court officials again!
The little emperor is being too naughty! The envoy of Nanqing is still kneeling, why are you asking about the Red Mansion?

Civil and military officials were whispering to each other, thinking that Zhan Doudou's words and actions were inappropriate.

Li Changan saw Shen Zhong just touching his nose and said nothing.

"Your Majesty, do you also read Dream of the Red Chamber?"

Zhan Doudou said excitedly, "Of course I watched it!
I must buy every issue of "Stone Age" magazine!"

“It’s just that when you’re writing to the crucial point, it suddenly stops!

It really keeps me awake at night, why not update it quickly! "

Li Changan was about to speak when he found that Fan Xian moved his butt unconsciously.

"Your Majesty, our envoy is still kneeling. Why not let him stand up first?"

Hearing this, Fan Xian stared at Li Changan with gratitude in his eyes.

But Zhan Doudou said, "If Your Highness continues to update Dream of the Red Chamber, I will let Fan Xian come up."

Li Changan said with some embarrassment, "This matter is a bit difficult."

Everything after the 80th chapter of A Dream of Red Mansions is just a lame addition, and the real content may have been castrated by some dynasty.

Although Li Changan had many later versions in his mind, he was unwilling to bring any of them out to desecrate the classic, so it was better to end it at chapter 80.

Fan Xian started cursing in his heart, was it so difficult to get himself to stand up and speak?

Fortunately, at this time, Queen Mother Wei could not bear to listen any longer and said, "Please ask Envoy Fan to stand up."

Fan Xian bowed down exaggeratedly and shouted loudly, "The Queen Mother is wise!"

Zhan Doudou knew that his mother was unhappy, so he said to everyone, "That's it for today, everyone please go home."

"Shen Zhong is fully responsible for the handover with the Nanqing delegation. There must be no mistakes."

Everyone followed the order and left. Zhan Doudou said, "Your Highness Prince Yong, please stay. I have something to tell you."

After the ministers left, the empress dowager slowly walked out from behind the curtain, followed closely by Haitang Duoduo.

Haitang Duoduo took advantage of Li Changan's unpreparedness and made a face at him.

The saint is actually quite cute, and after spending half a month together, we gradually became familiar with each other.

The Queen Mother of Northern Qi was in excellent condition and looked to be in her early thirties, with a well-proportioned figure under her elegant and gorgeous clothes.

Her beautiful face exudes majesty, but upon closer inspection, she has a unique charm and maturity, and she has a faint fragrance.

"Your Majesty, it's a bit abrupt to ask Li Changan not to sit in front of you when we first meet."

Zhan Doudou didn't seem to care at all, and said casually, "His Royal Highness Prince Yong is famous throughout the world, and Nanqing treats him like a treasure, so our dynasty must naturally respect him."

"To be honest, I even want to make His Royal Highness Prince Yong the King of Great Qi!"

After hearing these words, Haitang Duoduo's eyes widened, and the Queen Mother also became instantly angry.

"Nonsense! This is absolutely not feasible!"

"How can it be justified to make a prince of an enemy country a king of a different surname?"

Zhan Doudou calmly explained, "Mother, Prince Yong's talent far exceeds that of Li Chengqian and Li Chengze, and everyone in the world knows it."

"The current Emperor Qing will definitely find a way to get rid of His Royal Highness Prince Yong, considering the succession to the throne."

"I want to find a great talent for Da Qi. In the future, the two great men in the literary world will be in Da Qi... Even the two Heavenly Veins are in Northern Qi."

Li Changan said succinctly, "Your Majesty's worries are completely unnecessary."

Zhan Doudou's eyes were bright and she looked full of admiration for talent.

"Your Highness Prince Yong, I am the king and I understand the heart of the emperor best. Emperor Qing will not let his brother be stronger than his son."

"You have to think about this as soon as possible. When the day comes when you are pushed to the limit, it will be too late for you to run away!"

Li Changan shrugged and said, "Your Majesty, you misunderstood. I meant...

If pushed to the limit, I will rebel."

After saying this, Zhan Doudou stood there in a daze like a wax figure, with his eyes fixed.

Queen Mother Wei opened her mouth in disbelief, her eyes full of surprise.

Li Changan’s courage is a bit scary!

Haitang Duoduo looked at it as if it was a monster, with her mouth slightly open. The grapes that had just been secretly put in her mouth were not even chewed yet.

These three women have long hair and little knowledge, and they are always surprised by things they don’t see!
(End of this chapter)