Chapter 114 Eating Zhan Pianpian secretly! Meeting Yan Bingyun for the first time! (23)
In Li Changan's view, Zhan Pianpian is already his meal.
I want to eat now, so I came here directly.
Zhan Pianpian looked at her slender, delicate figure and pretty face in the mirror, and suddenly she felt confident.
While she was in a trance, she suddenly heard a familiar chuckle.
Then, Zhan Pianpian turned around and found that Li Changan, whom she had been thinking about day and night, was sitting on her bed.
How could Zhan Pianpian not blush and have her heart beating fast when seeing a man sitting on her bed?
"Pianpian, why don't you come over?"
Li Changan's voice was still so gentle and irresistible.
Although Zhan Pianpian was smiling brightly, her heart was pounding.
She was wearing a yellow palace dress, which was extremely gorgeous and elegant, and also showed her noble status.
She was elegant, dignified and bright. She walked slowly in front of Li Changan. She was shy for a moment and didn't know what to say.
Li Changan smiled and said, "I came to see you right after I arrived in Shangjing. Isn't that pretty fast?"
Zhan Pianpian nervously straightened her hair, then nodded solemnly, "Quick! As fast as lightning!"
Seeing Zhan Pianpian's innocent look, Li Changan couldn't help but want to trick her. He gently pulled Zhan Pianpian's slender hand.
"Pian Pian, I met your Majesty today, and she said that you don't want to marry me anymore."
"After much hesitation, I decided to come and ask in person..."
Hearing Li Changan's words, Zhan Pianpian had no doubts at all. Her expression suddenly became nervous, and her eyes were clear and bright.
"Your Highness, His Majesty lied to you. He and the Queen Mother disagreed. I... of course am willing..."
Li Changan pretended not to understand, "Pian Pian, what are you willing to do? Are you willing to listen to your majesty?"
Zhan Pianpian also held Li Changan's hand in return and said solemnly.
"Of course I am willing to marry Your Highness. I am very happy to hear that Your Highness is coming to the capital."
Li Changan said "oh", then took off his shoes and sat directly on the bed.
Zhan Pianpian was immediately shocked and asked, "Your Highness, what...what...do you want to do?"
Li Changan also said seriously, "Don't you want to be my wife?"
Zhan Pianpian nodded quickly, "I am willing."
"Then come up quickly!"
Li Changan patted the bed lightly and pulled Zhan Pianpian over.
Zhan Pianpian originally felt that it was inappropriate, but when she saw Li Changan staring at her gentle and lovely face, she was immediately pleasantly surprised and forgot about being reserved.
Li Changan could see clearly that Zhan had a straight and graceful nose and her fair lips were painted with a layer of pink rouge, which made her snow-white face and red lips look even more prominent.
The two men were facing each other, hearing each other's breath, and unknowingly their breathing became heavier.
"Your Highness Prince Yong...Is he handsome?"
Zhan Pianpian's voice was gentle and sweet, her brows were slightly furrowed, and her eyes were wandering in panic.
Li Changan held her in his arms and pressed her nervous and timid red lips tightly.
After a while, Zhan Pianpian came to her senses and gently pulled the curtain closed.
Then, Zhan Pianpian leaned down shyly, "Husband, let Pianpian serve you."
Then, Li Changan said in surprise, "Pianpian, how could you do that?"
Zhan Pianpian stammered and laughed playfully, "I learned it from my husband's poems..."
Hiss...the beauty of poetry reaches this point!
The next morning, the capital city suddenly became lively.
In a teahouse, guests were excitedly discussing news from the upper class.
"Last night the general came to grab his adoptive father's body, killing everyone in Dazhalan with blood and flesh flying everywhere!"
"This is all Lord Shen's plan. He deliberately moved Sean's body to Dazhalan to lure the general's men into action!"
An older student cursed in a low voice, "Shen Zhong, that damn bastard, is so lacking in virtue!"
"The general values friendship and loyalty, but Shen Zhong didn't even let his adoptive father rest in peace. He is totally inhumane!"
“Not entirely, Uesugi Tiger has no respect for the royal family and is arrogant and domineering.
I heard that the Queen Mother has comforted him and will arrange for the handover of Sean's body as soon as possible, but Shangshan Hu can't wait!"
"Fuck you, your father died and can't be buried, are you in a hurry?"
"Why are you scolding me? Lord Shen has always been impartial and selfless. He may seem cruel, but he is actually doing it for the sake of Da Qi!"
Several people were arguing heatedly when suddenly a young man with an ordinary appearance came in from the door.
"Everyone, do you know where the Jinyiwei prison is?"
As soon as Guo Shao opened his mouth, these people were instantly stunned.
The first thing Fan Xian did when he entered the city was to find Yan Bingyun. He and Zong Zhui acted in secret, allowing Guo Baokun to attract the attention of the Jinyiwei in public.
Seeing these people looking confused, Guo Shao couldn't help but sigh.
The people in the capital city were so insensitive that they didn't even know about the Jinyiwei prison.
"Jinyiwei, Lord Shen Zhong!"
"Prison, the place where people are locked up, do you know what it is?"
After Guo Shao explained it a little more, the chattering guests immediately scattered.
This idiot, could he be a sting operation by the Imperial Guards?
It should be, this is a serious style!
……
Three days later, inside the posthouse.
Li Changan called Wang Qinian and Teng Zijing and asked about the situation at the city gate as usual.
"Did Uesugi Tiger send anyone to snatch Sean's body these days?"
Although Li Changan only brought fifty shadow secret guards to Shangjing, Luowang had made a key deployment in Shangjing City.
The overall strength and penetration depth of the Jinyiwei were much inferior to those of the Inspection Bureau, so the network they set up in Shangjing was even stronger than that in Kyoto.
On the first night in Shangjing, Wang Qinian had already connected with the Shangjing Luowang, and the Shangjing Luowang quickly became active.
"Your Highness, Uesugi Tiger only has one hundred private soldiers in Shangjing. Although they are the elite of the army, they are mostly sixth-rank soldiers."
"Shangjing City is the base of the Jinyiwei, and there are countless masters there. Although there are no ninth-rank masters for the time being, they are more than enough to protect Sean's body."
"On the first night, Uesugi Tora personally led people to snatch Sean's body, but they retreated decisively after losing more than a dozen people."
Although Uesugi Tora was powerful, he was still outnumbered and weak when it came to competing with the Imperial Guards in Kyoto City.
"Besides Uesugi Tiger, was there anyone else who went to rob Sean's body?" Li Changan asked again.
Wang Qinian replied, "There are two more!"
"According to your highness's arrangement, we have closely watched anyone who tried to snatch the corpse."
"The first wave was the bandits from Panlong Mountain in the north. These people were the remnants of the Northern Wei Dynasty's imperial guards. After the fall of the Northern Wei Dynasty, they became bandits and have been living in seclusion among the people ever since."
“When Sean left Kyoto, Panlong Mountain sent out thirty experts to rescue Sean.
Originally, they had been discovered by the Jinyiwei, but Luowang's people killed the Jinyiwei who were secretly following them." "The second wave turned out to be people from Changning Marquis's Mansion. I don't know whether Changning Marquis Wei Bi followed the Queen Mother's order or acted on his own initiative."
The Northern Wei Tiqi, like the Jianchayuan and Jinyiwei, was an elite spy organization.
The appearance of the remnants of the Tiqi was not surprising, after all, Sean was the leader of the Tiqi.
When the Northern Wei Dynasty was usurped by Zhan Qingfeng, the Tiqi were responsible for protecting the Northern Wei emperor.
If there were deep grudges between them and the Zhan family during the change of dynasties, Northern Qi would not accept them.
As for the appearance of Wei Bi’s people, it is quite interesting.
The second in command of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was Wei Hua, the son of Wei Bi, who was the younger brother of Empress Dowager Wei.
It is possible that the Queen Mother arranged for his brother to sabotage Sean's affairs in order to punish Shen Zhong, or it is possible that Wei Bi wanted to deal with Shen Zhong and let his son take the throne.
Or maybe it was both. The Queen Mother Wei intended to let her own family take over the Jinyiwei. She would not be able to sleep well if she didn't have such a powerful spy agency in her hands.
The young emperor said that his people were being closely watched by Shen Zhong, but the empress dowager's people were nominally on the same side as Shen Zhong, so Shen Zhong certainly would not keep an eye on the Changning Marquis' Mansion.
The situation in Northern Qi is really interesting.
"Old Wang, are there any important officials under the young emperor who have more masters and are capable of snatching Sean's body?"
These days, Wang Qinian's main task is to integrate the network in Shangjing, and he is aware of all the information.
"Eight families, including Duke Zheng, Marquis Liyang, Minister Cui of the Ministry of Rites, and Minister He of the Ministry of War, all have more than 30 seventh-grade masters, while the others have relatively fewer."
These people were all the little emperor's men, but they were all closely watched by the Jinyiwei and dared not move without permission.
They are either from a family of dukes or aristocratic families. They are big and powerful and they all keep experts.
However, in recent years, Shen Zhong has been very powerful in the government and has suppressed these big families with his own strength.
Li Changan said, "Old Wang, arrange for someone to kill all the Jinyiwei secret agents near these eight families tonight."
"Then he lied that the young emperor had a secret order to help Shangshan Hu get Sean's body back, and let Shen Zhong go to jail for dereliction of duty!"
"Whether they believe it or not, and whether they are willing to help or not, you take Luowang's men to snatch Sean's body. Don't really get it, just kill some Jinyiwei."
Wang Qinian understood instantly and went to prepare manpower immediately.
In fact, there were also people sent by the Jinyiwei to keep an eye on Li Changan, but let alone the Jinyiwei, even Lang Tao would not be able to keep an eye on Wang Qinian.
Li Changan made another arrangement, "Teng Zijing, you will continue to visit the young emperor's people openly tomorrow, so that the young emperor and the Jinyiwei will think that we still have no clue."
Teng Zijing has visited some people, but the other party either refused to see him or just made brief polite visits.
"As you command, Your Highness!"
The General's Mansion.
Uesugi Tora was still angry, "The Queen Mother is stalling for time, Shen Zhong is also stalling for time!"
"Foster father, Tiger is unfilial! I couldn't save you when you were alive, and I can't bury you when you died!"
Not long after, Deputy General Tan Wu hurried in and said, "General, I am outside the city and have secretly contacted the leader of Panlong Mountain."
Uesugi Tora stood up and asked, "How is it? Are they willing to submit to me?"
Tan Wu shook his head and said, "They said that in order for them to surrender, the general would have to rebel against the Emperor of the Zhan Family. More than 3,000 of them are willing to obey the general's orders."
Panlong Mountain is a place where bandits gather in the mountains. Those who have come in the past few days are the masters among them, and most of the people are in the mountains.
Uesugi Tora sighed and said, "They have been like this for so many years."
Tan Wu said directly, "General, have you not seen clearly what happened to the old man this time?"
"You saw it with your own eyes when Lang Tao assassinated the old man. If the Queen Mother cared about your feelings, how could she have assassinated the old man!"
"The Queen Mother and His Majesty simply cannot tolerate you and do not want the old man to come back to help you! Why not go back to the border to reorganize your troops and start a rebellion!"
Shangshan Hu snorted coldly and said, "Now that my foster father is gone, I have no more concerns for Northern Qi."
"With the Grand Master here, we cannot replace the young emperor of the Zhan family. We can only gain a foothold at the border first, and then wait for the Grand Master to die!"
“But I really don’t want to leave like this now!
"My foster father has not been buried yet! Lang Tao is not dead! Shen Zhong is also living a happy life!"
Tan Wu asked, "Do you want to avenge the old man and then go back to the border to raise an army?"
Shang Shanhu replied, "That's right, if I don't kill Lang Tao and Shen Zhong, I won't be worthy of being a son!"
"Tan Wu, go and discuss with the leaders of Panlong Mountain and ask them to help me kill Lang Tao and Shen Zhong!"
into the night.
Fan Xian was searching the whole city for Yan Bingyun, but Li Changan, with his foresight, had already found her.
He just paid more attention to Shen Zhong's sister and easily found Yan Bingyun's hiding place.
Now the Sean that Fan Xian brought to Shangjing City was dead, so Yan Bingyun was tortured even more severely.
Both parties agreed to exchange hostages, but Sean was already dead. Even if Yan Bingyun was also dead, Nan Qing could not say anything.
Li Changan knocked down the Jinyiwei who was guarding Yan Bingyun and saw Yan Bingyun who was covered with bruises.
"Yan Bingyun!"
Yan Bingyun raised his head immediately when he heard the shout.
Yan Bingyun was greatly surprised when he saw an unclear figure in the darkness!
"Who are you? How did you get in?"
Li Changan took a look at Yan Bingyun's panel and found it pretty good. He was a talented espionage figure.
Name: Yan Bingyun
Age: 17 years old
Realm: Seventh Rank Upper
Talents: Intelligence (8th Rank), Management (8th Rank)
Abilities: Espionage (eighth rank), Management (sixth rank), Assassination (fifth rank)
Emotion: 0
However, now that the network has been formed, Li Changan's need for talent is not so urgent, so he will not bother to subdue Yan Bingyun.
"I am only here to complete the deal with your grandfather. Your life or death has nothing to do with me."
Yan Bingyun said weakly, "My grandfather? My grandfather has been dead for many years, how can I say this?"
Li Changan said slowly, "You are not from Nanqing. You are the grandson of Sean, the leader of the Northern Wei Tiqi."
"Your mother is a prostitute named Yuxiang. You were controlled by Chen Pingping as soon as you were born."
Hearing this, Yan Bingyun shouted, "Nonsense! You were sent by Shen Zhong!"
Li Changan said bluntly, "Shut up! Do you think Shen Zhong can afford me?"
"I'll only say it once. If you keep yelling and miss something, I won't say it a second time."
Yan Bingyun is a very rational person. Although he is very loyal and steadfast to Nanqing, he is not the kind of person who is hot-blooded and brainless.
"Chen Pingping trained you to be a guard loyal to Nanqing. If you hadn't known the truth, he would have continued to use you."
"But your grandfather made a deal with me before he died. He wants you to know the truth."
"It's very difficult to find out the truth. It's very likely that Chen Pingping has completely destroyed the evidence."
"Once you start investigating, or even have this thought, you will be in danger of death."
"But your grandfather wants you to know the truth."
"As for how to choose, it's all up to you."
Yan Bingyun listened calmly, and when he looked up again, he found that there was no one in front of him.
It is difficult for him to judge whether what Li Changan said is true or false, but due to his professional habits, once there is a trace of doubt, that thought can no longer be suppressed.
He is a little scared now. If this is true, how should he deal with it?
(End of this chapter)