Chapter 123 The Queen Mother Kneels! Fan Xian, we all have a bright future! (23)
Upon hearing the news, Queen Dowager Wei's eyes lit up.
"Ye Qingmei, that's the legend of Nanqing Kingdom!"
"Nanqing has suddenly grown powerful in the past twenty years, from a small vassal state to a behemoth. Ye Qingmei has made an indelible contribution to this!"
"Her death caused a period of bloodshed in Nanqing."
"Fan Xian is actually her and Emperor Qing's son. No wonder he was promoted so quickly!"
"I understand. Tomorrow I will personally summon Wei Hua. This matter must be handled as soon as possible!"
After talking about Fan Xian, Lang Tao planned to pick up Li Changan and bring him into the palace late at night according to the arrangement of Queen Mother Wei.
Queen Mother Wei must talk to Li Changan to find out how many people know that the little emperor is a girl.
If Li Changan is the only one who knows about it, then we must do everything we can to get rid of him!
If more people know about it, it will depend on what Li Changan wants and whether a deal can be made.
If the suspicious and vicious Emperor Qing knew about this, Queen Mother Wei would really not know what to do.
After nightfall, Queen Dowager Wei finished handling state affairs and returned to her own palace.
It was still early, and she needed to rest for a while before preparing to deal with Li Changan.
At today's birthday banquet, she always felt that the little emperor and Li Changan were too familiar with each other, and Haitang was a little shy when competing with him.
His intuition told him that Li Changan was a very difficult person to deal with.
Queen Mother Wei came from a prominent family and was also fond of poetry, calligraphy and painting, but she never showed her hobbies to others.
She knew Li Changan because he was a gifted poet, calligrapher and painter.
But when Li Changan came to Northern Qi this time, Queen Dowager Wei felt that Li Changan was much more complex and profound than he appeared to be.
When he walked into the bedroom, Teng Ran found a person standing under a painting on the wall.
"Li Changan! How did you get in?!"
Li Changan said without even turning his head, "You can shout as much as you want, let everyone know that there is a man hiding in the Queen Mother of Northern Qi's bedroom."
Although Queen Dowager Wei was in control of the government, she was not a strong woman and had not yet reached the point where she could be arbitrary and do whatever she wanted.
She reacted quickly and realized that since Li Changan could come in quietly, he could also kill her silently!
And what Li Changan said was right, no one must know that there was a man in her bedroom!
"You! You really have hidden your cultivation!"
"Ninth rank? The peak of ninth rank... or... impossible. You can't be a grandmaster!"
Li Changan ignored Queen Dowager Wei's words and kept looking at the paintings on the wall.
"This set of needles of mine has unexpectedly fallen into the hands of the Queen Mother."
"It seems that the Queen Mother and Li Yunrui have a close relationship. She has done a lot of things through the Junshan Society, right?"
The painting was bought by Li Yunrui at that time, and the Jinyiwei tried to snatch it away but failed. Now it seems that it was Empress Dowager Wei who finally exchanged it from Li Yunrui.
Queen Mother Wei took a few deep breaths and tried to calm herself down as much as possible.
She knew that the current situation was completely like she was at the mercy of others. She could only see what Li Changan wanted and then try to find a chance of survival for herself.
"Li Changan, what do you want to do?"
"If you have any requests, you can raise them and we can discuss them."
Li Changan turned around and sat on the Queen Mother's comfortable bed, "I think there are too many countries in the world, and only one should be left."
Queen Mother Wei said nervously, "You want to destroy my Great Qi, you want the lives of me and my daughter?"
Li Changan waved his hands and said, "Qi State must be destroyed, but killing you will only make the situation more chaotic, and I don't want to make wedding clothes for that old man Emperor Qing."
Queen Mother Wei sneered and said, "You really want to rebel. You were the one who pushed for Shen Zhong's death. How powerful are you?"
Li Changan smiled calmly, "It's not important, and I don't want to tell you."
"Today, I have two things to do. For the Queen Mother, neither of them is difficult."
When Queen Dowager Wei heard that Li Changan was going to put forward conditions, she felt relieved.
For those in power, as long as they are willing to engage in exchange games, it means that there is room for maneuver.
"Your Highness Prince Yong, please give me your instructions. I am all ears."
Queen Dowager Wei held her chest firm and had a proud look on her face, never forgetting that she represented the dignity of the State of Qi.
Li Changan said casually, "I don't like you calling yourself this palace."
Queen Mother Wei knew that she had to put aside her dignity now. She then bowed and said, "I respectfully listen to the instructions of His Royal Highness Prince Yong."
Li Changan continued, "First thing, tell me all the information you know about the Junshan Society."
Queen Dowager Wei is a member of the Junshan Society, and Li Changan needs to learn more detailed information about the Junshan Society from her.
Of course, Queen Mother Wei was only a member of the Junshan Society, and what she knew was probably limited.
"Junshanhui was founded by your sister Li Yunrui when she was very young."
"But at that time, the Junshan Society mainly recruited martial arts masters and was a killer organization."
"The Junshan Society at this stage is an organization organized by Li Yunrui to help Emperor Qing. It secretly killed many opponents that Emperor Qing was not convenient to kill."
"But as Li Yunrui's power grew, the Junshan Society no longer served Emperor Qing and became an organization against Emperor Qing."
What Queen Mother Wei said was similar to what Li Changan remembered. Junshan Club later developed into a high-end resource exchange platform.
It’s not that the purpose of Junshan Society is to oppose Emperor Qing, but Li Yunrui can use it to do anything, including rebelling against Emperor Qing!
"As far as I know, the members of the Junshan Society include Master Ku He, Si Gu Jian, Ye Liuyun, the old lady of the Ming family, Qin Ye, and even your crown prince!"
“Not all people in this organization are working towards the same goal. It is just a trading platform.”
"The people of Junshan Society have extraordinary martial arts, great power, or endless wealth! Only with these, they are qualified to make deals!"
Li Changan continued, "In other words, this Junshan Society is actually divided into two stages."
"Initially, it was a low-end assassin organization nurtured by Li Yunrui, but later it evolved into a high-end resource trading platform."
"So, Li Yunrui is a resource broker who specializes in pimping."
Speaking of Li Yunrui, Queen Mother Wei had more to say, "For us, we can only make some exchanges through Junshan Society."
"But it's different for Li Yunrui. She is the initiator, and many people owe her favors for a long time."
Li Changan basically confirmed the Junshan Society and there was nothing new about it.
The organization itself is not very strict, but through this organization, we can accomplish earth-shaking events and even invite great masters!
"The second thing is that you wanted to embarrass me at the birthday banquet today, and you even had murderous intentions towards me."
Queen Mother Wei defended herself, "That was because I didn't know your highness's strength, so I made a wrong judgment."
Li Changan said, "I'm afraid you still have the intention to kill me. Women like you must be severely punished."
Queen Mother Wei sensed the danger and asked nervously, "What do you want to do?"
Li Changan said indifferently, "You are almost the same age as Li Yunrui, but she lives a much more comfortable life than you."
"Not only did she have a child with Lin Xiang, she also found a lover and a bunch of concubines."
"And you, in order to conceal the fact that the little emperor is a woman, have been walking on thin ice and trembling with fear, for fear of being caught." Listening to Li Changan's words, Queen Mother Wei widened her eyes, as if she had noticed Li Changan's incredible intention.
Li Changan ignored her surprise and just waved at her.
"Come here... kneel down... I will let you off today..."
……
This trip to Northern Qi was finally a complete success.
The next day, at the instruction of Li Changan, Si Lili was brought into the palace by Haitang Duoduo.
Si Lili cannot reveal her identity if she stays in Nanqing, and can't help Li Changan much, so it is better for her to stay in Beiqi and be Li Changan's spy.
A few days later, in the early morning, Zhan Pianpian was in the bedroom.
Li Changan hugged Zhan Pianpian and slowly opened his eyes. It was already bright outside.
In recent times, the Northern Qi Imperial Palace has become Li Changan's harem.
He lay on the bed, stretched lazily, turned his neck, and the quilt covering his body slipped off.
Zhan Pianpian, leaning in his arms, moaned softly, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, and her clear and beautiful big eyes slowly opened.
There was still a hot blush on her pretty face. Zhan Pianpian stretched out her snow-white arms and hugged Li Changan's neck tightly, looking very cute and adorable.
"Husband, it's still early, go to sleep for a while."
Zhan Pianpian was in a daze, and was pulled by Li Changan to do a set of morning exercises, and then she really fell into a deep sleep again.
The daily life of the eldest princess of Northern Qi is simple and beautiful.
After Li Changan returned to the posthouse, Fan Xian and his party came to say goodbye, as they were about to set off back to Qing Kingdom.
Fan Xian brought Gao Da, Zong Zhui, Guo Baokun, and Yan Bingyun who had basically recovered.
Yan Bingyun's expression did not reveal his joy or anger, and no one knew how he would deal with his own life experience.
But that has nothing to do with Li Changan anymore, the deal between him and Sean has been completed.
"Your Highness Prince Yong, all matters in Northern Qi have been settled. I will leave now to return to Qing."
Li Changan listened to the faint breathing of the shadow not far away and said calmly, "You go back first. Many people are waiting for you to go back."
"I still have to help Mr. Zhuang finish his poetry annotations, so I will probably have to leave Northern Qi in another half a month."
Fan Xian has a big secret in his heart, and Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping are eagerly waiting for Fan Xian to return.
Watching the Nanqing delegation set off, Li Changan's heart was filled with hope.
After some twists and turns, Fan Xian got Yan Bingyun, and I got all the beauties of Northern Qi. We all have a bright future!
Nanqing.
Li Changan's massive amount of poems were finally transmitted back to Nanqing.
In the imperial study, Emperor Qing was already immersed in a sea of famous works.
Since the rise of Nanqing, he has been determined to change the weak status quo of Nanqing's literary world, and has devoted a lot of effort to poetry and prose.
"From then on, the literary world of Nanqing has completely turned around!"
"Most of these poems will be passed down through the ages. They are simply wonderful to the extreme!"
"Chang'an has accumulated a lot of experience and has finally achieved great success after these years of experience!"
After reading all the poems, Emperor Qing slowly lay back on the couch with a complicated expression.
"Sixiang, Prince Yong caused the Northern Qi to lose two important officials, and single-handedly overwhelmed the Northern Qi in the literary world!"
"Why do I feel that the Crown Prince and the Second Prince are fighting with each other, and compared to Prince Yong, these two are just like children playing house."
Hong Sixiang bowed and said, "Your Highness Prince Yong has great talent, it is a blessing for the country!"
Emperor Qing's expression suddenly changed. "Look at Prince Yong's poems. His lofty sentiments and ambitions are clearly visible. His brilliance is revealed without any concealment!"
"He confronted the young emperor of Northern Qi at the Yunmen Poetry Festival and even dared to say that the Zhan family's son is not the emperor!"
"At the banquet of the Queen Mother of Northern Qi, he sat on the throne of the young emperor in a dignified manner!"
"How many people in the court have reported this news to me, openly or secretly, saying that Prince Yong has a rebellious heart, is suspected of usurping power, and has the intention of usurping the throne!"
"I can only say that they underestimated my broad mind!"
Regarding the succession to the throne, Emperor Qing certainly wants to live forever and be the king for all eternity.
After more than 20 years of planning, he finally succeeded in getting Sean's secret, which was that he hoped he could become immortal like Wuzhu.
Although he had broken through to the Grandmaster level, his life span showed no signs of increasing. He dreamed of being forever young like Wu Zhu and occupying the throne of emperor forever.
If he cannot live forever, the throne will definitely be given to the crown prince. Emperor Qing has never thought of changing the crown prince from beginning to end. Li Chengze is just the crown prince's whetstone.
In the original novel, Emperor Qing discovered that the crown prince had an affair with Li Yunrui, so he angrily deposed the crown prince.
If Li Yunrui and Emperor Qing had no emotional entanglement, the crown prince would most likely not be deposed.
Regarding Li Changan's rise, Emperor Qing remains confident in his status as a grandmaster.
Emperor Qing believed that as long as Li Changan had no intention of rebelling, he would be the greatest help in his unification of the world.
The prince cannot be replaced, but the whetstone can be replaced.
It would be fine if Li Changan doesn't fight or compete, but if he wants to seize the throne, let him be the whetstone for you!
The throne can only be passed on to Li Chengqian. If Emperor Qing cannot live forever, he will definitely take Li Changan away before he dies. Otherwise, Li Chengqian really cannot suppress Li Changan.
Northern Qi Dynasty.
A few hundred miles south of Shangjing City, there is an ordinary waterfall.
By tracking Lang Tao, Li Changan easily found Ku He's hiding place.
He also didn't know why Ku He always chose waterfalls as his place to practice. Was it to get closer to nature?
"I know you're here!"
The sudden words that reached the waterfall startled Ku He!
With his level of cultivation, he didn't even detect the breath of the person who came, which shows that this person has superb lightness skills!
If the voices weren't different, Ku He would have thought that Wu Zhu had come again, because they both said the same thing.
Ku He did not dare to be careless. He immediately walked to the waterfall and looked outside across the waterfall.
A young man with a handsome face, elegant figure and extraordinary bearing was also looking at him across the waterfall.
"It seems that I am really old. I didn't even know that there is such a young Grandmaster in the martial arts world!"
Li Changan replied, "I am still a step away from becoming a grandmaster, but it should be no problem for me to injure you again."
Ku He sneered and said, "You are so arrogant, don't you know that my defense is the strongest among the four great masters?"
"That's why I want to practice with you!" Li Changan said casually.
Ku He narrowed his eyes slightly, and a sense of pride arose in his heart.
Where did this kid come from? Do you really not regard the grandmaster as a master?
(End of this chapter)