Chapter 70 The Prince helps Fan Xian restore his reputation, Guo Baokun helps Fan Xian? (55)

Fan Mansion.

On the first day Fan Xian arrived in Kyoto, his carriage was attacked by someone.

He spent the whole night in jail without knowing what was going on, and he had no good feelings towards Kyoto at all.

But then, Fan Jian analyzed the situation in the court for him, as well as a series of things related to marrying Lin Wan'er and taking over the financial power of the inner treasury.

Fan Xian finally had a rough idea of ​​his situation. It turned out that he had jumped into such a big game.

"Father, it's not hard to guess who wants to ruin my reputation. It should be the prince and the princess."

"The prince was in the lobby of Kyoto Prefecture yesterday, and he was eager to convict me."

"And the assassin from the Inspection Institute who assassinated me in Danzhou might have been arranged by the same group of people!"

After hearing what Fan Xian said, Fan Jian made a pertinent suggestion.

"Try not to go out recently to prevent others from tripping you up.

At the same time, it will calm down the heated discussions a bit.”

Following Fan Jian's advice, Fan Xian has been staying in the Fan Mansion practicing martial arts recently.

The only one in the mansion who paid attention to him was Fan Ruoruo. This girl was smart and had her own ideas, and Fan Xian also loved talking to her.

A few days later, Fan Jian brought out a message from the palace, saying that His Majesty had ordered the Prince to help Fan Xian restore his reputation.

The fact that the Crown Prince and the Princess were destroying Fan Xian's reputation was naturally top secret and could not be told to anyone.

The reason Emperor Qing gave to Fan Jian was that the prince tried to interfere with the trial in Kyoto Prefecture and arbitrarily interfered without knowing the underlying reasons.

Helping Fan Xian restore his reputation is considered a punishment for the prince.

After Fan Xian learned about this, he was somewhat amused and helpless. He wanted to help restore the reputation of the person he suspected. How could there be such a ridiculous thing in the world?

Prince Yong's Mansion.

Xing Yusen rode into the city quickly and brought back Barrett's three bullets.

As early as on the way back to Kyoto, Li Changan sent Xing Yusen to Cangshan Villa.

Li Changan remembered that the three bullets of the Barrett sniper rifle were hidden in the wall of the warehouse in Cangshan Villa. Xing Yusen, who was a constable and good at searching, would be the most suitable person to find them.

Xing Yusen excitedly took out three golden bullets, "Oh my god! I have never seen such a cleverly designed and finely polished hidden weapon before!"

The sniper rifle in Fan Xian's hand needs to be repaired in the three major workshops of the inner treasury, and these three bullets will be needed after the repair.

A sniper rifle without bullets is just scrap metal and poses no threat.

"Old Xing, this is the most powerful hidden weapon in the world."

As soon as the two finished talking, someone outside the door came in to announce that Eunuch Hou from the palace had come to announce the decree.

Eunuch Hou walked into the palace hall with a solemn look, "His Majesty has given the order, Prince Yong must listen! The others do not need to step aside, just listen together."

When Li Changan was crowned king, he had the privilege of appearing before the emperor without reservation. Now, he only had to bow when receiving the emperor's order.

Eunuch Hou cleared his throat and began to convey Emperor Qing's oral instructions.

"Li Changan, my dear brother, are you at peace?"

After hearing these two sentences, Li Changan was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Emperor Qing, the Sixth Son, was going to cause trouble again.

Eunuch Hou continued to convey his oral instructions, "The standoff on the border has lasted for half a year, and assassins in the capital are rampant."

"Half of the assassins captured by the Inspection Bureau are masters of assassin organizations and sects in the martial arts world. Have you forgotten your responsibilities?"

"You spend all day playing with concubines in the palace, and the shadow guards are bored. I work hard for state affairs every day. Are you at ease?"

"After all your years of traveling, have you only learned how to fight and kill? Did those sects you conquered leave any spies?"

"You are already eighteen years old, it's time for you to learn to share my worries! You fool around all day long, are you worthy of the late emperor and me?"

"Think carefully about how to contribute to the country!"

This is the emperor. The two beauties Qingwen and Xiren are the beauty trap he set for Li Changan.

Now Li Changan has fallen into the trap, but he still gets scolded.

As soon as Eunuch Hou delivered his order, Xing Yusen immediately stuffed a silver note into his pocket, and Eunuch Hou's face immediately brightened.

Eunuch Hou is a wise man who has to do things after receiving money. "Your Highness Prince Yong, I have seen your fear and I will report to His Majesty truthfully."

Li Changan was too lazy to pretend to be frightened by the emperor's reprimand, so he let Eunuch Hou deal with it.

Anyway, Emperor Qing also knew that Li Changan was not someone who would be easily frightened.

After Eunuch Hou left, Xing Yusen immediately analyzed, "Your Highness, His Majesty is trying to build momentum for war."

Xing Yusen was right. Although there was a standoff on the border, Northern Qi would not initiate a fight.

Nan Qing has the ambition to unify the world, and Emperor Qing will definitely find an excuse to start a war.

The Northern Qi assassins were lurking in the capital intending to assassinate the emperor, and this was their excuse.

Although this excuse is indeed crude, powerful countries have always used crude excuses when starting wars.

Emperor Qing asked Li Changan to plant spies in the martial arts sects to monitor the forces in the martial arts world that oppose the court. There is something fishy about this matter.

The four branches of the Inspection Institute were responsible for monitoring officials throughout the country outside of Kyoto, but in reality their powers had long been expanded.

Nowadays, almost any official or citizen can be monitored at will. After all, even officials can be monitored, let alone ordinary people.

Emperor Qing's decree is not only a supplement to the responsibilities of the four branches of the Inspection Office, but also a form of check and balance.

The current Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping are like a married couple who have been together for decades. On the surface, they are harmonious, but in their hearts they have their own calculations and guards.

Chen Pingping suspected that Emperor Qing was behind the killing of Ye Qingmei, and Emperor Qing was also worried that Chen Pingping could not be absolutely loyal.

This is a simple matter. Just take out a few troops from the networks in various places and put them in the open, and catch a few assassins who come to Beijing from other places, and you can complete the task.

What Emperor Qing wants is not that there are no assassins in Kyoto, but that assassins in Kyoto are rampant but have all been caught by the Huolong Villa and the Inspection Institute!

Look, Northern Qi is going too far, so we have to raise an army!

In the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Lin Ruofu was playing chess with his retainer Yuan Hongdao and had just regretted his fifteenth move.

"Hongdao, does Si Nanbo's illegitimate son have any outstanding skills in literature and military strategy?"

Yuan Hongdao said, "Fan Xian, courtesy name Anzhi, I haven't heard of his literary talent, but it seems he is quite good at martial arts, and he is expected to advance to the eighth rank within this year."

Lin Ruofu nodded and said, "Advancing to the eighth rank at the age of sixteen is indeed very rare."

Yuan Hongdao continued, "Fan Xian is also good at playing chess. He has no rivals in Danzhou City. Several of his peers who live in Danzhou have written to me about this."

Lin Ruofu, who was about to take back his move, suddenly stopped and his face twitched unnaturally.

Why not be good at chess?

"So, he's good at chess... Wan'er has been crying a lot lately, and she doesn't want to marry Fan Xian."

Lin Ruofu regretted his move while talking, and Yuan Hongdao could only pretend not to see it.

"Fan Xian has a bad reputation in Kyoto, and everyone avoids him. If he really wants to marry the princess, I'm afraid Your Majesty will hesitate."

"The Crown Prince took the initiative to take responsibility for this matter, and was ordered by His Majesty to help Fan Xian restore his reputation."

The prime minister is the head of all officials. If he really strongly opposes his daughter marrying Fan Xian, Emperor Qing will have to consider his opinion.

Lin Ruofu said mockingly, "The prince is also insane. This kind of thing will only make things worse. Let the rumors dissipate automatically. The memories of ordinary people are very short."

“Think about how His Royal Highness Prince Yong’s reputation for raping brothel girls was reversed.

To reverse the negative reputation, we still have to rely on establishing a positive image.”

"This Fan Xian was plotted against as soon as he entered Kyoto. I don't want Wan'er to marry an incompetent person."

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A few days later, Li Changan wrote a letter to Emperor Qing.

He explained the idea of ​​placing spies in gangs in important border towns, and proposed the idea of ​​having the Shadow Secret Guard cooperate with the Inspection Institute and Kyoto Prefecture to search for assassins in the capital, expressing his determination to contribute to the country.

Emperor Qing wrote in red ink, "You still have a conscience, so let's do it."

Fan Xian's reputation in Kyoto City was completely ruined, but Li Changan knew that Li Yunrui's move was only a delaying tactic.

The most important point is to make Lin Ruofu firmly oppose this marriage. The opportunity for this matter is the Niulan Street assassination case.

If they wanted to stop Lin Wan'er from marrying Fan Xian, they had to create a complete standoff between the Prime Minister's Mansion and Fan Xian.

Li Changan was aware of all of Fan Xian's actions in Kyoto.

However, the person who provided the most intelligence to the Fan Mansion was the open and aboveboard spy Fan Ruoruo.

Fan Ruoruo would come to ask for advice on poetry every few days, and would also bring Versace along to eat and drink.

After dinner that day, Li Changan coaxed Fan Sizhe out and taught Fan Ruoruo to write poems and essays alone.

The two of them talked about almost everything, and Fan Ruoruo mentioned Fan Xian while talking.

"Your Highness, do you know that Fan Xian didn't want to come to Kyoto at first?

My father sent two guards to bring Sister Wan'er's portrait and told her that she was coming to the capital to marry the prime minister's daughter."

Li Changan knew that this matter was definitely the work of Emperor Qing. In the plan he and Chen Pingping had planned against Sean, Fan Xian had to go to Beijing now.

"Fan Xian knew the news, so he followed the Red Armor Army to Kyoto. He didn't expect to be ambushed as soon as he arrived in Kyoto. He was actually very panicked."

"Two days ago, Prince Jing sent someone to deliver an invitation. He will hold a poetry gathering in the palace on the 15th of this month and invites Fan Xian and me to attend."

Fan Xian's current strengths are chess and martial arts, so he probably won't join in the poetry gathering at Prince Jing's mansion.

"Ruoruo, Fan Xian has a bad reputation now, he probably won't go to a place like this where talented men and beautiful women gather."

Fan Ruoruo blinked her beautiful eyes, patted Li Changan's thigh and said, "Yes! I think so too."

"However, the Prince's Mansion sent someone to find Fan Xian and said that they would definitely help Fan Xian become famous in the poetry gathering, so Fan Xian agreed to participate in the poetry gathering."

At this time, Fan Ruoruo moved a few inches closer to Li Changan, and her tone became extremely mysterious.

"Actually, Fan Xian is attending the poetry gathering and wants to go see Sister Wan'er!"

Lin Wan'er recovered from tuberculosis and no longer lived in the palace forever. She now participated in many poetry gatherings and entertainment activities.

Li Changan knew that Fan Xian was not deeply obsessed with the inner treasury, and that he did not insist on breaking off the engagement like in the original drama, because he was tempted by her beauty!

Emperor Qing, this old man, is best at the beauty trap, and it happens that this beauty trap works every time!

Li Changan frowned and deliberately asked, "Ruoruo, how do you know so much about Fan Xian?"

Fan Ruoruo took credit with a smile, "Of course it's for His Highness!"

"Fan Xian caused such big news as soon as he arrived in Kyoto. This matter must be very complicated."

"Father said that His Highness is a man of both civil and military talents, and His Majesty will definitely make use of him. Helping His Highness gather more information is what Ruoruo should do!"

Li Changan touched Fan Ruoruo's delicate head and pulled her in front of him, forehead to forehead.

Fan Ruoruo's delicate red lips were right next to Li Changan's mouth. The two looked into each other's eyes and could hear each other's breathing.

"Ruoruo, this king will reward you well."

The well-behaved and sensible Fan Ruoruo was successfully killed before she had time to get nervous, and she grew up a little.

Li Changan couldn't help but sigh that he has been too busy recently.

Not only do I have to shut up Jingwei, I also have to shut up Fan Ruoruo. How busy he is!
At the poetry gathering at Prince Jing's Mansion, Prince Jing and the Second Prince jointly invited Li Changan to attend.

So, I can meet Fan Xian now.

Summer, the fourth year of the Qingli period.

Fan Xian left home early in the morning, accompanied by two guards, Lao Zhao and Lao Zhang, intending to go to Prince Jing's Mansion.

The two guards accompanied Fan Xian all the way to Kyoto, and stayed with him the whole time. They didn't believe the rumors at all.

Although Fan Ruoruo also said that she believed Fan Xian was framed.

But today, he used the excuse of looking for a female companion and did not go to Prince Jing's Mansion with Fan Xian.

After a few days of turmoil, Fan Xian calmed down.

His reputation has been completely ruined, and with his ability, it is impossible to salvage it.

I heard that the Queen Mother, the Empress, the eldest princess, and all the women in the harem opposed his arranged marriage with Lin Wan'er.

However, even after all this, the emperor still wanted Princess Yichen to marry him.

Not only did the emperor not change his mind about granting the marriage, he also ordered the prince to help Fan Xian restore his reputation, which rekindled Fan Xian's hope.

His Majesty the Emperor is not so easily deceived. He is so observant and wise!
Fan Xian came to Kyoto for two main reasons: one was to investigate who was trying to assassinate him, and the other was to obtain the arranged marriage with Lin Wan'er.

Since His Majesty the Emperor is so determined to grant the marriage, and Lin Wan'er is still a great beauty, of course we have to try harder.

The Prince Jing's Mansion is a long-standing friend of the Fan Mansion, and the Crown Prince said that he would definitely help Fan Xian become famous, so Fan Xian went out.

The followers of the Prince's Mansion even sent him their written poems, waiting for him to become famous through his poetry reading.

Although the current prince wants to kill Fan Xian, he has to help Fan Xian restore his reputation. It is so twisted.

Fan Xian is also very much looking forward to seeing Lin Wan'er's true face at today's poetry gathering.

The three of them walked to the street corner near the gate of Prince Jing's Mansion and met two young scholars head-on.

One of them bowed with a complicated expression, "Excuse me, Mr. Fan. I am the son of the Minister of Rites and the editor of the palace, Guo Baokun."

Another scholar who was a little older also greeted Fan Xian, "I am He Zongwei, a scholar, nice to meet you, Mr. Fan."

The prince's retainer who came to see Fan Xian a few days ago said that Guo Baokun was the prince's retainer and was quite famous in the Kyoto literary and art circles.

Fan Xian could almost conclude that this person might not be very capable, but his father was very powerful!
The purpose of Guo Shao coming to the poetry meeting was naturally to help Fan Xian restore his reputation on the orders of the prince, and He Zongwei was the helper he found.

"Mr. Guo, Mr. He, Mr. Fan is here to show his respect."

Fan Xian inevitably felt a little restrained as it was his first time interacting with Kyoto literati.

Guo Baokun acted superior and put his arm around Fan Xian's shoulders.

"Brother Fan, today's matter is on me!"

"Guo has been well-read in poetry and literature since he was a child, and has also studied military tactics and battle formations. Today's poetry gathering has been planned for a long time!"

"Most of the talented people attending the conference, Guo has visited them, and they are all willing to speak well of you!"

"With so many people helping you, I have the upper hand. I'm sure to win!"

"Brother Fan will definitely win first place in today's poetry gathering and become famous in one battle!"

(End of this chapter)