Chapter 97: Zhan Pianpian's marriage, Prince Yong or the eldest prince? (33, please subscribe!)
Lin Wan'er's plan was to use herself to frame Li Yunrui.

Because Li Yunrui herself is crazy, it is possible that she would do something to hurt her daughter in order to keep the financial power of the inner treasury.

If such an incident happened when Li Yunrui had angered Emperor Qing, Emperor Qing would definitely be extremely disgusted with Li Yunrui.

Although Emperor Qing loves to instigate one faction to fight against another, he is still unable to do anything that would directly harm his children.

And because Li Yunrui has always been crazy, basically no one would believe that she is innocent.

Lin Wan'er's plan was just a preliminary idea, but Li Changan, with his foresight, could fully realize it.

Li Changan stared at Lin Wan'er. Her eyes were clear and flawless, and she looked pure and lovely.

Lin Wan'er said in a greasy voice, "Husband, you don't think Wan'er is a bad woman, do you?"

Li Changan lifted her chin and said seriously, "I think... you are an out-and-out bad woman."

Lin Wan'er was in a state of panic and quickly explained, "In the past sixteen years, my mother has visited me less than five times, not even a fraction of the number you and my second brother have visited."

"No matter what she does, she never considers my feelings. Now that my second brother is gone, my husband is everything to Wan'er!"

"Wan'er is willing to do anything if it can help my husband!"

Li Changan stroked Lin Wan'er's delicate face, his eyes gradually becoming hot.

"My husband's hobby is to bully good women and teach bad women a lesson..."

Inspection Institute.

Fan Xian was pushing Chen Pingping and walking deeper into the dungeon.

Because of internal strife in the Inspection Institute, some people gathered to kill Chen Pingping.

"President Chen, who wants to kill you?"

Chen Pingping said calmly, "Some of us are dissatisfied with me."

Fan Xian asked, "Could it be because the people in the academy have been severely impeached by the six ministries recently, and some people think that the dean cannot protect his subordinates?"

Chen Pingping nodded. "That's part of the reason, but not all."

"The Inspection Institute has been established for a long time, and some bad habits such as taking bribes and favoritism have been tainted. It is their own fault that Lin Ruofu caught them."

"When you are in charge of a department in the future, you will understand that people are always no match for the ways of the world."

Fan Xian frowned and said, "It's all because of me that the dean and Prime Minister Lin have a grudge against each other."

Chen Pingping patted Fan Xian's hand and said, "It's okay. You did a good job on that matter."

"Later, I asked the courtesan Ruowei again, and she said she didn't know Lin Gong at all.

I almost believed her because of her panic-stricken look. "

Fan Xian grinned. Nuowei really knew nothing and was just a shield pushed out by him.

Chen Pingping continued, "There is another reason for the civil unrest in the hospital. Some people are dissatisfied with my support for the peace talks between the two countries and my refusal to assassinate Zhuang Mohan."

"Among these people, there are many crown princes, eldest princesses, second princes, Prime Minister Lin, and people sent in by the military."

"That's perfect. We can take advantage of their internal strife and catch them all in one fell swoop!"

Not long after, Fan Xian and Yingzi pushed Chen Pingping to the bottom of the dungeon.

Fan Xian said again, "Dean, the female disciple of Zhuang Mohan has disguised herself. Do you want to check it out?"

Chen Pingping said indifferently, "No need, that person is the number one beauty on the Langya Pavilion list, Princess Zhan Pianpian of Northern Qi."

Upon hearing this conclusion, Fan Xian couldn't help but look a little stunned.

So it seems that the person Li Changan copied poems to seduce was indeed a great beauty!

Beauty lies in the bones, not in the skin. Can Li Changan really tell beauty from the bones?

"The princess of an enemy country came to the capital with the diplomatic corps, but the court did nothing about it?"

Chen Pingping said, "The two countries are negotiating peace. In fact, Northern Qi is afraid of being beaten. Shangshanhu refuses to obey, and other generals are not good enough."

"So, their Queen Mother Wei made an appointment with our Queen Mother for marriage in a private capacity, and this Zhan Pianpian came to see her future husband."

Fan Xian suddenly asked anxiously, "The one she wants to marry is not Prince Yong, right?"

"What about my sister? Prince Yong has been seducing my sister since she was a child. My sister is like a demon all day long!"

Chen Pingping smiled and said, "You are really nosy!"

"Your Majesty has also considered this matter. You also have to consider Fan Jian's reputation. Therefore, Your Majesty proposes that the eldest prince marry a foreign prince."

"However, the Queen Mother suggested that Prince Yong marry a foreign prince. A prince who married a foreign prince to Northern Qi would completely lose his aspirations for the throne."

Chen Pingping stopped there, but Fan Xian already understood what he meant.

Although Prince Yong was unreliable when he was young, his reputation has gradually increased since he traveled around the world, especially after he rescued Fan Xian in Niulan Street, the reputation of the Shadow Secret Guard has become higher and higher.

On the other hand, the Second Prince and the Crown Prince were ordered by Emperor Qing to wander around the capital all day long.

Looking across the whole of Daqing today, Prince Yong has the highest reputation among the royal children.

Sitting in the position of the empress dowager, of course she had to completely eliminate the last possibility that Li Changan could threaten the throne.

To get to the bottom of it, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince are both her grandsons, but Prince Yong is not her son.

But Emperor Qing was very confident in his ability to control the situation. He believed that Li Changan had no chance of getting his hands on the throne.

The eldest prince Li Chengru has Dongyi ancestry and is also unable to inherit the throne. It would be better to reward him with a princess to reward his hard work in fighting for the country.

Northern Qi, Imperial Palace in Shangjing City.

Zhan Doudou looked at the peace talks report with a distressed look on his face. "Sure enough, if we can't get it on the battlefield, how can we get it at the negotiation table?"

“As for the peace talks, I guess there’s no way around it.

When I take power, I will take a few years to recuperate and recover the lost territory!"

Haitang Duoduo said nonchalantly, "Is there any news about Lili?"

"Who is so lacking in virtue that it would be fine if you kidnapped Lili, but you also pretended to be the saint!"

Zhan Doudou said, "There is no news at all. The Nanqing side insisted that Lili was kidnapped by you."

"You happened to go to Xihu during that time. Tell me if that's hateful or not. We can't defend ourselves!"

Haitang Duoduo stared and said, "How abominable!"

"If I go to Nanqing, I will not rush to save Li Li, but will go and chop Li Changan into pieces first!"

Zhan Doudou smiled and said, "Do you still remember the revenge for the medicine at the beginning of the year?"

Haitang Duoduo peeled the apple in her hand angrily, "I will never forget this!"

"Li Changan was only at the lower eighth rank at the beginning of the year. I heard that he will come to the Cloud Gate Poetry Festival in half a year. It is impossible for him to advance to the upper ninth rank in less than a year!"

"At that time, as long as he is weaker than me, this Saint Girl will definitely avenge the loss of the medicine!"

After saying this, Haitang Duoduo got angry and cut off the stem of the apple with a knife!
When Zhan Doudou saw the apple stalk cut off at the root, she suddenly felt worried for Li Changan.

When she learned that Li Changan was coming to the Yunmen Poetry Festival, the little idea that had just emerged in her mind was completely cut off along with the apple.

She thought about secretly asking Li Changan for sperm, giving birth to a child, and then pretending that the child was born by a concubine and would inherit her throne in the future.

This idea is extremely absurd, not to mention that Li Changan is a prince of an enemy country.

But Li Changan's reputation is too loud, and he is a master of poetry, calligraphy and painting, which few people can achieve throughout history.

In addition, Zhan Doudou is a die-hard fan of "Dream of Red Mansions". Although she is angry about Li Changan's infiltration into Northern Qi, she still admires his methods.

In Zhan Doudou's eyes, Li Changan is almost the best young man in the world. If she wants to implement this plan, she can't do without Haitang's cooperation and support.

However, seeing Haitang's attitude towards Li Changan, Zhan Doudou felt that it would be better for this idea to die in the womb.

Just as he was lost in thought, Haitang suddenly asked, "Any news about Pianpian? I wonder if he has fallen in love with Li Changan?"

Zhan Doudou frowned and said, "Little Sister-in-law, I'm sorry to tell you that the Imperial Sister has replied."

"She has already taken a fancy to Li Changan, and she doesn't even need to see the eldest prince of Nanqing anymore..."

Haitang's expression suddenly became complicated, one of disbelief, contempt and disgust.

"What happened to Pianpian? I talked to her all night before she left!"

"That rogue prince who visits brothels, writes erotic poems, and administers aphrodisiacs is absolutely unreliable!"

After saying a few words angrily, Haitang suddenly sighed helplessly.

"That rogue prince has a decent appearance and is also a good poet. It's normal for a simple girl like Pianpian to be deceived."

"What does the Nanqing royal family say?"

Zhan Doudou sneered twice and said, "Emperor Nanqing hopes that the imperial sister and the eldest prince will marry.

If you must marry Prince Yong, you can only be a concubine."

Upon hearing these words, Haitang, who had just calmed down for a while, exploded again.

"what?"

"Princess of Daqi, go and be someone else's concubine!"

"This is absolutely impossible!"

Zhan Doudou glanced at Haitang Duoduo secretly, and always felt that the one who was so angry should be her, the emperor.

"Little Sister, the Queen Mother is as angry as you are, so she will probably still choose the eldest prince."

"I know you are anxious, but please don't be anxious. Wait until the emperor returns to Shangjing City before discussing everything."

As the two were talking, a eunuch came with a message saying that the Queen Mother urgently summoned Zhan Doudou.

When the young emperor arrived at the imperial study, he found Uesugi Tora, who had been dismissed from his military power not long ago, standing in the room.

When the Queen Mother saw Zhan Doudou coming, she explained to her the purpose of Uesugi Tora's visit.

Uesugi Tora claimed that when he was fighting against Nanqing, he always felt that important military information had been leaked.

Later, after careful investigation, they finally discovered Yan Bingyun, Nanqing's secret agent lurking in Shangjing City.

This was of course an excuse. The information about Yan Bingyun was sold to Zhuang Mohan and Shang Shanhu by Li Yunrui.

"My son, Yan Bingyun is the son of Yan Ruohai, a veteran of the Nanqing Inspection Institute. He revealed a lot of information to Nanqing during the previous war."

"The general wants to exchange Yan Bingyun for Nan Qing in exchange for his adoptive father, Sean."

Zhan Doudou was so smart that he immediately understood what his mother meant.

Firstly, arresting Yan Bingyun would give them more bargaining chips in the negotiations, and the situation would be much more proactive. At least they could win back a lot of benefits.

Secondly, Uesugi Hu captured Yan Bingyun, so Uesugi Hu’s request to exchange for Sean must be met.

Thirdly, Sean is the former Wei spy chief. When he comes back, the already unstable Northern Qi government will become even more chaotic.

Therefore, Sean cannot return to Northern Qi alive, and we have to find an opportunity to kill Sean along the way!

"Mother, the general has worked hard and made great contributions. He is very perceptive and his filial piety deserves your understanding!"

"I think we can send a message to the delegation to exchange Yan Bingyun for Xiao En, and also Si Lili!"

"However, we must also ask Nanqing to give up the land it has occupied and provide compensation to the Daqi soldiers who died!"

After Zhan Doudou finished speaking, Uesugi Tora showed a look of joy. This great general who had lost his power did not even think about regaining his military power.

In his opinion, as long as Sean came back, he would sooner or later regain the initiative in the court.

Queen Mother Wei nodded in satisfaction. "Although the prince is usually naughty, what he said in this matter makes sense. Let's do it this way."

The news from Northern Qi spread back to Southern Qing, and the ruler and ministers of Southern Qing were shocked!
Finally, Emperor Qing gave the final instruction that the state would never be returned, but everything else could be discussed.

Therefore, the final result of the negotiations was that Northern Qi released Yan Bingyun and Southern Qing released Sean.

The land occupied by Nanqing would of course not be returned, and Si Lili could not be found. Beiqi received some compensation and a promise of peace.

Dongyi City presented an apology gift in a proper manner, and Nanqing certainly did not make things difficult for them, as it had nothing to do with them in the first place.

The development of this matter was in accordance with the plan of Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping, and all the mistakes were corrected.

Emperor Qing was delighted to see the result of the negotiation. "Send a message to the Ministry of Rites and the Qing Temple in Kyoto!"

"The battle of Qing and Qi has ended, and the world has regained peace, all thanks to the gods' blessing. I want to go to the Qing Temple to offer sacrifices and report to the gods!"

"Please ask the Northern Qi and Dongyi City envoys to offer sacrifices together and set up a vegetarian banquet in the outer hall of the Qing Temple. I want to practice this for the envoys of the two countries!"

Eunuch Hou was a little surprised when he heard the imperial edict. Although Nanqing also worshipped the temple, it was not as revered as Northern Qi.

Emperor Qing even said that the world's peace depended entirely on the protection of gods, which surprised Eunuch Hou.

But if the emperor’s thoughts were so easy to guess, they would not be so mysterious and awe-inspiring.

The three kingdoms all believed in the same temple, so it was completely reasonable to do so.

In the post house.

When Wei Bi, the envoy of Northern Qi, received the news, he was very happy.

“It is said that the southern barbarians do not respect God, but now it seems that is not entirely true.

Emperor Qing chose to hold the sacrifice ceremony in the Qing Temple, which was very sincere!"

"Notice to all members of the delegation: bathe and fast tonight, and enter the temple to offer sacrifices tomorrow!"

Late at night, Yun Zhilan sneaked into Zhuang Mohan's room.

"Mr. Yun, at the ceremonial banquet tomorrow, that will be the time for Tie Xiang to launch his attack."

Tie Xiang is Wang Xi, the pseudonym of Wang Shisanlang, the martial arts genius who wants to destroy Fan Xian this time.

Yun Zhilan said, "According to our plan, Emperor Qing will definitely not be able to openly cause trouble."

"After the matter is accomplished, I will personally take Junior Brother Wang out of Kyoto. I think Nanqing will be helpless."

Zhuang Mohan said, "It's just a normal competition. Nanqing has no reason to refuse."

"Fan Xian's life was not harmed, and Li Yunrui is there to deal with it. Don't worry, Mr. Yun."

Yun Zhilan frowned and said, "My master loves me very much, I just feel uneasy."

After seeing Yun Zhilan off, Zhuang Mohan took out another secret book.

"Alas... If it weren't for the urgent need to save people, I wouldn't want to harm young people."

In the same inn, Wei Bi was sleeping soundly in the largest room.

Having just bathed and fasted, he thought he could sleep until dawn.

However, while he was still dazed, a long sword suddenly appeared at his throat.

"Marquis Asshole, you secretly participated in the smuggling with the Nanqing inner treasury, and your pockets have become quite fatter."

"You don't want Queen Mother Wei to know about this, do you?"

(End of this chapter)