Chapter 9 The counterattack begins!

"Your Highness."

Three hundred Luowang assassins stood in front of Li Chengze and bowed to him.

Li Chengze looked at the people in front of him and nodded.

The rewards given by this system are also related to the sign-in location.

Before, he signed in at the bookstore and was rewarded with the poisonous scholar Jia Xu, because he was a strategist himself, and naturally his knowledge was related to books.

At this moment, the reward for signing in at the "Zuixianlou" is three hundred Luowang assassins, and this is because Si Lili is a secret agent of Northern Qi.

That's what happened.

Thinking of this, Li Chengze said to Jia Xu beside him:

"Wenhe, from now on, all these Luowang death warriors will be mobilized by you."

"I don't care what method you use, you must let them hide secretly in Qing Kingdom in the shortest possible time."

"From the imperial court to the wealthy and common people, there must be people from Luowang."

Jia Xu put away the white feather fan in his hand, bowed and said: "Please rest assured, my lord, just leave this matter to me."

Li Chengze nodded and said, "Okay, it's almost time now, let's go back home."

"Yes." Jia Xu nodded in agreement, turned around and gave a wink to the Luowang soldiers behind him.

Everyone understood what he meant and immediately retreated, disappearing into the night.

……

The next morning.

The originally peaceful and tranquil city of Kyoto was in uproar throughout the literary world.

A poem about musical instruments came out last night and directly surpassed all the great literary scholars of the time.

Even the poems that were previously regarded as masterpieces pale in comparison to this one.

Of course, the most unexpected thing is that the person who wrote this poem is actually the second prince of His Majesty.

For a time, the entire city of Kyoto was promoting this famous poem.

at the same time.

Qing Kingdom, Imperial Palace.

In a secret hall somewhere, Emperor Qing sat at the table, holding a sharpened piece of iron in both hands and rubbing it repeatedly on the whetstone.

In front of him stood a middle-aged eunuch, saying something with a smile.

"Your Majesty, today the Second Prince is enjoying great success in the literary world of Kyoto. I wonder how many scholars and students are amazed by the poems and essays he has written."

"Even those highly learned scholars think that the Second Prince is a genius in poetry and prose."

At this time, Emperor Qing rubbed the iron block a few times, then put it in front of his eyes to check. Feeling that it did not meet the requirements, he continued to put it on the whetstone and polish it repeatedly.

Then, he said, "The second son has good literary talent, it's natural, he's very much like his mother."

"If he were just a child from an ordinary family, he would definitely achieve great accomplishments in the literary world if he was nurtured in the future."

"Unfortunately, he is not!"

The middle-aged eunuch knew what Emperor Qing meant, so he nodded and said, "Your Majesty is absolutely right."

At this time, Emperor Qing said again: "As a prince, your fate has been determined since birth. It cannot be changed just because someone wants to."

Then, he raised the iron block in his hand and said, "Just like the iron block in my hand, if it wants to become a weapon, it must be repeatedly polished on a whetstone to remove the impurities in it. Only then will what is left be a sharp weapon."

“It’s the same with humans!”

"If you want to become a qualified emperor, in addition to being excellent, the most important thing is to hone yourself, otherwise you will not be able to achieve great things!"

Having said that, Emperor Qing said no more and continued to polish the iron in his hand.

The middle-aged eunuch looked at Emperor Qing busying himself and seemed to be thinking about something.

He has followed Emperor Qing since he was a child, and he knows Emperor Qing very well. He can also guess a little about his thoughts.

Your Majesty's words just now have made it very clear that no matter how outstanding the Second Prince is, he will still be a prince in the future.

Because His Majesty would never choose the second prince as the crown prince from the beginning to the end. Perhaps his future fate was determined from the day he was born.

Become the prince's whetstone!
To repeatedly train the prince and help him grow.

In fact, there is another important reason why Your Majesty did not choose the Second Prince as the Crown Prince, which is that his mother's family is too powerful.

The second prince's mother, Concubine Shu, came from the Ming family in Jiangnan, who controlled enormous wealth.

If the Second Prince succeeds to the throne in the future, the power of his mother's family may have too great an impact on the country's political power, which is what Your Majesty least wants to see.

But the prince is different. Not only is he born of the same sex, his mother is the queen. His maternal relatives have all been killed by His Majesty, so there is no need to worry about any maternal relatives interfering in state affairs.

That's why His Majesty said just now that no matter how outstanding the Second Prince is, he is still a prince, and he can only be a prince. Thinking of this, the middle-aged eunuch waited respectfully on the side, watching Emperor Qing busy all the time.

……

East Palace, study.

Crown Prince Li Chengqian, dressed in a golden robe, was holding a newly written poem in his hand and looking through it carefully.

Soon, Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Second brother is indeed talented. He can write such an excellent poem."

"If it were me, I probably wouldn't be able to come up with it even if I racked my brains."

"I think if we look at the entire Qing Kingdom..."

"No, even if we include the Northern Qi Dynasty, we can't find anyone who can write such poetry."

"It's really good."

next second.

The smile on Li Chengqian's face disappeared instantly. He crumpled the piece of paper with the poem written on it into a ball and then shouted coldly:
"Talent is useless. You will still fall into my hands in the future."

"Just wait and see. I will be the one who laughs last."

……

Here, after waking up, Li Chengze washed and changed his clothes with the help of his maid Xiaotao, and then went to the hall to eat.

After he finished his meal, he would walk in the yard and take a walk to eat.

Soon, Jia Xu walked quickly from outside the door and stopped in front of Li Chengze.

"Lord."

Jia Xu bowed and said.

Li Chengze nodded: "How is the arrangement going?"

Jia Xu said: "It has been arranged. I believe it won't be long before there will be Luowang's death squads in every place in the entire Qing Kingdom."

"Very good." Li Chengze said: "However, you must be more careful. If you really can't sneak in, withdraw your people immediately. You must not reveal your identity in advance."

"Especially the Inspection Bureau, you must be more careful."

Jia Xu cupped his hands and said, "Please rest assured, my lord. I know what to do with this matter, and there will be absolutely no accidents."

After hearing Jia Xu's words, Li Chengze nodded again. He was naturally very confident in his way of doing things.

"Oh, right." Li Chengze suddenly thought of something and said, "Wenhe, select a few Luowang assassins who are highly skilled in martial arts and very smart, and send them to Danzhou to monitor a man named 'Fan Xian'."

"Fan Xian?" Jia Xu pondered, "My lord, do we just need surveillance? Do we need..."

Li Chengze waved his hand and said, "You don't have to do anything, just keep an eye on him in Danzhou."

"Report to me all his actions at any time."

According to the original novel's plot, Fan Xian would have another year to arrive in Kyoto.

Therefore, he had to arrange everything before Fan Xian came to Kyoto.

Otherwise, his ending in the future will most likely be the same as in the original book.

After all, he is the protagonist of the book, and with good luck, anything can happen.

"Okay, I'll send someone over now." Jia Xu nodded in agreement and was about to turn around and leave.

"Wait!" Li Chengze thought of something and reached out to stop Jia Xu: "Send a soldier to the Zuixianlou to find Si Lili and discuss cooperation with her."

"This person is a spy from Northern Qi, he won't refuse."

Jia Xu was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is Si Lili a spy from Northern Qi?"

"My lord, is this true?"

Li Chengze nodded and said, "It's absolutely true. You just need to send someone over."

"I want to use Si Lili's identity to contact Bei Qi behind her."

What is Qing Kingdom?
In the future he will conquer a vast territory!

In addition to Northern Qi and Southern Qing, even Dongyi City and Western Hu will be taken into account.

By then, there will only be one country in the entire world!
"Understood. I'll be there right away." Jia Xu nodded in agreement and turned to leave.

When Li Chengze saw Jia Xu leaving, he sneered in his heart.

"Crown Prince, Emperor Qing, and Li Yunrui, you must be ready."

"My counterattack is about to begin!"

(End of this chapter)