Fan Xian smiled. If the Eldest Princess, who lived in the palace, was in contact with Northern Qi, and the Emperor, who had countless spies under his command, knew nothing about it, it would be inexcusable. He sighed. "So I don't understand. Why did he let the Eldest Princess live in the palace and not go to his fief?"
"The Eldest Princess is the Empress Dowager's most beloved daughter. She is his sister, and he has nothing to fear."
"How do you think the Emperor will react after this?" Fan Xian trusted Wu Zhu's analytical skills.
"Immediately mobilize the Overwatch Council to eliminate the influence you have single-handedly created. Reward the Eldest Princess generously to prove the unity of the royal family. After things have calmed down, find a suitable opportunity to have the Eldest Princess return to her fief, Xinyang." Wu Zhu said coldly. "When rewarding the Eldest Princess, he will probably reward Princess Chen, and at the same time, promote you."
Fan Xian smiled bitterly. He knew that Wu Zhu was describing the possible truth, but it sounded like a cold joke.
"Why didn't the Emperor think of using my simple method to force the Eldest Princess out of the palace? If what you say is true, he already knew about the Eldest Princess' collusion with Northern Qi."
"First of all, your method is perverted. Second, he doesn't need to force his own sister out of the palace. He likes to wait for those who are hiding below the surface to surface, and then capture them all in one fell swoop. He is used to doing this sort of thing. "
Fan Xian could tell that Wu Zhu had great faith in the Emperor's abilities. His brows furrowed even tighter. Although the royal family were all heartless bastards, when comparing the two, the Emperor, whom he had met twice, was clearly gentler to him than the Eldest Princess. Thus, Fan Xian unconsciously began to worry about the rebellion that could happen in a few years.
"So by doing this, will we be able to alleviate the situation in the palace? The Eldest Princess should still have companions in the palace. "
"I will investigate," Wu Zhu said coldly.
Fan Xian thought for a moment, then decided to proceed with the plan. He smiled bitterly. "I must find a way to get the Eldest Princess away from the palace for a while. Otherwise, before the Emperor can capture them all in one fell swoop, I will become a ghost under their hands. The Emperor has the courage and strength to wait for them to make the first move, but we do not. "
If a power that dared to collude with a foreign country fell into some kind of fanatical mood to deal with Fan Xian, Fan Xian could only run behind Wu Zhu. Although traveling the world was Fan Xian's wish, he was not willing to pay the price at the moment.
"I'm going."
"Go." Fan Xian waved his right arm, feeling that he really did have the air of a young student leader.
In his previous life, he had seen many films about the War of Resistance against Japan. He felt that the Kingdom of Qing, in the darkness of night, was very much like Beiping, which had been occupied by the Japanese. He and Wu Zhu were the brave students who fought against the invaders, carefully distributing leaflets in the darkness, calling on the people of the Kingdom of Qing to rise up against their shameless rulers.
He smiled and lay back on the bed. The box was just sitting there under the bed. He was not worried at all. After Wu Zhu lost his memory in this aspect, he was the only one in this world who knew how to open the box.
After falling into a deep sleep, he had an incomparably sweet dream. In the early autumn, there was a great snowfall in the capital. The Eldest Princess shyly boarded the carriage and resentfully turned her head to look at the imperial city before leaving the world she lived in.
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In the beginning of autumn in September, there really was a heavy snowfall in Jingdou. The white flyers that filled the sky were like snowflakes, falling everywhere in Jingdou, especially near the Imperial College and the Imperial Library. At that time, the sky was just beginning to brighten. The students and commoners who had just woken up in the morning picked up these unfamiliar pieces of paper.
This was the first time in the land of the Kingdom of Qing that a flyer battle had occurred.
But Fan Xian had still overestimated the passion of the people of the Kingdom of Qing and underestimated the ability of the Overwatch Council and the Six Ministries to control the situation. In just four hours, all of the flyers in the capital had been collected into the Fang Yamen by Tianhe Road.
Not a single person dared to leave a flyer behind. Although the commoners rarely had any dealings with the Overwatch Council, they were afraid of the Council's fierce reputation, and no one was willing to gamble with their lives.
The Imperial College reacted quickly. That day, they requested an edict to begin the autumn examinations early.
Within half a day, all sorts of measures were taken, and the situation was finally under control. But rumors did not need wings to fly, nor did they need air to breathe. They had long since spread through the streets and alleys of Jingdou. When people went out, they would often look at each other. The look in their eyes no longer said, "Have you eaten?", but rather, "Have you seen it?"
The reputation of the Eldest Princess in the capital of the Kingdom of Qing had never been good. After all, she was in her thirties and still unmarried. This in itself was quite strange.
So although the commoners did not completely believe the accusations on the flyer about the Eldest Princess' illicit relations with a foreign country, they still thought it was groundless and not without reason. The logic of the neighbors and aunties was even simpler: if she was so old and still unmarried, she was definitely not a good woman.
This was the first time the royal family of the Kingdom of Qing had faced such a situation, and they could not help but feel nervous. Although the Overwatch Council's measures were effective, the palace was still in a state of panic. The palace maids and eunuchs deliberately lowered their voices as they walked. It was said that the Emperor had lost his temper in the royal study, and the empress dowager had gone to Guangxin Palace. After a few slaps, the Eldest Princess had cried for a long time.
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Inside the Overwatch Council's room, there was an awkward silence. The heads of the eight bureaus were all looking up. Chen Pingping sat in his wheelchair, pulling at the few strands of beard on his chin. He looked at the flyer and laughed strangely.
Sir Chen could laugh, but the heads below him did not dare to laugh. Everyone knew what was written on that flyer.
"Tell me, how much of what is written on this paper is true?" Chen Pingping finally suppressed the joy in his heart and looked at his subordinates.
The first to bear the brunt was, of course, the head of the Eighth Bureau. All of the literary products in the capital were now under the control of him and the related departments of the Ministry of Education. Such a big event had happened in the capital today, and he had long been scared out of his wits. Without answering the Director's question, he rushed to report first. "The paper is from Xishan Paper Workshop, which is under the control of the palace treasury. The ink is from Wansong Hall. That family has no background. "
Chen Pingping frowned and looked at him. "I only asked if it was true," he reprimanded. "I didn't ask you who wrote it."
The head of the Eighth Bureau wiped the sweat from his forehead and carefully replied, "Slandering the Princess, talking nonsense about national affairs, and stirring up trouble. Naturally, none of it is true."
Chen Pingping smiled, but it was a cold smile. The window was still blocked by the black cloth, so the part of his wheelchair looked cold. "Is it all fake?"
The flyer said that the Eldest Princess had a secret agreement with Northern Qi to hand over Yan Bingyun, the head spy of the Qing Kingdom in Northern Qi, to them. Yan Ruohai, the head of the Fourth Bureau, frowned. "The matter of Yan Bingyun must have been leaked by someone in the court, and it must be of a very high rank. But if it was the Eldest Princess, I really do not understand how this would benefit her. "
"This flyer says that a few nights ago, Zhuang Mohan and the Eldest Princess met privately in Guangxin Palace," Chen Pingping said, feigning carelessness.
Yan Ruohai shook his head. "Master Zhuang was invited to live in the palace by the Empress Dowager. This cannot be used as evidence."
Chen Pingping looked at him with admiration. "Bingyun was imprisoned in the north, and yet you can still calmly analyze the situation. Not bad." He suddenly said in a low voice, "But... if there is a target to be suspected, then we should be suspicious. Do not forget, I am only loyal to His Majesty and the royal family, not to anyone else in the royal family."
His eyes calmly looked at the person sitting in the back. That person was the head of the First Bureau of the Overwatch Council, Zhu Ge. He was in charge of monitoring the officials in the court, and was the most powerful person in the Eight Bureau of the Overwatch Council.
Zhu Ge nodded and frowned. "There are only five people in total who know about the matter of Yan Bingyun, including me and Chief Yan. If the Eldest Princess is related to this matter, then where did she get the information?"
Chen Pingping continued to look at him quietly. The other seven high officials in the room gradually felt the strange atmosphere solidify.
After a long silence, Zhu Ge remained calm, occasionally frowning. It seemed that if what was written on the paper was true, then where did the Eldest Princess get the information? But the head of the Eighth Bureau, sitting next to him, clearly saw a drop of sweat trickle down from his temple.
Chen Pingping continued to look at him calmly.
...
...
Zhu Ge frowned and suddenly said, "Sir, why do you suspect me?"
Finally, when he opened his mouth, Chen Pingping slowly closed his eyes and said lightly, "Because you are very stupid."
"Why can't it be Yan Ruohai? Examples of people selling their children for glory are not uncommon in this world. " From the day Zhu Ge learned that Yan Bingyun had been captured, he knew that something was going to happen to him. He laughed bitterly and looked at Yan Ruohai.
"You are the head of the First Bureau, and Fei Jie is old. If I step back, it should be you who takes over the Council." Chen Pingping closed his eyes and said calmly, "Unfortunately, you know that I have other plans, so you are not satisfied. They allowed you the power of the Overwatch Council in the future … according to the Emperor's intentions, this interesting matter could still be watched for a while, but I did not think that this morning's snowflakes would tear open everything ahead of time. "
Chen Pingping lightly said, "So the Council can only deal with it ahead of time."
"Thank you, Sir, for your help." Zhu Ge knew that if the Emperor personally dealt with this matter, what awaited him would certainly be even more tragic. His throat gurgled, and he breathed heavily with some difficulty.
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