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Chapter 71 Lao Deng’s secret plan to attack Chencang!

Ye Zheng sighed softly, and gradually put away the unnecessary emotions on his face, leaving only solemnity. He shook his head and said, "I regard her as my sweetheart."

Fan Xian looked into Ye Zheng's eyes with scrutiny...

After a while, he looked away and said, "You should be thankful that I am not a talkative person. There are some things that I didn't tell Ruoruo at all."

Ye Zheng understood what he meant, but said, "My uncle is just like my eldest uncle, he has a noble character and is a role model for us to look up to."

Fan Xian was stunned.

It's not because of his praise, but...

Yes, he could see it, so why couldn't his father understand it?

Is it true, as Chen Pingping said, that his father never does business at a loss?

Ye Family...

Could it be that it was not as difficult as he thought?

He was unsure for a moment.

Seeing him frowning in deep thought, Ye Zheng guessed what he was thinking, and without explaining, he asked, "Brother, if there is nothing else, I'm going to eat soup noodles."

"Now that you are no longer an official, you are living a very leisurely life." Fan Xian seemed to be in a bad mood, as if he had suffered some setback.

Ye Zheng smiled and glanced past him towards the kitchen, where the young lady was still busy.

Well, he was in a good mood, so he felt sorry for his elder uncle for once.

"My brother, your enemies, get out of Kyoto. You will marry Sister Wan'er soon and be in charge of the inner treasury and the Inspection Office. You will have a successful love and career. Why are you so resentful?" He said with a smile.

"If I hesitated for a moment today, love would be gone." Fan Xian complained speechlessly.

Even though he didn't tell the details, Ye Zheng knew a thing or two.

"Forget it. There's nothing wrong with telling you. The imperial edict will be announced to the world soon. His Majesty wants me to be the envoy and go to Northern Qi to bring back Yan Bingyun." Fan Xian said sullenly.

"That's great! Everything goes well. My uncle will have another piece of experience on his resume, which will be of great help in his future promotion." Ye Zheng complimented.

Fan Xian glanced at him, "Do you think I can't hear the sarcasm in your words?"

Ye Zheng chuckled twice and didn't respond.

After his uncle calmed down, he bowed deeply and said, "I haven't thanked you for your help regarding the Imperial Study."

"Shall I give you one too?" Fan Xian smiled, as if he was in a better mood when he mentioned Li Yunrui, who had successfully driven him out of Kyoto. He sighed and said, "The result now is the same as I expected. His Majesty only issued an edict to reprimand her, and the charge of treason and collusion was not implemented. Your plan has failed."

"Brother, my plan failed, but my plan was not to convict the princess of treason."

As soon as Ye Zheng said this, Fan Xian reacted immediately.

"Yes, yes, I almost forgot." He said repeatedly.

The brother-in-law's goal is to use the impeachment of Li Yunrui to force the Ye family to leave Kyoto.

pity…

"You have offended the eldest princess because of this, and you have suffered a lot." Fan Xian's words were not a sarcasm, but a reminder.

Hmm... reminding them that they have a common enemy in the future, right?

Ye Zheng glanced at him unhappily and said, "I helped you many times. The princess was afraid of my uncle and didn't dare to kill me. But she is not a generous person and she kept doing small things behind my back. Fortunately, she was reprimanded this time."

"I have never thought of convicting the princess of a crime. Your Majesty still cares about the dignity of the royal family. It is the dignity of the royal family."

Fan Xian immediately understood this emphasis.

The higher your status, the more affected you will be.

The charge of treason against the eldest princess was not proven, so the reputation of the royal family was not damaged.

But she was indeed reprimanded. Who in the court didn't know that Ye Zheng had made an impeachment suggestion at the court meeting that day? How could they forget why she was reprimanded?

The effect was not immediate, but slowly eroded her reputation.

With less fame, the awe in people's hearts is naturally gone. Who would still regard her as the eldest princess she once was?
"So, I still owe you?" he teased.

"If you feel guilty, you can make it up to me when you have the chance."

"You are so shameless. How much firepower have I blocked for you? His Majesty was dumbfounded when he saw the confession and testimony I presented. Do you know that?"

"Your Majesty should be surprised that your own Inspection Bureau asked Li Yunrui to intervene so deeply. What does this have to do with the evidence?"

"You...Anyway, we are even now. You said so yourself."

"... "

"What are you arguing about? Come and have some soup noodles. Brother, I made some extra. You can have some too." Fan Ruoruo's call interrupted the two of them.

When he returned to the kitchen, he saw a small bowl and a large bowl on the stove, and he was chilled. "Brother, you are not hungry, I ate it all." Ye Zheng said immediately.

"Okay, okay, you've eaten it all." Fan Xian waved his hands speechlessly, looked at Fan Ruoruo, and said, "I'll go back first."

When Fan Ruoruo bowed slightly, she said to Ye Zheng, "Come back tomorrow and we have something to talk about."

Ye Zheng slurped a mouthful of soup cake, not caring whether it was hot or not, and swallowed it directly, saying, "It's not about the wedding, I won't talk about it."

"You..." The young lady glared at him with a string of knives in her eyes.

The uncle turned around and took the small bowl of soup noodles away, and gave him a cold look at the boy.

"Look at you, you should talk to me nicely in the future."

Fan Ruoruo took out a handkerchief and handed it to him.

"I'm really hungry." After taking the young lady's handkerchief and wiping his mouth, Ye Zheng said, "He's in a bad mood. It has nothing to do with me."

"Why are you in a bad mood?"

"Maybe his mother-in-law left Beijing, and he was worried."

Young lady, "…"

……

next day
imperial study room

Fan Jian walked steadily and his face was calm.

Emperor Qing was a little unsure.

The imperial decree appointing Fan Xian as the chief envoy to Northern Qi has been issued.

Look at the old man's expression...

Aren’t you here for Fan Xian?
"What's the matter?" No matter how much he was thinking in his mind, he would not show it on his face.

Fan Jian saluted, "Your Majesty, Northern Qi is an enemy country after all, and it is dangerous to send an envoy to such a dangerous place..."

Emperor Qing was speechless, why was it still the same?

"Minister Lu has retired and returned to his hometown. You will take over the position of Minister of Revenue." He interrupted.

"Your Majesty, I am on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi..."

"Do you want to disregard the laws of the court? Fan Xian is still young, it would be good for him to hone his skills more, as he will have to shoulder important responsibilities in the future."

"Your Majesty, I want to say..."

"Give this secret decree to your son-in-law."

Emperor Qing pointed to the two imperial edicts on the horizontal table, one large and one small. He thought the large one was the one promoting him to the Minister of Revenue.

"Your Majesty, Fan Xian's mission to Northern Qi is a dangerous one. I will have my personal guards escort him north."

Emperor Qing, "..."

Lao Deng reacted quickly and said, "This won't happen again."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Fan Jian stepped forward and took away the two imperial edicts. When he was about to leave, Emperor Qing spoke again, "Please help me pass a message to Ye Zheng."

After putting away the imperial edict, Fan Jian hurriedly bowed.

"With your poetic talent, it would be a shame if you don't try for the imperial examination next year."

Didn’t Zheng’er say that he had some business to go out on?
Fan Jian was puzzled, but replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."

……

Yefu
flower hall
A secret decree is not an imperial edict, so there is no need to set up an incense table and burn incense.

Fan Jian relayed Lao Deng's words to Ye Zheng, who was stunned.

Why are you so optimistic about him taking the imperial examination?
What's the situation with the imperial examination in Daqing? Don't you have any idea?

He spread out the imperial edict and looked at it, and a look of understanding appeared on his face.

Old Taishan asked him to take the imperial examination because he really cared about his future.

Old Deng...

He wants him to escape secretly!

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