From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 102 It’s time to show real skills
Early morning, East Palace

Li Chengqian drank tea under the grape trellis and chatted with Ye Ling'er about interesting things in Beijing.

These few months have been the most comfortable days for him since he traveled through time.

He married two wives, both of whom were very beautiful. He also reached a new tacit understanding with the old man. He didn't ask much about the affairs of the court, and the old man didn't think of causing trouble for him. He had nothing to do all day long and did whatever he wanted. He wouldn't trade this kind of life for a god!
"Your Highness, Prince Jing is here." Mao Qiwu's movements are now more graceful and silent.

Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows, threw the remaining half of the peach on the plate, took the white towel from Ye Ling'er's hand and wiped it, and said with a smile, "You came quite quickly, I can't refuse Uncle Wang's face."

After saying that, he stood up and said to Ye Ling'er and Fan Ruoruo, "You guys continue chatting. I'm going to go meet Uncle Jing."

East Palace, Chengqing Hall
Prince Jing Li Zhi, who looked like an old farmer, was wearing formal court robes and drinking tea quietly.

Beside his legs was Li Hongcheng, who was covered in wounds and barely breathing. It was obvious that this prince had been severely beaten by his father.

"Uncle Prince Jing, why did you come in person? What a rare guest, what a rare guest!!"

Li Chengqian walked quickly from outside the hall with a smile on his face.

"I've met the prince."

"Oh, Uncle Wang, you're cursing me." Li Chengqian quickly stepped forward, holding Li Zhi, who was about to salute, and helped him to his seat. He did not take the main seat, but sat next to Li Zhi. He glanced at Li Hongcheng, who was lying on the ground groaning, and said helplessly, "Uncle Wang, are you here today because of what happened last night?"

"Alas, our family is unfortunate to have such a rebellious son. I have brought him here today and you can deal with him as you please." Li Zhi sighed and kicked Li Hongcheng at his feet, not caring at all that this guy was his biological son and was already dying.

"He is our brother, and he was just talking nonsense after drinking. You have helped me vent my anger. What is there to punish him for?" Li Chengqian said with a smile.

The assassination on Niulan Street last night was one thing, and Li Hongcheng going crazy after drinking and insulting him as the crown prince was another.

Now, the two things are mixed together and cannot be separated.

He glanced at Li Hongcheng lying on the ground. Li Hongcheng was also staring at him hatefully, and he couldn't help cursing in his heart.

What a loser you are. You can't even be a bootlicker. You're not even as good as Feiyangyang. And you even dare to curse me in your heart.

He immediately smiled and said, "Uncle Wang, I really didn't know Hongcheng had this idea. If I knew, I would definitely discuss it with him."

"Why do you care about him? With his current appearance, how can he be worthy of Miss Fan? Just dream on." Prince Jing kicked Li Hongcheng again and cursed.

"Uncle Wang, there's something I'm not clear on." Li Chengqian glanced at Li Hongcheng and said, "It's said that you and Lord Fan have a good relationship, and that your two families are very close. Is that true?"

"That's true. Fan Jian was your majesty's tutor back then. I've had a good relationship with them since I was a child." Prince Jing smiled, touching the short beard on his chin.

"Then I don't understand. Hongcheng is not young anymore. If he likes Ruoruo, why didn't he propose marriage earlier? Even if Ruoruo is young, he can still get engaged." Li Chengqian looked puzzled. "You have such a good relationship with Lord Fan. I think Lord Fan won't refuse, right?"

"Ah, this—" Prince Jing paused stroking his beard, his mind spinning. Suddenly, he jumped up and kicked Li Hongcheng desperately on the ground. "Yeah, why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had told me earlier, I would have proposed marriage. Ruoruo would have been my daughter-in-law. You didn't tell me earlier, and now you're going crazy, I'll kick you to death, you bastard."

Li Hongcheng's eyes on the ground turned red, his head was buzzing, and a sentence kept echoing in his head.

Why don't you propose marriage? You can get engaged first!

……

"Okay, okay, Uncle Wang, don't do this. If you continue like this, Hongcheng will really have to go out lying down." Li Chengqian pretended to pull Prince Jing a few times. When he had finished venting, he exerted force and pulled Prince Jing aside.

"Uncle Wang, Hongcheng is seriously injured. I think we should send him back first. If you have anything to say, please tell me. As long as I can do it for you, I will definitely do it for you."

Perhaps he was tired from kicking, Prince Jing took a few breaths, nodded, grabbed the teacup on the table and drank it down in one gulp.

Li Chengqian raised his hand, and several eunuchs immediately ran in and carried away the unconscious Li Hongcheng.

The two sat down again, and Prince Jing sighed, "Your Majesty is indeed amazing. All the sons he gave birth to are top-notch. Look at my son, he's as stupid as a pig, and he wants to learn to be a fox."

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Hongcheng was also used as a pawn. What happened last night should have nothing to do with him." "It's easy to say, but people have to believe it." Prince Jing sighed. What a sin he had committed. He gave birth to such a son, who ran to be used as a pawn by others, forcing him, an old man who was about to be buried, to run to his nephew to beg for mercy. He had never been so embarrassed in his life.

"Whether others believe it or not is irrelevant, as long as the emperor believes it," Li Chengqian said. "Also, we need to close the case as soon as possible and provide a conclusion. This will reduce a lot of discussion. However, I'm afraid you, Uncle Wang, will have to go to Lord Fan in person."

"Yeah, because of this incident, I'm embarrassed to come to your house." Prince Jing said with a wry smile.

"There's nothing I can do about it. In my opinion, no matter how embarrassed I am, I still have to go. After all, he is your son, your own, don't you agree?"

"I'm going to beat him up again when I get back." Prince Jing stood up and said goodbye angrily.

"As expected of Uncle Wang, no wonder he lives so freely and clearly!"

Li Chengqian smiled and sighed.

After sending Prince Jing away, Li Chengqian turned to Mao Qiwu and asked, "You went to Changxin Palace, cut off someone's financial resources, and killed their parents. The salt merchants of Northern Qi have been driven crazy by my aunt. Don't let anything happen to her."

"Yes." Mao Qiwu's eyes flashed a few times, his body swayed, and he disappeared without a trace like a gust of breeze.

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The story about the assassin of the Minister of Revenue's son at Niulan Street by the Northern Qi assassin did not become a hot topic. What became a hot topic was the Prince of Jing cursing the Crown Prince for stealing his love at Yishiju.

By noon, rumors were spreading among the people that the Crown Prince's concubine, Fan Ruoruo, had had an affair with Prince Jing before her marriage. This rumor, combined with the long-standing relationship between Prince Jing's Mansion and the Fan Mansion, led many people to believe it.

Then, no more...

That afternoon, Qin Yuan, the deputy commander of the palace guards and commander of the Eastern Palace guards, led the Black Cavalry to surround the Bishan Poetry Society, a famous poetry society in Kyoto.

More than twenty black cavalrymen rushed in and killed all the students who were reciting poems and writing couplets inside.

Qin Yuan used a gun to pick up the body of Ji Hao, a talented man in Kyoto, the president of the Bishan Poetry Society, and a student of the Imperial College. He paraded the body all the way to the gate of the Imperial College and smashed Ji Hao's body hard on the stone lion. The blood and internal organs were all over the stone lion, and then he walked away.

The Imperial College was in an uproar, and Kyoto was in an uproar!
What is Taixue? It is the country's highest institution for cultivating talents. The students there are either extremely talented or have extraordinary status. They have never seen such a bloody scene and such brutal means.

Later, I found out that the scandal about the Crown Prince's concubine Fan Ruoruo first came from the Biyin Mountain Society, so this report came out.

But so what?
Flies don't bite seamless eggs. If you, Fan Ruoruo, hadn't been promiscuous before marriage, how could such a scandal have spread?
In this situation, shouldn't your Fan family submit a letter of apology? How could you commit such a cruel act?

Oh, the murder was committed by the prince?
So what? Even the prince can’t do it.

The situation took a turn for the worse.

At dusk that day, a large number of students from the Imperial College spontaneously ran to the gate of the palace and knelt. When night fell, more and more people were kneeling in the square in front of the palace. It was a spectacular sight and attracted a large number of people from Kyoto to watch. For a time, even the road into the palace was blocked.

Inside the Eastern Palace, Li Mingchuan was so anxious that sweat broke out on his head. He begged for an audience at the gate of Chengqing Palace for a long time and finally met the prince.

"Your Highness, something terrible has happened. It's really terrible." Seeing Li Chengqian, he rushed to him impatiently, "You must think of a solution. This time, things have really gotten out of hand!"

Although he had served as the Eastern Palace Chancellor for many years, he was born into a traditional scholar family after all. It was normal for him to be at a loss when encountering such things.

"Calm down, how many people are kneeling outside the palace now?" Li Chengqian waved his hand to comfort him.

Li Mingchuan felt that he had seen it wrong. Why did the prince seem a little excited?

"When I arrived, there were already more than 2,000 people kneeling there." Li Mingchuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, you can't blame the Imperial College for making a fuss. It's really that the prince's methods were too violent, so violent that it is unacceptable. He even threw the corpses on the stone lions at the gate of the Imperial College. He didn't take the Imperial College seriously at all. How could he tolerate this?

"The Imperial Academy has a total of 5,000 people, and it's not far from the Imperial Palace. We've given them half an hour, and 2,000 of them have knelt. That's enough. We won't get any more people if we wait any longer." Li Chengqian wiped his sleeves, a mysterious smile flashing across his face. "It's time to show off our real skills."

(End of this chapter)