From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 165 Waiting for a Natural Disaster

"Temple Messenger?!"

In the palace, Linhu Palace
When Emperor Qing saw the man in plain clothes lying silently on the ground, his expression was very interesting.

The temple messenger landed from the south, committed a series of bloody murders, and killed the Governor of Yuezhou. This was a case supervised by the Ministry of Justice of Qing State, and he judged the identity of the temple messenger from the case materials.

He was also very clear that every temple messenger had the combat power of a grandmaster. It was for this reason that he asked Mao Qiwu to go. On the one hand, he wanted to test the attitude of the Eastern Palace, and on the other hand, he wanted to trim the branches of the Eastern Palace.

After all, there is a grandmaster, four ninth-rank officials, plus one ninth-rank official and Qin Yuan's eighth-rank imperial guards.

With this kind of strength, he could definitely create a Xuanwu Gate in Northern Qi. Although he is a grandmaster, his hidden strength in the palace may not be comparable to that of the Eastern Palace.

This is too unbalanced, or even completely out of balance.

So he sent Qin Yuan away through Yan Xiaoyi, disbanded the imperial guards under Qin Yuan, and replaced them with a new batch of imperial guards. Then he let Mao Qiwu investigate the serial murders in the south, and used the temple messenger to get rid of Mao Qiwu and cut off the arm of the East Palace. Only in this way could he completely let go of his worries.

He was confident that in this world, he and Master Sanshi of Qing Temple were the only ones who knew the secret of the temple messenger.

Mao Qiwu is of the ninth rank, and when he encounters a master-level temple messenger, even if he doesn't die, he will definitely be seriously injured.

But who would have thought?

Mao Qiwu was fine, and the temple lay upright in the Linhu Hall.

This……

He thought of a terrible possibility and looked up at Li Chengqian.

"I've always been a meticulous person. Qi Wu is my trusted and beloved general. Although he's a Ninth Rank expert, there are many experts in this world. Who knows if this is a trap for him? So I told him that if he finds the murderer, don't arrest him right away. Observe him first. If you can deal with him, then deal with him. If not, lure him to Kyoto and I'll take action myself."

"You took action?!"

"What else?!" Li Chengqian smiled. "I never thought that besides the four great masters, there are other master-level fighters in this world. Fortunately, Qi Wu was obedient, otherwise, he would be gone now."

"Where are the five Maoqi people?!"

"He managed to bring me here with all his might, but now he's lying dead in the East Palace," Li Chengqian said with a smile. "He's almost dead now, and can't come to Linhu Palace to report. I beg your forgiveness, father."

Emperor Qing stared at Li Chengqian's eyes, as if he wanted to see something from his eyes, but he was disappointed. Li Chengqian's eyes showed a clear innocence as if he had never suffered the beatings of society, and there was no sign of anything unusual.

"Mao Qiwu has worked hard and made great contributions this time. What do you think we should reward him with?!"

"This is Father's business. I have a request."

"What request?!"

"This body belongs to me."

"What do you want a corpse for?!"

"It's the body of a master, and also the first body of a master in the world. It's worth collecting." Li Chengqian said with a smile.

“Is it just a collection?!”

"Of course I am useful." Li Chengqian said.

"Alright, you killed him, so the body belongs to you." Emperor Qing looked at him for a moment, then said, "Let's leave this matter at that. Also, the matter of the East Palace Secretary has been a commotion for quite some time. Do you have a candidate?"

"Why, has this matter reached Father?!"

"Not really. Many people came to me to test it out, and some couldn't wait any longer."

"I'm afraid there are also people who sit back and relax, right?!"

"None of the old guys are moving."

"These people are used to letting others charge in. They hide behind and observe the wind direction, waiting for the opportunity. I don't need people like this."

"They all hold high positions of power. You can't just say you don't want them."

"It's good to be in a high position and have great power, but those in high positions and powerful positions are all very old and won't be able to see me rise to the top." Li Chengqian said, "Now I just need to keep an eye on those who may become powerful in the future, for example, that Gu Qing!" "Gu Qing? Ha, it's been so many years, and you still remember him, isn't that too petty?!"

"Before, when we were in Guangning Palace, I wanted to depose him. I didn't expect him to have such a good character. He actually turned a disaster into a blessing. Old man Chen Bo saw him as his successor. Now he's hooking up with University Scholar Shu and has become the spokesperson for Qishan Academy in the court. He has a bright future!"

"This person's abilities are quite good. I intend to let him gain some experience as an assistant minister."

"You can decide on this matter." Li Chengqian said with a smile, "However, I already have a candidate for the position of East Palace Secretary."

"Oh, who?!"

"Yan Bingyun," Li Chengqian said, "In Northern Qi, he proved his ability and loyalty. The Eastern Palace needs someone like him."

"Yan Bingyun." Emperor Qing raised his head and paced back and forth a few times. "Isn't he too young?!"

"Li Mingchuan is old, so I let him out. He's young and can endure it better. After all, the East Palace is the East Palace, not Chengtian Palace. There's not so much to do."

"You're not young anymore, and you're hiding in the East Palace all day long. Don't you want to come out and do something?!"

"I've already done a lot, Father," Li Chengqian said. "Let's not talk about anything else, but the Ministry of Justice has helped dispel a lot of the bad smell in the court!"

"Guo Baokun is a capable person, but he's too capable. Now he has the First and Fourth Divisions under his purview. It seems he's planning some kind of rectification movement, and it's all on Lin Ruofu's shoulders. You have to take care of him."

"Lin Ruofu is a useful person, but he shouldn't go too far in some things. He went too far in the Spring Examination and squeezed out other people's places. Naturally, some people were dissatisfied and exposed the matter. What can Guo Baokun do? He can't just do nothing, right?!"

"Alright, alright, I get what you mean. I'll let Lin Ruofu handle this matter. Also, the rules of the Spring Examination really need to be changed. This time, it wasn't just Lin Ruofu who interfered, there are others as well, and they need to be punished as well."

"Okay, I'll tell him."

"Also, Chengning is coming back soon, so you should be more restrained and don't cause any more trouble."

"How could that be? Big brother and I are family, how could there be any trouble?" Li Chengqian said with a smile, "Big brother is back, I'm so happy!"

"Also, please help him persuade the situation in the northwest. He has done a good job in the northwest, but the Western Hu have been destroyed. They won't cause any trouble in the next twenty years. It's time to refocus his attention."

"Are you referring to my elder brother building a city in the northwest?!"

"Yes, it's too desolate there. Even if the city is built successfully, it won't be easy to develop it, let alone contain the Western Hu. The cost is too high and the benefits are not much. He is taking it for granted."

"Big brother might have his own thoughts on this matter," Li Chengqian said. "I'll ask him when he comes back. Oh, and it seems Northern Qi has also reached an agreement. After Big brother comes back, we can get married, right?"

"Yes, she's not young anymore, it's time for her to get married. The eldest princess of Northern Qi is just the right person." Emperor Qing nodded, a hint of a smile flashing across his face. "Chengning is married, and next, it's Chengze's turn. Now that we have an agreement with Northern Qi, we can finally have some peace and quiet."

"That's not necessarily true, Father!" Li Chengqian was startled by Emperor Qing's words and said quickly, "You can't slack off now!"

"What? Are you going to continue fighting?" Emperor Qing frowned slightly. He didn't like Li Chengqian's tone. What did he mean by "I can't slack off"?

It makes me angry just listening to it!

So his tone became a little stiff.

"We need time to digest the newly acquired territory, and the court is also in chaos, so it will take time to stabilize."

"I know that stability is good, but we can't stop the offensive against Northern Qi. We can slow down the military, but we must intensify our infiltration of the economy."

"You mean Neiku?!"

"Yes, Neiku."

"I was just about to ask you, what are you and Yun Rui thinking? Other things are fine, but you even gave fine iron to Northern Qi. Aren't you afraid of aiding the enemy?"

"We have been carefully controlling the amount of smuggled refined iron. Our goal is to destroy all the major iron smelting workshops in Northern Qi. The refined iron smuggled into Northern Qi is not enough to arm many soldiers. Besides that, it is best to stop all small moves against Northern Qi, paralyze them, and let them relax their vigilance. Everything else depends on the actions of the inner treasury and wait for the opportunity."

"What time."

"A natural disaster!" Li Chengqian raised his head, his eyes stern. "What Northern Qi and we both lack right now is a natural disaster."

(End of this chapter)