From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 28 Shocking Wisdom
Facing the somewhat irritated Chen Pingping, Li Chengqian remained unfazed. "This means you'll no longer be constrained by the court, and you can do whatever you want. Such immense power has been placed in the hands of the Supervisory Council, in the hands of President Chen. What has the President done? What has the Supervisory Council accomplished over the years? Besides arresting Sean, what else has it accomplished? I haven't heard of it, and neither have the court officials. I only vaguely heard that you and the Northern Qi Jinyiwei were locked in a fierce battle. Northern Qi Jinyiwei, haha, are you children? You're still playing house at your age?
Li Chengqian chuckled twice, as if he was extremely disdainful of the Jinyiwei of Northern Qi. "Alright, let's not talk about that. These are all issues related to your ability, and have nothing to do with being confused or not. I will now talk about your confusion."

Li Chengqian's eyes grew increasingly disdainful. "In today's world, Daqing is the center of the world, and it holds the orthodox position. Although we have many enemies, the Western Barbarians are not a force to be reckoned with. Let's not talk about them. Although the Dongyi can only defend themselves, Si Gu Jian, the dog guarding the house, is like a thorn in the side, and we have to guard against him. This has prevented Daqing from fully responding to Northern Qi. And Northern Qi, although it is now a country with a young ruler and a widowed mother, has had good fortune in recent years, with good weather and no major disasters. On the other hand, Daqing has suffered serious floods in the south, and there are a bunch of idiot officials who are messing around. But even so, Daqing is still the strongest in the world. You don't deny this, do you?"

"Of course." Chen Pingping nodded in agreement. Although Nanqing had indeed encountered some setbacks in recent years and had suffered many natural and man-made disasters, it had a solid foundation. In addition, Emperor Qing was not a mediocre ruler and was in his prime. Although the national fortune had been bumpy, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Nanqing was on the rise and its national strength was growing day by day. On the other hand, Northern Qi was in a state of uncertainty with a young ruler and the empress dowager in power. The country could only rely on the national fortune of recent years and the national teacher Ku He and Zhuang Hanmo to barely maintain itself. Ku He was a grandmaster and a religious leader who was good at rallying people's hearts, but he had no ability to govern the country.

As for the civil service system represented by Zhuang Hanmo, it suffered heavy losses after experiencing a turmoil, and it will take time to recover.

"The general trend of the world is that long periods of unity will inevitably lead to division, and long periods of division will inevitably lead to unity. This saying came from the tomb of Emperor Wenzong, but I think it is also very appropriate to apply to the present. Daqing is now the strongest and must shoulder the great task of unifying the world. The biggest stumbling blocks facing Daqing are Si Gu Jian, Ku He, and the orphan and widowed mother. Elder Fei of the Supervisory Council is the best in the world at using poison. Looking around the world, there is only one such person. Not only that, he is also a veteran of the Supervisory Council. Besides the tasks I just mentioned, what else can he be asked to do? Is this how you use people in the Supervisory Council? You let Elder Fei take on all kinds of random tasks. Dean Chen, are you jealous of his talent and afraid that he will threaten your position, so you use the excuse of a task to put him on the back burner?"

"Oh Li Mo, this skill of scapegoating is passed down from your Li family, right?"

Emperor Qing knew the situation inside the Supervisory Council, but others did not. Although he and Emperor Qing thought that Li Chengqian was talking nonsense, others would not think so. This was a reasonable speculation.

Chen Pingping's mouth twitched as he spoke, "Your Highness is right. However, this time, Fei Zhu's mission is extremely important and concerns the future of Qing."

"The future of Qing Kingdom?" Li Chengqian was stunned. "Isn't the future of Qing Kingdom me? You won't let Fei Jie poison me to death?" "Puff!" Fan Jian couldn't hold it back and chuckled. Although Lin Ruofu didn't make a sound, the corners of his mouth curled up.

He had disliked Chen Pingping for a long time, and seeing him being embarrassed by the prince's unreasonable behavior, he felt very happy.

"Cheng Qian, stop talking nonsense." Emperor Qing's expression became even more gloomy. I'm not dead yet.

"Well, let's not talk about that. Dean Chen, you just said that Director Fei's mission is very important, so let's talk about the importance of the mission. Auntie came to you to ask Director Fei to treat Chen'er, right?"

"Yes!"

"Huh?" Lin Ruofu, who was happily eating melon on the side, suddenly looked up, his eyes showing surprise, and his smile disappeared.

He doesn't know about this!
He didn't expect that the quarrel between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Chen Pingping had turned out to be here. Did he end up eating the melon himself?
He knew that Chen'er was sick and weak when he was born. He had invited countless famous doctors to treat Chen'er's illness and he had tried his best. However, because the root of the disease was brought from the womb, those famous doctors were helpless. He was also very worried about this!

What? Can this disease be cured?
The eldest princess also looked for Chen Pingping?
The eldest princess unexpectedly hit a snag!
There is also an important task!

Are you so disrespectful?
What kind of crappy mission is more important than my daughter!
You treat me as a dead person!
Suddenly, his gaze towards Chen Pingping turned unfriendly.

"Who is Chen'er? She is my aunt's only jewel, my grandmother's most beloved granddaughter. Even my father raises her as his own daughter, right, father?"

Facing Li Chengqian's sincere gaze, Emperor Qing felt a little annoyed, but he had to nod, "Chen'er is good, very well behaved."

"Look, right? We brothers, myself, the eldest brother, and the second brother, all treat Chen'er as our own sister. Seeing her suffer, we feel heartbroken." Li Chengqian said, "Speaking of missions, you can think of this time of treating Chen'er as a mission assigned to Fei Jie. Let me ask you, is this mission more important than the one he's currently carrying out?"

"Ah, this..." Can this be calculated like this?

If you count it that way, Fei Jie's mission is not necessarily less important to him than curing Chen'er!

But I can't say this here.

He had already felt Lin Ruofu's unfriendly gaze on him, and he believed that if he dared to speak out, Lin Ruofu would drown him with countless criticisms in the court tomorrow!

"Okay, speaking of importance, let me ask you, who is your aunt?"

"Your Highness the Princess."

"No, she's not only the eldest princess of Daqing, but also the head of the inner treasury. Why do you, the Supervisory Council, live so carefree, independent of the imperial court, without having to look at the faces of the six ministries, and even being able to obey them? Why? Isn't it all because of the silver in the inner treasury? Aunt works so hard outside to earn money to support you, but you're so happy to use her money, but you refuse to do anything when asked for a favor. Do you have any gratitude at all?"

"And Chen'er's terrible father." Li Chengqian changed the subject. Several people in the hall looked up at the same time, staring at him in shock. For the Kingdom of Qing, this was a taboo topic. The eldest princess got pregnant before marriage and gave birth to a baby!
This is a scandal, a huge scandal. They can’t even cover it up quickly enough. Can they talk about it publicly?

"Don't look at me like that. Whether it's nice or not, I wouldn't say it outside. But this isn't the outside world, and I don't think what's said here will get out." Li Chengqian glanced at everyone's faces with an indifferent expression. When he glanced at Lin Ruofu, he didn't stop, but his expression fell into his eyes, which was very interesting.

"I don't know who Chen'er's father is, but I think as the president of the Supervisory Council, you must know who Chen'er's biological father is. If you don't know, then you are derelict in your duty."

"I know this news, but..."

"Okay, stop making excuses. I didn't ask you that. I just asked you, is this person dead?"

"No."

"So how is he doing? Has it been affected by this incident?"

"Uh..." Chen Pingping glanced at Lin Ruofu from the corner of his eye and shook his head, "No, he's alive and well."

"He slept with the eldest princess of my Qing Kingdom, caused a death, and is still alive and well. This person must be no simple person, right?" After hearing this, Emperor Qing's face completely darkened. As for Lin Ruofu, he also practiced Qi cultivation well. Although nothing could be seen on the surface, the muscles on his face were twitching slightly, and sweat had unknowingly covered his forehead.

Fan Jian blinked his eyes, watching what was happening in the hall, and suddenly wanted to find a chair to sit down and have a cup of tea.

In the past ten years in the government, there has never been a day as happy as today.

"Of course, he's in a high position and has great power." Chen Pingping's lips curled up slightly. This time, he wanted to laugh again, but he held it back.

He was not quite used to the prince's unique way of expression, but it sounded quite interesting.

"So you are an old fool!" Li Chengqian looked at Chen Pingping's lips that were about to curl up, and this sentence brought his mood to the bottom, and his smile shifted again.

"Let Elder Fei treat Chen'er. If he truly heals him, you'll earn the favor of the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, the Princess, and us three brothers, as well as Chen'er's awful father. Is such a mission important to you and the Overwatch Council?"

"This……"

Chen Pingping's breath stagnated, and he answered with some difficulty, "It's important."

"Then compared to Mr. Fei's current mission, which one is more important? Which one is more cost-effective?"

"I also know that Chen'er's illness is mainly due to physical weakness brought on in the womb. The key is to regulate it. It's just that the level of those imperial doctors is not enough, and their attainments in using medicine are not deep, so they can't prescribe the right medicine. In fact, as long as the medicine is right, the rest is just regulation. When Mr. Fei treats Chen'er's illness, at most he just prescribes some regulating medicine, tells you some precautions, and teaches your aunt how to help Chen'er regulate his body. As long as he explains it in detail, your aunt will have no shortage of good doctors, and this kind of recuperation will naturally not bother Mr. Fei anymore. How much time and energy can it take? I don't care what Mr. Fei's task is. I just want to ask him if he can take some time to come back, complete this task, and then go back to continue?"

"Can you?"

The questioning is pressing step by step and the questions are bombarding.

Chen Pingping's face turned blue, his temples were wet with sweat, and his mouth was slightly open. For a moment, he didn't know how to fight back.

"Look at you. As the president of the Overwatch Council, you had the opportunity to do a big favor for your money, for the Empress Dowager, for our father, for us three brothers, and for Chen'er's miserable father who's nowhere to be found and might be able to help your Overwatch Council. How much good would this have done for the future of your Overwatch Council? Now, that favor is gone. Even if you invite Master Fei back to help Chen'er with his illness, it won't fall on you. Most of it will fall on me. Tell me, are you confused? Are you derelict in your duty?"

In the hall, for a moment, everyone was speechless and extremely quiet.

Everyone, including Emperor Qing, remained silent.

Of the five people present, three knew what Fei Jie was doing. Originally, they thought Li Chengqian was being unreasonable, and Emperor Qing was ready to teach him a lesson. However, after a barrage of questions hurled at Chen Pingping, even the two who knew the truth, after some mental evaluation, realized...

Damn, the prince is right!
This seems to be the truth!

It’s just a medical consultation and prescription, it won’t take much time!
Why are you being so pretentious, Chen Pingping? Just ask Fei Jie to come back. It won’t delay anything!
Can't Chen Pingping understand this logic?

No way?
That's Chen Pingping. He really can't figure out the interests involved and doesn't know how to weigh the pros and cons?
If that's the case, then he's serving as dean in vain.

He must have figured it out, but...

He didn't do it.

Ah, this...

Emperor Qing remained silent, Fan Jian seemed to be lost in thought, and Lin Ruofu had already begun thinking about how to rally his followers to fiercely attack Chen Pingping after returning. Even though he knew it was useless, at least he could vent his anger!
"Ugh!!"

Chen Pingping, who was in the wheelchair, sighed softly, raised his head, looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness is right. I have been misjudging this matter and am a little confused."

He admitted it, he admitted that he was getting old and confused!!
Li Chengqian was waiting for these words. He immediately stepped forward, clasped his fists towards Emperor Qing, and said, "Father, you see, Chen Pingping has indeed become senile and confused. The Supervisory Council is of great importance. I feel that he is no longer suitable for this position. We should choose someone more virtuous."

"Hmm?" Emperor Qing's brows jumped, and Lin Ruofu and Fan Jian were also startled. They looked at Li Chengqian who was standing respectfully and seriously in front of the hall, exchanged glances with each other, and then lowered their heads and said nothing, looking at their noses and their hearts.

"Choose someone else who is more virtuous?" Emperor Qing felt a sense of caution. "Who is more virtuous?"

"My son, the tutor Guo Guang... Guo Baokun, has incredible wisdom and can take on this important task!" Li Chengqian raised his head and said firmly.

The tutor Guo Baokun also has amazing wisdom!
Emperor Qing's face darkened violently. He grabbed the cup on the table and smashed it at Li Chengqian with a roar like thunder.

"Get out!"

(End of this chapter)