From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 44 Thinking about retreating
At night, the moonlight is hazy, covering the sky and the earth like a veil.

Outside the main hall, Guo Baokun watched an unfamiliar person push Li Chengqian's wheelchair out. His eyes were filled with clear stupidity and a hint of curiosity. He asked, "Your Highness, what are you doing...?"

It was only a quarter of an hour from the time Li Chengqian entered the hall to the time he left. Was the New Year's Day banquet in the hall over?

Isn't this too fast?

Or did the prince suddenly leave because he was unwell?

"This is Li Mingchuan from the Supervisory Council, but he is now the Eastern Palace Secretary. Li Mingchuan, this is my tutor Guo Baokun, a man of great talent and intelligence, with the potential to be a good general."

"Ah, this, Your Highness, is too kind." Guo Baokun was very happy to hear the words "a good general" and showed an embarrassed smile.

Li Mingchuan, who was completely awakened by the cold wind outside the hall, was also a little confused.

what?
The appearance of a good general?

Isn’t it said that there is amazing wisdom?

"Okay, let's go back." Li Chengqian interrupted Guo Baokun, "Many people can't sleep tonight."

"Yes!"

Guo Baokun decisively shut his mouth. Having been with Li Chengqian for such a long time, he had some understanding of the character of this eccentric prince. When he didn't want to talk, talking to him would only make him bored.

East Palace
Compared to the past few months, it's eerily quiet now.

Ever since Li Chengqian was injured, the atmosphere in the Eastern Palace has changed. No matter whether it is the eunuchs, palace maids, or guards, their voices have become much softer when they walk or talk, as if they are afraid that any noise they make will anger the prince with a leg disease.

In the entire East Palace, apart from the prince who was unable to walk, only Guo Baokun, Qin Yuan, Gui Zitian and Mao Qiwu were doing fine.

Guo Baokun is a brainless person who always follows Li Chengqian's lead. Gui Zitian is immersed in his own research and seems to have a blind trust in Li Chengqian and does not care about other things. As for Qin Ye, it can be said that he has both. Next to Li Chengqian, he represents the Qin family. No matter what Li Chengqian's future is like, he has been bound to Li Chengqian and seems to have a blind trust in Li Chengqian.

These people were not affected by Li Chengqian's injury.

Li Mingchuan pushed Li Chengqian into the Eastern Palace. Li Chengqian asked Guo Baokun to take him to get familiar with the place and to come to work on time the next day. Then he sent the two away and entered the bedroom in his wheelchair.

Ever since the prince was injured, he seemed to have suffered some kind of blow. He liked to stay alone in the room and even refused to let his personal maid in to serve him. He had become accustomed to it.

The huge bedroom was warm like spring, which was like two different worlds compared to the cold outside.

Li Chengqian let out a long sigh and began to criticize himself.

"Today, I was a little excited and got a little carried away!"

Thinking about what happened in the hall today, Li Chengqian shook his head helplessly. There was nothing he could do. That was just his personality. He was narrow-minded, vindictive, sharp-tongued, and easily carried away by success.

How do you say that?

The son is Zhongshan Wolf, and he is mad when he is successful.

He also has a bit of the Zhongshan wolf in him.

Once you are proud, it is easy to lose your composure.

Of course, he also had reasons to be proud.

He pressed the mechanism of the wheelchair, and the wheelchair began to move slowly to the secret room of the bedroom. He closed the door of the secret room, looked at the empty secret room, smiled, gently supported himself with his hands, and stood up.

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boom!
Inside the palace, Linhu Hall
Emperor Qing kicked over the table in front of him, and there was a loud bang, with pieces of debris all over the floor.

Several eunuchs and palace maids stood cautiously in the hall, not daring to make a sound, for fear that they would be dragged down and beaten to death if they made the slightest sound.

Chen Pingping and Fan Jian lowered their heads, their hearts trembling.

After following Emperor Qing for so long, they knew very well that this gentleman's defense was really broken.

Over the years, this gentleman seemed to be wearing a mask on his face, which became thicker and thicker as time went by. It was already difficult for them to discern and guess what he was thinking. It had been a long time since they had seen this gentleman truly lose his composure.

But today, they can be sure that Emperor Qing has lost his composure.

The sentence "The prince is often ill, you should encourage him" is too destructive.

"How dare he, how dare he, this bastard, this bastard, I will destroy him, I will destroy him..."

The roar was like thunder, heard from far away——

If Li Chengqian were here, he would definitely laugh and scold him, calling him incompetent and furious.

"What do you say?"

After a fit of rage, Emperor Qing gradually calmed down.

A pair of eyes, like an eagle, looked at Chen Pingping and Fan Jian. Chen Pingping felt the emperor's intimidating gaze and sighed softly, "Your Majesty, now is not the time."

"It's not the right time. This bastard has put all the blame on me. Isn't it the right time? Fan Jian, tell me!"

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty..." Fan Jian's face was in pain. He kept saying this for a long time before he raised his head hesitantly and said, "How about, how about we do as Your Majesty wishes?"

Emperor Qing paused, looked at the two people with their heads bowed below, and sat back down.

"Do you think Cheng Qian's leg can recover?"

"Your Highness is blessed by heaven and will surely recover." Chen Pingping bowed slightly, but his voice was firm.

"Didn't the imperial physician say that the recovery was going well?"

"The imperial physician hasn't been to the Eastern Palace for three months. That idiot said he was a genius, his medical skills surpassed the imperial physician's, and there was no need to bother the idiots in the Imperial Hospital. Those were his exact words."

The prince is frivolous!!

A sentence flashed through the minds of Chen Pingping and Fan Jian almost at the same time.

Emperor Qing looked at the two of them and shook his head helplessly.

Over the years, these two old friends have become more and more slick. Time really can change everything!

"Chen Pingping, Northern Qi's spies in Kyoto have been quite active recently. You've been slacking off."

"I am aware of my guilt."

"I don't want to hear about the activities of these Northern Qi spies these days. Let's clean up Kyoto."

"Yes!"

"Fan Jian."

"The minister is here."

"Have you received any letter from Danzhou?"

"The letters come often, and everything is fine." Fan Jiandao.

"Okay, that's all for today." Emperor Qing rubbed his eyebrows and waved his hand to signal the two to leave.

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京都
Nanyuan Avenue
Yan Mansion
The residence of Yan Xingshu, a veteran of three dynasties and the current Minister of Personnel

It was late at night, and the courtyard was dark. Groups of guards, holding torches and wearing swords at their waists, were patrolling the mansion.

In the study, Yan Xingshu looked a little tired. He sat on the armchair and rubbed his brows with a headache.

Gu Qing, who was standing by, immediately stepped forward and offered a cup of tea. "Teacher, have some tea and take a rest."

"Hmm!" Yan Xingshu nodded, picked up the teacup and took a sip. He let out a long breath and leaned back on the armchair. "Gu Qing, did you see anything in this big show tonight?"

"This……"

Gu Qing pondered for a moment and said, "My disciple is dull. From today's scene, I feel that His Majesty has no intention of deposing the Crown Prince for the time being."

"Hmm?" Yan Xingshu raised his head, glanced at Gu Qing, and said with a somewhat dissatisfied tone, "Is that all?"

"The Crown Prince and Dean Chen are indeed at odds. Furthermore, the Second Prince's power has grown tremendously over the past six months. I'm afraid the Crown Prince will cause trouble for him."

"The prince has already caused him a lot of trouble. Haha, amazing, amazing! In one word, he killed without shedding blood."

"Yes, the prince is ill, you should encourage him. If this word gets out, Kyoto will be bustling with activity tomorrow. However, the prince is a bit too bold."

"Our prince, despite his young age, has a mind as deep as the sea and a courage as big as the sky. He must not be taken lightly."

"Then our next step..."

"It's better to be still than to move. Let's wait and see." Yan Xingshu shook his head and said to Gu Qing, "Do you know who Li Mingchuan belongs to?"

"It's definitely not one of ours." Gu Qing shook his head. "Li Mingchuan has always been a low-key person in the Censorate and doesn't like to make friends. His behavior today is really hard to understand."

"I've told you before, whether you're an official or a human being, you must think twice before acting. Think of danger, think of retreat, think of change. The court is treacherous and unpredictable, but except for the few rookies who just came up, everyone thinks twice before acting. Li Mingchuan's actions today show that someone is thinking of retreating."

"Who?"

"Queen!"

(End of this chapter)