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Chapter 104 Is there such a person in Danzhou?

I have to say that the Fan Mansion is magnificent. Both the architecture and the courtyard are much more magnificent than Yun Ye’s Marquis Mansion!

As we walked further in, we saw that the courtyard gradually deepened, with rockery, grass, flowers and shallow water, and the scenery was quite elegant.

Along the way, we met many servants, including men, women, young and old, and their number was an order of magnitude more than that of the Yun Mansion.

Not only that, the area of ​​Fan Mansion is also extremely large. The inner courtyard alone is comparable to the entire Yun Mansion.

Kyoto is the capital of the emperor, and every inch of land is worth a lot of money. A mere Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is naturally not enough to own a mansion of such a large scale.

In fact, in addition to being the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Fan Jian was also the confidant of Emperor Qing when he was in hiding.

His mother was the wet nurse of Emperor Qing when he was young. Based on this relationship, he is also Emperor Qing's foster brother.

This shows how close the relationship between Fan Jian and Emperor Qing is.

He had great power in Kyoto and even had an elite army of the emperor at his disposal, which were the tiger guards responsible for protecting Fan Xian when he was later sent on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi.

Lin Yu followed Fan Xian to the inner courtyard. Before he even approached Fan Jian's study, he sensed at least three hidden auras.

If nothing unexpected happens, this is the tiger guard beside Fan Jian!

Lin Yu turned and looked at Fan Xian.

Fan Xian could also sense the breath of the Tiger Guards and naturally understood what Lin Yu meant.

"Don't worry about them."

Fan Xian whispered, "Those who can stay in the Fan Mansion are all Tiger Guards selected by my father. Although they are loyal to the emperor, they will never speak ill of my father behind his back."

Lin Yu nodded and soon followed Fan Xian to the outside of the study.

Fan Xian asked Lin Yu to wait outside the door while he knocked on the door and walked into the study.

In the study, a middle-aged man with a solemn face was sitting behind a desk, copying a calligraphy piece with a brush.

From the outside, Fan Jian's facial features are quite regular, and he has a four-inch beautiful beard on his chin, which is the favorite of high-ranking officials in Kyoto. It can be seen that he has a serious temperament and is not smiling.

Seeing Fan Xian return, Fan Jian frowned, lowered his eyelids, and said lightly:
"What's the matter?"

Fan Xian smiled and said, "A good friend from Danzhou is visiting and would like to stay at the Fan Mansion for a while."

After these words were spoken, Fan Jian frowned again, glanced at the tall figure reflected on the door, and said expressionlessly, "Is this the reason why you ran back to the Fan Mansion on the way to the banquet?"

As he spoke, he threw the brush in his hand down and said coldly: "Ridiculous!"

"He's just a white-clad man from Danzhou. In your heart, is he more important than the invitation from the Second Prince?"

Hearing this, Fan Xian's smile instantly disappeared, and he quickly said, "Hey, Dad, you can't say that casually—"

"I'm talking nonsense?" Fan Jian laughed in anger and interrupted him, "Yes, before the banquet, I did tell you not to take sides, but I didn't ask you to offend the Second Prince!"

"That's not what I meant..."

Fan Xian really wanted to remind his father not to offend Lin Yu, but it was not easy to reveal Lin Yu's identity directly. In the end, he could only sigh helplessly and choose to skip this topic.

"Dad, don't worry. Meeting Brother Lin is indeed my reason for coming home, but it's just one of the reasons!"

"……Yeah?"

Fan Jian calmed down a bit, sat down again, and said coldly, "In front of your friends, I'll save some face for you. Tell me, do you have any excuses?"

Fan Xian said casually, "Nothing much, just an assassination attempt on Niulan Street."

"what?!"

Fan Jian stood up suddenly and asked anxiously, "Did the assassin hurt you?"

This was the first time he showed concern in front of Fan Xian.

Fan Xian was startled at first, but then his heart warmed. He smiled and said, "Don't worry. My son is surrounded by many experts. How could a few assassins get close to him?"

Hearing this, Fan Jian fell silent, thinking of Fan Xian's three guards who were as powerful as monsters.

After a moment's thought, he said in a deep voice, "I won't ask you how the three of them became so strong, but you must tell me everything about the assassination!"

Fan Xian had this plan in mind, and immediately revealed the time and place of the assassination, as well as the identity of the assassin.

Fan Jian was angry at first, but as he listened, he calmed down and said expressionlessly:

"To kill you, they dispatched dozens of archers, a wind magician, two of Si Gu Jian's disciples, and Cheng Jushu, an eighth-rank horizontal training master from Northern Qi. That's a massive undertaking!"

"The person behind this who was able to transport this group of people into Kyoto must be very capable!"

As he spoke, he stared at Fan Xian and asked, "You also captured three alive?"

Fan Xian smiled and said, "I've brought it back to the Fan Mansion!"

"Very good!" Fan Jian's eyes flashed coldly, "Leave it to me!"

Fan Xian hesitated and said, "Once the Overwatch Council finds out, they should come and take the person away, right?"

Fan Jian said coldly, "Even if Chen Pingping comes, I have to interrogate him first!"

Fan Xian gave a thumbs-up: "As expected of you, you are indeed arrogant!"

"Stop smiling like that!" Fan Jian said unhappily, "You've been assassinated, and you haven't made any progress... Go back to your room first, I'll go and look into this matter, and I'll give you an explanation by tonight at the latest!" At the last moment, murderous intent flashed in Fan Jian's eyes, and he suddenly stood up and walked out of the study.

"Hey!"

Fan Xian quickly called out to Fan Jian, "Dad, Brother Lin's matter..."

"You make the decision yourself!"

Fan Jian walked out of the study without looking back.

Outside the study, Lin Yu, who had been watching the show, smiled and said, "I'm Lin Yu, nice to meet you, uncle."

Fan Jian hummed casually and had no intention of paying any attention to Fan Xian, his so-called good friend.

But the moment he saw Lin Yu, his extraordinary temperament made him stop subconsciously.

“…Are you from Danzhou?”

Fan Jian looked at Lin Yu suspiciously, as if it was hard to imagine that such a person could appear in the remote Danzhou.

But Danzhou is his hometown after all, and people always have a filter for their hometown.

Seeing Lin Yu nodded in agreement, Fan Jian did not doubt it, but asked another question.

"How about studying the classics?"

"It's ok."

"Judging from your demeanor, you look like a scholar. You must be here to take part in the imperial examination next year, right?"

Fan Jian looked at Lin Yu with admiration and said with satisfaction: "It's been a long time since I saw such a talented young man from Danzhou!"

"If you pass the imperial examination next spring, your uncle will transfer you to the Ministry of Revenue!"

As he spoke, he patted Lin Yu's shoulder and turned to walk towards the front yard.

Fan Xian watched in the study with trepidation. He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until Fan Jian left. He smiled wryly and said, "Brother Lin, don't mind. My father is just like that."

Lin Yu glanced at him and said, "When did I mind?"

Fan Xian said helplessly, "I'm just worried that he might offend you."

Lin Yu snorted lightly: "A villain's heart is like a gentleman's belly!"

Fan Xian rolled his eyes: "Yes, yes, I am a villain, and you are a gentleman..."

As they spoke, the two of them came to the corridor and walked along the corridor towards Fan Xian's room.

Lin Yu recalled the conversation between Fan Xian and his son and asked in a low voice, "I've already told you the general plot of Joy of Life, and you seem to have made some moves. Tell me, what are your thoughts?"

"What else can I think..."

Fan Xian's eyes turned cold: "Of course it's a rebellion!"

After saying that, he thought of Lin Yu's strength and quickly added: "I'm not talking about now!"

"At least we have to wait until Wan'er and I get married and take over the Supervisory Council and the Imperial Treasury before we can start preparing."

Lin Yu frowned and said, "I didn't urge you to rebel, why are you so excited?"

Fan Xian smiled awkwardly and didn't respond.

He knew that Lin Yu had told Su Haoming and Yun Ye that he would kill the emperor and let them sit on the throne, so he was worried that Lin Yu would directly rush into the palace and kill Emperor Qing for him.

"To be honest, the Qing Kingdom is pretty good now. The people have a good standard of living and they respect the Qing Emperor quite a bit."

"Under such circumstances, a direct rebellion will definitely not work, and I don't have the ability to take over such a huge country like Qing."

"So, I plan to first use the Overwatch Council and the Imperial Treasury to train myself and make a name for myself. When the time is right, I will reveal my identity as the emperor's illegitimate son and legitimately participate in the struggle for the throne."

Lin Yu was speechless and said, "Can the words illegitimate child and legitimate be put together?"

Fan Xian laughed and said, "As long as we kill Emperor Qing and all the princes, then it will naturally be justified!"

Lin Yu said with a sigh, "I didn't realize you were so cruel!"

Fan Xian shook his head and said, "That's all I can say, but when the time comes, I don't know what I'll do."

"Anyway, let's take it one step at a time. This assassination is my chance to seize control of the inner treasury!"

The predecessor of the Neiku was the Ye family business founded by Fan Xian’s mother Ye Qingmei. It was once the richest man in the world and had all the wealth in the world.

Later, after Ye Qingmei died, the business was taken over by the Qing royal family, renamed Neiku, and became the royal purse.

Today, the financial power of the inner treasury is controlled by the eldest princess Li Yunrui. Li Yunrui has never been married in her life, but she once had an affair with the current prime minister Lin Ruofu and gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, who is Fan Xian's fiancée Lin Wan'er.

Emperor Qing named Lin Wan'er a princess and announced that whoever could marry Lin Wan'er would be able to take over the financial power of the inner treasury.

According to the plot, this assassination was the work of Li Yunrui and the second prince in order to prevent Fan Xian from taking over the inner treasury.

Fan Xian laughed and said, "Emperor Qing has a strong desire for control. Some people didn't want me to take over the inner treasury, but he insisted on having me take over!"

"To be honest, Wan'er and I have already discussed it and decided to get married next month. I sent the set wedding date to the palace a while ago, but Emperor Qing didn't give me a definite answer. But this time, it's different!"

(End of this chapter)