Chapter 116: Ask Yelu Xuan in surprise.

"Your Highness, why did you suddenly return to Kyoto?"

Chen Pingping asked with a smile, his voice sounding neither far nor near. He was very surprised that his Supervisory Council had not received any news about the eldest prince returning to the capital before, so he could imagine that this matter was not simple.

Li Chengzong's eyes lit up, and after glancing at Emperor Qing, he responded, "One is that I miss my mother. The New Year is coming, and I want to come back to visit her and show my filial piety. The other reason is that something serious has happened to Xihu."

Chen Pingping was about to ask a question, but was interrupted by Emperor Qing, who asked, "Have you gone to see your mother?"

"I've seen it before."

"Mother is still in good health, and she speaks with full energy and a loud voice." After saying this, Li Chengzong touched his nose embarrassedly.

Emperor Qing also nodded and smiled, with a kind face.

Looking at his eldest son, who looked most like himself when he was young, Emperor Qing felt a little regretful.

Back then, during his first northern expedition, he captured a prisoner from Dongyi City, Ning Cairen, the mother of the eldest prince. In that battle, he was seriously injured, and Ning Cairen took care of him and he recovered. After that, Li Chengzong was born. Unfortunately, Li Chengzong was not a direct descendant, and even his biological mother was only a talented person because of her family background, not even a noble concubine.

If Li Chengzong was born to the queen, he would actually be the best candidate for the throne.

"It's good to see it." Emperor Qing seemed to relax a little. He continued, "Have you seen your wife since you returned home?"

"This..." Li Chengzong looked embarrassed and said, "I'll go back to see my wife first."

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words were spoken, everyone present burst into laughter.

It turned out that the eldest prince was arranged to lead the army to conquer the Western Hu at a young age because of his family background. After returning to Beijing, he also served as the commander of the imperial guards and married the eldest princess of the Northern Qi Kingdom. Although the two were very happy and harmonious after marriage, and lamented that this political marriage was not bad, the eldest prince was strictly controlled by the Grand Duke of Northern Qi.

The rumor that he is henpecked is not groundless.

It seems that all men in this world are somewhat henpecked, such as Wang Qinian, Fan Xian, and even Emperor Qing and Ye Qingmei. I won't mention them here.

Emperor Qing nodded to dispel the awkward atmosphere, and said to Chen Pingping: "It was I who asked him to return to the capital."

"Tell us all about Xihu's strangeness."

"Yes." Li Chengzong clasped his fists and bowed to Emperor Qing, saying, "In the past, although I am not talented, I have suppressed the Western Hu army and prevented it from invading our territory for several years. However, this summer, the morale of the Western Hu army has been inexplicably high. Not only has the number of invasions increased, but the combat power has also become stronger. During the battle, I found that there are more high-quality fighters in the Western Hu army, and the military strength has become stronger."

"Since the incident was out of the ordinary, I sent people to investigate. Although many people were killed, I was able to find out a shocking secret!"

"Oh?" Chen Pingping was surprised when he heard this, but he did not interrupt the eldest prince's words and continued to listen very attentively.

Li Chengzong's face turned solemn, and he spoke out the secret in a deep voice: "A great master has emerged from the Western Hu! His name is - Yelu Xuan!"

"How could this be?"

Chen Pingping screamed in surprise. It would be fine for an ordinary person, but he was an insider and knew the origin of the Grand Master.

Countless years ago, the ninth rank of warriors was already the top. The human body has infinite potential, but it also has an upper limit. Yes, this statement is contradictory but true.

How can an ordinary person break through the limit so easily without external force?

Even if there is external help, if there is no method to force a breakthrough, the only thing that will come is death. There are countless examples of this throughout the dynasties!
All this changed after Ye Qingmei was born.

It was fine that Li An had appeared before, but now there was another Yelu Xuan? Not to mention the commoner who had fought a big battle outside the capital as reported by the Black Cavalry of the Overwatch Council.

Could it be that someone from the temple is walking in the world again?

Chen Pingping felt heavy-hearted. With so many variables, he had to be more cautious in his future actions. He asked, "Is this news accurate?" Li Chengzong nodded solemnly in response to the question.

The Supervisory Office under Chen Pingping's jurisdiction has the responsibility to supervise the whole world, not only Qing and Northern Qi, but also other countries. Although the influence in other countries is far less than that of these two countries, this matter is undoubtedly a serious dereliction of duty.

Chen Pingping turned his wheelchair to face Emperor Qing and lowered his head.

"I will die! I will send more people to find out the truth of this matter later!" Chen Pingping pleaded. Although he knew that the eldest prince was not making it up, otherwise why would His Majesty order him to return to Beijing secretly at this juncture?
Emperor Qing snorted coldly and said, "I have to punish you, but the punishment is not for not being able to find out about this in advance, but for not being able to change your mind!"

"You must not only send people to Xihujia, but also keep an eye on the northern barbarians even though they are far away!"

Emperor Qing stressed. He naturally understood that Xihu must have taken confidentiality measures regarding Yelu Xuan's promotion to Grandmaster, and it was reasonable that ordinary people could not find out about this news. But this did not prevent him from beating Chen Pingping.

As for the Nanzhao Kingdom, which was further south of the Qing Kingdom, Emperor Qing did not take it seriously.

Chen Pingping was startled and agreed to the deal.

During this time, his attention was focused on the country, so he neglected the outside world. He understood what Emperor Qing meant. Just because ordinary people could not detect the new Grand Master of Xihu, it did not mean that the Supervisory Council could not detect it.

Emperor Qing saw Chen Pingping's attitude change, and then he nodded. He turned to ask the eldest prince: "Besides Yelu Xuan, is there anyone else we need to pay attention to?"

The eldest prince Li Chengzong thought for a moment and then replied, "There is nothing wrong with the others, but according to the spies' report, Yelu Xuan has two more disciples. Their names are not known yet, but I think they are both at the ninth level. Now the two of them lead the right wing of the Western Hu, and Yelu Xuan has been appointed as the national teacher by the Western Hu."

At this time, Chen Pingping's forehead was slightly sweaty, and for the first time he secretly hated his legs for their inconvenience in walking.

He was about to say something else, but he saw Emperor Qing raised his chin slightly, changed the subject, and asked the Third Prince who had been standing aside for a long time but could not get a word in:

"Chengping, how are your studies these days?"

As Li Chengping's childish voice sounded, the atmosphere in the Tingchao Pavilion eased slightly. He replied, "Since Mr. Li An passed away, the current teachers are just so-so. Your son, your son, can't concentrate on the class."

It turned out that Li Chengping had been wearing ordinary clothes to attend classes at Luming Academy. Because he was young and rarely appeared in front of people, no one could find out his true identity after changing his name.

"Then let's change another group of gentlemen."

Emperor Qing came to the conclusion, and this was also the reason why he hated Li Ang.

If you want to teach well, then just teach well. Why do you have to use your divination skills to stir up trouble?

"What are Li An's disciples doing now?"

"The previous substitute teachers are still teaching. They are knowledgeable and the knowledge they teach is very new and interesting. But as for the others..." Li Chengping turned to look at Chen Pingping, "I don't know."

"Your Majesty," Chen Pingping continued, "The rest of Li An's disciples are now farming in the farms outside the city. I heard that they have a new kind of food that has a very high yield per mu!"

Emperor Qing smiled upon hearing this.

"They are all pillars. When they have achieved results, they will be rewarded." Emperor Qing asked Chen Pingping: "Have you ever had any contact with them?"

Chen Pingping shook his head and said, "I have tried to win over a few of them, but failed. Is that right?"

Emperor Qing remained silent and fell into deep thought. He turned his head and looked at the lake, wondering if this palace was really as bad as people said it was.

He shook his head. His vision and courage were not reflected in these external things.

"No need for that. No matter what they think or where they are, these grain crops can never be hidden. When I push them across the country, I will also give them a push!"

　Dear all, stop cursing, lower your IQ and just watch it.
　　Really
　　
　
(End of this chapter)