Chapter 219 Wuzhu appears.

"And Li An's move was based on the letter that Fan Xian handed over to the Northern Qi envoys!"

Chen Pingping's thin and long lips opened and closed gently, looking a little cold and mean.

Shadow's eyebrows hidden under the mask curled up with some curiosity. He was rarely interested in listening to the lame man in front of him talking about topics that he didn't care about much in normal times.

I sneered in my heart. After all, all the people in power in this world are the same.

Emperor Qing was no different from his brother Si Gu Jian. They were both so mean and shameless!
"According to my calculations, the Ye family was not aware of all this and was like a fish waiting to be slaughtered on the chopping board. It was because of Li An's letter that the Northern Qi delegation was able to contact the Ye family!"

"This is also why the Northern Qi delegation and the Ye family acted like that yesterday."

Chen Pingping pushed the wheelchair around Chen Garden.

He seemed to be talking to himself, speaking to his shadow, but more so to himself, trying to find the truth in this unexpected turn of events.

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Let’s go back to a few days ago.

When Li An's letter arrived in the capital of Qing Kingdom via carrier pigeon, it was intercepted by the Supervisory Council before it could fly into the post station where the Northern Qi delegation was staying.

As the host and acting dean of a university, Fan Xian naturally received the secret letter first.

But when he opened the letters, he was surprised to find that there was a letter written in English, as if it was specially prepared for him, reflecting Ang Lee's confidence everywhere.

It seemed as if things would only go the way he wanted!
Fan Xian was very familiar with this foreign language in his previous life, so it was not difficult for him to read this letter. However, Li An's ability was limited, and the sentences on it were heavily machine-translated.
The letter said several things.

The first is the whole story of Ye Liuyun's entry into Qi, which is now in Li An's hands. Whether for Fan Xian's nominal apprentice Ye Ling'er or for himself, it is better to let the delegation succeed and bring Ye Liuyun back.

The second is that Emperor Qing will be assassinated in Xuankong Mountain, and by then not only Fan Xian but also Chen Pingping will be killed. This reminder is a personal favor.

The third thing is that Fan Xian still owes Li An a favor! With the favor of reminding Emperor Qing that he was going to be assassinated, Li An asked Fan Xian to help the Northern Qi delegation complete their mission. After that, the two of them were cleared!

As for the second letter, it was also wrapped and sealed in an envelope. Li An had already guessed that Fan Xian would open the outer shell of the first letter.

Fan Xian did not read the second letter. After a brief thought, he sneaked out of the mansion that night and personally handed the letter to Wei Hua, the chief envoy of the Northern Qi delegation.
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"I heard that Li An took action against the salt and iron merchants in Northern Qi?"

Chen Pingping seemed to have become more sunny after leaving office. Even his thoughts became more erratic. Perhaps it was because he had been with young people like Fan Xian for too long?

"Yes." Shadow was slightly startled, and a hint of smile appeared in his tone, "It's the same as you."

Many years ago, Chen Pingping used someone else's hand to kill a salt merchant.

The case was proven to be a solid case, and everyone thought it was done by the salt merchant's neighbor.

"There is no personal grudge here. It's just that the salt profits are not easy to be controlled by one person. Li An is more ruthless and ruthless than me!"

There was nothing to be dissatisfied about. The two were in different positions. Emperor Qing was a man of his own ideas, and he would not tolerate others having more opinions. Even someone as wise as Chen Pingping could only do so much.

"Fan Xian still needs to recuperate for a while. Please inform Yan Bingyun and ask him to arrange for someone to complete the transaction with Northern Qi and bring back Ye Liuyun. Don't forget to arrange two skilled people to keep an eye on the recent movements of the Northern Qi delegation. At least within this capital, we must have complete control over everything!"

The handover matters were the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple. Since Chen Pingping said that he wanted Yan Bingyun to arrange the personnel, it naturally meant that he wanted to let people from the Supervisory Council mix in.

Shadow responded coldly: "Nothing in this world can ever be completely controlled!"

After saying this, the shadow turned and left, leaving only the old lame man in the garden full of blooming flowers.

Chen Pingping narrowed his eyes and laughed. I wonder if Wuzhu is by Fan Xian's side? Why didn't Wuzhu show up when Fan Xian was seriously injured by Shadow?
Chen Pingping's mind was full of questions.

He could still confirm Wu Zhu's whereabouts before, but after Fan Xian returned from Northern Qi, he lost the ability to control everything.

Now that His Majesty has revealed the strength of a grandmaster, it seems that I have to make some changes to my plans!
What should I do to bring a surprising gift to His Majesty? Chen Pingping asked the young lady softly in his heart.

Ye Qingmei smiled at Chen Pingping without saying a word, only Chen Pingping clenched his hands tightly.
Chen Pingping came to his senses when the servants reported that Fan Xian had been transferred back to the Fan Mansion to recuperate and sent someone to deliver a letter to invite Chen Pingping to come to the mansion. Silently sighing that people always like to reminisce about the past when they get old, Chen Pingping took the thin blanket handed to him by the servants, covered his legs, and walked out of the mansion.

But just as he reached the door, the force of the servant behind him pushing the wheelchair disappeared.

Just as Chen Pingping was about to turn his head, an iron rod was pressed against his neck.

"Old fifth."

The young man with his eyes blindfolded by a black cloth behind the wheelchair did not respond. His right hand holding the iron bar was very steady, full of power without a trace of trembling.

His harmless look made it hard to believe that he could put an end to the wheelchair-bound King of the Night by simply pushing his right hand forward!
"I thought you were the one who cared about Fan Xian the most besides me."

"Of course I am!" Chen Pingping exhaled and said, "I admit that the previous assassin and the last eunuch appeared very suddenly and almost disrupted my plan."

"But the one who seriously injured Fan Xian was your man!"

"This was indeed my arrangement. I think Fan Jian also noticed it, but he didn't stop it!" Chen Pingping laughed, with a playful expression, "Fan Xian's protection was meritorious. Our Majesty was not hurt at all."

Wu Zhu turned his head and said coldly: "I don't hear much loyalty in your tone."

"None of this matters!"

Chen Pingping said seriously: "These are what Fan Xian must go through. They are hardships, but also training!"

"Train? Train to become your qualified successor?"

"Yes, this is all for Fan Xian's own good. I must hand over the young lady's things to Fan Xian intact!"

At this moment, there was a divine glow on Chen Pingping's face.

"I don't care about these." Wu Zhu tilted his head again, as if he was listening to the movements around him, and at the same time retracted his hand that was tightly holding the iron rod. "Whether Fan Xian wants to accept those is something he should consider. I only care about his safety!"

The two people represent two different attitudes towards Fan Xian.

Chen Pingping was helpless and gave a bitter smile.

He understood that no matter how he explained, Fan Xian was seriously injured and dying, and he also understood that there were some mistakes in the handling of this matter. However, Shadow was his man after all, and this trouble must be eliminated no matter what.

"This is also to eliminate the grudges in His Majesty's heart. From another perspective, it is also to protect his safety!"

Once and for all!
There are risks though!

　I would like to recommend a novel written by a friend, "Reborn as a Multi-Professional Player".

　　If you are interested, you can go and have a look, it’s an urban comedy.

(End of this chapter)