Chapter 307 Emperor Qing discusses the princes.

"I wouldn't be surprised even if you asked about the eldest prince."

Emperor Qing looked at Chen Pingping with a half-smile, and Chen Pingping just looked back calmly.

The two looked at each other for a long time. After a moment, they couldn't help but burst into laughter. Their laughter was so hearty and enjoyable.

At first, the palace maids and eunuchs in the distance only knew that His Majesty was discussing important matters with Dean Chen, but they didn't know what they were talking about. You know, His Majesty didn't see outsiders today, and only Dean Chen was accompanying him in the palace.

While lamenting the importance of Dean Chen in His Majesty's heart, he was also speaking up for Fan Xian.

Master Fan returned to Kyoto today but was not summoned by His Majesty. Normally, Master Fan was the best to the eunuchs and maids in the palace. He was not only humble and polite, but also often rewarded them.

The square in front of the Tai Chi Hall was still too empty, and the laughter of the two filled the air and echoed everywhere, making the servants who had focused their attention on the two of them frightened!
The laughter gradually died down, and only His Majesty's loud voice could be heard faintly: "Fan Xian, of course, is the most suitable one!"

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"You old dog, do you think I don't know what you're thinking?"

"There is no doubt that his character and methods are indeed the most suitable person to sit in that position, but I have never considered him!"

Chen Pingping remained silent. He knew that it was Miss that was restraining Fan Xian.
The emperor dislikes the Heavenly Veins. They believe that they are the ones who will overthrow the regime.
Chen Pingping could understand the purpose of the Emperor using this method of raising poisonous insects to train a successor. After all, the world today is different from any time before. It is difficult to sit on that throne, and it is even more difficult to control the world!
Unless you can kill, kill, kill all the way!

But it is impossible to kill all the people in the world, so naturally, no one will be at peace.

The princes competed for the throne, and whoever won would own the world. It was just like what Emperor Qing did back then, except his method was not glorious - assassination.

"As an emperor, you cannot be cold-blooded and ruthless. On the contrary, you cannot be sentimental!" Emperor Qing said word by word, "You have been with me for many years, so you naturally understand that if you are ruthless, you will be violent and the world will be in chaos! If you are sentimental, you will lose your authority and the world will be in chaos even faster!"

"I have ambitions to unify the world."

"But who can inherit the responsibility of such an extraordinary achievement?"

"Initially, I valued the second son the most. At first, his strength was not as good as Cheng Qian's, but he still fought back and forth with Cheng Qian, and even had the upper hand for a while! But later, he gradually disappointed me! He used affection to disguise his ruthlessness, which was to be indifferent to everything around him and look at the outside world with an even eye. If he sat on this throne, he would definitely be a benevolent monarch, but none of my sons could survive!"

This is the disadvantage of raising Gu. The original intention of the method is not important, but the process is very important.

People's fights cannot be stopped at a certain point, and it is inevitable that hostility will arise.

You are strong and he is weak, until all the anger is directed at one person and the other person retreats out of cowardice - the second prince is the one that the anger is directed at.

While Chen Pingping understood and was disdainful of all this, how could Emperor Qing not understand it as well?

"As for the boss, I like him very much."

"He places too much emphasis on feelings. Before, Fan Xian's mother had done a favor to his mother, so he supported Fan Xian wholeheartedly in his fight against the crown prince and the second son, regardless of the outside world. Although his methods were concealed, they still exposed his true nature! Such a person can love his soldiers like his own sons on the battlefield and become a good general, but in this struggle for the throne, he will only fall into an irretrievable situation!"

"It is precisely because of my love for him that I will not allow him to get involved."

Chen Pingping was silent. Your Majesty didn't even mention his bloodline from Dongyi City!
However, Emperor Qing seemed to have guessed Chen Pingping's thoughts, and changed the subject, saying: "If, in the future, a war breaks out between our dynasty and Dongyi City, and the boss becomes the owner of this position, can he be ruthless enough to kill people in Dongyi City? If he is asked to massacre Dongyi City with blood, can he do it?"

The answer is already known.

The eldest prince couldn't do it, so he could only escape.

Perhaps, deep down in his heart, the eldest prince had never thought of sitting on this throne. "If he can do it, then he will be the future master of this world!" Emperor Qing knew very well that when a person rejected something, even if he forced it on the other person, the other person might not resist for a while, but over time, a greater conflict would break out.

Chen Pingping sighed again. Tonight in the palace, the dean seemed to sigh more than ever before.

"He can also be ruled out." Emperor Qing smiled, "Fortunately, I still have time. Although the third child is young, I can still observe him for a few more years."

From beginning to end, Emperor Qing never mentioned Fan Xian.

Perhaps, he felt that Fan Xian had all the advantages and disadvantages of everyone!

"You love Fan Xian so much, why don't you try to persuade me?"

Emperor Qing's gaze shifted downwards again, and he looked at Chen Pingping with a strange look in his eyes. He said with a half-smile, "Fan Xian does have no status, but you should know that status can be resolved with just a word from me."

There are only a few people who know Fan Xian’s life experience, and those people will all die!

And the empress dowager in the palace is one of them!
"Hehe." Chen Pingping said with a fake smile: "I still won't persuade you."

"I do love Fan Xian, but I just hope he can be safe and happy. Although I don't get along with Fan Jian, I don't want to see his family and Liu family suffer because of this."

This is the emperor.
Neither of them knew that this might be their last heart-to-heart talk.

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At the gate of the Privy Council, when the officials who stayed behind saw the round object falling from the opened carriage, their faces turned very ugly!
The bloodstains could not be covered up after all, not to mention the pungent smell.

Human heads piled up here.

The transport carriage slowly left.

An unknown staff member of the Overwatch Council said in a loud voice: "The heads of those who attacked our Councilor are all here. The Lord has something for me to bring to you. Be prepared to explain. He will come to pick it up on a certain day!"

After saying that, he slowly left without looking back.

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Today's banquet at the Second Prince's residence was only halfway through when Miss Sang Wen, the top performer at Baoyue Tower, slowly came out.

Now, all the people in Baoyue Tower belonged to Fan Xian, but Li Chengze, as the owner of this place, still invited him to perform songs for everyone.

"It's a rare opportunity for all of you to be here today. It would be rather dull without some entertainment. And since Miss Sang Wen entered Baoyue Tower, we have no more good fortune to listen to music. We have to listen to heavenly music!"

When Fan Xian saw Sang Wen appear, he looked a little surprised, obviously he had not expected this scene.

Sang Wen, who was standing at the entrance of the hall, spotted Fan Xian in the crowd at a glance, smiled slightly, and then, after greeting all the officials present, he bowed slightly towards the hall, wanting to go down to get the zither.

Unexpectedly, Fan Xian called out to him:
"No need. Master Sang Wen is not performing for the public now. He is only playing for the dean in Chen Garden."

No one corrected Fan Xian's address to Chen Pingping.

Under the gaze of everyone, Fan Xian continued to do his own thing, but in private, he shook the hand of his wife Lin Wan'er.

Sang Wen is now a member of the Supervisory Council. She not only manages Baoyue Tower for Fan Xian, but also does intelligence gathering. However, she forgot that Fan Xian hates to have his people serve irrelevant outsiders.

Because Fan Xian himself doesn't like to serve others.
(End of this chapter)