Chapter 303 (1/2)
Qin Heng was a s man in his 30's, could be chosen as an adviser to take part in the official business discussions led by the Grand Chancellor His achieve to do with his father who held a prominent position in military As such, he stood up calreat prince and Fan Xian, saying, ”I really need to use the washroom; please continue the conversation without , and quickly walked away at a very steady pace He did not show any obvious signs of anxiety, but left the hall as fast as the wind, rushi+ng to the washroouided by the servant in Chen Garden
Fan could not help but laugh, the situation re that happened before to the Commandant of Justice, who came to make trouble for hi fled while scared witless after seeing the conflict– well, it looked like that Qin Family hadhall becareat prince who broke the silence, saying, ”Qin Heng and I used to lead troops into battles, and as htforward and say things out loud I don't want to see soldiers sacrificing their precious lives just to see the pro each other verbally and causing disturbances in this country No matter which side wins in this internal conflict, it's always the talented people in the iovernment will suffer for sure”
Fan Xian sat up and put his clothes in order He re about sohtly serious tones, ”I understand your sentih you must know full hat the source of this is; theenemies on the battlefield, and so shouldn't the officials at the Overwatch Council follow suit? I believe that those secret agents in foreign countries are also facing danger, just like the Western Expedition Army I work for the Overwatch Council I wouldn't call h I definitely don't like to play tricks If I was sent to work in the Northern region, I would love to go there… however if anyone dared overnreat prince re to say so
Fan Xian threw his hands up and said: ”However, the fight for these interests has nothing to do with the peace of the country I am a commissioner on the Overwatch Council, and if I can't protect my own interest, hoould you expect overnhness's interest?” He then said with a sneer, ”Your Majesty, it's not true for you to say that it doesn't matter ins or loses, as what if the enemy were upon ree to lobby forhis already dark face look even more serious He said, ”Fan Xian, you should knoho you are and what you should do You are just a courtier; you shouldn't go beyond your role”
These words seemed pretty reasonable In the eyes of the princes, Fan Xian had indeed gone beyond his role as a courtier, soreat an audacity in thisthis to Fan's attention as a friendly reh little did he know that Fan had been easily offended by these words due to his life experiences
”I am a courtier” Fan Xian stared the First Prince in the eyes, ”but for me, the so-called difference between a ruler and his courtiers isthat the rule is the emperor, and of course, the prince will be the future e that everyone else is a courtier and there is no essential difference areat prince looked at Fan Xian in surprise It sees like this His eyes were narrowed, becoid, cold, and hard ”For the sake of Chen'er, I et involved in the Emperor's family's business, it will most certainly hurt the Fan family”
Fan Xian smiled and said: ”An emperor is not entitled to have private business Don't you realize this by now, Great Prince?” The Great Prince was at a loss for words after hearing Fan Xian give his opinion, and he slapped the armrest of the chair in frustration
Fan Xian squinted his eyes and said softly: ”All the furniture in here is antique, so please be careful”
The great prince was stunned, re silent for a moment before he shook his head and said, ”Fan Xian, azed blankly at him and asked: ”Why do you say that?”
”My aht on the battlefield, and if the military wants to be invincible, our rear needs to rereat prince said, narrowing his eyes, ”As such,overnion throughout the years, I know for a fact that even though a lot of things happen froovernment was pretty much under control, at least to a certain extent, until you came to the capital”
Fan Xian shook his head and smiled He didn't knohat to say
”You showed up out of nowhere and rose to fa at him ”It all happened way too fast, so fast that overnot the ability to disturb the equilibriureat prince expressed histhat you would do everything to bring the capital together instead of turning everything on its head”
Fan Xian fell silent He knew very well that the great prince wasn't just speaking for himself but from the standpoint of theall the way to the capital from Danzhou, he had successfully taken control of the Overwatch Council and achieved fah it was questionable whether he would be in charge of the palace treasury next year, he had already played a pivotal role in the iovernment, with both civil and reater chance of winning the recent battle with the second prince, showcasing his ability to defeat the prince As a young courtier, this was enough to make other pro thethat he show mercy to the second prince He knew that this was definitely not a threat, nor was it nity of the royal fa to find out if Fan Xian was able to bring the Qing Kingdoether in a rational and sincere manner; because after all, he would be the one to take over the Overwatch Council The ood ter in the war, the wisdoth of the leaders in the Overwatch Council could directly deterht about why I decided to fight this battle?” Fan Xian said with a s the opponent Prince, nor did he keep the Prince's advice in htly He had actually never really thought about it, though as Fan Xian raised the question, he suddenly comprehended The Overwatch Council had never been involved in the internal conflicts of the princes, but why is this happening now? What was the reason? He suddenly looked up, staring at Fan Xian in surprise
Fan Xian was a bit puzzled He didn't think that the great prince knew nothing about these sche and said, ”I just wanted to take revenge on those guys, to let thereat prince quickly raised his eyebrows and realized soh he quickly calmed down and said, ”Well, my little brother, what I could say about hireat deal due to his stupidity, I am sure he will be ht lead to an unexpected positive outcome”
Neither was stupid, and Fan Xian iht for a moment and said, ”Perhaps…coincidentally, Your Majesty and I have got the same intention However, whether or not the second prince can benefit froreat prince showed great interest He stared at Fan as if agreeing with hiht disbelief, and said, ”I just don't understand, why you cared about this…so h insincere feelings had formed between the brothers, did he we really want to see another Xuanwu Gate Incident (Fratricide) happening? However he couldn't say that out loud, so he ed the topic In addition, he still reh he was known for being open- he coveted, his only true love being military affairs But he is the son of the emperor after all, so who knohat's in his reat prince gave Fan Xian a ful look He intercedes with Fan for his own brother For hi those words
Fan Xian nodded with a smile He knew that he couldn't be absolutely ruthless to the second prince, so he reat prince and the ood teroal He did this simply for the sake of the Emperor… he's the one who looks down on his people
The pro down on him
Fan Xian had helped the reat prince couldn't say anything else to him He knew his own brother very well, who just so happened to be a very tough guy After all, the Fan family had invested a lot in this, and they would certainly not give up until they could benefit froht now, they had realized that the discussion was over, but they couldn't think of any other topics to talk about; apparently, they didn't know each other very well It was a little aard
Qin Heng was still in the washroo tea and feeling bored Suddenly Fan Xian started asking, ”How has the great princess been doing lately? I have been buried in work and haven't gone to visit her for a while Please give her ards, Your Majesty”
In the world of bureaucracy, choosing the topics during a conversation was asubtleties There was a reason why Fan Xian has brought this up Just as he expected, the great prince said seriously, ”On her trip to the Southern regions, you've been by her side as a guard I thank you for your hard work”
This was the special talent of Fan Xian He would choose an appropriate topic that could not only effectively bring people closer, but also let others realize that he was doing them a favor He then s about the scenery in the Northern regions with the great prince
The wedding of the great prince and the princess of the Northern Qi Kingdo The princess was norreat prince on several occasions According to ruh it was a politicaltheir last trip visiting the Princess' fanized as their matchmaker
After soreat prince had changed He was a straightforward person, which was rare for a prince Perhaps the reason lied with his o, his reat prince was very straightforward, lacking the arrogance in his heart and soul that existed in the second prince, the third prince and the youngest prince On the contrary, the great prince was upright, and his voice resonated with power He wouldn't conceal anything either
It was no wonder his wife had such a good iht to hi with the prince He noticed that the prince becahed a little as he thought to himself, I don't have much military skill, and I know myself very well, so I'd better remain silence in front of this pro theShanhu?” the great prince asked, his face full of admiration and respect
Fan Xian was a bit surprised at thatPalace, but it was froreat prince slapped his own leg, staring at him in disbelief as he said, ”Sir, you really have no idea how prominent this man is! It was the perfect opportunity! How could you have reat prince, an expression of pity on his face
”Oh?” Fan Xian quickly frowned and asked curiously, ”Great Prince, why do you think so highly of Shang Shanhu?”
”He is a hero of our tih praises Then he narrowed his eyes and said in a cold tone, ”Over the past ten years, he independently led thethree thousand ainst the Wilderpeople, and he once launched a surprise attack After h the snowland, the troops had killed over a thousand Wilderpeople…soh both the Northern barbarians and Wilderpeople are fierce and tough, when compared to the Northern barbarians, the Wilderpeople fro with the Western Wilderpeople for years, I kno hard it is for Shang Shanhu to defend his nation against enedo short of frightening
”Unfortunately, Shang Shanhu has been called back and caood opportunity, as Your Majesty ht have the chance to meet him one day on the battlefield” Fan Xian said with a sreat prince had a confident expression on his face, and said slowly, ”If we could overnment, there would be obvious benefits However, if there ever comes a day when he and I actually ht admire his skills, I would use all that I have learned in this life to bring hireat prince and could totally sense his energy Perhaps this is what people called pride, Fan Xian thought to hi frustrated He realized that he should have been trained with these skills at his young age However, it was ideas fro with ability to have such pride so developed on battlefields
Nonetheless, he still maintained his confidence With a sh I've never learned theShanhu has, I do know that he orchestrated the killing of Shenzhong He is well-known for uard, like the sound of thunder in a silent place He's such a tough person who is strong and deter”
Staring at Fan Xian with a weird look, the great prince put on a fake sdo that seems irrevocably linked to you, Co's death was the first step in the sche In actuality, there were sodoreat prince pointed it out to him, Fan Xian was a bit shocked He smiled with a superficial look in his eyes ”Your Majesty knows better than anyone else, although sos… is incority that you or General Shang Shanhu possess But soovernreat prince looked into his eyes, and suddenly said, ”This is exactly what I said earlier to you, that I've underesti Shanhu is powerful, yet because of the perfectly planned scheme, he has become your puppet Sir Fan, you are indeed brilliant”
It was raining the day when Shang Shanhu killed Shenzhong in the street It was a well-orchestrated plan by the Eht to hi to do with hiht as well take the credit, because it would make him look powerful and people would be more scared of him This was such a perfect opportunity, one Fan Xian certainly didn't want to miss And so with a reserved smile on his face, Fan Xian admitted to it shamelessly
”I've heard that …Sir Fan is the powerhouse aave Fan Xian a htly, showing a soft s with youit'll be a loss to our ireat prince didn't expect Fan Xian to be so sharp, as he was not only i to say, but also used his oords to strike back at hihter, and so naturally he wanted to spar with Fan Xian, who seldoreat prince was simply a warrior
”A lot of people really want to beat ht about the weirdo that he was to hness wouldn't want to do it yourself So please, let o,” he said with a wry sreat prince again He thought to hi friends, but he was also a very tough guy, partly due to his long service in the military, and also because he was prince No other courtier dared to talk to him like this except for Fan Xian, as disrespectful to hi happened today while they were talked in Chen Garden He didn't pay attention how things orded, joking and cursing angrily, as if the man wasn't a prince to him
He took a deep breath and felt that the world was not the same anymore At the very least, it felt like the world was different when spending tito you I like chatting with you” The great prince noticed that Qin Heng had finally co, ”If you can help me save face, ill put an end to the conflict over the use of road outside of the capital, but in the future, if I ever want to talk to you, you can'tplay the trick of being sick or escape by going to washrooreat prince ”I wouldn't dare disobey, and a talk with great prince is farto other Princes of the Eoodbye to Chen Pingping, as he knew that this weird Director didn't care about old-fashi+onedwhispered to Fan Xian to schedule a time for Fan Xian to visit Qin's home
They got in the carriage, after which they passed the uarded mountain road outside Chen Garden, as well as the area where the guards of Fan Manor andin the grass like reen roller shutters, saying in a cold tone: ”Fan Xian is really an extraordinaryto my father, the more powerful Fan Xian is, the betteror else if soe of the Overwatch Council one day, the elderly men from the Bureau of Military Affairs would be annoyed to no end nor would the brothers in our arreat prince nodded Suddenly he sighed and said: ”After leaving the capital for several years, I felt uneasyback It's especially true since it's hard for uards were dismissed, and the structure of the Western Expeditionary Army had been disbanded The Ministry of Public Security had dispatched Officials and soldiers from different Units to the Western border for defense He was now residing in the capital, and his situation was soion, except that he himself was a prince, ultimately And naturally his status afforded him better treatment
”Hoas your talk with Commissioner Fan?”
”Not bad,” said the prince, ”Your father should feel relieved Even if Director Chen wanted to retire, I believe that Fan Xian would beto it that the Overwatch Council remained effective and provided effective support for the ree However, I believe young Sir Fan could go above and beyond just that ”
”Sir Fan is well-known for his e circle of friends His superior martial arts skills have reached the 9th rank, which makes hi pretty set about his reputation as a poetic genius He was the one who deserved the books given by the literacy leaders, and yet he would beco individual,” He said in disbelief, ”There is no one like hireater success than even Director Chen”
The great prince sighed: ”Do not forget that next year he will take over the palace treasury as well This is like putting hiht where everyone is watching I really don't knohat's indefinitely wanted to avoid the topics about His Majesty The great prince looked at him with a s Compared to Director Chen, he has a fatal weakness, which I am sure he is well aware of, and that's why he wanted to seize the opportunity to dee and power, to deter others and hide his oeakness”
”What kind of weakness?” Qin Heng asked curiously
”His heart knows bonding” The Great Prince narrowed his eyes and replied gravely: ”His uncle is different from him, as his uncle doesn't have any children and his parents died early He's got no relatives, nor does he have any real friends It's true that there are many beauties in his Garden, but he doesn't really love anyone He is a lone wolf…So if the enemies can't find his uncle's weakness, how could they ever defeat hiot his wife, sister, family and friends…all of these are his weaknesses”
Qin Heng thought to hido cared about the most…except for His Majesty
”No friends, no relatives, no true love…What kind of life is it? Itwas not an elderlyabout this
”Director Chen's life is not easy” The great prince said in a very respectful tone, ”Fan Xian's got a long way to go to act like Director Chen”
Right now, inside the Chen Garden, people were singing and playing stringed instru in the air just like cotton clouds Dozens of gorgeously dressed beauties were singing e in the lake Chen Pingping was sitting in his wheelchair and accoas holding a harp, about to playsuch a co the two youngthe carriage hadn't knohich is why they felt such pity for hiarden Chen Pingping gently clapped his hands, and all the singers and dancers left iuests to the back for a rest Wan'er knew that Fan Xian wanted to exchange words with Director Chen now, so she followed that beautiful lady to go to the back, but before she left, she gave Fan Xian a glance She wanted to kno the conversation between hireat prince went
Fan Xian smiled and nodded his head to ping and stood behind him He consciously put his hands on the back of the wheelchair and asked: ”Where do you want to go today?”
Chen Pingping pointed towards the woods at the east end of the garden
Fan Xian re the wheelchair for a tour in the woods The young e words It was still early The cold autu long shadows on the ground The squeaky wheelchair rolled over the shadows on the ground
”He called you uncle” Fan Xian walked a the wheelchair Sparse leaves could be spotted on top of the trees He smiled and said, ”Aren't you scared that the Overwatch Council ht report you? This is a terrible offense”