Chapter 50: Warning from Lin Wan'er, the eldest princess sighed!

The news from Northern Qi has not yet reached Kyoto.

Except for Emperor Qing, the Supervisory Council, and some well-informed people, most of the subjects still don't know.
The fourth prince Li Chengde was assassinated by a temple messenger in Northern Qi. His whereabouts are still unknown and he is suspected to have been killed!

The envoys were sent to protect the fourth prince.
The entire army was wiped out and no one survived!
Once this news is released, the people will be immediately excited, and Emperor Qing will be able to take advantage of the situation to launch an attack on Northern Qi.

Because they will only hear one other version:
Northern Qi plotted to kill the fourth prince and the envoys.

He originally wanted to frame Dongyi City and stir up conflict between Qing and Dongyi so that Northern Qi could reap the benefits.

However, President Chen of the Supervisory Council had a sharp eye and saw through Northern Qi's conspiracy at a glance, and had already verified the details.

This version is most beneficial to Emperor Qing, so the Supervisory Office will start spreading relevant news next.

But all this has nothing to do with the eldest princess anymore. She is about to leave Kyoto as a loser.

The eldest princess knew very well that this was a warning from Emperor Qing.

It is absolutely impossible that those middle and low-level generals were won over by Li Chengze.

The person in Kyoto most likely to accomplish this is the eldest princess, so Emperor Qing doesn't need to guess at all.

When lending this group of people to Li Chengze, the eldest princess had thought about this issue.

But the same thing goes, if you win the bet, then the winner takes all!

Deep down, she actually hoped that Emperor Qing would be assassinated and seriously injured, but unfortunately, that didn't happen.

However, this also allowed the princess to test out one of Emperor Qing's trump cards.

Since Tianyan Xiaoyi, Gong Dian and Hong Sixiang were not in the palace, but Emperor Qing was safe and sound,
That means,

There is a grandmaster beside Emperor Qing!

Ye Liuyun is not in Kyoto.

So, who is this person?

The eldest princess first ruled out Emperor Qing.

When Emperor Qing was still the crown prince, he did have very strong martial arts skills.

But in the battle with Northern Wei, Emperor Qing was suspected to have been plotted against by Northern Wei.
All the meridians in the body are broken, and all martial arts skills are lost!
Even though his body recovered later, it was impossible for him to practice martial arts again.

Many people know about this past event.

You can't fake it.

There is another person who has a similar experience to him, that is Chen Pingping from the Supervisory Council, who was also a ninth-rank master back then.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to capture Sean alive.

Unless both of them have recovered their martial arts skills, the princess will not believe that Emperor Qing is a grandmaster.

As a result, the only person left in the palace was the seemingly low-key Director of the East Factory, Eunuch Hou!

Although on the surface, it seems that Eunuch Hou has no martial arts skills at all,
But if a grandmaster wants to hide, ordinary warriors cannot find him at all.

“It’s not easy to train those people.
But being able to test out one of His Majesty's trump cards is also a good use of it." The princess did not feel sorry.

Those who were lured over with money and other means can always be recruited in batches by spending more money.

The only thing that made her feel sorry was, "Is Li Chengde really dead?"

There was a trace of confusion in the eldest princess' eyes.

Emperor Qing was able to escape the assassination attempt by the temple messenger because he had a great master by his side.

But if Li Chengde really met a grandmaster, he would probably have no way out.

unless……

"There is a great master beside him!"

The eldest princess' eyes lit up slightly.

Moreover, Li Chengde doesn't even need to train a grandmaster himself, as this is almost impossible to train.

There was a ready-made grand master in the Northern Qi Dynasty, Ku He!

Although it might not be possible to kill the temple messenger, it would probably be very easy to help Li Chengde escape from trouble.

Moreover, since Eunuch Hou can kill the temple messenger, then can't Ku He, who is also a grandmaster, do it?
The eldest princess felt that it shouldn’t be necessary!
"So, the assassination was actually a plot set up by Li Chengde and Northern Qi?"

But why is it like this?

Who are they going to deal with?
It requires almost no thought.

An answer emerged in the princess' mind. She couldn't help but sigh, "Only Your Majesty can make Li Chengde and Northern Qi join forces."

Although it is unclear why Li Chengde attacked Emperor Qing, the eldest princess was happy to see it happen.

Emperor Qing and several princes were enemies of each other and were fighting each other. This was what the eldest princess had originally envisioned.

I just didn't expect,
It would actually be realized in this way, whether it was Li Chengze forcing the emperor to abdicate, or Li Chengde cooperating with Northern Qi.

Both of these things were beyond her plan.

But it didn't matter to her, as long as she could see Emperor Qing and his son killing each other.

But this time she left Kyoto, and no one knew when she would be back.

I couldn’t see what happened next with my own eyes, so I could only ask my subordinates who stayed in Kyoto to send more intelligence.

And there was one more thing that made her very unhappy.

Emperor Qing called Fan Jian to the imperial study, reportedly to discuss the future of the imperial farm workshop and the inner treasury.

Coincidentally, Fan Jian had an illegitimate son who lived in Danzhou, and he was recommended to Emperor Qing.

If nothing unexpected happens, Fan Jian’s illegitimate son will most likely take over the inner treasury!
No, it is very likely that it was not just the inner treasury. Fan Sizhe was originally in charge of the imperial workshop.

Now the father and son of the Fan family have all the money bags of the Qing Kingdom in their hands!
The eldest princess was very angry about this result.

If she had known that things would be like this today, she would have handed over the inner treasury to Li Chengde!

To this day, the two have not yet completed the handover, and Li Chengde has only nominally agreed to cooperate with her...

But then again, since Li Chengde chose to retreat behind the scenes,
So even if the inner treasury was handed over to Li Chengde at the beginning, it still has to be handed over to the father and son of the Fan family by Emperor Qing.

"Since Fan Xian wants the power of the inner treasury, I will give it to him."

"But whether he can take it on or not depends on his own ability. Be careful not to get smashed to death again!"

The eldest princess felt somewhat relieved.

At this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped.

Before she could ask in detail, Lin Wan'er came in.

The princess sighed for a moment, "I didn't expect that when I leave Kyoto, it would be you, Wan'er, who would see me off."

Lin Wan'er's face was calm. She didn't exchange pleasantries with her and asked directly:
"Mother, did you do what happened in Northern Qi?"

The princess was stunned. "Wan'er, I thought you were here to see me off, but you are here to call me to task?"

Lin Wan'er's expression remained unchanged, "Mother, sending you away from Kyoto is only one aspect."

"I want to know more about whether you were involved in the assassination of the fourth brother?"

The princess smiled immediately.
"If I can influence the temple messenger, the emperor may have to change people."

This is outrageous.

But neither the mother nor the daughter in the carriage was afraid of this.

Lin Wan'er was silent for a moment, then spoke again, "I believe this matter has nothing to do with you."

"In that case, I don't want you to interfere with the workshop left by the fourth brother."

The princess said earnestly, "I have no say in this matter. His Majesty has his own plans."

Lin Wan'er repeated what she had just said.

"Mother, I'm not asking whether His Majesty will intervene, but your attitude towards the Imperial Manor Workshop."

The princess stared at her for a while and said, "You want an accurate answer, but I can't give it to you."

"But I can promise that I will not take the initiative to take action against the 'legacy' of the Fourth Brother."

"But then again, can you guys protect the legacy left by the fourth brother?"

Lin Wan'er looked at her and said seriously:
"Why not? These are things left behind by the Fourth Brother. We will never allow them to fall into the hands of others!"

The eldest princess smiled and said, "Then I look forward to seeing your performance."

Lin Wan'er didn't say anything, but just stood up.

But before leaving the carriage, she didn't even turn her head, and left a sentence, "Mother, I hope you won't be surprised when you return to the fiefdom."

The princess frowned slightly, "What does this mean? Could it be that Li Chengde has arranged a backup plan in Xinyang?!"

(End of this chapter)