I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 100 Li Chengze who refuses to give up

"Of course I believe what Dean Chen said, but Dean Chen wants others to think the same way. Is he going to use himself as evidence?"

Living in the circle of Kyoto's powerful elite surrounded by old money, it doesn't really matter what you think. What's important is not to say what's in your heart, otherwise you will be cheated and killed without knowing how.

"Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from His Highness the Third Prince."

Chen Pingping smiled and said seriously, "If you want everyone to believe that Fan Xian is truly investigating corruption and is not fighting for factions, it is useless to make excuses. We can only see what Fan Xian does. Only an old corrupt official like me can make the court officials put aside their suspicion of Fan Xian."

"He is so selfless. If you don't know, you would think that Dean Chen is Fan Xian's father."

"Your Highness is joking."

Are you kidding?
He was speaking from the heart.

And it's not just him who thinks so. Most people who have watched the TV series think so. Otherwise, Chen Pingping wouldn't have the nickname "Fan Dad".

Seeing that Li Chengzong just smiled and said nothing, Fan Xian said seriously: "Whether you believe it or not, I didn't intend to cause a party dispute. If I only targeted Li Chengze in the corruption investigation, I would not hand the matter over to the Censorate. I don't deny that I want to deal with Li Chengze, but I want to defeat Li Chengze in the court, relying on the national law. Only in this way can I tell the world that there are not only high and low in this world, but also people who obey the law like a sword!"

As soon as the voice fell, the boss Li Chengru who came in with him smiled and said, "Well, well said."

Crown Prince Li Chengqian followed closely behind, laughing.

"You are so good at obeying the law. If there are fewer corrupt officials in the court and more officials like you, there will be no worries for the prosperity of Qing State."

The second elder glanced at the crown prince and smiled faintly, "Your Highness, it sounds like you are accusing father of not being able to recognize people and appointing people who are not virtuous. Of course, I still believe in you, Fan Xian. Obeying the law is like wielding a sword. I hope that Master Fan can do what he says."

"Don't worry, Second Prince. I will certainly do what I say."

Li Chengze smiled and asked, "Fan Xian, is there really no possibility of easing the situation between you and me?"

In just a dozen days, Fan Xian used the Censorate to send more than a dozen of his officials to prison.

In Li Chengze's opinion, losing a dozen disciples was not a big deal. Sooner or later, there would be people to replace them. After all, there were only a few people in this world who did not care about fame, wealth and power. Not everyone was as impossible to recruit as Lai Mingcheng.

The hatred between him and Fan Xian can be put aside. If Fan Xian can sincerely join him and work together for the great cause, it is not impossible for the two of them to become close friends.

As the saying goes, perhaps only your enemies are the people who know you best in this world.

Li Chengze felt that he understood Fan Xian quite well. Fan Xian was unwilling to be inferior to others, but he had no ambition and was talented. He only knew two people with such a strange personality: Li Chengzong and Fan Xian. Li Chengzong now sided with him, so he always hoped that Fan Xian could join his camp.

Fan Xian smiled faintly and said seriously, "Second Prince, it seems that your memory is not very good. I remember telling you before that you and I are not the same kind of people."

"That's a pity."

Li Chengze shook his head, walked up to Li Chengzong, and took out a box.

"Third brother, this is a gift my mother asked me to pass on to my nephew and niece."

"Could it be the only copy of the ancient book of enlightenment?"

Li Chengze was stunned and said with a smile: "Uh...it's true."

"Thank Aunt Lin for me later."

After chatting for a while, Lin Ruofu came with Lin Dabao.

Then, Eunuch Hou brought the reward from Emperor Qing, and Hong Sixiang brought the reward from the Empress Dowager.

What does it mean to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth?
The two little ones are just one month old, but they will already have no worries about food and drink for the rest of their lives.

The full moon banquet began. Li Chengzong turned around and returned to his seat.

The people sitting at the same table were all from the younger generation. In addition to the prince, there were Li Hongcheng and Qin Shan. Any one of them was a leading figure among the younger generation.

After a few drinks, everyone congratulated Li Chengzong and then congratulated Fan Xian.

After all, it was no secret that Fan Xian was promoted to the fourth rank Juzhonglang and was in charge of this year's spring examination.

Speaking of which, Fan Xian is the official who has been promoted the fastest since the founding of Qing Kingdom.

In less than a year, he was promoted from an eighth-rank Xielulang to a fourth-rank Zhonglang.

In terms of official rank, he was no lower than Li Chengzong.

When it was the Second Prince's turn to congratulate, Fan Xian still drank. However, unlike the others' politeness, Fan Xian asked directly, "Second Prince, are you planning to take revenge on me for the Spring Examination?"

The four brothers Li Chengzong, Li Chengze, Li Chengqian and Li Hongcheng were quite familiar with Fan Xian and were not surprised by this. However, Li Chengru, Qin Shan and Li Chengping were obviously stunned as they did not expect Fan Xian to be so direct.

Li Chengze took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "If I say that I have never thought of taking revenge on you, would you believe it?"

"I do not believe!"

"Fan Xian, there is no deep hatred between us. Why do you always think that I will retaliate against you? I recognize the officials you asked the Censorate to investigate. If you want to continue the investigation, I will not stop you. Doesn't this explain my attitude?" Fan Xian laughed and did not speak.

Li Chengze sighed and said, "The Spring Imperial Examination is a major event for selecting talents for the country. I won't cause trouble during the Spring Imperial Examination. You can rest assured!"

If you really want to serve the country and the people like this, you won't engage in smuggling and sell out the country.

Fan Xian thought so in his heart, smiled contemptuously, and asked: "Second Prince, do you know the place called Shijia Town?"

"Of course I know."

"Then your Highness, do you know that Shijia Town was completely burned down by a huge fire? All the old, weak, women and children in the town died. Not a single person survived."

"know."

Shijia Town was the cargo transportation center for the second brother to smuggle goods to Northern Qi. He was of course aware of what happened in Shijia Town and had already sent people to investigate the matter.

"Don't you have anything to say, Your Highness?"

Li Chengze was stunned and understood what Fan Xian meant.

"You don't think I sent someone to do this, do you?"

"Isn't it?" Fan Xian sneered. In fact, he had already believed in his heart that the matter in Shijia Town had nothing to do with the Second Brother. After all, a person's subconscious expression could not deceive others.

"Whether you believe it or not, the incident in Shijia Town was not done by me, and I am also sending people to investigate."

Li Chengze has already confessed to the smuggling, so the problem in Shijia Town is no longer a problem.

Moreover, he is now cooperating with the imperial court in smuggling, so how could he abandon Shijia Town, the ready-made operation center?

No matter how stupid he is, he can't possibly set fire to Shijia Town by himself.

"Speaking of Shijia Town, Fan Xian, you don't hate me so much because of the Shijia Town incident, do you?"

"Not bad!"

Fan Xian did not deny that the main reason he hated Li Chengze was indeed the incident in Shijia Town.

"Then you hate the wrong person. I swear to heaven that the incident in Shijia Town has absolutely nothing to do with me."

As soon as these words came out, Li Chengru took the lead in expressing his opinion: "In my opinion, it should not be done by my second brother. Fan Xian, you should investigate it carefully."

The prince followed closely and said to Fan Xian, "Since Second Brother has sworn, I still believe him. The incident in Shijia Town should not have been done by Second Brother."

I have to say that the prince's acting skills are now perfect.

Even though he had witnessed the superb acting skills of Chen Pingping, Emperor Qing and others, Li Chengzong had to say that he admired the prince's acting skills!

If he didn't know that the Prince had sent people to build Shijia Town, he would probably have thought that the Shijia Town incident had nothing to do with the Prince, at least it was not obvious on the surface.

Even Li Chengzong couldn't see it, so Fan Xian naturally couldn't find the Crown Prince, so he pondered and said, "If it wasn't the Second Prince, then who did it?"

The second elder glanced at the prince and said with a smile, "If you want to investigate the matter of Shijia Town, I have some information."

Looking at the second brother's appearance, you can tell that he is just pretending to be stupid.

Unfortunately, the second brother could never have imagined that he actually revealed the truth.

Fan Xian suddenly looked at Li Chengze and asked, "Is it Li Yunrui?"

"There is no evidence yet that it was my aunt who did it."

Li Chengze shook his head and said with a smile: "If I find out the news, I will send someone to inform you as soon as possible."

Fan Xian nodded and turned to look at Li Chengzong, who looked as if he had nothing to do with the matter.

"What do you think?"

"I sit and watch."

Of course it would be more interesting to find out this kind of thing yourself, so he would naturally not reveal the information.

More importantly, from the look on the second brother's face, one can tell that he has not given up on winning over Fan Xian.

This incident is a good opportunity to make the second child face reality.

Fan Xian is not someone who can be won over by a little favor, so he and Fan Xian can only fight.

After all, the fight between the three parties is in the interests of Li Chengzong, and no one can escape his control!

(End of this chapter)