I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 73 Good words can’t persuade a damn ghost
"what do you know?"

Li Chengzong pretended to be confused.

"How did the Third Prince know about the deal between me and the Princess?"

He is indeed a scholar who is devoted to studying and has a very honest mind.

Li Chengzong sighed and said with a smile, "Knowing your relationship with Sean, I can probably guess why you are here. You want to save Sean, and there are only a few people in the court who can help you. You are a literary master in Northern Qi and have a great reputation, but Chen Pingping and Lin Ruofu don't need you, so it is most likely Li Yunrui. I guess she wants to use you to damage Fan Xian's reputation. Of course, these are just my guesses, but I didn't expect Mr. Zhuang to really have a deal with Li Yunrui."

Zhuang Mohan was shocked.

Can this be guessed by mere guessing?
"Your Highness is extremely intelligent. I admire you."

It's not that he is smart, it's that he has read the plot.

Li Chengzong shook his head. "Mr. Zhuang, I still say the same thing. Don't trust Li Yunrui easily. Wait a little longer. Your brother Sean, my father will let him go."

"Why is your Highness so sure?"

"Mr. Zhuang, do you know how far the negotiations between the two countries have progressed?" Li Chengzong asked in return.

Although Zhuang Mohan was the most famous member of the Northern Qi delegation, he did not participate in the negotiations between the two countries, so he was not clear about the situation and shook his head honestly.

The negotiations between the Qing Kingdom and the Northern Qi delegation were led by the Honglu Temple, with Fan Xian as the deputy, and began shortly after the Northern Qi delegation entered Kyoto.

However, negotiations are not something that can be accomplished overnight. Advance preparations must be made and a specific auspicious day must be chosen. The negotiation process is full of verbal sparring and neither side will give in. Therefore, if both countries want to get a satisfactory result, it will be a long-term process.

Because Qing was the victorious party, it was very strong during the negotiations. After more than ten days of negotiations, neither side was satisfied. But just on the eve of Li Chengzong and Si Lili's wedding, news came from Northern Qi.

Yan Bingyun, the chief spy sent by Qing State to Northern Qi, was captured. Northern Qi used Yan Bingyun as a condition to demand that Qing State release Sean who was imprisoned in the Supervisory Council, and also demanded that Qing State lower the negotiation conditions.

After explaining what he had learned, Li Chengzong smiled and said, "Based on my understanding of my father, he will not give up Yan Bingyun, so he will agree to the conditions of your little emperor of Northern Qi."

"Is Yan Bingyun so important?" Zhuang Mohan expressed his confusion.

You know, his younger brother Sean is called the big devil by the people of Qing. If he is released back to Northern Qi, the harm to Qing can be imagined.

If Northern Qi had arrested Chen Pingping, Zhuang Mohan believed that Emperor Qing would be willing to release him. But how could Emperor Qing release Sean back to Northern Qi if it was just Yan Bingyun, a person he had never even heard of?

"It seems that Mr. Zhuang really doesn't understand the affairs of the court." Li Chengzong shook his head and smiled, "It's not that Yan Bingyun is important, it's his identity that is important."

The life or death of Yan Bingyun himself is not important. What is important is that he leads a group of secret agents in Shangjing City of Northern Qi, so there is no way that Qing Kingdom will not save him.

If Yan Bingyun was dead, everything would be fine. The key point is that Yan Bingyun was captured alive. If Qing Kingdom did not rescue him, it would be very damaging to its reputation.

According to the original plot, Emperor Qing wanted to kill Mei Zhili, but because he valued his reputation, he had someone kill him on horseback. Therefore, Emperor Qing, who valued his reputation, would definitely save Yan Bingyun.

What's more crucial is that if Yan Bingyun is not rescued, it will disappoint the many secret agents who have risked their lives for the Qing Kingdom. Once people's morale is lost, it will be difficult to lead the team.

Of course, the most important thing is that Emperor Qing had originally planned to release Sean. He was worried before that he had no suitable reason to release Sean. Now there is no problem at all, so he can be regarded as taking advantage of the situation.

He wanted to use Sean to explore the information of the temple, but there was no need to tell Zhuang Mohan about this, so Li Chengzong concealed it and only explained the importance of Yan Bingyun. Qingguo would release Sean for Yan Bingyun.

However, in order to increase the credibility of Qingguo releasing Sean, Li Chengzong immediately said: "In addition to the fact that Yan Bingyun's identity is important, Qingguo has to release Sean. Letting Sean return to Northern Qi is also beneficial to Qingguo."

"Oh, why do you say that, Your Highness?"

Zhuang Mohan felt that his brain was not enough.

In his opinion, if Sean was allowed to return to Northern Qi, they would definitely retaliate against Qing. How could that be beneficial to Qing?
Seeing Zhuang Mohan's expression, Li Chengzong guessed what he was thinking and said with a smile, "A great demon who has been imprisoned for twenty years will definitely take revenge on our Qing Kingdom once he returns to Northern Qi. Mr. Zhuang can't figure out how it can benefit our Qing Kingdom, right?"

Zhuang Mohan said frankly: "I really don't understand. I hope the Third Prince can explain it." "It's very simple. The little emperor of Northern Qi has not yet completely controlled the court. Once Xiao En returns to Northern Qi, if he wants to retaliate against Qing, he must first help the little emperor completely control the situation in the Northern Qi court. In this way, the Northern Qi court will be in chaos, which will naturally benefit our Qing country."

Zhuang Mohan was silent for a moment, and said puzzledly: "Although I am not familiar with the affairs of the court, I also know that once the court is integrated, the whole Northern Qi will be united, which may be more harmful to the Qing Kingdom. I believe that with the intelligence of the Third Prince, he should not be so short-sighted."

Li Chengzong laughed: "Sean is still the same Sean as he was 20 years ago, but Qing is no longer the same as it was 20 years ago. Mr. Zhuang, how many people in Northern Qi do you think are willing to go to war with Qing?"

Northern Qi was threatened by the Northern Barbarians in the north. Once it went to war with the Qing Kingdom, it would be in danger of being attacked from both sides.

This was also the important reason why, after seeing that Qing Kingdom showed signs of stopping in the war of early spring, Northern Qi hurriedly sent an envoy to seek peace.

To put it bluntly, there were too few pro-war factions in the Northern Qi court, and most of them did not want to see Northern Qi and Southern Qing go to war.

Thinking of this, Zhuang Mohan said, "I guess there aren't many people."

"So, although Sean is a hero in the eyes of the people of Northern Qi, in the eyes of most people, the real heroes are the dead heroes. In fact, many people in Northern Qi do not want him to go back. Even if Sean finally returns to Northern Qi and survives, how many people will he have to kill to reunite the court and go to war with my Qing Kingdom?"

Li Chengzong took a sip of water and said to himself, "Mr. Zhuang should know Sean. He will kill everyone and cause a river of blood. If so, there will be a lot of vacancies in the court of Northern Qi. How many people can he use? Besides, those people will not stretch their necks for him to kill. The internal struggle in Northern Qi will continue for a long time. After all, Northern Qi twenty years later is no longer something that Sean can decide with just a word."

Why did Ku He send Haitang Duoduo to kill Sean?

In Li Chengzong's view, the main reason is that once Sean returns to Northern Qi, Northern Qi will inevitably be in civil strife.

As the ancestor of the Northern Qi royal family, he naturally did not want to see such a scene.

"Your Highness, since you have told me these things, aren't you afraid that I will tell His Majesty?"

Li Chengzong smiled slightly and asked, "Mr. Zhuang, do you know why your little emperor of Northern Qi wanted to exchange Sean back?"

"Please enlighten me, Your Highness."

"Do you think your little Northern Qi emperor doesn't know what I'm telling you?"

Li Chengzong shook his head and smiled, "No, she knew, but why did she still ask for Sean to be exchanged back? Because Sean is a hero in the eyes of you Northern Qi people, and heroes can enhance national cohesion. For you Northern Qi, especially for your little emperor, exchanging Sean for him will do more good than harm. Of course, a dead Sean is more beneficial."

"So, Mr. Zhuang, you don't need to worry about whether Qingguo will release Sean. What you should worry about is whether Sean can return to Northern Qi and survive."

Zhuang Mohan was silent for a long time, then asked, "Why is the Third Prince willing to tell me this?"

"Because I admire you more, and I don't like Li Yunrui. She wants to use you to damage Fan Xian's reputation, cancel Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er's engagement, and continue to control the financial power of the inner treasury. But she has controlled the financial power of the inner treasury for too long, and it's time to give it up."

Li Chengzong sighed and said sternly, "Mr. Zhuang, it is not a wise move for you to make a deal with Li Yunrui. You may not be able to get away with it in the end. Your reputation of several decades may be ruined in an instant."

"Thank you for the reminder, Your Highness."

Zhuang Mohan stood up, bowed deeply to express his gratitude, and finally said: "Some things are beyond my control. I will seriously consider your words."

It can be seen that Zhuang Mohan did not completely believe his words, but that was normal. After all, Zhuang Mohan was from Northern Qi, and he was the prince of Qing. If it were him, he would not be able to completely believe what the other party said.

But having said this, Li Chengzong would not persuade her any further.

Although he admired literary masters like Zhuang Mohan, he felt that people like Zhuang Mohan should not become victims of conspiracy and intrigue.

However, the analysis that needed to be done had been done, and the advice that needed to be given had been given. Zhuang Mohan himself did not listen, so he could only express his regret.

Good words can't persuade a damned ghost.

(End of this chapter)