I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 85: A Detour

Jing Ge and Qin Shan were quite perceptive and could tell that Chen Pingping had something else to say to Li Chengzong.

So after lunch, the two of them left one after another with excuses.

As for Shadow, as the name suggests, he is like Chen Pingping's shadow. Wherever Chen Pingping is, there will be Shadow.

It can be said that Shadow has made a great contribution to Chen Pingping's survival.

Yingzi helped Li Chengzong pour a cup of sobering tea and asked, "Third Prince, are you a grandmaster?"

Li Chengzong was stunned and turned to look at Chen Pingping.

"Dean Chen, how did you guess that?"

It's not that he looked down on Yingzi. It's just that Yingzi's brain couldn't possibly guess that he was a grandmaster. Only Chen Pingping could have thought of that.

No denial?!
He is actually a grandmaster!

Although Chen Pingping had said before that he was mentally prepared, Shadow was still shocked. Even with the mask on, one could tell from his eyes how surprised he was.

Chen Pingping explained calmly, "It is inferred from various aspects. When the Grandmaster War broke out in Kyoto, it was said that Si Gu Jian came to assassinate him. But Si Gu Jian was in the Sword House in Dongyi City at that time, so there must be a fifth Grandmaster in the world. This fifth Grandmaster made His Majesty and Eunuch Hong put the title on Si Gu Jian, so he must be someone close to him. Think about His Majesty's favor to the Third Prince, and Yun Zhilan said that the Third Prince is the first person under the Grandmaster, so this fifth Grandmaster must be the Third Prince."

Chen Pingping took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "Of course, this is just my speculation. I don't have any substantial evidence to prove that the Third Prince is a Grandmaster. But since the Third Prince has admitted it, it means that my speculation is not wrong."

That being said, Chen Pingping was extremely confident in his own judgment and had actually already determined in his heart that Li Chengzong was the grandmaster.

Paranoid people are often like this. What they firmly believe in is not their own opinions, but the belief that they are always right.

"Isn't there another Wuzhu?" Li Chengzong asked with a smile.

Chen Pingping was not surprised that Li Chengzong knew Wu Zhu, and said with a smile: "Wu Zhu was in Danzhou at that time. He was an 18-year-old grandmaster. Your Highness the Third Prince has never seen such a person before."

"Even my mother doesn't believe that I am a grandmaster. In this world, I'm afraid only you, Chen Pingping, dare to think that I am a grandmaster."

"Boldly assume and carefully verify, it is not difficult to infer that the Third Prince is a Grandmaster."

Li Chengzong smiled and said, "So why did Dean Chen invite me here today?"

"I want to ask your Highness the Third Prince, is Eunuch Hong Sixiang really a Grand Master?"

"I am considered half of Lao Hong's apprentice, what do you think?"

Chen Pingping stared at Li Chengzong without blinking and said, "The Third Prince became a Grandmaster and promoted Eunuch Hong. One is obvious and the other is subtle. This seems to be the style of your majesty, but everything is too logical, which makes people suspicious."

As expected of Chen Pingping, his mind works quickly.

Li Chengzong sighed and said with a smile: "You already have a guess in your mind, what's the point of asking me?"

Chen Pingping breathed a sigh of relief and said thoughtfully, "It seems that Eunuch Hong is indeed not a grandmaster, so he cannot be the murderer back then. Who is the grandmaster in the palace?"

"Dean Chen is asking me?"

Chen Pingping shook his head. "No, I am already very grateful that the Third Prince can tell me that Eunuch Hong is not a Grandmaster. I don't want to trouble the Third Prince any further."

It can be seen that Li Chengzong should know the mysterious grandmaster in the palace, but it is better not to involve the Third Prince in some things. Moreover, it would be more meaningful for him to investigate the events of the past himself.

"President Chen is wondering if the person who planned the Taiping Villa case was the mysterious Grand Master in the palace?"

Chen Pingping did not deny it and nodded, "In the Taiping Villa case, it seems that the murderer has been found, but I always feel that there are people behind them. And Your Majesty should know that I can't think of anyone else who can make Your Majesty take the initiative to give in, except for the mysterious Grand Master in the palace."

Why didn’t you think that the old man himself was behind those people?

Li Chengzong shook his head secretly and said, "President Chen, there is nothing else, I'm leaving now." "Your Highness, please wait a moment."

Chen Pingping called Li Chengzong and said directly: "Today, I invited the Third Prince to come here. In addition to asking about Eunuch Hong, I also have something to tell the Third Prince. The assassination case was a secret order issued by the Supervisory Council. Zhu Ge is the eldest princess's man. Your Highness wants to investigate what happened that year. Maybe the eldest princess knows something."

"You're talking about this matter. I met Li Yunrui yesterday and I already know about it."

Li Chengzong stood up and prepared to leave.

"Third Prince, what do you think of my Chen Garden?"

"Why, you want to send me off?"

Li Chengzong made a joke, looked outside, and said with a smile: "Chen Garden is actually not bad, you are also thoughtful. It is impossible for the world to be born equal and everyone is like a dragon. In your Chen Garden, there is a sense of equality for everyone. I personally appreciate it, but others may not agree."

Chen Pingping laughed out loud and said, "The Third Prince can see through the true nature of my Chen Garden at a glance. It seems that the Third Prince is indeed the same type of person as the young lady. It's a pity that I can only deceive myself in this Chen Garden."

It can be seen that Chen Pingping is following in Ye Qingmei's footsteps, but unfortunately he is not Ye Qingmei after all, and cannot truly understand Ye Qingmei's thoughts.

"The meaning of equality for all is too complicated. I don't understand what kind of equality Ye Qingmei hopes for, and I have no say. But life has never been fair. Some people are born to enjoy wealth and glory, like me, while some people are born to be poor. This world is inherently unfair. And in my opinion, the equality of all people that Ye Qingmei pursues is not like Dean Chen."

Li Chengzong shook his head and then changed the subject: "However, it is rare to be able to do what Dean Chen has done in this world."

Chen Pingping was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Your Highness, you are too kind."

"No, I'm really praising you."

This was not a lie. Even he himself had long been accustomed to the system of ancient feudal society. At least he could not accept the fact that the people in Prince Ding's Palace called him Chengzong.

Chen Pingping did not dwell on this question and asked, "From what Your Highness said, it seems that you understand what Miss is pursuing, that all people are born equal. Could Your Highness elaborate on this?"

"It's hard to elaborate on this matter, because all men are born equal, which itself does not exist. All men are born equal is a kind of cognition. Ye Qingmei wants everyone in the world, at least the vast majority of people, to believe that we are all equal in personality and there is no distinction between the upper and lower classes. What she wants to create is a relatively equal social environment, not like your Chen Yuan, who pursues absolute equality."

After Li Chengzong finished speaking, he added: "And in my opinion, your Chen Garden is not absolutely equal. Although in many aspects, it can make people feel that everyone is equal, in fact, they don't have the awareness that we are equal in personality. In their hearts, they still think that they are inferior to others. It's a bit superficial. It's not a good thing to pursue equality for everyone too deliberately."

If Chen Yuan had continued along his path, he would have been able to liberate his mind to a certain extent over time. So we cannot say that Chen Pingping had taken the wrong path, we can only say that he had taken a detour.

At least that's what Li Chengzong thought.

Chen Pingping fell into deep thought, because he didn't understand much of what Li Chengzong said.

By the time he came to his senses, Li Chengzong had already left.

"Where is the Third Prince?"

"left already."

"Do you understand what the Third Prince said?"

Shadow shook his head. He didn't care about this at all. He suddenly asked, "If I ask the Third Prince to practice martial arts with me, will he agree?"

"Judging from the Third Prince's character, he should agree. Let's take some time to go to Prince Ding's Mansion and take a look."

"You are the president of the Supervisory Council. It is inappropriate for you to go to Prince Ding's Mansion, right?"

Chen Pingping certainly knew that it was inappropriate for him to go to Prince Ding's Mansion. After all, he controlled the Supervisory Council and was destined to be a lone minister. If he went to Prince Ding's Mansion, he would be suspected of making friends with the prince, which would easily lead to misunderstanding.

However, he was really curious about what Li Chengzong understood about the world that Ye Qingmei pursued, and the best way to understand it would be to go to Prince Ding's Mansion and take a closer look.

(End of this chapter)