Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 281: Fan Ruoruo's grievances and the disloyal people under Kyoto

Fan Ruoruo gently took Liu Hong's cold hand, noticed Liu Hong's slightly pale face, and spoke softly.

"My dear, you must have had a hard time on this journey. Let's have a meal together."

Even though Fan Ruoruo was ecstatic inside, she still had to maintain the demeanor of a good wife and mother on the surface.

After all, as long as Liu Hong is alive, he is the Grand Commander of Andong who can cause a major earthquake in Qing Kingdom with just a move of his feet.

What's more, the title of Prince of Pei to Liu Ying could only be conferred after Liu Hong's death or after Liu Hong himself wrote a letter to the emperor.

Of course, it would be more effective if Liu Hong wrote the letter personally, so that his subordinates would not become disloyal.

It will be convenient for Fan Ruoruo to seize power after Liu Hong's death.

Fan Ruoruo didn't think about gaining all of Liu Hong's power.

After all, his rash intervention in Kyoto's affairs had already caused great dissatisfaction among the Danzhou bandit faction, the Kyoto Shi Chanli faction, and the Zhang Liang capable minister faction.

But as long as she could get a small portion of power, she would still be the most powerful woman in Qing, above the eldest princess and on par with the queen mother.

But Fan Ruoruo didn't think about the consequences of losing both the lips and the teeth.

If Liu Hong died, Emperor Qing would spare no effort to bring eternal infamy to Liu Hong and eliminate all forces involved.

Not to mention Liu Ying's position as the Crown Prince of Pei, I'm afraid Fan Ruoruo can't even protect herself.

Emperor Qing was once so angry at Liu Hong that he lost his composure and hated Liu Hong very much.

Even though Fan Xian and the Fan family tried their best to stop him, they were unable to stop Emperor Qing from taking action.

The reason why Fan Ruoruo holds such a prominent position is nothing more than a meaningless act by Emperor Qing to anger Liu Hong and start a fire in his backyard.

Shi Chanli and Cheng Jushu stopped in the courtyard.

As always, even when he was wronged in Kyoto, he said nothing and just bowed to Liu Hong.

There was only one dining table, with a wide variety of dishes on display, but there were only enough seats for Liu Hong's family.

It seems that after Liu Hong left, Fan Ruoruo cancelled the practice of eating together with his subordinates.

Liu Hong looked at Fan Ruoruo, who became more beautiful and charming after giving birth to a child, and had more charm of a young woman.

He couldn't help but let out a long sigh and spoke slowly.

"Ruoruo... do you know? Without the pig, there will be no hair left!"

Liu Hong handed Liu Ying to Sang Wen. With her presence, Sang Wen must be Liu Ying's adoptive mother.

He slowly held Fan Ruoruo in his arms, enjoying the beauty in his arms, but his eyes slowly closed.

If that day really comes, Liu Hong is about to die.

No matter how dissatisfied Liu Hong was with Fan Ruoruo, he would let Fan Ruoruo and Sang Wen jointly hold power when Liu Ying was a minor.

Fan Ruoruo pacified the aristocratic families, while Sang Wen pacified the forces under his command.

As for the reforms promoted by Liu Hong, we do not ask for them to be implemented any further, but it is already quite good enough to be able to support them as much as possible.

Liu Hong slowly exerted force with his palms.

But Fan Ruoruo should never, ever go looking for the enemy for help, and it was an mortal enemy who would never give up.

If Emperor Qing could believe it, even sows would climb trees!
"what……"

Fan Ruoruo cried out in pain, tears welled up in her eyes, and she quickly pushed Liu Hong away.

"Husband, you hurt me!"

Liu Hong just stood there, looking at Fan Ruoruo quietly without saying anything.

Since you want to gain power so much, let me see what you will do after you gain power!
As long as I'm not dead, everything is just a clown.

With just a few gestures, everything can be back on track.

Fan Ruoruo looked at Liu Hong without showing any sign of being outdone, tears of grievance flashing in her eyes.

Why must she be wrong!
Liu Hong didn't love her at all. Even when his child was almost two years old, he didn't even write to the court to ask the Prince of Pei to come.

Then who will be the Prince of Pei? Will it be the eldest son Liu Fei who is far away in the world, or Sang Wen’s future child?

What could she, a woman, do? The Fan family could no longer restrict Liu Hong, so she could only seek help from the supreme imperial power.

Sang Wen hurried to smooth things over. After all, it was necessary to appear harmonious on the surface.

"You must be tired, let's eat!"

Then he spoke with a smile to Liu Hong's trusted men.

"My Lords, let's have dinner together."

At this time, Liu Hong slowly shifted his gaze, picked up some dishes from a large bowl, and sat on the steps to eat.

Ever since the Yangtze River flood control, Liu Hong has gotten into the habit of dealing with things casually.

It's quick and neat, and saves time.

Fan Ruoruo bit her lip. Now she didn't even want to eat at the same table with him?

Shi Chanli also followed suit, picked up a big bowl, and started eating next to Liu Hong.

He handed Liu Hong a note and spoke in a low voice.

"Sir, it seems that He Zongwei under your command is a hidden man that His Majesty has planted beside you. He is a general and civil servant that you promoted this year."

"Many people have been demoted and dismissed from office under the impeachment of the Metropolitan Censorate! If they hadn't infiltrated our ranks, it would be impossible for them to accurately grasp so many candidates."

There was no expression on Liu Hong's face and he continued to eat in silence.

He Zongwei was Emperor Qing's secret agent, he had known that for a long time.

Otherwise, when He Zongwei visited the Fan family that night, he called himself his godfather.

There was no need for Liu Hong to agree.

Doesn’t my subsequent rapid success prove that this point is very useful?
If Emperor Qing didn't think he had Liu Hong completely under control, how could he not suppress him every time he was promoted?

I approved it without hesitation.

The reason why he had a conflict with Emperor Qing was that He Zongwei was still around.

That is, Liu Hong wanted to see how many spies Emperor Qing, the Supervisory Council, and those aristocratic families had placed in his own forces.

He finished his meal in no time.

Liu Hong opened the note and saw a list of about a hundred people, which was shocking.

Most of them were scholars he valued during the Spring Examination in Kyoto, and there were also a few literati he had personally recruited.

Liu Hong was not surprised by these. It was common for various forces to place people there during his period of rapid power growth.

Liu Hong often does it himself.

It's just a single move, but if you can get intelligence, you can make a lot of money.

Liu Hong just looked at a name on the list, his eyes seemed to be attracted and couldn't stop for a long time.

"Wu Shang... He was the first old man to follow me. I don't think I have ever treated him unfairly."

"I don't understand why he betrayed me too! He was even the culprit for withholding the garrison division's pay."

Liu Hong put away the note and slowly exhaled.

At this time, Liu Hong understood a little bit why Emperor Qing wanted to kill the entire clan of those who betrayed him.

The feeling of being betrayed is indeed not pleasant.

Shi Chanli was also a little sad.

"Sir! Doctor Wu didn't actually want to betray at first, but after listening to Miss Ruoruo a few times, he couldn't get off the boat anymore."

This is the most uncomfortable part about a fire in the backyard.

That is why Liu Hong tried every possible means to elevate Sang Wen's position, even at the cost of bearing the infamy of favoring his concubine over his wife.

Brothers like Ergouzi, who have known each other since childhood, can ignore Fan Ruoruo's orders.

But people like Wu Shang, who followed Liu Hong to participate in the war between the two countries, recruited civilians.

With great difficulty, he became a fifth-rank doctor in the Food and Pay Department of the Ministry of War.

Naturally, he was grateful to Liu Hong, the elder who promoted him.

But facing the words of his mistress Fan Ruoruo, could he not listen?

Fan Ruoruo is the eldest daughter of the aristocratic Fan family, and her brother is Duke Danbo Fan Xian.

In addition, she is Princess Heluo, a first-rank imperial lady.

If Wu Shang dared to disobey Fan Ruoruo's orders, he would cut himself off from the officialdom of Qing State.

How could Wu Shang, who had worked so hard to climb up from the common people, be willing to give up his power and position?

But after following Fan Ruoruo's orders, he offended Liu Hong's forces even more.

In order to keep his official position, Wu Shang could only cling tightly to the royal family and Fan Ruoruo.

(End of this chapter)