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Chapter 18 Lin Ruofu's initial approval, Zhao Gao's political discussion

Lin Ruofu was very satisfied with the poem sent by Li Chengping.

After a family dinner, the relationship between the two sides improved a lot.

"Uncle Lin, it's almost time. I should go back. I'll bother you another day."

Li Chengping bowed and smiled, declined Lin Ruofu's invitation, and left in a carriage.

After Li Chengping left, Lin Ruofu's expression returned to normal and he took Yuan Hongdao back to the house.

He opened the scroll again and looked at the poem on it with a faint smile on his face.

"Old Yuan, what do you think of the Third Prince?"

Having worked under Lin Ruofu for many years, Yuan Hongdao understood what he meant at a glance.

"Sir, the Third Prince is a man of extraordinary talent and gentle disposition. As a disciple of the royal family, he is not arrogant at all. He is a good match for the young lady."

Yuan Hongdao smiled.

"This person is not bad, but whether he is a good match or not is something that Wan'er needs to decide for herself."

When talking about Lin Wan'er, a hint of tenderness appeared on Lin Ruofu's cold face.

Looking at the poem in his hand, he handed it to Yuan Hongdao.

"Send the things to Wan'er. Hasn't she always admired His Royal Highness Prince Wen? Now she can fulfill her wish."

Lin Ruofu said.

Although he liked poetry and prose very much, in front of his family, these were just external things.

Yuan Hongdao nodded and hurried away with the poem.

On the way, he happened to meet the sneaky Lin Wan'er.

"Miss, what are you doing?"

The voice startled Lin Wan'er. She turned around and found it was Yuan Hongdao, then she breathed a sigh of relief.

"I, I'm just walking around. Mr. Yuan, why are you here?" Lin Wan'er stammered.

The girl’s thoughts were not difficult to guess. Yuan Hongdao saw through them at a glance and smiled faintly.

"Miss, His Royal Highness Prince Wen has just left. He sent me a poem written in his own handwriting. The Prime Minister asked me to bring it to you to read."

After saying that, Yuan Hongdao handed over the scroll hidden in his sleeve.

Lin Wan'er was a little disappointed at first, but when she heard that this was a poem written by Li Chengping himself, she immediately became interested.

"Hehe, thank you, Mr. Yuan. Please tell my father that I will return the poem to him after reading it."

Lin Wan'er giggled, hugged the scroll in her arms, and skipped away.

Yuan Hongdao stood there, looking at Lin Wan'er's brisk figure, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"Miss, what's wrong with you lately? You look much better all of a sudden. I think I need to report to the Prime Minister."

……

On the way back, Li Chengping and Zhao Gao talked about what happened at noon.

"Zhao Gao, what do you think of Lin Ruofu?" Li Chengping asked.

As the leader of Luowang, Zhao Gao's ability to judge people is unquestionable, and he wants to hear the other party's opinion.

Zhao Gao, who was driving the carriage, paused and slowed down.

"Your Highness, Prime Minister Lin is a very cunning man. In the court, the dispute between the Crown Prince and the Second Prince seems to be unbearable, but in fact it is just a minor fight."

"These people are all idle officials who have no influence on the political affairs of the court. People with great abilities all choose to wait and see."

"But people like them won't enter easily. It's lonely at the top. If they are not absolutely sure, they won't take action!"

"But once they choose to bet, they will definitely go all out!"

Zhao Gao spoke very slowly.

Even though the street was extremely noisy, the sound could be clearly transmitted to the carriage.

Li Chengping showed his admiration. Zhao Gao's few short sentences clearly analyzed the situation in the court.

Now that Emperor Qing has granted him a marriage, he has been kicked directly into the vortex while he was standing on the edge of it and watching.

Li Yunrui will never give up power easily, and the prince will never let others take away this financial power.

There will never be harmony between them.

As for Li Chengze, Li Chengping had never considered it.
Who knows if others will abandon you after they get promoted, so it is safer to keep the position yourself.

"If I had known this earlier, perhaps I should not have refused Emperor Qing from joining the court." Li Chengping shook his head.

On second thought, if he had not been resolute, he would not have been qualified to establish his own government.

It’s just like the second prince. Even though he has the support of many officials, he can only command some shady private soldiers.

Since they are private soldiers, their scale will naturally not be too large, and it will be difficult to accomplish anything big by sneaking around.

"But it seems too early for me to recruit soldiers now."

Li Chengping shook his head.

It’s not that he didn’t have this idea, it’s just that the timing was not right.

The reason is simple: I have no money.

"It seems like we need to find a way to make money."

Li Chengping stroked his chin and thought.

He has quite a few clever ways to make money, but he's having trouble figuring out who to assign the tasks to.

……

Night falls.

Kyoto City, by the Liujing River.

As the largest red-light district in Kyoto, there were many flower boats gathered here. Beautiful figures swayed on the boats, and the people on the shore stared with their eyes wide open.

now.

Inside Zuixianju, Si Lili was sitting in front of the dressing table dressing herself up.

"Miss, there is a wealthy businessman in Kyoto who is willing to pay one thousand taels of gold just for a meeting."

Listening to the maid's report, Si Lili didn't even blink. No matter who asked to see her, she always responded with only two words.

"not see!"

As a prostitute, most people may not have this qualification, but Si Lili is different.

As the new oiran of Kyoto, her beauty and fame had already become known to everyone through publicity.

During this period of time, not to mention those so-called wealthy businessmen, she treated even high-ranking officials in Beijing in the same way.

After the maid left, Si Lili looked at herself in the mirror and stroked her cheek with her slender fingers.

There was a hint of sadness and helplessness in his eyes.

As a woman staying in such a place, she had no idea what would happen tomorrow.

But she had no choice.

at this time.

A cool breeze blew into the room. Si Lili looked back and found that the window had been opened at some point.

I broke out in a cold sweat and turned around suddenly, only to find that a figure had appeared next to the tea table.

"who are you?"

Si Lili's face was full of vigilance, and she secretly clenched the dagger hidden in her sleeve.

The mysterious man didn't say much, he just took out a sign from his arms and placed it on the table.

The sign was black and had a seal character carved on it.

齐！
"Heitie Ling, you are the Jinyiwei of Qi State!" Si Lili revealed the identity of the visitor in one sentence.

"Yes, I am here on behalf of the Commander to convey your instructions to you. This is a mission. Burn it immediately after reading it!"

As he spoke, the mysterious man took out an envelope from his arms and placed it on the table.

Si Lili took the envelope, opened it, and when she saw the message on it, she couldn't help but frown.

"What's going on? Didn't the order conveyed some time ago say to get closer to Fan Xian? I have my plan ready, why did you suddenly change the target?"

"I don't accept this mission!"

Si Lili refused decisively.

As soon as the words fell, the temperature in the room dropped suddenly.

"Si Lili, don't forget who you are. As a spy for Qi, you must obey your superiors' orders!"

(End of this chapter)