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Chapter 45: Taking office as the Minister of Honglu Temple, the Northern Qi delegation goes to Beijing
The next day.

Li Chengping took the imperial edict and went to the Honglu Temple to take up his post early in the morning. This place was not far from his residence and the carriage only had to pass through two intersections.

As the place where the Kingdom of Qing welcomed foreign guests, the Honglu Temple was naturally luxuriously decorated.

There were two soldiers guarding the door. When they saw the carriage approaching, they immediately stepped forward to stop it.

The curtain was opened, and Li Chengping walked out of the carriage without bothering with the two soldiers.

"I am the newly appointed Minister of the Honglu Temple. Please ask the person in charge to come out!" Li Chengping said slowly.

The noble royal aura was coming towards them, and the two soldiers did not dare to be careless. One of them stayed here to wait while the other went in to report.

at this time.

Inside the Honglu Temple.

Xin Qiwu was leaning back in his chair and dozing off. Currently the Minister of the Honglu Temple had not been selected yet, and as the Junior Minister of the Honglu Temple, he held the highest position.

There have been no major events at the court in recent times, and he has been living a very leisurely life every day.

Drink tea, play chess, take a nap, and the day is over in a blink of an eye.

Compared to the intrigues in the court, Xin Qiwu really loves this place!
"Boom boom boom!"

Suddenly, a hurried knock on the door woke Xin Qiwu up.

He opened his eyes reluctantly and glanced at the soldier standing at the door: "What's the matter? Aren't you supposed to be in charge of guarding the gate?"

"Sir Xin, there is a man at the door. He says he is the new Minister of the Ministry of Rites. I am not sure, so I would like you to come over and take a look." said the soldier.

Xin Qiwu suddenly lost his sleepiness, stood up quickly, and glared at the soldier.

"Why don't you just say something so important!"

After saying that, he hurriedly ran towards the door, holding his robe.

Not long after.

Xin Qiwu arrived at the gate, and when he saw Li Chengping standing at the gate, his expression changed slightly.

He got nervous and accidentally tripped over the door sill. He fell forward and slid to Li Chengping with his knees touching the ground.

"Your servant Xin Qiwu pays homage to His Majesty!" Xin Qiwu said with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Lord Xin, your way of saluting is quite unique." Li Chengping teased.

"Your Majesty is handsome and talented. My admiration for you is like a surging river..."

"Alright, stop flattering me. I am the newly appointed Minister of the Honglu Temple. Sir Xin, you and I will be colleagues from now on!"

This news was like a bolt from the blue. Xin Qiwu was stunned on the spot until he saw the imperial edict in Li Chengping's hand, and then he came to his senses.

"Your humble servant Xin Qiwu, here to see you, sir!"

Xin Qiwu shouted loudly and knocked his head heavily on the ground. The two soldiers hurriedly knelt down.

"Master Xin, there is no need to be so polite. This prince has just arrived at the Honglu Temple and there are many things he does not understand yet. I will need to learn more from you in the future."

"Your Majesty, your words are too kind. As long as you speak, I will tell you everything I know and do my best!"

"Then please, Master Xin, show me around."

Under the leadership of Xin Qiwu, the two men wandered around the Honglu Temple.

After all, this is a place to receive foreign envoys. Although the decoration is not as good as that of the imperial palace, it also has a royal atmosphere.

There are quite a few people here, but usually everyone is idle inside.

Playing cards, reading, drinking tea...

Life is very leisurely, which makes people envious!
"Your Highness, this is how it is in our Honglu Temple. On weekdays, when there is nothing to do, everyone lives a relatively leisurely life. However, if there is a major event or festival, we will be very busy."

"How about I call everyone together?"

Xin Qiwu said cautiously.

"No need. Just let them do as they please on weekdays. As long as the court's business is done well, that's all."

Li Chengping waved his hand.

After a tour, the two came to a pavilion to drink tea.

With the breeze blowing and the bright sunshine, coupled with the spring scenery in the garden, Li Chengping found that this place was really nice.

Could it be that Emperor Qing really had a change of heart and arranged a sinecure for himself?
Li Chengping was puzzled.

If that's the case, it's not bad. After all, the Honglu Temple has nothing to do with the imperial court.

At this time, an official from the Honglu Temple came running over.

"Your Majesty, an envoy has come from the palace. Please go and receive the decree!"

What’s going on? An imperial edict came right after taking office?
Li Chengping frowned.

Come to the front yard.

A eunuch who had been waiting for a long time, saw Li Chengping coming and hurried forward to salute.

"This servant pays homage to His Majesty the Third Prince!"

"Get up, where is the imperial edict?" Li Chengping asked, stretching out his hand.

The eunuch also understood the rules, and hurriedly took out the imperial edict from his sleeve, handed it to Li Chengping, and left in a hurry.

Xin Qiwu and many other officials were stunned.

They were all ready to kneel down and receive the order, who would have thought it would be like this?

Li Chengping opened the imperial edict, scanned it at a glance, and handed the thing to Xin Qiwu.

"Let's show it to everyone."

As soon as he finished speaking, many officials rushed forward and stretched their necks to read the imperial edict. When they saw the contents, they cheered.

"Great! Your Majesty finally remembered our Honglu Temple!"

"Who says it's not true? This time when we welcome the Northern Qi delegation, we will definitely let them appreciate the demeanor of our great country!"

"It's just Northern Qi. They were beaten by us at the border some time ago and fled in panic. We must not let them off easily at the negotiation table this time!"

"..."

Seeing the officials' enthusiastic expressions, Li Chengping finally understood why Emperor Qing wanted to transfer him to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

It turns out it was all for this imperial edict!

Since Northern Qi captured Yan Bingyun, they took this opportunity to negotiate with Qing Kingdom. The delegation has already set off and will arrive in Kyoto City in two days.

"This position originally belonged to Fan Xian. Some accidents occurred during the process, so it fell on me. But it's not a big deal."

Li Chengping didn't care too much.

All the officials in the Honglu Temple were rubbing their hands in anticipation, and judging by their excited expressions, there was no need for him to take any action.

……

at the same time.

In the Supervisory Office, in a quiet courtyard.

Chen Pingping looked at Fan Xian standing in front of him with a smile on his face.

"Fan Xian, you did a good job in the last incident on Niulan Street. You killed Cheng Jushu in the street and saved the reputation of Qing Kingdom!" Chen Pingping said with a smile.

"President, you are too kind. Cheng Jushu killed people from our Qing Kingdom in the street. He deserves to be killed!" Fan Xian said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Chen Pingping seemed very satisfied with Fan Xian's attitude and said with a smile, "Fan Xian, Lin Gong must have been killed by the Fifth Master!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Fan Xian instantly tensed his body and subconsciously reached for the dagger at his waist.

Chen Pingping acted as if he hadn't seen it and continued to talk to himself:
"I looked at the wound on Lin Gong's body. He acted decisively and the blow was fatal. There was no residual Qi in the wound. He was killed directly by the force!"

"Lin Gong has an eighth-grade cultivation. The only person in the entire capital city who has such means is Wu Zhu!"

Chen Pingping spoke at a moderate pace, and the more she spoke, the more nervous Fan Xian became.

I saw no one around.

He gritted his teeth, pulled out the dagger from his waist, and stabbed directly at Chen Pingping!

(End of this chapter)