All Heavens: From Joy of Life to The Great Feng Night Watchman

"Think carefully about how you can contribute to the country!"

This is the emperor; Qingwen and Xiren, two stunning beauties, were part of his honey trap for Li Chang'an.

Now that Li Chang'an has fallen into the trap, he is still being reprimanded.

After Eunuch Hou finished conveying the imperial decree, Xing Yusen immediately slipped him a silver note, and Eunuch Hou's face instantly lit up.

Once the money is received, the service must be provided. Eunuch Hou is a sensible man. “Your Highness, I have seen your fear. I will certainly report back to His Majesty truthfully.”

Li Chang'an didn't bother to feign fear in the face of the emperor's reprimand, and simply let Eunuch Hou handle it.

Anyway, Emperor Qing knew that Li Chang'an was not someone who was easily frightened.

After Eunuch Hou left, Xing Yusen immediately analyzed, "Your Highness, His Majesty is trying to build momentum for the start of war."

Xing Yusen is right. Although there is a standoff on the border, Northern Qi will not take the initiative to start a war.

The Southern Qing Dynasty harbors ambitions to unify the world, and Emperor Qing will surely find an excuse to start a war.

The Northern Qi assassins infiltrated the capital with the intention of assassinating the emperor; this was the pretext.

Although this excuse is indeed very crude, historically, powerful nations have never come up with sophisticated excuses for starting wars.

Emperor Qing's order for Li Chang'an to plant spies within martial arts sects to monitor forces opposing the court is highly suspicious.

The Fourth Bureau of the Censorate is responsible for monitoring officials throughout the country outside of Kyoto, but in reality, its powers have long since expanded.

Now, almost anyone can be monitored at will, whether they are officials or ordinary citizens. After all, if even officials can be monitored, what about ordinary people?

Emperor Qing's decree not only supplemented the responsibilities of the Fourth Bureau of the Supervisory Council, but also served as a check and balance.

The current Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping are like a couple who have been married for decades. On the surface, they are harmonious and peaceful, but in their hearts, they each have their own calculations and precautions.

Chen Pingping suspected that Emperor Qing orchestrated the assassination of Ye Qingmei, while Emperor Qing was also worried that Chen Pingping could not be absolutely loyal.

This is simple. Just take a small number of people from various local networks, put them in the open, and arrest a few assassins from other places who have entered the capital. That will be enough to complete the task.

What Emperor Qing needs is not that there are no assassins in Kyoto, but that the Kyoto is rife with assassins, but that they have all been captured by the Dragon Guard Manor and the Surveillance Bureau!

See? The Northern Qi has gone too far! They've raised an army!

In the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Lin Ruofu was playing chess with his retainer Yuan Hongdao and had just regretted his fifteenth move.

“Hongdao, does that illegitimate son of Sinanbo have any notable talents in literature or military strategy?”

Yuan Hongdao said, "Fan Xian, courtesy name Anzhi, I haven't heard anything about his literary talent, but he seems to be quite skilled in martial arts. He is expected to advance to the eighth rank within the year."

Lin Ruofu nodded and said, "Advancing to the eighth rank at the age of sixteen is indeed very rare."

Yuan Hongdao continued, "Fan Xian is also skilled at chess and has no rivals in Danzhou City. Several of his classmates who live in Danzhou have written to mention this."

Lin Ruofu, who was about to take back his move, suddenly stopped, and his face twitched slightly.

Of all the things he's good at, he just happens to be good at chess!

"So, he's good at chess... Wan'er has been crying a lot lately; she doesn't want to marry Fan Xian either."

As Lin Ruofu spoke, he completed his take-back move, and Yuan Hongdao could only pretend not to see it.

"Fan Xian has a notorious reputation in the capital, and everyone avoids him. If he were to marry the princess, even His Majesty would probably hesitate."

"The Crown Prince took the initiative to take responsibility for this matter and was ordered by His Majesty to help Fan Xian restore his reputation."

The prime minister is the head of all officials. If he really strongly opposes his daughter marrying Fan Xian, Emperor Qing will have to consider his opinion.

Lin Ruofu said with a hint of mockery, "The Crown Prince is also obsessed; this kind of thing can only get worse the more he tries to explain it."

Let the rumors dissipate on their own; people's memories are short-lived.

"Think about how His Highness Prince Yong reversed his reputation for forcibly taking women from brothels."

To reverse a negative reputation, it's necessary to cultivate a positive image.

"This Fan Xian was tricked as soon as he entered the capital. I don't want Wan'er to marry an incompetent man."

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A few days later, Li Chang'an submitted a memorial to Emperor Qing.

He explained his plan to infiltrate spies into gangs in key border towns, and also proposed that the Shadow Guard cooperate with the Censorate and Kyoto Prefecture to search for assassins in the capital, expressing his determination to serve the country.

Emperor Qing wrote in vermilion ink, "At least you still have a conscience. Do it this way."

Fan Xian's reputation in the capital was completely ruined, but Li Chang'an knew that Li Yunrui's move was only a delaying tactic.

Most importantly, Lin Ruofu must be convinced to resolutely oppose the marriage. The catalyst for this was the assassination on Niulan Street.

If the goal is to prevent Lin Wan'er from marrying Fan Xian, then the Prime Minister's Mansion and Fan Xian must be made to be completely opposed.

Li Chang'an was aware of Fan Xian's actions in Kyoto.

However, the person who provided the most intelligence about the Fan family was Fan Ruoruo, an openly honest secret agent.

Fan Ruoruo would come to consult on poetry and literature every few days, and Fan Sizhe would also come along to freeload.

After dinner that day, Li Chang'an coaxed Fan Sizhe out and taught Fan Ruoruo to write poetry and prose alone.

The two talked about almost everything, and as Fan Ruoruo spoke, she mentioned Fan Xian.

"Your Highness, do you know that Fan Xian actually didn't want to come to the capital at first?"

My father sent two guards with a portrait of Sister Wan'er, and told him that he had come to the capital to marry the daughter of the prime minister.

Li Chang'an knew that this was definitely Emperor Qing's doing. In his and Chen Pingping's plan against Xiao En, Fan Xian had to go to the capital now.

"Fan Xian knew this news, which is why he came to the capital with the Red Armor Army. He didn't expect to be ambushed as soon as he arrived in the capital. He was actually very panicked."

"Two days ago, the Prince Jing sent someone to deliver an invitation, inviting me and Fan Xian to a poetry gathering to be held at the Prince's residence on the fifteenth of this month."

Fan Xian's current strengths are chess and martial arts, so he probably won't be joining in the poetry gathering at Prince Jing's mansion.

"Ruo Ruo, Fan Xian's reputation is ruined now, he probably wouldn't go to a place where talented men and beautiful women gather."

Fan Ruoruo blinked her beautiful big eyes, patted Li Chang'an's thigh, and said, "Yes! That's what I think too."

"However, the Crown Prince's residence sent someone to find Fan Xian, saying that they would definitely help Fan Xian make a name for himself at the poetry gathering, so Fan Xian agreed to participate in the poetry gathering."

At this moment, Fan Ruoruo moved a few inches closer to Li Chang'an, her tone becoming extremely mysterious.

"Actually, Fan Xian wanted to visit Sister Wan'er after attending the poetry gathering!"

Lin Wan'er has recovered from tuberculosis and no longer lives in the deep palace. She is now quite active in poetry gatherings and other recreational activities.

Li Chang'an knew that Fan Xian's obsession with the Imperial Treasury was not deep. The fact that he was not insisting on breaking off the engagement like in the original drama was because he was attracted to her beauty!

Emperor Qing, that old silver coin, is best at using the beauty trap, and coincidentally, this beauty trap always works!

Li Chang'an frowned and deliberately asked, "Ruo Ruo, how do you know so much about Fan Xian?"

Fan Ruoruo smiled and took credit, "Of course it's for His Highness!"

"Fan Xian's arrival in Kyoto has caused such a big news; this matter must be more than just a simple one."

"Father said that His Highness is skilled in both literature and martial arts, and His Majesty will surely give him an important position. It is Ruoruo's duty to help His Highness gather information!"

Li Chang'an stroked Fan Ruoruo's head, pulled her close to his face, and their foreheads touched.

Fan Ruoruo's luscious red lips were right next to Li Chang'an's, their eyes met, and they could hear each other's breaths.

"Ruo Ruo, I will reward you handsomely."

The well-behaved and sensible Fan Ruoruo was successfully silenced before she even had a chance to get nervous, and she has grown a little more since then.

Li Chang'an couldn't help but sigh, "I've been so busy lately."

He not only silenced Jingni, but also had to shut Fan Ruoruo up. He's truly busy with countless tasks every day!

At the poetry gathering at Prince Jing's residence, Prince Jing and the Second Prince jointly invited Li Chang'an to attend.

So, we can finally meet Fan Xian.

Summer of the fourth year of the Qingli era.

Fan Xian left home early in the morning, accompanied by two guards, Lao Zhao and Lao Zhang, intending to go to Prince Jing's residence.

The two guards accompanied Fan Xian all the way to the capital, staying by his side the whole time, and they didn't believe the rumors at all.

Although Fan Ruoruo also said that she believed Fan Xian was framed.

However, today he used the excuse of finding a female companion to avoid going to Prince Jing's mansion with Fan Xian.

After several days of turmoil, Fan Xian calmed down.

His reputation is completely ruined, and there's no way he can salvage it.

I heard that the Empress Dowager, the Empress, the Eldest Princess, and all the women in the harem opposed his arranged marriage with Lin Wan'er.

However, even after things have come to this, the emperor still wants Princess Yichen to marry him.

The emperor not only did not change his mind about the arranged marriage, but also ordered the crown prince to help restore Fan Xian's reputation, which rekindled Fan Xian's hope.

His Majesty the Emperor is not so easily deceived; he is truly insightful and wise!

Fan Xian's two main motivations for coming to the capital were to investigate who wanted to assassinate him and to secure his marriage with Lin Wan'er.

Since His Majesty the Emperor is so determined to grant us this marriage, and Lin Wan'er is such a beauty, we should certainly try harder.