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

"The position of Director of the Court has been vacant for a long time. We do not know where you work."

"Yes, I've been in this hospital for ten years and have never seen Lord Tess in person."

"Wait, I remember there's a Supervisor in the courtyard. I wonder if he's related to the Supervisor?"

"Judging from the official title, it must be related!"

After discussing it for a while, the group sent one of them to take Fan Xian to find the Supervisor.

After many twists and turns, Fan Xian entered a dark, large door.

He wouldn't have dared to go in if he hadn't been holding the waist token in his hand.

The clerk said to the person inside the room, "Lord Zong, the Chief Inspector has arrived!"

The middle-aged man sitting behind the desk glanced at Fan Xian and then asked, "Fan Xian from Danzhou?"

Fan Xian nodded quickly, "That's right, I am Fan Xian from Danzhou, and my master is Fei Zhu.

The man then asked, "Is it Fan Xian, the one who was attacked by a woman as soon as he entered the city and then spent a day in the Kyoto Prefecture jail?"

Fan Xian's face flushed slightly. "Since you all knew I was in trouble, why didn't you come to my rescue?"

The man chuckled, "This little trouble is nothing for the Oversight Council to handle."

"Besides, you're not even reporting for duty, why should we save you!"

The man dismissed the minor official, then bowed and cupped his hands to Fan Xian, saying, "Chief Supervisor Zong Zhui greets Chief Supervisor."

Seeing Zong Zhui's respectful attitude, Fan Xian asked with some doubt, "Ti Si should be higher than Ti Si Lang, right?"

Zong Zhui replied, "The Supervisor is only below the Dean and is on the same level as the head of the Eighth Division."

The Chief Inspector is second only to the Headmaster and the Chief Inspector in the academy, and he does not take orders from others.

Fan Xian nodded. "You take orders from me. Now that I'm here, I should at least meet your dean, right?"

Zong Zhui gave Fan Xian a satisfied look; this man still knew the rules.

"The dean is not here; he has ordered me to follow you, sir."

Fan Xian smiled and said, "I am on the same level as the head of the Eighth Division. The other heads have hundreds of people under them, but I only have you under me?"

Zong Zhui nodded and said, "Your insight is indeed profound."

In this timeline, Fan Xian felt extremely insecure because he was tricked as soon as he entered the city.

The badge he currently holds, belonging to the Director of the Censorate, is the most tangible power he can wield.

"Zongzhui, I want to investigate an assassination case..."

Before Fan Xian could even speak, Zong Zhui interrupted him.

"Xu Yunzhang of the Fourth Division of the Supervisory Council forged a secret order and directed Teng Zijing, the head of the Fourth Division, to assassinate Your Excellency."

"Teng Zijing was killed by the Lord, and Xu Yunzhang committed suicide out of fear of punishment. This case is being personally supervised by the Dean, and the Lord has no right to interfere."

Fan Xian now learns that the stubborn man he pushed off the cliff was named Teng Zijing.

Xu Yunzhang committed suicide, and it seems there are serious implications behind it, with the dean personally overseeing the case.

"Zong Zhui, does Xu Yunzhang have any special background?"

For example, is he working for the Crown Prince, or for the Second Prince?

Zong Zhui quickly covered Fan Xian's mouth, "This matter cannot be discussed, which is why the Dean personally oversaw it."

Once Fan Xian learned of the authority of the Supervisor, he was no longer willing to sit idly by and wait for his doom. He wanted to investigate the assassination case in Danzhou, and even the case that had damaged his reputation.

"Zongzhui, come with me. If we can't investigate publicly, we'll investigate privately!"

Zong Zhui didn't object to Fan Xian's request at all. "Does Your Excellency have any thoughts?"

Fan Xian pondered for a moment and said, "Xu Yunzhang's background should be able to be seen from his usual interactions. Where could we get such information?"

Zongzhui replied, "There are shops in Kyoto that specialize in buying and selling information; we can go and take a look."

Upon hearing that there was such a place where one could buy readily available information, Fan Xian gladly went there with Zong Zhui.

Half an hour later, Fan Xian actually managed to buy Xu Yunzhang's favors from a dilapidated little shop.

The paper clearly stated that Xu Yunzhang had close ties with the Crown Prince, and that Xu Yunzhang was actually one of the Crown Prince's men!

In the royal study.

Eunuch Hou bowed to Emperor Qing and said, "Your Majesty, Young Master Fan has already bought the information about Xu Yunzhang."

"Xu Yunzhang's case is being personally supervised by the Chief Prosecutor. Young Master Fan finds it very strange that he was able to obtain such information."

"But by the time he realized what was happening and turned back, all our people had already been evacuated."

The unassuming news shop was actually controlled by the inner court; otherwise, it would have been shut down by the Overwatch Council long ago.

Emperor Qing flipped through the book in his hand, not even looking up, and said, "Very well, give it all to him. I'm not afraid to let him know!"

"Young Master Fan has encountered a series of setbacks since he first arrived in the capital," said Eunuch Hou with concern.

Now that he knows it was the Crown Prince who assassinated him, I wonder if he'll feel any fear.

Emperor Qing said expressionlessly, "If that's the case, how can he shoulder such a great responsibility? The ordeal of being in a sea of ​​fire is itself a test."

"His reputation was ruined by a palace maid. It was because he was new and unprepared. I relied on my old face to withstand the strong opposition from Prime Minister Lin and the harem and did not cancel the marriage."

"The rest depends on his determination and skill."

Eunuch Hou said, "Young Master Fan fell in love with Princess Yichen at first sight, which is why he came to the capital."

"However, Princess Yichen was indifferent to him, and Young Master Lin and Miss Ye regarded Fan Xian as an enemy."

Upon hearing Eunuch Hou's words, Emperor Qing couldn't help but laugh and scold, "Hey! You're just a eunuch!"

"What do you know about love at first sight! Let me tell you, Fan Xian's love was lust at first sight!"

"If he can't even win over Wan'er, and can't even coax a little girl, even if he controls the inner treasury, he might lose even more than Li Yunrui!"

Eunuch Hou chuckled awkwardly, "Princess Yichen's poetry has become famous throughout the capital today. Young Master Fan, you'd better work hard."

Emperor Qing sneered, "Heh! What's a little talent? I could even win over the most extraordinary woman in the world back in the day!"

Emperor Qing spoke of his glorious past without batting an eye, as if he had completely forgotten about being drugged and impregnated.

"Wan'er is just a little smarter, but she is simple-minded. She is also very well-behaved and has the demeanor of a well-bred lady, unlike her mother who is so crazy."

"Fan Xian, Fan Xian, I hope you won't disappoint me!"

After talking about Fan Xian, Emperor Qing then brought up the situation of assassins in the capital.

"By the way, are assassins still rampant in the capital today?"

Eunuch Hou said, "Yes, there are still quite a few assassins in the capital. Many assassins have come to the Prime Minister's residence, the Fan family's residence, the Qin family's residence, and the Ye family's residence."

"Your Majesty is wise. By having the experts from the Dragon Guard Manor assist in guarding against the assassins, none of them succeeded."

Emperor Qing smiled knowingly, "Those sixth or seventh-rank assassins probably wouldn't even be able to scale these walls before they were killed!"

Emperor Qing guessed correctly. Li Chang'an's Shadow Guards drove the assassins to the vicinity of these families, where they were easily killed by the experts of these families.

The Prime Minister's residence has forty or fifty experts of the seventh rank or above, the Fan family is guarded by Tiger Guards, and the Qin and Ye families both have experts of the ninth rank. These assassins were simply forced to their deaths.

Li Chang'an did this to create an atmosphere that assassins were rampant in the capital and that the Northern Qi and Eastern Yi were bullying Daqing too much, thus building momentum for launching an uprising.

The ambiguous imperial edict that Emperor Qing gave to Li Chang'an also conveyed this meaning.

Emperor Qing never speaks properly; he always makes you guess.

If you guess right, then do it, but you can't reveal it yet.

If you do a bad job, you'll be punished; if you do a good job, whether you get praised or not depends entirely on your mood.

Emperor Qing continued with a smile, "Go and deliver an oral message to Li Chang'an, saying... what you did!"

"How come assassins in the capital are still so rampant? Several important officials have been assassinated."

"If you don't do your job properly, assassins will break into the palace!"

Eunuch Hou understood immediately; His Majesty's edict was ironic, urging Li Chang'an to force the assassins into the palace as well.

"This old servant obeys the decree. Since it is a reprimand, should we also punish Prince Yong by deducting his salary?"

Emperor Qing replied, "I will not punish him. If no assassin breaks into the palace in a few days, then I will punish him!"

……

The next day, at Prince Yong's residence.

Li Chang'an twirled the imperial edict in his hand, cursing Emperor Qing in his heart for being so frivolous. Couldn't he just say what he wanted to say?

Jingni emerged from the shadows, pouting with a defiant look on her face.

"Can't you emperors just speak properly?"

"The purpose was clearly to have His Highness create the illusion that an assassin had entered the palace to carry out an assassination, but instead, His Highness was scolded."

Jing Ni had no idea that Emperor Qing was a grandmaster who was above all others.

In his eyes, his only enemies were the other four Grandmasters, Wu Zhu, and Barrett.

The rest of the people and events were under his control, including the struggle for the throne between the Crown Prince and the Second Prince, and Fan Xian.