Film and Television Daqing: Starting with the Heaven-Covering Technique and the Devouring Demon Art

He knew that Li Chengtian must have some basis for saying this, and he also knew his second brother Li Chengtian's character and methods. The Crown Prince was probably in big trouble now.

Upon hearing Li Chengtian's words, the Crown Prince glared at him with eyes as furious as a venomous snake, barely suppressing his anger as he said:

"Second brother, what nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly have anything to do with Fan Xian's assassination?"

Emperor Qing slowly lowered the arrow in his hand, his gaze sharp as lightning, fixed on Li Chengtian. His tone carried a barely perceptible air of authority as he spoke:

"Second brother, you have to take responsibility for what you said. The Crown Prince is not someone that can be slandered by just anyone."

Li Chengtian listened to Emperor Qing's words, nodded solemnly, and then answered earnestly:

"Your Majesty, I understand perfectly and will take full responsibility for my words and actions."

After hearing Li Chengtian's words, Emperor Qing's expression did not change much, but a slight fluctuation seemed to appear in his eyes.

After a moment, he continued:

"Since that's the case, then tell me the whole story. Let me hear what connection the Crown Prince has with Fan Xian's assassination attempt."

After receiving Emperor Qing's permission, Li Chengtian spoke without hesitation:

"After some investigation, your son has discovered some clues."

First, I discovered that He Zongwei, who had always been by Guo Baokun's side, had suddenly disappeared.

Secondly, I also learned that on the very day He Zongwei disappeared, he had a conversation with Cheng Jushu of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Immediately afterwards, He Zongwei secretly met with Lin Gong, the second son of the Lin family.

Finally, He Zongwei disappeared completely. Lin Gongzheng was the Crown Prince's trusted subordinate.

Li Chengtian finished speaking and didn't continue. Anyone present who wasn't a fool could tell from his words that the Crown Prince was the mastermind behind the assassination attempt. The Crown Prince, of course, wasn't a fool; he naturally understood that the Second Prince was referring to him. So he angrily shouted, "Li Chengtian, you're talking nonsense!"

After the Crown Prince finished speaking, he immediately knelt on the ground and said sincerely, "Your Majesty, I did not! I did not arrange this. This is Li Chengtian's slander against me! Moreover, I have no grudge against Fan Xian. Why would I kill Fan Xian? I have no motive at all! Besides, Fan Xian has only just arrived in the capital. Lin Gong does not even know Fan Xian. Why would he kill Fan Xian?"

Emperor Qing nodded in agreement after hearing the Crown Prince's words, saying, "That's right, what the Crown Prince said makes sense. Are you sure that He Zongwei met Cheng Jushu of Northern Qi and then the second young master of the Lin family?"

Li Chengtian glanced at the Crown Prince, then at Emperor Qing, and finally fixed his gaze on the Crown Prince.

He sneered, a hint of mockery and disdain flashing in his eyes.

Then, he slowly opened his mouth, his voice carrying a hint of provocation: "He Zongwei did indeed meet Cheng Jushu of Northern Qi, and he also did meet Lin Gong."

As for the motivation behind it...

The day before yesterday, the Crown Prince was quite hostile towards Fan Xian in the capital city, which was obvious to all.

Therefore, His Highness the Crown Prince had a motive.

Now that we have a motive, the story I told you earlier about He Zongwei contacting Cheng Jushu can be explained.

Then He Zongwei went to report to Lin Gong. Lin Gong saw that He Zongwei was no longer of any use and, in order to avoid being discovered and implicating His Highness the Crown Prince, he killed He Zongwei and then disappeared.

Moreover, I have found conclusive evidence that Lin Gong is the person behind this matter.

Lin Gong was the Crown Prince's man, so all of this makes sense.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Qing flew into a rage and said:

"Go back to your palace and reflect on your actions for three days! You can't even manage a subordinate, what else can you do?"

Upon hearing this, the crown prince turned pale, his heart filled with resentment and fear.

He looked at Emperor Qing, a flicker of fear in his eyes, but still gritted his teeth and said:

"My son, I know my mistake."

After saying that, he turned and left.

After the Crown Prince left the Imperial Study, Emperor Qing looked at the Second Prince and praised him, "The Second Prince did a good job this time."

Upon hearing this, Li Chengtian remained remarkably calm and replied:

"Your subject has only done his humble best and dares not claim credit."

Emperor Qing nodded in satisfaction and picked up the arrow he had just put down again to begin sharpening it.

The atmosphere in the Imperial Study was somber.

After a long pause, Emperor Qing suddenly asked, "Third Prince, what do you think is most important for securing my position?"

The Third Prince, Li Chengze, was startled by Emperor Qing's sudden question.

His face turned pale, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his lips trembled slightly. For a moment, he didn't know how to answer.

He cursed himself inwardly for being too slow to react and failing to give Emperor Qing a satisfactory answer immediately.

Upon seeing this, Emperor Qing's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile, but his eyes remained sharp as he stared at Li Chengze, awaiting his answer.

Li Chengze tried to calm his inner fear, and after thinking for a moment, he cautiously began to speak:

Your Majesty... I believe that the key to securing your position lies in military power.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Qing did not show any obvious change in expression on his face. He simply looked at Li Chengze silently, seemingly pondering his answer.

Then, he turned his gaze to Li Chengtian beside him and asked in a calm tone: Second brother, what do you think?

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Chengtian said decisively:

"Your Majesty, I believe that the most important thing to secure your position is strength. As long as you are stronger than a Grandmaster, strong enough to destroy a city with a single punch, I think no one will dare to question you. Without questioning, there is no question of instability."

Upon hearing Li Chengtian's words, Emperor Qing's face showed a thoughtful expression. After a moment of silence, he slowly shook his head and said:

"There is no power in this world that can destroy a city with a single punch. Even a grandmaster can only shatter a building with a single palm strike."

His tone was firm and confident, as if he had no doubt about his judgment.

However, Li Chengtian secretly sneered in his heart, disagreeing with Emperor Qing's point of view.

He's a man with a system; it's only a matter of time before he wipes out a city with a single punch.

But he didn't say much, he just kept his thoughts to himself.

Seeing that Li Chengtian remained silent, Emperor Qing changed the subject:

"Chengtian, I am a little tired today. You may all leave now."

Li Chengtian and Li Chengze exchanged a glance and replied in unison:

"Yes, Father." He then respectfully withdrew from the palace.

After they left, Emperor Qing sat alone on the dragon throne, his eyes deep and thoughtful.

His fingers tapped lightly on the armrest, as if he were thinking about something important.

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Chapter 31 The murderous intent in Fan Xian's eyes and Fan Jian's near-tears

It was evening at the Fan residence, in a courtyard.

"Is your brother alright? Should we call a doctor to take a look?"

Fan Ruoruo looked at Fan Xian standing in front of her and asked with concern.

Fan Xian twisted his neck, shook his arms, and laughed.

"It's alright, little girl. Have you forgotten that your brother is an excellent doctor?"

Before I spoke, I was just overwhelmed with anger and sadness, but after a day of rest, I'm basically all better now.

Fan Ruoruo was still a little worried when Fan Xian said she was fully recovered.

"Brother, are you really all better? There's a saying, 'A doctor cannot heal himself,' right?"

Fan Xian listened to Fan Ruoruo's words and said helplessly, "Little girl, don't read those novels all day long. There's no such thing as a doctor not being able to heal himself."

Just as Fan Ruoruo was about to say something, Fan Jian walked over from not far away and gave her a look.

Seeing this, Fan Ruoruo stuck out her tongue at Fan Jian and turned to leave.

Seeing this, Fan Jian shook his head helplessly, then looked at Fan Xian, who was almost fully recovered, and said:

"Who do you think was behind yesterday's assassination attempt?"

When the topic of assassination came up, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Fan Xian's eyes, and he said solemnly:

To be honest, after thinking about it all day, I don't think it was the work of the three princes.

"Uh! How do you think this assassination wasn't the work of the three princes?"

Fan Jian looked at Fan Xian and said seriously.

Fan Xian shook his head and said:

“I think the three princes are already competing with each other. Before I express my support for any of them, it is more valuable to win me over than to kill me.”

Hmm! Your analysis is correct too?

Fan Xian pondered for a moment and then continued:

"So I think someone didn't want me to live and disrupt their plans, so they wanted to kill me."

Fan Xian explained:

"Moreover, the assassin who tried to kill me this time was Cheng Jushu, an eighth-rank expert from Northern Qi, which further proves that this assassination was not the work of the three princes."