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

Upon hearing Emperor Qing's question, Li Chengtian felt a surge of joy, knowing that his time to shine had come.

His expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly explained:

"Your Majesty, this assassin is exceptionally skilled, like a ghost. The people from the Overwatch Council disappeared before they could even get close."

Then, he took a deep breath and continued:

"In the end, the Surveillance Bureau exhausted all its efforts and lost dozens of spies in Northern Qi. In the end, they only found out that the assassin was a half-step Grandmaster who had been secretly trained by Grandmaster Ku He for ten years."

Ordinary ninth-grade experts wouldn't last a single move against him, which is why we mistakenly thought he was a grandmaster.

"The purpose of this person's visit to our Southern Qing is to assassinate an important minister of our Qing Kingdom and disrupt our Southern Qing."

Furthermore, I have learned that this person's target is not only Lord Zheng and Lin Gong, but also His Highness the Crown Prince, myself, the Third Prince, Prime Minister Lin, the ministers of various departments, and His Majesty himself.

After Li Chengtian finished speaking, the imperial study suddenly fell silent, and the atmosphere froze.

Chen Pingping and Prime Minister Lin were both expressionless. The Crown Prince was somewhat shocked, and Li Chengze felt a tightness in his heart.

Fan Xian simply stood aside, his eyes downcast and his mind unmoved. Though his expression remained unchanged, he thought to himself, "The Second Prince is really good at talking nonsense. If I didn't know that the person who made the move was Uncle Wu, I would have almost believed it."

After a moment of silence, Prime Minister Lin spoke up, "Is what Your Highness said true?"

“It is indeed true. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Chen Pingping, the director of the Censorate,” Li Chengtian said.

Chen Pingping nodded and said:

"This is indeed as the Second Prince said."

Upon hearing Chen Pingping's confirmation, Lin Xiang's expression darkened.

In fact, Chen Pingping had already ordered Shadow to investigate carefully again before he arrived.

They knew the two murder scenes were completely different.

There was no trace of true energy in the bodies of the dead Red Armor soldiers, and their wounds were smooth and clean. According to Yan Ruo, those Red Armor soldiers were killed by a terrifying sword aura.

Although there was no trace of true energy left on Lin Gong's corpse, the fatal wound was not a sword wound.

With such a glaring flaw, he didn't believe Li Chengtian was unaware of it.

Chen Pingping had already guessed from the conversation between Emperor Qing and Li Chengtian that Emperor Qing wanted to use the killing of Lin Gong to shift the blame to Northern Qi in order to find an excuse for the upcoming invasion.

After Chen Pingping understood all this, she then responded to Li Chengtian's words.

"I see!"

Emperor Qing's face showed a look of sudden realization, but it was quickly replaced by anger:

"How dare the Northern Qi humiliate my Great Qing Kingdom like this! They really don't take us seriously!"

He turned to look at Lin Xiang beside him and said firmly:

"Rest assured, Prime Minister Lin, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

Then, Emperor Qing and Li Chengtian exchanged a glance, before Emperor Qing looked at Prime Minister Lin and said with a serious expression:

"The death of Lin Gong has been settled, and I will absolutely not let this matter go unresolved."

After speaking, Emperor Qing turned his gaze to Prime Minister Lin, his eyes full of concern.

Emperor Qing looked at Prime Minister Lin and said:

"Now I have dispatched General Qin to lead a large army to the northern border. This time, the million-strong army of my Great Qing Kingdom will surely march into the territory of Northern Qi and let them know the power of my Great Qing."

He paused and continued:

"This time, I will devote the entire nation's resources to avenge Lin Gong. What do you think of this?"

Listening to Emperor Qing's lifelike performance, Prime Minister Lin was filled with disdain, but outwardly he still bowed his head respectfully and said with tears of gratitude:

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your great kindness and will obey all your arrangements."

"Alright, in that case, Prime Minister Lin, you should go back to your residence and rest."

Emperor Qing waved his hand, indicating that Prime Minister Lin could leave.

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Chapter 44 Li Chengtian Gets a Freebie Again, Sang Wen, the Courtesan of Baoyue Tower

Just after Prime Minister Lin left, Emperor Qing said to Fan Xian:

"Fan Xian, Dean Chen is not feeling well, so please see him off for me!"

Fan Xian, who had been keeping his head down, quickly responded when Emperor Qing called his name.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After speaking, Fan Xian stepped forward, slowly pushed Chen Pingping's wheelchair, and then slowly walked out of the Imperial Study.

After Chen Pingping and Fan Xian left, Emperor Qing turned around and gave the Crown Prince a severe scolding.

"Your Highness, didn't you say last time that you shouldn't speak carelessly without evidence? How come you've forgotten what you said so quickly?"

"You have slandered your elder brother this time. You are hereby punished with seven more days of confinement in the Eastern Palace. Study the Four Books and Five Classics and the Six Arts of a Gentleman and reflect on your mistakes."

"His Majesty!!!"

The Crown Prince wanted to explain, but was immediately stopped by Emperor Qing's stern gaze, and could only lower his head unwillingly.

After reprimanding the Crown Prince, Emperor Qing walked to a reclining chair, sat down, and waved to Li Chengtian and Li Chengze, saying:

"You all come down too!"

Li Chengtian and the other two bowed to Emperor Qing and said:

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After saying this, the three of them slowly left the Imperial Study.

The Crown Prince walked to the door first, then turned around and glared at Li Chengtian, saying fiercely:

"Second brother, that's very good. I'll remember this. We'll see."

After saying that, he turned and headed towards the East Palace with a flick of his sleeve.

Seeing the Crown Prince storm off, the third son, Li Chengze, shook his head with a wry smile and said:

"We're all brothers, why are we acting like this!"

Li Chengtian chuckled upon hearing Li Chengze's words:

"Third brother, the struggle for the crown prince has always been a life-or-death struggle, let alone now that we've reached this point, with an abyss behind us, we have no way out."

After saying that, Li Chengtian headed straight out of the palace.

Upon hearing Li Chengtian's words, Li Chengze smiled bitterly and muttered to himself:

"How could I not know that! But I really just want to be a carefree prince!"

He sighed, caught up with Li Chengtian, and said with a grin:

"Second Brother, I recently opened a new brothel called Baoyue Tower. The beauties there were all found with great care. I wonder if you'd be interested?"

Upon hearing the words "Baoyue Tower," Li Chengtian suddenly remembered that there seemed to be several beautiful women living in his third brother's Baoyue Tower.

A slight, almost imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Then, he put one arm around Li Chengze's shoulder and said:

“Great! I happen to have some time now, let’s go see those beauties you mentioned.”

Seeing this, Li Chengze quickly replied, "No problem, I definitely won't let you down this time, Second Brother."

Before long, the two arrived at the outside of Baoyue Tower. At this time, Baoyue Tower had not yet officially opened; it had only completed renovations and would have to wait at least some more time before it could officially open.

Looking at the still not fully prepared Baoyue Tower, Li Chengtian couldn't help but feel surprised. He looked at Li Chengze with a puzzled expression and asked:

"Third brother, is this your newly opened Baoyue Tower? It doesn't look like it's open yet."

Li Chengze smiled slightly and said to Li Chengtian:

"Second brother, come with me."

Then, he led Li Chengtian to the back door of Baoyue Tower, and with a gentle push, the door opened.

At this moment, Yuan Meng, the apparent owner of Baoyue Tower, was anxiously waiting under the corridor in the backyard.

She wore a light blue long dress, her figure was graceful, her face was beautiful, and her eyes revealed a shrewdness and charm.

When she saw Li Chengze, a look of surprise appeared on her face, but she quickly regained her composure.

Li Chengze approached Yuan Meng and said with a smile:

"Mr. Yuan, how have you been?"

Upon seeing Li Chengze, Yuan Meng quickly bowed and said in a sweet voice:

"Greetings, Your Highness the Third Prince."

Li Chengze waved his hand, indicating that she should dispense with the formalities, then turned to Li Chengtian and said:

"Second Brother, this is Boss Yuan of Baoyue Tower."

Li Chengtian sized up the woman before him, a hint of amazement flashing in his eyes. He smiled and nodded.

"She really is a beauty."