Daqing: Reborn Prince, intercepting Si Lili at the beginning

In Chen Pingping's eyes, Fan Xian was just a chess piece, so if Fan Xian went on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi, Chen Pingping would not say a word.

But Chen Pingping had already surrendered to Li Chengyuan, and even considered himself a pawn of Li Chengyuan.

So in this way, he naturally would not hide anything from Li Chengyuan anymore.

Not only could he not hide it, he also had to tell Li Chengyuan in detail about his and Emperor Qing's plan.

What to do next depends on Li Chengyuan's own ability.

As for Sean's matter, it's actually simple.

Decades ago, when Ye Qingmei just came out of the temple, the first people he met were Sean and Northern Qi Grandmaster Ku He, because they were ordered to go north to find the temple, and they met Ye Qingmei by chance.

Afterwards, Ye Qingmei passed on the secret manual of cultivation to Ku He, which enabled him to become a grandmaster.

After that, Ye Qingmei went south to Qing Kingdom, and the fate between the two was severed.

But because Sean knew the location of the temple, Emperor Qing had always been keeping an eye on him.

Because Emperor Qing has always wanted to find the location of the temple.

Chen Pingping has been interrogating Sean for so many years, and what he is interrogating is this secret.

But Sean is an intelligence expert and knows Chen Pingping's methods very well.

No matter how Chen Pingping tortured him, Sean refused to say a word.

Finally, out of desperation, Chen Pingping set up a plan that lasted for twenty years.

When Chen Pingping hunted down Sean, he killed his entire family.

But later, Chen Pingping told Sean that he still had a grandson alive in the world.

After that, Chen Pingping continued to use this "grandson" to seduce Sean.

In the end, Chen Pingping successfully made Sean believe that he had a grandson who was currently being raised in Danzhou!

The grandson Chen Pingping was referring to was actually Fan Xian.

In other words, Chen Pingping's ultimate goal was to make Sean mistakenly believe that Fan Xian was his grandson, and then let Sean tell Fan Xian the secret.

Sean's real grandson is actually Yan Bingyun, who was captured by Northern Qi.

When Sean crippled Chen Pingping's legs, Chen Pingping hated Sean so much that he vowed to train his grandson to be a man who was loyal to the Qing Kingdom but hated the Northern Qi!

Then Chen Pingping really succeeded.

And he planned for revenge for twenty years.

If you say that Chen Pingping is really narrow-minded, it may also be related to the fact that he is a eunuch, because many eunuchs are particularly vengeful because of their disabilities!

After telling Li Chengyuan everything, Chen Pingping finally said, "His Majesty only asked me to tell you that Sean has a secret. He asked you to find a way to get the secret out, but he didn't let me tell you my plan.

I feel like His Majesty doesn't seem to have placed his hopes on you!"

Li Chengyuan looked at Fan Xian and said, "I think this matter is a little unusual.

Just think about it, His Majesty had the dean planning for twenty years in order to get Sean's secret.

Now that they have a chance of learning the secret, they suddenly give up on letting Fan Xian go to Northern Qi and instead let him stay in Kyoto. This is obviously not normal!

"This..." Wang Qinian interrupted, "Is it possible that Your Majesty is unable to force Master Fan to go to Northern Qi?"

Li Chengyuan shook his head and said, "Impossible. If Your Majesty wanted Fan Xian to go to Northern Qi, it would be easy to find a reason.

Not to mention the best reason why the two countries need Fan Xian.

Just the temptation of the inner treasury alone made Fan Xian impossible for him to refuse.

"Fan Xian, think about it. If His Majesty told you to go to Northern Qi and take over the Imperial Treasury, would you agree?"

"Uh..." Fan Xian thought for a moment and nodded, "I'll definitely agree!"

Fan Xian was not interested in the inner treasury, but he wanted to help Li Chengyuan.

So if Emperor Qing threatened him like this, he would definitely agree.

"So, His Majesty left you in Kyoto because he didn't want you to go with me.

At first I thought that His Majesty didn't let you go because he was afraid that you would know your own life experience.

Because Sean knows our mother, he may also know our background. His Majesty doesn't want us to recognize each other!

After all, if we recognize each other, we will definitely work together to fight for the right to succeed to the throne.

But now I feel that Your Majesty's plan will not be so simple.

Because if Your Majesty didn't want us brothers to join forces, you wouldn't have allowed you to become my retainer, let alone trained you so hard!

The current political situation is very strange.

His Majesty has asked you to take over the Censorate and the Imperial Treasury at the same time, which is obviously to make you a lone minister.

But before letting you take over the inner treasury, he forced me to recommend you as the deputy envoy of reception, and at the same time hinted that I should accept you as a retainer!

This is very abnormal.

Now, on the surface, I am the only one in power.

As long as you sincerely help me, only the Crown Prince and Li Chengze can join forces to barely compete with us!

This completely breaks the balance of Chaojue, which is definitely not what Your Majesty wants to see.

In particular, by doing this, Your Majesty has violated the iron rule that the prince cannot interfere in the Inspection Office!

Therefore, based on the above, I think His Majesty must have some hidden agenda for leaving you in Kyoto and sending me on a diplomatic mission.

I even have a vague feeling that although this trip north was my plan, it seemed to be in line with His Majesty's plan.

Now that I think about it, it seems like Your Majesty was a bit too quick to agree to send me on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi!"

After hearing what Li Chengyuan said, Fan Xian's expression became completely solemn.

Even Chen Pingping's expression turned serious.

Li Chengyuan's concerns were by no means groundless.

Emperor Qing seems to have a long-term plan in everything he does, always using subtle clues, leveraging others' strengths, and making secret arrangements.

It can be said that no one knew his true thoughts until the very end.

Many times, even if things finally happened, no one knew that it was Emperor Qing’s plan.

This is what makes Emperor Qing so terrifying!

Fan Xian became a little nervous and couldn't help but ask, "Brother, what should we do then?"

Li Chengyuan said, "There is no other way. We can only follow the plan and use the opponent's tactics against them. In the end, we will see whose tactics are more effective, ours or Your Majesty's!

After I go on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi, something big is bound to happen in the capital.

Fan Xian, I left Wang Qinian to you because I thought that if anything happened, Wang Qinian could notify Hongshu or Xia Dong.

They all have ways to contact me in time.

By then, even though I am far away in Northern Qi, I will be able to communicate with you in real time.

This is our biggest trump card.

Your Majesty asked me to go to Northern Qi just to get me away.

As long as I can keep in touch with you at all times, your Majesty's plan will not succeed.

So, Fan Xian, don't be impulsive when encountering things, and communicate more with the dean.

And Lao Wang, after I leave, you'll need to pass messages back and forth, which might be a bit tiring!"

After listening to this, Fan Xian hurriedly said, "Brother, don't worry. I will act with caution. No matter what happens, I will first find a way to communicate with you and the dean."

Wang Qinian also hurriedly said: "Your Highness, as long as Qinian can still run, he will never delay Your Highness's business!"

Li Chengyuan nodded, then looked at Chen Pingping and said, "Dean, after I leave, the family will depend on you.

This may be our biggest crisis, but also our biggest opportunity.

Once I return safely, it means the situation is set and the future is bright!"

Chen Pingping took a deep breath, looked at Li Chengyuan, and said seriously, "Chengyuan, believe me, you don't have to worry about things at home. With me here, nothing will go wrong.

I have only one request for you, you must come back alive!"

Fan Xian also hurriedly said, "Yes, brother, that's my request too. No matter what, you must come back alive!"

Wang Qinian said with a bitter face: "Your Highness, you must not abandon Qinian alone! You still owe Qinian a poem!"

Li Chengyuan smiled gently and said, "Don't worry, no one in this world can kill me as long as I don't want to!"

At this moment, Nangong Pushe suddenly said, "You don't have to worry. With me here, no one in this world can harm Li Chengyuan!"

For some reason, as soon as Nangong Pushe opened his mouth, everyone felt inexplicably relieved.

Fan Xian stepped forward, bowed deeply to Nangong Pushe, and said sincerely, "Miss Nangong, I'm counting on you!"

Nangong Pushe nodded in response.

Li Chengyuan smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to help Fan Xian up, and said with a smile: "Alright, just take care of yourself, don't worry about me.

So, I'll give you a task. How about you find me a sister-in-law before I come back from Northern Qi?

As long as you complete the task, I will give you a big gift.

Guaranteed to be a one-of-a-kind gift in the world!

Don't blame me for being so unkind. You only get one chance. Whether you can seize it or not depends on you!"

Fan Xian smiled with a complicated expression.

He knew that Li Chengyuan was worried that he could not get out of Wan'er's shadow.

But in fact, Fan Xian had already let go of Wan'er.

But he didn't explain much, just nodded and said: "Don't worry, brother, when you come home, I will definitely find a wife that you will envy and be jealous of!"

Li Chengyuan laughed and said, "If you can do this, I'll double your reward when I come back!"

"It's a deal?"

"A word is settled!"