Chapter 296 Pulling the tiger’s skin to pull the flag
After receiving the summons, Fan Xian walked into the imperial study.
Hearing Fan Xian's footsteps gradually approaching, the princess looked ahead and couldn't help but speak.
"I really didn't expect you to come!"
Fan Xian glanced at her and didn't respond immediately. Instead, he said something lightly as he passed by her.
"After kneeling for so long, you still have the energy to speak. It seems your knees are still not hurting enough."
The eldest princess frowned upon hearing this, but soon calmed down and looked at his back thoughtfully.
In the imperial study room.
When Fan Xian saw that the prince was also here, a flash of surprise appeared in his eyes, and he walked up slowly and stood beside him.
Looking at Emperor Qing who was fiddling with the arrow with his head down, Fan Xian bowed.
"Your Majesty, I, Fan Xian, pay my respects to you!"
Emperor Qing looked up at him and asked casually.
"Are you here to beg for mercy?"
Fan Xian put his hand down and did not give a direct answer.
"If I hadn't been reminded, I would have almost forgotten Wan'er's feelings. No matter how much hatred there is, in the final analysis, they are mother and daughter after all!"
Emperor Qing lowered his head and played with the arrow in his hand without looking at him.
"so what?"
Fan Xian continued to talk about other things.
"My mind was a little confused just now, so I found a place to sit down, sorted out the thoughts and hurried here. At least it's not too late."
Emperor Qing hissed and looked up at him.
"Can you please get to the point? What are you doing here? Just tell me!"
The prince looked at Fan Xian in a puzzled way. He kept talking about this and that for a long time. What on earth do you mean? Tell me quickly, or else I'm still kneeling here!
"Forehead…"
Fan Xian touched his nose slightly embarrassedly. He had not intended to get to the point so quickly. Who knew that this father and son had such short patience.
Well, let’s stop talking nonsense and get straight to the point.
Thinking of this, Fan Xian cleared his throat, cupped his hands again under the inquiring gazes of the father and son, and spoke seriously.
"Your Majesty, I, Fan Xian, beg you not to show any leniency and punish Li Yunrui severely!"
After speaking these righteous words, Fan Xian knelt down and kowtowed solemnly to Emperor Qing.
From what he said, the prince thought that he was begging for mercy out of helplessness, and he never expected that he would do such a thing!
The prince was shocked by his action and immediately looked at Fan Xian in disbelief with his eyes wide open.
If you don't want to beg for mercy, then don't come. But you came all the way here to ask for severe punishment? This is too...
Thinking of this, he subconsciously looked at Emperor Qing.
His Majesty would not be pleased if he did not take the royal family seriously and even dared to call my aunt by her name...
When the prince saw the smile on Emperor Qing's lips, his thoughts stopped abruptly and he lowered his head thinking that he was too careless!
At the same time, my brain started to work frantically. What was going on?
Emperor Qing smiled and looked at Fan Xian, who was kneeling and kowtowing, for a moment, then spoke softly.
"Get up, you don't like kneeling. If you really come to beg for mercy, I will be very disappointed!"
Upon hearing this, Fan Xian stood up immediately.
Emperor Qing looked at him and calmly explained the reason why he said that just now.
"If you want to take over the Supervisory Council and command the inner treasury in the future, such power can only be held by a lone minister!"
The prince's eyes flashed with realization when he heard this. So this is... Wait! What the hell? Did I hear it right? !
Your Majesty, does this mean that not only does he want Fan Xian to take over the inner treasury, he also wants him to take over the Supervisory Council, the most powerful institution in Qing State? ? ?
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then told the truth.
"I haven't thought about that much."
The prince was still immersed in shock. He swallowed unconsciously and tilted his head towards him.
He controls both the Supervisory Council and the Imperial Treasury at the same time and possesses both power and wealth. How can this be called power? It is no exaggeration to say that his power encroaches on the government and the public.
He was feeling extremely anxious, but Emperor Qing and Fan Xian were calm and composed, each one more so than the other.
After listening to Fan Xian's words, Emperor Qing curled the corners of his mouth, lowered his head to look at the arrow in his hand, turned it over and looked at it while asking curiously.
"I want to ask you, how did you change?"
Fan Xian scratched his head.
"Um, actually, I just said it before. I just found a place to sit down and sort out my thoughts."
Emperor Qing asked casually without even looking up.
"Where do you sit?"
Fan Xian's eyes moved, and his thoughts returned to the time before he entered the palace.
The courtyard of Mei Mansion.
Mei Cheng'an thought for a while and then looked at Fan Xian.
"What are you thinking? Hey, pay attention, don't think about those messy things, just say your most intuitive thoughts."
Fan Xian shrugged and answered without hesitation.
"I definitely don't want to go to the palace to plead for mercy. I'm lucky enough that I don't go to the palace to add insult to injury!"
Mei Chengan asked again.
"Why? Don't think about it, just say it."
Fan Xian sweatdropped.
“Um… the main reason is definitely the personal grudge between her and me, but of course, it’s not just because of this.
Let me just say one thing, this crazy princess actually sold out her own family to the enemy country for her own selfish reasons!
And this is based on the premise that he has just made outstanding contributions to our Qing country's national war.
At the most critical moment of our negotiation with the Northern Qi delegation! Just tell me how crazy she is.
Even though I'm not familiar with Yan Bingyun, and we even have some conflicts and misunderstandings, it doesn't mean that I don't respect his heroic deeds!
She was not only sorry for Yan Bingyun who was hiding for the country! She was sorry for the soldiers who fought for the country! We who negotiated for the country! She was also sorry for the Qing country that gave birth to her and raised her. She was committing treason!
Furthermore, this madman even wanted to interfere in the Supervisory Council for the sake of power!
I can’t even imagine what kind of disaster Qingguo would face if the Supervisory Yuan fell into the hands of a lunatic like her!
The assassination in Danzhou almost killed me. Teng Zijing and Yan Bingyun were fine, but Zhu Ge, the director of the first department, died for him! She was the director of the first department, the director of the first department who supervised everything in Kyoto. If someone in such an important position was killed by her, it would bring great damage and trouble to the Supervisory Council!
You said that if she wasn't a member of the royal family, would she deserve to live? And you're still begging for mercy for her, ugh!
Well, even if we take a step back, for Wan'er's sake, I can forgive her for trying to kill me time and time again, and not hold it against her.
But what qualifications do I have to forgive her on behalf of Yan Bingyun, the soldiers, my colleagues in the Honglu Temple, the Supervisory Council, and the Qing Kingdom? !
Damn it, the more I talk, the angrier I get. Now I feel like her targeting me is no big deal!
Just because of her disrespect for the emperor and her father, and her betrayal of her country, I want to go straight to the palace and give her a slap on the head!"
After saying this viciously, Fan Xian gasped and was so angry at himself that he picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea. He drank it down with a gulp and slammed the cup heavily on the tea table!
Mei Cheng'an glanced at the teacup, then glanced at Fan Xian, and moved his lips.
"Go!"
"Go...huh?"
He said a word subconsciously, and Fan Xian was confused. When he came to his senses, he said with a smile.
"Stop it! I was just saying that out of anger. Why did you take it seriously? Go ahead and ask whatever you want to ask."
Mei Chengan shook his head.
"there is none left!"
Fan Xian's eyes lit up.
"Got an idea? Tell me now!"
Mei Chengan looked at him strangely.
"Hasn't your thoughtless and improvisational speech already summed it up clearly? Why are you still asking me about my thinking?"
Fan Xian was stunned upon hearing this. He thought about it carefully and thought, "Oh~ Don't say it, don't say it. It seems to be true..."
After closing his eyes and reorganizing and reviewing what he had just said in his mind, Fan Xian opened his eyes in surprise and joy.
"I jumped. You just asked me casually, and I just talked nonsense casually, but I actually solved my own problem like this? Hahaha, this is too outrageous."
Mei Chengan picked a grape and put it into his mouth.
"Don't be so ridiculous. Now that you have sorted out your thoughts, you should go to the palace."
Upon hearing this, Fan Xian stopped smiling and became a little hesitant.
"Really? Are you really going? Instead of asking for mercy, you're stepping on someone. Is that really appropriate?"
Mei Cheng'an did not comment on this.
"You can decide whether it's suitable for you. If you don't want to enter the palace, just go home and sleep. I don't care anyway. It's up to you."
"..."
Fan Xian gritted his teeth and stamped his feet! He quickly made a decision. He would go there, not for anything else, just to make his thoughts clear!
……
His thoughts returned to the present, and Fan Xian answered honestly.
"Mei Cheng'an's courtyard!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Qing paused what he was doing and looked up in surprise.
"Mei Cheng'an? Did you go to find him?"
Fan Xian nodded.
Emperor Qing thought about it and realized that besides the fact that the two were good friends, they were both extremely intelligent and talented.
There is nothing strange about going to another smart friend for advice when you have something you can't figure out.
However, Emperor Qing was somewhat curious about what Mei Cheng'an had said to Fan Xian that could make him change his mind so quickly.
"Did he...give you any advice?"
Fan Xian shook his head.
"He didn't give me any advice. He only asked me two questions from beginning to end."
Emperor Qing is in a good mood.
"Oh? Tell me, what's the problem?"
Fan Xian said truthfully.
“One question is to ask myself what I really think, and another question is to ask why.”
Emperor Qing raised his eyebrows.
"That's it?"
Fan Xian nodded.
"That's it! He told me not to think, not to worry about any external factors, and to answer directly.
I said it, and then I figured it out myself, and then I came here.”
Emperor Qing suddenly realized that not giving him time to think and guiding him to find the answer directly in his heart, this method... although not brilliant, is not stupid either.
Because the prerequisite for this method to be effective is that the other person must be a smart person who has the ability to think independently.
Emperor Qing nodded.
"Tell me, what have you figured out?"
Fan Xian did not keep anyone in suspense. He simply reorganized and deleted what he had said himself, and then repeated it after slightly polishing it.
“If Li Yunrui is just an enemy of mine, I am willing to give in for Wan’er. After all, it is not easy to meet someone in this life!
But it didn't work. Yan Bingyun was betrayed by her, the negotiations were almost ruined by her, and the results of the national war were almost lost!
What qualifications do I have to let Li Yunrui go? What qualifications do I have to let Li Yunrui go on behalf of Yan Bingyun, the Honglu Temple, and Qing Kingdom? "
The prince was stunned after hearing this. This was too exaggerated!
After hearing this, Emperor Qing also waved his hand.
"Not really, not really. Although Yan Bingyun's incident caused some setbacks in the negotiations, the consequences are not as exaggerated as you say!"
After fiddling with his hands for a while, Emperor Qing stood up with the long arrow he had just made, looking at the arrowhead.
"Okay, I know what you're thinking!"
After a pause, Emperor Qing suddenly glanced at Fan Xian in front of him, then looked at the Crown Prince and shook his head slightly.
"I'm afraid no one will come to plead for mercy!"
……
(End of this chapter)
