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PS: Two more chapters at 18:00: Chen Pingping and Fei Jie will be executed by slow slicing, Fan Xian will oversee the execution, and the Supervisory Council will be massacred for its rebellion.
Chapter 159 Chen Pingping and Fei Jie executed by slow slicing! The Surveillance Bureau rebels! (23)
Upon learning that Li Chang'an was a Grandmaster, Emperor Qing was first shocked, then felt a sense of relief.
Because this matter cannot be suppressed today; the whole world will know that Emperor Qing orchestrated the killing of Ye Qingmei.
All those who supported Ye Qingmei back then, and those who received favors from Ye Qingmei, will become Emperor Qing's enemies.
Emperor Qing certainly wouldn't care about the attitudes of ordinary people.
Moreover, Ye Qingmei once caused unrest in the Qing Kingdom, and most people did not like her.
Her slogan of equality for all did not spread to the grassroots level, and most ordinary people were completely unaware of her.
Emperor Qing was most wary of the two Grandmasters and Wu Zhu.
If Wu Zhu finds out about this, he might just take an iron rod and storm the palace.
Now that Fan Xian knows about this, it's hard to say whether he'll use the divine weapon to seek revenge.
Ku He and Si Gu Jian, for reasons of national conquest, had always wanted to assassinate him.
The original balance of power in the world was that Ku He and Si Gu Jian were evenly matched against Grandmaster Qing Gong and Ye Liuyun, which was the reason for the stability of the situation.
Now, Wu Zhu, a Grandmaster-level expert, is definitely going to be won over by Ku He and Si Gu Jian.
So, by that calculation, the other side has three Grandmasters.
Therefore, Emperor Qing was very clear-headed and knew that Li Chang'an had to be won over!
Moreover, Li Chang'an dislikes Ye Qingmei and is unlikely to join her camp, so it shouldn't be too difficult to win her over.
However, Li Chang'an is a Grandmaster and is still the heir to the throne.
It posed too great a threat to Emperor Qing himself, and this threat had to be eliminated sooner or later.
Emperor Qing planned to eliminate all the Grandmasters before finally eliminating Li Chang'an.
Therefore, Emperor Qing's trump card must be kept well hidden, and Li Chang'an must not be allowed to discover that he is a Grandmaster.
Having figured these things out in a flash, Emperor Qing made two decisions.
First, we must win over Li Chang'an.
Second, the Grandmaster's trump card must be hidden.
Emperor Qing looked coldly at Chen Pingping, "That old dog almost ruined my plans!"
"The loyal and virtuous officials of the Qin Kingdom were almost framed by you!"
"You attempted to assassinate the emperor and murder members of the royal family; this is an act of treason! You are hereby sentenced to death by slow slicing!"
"You actually betrayed me for a woman! I want the whole world to see that you are not a man!"
Upon hearing Emperor Qing's words, Fan Jian and his son finally couldn't hold back any longer and knelt down to beg for mercy.
"Your Majesty, please give Dean Chen some face, considering your long-standing relationship with him!"
"Your Majesty, Dean Chen has made great contributions over the years. Please grant him a proper burial!"
"Your Majesty, Director Chen has led the Oversight Council for over twenty years. Such a decision may cause unforeseen problems!"
Li Chang'an sneered inwardly. There was such a good thing about the changes in the Surveillance Bureau.
The Supervisory Council is essentially Chen Pingping's private force, and it will eventually be passed on to Fan Xian.
For Li Chang'an, such a force must be eliminated sooner or later.
Instead of looking for an opportunity later, it's better to uproot it now.
"Not only will Chen Pingping be executed by slow slicing, but Shadow and Fei Jie will also be executed by slow slicing!"
Li Chang'an said coldly, and Fan Xian immediately held back.
"Your Highness, what heinous crime has Fei Jie committed that warrants death by a thousand cuts?"
Li Chang'an glanced at Emperor Qing and said, "Sixth Brother, if you don't speak up soon, I'm going to expose your son's affair."
Li Chang'an didn't care about royal dignity, since Li Yunrui wasn't of royal blood anyway.
Emperor Qing hurriedly said, "Fei Jie has poisoned the Second Prince multiple times. He is vicious and should be executed by slow slicing!"
He knew, of course, that by dealing with Fei Jie in this way, he would inevitably push Fan Xian to the opposite side.
However, he knew even better that Fan Xian and Wu Zhu were no longer worthy of his support, so he decided to completely side with Li Chang'an.
Seeing Fan Xian's inability to vent his anger, Emperor Qing's dissatisfaction finally erupted.
His previous act of feigning deep affection for Ye Qingmei was all a lie to Fan Xian.
He wanted to win over Fan Xian, and then Wu Zhu, but that's no longer necessary.
If this son harbors hatred towards him, then there is no reason for him to live.
"Fan Xian, Chen Pingping and Fei Jie will be executed by slow slicing in three days. You will supervise the execution!"
Upon hearing this order, Fan Jian completely broke down. "Your Majesty, you are too cruel!"
Emperor Qing's voice calmed down instead, "It's time for Fan Xian to make a choice."
In front of Emperor Qing, Li Chang'an said to the eldest prince, "Li Chengru, have the Imperial Guards take Chen Pingping to the Kyoto Prefecture prison and execute him in three days!"
Li Chengru glanced at Emperor Qing, who frowned and said, "I'll listen to the Prince of Qin."
After Chen Pingping was dragged away, Li Chang'an slowly walked up to Emperor Qing.
"Your Majesty, that old dog Chen Pingping has framed me..."
Emperor Qing held Li Chang'an's hand and said, "Chang'an, I almost wronged you!"
"The accusations that old dog made are of no use. You are still the King of Qin, second only to the emperor!"
Seeing that the sixth prince was still pretending to be confused, Li Chang'an reminded him, "I just saved your life, didn't I?"
"If I hadn't subdued Chen Pingping's shotgun, you would probably already be dead."
"Those steel balls and iron pellets are so fast, you can't dodge them with your ninth-grade strength."
"Your Majesty, you're not a Grandmaster, are you?"
Emperor Qing's eyelids twitched, and he said awkwardly, "No, of course not, so you have done a good deed by saving the emperor."
"Those who have rendered meritorious service should be rewarded. I'll think about it..."
Li Chang'an pressed down on Emperor Qing's hand and said, "Don't think about it anymore. Leave this matter to Prime Minister Lin."
He turned to Lin Ruofu and said, "Prime Minister Lin, I'm giving you two days to come up with a plan for me. Do you know what to do?"
Lin Ruofu said respectfully, "Your Highness, Prince Qin, you have rendered meritorious service in saving the emperor, and you are also a Grandmaster."
"You not only saved His Majesty, but also protected the Great Qing Empire. I will go back and consult ancient books and gather opinions from all sides to come up with a plan for reward."
Li Chang'an nodded. "Very good. Do your job well."
Emperor Qing looked helplessly at Li Chang'an and Lin Ruofu, as if it had nothing to do with him as the emperor.
Then, Li Chang'an walked up to Qin Ye.
"General Qin, it was you who personally led the men to tear Ye Qingmei to pieces back then."
"Back then, His Majesty was planning behind the scenes, while you were charging into battle on the front lines. You were incredibly brave."
Upon hearing these two sentences, Fan Xian's expression immediately turned even more unpleasant.
Qin Ye secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If the King of Qin said that, it meant that the Qin family was still useful.
Li Chang'an did not deal with the Qin family because the Qin family still controlled about 100,000 troops at the border.
Now that we've made their actions clear, they're unlikely to side with Fan Xian and Wu Zhu.
Once Li Chang'an's own forces have entered the capital and gained control of the situation, they will then devise a plan to take action against the Qin family.
Moreover, to take action against the Qin family, all of their forces in the military must be eliminated.
The small court assembly in the Imperial Study revealed a major news event unprecedented in the Qing Kingdom's court for decades.
The head of the Censorate attempted to assassinate the emperor; Prince Qin, Li Chang'an, was a Grandmaster!
The whole of Kyoto was in an uproar, with everyone talking about these two pieces of news.
Li Chang'an, who was originally the most suitable to succeed to the throne, is now enjoying a surge in prestige once again.
Fan Mansion.
On the carriage that came out of the palace, Fan Xian and his son Fan Jian did not say a word.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Fan Xian jumped off and headed straight for the Supervisory Council.
If Dean Chen is executed by slow slicing, there will definitely be big trouble in the hospital.
He is the second-in-command of the Overwatch Council, so he has to take charge of the situation.
But he had only taken a few steps when a dozen or so eighth-rank guards surrounded him.
Fan Jian stood with his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice, "From now until the day after tomorrow when you will be executed, you are not allowed to leave the Fan residence."