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Chapter 1450 Lin Gong's Death, Chen Pingping Returns to Beijing
Li Yunrui seemed to have guessed that Zhou Chen would say this, and he answered calmly and without panic.

"I told you I can pay you. As far as I know, when Fan Xian was assassinated, the guard who saved him spent 80,000 taels of silver to ask you to help."

"Yes, that's true. So, you also want to use money to buy me out?"

Zhou Chen's words made Li Yunrui nod slightly: "The daily expenses of such a large Zhenguo Mansion are not small, and the Zhenguo Mansion does not have many ways to make money. Otherwise, why would you, a Grandmaster, save a small guard?"

"I would like to ask you to kill Lin Gong in Kyoto. How much does it cost? You can just name your price."

She controls the three major districts in Jiangnan and relies on the financial power of the inner treasury to smuggle with Northern Qi. Li Yunrui dare not say anything else, but when it comes to gold and silver, she is definitely one of the best in Qing Kingdom.

She felt that Zhou Chen was short of money, otherwise he would not have saved an insignificant guard, but Fan Xian was the only fool in the world who would spend 80,000 taels to save a guard.

Zhou Chen was short of money, and the thing she lacked the least was money, so she thought she should be able to invite Zhou Chen.

But she didn't understand. Zhou Chen's house didn't have much money, but that didn't mean he was short of money. He just didn't want to bother doing business in Qing Kingdom to make money, not that he really didn't have the ability to make money.

Even if we take a step back, would the Grand Master be short of money?
Li Yunrui is capable, but her vision is ultimately limited to this world. She is a similar person to Emperor Qing. She does not follow the upright path, but is good at conspiracy and intrigue.

"Saving people for money and killing people for money are two completely different concepts."

"So, the Duke of Zhenguo is going to refuse?"

"Correct."

Zhou Chen gave his own answer. Whether it was saving people or killing people, it all depended on his mood.

My destiny is in my own hands. If I want to do something, I will do it. If I don’t want to do something, no one can force me to do it.

This is a reflection of what is going on in his mind right now.

Li Yunrui frowned and asked, "Why? You have seen my thoughts. If this is done well, it will definitely make His Majesty uncomfortable. Isn't this what you want to see?"

Zhou Chen said: "I really want to make him feel uncomfortable, but I only do what I want to do. To put it in an analogy, you do things for the benefit, and I do things based on my mood. I don't want to kill Lin Gong, not because the benefit is not enough, but simply because I don't want to. Do you understand?"

Li Yunrui tilted her head and looked at Zhou Chen with a strange look. She understood what Zhou Chen said, but she couldn't comprehend it.

Do things based on your mood? Is this something a normal person can say?

Everyone said she was crazy, but she felt that Zhou Chen was even less normal than she was.

Sometimes he is vindictive, and sometimes he is indifferent. He even doesn't care about the emperor. Looking at what Zhou Chen does, it is not like the behavior of a normal person at all.

Are all grand masters so abnormal?
But she understood that since Zhou Chen had refused, he would not regret it.

"That's a pity. It seems that I still don't know you well enough. If possible, I really want to get to know you better."

Li Yunrui looked at Zhou Chen with a special look. Although Zhou Chen rejected her, she was not angry. Instead, she found Zhou Chen more interesting.

As the eldest princess, it is destined that she has high vision. You can say she is crazy, but you cannot say that she has a problem with her vision.

She is absolutely professional when it comes to looking at men. All the men she has slept with are outstanding and excellent.

But Zhou Chen was different from all the men she had met before. His temperament, attitude, tone, etc. were all so unique.

After a few brief contacts, she was very clear that she had been attracted to Zhou Chen. It was an impulse of excitement that she had not had for many years. After all, she was no longer an inexperienced girl in her teens.

But she also clearly felt that when Zhou Chen faced her, there was a strong sense of alienation, which made her, who was proud and arrogant, very uncomfortable.

Could it be that she, the Princess of Qing Kingdom, is not as good as a prostitute from a brothel?

Of course, this was just a trivial thought in her mind.

Zhou Chen said in a cold tone: "There is no need to understand. I distinguish between public and private matters. When I talk about interests, I don't talk about feelings. When I talk about feelings, I don't talk about interests."

Li Yunrui's expression froze. He didn't know what to say next, so he could only change the subject.

"You have a good relationship with Fan Xian?"

"Normally, we don't have much of a relationship, so you don't need to test me."

After hearing Zhou Chen's answer, Li Yunrui felt relieved. If Fan Xian had a good relationship with Zhou Chen, she would have to be more cautious when dealing with Fan Xian. She didn't want to follow in the Queen Mother's footsteps.

"Duke Zhenguo, I think we can get closer in the future. After all, we have the same goal."

She thought Zhou Chen wanted to take revenge on Emperor Qing just like her. Zhou Chen just smiled and didn't explain. Since she wanted to misunderstand, let her misunderstand.

Fan Xian struggled at home for a whole day and night, but still couldn't make up his mind. He even told Fan Ruoruo the truth and asked Fan Ruoruo to help him think about it.

In Fan Ruoruo's eyes, her brother is the most important. Lin Gong dared to assassinate Fan Xian, which was a heinous crime. Of course, she wanted Lin Gong to die, but she knew Fan Xian's mind, so she thought for a long time and did not say anything extreme. She let Fan Xian make his own choice. She just said that she didn't want Fan Xian to be in danger again.

After tormenting for a long time, Fan Xian finally thought it through. This matter must be resolved. Just as Teng Zijing said, if Lin Gong could kill him the first time, he could kill him the second time.

So he had to eliminate this possibility, but the solution he thought of was not to kill Lin Gong, but to confess to Lin Gong.

He felt that Lin Gong wanted to kill him for the sake of the crown prince and the financial power of the inner treasury. In that case, he frankly said that he did not want the financial power of the inner treasury, but only wanted to marry Lin Wan'er and then return to Danzhou to live his life.

That's right, he thought about it for so long and felt that Kyoto was really not suitable for him. He didn't want to get involved in the fights among those big shots. He just wanted to marry his own chicken leg girl, and then bring the people he cared about back to Danzhou to live their own lives.

This is the best solution he could think of. As long as I quit, you will have no reason to keep an eye on me, right?
At this stage, Fan Xian has not experienced any major hardships, so his thinking tends to be a bit naive.

Just when he made the decision to have a good sleep tonight and go find Lin Gong tomorrow, Wu Zhu suddenly came back, which made him very excited.

He hadn't seen Wuzhu for a long time since he came to Kyoto. If Wuzhu had been there during the assassination in Niulan Street, they would not have been in danger at all.

In fact, he didn't know that while he was still struggling, Wu Zhu had already returned. He knew that he had been assassinated and watched him struggle for a long time.

After Wu Zhu told Fan Xian some things about his trip to Jiangnan, he disappeared again. He was following the young lady's orders to protect Fan Xian, and he would kill anyone who wanted to kill Fan Xian.

So, he wanted to kill Lin Gong.

Lin Gong left the Prince's East Palace in a bad mood and prepared to return to the Lin Mansion.

The prince called him over today in the hope that he could leave Kyoto temporarily. Everyone knew that Fan Xian had failed in his pursuit of Si Lili, but no one knew what exactly had happened, so the prince was still a little worried.

So he called Lin Gong over and asked him to leave Kyoto temporarily, just in case.

Lin Gong was naturally unhappy, but he was under the command of the prince and he could not refuse the prince's order. What's more, the prince had promised him that he would do everything possible to dissolve Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er's marriage before he returned to Kyoto.

In the end, Lin Gong chose to obey the prince's orders, preparing to rest for a night and leave Kyoto tomorrow.

Although Lin Gong is the son of Prime Minister Lin Ruofu, the two have different political views. As the head of all officials, Lin Ruofu doesn't care about the prince at all, but Lin Gong is different. He doesn't want to rely on his father's protection, so he chooses his own way out, and the prince is the object of his loyalty.

As the son of the prime minister, he would always bring sufficient guards with him whenever he traveled, and all of his guards were masters of the seventh rank or above.

Sitting in the carriage, Lin Gong thought of Fan Xian again, especially when he thought about the fact that Fan Xian had a secret meeting with his sister, he felt filled with endless anger.

The environment he grew up in made him understand the nature of this world. He is a person who attaches great importance to family affection, especially his younger sister Lin Wan'er, who is the pure land in his heart and the person he wants to protect, so he will never let his sister suffer any grievances.

"Huh? Why don't you leave?"

He lifted the curtain in confusion, then looked at the blindfolded man in black who was standing in front of him with a surprised expression.

"Who are you and what do you want?"

The person standing in front was Wu Zhu. He asked Lin Gong, "Lin Gong, everything in the world has its beginning and end. If you want to kill Fan Xian, I will kill you."

Lin Gong asked, "Were you sent by Fan Xian? Never mind, there's no need to ask. Just kill him."

The men around him immediately stepped forward, drew their swords and chopped at Wuzhu, but Wuzhu was faster, and at the moment he was about to be hit, he moved.

The iron rod in his hand turned into the god of death's scythe, reaping everyone's life.

Lin Gong was about to lower the curtain, but the next moment, he froze and looked at his killed men in shock.

Because they were in Kyoto, Lin Gong only brought eight people. Although they were all masters, they were no different from children facing Wu Zhu, who had the fighting power of a grandmaster.

On the next street not far away, a group of men in black were hiding in the darkness. They were sent by Li Yunrui to attack and kill Lin Gong.

Knowing that the prince summoned Lin Gong today, they ambushed here in advance. This place is far away from the palace and is the only way to return to Lin Mansion.

But they waited and waited, but Lin Gong never showed up. The leader couldn't wait any longer, so he immediately led his men to explore forward.

After walking for a distance, they did find Lin Gong, but he was no longer alive.

More than a dozen men in black paused in their tracks, and the leader's pupils constricted as he realized something was wrong.

"No, retreat!"

But it was too late. A large group of people from the Inspection Institute, led by Zhu Ge, the chief of the first department, and Yan Ruohai, the chief of the fourth department, arrived at the scene and blocked their retreat.

Neither side expected to meet each other at this moment, but in just a moment, both sides made their decision.

The man in black tried to evacuate as quickly as possible, but the people from the Inspection Institute chased him hard.

After a while!
Zhu Ge and Yan Ruohai stood together, looking at the corpses placed on both sides, clearly separated.

"Who are these men in black? They were so decisive. After realizing they couldn't escape, they all chose to commit suicide."

"They should be assassins. They are all eighth-rank assassins. The person behind this is not simple."

"What do you think?" Juger asked.

Yan Ruohai replied: "It was another party that killed Lin Gong. These men in black might have also intended to kill Lin Gong, but someone else got there first."

Zhu Ge took a breath and said in surprise: "In Kyoto, two groups attacked Lin Gong at the same time. This is a big deal."

"In any case, take the bodies of these people back to the Inspection Office first, and then report to His Majesty immediately."

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In Guangxin Palace, Li Yunrui had not slept the whole time. She was waiting for news.

Letting Zhou Chen kill Lin Gong was the safest method she could think of. Zhou Chen could come and go freely in the palace, so killing Lin Gong would be an easy task for him.

It's a pity that Zhou Chen didn't agree, but Lin Gong must die in Kyoto, so she can only try another method. This time, the people she sent out were all death warriors, and no matter whether they succeeded or not, no one would associate her with them.

"The moon is beautiful tonight, and tomorrow will be another good day."

The person who came to report finally came. Li Yunrui was very surprised when he heard it.

"Our people encountered the Inspection Bureau? Lin Gong was not killed by our people? There was another party?"

"Who would want to kill Lin Gong at this time? Who dares to kill Lin Gong in Kyoto?"

The first person that came to Li Yunrui’s mind was Zhou Chen, but he quickly threw him away. This was impossible, that was it.

Fan Xian?

Lin Gong, the son of Prime Minister Lin, was assassinated in Kyoto. The news spread quickly throughout Kyoto like a gust of wind.

The night in Kyoto was once again turbulent, and countless people were awakened from their sleep, including those bigwigs who stood at the pinnacle of power.

Because Lin Gong left the Prince's Mansion, the Prince received the news quickly. The moment he received the news, he was stunned.

First he was angry, then he became nervous. Lin Gong was a very important subordinate of his. Lin Gong's death was a huge loss to him.

Also, Lin Gong was killed after he left, so he seems to be involved...

He was also wondering who killed Lin Gong, and soon came up with an answer.

Fan Xian.

When the Second Prince heard the news, he was also confused. He knew that Lin Gong was the real culprit behind the assassination of Fan Xian in Niulan Street, and he also thought that Fan Xian would cause trouble for Lin Gong.

But he never expected that Lin Gong was killed quietly in Kyoto, which had a greater impact than the previous assassination of Fan Xian.

Fan Xian was assassinated, but he was fine in the end. However, Lin Gong died, so the meaning is naturally different.

Fan Xian.

"Could it be Fan Xian? Does he have this ability?"

Fan Xian did not sleep well tonight, because he had decided to go find Lin Gong tomorrow, so he could not fall asleep the whole time. Then he saw Fan Jian coming to him with a serious expression.

"Lin Gong is dead."

"what?"

Fan Xian was shocked. Before he could say anything, Fan Jian asked again, "Did you have anything to do with Lin Gong's death?"

Fan Xian pointed at himself in astonishment: "How could this be related to me? I..."

Suddenly, he thought of Wu Zhu, but quickly returned to normal.

"I've been staying at home the whole time, how could it be related to me? Why would it be related to me?"

Fan Jian stared at Fan Xian for a long time, but couldn't see anything wrong. However, he was still worried.

"It's best if it has nothing to do with you. Starting tonight, don't go out. Lin Gong was assassinated in Kyoto. Kyoto is going to be in chaos again."

"Who is so brave as to be assassinated in Kyoto?" Fan Xian pretended to be shocked, with an expression of disbelief.

"Who knows? Don't worry about it. Just do what I tell you to do. Don't go out. Do you hear me?"

"Got it, Dad."

After Fan Jian left, Fan Xian was still shocked. He looked around and found no one, so he called out in a low voice: "Uncle Wu Zhu, Uncle Wu Zhu..."

After Zhou Chen woke up, he heard about Lin Gong's murder and was very surprised. He thought that Li Yunrui was an amazing woman. She was so quick and actually killed Lin Gong in Kyoto.

But after listening to the reports from his men, he quickly discovered something was wrong. Both groups wanted to assassinate Lin Gong?

"Wuzhu?"

Li Yunrui wanted to kill Lin Gong. He knew that the person who had the ability and motive to do so was most likely Wu Zhu.

"Interesting. After all the twists and turns, the final result is still this. But this time I'm afraid it will be a bigger fuss."

The assassination of Lin Gong was a big event in itself, and being assassinated in Kyoto was even more severe. It was impossible not to cause chaos.

So, at the morning court session that day, many people stood up to impeach.

There were many targets for impeachment, including the Inspection Bureau, Kyoto Garrison, City Guards, etc. All departments that had the responsibility to guard Kyoto were impeached. Among them, Chen Pingping from the Inspection Bureau and Ye Chong, the Kyoto Garrison, were impeached the most, making the entire morning court chaotic.

As for Prime Minister Lin, the head of all officials, he didn't even come to the morning court today.

Emperor Qing sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, watching the chaos at the morning court, his mind remaining almost calm.

After he learned about this last night, he had already thought a lot. He was already very worried about Zhou Chen's matter, and suddenly something like this happened again, which naturally made him very unhappy.

But after thinking about it deeply, he suddenly felt that Lin Gong's death could be used as an article and it might not necessarily be a bad thing.

Not to mention that only Lin Gong died, even if Lin Ruofu died, Emperor Qing would not think there was a problem as long as it could help his overall situation.

In his heart, everything is based on his imperial power. Everything else, even his own son, is just a pawn in his hands.

Fan Jian originally didn't want Fan Xian to go out, but at dawn, someone came from the palace and said that Emperor Qing summoned Fan Xian, so Fan Xian had no choice but to follow him to the palace obediently.

At the same time, Zhou Chen received another piece of information sent to him by Luo Xingfeng.

"Chen Pingping has returned to Beijing. It's a good time."

Thinking about the time they met before, Chen Pingping had even invited him, but they never met again afterwards, and several months passed in the blink of an eye.

Zhou Chen is very clear about Emperor Qing’s ambition. Emperor Qing may hate him and want to kill him, but between ambition and country, Emperor Qing will definitely choose the latter at this time.

Lin Gong's death gave Emperor Qing an excuse to go to war with Northern Qi, and he would never miss such a good opportunity.

I feel a little uncomfortable today, so this is just one update!