Joy of Life: The Mei Family's Son Grows Up

Chapter 77 Who says there can only be one Tisi

Chen Pingping nodded slightly.

"I accept the guilt, your Majesty!"

Emperor Qing flicked his sleeves.

"You can find anyone you want to be punished. I don't have time to punish you. I called you here to discuss the matter of Mei Cheng'an. I am a little undecided."

Chen Pingping thought about it.

"Your Majesty is worried about whether to leak the news about his skills?"

Emperor Qing nodded.

"He is the youngest ninth-rank scholar in Qing. In terms of talent, only Haitang Duoduo from Northern Qi can surpass him. At the same time, he is also a genius in literature and poetry with a worldwide reputation. These two qualities alone are enough to shock the world. When combined, it would be too dazzling. If the news gets out, I am worried..."

Chen Pingping took over the conversation.

“Your Majesty is worried that if the news gets out, Northern Qi and Dongyi City will do whatever it takes to kill this talented young man in his cradle. After all, there are a total of four Grand Masters in the world, and our Qing Kingdom already has two of them. If there is one more, the balance that has been barely maintained for many years will be completely broken.

If it were just this matter, I'm afraid Your Majesty would not be so undecided.

Your Majesty wants to protect this talented young man, but is afraid that overprotection will be detrimental to his growth, so he summoned me to discuss whether there is any foolproof plan. "

His Majesty looked at Chen Pingping deeply.

"Yes, what do you think?"

Chen Pingping sat up straighter and said seriously.

"According to my opinion, we should block the news first. Shadow told me personally that although Mei Cheng'an has just entered the ninth rank, his actual combat power is not weaker than that of ordinary ninth rank warriors. He is also capable of fighting at the ninth rank. If we hide the news, it can play a great role at the critical moment."

Emperor Qing seemed to be thinking about something.

"You mean that?"

Chen Pingping nodded slightly.

"Yes."

His Majesty paced back and forth a few steps and sighed.

"Isn't this a bit of a waste of talent? What if something unexpected happens? I can't bear to give up such a good seedling."

Your Majesty may say that you are reluctant to do so, but I'm afraid you have already been tempted in your heart.

Chen Pingping understood the elegant meaning of the music and looked extremely relaxed.

"It's not like he's being asked to do anything extremely dangerous. He's just helping out at a critical moment, and he may not even need to take action.

Even if something unpredictable really happens and puts him in some danger, Your Majesty does not have to worry. Those people are targeting that person, and that person is in our hands. There may be danger, but it will not be fatal. It is a good opportunity for him to hone his martial arts.

Besides, if Your Majesty wants to promote him, he needs a legitimate reason. Your Majesty can make it clear to him in advance, listen to his ideas, and see if he is worthy of Your Majesty's attention."

Emperor Qing nodded, thinking that it was indeed quite appropriate.

She looked at Chen Pingping, then suddenly squatted down with her hands on her knees, looking straight into his eyes.

"Then, do you think Mei Cheng'an would be willing to take risks beyond the scope of his duties?"

Chen Pingping followed His Majesty's gaze downward and smiled.

"I have been in contact with Mei Cheng'an for some time. Although he is a bit lazy, he is still very passionate about martial arts. If there is a chance to fight against a master of Northern Qi, I believe he will not let it go.

Besides, if for no other reason than for your majesty's kindness in recognizing his talent, I'm sure he would not refuse it."

Emperor Qing said "oh".

"You have helped him a lot. Shadow helped him break through to the ninth rank. He is very grateful to you and even thinks you are a good person. He told me so himself."

He made the breakthrough on his own, and it had nothing to do with Shadow. However, in the story he made up, Shadow did help, so there is no need to clarify this.

Chen Pingping rarely showed a shy and embarrassed smile, and her eyes were crooked.

"I have always been optimistic about him and wanted to bring him into the Overwatch Council. Your Majesty has always known this. But I finally found an opportunity to meet him and asked him out. Unexpectedly, he refused without even a second thought. I see that he has a very bad impression of me and can't persuade him. I really don't want to miss such a good seedling, so I can only use some tricks. Your Majesty, don't mind?"

When Emperor Qing saw that he was pointed out for his bad deeds again, he wondered if these two had planned to make trouble for him. They kept pointing them out. Well, since you want it so much, I will grant your wish.

Emperor Qing stood up and said.

"Alright, alright. I didn't know about his martial arts at that time. I felt it was inappropriate for a talented scholar to join the not-so-good reputation of the Overwatch Council, but I couldn't refuse your respect, so I played a trick behind your back. It's enough for you to do what you say. Don't keep going on and on."

Chen Pingping smiled and lowered his head.

"I don't dare."

Emperor Qing suddenly changed the subject.

"I want to know, after you bring Mei Cheng'an into the Overwatch Council, where do you want him to go?"

Chen Pingping was stunned when he heard this. He had never thought about this carefully, because he felt that His Majesty would definitely not agree. However, since His Majesty asked this, he had to deal with it. After thinking about it, he answered.

"The eight departments of the Supervisory Council each perform their duties. The current organization is complete, with only one position left, which is independent of the eight departments and on the same level as the heads of each department. I think he is quite suitable." The corners of Emperor Qing's mouth curled up.

"You are sure that I will not let him go, so you proposed this position, right? Don't you think I don't know that you have asked Fei Jie to secretly give the promotion badge to Fan Xian?"

Chen Pingping's body stiffened for a moment, then returned to normal.

"I am old and need a successor."

"So you chose Fan Xian as your successor?"

Chen Pingping said frankly.

"After all, the Overwatch Council was founded by his mother, so it should be returned to its original owner."

"You never asked for my opinion."

Chen Pingping trembled and nodded.

"Your Majesty, after all... you still have to leave him some means to save his life."

Emperor Qing was silent for a while, then turned and looked at the lake.

"Do you think he can support the Overwatch Council?"

Chen Pingping breathed a sigh of relief. Not refusing meant she agreed.

"Fan Xian is the young lady's child after all. I have confidence in him."

The dazzling figure involuntarily emerged in Emperor Qing's mind, and his eyes were blurred for a moment before they became clear again. To be honest, he had never seen Fan Xian before, and he didn't know if he looked like his mother.

After a long time, Emperor Qing sighed.

"I hope so."

Turned around and looked at Chen Pingping.

"I have approved your idea of ​​having Mei Cheng'an be the Commissioner of Justice."

Emperor Qing always changed the topic at will, and Chen Pingping had long been accustomed to it. He didn't think that His Majesty had accidentally pronounced the name wrong. It was precisely because of this that Chen Pingping was a little confused at this moment.

Hadn't we just explained everything? He didn't understand why His Majesty knew that letting Mei Cheng'an be the Commissioner was just a way for him to cope with the situation, but still approved it.

"Your Majesty, the badge of honor has been..."

Emperor Qing interrupted.

"Who said there can only be one Supervisory Office? As for making an extra waist badge, the Supervisory Office does not have any specific responsibilities and will not affect the operation of the Supervisory Office. You have always wanted to bring him into the Supervisory Office. Mei Chengan's job at the Honglu Temple cannot be moved for the time being, so let him also serve as a Supervisory Office."

"..."

Emperor Qing is obviously deliberately avoiding the important issue. The Supervisor is not responsible for specific matters, but this position is on the same level as the Chief Director, which means that the Supervisor is qualified to compete for the position of Dean.

Chen Pingping was helpless, he had proposed the proposal himself, no matter what the emperor had in mind, he had agreed to it anyway. It was impossible for him to deny it now, so he could only bite the bullet and nod with a bitter face.

"Your Majesty... what you said is very true. I... accept your order."

Seeing Chen Pingping, the old fox, being humiliated, Emperor Qing couldn't help but smile. He felt relaxed all over, which was better than drinking a cold drink in the hot summer! Aren't you a shrewd man? Don't you think you have unparalleled strategies? You didn't expect me to do this, did you? This person was the one you, Chen Pingping, took the initiative to ask for. I just went with the flow. I just want to ask if you feel uncomfortable.

Is Chen Pingping really as upset as he appears to be? In fact, it's not that bad. His relationship with Mei Cheng'an is much better than His Majesty imagined. He also knows Mei Cheng'an. This guy is not a person who likes to fight for power and profit and do whatever it takes. He is not a big threat to Fan Xian.

As for Emperor Qing, did he have any sinister intentions in pushing Mei Cheng'an to the position of the Commissioner of State? Don't think too much. It may happen in the future, but not now.

One reason is that he really wants to train Mei Chengan to become an important official. As the Supervisory Council is the most powerful institution in Qing Kingdom, how can he be considered an important official if he does not intervene?

Secondly, as chess players, he and Chen Pingping both like to bury chess pieces at random. It doesn't matter whether they can be used or not, what matters is that they exist. As for whether this chess piece will listen to him in the future, there is no need to rush. Just wait and see. Anyway, Emperor Qing has confidence in his own methods.

The third one is a little unknown to outsiders. In fact, this is a small habit of his as an emperor. He likes to do things unconventionally. If everything goes as expected, then it would be too boring for him to be an emperor. He likes unexpected things.

Without further ado, now that everything that needed to be discussed had been discussed and all the decisions that needed to be made had been made, it was time to end this meeting between the emperor and his ministers. Emperor Qing made his closing statement.

"In that case, let's proceed according to the plan. I will order those in the palace who know the news to keep it a secret."

When talking about business, Chen Pingping's expression became serious.

"The Overwatch Council will also cooperate with Your Majesty to erase all traces of this."

Emperor Qing nodded, stepped behind Chen Pingping, pushed the wheelchair back to the imperial study, and spoke to Eunuch Hou who had been waiting there.

"Send Dean Chen out of the palace."

……

Emperor Qing watched Chen Pingping disappear from his sight, then turned around and sat down at the operating table. While selecting new arrows to be polished, he reviewed Mei Chengan's arrangements to see if there were any mistakes or omissions.

After going over everything related to Mei Cheng'an from beginning to end, he found something wrong. Emperor Qing discovered a blind spot that he had previously ignored. The smile on his face gradually faded, and turned into a gloomy look.

Oh no! I've been tricked! Chen Pingping, you are so cunning!

(End of this chapter)