Chapter 135 – Killing Never Shines the Sword

Before Yan Bingyun went out, she was summoned by Fan Xian. After Fan Xian was silent for a moment, he asked in a low voice, “Is there any news of Hong Changqing and Qinian’s group?”

After escaping from the Great Eastern Mountains, Fan Xian had rushed straight to Tanyuzhou, and the close friends on that white sailing ship had all been dispersed in that pursuit. Although Yan Xiaoyi had died under Fan Xian’s heavy sniper in the end, Fan Xian had been worried about the deaths of Qingwa and those close subordinates. Since the rebels had the ability to seal off the Great Eastern Mountain, and the state and county side had given their returns as the Princess wished, they naturally had a way to seal off the Eastern Mountain Road back to the capital.

Yan Bingyun’s thin lips were pursed tightly, and after a long time, he said, “There is no news.” He glanced at Fan Xian, indicating that he had been out of the affairs of the institution for a month and did not have a very full understanding of the intelligence in this area.

Fan Xian shook his head, “No need to comfort me, no news is bad news.”

“Alright, I admit that I still have channels to know about the intelligence of the courtyard.” Yan Bingyun looked at him and said, “There’s something very odd, the intelligence system on that side of Dongshan Road, and I don’t mean just the courtyard’s, it’s all of the intelligence feedback systems, seems to have failed, the most recent news arrived three days ago.”

Hearing this news, Fan Xian’s heart tightened, sweat gradually seeping out of the palms of his hands, his mouth a little dry, but his face was forcibly camouflaged with composure, and he said with a strong face, “Elsewhere, for the time being, Ignore it, let’s get things done in Kyoto first.”

Yan Bingyun dusted off the dust on his light shirt and said with his head lowered, “You gave me your waistband, it’s like handing over the command of more than a thousand people to me, do you want to give me a square?”

Fan Xian bowed his head in silence for a moment, then said, “Follow the established guidelines.”

Yan Bingyun glanced at him, frowned, and spoke, “A lot of people will die.”

“I don’t want to die myself.” Fan Xian looked back at him coldly and said, “I demand that you must take control of the Thirteen City Gates Division, this is the crux of the matter.”

Yan Bingyun didn’t vote his loyalty, he just shook his head very directly and said, “With the Supervisory Court, there is no way to control the Thirteen City Gate Divisions.”

“If the Empress Dowager is in charge of the City Gate Department, she will not allow the Qin and Ye families’ armies to enter the capital.” Fan Xian looked at Yan Bingyun and said, “The old man does not want Kyoto to be caught in the middle of a war. What we need to do is help the palace take control.”

The Thirteen City Gates Division was actually just a government office that controlled the nine city gates inside and outside of Kyoto. If the infiltration of the Thirteen City Gates Division from the Rapunzel’s side had been ongoing, it was only feared that the control of the City Gates Division would have already been taken from the Empress Dowager’s hands at this point.

Yan Bingyun shook her head, “Betting one life on one gate is a very foolish plan.”

Fan Xian smiled faintly and said, “There is no way. There are only forbidden armies at hand that dare not count on all of them, but they don’t dare to fight hard with the Qin family Ye family in Kyoto……. All of them say that Ye Chong has returned to Dingzhou, but who will believe it?”

“What if the thirteen city gate divisions can’t hold it?” Yan Bingyun said with a slight sneer, “Regarding the cultivation of cronies in the dynasty this kind of tactic, you and I are not the rivals of those older generation characters. The Princess definitely has someone in the City Gate Division.”

Fan Xian laughed mockingly, stood up, and patted Yan Bingyun’s shoulder, “Even if you can’t stop the Qin family’s army from entering the capital, at least you’ll be able to find out when the Qin family will arrive, how many people will arrive, and how they’ll arrive.”

Yan Bingyun’s shoulders went cold, and he looked at Fan Xian with a slightly shocked look.

Fan Xian looked at him calmly, “You said that the older generation likes to play this kind of betrayal and death between plays the most …… I know that there are people underneath the old cripple …… who are prepared to play the death between the old Qin family.”

Yan Bingyun smiled bitterly.

“If I’m not mistaken, your father is the Dean’s pawn that has been buried for decades on Old Master Qin’s side.” Fan Xian smiled and said, “In that case, what the Qin family’s army is going to do is within your grasp and mine. It should be feasible to strive for a perfect time gap.”

Yan Bingyun sighed, saluted, and left the Sun Mansion in silence.

After Yan Bingyun left, Fan Xian began to sit in girl Sun Knit’s boudoir and wiggle his fingers. He wasn’t counting how much silver he had earned since he was reborn, but rather counting time, calculating what kind of fluctuations he could cause in Kyoto with the power he could control in his hands. Calculate to calculate, he finally must admit, if the Qin Ye two families of the army into the capital, he still only to go to the guerrilla go.

So before the army entered the capital, he must launch a thunderous strike against the forces in the palace. Wan Er, Ning Cai Ren, Yi Gui Concubine, and Lao San, who did not know what his state of mind was now, were a few of the people he had to save.

As long as these people were rescued, he wasn’t afraid of anything – with a heavy sniper playing guerrilla, Fan Xian couldn’t imagine that anyone would be able to stand up to him.

It was just that he still felt a bit stifled, or at least unable to engage in a head-on sand duel with the Princess’s side, leaving him with no choice but to opt for a one-strike retreat. Thinking about this, he couldn’t help but start shaking his head, thinking that if His Majesty knew that today’s Qing Dynasty would be reduced to such a situation, would he regret that he was strictly forbidden to have any contact with the military back then?

The world’s seven elite armies, but no one can be used for himself. Fan Xian smiled bitterly and was speechless.

However, Fan Xian was still confident. He stood up and walked over to the window to look at the fading lights outside, his face calm. In his heart, he began to have some optimistic judgments about this matter, and his confidence in certain elders grew.

“Little Lord Fan.” Seeing that Yan Bingyun had left, Miss Sun Clan, who had been sitting quietly in her room, came out in a nebulous manner. At this time, she was no longer as excited and frightened as she had been earlier, reverting back to the self-reservation and introspection that a great lady should have. It was only the occasional glance at Fan Xian’s eyes that revealed the complex emotions within her heart.

“Call me An Zhi.” Fan Xian returned the salute extremely gently.

Sun Knit’s heart was filled with emotions, and she also vaguely guessed that Lord Fan Jr. had been discussing something with that famous Little Speech Prince earlier, so she couldn’t help but be a little scared. And a little excited by the thought of being able to help Lord Little Fan. She lowered her head and said softly, “Little Lord Fan, I’m just a daughter and don’t really know what’s going on in the court, but I ……”

She raised her face and looked bravely at Fan Xian, “But I trust you. So whatever you need me to do, by all means speak up.”

Fan Xian was silent for a moment, then spread his face and smiled, “The imperial court is now in the grip of traitors and thieves, the king is without a ruler, the minister is without a minister, the son is without a son, and the country will be without a country. This official has thrown away this body and flesh and bones, and will also try to pull down those treacherous and evil sons on the dragon chair in the palace. If you are willing to help me, you don’t need to do anything more, you only need to accept me to stay here for a few days.”

Sun Knit was slightly surprised, not expecting Lord Little Fan to ask for so little, and was vaguely disappointed. Pursing her lips, she gathered her courage and said, “My lord, my father should be of some help to you.”

Fan Xian smiled and didn’t explain anything. In fact, now having the Sun Mansion as a place of centering had already helped him tremendously, at least from now on, he could very conveniently contact his subordinates in Kyoto through Yan Bingyun, and the entire plan had started in this young lady’s boudoir.

“If there is an opportunity, I do need the young lady to introduce your father, there are many things that I still need Lord Sun’s assistance with.” Fan Xian didn’t dare to believe that a young lady could persuade the Prefect of Kyoto to change his position. However, with Sun Knitting as a bridge, when the time changed and Fan Xian’s side gained the upper hand, Lord Sun might be able to do something to add flowers, and Fan Xian would not refuse.

Sun knitting face shame color gradually thick, half a long time later biting the lower lip, said: “In fact …… knitting child is really unfilial. So I dare to ask little Lord Fan …… to please be more tolerant of my father.”

Lord Sun had been ordered by the Empress Dowager to apprehend Fan Xian, but Sun Knit had hidden him in her boudoir. Once Fan Xian really turned over in the future, who could tell how he would clean up the people who had harmed him? Sun Knit knew in her heart that the battle for imperial power was bloody, and she was afraid that her impulsive actions would harm her father in the future, which was why she said she was unfilial.

Fan Xian sighed, pityingly looked at this tender girl family, the heart can not help but well up some apologies to, comforted: “girl rest assured, if the court righteousness to be rectified, An Zhi guarantee …… your father at least life without worry. If he is willing to repent, that is the merit.”

Sun Knit got his promise and joyfully wiped away the new tears dripping out of her eyes, not thinking at all about whether or not the promises of a political figure would count, and made a deep blessing at Fan Xian, “Thank you, Lord Little Fan.”

“I’m the one who should thank the girl.” Fan Xian made a solemn and deep bow to Sun Knit, and said gently, “Although An Zhi can’t be called a good person, he’s not a person who kills well either, and for the matter of Kyoto, An Zhi also wishes that the Empress Dowager would see the truth, and that it should be resolved peacefully, without bloodshed.”

The two relative a salute, seemingly in the worship of heaven and earth, big feel inappropriate, nerd up. Fan Xian turned to look out the window again lonely sky, silver away from the moon, in the heart of self-deprecating thought, so clear and sparse night, how is the killing day?

Some mysterious shadows outside the Prince’s residence in the shuttle, and is responsible for the guards of the royal residence will not look at the eyes of the guards, because they know that those are the inner court of the spies, and perhaps some of the Privy Council’s eyes, but we know each other’s existence, who will not be the first to stir up anything.

The prince is now in charge of the forbidden army in his hands, as long as the military power remains intact for one day, all the forces in Kyoto must maintain supreme respect and bowing to this royal family.

Since the news of His Majesty’s assassination, the Empress Dowager closed the palace doors, strict orders to suppress the stupidity of all parties, Prince Heping’s residence has become the attention of the major forces in Kyoto. And the great prince himself for the palace princess family members under the guard, is more strict to a kind of jaw-dropping degree.

After all, it is the year of the western expeditionary force commander-in-chief, at this juncture, Knight ruthless completely out, even transferred a team of five hundred people of the forbidden army, will be their own royal residence surrounded. In this way, even if something happens in the palace, the great prince’s close friends, also can maintain the safety of the royal residence until the last moment.

As for whether or not this was in order, whether or not it violated the laws of Qing, no one dared to say anything, because the largest army in the capital was in the hands of the Grand Prince, and no one could do anything if he wanted to do so – with the Queen Mother’s acquiescence.

And those who have enough courage to speak the civil ministers …… have already in today’s taiji hall, were all caught in the prison.

Qing is now without a ruler, that is, whoever has more soldiers, whose voice is louder.

The second steward of the Prince of Harmony’s residence came out from the door box next to the gate, and lowered his voice to say a few words with the guards, seeming to express his condolences. Immediately after that, one person marched out from the guards and went to the back of the mansion to arrange a carriage.

In the sound of hoofbeats, a carriage painted with the markings of the royal residence came out from the darkness and stopped before the stone steps of the royal residence. Those forbidden soldiers who were escorting around the royal mansion shifted their gazes over, but there was no reaction.

Nowadays, Kyoto naturally enforced a very strict curfew, and except for those forces that were chasing Fan Xian in the various neighborhoods, the streets were basically empty. According to theory, no one was allowed to travel late at night. However, the one who was going to board the carriage at this time was the second butler of the Grand Prince’s residence, so the forbidden army naturally pretended not to see him.

The second butler mildly greeted the forbidden army colonel and stood on the stone steps, squinting his eyes towards the darkness of the street corners, knowing that in those darknesses, he didn’t know how many people were peeping at his whereabouts. But he wasn’t worried about anything, he was going to meet that schemer from the Elder Princess’s residence to arrange the next actions of both sides.

Yes, this Second Butler, was the head of the secret spies sent to Kyoto by the Little Emperor of Northern Qi, the one who had secretly hidden Fan Xian’s whereabouts in Sheep Onion Lane from the Princess and sold it to the Elder Princess.

The second butler’s brows gradually stretched. He was under imperial orders, so he didn’t take the princess’s anger into account. There were many things that needed to be done beforehand, especially since even though the Grand Prince had sent the forbidden army here, he was forced to stay in the palace, and it was impossible for him to know what was really going on in the king’s mansion, and that Fan Xian had been betrayed by someone in his own mansion.

He smiled as he lifted his steps and descended the steps, ready to board the carriage.

A steady right hand slowly lifted the curtain of the carriage, and the pupils of the second housekeeper’s eyes narrowed nervously. Because in the carriage that was supposed to be empty, there were actually a few black-clothed men who were looking at themselves indifferently!

Then the second housekeeper felt a bone-chilling coldness that invaded into his brain along the several empty holes within his body. After the chill, there was endless pain.

He opened his mouth wide, but couldn’t shout a single byte, and could only gasp with difficulty. Lowering his head, he finally saw the three braziers that suddenly appeared on his body!

The cold braziers mercilessly pierced into his body, skewering him like an innocent chick chick waiting to be slaughtered. Warm blood gurgled outward along the bleeding grooves on the braziers.

“Six places!”

In this instant before his death, the second steward finally recognized the assassin’s identity. Knowing that the other party was one of his extremely prestigious peers, he despairingly recognized his fate.

Having betrayed Fan Xian, he should have known that he would face endless sniping from the Inspectorate. He just hadn’t thought how, in just a few hours, the scattered courtyard of the Supervisory Court had regained a strong power of action.

Too late to think, the second housekeeper clutched the brazier on his chest with both hands powerlessly, and softly fell down under the carriage, snapping to the ground with a bang, blood flowing horizontally and lifeless.

The first ones to discover this assassination at the entrance of the royal palace were of course the royal guards who were close at hand. However, they were shocked by this bloody scene and didn’t react for a moment, only to watch the second steward, who was highly trusted by the princess, being viciously stabbed to death by three braziers just like this, collapsing in a pool of blood, twitching non-stop.

And that carriage had already started up in a very fast time, running over the second steward’s body and rushing towards the dark night.

The scouts who were watching this scene from those dark corners could not help but be dumbfounded. How could they not have thought that someone could stab that butler-like figure to death at the entrance of the heavily defended Prince He’s residence? I don’t know how those people hid in the king’s own carriage, and didn’t even show a trace.

These scouts naturally wouldn’t rush up to round up the assassins in the carriage, but instead excitedly opened their eyes and watched this good show, speculating that who moved first, and when they went back later, they should report back to their own master about what.

“Kill!”

The forbidden soldiers who were arranged to control the defense outside the royal palace reacted with the fastest speed after a slight startled, shouting angrily in unison, holding long spears and zipping towards that carriage.

With a few clicks, the horse that was pulling the carriage was poked and tipped over on the ground with a mournful roar. The lethality of the forbidden army’s encirclement was really terrifying, the lances came out in unison, and the horse fell to the ground, shaking up a cloud of dust. The carriage was also stopped in the street.

And at this time, after all, the siege is not yet, in the direction of the street entrance to leave a gap. Carriage bang into countless fragments, followed by a large amount of smoke was blown out of the carriage, the smoke should contain poisonous gas, raw will be surrounded by the forbidden army forced back a little, even coughing.

The three assassins of the six departments in the car transformed into three black shadows, taking the cover of the poisonous smoke, rushed out of the opening, and disappeared into the dark night of Kyoto before the forbidden army closed in.

Only leaving behind an eerie and icy pronouncement.

“This is what happens when you betray Lord Fan!”

At the entrance of the royal residence, the poisonous smoke dispersed, the butler lost his life, the forbidden army was poisoned and treated, a mournful and tense scene. And in everyone’s mind, the last words left by the assassin were still echoing – yes, besides those terrifying professional assassins in the Inspectorate, who had the ability, who had the guts, to dare to assassinate at the main entrance of the Prince of Harmony’s residence!

After His Majesty’s departure, President Chen was poisoned by the master of Dongyi City, and Fan Tiji became an expressly wanted criminal of the imperial court, and in just one day’s time, the Procuratorate, whose sinister name had shaken the whole world in the past, had suddenly turned into a scattering of sand, and had completely lost that magic power.

And with this sinister and courageous assassination, that announcement finally told all the forces in Kyoto once again – Little Lord Fan is still alive! The Supervisory Court was still around!

Those who had betrayed him, those who had tried to kill him, would slowly be ushered in by the endless vengeance of the Inspectorate. How long will the city soak in those murders, the venom, steeped in darkness? How many people would die?

The chaotic panic and fear outside the royal residence did not completely spread into the royal residence, the royal residence that was heavily guarded appeared exceptionally calm. With a cold face, the princess sat between the somewhat cool pavilions, her eyes somewhat out of focus as she looked out of the window and slowly said, “Is this a warning to me?”

“No.” Yan Bingyun slowly stood up and calmly spoke, “This is the sincerity and message conveyed by Lord Tiji.”

The crown princess turned her head and looked at him solemnly in the eyes.

Unmoved, Yan Bingyun said calmly, “The king consort is the king consort, no longer the grand princess of Northern Qi, people like the second housekeeper, even if they die more, I think you will not be heartbroken.”

Wangfei’s heart stirred, knowing that the other party had a point, since she had already married into the Kingdom of Qing, according to Fan Xian’s reminder in the Sheep Onion Lane, she was already a member of the Kingdom of Qing, and to think any more about that younger brother in the north would only not be of any benefit to her future.

“The message that Lord Tiji wants to convey is clear.” Yan Bingyun calmly said, “The people who died tonight will gradually confirm this – he has regained control of the Supervisory Court.”

The crown princess was silent for a short while before speaking, “I am more than willing to cooperate with Lord Little Fan.” She suddenly smiled slightly, “Of course, in addition to thanking Lord Little Fan for killing and setting his mind to it, I must also express my admiration, it was really a good kill.”

Everything without words, each other clear in the heart, the shout at the entrance of the Wang Fu, I do not know how many people will be confused.

Wangfei suddenly opened her mouth and said gravely: “But assassination is never the right way to solve problems, I hope that Mr. Yan will be careful.”

She understood very well that Fan Xian was still wanted, and the fact that the power of the Supervisory Yuan was able to be gathered and able to disperse the power of the Yin Chill in such a short period of time in the middle of the night was all because of the ability of the official in front of her. The policy of assassination may have been set by Fan Xian, but the specific executioner was the one in front of him.

Yan Bingyun said softly, “The people in the courtyard have already dispersed long ago, our advantage is in the darkness.”

He bowed to the crown princess and slowly said, “In the words of Lord Tiji, we don’t show our swords, we only kill. As for what the exact consequences will be and how the Empress Dowager will react, this is something that Lord Tiji needs to consider.”

“How many people will die this night?” Wangfei asked worriedly. If Fan Xian really set off a bloody storm in Kyoto, was he really not worried about the Empress Dowager using ironic means in return? What about those people in the palace?

Yan Bingyun paused slightly, and the coldness between his brows gradually turned into coldness as he said, ”A commander in the Thirteen City Gates Division should be dead, and a minister in the Ministry of Justice should be dead as well. Your Highness need not worry, with such a big storm, there are always many people who should die.”