Chapter 621 Rumors Are Flying Everywhere

When the news reached Kyoto, Fan Xian couldn't help laughing.

He knew that Yamu was a Saiyan with explosive combat power. Not to mention the temple messengers and ascetics, even an interstellar fleet would be nothing in front of him.

Fan Xian sent a few teasing messages to Yamu, and then continued to devote himself to the plan of expanding the influence of "Journey to the West".

Until this day, the Northern Qi delegation and the Dongyi delegation entered Beijing at the same time and arrived at the last official post station northwest of Kyoto.

Emperor Qing issued a special decree to allow the two delegations to stay in the emperor's palace.

The three parties' protocol officials had been arguing for several days, and finally drew up a schedule and arrangements for entering Beijing.

The people of Kyoto were originally looking forward to this. After all, in their hearts, the envoys of the two countries were not here to negotiate, but to submit letters of surrender to their great Daqing.

However, now, due to the popularity of "Journey to the West", the people of Kyoto who have a few spare money either buy the cheapest copy to read by themselves, or flock to the teahouse in their spare time to listen to the storyteller telling the story of Journey to the West in a rhythmic manner.

Things like the delegation coming to Beijing, which should be talked about by the people, are now somewhat overshadowed.

Emperor Qing and the court did not care about this. They thought it was the pride of the people and did not care.

Fan Xian did not care even more, because he knew that this so-called diplomatic negotiation was destined to end in a way that no one could have imagined.

If there was anyone in the whole capital who was dissatisfied with the current atmosphere, it would be the eldest princess in the palace.

Although she had decided to trade with Northern Qi, she had not yet made a move. Seeing Fan Xian's increasing momentum, the eldest princess was naturally very uncomfortable.

As the first crazy beauty in "Joy of Life", the eldest princess was uncomfortable, and naturally she had to make others uncomfortable.

Therefore, before officially meeting with Zhuang Mohan, a great literary figure in Northern Qi, the princess decided to give Fan Xian a little eye drops.

Only one day after the delegation arrived in Beijing, a rumor began to spread in the streets and alleys of Kyoto, saying that the now popular young Master Fan, the deputy envoy of the Honglu Temple, the Supervisory Council Commissioner who was about to marry the princess, was actually a descendant of the Ye family!

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In the teahouse, the storyteller in a long gown and holding a folding fan was telling the story of the second chapter of "Journey to the West" with great excitement.

"...But Wukong flew out of the clouds with a somersault, and saw palaces in the sky. Under the reflection of the sun in the sky, the palaces were magnificent, and cranes and fairies flew in the sky from time to time."

"Wukong flew over a white jade arch bridge and came to a gate. There were two jade unicorns at the door, and two clear springs gushed out of their mouths. There were three big characters written on the gate - South! Heaven! Gate!"

The storyteller was so excited that the people below were also looking forward to their future.

But the so-called literati in the elegant seats had no intention of listening to the Journey to the West story at this moment.

They were all whispering to each other, with a slightly strange look on their faces.

"Have you heard that Master Fan is actually a descendant of the Ye family!"

"The Ye family was guilty of treason. If this is true, Master Fan is a wanted criminal of the court!"

"Hey, brother, be careful with your words. This matter has a strange origin. It spread throughout the city within a day. I think there must be someone behind the scenes fanning the flames... I personally think that someone may have framed Master Fan."

"Framed?" A middle-aged scholar shook his head and lowered his voice, "Think about it, Master Fan has such a literary talent, but he would rather give up the imperial examination career and join the Supervisory Council to take over the inner treasury full of the smell of money."

"I found it difficult to understand Master Fan's behavior at first."

"But if this news is true, then everything can be explained!"

Hearing this person's words, the scholars in the elegant seats all realized it.

"Yes, the predecessor of this inner treasury was the Ye's business, which was once the richest in the world. However, after the Ye family was confiscated for treason, all the family property was taken into the inner treasury by the royal family."

"If Master Fan is really the descendant of the mysterious mistress of the Ye family, then his behavior is to take back his own property!"

"But now that the news has spread, let alone taking back the property, I think Master Fan will be in trouble soon..."

The scholar next to him shook his head when he heard this: "I don't think it will be that serious. Aren't the shopkeepers left behind by the Ye's business now? Is Qing Yu Tang doing well? "

Another person retorted: "Those people are just subordinates who manage the account books. Now the real heir of Ye's Business has appeared. I think the court will panic and do something shameful. "

The teahouse owner next to him wiped his cold sweat and came over, whispering: "Gentlemen, can you lower your voice? If the masters of the Supervisory Office hear it, can I still run my small business?"

Wine makes people brave, and the so-called literati in the elegant seats all drank a few glasses.

Hearing the words of the shopkeeper at this moment, they all laughed.

"Shopkeeper, what are you afraid of? This news has spread all over the capital. No matter how powerful the Supervisory Office is, can it stop the gossips of the whole city?"

At this moment, the young scholar who had been listening for a long time finally couldn't help it.

"Ye family? Which Ye family are you talking about? Is it the Ye of Grandmaster Ye Liuyun?"

It has been too long since the events of that year. Time flies, and too many people in Qing Kingdom have almost forgotten that glittering name.

Hearing the doubts of the young scholar, the older people began to laugh contemptuously. It turned out that these young men with beards that had not grown up completely did not even know about the famous Ye's business in those days.

They felt that it was necessary to teach these young people a lesson.

"The Ye family was the world's number one business in those days!"

The middle-aged man said leisurely and fascinatedly: "It is the Ye family that made glass and sold it as silver."

Some people objected, thinking that the focus was not made clear: "The Ye family is the Ye family that made soap and perfume. Oh, perfume has been discontinued for more than ten years, and I guess you have never heard of it."

Someone else added: "And strong liquor was also made by the Ye family in those days."

As more and more people joined the discussion, those memories buried deep in the past gradually awakened.

Everyone began to recall the various inventions of the Ye family, and they pieced together the changes that the Ye family had made to Qingguo in the past.

And the young scholar who had no concept of the Ye family before seemed to recall the green memories of his childhood at this time.

"I... I remember that the firecrackers were made by the Ye family. I played with them when I was a kid!"

Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they heard the young man's excited voice.

But then, they suddenly realized that the Ye family had changed Qingguo so much!

The new things brought by the Ye's business have spread all over the world without anyone noticing.

After discovering this, everyone's voices gradually became silent, and they were obviously a little uninterested.

The reason is also very simple. When the Ye family existed, Kyoto was so interesting, and new things appeared every day.

But after the Ye family was closed down, Kyoto became a stagnant pool again. In the past ten years, there has been no change!

Just when the atmosphere in the teahouse was gradually becoming quiet, two guests with stern expressions stood up from the crowd of people listening to the book below, took out the signs of the Eighth Office of the Supervisory Council, and ordered everyone to cooperate.

Seeing this scene, the few people who had the loudest voices just now turned pale.

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The Imperial Palace, the Imperial Study.

Chen Pingping sat in a wheelchair and said in a dry voice: "The only people who know about this matter are me, Your Majesty, Fan Jian, Fei Jie, and Old Madam Fan. In my opinion, none of these five people can leak this matter."

Emperor Qing turned slowly, and his dark eyes, which used to be as deep as the abyss, were now full of anger.

"It's impossible to leak it out, so how do the people in the city know about it?!"

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Chen Pingping was silent for a long time, and slowly said: "Princess, the biggest suspect."

The Emperor Qing frowned when he heard it: "Li Yunrui?"

Chen Pingping sat in a wheelchair, and bowed calmly: "Your Majesty, Fan Xian was assassinated in Danzhou before, and someone forged the secret order of the Supervisory Council. Although the matter was concluded at the time, I secretly suspect that there must be an insider in the Supervisory Council."

The Emperor Qing waved his sleeves and said impatiently: "You told me this, I ordered you to investigate this matter thoroughly... Could it be that there is a result now?"

After saying the last sentence, the expression on the Emperor Qing's face became serious.

Chen Pingping said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Zhu Ge, the head of the first department of the Supervisory Council, has secretly surrendered to the princess."

Emperor Qing narrowed his eyes slightly, and after a moment of silence, he slowly asked, "How did Zhu Ge know?"

Chen Pingping sighed and said, "Zhu Ge is the head of the first department of the Supervisory Council, which is responsible for supervising officials in Kyoto. He is best at inferring the secrets and conspiracies of officials through clues."

"After Fan Xian came to Beijing, your majesty's various behaviors and attitudes, my various behaviors and attitudes, and Fan Jian's various behaviors and attitudes may have made him guess about the identity of Fan Xian's biological mother..."

Emperor Qing said slowly, "Do you mean that he guessed it?"

Chen Pingping sighed, "There is only this one answer... Your Majesty, do you want me to investigate it to the end?"

Hearing Chen Pingping's words, Emperor Qing couldn't help but fall silent, his face looked a little ugly.

He knew that once there was a suspected target, with the ability of the Supervisory Council, the matter would definitely be investigated thoroughly.

And Li Yunrui would definitely not be able to withstand the investigation.

Emperor Qing was already vaguely certain that this was most likely done by Li Yunrui.

After all, the Northern Qi and Dongyi envoys had just arrived in Beijing. At this time, she dared to release the news and ruin the reputation of the Honglu Temple for receiving the deputy envoys. This kind of thing was probably something that only the crazy woman Li Yunrui could do.

"It seems that Yunrui doesn't know that he is my flesh and blood."

After a long silence, Emperor Qing suddenly said this.

If Li Yunrui knew that Fan Xian's biological father was actually the emperor, she would definitely not expose Fan Xian's life experience, because that would no longer be aimed at Fan Xian, but at the emperor.