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The news came to Kyoto, and when Fan Xian learned about it, he couldn't help but laugh.

He knew, however, that Ya Mu was a Saiyan with incredible combat prowess. Not to mention the temple messengers and ascetic monks, even an interstellar fleet was nothing compared to him.

Fan Xian sent several teasing messages to Yamu, and then continued to invest in the plan to expand the influence of "Journey to the West".

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

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

The protocol officers from the three parties clamored for several days, and finally worked out the schedule and arrangements for the trip to Beijing.

The people of Kyoto were looking forward to this very much. After all, in their hearts, the envoys of the two countries were not here to negotiate, but to hand over letters of surrender to them in a grand ceremony.

But now, due to the popularity of "Journey to the West", people in Kyoto who have some spare money can either buy the cheapest copy and read it themselves, or they can swarm into teahouses in their free time and listen to the storyteller's eloquent narration of "Journey to the West".

Things like the mission to Beijing, which should be talked about by the people, are somewhat obscured at this moment.

Emperor Qing and the court didn't care about this. They thought it was the pride of the people, so they didn't take it seriously.

Fan Xian didn't care even more, because he knew that this so-called diplomatic negotiation was destined to end in a way that no one expected.

If there is anyone in the entire capital who is dissatisfied with the current atmosphere, it is the eldest princess in the palace.

Although she had decided to trade with Bei Qi, she had not yet said anything about it. Seeing Fan Xian's momentum getting stronger and stronger, the eldest princess naturally felt very uncomfortable.

As one of the first beauties in the Qing Dynasty, if the eldest princess feels uncomfortable, she will naturally make others uncomfortable as well.

Therefore, before formally meeting Zhuang Mohan, a great figure in Northern Qi literary circles, the eldest princess decided to give Fan Xian some eye drops.

It had only been one day since the mission arrived in Beijing, and news began to spread in the streets and alleys of Kyoto that the now popular Mr. Xiao Fan, the deputy envoy of the Honglu Temple reception, was about to marry the princess's supervisor, Mr. He turned out to be a descendant of the Ye family back then!

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In the tea house, a storyteller wearing 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 it was said that Wukong somersaulted out of the sky and saw palaces in the sky. Under the reflection of the bright sun on the horizon, the palaces were magnificent, and cranes and fairies flew by 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 gate. Two clear springs spewed out of their mouths. There were three big characters written on the gate - South! Heaven! Gate!"

The storyteller's story was filled with excitement, and the people below also heard it and yearned for their birth.

But those so-called literati in the seats had no intention of listening to the Journey to the West commentary at the moment.

They were all whispering to each other, whispering with slightly weird expressions on their faces.

"Have you heard that Mr. Fan is actually a descendant of the Ye family?"

"The Ye family committed a serious crime of rebellion back then. If this matter is true, then Mr. Fan is guilty of it by the imperial court!"

"Hey, brother, be careful. The origin of this matter is strange. It spread all over the city in one day. There must be someone behind it to add fuel to the flames... I personally think that someone may be slandering Mr. Xiao Fan about this matter."

"Is this a false accusation?" A middle-aged scholar shook his head and lowered his voice and said, "Think about it, Mr. Fan is so talented, but he would rather give up his career in the imperial examination and join the Supervisory Yuan, taking over a job that is full of copper stench. The inner storehouse of flavor.”

"It is difficult to understand Master Xiao Fan's behavior at the beginning."

"But if this news is true, then all this will be easy to explain!"

After hearing this man's words, the literati and scholars in the elegant seats suddenly realized.

"Yes, the predecessor of this inner treasury was the Ye's Trading Company, which was the most wealthy in the world. However, after the Ye family rebelled and was seized, all the family property was collected by the royal family into the inner treasury."

"If Mr. Xiao Fan is really the descendant of the mysterious mistress of the Ye family, then his actions are taking back his own property!"

"It's just that now, the news has been revealed. Let alone regaining the property, I think Mr. Xiao Fan will be in trouble soon..."

The scholar next to him shook his head when he heard this: "I don't think so. Those shopkeepers who were left behind by Ye's Trading Company are all living well in Qing Yu Tang now!"

Another person retorted: "Those people are just subordinates who manage the accounting books. Now the real heirs of Ye's Trading Company have appeared. I think the court will panic and do something shameful." come out."

The shopkeeper of the teahouse next to him came over wiping his cold sweat and whispered: "Gentlemen, could you please lower your voices? If the elders from the Supervisory Yuan get into your ears, will my small business still be open?"

The so-called literati in the elegant seats all drank a few glasses of wine.

At this moment, they all laughed when they heard the shopkeeper's words.

"Shopkeeper, what are you afraid of? This news has spread all over the capital. Then, no matter how powerful the Overwatch Council is, can it still block the mouths of all the people in the city?"

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

"Ye family? Which Ye family are you talking about? Could it be the Ye family of Grand Master Ye Liuyun?"

What happened back then has been too long, and time has passed by like a white horse, making many people in Qingguo almost forget that shining golden name.

Hearing the doubts of the young scholar, the older people began to laugh contemptuously. Sure enough, they were young boys with half-bearded hair. They didn't even know about the famous Ye's Trading Company back then.

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

"The Ye family was the number one businessman in the world back then!"

The middle-aged man said leisurely and fascinated: "It's the Ye family that makes glass and sells it for money."

Some people objected, thinking that the focus was not clearly stated: "The Ye family is the Ye family that makes soaps and perfumes. Oh, the perfume has been discontinued for more than ten years. I guess you haven't had the chance to smell it."

Someone else added: "There is also strong liquor, which was also made by the Ye family back then."

As more and more people join the discussion, memories buried deep in the past gradually come to light.

Everyone began to recall the various inventions and creations of the Ye family. With each other's words, they pieced together the changes that the Ye family had made to the Qing Kingdom in the past.

And the young scholar who had no idea about the Ye family before seemed to have recalled the green memories of his childhood.

"I...I remembered, the second kick was made by the Ye family. I played with it when I was a child!"

Everyone couldn't help laughing 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 gadgets brought by Ye's Trading Company have spread all over the world without even realizing it.

After discovering this, everyone's voices gradually became silent, and it was obvious that there was a lack of interest.

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

But after the Ye family was sealed off, Kyoto turned into a backwater again. In the past ten years, there has been no change at all!

Just when the atmosphere in the tea house was gradually getting quieter, two stern-looking guests stood up from the crowd of people listening below, took out a sign from the Eighth Office of the Overwatch Council, and ordered everyone to cooperate.

Seeing this scene, the faces of those who had been the loudest suddenly turned pale.

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Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Chen Pingping sat in a wheelchair and said in a dry tone: "The only people who know about this matter are me, His Majesty, Fan Jian, Fei Jie, and Mrs. Fan. In Yichen's opinion, it is impossible for these five people to This leaked out.”

Emperor Qing slowly turned around, his dark eyes that were as deep as the abyss in the past were now filled with blazing anger.

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

"..."

Chen Pingping was silent for a long time, then slowly said: "The eldest princess is the most suspicious."

Emperor Qing frowned when he heard this: "Li Yunrui?"

Chen Pingping sat in the wheelchair, and said with a calm expression: "Back to Your Majesty, Fan Xian was assassinated in Danzhou before, and it was because someone forged the secret order of the Supervisory Yuan. Although the matter was concluded at the time, I secretly suspected that there must be someone in the Supervisory Yuan. Internal response.”

Emperor Qing waved his sleeves and said impatiently: "You told me this, and I ordered you to investigate this matter thoroughly... Could it be that the results have been obtained now?"

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

Chen Pingping said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Zhuge, the head of the Supervisory Yuan Division 1, has secretly taken refuge with the eldest princess."

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

Chen Pingping sighed and said: "Zhuge is sponsored by the Supervisory Yuan's Section 1, which is responsible for supervising Kyoto officials. He is best at inferring the secrets and conspiracies of officials through clues."

"After Fan Xian came to Beijing, His Majesty's various behaviors and attitudes, the various behaviors and attitudes of the ministers, and the various behaviors and attitudes of Fan Jian may have led him to speculate about the identity of Fan Xian's biological mother..."

Emperor Qing said slowly: "Are you trying to say that he guessed it?"

Chen Pingping sighed: "This is the only answer... Your Majesty, do you want me to investigate to the end?"

After hearing Chen Pingping's words, Emperor Qing couldn't help but fell silent, his face looking a little ugly.

He knew that once there was a target of suspicion, the Control Yuan would be able to get to the bottom of the matter with its ability.

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

Emperor Qing was already vaguely certain that Li Yunrui was most likely responsible for this matter.

After all, the Northern Qi envoy and the Dongyi envoy had just arrived in Beijing. At this time, only that crazy woman Li Yunrui would dare to release the news and ruin Honglu Temple's reputation for receiving deputy envoys.

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

After Emperor Qing was silent for a long time, he 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 again, because that would no longer be against Fan Xian, but against the emperor.