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Only he, Shadow, and Fan Xian knew about this; how could Li Chang'an have known?
Emperor Qing's expression changed repeatedly, it seemed that Li Chang'an had truly obtained irrefutable evidence against Chen Pingping!
"Hmph! Si Gu Jian's younger brother!"
"The number one person below the Grandmaster level!"
"Chen Pingping! Is this how you serve as my right-hand man?!"
He had long suspected that Chen Pingping was testing him behind the assassination attempt, and now Li Chang'an had confirmed it.
Chen Pingping, Chen Pingping, you've finally shown your true colors!
But Emperor Qing felt a chill run down his spine; Li Chang'an had actually obtained the Shadow's confession!
Could it be that behind Li Chang'an there is also a Grandmaster?
The eldest prince looked at Chen Pingping in surprise, "Uncle, is this really true?"
The eldest prince's mother, Consort Ning, had a past entanglement with Chen Pingping.
Consort Ning, mindful of their past relationship, made the eldest prince address Chen Pingping as uncle.
Fan Xian was stunned. It turned out that the two people besides Shadow were also guided by Chen Pingping!
What an amazing game!
Seeing this situation, Qin Ye was immediately filled with fear.
Did we make the wrong bet today? Chen Pingping attempted to assassinate Emperor Qing, and Li Chang'an secretly maintained a secret police agency—both are guilty of treason!
Lin Ruofu, Fan Jian, and other high-ranking officials all shrank back.
They were both afraid and curious, wondering what other big things Li Chang'an could reveal.
Chen Pingping revealed a venomous smile as he looked at Li Chang'an.
"Your Highness, King Qin, you have such deep thoughts. I'm afraid this won't end here today."
Li Chang'an continued, "My third question is, why did you secretly help the Crown Prince and the Second Prince fight each other back then?"
"The Six Swordsmen attempted to assassinate the Crown Prince three times, and the Second Prince's Eight Guards were made to take the blame for these incidents!"
"The Second Prince was imprisoned and poisoned five times in just one year. Everyone thought it was the Crown Prince who did it!"
When Li Chang'an took out the memorial, Emperor Qing strode out from behind the curtain.
He snatched the memorial and became increasingly alarmed as he read it, his back turning cold and his heart pounding with fear!
"Chen Pingping! You have such a vicious mind!"
"You actually want my sons to kill each other!"
Now that things have come to this, Chen Pingping knows that things are unlikely to end well today.
He gripped the hidden button on the wheelchair, turned it towards Emperor Qing, and instantly regained his confidence and self-assurance.
"My lord, it was you who allowed your sons to kill each other."
“You originally had no intention of changing the crown prince, but instead you sought a whetstone to hone the crown prince.”
"First it was the Second Prince, then it was Li Chang'an. This old servant only added fuel to the fire for you."
Looking into Chen Pingping's calm eyes, Emperor Qing suddenly felt uneasy. What else did this old dog have to rely on?
"This old servant is Your Majesty's old dog. Everything a dog does is for the sake of its master!"
"You want to raise poisonous insects to torment your sons? This old servant will help you. Let the infighting intensify, won't that be better?"
"You set up the Hanging Temple to discredit the Ye family and to scheme against the other two grandmasters."
"The fire you started yourself isn't enough. Wouldn't it be better for this old servant to set a trap to assassinate you?"
“My Majesty, my master, this old servant has always acted according to Your Majesty’s wishes. Your Majesty should reward this old servant.”
After Chen Pingping finished speaking, Fan Xian immediately said, "Your Majesty, this is a family matter. We shall take our leave!"
Fan Xian is very clever. Now that so many people have heard about these things, Dean Chen will have no way out.
If it were just a dispute between Chen Pingping and Emperor Qing, there might still be room for maneuver.
“Alright…” Emperor Qing nodded, and was about to dismiss the others when Li Chang’an interrupted him again.
At this moment, Emperor Qing thought of Li Chang'an's first birthday banquet.
When the late emperor mentioned Li Yunrui's marriage, the then Crown Prince Qing interrupted the emperor's speech, showing his domineering nature!
Emperor Qing turned to look at Li Chang'an, whose expression was cold and as resolute as Chen Pingping's.
What exactly do you rely on and what gives you the confidence to be so unafraid of me?
I am far from being as weak and cowardly as the late emperor!
It's like the wheel of fortune has turned! But Li Chang'an is far more powerful than he was back then.
"Fan Xian, how dare you!"
"As the chief investigator of the Supervisory Board, to think of backing down at the first sign of a major case is simply absurd!"
"Today Chen Pingping accuses me of treason, so I will debate with this old scoundrel in front of you all to see who is truly treasonous!"
"You are all high-ranking officials in the court, so you all better stay put and behave yourselves!"
Emperor Qing was so angry that he almost shouted, "I'm not dead yet!"
However, Li Chang'an pulled out a memorial from his sleeve, and Emperor Qing managed to suppress his anger.
He was curious too; he wanted to know what else Li Chang'an had discovered.
"Chen Pingping, this is my fourth question: are you aware that the poisons and aphrodisiacs developed by Fei Jie and his disciples have already entered the market?"
"Of the poisoning cases that have occurred in Kyoto in the past decade, more than forty used poisons from your Bureau of Investigation!"
"These are all based on solid evidence; there are countless others that cannot be uncovered!"
"As His Majesty's right-hand men, did His Majesty order you to smuggle poisons and aphrodisiacs to sell for money?!"
Emperor Qing took Li Chang'an's memorial, showing no concern whatsoever about the first wife poisoning the concubine or the son poisoning the father.
He flipped all the way to the end, where Fei Jie developed an aphrodisiac, which was given to a nobleman of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and then fed to the Crown Prince.
Li Chang'an did not say this publicly, but he wrote about it in great detail.
When Emperor Qing finished reading, he plopped down on the steps of the Imperial Study, his hands trembling uncontrollably.
"Chen Pingping! You have such a vicious mind!"
Chen Pingping continued to smile as he looked at Li Chang'an, having guessed what Emperor Qing had seen.
"Li Chang'an, I underestimated you."
"You are the most venomous snake, a hundred times, a thousand times more vicious than me!"
"You arrested Fei Jie and Shadow, and you actually got them to confess. You're really capable."
Li Chang'an said calmly, "I have always treated people gently. If others don't provoke me, I will leave them a way out."
"But you old dog, you've been scheming against me for more than just a day or two, haven't you?"
"If you treat me with respect, I'll treat you with even greater respect. But if you accidentally offend me, I'll make you vanish into thin air."
"Killing a cripple like you would be too easy for me, and too cheap for you."
"I will make you watch your hope be destroyed and extinguish the light in your heart."
I'll let you die a peaceful and comfortable death.
Chen Pingping was not afraid of Li Chang'an's threats at all.
"Li Chang'an, I admire you. You are very capable."
"But don't get me wrong, I'm not targeting you."
Chen Pingping’s calm face instantly turned ferocious, his gaze sweeping over Emperor Qing and Li Chang’an like a venomous tongue!
"Every single one of those surnamed Li in this palace deserves to die!"
Seeing Chen Pingping's frenzied and deranged state, Fan Xian was terrified.
"Dean, what's wrong!"
Chen Pingping grinned, revealing a fierce smile.
"Fan Xian, you bastard!"
"What right do you have to be her son?!"
Why does his filthy blood flow in your veins?!
When Chen Pingping spoke, he pointed at Emperor Qing.
Chen Pingping said this, of course, to protect Fan Xian.
Fan Xian was indeed unaware of his revenge against Emperor Qing, so it was necessary to completely sever ties with Fan Xian.
Emperor Qing's gaze gradually turned vicious.
"Chen Pingping, so you've been secretly instigating infighting among the royal family all along."