"So it is indeed reasonable for Mr. Lin to doubt me."
Zhou Chen was not annoyed at being suspected, but said: "But I don't think Mrs. Lin's suspicion of me is deep?"
"Yes, I once suspected Duke Zhou, but after thinking about it carefully, our Lin family has no conflict with the Duke, and the Duke is a man of Ji Yue Qingfeng. There is really no reason to kill my son."
"But Prime Minister Lin was unwilling to give in, so he wanted to come to me for confirmation, right?"
"yes."
Lin Ruofu did have suspicions about Zhou Chen, but his suspicions were very shallow. As he said, Zhou Chen had no conflict with his family at all. Looking at what Zhou Chen did when he returned to Kyoto, he was not the kind of person who likes to fight for power.
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A grand master who doesn't even care about the royal family or even His Majesty can't become someone else's thug, right?
"What I suspect is the mysterious Grand Master in the palace. I wonder if Duke Zhou knows about the Grand Master in the Palace?"
Zhou Chen pondered for a moment and said: "I do know a little bit about the great master in the palace, but I don't know if he did it. But one thing is that the person who killed your son is indeed
He has great master combat power."
A light flashed in Lin Ruofu's eyes, and he immediately stood up and saluted Zhou Chen: "Thank you very much, Zhou Guo, for announcing this. I owe you a favor. If you are of any use to me in the future, I will definitely not refuse."
Zhou Chen cupped his hands and said, "You don't have to be like this, Prime Minister Lin, and you don't have to feel that you owe me any favors. I'm just telling the truth. It's not easy for Kyoto to remain standing in today's capital."
"What the Duke said is true." Lin Ruofu understood what Zhou Chen meant.
After Lin Ruofu left, Zhou Chen's eyes flickered. His guess was correct. For Emperor Qing, attacking Northern Qi and weakening Northern Qi's national power was the top priority. It was not a life-or-death battle with him.
However, his choice is indeed correct. The current Northern Qi army is not as powerful as the Qing State. If they really want to go to war, they will definitely not be able to defeat the Qing State.
However, although the Northern Qi Dynasty was not founded for a long time, it still inherited the heritage of the former powerful Wei State. It was possible for the Qing State to be defeated, but it would be wishful thinking for the Qing State to destroy the Northern Qi State in one go.
Because Emperor Qing attributed Lin Gong's death to Si Gu Jian and Northern Qi, the entire Qing Kingdom united and started a war against Northern Qi.
The previous memorials to impeach Chen Pingping and Kyoto garrison Ye Zhong were also suppressed by Emperor Qing, and Kyoto temporarily returned to calm.
Time flies, one month has passed, and the war between Qingguo and Northern Qi has come to an end.
Qing's national power was already stronger than that of Northern Qi's, and Emperor Qing had been planning for a long time. As soon as the war started, the war was overwhelming. Northern Qi was defeated one after another and occupied one state of Northern Qi.
After the Qing State occupied a state, it temporarily stopped its offensive and turned to confront the Northern Qi Dynasty.
Northern Qi also did not want to continue fighting, so it wanted to sue for peace with Qing State, and sent a mission to Qing State to negotiate with Qing State.
Although the war has stopped, many people in the court are dissatisfied because Qing State still has the strength to continue fighting. Many people want to continue fighting. It is best to destroy Qi State in one fell swoop and unify the world.
However, Emperor Qing was very clear-headed. Qing's army was stronger than Qi's, but it was nonsense to say that he wanted to destroy Qi in one battle.
Apart from the army, the reason why Northern Qi could not be destroyed was because of the great master Ku He.
As long as the great master Ku He dies, it will be difficult to overthrow the Northern Qi Dynasty. This is the biggest reason why Emperor Qing planned the Battle of Dadongshan in the original work.
Only by destroying the great master can he destroy Northern Qi and Dongyi City. Otherwise, Ku He and Sigu Jian would support each other from afar, and Qing would not be able to destroy Northern Qi and Dongyi City at all.
Because of the victory in the war, Qingguo Kyoto was very happy and joyful. Qingguo was strong. As a citizen of Qingguo, we were naturally very proud.
Lin Gong's death has long been forgotten. Now, apart from his relatives, not many people still remember Lin Gong.
After testing Fan Xian, Lin Ruofu now regards Fan Xian as his successor and is ready to use his connections and support to help Fan Xian ascend to the throne.
Some time later, the delegation from Dongyi City participating in this negotiation arrived in Kyoto first. Not long after, the delegation from Northern Qi also arrived in Kyoto.
The delegation from Dongyi City was led by Yun Zhilan, a disciple of Sigu Jian. After arriving in Kyoto, he specially came to the Zhou Mansion to meet Zhou Chen and gave Zhou Chen a gift.
It's not polite to reciprocate, so Yun Zhilan gave him a gift, and Zhou Chen didn't show any pretense and returned the gift as well.
What Zhou Chen really cares about is the delegation from the Northern Qi Dynasty, and among the people from the Northern Qi delegation this time, the most famous one is the literary giant Zhuang Mohan.
Zhuang Mohan settled down under the arrangement of Honglu Temple. On the day he came, many people came to visit him.
The next day, Zhou Chen specially sent a carriage to Zhuang Mohan's residence and asked He Qin to take Zhuang Mohan to his residence.
After more than half a year, Zhou Chen saw Zhuang Mohan again. Compared to the last time they met, Zhuang Mohan looked older.
"Mr. Zhuang."
"Master Zhou."
After Zhou Chen greeted Zhuang Mohan, one of the people accompanying Zhuang Mohan suddenly jumped out.
"Zhou Chen."
Looking at the girl in front of him who was dressed in men's clothing and still couldn't hide her beautiful face, Zhou Chen also smiled from the bottom of his heart.
He walked forward, gently tapped the nose of this girl with a sweet smile, and said in a very gentle tone: "I guessed that you might come with me this time."
Zhan Pianpian tilted her head, her face full of joy. She didn't mind Zhou Chen's intimate behavior at all, but her smile became sweeter.
"I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much. The teacher said he was coming to Nanqing. I asked His Majesty for permission and Your Majesty agreed, so I came with him. I'm really happy to see you well.
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As he spoke, he couldn't help but grab Zhou Chen's hand, his eyes filled with the joy of his wish coming true.
"I heard that you were granted the title of Duke. It seems that your Nanqing emperor also has a discerning eye and knows that you are outstanding."
Zhou Chen also held Zhan Pianpian's hand and said with a smile: "Sit down first, Mr. Zhuang is still here, don't let Mr. Zhuang laugh."
Zhan Pianpian finally woke up and looked at her teacher with a blushing face, looking embarrassed.
Zhuang Mohan smiled and waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, she said it countless times along the way. It's good, very good to see you like this."

Chapter completed!