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Chapter 100

That afternoon, shortly after Fan Changyu returned to camp, Grand Tutor Tao summoned her.

She assumed it was because he wanted to inspect the punishment copywork he had assigned. Carrying the stack of pages Xie Zheng had copied for her, she headed over, only to discover another person in Grand Tutor Tao’s tent.

The man appeared to be around forty years old. His features were refined and upright, exuding the elegance of a scholar. He wore no armor and looked more like a civil official than a military officer.

Fan Changyu did not recognize him and simply greeted Grand Tutor Tao.

\u201cAdoptive Father.\u201d

From the moment she entered the tent, the middle-aged man had been studying her.

His gaze was gentle yet heavy with emotion.

There was also an indescribable mixture of relief, concern, and something else hidden within it.

Fan Changyu found it rather strange, but since she sensed no hostility from him, she allowed him to continue looking.

Grand Tutor Tao glanced at her and said,

\u201cYou’ve arrived.\u201d

He seemed to have no intention of introducing them.

Instead, he said,

\u201cThis is a general from the army. He heard that you killed Shi Hu and was curious about your martial skills.\u201d

Fan Changyu had not expected the scholarly-looking man to be a general.

She quickly cupped her fists in salute.

\u201cGreetings, General.\u201d

The man was none other than He Jingyuan.

As he looked at Fan Changyu, he saw traces of an old friend in her.

Countless emotions stirred within him.

\u201cDo you know martial arts?\u201d he asked.

\u201cA little.\u201d

Although He Jingyuan already suspected the answer, he still asked,

\u201cWho taught you?\u201d

\u201cMy father.\u201d

\u201cWould you be willing to exchange a few moves with me?\u201d

Fan Changyu looked toward Grand Tutor Tao.

Stroking his beard, Grand Tutor Tao said,

\u201cThis General is also skilled with the blade. Let him give you some pointers.\u201d

Fan Changyu immediately clasped her fists.

\u201cThen I ask for General’s guidance.\u201d

The tent was too cramped to spar inside.

The two moved outside and each took up a long-handled saber.

Fan Changyu launched the first attack.

Her blade swept forward with speed and ferocity, unstoppable in momentum.

At first, He Jingyuan only defended while steadily retreating.

His purpose was simply to observe her techniques clearly.

When he had nearly backed up to the edge of the military tents, he suddenly shifted from defense to offense.

The move he used was the very same one Fan Changyu had employed moments earlier.

Compared to Fan Changyu’s relentless emphasis on power, his blade work was noticeably steadier.

He could advance and attack or retreat and defend with equal ease.

Every movement was measured and balanced.

Just as Fan Changyu attempted to alter her approach, He Jingyuan exploited a flaw in her defense.

The tip of his blade stopped directly before her throat.

Meanwhile, her own strike had not even completed its arc.

A chill ran through her heart.

Although she lacked extensive combat experience, she had spent countless hours practicing this blade technique under her father’s instruction.

Trapped at home in her youth, it had been her greatest source of entertainment.

She knew every movement of the style intimately.

Yet while sparring with this general, she felt as though he understood the technique even better than she did.

It was almost as if he knew exactly how every move should be countered.

Seeing her stunned expression, He Jingyuan lowered his blade and asked,

\u201cDo you know where the flaw in that last move was?\u201d

Fan Changyu respectfully cupped her fists.

\u201cI ask for General’s instruction.\u201d

He Jingyuan said,

\u201cYou’ve practiced this blade style for so long that your execution has become rigid.

\u201cYou insist on completing one form before moving to the next.

\u201cBut battlefields change in an instant.

\u201cIf one strike fails, you immediately switch to another.

\u201cHow can you afford to lose your composure just because someone breaks through your technique?\u201d

His words struck directly at the weakness in her blade work.

When using her butcher knives, she often succeeded through unpredictability.

With the long-handled saber, she was virtually unbeatable against opponents less skilled than herself.

But against people like He Jingyuan or Xie Zheng\u2014masters of countless weapon styles\u2014her limitations became obvious.

The respect in Fan Changyu’s heart immediately deepened.

\u201cThank you, General!\u201d

Seeing that she understood, He Jingyuan’s eyes revealed a mixture of complexity and faint satisfaction.

\u201cLet me teach you a few more things.\u201d

The two continued sparring in the open space outside the tents.

Every time Fan Changyu executed a technique, He Jingyuan pointed out its flaws and explained how an opponent could break it.

Only when a personal guard arrived looking for him did He Jingyuan finally stop.

He instructed Fan Changyu to return and carefully reflect on everything she had learned today.

After bidding farewell to Grand Tutor Tao, Fan Changyu left with her mind filled entirely with blade techniques and combat insights.

Once she had gone far enough away, Grand Tutor Tao noticed that He Jingyuan was still staring after her.

He said,

\u201cI always thought that child was honest-hearted and remarkably resilient.

\u201cNo matter where she finds herself, she preserves a sense of kindness.

\u201cShe is excellent material.

\u201cLater, after learning she was that old man’s descendant, I finally understood.

\u201cThat appearance of simplicity hiding true wisdom is exactly like her grandfather.\u201d

He Jingyuan solemnly bowed to Grand Tutor Tao.

\u201cThe orphan left behind by an old friend\u2014I entrust her to you, Grand Tutor.\u201d

Grand Tutor Tao sighed.

\u201cOne boy, one girl. They’re both precious to me.

\u201cBut the past is buried.

\u201cWhen those events occurred, neither of the girls had even been born.

\u201cWhat fault lies with them?

\u201cNo matter what happens, I will protect them.\u201d

He Jingyuan bowed deeply again.

Grand Tutor Tao added,

\u201cFor now, keep this from Jiuheng.\u201d

He Jingyuan said worriedly,

\u201cI’m afraid paper can never completely contain fire.\u201d

Grand Tutor Tao patted his shoulder.

\u201cJingyuan, Jingyuan\u2014you still don’t understand your Chancellor well enough.

\u201cDo you really believe he only discovered more than ten years later that Meng Shuyuan’s daughter and son-in-law were hiding in Qingping County under your protection?\u201d

He Jingyuan froze.

With his hands behind his back, Grand Tutor Tao gazed toward the distant mountains.

\u201cPerhaps the truth of those events isn’t what you think.

\u201cYou and I both know Meng Shuyuan’s character.

\u201cHe would never have done something so reckless and irresponsible.

\u201cUnfortunately, after Jinzhou fell, he committed suicide in his tent.

\u201cMost of the senior generals around him later died in battle as well.

\u201cThe truth disappeared with them.

\u201cBut if Wei Yan truly orchestrated everything himself, and if Meng Shuyuan’s descendants really held evidence proving they had been framed, would he have allowed even one survivor to escape?

\u201cHe would rather kill a thousand innocents than let a single threat remain.

\u201cHow could he permit them to flee to a remote border county and survive for more than ten years?\u201d

He Jingyuan smiled bitterly.

\u201cWhen Brother Qilin brought General Meng’s only daughter to me all those years ago, he told me the Chancellor’s order had been to kill her.

\u201cHe couldn’t bring himself to do it.

\u201cSo he faked both his own death and hers by staging a fall from a cliff.

\u201cIf the Chancellor truly intended to spare them from the beginning, as you suggest, then why did he later order me to personally kill former comrades?

\u201cAnd why did he repeatedly send death squads to the Fan family searching for that item?\u201d

Any veteran general present would have recognized the name He Jingyuan mentioned.

Qilin was Wei Qilin, one of the Wei family’s trusted military retainers.

Originally, Wei Qilin had neither surname nor name.

He had been purchased as a servant and trained as a death warrior by the Wei family.

Because of his tremendous natural strength and martial talent, he eventually rose to become one of their military retainers.

At the time, Wei Yan possessed almost no military authority.

His reputation was built largely through the achievements of men like He Jingyuan and Wei Qilin.

Later, after Wei Yan married his sister to Xie Linshan, relations between the Wei and Xie families became much closer.

Wei Qilin even served under Xie Linshan for a time.

There he earned the appreciation of the veteran general Meng Shuyuan.

Since General Meng had only one daughter, Wei Qilin married into the Meng family.

That same Wei Qilin later became Fan Erniu.

The possibility that terrified He Jingyuan most was that Wei Qilin had been used as the knife that ultimately caused General Meng’s delayed grain delivery.

Unfortunately, Wei Qilin had told him very little about the events at Jinzhou.

In more than ten years, aside from the one occasion when Wei Qilin sought him out, the two had never met again.

It was all to avoid alerting Wei Yan.

With a heavy sigh, He Jingyuan said,

\u201cIf only I had opened those things and examined them when he handed them to me all those years ago, perhaps we wouldn’t still be drowning in uncertainty now.\u201d

Yet had he looked then, he would have had only two choices.

Either openly rebel against Wei Yan…

Or fail to protect the Fan sisters.

Grand Tutor Tao comforted him.

\u201cNothing has been settled yet.

\u201cLet’s wait and see.

\u201cI came out of retirement because I feared someone would use the events at Jinzhou to manipulate Jiuheng.

\u201cXie Linshan’s death remains a wound he has never overcome.

\u201cI’m afraid someone may use that weakness against him.\u201d

Even He Jingyuan, who considered himself well informed about the current political situation, still found himself surrounded by unanswered questions.

\u201cForgive my ignorance.

\u201cWhen suspicions about the Jinzhou campaign first spread, all accusations pointed directly at the Chancellor.

\u201cAre you suggesting someone is trying to provoke the Marquis and the Chancellor into destroying each other?\u201d

Grand Tutor Tao replied,

\u201cI was never close to Wei Yan.

\u201cThese years, whether among commoners or officials, he has been cursed by countless people.

\u201cPerhaps sitting in power for too long truly clouded his judgment.

\u201cBut as you said, if we go back fifteen years, he could still be described as diligent in serving Great Yin.

\u201cWhen he wanted me to take Jiuheng as a student, he didn’t approach me directly.

\u201cHe used teachers from Nanshan Academy and invoked Xie Linshan’s name to persuade me indirectly.

\u201cIt almost seemed as though he feared I would refuse simply because I disliked him.\u201d

Grand Tutor Tao himself had come from Nanshan Academy.

He Jingyuan had never expected Wei Yan to have gone to such lengths for Xie Zheng.

He had once been one of Wei Yan’s confidants and had occasionally witnessed interactions between uncle and nephew.

Wei Yan had never shown Xie Zheng any warmth.

Even when Xie Zheng earned military honors, Wei Yan would first criticize him before offering a few half-hearted compliments.

Everyone in the Chancellor’s residence knew Wei Yan disliked his nephew.

Yet behind the scenes, he had personally arranged for Grand Tutor Tao to educate him.

Even Wei Xuan, Wei Yan’s own son, likely had never received such treatment.

The realization only deepened He Jingyuan’s confusion.

\u201cYet it is also true that the Chancellor has tried to kill the Marquis on the Chongzhou battlefield.\u201d

Grand Tutor Tao narrowed his aged eyes.

Their sharpness was undiminished.

\u201cThe Jinzhou case certainly involves Wei Yan.

\u201cBut there may be hidden circumstances that explain these contradictions.

\u201cI will personally travel to the capital and meet him.

\u201cUntil I return, do not tell Jiuheng anything about the Meng family.\u201d

After a pause, he added,

\u201cThe Li family has already uncovered quite a few things and will likely make their move soon.

\u201cMy daughter has been tempered enough.

\u201cIt’s time to let her earn some military merit on the battlefield.

\u201cIf the Li family disrupts everything and that foolish boy learns the truth ahead of time, at least she will have capable people around her.

\u201cThen I won’t need to worry so much.\u201d

For the first time, He Jingyuan felt as though a tangled knot of confusion had finally revealed a loose thread.

He immediately agreed.


—

Capital City.

After the morning court session, civil and military officials gradually filed out of the Golden Throne Hall.

The officials aligned with Wei Yan and those aligned with Grand Tutor Li naturally clustered around their respective leaders.

As Wei Yan descended the white jade steps, he happened to meet Grand Tutor Li approaching from the opposite side, separated only by the dragon-carved central staircase.

Both men were old foxes who had weathered decades of political struggles.

One radiated stern authority.

The other appeared approachable and affable.

After a brief exchange of glances, Grand Tutor Li greeted him first.

\u201cChancellor Wei.\u201d

Thin and white-haired, Grand Tutor Li appeared much older than Wei Yan.

Yet unlike Grand Tutor Tao’s genuine openness, his friendliness created a sense of distance that prevented true intimacy.

Wei Yan merely raised a hand slightly.

\u201cGrand Tutor Li.\u201d

After controlling imperial authority for more than a decade, his presence rivaled that of an emperor.

Smiling, Grand Tutor Li said,

\u201cOn the northwestern front, the rebels have been divided and contained by Marquis Wu’an and General He.

\u201cThey no longer possess the strength to resist.

\u201cHis Majesty is greatly pleased.

\u201cI imagine news of victory will reach the capital before long.

\u201cAllow me to congratulate you in advance, Chancellor.\u201d

Wei Yan’s expression remained unchanged.

\u201cA matter of state. We may celebrate together.\u201d

Their exchange ended there.

Regardless of public opinion or political circumstances, Wei Yan remained the foremost figure in Great Yin’s government.

He walked past Grand Tutor Li without hesitation.

His crimson official robes billowed in the wind as he calmly descended the next flight of white jade stairs.

No one dared object.

Only after he had gone far away did the officials behind Grand Tutor Li dare speak.

\u201cWei Yan is far too arrogant!

\u201cThe imperial family of Great Yin still bears the surname Qi!\u201d

Grand Tutor Li cast a mild glance toward the speaker.

\u201cShouyi, mind your words.\u201d

His voice was neither loud nor angry.

Yet it frightened the official enough that he immediately bowed.

\u201cThis subordinate misspoke…\u201d

Grand Tutor Li said nothing further and continued walking away with the other officials.

Only then did the man wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.


—

Three generations of the Li family had served as officials.

Besides Grand Tutor Li and Li Huaian in the northwest, several of his sons also held positions in court.

The only son still remaining in the capital was his eldest, Li Yuanting\u2014Li Huaian’s father.

Once father and son boarded their carriage home, Li Yuanting spoke first.

\u201cFather, Marquis Wu’an abandoned the assault on Chongzhou and instead moved against Kang City.

\u201cHe likely realized we intended to claim the military merit of Chongzhou and deliberately withdrew.

\u201cYet during today’s court session, His Majesty still praised him repeatedly.

\u201cFrom his words, it almost sounded as though he intends to marry the Grand Princess to him.

\u201cWei Yan hasn’t fallen yet, but His Majesty has already begun fearing our Li family.\u201d

With his eyes closed, Grand Tutor Li asked,

\u201cHow is the Empress?\u201d

Li Yuanting hesitated.

\u201cHer Majesty… still hasn’t conceived.\u201d

Grand Tutor Li had once been the emperor’s tutor.

Years earlier, the young emperor had married a thirteen-year-old daughter of the Li family in order to strengthen the Li faction against Wei Yan.

Yet after all these years, the Empress remained childless.

\u201cWhat do the imperial physicians say?\u201d

\u201cThey can’t find any illness.\u201d

Grand Tutor Li opened his eyes.

\u201cHis Majesty has truly grown up.\u201d

Li Yuanting looked puzzled.

\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d

Grand Tutor Li looked at his son.

\u201cDo you remember why Wei Yan selected His Majesty from among all the princes?\u201d

After a moment’s thought, Li Yuanting’s expression suddenly changed.

\u201cYou mean… His Majesty is deliberately preventing the Empress from becoming pregnant?\u201d

Wei Yan had chosen the current emperor because he lacked powerful maternal relatives.

To secure his throne, the young emperor had been forced to rely entirely on Wei Yan.

That dependence allowed Wei Yan to dominate imperial authority.

For more than ten years, the emperor had played the obedient student before Grand Tutor Li.

Now he was gradually revealing his claws.

Under the Li family’s support, their influence had become immense.

The emperor feared that after the Wei faction fell, the Li faction would simply replace it.

Therefore, he dared not allow the Empress to bear a child.

After all, he still had not fully reclaimed power.

If the Empress produced an heir and he later attempted to eliminate the Li family, they might strike first\u2014just as Wei Yan once supported a compliant emperor.

Grand Tutor Li did not answer.

His silence was confirmation enough.

Li Yuanting’s face darkened.

\u201cNo wonder His Majesty wants to marry the Grand Princess to Marquis Wu’an.

\u201cAfter Wei Yan falls, he intends to use the Marquis against our family.

\u201cPeople speak of hunters discarding their hounds once the hunt is over.

\u201cIf this is how His Majesty treats us while Wei Yan still controls the court, what future will the Li family have after Wei Yan is gone?\u201d

Grand Tutor Li simply said,

\u201cImperial hearts are difficult to predict.\u201d

Li Yuanting grew anxious.

\u201cFather, we must do something.

\u201cHow His Majesty treats Wei Yan today will be how he treats us tomorrow.\u201d

Grand Tutor Li spoke leisurely.

\u201cIs there not still another person with the strongest claim to the throne?\u201d

Li Yuanting shuddered.

\u201cYou mean… the Imperial Grandson?\u201d

Grand Tutor Li did not continue that topic.

Instead, he asked,

\u201cWhat has Huaian discovered in Jizhou?\u201d

Realizing the implications of their earlier discussion, Li Yuanting felt cold sweat creep across his back.

\u201cDespite all these years, Wei Yan truly has a few capable subordinates.

\u201cHe Jingyuan governed Jizhou for more than a decade without any evidence of corruption.

\u201cHuaian spent months investigating and only found something suspicious regarding a butcher’s family that Wei Yan sent numerous death squads to eliminate last year.\u201d

Grand Tutor Li lifted an eyelid.

\u201cWeren’t those assassins sent after Marquis Wu’an?\u201d

Li Yuanting replied,

\u201cHuaian uncovered military records from Jizhou.

\u201cWhen Wei Yan sent the death squads, He Jingyuan also dispatched troops to the area.

\u201cOne side appeared to be trying to kill them. The other seemed to be trying to save them.

\u201cYet despite He Jingyuan’s actions, when Wei Xuan caused disaster while collecting grain in the northwest, He Jingyuan sent something back to Wei Yan by express courier.

\u201cAfter receiving it, Wei Yan showed no intention of blaming him.\u201d

Observing his father’s expression, he continued,

\u201cThe butcher and his wife were officially recorded as victims of bandits.

\u201cBut after capturing some of those bandits alive and interrogating them, they all insisted they had never killed the family.

\u201cHuaian dug deeper and discovered that the butcher only arrived in Qingping County seventeen years ago.

\u201cHe brought with him a woman of unknown origin.

\u201cFurthermore, the occupation he used was borrowed from a deceased escort.\u201d

Grand Tutor Li said,

\u201cIn all of Jizhou, only He Jingyuan possessed the authority to falsify household registrations and official records.\u201d

He looked at his son.

\u201cYou’re suggesting He Jingyuan concealed the butcher’s identity and protected the family all these years?\u201d

\u201cExactly.\u201d

Grand Tutor Li fell silent for a long time.

Seventeen years.

The number was far too sensitive.

So many things had happened seventeen years ago.

General Meng Shuyuan, a veteran under Xie Linshan, had violated orders during a grain transport mission by rescuing one hundred thousand trapped frontier civilians.

The delay had cost them the battle.

Crown Prince Chengde and Xie Linshan died defending Jinzhou.

Meng Shuyuan committed suicide and became a traitor condemned by history.

That same year, a fire destroyed the Eastern Palace.

The Crown Princess and Imperial Grandson supposedly perished in the flames.

Slowly, Grand Tutor Li asked,

\u201cWhat do you think He Jingyuan delivered to Wei Yan?\u201d

Li Yuanting was startled.

\u201cUnfortunately, He Jingyuan was too cautious. Huaian couldn’t uncover anything further.\u201d

Grand Tutor Li replied,

\u201cIf we cannot investigate it ourselves, then let someone who can investigate do it.\u201d

Li Yuanting hesitated.

\u201cYou mean… report it to His Majesty?\u201d

Grand Tutor Li nodded.

\u201cCensor Zhao once said something quite correct.

\u201cThe empire of Great Yin still bears the surname Qi.\u201d

The Censor Zhao he mentioned was the very official who had angrily criticized Wei Yan earlier.

Li Yuanting understood immediately.

The carriage had already stopped.

As he helped his father descend, servants and guards crowded the entrance.

They refrained from discussing state affairs until after entering the residence.

Then Li Yuanting said,

\u201cWith the emperor’s help, we can remove He Jingyuan and sever one of Wei Yan’s arms.

\u201cBut if we’re truly supporting the person in Chongzhou, and if the emperor marries the Grand Princess to Marquis Wu’an, gaining his support, the future situation could become extremely unfavorable for us.\u201d

Grand Tutor Li lifted his eyelids slightly.

\u201cHuaian mentioned a woman beside Marquis Wu’an, did he not?\u201d

\u201cYes.

\u201cThe butcher’s daughter.

\u201cWhen Huaian first encountered bandits in Jizhou, it was the Marquis’s personal cavalry disguised as Jizhou soldiers who rescued her.

\u201cShe is currently serving in the Jizhou army and has even become Grand Tutor Tao’s adopted daughter.

\u201cThe Marquis clearly values her greatly.\u201d

Grand Tutor Li paused.

\u201cTao Yi, that old fellow?\u201d

His pale eyes lowered thoughtfully.

After a moment, he said,

\u201cFind a way to let the Grand Princess hear about it.\u201d

Li Yuanting immediately agreed.

He understood the implication.

As Grand Tutor Tao’s adopted daughter, the woman was no longer ordinary.

Clearly, Marquis Wu’an intended her to be more than a mere concubine.

The proud Grand Princess would never tolerate such a situation.

The emperor hoped to secure an alliance through marriage.

Whether it would become an alliance\u2014or a feud\u2014remained to be seen.


—

Several days later, an impeachment memorial accusing He Jingyuan of falsifying official records and sheltering criminals was presented to the emperor.

He Jingyuan belonged to Wei Yan’s faction and was currently leading troops against the Chongzhou rebels.

Punishing him now would create complications.

The emperor therefore brought the matter before the court and asked the officials how it should be handled.

The ministers were miserable.

The accusers belonged to Grand Tutor Li’s faction.

The accused belonged to Wei Yan’s faction.

Even with a hundred lives, none of them wanted to become involved in such a deadly struggle.

As a result, the morning court session devolved into fierce arguments between the Li faction and the Wei faction.

In the end, the emperor cited the ongoing war and temporarily postponed the issue.

After court, Wei Yan and Grand Tutor Li once again met at the end of the white jade staircase.

Still smiling, Grand Tutor Li clasped his hands.

\u201cI’ve grown old.

\u201cMy students have minds of their own these days.

\u201cPlease don’t take what happened in court to heart, Chancellor.\u201d

The official who impeached He Jingyuan was one of Grand Tutor Li’s prot\u00e9g\u00e9s.

This time, Wei Yan did not even return the courtesy.

His hawk-like eyes swept over the old man.

Without anger, his presence alone was intimidating.

\u201cGrand Tutor Li is old indeed.

\u201cPerhaps you should learn from Grand Tutor Tao.

\u201cHe knew when to retire gracefully.

\u201cEven now, the officials and even His Majesty still speak well of him.\u201d

The smile on Grand Tutor Li’s face faded slightly.

Only then did Wei Yan raise a hand.

\u201cI shall take my leave.\u201d

After he departed, Grand Tutor Li’s expression darkened considerably.


—

Inside his sedan chair, Wei Yan sat with his eyes closed.

His face was stern and solemn.

Grand Tutor Li’s move was intended to force the emperor into investigating He Jingyuan.

For now, the emperor had delayed the matter because of the war in Chongzhou.

But once the campaign ended, the emperor would undoubtedly reopen the case even without prompting from the Li family.

Seventeen years had passed.

The young emperor had finally grown wings and now sought to reclaim power.

Once He Jingyuan’s falsified records were exposed, the Jinzhou tragedy would inevitably be brought up again.

Meng Shuyuan had already been officially condemned as a traitor.

If his loyal followers were exposed for protecting his descendants, then the Jinzhou case\u2014which Wei Yan had tried so hard to suppress\u2014would likely be reopened.

After a long silence, he opened his hawk-like eyes.

\u201cThere’s no need to keep He Jingyuan alive.\u201d

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