Chapter 1002: Chan'er, Chan'er

"Hahahaha!"

"Hahahaha!"

Liu Zheng finally could not hold it back and quickly jumped up all at once.

"You, you, you, you lecher!"

Xie Chan's pretty face was, at this moment, already red enough to drip water.

Bad man!

Scoundrel!

That kind of place, how could you!

Liu Zheng also wore an innocent look.

He hadn't been able to hold back either... but, it was truly fragrant.

Liu Zheng looked devious and even deliberately took a sniff.

"You, you, you, I'm going back!"

How could Xie Chan withstand this? Seeing the Horse Carriage stop at the entrance of the Post House, she wanted to run, but then she thought, wait, this is my own Horse Carriage!

"You get down quickly!"

She didn't even dare to look at Liu Zheng, her body feeling so soft.

Liu Zheng chuckled: "You think you can leave after coming here?"

After saying this, he suddenly scooped Xie Chan up in a horizontal carry.

"Ah!"

Caught off guard, Xie Chan let out a cry of surprise. Being highly skilled in martial arts, she wanted to resist, but then she thought, this is my man... and the hand she had reached out was pulled back again.

"Ah?"

The coachman saw this and immediately closed his eyes, adopting an attitude of "none of my business."

Liu Zheng didn't care about anyone else.

Carrying Xie Chan, he rushed into the Post House, where the room he was staying in had long been prepared.

"You..."

Xie Chan, from head to toe, was truly soft all over now.

Because Liu Zheng had been running so fast just now, she had no choice but to hold tightly onto her man's waist. This resulted in her nose being filled with the scent of this man, and she was almost intoxicated by it...

At this moment, hearing the door slam shut with a bang, she didn't know how to face Liu Zheng at all, so she buried her head into Liu Zheng's chest and dared not bring it out again.

Fragrant.

Still fragrant.

Perhaps because he had drunk some wine, or perhaps because this time in the Li Dynasty had truly been a brush with death, Liu Zheng's state of mind had undergone a massive change. He stared fixedly at this woman who haunted his dreams—that slightly flushed face, that peerless beauty, those cherry lips, that delicate nose.

"You, you, you, what are you doing..."

Xie Chan seemed to have no strength left to speak.

Because she had already anticipated what would happen next.

Liu Zheng chuckled.

He didn't say a single word.

With a click.

The oil lamp was extinguished.

"Be gentle..."

That night, Liu Zheng had already forgotten how many times they shared their intimacy.

In any case, Xie Chan covered herself in the quilt and refused to get up no matter what.

Who would have thought that early the next morning, Grand Eunuch Zhou would arrive in person.

Even Liu Zheng was startled.

One had to know that Xie Tianyao's condition was not good right now; how could someone in the Yangxin Hall come out so easily? It was clear that Xie Tianyao's trust in Grand Eunuch Zhou surpassed that of anyone else.

"Vice Minister Liu, the Emperor summons you!"

Grand Eunuch Zhou knew that Xie Chan was in Liu Zheng's room at this moment and gave Liu Zheng a fierce glare.

Liu Zheng gave an awkward smile and followed Grand Eunuch Zhou onto his Horse Carriage.

"Grand Eunuch Zhou, the Emperor is..."

Liu Zheng asked with a fawning smile.

Grand Eunuch Zhou glanced at him: "You will know once you go."

Liu Zheng felt somewhat uneasy.

After traveling for a while, Grand Eunuch Zhou continued to ask: "The Emperor, is he really..."

Liu Zheng knew what Grand Eunuch Zhou wanted to ask, which was whether Xie Tianyao could still be saved. He sighed and shook his head. Right now, Xie Tianyao's

all bodily organs and mechanisms were likely necrotic; these were irreversible things, and even if a Great Immortal came, he feared he could not be saved.

Grand Eunuch Zhou also sighed: "The Emperor's thinking is still a bit conservative."

"What?"

Liu Zheng's expression changed slightly.

Conservative?

He looked at Grand Eunuch Zhou again, but Grand Eunuch Zhou was no longer speaking.

Liu Zheng was instantly shaken to his core.

This was Grand Eunuch Zhou hinting to him!

His meaning was that Xie Tianyao's heart, at this moment, actually still leaned more toward a male for the successor to the throne, which was to say, Xie Ming! Indeed, this Eleventh Prince, Xie Ming, had suddenly emerged, had always performed quite well, was humble in his conduct, thorough in his work, and also had the Scholar-officials giving their full support; he was indeed the best candidate to inherit the throne.

But...

If that were the case.

Then Xie Chan would have no chance.

The entire New Aristocracy, because of the victory of the Scholar-officials, would even lose a large share of power in Longyan.

This was something the New Aristocracy could not accept at present.

For a moment.

Liu Zheng felt somewhat distraught.

Of course.

Xie Tianyao's choice was not wrong either.

If he chose Xie Chan at this time, it would instead be a bit rebellious. It was even very likely to provoke a backlash from certain factions.

This was...

Summoning him, was it to persuade him?

Liu Zheng gave a bitter smile in his heart.

Yangxin Hall.

Xie Tianyao's condition was indeed a bit poor.

But he still possessed the majesty of the Emperor of Longyan.

Liu Zheng walked over, intending to kneel and bow.

"That's enough, that's enough, don't bother with so many empty formalities..."

Xie Tianyao waved his hand.

The look in his eyes as he watched Liu Zheng remained gloomy.

Liu Zheng's heart skipped a beat, and he felt his spine turn cold.

One had to know.

Yesterday, this old fellow had still wanted to throw him into the Heavenly Prison.

"Vice Minister Liu's trip to the Li Dynasty this time was not bad, not bad at all."

Xie Tianyao suddenly looked at Liu Zheng, smiling without a smile.

Liu Zheng was startled and hurriedly lowered his head: "Emperor, the Li Dynasty's national celebration was a helpless move..."

Xie Tianyao laughed out loud and interrupted him: "You also know what I am talking about... Constitutional Monarchy, Constitutional Monarchy..."

Liu Zheng's breathing stopped.

He knew.

How much of a shock a Constitutional Monarchy caused to a Feudal Dynasty. For the imperial family, which had always held absolute authority throughout Longyan, how could it be so easy to give up their power? Therefore, a Constitutional Monarchy was treasonous.

Not only could it not be done.

You could not even think about it.

But, Liu Zheng had single-handedly orchestrated the Constitutional Monarchy and all the reforms in the Li Dynasty.

Xie Tianyao knew that Liu Zheng was not someone who did not fear death.

He also knew that by doing this, he was conveying his own intentions.

Liu Zheng believed that only a Constitutional Monarchy could make Longyan more powerful.

This was the meaning and stance he was conveying.

The effects of a Constitutional Monarchy were actually already immediate.

Today, although the Li Dynasty had not yet emerged from its decline, the political situation had stabilized, the order of the imperial court had begun to be organized, and the entire country was full of hope.

Even.

In comparison, Longyan appeared somewhat lifeless.

Xie Tianyao looked deeply at Liu Zheng.

He looked at this young man before him.

He actually understood in his heart as well.

Liu Zheng was wholeheartedly trying to make Longyan more powerful. This was a great talent.

Under the circumstances of Longyan's Feudal System and extremely backward national policies, Liu Zheng had single-handedly saved the decrepit Longyan. If this was not a great talent, what was?

Thus.

The country.

And the imperial family.

These two great contradictions were what had been tormenting Xie Tianyao recently.