Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2157 The Emperor Dies and the Nation Is in Chaos, the Five Ministries Remain in Han

"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining Xia Jiang, the implanted identity, Luo Wang Qianhu, who was once a mole planted by Luo Wang in the Da Qian Xuan Jing Si. After Bai Chong confessed and his identity was exposed, he managed to escape. He has been recalled to Luo Wang headquarters and has passed the investigation. He is now about to go to the Da Xia Luo Wang branch to take up his post."

Compared to its headquarters and other regions like Wu and Qian, the power of the Great Chu's Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) was relatively weak.

The closer a location is to the Han Dynasty's headquarters, the longer the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) has developed, and the stronger it becomes.

The farther away from the Han Dynasty's headquarters, the shorter the Luo Wang's development range, and the weaker its power naturally becomes.

However, it is only relatively weaker than these few regions.

In fact, after nearly ten years of development, apart from the branches in the Man and Rong regions, all the branches of Luo Wang have now matured.

Nowadays, the Daqian area is in complete chaos.

The Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty passed away suddenly last year. In any dynasty, the death of the emperor is by no means a trivial matter.

In particular, the Great Qian Emperor has no heirs.

The Great Qian Emperor had three sons, but all of them died young, none of them living past the age of ten.

It's actually hard to say whether there was interference from others behind this. There might have been, there might not have, but at least there's no evidence to suggest otherwise.

After all, children were indeed more likely to die young in this era. This was true even in the royal family.

In the history of Earth, taking the Qing Dynasty as an example, among the 146 royal children from the Shunzhi Emperor to the end of the Qing Dynasty, 74 died before the age of 15, with an infant mortality rate of over 50%.

其中，顺治帝8个儿子中5人未活到20岁；康熙35个儿子中11人夭折；雍正10个儿子中6人早逝。

After all, in this era, although there are many people who get married in their twenties, some get married as early as twelve or thirteen.

Especially within the royal family, marriage is generally not too late.

This has led to a situation where some girls may give birth as early as thirteen or fourteen years old.

In addition, consanguineous marriage was not uncommon in this era, as seen in the case of Wang Yu and Huangfu Jingya.

Therefore, both can lead to the infant's death.

The emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty was a prime example of someone who married young, and his early children did not survive. It is quite possible that he was too young at the time, which damaged his health, resulting in him having no more offspring.

Therefore, after the emperor's death last autumn, a very awkward situation arose within the Daqian Dynasty.

However, in recent years, various things have happened one after another in Daqian, keeping them too busy to keep up.

Generally speaking, if there is no suitable successor after the emperor's death, there is a fixed procedure in the royal family.

After all, you can't just abandon the empire just because the emperor has no son!

At this point, usually several respected elders and court officials would step forward to select a suitable candidate from among the other branches of the royal family. The lucky one chosen would then be able to transform from a minor branch into a major branch.

However, the situation in Daqian is different now. In the previous battle with the rebel king, the central government's troops have suffered heavy losses, and Jiang Lin, the king who is the strongest supporter of the central government, has also suffered heavy losses.

Even Jiang Lin himself, by this time, had more than one crop of grass growing on his grave.

From then on, the border princes of the Great Qian Dynasty were completely beyond the control of the central government.

Under these circumstances, since a suitable successor must be chosen from other branches of the royal family, how many of these border princes would not be interested?

While it's true that some of them are rather indifferent, these are the weakest of the border kings, with only 20,000 to 30,000 troops, and the weakest even having only a few thousand.

But the strongest few are all eyeing this position with great anticipation.

Especially after the fall of the old patron King Jiang Lin, Jiang Chaoyu, who had become the strongest king among the royal princes, along with his two brothers from the same mother and the support of two other border kings, commanded 500,000 troops and could be considered the overlord of the northern part of the Great Qian Dynasty.

At this moment, Jiang Chaoyu really wanted to improve.

After all, this was the second time he had come this close to this position. Even closer than the last time.

Last time, his father didn't like him, or rather, the only person his father liked was his brother's mother.

No matter how many concubines there were in the harem, to his father, only one was his wife. No matter how many sons he had, only the sons born to that woman were his own.

His younger brother had such a powerful backer, and he was also a master of acting—he was practically a god of drama. At that time, he really couldn't compete with him!

I remember once, his father had a boil, and his younger brother actually used his mouth to suck the boil out of his father's throat.

In any case, Jiang Chaoyu believed that he himself could not possibly do such a thing.

Although his younger brother became increasingly confused after taking power, Jiang Chaoyu had always admired his acting skills before he came to power.

If it hadn't been exposed after the other party took power, none of them would have realized that the other party had been acting all along.

Back then, he had the biggest backer, so what could Jiang Chaoyu do?
Not everyone can emulate Li Shimin's act of confronting his brothers at Xuanwu Gate. Li Shimin was able to do so because he had already seized military and political power in the Tang Dynasty before Xuanwu Gate.

Before the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Shimin served as the Grand Chancellor of the Shaanxi Eastern Circuit, controlling more than one-third of the Tang Dynasty's army and possessing the status of an independent military and political leader. The position of General of Heavenly Strategy granted him the privilege of establishing his own official residence, allowing him to rival the Crown Prince's residence.

In addition, he also held the official position of Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, wielding the power of a prime minister; at the same time, he served as Grand Commandant, the nominal highest military commander, forming a power structure that combined both civil and military power.

Only after establishing this foundation could he be qualified to be fraternal with Li Jiancheng at Xuanwu Gate. Without this foundation, Xuanwu Gate alone would not have been enough for him to bestow the title of Emperor Emeritus upon his own father.

Li Shimin's reliance was not on the Xuanwu Gate Incident, but on the power he held. It was precisely because of that power that he was able to seize his position after the Xuanwu Gate Incident. Without that power, the Xuanwu Gate Incident alone would have been easily suppressed by Li Yuan's loyalist army.

Could it be that Li Yuan himself wanted to become the retired emperor?
In the alternate world of Tianqi, Wang Yu's uncle was able to launch the Siming Incident because he not only had the support of Wang Chang, but also the Dongfang family, one of the four great imperial merchants, and two of the six great families.

It was precisely because of this, coupled with the power he secretly controlled, that he was able to complete the transfer of power after the Siming Incident.

If there's just a coup, and there isn't enough power to clean up the mess afterwards, do you really think everyone will just obediently acknowledge you as emperor?

Sufficient power, coupled with the exchange of benefits, was the essence of how he was able to successfully ascend the throne after that coup.

If there is only a mutiny but no way to clean up the mess, he will only be met with countless armies coming to his aid.

At that time, Jiang Chaoyu simply didn't have the qualifications for the brotherly harmony of the Xuanwu Gate or the filial piety of the Siming. Jiang Chaoyu's father wasn't a foolish ruler; on the contrary, he was a capable one. It's important to remember that for a long time, the Great Qian Dynasty was the aggressor in the conflict between Qian Wu and Qian Wei. Without sufficient national strength, how could one have such qualifications?

With my father being capable, I'm even less likely to dabble in those kinds of frivolous things.

Therefore, he had no choice but to obediently go to his fiefdom with his brothers.

At least, if he obediently went to his fiefdom, he could become a local tyrant in his own territory. His maternal family was also of noble birth, and since he was deprived of the right to sit in that position, he had to make do in other aspects.

But Jiang Chaoyu herself never expected that after so many years, she would still have the opportunity to be so close to that position.

Jiang Chaoyu, who is eager to improve himself, is just a microcosm of the kings.

The central government is weak, while the other powers are strong and well-equipped. Therefore, each of them considers themselves a wise king. At this time, you should step forward and take on more responsibility.

In particular, the fact that two of the princes got into a fight after arriving in the capital became the fuse that ignited conflict among the princes.

Although it's true that those who stick their necks out get hurt, the two princes who were the first to enter the capital and even directly attacked each other didn't have a good ending. However, they did tear away the last fig leaf between the princes.

At this point, they no longer cared about the rebel kings who had been suppressed and were gradually weakening; the kings were already fighting amongst themselves.

After all, there is only one throne, so it's fine for those who have no interest in the position.

But those who covet this position, whether uncles or brothers, who want to take it for themselves rather than let the other person take it, have no choice but to subdue the other person or even kill them.

After all, those of them with the surname Jiang either had been very close to this position themselves, or their ancestors or great-grandparents had been very close to it, so they naturally had their own desire for this position.

In recent years, first, Lü Yue of the Jie Sect studied the plague in the territory of Daqian, then the old king of the mountain died in battle, and then the Daqian side joined forces with Donghuang Taiyi to directly attack the rebel king with a set of the Twenty-Four Earthly Branches.

Now, with the sudden death of the Great Qian Emperor, the princes have even started fighting among themselves.

It's easy to imagine how chaotic things were inside the Great Qian Dynasty at that time!
In the original historical trajectory, Xiao Ping'an overcame his biggest hurdle after the death of Emperor Qian and the lack of a successor, before his fortunes turned around.

This life seems to be no different.

After gaining the upper hand in the war between the kings and the rebel kings, this thing suddenly happened, as if the heavens were about to destroy the Great Qian Dynasty.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the identity of Yu Huatian, Cao Zhengchun's adopted son."

Yu Huatian is actually a pretty good person.

After all, it's hard to be an ordinary person to become the leader of a secret police organization. Under normal circumstances, it's difficult for someone with mediocre abilities to climb to the top position in such an organization.

The palace still needs a group of capable eunuchs.

Although there are countless lessons to be learned from eunuchs' interference in politics, they were also a natural ally of the emperor.

After all, all the power and influence of the eunuchs essentially came from the emperor alone.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining Nongyu and being implanted with the identity of a member of the Luo Wang demons and monsters, and a capable assistant to Zi Nu, the Luo Wang Da Wu Town Commander."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining Feixue, the identity implanted, a Luo Wang Killer-level assassin, currently entering Qian with Luohe."

At this moment, Wang Yu suddenly felt that Luo Wang was the biggest winner in this summoning.

Of the four characters randomly selected later, three were directly implanted into the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven).

For a fleeting moment, Wang Yu suddenly felt that this summoning shouldn't be called the Summoning of All Trades, but rather the Summoning of Spies.

However, Wang Yu was still happy to see the expansion of the Luo Wang's influence in various regions.

Organizations like the Net of Heaven play a role both in conquering the world and in ruling it.

Such institutions, where power is concentrated in the hands of the emperor, coupled with their duty to oversee all officials, are themselves a sharp weapon for the emperor to strengthen his imperial power.

"Ding, the All-Trade Summoning is complete. The current host has 747 Summoning Points, 1 Grandmaster Summoning Card, and 1 God-level Battle Spirit. Would the host like to continue summoning?"

Continue summoning?

That's obviously impossible to continue!

The next moment, some information about the summoned character suddenly appeared.

Like Li Shizhen, Huangfu Mi was implanted within the Imperial Medical Academy of the Han Dynasty. At the same time, he was also a member of the Huangfu family with impeccable lineage.

There are also Wang Xiaoyu, Liu Niangzi, and Song Wu Sao, who were implanted into the Imperial Kitchen.

Song Ci, a Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination) in the first year of the Yuanshi era, is now a minor official of the eighth rank, holding the position of Dali Shi Ping Shi (a high-ranking official in the Court of Judicial Review).

Next, the Han Dynasty practically became a haven for eunuchs. Five eunuchs—Cao Shaoqin, Cao Renchao, Cao Youxiang, Cao Tiandi, and Cao Dexian—were planted in his Han Dynasty palace.

Moreover, all five of them happen to have the surname Cao.

Now, Cao Zhengchun's power has greatly increased!

Moreover, these were either the supervisors of the Eastern Depot or the Western Depot. The appearance of so many powerful eunuchs at once made Wang Yu consider whether he should also create an institution like the Eastern Depot.

Of course, he quickly rejected this idea!
There's no other reason than that this will definitely be another huge investment!

There is no such budget at present.

In addition, another eunuch, like Cao Dexian, was implanted as Zhuo Qing, the Grand Eunuch, one of the Five Great Eunuchs of the Han Dynasty.

This is a master, definitely possessing the strength of a half-step into the Heavenly Realm.

In addition, Hua Ji, who was implanted as Guan Yu's horseman and sword bearer, was also present.

He was implanted into the body of Zhang Zeduan, the court painter of the Han Dynasty.

Like Feixue, they were also implanted into the Luo Wang network, becoming Luo Wang's top-tier assassins: Changkong, Wuming, and Canjian...