Under One Person: Starting from the Inheritance of Gods

Chapter 229: Seize the throne (Please subscribe, please give monthly tickets, please give rewards, please give recommendation tickets!)

"Your Highness, today Zhu Wen and his son are dead, your great revenge has been avenged. Why not take this opportunity to ascend the throne and become emperor, then conquer the world and restore the Tang Dynasty!"

After Meng Fan left, the bad commander Yuan Tiangang knelt in front of Li Xingyun and advised him.

"Yuan Tiangang, if I don't agree to you, you won't force me to become emperor, right?" Li Xingyun frowned and asked.

"this………"

Yuan Tiangang hesitated for a moment, and then advised earnestly: "Your Highness, you have seen what happened just now. There are various princes in front of us, and Li Xingyu is eyeing us covetously from behind."

"Your Highness, the situation today is no longer one that you can retreat just because you want to!"

Because of the appearance of Meng Fan, Yuan Tiangang is different now. He did not give up directly like in the original book.

However, Yuan Tiangang's advice made Li Xingyun annoyed: "Do I have to listen to you? Do you want to hold me hostage?"

Yuan Tiangang fell to the ground: "I dare not!"

At this time, Li Xingyun sighed: "Whether you are sincere or not, I have benefited a lot from you over the years. I want to thank you!"

"It's just that I'm really not interested in dominating the world. The ambition of a king is just dung. What's the use of being the only one who has no right to rule the country?"

Li Xingyun turned around and looked at the collapsed Jiaolan Palace, the corpse of Zhu Wen in the ruins and the dragon throne beneath him, and sighed:
"The higher you stand, the more people will covet your position. Take the Jiaolan Palace for example. For this throne, Zhu Wen killed the emperor and killed my Li family to seize the world of the Tang Dynasty."

"Today, Zhu Yougui killed his father with his own son. In the end, justice came true and he finally got his retribution!"

Yuan Tiangang stood up, stood beside Li Xingyun with his hands behind his back and said, "But Zhu Wen is dead and chaos is imminent. Your Highness is letting such an opportunity slip through your fingers. Isn't it a pity?"

"You must know that it is difficult to defy God's will!"

At this time, Yuan Tiangang no longer talked about tyranny, but instead used the way of heaven to persuade Li Xingyun. After all, as long as he could become emperor, what would it matter if he went against his own heart?

His bottom line can be flexible and adaptable at times.

Unexpectedly, Li Xingyun waved his hand and said, "I have seen through it all over the years. The demise of the Tang Dynasty cannot be blamed on anyone else. It is really the end of fate. This is the will of heaven. I cannot act against heaven!"

Having said that, Li Xingyun wanted to turn around and leave.

Yuan Tiangang suddenly knelt on the ground and tried to persuade him to stay, saying, "Your Highness, please think twice about this matter!"

"Moreover, now the will of heaven has been revealed. I have observed the celestial phenomena at night and the destiny of our Li Tang dynasty can still continue, and even last for thousands of years. All we need is for a wise ruler to be born in the Li family."

"Your Highness, you must seize this opportunity!"

"Hahaha, lasting for eternity, isn't that a joke? Where in the world is there a dynasty that lasts for eternity? Forget it!"

"Why don't I just live my free and easy life? You and I don't have to have anything to do with each other anymore. What do you think?"

"Oh, by the way, since you insist that it is God's will and that the Li family still has destiny, then Li Xingyu has the ambition to conquer the world, and he is also of the Li Tang bloodline. Yuan Tiangang, why don't you change your target and assist him well?"

"Anyway, he promised me that he would spare my life. If he succeeds one day, why can't I become a free and easy prince and live a happy life?"

After saying that, Li Xingyun walked towards Ji Ruxue who was untied by Meng Po, and then left with everyone.

However, Li Xingyun's words were particularly harsh to Yuan Tiangang. He had tried his best to support Li Xingyun, the legitimate son, to ascend to the throne, but Li Xingyun actually asked him to assist the illegitimate son!

How is this different from humiliation?

After a long while, Yuan Tiangang slowly stood up. "Marshal, are you just going to let Xingyun go?" Shangguan Yunque asked in confusion.

Yuan Tiangang snorted coldly: "Let him go!"

He seemed to have a clear mind and said, "As long as Li Xingyun still has the blood of the Li Tang royal family in his body, he will never be able to escape his fate."

"Don't worry, I will help him accomplish his great cause sooner or later."

"You still want to be the free and easy prince, huh!"

"What a joke! The battle for the throne is always bloody and life-and-death. Do you really think that Li Xingyu will let you go?"

"You'll have to fight for it then!"

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The second year of Qianhua.

Zhu Wen was killed by his son Zhu Yougui, who then killed his father and ascended the throne.

In the same year, Meng Fan raised the Heavenly Army and led his army to capture Youzhou, claiming to be the descendants of Li Tang and to wipe out the disloyalty.

At this time, Youzhou Jiedushi Liu Rengong had been imprisoned by his son Liu Shouguang. Speaking of this father and son, neither of them was a good person.

Liu Rengong himself was very proud of himself for being able to dominate a corner of the country during a turbulent time in the Central Plains. He gradually became arrogant, extravagant and licentious.

He built a magnificent palace on Mount Da'an in Youzhou and selected many beautiful women to live in it. He also refined elixirs with Taoist priests in order to achieve immortality. He also ordered the people to hand over their copper coins and hide them on the mountain, so the people had to make money with dirt.

However, his son Liu Shouguang was mediocre and ignorant by nature. After annexing Yichang, he became arrogant and complacent, believing that his father and brother's downfall was due to God's help. His debauchery and tyranny increased day by day.

The people of Youzhou had suffered for a long time at the hands of Liu Rengong and his son Liu Shouguang. In the fifth year of Kaiping, which was a year ago, Liu Shouguang, despite the opposition of all generals and ministers, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, named the country Dayan, and changed the era name to Yingtian.

Therefore, Meng Fan directly labeled him a traitor and took the title of righteousness. After conquering Youzhou, he directly executed Liu's father and son.

He used Youzhou as his base and appointed Zhuge Liang and Liu Bowen to handle government affairs. He ensured the safety of the people at home, expanded maritime trade abroad, reduced taxes and levies, and encouraged agriculture and commerce.

There were also tens of thousands of magical puppets named "Ruhua" who led the summoned civilian workers, used work as a substitute for relief, built and repaired cities, and reclaimed wasteland. In just less than a year, Youzhou was restored to a peaceful and prosperous scene.

As for where do the money, food and silk come from?

At the beginning, Meng Fan said that he would take Li Yuanba to pick up a ready-made advantage. However, the treasury of Daliang had already been emptied by Meng Fan when the Jiaolan Palace incident happened.

In addition to the money and food accumulated by the Liu father and son, as well as the countless gold and silver treasures in the Longquan treasure, it is enough to support Meng Fan's consumption.

Meng Fan also recruited soldiers, and Bai Qi, Yue Fei, and Huo Qubing were trained into an army under his command, and at the same time, the army expanded northward again.

They are preparing for war and are poised to sweep across the entire north!
Of course, even if Meng Fan had not taken action, the Liu father and son would have been killed by Li Cunxu the following year. It can be said that Meng Fan actually sent them to death a year in advance.

Meng Fan's series of actions also made Yuan Tiangang particularly concerned, and he was even more certain in his heart that the person in the hexagram was Li Xingyu.

He looked up at the sky and sighed, "Is this really God's will?"

However, the necessary small actions continued, and a considerable number of bad people were sent by Yuan Tiangang to the north to investigate Meng Fan's every move.

(End of this chapter)