I just reached the maximum level, and you want me to be a puppet emperor?

Chapter 120 Those who argue with Li Chen will have a bad ending! (Please subscribe and give me monthly votes)
Outside Little Rock City, hunting teams returned one after another.

Some are arrogant, while others are dejected.

Liu Hao performed well this time, with his warhorse piled with prey. Li Ling was lucky, and with the help of Chen Xuannan, she also reaped a lot.

Officials from the Ministry of Rites were counting the records. As soon as the Minister of Rites Yan Hai saw Dingtian Shangren being suppressed, he knew that His Majesty had won this time.

He felt a little complicated inside. He felt relieved but also a little melancholy.

If Your Majesty wins this round, it means that the political situation will continue to be stable.

The second prince was defeated completely. If he had not been caught, he would definitely not show up again in the short term.

Whether or not he will be held accountable by His Majesty is still unknown.

Anyway, he has done everything he can, so let's just leave it to fate.

In the imperial capital, Lin Yue'e, who had received the news, had already begun leading a team to capture the remnants of the Second Prince's men.

Li Xian was just talking big in the court last time, but this time the rebellion is confirmed.

Today, the imperial capital government offices are full of arrested people, and those former cronies of the second prince are all in danger.

Outside Xiaoshi City, Li Chen sat on a carefully built platform covered with soft cushions, and on the table in front of him were delicious food and wine.

A group of court officials were standing on both sides, and those who could sit were all important officials and powerful ministers.

The people standing behind them were also wearing armor and looked very impressive.

Li Chen received the list handed over by the official of the Ministry of Rites, which recorded the ranking of this spring collection from high to low.

The first thing to do is naturally to give the rewards to the people on the list according to the standards of previous spring collections.

These can be taken care of by Eunuch Cui next door.

Next, of course, comes the highlight of this spring collection, the list of people for the Northern Expedition decided based on Li Chen’s mood.

Because Li Chen had mentioned this matter in the court, everyone was waiting with expectant eyes.

After reading the list, Li Chen said, "My dear Mr. Guo."

General Guo Poyun excitedly stepped out, knelt in front of Li Chen, and replied: "I am here!"

Li Chen continued, "I appoint you as the Northern Expedition Marshal, commanding the three armies. I hope you can lead my army to the Northern Expedition and enhance our national prestige!"

Upon hearing this, Guo Poyun clasped his hands together and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, I, Guo Poyun, am willing to serve you like a dog and a horse. I swear to fight to the death in the Northern Expedition and live up to your majesty's high expectations!"

No one objected to the appointment of General Guo Poyun as the Northern Expedition Marshal. After all, Guo Poyun had great prestige and rich experience, and was indeed the best candidate for the Northern Expedition.

To put it bluntly, few people can compete with him in this position.

Afterwards, Li Chen successively rewarded several generals as generals to support the Northern Expedition, and these decisions were also recognized by everyone.

However, when Li Chen spoke next, the entire audience was suddenly shocked.

"Xu Zifeng, as the prince of Zhennan, you have been extremely intelligent and courageous since childhood. I think you have great military talent. Today, I appoint you as the vanguard general of the Northern Expedition. I hope your bravery can lead the way for the army."

Not to mention that everyone else was shocked, Xu Zifeng himself was extremely surprised and had no idea what Li Chen was up to.

My father is the Prince of Zhennan, who is about to rebel. I am a hostage left in the imperial capital. I have been causing trouble since arriving in the imperial capital. And you appoint me as the vanguard general?

For a moment, Xu Zifeng stood there blankly, not knowing how to answer.

It was only after the generals around him pushed him that he reacted.

There is no other way. I can't disobey the emperor in front of so many people.

Moreover, he knew the emperor's strength and did not dare to have any opinion at all.

Besides, I did perform well in the Spring Collection.

Xu Zifeng had no choice but to kneel down and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I, Xu Zifeng, will live up to your majesty's high expectations and swear to fight to the death in the Northern Expedition to serve the country!"

Li Chen has his own plans. Anyway, that's what your aunt recommended. I checked your resume and thought you have good abilities, so I'll take you to the north to test the waters.

The most important thing is that I won’t feel sad if you die.

What is a vanguard general? He is the one who rushes to the front.

But what a coincidence is that Xu Zifeng is not afraid of getting hurt, and he needs fighting to improve.

Many generals and sons of nobles around him were looking at him with envy and jealousy.

The vanguard general rushes to the front and has plenty of opportunities to make meritorious deeds.

As long as Xu Zifeng doesn't die and comes back alive this time, his military merit will be maximized.

Next was the familiar Liu Hao. Although Li Chen had not seen her cousin so far, he performed well this time and was appointed as the vanguard deputy general by Li Chen.

Liu Hao kowtowed in thanks excitedly.

At this time, Princess Li Ling of Jing'an Prince stood up to ask for a title and demanded to participate in the Northern Expedition.

This surprised many people present, as they all thought she was just here to have fun.

Li Ling was also wearing armor today, with an upright posture, no worse than those sons of noble families.

She felt that her hunting record was good and no worse than Liu Hao's.

Liu Hao was a little confused. Do you really want to compete with me?
"Your Majesty, didn't you say that those who performed well in the Spring Search would have the opportunity to participate in the Northern Expedition?" Li Ling said resolutely.

It seems that she really wants to go.

Prince Jing'an was not there at this time, and Li Chen glanced at Guo Poyun.

This is just passing the buck. Since Zhao Wenyuan is not here, you just take the blame.

Guo Poyun was also a little embarrassed, but he couldn't hide, this was a test from His Majesty.

Prince Jing'an was also an old acquaintance, so Guo Poyun suggested that Li Ling be his deputy, that is, to be arranged as a garrison captain near the military camp.

Not letting her go to the front line is also a form of protection.

Just let her get some military merit or something.

If Prince Jing'an's daughter died on the front line, he would probably come to skin Guo Poyun alive.

Li Ling was very dissatisfied. Why could Liu Hao be the vanguard deputy general? I am just a garrison captain.

But she didn't dare say it here. After Li Chen agreed, there was no room for negotiation.

The last stubborn person didn’t even have a grave.

Since Princess Li Ling is going, Chen Xuannan will naturally go with her.

Li Chen didn't expect that just by saying this, he would gather two sons of luck to go to the front line.

At this moment, Li Chen still didn't know what the use of these sons of luck was. If he knew, he might send Xiao Ming along as well. The three sons of luck might be able to combine into one two-star.

However, at this time, Xiao Ming was not in the imperial capital.

On the way back to the imperial capital, Li Ling became angrier and angrier. Chen Xuannan comforted her, saying that as a guard in front of the tent, wouldn't it be easy to get credit?
After his advice, Li Ling felt much better.

In Chen Xuannan's opinion, if Li Ling wants to become emperor, he will have to get past his brother Li Yang.

Perhaps others don’t know who Li Yang is, but Chen Xuannan has been a groom in the Jing’an Palace for so many years. With his keen insight, he secretly saw some of Li Yang’s actions.

This dude is not as simple as imagined.

In other words, the second generation of the Jing'an Palace are all ambitious.

That's why the last time Li Ling looked at Li Chen, Chen Xuannan asked her if she wanted to be emperor.

Li Ling is going to participate in the Northern Expedition, and Chen Xuannan also needs to make preparations in advance.

He really enjoyed the feeling of controlling everything behind the scenes without anyone knowing.

After returning to Prince Jing'an's Palace, Prince Jing'an Li Longyu became furious.

"Nonsense! You want to join the Northern Expedition? Is that something you can participate in? The same thing goes for that old bastard Guo Poyun. I'll report this to His Majesty right now!"

Li Longyu was so angry that his daughter was going to the battlefield just after his birthday. How could this be possible?

"Father, that was His Majesty's order. Besides, I am only the captain of the garrison in front of the central army tent."

Li Ling knew that he could not provoke Li Longyu, and being the garrison captain in front of the central army tent was indeed a very good excuse.

Besides, the emperor personally issued the order, and there are still many examples of people who dared to disobey and contradict the emperor.

This sentence did make Li Longyu stop on his way out. He had no way to make Li Chen take back the decree, but he could put pressure on Guo Poyun.

Li Longyu thought for a moment, and finally looked at Li Ling. He wondered if he was wrong. He shouldn't have spoiled her so much in the past, and shouldn't have let her practice and visit famous teachers in various places.

The battlefield is no joke. Li Ling has no military experience and he went straight to the Northern Expedition. This is tantamount to seeking death.

He pretended to agree first. Before the Northern Expedition began, he would find a way to keep Li Ling.

As soon as the daughter left, that good-for-nothing son came again.

Every time Li Yang came to his father, it was to ask for money.

It was as if he only remembered that Li Longyu was his father when he needed money.

"What's your reason this time?" Li Longyu asked in a deep voice. "Father, I've taken a fancy to a newly mined mine and I'm going to buy it. Believe me, I won't lose out this time!" Li Yang said confidently.

These words almost made Li Longyu choke. It is not such a simple matter to take over a mine.

Moreover, every time he gave Li Yang money to do something, he would lose it all, and his ability as a prodigal son was clearly demonstrated.

In order to give his son something to do, Li Longyu finally gave him some money to continue his "entrepreneurship", and the rest had to be figured out by Li Yang himself.

Li Longyu increasingly felt that, having reached this level of status and power, he was not afraid that his children would achieve nothing, but he was afraid that his children would want to work hard to make a career for themselves.

If you succeed, it's fine, but if you fail, you will suffer a great loss.

Perhaps in the eyes of Li Yang and Li Ling, Li Longyu was a prince with no ability and had only survived by following the late emperor to where he was today.

The late emperor was so powerful that when he was seizing power, he fought his way out of the siege of many princes and ascended to the pinnacle of power in the Tiance Dynasty.

But Li Longyu felt that it was important for people to know themselves. They should be clear about their own abilities. If they did not have the ability to achieve success in their careers, they should just follow capable people.

Therefore, during the late emperor's entrepreneurial process, Li Longyu's performance in the entrepreneurial team was mediocre, but because he joined the team the earliest, he got a share of every reward.

This is why Li Longyu initially let Li Yang follow the prince, because the prince's ability is very strong, but no one knows why the prince died so suddenly.

At the Zhennan Palace in the imperial capital, when Xu Zifeng returned, he saw the anxious look on his aunt's face.

"Don't worry, auntie. It's just a small affair. With my skills, I can handle it easily."

In order not to worry his aunt, Xu Zifeng also started to brag about himself.

Ji Lianyu was relieved to see that he was fine, and began to ask if anything had happened during this spring search.

Because she had asked Li Chen for help in advance, she didn't know whether Li Chen could take care of Xu Zifeng.

Speaking of this spring collection, Xu Zifeng also began to frown.

He told Li Chen that he had been appointed as the vanguard general of the Northern Expedition.

Xu Zifeng grew up in a military camp and is brave and good at fighting.

He is not afraid of fighting, but he doesn't understand what the meaning of Li Chen's doing this is.

Upon hearing that Xu Zifeng was given such a position, Ji Lianyu felt a little excited and kept reminding Xu Zifeng to seriously participate in the Northern Expedition, not to rush to the front during the charge, to strive for credit when it is time, and to protect himself.

In Ji Lianyu's opinion, if the King of Zhennan was dealt with one day, Xu Zifeng could avoid punishment through his military merits.

She was even considering finding a way to separate Xu Zifeng from the King of Zhennan's camp so that she would be safer.

Seeing this scene, Xu Zifeng felt that it was a little abnormal. If it were in the past, when his aunt heard that he was going to do such a dangerous thing, she would have been as anxious as an ant on a hot pan and would have tried every means to stop him.

Why do I support him this time?

Xu Zifeng suddenly remembered that when he was about to go to the Spring Collection, his aunt told him to behave well and maybe he would be rewarded. He didn't pay much attention to it at that time.

Now it seems that my aunt knows about this matter.

Since his aunt was from the Queen Mother's camp, Xu Zifeng understood everything.

The Queen Mother also wanted to get a piece of the pie in the Northern Expedition, so he would be the Queen Mother's important chess piece in the Northern Expedition.

The Queen Mother has taken very good care of me over the years, and I may need her help in the future, so it is only right that I repay her.

Thinking of this, Xu Zifeng gradually felt relieved and was no longer so resistant to the Northern Expedition.

Anyway, when he asked his aunt about many things, she wouldn't tell him, so he had to guess everything.

Xu Zifeng thought it through, but his subordinate Ma Hei felt that things were developing too fast.

Ma Hei now lives in a villa in the imperial capital. Although this is the residence arranged for him by Xu Zifeng, the environment looks pretty good.

But the problem is that he has lived here for even less time than he has lived in prison.

He had been in prison in a daze these few days, but the next second he had to participate in the Northern Expedition. What was this?

After all, he was sent by the Witch King to assist Xu Zifeng. If Xu Zifeng was going to the Northern Expedition, he would naturally follow him.

"Well, I also want to see the masters of the Snow Eagle Royal Court."

After coming out of the holy land this time, Ma Hei did gain a lot of knowledge.

The so-called insight is naturally seeing the emperor's terrifying strength and clearly understanding the gap between himself and the saint level.

When he came here, Ma Hei felt that with his strength, coupled with the secret techniques of the witch sect, he would be able to fight even against a saint.

Now it seems that it is difficult to stand up in front of a saint.

I hope that this Northern Expedition will yield some results.

Ma Hei is relatively lucky, at least he has the relationship with Xu Zifeng's aunt, so he will not encounter any trouble in the Tiance Dynasty for the time being. His opponent Feng Wuhen has now become a complete pariah.

With the defeat of Master Dingtian and the death of Master Yu, the Second Prince Li Xian has been wanted and dares not even return to the imperial capital.

As the second prince's confidant, Feng Wuhen was naturally a wanted person.

Overnight, the status and position he had accumulated in the imperial capital for so many years was gone.

He could only follow Li Xiandong and flee around to start his next plan.

Li Xian has not yet recovered from the shock of his master being defeated. In his opinion, Dingtian Shangren is an invincible and undefeated strong man. The reason why he worships Dingtian Shangren as his master is also for this reason.

But Master just lost like this?

However, when Li Chen displayed the power of the dragon, he also saw it not far away. With the strength of the late Guantian realm, he could also see some clues. This does not mean that Li Chen was lucky. It was his hard power that won.

Use one formation to counter the other and finally achieve a counterattack.

This is a textbook-level play.

But he didn't know that Li Chen felt that he could fight without using any formation.

"Second Prince, where are we going next?" Feng Wuhen asked.

"There must be an ambush on the way back to the sect. Let's hide in the surrounding area for a while. As long as I find a way to inherit the sect, we still have a chance!" Li Xian said after thinking for a while.

In his opinion, although Master Dingtian was defeated and captured, his master's wife, Fairy Youlan, is still in the sect. He just needs to learn from her. With her support, the position of the leader of the Tianyan Divine Sect will be his sooner or later.

The power of the sect is very special in the Tiance Dynasty. It is full of masters and is not subject to the control of the Tiance Dynasty. It is indeed an excellent hiding place.

Because Fairy Youlan was one of Master Dingtian's trump cards, he did not tell Li Xian, and Li Xian did not know that his master's wife had arrived in the imperial capital.

And now, Li Xian's master's wife is having dinner with Li Chen in the inn.

As soon as Li Chen returned to the imperial capital, he changed his clothes and came to this inn.

Because he had made some changes to Fairy Youlan's memory, Li Chen did not hold back and directly turned himself into Fairy Youlan's master. Everything Fairy Youlan had done before was at her master's command.

This memory can be restored at any time, and Li Chen can do it. He can let her recover when needed and see her reaction at that time. It will be exciting.

The items ordered on the table were all tonic foods such as kidneys.

Opposite Li Chen sat a mature and beautiful woman. Her plump breasts pushed her dress up, and her delicate body was as beautiful as the mountains, with just the right amount of curves and curves.

The plump, round and raised buttocks not only do not affect her overall beauty, but paired with the charming phoenix eyes, they further enhance the charm and grace of a mature beauty!
At this moment, Fairy Youlan was serving Li Chen food, making people nearby envious.

This inn has been doing a booming business recently because one can see this stunningly beautiful woman while dining.

Many people don't come to eat at all, they just watch from the side and enjoy the sight.

Many people have come up to chat with her in the past few days, but they were all rejected. This person is very powerful, and they can't do anything rash.

Today, when they came to eat and admire the beauties as usual, the handsome young man came over.

Those who often eat here know that this handsome young man is one of the few people who can dine with such a beautiful woman.

Just being able to have dinner and chat with this beautiful woman has made countless people nearby envious.

But so what? Even though this young man was incredibly handsome, he still couldn't be eaten in the end.

Because a few days ago, these two people went their separate ways after eating.

They can't have it themselves, and they don't want to see other men have it.

But now, a scene that made everyone around jealous appeared. After the two of them finished their meal, they actually went back to the guest room together!

Everyone was thinking: Oh no, this kid is going to be eaten!
Li Chen looked at the 'trophy' beside him, thinking that he had finally got it.

Two hours later, Li Chen took Fairy Youlan away from the inn.

It's not the end, it's just the bed.

After returning to the palace, Li Chen did not attend court for two days.

In order to stimulate the audience, Li Chen directly restored Fairy Youlan's memory.

Fairy Youlan said weakly: "Even if you get me, you can't get my heart!"

Upon hearing this, Li Chen became even more excited: "As you wish."

I never planned to win your heart, and I was too lazy to get it. Now I can get you, which is something I couldn't ask for!

If the results of the Spring Examination had not been announced two days later, Li Chen might not have attended the court.

(End of this chapter)