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Chapter 156 Li Chen's last name is Li, and my last name is Li too! (Please subscribe and give me a monthly ticket)

But who could have thought that Li Chen just said it lightly and ignored him. What was going on?
It is Li Chen's behavior that can make people like Zhou Ye respect him very much, because he feels a little respect, a little respect from the emperor, which is a great honor.

The emperor did not force him to do anything he did not want to do. He just asked him to do his job well and hoped to see him in the court.

This shows that the emperor respects his choice but has expectations of him.

Zhou Ye was also deeply moved and thought to himself: Is this a truly wise ruler?
Zhou Ye was definitely capable, and he knew it, but he was afraid of being involved in court disputes, ending up in jail, and bringing trouble to his entire family.

As a prison guard, he understood this matter very well.

In the yamen's prison, those old subordinates of the second prince, who were once loyal ministers in the court and are now prisoners, are no better than a jailer like him.

Anyway, at this stage, Zhou has no plans to be promoted.

In fact, Zhou Ye was overthinking it. Li Chen just felt that the Tiance Dynasty was just as Zhou Ye said, with outstanding people and beautiful scenery.

What the imperial capital lacks the least is talent.

There are many people who can do things, but what is lacking is jobs.

Take the imperial court for example. A lot of people have been replaced in the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Rites. The new ones are more capable and more hardworking.

Li Chen is not the kind of person who is desperate for manpower, and there are plenty of people who are willing to work as his dogs.

Some even came all the way from the northern royal court to show their loyalty.

As Li Chen gradually showed his strength, the Ji family in the south and the major sects in the central part of the Tiance Dynasty also sent people over.

Even if Zhou is capable, Li Chen certainly doesn't need someone like him.

Li Chen came here just to see what Lin Yue'e's vision was.

The fact is just as Lin Yue'e said, Zhou also has certain talents.

But this is not enough to move someone of Li Chen's level.

So what if it’s a thousand-mile horse? Li Chen’s current mounts are all sacred beasts.

Zhou Ye’s mentor can only be someone at Lin Yue’e’s level.

But then again, no matter how low-ranking Zhou Ye's official position was, he still had a position.

As the immediate superior, it is only right for Li Chen to visit and comfort his subordinates and give them some encouragement.

As for whether there will be any subsequent developments in the future, it depends on his thoughts.

After leaving the yamen, Li Chen naturally went to the Ji family.

I really didn’t sleep well last night, so I need to make up for it today.

As soon as I arrived at the yard, I saw two plump and beautiful women chatting and laughing.

Ji Lianyu and Princess Zhennan were wearing exactly the same clothes today, even their hairstyles were the same.

They seemed to want Li Chen to guess who was the older sister and who was the younger sister. If he guessed correctly, there would be a special reward.

I don’t know how Ji Lianyu persuaded her sister, or whether Princess Zhennan had wanted to do this for a long time.

Li Chen said, is there any need to guess? Just try it out and you will know the depth.

On the other side, Xu Zifeng also started his own rebellion plan.

He and Ma Hei had led their troops to fight in the Northern Royal Court for some time, but he did not want to achieve any success.

Following the instructions of King Zhennan, Xu Zifeng is looking for ways to lead the northern tribes.

Just like when he fought in the southern countries before.

Because he fought the most fiercely, Xu Zifeng had already engaged the main cavalry of the Snow Eagle Royal Court.

He found that these people were extremely powerful and fearless of death.

It has a very strong recovery ability and can recover within a certain period of time as long as the injury is not fatal.

The fighting power of these people is very strong. If they hadn't met Xu Zifeng, the son of luck, no one else would be able to deal with them.

After capturing some people, Xu Zifeng learned that the people of the Snow Eagle tribe had received the gift of the Snow Leopard God.

Then I started investigating this so-called Snow Leopard God.

According to northern legends, the Snow Leopard God has lived for countless years and has the ability to be immortal.

Therefore, those who can receive the blessing of the Snow Leopard God will have super recovery abilities.

The Khan of the Snow Eagle Royal Court was baptized by holy blood. Not only did he possess great strength, but his holy body was also immortal.

According to Xu Zifeng and Ma Hei's judgment, the Snow Leopard God might be a powerful sacred beast existing in the snow-capped mountains. It has been practicing for a certain number of years and possesses special abilities.

These northern warriors who are blessed by the Snow Leopard God will lose their abilities once they leave the north.

In other words, this snow leopard god and the blessed warrior are only powerful in the north.

If you want to defeat the Khan, you have to find a way to make him leave the north.

As long as he is in the North, he is undefeated.

Xu Zifeng was not very interested in defeating the Khan. What he wanted more was the blessing of the holy blood of the Snow Leopard God.

As long as he gets it, he will be immortal and worshipped as a god by all the tribes in the north. Then he can lead the northern tribes with his own abilities.

At that time, I will lead my troops south and my father, the King of Zhennan, will go north, and the Tiance Dynasty will definitely come to an end.

If other people thought so, Ma He would think that this person was sick. There are so many people in the northern tribes, who doesn't want to be baptized by the holy blood of the Snow Leopard God?

But for thousands of years, only Khan had obtained it, so he became the Khan of the Snow Eagle Royal Court at a young age.

Xu Zifeng thought so, and Ma He felt that it was really possible, because Xu Zifeng's luck was really strong.

Ma Hei has been fighting with him until now, and he has been in danger several times and has been besieged by the army of northern tribes. However, even in such desperate situations, Xu Zifeng was able to escape every time, and by chance, he discovered the natural treasures of the north. His strength is still rising, and even this army is getting stronger and stronger.

So when Xu Zifeng told him about this plan, Ma Hei said: Your Highness, if you think it's possible, you can give it a try.

Anyway, you are awesome, who knows what you might succeed.

I don't have that ability, so I'll just follow you.

Others may not be able to do it, and the son of luck may not be able to do it.

After establishing the goal, Xu Zifeng led his vanguard troops deep into the snow-capped mountains.

This is the forbidden area of ​​the northern tribe. It was attacked by rebels within the tribe some time ago, so there are many guards in the Great Snow Mountain.

The army led by Xu Zifeng was soon discovered, and the cavalry from the northern tribes chased after them.

Now they have already entered deep into the hinterland and there is not enough food to continue. Moreover, the climate near the Great Snow Mountain is very cold, and normal soldiers of the Tiance Dynasty cannot withstand the coldness of the snow mountain.

Not to mention others, even Ma Hei, a strong man in the Tianyuan realm, felt that his combat effectiveness had dropped significantly.

But when Xu Zifeng passed by an area that was surrounded some time ago, this army that had penetrated deep into the hinterland was in danger of death. As long as they were entangled by the northern tribes that came over, they would surely die.

Ma Hei felt that a familiar scene appeared again. Under the leadership of Xu Zifeng, they inexplicably broke into the so-called "Great Snow Mountain Forbidden Land" in the north, and the northern tribal troops did not continue to chase them.

According to their thinking, Xu Zifeng and the vanguard troops he led would definitely die in the forbidden area.

But Xu Zifeng had incredible luck. Not only did he not die, he did not trigger the restriction, and even when food was scarce, he found a forest of ice spirit snow pears.

After eating the Ice Spirit Snow Pear, soldiers and horses gained special resistance to ice and snow weather, greatly improving their combat capabilities.

Xu Zifeng himself found a different Ice Spirit Snow Pear. The fruit was crystal clear and it was obvious that it was not an ordinary one.

Ma Hei thought at the time that the origin of this thing was unknown. What if there was danger? It would be better to let Xu Zifeng eat ordinary Ice Spirit Snow Pear. Everyone has eaten that kind of thing, so it’s not a big problem.

But who is Xu Zifeng? He thought there would be no big problem, so he started eating.

Not only did it turn out to be no problem, it actually gave him special abilities.

Ma Hei didn't know how to complain about his luck for a moment. If it were someone else, he would have died eight hundred times according to Xu Zifeng's way of playing.

So this is why, when Xu Zifeng expressed some outrageous ideas, such as the baptism of the holy blood of the Snow Leopard God to remove fire, Ma Hei did not stop him.

Who knows if this kid can succeed.

After resting, the vanguard army followed Xu Zifeng and continued to go deeper into the snow-capped mountains.

In this way, the troops led by Xu Zifeng were the first troops of the Tiance Dynasty to enter the Great Snow Mountains in the north in the past few hundred years.

When Xu Zifeng entered the Snow Mountain, he was still thinking that he would be able to see his aunt when he returned from the battlefield. But in a sense, his aunt was also on the battlefield, and besides that, there was someone else who he had never expected.

Meanwhile, in the eastern part of the empire.

In the palace of Qingqiu City.

The third prince Li Yu did not send anyone to attend the national celebration.

Because this is a kind of tribute. If he sent someone, it would mean that he has recognized Li Chen as the emperor.

Since he has acknowledged it, it would be unfair for me to go out and attack Li Chen.

So no matter what, Li Yu would never pay tribute to Li Chen.

Prince Zhennan can definitely go. After all, he is just a vassal king now, and he has no right to deny Li Chen.

Moreover, in Qingqiu City and its surrounding areas, it was rumored that Li Chen was the culprit who poisoned the crown prince and the late emperor.

Li Chen and the Queen Mother are in cahoots with each other, and they must have some unknown secret.

Just like what the second prince Li Xian did, in the area where the third prince was active, there was negative news about Li Chen and the queen dowager.

The Queen Mother really doesn’t understand. If you want to spread rumors, just spread them, but why do you always involve me?

In fact, there is no way to do this. If you just spread negative rumors about Li Chen, many people will not believe it. But with the Queen Mother, no matter how credible it is, there will be people who gossip and speculate, and the rumor will spread quickly.

"I didn't expect that King Zhennan would wait for me to go first!" Li Yu said with an unhappy look on his face.

According to his plan, Li Chen's next target was Prince Zhennan, but he didn't expect that Prince Zhennan went to pay tribute. This bastard really wanted to reap the benefits.

Moreover, the fighting in the north became more and more intense, and the strong men of the Northern Royal Court had already returned.

He even made a harsh statement before leaving. If Li Yu did not take action, then when the Northern Royal Court defeated the Northern Army of the Tiance Dynasty, Li Yu would have to pay the price for not keeping his promise.

Just now, Li Yu thought that since he had to fight, he might as well ask King Zhennan to fight with him, so he sent an envoy over.

After all, the envoy of King Zhennan also came to invite Li Yu to fight together last time. Li Yu thought that King Zhennan would definitely be beaten first, so he did not agree.

But the messenger came and said that he was humiliated by the King of Zhennan's men.

The general meaning is that they are not qualified to see the King of Zhennan at all. The King of Zhennan's subordinates mocked them for being spineless, saying that they only came for help when they were about to be beaten. What were they doing before?

That place was the territory of King Zhennan, and Li Yu's envoy returned with a lot of resentment.

This made Li Yu so angry that he smashed all the tables in the palace with one palm.

"Your Highness, what should we do then?" The one who answered was Li Yu's confidant, Zhao Changgong, a strong man in the Tianyuan Realm, who was known as the best shooter in the imperial capital.

Zhao Changgong and Feng Wuhen had a grudge against each other, so after Feng Wuhen joined Li Xian's camp, Li Yu came to win over Zhao Changgong.

Of course, these so-called first titles are except for the Saint Realm.

Because in the competitions in various regions, there is really no precedent for Saints to participate.

The Saint Realm is a separate level, and other titles are won through competition in various competitions.

Many saints have their own titles, and they don't need to use titles like "the best in this and that" to let others know their abilities.

Zhao Changgong was not only Li Yu's confidant, but also followed him in battles for many years. He also had outstanding military achievements and had a certain reputation in this area.

He could now understand the frustration of the Third Prince Li Yu, as if Li Yu was being forced to be a gun by the Prince of Zhennan and the Snow Eagle Royal Court, and he was not allowed to take any action.

Because according to Li Chen's temper, if Li Yu did not pay tribute, after the national celebration was over, someone in the court would definitely report Li Yu. According to Li Chen's temper, Li Yu would definitely be dealt with.

Li Yu will have to fight even if he doesn't want to.

Just as he was hesitating whether to send troops and was about to do so, a voice appeared in the palace.

"Third Prince, I think you can go to pay tribute."

The person who spoke was Zou Chong, the former Minister of War, who has now been demoted to Vice Minister of War.

Bang!
Li Yu stood up angrily, and the powerful aura caused the table in front of him to collapse directly.

He came in front of Zou Chong, put his sword against his neck, and said, "Zou Chong, what do you mean, are you provoking me?"

It seemed that if Zou Chong said something wrong in the next second, he would definitely lose his head.

You are planning to rebel, so why would you care about the Minister of War? Oh no, it’s the Vice Minister of War. Even if you are a relative of the Queen Mother, so what? Am I afraid of the Queen Mother?

The reason why Zou Chong could sit here was because he was too idle and his official position was high enough for him to sit here.

Everyone in the imperial capital knew that Li Yu wanted to rebel, and he was not afraid of being heard by Zou Chong.

Besides, the two of them were old acquaintances and had some friendship between them.

But now, Li Yu felt that Zou Chong was seeking death.

Putting down the wine glass, Zou Chong said, "Don't be angry, Third Prince. Let me analyze it for you."

After all, he is the Minister of War. He has been in the position for so many years. How could he not have some abilities?

Li Yu glanced at Zou Chong and asked him to continue.

Zou Chong continued, "Third Prince, your surname is Li, and His Majesty's surname is also Li, but the Zhennan King's surname is Xu. You don't have to fight with His Majesty and let an outsider take advantage of you.
Moreover, the Prince of Zhennan humiliated you so much, I think you should just go to pay tribute, and then tell His Majesty that if you kill the Prince of Zhennan, His Majesty will make you the Prince of Zhennan, then the world will still belong to the Li family,

Besides, Yun Xu, the commander of the Second Army, is your mentor. If you want to fight the King of Zhennan, he will definitely cooperate with you and help you secure your position as the King of Zhennan."

Zou Chong’s words made Li Yu’s brain start to work.

Because he felt that what Zou Chong said made some sense.

Li Yu was thinking: Li Chen and I were fighting to the death, but King Zhennan was calling me an idiot while attacking the imperial capital city easily.

So what is the significance of this war? To clear the way for the King of Zhennan? Or to relieve the pressure on the Northern Royal Court?
But my last name is Li, and I am a direct blood relative of the Li family. Why should I help outsiders?

I can't be the emperor, but at least I can be the Prince of Zhennan, right?

And if I go to fight the King of Zhennan, Li Chen will definitely let the Second Army cooperate.

Just as Zou Chong said, Yun Xu is my mentor. I learned how to march and fight from him since I was a child. It can be said that he taught me everything.

In Yunxu's eyes, I am more pleasing to the eye as the King of Zhennan in the south than the current King of Zhennan.

I have been in the Second Group for many years, and I can make the Second Army cooperate with me perfectly in combat.

The most important thing is, putting aside everything else, Li Chen and I are brothers after all.

Even if we don't put it aside, Li Chen and I have no conflicts other than the throne.

Inside the palace, when Zou Chong saw Li Yu put away the sword and began to seriously think about what he had said, he knew that Li Yu had been spoken of.

Zou Chong felt that his life was not easy. He came all the way here, but was inexplicably reported by the Minister of War and demoted by one level.

If Li Yu rebels, he might even kill me as a sacrifice. But I persuaded Li Yu to deal with the Prince of Zhennan. When we return to the imperial capital, I will take this credit and get a promotion.

Zou Chong has been the Minister of War for so many years that he is able to observe the situation and has good eloquence and ability.

I can’t say he’s that awesome, but this is his job and it’s just his normal performance.

At this time Zou Chong knew that he needed to let Li Yu think and he couldn't say too much, as saying too much might have a counterproductive effect.

Anyway, I have given you the advice, it is up to you whether you listen to it or not.

Li Yu returned to his seat, sat for a while, and then asked his confidants around him to hear their opinions.

As a confidant who had followed Li Yu for many years, Zhao Changgong knew what Li Yu meant.

If Li Yu disagreed, he would have said it directly a long time ago. Why bother asking them?

Li Yu has to save face. I can't just listen to whatever you, Zou Chong, say, right?

Now it’s just a matter of going through the process, letting my close friends express their opinions, and finally it comes down to ‘everyone says so’, and I reluctantly agree.

This way, it would appear as if I'm not afraid of Li Chen and I could save some face.

Zhao Changgong was also afraid that others would talk nonsense, so he stood up and said loudly: "Your Highness, I think the Prince of Zhennan is too much of an overbearing person. He simply doesn't take Your Highness seriously. He also wants those people from the Northern Royal Court to speak rudely to Your Highness. I think the Prince of Zhennan should be taught a lesson to let him know that the Tiance Dynasty is named after the Li family!"

Zhao Changgong was Li Yu's most trusted confidant. After he said this, other soldiers also spoke up, intending to teach the Prince of Zhennan a lesson.

At this point, Li Yu showed a look of "not having to do anything difficult", sighed, and said: "Since you all say so, let's do it this way. Send someone to tell Li Chen immediately that as long as he agrees that I can be the King of Zhennan, I will go south immediately!"

(End of this chapter)