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

Chapter 213 Who are you calling a loyal minister? You are a loyal minister, and your whole family is a loyal minister!
Ma Hei has had many opportunities recently and has made some progress.

In addition, during the Northern Expedition, he fought bloody battles with many powerful men at the peak of the Tianyuan Realm, and he had a new understanding of the realm.

So I went into seclusion yesterday and started to find my own way.

In fact, the Western Expedition is not a bad thing for Ma Hei. At that time, he will definitely fight with strong men with different cultivation methods, and his insights will definitely be different.

Ma He also discovered that when he was with Xu Zifeng, even if he encountered various dangers and was almost dead every time, he was always able to escape danger and gain benefits.

Even if there are risks, as long as the returns are high, Ma Hei is still willing to take the risk.

His lifelong dream is to break through to the Saint Realm, which is also the dream of countless peak Tianyuan Realm cultivators.

Thinking of this, Ma Hei and Xu Zifeng went to report to the Ministry of War.

But when passing by the yamen, Xu Zifeng suddenly remembered something, so he bought some things nearby and went to visit someone in the yamen prison.

In the dark prison, Attard, the former northern envoy, was lying on a pile of dry grass, bored.

At this time, two acquaintances walked in.

"Won't you be surprised to see me?" Xu Zifeng teased.

He thought that when Attard saw him, he would definitely ask him why he hadn't come for so long, or talk about the war situation in the north.

"I already know what happened. I heard that you made great contributions in the northern battlefield. It's a pity that I didn't get to fight you."

Attard expressed his regret. He had heard a lot of news from Zhou Ye during this period.

He would not congratulate Xu Zifeng either, after all, Xu Zifeng was fighting in his hometown.

"There are plenty of opportunities, but I've been to many of the places you mentioned."

Xu Zifeng personally narrated the process of his Northern Expedition. When he talked about going to the Great Snow Mountain, he met the Snow Leopard God and got an opportunity.

This made Attard extremely envious. He also did not expect that Xu Zifeng, a man from the Tiance Dynasty, could actually gain the recognition of the Snow Leopard God.

In fact, in the eyes of the Snow Leopard God, they are just another race. The Snow Leopard God only says that they belong to this world. He does not think that he belongs to the north or other places.

It's just that people in the north regard it as a totem and symbol.

"You didn't come here just to tell me this, did you?" Attard murmured as he ate the food Xu Zifeng brought.

"What else can I say besides these? I will go to the west to conquer the Sassanid Empire in a while, so I won't have that much time to see you." Xu Zifeng said casually.

Attard sighed, "Alas, the Tiance Dynasty is so powerful because there are many loyal ministers like you."

Xu Zifeng: “.”

Attard's words were actually a satire on Hu Yanlan, the traitor.

Who knew Xu Zifeng's defense would be broken.

Who are you calling a loyal minister? You are a loyal minister, and your whole family are loyal ministers!
In Attard's eyes, Xu Zifeng had indeed made great contributions to the Tiance Dynasty. If he wasn't a loyal minister, what was he?
Xu Zifeng couldn't tell Attard that he had the intention of treason. What if this guy reported me?

Just because he can't betray his own tribe doesn't mean he can't betray his cellmates.

Attard's brother Altai is a prisoner of war, and his nature is different, so he is not imprisoned here, and the two of them cannot meet for the time being.

Attard said, "If you can, please send some food to my brother and tell him I'm fine. I don't have anything good to give you, so I can only ask you shamelessly."

His words were somewhat sad, and Xu Zifeng said proudly: “It’s okay, but you asked the right person, I can indeed go to see your brother.”

Although Xu Zifeng was a rogue in the northern battlefield, he was still a general on the winning side and was definitely qualified to see the prisoners of war.

Anyway, there was nothing to do today, so after reporting to the Ministry of War, Xu Zifeng went to take a look at the prison where the war prisoners were held.

At the Ministry of Justice next door, Xiao Ming's new job also began.

He received a mission from Pang Jin, which was to track down the princess who was the remnant of the previous dynasty and Li Yang, the prince of Jing'an.

As long as these two are brought to justice, Xiao Ming will be able to gain a lot of credit.

The Tiance Dynasty has a vast territory, numerous sects, and some hidden forces hidden in the mountains.

Li Yang fled the imperial capital, and finding him is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

What's more, the place where the princess, the remnant of the previous dynasty, is hiding must be very deep.

But Pang Jin felt that Xiao Ming was a subordinate who could bring him surprises, so he gave this important task to him.

Since Xiao Ming had nothing to do recently, he agreed.

Xiao Ming is the head of the Ministry of Justice. He currently has six people under him, all of whom were recruited during this period. In order to gather more manpower, he decided to go back to Wuchao City and deal with his enemies by the way.

Wuchao City is in the west of the Tiance Dynasty, which happens to be where the remnants of the previous dynasty are hiding. You can also visit Lin Yue'e on the way.

The remnant soul of the saint in his necklace thinks that seeing Lin Yue'e is your main purpose.

There was no way. Xiao Ming had been humiliated in the Xinhuo Combat Academy during this period. No matter how high his status was, Xia Qing looked down on him and didn't even give him a chance to be a bootlicker.

He also didn't understand why Xia Qing had such high standards.

After all, he was the head of the Ministry of Justice, a powerful "high-ranking official". When he went to the Battle Academy, many female teachers took the initiative to talk to him.

But Xiao Ming is a bit of a masochist. He doesn't like those who like him, and he just likes those who don't like him.

Besides, the looks of those women really don’t meet his standards.

Xiao Ming didn't understand, and he didn't realize that there was an official higher than himself pursuing Xia Qing.

In fact, he didn't know that Xia Qing had no interest in him just because she knew a high-ranking official.

Xiao Ming didn’t have many acquaintances in the imperial capital, so he prepared to set off for Wuchao City.

He left the Ministry of Justice with a few of his men and walked towards the west gate of the imperial capital.

But he had not walked far when he saw a person passing by not far away, which made him turn back suddenly.

The other party seemed to notice him and ran away immediately.

Xiao Ming's intuition told him that there was definitely something wrong with this person, so he chased after him.

"Stop, don't run!"

Seeing Xiao Ming chasing, the men naturally followed suit.

But this person was extremely fast and lost us at the intersection ahead.

At this time, Xu Zifeng and Ma Hei, who had just come out of the yamen prison, were walking towards them.

Xiao Ming and Xu Zifeng had drunk together that night, so they knew each other, so he asked, "Brother Xu, did you see a very fast person running over here just now?"

Xu Zifeng thought for a moment and said, "What you said is true. I just saw a figure crossing that street. Ma Hei and I were amazed at the guy's high level of physical skills."

Xiao Ming's men chased in the direction Xu Zifeng pointed.

At this time, Xu Zifeng asked casually: "Brother Xiao, did that person commit any crime?"

Xiao Ming replied: "Not yet, I just felt that there was something wrong with him, so I planned to catch him and ask him."

After saying that, Xiao Ming also chased after him. He didn't believe that he couldn't catch up.

This made Xu Zifeng a little nervous. You officers, are you so casual in arresting people?

The person being chased by Xiao Ming was none other than Tang Shan.

He already has a criminal record, and now he is the apparent leader of the Wang family's remnants, which makes him even more guilty.

Just now he had secretly exchanged information with Lin Mo, who was a remnant of the previous dynasty and had the opportunity to gain the upper hand. Who knew that he would run into Xiao Ming not long after he came out.

He noticed that Xiao Ming was staring at him, so he just ran away.

This guy has developed great physical skills because he steals so many things.

Not to mention him, now Lin Mo is a little scared when he sees Xiao Ming.

However, Lin Mo has now entered a larger research project in the Ministry of Industry, which is the floating rock. If this thing is used well, maybe it can create a powerful air army.

Skilled craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry also began to join the research.

But the son of luck is strong. With the joining of Lin Mo, many problems were solved, and the construction of the air force gradually took shape.

In Prince Jing'an's Palace, Chen Xuannan also completed a breakthrough and now his cultivation has reached the late stage of Liuhe Realm.

He has been practicing in the Kaimai realm for ten years, making steady progress all the way.

It is estimated that after the Western Expedition, one will be able to reach the Heaven-Observing Realm, which will bring one step closer to the Saint Realm.

Chen Xuannan looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle. He felt that he would definitely be able to ascend to heaven in this life!
But before that, Li Ling has to be settled down. Li Ling can't live without him now. Without him, Li Ling will probably die on the battlefield of the Western Expedition.

Then Chen Xuannan will definitely join Xu Zifeng in participating in the Tiance Dynasty's Western Expedition.

If Chen Xuannan had not broken the ice and even found the tunnel in the Holy Mountain City, the Northern Expedition would not have made such fast progress.

If Xu Zifeng hadn't tricked the Snow Leopard God away, Tuoba Zhen would have recovered his fighting power quickly and would have built a powerful army in no time.

It can be said that both of them participated passively, but played a very crucial role.

In the palace, Li Chen had just finished an afternoon of fighting.

He came to the imperial study feeling refreshed and continued to work.

After working for a while, Li Si Ning came in holding a 'cat'. "Brother, this cat you raised is too bad. It wants to steal my holy beast eggs!"

The cat's neck was grabbed and it looked innocent.

What Li Sining caught was not a cat, but a legendary sacred beast, the Snow Leopard God.

It has become very small now, and Li Chen has personally placed restrictions on it, making it no different from a kitten.

If Li Si Ning hadn't heard from the palace maid that the cat was raised by Li Chen, she would have almost chopped it up.

As a sacred beast, it might like to devour other sacred beasts to grow.

The holy tiger in Wu Nanzhi's body once wanted to eat Li Sining's holy beast egg, but was threatened by Li Chen's eyes.

Unexpectedly, the Snow Leopard God also had this idea.

The Snow Leopard God never expected that after living for so many years, he would be carried by a little girl and almost chopped to death.

After returning from the north, the Snow Leopard God has been in the palace. Li Chen gave it to Fairy Youlan to raise. After all, Fairy Youlan knew the origin of the Snow Leopard God and was also very powerful.

It is estimated that Fairy Youlan left the Snow Leopard God in the palace to rest. When she heard the palace maid's call, she came to accompany Li Chen. As a result, the Snow Leopard God ran out by himself.

Because normally, the Snow Leopard God would sleep all the time and didn't need to be locked in a cage. Maybe he smelled the food he wanted to eat and chose to get up on his own initiative.

Li Chen didn't care whether the Snow Leopard God was a totem of the north. This kind of thing must be kept in his own palace.

Fairy Youlan knew that the Snow Leopard God would produce "opportunities" and that she could also obtain some cultivation materials.

She also "applied" for some opportunities of the Snow Leopard God from Li Chen to develop the Tianyan Divine Sect.

Fairy Youlan has been serving Li Chen wholeheartedly in the palace for so long. No matter where he wants to go, she will go whenever he calls, so Li Chen naturally allows it.

As for the remaining opportunities, they are naturally to reward the imperial guards and eunuchs who have made contributions.

After all, Li Chen also knew what the so-called opportunity was.

Hearing what Li Sining said, Li Chen told the origin of the Snow Leopard God.

"Ah? This little kitty is actually a sacred beast? But I don't think it is. It's not as strong as Sister Nanzhi's sacred tiger."

Li Sining held the Snow Leopard God in front of her and observed it carefully.

She and the Snow Leopard God are now staring at each other.

In fact, the Snow Leopard God really wanted to tickle Li Si Ning to let her know how powerful he was.

But he was afraid of being beaten to death by Li Chen, so he thought about it and gave up. He really couldn't afford to offend him.

The Snow Leopard God was also surprised at Li Chen's strength. He did not expect that there was a cultivator in this world who was as powerful as his former master.

The Snow Leopard God thought to himself: Just wait for me, when my master comes to the mortal world, he will definitely take care of you!

"How did you do on your homework today?"

"It's almost done. Do you want to check it?"

As she spoke, Li Sining walked over.

It has to be said that as Li Si Ning's strength improves, her figure is becoming more and more curvaceous.

Li Chen examined her carefully, not missing any details.

Of course, the examination here refers to the veins.

Strictly speaking, Li Chen can be regarded as Li Si Ning's guide in cultivation, and he is quite concerned about Li Si Ning.

Li Si Ning has also been practicing for a while, and her current cultivation level is the middle stage of the Condensation Realm.

In the eyes of other women, her speed was very fast, but Li Chen thought it was normal. As long as there was no problem with the foundation, then there would be no big problem in cultivation.

After the physical examination, Li Chen expressed his approval to his sister.

Li Sining also showed a happy smile on her face. In her opinion, no reward could compare to Li Chen's praise.

She practiced very hard just to gain Li Chen's satisfaction, and this was the source of her motivation.

Li Sining is a simple girl, and that is why other women in the palace dote on her so much, fearing that she will be deceived.

Seeing that Li Chen was still working, Li Sining took the Snow Leopard God and left.

The Snow Leopard God looked at Li Chen with a pleading expression, as if saying "Save me" "Save me".

But Li Chen ignored him at all. I save you, but who will save me? Can you help me deal with these memorials?
What Li Chen is looking into now are some old cases of injustice, which are also very troublesome cases.

One of the cases caught Li Chen's attention. When the prince was still alive, he eliminated the Xue family in Yuzhou on the charge of harboring remnants of the previous dynasty. At that time, the Xue family had a high-ranking official who served as a tutor in the court.

The position of Taifu can be said to be very important, and is at the same level as Prime Minister Zhao Wenyuan.

But the Taifu is just a high-ranking official position, but has no real power.

Although the positions of the six ministers are not high in the court, they are all powerful people, especially Pang Jin. Many officials of higher rank than him dare not offend him.

The main responsibility of the Taifu is to teach the prince and ensure that the future monarch has the necessary qualities and abilities.

Then, other princes and princesses can also be taught, so that the royal family members can have certain moral qualities and talents.

Li Chen was a prince, so he naturally knew this tutor. He still remembered that the tutor's name was Xue Dan, and he was very talented.

Even for a rather "naughty" prince like Li Chen, Xue Dan taught him very seriously.

But later, Xue Dan was investigated by the prince, imprisoned for several years, and exiled to Lingdong.

The so-called exile means being assigned to a barren place to do some work such as clearing mountains and farming, but it is not limited to these, it also depends on the place of exile.

Li Chen still remembered that Xue Dan had been praising the prince's talent at that time. It was a bit puzzling why the prince would investigate his own mentor, but there were not many records in the files.

It was just said that someone in the Xue family was harboring the remnants of the previous dynasty, and the evidence was conclusive, so Xue Dan was implicated.

Now that Li Chen has become the emperor, and there are friends of Xue Dan in the court, he wants to help his old friend overturn the verdict, so he submits a memorial to the emperor.

Lingnan is in the south, actually near the Holy Land of Witchcraft and Gu. Because there is a war in the south right now, Li Chen cannot resolve it for the time being.

I was thinking of waiting for Lin Yue'e to come back and let her investigate.

The memorial is only one side of the story. We will know the specific situation after investigation.

Speaking of Lin Yue'e, Li Chen hasn't seen her for a while.

Apart from Li Sining, she is the person Li Chen cares about the most.

After all, Lin Yue'e is a very loyal minister, and which emperor would not like her?

Putting the memorial in the unprocessed area, Li Chen continued to check other memorials.

When the situation was almost resolved, there was a sound of hurried footsteps at the door.

Three mature and beautiful women walked in.

Li Chen was very familiar with the leading figure. She was still wearing a black silk gauze phoenix skirt with a black belt inlaid with gold thread tied around her waist, which perfectly showed off her slender body with curvy curves.

It was Shi Yingying, the elder of Ziyun Immortal Mansion, who was also one of Li Chen’s official concubines.

There was a flash of anxiety in her eyes, but after seeing Li Chen, she felt at ease.

It seems that no matter how difficult the world is, it is not a problem for Li Chen.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Shi Yingying's voice was still as pleasant as ever.

Li Chen probably knew the purpose of her coming here.

But Li Chen now frowned and asked, "No need to be polite, you seem to be injured? Tell me what happened."

Seeing his woman injured, Li Chen's words were intimidating without even being angry.

The powerful pressure surprised the two women behind Shi Yingying.

But Shi Yingying was filled with joy in her heart, after all, Li Chen cared about her!

"Don't be angry, Your Majesty. It's actually nothing serious."

Shi Yingying came to Li Chen and spoke softly. They were very close to each other, which surprised the other two women.

Because Shi Yingying was embarrassed to say that she and the palace lord were both Li Chen's concubines, she thought of waiting until the right time to say it to avoid gossip, so she kept it secret. The other women in Ziyun Immortal Palace did not know about it.

She couldn't hide it now, and she didn't plan to keep it secret any longer.

According to her, Li Chen sent someone to inform Pei Wanyu that someone in the Tianwu Dynasty had rebelled.

Pei Wanyu was studying in Ziyun Immortal Mansion at that time. After hearing the news, she was surprised and angry and wanted to go back immediately to take charge of the situation.

She is the future empress of the Tianwu Dynasty. Her mother, Tang Mengyou, is the empress of the Tianwu Dynasty and was once a disciple of the Ziyun Immortal Mansion.

This news was soon known to Mu Qingrou, the master of Ziyun Immortal Mansion.

Mu Qingrou felt that Pei Wanyu might not be able to return to the Tianwu Dynasty alone, and perhaps because she hadn't seen Tang Mengyou for a long time, she personally led a team to escort Pei Wanyu.

After all, they are both Li Chen's women and from the same sect, so naturally they have to be taken care of.

(End of this chapter)