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Chapter 220: Hongmen Banquet, right? You didn't give us any room for negotiation! (Please subscribe, please vote)

At the morning court the next day, Li Chen asked the eunuchs to carry a bunch of exquisite models to the court, which instantly caused a huge sensation.

It was a set of train models, with track design drawings next to them, which brought unparalleled shock to the people of this civilized world.

Prime Minister Zhao Wenyuan looked at Li Chen explaining the design in shock, and the ministers gathered together and began to discuss it.

The Minister of Industry was so amazed that he could not help but exclaimed: "Your Majesty, this train track benefits the country and the people. It is a truly great invention!"

Even the usually stingy Minister of Revenue Liu Minghan couldn't help but nod and praise: "If it is vigorously developed, it will definitely bring huge benefits to the Tiance Dynasty.

However, the Tiance Dynasty and the Sassanid Dynasty are currently at war, and the fiscal expenditure is high. If we want to cover it on a large scale, taxes may increase, and the people may suffer. "

When Liu Minghan said this, the ministers nearby were all surprised.

You know, Liu Minghan is famous for being stingy. Even he said this, which is obviously a great affirmation of the project.

Li Chen smiled slightly, waved his hand and said: "In fact, everyone is thinking too much. We don't need to cover a large scale from the beginning. We can choose a pilot project first, such as building a track from the imperial capital to Yunhai City in the middle of the Tiance Dynasty.
All the major families along the way, especially the merchant families and major sects, can invest in the construction. They will profit from it, so they will naturally be willing to participate.

In this way, the burden on the court would be reduced, and the people would benefit. Moreover, the construction of the track would create a large number of jobs, and those practitioners who usually had nothing to do could also participate in it.

The Tiance Dynasty has a large population, and there may not be enough positions by then."

These are all the things Li Chen thought of yesterday. He just has a general direction. The specific details must be slowly figured out by his ministers. This is their job.

The reason for choosing Yunhai City is that the economy in the central part of the Tiance Dynasty is relatively developed. Yunhai City is a very important economic city. Moreover, as long as the practitioners of the Jiuyuan Holy Land see the benefits from it, coupled with the vigorous publicity of the Ziyun Immortal Mansion, there will definitely be special effects.

By then, the people and major forces in other places will see how convenient rail trains are and will ask the court to build rail trains.

When the court officials heard Li Chen's proposal, they all agreed, saying that Your Majesty was a man of great talent and wisdom.

Even Prime Minister Zhao Wenyuan and Minister of Revenue Liu Minghan felt that allowing the major families to join in the construction and profit from it was a great feat in the Tiance Dynasty. At least no emperor had dared to do so.

Li Chen was not too proud. After all, this was not a big deal for him, but for the people in this world, it was shocking.

The specific matters will definitely be handled by the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue, and Li Chen also asked Zhao Wenyuan to supervise.

In Zhao Wenyuan's view, this is a great feat, and he said he would definitely work hard.

Unexpectedly, despite his age, he was so motivated and vowed to build the rail train.

Then his figure will definitely be left in the history of the Tiance Dynasty!

His name will even be written in textbooks so that people in later generations can sing it.

When he thought of this, he got a little excited!
After talking about the rail train for a long time, we moved on to the next stage.

The Minister of War stepped forward to report on the battle situation between the border troops of the Tiance Dynasty and the Sassanid Empire during the time when Li Chen was in the Tianwu Dynasty.

Generally speaking, the Sassanid army was unable to capture the border cities of the Tian Ce Dynasty, suffered heavy losses, and had begun to retreat.

Li Chen nodded secretly in his heart. This was exactly the result he expected.

Defending the city was not difficult for the Tiance Dynasty. With Guo Poyun around, the border city's defense was impregnable.

However, Li Chen’s goal is not just to defend the city, he wants to capture the Sassanid Empire and achieve the unification of the plane.

Thinking of this, Li Chen said: "Since the Sassanid Empire dares to attack, let them pay the price. I will immediately go to the western part of the Tiance Dynasty and start the attack on the Sassanid Empire. This is part of my plan, so you don't have to worry."

The ministers echoed one after another, expressing that Your Majesty is wise and His Imperial Plan is mighty.

According to the tradition of the Tiance Dynasty, anyone who dares to invade must pay a heavy price, so as to demonstrate the power of a great country.

Can you retreat so easily? You wish!
After the morning court session, the chief eunuch Cui Gonggong came hurriedly to report that three venerables from the Xingyue Cave in the Great Snow Mountain in the north wanted to see him. They were Biluo Tianzun, Bichen Tianzun and Biyou Tianzun.

Tianzun Bichen and Tianzun Biyou have already surrendered to Li Chen, and now Li Chen's goal is to make Tianzun Biluo submit to him as well.

Li Chen had long learned from the two surrendered ones that Biluo Tianzun was powerful, but he was not interested in improving his cultivation, so conquering him by force would definitely not work.

However, Biluo Tianzun likes to study strange and bizarre things, especially the ancient secrets, and the unmelting ice is what he studied.

This is exactly what Li Chen can take advantage of.

So, Li Chen held a banquet in the palace and met with the three venerables individually.

Although Biluo Tianzun is old, he is in good spirits, and his every move reveals the demeanor of a strong man.

He was wearing a grey robe, his hair and beard were all white, but his eyes sparkled with a powerful light.

When Biluo Tianzun came, he heard that Li Chen, the emperor of the Tiance Dynasty, was very fierce and should be like a barbaric guy. Even if he was better than Tuoba Zhen, he was not much better.

But today, Li Chen's friendliness, yet imperial majesty, made Biluo Tianzun look at him with new eyes.

Especially Li Chen's conversation, which made Biluo Tianzun feel that this was what an emperor should be like.

After three rounds of drinking, Li Chen said mysteriously, "My Lord, I wonder what you think of the nine bronze coffins?"

As soon as these words came out, Biluo Tianzun's eyes suddenly lit up.

He was very interested in the world-suppressing bronze coffins and immediately responded, "Your Majesty, the world-suppressing bronze coffins are legendary items from ancient times. It is said that during the war between all races, the immortals sacrificed themselves to lay down nine world-suppressing bronze coffins in order to help the human race, blocking the invasion of other races and allowing the human race to recuperate. That was the grace of the immortals."

When he said this, a hint of admiration for the immortals flashed in his eyes.

This is exactly the same as what Fairy Youlan said.

Li Chen smiled slightly and thought to himself: Sure enough, these are all lies made up by the immortals.

So, he slowly said: "What the Heavenly Venerable said is correct, but I have learned a secret from the ancient books. The immortal race is not to help the human race, but to suppress the development of the human race.
They set up nine bronze coffins to suppress the world, so that the upper limit of the human race's cultivation would stop at the Saint Realm. Only by ascending to the Immortal Realm could they be promoted. In fact, the Immortal Clan just wanted the human race's strong men to work for them.
What does the human race lack? Of course, it is life span, which happens to be what the immortals have. So they have a perfect grasp on our lifeblood."

When these words were spoken, the three venerables were shocked beyond words, as if they had heard some earth-shattering secret.

Biluo Tianzun asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, how did you know this?"

Li Chen smiled calmly and said, "I have found a bronze coffin that can protect the world. I have seen it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears."

Biluo Tianzun's expression became complicated, and he was obviously deeply attracted by Li Chen's words.

Li Chen was secretly delighted, knowing that he had taken the bait.

Don't you like studying ancient things? Come and play Ascension Plan with me.

Li Chen continued, "For now, only the four of us know about this. I have not told anyone. If you believe me, let's study the world-suppressing bronze coffin together, open the path to ascension, and seize the opportunity of immortality. I asked the three of you to come here to discuss this plan."

After a pause, Li Chen's tone suddenly became serious: "If you don't believe me, I can't leave anyone alive, because there are immortals in this world, and they will definitely stop my plan."

When the three venerables heard this, they felt nervous: My goodness, this is not a discussion at all, this is simply dragging us into a pirate ship!
Bi Chen Tianzun and Bi You Tianzun had already defected to Li Chen, so they naturally stood on Li Chen's side at this moment.

They immediately expressed their support for His Majesty Li Chen's plan.

Biluo Tianzun pondered for a moment and finally expressed his opinion: "If this is true, then I will risk my life with Your Majesty! What's the point of ascending alone? A person carrying so many resources to leave this plane and work for the immortals? What's the difference between this and defecting from the human race! It's better for us to make the human race stronger and seize the resources of all races in the world!"

Even Li Chen was a little shocked by Biluo Tianzun's enlightenment.

As expected, those who can reach the Saint level are probably quite knowledgeable.

Li Chen nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, let's work together from today!"

At this point, the three venerables have all pledged their allegiance to Li Chen.

The most brilliant thing about Li Chen is that he is good at developing some problems into everyone's problems.

In this way, everyone can work together and you won’t have to work so hard.

The reason why Biluo Tianzun and the other two believed Li Chen was because they felt that there was no need for Li Chen to lie to them.

What's the point of Li Chen lying to them? Is it fun?
Once they think about this clearly, they will realize that what Li Chen said is probably true. After seeing the world-suppressing bronze coffin and doing some research, they can be sure.

After thinking for a moment, Biluo Tianzun said again: "Your Majesty, what should we do?"

This is what Li Chen was waiting for. Are you confused? If you are confused, you have to listen to me!

"If we ascend to the heavens, we humans must unite and develop rapidly to lead the human race to the top of all races." Li Chen gave a slight "prompt". Bichen Tianzun beside him also reacted quickly. He immediately said, "It turns out that your majesty is fighting everywhere to prepare for the ascension."

Li Chen was very satisfied that he could think of this. Otherwise, why do you think I unified the planes? Of course, it was to make a big deal.

At this time, Li Chen's other Tuo Bi You Tian Zun also said: "In this case, we are willing to lend a helping hand to Your Majesty!"

The other two Heavenly Masters nodded in response to his statement.

Ascending to a higher level, gaining more lifespan, this is an extremely huge temptation for every saint.

Anyway, the Northern Royal Court is already Li Chen's territory, and they are now subservient to Li Chen. They all have a common goal and can be considered partners in Li Chen's ascension plan.

What’s more, what Li Chen said was that only the three of them knew about it, and they were also very honored to have Li Chen’s trust.

After this meal, when Li Chen has dealt with the government affairs, all the Saints in the imperial capital will head to the western part of the Tiance Dynasty. Their first target will not be the Sassanid Empire, but the Taihua Sword Sect!

At the same time, in Wuchao City on the western border of the Tiance Dynasty.

Originally, Wuchao City was just an ordinary border city.

But once a war breaks out, this place will be a military stronghold.

The fighting is going on along the entire border, and this place is no exception.

The city of Wuchao is strong and has many practitioners.

The Sassanid Empire was a country that "fought against demons". Various powerful demons participated in the siege, making the defenders here miserable.

At this time, Xu Zifeng arrived with a large army and attacked the demon-controlling troops, which solved the urgent problem of Wuchao City.

Then Xu Zifeng took over as the commander of the garrison here and began to command the city defense battle.

Although Xu Zifeng is crazy, he grew up in a military camp. His father taught him all these things, and he has rich combat experience, so these are just small problems for him.

This made Liu Hao, who was in the same army, a little depressed. Didn't we agree that you go out and have fun while I complete your work and earn military merits?

If you didn't waste time and worked so hard, I would have nothing to do!
Bro, did you get the wrong script?

Xu Zifeng didn't know what Liu Hao was thinking. Guo Poyun sent me here to defend the city, not to attack it. How can you let me waste my time?
Are we going to open the city gates and let the Sassanid army in?
Don't forget, Xu Zifeng's biological mother is still in the imperial capital, and he is afraid that he might cause trouble and implicate his mother, so he is just defending the city normally and has no plans for anything too radical.

Liu Hao thought to himself, if I had known this would happen, I would have changed to another army.

Hearing that Li Ling had been making great contributions in the neighboring city, Liu Hao was envious and felt that he had no place to use his talents.

At this time, Anxi King Li Ji came over and said, "General Liu, why are you sighing so loudly?"

Li Ji listened to Li Chen's advice and at this stage simply followed orders and learned from experience without being self-righteous.

He brought many of his attendants, who were all relatively strong practitioners, to participate in the war in the western theater.

Xu Zifeng and Liu Hao are in this Tian Ce Dynasty army, so Li Ji will definitely join them.

Seeing that it was Li Ji, Liu Hao sighed and said, "Your Majesty, have you heard about the Sassanid Empire's withdrawal of troops?"

"I heard about it. When I was patrolling on the city wall today, I didn't see any of their people coming. What's the problem?" Li Ji replied.

"This Sassanid Empire is really not good. They ran away after such a small loss. I didn't kill many people."

Liu Hao found it boring as he had not gained any military merit till now. The commander of this army was Xu Zifeng and most of the credit would definitely go to him. Didn't he come here in vain?

Hearing this, Li Ji took a quick look, leaned over and whispered, "So you want to make a contribution. You have a chance. It won't be long before His Majesty comes. When I left the palace, His Majesty told me that his goal is to capture the Sassanid Empire, not to repel it."

Hearing this, Liu Hao's eyes lit up, because it was the first time he knew that the purpose of coming to the Western Theater Command this time was not to defend, but to attack.

In fact, very little is known about this matter, and it is still in the defensive stage. Guo Poyun will definitely not take the initiative to attack.

Guo Poyun's fighting style is to win by playing it safe. For defense, he can make use of solid cities, formations, harmonious pulse formations, etc. to consume a large number of enemy troops at a very low cost.

If the news was released in advance, the Sassanid Empire might have gone back and waited for the Tian Ce Dynasty to attack, taking advantage of their rest.

And if you can't defend, how can you attack?

The situation is now similar, and Guo Poyun has begun to prepare for the attack.

Li Ji came out of the palace. He only knew this after Li Chen told him so in person.

A general of Liu Hao's level is not qualified to know these things for the time being. The order he received is just to defend.

When he heard that he could attack, the boy immediately became excited, because the military merits of attacking are much greater than those of defending.

Taking this opportunity, Li Ji also began to ask how to fight plain battles and siege battles.

They are all in the same team. Liu Hao has some experience in the northern battlefield and can definitely tell him.

At this time, a very strange person entered Wuchao City at an inappropriate time. That was Xiao Ming, the head of the Ministry of Justice.

In fact, Xiao Ming and Liu Hao and others set out for the west together.

But when he arrived in Shanghe City, Xiao Ming's dog-licking illness came back. Under the pretext of investigating the princess of the previous dynasty and Li Yang, the prince of Jing'an, he began to contact Lin Yue'e, the city supervisor of Shanghe City.

After all, she has official business. Lin Yue'e is responsible for investigating the Wang family and the remnants of the previous dynasty, and she has a lot of clues.

Xiao Ming also followed Lin Yue'e to the prison to investigate the remnants of the previous dynasty.

But these guys were very stubborn and said they didn't know where the princess of the previous dynasty was.

Some of them were of low rank and really didn't know, some knew but didn't say, and some said: It's been so long, you've been searching for the princess everywhere, she must have run away, I'm not a fortune teller, and I'm still staying here, how would I know where she is.

Xiao Ming also thought that what he said was right, and then he got so angry that he beat him up.

This guy didn't expect to be beaten for telling the truth.

Then for the next period of time, Xiao Ming became Lin Yue'e's follower.

This time, even the remaining soul of the saint couldn't bear to watch it anymore and scolded him away.

Coincidentally, when Xiao Ming arrived at Wuchao City, the city battle had just ended, otherwise he would not have been able to get in during the war.

Liu Hao and Li Ji in the City Lord's Mansion were both stunned when they saw Xiao Ming coming in.

"Why are you here?" Liu Hao asked puzzledly.

"Wuchao City is where I was born. I came back to look for my relatives. Why are you here too?" Xiao Ming also began to ask.

"We came here to fight. If you go to the west city wall, you'll see corpses everywhere. Xu Zifeng is there too, but he's in the military camp now." Liu Hao mentioned casually.

They were all familiar with each other, so a few of them started chatting.

Xiao Ming came this time to investigate the enemy who had destroyed his family in the past. He finally became a high-ranking official and he must come for revenge.

As time goes by, the governor and the city supervisor have been replaced, but the city lord is still the same.

After all, the city lord is a local and a member of a prominent local family, so he must know something.

Xiao Ming naturally came to the city lord to seek help.

He was not afraid that the city lord would not help him. You know, Xiao Ming is now the head of the Ministry of Justice. He is a Beijing official and has great power.

I just didn't expect to meet an acquaintance here.

When Liu Hao and Li Ji heard that Xiao Ming was here for revenge, they immediately stood up and said, we are brothers, your hatred is my hatred!

Anyway, they both have armies, and now is truce time, so just do them a favor.

At this time, the remnant soul of the saint in Xiao Ming’s necklace felt that Xiao Ming’s luck was ridiculously good. Is this possible?
Seeking revenge is a troublesome matter, but with the help of the army, it should not be a big problem.

Outside the western border of the Tiance Dynasty, outside the magnificent Taihua Sword Sect's palace, the sect leader, Venerable Youhen, looked up at the sky. It was covered with dark clouds, as if something big was about to happen!

(End of this chapter)