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Chapter 229 If you don't rebel again, I will become a court official! (Please subscribe and vote)
The two great victories led by Li Chen resulted in an unprecedented growth in the territory of the Tiance Dynasty.

As citizens of the Tiance Dynasty, they were naturally extremely excited after hearing the news.

Li Chen's reputation can be said to have reached its peak in the Tiance Dynasty.

The streets and alleys of the Tiance Dynasty were filled with a jubilant atmosphere.

The tea master was carrying a long-spouted copper kettle to refill tea for the guests in the teahouse, and the storyteller's wake-up stick suddenly rang, drowning out the noisy voices.

People were enthusiastically discussing Li Chen's two great victories, and storytellers were making up jokes all night long, constantly deifying Li Chen.

It is said that Li Chen single-handedly broke into the camp of hundreds of thousands of enemy troops as if he was in an empty space!

The enemy commander was so frightened by your majesty's bravery that he knelt down and begged for mercy. Hundreds of thousands of enemy troops were so overwhelmed by your majesty's divine power that they were routed.

There was also Li Chen who single-handedly attracted an attack by tens of thousands of monsters and was trapped under a cliff.

The divine horse under his crotch leaped up, leaped to the top of a thousand-meter-high cliff, and rode away.

The so-called official history may not be correct, but unofficial history is definitely unofficial.

Li Chen just took action a few times and these storytellers made it into history.

There are even many famous battles circulating among the people. If Li Chen knew about them, he might be very confused and wonder when he had participated in these battles.

But one thing is worth affirming, that is, more and more people in the Tiance Dynasty want to join the army, all of them want to follow in the footsteps of His Majesty and expand the territory for the dynasty!
Especially those students from the Combat Academy, they regretted not joining the army twice, as there are not enough vacancies now.

In the hearts of the people, Li Chen is not only the emperor, but also their faith.

Every victory of his made the people of the Tiance Dynasty feel extremely proud.

In their eyes, the Tiance Dynasty has become the center of the world, and Li Chen is the holy monarch who leads them to glory.

The news of the two great victories gradually spread in the cultivation community.

The monks of the sect have always had a high opinion of themselves, believing that secular dynasties are nothing more than a game for mortals and that monks are the ones who transcend the secular world.

“I never expected that. I used to think that secular dynasties were just passing clouds, but now it seems that the strength of the Tiance Dynasty is nothing we can underestimate.” An elder of the sect stood on the top of the mountain, gazing at the imperial city in the distance, his tone filled with emotion.

"Yes, one of my disciples also participated in this war. While gaining experience, he also obtained a lot of resources. What's more valuable is that his spirit is much better than before. This is the result of the baptism of war." Another old monk echoed in a low voice.

In fact, what they found most rare was that in every dynasty, whenever there was a strong monarch, in order to consolidate his position, he would definitely suppress the sects.

Even if it's not done openly, it's planned in secret.

But Li Chen not only did not do that, he also allowed the major sects to get more opportunities to develop.

Everyone's attention is no longer limited to the surrounding resources, and many sects have begun to move further afield.

For example, Lingyan Taoist Sect has already built its own branch in the north, and its resources and students are beginning to expand continuously.

They even cooperated with the Tiance Dynasty's Combat Academy, working hard on alchemy technology and the cultivation of strange fire seeds, so that alchemy would no longer be a niche and all practitioners could afford pills.

In the imperial capital of the Tiance Dynasty, all the ministers were so excited when they heard the news.

The historian was even preparing to compile history books to record Li Chen's achievements in detail for future generations to admire!

The most shocking thing was the internal fighting between the Third Prince and the Prince of Zhennan in the southern part of the Tiance Dynasty.

Originally, when Li Chen became the emperor, the court was faced with crises on all sides. If any one aspect was not handled well, a major event of changing the dynasty would occur.

But now Li Chen has dealt with both sides, and the Third Prince and Prince Zhennan both have a bad feeling.

In their opinion, Li Chen’s next target might be to deal with them.

So at this stage, the war in the South is not that serious.

Yun Xu, the commander of the Second Army, began to have a rift with Li Yu.

Even though Li Yu was his disciple and had a good relationship with him.

But as a commander, Yun Xu did not want to bear the charge of treason.

And he had no reason to betray the Tiance Dynasty.

Even though Yun Xu and Li Chen had never met, Li Chen was the legitimate emperor. Yun Xu would definitely not have any ill intentions until Li Chen did anything out of line.

What's more, his daughter kept writing letters, praising Li Chen and saying that he was simply the greatest emperor of all time.

In the past, my daughter only wanted to be the queen, but now, every word is filled with admiration for Your Majesty.

This made Yun Xu very curious about what kind of emperor Li Chen was that his daughter favored him so much.

In a remote town in the south of the Tiance Dynasty, several mysterious figures appeared in a teahouse today.

At the beginning, some seemingly casual practitioners came to the teahouse to drink tea.

Immediately afterwards, a man in a black cloak entered the private room, and not long after, another man in a black cloak entered the private room.

Their men were on guard nearby, trying to prevent others from knowing the news, or also trying to prevent each other from getting to know.

These two people are the third prince of the Tiance Dynasty and the King of Zhennan of the Tiance Dynasty.

The third prince Li Yu came here first and waited for a while before the Prince of Zhennan Xu Su arrived.

The reason why they agreed to meet here was to discuss future trends.

Because if the fight continues like this, they think Li Chen will definitely benefit.

Xu Su actually had a great resentment towards Li Yu. If you hadn't betrayed me at the last moment, wouldn't I have been able to break into the imperial capital long ago?

Li Yu also had his own grievances. We had agreed to beat Li Chen together, but you insisted on waiting for me first and even mocked me. Otherwise, how could I beat you?

When they came here, the two seemed to have reached a consensus and did not mention the matter again, because if they were to talk about it, it would probably take days and nights.

They might even start a fight on the spot.

The private rooms of the teahouse are located on the second floor. Outside the window is a bamboo forest. The breeze blows, and the bamboo leaves rustle, making the place seem particularly quiet.

In the private room, a mahogany tea table was placed in the center, with a set of exquisite celadon tea sets on the table. A faint tea fragrance wafted from the teapot, but no one touched it.

The tea had already gone cold, as if hinting at the coldness of the conversation.

Or maybe they were both afraid that the other had put something in the tea.

The Third Prince Li Yu and the Prince of Zhennan Xu Su sat opposite each other, with a mysterious and powerful man standing behind each of them. Their auras were restrained but exuded a faint sense of oppression. They were obviously guards with high levels of cultivation.

The atmosphere in the private room was so heavy that it was almost suffocating, and even the people in the teahouse felt depressed.

Li Yu was wearing a dark purple brocade robe. His face was handsome but a little tired, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.

Xu Su was dressed in a black suit, his brows were full of sharpness, and his fingers tapped on the table unconsciously, making a slight "tapping" sound.

The two had met many times before, so they were not strangers. At that time, Xu Su was still a capable general of the late emperor, and Li Yu naturally visited him frequently, but neither of them had the mind to gossip at the moment.

Xu Su, the Prince of Zhennan, spoke directly in a low voice: "You also know about the Sassanid Empire, right?"

Li Yu nodded slightly, his tone calm but with a hint of helplessness: "I know, I didn't expect the empress to surrender so quickly."

They should have both thought that if the Sassanid Empire won, Li Chen would be seriously injured and would definitely not be able to pose a threat to them.

Even if Li Chen wins, he will suffer heavy casualties and great damage to the national strength, and will not be able to cause any trouble in a short period of time.

Who knew that the battle would be over in less than a month. They were even weaker than the Northern Royal Court.

Xu Su snorted coldly, his eyes piercing Li Yu like a knife, and said: "Li Chen may be back in a while, what are you going to do?"

The purpose of his coming here was not to talk nonsense with Li Yu.

Since they knew how strong Li Chen was, they certainly had no intention of fighting each other and began to feel insecure.

Li Yu was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "He and I are brothers after all."

"Brother?" Xu Su angrily slammed the table, causing the tea set to clink. "If you don't want to talk, let's keep fighting!"

I'm already here, and you're still telling me this? What's the point?
Under normal circumstances, if anyone dared to speak to Li Yu like this, he would definitely draw his sword.

But now it was different. He suppressed his anger, took a deep breath, and said, "Then let's make an agreement. Whoever enters the imperial capital first will become the emperor. How about that?"

Xu Su narrowed his eyes, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone: "It's not impossible, but you have to help me kill Yun Xu, otherwise we can't talk."

When mentioning Yunxu, Li Yu frowned even more tightly.

Yun Xu is not only his mentor, but also the father of his beloved woman Yun Shang.

He was extremely conflicted when asked to take action against Yun Xu.

Seeing this, Xu Su continued, "You also know that with Yun Xu blocking us, we definitely won't be able to reach the imperial capital smoothly. If we wait for Li Chen to come back, we really won't have a chance. You don't want to become a prisoner, do you?"

Xu Su wanted to force Li Yu to kill Yun Xu, because Prince Zhennan and the Third Prince were going to attack the imperial capital at the same time, so Xu would definitely withdraw most of his troops to resist Prince Zhennan.

The Prince of Zhennan suffered a heavy loss, and he could only watch Li Yu charge towards the imperial capital.

He was not that helpful. If Li Yu didn't kill Yun Xu, he wouldn't plan to go north.

Li Yu lowered his head, his fingers unconsciously stroking the edge of the teacup, struggling internally.

He has not officially broken off relations with Li Chen, which means he still has a way out.

At worst, he could surrender and perhaps save his life and gain the status of a prince.

But Xu Su was different. He had long been a well-known rebel and had no way out.

Thinking of this, Li Yu raised his head, with a tentative tone: "Give me a day, I will think about it."

Xu Su's eyes flashed with displeasure, but he finally nodded and stood up: "Okay, I'll give you one day, but don't forget, time waits for no one."

After saying that, Xu Su turned and left, followed closely by the mysterious strong man behind him. Li Yu sat there, looking at Xu Su's departing back, feeling mixed emotions.

He didn't know what Xu Su was planning, but he knew that he had to make a choice as soon as possible.

In the private room, the aroma of tea remained, but no one moved.

When the King of Zhennan rode back to his camp, a mysterious messenger appeared.

He handed over a letter, which was written to him by Xu Zifeng, the Prince of Zhennan.

Prince Zhennan has always been very satisfied with his son, and his son is his pride.

Ever since the war broke out in the north, Xu Zifeng went deep into the hinterland of the north, and the father and son have lost contact.

Now that he finally saw the letter from his son, Prince Zhennan quickly opened it.

After looking for a while, Prince Zhennan frowned.

The confidant next to him asked, "Your Highness, is His Royal Highness in trouble?"

He knew that Prince Zhennan cared about his son very much, so he expressed his concern.

"That's not the case, it's just that the people from the Ji family actually dared to do such a thing without telling me!" Xu Su's voice was slightly angry.

In the letter, Xu Zifeng first explained his experience in the north, that is, he had abducted the sacred beast Snow Leopard God to the north, but was intercepted by Li Chen in the end. He was so angry that he couldn't sleep well for several days.

Then, as soon as he returned to the imperial capital, he was immediately arranged by Li Chen to go on the Western Expedition. Now he has arrived at the capital of the Sassanid Empire, received a lot of tributes, and his official position has been constantly promoted.

These are not the main points, because Xu Zifeng doesn’t have much thought about official positions.

The point is that her mother is in the Ji family mansion in the imperial capital, and Xu Zifeng doesn't know what to do.

If his mother was not in the imperial capital, he would have found a way to escape from the Tiance Dynasty's army and return to the Prince of Zhennan's camp.

This is the main reason why Prince Zhennan was angry.

It can be seen that he really doesn't care about the Princess of Zhennan. His wife has been in the imperial capital for so many days, but he only found out about it now. He didn't even know that his wife was sleeping with him.

While he was fighting, the Ji family had actually been moving to the imperial capital.

Prince Zhennan was thinking at this moment that if he could reach the imperial capital, he would definitely teach the Ji family a bloody lesson.

We gave you the opportunity to develop in the south, but when you saw Li Chen's power, you ran back?

These fence-sitters are really unreliable.

The Prince of Zhennan even gave a direct order to withdraw the Ji family members from their positions in the army and the city, and to throw them all into jail to await his decision.

Because in the south, the King of Zhennan has great authority. This is his territory and he can make the decision.

The men quickly did as they were told, and the people from the Ji family entered the prison one after another.

Once the news gets out, it will obviously make the people of the Ji family in the imperial capital more inclined towards the royal family.

Xu Su came to the sand table and continued to analyze the battle situation.

With the surrender of the Sassanid Empire, Li Chen's million-strong army is now freed up.

If we go directly south, won't we suffer a great loss?

The one who will come at that time might be Guo Poyun. Guo Poyun and Yun Xu are not generals of the same level.

What's more, Li Chen has many powerful saints under his command, and the number of people he recruited is totally not enough.

The only hope now is that Li Yu can join him in attacking the imperial capital and seize the core control of the Tiance Dynasty before Li Chen returns.

Then they would occupy the imperial capital, Li Chen would become a "vassal king", and the situation would be reversed.

By then, the Tian Ce Dynasty would become a situation where two heroes were divided.

It is normal that the armies of other countries cannot defeat the army of the Tiance Dynasty.

Prince Zhennan also knew that only the army of the Tiance Dynasty could fight against the army of the Tiance Dynasty.

At this time, the mysterious strong man who was following the King of Zhennan said, "Your Majesty, if Li Yu doesn't give us a reply tomorrow, what should we do?"

This strong man reached a consensus with King Zhennan.

Because he invested in the Prince of Zhennan, thinking that after the Prince of Zhennan ascended the throne, he would become the Imperial Master, and would have a high status at that time, and he also wanted to gain benefits.

But looking at the current situation, Li Chen, whom they have never taken seriously, has developed to this point, and he feels very pressured.

If Prince Zhennan didn't have any better plans, he wouldn't be willing to spend all his money to accompany Prince Zhennan.

"Hmph, if Li Yu doesn't give me an explanation tomorrow, I'm going to let him know what a surprise is!" When King Zhennan said this, a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes.

Since the King of Zhennan already had a solution, the strong man didn't say anything, but just said goodbye and left the camp.

As a powerful saint, he is only a partner of King Zhennan, not his subordinate.

And he is the Holy Lord of the Holy Land of Witchcraft and Ma Hei's master.

As the holy lord of the legendary holy land of cultivation in the south, his strength has reached a terrifying level.

He cannot leave southern Xinjiang because his cultivation method is too strange, which is the use of Gu.

People in the world may have a big misunderstanding about poisonous insects, and think that monks from Southern Xinjiang are poisonous monks.

But on the contrary, the most powerful poison master must also be the most powerful pharmacist.

Their understanding of various medicinal herbs has gone beyond that of ordinary people.

The so-called poisonous insect is nothing more than a means of cultivation.

For example, the poisonous heart poison and poisonous dragon poison are made from poisonous heart grass and poisonous snakes. They allow the monks of the holy land to release toxins during battle to corrode the enemy's heart.

There are also some blood-skull Gu that require one person's blood as a sacrifice, etc.

It sounds scary, but it's just a side hustle.

But those are all types of poisonous insects from the old times, and very few people practice them.

The mainstream in the Holy Land of Witchcraft now are Bear Power Gu, Moonlight Gu, Copper Skin Gu and so on.

Because for these poisonous insects, you only need to find the corresponding materials to start practicing.

For example, if you catch a brute force bear, you can refine a lot of bear force Gu, or if you raise a copper skin beast, then the copper skin Gu can be refined very quickly.

As time goes by, the holy land of witchcraft has also undergone many reforms.

In the past, the Holy Land of Witchcraft and Gu had never been able to develop because everyone was afraid of this place and the people in it.

Therefore, it is very difficult for them to pass it on, so they can only pass it on to their descendants.

They may even be wiped out by the so-called "righteous people" and unable to leave southern Xinjiang.

But it is different now. Some young practitioners have even developed Zhengqi Gu and Haoran Gu, which surprised the Holy Lord of the Witchcraft Holy Land.

But this method can be accepted by the world, and some people will come to the holy land of witchcraft to become disciples and learn from them.

The most important thing is that the threshold for practicing Gu worms is low and does not require too high a talent. You only need persistence and hard work, and you will definitely achieve something.

Over time, the holy land of witchcraft gradually developed.

But if we want to develop further, we need to expand our influence.

The Holy Lord felt that as long as the Prince of Zhennan could ascend to the throne, this continent would usher in a golden age of Gu.

But the problem is that the Prince of Zhennan can't fight back now, so he is a little hesitant.

Even though he and the King of Zhennan are usually on good terms, that is also a relationship of interest. If the King of Zhennan is really in trouble, he also plans to "withdraw his investment". Maybe after waiting for two days, there will be a result.

As soon as the Holy Lord returned to the holy land, a tribe member handed him a letter.

Naturally, this letter was sent by his beloved disciple Ma Hei.

The general content is that Ma He asked his master, "Do you plan to rebel? If you don't rebel, I will soon become a high-ranking official within the "enemy", and after a while, he will be able to attend the morning court."

Holy Lord: "."

Ma Hei has become a familiar figure in the military camp of the Tiance Dynasty. He has made many military achievements. Whether it is the Northern Expedition or the Western Expedition, he cannot be said to have made the greatest contributions, but he has made outstanding contributions.

Now he is also wearing a battle robe. Wherever he goes, people nearby will call him general, and he feels very happy.

Moreover, Ma He estimated that Li Chen's "ambition" must be very high.

Ma Hei is not a fool. The letter he wrote to the Holy Lord was to tell him that if the Prince of Zhennan is unreliable, we might as well surrender to His Majesty Li Chen.

You may not know how powerful His Majesty Li Chen is, but I have seen it with my own eyes.

Let alone fighting with Li Chen, I don’t even have the courage to look at him.

What's more, Li Chen has many powerful men under his command, and now he has occupied the Sassanid Empire, and these powerful men of the Sassanid Empire have surrendered one after another.

Li Chen's power has expanded to the point where, at the end of the letter, Ma Hei even said bluntly: He doesn't think there is any force capable of fighting against Li Chen at this stage.

At least in Ma Hei's cognition, such a thing does not exist.

To put it bluntly, the King of Zhennan was indeed very fierce at the beginning, but now he is really not qualified to fight with Li Chen.

This made the Holy Lord of the Holy Land of Witchcraft feel a little troubled, but he still decided to wait for King Zhennan for a few days. If King Zhennan still didn't give him hope, he would prepare a "retreat" by himself.

(End of this chapter)