From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 181: A Post to Provoke a War, Testing the Sword of Dongyi
Dongyi City

It is a famous city in the world of Joy of Life, a port city connecting the ocean and the mainland, and is known as the world's largest city.

Li Chengqian was still very curious about how a city like this could maintain a relatively independent status.

Free City?
I bother.

Even in his previous life, where he had experienced the torrent of humanity, freedom was limited. In such a post-apocalyptic world, is there still freedom?

It’s good enough to be alive, how can you want freedom?
Free to die, right?

To put it bluntly, this is just a separatist force under the rule of a grandmaster and the sword pavilion he founded.

It was only through the Grand Master's violent means that he was able to survive.

In the original novel, it was with the support of Fan Xian that it became a semi-independent force.

How should I put it? Too naive.

Fan Xian can indulge them, but Li Chengqian will not.

"What? How could that be? How could I be Si Gu Jian's relative? Didn't Si Gu Jian kill all his family members?" The eldest prince, now the King of Chu, Li Chengning, looked at Li Chengqian with confusion, not understanding why he asked this.

"You'd better ask Her Royal Highness Ning Fei to confirm. I'm going to take action against the Dongyi people. It would be bad if I killed your relatives."

"Are you going to take action against the Dongyi?"

The eldest prince almost jumped up, "How come I don't know?"

Yeah, how could he not know.

He is now the King of Chu, and like the King of Zhao, he is also the only prince among his brothers who has military power. He is also in charge of the Ministry of War and can be said to be the direct superior of the Ministry of War. Any matter of the court mobilizing troops must go through him.

"I haven't moved yet, so I came over to ask about the situation first." Li Chengqian said.

"No, you want to move Dongyi City. Did the emperor agree?"

"Why do I need his consent?" Li Chengqian blinked. "I'm the regent now, so my consent is enough."

The King of Chu's face froze, as if he understood something. "You want to make it a done deal? But you don't have the power to mobilize troops!"

"I don't need it. I just need to declare war on Dongyi City and challenge Si Gu Jian, and the old man will naturally mobilize troops." Li Chengqian said with a proud smile.

"Why do I think you want to rebel?" King Chu stared at Li Chengqian.

"What the hell is this about rebelling? Forget about rebelling. Even if this old man gave me the throne now, I wouldn't take it." Li Chengqian said with disgust. "Look, I've only been the regent for a few days. There are so many trivial things to deal with every day. I don't know how this old man managed to survive all these years."

"You really don't want to sit in that seat?" There was a hint of distrust in the King of Chu's tone.

Li Chengqian looked at the King of Chu and said, "Brother, the throne is only a pursuit for ordinary people. For me, this pursuit is too low-level. In ten days, I will take you to a place to see, and you will know whether I am interested in the throne or not."

"Where?!"

"You'll know when you get there." Li Chengqian said mysteriously.

As the saying goes, it takes three to make a fence, and it takes three to make a hero. Now that his horizons are set on the myriad realms, fighting alone is a joke. While he may not have many people at his disposal, they are all talented. The Four Vajras of the Eastern Palace each have their own unique talents, not to mention this eldest brother, who is arguably the most talented and intelligent of the brothers. Most importantly, he knows when to act, when to advance, and when to retreat. He is trustworthy. Now, with the strength of a Grandmaster, while that might not be much in the myriad realms, it is more than enough for now.

As for the other two, no, three, he didn't think much of them.

The King of Chu was disappointed with him and left in anger.

The next day

In the council hall, Zuo Wenzhong, the right vice-minister of the Ministry of Rites, almost fainted when he looked at the letter in his hand.

Is this... going to war with the Dongyi?

No, this is not a declaration of war against the Dongyi. This is a declaration of war from Li Chengqian, the Grandmaster of Qing Kingdom, to Si Gu Jian, the Grandmaster of Dongyi.

Li Chengqian wants to challenge Si Gu Jian.

But what does it mean when you send a declaration of war in the form of a letter of credence?
Everyone knows Sima Zhao's intention!
You are trying to provoke a fight!
But you are provoking a war, does Your Majesty know?

Such a big thing, and you didn’t even inform His Majesty?
Not only him, but also the King of Zhao, Zhou Chaoyang, Zheng Annan, and high-ranking officials from various departments in the conference hall all looked unhappy. As for the King of Chu, he didn't even come.

Regent, what does the Regent do?

Mainly because you were used to stabilize the government when the emperor was away, but you even used a letter of credence in a declaration of war. What are you trying to do?
"Don't worry about this matter. Just publish it as I say. It doesn't matter if you don't publish it, I've already published it in the newspaper." Li Chengqian gave them another blow. "As soon as you leave the palace today, you will hear the news that I am testing my sword in Dongyi City and challenging Si Gu Jian to a duel."

"Your Highness, Si Gu Jian is the actual master of Dongyi City. He has been famous for a long time and his strength is unfathomable. His sword team is full of masters. How can you be so reckless?" The speaker was Zhou Chaoyang. At this time, he seemed to have come out of some sad emotions, but he was still very rude to Li Chengqian.

"I'm not reckless? How long do I have to wait for this to happen? A mere Dongyi City, a place as small as a booger, is so worried about this and that, and it's allowed to grow stronger. It's simply ridiculous." Li Chengqian said coldly, "You are old and no longer ambitious. I don't blame you, but you can't stand in the way of the young people."

"I……"

Be it Zhou Chaoyang, Zheng Annan, or several other high-ranking officials from the six ministries, their faces turned green.

What does it mean to lose ambition and what does it mean to not stand in the way of young people?

Is this just your thing?

This is a military and national affair, and you just posted a war declaration and called it a day?
So careless?

"Let me teach you another lesson. If you can't change something that's already happened, try to accept it." Li Chengqian said leisurely, sitting in his wheelchair. "Just like now, it's already happened, and you can't stop it or change anything. So, figure out how to make it work for the best, instead of getting flustered and at a loss after the outcome comes out."

"This is Daqing's meeting hall. You are all important officials of Daqing, not a group of makeshift officials. Don't wait until the last minute without even the most basic plan." Li Chengqian patted the armrest of his wheelchair. "Think about it. Si Gu Jian is dead, Jian Lu is destroyed. How can we take over Dongyi City as quickly and effectively as possible?"

"Uh, Your Highness, are you really so confident?" Zheng Annan asked cautiously.

The challenge hasn't been sent out yet, and no one has even met him, but he's already thinking about the destruction of Jianlu. Isn't it too early?
What if I lose?

"Confidence, do you think I'm a fool? I won't fight a battle I'm not sure of. I'm very afraid of death. I won't take action unless I'm absolutely sure of victory." Having said this, his eyes swept over everyone. "Now, can you tell me what the most important thing is after I send out this challenge?"

Everyone was silent. Things happened too suddenly and they really hadn't thought about what was the most important thing.

After waiting for a long time, only to see everyone looking at each other in bewilderment, Li Chengqian was furious. "Ah, you bunch of idiots! I really don't know how my father has managed to survive all these years. Now, of course, you have to keep a close eye on Ku He and prevent them from fighting one against the other!"

(End of this chapter)