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Chapter 838 Situation

"Alas, the national affairs are difficult, what can we do?" Xie Mingcheng sighed deeply, as if to put the final nail in the coffin.

Li Ming smiled as he looked at Xie Mingcheng, whose face was full of bitterness.

After chatting with Xie Mingcheng for a few more sentences, especially understanding the situation in the court, Li Ming nodded thoughtfully.

"The situation in the Central Nine Provinces... doesn't seem to be completely secure. Although the Emperor is currently around 160 years old, he's at least a master of the Xiantian level. Even if he's not at the peak of his powers, he still has a few decades to live. With control over the world's resources, there must be some magic elixir to prolong his life..."

"But how could there be a hundred-year-old crown prince in this world? According to Daxia tradition, this old emperor should have passed the throne to the crown prince long ago and become the emperor emeritus. However, he supports the fifth prince to play against the crown prince, and the renowned ninth prince is also eyeing him covetously. Years of factional strife are one of the reasons for Daxia's current decline and lack of political power..."

Li Ming sighed softly.

In troubled times, dragons and snakes are born. I don’t know if this generation is blessed by heaven or what, but the prince was born with strange signs, purple air came from the east, and he is the eldest son. Logically speaking, it is a foregone conclusion that he will inherit the throne.

But he was born too early. He was born when the current emperor was still the crown prince. Now the emperor is 160 years old and the crown prince is over 120 years old. This is his fate. What can be done?
The other princes were also no ordinary people. The fifth prince was the most favored by the Crown Prince and had a very high reputation among the people. The sixth prince was a master of martial arts, the eighth prince's mother's family was very powerful, and the tenth prince had the support of a major clan.

Any one of them has the potential to be an emperor, but they just happened to be born in the same era.

Moreover, it is a royal family. In this struggle, if you take a step back, you will not see the vast sea and sky, but the bottomless abyss...

However, the current emperor has been reluctant to pass on the throne. Instead, he has intentionally or unintentionally provoked fights among his sons, just like raising a Gu, hoping to raise the strongest Gu King to inherit the family business.

Afterwards, Li Ming sent Xie Mingcheng away and stayed here. There were still more than ten days before the Qionghua Night Banquet. Others might not be able to make it in time, but Li Ming had great magical powers and was extremely fast, so this distance was naturally nothing to him.

Xie Mingcheng delivered the invitation, explained the relevant matters, and then left.

After seeing Xie Mingcheng off, Li Ming also knew that this courtyard was already under his name and was considered his property. If Li Ming wanted to stay here for a few more days, it would be fine, so he also sent a few maids and attendants.

This may be a bit extravagant, but it is not excessive at all for someone with great supernatural powers.

Some powerful people with no hope for the future have lost hope in the martial arts, so they simply indulge themselves in enjoying themselves. The pomp and circumstance of coming and going, the food, clothing, housing, transportation, and other expenses are all beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Compared with them, Li Ming's place is already very simple.

Of course, there was a reason why Li Ming stayed, that is, the city lord of Tieguan City seemed to have made some unknown moves recently.

Zhuge Wuyi had commissioned Li Ming to come and investigate, otherwise Xie Mingcheng would not have known that Li Ming would definitely settle here.

Of course, time was tight, and Zhuge Wuyi did not demand anything specific. In his opinion, this was a very simple matter, just looking for an excuse to gradually deepen the relationship.

Li Ming's existence is very special in the Six Gates now. He has a general idea of ​​the cooperation between the imperial court and the Demon Gate because of the matter of obtaining the artifact from the Western Extremes. If ordinary people knew this secret, they would either die instantly or become absolute diehards.

Unfortunately, Li Ming is too powerful to be easily touched, so the only way left is to win him over. Fortunately, Li Ming has a friendly attitude and seems to have no hostility towards the Daxia royal family.

But after all, he is not a direct descendant. Fortunately, the date of the launch they have decided internally is not far away, as long as Li Ming does not make any mistakes during this period.

With high positions and generous salaries above him, as well as the promise of magical powers and secret techniques, and threats from the gods behind him, he is a master at using carrots and sticks, and thinks he can control Li Ming.

"The four holy places have been passed down for a long time. I'm afraid they have already planted a lot of nails in the court of Daxia. It's just that they were restrained in the past, at least they didn't dare to extend their claws to the core nine states. Now that the situation is unstable, they are becoming more and more arrogant. Among them, Xuantian Taoist Sect is the most domineering, and even Tieguan dares to stretch out his hand!" Li Ming sneered, and the entanglement with Xuantian Taoist Sect emerged in his mind.

Among the four holy places, Xuantian Taoist Sect is the most powerful and prestigious, while Wanfo Temple guards the westernmost part and is relatively peaceful.

However, Xuantian Dao Sect has no respect for the law. Although most sects are like this, Xuantian Dao Sect has almost thrown away some basic respect, which is not a good thing.

Now that I think about it, Xuantian Dao Sect’s tyranny over the years has long caused dissatisfaction among the royal family. It is no wonder that the Daxia royal family chose another partner.

They even treated people with malice. Now that Daxia has gradually reached its current precarious situation, they may have been instrumental in this.

……

At noon, the sun came out brightly, a rare day today. It felt warm on people's bodies. It would be so comfortable to move a chair and bask in the sun.

However, the snow that had accumulated for many days was still not so easy to melt. Li Mingxing was in the city and saw that it was relatively stable.

After all, they arrived at the core Kyushu area. The situation here was much better than what Li Ming had seen along the way.

There are countless bodies buried in the snow outside, either from natural disasters or man-made disasters...

It created a lot of refugees, but it was not like Yunzhou, where there was a Xue Long who became a big shot and caused greater damage. It was just a group of refugees. With Li Ming's ability, it was naturally nothing. He just felt a little emotional when he saw it.

Since ancient times, when troubled times come, natural disasters and man-made disasters will inevitably occur.

There are even rumors in the market now that the royal family of Daxia has lost the favor of heaven, which is why natural disasters continue to occur.

The situation here is much better. Although the people are not rich, they should be able to live a decent life as singles. They all seem to have some spirit in their eyes.

"Porridge is being distributed!"

"Porridge is being distributed!"

There was a commotion and a voice came from a distance. The people nearby were fine, but the beggars and homeless people immediately lit up their eyes.

"Master Xuanji is giving out porridge!"

"Master Xuanji is here to treat us!"

A few beggars shouted loudly, and immediately many people gathered around.

Li Ming also looked over and saw a large porridge stall next to the wall, where several people who looked like Taoist priests were busy.

Some were there to maintain order, some were there to give out porridge to people, and in the most conspicuous place was a Taoist holding a staff. The Taoist looked to be in his thirties, with a beard, wearing a Taoist robe with a water and fire pattern, and a compassionate look on his face.

"Don't be impatient, come one by one, we have them all, we have them all!"

(End of this chapter)