Snow: The Crown Prince of Chu, forced into marriage by the Minister of the Southern Palace with his

Everyone's just pretending until the very last step.

After all, no one wants to really die, but in the current situation, it's impossible not to die.

So all those people fought desperately, and didn't even think about surrendering to the Great Chu.

After all, apart from people like Yuan Benxi who would rather die than surrender, everyone else had something on Li Yang's hands.

For example, parents, wife and children, etc.

Jiang Xuan was walking at the front. He wasn't sure if he was seeing things, but he felt that Chen Yu's attitude towards him had become even more respectful since this incident.

Jiang Xuan chuckled and shook his head, secretly thinking to himself.

As the saying goes, true feelings are hard to retain, but tricks always win people's hearts.

Thinking of this, he shook his head slightly, and the three of them continued their journey toward the Dragon Palace.

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Liyang, Tai'an City.

The old emperor Zhao Dun has passed away. It is unknown whether he died first or whether the news of the Prince of Yan reached the palace.

It is known that the Li Yang royal family kept the death a secret at first, and only after the troop deployment in Tai'an City was completed did they begin to issue an obituary for the emperor's death.

By the time everyone realized what was happening, Zhao Zhuan had already become emperor.

The first thing Zhao Zhuan did after becoming emperor was to reorganize the entire city of Tai'an and its various military preparations.

Anyone with eyes can see that the new emperor, Zhao Zhuan, has something on his mind.

However, to everyone's surprise, no one responded to the Li Yang Dynasty's big move.

Neither the Northern Barbarians, nor the Northern Liang, nor even the nearby Great Chu made the slightest move.

They remained motionless, as if they hadn't seen Li Yang's actions or if it was pre-arranged.

The Li Yang royal family was completely bewildered; they had no idea what was going on.

In an attempt to mobilize Zhao Gou, they discovered that all of Zhao Gou's core personnel had been taken away by Yuan Benxi, and even Yuan Benxi himself had completely disappeared.

At this time, the Liyang Dynasty could not be said to be blind, but the spread of news was indeed much slower than that of other dynasties.

By the time they learned about the Southern Frontier Road and the destruction of Yuan Benxi and Zhao Gou, almost a week had passed.

At that time, the marriage procession of the Liyang Dynasty had already arrived in Xiangfan City.

In short, the Liyang Dynasty suffered a great loss in this incident, and Zhao Zhuan was indeed somewhat displeased.

After all, his father was dead, his sister had been sent away, the land had been lost, and the minister had also died.

Although he never liked Yuan Benxi, it didn't matter whether he killed him himself or someone else did.

It is the same?

Chapter 158 Zhao Zhuan's Hesitation, the Empress's Joy

But what should I do in this situation?

What can I do?

At this moment, Zhao Zhuan couldn't help but tug at his hair, and his expression became dejected.

After all, he had finally become emperor after his father's death.

But ever since that day, it seems like nothing is going right for him.

At this moment, he glanced at Zhang Julu and couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

He originally looked down on Zhang Julu, after all, his power in the court was too great, and the way of the emperor was the way of balancing power.

However, in the current imperial court, apart from Zhang Julu, there are no others who can compare with him.

After all, since Jiang Xuan appeared, no one from the Xu family of Beiliang has come to Tai'an City, and they have completely lost contact with him.

As for the other princes, Zhao Zhuan doesn't know them yet, but the Li Yang Dynasty is indeed beset by internal and external troubles.

Zhao Zhuan also understood that to repel external threats, one must first secure internal stability.

But that's only if you can keep things peaceful inside; otherwise, there's only one outcome: being eaten by someone else.

But do those people not understand? No, they understand it all too well.

Knowing that it's better to make this chaotic world even more chaotic than to continue being a dog.

The final outcome is a chaotic free-for-all!

Everyone has a chance to win; it all depends on fate.

Zhao Zhuan didn't like this feeling of being unable to control things.

He had this feeling before he became emperor, and he had it for a long time.

But unexpectedly, even though he had become the sole emperor of the Li Yang Dynasty, above all others, he still couldn't solve the problem.

Zhao Zhuan glanced at Zhang Julu, then didn't think much of it.

After all, he still needs Zhang Julu, and he still needs the other party to continue to repair the loopholes in the Liyang Dynasty.

He thought for a moment, then looked to the side.

His teacher was standing there, but although he was highly literate, he was not suited for a career in government.

However, he had to rely heavily on Zhang Julu. If he wanted to preserve this crumbling dynasty, he needed to put forward someone to stand against Zhang Julu.

Zhang Julu was also very clever; he immediately began to divide his own power, handing over a large portion to the other party.

However, Zhao Zhuan knew in his heart that the Master was his man, so the people Zhang Julu sent out were also his men.

Most importantly, Zhang Julu was indeed clever.

Therefore, they lowered themselves by one level and took the initiative to show weakness.

Zhao Zhuan knew in his heart that this was Zhang Julu's gift to him upon meeting him.

But he also understood that he had to take over.

Otherwise, this dynasty would really fall apart.

However, there is another problem: Zhang Julu has released his power, which has the downside that the things he did in the past have now become complicated and lengthy.

This was somewhat troublesome for him, a mender from the Liyang Dynasty.

But Zhang Julu didn't say anything, after all, only by staying alive could they continue.

Instead of being stubborn.

That way, you wouldn't have to worry about leaving Yang, since your head would already be gone.

Zhao Zhuan rubbed his temples, but just then, Zhang Julu's voice suddenly came.

"Your Majesty, let us seek cooperation!"

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Northern Mang, Imperial Tent.

Empress Murong gently rubbed her forehead, a look of fatigue unconsciously appearing on her face.

Recently, because of Jiang Xuan's problem, many guys in Liyang and Beimang think they're capable again.

After all, the entire martial arts world, or rather the entire world, is in chaos right now.

The one stirring up trouble was that young man, whom many people considered to be still wet behind the ears.

This was naturally an opportunity for the Northern Barbarians, and she couldn't possibly let it go.

However, things are not as simple as they seem. Just because she sends someone over doesn't mean the other party will obediently listen without resistance.

In this world, there are too many people who stand firm for the sake of so-called integrity.

Especially some scholars, who may seem weak and helpless, can be so ruthless that they can even starve themselves.

After enduring nineteen days of hardship, they were finally rescued and then sent to become one of the dead.

Some people are truly upright and unyielding, while others are simply after their own fame.

At first, some people simply didn't understand why someone would die for fame.

That thing can't be seen or touched, so what is it?

But who knows about this?

Just as Empress Murong was lost in thought, someone suddenly rushed in from outside in a panic.

"His Majesty!"

Upon hearing this voice, Empress Murong first frowned slightly, then a look of confusion appeared on her face.

Generally speaking, at this time, unless it is something important, no one will come to disturb you.

Thinking of this, she could only straighten her clothes and speak at the same time.

"come in."

The moment the sound was heard, footsteps quickly followed.

From the sound of those footsteps, Empress Murong could tell that the person was very happy.

As for what made her happy, she didn't know.

At this moment, Empress Murong glanced at Li Mibi, who had run in, and couldn't help but tease him.

"You seem so happy, could it be that Emperor Liyang has died at this time?"

After Empress Murong finished speaking, she saw Li Mibi pause in his steps, then look at her with a smile on his face.

At this moment, Empress Murong was taken aback, and her face instantly showed confusion and surprise.

"No, he's... really dead?"

Li Mibi nodded vigorously, then quickly handed the secret letter to Empress Murong.