In a chaotic and famine-stricken era, I picked up an empress to be my wife.

"Li Huaiyi, remember this: you deserve what you've done!"

As Shen An spoke, he delivered a fatal blow to his enemy's throat with a single sword strike!

After defeating Li Huaiyi, Shen An looked up to the sky and roared!

He was venting his pent-up emotions.

Liu Wenyuan and Shen Xiaoqi did the same, letting out loud cries to express their suppressed emotions.

After everyone had vented their anger, Shen An cut off Li Huaiyi's head and led them back to the front line. He showed the soldiers who followed Li Huaiyi that Li Huaiyi's head was human and told them all!

Stop the pointless fighting. Li Huaiyi is dead. All those who surrender can be considered Shen An's subordinates!

At first, the soldiers didn't believe it, but Li Huaiyi didn't show up for a long time. Some of the deputy generals went into the camp to search for him, but found that there was no trace of Li Huaiyi at all.

They realized that the head Shen An had in his possession really belonged to Li Huaiyi!

They were already afraid of Shen An's army, so under these circumstances, why would they need to resist?

They all surrendered!

In this way, Shen An successfully occupied Yangnan Prefecture and brought Li Huaiyi's remaining 60,000 soldiers under his control.

Now he commands over 100,000 mercenaries, and Shen An's strength has been enhanced like never before!

Shen An's actions have shocked the court and the public!

The imposter emperor immediately summoned the court officials to inquire how to deal with the matter.

Princess Gaoping remains extremely radical!

"Your Majesty," Princess Gaoping advised, "Shen An has already seized control of four prefectures—Yangnan, Julu, and Nanling—in a short period! He has shown signs of annexation. If we do not nip this in the bud, he will become a major threat to our Great Liang!" She continued, "Therefore, I suggest Your Majesty immediately issue a decree of conquest, ordering all the military governors and vassal kings throughout the land to attack him!"

Her suggestion was agreed upon by the vast majority of ministers.

Never before had any warlord been able to annex so many prefectures in such a short period of time, making the imperial court feel deeply threatened and eliminating him would be the best course of action.

Although the imposter emperor was an imposter, he knew that warlords and princes were unreliable. He looked up and said, "Aunt, I'm afraid this won't work. We may not be able to command those warlords and princes."

"That's because there's no benefit to be gained. If we could just take down Shen'an, Shen'an's territory would be theirs, and the court would even give them the title of Grand Marshal of the Army and Cavalry, wouldn't that be great?" Princess Gaoping asked.

The imposter emperor still felt it was inappropriate: "Aunt, I'm afraid this still won't work. The unspoken rule in this world is that whoever conquers it owns it. As for the Grand Marshal of the Army, it's just an empty title! There's no point in bestowing it upon him! I think we should just use the previous method!"

The most important element of Shen An's power isn't the soldiers, but Shen An himself!

At this point, the imposter emperor's meaning was quite clear: he still wanted to assassinate Shen An.

After dismissing the other ministers, Gao Ping stepped forward and reported, "Your Majesty, the assassination attempt on Shen An is extremely difficult. We have sent assassins multiple times before, and all have failed!"

"Aunt, even so, assassination still has a higher success rate. Other princes and warlords will not help us at all. If the court uses troops, there is no guarantee that other warlords and princes will not take the opportunity to cause trouble! Therefore, we should absolutely not send troops if we can avoid it, and we should assassinate if we can!" said the imposter emperor.

Princess Gaoping's face darkened. "Your Majesty, I still think we should try to get others to respond first. If no one responds, we'll have to resort to force! We must nip Shen An in the bud! If we continue the assassination attempt, it will drag on and give him room to grow!"

"Let's continue the assassinations! I believe that anyone or anything in this world can make a mistake!" The imposter emperor did not change her mind!

"Alright, I just hope that if things continue like this, Your Majesty won't regret it!" Princess Gaoping said, then turned and left.

After she left, the imposter emperor's face darkened.

The next moment, a dark figure emerged from behind the screen.

If the ministers of the court were here, they would recognize him at a glance—it is Luo Tian!

As soon as he arrived, the imposter emperor immediately stepped forward to pay his respects: "Greetings, Elder Luo!"

"You're not bad. Even after becoming emperor, you haven't forgotten your status and haven't forgotten the proper etiquette!" Luo Tian said.

"Elder Luo, you jest. You are the head of the Divine Dragon Society's elders. Even if I were an emperor, I would still have to distinguish between superiors and inferiors before you!" The imposter emperor said respectfully, "Do you have other ways to deal with Shen An this time?"

"Indeed, there is. I tried to win over Shen An before, but failed!" Luo Tian shook his head and said, "This man is impervious to reason! However, he must be killed!"

"Killing him right now is very difficult."

"It's indeed difficult for you to kill him, but it's much easier for me to kill him!" Luo Tian chuckled.

"What is Elder Luo's plan?"

"You killed Shen Annan because you sent people directly to kill him, which is practically pointless! No matter how many you sent, they would only be killed! But I have people here who can kill him!"

"I wonder which top assassin it is?"

"My daughter, Luo Li!" Luo Tian said.

The imposter emperor's face lit up with joy: "I've heard that Miss Luo Li is close to Shen An. If she's willing, she should be able to succeed."

But will she actually do it?

"She certainly wouldn't agree, but..." Luo Tian smiled sinisterly and took out a bottle of medicine: "This medicine is colorless and odorless. Women won't have any problems taking it, but if men take it, they will fall into a situation where they will explode and die if they don't find a woman to release their pent-up desires! Luo Li told me personally that Shen An is impotent, and that he is impotent no matter what medicine he takes!"

"If he takes this medicine and can't release his pent-up desires, then he's doomed!" Luo Tian calculated. "And Luo Li has always liked Shen An, but she's troubled by his inability to have sex. But if she tells him that this medicine can restore Shen An's virility, Luo Li will definitely do it!"

"Haha, this method is brilliant! Elder Luo, you truly live up to your reputation!" After laughing heartily, the imposter emperor said with concern, "Elder Luo, Luo Li is your own daughter. Isn't doing this a bit...?"

"There's nothing wrong with that. Luo Li isn't my biological daughter. She was just one of the many abandoned babies I found back then. I originally wanted to use her as a shield so that others would think she was my weakness and use her as a weakness to deal with me."

But I didn't expect Luo Li to be so capable. Not only did she not make people see her as my weakness, but she was also able to do a lot of things for me.

However, even so, we will still use him if necessary. Since we cannot win Shen An over, we must kill him and nip him in the bud! Even if Luo Li is killed by Shen An's men afterward, we will not hesitate! Luo Tian's face showed a ruthless expression.

"Then, when should Miss Luo Li go?"

"She's currently in Qingyang City. I'll send a trusted aide to deliver this to her as soon as I return!"

"yes!"

"Also, my identity is currently known only to you in the entire imperial court. You must keep it a secret and never let other members of the Divine Dragon Society know!" Luo Tian commanded.

"Don't worry, I will absolutely not reveal your identity in the slightest!"

"Alright, then continue being your good emperor!"

After Luo Tian finished speaking, he went back behind the screen.

He knocked on the screen, and a hidden door appeared. He went inside and disappeared.

Three days later!

Luo Tian's subordinates handed the item to Luo Li.

When Luo Li learned of this, she had no idea that it was poison, but she was still cautious. She found an old man, gave him the poison, and then sent him to a brothel.

That night, things went completely crazy.

Seeing how effective the medicine was.

Luo Li was happy; she felt that her father had not lied to her.

"Miss, you'd better not give this to Shen An directly; he definitely won't agree," the person sent by Luo Tian advised. "You should also know that Shen An is a very proud man."

"If I don't give it to him directly, what should I do?"

"Couldn't you just secretly put it in his food container? It's practically indistinguishable from water when poured out, and it doesn't have any strange smell. Given your relationship with Shen An, doing this couldn't be easier!"

"What you said seems to make some sense, so I'll give it a try!"

"At that time, Lord Shen An will definitely be grateful to you!"

"Hehe, who knows? After he regains his manhood, he might be grateful to me and propose to me on the spot!" Luo Li's eyes were full of infatuation, and her mind was already filled with thoughts of her future with Shen An, living happily ever after.

This prompted her to immediately ride her horse to Yangnan Prefecture.

One day later.

He arrived at the former residence of the military governor of Yangnan Prefecture.

Since Shen An occupied this area recently, he has been carrying out land reform in Yangnan Prefecture.

Compared to other prefectures, the situation in Yangnan Prefecture is slightly different. The local gentry and clans are very powerful, and it will take some time to subdue them all.

In addition, Shen An discovered that Yangnan Prefecture was also a treasure land.

Numerous volcanic relics have been discovered here. Although they have long since ceased erupting, countless sulfur mines remain from that era.

If it can be developed on a large scale, he can produce explosives on a massive scale.

And once the quantity of these explosives increases...

He will be invincible. No matter what warlords or princes, he can easily sweep them aside and completely change the situation of the Great Liang Dynasty's division!

"My lord, Miss Luo Li requests an audience!" Liu Wenyuan reported.

Shen An glanced at Dugu Meng beside him: "Does Luo Li recognize you?"

"She should know me, so I'd better not meet with her for now." Dugu Meng took the initiative to leave.

"Liu Wenyuan, let Luo Li in!"

After Luo Li entered, she gave Shen An face and didn't immediately call him her "good sister." Only after Liu Wenyuan and the others had left did Luo Li say with a grin, "Good sister, long time no see! Did you miss me?"

"You didn't come to see me just to ask if I missed you, did you? Did your father send you?" Shen An asked.

"Hmph?! Look at you, can't I come to see you without my father's orders?" Luo Li rolled her eyes. "Before, it was indeed often because of business and my father's orders, but this time, I just missed you, that's why I traveled all this way to see you. I just wanted to talk to you, look at the stars, and look at the moon!"