Chapter 152: The remnants of the previous dynasty in the Imperial Capital, the plotting of Western forces

The Prince of Zhennan is not afraid, it is just that if he and the garrison in the central part of the Tian Ce Dynasty fight, the Third Prince's side will attack the Imperial Capital without any pressure.

This is not giving the throne to Li Yu for nothing.

And the Prince of Zhennan also understands Li Yu very well; as long as Li Yu ascends the throne, he will immediately give some benefits to the Snow Eagle Royal Court, then the north can stop fighting.

After all, the Snow Eagle Royal Court still wants to fight; the northern garrison just needs to defend the city; the troops needed for active offense and defense are different.

The sect forces of the Second Prince Li Xian have already been disintegrated by Li Chen; the Third Prince Li Yu seizing the throne, the next target is definitely the Prince of Zhennan.

In the Prince of Zhennan's view, the Third Prince is very good at fighting; his own army, added to the garrison in the central part of the Tian Ce Dynasty, then the Prince of Zhennan's disadvantage is very great.

The reason why the Prince of Zhennan is paying tribute this time is because he heard that Li Yu will not send anyone.

The Prince of Zhennan guessed according to Li Chen's habits; he felt that Li Yu didn't give him face, so it is estimated that the next one to be beaten is the Third Prince Li Yu, and he will come to pick up the cheap when the time comes.

Back then he helped the late emperor win the world, feeling that this world should also have a share of his; even if he does occupy a share now, he still feels it is not enough.

The Prince of Zhennan also heard that Li Chen is a Sage Realm powerhouse, and not an ordinary Sage Realm powerhouse, but he still didn't take it to heart.

The Holy Master of the Witchcraft Holy Land indicated that Li Chen can only deal with ordinary Sage Realm powerhouses and is not worth worrying about.

This is also the Prince of Zhennan's confidence.

People who haven't been beaten by Li Chen naturally will think so.

Normally, before fighting, no famous Sage Realm powerhouse will feel that they are weaker than others.

Because in the world they already know, they are the invincible and undefeated existence.

In the Prince of Zhennan's mansion, the Prince of Zhennan really just passed by and drank a cup of tea before leaving the mansion, not even eating a meal, and hurried back to the military camp.

The Prince of Zhennan's wife had to eat this meal herself.

Preparing tribute and sending people over, this is not difficult; she had arranged it before and had a set of specialized processes.

Bored, the Prince of Zhennan's wife thought, why not go to the Imperial Capital herself, go back to see her previous residence, see if the Ji family is developing, and by the way, ask about Xu Zifeng's news.

In the eyes of the Prince of Zhennan's wife, there is only this son, Xu Zifeng; this is her only thought.

I heard that Xu Zifeng has already gone to the northern front, but the north is very far from here, and the news the Prince of Zhennan's wife can get is very little.

Her sister Ji Lianyu must have a lot of news.

Thinking of this, the Prince of Zhennan's wife is planning the itinerary for going to the Imperial Capital.

Anyway, she feels that even if she disappears, the Prince of Zhennan wouldn't care.

In the Imperial Capital, the national celebration is getting closer and closer, and there are more and more outsiders in the Imperial Capital.

Lin Yue has to patrol every day, working overtime from morning to night.

Although she will be the City Monitor of Shanghe City in a while, she is now a catcher in the Imperial Capital's government office, and she must do her own job well.

Striving to let the next catcher take over the work better.

Actually, Lin Yue has also considered a lot, letting the next catcher handle things seriously, and not failing the imperial grace.

But after thinking about it, she felt it was better to forget it; the next catcher doesn't have the emperor's waist token, and offending too many people is not good either.

The powerful nobles of the Imperial Capital just can't afford to offend the emperor, but it doesn't mean they will let others go.

Just say the words that the old catcher said to her when she took office.

When serving, just maintain the public security of the Imperial Capital.

As for Pang Jin's plotting, Lin Yue doesn't know yet.

Pang Jin does things thoroughly and won't easily let the wind leak.

Even if he trusts Lin Yue, it doesn't mean there are no eyes and ears of those people in the government office.

This time, the people Pang Jin sent are all those he knows well.

When the time comes, let the Imperial Guards led by Li Sixing cooperate, and it can be foolproof.

What Pang Jin feels most sorry about is that Seeing Xiao Ming, the kid who works well, left the Imperial Capital; otherwise, he might have discovered something.

Others may not be clear about Seeing Xiao Ming, but Pang Jin, as Seeing Xiao Ming's superior, has a certain understanding of his heaven-defying luck.

But then again, the clues provided by Seeing Xiao Ming are enough; the traces left in the battle area of Fan Kuai are enough to prove who did it.

Those in the Imperial Capital who have the ability to make a move on Fan Kuai and have a relationship with the remnants of the previous dynasty are none other than the Wang family of the world's meritorious service.

The Wang family's ancestors followed the Li family to found the country; they are also a great clan of the previous dynasty, with a prominent status in the Tian Ce Dynasty, and are also a behemoth in the Imperial Capital.

According to Pang Jin's investigation, on the day the Li family entered the Imperial Capital, the Wang family once sheltered remnants of the previous dynasty.

But that was only intelligence; Pang Jin definitely didn't know if it was true; after all, the era was long ago, and there was no evidence.

The Wang family's industries are all over the Imperial Capital, and there are quite a few people from the Wang family in the court.

The reason for locking onto the Wang family is because in the area where Fan Kuai fought, apart from the battle residues of the remnants of the previous dynasty, there were also traces that appeared after the "Confusion Holy Secret" was unfolded.

The "Confusion Holy Secret" is the forbidden secret technique passed down by the Wang family's ancestors, capable of interfering with the opponent's attacks, interfering with the opponent's thoughts, and even capable of making the opponent's meridians go in reverse.

Once this move is opened, a large area around it will be shrouded.

Then within this area, the Wang family's disciples can almost stand in an invincible position.

This invincibility is only established at the same level, or a lower level.

High-level cultivators don't care about this; a shock of aura is enough for you to suffer.

According to Pang Jin's judgment, being able to pose a threat to powerhouses of Fan Kuai's level, then only the two Heavenly Abyss Realm late-stage powerhouses of the Wang family.

They are the Wang family head, Wang Tengfeng, and the Shanyin City Lord, Wang Tengyue.

According to the investigation, the Shanyin City Lord Wang Tengyue has never left Shanghe City, so the one who made the move is mostly Wang Tengfeng.

Wang Tengfeng entered the Heavenly Abyss Realm late-stage cultivation very early; he showed top-tier talent since he was small, and was also famous for a time, hailed as the disciple of the Wang family most likely to break through to the Sage Realm in a thousand years.

Since Wang Tengfeng became the family head, the whole person has become much lower-key, and there is rarely news about him in the Imperial Capital.

As for whether he has broken through, there is no way to know; he hasn't made a move in public, and there is no record of him making a move.

If he made a move, added to some remnants of the previous dynasty, it is indeed possible to deal with Fan Kuai.

Of course, relying only on some traces, there is indeed no way to judge that it was done by the Wang family head; Pang Jin's layout this time is to find conclusive evidence.

And the most critical thing in this layout is Fan Kuai's knife.

The next day, Pang Jin will say in the court that he found clues and discovered the location where Fan Kuai's knife was lost.

Once this news spreads, Pang Jin only needs to see who comes to the lost location to check, and he will send people to track these guys, thereby digging out the secret of the Crown Prince's death step by step.

It seems that Pang Jin's progress has been moving forward steadily, but the fastest progress in the Crown Prince's case is none other than Seeing Xiao Ming.

He went out this time just to investigate who was in the living coffin, but the Son of Fortune is strong; inexplicably, he investigated some things again.

These, perhaps when he returns to the Imperial Capital, Pang Jin will have a further understanding of the case, and perhaps he will also be able to find out what the Crown Prince was doing.

Pang Jin has his own work and layout, and Li Sixing naturally has his.

As a powerhouse of the Li Imperial Clan, and also a blood relative of the Imperial Clan placed on the surface, the duty of the Imperial Guards is also his duty.

During this period, quite a few traces of people have been found in the Imperial Clan forbidden area.

According to the judgment of the powerhouses in the forbidden area, these people should have come to "step on the spot" in advance, and then wait for the opportunity to sneak into the Imperial Clan forbidden area to do some unknown things.

Li Sixing judged that these people entering the Imperial Clan forbidden area are nothing more than three things.

First, steal the secrets of the Li family.

There are many unknown things about the Li family hidden in the Imperial Clan forbidden area; some memorials are only qualified to be opened by past emperors.

Second, steal the supreme treasure of the Li family, the Imperial Weapon.

This is one of the keys to the Li family being able to sit firmly as the Imperial Clan; with a Sage Realm powerhouse at the bottom, they still have the strength to fight when encountering any trouble.

The Imperial Weapon is the Li family's trump card; after all, no one can guarantee that the Li family can produce a powerhouse like Li Chen again.

And the Imperial Weapon is also very special; it is the ancestor who became the Imperial Weapon who absorbed an ancient object, only then being able to retain his strength and become an existence similar to flesh and blood not decaying.

If the Imperial Weapon is lost, then the Li family line will be severely injured.

Third, hijack the people imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison.

Those who can enter the Heavenly Prison are all special existences; Biyou Tianzun is this kind.

Don't look at these people in the dark Heavenly Prison; their background is very large, and they also carry many secrets on their bodies.

The late emperor caught quite a few; perhaps their descendants and clansmen want to save them and leave.

In Li Sixing's view, these three are actually possible.

But the problem is, once Li Chen leaves the Imperial Palace and comes to the forbidden area.

Those guys seem to know, and they don't dare to appear at all.

Li Chen stays in the Imperial Palace, and those guys start to show their heads.

It seems these guys also know Li Chen's strength and don't dare to step into the forbidden area in front of him.

So Li Sixing was thinking, should he let Li Chen disguise as an Imperial Guard, go out with him, and then stay in the forbidden area waiting for the arrival of these people?

He told Li Chen this idea.

After Li Chen thought for a moment, he replied: "Your conjecture is that eunuchs and palace maids might have already been bought, or there are eyes and ears near the Imperial Palace; as long as I leave, then the people in the dark won't dare to have other moves?"

Li Sixing nodded and replied: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Li Chen continued: "Is there a possibility that there are also those who have been bought in the Imperial Guards? Even if I disguise as an Imperial Guard and go out, the Imperial Guards guarding the forbidden area discover clues and will also report to them?"

Hearing this, Li Sixing knelt down directly and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please forgive me; your humble servant will definitely investigate strictly when I go back!"

He is not stupid; he just didn't think of this point.

Many Imperial Guards are people of the Imperial Clan, or soldiers from the front line who know the roots and the bottom. These occupy the majority, and are also the proof of the strength of the Imperial Guards.

But it does not exclude that some people enter through the selection of the Battle Academy and the recommendation of the great Imperial Clan.

The review of the Imperial Guards is very strict; there is definitely no problem when they come in, but it doesn't mean there won't be problems after they come in.

Even Li Sixing cannot guarantee that there are no people who have been bought in the Imperial Guards.

Li Chen said this, and he could understand why he could never find out, and these people seemed very familiar with the locations where the Imperial Clan powerhouses appeared in the forbidden area, and would not violate some taboos.

Of course, ordinary Imperial Guards only know these.

Deep in the forbidden area, that is the Imperial Clan powerhouses; the Imperial Guards only guard the periphery.

These Imperial Clan powerhouses have no benefit in betraying the Imperial Clan; they are core members of the Imperial Clan; who would harm themselves for no reason?

And at their level, there is nothing that can be bought.

That is why the situation of Imperial Clan powerhouses discovering outsiders appeared.

"You indeed need to investigate strictly, but this is not your problem; you rise."

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Li Chen is also not the kind of person who doesn't reason, and also knows the greed of human nature.

Let alone Li Sixing's Imperial Guards, even the Ministry of Justice managed by Pang Jin, and the eunuchs managed by Eunuch Cui, cannot guarantee that there are no internal ghosts inside.

Those forces lurking in the Imperial Capital have been planning for decades, or even hundreds of years.

This does not mean that Li Chen will indulge.

In his view, what should be investigated should be investigated, what should be handled should be handled, and what should be killed should be killed.

Whoever dares to jump in front of Li Chen is looking for death.

"Your humble servant understands; your humble servant will go to investigate now!"

Saying this, Li Sixing prepared to leave, but Li Chen called him to stop.

"Don't be anxious; don't alert the enemy first; I will go to the forbidden area to see tonight."

Li Sixing understood this sentence of Li Chen's; His Majesty has a way to leave the Imperial Palace quietly.

But he still said worriedly: "But Your Majesty, there are many restrictions in the forbidden area; if triggered, there will be danger."

As the Commander of the Imperial Guards, and also a powerhouse of the Imperial Clan, he naturally knows this point.

According to Li Chen's statement, he leaves the Imperial Palace quietly, and will definitely come to the forbidden area quietly.

If the emperor encounters trouble in the forbidden area, then he cannot shirk the responsibility.

Li Chen laughed: "The restrictions are very dangerous, but that is only for ordinary people."

Hearing this, Li Sixing widened his eyes.

He seemed to feel that this emperor was showing off, but he didn't find any evidence.

Actually, many people feel that Li Chen is showing off, but he is just telling the truth.

But precisely because others cannot reach his level, the words he says will make people unable to understand, only then having a feeling that he is showing off.

This is Li Chen's excellence.

On the other side, in a mysterious courtyard in the Imperial Capital.

Whenever it is night, there are always some people who cannot sit still.

"Tonight?" Amir yawned; it was very obvious that he had just woken up.

"Everything is normal at the Imperial Palace; the emperor of the Tian Ce Dynasty didn't come out; continue today, and our time is not much." Kasim's face was somewhat heavy.

They are people from the Sassanid Dynasty in the west, staying in the Imperial Capital under the excuse of doing business.

There are also many forces in the Sassanid Dynasty, among which the core is naturally the Sassanid family, which is the ruler of the Sassanid Dynasty, that is, the Imperial Clan like the Li family.

Amir and Kasim belong to the Nasser family, which is also a great clan in the Sassanid Dynasty, having a certain status in the Sassanid Dynasty.

Originally, their purpose in coming to the Imperial Capital was just to mix into the elite of the Tian Ce Dynasty normally, buy off some manpower, ask about the intelligence of the Tian Ce Dynasty, and pass the intelligence to their own family.

This kind is the "spy" activity between countries.

The Tian Ce Dynasty will also arrange spies in other countries to ask about trends at any time and understand whether these countries have hostility toward the Tian Ce Dynasty.

Those who can engage in spy activities must be able to hide their identity; usually, they look like there are no suspicious signs.

Amir and Kasim are such people; they also have quite a few subordinates in the Imperial Capital.

They are much more professional than Xu Zifeng; the Ministry of Justice investigated Xu Zifeng clearly.

Originally, their task was just to inquire about the situation, but some time ago, the family sent a task.

The general meaning is that the Sassanid Dynasty should take military action against the Tian Ce Dynasty.

Once they start fighting, the two countries are hostile countries.

In order to obtain greater benefits, the family let them find a way to go to the Li Imperial Clan forbidden area and steal the Imperial Weapon.

Anyway, when they start fighting, they will definitely become mortal enemies with the Li Imperial Clan of the Tian Ce Dynasty.

It is better to take advantage of not having withdrawn yet and shake the foundation of the Li family first.

If the Li family has no Imperial Weapon, then it will lose a great help.

They also considered killing Li Chen, but Li Chen has no flaws at all.

Besides, if they refine the Li family's Imperial Weapon, then the strength of the Nasser family will increase dramatically, and their status in the Sassanid Dynasty will also improve.

No matter how you think about it, this is a very cost-effective thing.

Amir and Kasim have been studying how to enter the Imperial Clan forbidden area for the past few days.

In this room, there are a lot of drawings.

On the drawings, not only is there a map of the Imperial Clan forbidden area, but there are also some mechanisms and formations they marked.

They want to study the distribution of the Imperial Clan forbidden area thoroughly step by step, and then bypass the guards to enter.

But that is the restriction that has guarded the Li Imperial Clan for so many years; how can it be cracked so easily?

Amir and Kasim are not Sage Realm powerhouses, so they can only study slowly.

Last night, Amir discovered a "flaw," but he was afraid it was deliberately left by the Imperial Clan powerhouses, with the purpose of inducing him to enter, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

This is the game between them and the Imperial Clan powerhouses.

Kasim is a formation genius; he is studying how to crack the mechanisms and restrictions in the forbidden area.

Most importantly, their family's secret technique can make them come without a shadow and go without a trace, only then allowing them to go to the forbidden area repeatedly without being discovered.

He saw Kasim draw many symbols and lines on the drawings, and said to Amir: "You walk along this route tonight and try; that one yesterday was definitely a trap."

According to his understanding of the Imperial Clan restrictions, this kind of restriction belongs to the tradition of the Tian Ce Dynasty, that is, there are small restrictions in big restrictions, interlocking.

Then there are powerhouses and treasures in corresponding positions, which can resist all enemies.

If you accidentally step into it, even a Sage Realm powerhouse will be trapped.

Wait for the Imperial Guard brigade to come over, take turns using the Harmonic Meridian Formation, and you can force a Sage Realm powerhouse to death.

Amir's strength is very strong, at the Heavenly Abyss Realm late-stage; the exploration work is basically done by him.

After getting the instructions, Amir set off to the Imperial Clan forbidden area.

Kasim continued to study how to crack the mechanisms and restrictions of the Imperial Clan forbidden area.

After about 3 hours, a strange sound appeared outside the wall.

This is the signal of a companion; Kasim will unlock the restrictions in the courtyard, and the companion outside can come in.

At this time, the sound of rhythmic knocking appeared at the door; this is also a kind of secret code, indicating that he was not followed.

They are spies, so they are very careful.

There are not only him and Amir in this courtyard, but also dozens of companions, and there are many secret sentries around.

As long as Amir is followed, they will make corresponding countermeasures; even if they sacrifice one, they cannot let everyone be caught.

"Come in." Kasim was waiting for the intelligence tonight.

The main gate was soon pushed open, and a familiar voice came in; it was none other than Amir.

He also followed Kasim's route this time without danger, and then brought back the collected intelligence to continue analyzing.

The Imperial Clan forbidden area cannot be cracked in a day or two.

At this moment, Kasim is analyzing seriously on the drawings and has made marks.

"I think we can pass by near this bell; people can hide in the bell; it is dangerous but also has a certain opportunity."

"That's too dangerous; look here, these pagodas are very mysterious, but some of them are just decorations; I think this is feasible."

"But there are Imperial Clan powerhouses guarding near the pagoda; the flexibility is too strong."

"You don't understand this; it's precisely because there are flaws that there will be guards."

Just when he and Amir were arguing fiercely, a strange voice mixed in.

"I think we can pass behind the fifth pagoda, and then go near the seventh pagoda, because according to your analysis, there is a certain area that is a blind spot of vision, which can directly enter the interior of the forbidden area."

"Eh, that's right; this is a way."

Kasim habitually replied, and while thinking, he felt something was not quite right.

Who made this sound? It doesn't seem to be Amir!

Seeming to think of something, he turned his head suddenly and saw a handsome and extraordinary man, who was looking at the drawings together with him.

That focused look really didn't treat himself as an outsider.

Kasim didn't know how long this person had been standing, but the most terrifying thing was that he and Amir had never noticed it!

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