Chapter 203: Avenging the aunt, it is duty-bound

Late at night, the palace of Sacred Shancheng was also brightly lit.

Wherever Li Chen went, the people around knelt down in a row.

As Li Chen's aunt, the moment Li Li Xueying saw Li Chen, she also performed a standard kneeling salute, saying in her mouth: "Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live."

Then her daughter Tuoba Yan also knelt on the ground with her mother.

Li Li Xueying, as a member of the royal family, knew the rules of the royal family.

On such a formal occasion, even if she was Li Chen's aunt, she had to maintain absolute respect for the Emperor.

"Everyone, rise." Li Chen raised his hand.

At this moment, he was sitting on the throne of the Khan of the Snow Eagle Wang Ting in the palace hall.

Apart from the soldiers of the Northern Army, there were also some surrendering officials in front of the hall.

The leader of the surrendering officials was definitely Huyan Lan; this guy had already surrendered to Li Chen before the fight, and he had a certain status in the north.

When the Northern Army fought all the way here, he had also provided help and given intelligence.

Huyan Lan belonged to the surrendering officials who could be considered to have relatively high credit.

He even persuaded quite a few tribe leaders to surrender, working hard for Li Chen in a proper way.

No matter what his original plan was, but now he hadn't shown half a point of disloyalty, so he could be treated as a loyal official.

Sacred Shancheng was a city with a population of one million, and the Snow Eagle Wang Ting had developed here for many years.

According to the tradition of the north, before the war, many women and children had to enter the Great Snow Mountain.

But most of them were royal nobles, and they couldn't all be transferred, so there were still many ordinary people here.

Then it was necessary for some surrendering royal family members to participate in the management; their prestige in these places was originally very high, which could make the people feel at ease.

The dozens of surrendering officials on the right side of the hall knelt before Li Chen one by one, expressing their loyalty to Li Chen.

There was a small detail here: no matter what the etiquette of the Northern royal family was, no matter what kind of etiquette they saw the Khan perform, in front of Li Chen, it was all a kneeling salute.

If they didn't perform the kneeling salute, they would all be dragged out and beheaded.

Li Chen didn't like nonsense; I've already fought my way here, and I still have to respect your etiquette? What kind of joke is that!

In front of me, you must follow my rules!

Next were naturally some pacification and education work; it was estimated that it wouldn't be long before the Tian Ce Dynasty sent civil officials over.

What Li Chen wanted was to make the people here completely submit, assimilate their thoughts, and let them understand what the way of the monarch and subject was.

These couldn't be completed overnight.

Seeing these surrendering officials now was just to let them feel the vastness of the heavenly might.

Because the person sitting on the throne was the Emperor of the Tian Ce Dynasty who had beaten their invincible and undefeated Khan Tuoba Zhen into a rout.

The aura Li Chen exuded made these surrendering officials feel fear inside.

To put it bluntly, it was just to scare them; after the beating was over, they would retire and go to complete their work.

Next was the matter of city defense and the like; Li Chen left this to Guo Guo Poyun to arrange himself.

Guo Guo Poyun took the order and left the palace.

Li Chen hadn't rested well for the past few days, and he had fought two battles with Tuoba Zhen, which had a certain consumption of his meridians, so he needed to rest and recover.

Speaking of rest, he had to ask his aunt Li Li Xueying for ideas.

She had been in the Northern Wang Ting for so many years, so she naturally knew how to sleep more comfortably.

In the inner palace of the Wang Ting, Li Chen wasn't here for the first time, but this time it was open and aboveboard.

Now Li Chen was sitting in the largest sleeping palace here; apart from Li Li Xueying, there was also a timid person.

The matter of fighting had been finished, and the two hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they started chatting about some idle topics.

Li Li Xueying was very curious about Li Chen and kept asking about his affairs.

"How is your strength so powerful? Didn't the previous Emperor say your talent and effort weren't enough?"

Li Li Xueying didn't know Li Chen's specific strength, but she knew how strong Tuoba Zhen was.

Tuoba Zhen's battle record in the north could only be described as brilliant.

Li Chen being able to defeat Tuoba Zhen twice was enough to show that his strength was very terrifying.

"He thought so, how could I explain?"

"That's true. At that time, your mother was weak, so this performance of yours was very good, unlike the fifth prince who didn't fight the others, but you are also too surprising to your aunt. Tell me, aunt is very curious about your experience; why did you fight the Wang Ting? Was it for aunt?"

Li Li Xueying finally caught a relative she had a good relationship with, so she wanted to talk more with Li Chen.

I don't know why, but the more she looked at Li Chen, the more she liked and appreciated him.

Li Chen wanted to sleep very much now, but couldn't stand Li Li Xueying's soft grinding and hard bubble, so he started telling some of his experiences.

Speaking of why he fought the Wang Ting, Li Li Xueying felt it was for her; this sentence was just said casually.

But Li Chen felt it was true.

Because Li Chen felt at that time that Tuoba Zhen was provoking him; how could an envoy come over without bringing any gifts, and just open his mouth to ask?

At that time, Li Chen was thinking about taking it back with interest; here Li Chen said it was for his aunt, and there was no mistake.

At that time, it was just a verbal threat, which was Li Chen letting Tuoba Zhen send what he wanted, and he wouldn't deal with him.

But next, Li Chen got the news that Tuoba Zhen had already colluded with the third prince Li Yu, and had also communicated with the Prince of Prince Zhennan, having long had the intention of going south. 【203-5

You want to attack and seize my territory, so why should I be polite to you?

This was the fuse for everything.

Li Chen chose the strongest among these three forces to declare war on.

In his view, they would have to be dealt with sooner or later, and he could not tolerate even a grain of sand in his eyes.

The result now proves that he chose correctly; the hidden danger in the north was resolved, and the Third Imperial Prince and the Prince of Prince Zhennan started fighting each other—it was simply killing two birds with one stone.

Hearing that Li Chen could indeed be said to have done it for her, the beautiful lady Li Li Xueying was so moved that she hugged Li Chen in her arms, almost burying him.

It could also be seen that their relationship was indeed quite good; before Li Li Sining came to find Li Chen, it was always Li Li Xueying who hung around Li Chen's sleeping quarters.

"And then? What happened after you ascended the throne? Did the Empress Dowager give you a hard time?"

Perhaps because she hadn't seen her kin for too long, Li Li Xueying appeared very emotional. Li Chen did not dampen her enthusiasm and continued to tell stories while in her arms.

As he spoke, perhaps because of fatigue, or perhaps because this position was particularly good for resting, Li Chen fell into a deep sleep.

Looking at the extraordinary and handsome Li Chen in her arms, Li Li Xueying revealed a loving smile.

Fearing to disturb Li Chen's rest, she waved her hand to let her daughter leave, maintaining this position to wait for Li Chen to wake up.

Li Chen could indeed sleep well now, but there was someone who definitely couldn't sleep, and that was Tuoba Zhen, who had fled Holy Shancheng.

After using the Disintegration Technique this time, his body was even weaker, and the recovery time would be longer; it would take at least 8 hours to achieve the reorganization of his physical body and soul.

Even after resurrection, he would definitely not be able to return to his peak phase in a short time.

Not to mention encountering Li Chen at this time, even if he encountered other Sage Realm experts, he would only be beaten up.

Just after resurrection, Tuoba Zhen tried to gather his remnants—those who had fled from Holy Shancheng—preparing to return to the Great Snow Mountain to develop.

Because in his mind and the minds of past Khans, the Great Snow Mountain was an invincible safe haven, and the May Tian Ce Dynasty's army definitely couldn't fight inside the Great Snow Mountain.

As long as they dared to come, Tuoba Zhen wouldn't even need to make a move; the May Tian Ce Dynasty's army would freeze to death inside.

Only those who grew up in the north and had northern blood could adapt to the harsh environment of the Great Snow Mountain.

Tuoba Zhen perhaps didn't expect that there was already a May Tian Ce Dynasty army inside, and what Li Chen would bring there later might not be the May Tian Ce Dynasty army in the traditional sense.

Past monarchs of the May Tian Ce Dynasty took pride in driving the Royal Court back to the Great Snow Mountain, but Li Chen intends to fight through the Great Snow Mountain, reach even further north, and accomplish what past monarchs could not!

According to the map drawn by Peng Zhao, there are still kingdoms existing further north.

Since he wants to unify the plane, he certainly cannot let go of any ethnic group.

At the same time, the landscape at the bottom level of the Imperial Capital also began to change constantly.

Li Chen had been away from the Imperial Capital for some time, and during this period, many matters were handled by the ministers themselves.

These fellows were all experienced people, and as long as they didn't have treasonous thoughts, there were basically no major problems.

With the investigation by Pang Jin, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, the truth about the Crown Prince's death slowly surfaced.

This time, not only was there conclusive evidence against the Wang family, but even the Prince of Jing'an's estate was implicated.

However, how to handle it specifically would have to wait until Li Chen returned. Pang Jin really couldn't handle someone at the level of the Prince of Jing'an.

Even Li Li Sixing, the Commander of the Imperial Guard, indicated that as long as it wasn't the Prince of Jing'an himself who wanted to rebel, it wouldn't be easy for him to move against the Prince of Jing'an.

The only thing that could be confirmed was that Li Yang, the heir to the Prince of Jing'an, had already run away in advance, while Li Ling, the daughter of the Prince of Jing'an, was fighting in the south and had earned great military merit.

Someone at Li Li Sixing's level could be considered a high-ranking official with heavy power among the royal family, but this matter was of great importance; if not handled well, it would cause problems, so he certainly didn't dare to act on his own.

The Sons of Luck also began to operate in different ways.

Recently, Xiao Ming had been promoted to a main official in the Ministry of Justice and was preparing to start cultivating his own subordinates.

Because there were no women fighting in the middle, the relationship between Xiao Ming, Lin Mo, and Wu Qi was getting better and better.

They were colleagues after all, seeing each other every day, and if they all ended up as court officials in the future, being familiar with each other would allow them to help one another.

The three of them often drank and chatted together, talking about work and cultivation matters.

But by a chance opportunity, Lin Mo, who had obtained the fortune of the previous dynasty's remnants, and Tang Shan, who had obtained the fortune of the Wang family's remnants, came into contact with each other.

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The two of them seemed to be burdened with some kind of dark fate, and as liaisons for both sides, they were plotting some things.

Lin Mo had no choice; he was cultivating the cultivation art of the previous dynasty, and if he wanted to reach the supreme realm in the future, he needed to constantly come into contact and understand it.

It was like fate, pushing him toward this path.

Tang Shan was different; he was purely driven by the fact that the stronger his strength, the greater his ambition. Now that there was a bigger stage, he certainly had to seize the opportunity to reach the supreme realm.

He didn't care about the feelings of others along the way; he only needed to gain benefits from it.

Lin Mo and Tang Shan were only colluding in secret, and what they feared most was Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming's strength was getting stronger and his status higher.

Most importantly, Xiao Ming was from the Ministry of Justice, specializing in investigating this.

If he found out, Lin Mo and Tang Shan would be wanted criminals of the May Tian Ce Dynasty.

And once Lin Mo and Tang Shan found out that Xiao Ming was the main person investigating the Wang family, the forces behind them would certainly make them move against Xiao Ming.

However, the luck of the three of them was equal, and for the time being, no one had been exposed.

Wang Wang Tengyue, the City Lord of Yinshan City, had already been thrown into the Heavenly Prison, and Pang Jin was interrogating him.

One thing that was surprising was that the Lord Dingtian Shangren in the Heavenly Prison actually knew Wang Wang Tengyue.

Back then, Wang Wang Tengyue had visited Lord Dingtian Shangren in order to seek a breakthrough.

It was just unexpected that they would meet in such a way.

After Pang Jin left, Lord Dingtian Shangren asked, "How did you get in?"

Wang Wang Tengyue gritted his teeth and said, "You don't know, True Person Chiyuan of the Chensha Dao Sect and Shangren Shangren Qingxu of the Yuxu Immortal Mansion were actually willing to be the imperial court's lackeys. With them stepping in, I certainly couldn't escape."

Here, Wang Wang Tengyue was truly trying to save face and brag a bit; he was actually captured by the Heavenly Abyss Realm powerhouses of the Chensha Dao Sect and Yuxu Immortal Mansion, but saying the names of True Person Chiyuan and Shangren Shangren Qingxu wasn't too shameful.

"Those two old things really have no backbone. I thought the Zixiao Tiangong had some great ability; if I had known, I would have wiped them out back then!" Lord Dingtian Shangren was also bragging very boldly.

Anyway, bragging wasn't a crime, and no one pointed it out for them.

Someone who could brag even more than them was Wang Wang Tengyue's brother, Wang Wang Tengfeng.

According to Wang Wang Tengfeng, Li Chen only narrowly defeated him.

Only those who knew how strong Li Chen was understood how much he was bragging.

People who could make Li Chen narrowly win were all powerful masters of the era, not ordinary Sage Realm experts.

There was no help for it; in this dark Heavenly Prison, these three fellows could only rely on bragging to pass the days.

Similar to them was Atade in the prison of the neighboring government office.

As a resident guest of the prison, his crimes weren't enough to warrant death, but getting out wasn't easy either.

From entering the prison until now, Atade's cellmates had been replaced batch after batch; some were released after serving their sentences, and some were dragged out to be beheaded.

Only he sat firmly in this place.

What Atade cared about most now was the war situation in the north.

Every time the jailer Zhou Ye passed by, he would ask about it.

Today, as Zhou Ye was patrolling as usual, Atade asked anxiously, "Old brother, is there any news from Holy Shancheng?"

As a government official who had been in the Imperial Capital for so many years, Zhou Ye certainly had his own news channels.

Hearing his old acquaintance Atade ask this, he replied expressionlessly, "Holy Shancheng was captured by the May Tian Ce Dynasty's army, and the Khan Tuoba Zhen was beaten and fled; it is said that he has returned to the Great Snow Mountain. Your brother Altai is also on the way to be escorted to the Imperial Capital; I suppose you two will meet before long."

This sentence made Atade look ashen; he didn't expect the invincible Khan to have lost.

However, Atade still had his bottom line; from beginning to end, he didn't reveal any news about the Royal Court.

It was just that this result was hard for him to accept.

He sat in the prison with a look of despair, as if the sky had collapsed.

However, the sky didn't collapse for him, and it continued to rotate, as did the May Tian Ce Dynasty.

Because Li Chen discovered the ruins of an ancient beast-taming sect while on a mission, the May Tian Ce Dynasty's officials and the Jiuyuan Holy Domain reached a cooperation, starting to send more manpower to conduct a comprehensive investigation and excavation of this ancient beast-taming sect.

Lin Mo, the Son of Luck, as a member of the Ministry of Works, received this task.

When he saw the floating rock, he was also very shocked, thinking that if this thing could be used to build floating warships, how great that would be.

He was very good at using materials, but he lacked blueprint designs.

However, as long as he conveyed this news to Jiang Rong, Jiang Rong would tell him that there were many such blueprint designs in Li Chen's sleeping quarters, and even models.

Lin Mo would understand at that time that Li Chen's greatness needed no further words.

And at this time, Li Chen had just woken up from the gentle embrace.

Yawning, Li Chen said, "Sixteenth Aunt, where were we yesterday? Hey, why is there a tooth mark on your shoulder?"

Li Li Xueying rolled her eyes at him and chided, "It wasn't bitten by you while you were dreaming? But you had this habit when you were a child. Yesterday, you fell asleep while talking about the late Emperor and the Crown Prince."

Li Li Xueying wasn't angry at all; in fact, she was very happy. Apart from her own daughter, she could only feel intimacy when with Li Chen.

She also understood that only by being needed by Li Chen could she survive in the turbulent royal family.

Li Chen is now the absolute core figure of the Li Dynasty.

Royal family members all understand the relationship theory; whoever has a good relationship with the Emperor, regardless of their position, has a very high status.

Just like those powerful ministers, few dared to provoke Li Li Sining.

After hearing Li Chen's "great achievements," Li Li Xueying understood that the handsome little prince she had paid attention to before had grown into a powerful emperor.

Even though she was Li Chen's aunt, she didn't dare to put on any airs and had to find ways to get along with Li Chen and satisfy all of Li Chen's requirements.

Only then could she return to the May Tian Ce Dynasty and restore her former status, or even obtain a higher status.

Besides, being able to take care of Li Chen gave her a great sense of satisfaction.

In this world, no other woman was qualified to take care of Li Chen, and she could undoubtedly be that one.

During lunch, Li Chen continued to talk about the Crown Prince and the late Emperor.

Hearing this, Li Li Xueying also expressed her hatred for the remnants of the previous dynasty and the Wang family.

After Li Chen had almost finished speaking, he began to ask Li Li Xueying how she had spent these years and whether she had been bullied or anything of the sort.

She was an aunt with a good relationship after all; if anyone bullied Li Li Xueying, Li Chen could deal with them properly now.

Speaking of this, Li Li Xueying got excited.

"The women in these northern palaces are all very exclusionary toward Aunt."

According to her, let alone the women of the previous Khan, even Tuoba Zhen's women looked down on her and spoke coldly to her.

Li Li Xueying begged Li Chen to deal with these women properly and let them know that the royal family of the May Tian Ce Dynasty was not to be trifled with.

Li Chen said no problem; how to deal with them, Aunt, you decide.

Hearing this, the corners of Li Li Xueying's mouth rose slightly, and she leaned into Li Chen's ear to whisper.

In her view, however she was bullied after marrying into the north, she would let Li Chen bully them back using the northern royal women!

Hearing his aunt say this, Li Chen nodded; exactly what I intended!

(End of this chapter)