Chapter 230: Moving into the Imperial Palace, the powerful conqueror

In the capital of the Tian Ce Dynasty, with Li Chen's ascension, the capital was also becoming more and more prosperous.

This was also the best stage for the Tian Ce Dynasty in hundreds of years in terms of politics, economy, culture, public sentiment, and public security.

In the past, those officials in the capital's government office did things with fear and trepidation, and the capital was full of various powerful figures and imperial family members.

Now it was different; as long as you dared to write a memorial, Li Chen would handle it, so public security was certainly good.

With the improvement of public security, residents, under the guarantee of good safety, began to vigorously develop various undertakings, so it also became prosperous.

Everyone was yearning to move toward a good place.

The Crown Princess Yun Shang was certainly the same; in this golden age, she also didn't want to admire herself alone.

So beautiful as she was, she certainly also wanted to wait for Li Chen to come and pick her, but recently it had been full of twists and turns.

Originally, through her own efforts, she had obtained Li Chen's recognition, and could even see a look of praise in Li Chen's eyes.

She thought that if she put in a little more effort, she would be on top, but Li Chen went on a western expedition and left the capital, and she couldn't see Li Chen again to brush up on Li Chen's favorability.

Yun Shang didn't give up either; she planned to get along well with the women in the harem during the time Li Chen was away, so that she would have more opportunities to approach Li Chen in the future.

The first person Yun Shang thought of was naturally Li Chen's most pampered sister, Li Sining, and she also knew Li Sining.

At first it was fine, and through her efforts, she gained Li Sining's favor, but good times didn't last long.

The Empress Dowager knew about this and told Li Sining to have less contact with Yun Shang.

After all, the Empress Dowager's family and the Yun family had always had conflicts.

Li Sining naturally respected and feared the Empress Dowager, and would mostly listen to the Empress Dowager.

This line of Yun Shang's was broken.

But just at this moment, she met the Eldest Princess Li Xueying.

Li Xueying happened to have a conflict with the Empress Dowager and also had a certain status in the imperial palace.

Yun Shang actually wasn't familiar with Li Xueying and hadn't even met her.

After all, when Yun Shang came to the capital, Li Xueying had already married to the north.

But there was a saying: the enemy of an enemy is a friend.

After Li Xueying learned that Yun Shang was being targeted by the Empress Dowager, their relationship began to improve.

Then Yun Shang's opportunities to enter the palace began to increase.

Just at this moment, Yun Shang actually saw an unexpected woman in the palace.

After seeing Yun Shang, this woman was so scared she turned and ran.

But Yun Shang grabbed her and began to question: "Aunt, why are you in the palace?"

The one Yun Shang accidentally encountered was her aunt, Yun Yuehua, who was also an elder of the Tianyan Divine Sect.

"That, should we change places to talk?" Youlan Youlan Xianzi Yuehua looked at the fact that she couldn't run away and could only drag it out first.

Yun Shang nodded and followed Yun Yuehua to her palace.

This made Yun Shang so surprised; why did her aunt have a palace in the imperial palace?

Yun Yuehua was embarrassed to say it directly and indicated that she was just accompanying Youlan Youlan Xianzi Youlan.

Yun Shang understood now: the man I fancy, I couldn't touch after all my hard work, so how could Aunt give it away for free!

Since there was an acquaintance in the palace, Yun Shang naturally stated her thoughts.

Yun Yuehua was shocked, but also indicated that she would help as much as possible.

In her view, if it weren't for Yun Shang's help, she wouldn't have been able to meet Li Chen.

After Yun Yuehua enjoyed it, she certainly had to help her niece; after all, it wasn't easy for her niece to be a widow.

She couldn't leap over the dragon gate herself and then block the dragon gate.

With her aunt's help, Yun Shang was overjoyed, feeling that she was one step closer to entering the palace.

At this moment, Li Chen had already arrived at the Sassanid Dynasty's capital.

Li Chen rode the Dragon Soaring Black Obsidian, wearing golden armor, his gaze fixed on the front.

Behind him was the vast Tian Ce Dynasty great army, banners fluttering, swords and spears like a forest.

The sound of war horses' hooves echoed on the stone road, as if knocking on the heart of every Sassanid citizen.

The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder and dust, but more of an oppressive silence.

The Sassanid Dynasty's capital, this city that was once incomparably brilliant, had now submitted at his feet.

The capital's city walls towered into the clouds, built from huge stones, with complex patterns carved on the surface; these patterns shone brilliantly in the sunlight.

The Sassanid Dynasty flags originally hanging on the city walls had been removed and replaced by the Tian Ce Dynasty's flags, which fluttered in the wind, announcing the arrival of a new era.

The city gates were wide open, and the citizens inside the city knelt on both sides of the road, their heads lowered, not daring to look directly at the gaze of this conqueror.

The streets were wide and straight, flanked by tall stone-built buildings, with roofs mostly dome-shaped or pointed, covered with golden tiles, reflecting dazzling light.

The outer walls of the buildings were inlaid with glazed tiles and colored pottery, and in the center of the street was a wide water channel, with clear water introduced from the mountains outside the city, piercing through the entire city.

The citizens' clothing was mostly loose robes, with colors mainly dark blue and dark red, symbolizing their faith and also the local customs and habits.

The men wrapped cloth towels around their heads, while the women wore thin veils, and the eyes beneath the veils were filled with fear and unease.

The children hid behind their mothers, secretly sizing up this strange army, their eyes filled with curiosity and terror.

The one leading this strange army had a deterrent power that suppressed heaven and earth and decided the ages alone.

It wasn't just the citizens; even the Sassanid Dynasty's powerful figures were very afraid.

They knew that their life and death were between the thoughts of this person.

As the victorious country, the Tian Ce Dynasty's army naturally occupied this place.

The Sassanid Dynasty no longer existed, and how it would develop in the future depended on Li Chen's expression.

The imperial palace was located in the center of the city and was a majestic building complex, composed of dozens of towering towers and wide halls.

The outer walls of the palace were built of white marble, with fine reliefs carved on the surface, depicting the achievements of the Sassanid Dynasty's generations of monarchs, and some were mythological scenes of the Sassanid Dynasty.

The top of the palace was covered with a golden dome, and in front of the main entrance was a wide square, with a huge fire altar standing in the center of the square.

Li Chen stopped his horse in front of the imperial palace, his gaze sweeping over this majestic building, very satisfied; this place would be one of his palaces in the future.

He turned off his horse and stepped onto the steps leading to the main entrance of the palace.

The steps were paved with black marble, each level carved with fine patterns, symbolizing the supremacy of royal power.

Li Chen's steps were steady, each step as if knocking on the last nerve of this ancient dynasty.

The Tian Ce Dynasty generals behind him all had a feeling that wherever Li Chen stepped, it was no longer the Sassanid Dynasty, but belonged to the Tian Ce Dynasty; this was already their territory.

The one closest to Li Chen was naturally the Deputy Commander of the Three Armies, Guo Guo Po Yun.

With his prestige and status in the Tian Ce Dynasty, as well as his contributions in this western expedition, he could certainly stand behind Li Chen. Walking side by side with Guo Guo Po Yun was Li Ji.

Don't look at Li Ji's lack of military achievements in this national war; don't forget his status; he was a Prince, Li Chen's brother, a person with a very high status in the imperial family.

So with this status and position, plus having participated in the western expedition and becoming a general, he could walk side by side with Guo Guo Po Yun.

Everyone could understand this, but many people didn't understand: who was behind Li Ji? Did this guy have the qualifications to be with the generals? And he seemed to be a blind man; did he show his face in the western expedition?

Actually, this person was Li Ran. Li Ran had changed from his usual flamboyance and was now very low-key, so low-key that apart from those in the know, no one knew who he was.

His identity also began to become mysterious.

Next were naturally young generals like Xu Zifeng and Liu Hao; Liu Hao was naturally full of excitement, as the Tian Ce Dynasty expanding its territory also counted as his contribution.

Xu Zifeng was relatively indifferent, without too many expressions.

Among them were Li Ling and Chen Xuannan, but they were also very low-key; after all, the Heir of the Prince of Jing'an, Li Yang, had caused such big trouble, so it was good enough that they could come to the western expedition, where would they dare to claim credit like Liu Hao.

After Li Chen entered that golden and brilliant palace, he saw some familiar figures.

The nine Sage Realm experts of the Tian Ce Dynasty had been waiting here for a long time.

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Besides them, there were Empress Alisha and the Sassanid nobles and officials kneeling on the ground.

Alisha looked a bit weak, as if she couldn't even stand steadily.

There was no way around this; the impact she had suffered recently was relatively large.

She looked at Li Chen with resentment, not knowing what she was thinking.

Li Chen naturally sat directly on the throne; this was already the third throne he had sat on, and that desire for conquest was simply full.

Actually, before Li Chen came, Chi Yuan True Person, Qingxu Shangren, and Bi Luo Tianzun were all excited, not expecting that one day, they would be able to come to another country's imperial palace.

Seeing Chi Yuan True Person's look of never having seen the world, his old rival Wanfeng True Person indicated that he was a country bumpkin.

And he began to brag: "Back then, I and His Majesty killed our way into the Holy Shancheng of the Royal Court."

"The two of us killed everything."

Following Li Chen early was also capital enough to brag about.

But specifically who killed what, Wanfeng True Person didn't say.

Chi Yuan True Person heard this and retorted: "His Majesty Li Chen is truly amazing; he could kill through Holy Shancheng even with a dog."

Wanfeng True Person immediately became furious: "I made great contributions in the north, what are you calling me?"

Seeing that the two were about to fight, the next part was the segment of everyone pulling them apart, advising them both to say less; if His Majesty Li Chen came and saw them losing their composure, he would certainly be very angry.

Once Li Chen's name was mentioned, they became much more honest; after all, this person was truly not to be trifled with.

Beside them, Old Wu Laoyezi, in order to take care of He Lan Xuan's emotions, was still explaining something, after all, Wanfeng True Person kept bringing up Holy Shancheng.

He Lan Xuan indicated it was fine; he also hated Holy Shancheng, mainly due to his dissatisfaction with Tuoba Zhen.

As Li Chen sat on the throne, today's morning court officially began.

Alisha, in front of Li Chen, was also just a subject.

However, she was now Li Chen's woman, so her status could barely be maintained.

Now it was the morning court; generally speaking, people at the level of Liu Hao and Ma Hei weren't qualified to attend, but today it counted as mixing in, and they were nervous and excited.

Liu Hao admired Li Ji, who was standing at the very front, very much; he didn't expect Li Ji to perform so steadily along the way.

Actually, he was underestimating Li Ji; Li Ji was a Prince after all, and had attended court before, and that was in the Tian Ce Dynasty, so coming here didn't make him too nervous.

Regarding court politics, Li Ji was also handling it very seriously; he didn't have much experience in fighting, but he knew this, and the one who knew even more was Li Ran behind him.

Li Ran still kept a low profile; if His Majesty Li Chen didn't need him, he wouldn't recommend himself without authorization.

He had always felt that Li Chen bringing him here this time was a test for him; if he couldn't hold his breath and was very restless, and didn't care about anything for the sake of revenge, then he wouldn't have a chance in the future.

Actually, it wasn't a big deal; it was just striking at some stubborn forces of the Sassanid Dynasty, and then managing the Sassanid Dynasty, dividing regions, etc.

It was worth mentioning that in this morning court, Guo Guo Po Yun impeached the Prime Minister Zhao Wenyuan, who wasn't here.

Because Zhao Wenyuan didn't expect Li Chen to fight so fast; he thought it would be like the north, slowly capturing cities and seizing land, so he could gradually send officials over to manage.

This was the Prime Minister's duty.

Plus Zhao Wenyuan was recently responsible for building train tracks, and the task was relatively heavy, so he hadn't made preparations here.

So Guo Guo Po Yun impeached him for dereliction of duty.

It also belonged to the category of finally catching his 'old rival' performing poorly.

It was just that Guo Guo Po Yun didn't expect that after he went back, Zhao Wenyuan impeached him three times.

Li Chen also gave them corresponding punishments; anyway, it was just fining their salaries and knocking them down a peg.

The Sassanid Dynasty didn't have a traitor like Huyan Lan; the four great families all fought to the end.

Then Alisha, as Li Chen's woman, was naturally pulled up by Li Chen to continue handling the political affairs of the Sassanid region.

At first Alisha wasn't willing; she indicated she wanted to go to Li Chen's harem and lie flat.

It seemed this woman wasn't interested in political affairs either.

As a result, Li Chen pulled her back to the room and cleaned her up fiercely, making her never dare to talk back again, and obediently work for Li Chen.

Li Chen, as the new Emperor here, naturally also had to start showing concern for the people's feelings.

Just like in the Sassanid Dynasty's imperial palace, because Alisha was a woman, those beautiful and plump concubines in the imperial palace were left idle.

Li Chen created employment positions for them and began to understand them one by one.

The women in the Sassanid region had a different feeling; their skin was as delicate and smooth as ivory, their cheeks slightly flushed, like rose petals just blooming, delicate and dripping.

Their brows and eyes were deep and charming, their pupils like the blue seawater of the Persian Gulf, clear and deep, the corners of their eyes slightly raised, carrying a trace of charm and mystery.

Their eyelashes were thick and slender, and when they blinked, they trembled like feather fans, as if they could stir people's hearts.

Their noses were high and straight, the lines elegant, the tips slightly upturned, carrying a trace of playfulness and agility.

Their lips were not only full but also rosy and fragrant.

Especially at the happiest moments, they also emitted a faint fragrance.

Those plump concubines were even more favored by the Emperor of the Tian Ce Dynasty.

Li Chen stayed here for more than a month and chose carefully.

He gave 216 concubines the opportunity to work in the capital of the Tian Ce Dynasty, and they were also very grateful.

To obtain this opportunity, their competition was actually also very great.

When leaving, Li Chen was a bit reluctant to part with the enchantress Alisha, but she still had political affairs to handle; before she found someone to replace her, Li Chen had to take away her two cousins and one younger sister to look for Alisha's shadow in these people.

This left Alisha speechless; she finished the state affairs within a month, casually found a younger sister Li Chen didn't take away to be the Empress, and couldn't wait to run to Li Chen's harem to lie flat.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 231 =====