Chapter 279

Li Yu's status had now changed from the Third Prince to the Prince of Anxin.

Anxin City was a fief that had already been arranged for Li Yu during the reign of the former Emperor.

Except for the Crown Prince, other princes had fiefs, even Li Chen had one.

This was also easy to understand; the Crown Prince is the heir apparent and is to inherit this country, while Li Chen, even if he was "unlearned and skillless" in the eyes of the former Emperor, could still mix for a life without worry as a prince.

However, there was one point that emperors of past generations had considered, and that was to avoid vassal kings relying on military power.

So vassal kings were just wealthy and didn't have too much authority.

If they wanted to live better, they needed to look at the development of the vassal kings themselves, like Li Ji, who started a business in his own fief to increase economic benefits.

But this also had certain dangers, which was bankruptcy.

There were also those like Li Yanhui who sat and ate until the sky was empty.

Anyway, there was industry at home, and if they didn't squander excessively, they could still live without worry.

After that, they would raise some confidants to consolidate their status.

But there shouldn't be too many subordinates, otherwise they would be reported to the imperial court by prefects, city supervisors, and the like.

Once the Emperor knew that these vassal kings were expanding their influence, how many could sleep well?

The Emperor must be thinking, does this guy have any intention of rebelling? If he doesn't rebel, why does he raise so many subordinates?

Then what they would face was suppression from the Emperor.

The geographical location of Anxin City was relatively good, in the central May Tian Ce Dynasty.

Li Yu, as the Prince of Anxin, didn't mean that everyone in the entire Anxin City listened to him; it just meant he had certain privileges and was matched with industries for him.

The former Emperor bestowing Li Yu as the Prince of Anxin was actually the same as Li Ji's Prince of Anxi, both wanting to tell them to be safe.

As long as you honestly act as a Prince, the Crown Prince won't deal with you.

Li Ji was definitely honest, but Li Yu wanted to be Emperor.

Now being driven out of the Fourth Group Army by Li Chen, the one who took over as the commander of the Fourth Group Army was Han Wu, who was the former Emperor's confidant, and his sister was an imperial consort, so Li Chen trusted him relatively more.

Li Yu had no way to go back, and the fallen him only had dozens of subordinates by his side.

Many of these people were loyal to Li Yu and had friendship that had gone through life and death.

And there were those who purely believed that Li Yu could make a comeback and take them to fly again!

The news that Li Yu had been deprived of military power had already spread, and the reactions from all walks of life were relatively intense.

The most afraid was the Prince of Zhennan; when Li Chen ascended the throne, it was full of crises.

There were hostile forces in the east, west, north, and south, and the forces Li Chen belonged to were in the middle, playing a balancing role.

If Li Chen had any excessive move, any two sides joining forces would be enough for Li Chen to suffer.

At that time, it would mostly make the imperial capital flow with blood, or even change the dynasty.

But Li Chen solved it too quickly, with military suppression, coupled with the fact that other parties wanted to pick up bargains, looking timid.

By the time they really decided to fight, they found that Li Chen, this boss, was no longer an opponent they could move.

The weak new Emperor had already grown into a powerful hegemon.

The May Tian Ce Dynasty, with a population of billions, annexed the north and west, and its population had already exceeded ten billion.

The allies of the Prince of Zhennan who used to intrigue against each other had all been defeated.

He was now considered honest; whatever Li Chen asked him to do, he didn't refuse.

Coupled with hearing that Li Yu had been deprived of military power like this, the Prince of Zhennan also began to realize that he and Li Chen were no longer opponents of the same level.

The Second Prince, Li Xian, who was cultivating in a hidden sect, also learned this news; he was still very concerned about things outside and would go out regularly to meet with his subordinates to obtain intelligence.

Learning that Li Yu had lost his military power, Li Xian felt relieved but also a bit angry.

Relieved because he couldn't complete his plan, and angry because Li Yu had lost his military power, and dealing with Li Chen needed to be discussed in the long run.

At this stage, Li Xian and Li Yu both wanted to meet and discuss what to do next, but both were ashamed to see each other.

Li Xian pondered again and again and still went to find Li Yu personally.

Even if Li Yu lost power, he himself was no better.

Just as Li Xian walked into the main hall of the Prince's mansion, a strong smell of alcohol rushed toward him.

The light in the main hall was dim, several empty wine jars were scattered on the ground, wine was spilled all over the floor, and the air was filled with a decadent atmosphere.

Li Yu was slumped in a chair in the center of the main hall, holding a half-empty wine jar in his hand, his clothes were messy, his hair was scattered on his shoulders, his eyes were unfocused, and his face was full of drunkenness and fatigue.

The maids beside him were all serving carefully, fearing being punished by Li Yu.

Seeing Li Xian come in, Li Yu barely raised his head, a bitter smile pulled out from the corner of his mouth, and his voice was slurred: "Yo, isn't this the second brother? Why, you also came to see my joke? Do you think I, this Prince of Anxin, am now a piece of trash?"

Li Xian frowned and didn't answer, but walked to the chair beside Li Yu and sat down, casually picking up the wine jar on the table, pouring himself a cup of wine, and drinking it in one gulp.

The spicy taste of the wine entering his throat made him squint slightly.

He put down the wine glass and said faintly: "Now is not the time to say this. We still have a chance."

Kicking someone when they are down had no meaning; how could Li Xian come specifically for this? He wasn't bored.

Hearing this, the originally unfocused eyes of Li Yu suddenly flashed with a glimmer of light.

He swayed his body and sat up a bit, his drunkenness half-sobered, staring at Li Xian and asking: "Chance? What chance? Don't tell me you want me to go find the Prince of Zhennan? That old fox is Li Chen's dog now; can he help us?"

Li Xian sneered and shook his head: "What's the use of that piece of trash, the Prince of Zhennan? He was long scared out of his wits by Li Chen; counting on him is not as good as counting on ourselves."

He paused after saying this, his eyes looking at the maid beside him.

Li Yu waved his hand in understanding, and the maids retreated.

After there was no one nearby, Li Xian lowered his voice and said: "I still have a Dragon Emperor here that can be used."

Li Yu was stunned for a moment, and then a look of doubt and shock flashed in his eyes, "Dragon Emperor? You mean... the Dragon Emperor of the former dynasty's royal family? Didn't he sleep long ago?"

These things, as princes, had been taught in the classroom before.

Li Xian nodded, a cold light flashing in his eyes: "That's right, it is the Dragon Emperor of the former dynasty; I recently obtained an important piece of intelligence from the Prince of Jing'an, Li Yang. Li Yang is the dog of the former dynasty's remnant princess,

He told me that although the Dragon Emperor is sleeping, he is not dead, and along with the Dragon Emperor, there is also the strongest Flying Dragon Legion of the former dynasty. You should know the combat power of the Dragon race, right?"

Li Yu also knew about Li Yang harming the Crown Prince.

To be honest, his relationship with the Crown Prince was very bad, but he really looked down on Li Yang; if he were Emperor, he would definitely kill Li Yang.

This kind of two-faced guy who betrayed his brother for a woman, who doesn't hate him.

But now Li Yang had become the hope for the two of them to turn the tables.

Li Yu's drunkenness completely dissipated; he sat up straight, his eyes flashing with excited light.

Seeing him get excited, Li Xian continued to indicate that he had already established a good relationship with Li Yang.

As long as they secretly prepare well, when Li Chen and the Dragon Emperor are both injured, they can sit back and reap the benefits.

Moreover, Li Chen and the Dragon Emperor have a natural contradiction; they don't even need the two of them to fan the flames.

When talking excitedly, Li Xian and Li Yu even started to have lofty aspirations, saying that they would rule the world together in the future!

Perhaps at this moment, both of them were drunk and didn't consider too much.

The four words "rule the world together," many people in history who wanted to rebel had said.

Either they failed, or after they succeeded, one person took the lead and solved the other.

(End of chapter)