Chapter 353: Isn't this clearly telling Li Chen that he has intentions of rebellion?

Li Xian had also racked his brains for the great cause of rebellion.

He had to cheer on his teammates so they wouldn't surrender, and he had to be the mastermind, starting the next round of plans.

Li Xian's layout for the next stage was playing with fire, which had a certain probability of burning himself.

As a professional in power struggles, he smelled the crisis in the Southern Kingdoms.

One must know that south of the Southern Kingdoms, there was a superpower, and that was the Eternal Day Empire.

As for why it was said that this was playing with fire and burning oneself, it was because the Eternal Day Empire was not an ordinary force.

For example, last time, Li Xian and the third, Li Yu, at most just colluded with the Northern Wang Ting and the Sassanid Dynasty, because the capabilities of these two forces were limited; even if things fell apart, the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty would at most lose some territory.

In other words, even if the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty were in chaos, the Northern Wang Ting and the Sassanid Dynasty couldn't swallow this huge force.

But the Eternal Day Empire was different; as long as the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty collapsed, the Eternal Day Empire could absolutely take down the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty in one fell swoop.

Of course, the reverse was also true; the only one who could swallow the Eternal Day Empire was certainly the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty.

Recently, even if Li Chen wasn't in the Imperial Capital, various departments of the imperial court had begun to lay out plans in the Southern Kingdoms; these were matters involving specialized departments.

Even Prime Minister Zhao Wenyuan and Grand General Guo Poyun were involved.

Li Chen only told them the general policy, and they needed to seriously complete the goals.

Still the same saying, Li Chen felt that the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty was full of talent; as an NPC who could issue tasks, why should I do everything myself? Bringing out the abilities of capable people was what an emperor should do.

Li Xian's keen sense of smell detected this point, and he had already begun to make contact with people from the Eternal Day Empire.

Don't look at Li Xian as a wanted criminal now, with no power in the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty; the Eternal Day Empire needed him, and he was very clear about this point.

Because superpowers all emphasized having a righteous cause for their actions; where to get this cause, that depended on how to find it.

Li Xian was the Eternal Day Empire's cause.

If the Eternal Day Empire and the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty were to tear off their masks, they could say that Li Xian should be the true emperor of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty, and Li Chen was a usurper.

To use the simplest analogy, if the Eternal Day Empire's army entered the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty, the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty's soldiers, cultivators, or commoners would all resist to the death.

Because everyone knew that if they lost, the country would perish.

But if Li Xian led the way, it would be a bit different; even if Li Xian were to suffer infamy, the intensity of the resistance would be much smaller.

Everyone would think that this was just an internal struggle of the Li Imperial Clan.

To the commoners, it was just changing to another Li family member as emperor.

Prince Anxin Li Yu felt that Li Xian's method was truly too dangerous, but he had no better way, so he could only accompany Li Xian in playing with fire.

Under Li Xian's encouragement, Li Yu also cheered up.

As a prince, one could possess one's own private armed forces.

This armed force was for the prince's self-protection, and it could be considered to have certain limitations.

According to the rules and regulations, a prince could have five hundred private soldiers.

These five hundred people enjoyed subsidies from the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty's official government and were permitted by the emperor.

If a prince wanted to raise more private soldiers, there were two ways.

First, one could write an application to the emperor.

Second, one could secretly spend money to raise them.

The first method was certainly impossible; isn't this clearly telling Li Chen that he still has intentions of rebellion?

Even if there was hatred toward Li Chen, who dared to show it? This was the terrifying thing about Li Chen.

Then Li Yu could only find ways to get money and then cultivate his own strength, first gaining a firm foothold in Anxin City.

Now Li Yu only had five hundred people under his command, but he also managed them in a militarized way.

This made him feel that he had come alive; he was still used to leading troops. Letting him be a comfortable prince, he really wasn't used to it.

Li Xian had been out for a long time this trip, but the basic policy had already been set.

When he returned, he was still worried about being reprimanded by Immortal Immortal Shu Yu; after all, Immortal Immortal Shu Yu was a strict person, and he was prepared to be scolded. As a result, Immortal Immortal Shu Yu just asked him casually where he had gone, and then didn't say anything, which made him somewhat puzzled.

As long as he wasn't scolded, that was fine. Li Xian began to work seriously; now he was an official disciple of the Return to Ruins Boundless Sect.

Because he joined the sect with his own cultivation, he wasn't Immortal Immortal Shu Yu's disciple; his relationship with Immortal Immortal Shu Yu was that of a leader and subordinate.

He belonged to Immortal Immortal Shu Yu's department, and by completing tasks every month, he could receive the sect's monthly stipend.

The monthly stipend was a good thing for Li Xian; he could exchange it for cultivation resources that matched his cultivation base.

After a period of time, Li Xian noticed something abnormal. Why did it feel like Immortal Immortal Shu Yu was often in a daze, sometimes even revealing a silly smile? It looked like she was in love?

This made Li Xian feel surprised; anyway, he had self-knowledge and was too lazy to fantasize, and was also a practical person.

He knew Immortal Immortal Shu Yu's arrogant temper very well; the man his leader could take a fancy to must be a man with good strength and background.

At the very least, he had to be a Sage Realm base.

Because if the country was gone, no matter how much she earned, it was useless; if the upper levels of other countries wanted to harvest, wasn't that easy?

Thinking of this, Li Xian began to inquire on the side about who the man who could make his leader's heart move was.

It was just hard to imagine what kind of expression he would have when he knew this man was Li Chen.

He might obtain help by currying favor with Li Chen, but obtaining help was also not very likely.

In the Imperial Capital, Li Chen could also be considered not to have returned for a period of time, and here, undercurrents had also begun to surge.

As a princess who was a remnant of the previous dynasty, in order to get close to Li Chen, Wei Manying had also racked her brains.

With Lin Mo's help, Wei Manying successfully contacted the boss behind the scenes of the Nine Heavens Boiling Pavilion, Imperial Consort Jiang, which was Jiang Rong.

Upon first meeting, Wei Manying was somewhat shocked. She had originally thought her beauty was absolutely superior and even planned to dress up uglier to let Imperial Consort Jiang let down her guard. As a result, seeing Jiang Rong, she was indeed also shocked by Jiang Rong's beauty.

What surprised Wei Manying the most was that Jiang Rong's plumpness had already exceeded her own, who was of the same age.

Wei Manying had always felt that her own figure was enough to beat her peers; now it seemed it was truly a case of a small witch meeting a big witch.

She could also explain it; perhaps Jiang Rong was already a married woman, so her development was certainly more mature than hers.

What Wei Manying didn't know was that before Jiang Rong entered the palace, her scale was already not small.

Lin Mo and Jiang Rong certainly knew each other. In the Jiang family of Shanghe City, Lin Mo played the role of a retainer.

Now Jiang Rong had been promoted to Imperial Consort, and Lin Mo had become a court official; in a certain sense, it could also be considered the role of a retainer.

Regarding the address for Jiang Rong, Lin Mo was still used to calling her 'Eldest Miss'.

This could also be considered deliberately closing the distance, and Jiang Rong didn't say anything; he was, after all, a subordinate who had helped her.

Moreover, Lin Mo was in the Ministry of Works. Last time Jiang Rong had a need for building materials, with one word, Lin Mo had done his best to handle it.

Now Wei Manying's identity was the helmsman of the commercial family Wei family. Perhaps Jiang Rong had also suffered the bitterness of a commercial family helmsman and admired her for being a woman running around for her family.

Regarding the matter of joining the hot pot restaurant, it was naturally negotiated smoothly.

Wei Manying was a shrewd person; she could see what kind of person Jiang Rong admired and performed that way in front of Jiang Rong. The two also had commercial cooperation, and their relationship became good just like that.

Wei Manying's plan to assassinate the emperor also began to be implemented!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 354 =====