Chapter 45: The Confrontation Between the Second Prince and the Third Prince, the Uncertain Factor in the Palace!

Li Xian's status in the Tian Yan Tianyan Shen Zong was transcendent, so having an independent pavilion was no surprise.

He had too many halos; the Second Prince of the Tian Ce Dynasty, Lord Dingtian Shang Ren's closed-door disciple, the youngest Observing Heaven Realm powerhouse of the Tian Yan Tianyan Shen Zong, the champion of the 7th Sword Dao Assembly of the Nine Abyss Sage Domain, 'Most Excellent Senior Brother Award' winner...

It could be said that in this area, Li Xian's reputation had reached a height.

Li Xian was obviously not satisfied; his goal was only one, and that was the throne.

Inside the independent pavilion, a subordinate with a strong aura was reporting beside Li Xian.

He was Li Xian's confidant, a Heavenly Abyss Realm powerhouse, the former Imperial Capital's number one fast sword, Feng Wuchen.

He moved like the wind, and his sword technique was sharp without leaving a trace, making people terrified.

He was plotted against in a duel with an enemy, and then Li Xian saved him, so he relied on Li Xian.

Feng Wuchen was not from the Heavenly Flame Divine Sect, but he could also enter and leave this place freely, which was also the Sect Master's tacit approval.

It was because there were such loyal experts that Li Xian could quickly grasp the information from all parts of the Tian Ce Dynasty.

Of course, it wasn't that Feng Wuchen ran fast, but that Li Xian's intelligence network was controlled by Feng Wuchen.

He brought the responses of major forces in the Imperial Capital.

Li Xian looked at the intelligence, and his expression was overjoyed.

Feng Huai's reliance and the Empress Dowager's ambiguity were all within Li Xian's expectations.

As for Prime Minister Zhao Wenyuan and Grand General Guo Poyun, he didn't even say hello.

Because Li Xian's succession would have a huge impact on them, they wouldn't help no matter what, and would even reveal information to Li Chen.

This time Li Xian could be considered to have learned his lesson, slowly starting to layout, unlike last time when he was so reckless.

The reason he was so excited was because Feng Wuchen brought a good news.

Li Chen actually made Master Yu kneel?

Master Yu was a Great Confucian Sage, the teacher of the world's students.

In Li Xian's view, not blowing or blackening, Li Chen's doing this was indeed no problem, which could be considered taking back the royal family's dignity.

But the problem was, he felt Li Chen didn't consider the consequences.

Having just ascended the throne for a few days, you dare to mess around like this; you offended everyone you could offend; do you still want to sit firmly as Emperor?

For Li Xian, this was a heaven-sent opportunity!

He said to Feng Wuchen: "You have someone prepare a visiting card for Master Yu; I'll tell Master, and then immediately return to the Imperial Capital."

Feng Wuchen nodded and left the room.

He knew that his master was going to secretly visit Master Yu, this Sage Realm Great Confucian.

Feng Wuchen had followed Li Xian for many years and could guess some of Li Xian's working styles.

Li Xian didn't want to stay here for a moment now, because he judged that if he didn't hurry, Master Yu would be snatched by other Princes.

He didn't need Master Yu to make a move, as long as Master Yu mobilized his disciples to sing praises for him and belittle Li Chen.

Don't underestimate these scholars; scholars were the group that spread news most fiercely; the so-called 'public opinion' mostly referred to them.

Then when Li Xian officially succeeded from Li Chen, he would be the destiny, and he would be the heart of the people!

As for why Master Yu would help him?

The Second Prince felt that this was all an opportunity sent by Li Chen.

If Li Chen weren't so strong, would he make this Sage Realm powerhouse so embarrassed?

Then Master Yu helping him was a matter of course, plus his personal visit to express sincerity, he didn't know what reason Master Yu had to refuse him.

As long as Li Xian succeeded, the haze of Master Yu being suppressed by Li Chen would be swept away, and Yun Lu Academy would return to the peak of the Empire.

If Master Yu could really help, then Li Xian was willing to worship him as a teacher and let him restrain Lord Dingtian Shang Ren.

To be honest, Li Xian didn't know how he could lose this game.

Li Xian had now begun to 'ignore' Li Chen and started planning how to achieve the Emperor's balance of power after he ascended the throne.

What gave him the biggest headache was the Third Prince.

Because after easily cleaning up Li Chen, Li Xian had to confront the Third Prince directly.

According to Li Xian's intelligence, the Third Prince's movements were not small, not only winning over powerhouses everywhere, but even starting to collude with surrounding powerful countries, with obvious intentions.

What did surrounding powerful countries want? Naturally, territory, resources, labor, etc. Coincidentally, Li Chen had just offended the Khan of the Northern Royal Court, which was an opportunity sent to the Third Prince.

One must know, this behavior of the Third Prince was no different from selling the country.

But it wasn't just one person who did this in history.

For the throne, he could also be said to have killed until his eyes were red, sparing no cost.

The Second Prince particularly despised this approach of the Third Prince; he would at most let some forces have special privileges higher than imperial power, but the Tian Ce Dynasty was still complete, and he could slowly change it through the Emperor's art.

Similarly, the Third Prince also despised the Second Prince's approach; the Third Prince felt that if he succeeded, he would at most lose some border land, and he would find a way to fight back later; the Second Prince brought these tumors into the Imperial Capital, and it would be difficult to drive them away.

So the two of them had already ignored Li Chen to some extent and started considering future confrontation layouts.

The thoughts of these two Princes were surprisingly consistent: Li Chen just had a little strength, but in this world, having strength is not enough to mix well; you must have power and background.

So the next stage of confrontation is the outbreak of civil war.

The feudal lords inside

In their view, this contest was bound to be a long-drawn-out affair!

At this moment, Li Chen was strolling inside the imperial palace; he did not feel a shred of urgency.

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As long as he was by Li Si's side, Li Si would not practice her cultivation properly. Since it was already late and not yet time to rest, Li Chen was taking a walk within the palace.

The eunuchs and palace maids along the way would stop and bow when they saw him, only continuing on their paths after Li Chen had left.

When Li Chen arrived at the east side of the palace, he sensed a strange aura fluctuating.

It seemed as if someone was breaking through, and they were practicing an evil technique at that.

Because this aura was filled with negative energy, normal cultivation techniques would not produce such a situation.

Even though it only appeared for a fleeting moment before vanishing, it was still detected by Li Chen, who possessed powerful perception.

There were many concubines in the inner palace, and some possessed unique skills, but it was absolutely impossible for anyone to be practicing an evil technique.

Even if the late emperor had been muddle-headed, he would never have allowed such a person to remain by his side.

Furthermore, the late emperor had possessed a certain degree of ability; when he was alive, his aura had been robust.

At that time, every imperial prince felt that the late emperor would remain on the throne for at least another ten years, so no one had planned to make a move.

Even when the Crown Prince died suddenly, the Second Prince and Third Prince had stayed far away.

Who would have known that in recent days, the late emperor's health would deteriorate so much and he would pass away so quickly.

When Li Chen became emperor, he judged that the late emperor's death might have been related to the concubines he favored.

This world had too many profound techniques; the imperial library recorded tens of thousands of them, yet they did not even amount to one ten-thousandth of what existed in this world.

Li Chen had read some technique manuals which recorded that one could cause undetectable problems in another person's body through sexual intercourse.

After repeated intercourse, once the problems reached a certain degree, the body would decay very rapidly.

Commonly known as, poison in the private parts.

At the time, many people had diagnosed the late emperor, but none had detected what kind of problem it was.

That meant this method had never been recorded; it was even more brilliant and even harder to guard against.

The places where the late emperor lived, ate, and traveled had all been checked, so it was impossible for the problem to exist there. The location of the problem was obvious, but it was impossible to let others check that place.

Therefore, before the situation was clear, Li Chen truly dared not touch these women.

Someone like Chu Ruoyan was relatively normal; regardless of her birth or background, her ancestors for ten generations could be clearly investigated.

In order to figure out that trace of evil energy that had just leaked, Li Chen quietly vanished from where he stood.

Not long after, he arrived near the place where the evil energy had just appeared.

Looking at the building before him, Li Chen was very puzzled: The Cold Palace? If I remember correctly, there seems to be a rather special person here.

(End of this chapter)