Chapter 1160

Among the kings of different surnames in the Liu Han Dynasty, large and small, this Yuan Prince is located in the north, and it was also requested by the first Yuan Prince himself. Only the Yuan Prince possesses a state of territory.

After all, located at the border, the population development itself is quite a bit worse than the Central Plains and the south.

The Central Plains has always been developed very early, especially during the Great Qin period, and the Red Emperor in the south also developed quite a bit back then.

So they are relatively developed.

The north is not only underdeveloped but also often invaded by the grasslands.

The request of the Yuan Prince to place the territory at the border was actually confusing to many people at that time, even the Liu Han Taizu back then was very confused.

Back then, the relationship between the Yuan Prince and Liu Han Taizu was life-and-death. The first Yuan Prince saved Liu Han Taizu many times and had been following the other party to conquer the world since the other party's humble beginnings.

For the Yuan Prince, that Taizu was quite close. Originally, he was prepared to place the fief in Nanyang, which was close to Liu Han Taizu's hometown and was also an extremely developed place in the Central Plains.

But the Yuan Prince refused and instead wanted to go north.

Finally, Liu Han Taizu divided several commanderies in the north into a state of territory and gave it to the Yuan Prince as his territory.

And then, for these thousands of years, generation after generation of Yuan Princes have been resisting the invasion of the grasslands at the northern border.

These generations of Yuan Princes perhaps did not show the ability of the first Yuan Prince, but at the very least, they were all masters of keeping the status quo.

Yuanzhou has never been broken by the northern grasslands once.

The strength of the Yuan Prince's Mansion has not been weak either. These years, it has always been a top-tier force, and the imperial court dare not put too much pressure on the Yuan Prince.

Even during the Martial Emperor period, the Yuan Prince's Mansion was at most low-key, unlike other kings of different surnames who were weakened quite a bit.

Perhaps it was the foresight of that first Yuan Prince. If the fief had been chosen in the Central Plains, I am afraid the Yuan Prince's Mansion would also be like those other kings of different surnames.

You must know that when the world was first settled, among the eighteen kings of different surnames, which family was not a top-tier force? The first-generation kings of different surnames were either Earth Immortals or soul-refining experts.

As long as they settled down, becoming a first-rate noble clan or even a top-tier noble clan was no problem at all.

But now, among the eighteen Yuan Prince's Mansions, several kings of different surnames in the Central Plains today, aside from the title of king, actually have no power at all.

The family cannot even keep the status of a first-rate noble clan, and the others are about the same.

Compared to those noble clans, these kings of different surnames' mansions are suppressed more by the imperial court.

But the Yuan Prince's Mansion is different. Far from the center, located at the border, possessing military power, at this time, the imperial court dare not easily suppress them.

As long as they firmly control the army, then no matter when, the Yuan Prince's Mansion is invincible.

The current Yuan Prince's Mansion is indeed like this. This is probably the situation that the first Yuan Prince thought of back then.

And with the decline of the Liu Han Dynasty's strength, the central power constantly shrinking, and the local power rising, as the Yuan Prince's Mansion that originally possessed an army.

In the north, the Yuan Prince's Mansion can be said to be absolutely the most powerful, and noble clans are not enough to look at in the Yuan Prince's Mansion.

After all, possessing hundreds of thousands of troops, including at least 150,000 standing elite iron cavalry, is truly unstoppable.

A true sitting tiger in the north. Compared to the Yuan Prince's Mansion, the Zhang clan is much worse.

How many troops can the Zhang clan mobilize? Aside from their own 50,000 elites, half of them belong to the various tribes of Bingzhou.

And the Yuan Prince's Mansion can mobilize troops from several states in the north with one order, and the influence is not at the same level.

Especially now, the imperial court cannot control the local area, and the influence of the Yuan Prince's Mansion in the north is rising straight up.

In this situation, smart people can see that this is already the end of the dynasty, and now strength is the most important thing.

Especially in the north, whoever possesses an army is the boss.

The Yuan Prince's Mansion has always controlled an army, and its power is strong. Naturally, more and more people have leaned towards it.

After all, with a backer, who is willing to struggle on their own? Most noble clans and powerful families, when facing strong enemies, are willing to push out a powerhouse.

And the Yuan Prince's Mansion happens to be one such.

For thousands of years, don't look at the Yuan Prince's Mansion as low-key, but in the north, in the eyes of those noble clans, it is still very powerful.

Although since the disappearance of the first Yuan Prince, who was an Earth Immortal, the Yuan Prince's Mansion has never produced a second Earth Immortal, soul-refining powerhouses have appeared frequently in the Yuan Prince's Mansion.

Over these thousands of years, the Yuan Prince's Mansion has produced at least three soul-refining powerhouses, one of whom was a cultivator.

You must know that cultivators are more difficult than martial arts. After all, Liu Han inherited some of the martial arts of Great Qin.

There are more martial arts heritages, and cultivation heritages are much scarcer, especially in terms of noble clans and powerful families.

Cultivation heritages mostly belong to the Daoist sect, and only after joining the Daoist sect can one obtain them.

So soul-refining cultivators who come from noble clans and powerful families are very few. Cultivation heritages are not as simple as practicing martial arts.

They need profound Daoist methods to do so.

Clearly, in this regard, the Liu Han Dynasty is much worse.

There is no way. The Daoist sect itself did not have much support for Liu Han. During the Liu Han period, the Daoist sect left the Nine Provinces in large numbers.

As for the heritage, at most, a part was left behind waiting for those with predestined affinity.

So in Liu Han, soul-refining cultivators mostly come from the Daoist sect, and noble clans have few.

It is not strange that the Yuan Prince's Mansion can produce soul-refining martial arts powerhouses. After all, that Yuan Prince back then was an immortal of martial arts, and the heritage left behind is definitely not simple, but soul-refining cultivators can be produced.

That shows that the Yuan Prince's Mansion has Daoist heritage, which is the most important thing.

A soul-refining cultivator, without accidents, is enough to live for more than five thousand years. A lifespan of a Liu Han Dynasty can be said to be almost able to protect a family with a soul-refining realm sitting in town.

So the current border area, the influence of the Yuan Prince's Mansion will only become more and more powerful. If the Yuan Prince's Mansion has any ambition, self-reliance now will not be a problem at all.

As long as they don't openly rebel, even if the Liu Han imperial court knows, they can't do anything about the Yuan Prince's Mansion. This place is really too far from the center.

If they really want to take down the Yuan Prince's Mansion, the imperial edict is useless, only a large army.

And the Yuan Prince's Mansion itself sits on hundreds of thousands of troops, including nearly 200,000 elites, plus the influence on the border army.

It is estimated that the imperial court needs millions of troops to possibly take down the Yuan Prince's Mansion.

And by that time, the imperial court will also become weaker, and by then, all places will have thoughts of self-reliance.

This is the most terrifying thing.

The imperial court has long since been unable to take care of the border, and they are increasingly unable to control even the Central Plains.