Joy of Life: I am Li Chengze, and I have mastered the Eight Wonders

Chapter 41 The Eldest Princess

Li Chengze seemed confident and continued, "The best strategy is to let the emperor himself think of deposing the prince, rather than because of my pressure."

"The emperor's current mentality is a bit like a rebellious child. The better I perform and the more I can overwhelm the prince, the more the emperor will be inclined to protect him." Li Chengze explained.

"In the eyes of the emperor, the prince is like his buffer zone." Li Chengze further elaborated, "When the prince is in power, he can mediate between me and the prince."

"If the prince is gone, the emperor will have to face me directly and deal with his relationship with me personally."

Although Fan Xian felt that Li Chengze's analysis made sense, he was more concerned about how to achieve this: "Your Highness's words make sense, but the key is, how can we make the emperor himself think about deposing the prince?"

Li Chengze looked at Fan Xian, and seemed a little dissatisfied with his dependence on him: "Have you become less and less willing to use your brain recently?"

Then, Li Chengze changed the subject: "What is the prince's name?"

"Li Chengqian." Fan Xian answered somewhat confusedly, not understanding why Li Chengze suddenly asked this.

Li Chengze's question may seem casual, but it may actually be hiding his next plan. "Have you learned about the history of the Tang Dynasty? For example, the story of Crown Prince Li Chengqian." Li Chengze asked curiously.

Fan Xian seemed a little confused and replied, "History of the Tang Dynasty? I only know the basics, such as Li Bai, Bai Juyi, Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Wu Zetian, and those heroes of the Sui and Tang dynasties. As for Li Chengqian, I really don't know much about him."

Li Chengze smiled helplessly and said, "Li Chengqian is Li Shimin's son and the crown prince at the time. But he was later suppressed by Li Shimin for treason, and his position as crown prince was taken away from him."

After hearing this, Fan Xian seemed to understand something and asked, "You mean, we should make the current crown prince follow the same path?"

Li Chengze nodded: "If you want to make the prince lose his inheritance rights, what more direct and effective method is there than to let him rebel?"

Fan Xian thought for a while and raised a question: "But the prince is not stupid. Why would he choose to rebel for no reason? After all, as long as he doesn't make any mistakes, the throne will be his sooner or later. Why take the risk?"

Li Chengze was silent for a moment, as if thinking about how to answer this question.

Fan Xian shook his head slightly, finding Li Chengze's proposal unbelievable. As the future monarch, asking the crown prince to rebel sounded like a fantasy.

"Do you really think that as long as the prince does not make mistakes, the throne will naturally be passed to him?" Li Chengze seemed to be challenging Fan Xian's common sense.

"Isn't this obvious? The crown prince is..." Fan Xian was about to continue speaking, but suddenly realized something and his voice stopped abruptly.

He turned to look at Li Chengze, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "You mean, the emperor is a grandmaster?"

"That's right." Li Chengze nodded affirmatively, "The lifespan of a grandmaster is much longer than that of an ordinary person. Living to 200 years old is not a problem."

"Then, if the prince knew that the emperor was a grandmaster and could live to be two hundred years old," Li Chengze continued with a playful smile, "wouldn't he have some evil thoughts?" Fan Xian was silent. He had to admit that what Li Chengze said did make some sense.

"So, the first thing we have to do is to reveal the fact that the emperor is a grandmaster?" Fan Xian began to understand Li Chengze's plan.

"That's right." Li Chengze nodded in agreement.

"But the emperor has been hiding for so long, and no one knows his true identity yet," Fan Xian asked, "How can we reveal this secret?"

This question made both of them fall into deep thought. After all, it was not easy to reveal such a big secret.

"Just wait and see. Some things will lose their mystery if they are revealed in advance." Facing Fan Xian's questioning, Li Chengze just smiled mysteriously and did not reveal more.

"Really? I hate it when people say half of something and leave the other half alone." Fan Xian complained. His interest was piqued, but then it was suddenly interrupted. He felt like he was suspended in mid-air, which was uncomfortable.

He used an analogy: "It's like going on a date with a girl. You're ready to eat, watch a movie, go shopping, and everything is ready. But at the last minute, you're told you can't go on. How disappointing that is."

The two did not continue to talk about this topic, but instead talked about other things. As the night deepened, Fan Xian felt that he should not let Lin Wan'er spend the night alone, so he said goodbye and left.

In the following days, the entire capital and even the entire Qing Kingdom were shaken by one incident. Although the prince's imprisonment was a major event, it involved the privacy of the royal family after all, so apart from the officials in the court, it was not widely spread among the people.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, more than a week has passed. During this time, Li Chengze's reputation is like the rising sun, gradually rising, and no one can stop its brilliance.

At the same time, the incident in Shijia Town gradually became clear under the investigation of the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice. Under the guidance of Emperor Qing's will, the truth of the incident gradually surfaced. As for the part related to the prince, it was cleverly handled to minimize the prince's responsibility. Li Chengze knew this very well, but he did not intervene, because it was Emperor Qing's intention, what could he do?

During this period, Li Chengze devoted all his energy to his cultivation, constantly practicing the Dragon God Technique and absorbing the power contained in the Dragon Essence. As time went by, his cultivation level was steadily improving, just like his reputation, which was growing day by day.

One day, Li Chengze was meditating and practicing, and the dragon energy in his body surged like a floodgate opened. Under the guidance of the Dragon God Technique, he quickly absorbed this energy.

Suddenly, he felt something inside his body seemed to crack, and he couldn't help but feel happy. However, he was not distracted by this. Instead, he continued to concentrate on practicing the Dragon God Technique, absorbing the power of Dragon Essence bit by bit to improve his cultivation.

After an unknown amount of time, when Li Chengze felt a slight swelling in his veins, he knew that his cultivation had reached a new level. Li Chengze's breath suddenly surged like a tide, he suddenly opened his eyes, jumped up from the ground lightly, and a satisfied smile spread across his face.

His cultivation had successfully broken through and reached the ninth level. With the uniqueness of the Dragon God Art and the mysterious power of the Dragon Yuan, he was confident that even below the Grandmaster, he could compete with other masters, whether it was Haitang Duoduo who was at the ninth level or Hong Sixiang who was at the peak of the ninth level.

"Your Highness..." Just as Li Chengze was immersed in the joy of his breakthrough, Xie Bian's voice came from outside the door. Along with the knock on the door, he announced, "The eldest princess is here to visit."

Li Chengze put away his smile, straightened his clothes, and prepared to welcome the arrival of the eldest princess.

(End of this chapter)