You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 281 Little Emperor

As long as people exist in the world, they must have life energy.

Flying birds have life-giving energy, swimming mice have life-giving energy, and growing trees also have life-giving energy. This is the innate fetal energy contained in all living things from the moment they are born, and it grows with them day by day after birth.

If it is a human being, it will reach its peak at the age of thirty-three, and then gradually dissipate, and disappear completely when passing away.

Afterwards, either they turn into ghosts or their souls return to reincarnation, and they will no longer generate Qi.

In Zuo Chen's eyes, the young man in front of him was like a piece of stone, with no trace of life energy on his body.

Like...

A sculpture of flesh and blood in motion.

"Master, what did you see?" Li Ji asked.

"Your emperor... is a little unique." Zuo Chen sighed.

What he said sounded like casual conversation, and the old eunuch's eyelids twitched.

If it were a normal situation, the old eunuch would definitely shout:
"How dare you! Do you think you can talk so arrogantly about His Majesty the Emperor? Why don't you kneel down quickly?"

But now the situation is a bit special.

Among these three visitors, Li Ji was the emperor's uncle and did not have to kneel. The remaining two were a famous aunt and a true immortal.

Ask them both to kneel down?

Ha ha.

It’s better to just shut up and watch.

The little emperor Li Rongxuan on the main seat also stared at Zuo Chen:

"Are you Taoist Zuochen Zuo? Is this the great aunt of Xuzhou Jishi?"

"That's right." Zuo Chen replied.

The little emperor stood up excitedly, took two steps at a time and walked to Zuo Chen, stretching out his hands as if he wanted to put them on Zuo Chen's hands.

Zuo Chen didn't expect the other party to be so enthusiastic, so he stretched out his hand to support the little emperor.

Let's listen to Li Rongxuan:

"Your Excellency has saved the people of the world from disaster. Now Kyoto is trapped and it is difficult to escape from the quagmire. Please help me, Master, to eliminate the corruption in Kyoto."

He exchanged a glance with Li Ji and found that the latter was also shaking his head, obviously not aware that the young emperor had such ambitions in his heart.

Zuo Chen simply asked directly:

"What do you want me to do?"

"Please sit down first, I will talk to you slowly." Li Rongxian asked the old eunuch to move the tables and chairs, arranged three seats for guests, and invited Zuo Chen and the other three to sit down.

The old eunuch and General Zhou stood on either side of the little emperor, like two guardian gods.

After everyone was seated, Li Rongxuan asked:

"Do you, Taoist priest and uncle, know the current situation in Kyoto?"

"I just got here and I'm still confused. Please explain."

Hearing this, the little emperor sighed twice and said:
"Now the emperor of Daliang says he is me, but the actual power is not in my hands.

"There are many aristocratic families in the entire capital, and the various forces are intricate. In addition to the families of the founding ministers, there are also the meritorious families that remain from the original seven cities. They are entangled with each other, forming a huge spider web that traps the entire Daliang and devours the flesh and blood of the people.

“In addition, the two prime ministers in the court are also extremely powerful, commanding all the civil and military officials in the court. Most of the government affairs cannot even pass my hands.

"Today, the only two officials I can use are General Zhou and Eunuch Bao. Most of the other officials are related to that group of nobles."

Hearing what Li Rongxuan said, Li Ji looked at General Zhou in surprise:
"The general should have the Kyoto Tiger Tally, which allows him to call upon the Imperial Guard and the National Defense Army. With the greatest military power in his hands, how could he be afraid of those nobles?"

This has been the truth in the world since ancient times. As long as the steel knife in your hand is hard enough, the rules are in your hands.

Li Ji and General Zhou were indeed old friends. According to his understanding, the general was very loyal, even blindly loyal. No matter who sat on the throne, as long as it was legitimate, he would do his best to assist and support him.

It was also because of this that before coming to Kyoto, Li Ji believed that the court should be divided into two factions: the general and the young emperor, and the left and right prime ministers and the aristocratic families.

After hearing what Li Ji said, General Zhou glanced at Li Ji:

"Sixty years ago, the death of the capital master cost the capital a generation of masters; twenty years ago, the ghost disaster in Kyoto caused heavy casualties among the elite troops; now the feudal lords are surrounding the capital and eyeing it covetously, and the remaining generals and chariots I have are guarding the pass one by one.

"Even so, Youzhou Pass has been calling for help again and again, saying that my old friend has brought all his 5,000 cavalrymen here for a stroll. I have no choice but to send a large number of imperial guards over. How many troops do you think I have left in Kyoto?"

Li Ji said nothing.

Li Rongxuan interrupted this awkward conversation:

"I don't want to see the nobles control Daliang anymore. I heard that you are very capable and a god in the world. I would like to ask you to help me destroy the nobles and restore peace to Daliang. I am also willing to serve you as the new capital, second only to the emperor!"

The old eunuch next to him wanted to say something, but in the end he just shook his head slightly and said nothing.

After hearing what Li Rongxian said, Zuo Chen and Li Ji looked at each other.

Finally, it was Li Ji who spoke:

"I'm afraid this... won't work."

"uncle?"

There was obvious shock in Li Rongxian's eyes.

It seemed as if he didn't understand why the other party would refuse when he had already offered such generous treatment and conditions.

"My little nephew, do you know what I am guarding in the north?" Li Ji said. Hearing Li Ji's words, Li Rongxuan's face clearly showed a confused look.

He tilted his head slightly and looked at General Zhou beside him. General Zhou hesitated for a moment and was a little unsure:
"I actually haven't been to the north. I did talk to His Royal Highness King Wei twice before. At that time, King Wei told me that the evil creatures in the black water in the north, I always thought they were the nomadic tribes in the north."

"Can the nomadic tribe tie up my five thousand cavalry?" Li Ji snorted coldly: "The sea of ​​suffering that the black water evil creature called it is a catastrophe that will destroy the world. If not, how could I have been guarding the north all this time?"

Li Ji simply told the little emperor everything that had happened in the north.

The Sea of ​​Bitterness, the Green Hills, moving mountains and filling the sea.

The young man, who was only in his teens, was stunned by what he heard.

When Li Ji finished talking about how Zuo Chen suppressed the entire Qingqiu Mountain at the northern border, Li Rongxian finally took a quick breath:
"Uncle, are you serious?"

"If you don't believe me, the Taoist priest still has a drop of the sea of ​​suffering in his hand. Ask him to take it out and show it to you."

Zuo Chen also reached into his bosom and took out a white jade bottle. He opened the top of it, took out a drop of bitter sea, and let it hover in his hand.

The emperor and the other two stared at the sea of ​​suffering, all of them feeling terrified. They looked at each other for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"Uncle, what do you think I should do?"

Li Rongxian asked Li Ji for advice.

"The most important thing now is to help the Taoist retreat from the sea of ​​suffering. The nobles are holding us back and should be killed, but after they are killed, Daliang will not need an emperor for the time being." Li Ji said, "We will recruit the princes and heroes of the world to the capital, elect them to form a cabinet, and deal with the loss of Daliang, so that the Taoist can focus on dealing with the catastrophe of destruction!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the old eunuch's eyes almost popped out of his head. He opened his mouth, but the word "bold" was stuck in his throat and he was about to shout it out.

In the end, the little emperor waved his hand gently and interrupted the old eunuch.

The old eunuch's face turned purple from suffocation.

"Uncle, this matter is too shocking to me. Can you allow me to...think about it carefully?"

"Of course no problem." Li Ji nodded.

If the young emperor had a bad attitude when he met him, or if he was a person who had made no achievements, Li Ji probably would not have been so polite in speaking to him and would have just confronted him head-on and was done with it.

But now it seems that this child is quite enterprising. If there had not been a world-destroying catastrophe, if he had worked hard, he might have become a wise ruler.

Li Ji is still willing to show some patience to such juniors.

Li Rongxian also knew that he couldn't continue talking about this matter, so he simply turned to look at Zuo Chen, his eyes full of curiosity.

"Master, when you saw me just now, you said that there was something wrong with my body, but what did you find?"

Speaking of this, Zuo Chen also looked at the little emperor twice:

"Are there any inconveniences in your daily life?"

"Inconvenient?" Li Rongxuan thought for a few seconds: "I am weak and cannot stand the cold, but other than that there is nothing wrong."

There is no result at all for the vital energy, it's just that you can't resist the cold?

"Mind if I take your pulse?"

"It doesn't matter."

Li Rongxian stretched out his hand and the old eunuch behind him covered his chest, almost fainting.

Zuo Chen placed his hand on Li Rongxian's pulse, and let a little bit of spiritual energy enter the gas to explore. This strand of spiritual energy quickly circulated throughout Li Rongxian's body.

Soon, Zuo Chen found some abnormalities in Li Rongxian's dantian.

There was a dot in his abdomen, which pulled out a thin line. The thin line was invisible and covered his whole body, controlling the movements of this little emperor.

Rather than saying that he is a living person with flesh and blood, it would be better to say that this little emperor is a puppet being manipulated by someone.

And the true qi in his dantian is directly connected to deep underground.

Because it was too deep, even Zuo Chen couldn't see clearly using the Qi-observing technique.

"Master, is there something wrong with my body?"

Li Rongxian was a little nervous.

"……nothing."

Just now, Zuo Chen did have a strange thought of cutting off the connection to see the reaction, but he immediately suppressed it.

In case this thing cannot be continued after being cut off, the little emperor loses control and dies on the spot. Then Zuo Chen can only consider using all-out force to pass through Kyoto.

Too many people would die that way, and civilians might also suffer setbacks, which is not good.

Suppressing his curiosity, Zuo Chen asked:

"Is there anything underground in Kyoto?"

"what?"

Facing Zuo Chen's incoherent question, Li Rongxian seemed a little confused, but still answered honestly:

"It is the ancestral tomb in the capital. All the emperors of Daliang are buried there."

There are many doubts, and Zuo Chen is not sure whether it is just this generation of emperors or all emperors of all generations are like this.

And if his body is like this...

Was the previous emperor's madness related to his physical condition?
Now I don’t know whether the little emperor really doesn’t know or is pretending to be confused. After thinking about it, I think I have to use some tricks.

(End of this chapter)