I just reached the maximum level, and you want me to be a puppet emperor?

Chapter 132: I not only appreciate your kindness in my heart, but I will accept it directly! (Please subscribe and give me monthly votes)
The weather in the north is relatively cold. The further north you go, the more ice and snow there are.

This time, the Snow Eagle Royal Court gave up the battle on the grassland and retreated directly into the city, intending to rely on the terrain advantage to consume the army of the Tian Ce Dynasty. When the Tian Ce Dynasty's army's fighting spirit subsided, they would start a counterattack.

How to deal with it is what Marshal Guo Poyun should consider.

Following the plan of his father, King Zhennan, Xu Zifeng began to improve his reputation in the military camp.

Because Xu Zifeng had a bad reputation in the imperial capital, and he was also the prince of Zhennan, he was not welcomed when he first arrived at the northern army.

Liu Hao, the vanguard deputy general, was doing relatively well, as his father had served as a general in the north.

Even though the Liu family's fame has lasted for six hundred years, there are still people who remember it.

Some of the officers and soldiers were his father's former subordinates, so they took good care of him.

But Xu Zifeng is not an ordinary person, he has his own way.

He gathered the soldiers together and directly opened a competition, saying: He said bluntly: "I know you are dissatisfied with me, but this is a military camp, we have to speak based on our ability.
My cultivation has reached the Six Harmonies Realm, but today when I challenge you to a duel, I will not use my pulse technique, or I will be bullying you. Let's fight based on our physical strength and combat skills.

Whoever can beat me will be given my position as the vanguard general! If you don't dare to fight, just shut up and obey me!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the military camp was in an uproar.

The soldiers talked about it. They felt that their cultivation was indeed not as good as Xu Zifeng's, but in terms of physical strength and combat experience, Xu Zifeng was far behind.

How could a dandy boy who was drained of his wealth by alcohol and sex have the ability to fight against them?
As a result, dozens of people rushed to the stage to compete with Xu Zifeng, determined to become the vanguard general.

Seeing this, Xu Zifeng just smiled slightly. He asked everyone to come together. He wanted to use his own strength to conquer those who once questioned him.

In the next three days, as long as Xu Zifeng stood on the ring, the fighting on the ring never stopped.

The martial arts that Xu Zifeng practiced became more powerful the more he fought, which might have made him look like cheating. However, his extraordinary physical fitness and the superb skills he had acquired from fighting with the southern countries were enough to knock down anyone who came onto the ring.

Even soldiers from other military camps heard the news and rushed to challenge and test the strength of the Prince of Zhennan, but they all ended up being defeated regretfully.

Some people have already urged Liu Hao to go up and fight. Liu Hao is a little puzzled, do you really think I can beat Xu Zifeng?

Or in other words, if I don't get beaten, you won't be happy, right?

As far as Xu Zifeng's battle record in the imperial capital was concerned, he had only been knocked down by Li Chen with a slap, and no one else could beat him.

Who is Li Chen? He is already at the saint level. It is normal that Xu Zifeng cannot defeat him.

But the problem is that the soldiers are so excited. If Liu Hao retreats, he will seem cowardly.

Soldiers hate cowards the most, especially since this is his first time in the barracks.

So Liu Hao just went up to fight.

As expected, Liu Hao was severely beaten, even worse than the others.

Because Xu Zifeng felt that Liu Hao was his deputy general, he had to hit the key points so that the deputy general would be obedient.

Regardless of whether Liu Hao is convinced or not, Xu Zifeng needs Liu Hao to be afraid of him.

After a few days of fighting, Xu Zifeng has conquered most of the soldiers and started asking if anyone else wants to challenge him. If no one wants to, then the competition will end here.

After pretending to be cool for a few days, Xu Zifeng was very satisfied seeing the soldiers supporting him.

Having grown up in the military, he understands this too well.

But just when he was about to end it perfectly, a very menacing voice rang out.

"Is it true that if I defeat you, I can become the vanguard general?"

Hearing this, Xu Zifeng frowned and looked in the direction of the voice, only to see a man with an ordinary appearance, but just standing there he looked like he was pretending to be cool.

Xu Zifeng looked at his clothes and it seemed that he was not a soldier from his camp. He should have come from somewhere else.

"That's right. If you can beat me, I will go and talk to the marshal to make you the vanguard general."

Xu Zifeng was still very confident. He didn't think he would lose to anyone here.

"How about waiting for you to rest for a few days, and then I can beat you in your current state."

The visitor meant that he could definitely defeat Xu Zifeng, but he was afraid that Xu Zifeng would make excuses.

This sentence made Xu Zifeng angry. Are you going to fight or not? If you want to fight, just come up and don't pretend down there.

Many soldiers saw that there was still someone who dared to challenge Xu Zifeng, and they started to clamor for the newcomer to come up quickly.

Some people also recognized him by his clothes and thought he should be a soldier from the central army tent.

This low-key and pretentious guy is Chen Xuannan, the second son of destiny who came to the north.

The purpose of Chen Xuannan, the son-in-law, is to help Li Ling ascend the throne and become an empress, so that he can enjoy the feeling of planning everything behind the scenes of the empress.

He just observed for a while and found that Xu Zifeng was indeed very strong and fierce, and he became more and more powerful as the fight went on.

However, Chen Xuannan was a powerful lord in his previous life, and he didn't think that Xu Zifeng's level was enough to compete with him.

Besides, he doesn't need to use pulse diagnosis this time, and his true strength will not be exposed, so he feels that this is a great opportunity for him to show his strength.

As long as he takes the position of vanguard general, he will gain a lot of credit. Then he will find a way to help Li Ling establish his authority, which will also be the beginning of his hegemony.

Liu Hao had some impression of this Chen Xuannan. He remembered that he was the husband of Princess Li Ling, and that he also participated in the Northern Expedition this time.

But is there such a powerful person in the capital?

It’s not that Liu Hao looks down on Chen Xuannan. He is one of the most talented people in the imperial capital. If he can’t beat him, how can others beat him?

Most of the soldiers had the same idea and looked at Chen Xuannan with questioning eyes. Chen Xuannan had long been accustomed to this feeling. Just wait to be slapped in the face by me when the time comes.

With the encouragement of the crowd, Chen Xuannan has also stood on the stage.

He stood with his hands behind his back, making a gesture of "please".

This made Xu Zifeng even more upset, and he wanted to beat him to a pulp.

More and more soldiers gathered around, and just as the competition was about to begin, a horn sounded that shook the sky.

This is the sound of the horn for assembly. Once the soldiers hear it, they must put down everything they are doing and assemble.

Xu Zifeng and Chen Xuannan could only say harsh words to each other and return to their respective troops.

They both thought that if the opponent hadn't been lucky, he would have been beaten up by them today.

This gathering means that Guo Poyun has already thought of the battle strategy, and the Northern Expedition has officially begun.

On the other side, Qingqiu City.

The third prince Li Yu received a military report that the Northern Expedition Army had already started fighting with the army of the Snow Eagle Royal Court. The Khan of the Snow Eagle Royal Court urged Li Yu to take this opportunity to raise an army and capture the imperial capital.

They have a "cooperation project" between them. If Li Yu starts an uprising at this time, the pressure in the north will be less.

Moreover, the Khan of the Northern Royal Court also sent a Saint to help. If Li Yu just sits back and does nothing, he will be under a lot of pressure.

Li Yu is a very smart man. This is just the beginning of the war. If I were the one getting beaten, you probably wouldn't be so anxious.

So Li Yu found two excuses.

First, as soon as the troops from the eastern part of the Tiance Dynasty were sent to the north, he would immediately lead his troops westward.

The condition for the Tian Ce Dynasty to transfer its eastern troops is that the fighting in the north becomes increasingly intense.

If he launches an attack at this time, he will have a greater chance of success. Otherwise, what if part of the Northern Army is withdrawn to attack him?

Secondly, Li Yu would find a way to stage an assassination in the imperial capital. As long as Li Chen was in trouble, he would be able to inherit the throne.

Because the second son had been accused of treason and Li Chen had no children, the royal family had to ask him to be the emperor.

His method puzzled the Saint Realm expert from the Northern Royal Court. This Saint Realm expert had never seen Ding Tian Shang Ren, but he also knew that the leader of Jiuyuan Holy Land was not an ordinary Saint Realm expert. He failed even after a sneak attack. How was Li Yu going to assassinate Li Chen?

Li Yu smiled and said that maybe it wouldn't work for a saint, but it could be done by women. Don't forget how the late emperor died.

This sentence made the Saint of the Northern Royal Court thoughtful. Could it be that Li Yu was involved in the affairs of the late emperor?

In fact, he was overthinking it. Li Yu would not be so rebellious. He just had some understanding of it.

There are still a few people in the imperial capital who know that the Empress Dowager and some concubines have connections with the remnants of the previous dynasty.

Li Yu is a direct descendant of the royal family and will definitely not rebel with the remnants of the previous dynasty. This will not be good for him.

But Li Yu, like the fifth brother Li Ran, knew some people with unusual identities. Li Ran also helped Li Chen obtain the "Emperor Dragon Bible" through these people.

Li Yu's words calmed the emotions of this Saint from the Northern Royal Court.

He walked out of the hall and looked towards the west.

I thought to myself: I believe that soon I will be able to return to the imperial capital.

The prince is dead, so Yun Shang must be obtained.

Because Li Yu knew that Yun Shang was an ambitious woman. Since she wanted to be the queen, then he would become the emperor.

How romantic it is to build a kingdom for your loved one.

I believe that by then, Yun Shang will be moved to tears.

Li Yu’s idea was correct, but Yun Chang skipped the romance he had prepared and was trying to please the current emperor.

If Li Chen hadn't been afraid of the more proactive ones, Yun Shang might have been crying now.

Another person who was naturally paying close attention to the war situation in the north was the Prince of Zhennan.

The Prince of Zhennan had two plans. If the northern army won a great victory, he would wait according to the plan for Xu Zifeng to gain a certain status, occupy the northern cities and become king, and then he and his son would attack the imperial capital from both sides.

If the Northern Army suffered a major defeat or was stuck in a stalemate, he would immediately head north after notifying Xu Zifeng to evacuate.

The safety of his son is still very important, otherwise the Prince of Zhennan would have wanted to fight him long ago.

At this time, the Prince of Zhennan had no idea that his house was being robbed.

In the Zhennan Palace in the south, which is comparable to an imperial palace, Princess Zhennan received a secret letter from her sister.

The general content of the letter was just as Li Chen told Ji Lianyu.

The chances of the Prince of Zhennan winning were not great, so he hesitated to mobilize his troops.

After all, he was just a vassal king, and he would only dare to take action when the Tiance Dynasty was in chaos.

But now, Li Chen has dealt with the second prince and regained a group of forces.

The senior generals in the imperial capital are almost all united. The defenders of the major cities are either subordinates of the senior generals in the imperial capital or fence-sitters. Seeing that Li Chen is so strong, they are naturally loyal to him now.

The hope of the King of Zhennan going north became increasingly slim.

Ji Lianyu wrote a letter to her sister, asking her and the people of the Ji family to be prepared for both situations. They must not tie their lives and property to the Prince of Zhennan. If the Prince of Zhennan was really wiped out, wouldn't the Ji family be doomed?

Moreover, it was Ji Lianyu who went to Li Chen to ask for Xu Zifeng to be the vanguard general of the Northern Expedition. The purpose was to allow Xu Zifeng to gain military merit. If something happened to Prince Zhennan, Xu Zifeng could make up for his mistakes and avoid punishment.

Princess Zhennan knew nothing about military affairs, and the Prince of Zhennan didn't allow her to get involved. When she heard her sister say that, she thought it made sense.

Anyway, her marrying the Prince of Zhennan was just a bet made by the Ji family. Now that the time has come to place the bet, she sent someone to notify the current head of the Ji family to discuss the matter.

The Prince of Zhennan might not be as weak as Ji Lianyu said.

But the problem is, if Prince Zhennan wins, Ji Lianyu will still be the abandoned child in the Ji family, an dispensable existence. Even if Prince Zhennan becomes the emperor, her status will not change.

If Li Chen wins, Ji Lianyu will be the savior of the Ji family, enjoying the needs and love of the clan members.

So even if Li Chen did not ask Ji Lianyu to do this, Ji Lianyu would choose to stand firmly on Li Chen's side and find a way to make Li Chen win to the best of her ability.

As long as she starts to find ways to persuade Princess Zhennan, the Ji family will definitely take action.

In the palace, Li Chen is now in a stage of pure enjoyment. While the war is going on in the north, he also has to prepare for his next move, which is to find a way to control the Jiuyuan Holy Land first.

According to the information provided by Fairy Youlan, there are three major sects in the Tiance Dynasty, namely Piaomiao Immortal Alliance, Jiuyuan Holy Land and Zixiao Heavenly Palace.

In addition, there are some ancient sects that are hidden from the world.

These sects have existed since ancient times, and unless there is unrest in heaven and earth, these sects will not appear in the world.

As long as they don't cause trouble, Li Chen doesn't bother to care.

Let’s first deal with these sects that are causing trouble in the central part of the Tiance Dynasty.

Because of Fairy Youlan and Fairy Yuehua, Li Chen is very interested in the monks of the sect.

These are all decent people who will not practice those evil methods, so they can indeed be taken care of.

After this period of communication, Master Lingtian and Pang Jin completed the handover and also notified other sects in the Jiuyuan Holy Land.

It is not glorious to do such things to the top people, but we are all in an alliance, so we will at least give them some face.

What's more, Dingtian Shangren had helped them in the past.

The location was set in Yunhai City, between the central part of the Tiance Dynasty and the imperial capital.

As one of the core cities of the Tiance Dynasty, Yunhai City has a very strong military force and numerous sects, which is indeed more suitable for Li Chen to meet with the powerful men from these sects.

Mu Qingrou, the Palace Master of Ziyun Immortal Mansion, naturally also received an invitation from Tianyan Divine Sect, which can also be said to be an invitation from Jiuyuan Holy Land.

In fact, she really didn't want to come. She belonged to an all-female sect and didn't like to come into contact with secular people, let alone this time she was coming into contact with the royal family.

But as a member of the Jiuyuan Holy Land, when such a big thing happened in the alliance, she still had to come to help as a key member.

To put it bluntly, according to Mu Qingrou's idea, she felt that the Tianyan Divine Sect wanted to invite all the major sects to put pressure on the court this time, so that the court would release Dingtian Shangren.

With so many powerful people here, I'm sure the new emperor in the saint realm will give them some face.

If you don't give it to them, don't blame them for being ruthless.

This is a world where the strong prey on the weak, and the sect is above the imperial court and the world.

Dingtian Shangren’s defeat did not affect Mu Qingrou. They were both well-known saints, and she did not think that she was weaker than Dingtian Shangren.

Just like those sect cultivators who had never seen Li Chen, they all had similar ideas and felt that there must be other reasons for Master Dingtian's defeat this time.

The Qingming Immortal Sect, one of the four core forces of the Jiuyuan Holy Land, was rather strange this time. The sect leader seemed to have used the excuse of being in seclusion and did not come. Instead, his wife Dai Hongling led the sect elders here.

This was within the expectations of Fairy Youlan. All the sects in the Jiuyuan Holy Land knew that the leader of the Qingming Immortal Sect was a man who was extremely concerned about his reputation. He was also a male chauvinist and a serious old antique.

How could he have the face to do such a shameful thing as Ding Tian Shang Ren?

It is said that he had an argument with his wife Dai Hongling during this time.

That's why Fairy Youlan said that it would not be a problem for Li Chen to take her down.

The method is the same as Fairy Youlan’s. You only need to break through the first time, and the rest will be easy.

Li Chen felt more and more that Fairy Youlan was his confidant. This woman was very capable in every sense.

Maybe the best person in the world is not very good at development, but Li Chen feels that he can develop her completely.

In fact, Fairy Youlan was very willing to take the initiative to do something, but since God didn't need her to do it, she could only hold it in. Now Li Chen has benefited from it.

The last one is Lingyan Taoist Sect. This sect is relatively harmonious. The sect master and his wife are both relatively peaceful people. Their daughter is the darling of the entire Jiuyuan Holy Land.

The object of admiration of thousands of disciples.

She is also one of the few people Fairy Youlan has ever seen who can compare with Chu Ruoyan in terms of youth and beauty.

As for whether she has a lover, Fairy Youlan is not sure, but she thinks that Li Chen is not a big problem. She is a married woman and still cannot resist Li Chen, let alone a young woman.

There are dozens of sects in Jiuyuan Holy Land, but none of these sects have saints, so they are not a concern.

Fairy Youlan said that she would let Li Chen take a careful look at it when the time comes, and if he saw one he liked, she would try her best to find a way.

These words did surprise Li Chen. Is this woman addicted to pimping?
Or maybe she herself has fallen, and she wants to find comfort in seeing others fall with her.

However, Li Chen would naturally not just appreciate her kindness in his heart, he would accept it directly without any need to be polite.

All of this was only discussed when the two of them were alone. When Fairy Yuehua was around, Fairy Youlan would still act as if "I'm doing this for the sect."

Fairy Yuehua didn't know about the affair between Li Chen and Fairy Youlan.

Many times, she even forgot what her original intention was and only cared about enjoying herself.

A few days later, a grand conference was held in Yunhai City!

(End of this chapter)