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Chapter 353 Isn't this blatantly telling Li Chen that he intends to rebel? (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Li Xian went to great lengths to carry out his rebellion.

You have to cheer on your teammates, tell them not to surrender, and also be the idea generator, starting the next round of planning.

Li Xian's next phase of planning involves playing with fire, which has a certain probability of backfiring.

As someone with expertise in political intrigue, he sensed the crisis in the southern countries.

It should be known that south of the southern kingdoms, there is another superpower, namely the Eternal Day Empire.

The reason why this is considered playing with fire is because the Eternal Day Empire is no ordinary power.

For example, last time, Li Xian and his third brother Li Yu could only collude with the Northern Court and the Sassanid Dynasty at most, because the two forces had limited capabilities. Even if things went wrong, the Tian Ce Dynasty would only lose some territory at most.

In other words, even if the Tian Ce Dynasty were in complete chaos, the Northern Court and the Sassanid Dynasty would not be able to contain this enormous power.

But the Yongzhou Empire is different. As long as the Tiance Dynasty collapses, the Yongzhou Empire will definitely be able to take over the Tiance Dynasty in one fell swoop.

Of course, the reverse is also true; only the Tian Ce Dynasty could conquer the Yong Zhou Empire.

Recently, even though Li Chen is not in the capital, various departments of the imperial court have begun to make arrangements in the southern countries. These are handled by specialized departments.

Even the Prime Minister Zhao Wenyuan and the General Guo Poyun were involved.

Li Chen only told them the general plan, and they needed to work hard to achieve their goals.

As Li Chen said before, he felt that the Tian Ce Dynasty was full of talented people. As an NPC who could issue tasks, why should he do everything himself? It was the emperor's job to give full play to the abilities of those who were capable.

Li Xian's keen senses detected this and he began to make contact with the people of the Eternal Day Empire.

Despite being a wanted criminal with little influence in the Tian Ce Dynasty, Li Xian is well aware that the Yong Zhou Empire needs him.

Because superpowers all value a just cause for their actions, and where to find such a cause depends on how to find it.

Li Xian was the name of the Yongzhou Empire.

If the Yongzhou Empire and the Tiance Dynasty were to break off relations, they could easily claim that Li Xiancai should be the true emperor of the Tiance Dynasty, and that Li Chen was a usurper.

To put it simply, if the army of the Yongzhou Empire were to enter the Tian Ce Dynasty, all the soldiers, cultivators, and civilians of the Tian Ce Dynasty would fight to the death.

Because everyone knows that losing means national demise.

But if Li Xian takes the lead, it will be a different story. Even if Li Xian suffers infamy, the intensity of the resistance will be much less.

Everyone would think that this was just an internal power struggle within the Li imperial family.

For ordinary people, it simply meant that someone from the Li family would become emperor.

Prince Anxin, Li Yu, felt that Li Xian's method was too dangerous, but he had no better idea, so he could only play with fire with Li Xian.

Encouraged by Li Xian, Li Yu also cheered up.

As a prince, one is entitled to have one's own private army.

This armed force was intended to protect the prince, and it was also subject to certain restrictions.

According to regulations, a prince can have five hundred private soldiers.

These five hundred people received subsidies from the Tian Ce Dynasty and were permitted by the emperor.

If the prince wants to raise more private troops, there are two ways.

Firstly, one could write an application to the emperor.

Secondly, he secretly spent money to support them.

The first method is definitely out of the question; it would be blatantly telling Li Chen that he still harbors rebellious intentions.

Even if they harbored hatred for Li Chen, who would dare to show it? That's what makes Li Chen so terrifying. Therefore, Li Yu could only try to make money, cultivate his own strength, and first establish a foothold in Anxin City.

Li Yu currently only has five hundred men under his command, but he manages them in a militaristic manner.

This made him feel alive again. He was still used to leading troops, and he really wasn't used to being a carefree prince.

Li Xian's trip will take a long time, but the basic strategy has been finalized.

When he returned, he was worried that Fairy Shuyu would scold him, since Fairy Shuyu was a strict person and he was prepared to be scolded. However, Fairy Shuyu just casually asked him where he had been and then didn't say anything, which made him a little confused.

As long as he didn't get scolded, Li Xian started working seriously. Now he was a formal disciple of the Guixu Wuya Sect.

Since he joined the sect with his own skills, he was not considered a disciple of Fairy Shuyu. His relationship with Fairy Shuyu was that of a leader and a subordinate.

He belonged to Fairy Shuyu's department, and he could receive the sect's monthly salary for completing his tasks each month.

The monthly salary was a valuable asset for Li Xian, as it could be exchanged for cultivation resources appropriate to his level.

After a while, Li Xian noticed something unusual. Why did Fairy Shuyu often seem to be in a daze, and sometimes she would even have a silly smile on her face? It seemed like she was in love.
This surprised Li Xian. He was self-aware enough not to fantasize and was a pragmatist.

He knew very well that Fairy Shuyu was proud and arrogant, and that the only man his boss would take a liking to was one with both ability and a good background.

At the very least, they must be at the Saint Realm.

Furthermore, since the leader appreciates her, if she performs well and pleases the leader's man, wouldn't she be able to gain his help? Wouldn't that provide more support for her to ascend the throne in the future?

Thinking of this, Li Xian secretly inquired about the man who could make the leader's heart flutter.

It's hard to imagine what his expression would be when he found out that the man was Li Chen.

He might get help by currying favor with Li Chen, but it's unlikely he'll actually receive it.

In the capital, Li Chen hadn't been back for quite some time, and undercurrents were beginning to stir.

As a princess who was a remnant of the previous dynasty, Wei Manying went to great lengths to get close to Li Chen.

With Lin Mo's help, Wei Manying successfully made contact with the boss behind the Nine Heavens Boiling Pavilion, Consort Jiang, also known as Jiang Rong.

Upon their first meeting, Wei Manying was somewhat shocked. She had thought her beauty was exceptional and even planned to make herself look less attractive to lower Consort Jiang's guard. However, upon seeing Jiang Rong, she was indeed taken aback by Jiang Rong's beauty.

What surprised Wei Manying the most was that Jiang Rong's fullness was beyond that of her peers.

Wei Manying had always thought that her figure was enough to outshine her peers, but now it seems she was just a nobody compared to her.

She could also explain it this way: perhaps Jiang Rong is already married, and her physical development is definitely more mature than hers.

What Wei Manying didn't know was that Jiang Rong's influence was already quite large before she even entered the palace.

Lin Mo and Jiang Rong definitely know each other. In the Jiang family of Shanghe City, Lin Mo was a servant.

Now that Jiang Rong has been promoted to Imperial Concubine and Lin Mo has become a court official, in a sense, they can also be considered servants.

Lin Mo still habitually refers to Jiang Rong as 'Miss'.

This could be considered a deliberate attempt to get closer, and Jiang Rong didn't say anything, after all, he had helped her subordinate.

Moreover, Lin Mo works at the Ministry of Works. Last time, when Jiang Rong needed building materials, he only needed to give her a word, and Lin Mo did his best to handle it.

Now, Wei Manying is the head of the Wei family, a prominent business family. Perhaps Jiang Rong has also experienced the hardships of being the head of a business family, and she admires Wei Manying, a woman, for working so hard for her family.

The deal to franchise a hot pot restaurant was reached smoothly.

Wei Manying was a shrewd woman. She could tell what kind of person Jiang Rong admired, so she acted that way in front of Jiang Rong. The two even had business collaborations, and their relationship improved just like that.

Wei Manying's plan to assassinate the emperor has also begun!
(End of this chapter)