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

Chapter 5: The place where conflicts arise is the natural mission location!
A prosperous commercial avenue in the east of the imperial capital.

The buildings here are well-arranged and majestic.

Every brick and tile reveals the craftsman's exquisite skills and endless ingenuity.

The towering tower reaches into the sky, telling the story of the glory and honor of the Tiance Dynasty all the time.

Li Chen used to be a prince. He knew very well that the water in the imperial capital was deep. In order to avoid trouble, he stayed at home in the palace to practice in seclusion.

This is his first time coming to this place and he is not very familiar with it.

This is also the reason why he asked two old ministers to come out with him, just to find two people to lead the way.

But things are different now. Now he can be said to be patrolling his own territory.

Looking at the bustling streets around him with people coming and going, Li Chen was thinking about how to complete his task.

The cultivation method in this world starts with the meridians. After the meridians are opened, the physical fitness is greatly improved, and one can draw Qi to condense the essence, and then improve the cultivation step by step.

If the foundation is not laid well, the later stage of cultivation will not be very high.

The way to fight is to stimulate the meridians and unleash powerful force.

However, high-intensity combat can damage one's meridians.

Most monks will rest for a while after fighting to allow their meridians to recover.

So under normal circumstances, as long as the cultivators do not stimulate his meridians, no one will know his cultivation level.

This made Li Chen a little embarrassed, because everyone looked the same. Where could he find a cultivator in the middle stage of the Kaimai Realm to fight with?
Originally, Li Chen thought that this task was not difficult because he had heard about it from people in the palace before.

There are many disciples from aristocratic families in the imperial capital. These disciples often cause trouble in the imperial capital and offend the descendants of some powerful officials.

The concubines in the palace would plead with the late emperor.

Then ask the prince to act as a peacemaker, and these things will be resolved from big to small. There is a set process for everything.

The prince would definitely be willing to do this kind of thing. He would just sell favors everywhere to lay a good foundation of connections for his future ascension to the throne.

Li Chen was not averse to the prince. After all, there was no possibility of any conflict between him and the prince.

The prince behaves very well to anyone who has no direct conflict of interest with him.

Even if he was pretending, at least he did a good job.

Li Chen was used to hearing these things, so he observed them in luxurious commercial places with large traffic and where disciples from aristocratic families loved to appear.

As long as he caught someone causing trouble, he would beat him up immediately and complete the task.

The idea was good, but after walking around for a long time, I didn’t find any.

Those disciples from aristocratic families along the way did not seem to be as arrogant and domineering as rumored.

So Li Chen changed his mind and wondered if his thinking was wrong.

Most of the disciples from aristocratic families received a very good education, and the requirements set by their elders were also very strict.

There are only a few who are unlearned and unskillful. How can I find the place where there are conflicts among monks?
After pondering for a moment, Li Chen said, "Which place in the east of the city has more cultivators?"

In Li Chen's opinion, many cultivators are arrogant and conflicts are likely to arise when they are mixed together.

So it would be right to find a place with more monks. General Guo Poyun answered quickly: "My Lord, there are several combat academies in the east of the imperial capital, which have trained many outstanding talents for our dynasty. There are more monks there."

Just now, it was Prime Minister Zhao Wenyuan who was talking and he was also the one introducing the local customs and practices. Guo Poyun was like a transparent person, standing there anxiously.

Now that he had finally found a topic to talk about, he had to leave a good impression in front of the new emperor.

As the chief military commander, he had a relatively good understanding of cultivation.

He had accompanied the late emperor on incognito visits before. Judging from Li Chen's current appearance, he was probably following the late emperor's example and touring the imperial capital.

So he called Li Chen "Young Master", knowing that Li Chen didn't want to reveal his identity.

The difference is that when the late emperor went on a private visit in disguise, in addition to being accompanied by mysterious strong men in the palace, Guo Poyun would also arrange many secret guards to protect the late emperor's safety.

As a general, he has great strength, but it is easy to dodge an open attack but difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark.

It would be his dereliction of duty if he frightened the Holy Chariot.

The new emperor is at the saint level. Even the powerful Second Prince was scared away. Theoretically, no one dares to touch him.

But does this mean that guards are not needed?
Guo Poyun felt just the opposite!
The saint realm is originally an extraordinary existence. If this person gets angry, to put it nicely, everyone will be in trouble, and to put it bluntly, rivers of blood will flow.

Therefore, the number of secret guards he sent out was more than three times that of the previous emperor!
Some characters who look like passers-by are actually Guo Poyun's subordinates and are very powerful.

As long as there is any disharmonious scene in the area where Li Chen is heading, they will solve it in advance.

For example, two monks have an argument, or there are some ferocious monsters nearby.

These secret guards will tie up these people, hold down the monsters, and allow Li Chen to pass through these areas normally.

When Guo Poyun's men heard that they were to protect the new emperor, they worked as hard as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

This is why Li Chen searched the busy area for a long time but couldn’t find any troublemakers.

When Guo Poyun mentioned the Battle Academy, Li Chen immediately became interested.

Because he was not the only one who lived in the palace for a long time, the concubines, maids and eunuchs were also bored and liked to inquire about some gossip in the imperial capital. Li Chen had nothing to do and heard a lot.

There is more than one combat academy in the imperial capital. There are three relatively large combat academies in the east of the city alone, each controlled by a different force.

If you get excellent grades in the combat academy and graduate successfully, you can serve in the army or local troops.

It can be said that you will get a regular job directly after graduation.

The number of students recruited each year is limited, so there is competition and great conflicts among the three combat academies.

Li Chen often heard that students from major combat academies often fought on certain occasions, and would rather be punished than bring shame to their academy.

The late emperor turned a blind eye to such things. He felt that students of the Combat Academy had to be courageous and the Tiance Dynasty did not need a bunch of people who only knew how to flatter.

What's more, there are many talented disciples from aristocratic families and those from humble backgrounds in the Battle Academy.

Since ancient times, disciples from aristocratic families and geniuses from humble backgrounds have been able to get along well with each other, practice hard together, and even become pillars of the country and become a good friend in the future.

But there are still many contradictions, because the disciples of the aristocratic families are originally aiming for the establishment. In order to consolidate their position in the family, how can a genius from a poor family miss such an opportunity to make a big leap forward?
All those who can successfully graduate from the major combat academies in the imperial capital and obtain excellent results are truly carefully selected.

In Li Chen's opinion, it's stable! He can definitely complete the task in this contradiction-prone environment!

(End of this chapter)