Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 241 Li Jiancheng: I am the greatest emperor of all time!
'boom! '

The eunuch, who was cursing loudly, had a bright red flower blooming on his forehead.

The gun barrel, emitting white smoke, moved sideways and pressed against the forehead of another eunuch.

The high temperature caused it to sizzle and crackle.

Where is Consort Yin?

Compared to his stubborn companion, the disabled eunuch, lacking determination, could no longer hold his urine.

"West, West Yeting Palace~"

"lead the way!"

"No~ I wouldn't dare~~"

The eunuch wept, and everyone in the household wept.

lead the way?

This is an attempt to kill the whole family!
Lin Dao frowned slightly. "Give me directions."

The eunuch quickly raised his hand and pointed in the direction.

Lin Dao mounted his horse, dragging the now unrecognizable Yin Ashu along, and rode away.

He was unfamiliar with the imperial palace in Chang'an; he had only seen a floor plan.

Moreover, there are always various obstacles along the way, and many troubles during the journey.

Lin Dao's sudden intrusion into the palace was like throwing a firecracker into a beehive.

The entire palace was in complete uproar.

Groups of armored soldiers came to block their way, and the tall, thick palace walls further blocked their path.

The screaming palace maids and eunuchs ran around like headless flies.

Everything in sight was chaos.

Load the RPG, sling it over your shoulder, and fire a shot at the tall palace wall in front of you.

With a deafening roar, the sturdy palace wall collapsed and shattered, revealing a huge opening.

Lin Dao spurred his horse forward, dragging the strange creature that had long since lost its human form, and charged through the gap.

Behind him, palace guards in iron armor chased after him, panting heavily.

Horseback riding was forbidden in the palace, and the armored soldiers couldn't keep up at all.

Where is Consort Yin?

Lin Dao roamed freely, traversing the palace grounds without restraint.

The armored soldiers moved closer and opened fire with machine guns, blasting away any obstacles in the road.

After continuous questioning, they finally caught Consort Yin at Gyeongbokgung Terrace, across the Jinshui River.

Surrounding Gyeongbok Terrace were large numbers of armored soldiers from the Left and Right Imperial Guards.

Not far away in the South China Sea, on a huge dragon boat, Li Yuan, dressed in a dragon robe, hid behind a shield wall and looked angrily in this direction.

Originally, Consort Yin intended to escape to the ship.

But before they could even board the ship, Lin Dao blocked their way.

Lin Dao, on horseback, looked at the trembling palace lady before him and asked, "Are you Consort Yin?"

Consort Yin was completely terrified.

She never dreamed she would encounter something so terrible in her entire life.

In despair, he cried out pitifully towards the distant dragon boat, "Your Majesty~ save me~~~"

Li Yuan was heartbroken that his favorite concubine was in danger.

He quickly instructed his soldiers to shout and ask the assassin what he wanted to do.

Lin Dao ignored the shouts of the armored soldiers.

Reaching out, he grabbed the rope and threw the already unrecognizable Yin Ashu in front of him.

Looking at the mangled skeleton before her, Consort Yin screamed and retreated.

“Your father plotted against me, so I killed him.”

“You are his backer, so I will also get rid of you. I will nip this in the bud.”

"Grandpa~~~" Consort Yin cried out in grief, tears streaming down her face.

"shoot!"

The Xuanwu Gate commander roared, and the prepared Imperial Guards on the left and right unleashed a barrage of arrows.

The horse, riddled with arrows, let out a mournful cry and collapsed in a pool of blood, struggling to stay afloat.

Lin Dao, whose white robe was covered with arrows, glanced down at the many arrows that had been deflected around his feet.

"If you're so capable, bring over your eight-ox crossbow and shoot me."

Lin Dao withdrew his gaze and looked at Consort Yin, who was crying.

'boom! '

woman?

What's wrong with the woman?
Which of those damned virtuous empresses of that cowardly tyrant shouldn't be killed?

Yin Ashu, relying on his daughter's favor, ran rampant in and around Chang'an, harming countless people.

The root of the problem is this woman.

Live it!

Lin Dao turned around and faced the dark mass of armored soldiers.

The Imperial Guards from Xuanwu Gate, who had rushed to the rescue, lined the riverbank in dense formation, preventing the forest path from getting too close to the dragon boat.

"Hey~"

Lin Dao scoffed.

He glanced at the dragon boats sailing further and further away in the distance, feeling only disdain.

Li Yuan, you are truly awful.

If it weren't for your outstanding son, you'd be nothing.

He held a machine gun in both hands, his body wrapped in ammunition belts.

Lin Dao fired his guns all the way to the Xuanwu Gate, the back gate of the palace.

The armored soldiers of the Imperial Guards on both sides were knocked down to the ground in droves.

The soldiers fought back desperately.

They fought back with powerful bows and crossbows, and stepped forward to meet the enemy with shields raised.

Useless.

Even if you're clad in iron armor and wielding an iron shield, you can't withstand a 7.62mm bullet.

It was a completely one-sided massacre.

The thunderous gunfire ceased, and the armored soldiers looked at Lin Dao in fear.

But they watched helplessly as his figure suddenly vanished.

Outside Gyeongbokgung-dae, all was deathly silent.

The next moment, Lin Dao's figure reappeared.

He switched to a different machine gun and reloaded it with ammunition belts.

When the intense gunfire rang out again, the armored soldiers of the Left and Right Imperial Guards were filled with despair.

Their morale collapsed, and they began to crumble.

No one dared to stand in Lin Dao's way, and they could only watch as he walked toward the Xuanwu Gate.

Facing the heavy city gate, Lin Dao fired an RPG, smashing it to pieces.

The helmet plume and the cloak and robe fluttered in the wind.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lin Dao walked out of Xuanwu Gate.

Inside the palace, corpses littered the ground, and blood flowed like rivers.

The entire city of Chang'an was in an uproar.

Troops from the military camps outside the city poured into the city, and all the city gates were closed.

Countless armored soldiers searched every market town.

This is an unprecedented event in the past thousand years.

one person!

An assassin!
He stormed into the palace single-handedly, and then stormed out of the palace single-handedly as well!

Li Tang's face was being pressed to the ground and rubbed back and forth.

As the crown prince, Li Jiancheng was busy until the moon was high in the sky before he returned to the Eastern Palace.

"What a strange person." "He stormed into the palace, but didn't assassinate the emperor; he only killed a concubine."

"Yin Ashu is a fool too, actually provoking such a monster for a little money!"

"Erlang and he have an ambiguous relationship~"

"What about people?"

Upon returning to his palace, he found no one around.

Li Jiancheng entered with a puzzled look, and in the dim candlelight, he saw the Crown Princess sitting there motionless.

"what happened?"

He stepped forward, puzzled, only to find that the Crown Princess Zheng Guanyin was bound hand and foot, with a strange note stuck to her mouth.

Li Jiancheng was shocked and turned to leave.

Turning around, I saw an armored man dressed in iron armor.

At that moment, Li Jiancheng's heart was in his throat.

Wow, what audacity!
He wreaked havoc in the palace during the day, and then sneaked into the Eastern Palace at night?!

Lin Daoyang nodded, indicating, "Go sit down next to the Crown Princess."

Li Jiancheng gritted his teeth.

He wanted to shout loudly to summon the Crown Prince Liu Shuai.

But they were also afraid that if they cried out, they would be killed immediately.

"Ok?"

Li Jiancheng retreated step by step until he finally sat down next to Zheng Guanyin.

Stepping forward, Lin Dao tore off the plastic straps from Zheng Guanyin's hands and feet and ripped off the sealing tape.

Looking down from the high forest path, he gazed at Li Jiancheng.

"I have a few questions for you."

What is your view on the Xiongnu and Tibetans?

Li Jiancheng was taken aback; it sounded like a political inquiry.

He wanted to refuse, but he was afraid the armored man would kill him.

He responded in a low voice, "The Turks are powerful. We should value peace and establish a marriage alliance by sending a princess to them."

"As for Tibet, it is a small foreign country and not worth mentioning."

The Turks of this era were extremely powerful, and prioritizing peace was not wrong; Li Yuan did exactly that.

Even the Sui Dynasty before it was the same.

Following the path taken by those who came before is the safest approach.

Anyone who dares to say that they will defeat the Turks within a few years will surely be ridiculed.

Lin Dao then asked, "How should you treat the people?"

"Encourage agriculture and sericulture, reduce taxes and levies, and allow the people to recuperate and thrive."

Lin Dao then asked, "How should you deal with aristocratic families?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Guanyin, who had been silent, turned her head to look at Li Jiancheng.

"This~~~"

Li Jiancheng frowned slightly. "Select those with talent to serve as officials in the court."

"We formed marriage alliances with the five surnames and seven prominent families, binding each other together in honor and disgrace."

Lin Dao's gaze fell on Zheng Guanyin, who was standing to the side.

This Crown Princess was from the Zheng family of Xingyang, one of the five prominent clans and seven prestigious families.

This reveals Li Jiancheng's attitude towards powerful aristocratic families.

By wooing, exploiting, and binding each other, the royal family is nothing more than the biggest aristocratic family.

If this were the national policy of the Tang Dynasty.

Centuries later, the Central Plains will likely suffer the same fate as India.

Lin Dao shook his head and said nothing more.

He turned and left amidst Li Jiancheng's astonished gaze.

Li Jiancheng was greatly surprised that he hadn't been killed.

He couldn't help but stand up and shout, "What exactly do you mean by this?!"

Lin Dao stamped his foot, "I'm testing you."

"An investigation?" Li Jiancheng suddenly realized something. "Is Erlang also involved?!"

"You are comparing me to Erlang."

At this point, he could no longer hold back.

He stepped forward and said, "Tell me, who is more outstanding, me or Erlang?"

Lin Dao turned around and looked him straight in the eye. "What do you think?"

"I am far superior!"

Li Jiancheng said unequivocally, "Erlang is skilled in fighting, but that's all he knows."

"If Erlang ascends to the throne, the Tang Dynasty will surely be engaged in endless wars and military campaigns. How is that any different from the reign of Emperor Yang of the previous dynasty?"

"Then there will be widespread suffering and war!"

He kept talking.

"I am different. I will allow the people to recuperate and live in peace, and I will bring stability to the Tang Dynasty."

"Internally unite with powerful clans, and externally ally with formidable enemies."

"Only in this way can we buy time to gradually become stronger."

Lin Dao finally spoke.

"If you were to ascend to the throne, you would be nothing more than an ordinary ruler who merely maintains the status quo."

Li Jiancheng was furious. "How is that possible!"

"I will surely be a wise ruler!"

"And what about Erlang?"

Lin Dao glanced at him and quoted the history book's evaluation of Li Erfeng.

"The greatest emperor of all time".

Zheng Guanyin covered her mouth and exclaimed in surprise.

Li Jiancheng was struck dumb, as if by lightning.

"A thousand-thousand-thousand-years-longest emperor?!"

These words were such a blow that his mind went blank for a moment, and he couldn't react.

"I am a ruler who maintains the status quo, while Erlang is a great emperor for all time?"

"Hahahahaha~~~"

Li Jiancheng burst into loud laughter, his laughter sharp like that of a night owl.

The commotion was finally noticed outside.

Xue Wanche, who had recently pledged allegiance to Li Jiancheng, led his men outside to inquire, "Your Highness the Crown Prince~~~"

Li Jiancheng, his laughter fading, roared, "Get out!"

"I don't believe it!"

Li Jiancheng, his eyes red, stared intently at Lin Dao.

"I am the greatest emperor of all time!"

"Erlang is, at best, a war-savvy Emperor Yang."

Lin Dao didn't argue with him, but instead asked a question.

"You really have an affair with Consort Yin and Consort Zhang?"

Normally, Li Jiancheng would have vehemently denied it.

But now, his mind was in turmoil, and he dared not disregard the thought, "So what if it is!"

Zheng Guanyin, who was sitting there, lowered her head.

Lin Dao smiled and asked, "Is it that kind of literature, or is it about deepening the ties of interest?"

"Never mind. I'm not interested in knowing."

He turned and opened the door, then strode away under the watchful eyes of many palace guards.

(End of this chapter)