Ten years of dormancy: Starting as a martial arts master at the pinnacle

The problem ultimately came back to Li Changsheng.

"I know what he went to do, but I can't say. The only thing I can tell you is that he couldn't be the mastermind."

Li Yuanhao's eyes never left Li Changqing.

He seemed to be assessing the credibility of Li Changqing's words.

"As the King of Qin, I am very satisfied with this answer. Being sentimental and righteous is not a bad thing, especially for our royal family. As the common people say, the more we lack something, the more we like to show it off. This kind of thing is very precious to the royal family."

At this point, Li Yuanhao changed the subject: "But as your father, I also have to tell you a few things that I will absolutely not tell anyone else. The royal family is different from anywhere else. Although it's not that there are no feelings at all, if you really put feelings first, I'm afraid you won't live long. Even if you manage to survive, you will live a very painful life."

There are always some who have powerful backers or are simply too strong to survive the intrigues and betrayals within the royal court.

But if they always put emotions first, even if they survive, they will live a very painful life.

It is undoubtedly cruel for a father to tell his son these words.

It's not just cruel to the son, it's equally cruel to the father.

But King Li Yuanhao of Qin still told Li Changqing what he had said.

He feared that if he didn't speak up, his son would suffer double harm in the future.

"You mean that even in this Prince Qin's mansion, apart from you and my mother, no one else can be trusted? Not just my half-brothers and half-sisters, but also my sister Li Chang Le."

Li Changle and Li Changqing were born of the same mother.

Li Changqing asked the question.

Li Changqing seemed unsurprised by such a cold question.

"That's right! Sometimes you don't need to completely trust even me. While I won't harm you, that doesn't mean I won't use you. Of course, you can also use me."

Royal kinship is incredibly cold-blooded.

Just like the King of Qin and the current emperor.

Do they have a father-son relationship?

If there is any trace of fatherly affection left in His Majesty the current Emperor of the Great Zhou...

This favor must definitely belong to the King of Qin.

However, in private, the King of Qin still referred to His Majesty as "Old Master" instead of "Father Emperor."

They've already engaged in a lot of mutual exploitation, and can no longer fully trust each other.

"One last question!"

The two sides had been exchanging questions and answers, and had now reached the final question.

Li Yuanhao was very curious about what Li Changqing would mention to him at this time.

"As the eldest son of the Prince of Qin, how much power can I possibly obtain?"

Li Changqing's purpose was very direct.

He came to Kyoto for power...

He didn't come here specifically to be someone's son or grandson.

"With your abilities, do you really need these things?"

Li Yuanhao asked curiously.

In the realm of carefree wandering, one can roam freely between heaven and earth.

Such masters in the martial arts world can do whatever they want.

Whether it's money, people, power...

If they want to, they can definitely get a lot.

Why is Li Changqing so concerned about this?

"The power I want is not the power of a guest elder of a certain faction, but the power that can truly be in my own hands. For example, the secret guards."

Li Changqing had already thought it through.

For the Prince of Qin, who is determined to seize the throne, it goes without saying whether he is willing to hand over the power in his hands to Li Changqing now.

Even if he gave it to him, Li Changqing wouldn't use much of it.

For example, consider those officials in the court who have already pledged allegiance to the King of Qin.

They were undoubtedly the largest force under the King of Qin.

But these people were of no use to Li Changqing.

The King of Qin hasn't even succeeded in seizing the throne yet!

As the second son of the Prince of Qin's mansion, why should he be in such a hurry?

It's not too late for the King of Qin to consider these issues after he ascends the throne.

What Li Changqing truly valued were the secret guards of the Prince of Qin's mansion.

They were strong enough, capable enough, and could even run errands for Li Changqing.

Especially when it comes to Li Changqing wanting to take things further?

These bodyguards can not only provide him with clues, but also help him search.

This was Li Changqing's true objective.

Li Yuanhao looked up at Li Changqing and remained silent for a full quarter of an hour before he finally spoke.

"Although I don't know what your plans are for obtaining these things?"

"But I can give it to you!"

"Power is nothing more than people and money..."

"The forces of the Prince of Qin's mansion can be divided into two parts, one overt and one covert. First, the overt: I command three guards, each with 3000 men, meaning I have 9,000 personal guards. The court provided 1,000, and I personally support 8,000. In addition to the troops, the Prince of Qin's mansion also has 1,200 bodyguards, which are also publicly visible. As for the Prince of Qin's mansion's visible assets, the steward told me seven days ago that our mansion has approximately 1.7 million taels of silver in its treasury. Not counting other treasures..."

"Those in the shadows, I have some people in the court. You should not get involved for now. I often deal with them one-on-one, and it's not convenient for a third party to know. I also have a small assassin organization and a secret guard organization. The assassin organization has only fifteen people, who specialize in doing things for me that I cannot do in person. The secret guard organization has more than three hundred people. Their strength is all above the mid-stage of the Innate Realm, with sixty Grandmaster-level experts, ten Great Grandmasters, and three Free and Unfettered Realm experts."

Although Li Changqing had been mentally prepared beforehand.

When he heard with his own ears that the King of Qin had three cultivators at the Free and Unfettered Realm, he was still greatly shocked.

This Prince Qin is a ruthless man.

"In addition, I also have connections with some martial arts figures. I can say that I can persuade two Great Free and Unfettered Realm experts to take action, and there are seven or eight Free and Unfettered Realm experts in total."

After speaking, King Qin, Li Yuanhao, raised his head and looked at his Li Changqing with considerable pride.

That seems to mean something like...

How is it?

My abilities are not bad, are they?

Li Yuanhao never said these words to a second person.

Even in the Qin Prince's mansion, his closest companions were his princess, his head steward, and the leader of his secret guards.

No one knows all of Qin King Li Yuanhao's trump cards.

A person who can address the emperor as "father" and only as "old man".

How could they possibly not have any trump cards up their sleeve?

Don't even mention competing with the Crown Prince and the other three princes.

Even if it means tearing off all pretenses and directly challenging the emperor.

The Qin Prince's Mansion only has a low probability of success; it is not entirely without a chance of resistance.

"You can use all of these things. But if you want them to belong solely to you, I can give you one-third of my personal guards."

"One carefree master, three grandmasters, ten grandmasters, plus a hundred innate masters."

"They're all yours from now on! Is that enough?"

That's enough.

Li Changqing nodded in satisfaction.

The harvest was greater than he had imagined.

He could freely utilize the resources of the Prince of Qin's mansion, and he also had over a hundred secret guards.

This made it much easier for Li Changqing to do whatever he wanted.

Of course, King Li Yuanhao of Qin was not at a disadvantage either.

Li Changqing was never one to take advantage of others for nothing. Since he accepted the gift, he acknowledged the father-son relationship.

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