The Bad Guys: Playing the Fake Li Xingyun at the Beginning

Before Su Ming could answer, a hoarse voice sounded behind them, "He is waiting for me!"

Su Ming's heart skipped a beat. When he turned around, he saw the familiar figure of Yuan Tiangang, whose gloomy eyes were staring at him through the mask.

Lu Linxuan grabbed the sword, stood beside Su Ming, and looked at Yuan Tiangang vigilantly.

"Junior sister, he is here to see me, you go first." Su Ming gave her a reassuring look and asked her to go first. There were many things he couldn't say while she was here.

Lu Linxuan frowned and did not choose to leave, "Senior Brother."

Just when she was in a stalemate, Yuan Tiangang bowed to Su Ming and said, "Your Highness, I, Yuan Tiangang, greet you."

Su Ming winked at Lu Linxuan, signaling her to leave, and said to Yuan Tiangang, "Get up."

At this time, Lu Linxuan left reluctantly.

After a while, he and Yuan Tiangang were the only ones left in the yard.

Yuan Tiangang praised, "You did a good job. Not only did they fail to see through you, but they also helped you. It's worth my years of training you."

In fact, he had been here a long time ago, but had been observing secretly. The result shocked him greatly. Although he had received the message from the Bad Guys a long time ago, he did not expect that Su Ming would actually lure all of Li Xingyun's friends down the mountain and turn them into his helpers.

The fight between him and Lu Linxuan just now was exactly the same as the original Li Xingyun.

Although Yuan Tiangang only said a few words, the pressure he brought to Su Ming was still so great that it almost suffocated him. Only when his skills reached the Great Heaven Level did he realize how big the gap was between himself and Yuan Tiangang.

Without the power of a great celestial being, you don’t even have the qualifications to look up to him!

Su Ming quickly calmed down and replied respectfully, "General, I have been in Luoyang for half a month, and Li Siyuan has been avoiding me. What should I do next?"

Yuan Tiangang put his hands behind his back and said in a cold voice, "Li Siyuan is ambitious and very good at forbearance. He doesn't take Li Xingyun seriously at all. In the past, I didn't bother to pay attention to him, but now it seems that I have to deal with him."

Chapter 18 Yuan Tiangang's pity, obtaining the innate Gangqi

Hearing that Yuan Tiangang was going to deal with Li Siyuan, Su Ming was delighted. He had long expected that Li Siyuan's actions would anger Yuan Tiangang. With his domineering and strong personality, how could he tolerate Li Siyuan's offense?

Even though Su Ming is not the real Li Xingyun, nor is he the true descendant of the Tang Dynasty, he now represents Li Xingyun.

Even Yuan Tiangang had to be respectful and subservient in front of Li Xingyun. A little Li Siyuan actually dared to do this. Not only did he not take Li Xingyun seriously, he also did not take Yuan Tiangang seriously.

Su Ming nodded slightly and said softly, "General, Li Siyuan deserves to die, but the living have their own way of living and the dead have their own way of dying. Li Siyuan can die, but his death should be meaningful."

A hint of surprise flashed across Yuan Tiangang's gloomy eyes. This kid has been with him for so many years, but why didn't he realize that he had such wisdom.

Now he became interested, "Go on."

Su Ming pondered for a moment and began to outline his blueprint to Yuan Tiangang: "First, we have to ascend the throne in Luoyang. If the name is not right, then the words will not flow. We will ascend the throne in the name of Li Xingyun, the direct descendant of the Tang Dynasty, so that the Tang Dynasty will become worthy of the name. Then, in the name of the Son of Heaven, we will suppress Li Siyuan and seize the military power from him."

"In this way, the power transition will be smooth and will not cause unrest. Li Cunxu died too hastily, resulting in Li Siyuan not being able to fully take over his power until now. He can only control the core area of ​​the Three Jins."

"After Li Cunxu's death, Jin was torn apart. Generals in various places commanded their own troops and obeyed the emperor's orders instead of the decrees. The Shu region, which had originally surrendered, once again became a separatist region. The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun in the north also showed signs of breaking away."

"After I ascend the throne in Luoyang, I can move troops into Guanzhong to consolidate military power, divide and win over border generals, and use them to check and balance Li Siyuan."

"Secondly, summon Prince Qi to Luoyang to confront Li Siyuan. Only if they suppress each other can I gradually regain my power."

"The most important thing is that we can form an alliance with the Khitan tribe and bring them in as external aid. Li Xingyun saved Yelu Abaoji in the north before. He was the monarch of the Khitan Kingdom. The beautiful woman next to me was also a princess of the Khitan Kingdom. They also gave me 500 Khitan soldiers."

"We can open up trade in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and exchange what we have with what we need. In this way, with the support of Khitan, Li Siyuan and Ding Ding will not dare to act rashly."

"By the time I have command of an elite army, he should have passed away peacefully."

At this moment, Yuan Tiangang felt extremely regretful. Why was the person in front of him not a direct descendant of the Tang Dynasty? It would have been better if he was not born to a palace maid, but was born to the queen or even the imperial concubines.

What a shame.

Without comparison, there is no harm.

What Su Ming said can be completely regarded as the administrative policy of the emperor. Although there may be problems in the micro-management, the general direction is still correct.

If Yuan Tiangang were to become the emperor, he would not have much options.

Li Xingyun never understood that the most precious thing about him was not his bloodline, but his identity as the legitimate descendant of the Tang Dynasty.

After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the separatist regimes needed such an identity to occupy the righteousness. Such a fate has been borne on him since he was born. It's ridiculous that he still wants to resist. It's really naive!

There are Khitans all around him, but he is not alert. Not all Khitans can be friends. The threat posed to the Central Plains by the unification of the many grassland tribes such as the Xiongnu, Hu people and Turks is enormous, and the Central Plains is still in a fragmented situation. How can it resist the invasion of the grassland?

Thinking of this, Yuan Tiangang's eyes dimmed. He looked at Su Ming in front of him and felt even more sorry for him. "Very good. Tell me, what do you want?"

what?

In a trance, Su Ming thought he had heard wrongly. He thought that after he said this, he would be reprimanded by Yuan Tiangang. After all, his performance was too outstanding and his talents were too obvious. Wouldn't it make Li Xingyun seem too incompetent?

But he didn't expect that Yuan Tiangang didn't mind at all. However, now was not the time to think about these things. Su Ming thought quickly and organized his words. He cleared his throat and said, "Marshal, I want the bad guys to help me."

"A good cook cannot cook without rice. Without people, nothing can be done. Zhang Zifan and his men alone are not enough. I don't have much time to build up my own power. I can only borrow the help of the Bad People."

Yuan Tiangang nodded and agreed without any hesitation. "Okay, Meng Po has already conquered the Xuanming Sect. I will let her help you. If you need anything in the future, just tell her directly. I will go to see Li Siyuan later. The rest of the things will be left to you. Don't let me down."

Su Ming quickly bowed his head and saluted, his attitude extremely respectful, "Thank you, Marshal."

The more he should not be complacent at this time. If he thinks that he can have a thorny relationship with Yuan Tiangang just because of Li Xingyun's identity, it would be ridiculous and ignorant.

He will remain tolerant until he has enough strength. In this regard, he should learn from Li Siyuan. This guy endured for more than ten years, until the deaths of Li Keyong and Li Cunxu, and only showed up after the death of Yuan Tiangang. He is almost comparable to Sima Yi.

Although he is an enemy, this does not prevent Su Ming from learning his good qualities. This is what is meant by: imitate others and verify that before the chaos is gone, I will return to sincerity.

Seeing his lowered head, Yuan Tiangang sighed softly, and his figure flashed and disappeared.

Su Ming waited for a while, but did not get a response from Yuan Tiangang. He knew that Yuan Tiangang had left again.

He stood up and looked at the empty courtyard, and suddenly laughed. He finally had a place in Yuan Tiangang's plan and had greater value.

The sad thing in this world is not being exploited, but not even being worthy of being exploited.

The greater his usefulness, the less likely Yuan Tiangang will kill him, and the safer he will be.

Suddenly, the smile on Su Ming's face froze, and a mechanical voice sounded in his mind, [The progress of the fake Li Xingyun has reached 60%, reward: Xiantian Gangqi. ]

At this point, the fake Li Xingyun's acting progress has exceeded 50%. It will become increasingly difficult to improve in the future. With each level of improvement, the system rewards will be better.

Su Ming calmed his mind and checked the system's introduction to the innate qi: innate qi is a kind of qi that is extremely yin and soft, yet can produce the purest, strongest and most yang. It is more powerful than the Taiqing qi and has the effect of automatic self-defense. It is the supreme skill to cultivate an indestructible body.

Its most prominent feature is its super strong defense and rebound ability, which forms a protective shield of Qi outside the body that can be used for attack or defense. At the same time, it can greatly increase the strength when attacking, which is a rare and peerless magical skill.

Chapter 19: The Terrified Li Siyuan

After seeing the system's introduction, Su Ming's eyes lit up. This martial art was very suitable for his Tiangang Jue.

The Tiangang Jue he practiced was created by Yuan Tiangang. It can cultivate extremely strong and masculine internal force, which just cooperates with the innate Gangqi to greatly enhance his defense.

Although Yuan Tiangang only treated him as a substitute, the Tiangang Jue he practiced was the complete version. Yuan Tiangang did not hide anything from him. The Tiangang Jue he taught him could break through the Great Heavenly Realm and reach a higher realm.

However, his skills are still shallow now, only at the initial stage of the Great Heaven Realm, and he has not even reached the peak of the Great Heaven Realm.

The Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms rewarded by the system made up for his shortcomings in offense, and the innate qi could just make up for his shortcomings in defense. Coupled with the Light Footsteps and the Body Immune to All Poisons, if he could add a method of long-range attack with hidden weapons, he would have no shortcomings at all.

Su Ming silently said in his heart: Receive system reward.

[System rewards have been issued, please check! ]

The next moment, the method of exercising and practicing Xiantian Gangqi appeared in his mind out of thin air, and many insights into practice emerged at the same time. The true Qi in his body was also transformed into Xiantian Gangqi, which circulated on its own. Once attacked, it would automatically defend itself, with endless uses.

Su Ming let out a long breath, feeling very satisfied. With this life-saving skill, he could protect himself even when facing a master like Li Siyuan.

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Camp south of the city.

Zhang Zifan was wearing armor and standing on the parade ground, training soldiers. In the armor, he looked less elegant and indifferent like a Taoist priest, and more heroic and ruthless.

In the past half month, he went to the military camp almost every day. Which man doesn't want to achieve success and fight on the battlefield?

What's more, he was in his youth and could not hold back.

Although Zhang Zifan has not learned how to fight on the battlefield, he has the Tianshi Mansion behind him. In these troubled times, the Taoists in the Tianshi Mansion are not only good at practicing Taoism and making elixirs, they are no worse than others when it comes to killing people.

Among the ten Taoists arranged for him by Xu Huan, five were soldiers who had participated in the battlefield and were naturally familiar with the art of fighting on the battlefield. With their assistance, Zhang Zifan enjoyed training his soldiers very much.

In fact, these soldiers were a waste of talent. The soldiers brought by Yelu Abaoji were the elite among the Khitans, and they were the best cavalry seeds.

If there were enough money and food, and if they were given a year, they could train an elite cavalry with these 500 Khitan soldiers as the backbone.

When it comes to cavalry, apart from the advantage in equipment, the Central Plains dynasty can no way compare to the nomadic peoples. They were born on horseback and are natural cavalrymen.

But now it’s good enough to have soldiers at hand, there’s no point in thinking too much.

Even if Su Ming was given 500 cavalrymen, he would not be able to support them.

"kill!"

The Khitan soldiers were wearing leather armor, holding long spears, and constantly charging forward, looking quite serious.

Li Cun Yi leaned against the tent, gulping down his wine, looking at the soldiers who were training not far away, wondering what he was thinking.

At this moment, there was a commotion at the gate of the camp. Zhang Zifan frowned, signaled his confidant to take over training the soldiers, and then walked towards the gate of the camp.

In front of the military camp gate, Lu Linxuan was stopped outside by soldiers and the two were arguing.

When Zhang Zifan saw Lu Linxuan, he hurried over and asked, "Linxuan, why are you here?" Upon realizing that they really knew each other, the soldiers guarding the door knew that something was wrong and quickly retreated away.

Lu Linxuan grabbed Zhang Zifan's hand and said anxiously, "Zifan, it's bad, Yuan Tiangang is here."

Hearing the words "Yuan Tiangang", Zhang Zifan's heart skipped a beat, but he was not anxious. Instead, he asked Lu Linxuan, "Linxuan, don't be anxious. Tell me clearly, what happened?"

"My senior brother and I were talking in the yard when Yuan Tiangang suddenly showed up. My senior brother couldn't get away at that time, so he had to leave me behind and come to find you after leaving the inn."

Zhang Zifan felt that it was not detailed enough, so he continued to ask, "What did Yuan Tiangang say? Did you fight him?"

Lu Linxuan shook her head, and she calmed down at this time, "No, we didn't fight him. He saluted to my senior brother as soon as he saw me, and then my senior brother let me leave."

Hearing this, Zhang Zifan breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Lin Xuan, you really scared me to death. I thought Yuan Tiangang had fought with you. Don't worry, Brother Li is fine. When we get back, he will probably be gone. You wait here for a moment. I'll go tell Uncle Wu."

"Okay." Lu Linxuan nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and stood obediently outside the gate.

Looking at Zhang Zifan's departing figure, she only then noticed that he was wearing armor. Thinking back to how Zhang Zifan looked in the armor just now, little stars appeared in her eyes. Zifan looked so handsome like this.

In the military tent, Zhang Zifan told Li Cunyi the news of Yuan Tiangang's arrival. The two of them were not like Lu Linxuan who knew nothing. Based on Su Ming's actions in recent days, they guessed that Su Ming had been waiting for Yuan Tiangang.

Therefore, when Zhang Zifan heard the news of Yuan Tiangang's arrival, he was not afraid, but even so, he still felt a lot of pressure.

A man's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. He never dared to look down on anyone.

Afterwards, the two packed up their things. Zhang Zifan changed his clothes and followed Lu Linxuan back to the inn. They were eager to know what Yuan Tiangang had said to Su Ming.

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Qinzheng Hall.