The royal back garden is always so peaceful, in the past, there are not many stories of love and hatred that extend from here, and after some years, it has finally become a topic of conversation among ordinary people.

Several palace maids were walking on the path with a somewhat playful expression, and suddenly saw a figure in front of them, and immediately looked stunned, and hurriedly lowered their heads and saluted.

"I've seen the eldest prince."

Several palace maids were a little apprehensive in their hearts at the moment, and they didn't know what the other party would think of their actions in the eyes of the other party.

They are just small palace maids, not such noble concubines, and they are not allowed to frolic here.

But the man didn't seem to care about their behavior, and only smiled and waved his hand to signal them to leave.

Several palace maids breathed a sigh of relief and left to the side.

After those palace maids walked away, Li Chen's expression regained his calmness again, there was not the slightest smile on his face, and there was a deep look in his eyes.

He walked forward again, and it wasn't long before he met a figure again.

The man was standing in front of him at the moment, leaving only a back for him, and still holding a fold in his hand, as if he was thinking about something.

Li Chen's eyes condensed slightly, a smile appeared on his face, and then he walked forward.

He seemed to be surprised.

"Second brother, why are you here?"

The man turned his head and saw Li Chen's appearance, his eyes were obviously a little surprised, but then he smiled.

"Big brother, it's really rare for you to come to this back garden, along the way, I'm afraid that many palace maids will be distracted when they see you."

Li Chen just smiled and shook his head.

The person who replied was the prince of Xishu, Li An.

After joking, Li An looked a little lamented, waved the fold in his hand, and spoke.

"It's been annoying lately, speaking of which, it's better to let you do it, big brother, but it's a pity that my father handed it over to me, but it made me embarrassed."

Li Chen sighed lightly and asked.

"What's the matter? Can it stump you? ”

Li An just handed the fold in his hand to Li Chen, and then said in distress.

"It's not that the Xiaotian Sect has changed its appearance overnight, and many sects have defected at the moment, and the Xiaotian Sect is a demon sect."

"Although the rivers and lakes are rivers and lakes, and the imperial court is the imperial court, but the sum of so many martial artists is also a force that should not be underestimated, and more importantly, I can't guess what the intention of this Xiaotian Sect is?

If you just want to be a demon sect and do something indiscriminate, then you can't actually make such a big battle. ”

Li Chen just listened silently, his eyes quickly swept over the fold, but his gaze was slightly condensed.

He handed the fold back to the other party and said nonchalantly.

"In that case, what did my father say?"

The father he said was now the pilgrimage, Emperor Li Jin of Xishu.

Hearing this, Li An sighed slightly and said silently.

"What can you say? Father has never cared much about these things on the rivers and lakes, thinking that no matter how many martial artists escape, they can't beat the army's iron cavalry.

Now only a notice has been issued, asking the Tibetan Sword Villa and several major sects to assist the local government to carry out encirclement and suppression.

Father, but he regarded this as a bandit, and handed it over to me to keep an eye on, where can I do anything. ”

Li Chen's face froze slightly, but in the end he still smiled.

"That's it, it's just a matter of the rivers and lakes, by the way, I heard that over there in Yecheng, Da Chu and Yan Yun are a little unpeaceful? How's it going? ”

Li An glanced at his brother with a strange expression, and then there was a slight groan in his eyes.

What's wrong with my big brother today? Would you discuss these things with yourself?

In the past, Li Chen, wasn't he always alone in retreat and cultivation, and it was rare to be able to listen to the court once in a while?

However, Li An's face was immediately relieved, these two things are actually somewhat related to the rivers and lakes, and his eldest brother is also a powerful martial artist, so he will naturally pay attention to it.

Thinking of this, Li An spoke.

"Yecheng, didn't you say that the city lord left a few days ago?

Although I don't know what agreement the old city lord signed with the Three Kingdoms back then, the biggest deterrent is no longer at this time.

Naye City is located in the center of the continent, and it is a place where soldiers must fight, and Yan Yun and Da Chu will naturally not let it go easily. ”

Li Chen nodded, obviously agreeing with this point of view,

So he asked.

"What about us?"

Li An's eyes were slightly stunned, but then he smiled bitterly.

"Don't say it, my father doesn't know what to think, he just has a wait-and-see attitude, and he hasn't made any arrangements, but he doesn't plan to participate in this competition."

Li Chen's brows furrowed slightly, but then he stretched out again and said casually.

"Yecheng place, is it really that important?"

Li An laughed at this moment, his expression suddenly relieved a lot for some reason, and he raised his hand to gesticate.

"Big brother, you don't know this, Yecheng is located in the center, even if we can't get it in the end, we can't let it go easily.

You must know that if you take Yecheng, you can radiate the surrounding area, and now that there has been peace between the three kingdoms for a long time, whoever can occupy Yecheng can say that whoever can take the initiative, and can break this delicate balance at any time. ”

Li An said as he spoke, but his face became more and more sighing, and said.

"The father said that Xishu has been peaceful for a long time, and now the country is peaceful and peaceful, and it is not appropriate to use force.

If there is any dispute, then it will definitely cost the people and money, and it will be a huge expense, so I will not move. ”

Li An's words faintly showed a bit of helplessness and dissatisfaction, even he could see the situation at this time, it was impossible for his father not to understand.

Li Chen groaned.

"In the past year, we have not earned a lot of silver taels, and the sufficiency of the treasury is the peak, but it can fully support consumption."

Li An waved his hand, interrupted his eldest brother's words, and sighed lightly.

"I know, but my father doesn't agree, what can I do?

Forget it, big brother, I still have something to deal with, so let's go first. ”

Li Chen smiled and nodded, but when Li An just stepped forward, he grabbed the other party.

He asked with a smile at the moment.

"Second brother, I forgot to ask you, do you have a favorite family?"

Li An's face paused for a moment at this time, and then he said with a strange expression.

"Big brother, I've been married for many years, and although I have never had an heir, this is not a reason for you to be an old bachelor to mock me, right?"

This time it was Li Chen's turn to be stunned, he thought about it carefully, and found that it seemed to be the case.

When Ang Lee got married, he seemed to be in retreat?

Li Chen looked a little embarrassed and spoke.

"Forget it, who did you marry, second brother? How are we getting along now? ”

Li An's face was a little crying and laughing, so he could only say.

"The other party is the daughter of Qin Shangshu's family, they get along very well, they are very knowledgeable, and they don't have any temper.

What's even more rare is that she is obviously a young lady, but she occasionally cooks for me, and the dishes she cooks are quite good, at least in my opinion, better than the chef in the imperial dining room. ”

Li Chen joked with a chuckle.

"The husband and wife get along well, which is the biggest good thing in the world, but they have to work harder, and they don't have any heirs."

Li An said with a disdainful face.

"Big brother, how old are you, you don't look at yourself, and you still come to me, in this regard, I refuse your guidance."

Immediately, Ang Lee added.

"Okay, I'm leaving, I still have something to deal with in the Ministry of Rites, I'm very busy, so I won't talk about it."

Li Chen nodded, smiled and watched the other party leave.

It wasn't until Li An's breath disappeared in his sense that Li Chen withdrew his gaze, but there was a flash of confusion in his eyes.

Li Chen's figure stopped here for a long, long time, and thoughts were surging in his mind.

In the end, the confusion in his eyes dissipated, and instead revealed a touch of firmness, some uncontrollable overflow of qi around his body, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

Like a sword.

He suddenly whispered at this moment.

"Cinnabar."

A female figure swept out of nowhere, standing silently behind her.

Li Chen was just about to speak, but when the words came to his mouth, he was a little silent.

But he eventually said it.

"Order all the Conglong Guards who have been dismissed to put down everything in their hands at this moment and return to the capital to see me."

"Order all our generals in the Imperial Guards to start sealing the gates of the city immediately, and no one can enter or leave."

"Order Jin Jia Wuwei to firmly control the palace, especially that palace, no one can be allowed to enter, if someone makes trouble, kill it."

"Herald ......"

One command after another kept coming out of Li An's mouth, and every word was undoubtedly shocking.

Because among the above forces, except for the Longwei who was handed over to him for management, the rest of the forces were not under his jurisdiction.

Especially the Imperial Forest Army, which was handed over by the emperor to the crown prince Li An some time ago.

And at this moment, listening to its meaning, it is that the Imperial Forest Army has long been in Li Chen's bag?

is obviously a great prince who has become an idiot in cultivating martial arts, why does he have so many layouts?

Cinnabar suddenly raised his head at this moment, stared at the familiar figure in front of him, and said in a condensed voice.

"Lord, do you really want to do this?"

Li Chen turned around at this moment, looked at Cinnabar, who had been following him for a long time, and asked rhetorically.

"Do you think you can wait for this situation?"

Without waiting for Cinnabar to answer, Li Chen was the first to speak.

"The separation between the three kingdoms of the world has been peaceful for more than 60 years, which is an extremely incredible thing, but it has been maintained to this day, by what?

It relied on a promise from the old city lord of Naye City, and the Three Kingdoms, which were all tired at that time. ”

"Penglai is about to appear, the promise has been fulfilled, Yecheng has no city lord, and the fragile bond that has lasted for more than sixty years suddenly collapses at this moment."

"The world is originally divided for a long time, and it must be divided for a long time, I dare to say that within three years, the world will eventually return to the troubled times, just like the previous dynasty, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period."

Li Chen's words paused, and his eyes looked ahead.

Cinnabar also looked ahead, his eyes were stunned for a moment, but then he revealed a touch of cold killing intent.

But it was a palace maid, and she was still holding something in her hand, as if she was going to send it to a certain concubine, but at this time, she accidentally heard Li Chen's words.

Cinnabar's eyes were cold, and his qi was blooming, but he was about to make a move.

But Li Chen shook his head slightly, and in Cinnabar's surprised gaze, he took a step forward and said to the palace maid.

"Is it done? Although the harem has little impact, it has to be strictly guarded, you must know that if you are not careful, women are very likely to do bad things. ”

Cinnabar's mouth opened, but he couldn't speak.

Why is this person also a subordinate of the Great Prince?

The panicked look on the palace maid's face suddenly dissipated, and she saluted Li Chen, and then chuckled without squinting.

"A few days ago, I deliberately poisoned a few concubines who looked me unhappy, and then pretended to be the plague, and those ladies were terrified.

At the moment, I just sent a decoction to each of them, and watched them drink it in their own mouths, now, it's not a problem to sleep for three days and three nights. ”

But then, the palace maid pretended to be aggrieved.

"My lord, what you said is really excessive, you say bad things about women, but you must know that I am also a woman."

Li Chen's face did not change his color.

"I'm talking about you."

The palace maid's face suddenly became exciting.

After a while, after the palace maid left in a bit of a rage, Cinnabar was shocked.

"Lord, who is this man?"

Li Chen glanced at her, and then said indifferently.

"You should have heard that the demon girl who defected from the Five Poisons Sect half a year ago can be regarded as a genius in the world, and that girl who is barely my junior sister is Gu by her."

Cinnabar was stunned for a moment, and just wanted to ask how this person could be under you, but after thinking about it, he withdrew his words.

The man in front of her, although she has followed her for many years, there are still too many things in the other party that she doesn't know.

Li Chen was silent for a while before speaking again.

"Cinnabar, today's world is no longer the rivers and lakes and the imperial court, my father has repeatedly begged for peace before, and he will not fight for it.

I thought my father was forbearing, waiting for an opportunity...... But after all, it's not like that. ”

There was infinite emotion in Li Chen's eyes, and he sighed slightly.

"Xiaotian's scheme, even I don't know."

"I don't know, it doesn't mean that you don't know, if the government and the sect were useful, the rivers and lakes would not become like this now, but they are completely out of our control, so you can't come to the rivers and lakes at this time, right?"

"In the land of Yecheng, the soldiers will fight, if you don't fight now, then you have given up the possibility of the future, and you can only watch Yan Yun or Da Chu win, and finally the soldiers will come to the city and be reduced to fish and meat."

"My father is old, and his thinking has become dull, he thinks that this Xishu is precipitous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and can solve all problems.

But in fact, it is good to be easy to defend and difficult to attack, but this is also relative, it is difficult for us to get out of Shu, if Yecheng is lost again, then we can only be trapped in Shu, and completely lose the opportunity to compete in the future. ”

"I originally believed in Ang Lee, in fact, he could think of this, but he ...... after all is still too weak, if it is placed in peacetime, he will be a generation of Mingjun, but the troubled times are coming, and his inaction is to sit back and wait for death. ”

Cinnabar was silent at the moment, and when it came to these things, she couldn't give any good advice.

Li Chen looked at the sky at this moment, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said to himself.

"The more I see and the more I understand, the more I am tormented by this situation, and I have seen a lot of things in the books of Wang Mang of the former dynasty, which are difficult to implement but extremely good."

"Far from being as peaceful as it is now, it is about developing more industries and creating more opportunities, so that people can have jobs, and no one will be reduced to begging on the streets."

"The power of the Marquis of Zhenbei is a little big, and my father thinks it is a little tricky, but it is not easy to cut the feudal domain at this time, but what I saw, I saw a method called Tui En Ling, which can solve it without blood......"

"From ancient times to the present, it has always been heavy on agriculture and light on business, but businessmen make a lot of money, but farmers are watching the sky to eat, such a contradictory thing, but what is the solution to this?"

"The state intervenes in the market, regulates the economy, and nationalizes the industry like salt, iron and wine......"

"These things, these methods, if they can all be implemented, only need to give me ten years, I will be sure to bring the strength of Xishu to the level of surpassing Dachu and Yanyun, give me thirty years, I can make Xishu stable and unified the world, if it can continue, I am confident that in my life, I will cross the Western Regions and let the iron rider of Xishu go to a farther place."

"So, I can't wait any longer."

After Li Chen finished the last sentence, he immediately looked at Cinnabar, and his eyes showed a bit of seriousness.

Cinnabar was a little dazed for a moment, and her expression was a little overwhelmed.

Li Chen was silent for a while, as if he had made up his mind, and spoke.

"Cinnabar, do you believe me?"

Cinnabar was stunned for a moment, but then said gently.

"Faith, always believe."

Li Chen's heart was like a stone falling to the ground at this moment, his expression was a little soothed, and then his expression returned to his previous state, and his eyebrows and eyes were gentle.

"Then wait for me to reign over the world, and let you make the four seas your home."

……

On Xiaoyan Mountain, in that simple courtyard, Ye Wuwu, who was still full of white hair, pulled a bamboo chair, and sat there at the moment, with Erlang's legs crossed and a leisurely expression.

At this moment, it is already late autumn, and there is an autumn wind blowing, blowing up patches of withered yellow fallen leaves.

Ye Wuwu smiled at the moment, and said leisurely.

"It's a cool autumn."

(End of chapter)