Chapter 293 The Emperor's Life
Song Li took the thick stack of information handed over by the Holy Emperor, and seemed to be casually flipping it. In the eyes of the Holy Emperor, it was simply a surprise. In fact, Song Li remembered everything. With his mental power, it was easy to see ten things at a glance.
After a moment, Song Li finished reading all the information. His mind quickly circled and quickly combined the behavior and intelligence of the Holy Emperor to analyze it. He quickly confirmed one thing: the Holy Emperor was not worried about Zhan Long, but his son Zhan Chunlei.
According to information, Zhan Chunlei has recently recruited soldiers and has gathered many strong men around him. It seems that he is taking action. This kid himself is a disciple of the Miyun Sect, one of the three major sects of the Holy Lion Empire. His father is also a vassal king with heavy troops. He is a young, energetic and dangerous person.
The Holy Emperor seemed to be very afraid of Zhan Chunlei. He must be restless because of Zhan Chunlei's behavior of recruiting soldiers and horses. Prince Zhan Long Taiping had been working for a long time and might have lost his aggressiveness. What about his son? If Zhan Chunlei really had the intention to rebel, the Holy Emperor would be in trouble. Prince Zhong has not yet done it, and the fire broke out outside, and it would be a good feeling to be attacked from both sides.
Then his purpose was about to come out.
A smile appeared on Song Li's mouth, and it seemed that the Holy Emperor was no less afraid of him than that of Zhanlong and his son.
It is obvious that if he wanted to throw this hot potato to Song Li, then there would be only a few results: in the first case, Song Li failed to deal with the Zhanlong and his son and returned in disgrace. If so, then the omnipotent image that Song Li had created before would inevitably suffer a huge blow, and the Holy Emperor wanted to cut off his power in the future, so he had sufficient excuses.
In the second case, Song Li tried his best to trick Zhanlong and his son to the imperial capital. Although this situation did not harm Song Li, it invisibly helped the Holy Emperor. Once Zhanlong and his son fell into his hands, it would be like a serious problem.
In the third situation, Song Li and Zhan Chunlei met. The two proud boys did not accept each other. The two sides refused to give in and started a fierce confrontation. No matter who was in the hands of each other, it was a good thing for the Holy Emperor. It would be best if both sides died together, so that he would sleep completely in peace in the future.
No matter what kind of result occurs, the Saint Emperor will definitely benefit in the end. This old guy has made such a great plan.
"Song Li, what do you think?" Song Xingtian said calmly.
"Reduce the vassal states!" Song Li gave a firm answer. He had read too much history in his previous life, and for this situation, most emperors would choose this path.
"Yes, the vassals are reduced!" The Holy Emperor couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Song Li's answer coincided with him. He asked many ministers about this question, and even discussed it in the court. Everyone had different opinions. Some people wanted this and some wanted that, but no one said the word "destroying the vassals". Everyone was scared by Zhan Long's force and felt that he was invincible. If you want to reduce the vassals, it would inevitably cause his full resistance. At that time, the 500,000 army headed north to attack the imperial capital. What should the court use to resist?
It seems that the only smart people in the entire court who can see the situation clearly are him and Song Li. No matter how powerful Zhan Long is, he must find a way to control his actions. Otherwise, as his power becomes stronger and bigger, it will pose an increasingly threat to the rule of the court.
The best way is to take back the three counties that were granted to him and take away his military power. Even if the prince's title is retained, but without the fiefdom and military power, the war dragon becomes a tiger that loses its minions and can no longer threaten the rule of the Holy Emperor.
"Your Majesty means to send me to the three southern counties to invite Zhanlong and his son back to the imperial capital?" Everyone is smart, so Song Li used the word "please" and believed that the Holy Emperor understood what it means.
"Song Li, I only now understand that it is difficult to be an emperor in a country. Look at you, there is no one around you who can solve my problems." The Holy Emperor praised Song Li for no trace, and then said, "In another month and a half, the 60th birthday of the Holy Empress Dowager. I think Zhan Long and his son will come to participate, do you think so? I sent you, the governor of the Nine County, to invite them in person, and give them enough face. If they don't come yet, wouldn't they be too ignorant?"
Song Li smiled and said, "Your Majesty is saying. I am the chief imperial envoy of the empire after all, and I really don't care about him for ordinary people. If the first imperial envoy of the empire comes to invite him, they should be content."
"That's right, I think so too." The Holy Emperor said with a smile.
He knew that the Holy Emperor had no good intentions, but he was not prepared to refuse the job.
On the one hand, the three southern counties and Yunzhou County are not far apart. He is going to go back to his hometown in Yunzhou with his mother, so he should just take it as a trip. On the other hand, although the relationship between the Ming Prince's Mansion and the Holy Emperor has passed the honeymoon period, it is not yet time to tear his face. Since the Holy Emperor has made up his mind to let him go, if he doesn't go, he will openly resist the order. It is not yet time to completely break up with the Holy Emperor.
In Song Li's mind, Prince Zhong is the number one enemy. I believe the Holy Emperor thinks the same. If the two families broke up before the overthrow of Prince Zhong, then the good situation may have changed again. It was precisely because the Holy Emperor saw this that he made concessions in dealing with Song Side's beating. Song Li did not have to go to war with the Holy Emperor because of this.
There is another very important point. Judging from the information, Zhan Chunlei recruited all the strong men from the cultivation world. Although the Holy Emperor suspected that he wanted to rebel, Song Li didn't think so.
If you want to rebel, 500,000 troops are enough for the Holy Emperor to drink a pot. There is no need to summon the strong people in the cultivation world with great fanfare. They must be planning a big action, or seizing a certain genius treasure, or dealing with a big figure in the cultivation world. Song Li really wants to see what the purpose of so many strong people gather together. If any strange treasure really appears, with the personality of Song Daguan Ren, there is definitely a mistake in killing, so don't let it go.
"Since Your Majesty has decided on his holy will, I will go there." He smiled and took over the hot potato thrown by the Holy Emperor.
When she returned home, Song Li told his parents about the task assigned to him by the Holy Emperor. Song Xinghai sighed and remained silent. The Ming prince naturally understood that the Holy Emperor had no good intentions in this move, but there was no way at the moment. They could not openly resist the order, right? The situation is more subtle, and it is not the time to tear apart with the Holy Emperor.
Yun Lin is not as good-tempered as Song Xinghai. She cursed the Holy Emperor for revenge and destroyed the bridge after crossing the river. Song Li comforted her, and Yun Lin's mood of running wild gradually subsided.
She also knew that her son looked casual and smiling, but she didn't know how much idea it was. As long as he decided, the ninety flying beasts could not pull back.
"No, I want to follow you to Nanzhou." Yun Lin was worried that Song Li would go alone. Although Zhan Long was in charge of the three southern counties, his base camp was in Nanzhou County.
Song Li smiled and said, "What are you doing with me? What are you really going to encounter? I have to take care of you if you encounter any danger."
Yun Lin has talent in alchemy, but she is not a combat-oriented talent. She really can't help. Moreover, when she goes to Nanzhou, she will inevitably have a fight and intrigue. With Yun Lin's hot temper, she is afraid that the possibility of causing trouble will be greater.
After Song Li said this, Yun Lin stopped talking.
"Don't worry, mom, my son has a way to protect himself. Moreover, I will let Qianxue go with me." Song Li gave his parents a reassurance.
Yun Lin and Song Xinghai knew about Ning Qianxue's existence. Although they didn't know how their son had a relationship with such a powerful Jindan stage, they just had it, right? With the eyes of Song Xinghai and his wife, they could naturally see that Song Li had an ambiguous relationship with the girl named Ning Qianxue. They all thought that Song Li built a lotus garden to hide the beauty in the golden house.
In fact, the situation is much more complicated than they imagined. But no matter what, a strong man like Ning Qianxue is willing to stand by his son, and parents will feel much more at ease. A high-level strong man on the fifth level of the Golden Pill is enough to walk freely on the mainland. As long as you don’t mess with those old monsters, there is no problem with safety.
Song Li and his mother agreed that he would first go to Nanzhou County to solve the problem. When the problem was settled, it would be not far from the Yun family's tribe. At that time, Yunlin set out directly from the imperial capital, and the two of them met in Nanzhou, and then flew directly to Yunzhou. There was only one Yunling Mountain Range between Nanzhou and Yunzhou. Yunling Mountain Range was a large mountain range in the north and south direction. To the east of Yunling was Nanzhou, and to the west of Yunling was Yunzhou.
After determining the mission to Nanzhou, Song Li happened to have a good opportunity to break through and advance.
During this period, he had been taking the Xuan-level Dragon Fire Lizard Flame Pill. The medicinal power in his body accumulated to a certain level, and the quantitative change finally caused a qualitative change, which triggered the promotion rules. After discovering this, Song Li and Ning Qianxue went to the Water Curtain Cave to retreat. Fairy Ning naturally acted as his guardian.
What made Song Li happy was that the power of the lower-level dragon fire lizard flame pill was indeed not comparable to that of the Earth-level pill. The energy accumulated in his body was quite abundant. The Emperor Fire Seed was feasted and swallowed it happily. The energy released actually helped him break through three levels in one fell swoop and reach the peak of the third level of fetal breathing!
Every time the fetal breathing period is increased by one level, it consumes up to ten times more energy than the foundation-building period. However, the level of the elixir refined by Song Li also increases, so his cultivation level always maintains the same speed as before. This is one of the reasons why a alchemist has a respectable status on the mainland.
Three days later, Song Li and Ning Qianxue left the imperial capital together on a small flying beast and headed towards Nanzhou. Although the speed of riding on Fairy Ning's Qinglian Platform was faster, flying with the weapon was a mana consuming matter after all. When riding in a flying beast, it would not only not consume mana, but also get enough rest on the way. Why not do it?
Master Song also transported his cool golden fire kirin car on the flying beast. Aren’t Zhanlong and his son awesome in Nanzhou? He would swagger in this high-profile attitude and deal with awesome people, he would be even more awesome than the other party!
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