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At this moment, Yang Taisui said directly, "Among all the princes, Zhao Kai was born with a destiny, and he is a match for Li Chang'an."
Yuan Benxi's face darkened as he said, "Absurd! Zhao Kai is an illegitimate prince!"
Zhao Kai's master was Han Shengxuan, and his second master was Yang Taisui. Both of them valued Zhao Kai highly because he was born with great fortune.
Normally, Zhao Kai would never have had the opportunity to be given an important position. Zhao Chun had six sons and one daughter, so it was impossible for Zhao Kai to be chosen.
But things are different now. Li Chang'an is being targeted by the Li Yang court because he has threatened the fortune of Li Yang.
Zhao Kai was born with great fortune, and sending him to Western Shu to deal with Li Chang'an was a perfect opportunity to test his luck.
Sure enough, the Imperial Observatory Director echoed, "Your Majesty, in this struggle for destiny, a step behind means a step further behind. We must not make any mistakes in eliminating Li Chang'an."
At this moment, Han Shengxuan's pale hands clenched into fists. The opportunity he had been hoping for had finally arrived!
Zhao Kai is blessed with great fortune; all he needs is this kind of opportunity!
However, eunuchs cannot interfere in politics; at most, they can act as executors, and they currently have no say.
Zhao Chun thought for a moment, then made a decisive decision: "Issue an imperial decree to enfeoff Zhao Kai as the King of Shu."
"Issue another secret decree: if Zhao Kai fails to behead Li Chang'an within a year, he shall bring Zhao Kai his head to me!"
This imperial edict, which both conferred the title of king and issued a military order, took into account the opinions of all parties and also satisfied a hidden worry in Zhao Chun's heart.
He also vaguely felt that to deal with those who steal one's luck, one must use someone possessed by great luck.
Although he had six sons and one daughter, only Princess Suizhu attracted the attention of the Imperial Observatory at the time of their birth.
In other words, among the six sons and one daughter, Princess Suizhu had the strongest luck, but she still couldn't compare to Zhao Kai.
Yang Taisui cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
"There is one more thing. Li Chang'an went to Beiliang to welcome his bride. It was not enough to just cancel the engagement and humiliate him."
"If possible, it would be best to help Xu Xiao kill Li Chang'an."
The imperial court was aware of Li Chang'an's draw against Li Chungang, and they also knew that killing Li Chang'an would not be easy.
Therefore, Yang Taisui continued, "Even if we can't kill Li Chang'an, killing some of his top fighters will be a good preparation for the great battle to come."
Zhao Chun said in a deep voice, "Granted!"
"Xu Xiao's daughter's wedding this time has caused quite a stir."
Xu Xiao invited figures from the martial arts world, ostensibly to attend his daughter's wedding ceremony, but in reality, he wanted to revive the prestige of Beiliang.
Moreover, two groups of experts in Xu Xiaowang Mansion were slaughtered by Li Chang'an, and now they need to replenish their manpower.
Xu Xiao's invitations this time were extremely wide-ranging, including Dongyue Sword Pool, the Xuanyuan family of Huishan, Wudang Mountain, and so on.
"Zhao Gou went to inform the sects that had submitted to the court to attend Xu Xiao's daughter's wedding as well."
"If the arranged marriage is canceled, Li Chang'an will be furious, and everyone will rise up against him!"
Yuan Benxi exclaimed, "By doing this, Li Chang'an will only think that Xu Xiao is the culprit, and it will not affect the court's preparations for troop deployment. Your Majesty's insight is brilliant!"
In just one hour, the ruler and his ministers of Liyang had decided on several important matters.
First, they must reorganize their troops and prepare to encircle and annihilate Li Chang'an, taking the opportunity to mobilize the troops of the vassal kings.
Secondly, he publicly issued an edict canceling the arranged marriage between Li Chang'an and Xu Zhihu as a form of humiliation.
Thirdly, Zhao Kai was enfeoffed as the King of Shu, and together with General Gu Jiantang, he was tasked with managing the Western Shu Road.
Fourth, Zhao Gou colluded with figures from the martial arts world to attack Li Chang'an at the wedding ceremony of the princess of Beiliang.
Because of the instructions of the Grand Supervisor of Heavenly Man, there was no need to consult with other court officials about the matter of eliminating Li Chang'an.
After the ministers left, only Han Shengxuan remained in the imperial study.
Zhao Chun asked, "Where has the elegance gone?"
Han Shengxuan bowed and replied in a low voice, "Her Highness the Princess is almost in Beiliang. Zhang Huan will send messages regularly."
Princess Zhao Fengya, who was originally betrothed to Xu Fengnian, was betrothed to Chen Zhibao after Xu Fengnian lost his position as heir.
In the original novel, Chen Zhibao became the Prince of Shu, and the emperor also intended to bestow Princess Suizhu upon him in marriage.
In the current timeline, Princess Sujong has not escaped this fate.
Princess Suizhu caused a scene for several days, but the emperor still insisted on his own opinion. Given the current situation, it was even more necessary to win over Beiliang to deal with Li Chang'an, and the emperor's idea of bestowing a marriage upon her became even more firm.
So the princess, along with Sun Diaosi and her friend Zhang Heng, went on a secret trip to Beiliang.
The emperor wanted her to marry, and she couldn't refuse. Even her mother, who had always doted on her, didn't speak up for her.
Since she couldn't change it, she wanted to see what kind of person she was going to marry.
The emperor felt guilty towards his daughter, so he let her go.
Moreover, the Northern Liang region, which will be filled with our own people soon, shouldn't be too dangerous.
No matter what danger they encounter, Beiliang will not stand idly by.
In Lingzhou City.
Since Chen Zhibao broke through to become a terrestrial immortal, Xu Xiao began a series of plans to revitalize Beiliang.
Xu Fengnian practiced martial arts secretly without telling his father, simply because the matter of his previous incarnation was too secretive, and he didn't want too many people to know.
After being reprimanded twice by Li Chang'an, Xu Fengnian has also grown. He has learned the true meaning of concealing one's abilities and biding one's time, hiding one's strength before one has absolute power.
Now that Xu Xiao and Chen Zhibao are doing their best to revitalize Beiliang, Xu Fengnian is very confident that everything is working in his favor.
Luo Yang usually stayed in the Listening to the Tide Pavilion, appearing and disappearing mysteriously, so Li Yishan and others, who had no martial arts skills, naturally could not find her.
Upon seeing Li Chang'an, Xu Fengnian knelt down instinctively; he was truly terrified by Li Chang'an.
However, the things he said later were genuinely meant to please Li Chang'an.
Li Chang'an's wedding procession had not yet arrived, but he himself, Cao Zhengchun, and Zhuge Liang had already arrived in Liangzhou.
Cao Zhengchun has now advanced to the Celestial Realm, and Zhuge Liang is even a Grand Celestial Realm expert in Confucianism.
Liangzhou is already in our hands, and Lingzhou and Youzhou will eventually be taken over step by step. It's still very necessary to understand the situation beforehand.
Upon arriving in Lingzhou, Li Chang'an learned that Xu Xiao had invited many martial arts figures to Beiliang.
The events that were happening in the court were also relayed to Li Chang'an by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Moreover, there was also Consort Zheng, an elite agent of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Li Chang'an received the news even faster than Zhao Kai learned that he had been granted the title of prince.
Looking at Xu Fengnian kneeling on the ground, trembling, Li Chang'an smiled calmly.
"Get up. Feng Nian is much more obedient now. How about giving this courtesan title to me?"
Just then, Yu Youwei, who was standing not far from Xu Fengnian, suddenly flipped the long sword in her hand and stabbed it towards Xu Fengnian's neck!
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Xu Fengnian raised his hand, easily gripped the longsword, and then said in a panic, "Miss, what does this mean!"
"Since Uncle Tang has spoken, the young lady belongs to Uncle Tang, and of course I will not object."
Yu Youwei retorted angrily, "This is absurd! I am only temporarily residing in Beiliang, and I am not a member of your Beiliang Royal Palace. Why do I need your permission?"
Xu Fengnian bullies men and women; no woman he sets his sights on can escape his grasp.
Therefore, even Li Chang'an said that Xu Fengnian should give Yu Youwei to him.
Li Chang'an came to Beiliang with another purpose: to kill Chen Zhibao under a pretext and let Xu Fengnian continue to be the heir and cause trouble for Beiliang.
If Chen Zhibao becomes the heir apparent and inherits the Northern Liang dynasty, he will likely have to fight many tough battles in the future.
He cherished his own soldiers. If Xu Fengnian were to take over, that useless guy would definitely make one bad move after another, and he might end up losing all his elite soldiers.
Yu Youwei had exquisite features and a delicate, upturned nose; she was indeed a charming beauty.
Especially her most outstanding features left even Li Chang'an, who was surrounded by beautiful women, somewhat in awe.
Her slender waist bore such a large fruit, which swayed gently with the breath, yet it did not seem out of place at all; on the contrary, it was pleasing to the eye.
Seeing Li Chang'an admiringly looking at her, Yu Youwei's face flushed red instantly.
Name: Yu Youwei
Age: 20 years old
Realm: None
Talents: Music (Second Rank), Singing and Dancing (First Rank)
Abilities: Composition (Second Rank), Singing and Dancing (First Rank)
Emotion: 90
Yu Youwei gracefully bowed down and knelt before Li Chang'an, her cleavage appearing even more exaggerated and magnificent.
"Yu Youwei, an old friend of Western Chu, has long admired Your Highness's name. Today, I have finally met you. I can die without regret."
The news that Li Chang'an had taken in the Qingyi Alliance and entrusted them with important tasks, as fellow survivors of the Eight Kingdoms, had already spread.
If Yu Youwei possessed martial arts skills and truly had the ability to assassinate Xu Fengnian, she would have been implicated by the Embroidered Uniform Guard long ago.
However, she only knew how to perform sword dances and had no offensive capabilities, so the Imperial Guards didn't notice her.