Dynasty Call: Low-key Struggle for Hegemony

The front door of the palace was in a mess and dust was flying.

The people watching were silent. No one expected that the famous Fang Shiyuan would be defeated so quickly, and at a lower level than him.

tread! tread! tread!

Footsteps sounded.

When Yuwen Chengdu, who was emitting golden light, walked out of the dust and fog, everyone's eyes changed.

"Hiss, Mr. Fang Xiaohou is really defeated!"

"I didn't expect that three years ago, when the young prince challenged all the innate realms of Yujing Academy, the majestic scene was still vivid in my mind. He even broke through the master realm in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, he was defeated by Yu Wen Chengdu, a late-stage master. .”

"Sure enough, there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world!"

Words of amazement slowly spread among the people.

Worship, awe, surprise, jealousy...

At this moment, all kinds of eyes were focused on Yuwen Chengdu.

Kara~

A stone rolled down not far away, and Fang Shiyuan slowly got up. The armor on his body was full of scratches, his face was pale, but his eyes were bright.

"Boss."

The four young generals quickly ran over to help Fang Shiyuan.

"Need not."

Fang Shiyuan pushed the four people away, regained some strength, strode up to Yuwen Chengdu, leaned down and worshiped:

"Thank you, General Yuwen, for showing mercy."

He knew that Yuwen Chengdu had to withdraw his strength at the last moment, otherwise he would be hit by the gold-plated phoenix wings and would have to lie in bed for a month or two.

"You are very good."

Yuwen Chengdu looked at Fang Shiyuan, who was only slightly injured, and nodded slowly.

Zhou Xuan and others behind Li Yuan saw Yuwen Chengdu looking at Fang Shiyuan like a junior, and their eyes were very strange. If this battle had not happened, others would probably think that Yuwen Chengdu had taken a crazy pill.

But no one who saw this battle raised any questions.

The common people who couldn't understand the battle only knew that Yuwen Chengdu defeated Fang Shiyuan. People with strong cultivation knew how much water Yuwen Chengdu put in this battle and made everyone take a bath.

Damn it, the late stage of the grandmaster versus the peak of the grandmaster.

People in the later stage of Grandmaster need to let go in order not to kill people at the peak of Grandmaster.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, who would have dared to believe it?

Fang Shiyuan turned around and looked at Li Yuan who was standing in front of the mansion. He took two steps forward with a solemn expression and half-knelt on the ground:

"Fang Shiyuan pays homage to His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

Seeing that Fang Shiyuan was loyal to Li Yuan, the four young generals behind him took two steps forward and bowed to Li Yuan at the same time:

"Chen Xiaohao pays homage to His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

"Shi Feng pays homage to His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

"Feng Yang pays homage to His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

"Huang Jie pays homage to His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

"Okay, everyone, come back with me!"

Li Yuan's face was full of joy. He walked down and patted Fang Shiyuan and others' shoulders enthusiastically to show his closeness and greeted everyone back home.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

After watching Li Yuan take Yuwen Chengdu, Fang Shiyuan, Zhou Xuan and others back to the house, the eyes of the surrounding audience lingered for a long time. It was not until the palace steward called his servants to clean the battlefield that they slowly left.

But the news that Fang Shiyuan had taken refuge in Li Yuan had quickly spread to the ears of various families in Kyoto, and the story of Yuwen Chengdu's defeat of Fang Shiyuan spread even faster.

Although Fang Shiyuan is a proud man and has always been a loner except for a few people, his reputation among the people in Kyoto is not low.

At this time, Li Yaohua was dressed grandly and was preparing to receive Fang Shiyuan to join him. After hearing the news, he was stunned like a bolt from the blue.

Fang Shiyuan actually lost!

Not only did he give Li Yuan another general, but he also increased Li Yuan's reputation!

Li Mujun, who was next to Li Yao, also showed an expression of disbelief.

"Impossible. How could Fang Shiyuan seek refuge with Chu King Li Yuan?"

He clearly made an agreement with Fang Wukui.

Li Yao was very upset when he saw Li Mujun lost his mind.

You picked it!

…………

In Prince Ming's Mansion, Prince Ming's hearty laughter echoed out from the lobby, which was filled with a group of high-quality heroes.

When he learned that Fang Shiyuan had joined Li Yuan, King Ming raised his eyebrows. He was quite satisfied with Fang Shiyuan in his heart. He originally wanted to win over him in the past two days, but he didn't expect that he would take the initiative to join Li Yuan.

The smile on King Ming's face did not change, and he laughed at the talents watching him below:

"Haha, Fang Shiyuan is a pretty good general, but it's a pity that Lao Wu beat him to it.

Come on, come on, let's continue drinking. Don't disturb me and you all for such a trivial matter! "

"Your Highness!"

Someone from below said something, and suddenly the originally quiet lobby became lively again.

"Your Highness!"

King Ming's sincere eyes swept over everyone and drank a drink with everyone.

…………

Elsewhere, Prince Xuan also held a grand feast in the palace. In a corner, a servant told Prince Xuan the news.

"Fang Shiyuan has taken refuge in Lao Wu?"

Prince Xuan held the cup in his left hand and clasped his right hand behind his back. His eyes flashed and he said calmly to his servants:

"Go and find out who went to the Zhenbei Hou Mansion today."

"yes!"

The servant nodded and left.

Prince Xuan walked out of the corner with a gentle smile on his calm face...

It was late at night, and in the palace of Prince Chu, Zhou Xuan and other talents had already returned.

There were only Li Yuan, Jia Xu, Yuwen Chengdu and Fang Shiyuan in the lobby.

Fang Shiyuan stood in the middle of the lobby and respectfully said to Li Yuan:

"Your Highness, today the eldest princess went to meet her father at the prince's residence. She wanted the subordinate to pretend to surrender to your highness first, and then go back to Prince Yao's residence."

Fang Shiyuan followed his father's temperament and did what he said. Before Li Yuan took the initiative to ask, he told Li Yuan everything about today.

Li Yuan and Jia Xu heard what Fang Shiyuan said and immediately understood what the eldest princess was thinking.

Li Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and sighed:

"You really have to pick the soft ones."

"Your Highness, if the eldest princess stays in Kyoto all the time, she will easily do bad things."

Jia Xu's eyes showed a cold light. This kind of smart woman is prone to bad things. Cooperating with her is a big trap. So the only way is to deal with her and don't let her stay in Kyoto.

Otherwise, if Emperor Yu leaves, no one in Kyoto will be able to suppress her, and with Li Yao in the mix, it will be difficult to cause trouble for them if he can't figure it out one day.

"It's time for my aunt to return to her own land."

Li Yuan nodded slowly, looked at Jia Xu and asked, "Then what should we do?"

Jia Xu gently shook his feather fan, slowly smiled and said:

"Your Highness has just formed an alliance with the three kings. Isn't this just a sword?"

It is impossible to drive the eldest princess out of Kyoto alone.

After all, she is His Highness's aunt, so her influence is not good, and since we can't kill the eldest princess now, we should find someone to share the burden.

For example, Three Kings.

Today's actions, based on the knowledge of the three kings, should not be able to tolerate the eldest princess.

Moreover, Li Yuan had a long talk with the three kings last night and formed a superficial alliance. This was also their first opportunity to join forces.

It's very simple. In fact, it's just a matter of each person saying one sentence.

Li Yuan looked at Jia Xu who was smiling. He understood what he meant. Li Yuan suddenly smiled and said:

"Wen He, do you think Li Yao trusts the eldest princess now?"

Jia Xu's eyes flashed and met Li Yuan's eyes.

The two of them had a good rapport and looked at each other with a smile!

"Butler, go and prepare a generous gift. I will personally visit the eldest princess tomorrow!"

hiss!

Fang Shiyuan suddenly felt a chill on his back.