Dynasty Call: Low-key Struggle for Hegemony

Huanqing City, at around midnight, Li Yuan closed his eyes tightly in his dormitory and practiced cross-legged on the bed. Mysterious and golden Tao Yun circulated outside his body, making Li Yuan particularly majestic.

"Your Highness, Liu Jin has an urgent message."

At this time, Zhao Gao's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

Li Yuan opened his eyes, a bright golden light flashed across his pupils, and a trace of doubt appeared on his face.

Zhao Gao disturbed him at this time. It seemed that Liu Jin's information was very important this time.

"Come in."

The door opened immediately, and Zhao Gao quickly came to Li Yuan's side, holding the information delivered by Liu Jin in his hand.

Li Yuan reached out and picked it up. As soon as he saw the first line of words, his eyes suddenly trembled. He stood up quickly and ordered:

"Bring Wen He immediately."

"yes!"

Zhao Gao disappeared.

After half a cup of tea, Jia Xu appeared in front of Li Yuan.

Li Yuan handed him Liu Jin's information without saying a word.

When Jia Xu saw the information, his eyes showed a hint of surprise.

Li Yuan looked at the dark starry sky outside the window, standing with his hands behind his hands, his black and golden eyes deep and sharp.

"Wen He, what do you think?"

"Prince Yu, let him go or not?"

Jia Xu narrowed her eyes slightly, but a smile appeared:

"Your Highness, Prince Yu will naturally let him go, but this is also an opportunity for us!"

Li Yuan turned around, looked at Jia Xu with a hint of joy, and asked, "Wen He, what are your plans?"

"Your Highness, if we can subdue one person, the situation is set!" Jia Xu's eyes were deep and shrewd.

"who?"

"Fang Wukui!"

Li Yuan's eyes moved and he said:

"Send someone!"

"Liu Jin, only Liu Jin can go there in person to truly convince Fang Wukui!"

"Okay, then let Liu Jin go and personally go to the border of Zhongzhou to intercept Fang Wukui!"

"Zhao Gao, immediately send a message to Liu Jin and Shangguan Wan'er..."

Under the night sky, Li Yuan's firm tone lingered in the room.

……………………

The next afternoon, Kyoto, Imperial Study Room.

"Your Highness, Taishi Shuming has successfully arrived in Qingzhou to replace Fang Wukui. The legion once commanded by Taishi Shuming has also marched towards Qingzhou, and Fang Wukui has led the 200,000 Xuanwu Legion to withdraw to Zhongzhou."

Tao Xin was in the center of the royal study, reporting to the eldest princess Li Mujun above.

"very good!"

When Li Mujun heard this satisfactory information, his face showed a smile and he looked at Shangguan Wan'er beside him.

Shangguan Wan'er took a step forward, leaned over and cupped her hands:

"Your Highness, Shangguan Zhenyu has followed His Highness's orders and led the phantom army into Lianzhou, and is waiting for the opportunity."

"good very good!"

Seeing the transfer of his two most critical generals, Li Mujun stood up excitedly and looked at Tao Xin and Shangguan Wan'er with great admiration.

These two are worthy of being his right-hand men and have successfully completed the tasks assigned to them.

Although the entire dynasty is useless in both civil and military affairs, I have a sharp eye and can discern pearls!

"This time, I want to see how Prince Yu can escape?"

Li Mujun stepped out of the desk, put her hands behind her back, and walked back and forth on the square platform with a joyful smile. She had already seen the scene in which the future King Yu would be defeated in her hands.

She wants Yangzhou and Liangzhou, and she wants to deal with King Yu!

Tao Xin and Shangguan Wan'er below looked at each other with expressionless faces. They paid more attention to each other than Li Mujun above.

Both of them felt the difference in the other.

What does he (she) want to do?

However, there was a hint of pride in Tao Xin's eyes, because his mission had been completed, Fang Wukui was successfully transferred, and Taishi Shuming went to Qingzhou.

Shangguan Wan'er's heart moved slightly. Thinking of the urgent report from His Highness this morning, Liu Jin disappeared without leaving. Her heart turned and she turned to look at Li Mujun above, reporting again:

"Your Highness, I think there are still some hidden dangers in defeating King Yu."

At this time, Li Mujun was still enjoying the scene where he had defeated Queen Yu, his prestige had soared, and all the civil and military officials in the court were bowing to him. Suddenly, when he heard Shangguan Wan'er's words, his big eyes changed, and he quickly looked at Shangguan Wan'er and asked. road:

"Wan'er, are there any other hidden dangers? Could it be that they still can't solve Prince Yu?"

Tao Xin on the side frowned and looked at Shangguan Wan'er in confusion.

What does Shangguan Wan'er want to do?

Tao Xin gradually became more vigilant.

Shangguan Wan'er clasped her fists and said, "Your Highness, Shangguan Zhenyu and the imperial army can join forces with the King of Chu to defeat King Yu, but I am worried about what will happen after defeating King Yu."

"What happened after defeating King Yu?" Li Mujun's big eyes showed a trace of confusion.

What else will happen after defeating King Yu?

With King Yu defeated, Yangzhou and Liangzhou can be easily controlled by her. Is there anyone else who can compete with her? When Shangguan Zhenyu brings King Yu back, King Yu will stay in Kyoto and be a free man. My lord, just laugh at him from time to time.

Li Mujun felt a little happy when he thought that he was about to treat King Yu arrogantly.

"Your Highness, have you forgotten that there is a King Heng in the imperial army!" Shangguan Wan'er raised her head and said.

"King Heng?"

When Li Mujun heard the name, he raised the corner of his mouth and smiled: "Wan'er, don't worry, both Shangguan Zhenyu and Wu Guanxiong have taken refuge in this palace. They have imprisoned King Heng, and the entire imperial army has been controlled by Shangguan Zhenyu and Wu Guanxiong. In his hands, a mere King of Heng cannot turn the world upside down.

After King Yu is dealt with, Shangguan Zhenyu will send King Yu and King Heng back to the court. "

Li Mujun thought happily that he had defeated Prince Yu, and his reputation was enough to intimidate the court. But Prince Heng, as the winner of the plan, would have nothing to say about imprisoning Prince Heng. Any evidence of crime would confine Prince Heng in the palace. , can King Heng still be able to overthrow the sky?

Tao Xin on the side also nodded. In his opinion, King Heng's departure from the capital was the stupidest decision. There was a balance between the royal family, hundreds of officials, and various aristocratic families in the capital, and he could still confront the eldest princess.

After leaving Kyoto, instead of controlling the imperial army, Shangguan Zhenyu was persuaded by the eldest princess. This must be too stupid.

However, Shangguan Wan'er's expression did not change. She stood upright, raised her head, and said calmly:

"Your Highness, have you ever thought about the relationship between King Chu, King Yu, and King Heng!"

"King Yu feels that he cannot escape. Do you think King Yu will surrender? If King Yu surrenders, do you think he will surrender to the imperial army or to the King of Chu who personally leads the army to fight?

And King Heng is also among the imperial army. King Heng should know what will happen to him when he returns to the capital, so will he also surrender to King Chu.

Your Highness, you should know that there are many generals in the imperial army who were won over by King Heng. Even if one or two are loyal to King Heng, will they let King Heng enter the camp of King Chu? "

"In this way, the world will only think that King Chu defeated King Yu, rather than Your Highness defeating King Yu!"

"Your Highness, please think about it. King Yu still has many followers in Kyoto. If King Yu is in the hands of King Chu, then these connections in Zhongzhou belong to King Chu!"

Li Mujun's expression changed more and more as he listened, with an angry look in his eyes:

"King Chu, he dares to accept it?"

Li Mujun also wanted to increase his prestige and recruit talents by defeating King Yu. When she heard Shangguan Wan'er's words, especially that the talents from King Yu had returned to the King of Chu, she felt a sharp pain in her heart.

We must not let the King of Chu seize King Yu in his hands.

Tao Xin's eyes flashed slightly, this was really possible.

Once King Yu felt that there was no hope of escape and he was doomed to fail, he would surrender at worst.

Anyway, he is a member of the royal family. It doesn't matter if he loses to the King of Chu or the imperial court. At least he can survive.

Moreover, it is very possible for King Yu to surrender to King Chu. Who would want to surrender to Her Royal Highness the Princess?

"With Shangguan Zhenyu here, he will definitely be able to capture King Yu before King Chu!" Although the eldest princess said this, the trace of panic on her face revealed her mood.

"If you don't believe me, I will send a message to Shangguan Zhenyu now. I must capture Prince Yu and bring him back to the court!"

Shangguan Wan'er showed a trace of helplessness and said: "Your Highness, in the battle of Lianzhou, although Shangguan Zhenyu is present in the imperial army, the King of Chu has the highest status among both sides. Even if Shangguan Zhenyu captures King Yu, once the King of Chu lets Shangguan What if Zhen Yu takes out King Yu?

And King Yu would also agree. What could Shangguan Zhenyu do? "

Tao Xin nodded. Even if King Yu loses, he is still the prince, and there is also the King of Chu who has many soldiers. Faced with their demands, can Shangguan Zhenyu withstand the pressure?

Not paying?

What should I do if the King of Chu takes action again?

"this…………"

Li Mujun was also aware of this problem. Maybe he might have made a wedding dress for the King of Chu.

The influence carried by King Yu and his strength in Zhongzhou are as important as Yangzhou and Liangzhou.

Especially after killing King Yu, King Chu became her opponent.

He couldn't let King Chu capture King Yu.

Li Mujun looked at Shangguan Wan'er with expectant eyes and said:

"Wan'er, is there any way you can help Shangguan Zhenyu bring back Prince Yu and Prince Heng?"

Shangguan Wan'er smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Your Highness, this situation is really difficult. After all, King Chu's identity is there and he is powerful. Moreover, King Yu and King Heng are voluntary. There are people from King Heng in the imperial army. I'm afraid that yes…………"

Li Mujun's face looked ugly. How could she have forgotten this time? It was important to defeat King Yu, and it was also important to control King Yu.

"What should we do?"

Li Mujun was very anxious. King Chu controlled the four states and was already very powerful. King Chu had captured King Yu. Once he recruited all the talents under King Yu, his power would skyrocket. This was obviously not in line with her plan.

Tao Xin, who was on the side, had a hint of murderous intent in his eyes and said:

"Your Highness, why don't you kill both King Yu and King Heng? They died in the war anyway, so who cares if they are the only ones who die."

The two ancestors who had been hiding in the imperial study opened their eyes and looked at Tao Xin with a cold expression.

"no!"

When Li Mujun heard Tao Xin's words, he refused directly without even thinking: "I will never do such cruel things."

"If Shangguan Zhenyu cannot bring King Yu and King Heng back to the court, then what if we give King Yu and King Heng to the King of Chu? Anyway, our victory over Yangzhou and Liangzhou will be a great victory."

When the two ancestors heard Li Mujun's words, there was a hint of recognition in their eyes.

This is the reason why the eldest princess Li Mujun has been able to stir up troubles in Kyoto for ten or twenty years, but the former emperor and the royal family ignored her.

No matter how many ideas and strategies Li Mujun had, she would never intentionally kill anyone in the royal family.

Tao Xin quickly knelt down, lowered his head and admitted his mistake in fear:

"This humble minister deserves death. He came up with such a vicious plan and almost killed His Highness."

"Forget it, you are also thinking about me. If there is a problem next time, I will kill you without mercy!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

The eldest princess waved her hand casually. Her subordinate just said the wrong thing. She had often said the wrong thing, but the imperial brother did not punish her.

"Your Highness, I actually have a way to capture King Yu and bring him back." At this time, Shangguan Wan'er said.

Li Mujun's eyes lit up and he came to Shangguan Wan'er in a few steps. He stared at her with bright eyes and said:

"Wan'er, is this true? Is there any way you can bring Prince Yu back to Kyoto?"

Tao Xin, who was kneeling on the ground, also raised his head and looked at Shangguan Wan'er.

I saw Shangguan Wan'er's face hesitant, looking at Li Mujun's expectant eyes, a little hesitant.

Seeing Shangguan Wan'er's appearance, Li Mujun patted Shangguan Wan'er's shoulder and said:

"Wan'er, just say it doesn't matter. I believe in you the most."

Seeing Li Mujun say this, Shangguan Wan'er bit her jade teeth and said:

"Your Highness, if you go to Lianzhou in person, wouldn't you be able to bring Prince Yu back to the court?"

"I am going to Lianzhou in person?" Li Mujun's expression was stunned, and his eyes were a little dazed.

Go to Lianzhou by yourself?

"That's right, Your Highness, please think about it. You are the eldest princess of the Dayu Dynasty, and now you are appointed as the supervisor of the country. If you appear on the battlefield, you have the highest status. After defeating Queen Yu, you can legitimately lead King Yu and King Heng. Return to the court." Shangguan Wan'er said slowly, "And if Your Highness goes to the battlefield in person, Shangguan Zhenyu and the soldiers will be deeply moved and respect you more and more."

Li Mujun frowned slightly as he listened to Shangguan Wan'er's words, nodded slightly and said:

"That makes sense."

When Shangguan Wan'er saw that Li Mujun didn't refuse immediately, she knew something was going on, so she continued:

"And your Highness, aren't we cooperating with the King of Chu now? It will take time for us to capture Yangzhou and Liangzhou, and we will join forces with Taishi Shuming to capture Yanzhou and Qingzhou in the future. It is better to take this opportunity to form a formal alliance with the King of Chu.

By then the outcome of the southwest battlefield has been decided, and we can all join forces with the King of Chu to deal with our opponents. "

"Well, that makes sense!"

Li Mujun nodded.

Shangguan Wan'er continued: "Although King Chu has obtained the land of the four states, compared with the two powerful enemies Zhenguofu and King Xuan, King Chu is still easier to deal with. After we have solved everyone, we will not be able to deal with King Chu again. It’s relatively easy.”

"Yeah, that makes sense." Li Mujun nodded frequently.

It seems that it would be good for him to go to Lianzhou. He can also meet with the King of Chu and discuss the intention of a formal alliance.

Li Mujun turned his eyes to Tao Xin who was kneeling on the ground and asked:

"Tao Xin, what do you think?"

Tao Xin thought in his mind and glanced at Shangguan Wan'er suspiciously. Although he didn't know why Shangguan Wan'er asked Li Mujun to go to Lianzhou, he always felt that he had bad intentions.

But what does this have to do with him?

It would be better for the eldest princess to leave Kyoto!

"Weichen thinks this plan is feasible!" Tao Xin nodded.