Chapter 333 You Come to Be Emperor

After seeing Lu Chaoxi coming out, Li Chengzong saw his nephew Li Xuanhao standing not far away, as if he was waiting for him.

He stopped and looked at his competitor with a victor in his eyes.

"Xuanhao, are you waiting for me?"

"Uncle Thirteen..." Li Xuanhao couldn't laugh.

"So what if you came one step earlier than me? How is your chat with Patriarch Lu going?"

Li Xuanhao kept a straight face. Although he didn't speak, his face revealed the situation clearly.

Seeing this, Li Chengzong was even happier.

To be honest, when I heard that Li Xuanhao immediately went to see Lu Chaoxi, the head of the Lu family, Li Chengzong panicked.

Can you not panic? The current situation, the fool knows.

Although his own father just died and died in the hands of the Lu family, at most Li Chengzong shed tears in front of outsiders, and he actually wanted to say something particularly sad... In fact, there are, the royal family, or the rights of the emperor, I am afraid it will not It's as big as it used to be.

As for my father? Go back a little bit.

Moreover, even if it is a puppet emperor, so what?

If the power is greatly reduced, and he can only be a puppet for the throne, or if he fails to fight for the throne, others will not know if he is chosen. Anyway, he must choose the former with his eyes closed.

It's not that he doesn't understand his biggest competitor. If Li Xuanhao takes the position, he will have no chance of living.

Believe it, the same is true for Li Xuanhao. Because if Li Chengzong became the emperor, he would not let his nephew live.

In fact, Li Chengzong didn't know much about the overall situation and his father's plan before that.

But it's a good idea to guess.

When Patriarch Lu Qing came to the palace with his real body and told the truth, combined with his guesses, he immediately realized that what Lu Qing said was true.

Then, he and a group of direct descendants of Emperor Yan were taken away by the monks of the Lu family and put under unified custody.

They have not been treated badly in terms of treatment, they have everything they should have, but don't even think about free movement.

You can only move within a designated area.

People can't move, and their minds can't rest.

Li Chengzong quickly figured it out that the good days of the Li Dynasty were gone, and it would definitely be useless if he wanted to be the real emperor in the future.

But being a puppet emperor is better than not being one.

Moreover, this puppet emperor is not so easy to be.

In this matter, the one who really has the final say is still Yun Xiaozong.

But now, where can he contact people from Yunxiao Sect?

Thinking about it carefully, the power of the Lu family seems to be very strong now. Moreover, it is said that Lu Qinglu's patriarch did the whole thing about Yandu this time. In the future, the Lu family should also have a great say in how to deal with the court.

But... After all, Lu Qing killed his father, if he was thrown too quickly at his father and enemy, wouldn't it look a little too ugly?

But after hesitating for a while, he heard the news that his nephew Li Xuanhao was already on the move.

So shameless?

You are shameless, so what shame do I need?

It's true that Li Chengzong and the Lu family are old, but who knows how immoral his nephew will be? What if Li Xuanhao sells the Li family and the imperial court even harder?

No, I have to hurry to sell too.

Anyway, they were all sold out. Relying on the friendship with the Lu family, Li Chengzong felt that he should still be able to sell better than Li Xuanhao.

And it turned out to be the same.

After strolling around in front of his nephew with a victorious posture, he returned to his small room within a radius of ten feet, thinking to himself again:

"Although it seems that I should be able to win, Li Xuanhao is always a trouble to be alive."

"In the future, if you succeed to the throne, you still have to find a way to kill him..."

"This has to be carefully planned. After all, when you become the puppet emperor in the future, you may not have that much power..."

"But if you kill Li Xuanhao, you shouldn't offend the Yunxiao Sect or the Lu family, right?"

Li Chengzong is dreaming of being an emperor, but on the other hand, his nephew Li Xuanhao has not yet given up.

Although Li Xuanhao knew that the situation was very critical, he had to find a way to fight, and he couldn't sit still.

...

Lu Chaoxi also knew about the filth between Li Chengzong and Li Xuanhao, the uncles and nephews.

He not only shook his head a little, but the first thought in his head was to reflect on the Lu family:

"We still have to pay attention in the future, our Lu family can't produce this kind of offspring..."

Still have lingering fears.

As the patriarch, the emperor of a country, and the most powerful monk in the family, Li Shiwen should be the spiritual leader of the Li royal family and the pillar of everything. But after his death, the atmosphere of the entire Li family was really weird to Lu Chaoxi.

He had already made preparations for the royal family to riot as a whole. Even if the father personally came before and issued a warning, it probably wouldn't be of much use. After all, this is a deep hatred that cannot be shared, and if they don't resist, it is obvious that their Li family will become dust in history, so they have to resist if they are dead or broken, right?

As a result, no.

What Lu Chaoxi predicted, that the Lu family might spend a lot of effort to suppress the Li family, did not happen at all. Even if the royal family were to hand over all the emperor's direct bloodlines, they obediently handed over...

Then, they have already become prisoners. Li Chengzong and Li Xuanhao are still fighting for the position of a puppet emperor, fighting each other, even wanting to put each other to death, and even shameless, come to fight against the father-killing enemy Collusion...

This matter had some impact on Lu Chaoxi.

Although, for the time being, the Lu family can't see any signs of this, but he decided to pay close attention to the construction of the family's spiritual civilization in the future, so that such unworthy descendants will definitely not be born.

But speaking of things now, Lu Chaoxi has actually considered Li Chengzong and Li Xuanhao who will be the puppet emperor.

Of course he knew that the final decision on this matter was in the hands of Yun Xiaozong. But no matter what, their Lu family at least has a right to make suggestions. Moreover, with both Li Xuanhao and Li Chengzong under the control of the Lu family, even if they wanted to make a deal with someone from the Cloud Sect, they would have no chance.

According to this way of thinking, whichever one the Lu family supports is basically determined.

Anyway, he is a puppet emperor, and no one has much relationship with Yunxiaozong.

In fact, it doesn't have much to do with the Lu family.

Which of these two becomes the puppet emperor, won't the court still be a dog in front of Yunxiaozong and Qingfengmen in the future? It is nothing more than treating the Yunxiao Sect as the big master, and the Qingfeng Sect or the Lu family as the minor master.

In a sense, neither Li Chengzong nor Li Xuanhao has the capital to trade now.

To trade, you have to be able to take out things, and you have to have the strength to protect the results of the transaction. And the two of them, or the Li royal family, or even the entire imperial court system, now have neither the power to protect themselves, nor the things they can sell are worthless.

From Lu Chaoxi's point of view, what the two of them are doing now is not a deal, not even a sale. At best, they are just begging.

Since it's begging, it shouldn't be a problem if you give someone who is a little more pleasing to the eye.

Of these two people, although Lu Chaoxi didn't like either one, Li Chengzong was relatively more pleasing to the eye. Anyway, this Li Chengzong was more or less helpful to the Lu family back then, but Li Xuanhao had the experience of going against the Lu family, which Lu Chaoxi didn't like.

He's almost settled on this matter.

In his mind, if his father didn't specifically ask about this matter, he didn't need to report it.

It's a trivial matter, don't bother your father.

Now the battle on the Pingzhou front line is almost over. In the follow-up, we have to start discussing with Yunxiaozong the issue of rebuilding the order of the Yan Kingdom after the war. At that time, he will discuss this matter with Yun Xiaozong, and he should be able to maintain stability and allow Li Chengzong to take over.

Just as he was thinking about it, his father's voice suddenly sounded in his heart.

"Chaoxi, there is something I want to tell you."

Lu Chaoxi was very used to his father's ability to transmit sound clearly and accurately from tens of thousands of miles away without borrowing foreign objects.

"Father, please tell." After responding, he habitually waited for his father's order.

However, Lu Qing's next words made Lu Chaoxi, who had always been steady and down-to-earth, almost jump up.

"You should be the Emperor of Yan."

"what???"

...

Make me emperor?

I didn't expect that.

Lu Chaoxi felt a little flustered.

From a rational point of view, the current position of Emperor Dayan is nothing special. However, from the perspective of emotion and first reaction, the word "emperor" always has a special meaning.

Ever since Lu Chaoxi was born, even when he was young and fantasized, he thought that he would become an indomitable monk, that he would lead his family to rise all the way, and even imagined that he could become a true immortal.

But I really never imagined that I would become the emperor.

Really, which is harder, becoming a fairy or being an emperor? It must be that it is too difficult to become a true immortal. In fact, in this three-acre land of the Yan Kingdom, let alone an illusory true immortal, even if you want to achieve the Dharma Phase, it is much more difficult than being an emperor.

But things don't work that way, the emperor, after all, represents the pinnacle of secular power. In name, the most powerful person in a country.

This is truly a very special experience.

But after the emotional shock, Lu Chaoxi's rationality quickly came back online, and he began to analyze the pros and cons.

He thought for a while, and said, "Father... is this a foregone conclusion?"

He wouldn't feel that this matter was a decision made by Lu Qing after thinking about it casually. Lu Qing's combat power and influence in this battle are top-notch, which cannot be ignored by the entire Yan Kingdom.

But after all, there is still such a behemoth as Yunxiaozong sitting on it. It doesn't matter at all who is the emperor from the Li family; . To be able to make such a decision, Lu Chaoxi believes that his father must have had a very clear communication with Yunxiaozong.

"Not really." Lu Qing replied, "What do you think?"

"I don't know if this matter is good or bad."

Next, Lu Chaoxi expressed his thoughts without reservation.

"Of course there are benefits. After my Lu family became the royal family of Dayan, no matter what the Yunxiao Sect above is, at least we have become the orthodox rulers of Dayan. The entire court system is for my use. The influence of the family , will be able to quickly get out of Feiyun State's restrictions and spread to the entire Yan State."

"Our previous plan was to bring Jinzhou and half of Jizhou into the family's sphere of influence. If the throne belongs to my Lu family, then it will be very helpful for us to quickly take over Jinzhou and Jizhou. Many Resistance will disappear naturally. If you really encounter opponents, you can use the name of the court to crusade against non-officials and make a name for yourself."

"But there are also many disadvantages."

"The imperial throne not only symbolizes power and orthodoxy, but also a layer of shackles. Taking history as a mirror, Yunxiaozong's vigilance against the Dayan royal family has always been very serious. After we become the royal family, this vigilance cannot be reduced or reduced, or even After Li Shiwen tried to break through this time, it will become more serious."

"Secondly, the Li family has ruled Dayan for more than three thousand years. They are regarded as the real orthodox in Yan. After we take over, whether we can make good use of the name of 'orthodox' is actually open to question. Compared with supporting Li Chengzong as a puppet emperor, if we become the emperor of Yan directly, then some contradictions that could be hidden and alleviated are likely to be detonated in advance."

...

Lu Chaoxi talked a lot in one breath, and during this process, Lu Qing listened carefully from the side all the time, and did not express any opinions.

After Lu Chaoxi finished speaking, he asked cautiously, 'What's your father's opinion? ’ After that, he spoke:

"There are many places where I have the same thinking as me."

"Uh... so what is Father's decision?"

"I haven't agreed to Yunxiaozong yet, isn't this here to ask your opinion first? Tell me about your final judgment. Do you think we should agree or refuse?"

"I think it's better to refuse." Lu Chaoxi said, "Bring Li Chengzong up, we can also take advantage of the righteousness of the court. Moreover, many conflicts will not directly erupt in our hands. The pressure we face , will be much, much smaller."

After listening to his son's opinion, Lu Qing finally expressed his opinion:

"But I think that if this opportunity is missed, it will be very difficult to get it back in the future."

"You also know that if you support another Li family member to become Emperor Dayan, it's a puppet, but it doesn't have to be a puppet of the Lu family..."

"The centipede is dead but not stiff. The Li family has ruled Dayan for thousands of years. When there is an orthodox emperor in the court, what do the traditionalists in your mouth and those who support them as orthodox think about the regicide in their eyes?" We? Jinzhou, Jizhou, can we live in peace?"

"The most important thing is, if we don't become emperor, won't Yun Xiaozong be vigilant against us? I'm afraid, it will only be more vigilant."

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