Chapter 646 Doubts About Becoming Emperor

"Missing"

Jiang Che raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling a little surprised.

After all, everyone knows that Eunuch Wei is loyal to the Ji royal family. It is impossible for him to escape in such a crisis. Either something really happened, or Ji Wenhao might have arranged for him to perform some tasks.

It is even very likely that he took away some talented children and resources of the Ji royal family.

However, Jiang Che is not too worried about this.

After all, Eunuch Wei is just an ordinary great saint. Looking at the current situation, his strength is not top-notch, and even if he is missing, it is not a big deal. Of course, even if Jiang Che doesn't care about him.

But he still needs to be wanted.

If there is a chance, he will not be soft-hearted about this, but this matter cannot be rushed for the time being.

"I thought you would rather die than surrender and scold me." After a moment of silence, Jiang Che suddenly said.

Li Chengzhong smiled bitterly upon hearing this:

"I am a weak criminal, so how can I have the courage to rebuke the king? I only hope that the king will not implicate the criminal's family. I am already blessed by heaven."

"You are quite sensible. Let me give you two choices. One is to save your loyalty and spare your life for the shallow relationship between us in the past, but as a price, your cultivation will be abolished.

The second is to follow me in the future and continue to be a personal eunuch."

Jiang Che did not have much killing intention towards Li Chengzhong. After all, there was no hatred between the two sides. The other party had kindly reminded him a few words before. If the other party was willing to surrender, with his current courage, he would not bother with a great master of divine appearance.

Of course, if he wanted to die, he would not be merciful.

Li Chengzhong was stunned in place. He never thought that Jiang Che would still be willing to use him. This was really unbelievable to him. He originally thought that the best outcome for him was to leave his body intact and not implicate the family behind him.

The result was a ray of hope, which really made him not know how to answer for a moment.

"Why? This choice is very entangled?"

'Plop'

As soon as the voice fell, Li Chengzhong knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice:

"It is a blessing for the king to be favored by the sinner for eight lifetimes. I am willing to follow the king from now on."

As he said that, Li Chengzhong directly escaped from the spiritual platform with the Yin God, and took the initiative to ask Jiang Che to leave the ban, with excitement on his face.

Jiang Che did not advise him, and just branded him casually, which was enough to determine Li Chengzhong's life or death in a moment, and then said:

"The capital is unstable, the palace is restless, and the imperial city has been destroyed. These things are left to you to do. Arrange a group of dedicated guards and palace maids."

"Yes, I obey your command."

Li Chengzhong nodded hurriedly, and then saw that Jiang Che had no instructions, and then asked carefully:

"My king, then... What should we do with the concubines left by Ji Wenhao? Dismiss them or..."

"Let's put them in the cold palace for the time being. Even if the emperor's concubines are destroyed, they cannot be left alone." Jiang Che waved his hand and ordered casually.

In this world where force is supreme and imperial power is above everything else, Jiang Che naturally will not make everyone equal. As a vested interest, he will subconsciously protect his own interests.

It is definitely not because he has lustful thoughts and is ready to visit those remaining concubines.

Of course, there is another reason, that is, most of those concubines have official families as their support. If he wants to rule, he naturally has to pull some and beat some.

Moreover, Ji Wenhao is obsessed with immortality. He has long known from Queen Xue that most of the concubines are basically alone in the palace and have not been opened by him.

It is a pity to leak out.

"Yes, I obey your order."

Li Chengzhong nodded repeatedly and quickly changed his mentality. As for the deeper reasons, although he had some thoughts, he dared not show it.

In the imperial garden of the imperial city.

Jiang Che, wearing a golden python robe, sat in the position where Ji Wenhao used to be and tasted the top tribute tea. The taste was really good, and the reason why he had the leisure to taste tea here.

It was not that he was really bored, but he was preparing to meet some guests from the north.

Feng Yujiang, the king of the north, was a smart man. After knowing that the court had been essentially destroyed, he did not remain loyal to the court like Wen Taishi and others, but chose to make friends.

Or it is more appropriate to call it a request for help.

Now, nearly two of the four northern states have fallen to the northern barbarians, and Feng Yujiang has a particularly difficult time resisting. It is not an exaggeration to call it a retreat.

Whether he wants to maintain his position or drive out the Tartars, he must seek the support of the new dynasty. To show his sincerity, he directly sent the prince to ask for an audience.

It's just that Jiang Che had been in seclusion to recuperate before and had never met him.

Now that everything has been roughly arranged, he has some free time to communicate with the other party. If he can conquer Feng Yujiang and the four northern states without bloodshed, it would naturally be the best.

But if the other party is ignorant of the times, then Jiang Che will have to let the other party taste what it means that the situation is stronger than the person.

As the current well-deserved master of the world, although Jiang Che has not yet become an emperor, in the hearts of everyone, he is already a de facto emperor with great power.

He himself thinks so too.

Therefore, he is determined to win the twelve states of the Central Plains.

Whether it is the Baiyue in the south, the barbarians in the north, or the demon realm, he will conquer them one by one and establish an unprecedented great divine dynasty. This is his pursuit and his goal.

As for proclaiming himself emperor, Feng Wuji had actually asked him in a roundabout way during their previous chat, but was rejected by Jiang Che. However, this was not because he was unwilling to accept the offer.

But the timing wasn't right.

The only benefit of becoming emperor is to use the treasure of suppressing destiny to completely control the destiny of the country, thereby gaining powerful power and benefiting tens of millions of people.

For him, this has basically been realized. His current status is already the best in the Central Plains. In terms of national destiny, he can almost control the national destiny of the Great Zhou Dynasty with the help of the Emperor's Sword.

As for his own national destiny, it is currently difficult to derive it. Even the dragon vein is only a small one, less than two feet, and has not been truly cultivated. Even if he is proclaimed emperor, it will be of no use.

Apart from some nominal titles, there is no other use.

Moreover, once he becomes emperor, there will be many disadvantages.

One is that the Central Plains has not been pacified yet, and some names are unfair and unreasonable. Proclaiming the emperor rashly will only make people think that he is overjoyed. The other is that Ji Chengdao is still alive.

Although the other party secretly promoted the chaos in the world and the rebellion of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if he replaced him, no one knew what the other party would think.

Judging from the previous information in the Emperor's Sword, Ji Chengdao's strength has reached a terrifying level. Even if he faces it now, he has no confidence.

Therefore, Jiang Che felt that the prerequisite for proclaiming himself emperor was to unify the Central Plains and have a face-to-face communication with Ji Chengdao.

As for the third one, it's the emperor's curse.

He knew only a little about the previous dynasties, and the only one he had personal contact with was the Great Zhou Dynasty. Except for Zhou Taizu, none of the emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty could step into the advanced realm of martial arts.

Moreover, Shouyuan has great restrictions. Jiang Che feels that if he becomes the emperor, he may be subject to some restrictions. This is also the important reason for his hesitation.

Only after figuring out the secret will he prepare to become emperor.

After all, becoming emperor is not about being hot-headed, but about letting nature take its course.

It was precisely because of these considerations that Jiang Che resisted the temptation of the Ninth Five Supreme Being.

"Your Majesty, the prince of the Northland has arrived, and he has brought a girl with him."

Li Chengzhong, who changed into a red robe again, ran to Jiang Che in small steps and reported in a low voice.

"Bring them in."

"yes."

"I enclose Qiwen and pay my respects to His Highness King Wu."

"Feng Qingyue, the legitimate daughter of the Northern King, pays homage to His Highness King Wu."

A man and a woman walked into the imperial garden and saluted one after another.

Jiang Che looked at the two people in front of him, and he had to say that as the legitimate sons and daughters of Feng Yujiang, Feng Qiwen and Feng Qingyue both had good looks, and Feng Qiwen was gentle and respectful.

Feng Qingyue has a beautiful appearance and a tall figure. Both of them have extraordinary temperament. They can tell that they are extraordinary at first glance, but compared to him, the aura of these two people seems a bit weak.

Even though Jiang Che has restrained himself a lot, as the most powerful man in the world, with hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in his hands, and a man who controls half of the Central Plains, Jiang Che's power has become more and more powerful.

Very similar to the original Ji Wenhao.

"Sit down."

Jiang Che waved his hand and asked the guards around him to offer him a seat.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The two of them thanked each other quickly and sat in front of Jiang Che very respectfully. Although Jiang Che was not very old and was not even older than the two of them, their achievements were quite different.

One side is the current hero, possessing the power and prestige to pacify the world. Although the other side is not weak in qualifications, in comparison now, he is just a junior.

What's more, now that several states in the north are facing danger, they don't dare to show any arrogance.

"The King of the North sent you here, what do you mean?"

Jiang Che glanced at the two of them and asked casually.

Feng Qiwen glanced at his sister beside him and said quickly:

"Your Majesty, my father sent me and my sister here to congratulate your Majesty on wiping out the Hunjun."

"Okay, stop saying compliments and just talk about business."

Jiang Che waved his hand, not intending to chat too much with them.

Feng Qiwen's face straightened, and then he changed his voice and said:

"My father knows that His Highness King Wu is heroic and majestic, has attained martial virtues, and is determined to bring peace to troubled times. He has long wanted to make friends. I came here to marry His Highness King Wu.

At the same time, I am also looking for a good match for my sister. As long as His Highness King Wu agrees, my father is willing to submit to the king. From then on, he will submit to the new dynasty and submit to the king, so that the king can regain the north in the shortest time. "

"It turns out that the King of the North wants to be my father-in-law."

Jiang Che chuckled when he heard this, and his playful eyes fell on Feng Qingyue. In fact, he had already had this idea when he learned that the person coming was Feng Yujiang's legitimate daughter.

After all, he and Feng Yujiang had no friendship, and the only thing that could bring them closer was to get married.

Hearing this, Feng Qingyue glanced at Jiang Che, with a hint of blush on her face, and then quickly looked away again.

She couldn't say she liked Jiang Che. After all, they had never had any contact with each other. She only knew that Jiang Che was very powerful. In just a few years, he had accomplished great things, even though her father was amazed by it.

It is said that Jiang Che is the master of destiny and has great luck.

However, she didn't have much resistance to this. On the one hand, Jiang Che was indeed very good, and on the other hand, she didn't have much choice.

Being able to serve Jiang Che is her best choice at the moment.

After all, as the legitimate daughter of the royal family, marriage is her destiny. If the Great Zhou Dynasty is not destroyed, what is waiting for her is to marry the prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty and become the crown prince.

Even the matter had already been negotiated, and she would marry the second prince Ji Changzhi. However, the situation became unstable later. Jiang Che rose up in the south and killed Grand Master Wen. After he had the potential to compete for hegemony, her father, the king, I've settled on this matter and am ready to wait and see what happens.

For this reason, Emperor Yuankang was very angry, but the situation in the North was very chaotic at that time. Even if the emperor was angry, he did not dare to break with Feng Yujiang at that juncture.

"Your Majesty, please don't misunderstand this matter."

Feng Qiwen quickly explained, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Jiang Che:

"Marriage is not impossible, but I already have a wife, so the position of queen is out of the question. If I become emperor in the future, I will be given a noble concubine. As for now, she is a concubine.

In addition, after the marriage, the King of the North can still sit in Youzhou, but at that time, I will appoint civil and military officials, and the imperial territory will not be interfered with, and he can no longer listen to the instructions and not listen to the announcement as before."

Jiang Che had no objection to the marriage. Whether it was Beiling Qi Clan, Lingjian Mountain, or Xuantian Wuji Palace, Jiang Che had walked through it step by step.

But today is different from the past, the leadership is already in his hands.

"this"

Feng Qiwen's face froze, and he turned to look at the sister next to him, showing a hint of hesitation. Although the Feng family had some ideas about the position of queen, it was not something they had to ask for.

It’s just that the following conditions are a bit excessive.

When the Zhou Dynasty was here before, their Feng family always had huge autonomy. It can be said that the two Youliang states were almost fiefdoms, and the imperial court had very little control.

Even Ji Wenhao had already compromised. They didn't ask for too much, they just wanted everything to be the same as before. But now it seems that Jiang Che obviously didn't give them a chance.

There is only one way, and that is to surrender and abolish autonomy. If you agree, the Feng family's hundreds of years of foundation may come to an end.

"Okay, you can't decide these things. Let the King of the North talk to me personally."

Jiang Che said calmly.

Feng Qiwen breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly took out a black jade realm and channeled a trace of mana. After a moment, light escaped from the jade realm, and a looming figure emerged.

"This king entrusts the imperial territory to King Wu. I have admired him for a long time."

Jiang Che narrowed his eyes and smiled faintly:

"I have also admired the name of the King of the North for a long time."