Chapter 238 Xu Xiao: It turns out I’m also in the game!
"Chunlin, what do you think of the situation going forward?"

With a heavy look in his eyes, Xu Xiao took the imperial edict issued by Emperor Li Yang to withdraw troops, placed it in front of Xu Chunlin's desk, and asked.

"What do you think?"

"I'll sit and watch, hahaha!"

Xu answered nonchalantly, his words and actions were full of unruly behavior, and he did not show the slightest respect or care for the imperial edict.

"Chunlin, this is not a joke, hiss!"

Xu Xiao shouted angrily, accidentally moving the wound on his eye socket, and couldn't help but let out a soft cry.

"I know, Dad, I'm answering you very seriously too!"

"The current situation in the world is dangerous and unpredictable, especially for us three great kings who are located between Beimang and Liyang. This time we are expanding our territory, and it can almost be said that we have divided the world into three parts."

"Either we really want to rebel and accomplish something great; or we just stay under the Liyang Dynasty and be a prince. But how can we allow others to sleep soundly beside our bed? I'm afraid the Liyang Emperor won't be at ease at all."

"So, my suggestion is that no matter what happens in the outside world, we in Beiliang will sit back and watch the changes in the world, wait for the price to rise, and act accordingly. Maybe after some time, there will be a surprise."

Xu Chunlin raised his lips into a sly smile and looked at Xu Xiao meaningfully.

Xu Xiao looked at Xu Chunlin's clear eyes, but he had no idea what his son was planning. Xu Xiao thought he could see through people's hearts, but he lost his indifference and control when it came to Xu Chunlin.

However, it is predictable that Xu Chunlin must have made some preparations in secret, just like the sea is calm, but there is a huge Kun underneath ready to swallow the world at any time.

One day later.

Xu Xiao received the news from Fushuifang about the natural disasters in Liyang. In fact, the news was delivered timely enough, but it was far less fast than the Yinqi Yebushou under Xu Chunlin's command.

After reading the news, Xu Xiao couldn't help but frown.

Nowadays, there are many landslides and earthquakes in various prefectures in Liyang. The rivers are either dried up or too foul and turbid to drink. According to surveys by Feng Shui masters, there must be a problem with the dragon vein of Liyang, or it may even have disappeared, completely... gone!
There is also another force that calls itself the Yellow Turbans. They have a far-reaching influence among refugees in various places. They believe in the God Huangtian Taiyi and have a tendency to stir up people's hearts. They seem to have rebellious intentions and I am afraid that changes will happen soon.

It was as if everything happened at the same time, it was just too coincidental.

Xu Xiao thought about the auspicious spiritual flower that appeared in the three states of Beiliang not long ago, and an inexplicable guess came to his mind. If he was not mistaken, the dragon veins from all over Liyang might have converged into the three states of Beiliang.

The current situation is definitely related to that brat Xu Chunlin!

But, how is this possible? The dragon veins of mountains and rivers are the creation of the flow of earth's fortune. How could they be affected by human power?

But at the moment, he had no time to analyze the reasons, but hurried to find Li Yishan to ask him for advice.

But Xu Xiao never expected that Li Yishan would give the same answer as Xu Chunlin. Not only did he not move his troops, but he also obeyed the order of the Liyang Dynasty and withdrew his troops from Beimang.

Xu Xiao looked at Li Yishan's slightly weathered face and asked, "Did Chunlin say anything to you?"

Li Yishan shook his head, his eyes revealing a gloomy and terrifying look, as well as a hint of fanaticism and excitement that could not be concealed.

He said: "Now that the Northern Mang has been beaten and frightened, it will not attack again in the short term. The reason why I asked you, Your Majesty, to withdraw the troops is to wait for an opportunity."

"What time is it?"

"Liyang is about to fall into chaos. I wonder if Your Majesty is willing to obey the will of heaven, appease the people, and rule the Central Plains?" "As long as 300,000 Beiliang cavalry march south, we can easily conquer the world and restore the old mountains and rivers."

Hearing this, Xu Xiao paced back and forth, suddenly turned around, sneered and said, "Did Chunlin set this up?"

Li Yishan looked calm and said, "Your Highness has already guessed it, so why bother asking me? I am your military advisor and also the prince's teacher. I am just doing you a favor and going with the flow."

"Okay, that's great!"

Xu Xiao was so angry that he stormed out.

Li Yishan was in the Tingchao Pavilion, watching Xu Xiao leave, and sighed, "Your Highness, the prince has invited you to join the game, and it is impossible for you to get out of it."

"Li Yang, haha, his rise was so sudden, and his fall was so sudden, like a passing cloud in the blink of an eye!"

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After Xu Xiao left, he wanted to go over and question Xu Chunlin, but halfway there, he didn't know what he should say to Xu Chunlin.

Ask him why he rebelled?

Ask him why he ignores the people of the world?
Ridiculous, he is a one-man slaughterer, how can he be a role model?
At the same time, Xu Xiao felt a little relieved that his son had grown up, learned to be ruthless and calculating, and even he, his old father, had been included in the scheme.

As the King of Beiliang, he holds the military power. Even if he doesn't say anything, once the situation in Liyang deteriorates to an irreparable point, I am afraid that the people under his command will have other thoughts.

At that time, I can only be pushed forward step by step.

In a trance, Xu Xiao walked to the front of the lake.

Xu Chunlin was seen wearing a different attire from his usual white brocade robe. Instead, he was wearing a black cloak embroidered with silver dragon patterns and holding a fishing rod.

Xu Xiao sat steadily beside Xu Chunlin, and suddenly felt that he was getting old. He looked at the lake and said, "Can you tell me when you started playing chess?"

"It's very early!"

"Do you still remember the Dantong Pass back then?"

Xu Chunlin said coldly: "There is a ban every ten steps inside the pass, and there are countless visible and hidden sentries. Outside the pass, there are nearly a thousand elite cavalrymen from Liyang roaming around all day long."

"It seemed like they were closely protecting a large group of nobles inside the pass, but everyone inside and outside the pass knew it. Even young children and teenagers like us knew that we were poor hostages who were in danger of losing our lives at any moment."

"Whether we live or die depends on whether our fathers can gain the trust of the old man sitting on the dragon throne in Tai'an City."

"Oh, it's funny to say that Dantong Pass, which was not mentioned in history books in the future, was the place where many royal relatives and princesses who would influence the dynasty in the future were imprisoned."

"There are my mother Wu Su, my elder brother Xu Fengnian and I Xu Chunlin, the mother and son, the only son of Huainan Prince Zhao Ying, the future Crown Prince of Yanchi Zhao Zhu, the eldest son and daughter of General Gu Jiantang, and so on."

"It's not a pleasant feeling to have your life in someone else's hands. The Emperor of the Zhao family is not fit to be a ruler. There will be suspicion between the ruler and his subjects, and there will be rifts. Li Yang will die sooner or later."

"Why can't it be my death?"

"Can revenge be taken in nine generations? Even in a hundred generations, I just want to let the Liyang Emperor have a taste of what it's like to be a prisoner."

(End of this chapter)