Ch 383: Negotiations
“I know.”
Li Hanzhou glanced at the Spirit Summoning Talisman in Yu Qingyang’s hand and spoke calmly.
This Spirit Summoning Talisman, though fake, had reached a level of near-perfect imitation.
Unless someone had carefully examined it, they wouldn’t be able to replicate it so realistically.
Combining this with Emperor Yu Yang’s fabricated story of the Third Prince and Ninth Prince’s rebellion, Li Hanzhou guessed that Yu Qingyang must have learned about this thing through Yu Qinghe, believing that his current identity as Heir Xiao Han had some connection to Li Hanzhou of the Longevity Temple, thus seeking him out.
As for why he came, that remained unknown.
Yu Qingyang’s heart eased slightly, and he then said in a low voice, “Is Senior Li truly dead?”
Li Hanzhou paused, then slowly nodded.
The Li Hanzhou of the Longevity Temple was indeed dead, but only his body; even the location was unknown.
Despite this, Li Hanzhou still felt something was amiss.
Seeing Li Hanzhou nod in confirmation.
Yu Qinghe couldn’t help but feel deeply regretful.
He felt that with Li Hanzhou’s immense capabilities, if he hadn’t died, he would certainly have a way to reverse the current situation.
After pondering for a moment, Yu Qingyang recounted the complete truth of Emperor Yu Yang’s assassination that night to Heir Xiao Han.
Since this Xiao Han was a friend of Li Hanzhou, he should be trustworthy.
After learning the truth.
Li Hanzhou also nodded. He had already guessed that Emperor Yu Yang was determined to kill Yu Qingyang, certainly because Yu Qingyang had also discovered his true identity.
“In short, the Fake Emperor now intends to kill us. We’re in the same boat, so I hope to use your help to pull the Fake Emperor down from the throne!”
“He deceived the Divine Palace courtiers and commoners for years; he truly deserves to die!”
At this time, Yu Qinghe slowly stated his purpose for coming here.
“You should think carefully. If my Northern Qi army truly arrives to raze the Dragon Court, there will be no place for you, Ninth Prince, to hide in this world.”
Li Hanzhou looked at Yu Qingyang and calmly said.
If that day truly arrives, the Emperor’s surname will be changed to Xiao.
And given Xiao Tiansheng’s temperament, he would absolutely eliminate any opposition. At that time, anyone with the surname Yu would probably not escape.
“It’s fine.”
Yu Qingyang let out a carefree laugh and said, “After scheming with my brothers for so long, I’m tired. Whether I live or die doesn’t matter, but that Fake Emperor must die.”
“And if I happen to survive, becoming a carefree and unfettered person, watching the sun rise and set every day, would also be wonderful.”
Li Hanzhou glanced at Yu Qinghe without speaking.
The power held by the throne is immense, enough to tempt anyone’s heart. Otherwise, throughout history, there wouldn’t have been so many princes willing to pay any price to inherit the throne, and so many outsiders would try to usurp it.
Perhaps some people didn’t initially think that way, but human hearts are easily changed.
By then, whether their thoughts will change is uncertain.
But Li Hanzhou didn’t bother to delve deeper into this topic.
The matter hadn’t reached that stage yet; it’s still far off, and he currently has another problem to solve.
“In that case, you should stay at the King of Northern Qi’s Mansion for now.”
Li Hanzhou called for a servant, asking them to take Yu Qingyang to change his clothes, take a bath, and stay in a clean room.
Regarding Yu Qingyang’s true identity, it was currently too sensitive, so Li Hanzhou only introduced him as a friend.
Seeing this, Yu Qingyang knew Xiao Han harbored no ill will toward him and had accepted him, so he allowed himself to be arranged.
The next day.
An urgent report came again from Yanzhou, where Xiao Tiansheng was located.
Li Hanzhou sat in his room, looking at the somewhat messy writing on the battle report, and knew that the situation had become critical.
After reading the battle report, the facts were as he expected.
The disciples of the various Major Sects who had been undergoing trials in the Eastern Imperial Palace Extreme Domain had emerged.
As soon as they appeared in the Outside World, they received orders from their respective Sects and joined the battlefield in Yanzhou.
These disciples were the mainstays of their respective Major Sects, and after undergoing trials in the Extreme Domain, their cultivation levels had improved significantly, and their strength had increased several times.
After joining the battlefield, they routed the Northern Qi army.
The situation had become much more serious than before.
If it couldn’t be resolved, then the attack on the Dragon Court was just a joke.
However, what brought Li Hanzhou some comfort was that the disciples of the Valley of Unfeeling and the Longevity Temple had not joined this war.
It seemed that Su Nianyi had restrained them.
Otherwise, if even they joined the battlefield, the Northern Qi army could directly surrender.
“Has the situation become even more urgent?”
At this time, Yu Qingyang, wearing clean robes and looking refreshed, came over and spoke.
Li Hanzhou handed the urgent report to Yu Qingyang and recounted the dangerous situation facing the Northern Qi army.
Now Yu Qingyang and they were in the same boat.
If they lost, Yu Qingyang would also die. It’s better to let Yu Qingyang understand the situation; maybe he has some ideas.
After reading the urgent report, Yu Qingyang fell into thought.
After a moment, he suggested, “These Jianghu people are only following the lies of the Fake Emperor. If I personally meet with them and tell them the truth, perhaps they will choose to stop.”
“What if they don’t believe you and try to kill you to eliminate a threat to the people?”
Li Hanzhou asked in return.
This wasn’t a game. If those Jianghu people didn’t believe him, Yu Qingyang’s outcome would be dire.
“I believe them.”
Yu Qingyang calmly responded, a hint of confidence in his tone, “The Fake Emperor said I rebelled, but they haven’t seen it with their own eyes, have they? Moreover, they’ve seen everything I’ve done, without any reservation, so they should believe in my character.”
“If they don’t believe you, you can also use the Spirit Summoning Talisman to summon Tang Jue’s soul to prove your chastity.”
“Alright.”
Li Hanzhou pondered for a moment before agreeing to the plan.
At this point.
This was the only way to solve this thorny problem.
So he picked up his pen and wrote an urgent report, informing Xiao Tiansheng at the front lines to have the Northern Qi army avoid battles with the Jianghu people whenever possible, trying to ease the tension as much as possible.
After finishing the urgent report, Li Hanzhou casually picked up his pen again.
After thinking for a while, he wrote a secret letter and sent it to the Valley of Unfeeling.
He wanted Su Nianyi’s help.
Regardless of other things, at least Su Nianyi was a reliable woman.
Yu Qingyang also personally wrote several secret letters and sent them to various Sects.
Those Jianghu people who had a good relationship with him knew his handwriting, and he also added a secret code known only to them, allowing them to confirm that these letters were indeed written by him, the Ninth Prince, and not forged by others.
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