Chapter 227 - Proclaim Himself Emperor (1/2)

Chapter 227 Proclaim Himself EmperorZhu Wen, Wang Jian, and Li Maozhen raised their cups, and drank together.

Putting down his cup, Li Ye suddenly felt a bit strange. The world was full of coincidences. In the future, Zhu Wen would establish the Liang Empire in the Central Plains, Li Maozhen would become a feudal prince in Fengxiang, and Wang Jian would proclaim himself emperor in Sichuan. But now, they were all gathered together. With all their future achievements, the people here today, would be in charge of half of the country.

If Li Keyong had turned up as well, then all the most famous heroes in the late Tang Empire, who rose in the process of the settlement of the Huang Chao Uprising, were all here.

Of course, Li Keyong would not meet with Li Ye. He was now drinking alone, in the military camp.

The camp was ablaze with lights. Li Keyong was not alone, as Monk Huiming was there, as well. However, Huiming did not drink wine, so Li Keyong felt even more depressed.

“I’ve heard that Zhu Wen, Wang Jian, and Song Wentong are all at Prince An’s Manor, drinking wine. Why don’t you go?” Huiming suddenly said.

As soon as Huiming mentioned Li Ye, Li Keyong was furious. He said angrily, “But for Li Ye’s sinister plot against me, how could my Yanmen Army lose the achievement of the recapture of the capital? I wish to kill him, so how could I drink with him?!”

Huiming said calmly,” A wise man submits to fate. Prince An occupied Tongguan, killed Huang Chao, and recaptured the capital, so he will have greater power in the future. If you can’t make friends with him and let go of the enmity, I’m afraid that your future road will be very difficult.”

Li Keyong’s eyes twitched, he was furious, but it was true.

After a long time, he sighed and felt distressed. “It’s clear that Li Ye is going to oppose me. Even if I’m willing to curry favor with him, he will be very cold to me. It will only be an insult to myself, so what is the point?”

He felt very wronged, even as he said this.

“In this case, I can help you to lessen your worries,” Huiming said calmly.

Li Keyong was happy. “What’s your plan?”

Huiming said faintly, “Certainly, to ally with someone, who has a common enemy with us.”

Li Keyong was stunned for a while. “Under these circumstances, who else will go against Prince An?”

Huiming replied, “Tian Lingzi has sent a messenger. He would like to support you, to contend against His Highness Prince An.”

The banquet in Prince An’s Manor lasted into the night, and the four of them talked happily. No matter what had happened before, at the moment, they were like close friends and having a good drink of wine together. Fortunately, they had high cultivation, so they did not have to worry about getting drunk.

In the end, Wang Jian and Li Maozhen stood up, and said to Li Ye with cupped fists, “Thank you for your hospitality. It’s getting late. We’ll leave first.”

Li Ye nodded. He could let them stay overnight in Prince An’s Manor, but Li Maozhen had mentioned that they would be returning to Fengxiang tomorrow, so they had to go back to the army barracks tonight. They came to Chang’an with the sole intention of visiting Li Ye.

Li Ye felt odd that they were in such a hurry. But they were unwilling to say anymore, so he did not ask, either.

Li Ye had thought that he could take this opportunity to kill Zhu Wen, Wang Jian, and Li Maozhen.

After all, he still had the memories from his past life, so he knew that the Tang Empire fell apart, because of them. And with his current cultivation in the Spiritual Master Realm, it was easy to kill them.

However, in troubled times, even if he killed Zhu Wen and Wang Jian, there would be other people present. The fact that a feudal prince could take up his own place, was due to the current situation. Killing people would not solve the problem.

“Let’s have one last drink.”

Someone proposed.

So the four people raised their cups at the same time.

They raised their cups in the air, but they suddenly stopped. No one proposed a toast. A toast was always needed for the last cup of wine.

“Why not propose a toast for the competitive world, and for our drinking hour?”

Li Maozhen suddenly said.

“Good! Propose a toast for the competitive world and for our drinking hour!”

The four of them looked at each other, laughing. They drank their last cups of wine to friendship.

This remark was actually very odd. As the ministers of the Tang Empire, how could they say that the Tang Empire was a competitive world?

…

That day, Zhu Wen, Wang Jian, and Li Maozhen left the Prince An’s Manor, one after the other.

The next day, Li Maozhen and Wang Jian set out to return to Fengxiang.

After arriving at Fengxiang, they went straight to see the Fengxiang commissioner, Li Changyan. This was Li Changyan’s military order.