Are you willing to take a risk to protect the people of the Han Empire from the suffering of war
Yan Liqiang’s choice is of course yes!
It was in that cave that the Dragon King of the White Lotus Sect revealed his plan to Yan Liqiang in person.
"Among the forces that can influence the general trend of the Han Empire, the top three are the White Lotus Sect, the Fengyun Army, and the Jinzhou Court. Although there are some other local forces that have emerged in the past two years, those forces are not yet fully formed and cannot leave the state. Although the four major sects also have ambitions, the world is not yet in such a mess that the sects and the forces of the rivers and lakes can completely control the local power. The four major sects have influence on the governors and governors of various states and counties, but this influence is not yet great enough to completely allow these court officials to abandon the court and completely join the four major sects, especially now that the Jinzhou court has come out, the influence of the four major sects on the local area is more limited. Your Highness has just pacified the Black Jie tribe on the Gulang grassland and integrated the six states in the northwest. Although the future potential is huge and can far exceed the Jinzhou court and the White Lotus Sect, it is not yet qualified to compete for hegemony in the northwest. Perhaps your highness's previous plan was to send troops to pacify the world after integrating the northwest and the Gulang grassland, but there is an opportunity in front of you..."
"what chance?"
"Your Highness, have you ever thought about what would happen to the world if the White Lotus Sect suddenly gave its full support to Your Highness?"
The Dragon King's words shook Yan Liqiang's heart. Cui Lichen's eyes also gleamed. He looked at the Dragon King and asked, "Can you represent the White Lotus Sect?"
"I cannot fully represent the White Lotus Sect, but I can represent a great force within the White Lotus Sect. This force is currently suppressed, but if given the chance, this force can completely control the White Lotus Sect, allowing it to return to the right path and completely side with Your Highness, supporting Your Highness in pacifying the world!" The Dragon King said calmly, "Although I am not clear about any compromise between the Jinzhou court and Your Highness, this time the Jinzhou court has conferred upon Your Highness the title of King of Pingxi, and it is obvious that it wants Your Highness to integrate the entire northwest. From all indications, the Jinzhou court is also on Your Highness' side. The current situation in the Han Empire seems complicated, with various forces competing or ready to move, but this is only a superficial phenomenon. Once the White Lotus Sect sides with Your Highness, "If Your Highness has the support of the Jinzhou court and Your Highness's own strength in the northwest, the situation of the Han Empire will be clear in an instant. Although the Fengyun Army has a large number of people and power, it is limited to the northeast and is restrained by the Chaman people. In detail, it lacks the confidence and ability to dominate the world. As long as the Jinzhou court, the northwest, and the White Lotus Sect are united as one force, the Han Empire will no longer have any force that can compete with it. At that time, the Fengyun Army can only obey orders obediently. When Your Majesty ascends the throne, who in the world dares not respect the imperial edict wherever it goes? All the ambitious people now, fearing that Your Highness will use them as sacrifices, will have to stop and rush to submit. In this way, the Han Empire will be pacified in the blink of an eye, and hundreds of millions of people will be spared from suffering..."
After the Dragon King said this, Yan Liqiang and Cui Lichen thought about it seriously and realized that it was indeed the case. The current chaos in the Han Empire was a series of chain reactions caused by the White Lotus Sect. Now the White Lotus Sect was becoming more and more powerful. If the White Lotus Sect could support Yan Liqiang, then the mess facing the Han Empire would be solved instantly, avoiding countless troubles and wars in the future.
"Then how can we let you regain control of the White Lotus Sect?"
"This requires your highness to work with us to eliminate the current traitor of the White Lotus Sect and several of his capable backbones. As long as these people are dead, we will be able to regain control of the entire White Lotus Sect, let the White Lotus Sect return to the right path, and support your highness in pacifying the world!"
Hearing what the Dragon King said, Yan Liqiang and Cui Lichen looked at each other. The rebel that the Dragon King was talking about was naturally the shadow demon who had transformed into Lin Qingtian, who was now the Holy Lord of the White Lotus Sect. That shadow demon had originally been the enemy of the Yu Luo Palace and Yan Liqiang. They had long wanted to get rid of that shadow demon, but had never had the opportunity. Now, if someone from the White Lotus Sect could work together from inside and outside, then getting rid of that shadow demon would undoubtedly be easier.
Kill a shadow demon, then control the White Lotus Sect, and then it will be natural and easy to pacify the world. Yan Liqiang suddenly felt like he was suddenly enlightened, even Ji Xiaoyao and Li Hongtu were moved.
"Then I would like to ask, after you took control of the White Lotus Sect and supported me in pacifying the world, what do you want? Don't say you have no goals or demands?" Yan Liqiang calmed his beating heart and asked.
"Of course we have our goals and conditions, but our goals and conditions are not difficult for you, Your Highness. On the contrary, they are somewhat consistent with some of the things you are doing in Qiyun County now!"
"Oh, really? If you have any requests or purposes, you can tell me first!"
"As long as Your Highness agrees to our two requests, it will be fine. The first request is that after Your Highness ascends the throne, he can promote the system of local sages currently implemented in Qiyun County throughout the country, so that officials in the world are no longer to be feared and people in the world cannot be bullied. The second request is that Your Highness should establish the saint of my sect, who is also the disciple of my Saint Master, Hua Ruxue, as the queen in the future. I think these two requests are not difficult for Your Highness. Your Highness is already doing the first thing in Qiyun County. I can see that Your Highness has high hopes for the system of local sages, and this system of local sages is exactly the goal that the Saint Master of my White Lotus Sect has been pursuing all his life, that is, the harmony of yin and yang in the world and the great peace of the world. If this system is promoted throughout the country, it will be the foundation for the long-term stability of the empire. It is precisely because of the system of local sages promoted by Your Highness in Qiyun County that we can see that the goals pursued by Your Highness and our White Lotus Sect are the same, and you are someone we can trust and cooperate with. As for the second thing, Your Highness and the Saint of my sect have known each other for a long time and have feelings for each other, so it should not be a difficult thing!"
Speaking of Hua Ruxue, Yan Liqiang was a little embarrassed. He coughed twice and said, "If we get rid of the traitor you mentioned together, how can you guarantee that the White Lotus Sect will take the right path and support me in pacifying the world, instead of just replacing a new group of people in power like now? How can I believe that I won't be used by you?"
"This question is very simple. After getting rid of that traitor, Hua Ruxue, as the Saint of our sect, is the only one who is qualified to inherit the position of Saint Lord and control the White Lotus Sect. If Your Highness marries her, the White Lotus Sect will be under Your Highness' control!"
"That person has already advanced to the Martial Emperor, and his whereabouts are secretive and elusive. How can we get rid of him?" Cui Lichen spoke again.
"This is what we are going to discuss about cooperation. The whereabouts of the traitor are difficult for others to grasp, and they are mysterious and unpredictable, but for us, it is not difficult, especially this time. As long as the traitor believes that the killing team he sent has eliminated his biggest worry, then the traitor may become even more complacent..."
(End of this chapter)