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Chapter 1660 - 1197: Rebellion

Chapter 1660: Chapter 1197: Rebellion

In this tense atmosphere, the Great Tang Inspector Xia Shuang and his subordinates were summoned by the Emperor, even permitted to walk the royal path.

Watching the inspectors ascend the royal path, the civil and military officials had mixed thoughts.

The Great Tang’s Prime Minister Di Renjie had a flicker in his eyes.

The higher-ups with better-informed sources all knew that it was this Inspector Xia Shuang who had personally led the team to find the enemy’s flaws and drafted these lists.

He could well be regarded as the first contributor to this operation against the dark forces. Walking the royal path was nothing.

Now that the Emperor has personally summoned the inspector, there must be even more significant actions to come.

This made the civil and military officials somewhat panicked. They always felt that the Emperor was perhaps too bold.

The current situation had already put a strain on the Great Tang’s officials. If there was another move, even another list, the Great Tang, lacking in frontline strength, might just...

"Could it be that Your Majesty has forgotten the third Different Race war a few years ago?" An official boldly advised, and fearlessly mentioned the disastrous defeat back then.

For players, it was also known as the second Eternal Prosperous Tang Dynasty task.

Facing the rebellion of Chaos, Li Zhi lost disastrously.

In his plan, as long as the armored battle groups entered hibernation, they would not be corrupted by Chaos, and when Chaos appeared, he could take the opportunity to eradicate all Chaos Power.

As a result, the hibernating battle groups almost failed to awaken. That hero Xue Shen even became God’s Chosen of Chaos.

If it weren’t for Khan and the Tian Ce General returning, the Great Tang today would have become a world of Chaos!

After such a devastating defeat, why does Li Zhi still dare to take risks?

"Is Your Majesty not worried about repeating the same mistake?" After saying these words, that courageous official waited to be dragged out by the Emperor to be executed, to leave his name in history.

However, the Emperor did not take offense, and it was normal to hear such words. It would have been abnormal if he hadn’t.

After gesturing to close the court session, he left the palace, clearly with confidential matters to entrust to the inspector.

The remaining civil and military officials could only sigh.

They still had many things to deal with: filling the vacancies of officials, replenishing the battle groups, dealing with the rebellious fleets, and re-establishing communication with the frontlines and lost worlds.

They needed to handle all these issues collectively.

Meanwhile, in a tightly guarded palace, Li Changhe finally met the current Emperor of the Great Tang, Li Zhi.

After the third Different Race war, Li Zhi’s power was not curtailed but expanded by hundreds of times. He was managing almost all of the Great Tang worlds.

If one were to talk about the territories of ancient dynasties, they were limited by the productivity and communication of their times.

But the Eternal Prosperous Tang Dynasty now had no such constraints.

Li Shimin with his Zhenguan Warriors ventured into the void, reclaiming one human world after another.

Today, with over five hundred worlds under its belt, the Great Tang recruited soldiers, collected taxes, and promoted Great Tang culture there, building a human dynasty in the void that could not be underestimated.

Li Zhi was the nominal Emperor of this dynasty.

Although he appeared to be just a middle-aged uncle with a decent look and white hair beginning to show in his hair bun.

Upon meeting Li Changhe and the others, he commanded everyone to leave, even dispersing the hidden palace experts from the shadows.

Under the distrusting gaze of these experts, Li Changhe entered the palace.

After the palace was protected by the Array.

Li Zhi sat on the couch, looking at Li Changhe with a smile and said, "This is our first meeting, General Li Ba."

"Indeed, it is our first meeting, Emperor of Great Tang." Li Changhe dropped his disguise as well, and sat opposite him.

Looking at the familiar face, Li Zhi chuckled, "General, indeed, you do resemble Xue Shen a lot."

"It should be him who resembles me. After all, he is my doppelganger." Li Changhe responded.

"I grew up listening to your stories. When I learned that he was your doppelganger, I showed him some favor. Little did I expect to raise an ingrate." Li Zhi nodded slightly, then looked at Li Changhe with a bit more seriousness.

"General, although you are a player from a thousand years in the future, I’ve often wondered if you might be some illegitimate child of my father. As his sons, neither I nor my imperial brothers have ever been trusted as much."

Li Changhe and the others were startled, not expecting Li Zhi to suddenly say this upon their meeting.

Among the players, there were some who liked to speculate that General Li Ba might have some connection to Li Er.

After all, one is called Li Ba, and the other Li Er.

The former even became the Tian Ce General of Great Tang. And both having the surname Li, it made people think.

But in fact, although Li Changhe’s surname is Li, the Li of Li Changhe isn’t related to that of the Li Tang Dynasty.

There’s a gap of a thousand years, and Li Changhe’s parents actually have no Li family bloodline.

Li Changhe took the surname Li from his maternal grandfather, Li Kun, while his mother, the mute lady, was the foster daughter of Li Kun. There really is no relation to the Li family.

After confirming that there was no relation.

"When you appeared at Xuanwu Gate, I thought you were intent on staging a coup like my father." Li Zhi clicked his tongue, "Indeed, I still can’t comprehend my father’s foresight... But since you, the Tian Ce General, have personally returned to Great Tang, I must make good use of this hard-earned opportunity. If I miss this chance, my imperial brothers would mock me for having this throne for nothing."

"Are you referring to this operation involving the Book of Heaven?"

"Precisely. They have long been infiltrating within Great Tang, and now is the best opportunity to catch them." Li Zhi said with a smile.

"Are you sure? The front lines are out of contact, over a hundred worlds are out of contact. There could be rebellions occurring in various worlds." Li Changhe said calmly, "You know, I need to hurry to the front lines. My friends and family are all there; I can’t afford to delay here too long."

"Better to end the pain quickly than to suffer long; it’s better to force them into premature action than let them continue to develop in the dark," Li Zhi replied. "And precisely because the front lines are out of contact, no intelligence from the Great Tang world will be conveyed to the front lines. This is our best chance to act. If those infiltrative forces at the front align with the ones at the back, that would be a cataclysmic disaster. As for you, General, in the worst-case scenario, if all the cut-off worlds rebel, can you quell all the rebellion fleets?"

"No problem, it’s just a matter of time," Li Changhe understood his meaning and nodded slightly. "Moreover, now that I have come to the imperial palace, the other side must be getting anxious. Perhaps there are already rebellious forces emerging."

Li Zhi’s gaze flashed, and he quickly understood, "Are you suggesting that the Holder of the Book of Heaven is in the imperial city?"

"He’s hidden himself well, with no flaws thus far, but he is certainly someone in the palace, and his status should not be low," Li Changhe replied calmly. "Are you prepared for the possibility of losing a consort or prince?"

After a long while, Li Zhi let out a deep sigh.

And in less than half an hour after this meeting, astonishing news spread from the void.

In over thirty cut-off worlds, forces had gathered a massive fleet, under the pretext of purging the monarch’s side, drawing close to the lead world.

With the majority of the loyal worlds’ battle groups and space forces already dispatched to the front lines, there was no effective resistance possible.

Helplessly watching the rebellious fleet approach the lead world.

Rebellion had arrived!

(Any experts know what medicine to take for pillow-related neck pain? Painkillers don’t help much.)