From city lord to human emperor

The news of the defeat of the fifth prince of the dynasty quickly spread in the imperial capital.

Everyone in the imperial capital looked panic-stricken.

"The fifth prince was actually defeated! Even he is not the opponent of the rebel army?"

"The fifth prince is an extraordinary master, and he has never even beaten him!"

"What should we do? My Tianxuan Dynasty won't really be defeated, right?"

"It's not enough, don't forget, the dynasty still has the great general who protects the country."

"Yes, yes, the Great General Protecting the Nation, as long as the General takes action, the rebellion will definitely be put down."

Compared with some high-level officials in the dynasty, ordinary people seem to be more optimistic.

After all, they don't have much wealth themselves, even if the rebel army rises, their losses will be minimal.

This is a bit of a poor person's speech in later generations. As long as I am poor enough, no one can take a penny from my pocket.

Of course, these civilians are probably the only ones who are not worried at this time.

All the high-level officials of the dynasty were extremely nervous.

Tian Sichun's hair has turned gray these days.

Every day when he wakes up, the first thing he does is ask if there is any news.

He was waiting for the news that the fifth prince and prince of the dynasty had been beheaded.

At the same time, I also have some expectations in my heart, hoping that the two children will be fine.

But he also knew it was impossible.

Now that the two have fallen into the enemy's hands, and he has not sent reinforcements, how can it be safe?

Tian Sichun lives in pain every day.

After the court officials retreated that morning, Tian Sichun sat on the dragon chair, thinking secretly.

"No, it's not a solution to go on like this for a long time. We have to think of a countermeasure."

Although Yun Xiaofan didn't make any big disturbances these days, after successfully conquering sixteen cities, Yun Xiaofan seemed to have reached a bottleneck in his power, he just set up camp in the same place, and didn't intend to continue to attack.

But Tian Sichun knew that he couldn't take it lightly, and the most important thing was that he couldn't just give up these sixteen cities, after all, it was half of the territory of Tianxuan Dynasty.

But what if you don't have enough strength in your hands?
After much deliberation, Tian Sichun only thought of one solution.

"It seems that we must mobilize the surrounding princes."

In addition to the neighboring countries around the Tianxuan Dynasty, there are also territories that were entrusted to the princes.

Most of these are direct relatives of the royal family. They have military power not weaker than that of the dynasty, and each of them is powerful.

But to some extent, these princes are also a threat to the dynasty.

Because once the dynasty shows signs of decline, they will show their fangs and want to annex the dynasty at any time.

Therefore, Tian Sichun has always maintained a wait-and-see attitude and closely monitored these enfeoffment kings.

For the soldiers and horses in their hands, most of the time they also choose to suppress rather than cooperate with development.

But right now, he can't care about so much.

Yun Xiaofan's strength made him feel nervous.

At the same time, Tian Sichun thought of another layer.

"In the past few years, the power of several enfeoffed kings has begun to expand, and the dynasty has never spared a hand to suppress it. Maybe they can take this opportunity to weaken their troops."

Tian Sichun thought well.

Let the various enfeoffment kings and Yun Xiaofan fight each other, and both lose, so that the dynasty can benefit from behind the scenes.

"That's the way it is. As long as they can consume some of the strength of the rebel army, when the rebel army reaches the imperial capital, and then the general protects the country to kill him, the dynasty will naturally be preserved."

"If things go well, the imperial power can be concentrated at that time."

The more Tian Sichun thought about it, the happier he was, and he decided to draft a decree.

The general meaning is also very simple, it is to give a few enfeoffment kings the authority to move out of their own territory, and let them attack the rebel army this time.

"Come here, pass this imperial decree to all the enfeoffing kings, and let them go to the court to discuss matters."

Of course, important things like this still have to be said in person.

Moreover, Tian Sichun also wanted to take this opportunity to test the attitude of these enfeoffing kings towards him.

As their territory continued to expand, their ambitions also grew.

Even in recent years, some princes no longer take the emperor seriously, which is a big taboo.

Soon each enfeoffed king received the imperial decree from Tian Sichun, but their expressions were not the same.

"Hehe, Dynasty usually guards us against us, but now I think about it. Want us to resist the rebels? The idea is very good."

"This is to play us as fools, let us fight with the rebels, and he sits behind to reap the benefits of the fisherman. Ha ha, it's ridiculous."

"However, this is not an opportunity. Take advantage of this to expand the territory. As long as the territory held by the rebels can be defeated, then these territories will naturally be ours."

"The rebel army has now controlled half of the dynasty's cities, which means that half of the territory is in his hands. If we can control these territories, our power is similar to that of the dynasty, and it is possible to establish our own family."

All the princes of the rebel army secretly thought of it in their hearts.

Being in a high position, their ambitions are gradually expanding, and they have already enjoyed all the glory and wealth in the world.

If there is anything I haven't experienced before, it may be becoming an emperor.

But now God gave them a chance.

One can imagine the allure.

In the court hall, Tian Sichun looked at the princes, a sternness flashed in his eyes, but he restrained him very quickly.

"Hehe, everyone, please stay safe. You must have heard about it by now. The dynasty needs to focus its power on other empires. Naturally, it can't use it to deal with such small thieves. That's why I called you here. This time That’s it for everyone.”

Tian Sichun spoke beautifully, but also wanted to weaken Yun Xiaofan's image as a rebel as much as possible.

His idea is very simple, that is to let the princes and Yun Xiaofan fight to the detriment of both sides, let them send as many troops as possible, and do their best.

However, after Tian Sichun finished speaking, very few people responded.

Most of them just sat there, like a piece of wood, completely ignoring him.

This made Tian Sichun feel a little embarrassed, and at the same time a little annoyed.

"Hmph, these guys really have long been disobedient."

"Just wait, after the suppression of the rebel army is over, it will be your turn."

Thinking of this, Tian Sichun had a ruthless look in his eyes.

"Hehe, you are too naive to treat us like fools and want us to get ahead, Tian Sichun."

Several powerful princes below also sneered in their hearts.

Everyone here has their own ghosts.