Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

Chapter 146 The mastermind behind the scenes

"What he wants is nothing more than a break between Zhou Wanjiang and his men, nothing more than internal strife and collapse of the entire Wu Dynasty, and the same goes for me!"

A strange smile appeared on Yang Li's lips. "If we work together, we can easily disrupt the entire court! Then, the Wu Dynasty will collapse, and each of us can get what we want!"

Just as Zhou Heng was about to say something, a dark figure suddenly appeared behind the screen: "Haha, what a great idea! You got what you wanted!"

Seeing the black shadow appear, Zhou Heng immediately knelt down, lowered his head, and dared not say a word. His fear of the person in front of him had reached its peak.

Ever since he was born, this man who has become his nightmare has appeared before his eyes since he could remember!

Teach him martial arts, literacy, killing, and all kinds of skills!

Until he is developed into a dual personality, who can confuse anyone with his outward laziness and idleness, and can also do anything shady with his inner fierceness and cunningness.

It can be said that except for his own life, everything he has was given to him by this person, and his mother has long disappeared!

"Haha, brother, you finally showed up! What should I call you?"

Yang Li slowly stood up and clasped his hands together. "I don't know what the etiquette of your Liao Kingdom is like, so I can only greet you according to the standards of our Western Regions!"

The black figure slowly walked out from behind the screen and took out the huge black bag. It turned out to be a beautiful woman with bright eyes and white teeth, but her brows were full of coldness: "Salem Dream!"

The voice that had been hoarse and deep just now had now completely transformed into a woman's voice. Apart from its coldness, it was impeccable: "Cooperation requires bargaining chips! And you, a small country in the Western Regions, don't have these bargaining chips!"

Hearing the words "small country in the Western Regions", Yang Li's mouth twitched, but he didn't show any anger. Instead, he smiled and said, "I'd like to know what bargaining chip Miss Salem wants?"

"What we want is the entire Wu Dynasty, not a fragmented one! Moreover, we in the Liao Dynasty have been planning for so many years, and we are about to take over the entire Wu Dynasty. Why should you, a small country in the Western Regions, get a piece of the pie?"

Yang Li smiled gently: "Miss Salem, don't be so anxious! From what I know, the Wu Dynasty is not such a simple existence! Do you know where the true foundation of the Wu Dynasty lies?"

"On the Western Frontier!"

"The nations of the Western Regions have been united for so many years, so why haven't they launched a large-scale attack on the Wu Dynasty yet? This is the reason! There are 600,000 troops stationed on the border of the Western Regions! 600,000!"

Salem Meng opened her mouth but no words came out. This information was naturally under her control, but as for where those troops were, she didn't know!

It is said that these 600,000 troops are the real foundation of the Wu Dynasty. These 600,000 troops are hereditary, get married and have children there, just to reserve the ultimate strength for the Wu Dynasty!

Unless the Wu Dynasty faces life and death, this army will not appear!

"May I ask Miss Salem, your Liao army has crossed the ocean to the Wu Dynasty. They can defeat their army in the capital area and capture their capital, but how will you deal with the 600,000-strong army of the Wu Dynasty?"

Yang Li asked in reply, "Also, you should also know who is currently commanding this 600,000-man army! That's a name that strikes fear into the hearts of everyone!"

"Zhang Baitian!"

"Zhang Baitian isn't just a person's name; he's the name of this great commander-in-chief! The title is hereditary and unwavering! Every Zhang Baitian has achieved his position by treading on mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and by making illustrious military achievements!"

"He has killed countless of our Western Region generals and elite assassins! Can you handle him?"

Salem Meng was silent for a while. Everyone said that the Wu Dynasty was corrupt and getting worse day by day, but why didn't the surrounding countries rise up to attack it and enjoy this piece of fat? This is the reason!

Perhaps, the Wu Dynasty’s army now has low combat effectiveness and its generals are incompetent, but you must know that the Wu Dynasty’s real elite troops have long been withdrawn!

Legend has it that the army stationed on the frontier of the Western Regions was the army that followed the first Emperor Wu to establish the Wu Dynasty. It was a true army that had experienced hundreds of battles and was the elite among the elite!

"Only if we join forces, and if the Western Regions can contain this terrifying army, you, the Liao Kingdom, can seize the opportunity to capture the capital of the Wu Dynasty! By then, the entire Wu Dynasty will be torn apart. This terrifying army will be without a backbone, and we can slowly deal with them!"

Salem Meng was silent for a while. What Yang Li said was not unreasonable. The Liao Kingdom alone could not deal with the terrifying power of the Wu Dynasty. That was why the ancestors of the Liao Dynasty came up with policies targeting the Wu Dynasty and set up a chess game that lasted for hundreds of years!

"Then how should we distribute the wealth after we take down the Wu Dynasty?"

The dream of Salem raised a new question. If both sides spent time and effort and finally took down the Wu Dynasty, but had to fight again over the distribution of territory, it would be too not worth it!

Wars between countries are very cruel. Basically, every war is a waste of money and manpower. For a country like Liao, which does not have a very vast territory, the losses are very fatal!

"We two can't decide this. We still have to report to our royal family and then we can discuss the result!" Although Yang Li's status is not low, he does not have the power to make decisions!

"Okay, there's no rush anyway!"

While the two were discussing, Zhou Chuxuan's voice came from the courtyard: "Fifth brother, are you in there? I have something to ask, can you come out for a moment?"

The two of them glanced at Zhou Heng, hid behind the screen, and motioned him to go out and answer.

"Sixth brother, I'm coming right away!"

Looking at Zhou Heng, whose face had turned slightly pale, Zhou Chuxuan did not say anything. Instead, he smiled and said, "Fifth brother, I think I have made some progress in investigating the matter of Lotus Mountain. Why don't we go investigate again tonight?"

Zhou Heng waved his hand and said, "Sixth brother, you know I don't want to get involved in the affairs of the court. If you want to go, go by yourself. I won't go!"

As he was about to turn around and go back, Zhou Chuxuan grabbed him and said, "Fifth brother, I think I spotted a beautiful woman on Lotus Mountain!"

"Tsk, Sixth Brother, stop kidding. Where did these beauties come from on Lotus Mountain?"

Zhou Heng glanced at Zhou Chuxuan speechlessly: "Sixth brother, even if you want to trick me into going, you should think of a better reason!"

"It's true! There's a military camp at the foot of Lotus Mountain. I saw it in the camp!"

"Really?"

"A gentleman's word!"

"Okay, I'll go with you!"

Watching Zhou Chuxuan leave, Zhou Heng returned to the room: "Sir, how did I do?"