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The Pseudo-Princely Heir: System’s Early Gamble (Web Novel) - Chapter 768: Please Come In, Let’s Talk Inside 2
Chapter 768: Please Come In, Let’s Talk Inside 2
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“Your Majesty?”“Father Emperor?”
“Sovereign?”
The surrounding guards, Cheng Yaojin and Li Chengqian, upon hearing the slow creak of the hall doors, all looked up towards the direction of Yangxin Hall.
The heavy, purple sandalwood doors of Yangxin Hall were pushed open.
The sunlight outside couldn’t wait to rush in, while the space behind the hall seemed like a black hole, swallowing up all the surrounding light.
...
It was impossible to clearly see what was inside Yangxin Hall, what kind of scene it was.
And quite soon.
Under the watchful eye of Cheng Guang.
A shadow appeared at the doorway of Yangxin Hall. Due to the angle of the sunlight, it was impossible to make out the facial features, only a vague impression of the figure’s build and clothing could be seen.
Cheng Guang narrowed his eyes. Even though he couldn’t discern the facial features, he could recognize that this was the Great Tang Emperor.
The Great Tang Emperor stood in the doorway, glanced around, and then set his gaze upon Cheng Guang.
Upon spotting Cheng Guang,
His eyes opened slightly wider, then showed little surprise.
Perhaps the Great Tang Emperor had already sensed someone was outside while he was inside Yangxin Hall.
But the Great Tang Emperor couldn’t be sure that the person outside the hall was Cheng Guang.
Now that Cheng Guang had appeared before the Great Tang Emperor, the emperor didn’t seem particularly surprised.
“Sir, what brings you here?”
The Great Tang Emperor was momentarily startled, then a smile spread across his face as he quickly walked over and greeted Cheng Guang warmly.
With an affable demeanor.
Cheng Guang, upon seeing the Great Tang Emperor’s expression, also curled the corners of his mouth slightly and replied with a light smile, “I came to see you and to have a casual chat about some matters.”
The Great Tang Emperor was taken aback again, and his brow briefly furrowed secretly.
For some reason,
The Great Tang Emperor always had a premonition that Cheng Guang’s visit and the ‘casual chat’ about some matters he mentioned surely wouldn’t be anything trivial.
Before, when the Great Tang Emperor had seen Cheng Guang and realized that his Great Tang Chang’an City had fallen into Cheng Guang’s hands, he had been thinking of ways to take back the city from Cheng Guang.
Moreover,
The Great Tang Emperor was also trying to figure out Cheng Guang’s identity and methods.
After all, the Great Tang Emperor himself had never personally confronted Cheng Guang, so he had no knowledge of Cheng Guang’s identity, nor of his methods and strength, if he were to take back Great Tang Chang’an City from Cheng Guang’s hands.
There were only two possible approaches.
Either to seize it by force.
Or to outwit Cheng Guang.
The Great Tang Emperor had been planning to choose one of these strategies once he knew Cheng Guang’s specific identity, but to his surprise, he could not uncover Cheng Guang’s identity.
Even though Cheng Guang had only been before him for a few brief minutes, less than the time it takes to brew a pot of tea,
Cheng Guang still left a profound impression on the Great Tang Emperor.
Cheng Guang’s distinguishing features, as well as details that common folk would overlook, were etched firmly into the emperor’s mind.
All with the purpose of facilitating the discovery of Cheng Guang’s true identity later on.
But the Great Tang Emperor had miscalculated.
Even though he had made some preparations and paid a certain price,
No matter how he searched, he couldn’t find Cheng Guang’s true identity.
It was as if Cheng Guang was not from the past.
Not at all someone the emperor was familiar with.
This was indeed strange.
If not someone the emperor knew, and not a deity or Buddha from his own era, how could anyone leave their mark on Great Tang Chang’an City, which only members of the Tang royal family could influence, without his notice?
It was even less likely to be someone from this era.
People of this era wouldn’t even rank as mid-level cultivators in the era of the Great Tang Emperor.
He didn’t bother to consider them.
Therefore, to the Great Tang Emperor, Cheng Guang must certainly be a great power unknown to him.
Just the thought of this.
Had already completely bewildered the Great Tang Emperor.
Unable to ascertain Cheng Guang’s identity, they were unable to gauge his true strength.
As such, openly seizing power would be far too risky.
For now, although Cheng Guang controlled Great Tang Chang’an City, he had not used this as leverage against the Great Tang Emperor.
The Great Tang Emperor himself knew that without understanding Cheng Guang’s identity, it was best to quietly wait for an opportunity before taking action.
Otherwise, if it turned out that he was completely unable to deal with Cheng Guang, it would be a classic case of “trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice.”
That would be disastrous indeed.
But.
The Great Tang Emperor need not completely disregard the fact that Cheng Guang controlled Datang’s capital city of Chang’an.
The Great Tang Emperor could only abandon the idea of wresting control of Great Tang Chang’an City directly from Cheng Guang’s hands and instead consider using clever strategies.
As for what these clever strategies might entail.
Certainly, they would not involve confronting Cheng Guang directly.
After all, attacking Cheng Guang was very difficult for the Great Tang Emperor: he did not know Cheng Guang’s strength, nor his cultivation realm. Merely by the fact that Cheng Guang had such means to control Great Tang Chang’an City was enough to warrant extreme caution.
The clever strategy lay in the hidden defenses of Great Tang Chang’an City.
When Chang’an City had been built by the Great Tang Emperor himself, he had anticipated that it might one day fall into the hands of others.
Back then, the Great Tang Emperor had never imagined that this contingency plan would ever be activated.
After all, gaining control of Great Tang Chang’an City was no easy feat.
The first requirement was to have the bloodline of the Great Tang royal family, which already excluded the majority of those who might wish to take control of the city.
Even if someone managed to control the city indirectly through a member of the royal family, there were other restrictions waiting for them.
Like the controller of Great Tang Chang’an City must not be under anyone else’s control, and certain cultivation requirements were also a must.
Thus, there was no need for concern.
The Great Tang Emperor had never thought that this contingency plan would one day prove useful.
The Great Tang Emperor sighed as he thought of Chang’an City’s hidden defenses.
His thoughts flew chaotically like scattered fragments, but it was only a moment’s consideration before he collected himself, his gaze falling upon Cheng Guang with a smile creeping onto his lips.
He turned to Cheng Guang and gestured for him to enter with a “please.”
“Sir, please come in; let’s talk inside.”
Cheng Guang nodded slightly and stepped into the Yangxin Hall.
Following this, the Great Tang Emperor also turned and entered the hall, closing the door behind them.
The doors of the hall closed with a booming sound.
Outside the hall, the crowd looked at each other in bewilderment, unsure of what had just transpired.
Cheng Guang had mentioned wanting to talk.
Without another word, the Great Tang Emperor led Cheng Guang into the Yangxin Hall.
What were they going to talk about?
At this time.
Li Chengqian was truly perplexed.
He couldn’t see through Cheng Guang’s identity, nor did he understand why Cheng Guang still carried the aura of Tang Chang’an City.
Li Chengqian had wanted to ask the Great Tang Emperor just who Cheng Guang was.
But before Li Chengqian had the chance to speak up.
The Great Tang Emperor had already taken Cheng Guang into the Yangxin Hall.
This left Li Chengqian without the time to react or the chance to open his mouth to ask.
Li Chengqian sighed, looking at the tightly shut Yangxin Hall, and muttered to himself,
“I guess I’ll just wait for the Emperor to come out.”
“I wonder what the two of them are going to discuss.”
Cheng Yaojin, standing beside him with furrowed brows, scratched his head, pondering for a while but coming up with no answer, simply said,
“I noticed that when His Majesty first saw him, there was no hostility on his face, so the visitor might not be a bad person.”
Li Chengqian glanced at Cheng Yaojin and then shook his head, “Uncle Cheng, you don’t understand. Just because he doesn’t look like a bad person doesn’t mean he isn’t one.”
Cheng Yaojin heard this and did not say anything more.
He let go of all the distracting thoughts in his mind.
