Chapter 1568: Li Chen's Scheme Laid Bare

ernment, he couldn't personally go to alleviate the disaster, so he could only choose from other princes.Yet, now that the disaster victims have suffered such great injustice, the court will inevitabl...Chapter 1568: Li Chen's True Intentions

The teacup spun between Li Chen's fingers in his right hand, his thumb gently rubbing the rim. Li Chen stared intently at the cup in his hand and suddenly smiled, "Uncle Wang, there's a story about the origin of this Taiping Monkey King tea, have you ever heard it"

Ning Wang raised an eyebrow and said, "I would like to hear more."

"Legend has it that, in the past, a group of monkeys became separated. An old monkey went out to look for his young offspring and was trapped and died in a mountain ravine. A passing farmer saw this and couldn't bear to leave the old monkey's body there, so he picked it up and buried it respectfully."

"The old farmer had finished all these things and was about to leave when he heard a voice telling him to come back next year."

"The year has started. The old farmer came back to the hill where he had buried Old Monkey, but the whole mountain was covered in lush green tea trees."

This tea has a bitter taste that lingers, but its most prominent characteristic is its lingering aroma. It is invigorating and clears the mind, surpassing countless other teas in this regard.

"This legend, in my opinion, is mostly fabricated by later generations to promote Taiping Monkey King and doesn't hold true. It can't withstand scrutiny or analysis, but there is a point to it."

Li Chen's gaze shifted from his teacup to Ning Wang's face, and he said, "Every sip and every drop is destined by heaven, cause and effect cycle, retribution for wrongs."

> "Whoever kills, shall be killed."

Li Chen's words were light, but in King Ning's ears, they sounded like a bolt from the blue.

This was the most serious thing Li Chen had ever said to Prince Ning.

King Ning remained expressionless, gazing at Li Chen and smiled: "Your Highness is trying to teach this King a lesson"

"There's no lesson to be learned."

Li Chen shook his head and said, "Uncle Wang is an elder, I am a junior. How can a junior teach an elder That's not right."

Ning Wang let out a cold snort and said, "This king has never believed in fate. My life is in my own hands. Everything is possible through human effort. If everything is predetermined by fate, then everyone can just lie at home doing nothing, waiting for fate to come to them. This is a paradox, wouldn't you agree, Your Highness"

"Uncle Wang has gotten handsome."

Li Chen said calmly: "While everything in the world goes through cycles, decreed by fate, heaven only sets the rules, not the specifics. Heaven is unfeeling, regarding all things as insignificant and disposable, just like a lazy person who eats a ready-made cake but still starves because they don't even bother to take it off their neck."

King Ning could only feel himself gradually losing patience.

He narrowed his eyes and gave a cold smile, saying, “Different paths don’t intersect. Your Highness has your own considerations, and this king has his own. You believe in fate, but this king doesn't. So, this cup of tea ends here.”

After finishing his words, King Ning got up to leave.

Li Chen reached out and stopped King Ning.

King Ning stared at Li Chen with an impassive expression. "So, are you still going to make a move"

"Uncle Wang, the decisive battle is upon us. No matter what means the Sixteen Riders of Yan Yun use, they must hold back at least 200,000 Liao troops for this palace."

Li Chen's statement is a blatant declaration of his intentions.

Taking advantage of the fact that King Ning was in the wrong today, Li Chen wanted to take a big bite back.

Ning Wang's face changed, and he said: "Impossible! Your Highness had already agreed with this king that the sixteen riders of Yan Yun would not engage in direct combat."

"A massive battle on a scale of millions, facing only 200,000 enemy troops, how could this even be considered a frontal battlefield"

Li Chen looked up and said indifferently, "Uncle Wang has led soldiers for most of his life. Does he still need to be taught this common sense by his nephew"

Prince Ning angrily shouted, "That's the Liao army cavalry!"

But you possess the Sixteen Riders of Yan Yun!

Li Chen stood up and faced King Ning Zhengfeng. "If 150,000 Yan Yun cavalry can't hold back the 200,000 Liao army cavalry, then what is the use of Da Qin spending so many resources and silver to raise these 150,000 mouths!" day, Li Chen just got up and received a report from Chen Tong."Your Highness, the Ninth Prince left the city today under the escort of Wang Tenghuan and others."Li Chen raised an eyebrow and asked, "...