Chapter 69 Shocking Inside Story

  In the forbidden area of the imperial palace's backyard, a middle-aged man was kneeling on the ground at this moment. In front of him was an old man with white hair and eyebrows, who was staring angrily at the person kneeling in front of him. If the ministers and generals of Tianlong Kingdom were to see the face of the kneeling man at this moment, they would definitely exclaim: "Your Majesty."

  "Rebellious child, do you know that you've done something extremely stupid? Forging a military order? And forcing Leng Fengzi to return the order? How did your father give birth to such an idiot like you? You're suffocating me!" Liu Zhen glared at his grandson Liu Yan's military order, his entire face turned blue with rage. At this moment, if he had a choice, Liu Zhen would have liked to chop his own grandson to death.

  "Your Majesty, be careful of the dragon's body." A gentle voice comforted him, it was Qi Feng who had been standing beside Liu Zhen all along, a man who had followed and protected Liu Yan for decades.

  Liu Yan heard his grandfather's rebuking words, and a hint of resentment flashed in his eyes as he retorted: "Grandfather, I've done all this for the sake of our Liu family's prosperity, but is it that in your heart, I'm even more important than outsiders?"

  "Besides, if the military order falls into Leng Xiao Tian's hands, and he has any ulterior motives, with his prestige in the army, all he needs to do is raise his hand and our Liu family's empire will be overthrown. Grandfather, am I wrong to think this way?" Liu Yan said, becoming increasingly agitated.

  "Haha!" Liu Zhen suddenly became angry and laughed, pointing his finger at Liu Yan and laughing at Qi Feng behind him: "Qi Lao, did you see? This is my good grandson, now the good emperor of Tianlong Kingdom, haha!"

  Liu Yan saw his grandfather's angry and urgent expression, and his heart also felt a bit hairy. He cried to Qi Feng: "Grandfather Qi, is it wrong for me to do this?"

  Qifeng caught Liu Yan's pleading gaze, his expression slightly dimmed, and he let out a faint sigh, shaking his head in silence. It wasn't that Qifeng wouldn't help him, but rather that this time Liu Yan had made a grave mistake, one that might truly cause the downfall of the Liu family's dynasty.

  "Hahaha" Liu Zhen laughed loudly and then started coughing continuously, coughing out phlegm.

  "Your Majesty, take care of your dragon body!" Qi Feng and Hai Tu, the two guards, shouted in unison, while Qi Feng even stretched out his palm and stuck it to Liu Zhen's back, transmitting a pure stream of Dou Qi into him, helping Liu Yan adjust his blood vessels. After a moment, Liu Yan's cough finally stopped.

  "Words can kill, words should not provoke Grandfather Emperor." Liu Yan hastily apologized.

  Liu Yan shook his head helplessly and waved his hand, saying: "Yan'er, this is not your fault. You were born in a peaceful world, you don't know what kind of person Leng Xiao Tian is at all. Do you really think that the three words 'Leng Xiao Tian' are just the War God of Tianlong Country?"

  "Don't be in a hurry to answer me" Liu Yan waved his hand again and continued: "As for what you said about Leng Xuetian having ulterior motives, it's ridiculous. If Leng Xuetian really wanted to sit on this throne, I wouldn't say something unpleasant, but the current empire doesn't belong to the Liu family, it should belong to the Leng family."

  "Really? Grandpa." Liu Yan heard his grandfather's heartfelt words and was stunned.

  Zi Feng saw Liu Yan's dull expression and reminded him: "Your Majesty, Cold Pianzi was once the commander of the four major legions of Tianlong Kingdom."

  "Commander of the Four Great Legions?" Liu Yan heard Qi Feng's words and was stunned, his mind immediately became chaotic. He was not a fool, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to sit on the emperor's throne. He understood the meaning of being the commander of the Four Great Legions very well, otherwise he wouldn't have tried every means to weaken Leng Xiao Tian's power in the military and supported the development of the Qiao family's prestige in the military, with the goal of replacing Leng Xiao Tian's prestige in the military.

  Moreover, Your Majesty has made a very serious mistake. You think that after the Tianlong Empire's prestige is gone, it will be like a sheep! Qifeng smiled again and reported a piece of news that Liu Yan least wanted to hear.

  Liu Yan heard Qi Feng's words and was stunned again, with a puzzled expression on his face: "Grandfather Qi, I don't understand what you mean."

  He let out a soft sigh and muttered to himself, "Disbanding the Fierce Tiger Corps... I wonder if those young whippersnappers will be enraged when they hear this news."

  "Old Qi, no need to say more! Those little rascals are all prickly, if they knew their own army's flag was being cut down, hehe, there would be big trouble." Hai Bo suddenly interjected a sentence, but his face was full of thick smiles, as if reminiscing about something funny.

  Liu Yan heard Qian Bo's words, and the puzzled look on his face grew even thicker. The Manton Army wasn't completely annihilated, was it?! Except for the last few hundred remnants who also fell in the Royal Army, could there be another Manton Army on this Maya continent? Thinking of this, Liu Yan asked in puzzlement: "Uncle Hai, what do you mean by that?"

  Hai Bo heard Liu Yan's question, with a hint of an impertinent smile on his face, and glanced at Empress Dowager Liu Zhen, then glanced at Qi Feng.

  Liu Zhen saw the bewildered look on his grandson's face and sighed softly, saying: "Yan'er, originally Grandfather didn't want you to know about this matter. From a young age, you were intelligent and clever, but your only shortcoming was that you had a strong jealous streak and weren't broad-minded enough. So Grandfather has been keeping this from you all along, with the intention of not wanting you to harbor resentment towards Leng Bingzi. But Grandfather never expected that you would still take action against him."

  Liu Yan heard his grandfather say this, and the ominous premonition in his heart grew stronger. He asked: "Grandfather, what's going on that you won't let Yan know? Is there really a second Muye Tiger Team on the Maya continent? And it belongs to our Tiangong country?"

  "Alas! There really is a second Tiger Brigade on this Maya continent, no, it should be said that there is indeed a Tiger Brigade on this Maya continent with combat power even stronger than the Royal Army. They were originally the most secretive army of the Tianlong Kingdom, but unfortunately they are no longer part of the Tianlong Kingdom now." Liu Zhen's words ignited the flames of anger in his heart.

  Liu Yan heard his grandfather say this, and immediately exclaimed: "Impossible! How can there be a mighty tiger team that is even stronger than the Royal Army? Why didn't I know about it all along?"

  "Don't say you don't know, even if currently in the imperial court only a few people know this news, apart from Grandfather's two bodyguards Qi Lao and Qian Tu, I reckon there is only that bookworm Zhao who knows. So it's not strange that you don't know."

  "Grandpa, what's going on here? Can you tell your grandson?"

  "Yan'er, did you know that the flag of the Tiger Team was actually nominated by me personally?" Liu Yan revealed another unknown secret, shocking Liu Yan.

  "Grandfather, you...you mean to say that the name 'Mighty Tiger Squad' was given by you personally? I'm guilty, please punish me." Liu Yan hastily apologized. In imperial history, if a title was bestowed by the previous emperor, the next generation of emperors could not abolish it under any circumstances, otherwise it would be considered a crime of lèse-majesté, which was enough to make Liu Yan roll off his throne.

  Liu Zhen seemed to have not seen Liu Yan's actions, stood up and walked to the window, with his back to Liu Yan: "In the Battle of Pingyuan Slope, Leng Xi Tian led that crazy army corps with more than 50,000 troops in the 300,000-strong beastman nation's army, killing several rounds. Those soldiers were like tigers coming down from the mountain, completely disregarding the fact that the enemy was six times their number. After that battle, I gave the name to the crazy army corps, and it was because of that battle that I had the foundation for establishing a country. And after the Tiger Corps changed into an army corps, among the 30,000 old soldiers who survived the Battle of Pingyuan Slope, three thousand mysteriously disappeared. They were not killed in battle, but Leng Xi Tian, for the sake of Tiandu Country, was willing to give up his own painstakingly trained generals and let them go to a secret place to expand their power. All this, Leng Xi Tian had discussed with me before taking action, and I also agreed with this plan. Originally, I thought that in my lifetime, I could see this secret army corps open up the borders for our Tiandu Country, but I didn't expect you to waste such a great opportunity."

  "Grandfather, it's not as exaggerated as you said, is it? Is this Secret Legion really that powerful now?" Liu Yan's face showed a hint of disbelief. After all, his Tianlong Kingdom was one of the four major nations, and no matter how inferior the nation was, it couldn't possibly lose to your humble legion of tens of thousands of old soldiers.

  "Exaggerated?" Liu Yan's face revealed a hint of cold smile, "Yan Er, the combat strength of that legion has already reached over 500,000 people now, what do you say?"

  "It's impossible, how is it possible? On the Maya continent, there are more than 500,000 troops in that legion?" Liu Yan exclaimed, his face shocked.

  "Ga Mountain Range." Liu Zhen said lightly, then waved his hand and said: "Fortunately, you haven't really taken action yet. I'll find Leng Fei to have a good talk with him. Yan Er, remember this for me, from now on, don't go provoke Leng Fei again. Maybe there's still some room for maneuver in this matter, got it?"

  "Grandson understands." Liu Yan's mind was a mess at this moment, what and what, anyway, Liu Yan could guarantee that the shocking and surprising expressions he had today had already exceeded the sum of his life experiences over the decades.

  "You go down, you first sort out what you know today, and tomorrow you tell me your thoughts." Liu Zhen waved his hand.

  Liu Yan saw his grandfather's expression and hastily paid his respects before standing up and leaving the house that filled him with both fear and respect.

  Qifeng gazed at Liu Yan's departing back and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

  Liu Zhen's face changed slightly, and after a moment of contemplation, he instructed Qi Feng: "Qi Lao, trouble you to personally go to the Xiaoleng family and ask Leng Tui to come tomorrow. Just say I want to catch up with him."

  "Yes, Your Majesty."

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