Chapter 89: No Way to Change the National Title

  The Tang Dynasty was so overbearing and tyrannical that it killed all the foreign envoys who came to pay tribute, causing a global panic. This Eastern mysterious country, notorious for its aggression, was too powerful! The countries on other continents were relieved, anyway, they were far away, and later sent some unimportant people to pay tribute, whether they lived or died didn't matter to them, as long as the Tang Dynasty wouldn't send troops again to slaughter and plunder.

  Those who are close by may not dare to rebel, but the selection of people for this tribute has been carefully considered!

  If only they could learn all the knowledge of the Tang Dynasty and delve deeper into research, it would be best to learn the shipbuilding technology and leave this devilish country behind! Such thoughts sparked a strong desire to study the Tang Dynasty around the world. Perhaps such miscellaneous learning is their last hope to counter the Tang Dynasty's invasion. At the same time, they do not forget their roots and launch efforts in their own country to improve personal combat power, learning from the Tang Dynasty to concentrate national cultivation techniques, hoping to have a fighting chance against the Tang Dynasty army! However, some countries that witnessed the terrifying war god power of the Tang Dynasty completely gave up resistance, taking it one step at a time, secretly reserving their strength without giving up, waiting for the day when Li Yuanhao passes away!

  "Big brother, what's going on with the second brother? If he doesn't want to be in charge, then don't be in charge. Why leave so suddenly?" Li Yuanba was full of question marks, anxiously waiting for an explanation.

  "Huh? You really don't know what's going on here?! Lee Jiancheng was also a bit bewildered, how could a powerful and overbearing prince like Li Yuanba not know about the empress's actions?"

  Li Jiancheng was aware of Li Yuanba's strong personality, but he didn't know that Li Yuanba had become so intimidating that no one dared to approach him. It was as if he was a force unto himself, and others lacked the courage to even get close to him. Even legendary masters wouldn't dare to have a casual conversation with Li Yuanba outside of official business. The aura surrounding Li Yuanba was too overwhelming, exerting an inexplicable mental pressure that could drive people mad! Not to mention betrayal - once Li Yuanba flew into a rage, whoever spoke out would be the one to die. Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger; being implicated is a common affliction for those in high positions. Who would dare seek death?!

  In the few years since Li Yuanba's semi-retirement, except for his own wife and children, everyone else had been forced to keep a distance of at least ten zhang from him due to the overwhelming spiritual energy emanating from him. If it weren't for this being a world of high martial arts, even calling out for a guard would require shouting!

  Decades of slaughter had taken away Li Yuanba's youthful arrogance, and his love for quietness made him subconsciously aware of his own loneliness. This was why he liked to be with his children and grandchildren so much. As for others not daring to get close to him, he only thought it was because they feared his martial power...

  "If I knew, would I still ask you?! Tell me!" Li Yuanba unconsciously took on a commanding tone.

  "I finally understand why you're so lonely, Yuanba. After talking to you for a while, I can feel the danger emanating from you!" Li Jiancheng said this, and his forehead was slightly sweating. He himself had reached legendary status now, but it seemed that the mythological realm had closed its doors to them, members of the imperial family. No matter how hard he and his brothers cultivated, they couldn't touch the mythological realm! Except for Li Yuanba's daughters who had entered the mythological realm, these men were stuck at the legendary level!

  Li Jiancheng desperately suppressed his urge to escape from Li Yuanba's side, and he thought of a possibility! The reason why the imperial men couldn't break through the legend was that this demon god Li Yuanba had given them a spiritual shackles! Bloodline is a mysterious thing, Li Yuanba's mental pressure only has deterrent power for others, but with the mixture of bloodline relationship, Li Yuanba formed an obstacle to breaking the myth for the imperial family members! The perceptual power of myths is several times that of legends, and after they enter the legend, Li Yuanba becomes a devil with endless pressure in their hearts!

  To break through the myth, unless you are like your own brother Li Yuanji, who has abandoned all the glory and wealth and all the greed in his heart, and promoted to the myth before Li Yuanba becomes a demon in his heart! But he knew too late, the previous Li Yuanba had already planted fear in his heart without the terrifying spiritual pressure now, now... breaking through the myth, it's too late...

  "Never mind!" Li Jiancheng adjusted his emotions, looked at Li Yuanba who was impatient to know everything, shook his head and slowly walked away from his third brother.

  "Alright, this distance is just right! Don't be impatient, I'll make it clear to you now." Li Jiancheng walked to the door and stopped Li Yuanba from trying to get closer to talk.

  "Yuan Ba, do you know why your younger sister's grandson, Zhangsun, died? It wasn't from illness, but rather he severed his own heart meridian and died! This time, it can be said that she was the one pushing from behind. When you came to Chang'an, she was afraid of implicating your second brother, so she chose to take her own life! But unexpectedly, you didn't even know she was involved, and perhaps your second brother gave up everything and distanced himself from you because of this. Maybe you still don't know that among our Li family, aside from Yuanji who followed you in breaking through the divine realm very early on, none of us have broken through to the legendary rank since then! According to my speculation, you've become a devil for our men's advancement to the divine realm, isn't that astonishing?" Li Jiancheng decided to lay everything out and speak openly now; there was no point in hiding it anymore.

  "Oh? So that's it! I said Li Xing and the others have been in the legend for over a decade, but they can't even advance to a broken myth. It turns out it's all because of me! What does big brother mean now?" Li Yuanba suddenly realized, but then he was puzzled again. Even if it was his own reason, what did that have to do with anything? Was it...

  "Hehe, Third Brother, don't make wild guesses. I'm just worried that after you leave, where will our Li family head to...?" Li Jiancheng couldn't help but worry about the future of his descendants. In a situation without Li Yuanba's suppression, even if the next generation can break through the myth, would they be opponents for the entire world?

  "I'd rather die than let them down, unless the Li family's descendants are all infertile!" Li Yuanba said with a smile.

  "Is that so? Haha, it seems I was thinking too much! However, since Third Brother has left, how will his position be arranged?" Li Jiancheng asked a practical question, implying who would take the throne.

  "Find one yourself, if you can't find one then you come and be it. If no one is willing to do it then just pick someone randomly! These kinds of women were sent by someone to Second Brother's place, if he doesn't want them then kill them all!" Li Yuanba said with a wave of his hand, somewhat impatiently.

  "Alright then! I'll arrange it!" Li Jiancheng thought for a moment and decided to make the person who would benefit the most in the future the emperor.

  "Suit yourself! I'll go take care of those restless ones, damn it! Just looking at them is annoying!" Li Yuanba said nonchalantly. At this moment, he wanted to first take care of those who thought they understood the situation clearly. If things got chaotic later on, these people would definitely be the backbone of the opposition!

  But he never thought that this emperor would be him...

  In the year 671 AD, a new emperor ascended to the throne! Originally wanted to change the national title and all that, but Li Yuanba said: "Damn it! Are you showing off? Believe me, with one sentence, you'll roll down immediately! Don't even think about changing the national title, the calendar will remain the same, got it?! I almost didn't know what era we were in because of you bunch of bastards!"

  Li Yuanba is not an unreasonable person, but this kid wants to change the national title to "Shengshi" Dynasty and the year of reign to New Emperor 67! The Tang Dynasty is a memory of his generation's prosperity, representing a significant meaning that cannot be underestimated. Changing the calendar is basically just changing the soup without changing the medicine, which is simply giving it a new name, what's the point!

  Originally, the new emperor's ascension and establishment of a new title held no interest for Li Yuanba, but this new emperor was not so calm towards Li Yuanba! He really hadn't expected that the new emperor would be him!

  For this person's ascension, Li Yuanba didn't have any courtesy to speak of. If you want to change the national title, then get out! Damn it! This is a truly prosperous era's national title, how can it be changed just because some young punk says so? If in the future, China appears with an uncooperative government, this would lose face for even having a proud national title! I am the continuation of Tang Huihuang, if not, who knows which bastard will ruin the country with supreme prosperity! Degenerating to the point where later generations can only protest, being controlled by other countries everywhere, even small countries dare to provoke us, what's the significance of my appearance in this prosperous era?!