Chapter 778: Battle for the Throne

But how can we return to the underworld?

Zhang Zhiwen was thinking about this problem. He wanted to know how the underworld appeared. He appeared directly from the beginning without warning, and then the black dragon and the old demon sacrificed tens of thousands of creatures. Then he was Forced into the void, and then appeared in the underworld.

But after thinking about it, it seems that he needs a death mode, that is to say, if he dies, he can go to the underworld.

This matter is somewhat interesting. If nothing else, it is not easy to reach the underworld first. Zhang Zhiwen can't enter the underworld only after he is really dead, right?

But while Zhang Zhiwen was thinking, there was movement outside. It seemed that the royal patrol team came here and discovered that the library had been broken into.

"Who!"

"You are so brave, you dare to trespass into the royal forbidden area!"

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A group of guards patrolling outside rushed in directly.

They soon discovered Zhang Zhiwen.

In fact, it would be easy for Zhang Zhiwen to leave quietly, and these guards would not be able to detect his presence. However, Zhang Zhiwen had an idea and he was not in a hurry to leave. He simply stayed to see what would happen.

Of course, he knew that he could not take action against these guards, otherwise he would not know what would happen in the future under the influence of karma, so he would just wait and see what happens.

However, Zhang Zhiwen can leave quietly. Wouldn't that be less likely to trigger the pull of karma?

But this matter only passed through Zhang Zhiwen's mind for a moment before he rejected it, because he would interact with the people here no matter what. He had already interacted with the people from the palace from the beginning. In this case, That will inevitably lead to changes in karma.

As for how to change things, Zhang Zhiwen was not very clear. Another thing, he vaguely felt that he was going to return to the underworld, and he must become the so-called Lord Zhang in this world.

Only then will the timeline be pulled back to the original timeline. Otherwise, if he never appears in front of the world, how could he become the so-called Marquis Zhang?

Therefore, the patrolling guards surrounded Zhang Zhiwen.

When the guards saw that Zhang Zhiwen looked like a scholar, they were very puzzled. Why did such a person suddenly appear in this forbidden area of ​​the palace? Most people could not enter, so naturally they did not dare to be too presumptuous, nor did they dare to If you have to take action when you come up, you should always ask clearly before talking.

"Who are you? Why are you here?"

The captain of the patrol team didn't dare to speak arrogantly. In this palace, no one could be looked down upon. Even if it was a little-known palace maid, she might have someone behind her.

He has been patrolling and guarding this royal forbidden area for a long time, and he is very aware of these things. He will definitely not mess around until the matter is clarified.

"Oh, I'm here for fun."

Zhang Zhiwen didn't hide it, and he didn't bother to hide it. He wanted to see what would happen if he appeared in this place.

"Bastard, is this royal forbidden area your place to play? Leave quickly!"

Although the captain of the patrol looked very stern on the surface, he actually had no intention of arresting Zhang Zhiwen, and even just told Zhang Zhiwen to leave quickly.

This makes Zhang Zhiwen feel a little interesting. It seems that this royal forbidden area is not a peaceful place, but it is true that the captain of a small patrol team on the other side naturally does not dare to offend others casually.

Furthermore, the captain of the patrol felt that Zhang Zhiwen must be a person of status who would not dare to offend easily if he came here.

As a result, Zhang Zhiwen hugged his fists at the other party, then turned around and left coolly.

"Captain, who is this!"

The subordinates couldn't help but ask.

The captain of the patrol team shook his head, and then he took a look at the situation of the library. It was clean and not damaged. The library was not a confidential place, but it just collected some books. Most of these books were It is provided for the children of the royal family to study.

Since nothing happened here, then he, the captain of the patrol, would naturally be too lazy to pay any attention to anything.

Things within the royal family are very complicated. Whether it is eunuchs, maids, or even dignitaries, everyone who walks out has a backer. Without a backer, who can walk around here with such arrogance?

Even the captain of the patrol team felt that Zhang Zhiwen was a friend of a certain prince, or a descendant of a certain vassal king, so he should not be offended, otherwise he would lose his head.

"It looks like he is some kind of young master. I haven't seen him before. By the way, could he be from King Qi?"

Another subordinate couldn't help but muttered.

But before the captain could speak, another subordinate said: "I don't think so, but he should be here to participate in the martial arts examination. Doesn't the emperor want to select the martial arts champion? There are many people here this time, some live outside, and some The person is a friend of their highnesses, or even a guest at their residence. This time..."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, the matter of Wu Zhuangyuan has nothing to do with us, we just do what we should do, don't pry around!"

The captain of the patrol team obviously didn't want his subordinates to have too much trouble. As the saying goes, it's better to have less trouble than more trouble. After working in the palace for a long time, he still has this awareness.

"Yes, yes... I'm too talkative, I'm too talkative..."

This subordinate is also smart. He immediately understood that the captain didn't let him talk nonsense.

So, the patrol team saw that there was no accident here, so they left.

And Zhang Zhiwen came out from the corner. He didn't actually go far. He hid in the corner to see how the patrol team would deal with his affairs.

He didn't expect that the patrol team would let him go just like that. This surprised him. Is this the so-called guard force of the royal forbidden area? It seems that the Great Yan Dynasty is peaceful. Otherwise, the palace must be heavily guarded and airtight.

But now it seems that this is not the case. The Great Yan Dynasty should be in a peaceful and prosperous era. Everyone lives a good life, especially those who work in the palace. If they can have such a good job, then these people are no different from monks. They just do their job.

However, Zhang Zhiwen learned some things from these people. It turned out that the Great Yan Dynasty was planning to select a martial arts champion, which is the so-called martial arts examination.

In this case, he would go to see the excitement. Anyway, he didn't have any ideas at the moment. Since he came to this world, he might as well see what can happen in this place. Maybe the opportunity for him to leave this place is hidden in these little things that are not noticed.

Of course, the martial arts examination is a big thing for the Great Yan Dynasty, but it is really a small thing for Zhang Zhiwen.

He hasn't figured out how he can go back to the underworld. Where can he go? He can't hang himself, right?

Another thing is that he couldn't die even if he hanged himself. Nothing in this world could hurt his body. He couldn't die even if he wanted to.

Then again, if nothing big happened in this world, it would be a peaceful and prosperous era. Then Zhang Zhiwen could just stay here to practice, but this was obviously not possible, because the spiritual energy here was thin and there were no conditions for practice.

Then Zhang Zhiwen would naturally have to leave this place, otherwise, if things went on like this, he would lose the opportunity to practice Taoism, and all his hard work would be in vain.

But when Zhang Zhiwen appeared again, in a side hall not far away, a man who looked quite elegant was slightly worried.

"Your Highness, this matter doesn't seem to be easy to handle."

A man who seemed to be a guest stood in front of the prince. It turned out that this elegant man was Li Ting, the eighth prince of the Great Yan Dynasty.

Li Ting is actually the weakest among the many princes, and he actually has no great ambition to succeed to the throne. But if he doesn't want to fight for it now, others will trust him and let him go. The internal fighting of the royal family is fierce, and the emperor is getting older, so the succession will inevitably surface gradually.

Logically speaking, it is natural for the prince to succeed to the throne, but the rebellion of Li Da happened at the moment, and His Royal Highness made a major mistake in this matter, because His Royal Highness usually has close contacts with Li Da, the so-called uncle of the emperor.

This made the emperor have some ideas in his mind, and His Royal Highness's position as the crown prince was somewhat unpreservable, so the other princes naturally began to have their own thoughts, and planned to compete with the crown prince for the position of the crown prince. Whenever it comes to this step, the competition will definitely be extremely fierce.

Li Ting actually didn't want to get involved, but the fourth prince insisted on pulling him in, which is forming gangs and factions. At present, it seems that it is mainly divided into three camps.

One is the prince's camp. Needless to say, the prince's camp is the most powerful. The main princes and ministers tend to support the prince. The conservatives in the court still think that the prince's succession is fine. Even though the prince had close contacts with the traitor Li Da, they will say that this is a thing of the past. They will also say that the prince is in a dilemma between loyalty and filial piety. The prince must be polite to the emperor's uncle. He can't have conflicts with people from the beginning, right?

Anyway, this makes some sense. The emperor can't openly argue with the prince about something. There are several other princes who are attached to the prince, such as the seventh prince.

Secondly, that is the second prince. The second prince is naturally a strong competitor of the prince. The second prince has many elite soldiers and generals under his command, especially the second prince's martial arts and outstanding achievements. In this case, many generals subconsciously want to join the second prince and think that the second prince is more suitable to succeed to the throne.

Then there are the third and fourth princes. The third prince has close contacts with all the merchants in Dayan and controls the economic lifeline of the Dayan Dynasty. Without the third prince, the world will probably become extremely bad.

Finally, there is the fourth prince.

The fourth prince has nothing, and is not much better than the eighth prince Li Ting, but the fourth prince does not want to sit and wait for death. This dispute over the crown prince will inevitably affect others, so people like the fourth prince are thinking about protecting themselves.

They do not want to join any camp, so the fourth prince takes the lead and unites other princes who do not want to compete for the throne to try to fight against the other three princes. Anyway, they are not thinking about fighting for power, and they are seeking self-protection.

But it is not easy to protect oneself. Whether it is the crown prince, the second prince, or even the less vicious prince like the third prince, they fought for the throne with blood. The three forces are similar. At most, the crown prince is temporarily ahead, but once the fourth prince and others tend to any one of them, the balance of power will be broken instantly.

Therefore, the eighth prince has been a little irritable in recent days, and now the martial arts examination is about to begin. This seems to be a matter of the emperor selecting military generals, but in fact, it is for each prince to select talents.

This time, the second prince must have an advantage. Once the second prince wins the first place in this martial arts examination, the position of the crown prince will be in danger, because this is the emperor's test of several princes. Otherwise, what is the martial arts champion? How can the emperor take a small martial arts champion seriously, but the matter itself can reflect the ability of each prince to do things.

Of course, the crown prince is not to be outdone, and he has also found a powerful master. It can be seen that the crown prince will not sit idly by.

The third prince is even more so. He has been in the martial arts world for many years and has made friends with many martial arts masters. It can be said that the third prince must not be too bad.

The three princes' quarrels have nothing to do with the fourth prince and others, but this is obviously not okay. They also have to participate in the selection of martial arts champions. This time, the cabinet minister is responsible for the general secrets. He said that he wants to see the performance of each prince.

If the fourth prince and others do not perform well, and the other three princes competing for the throne finally fight for a result, then the fourth prince and others will be in trouble. Should they take a stand at that time?

If they don't take a stand, then the winning party will not be polite to the fourth prince and others, and will definitely take this opportunity to say that the fourth prince and others are not doing a good job and suppress the fourth prince and others.

Of course, perhaps the other losing princes will take the opportunity to win over the fourth prince and others, and it may not necessarily be a bad situation, but in this case, will they be forced to participate in the power struggle?

This is why the Eighth Prince is worried now. He feels that he and his fourth brother and others don't seem to have much to do to stay out of trouble. In the end, they will inevitably be involved in the chaotic vortex of the struggle for the throne.

"Oh, forget it, go out for a walk."

Li Ting stood up and left the study.

The guest followed closely behind him. The two of them came out and walked in the palace. The huge palace was very empty, but Li Ting was in a bad mood.

He just wanted to keep his wife and children safe. If he was not careful about the struggle for the throne, the whole family would be executed!

But just when he was a little depressed, he suddenly saw Zhang Zhiwen walking from the library not far away.