Prince of Northern Liang: even an emperor can collude with the enemy and betray his country?

"This is Li Anlan's last chance, so naturally he's going to give it his all."

A hint of a smile flashed in Lin Yi's eyes. He understood Li Anlan; this was entirely his last-ditch effort.

Once the north is unified, I will become the ruler of the north.

Originally, Li Anlan had to walk on thin ice when facing Xiliang and Northern Liang, but now, facing pressure from the entire north, he has virtually no chance if he doesn't take a gamble.

He couldn't help but laugh, "I gave him a chance, but he was useless, so it's my turn now!"

If Li Anlan hadn't taken Xiliang when it was at Xiliang weakest, he would never have had another chance, as Xiliang has now become even stronger.

"My lord, are we about to take action against Great Ning?"

Everyone's eyes lit up. Their lord was finally going to wage this war of unification. This was wonderful!

"Good, it's time to deal with Li Anlan!"

Lin Yi nodded. He was never one to sit idly by and wait for death. Now that he had decided to wipe out Great Ning as well, there was no need to hesitate any longer.

With only 800,000 troops, including several hundred thousand hastily assembled soldiers, coupled with repeated defeats in their offensives, their combat effectiveness was nowhere near the level of the normal elite troops of Great Ning.

With my current strength, I can completely overwhelm the opponent's defenses.

" Yi'er, what are you going to do?"

"If it's difficult to handle, I'll take the blame! I've disliked Li Anlan for years, so rebelling against him is only natural!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Rusong's eyes lit up, but he immediately frowned.

A smile flashed in Lin Yi's eyes as he shook his head and laughed, "Haha, the war to unify the North and South is now inevitable. The specific reasons are nonsense; we just need to find a reason."

What I possess is sufficient grounds for my attack on Great Ning!

A golden brocade appeared in his hand; it was the very material used for the imperial edict. He handed it to Lin Rusong.

"What is that thing? How can it be so powerful?"

Lin Rusong's eyes lit up, and he quickly revealed the reason behind this connection to the unification of the All Under Heaven.

Upon opening it, he was utterly dumbfounded, exclaiming, "What?! This is actually evidence of Li Anlan's treason and collusion with the enemy, his funding of Tuoba Wanli, and even the fingerprints of Tuoba Wanli and the traitor Li Anlan of Great Ning!"

Holy crap!

Lin Rusong was completely dumbfounded. Looking at the seemingly convincing evidence, he exclaimed, " Yi'er, this can't be true, can it? Li Anlan, an emperor, is also a traitor?"

My God, this is so morally reprehensible!

For an emperor to be willing to betray his country and collude with the enemy is simply too much; it's unbelievable.

Cough cough!

Lin Yi blushed slightly, a rare occurrence for him. He coughed lightly twice and chuckled dryly, "Father, this is a matter with solid evidence. Tell me, didn't Li Anlan launch a sneak attack on Xiliang while I was fighting the Northern Barbarians?"

"That's absolutely right, everyone in the All Under Heaven can see it."

"Wouldn't that be considered colluding with outsiders?"

"That's really unfair!"

"And Li Anlan supplied food to Tuoba Wanli, helping them get through the winter. Isn't that treason and collusion with the enemy?"

"This..."

"That's settled then! With all these clauses added, he's a disgrace to Great Ning! And look at Tuoba Wanli's and Li Anlan's handprints—they're completely justified!"

Lin Yi pointed to the two handprints on the document and sneered.

The two bright red handprints are incredibly lifelike; they are absolutely genuine. How could the handprints of ordinary people be worthy of such brocade? These must belong to two big shots.

Forehead!

Lin Rusong was stunned by his son's outrageous actions. This was truly outrageous.

He strongly suspected that Li Anlan's palm print was just someone randomly placed on it, and as for Tuoba Wanli's palm print, it was even simpler. His head was right there, let alone his hand.

He chuckled dryly, " Yi'er, this is too outrageous. How can an emperor treason and betray his country? The people aren't fools. Knowing that you and I, father and son, are planning a rebellion, they certainly won't believe it!"

"Haha, no one would believe what an ordinary person says, but what if it's not an ordinary person?" Lin Yi said meaningfully.

"What's the meaning?"

Lin Yi did not answer immediately, but looked at Xun Yu to the side and said in a deep voice, " Wenruo, write a proclamation to attack Great Ning, on the grounds that Li Anlan colluded with the Northern Barbarians and betrayed the country."

I, Lin Yi, simply cannot stand by and watch this unfold. I must set things right, and anyone who stands in my way is Lin Yi enemy.

We also sent messages to the powerful families in the north and several in the south, asking them to endorse us. They are masters of this kind of dragon-slaying technique!

A prestigious family!

Everyone suddenly realized why their lord had said he was no ordinary person; he was planning to use the northern aristocratic families, as well as some frightened southern aristocratic families.

These people, in order to survive, will inevitably do everything they can to smear Li Anlan.

Zhang Liao's lips twitched, and he forced a dry laugh, "As expected of our lord, you are indeed well-reasoned and supported by evidence!" With the aristocratic families endorsing him, Li Anlan is now in a terrible position, even if he's not perfect.

"Rational!"

Everyone nodded in agreement; it made perfect sense.

However, this situation is really difficult for Li Anlan, because he has to take the blame for these two things whether he likes it or not, since he did indeed do these things.

In my lord's words, it's obvious to all!

They had previously defeated the Northern Barbarians and even sent them food, which could be explained as a peace effort. However, this story about suppressing a rebellion in Xiliang is simply absurd and unbelievable.

With powerful families stirring things up in the middle, Li Anlan is bound to have a major headache.

When it comes to manipulating public opinion, the aristocratic families are undoubtedly the best. They call it the art of slaying dragons, and now Li Anlan, this dragon, is clearly a lamb to the slaughter.

Lin Yi took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, let's rest for a bit. We'll send troops to Great Ning in two days. Let the proclamation fly for a while first!"

Since it's a campaign of rebellion, the proclamation needs to be broadcast for a while so that more people know about it. Only in this way can we Win People Over with Virtue!

"To start fighting right from the beginning is a bit like bullying."

Everyone's lips twitched. You're just bullying him by slandering him like this. You're clearly making Li Anlan suffer even more.

After settling Li Anlan in, Lin Yi went straight to the backyard. He hadn't seen Cai Yan and the others for a long time and really missed them.

He walked straight to the backyard, where Cai Yan was already waiting. Upon seeing Lin Yi, she immediately threw herself into his arms.

"My lord, I've been so worried about you these past few days!" Cai Yan said tenderly, her face full of coquettish charm.

Slap! Slap!

Lin Yi gave her a set of family discipline, and laughed, "You woman, you actually don't trust your husband? Don't you know my strength?"

"Ah!"

Upon hearing this, Cai Yan's face flushed red instantly, causing her to shrink into Lin Yi, completely unable to accept his embrace.

Ha ha!

Lin Yi burst into laughter, then carried him into the room and unleashed a flurry of attacks, saying with a smile, "It seems you don't understand my strength. Today, I'll show you!"