After Chen Shaoan left, Zhang Zhiwei came in.

"Your Highness, Wang Xianzhi has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an looked up and asked, "When did you arrive?"

“A few days ago, he came with his apprentice, saying he had something to discuss with the prince.”

"My master has been with him these past two days. When he heard you were back, he asked me to come and let him know."

Li Chang'an nodded. The situation in Jiangnan has basically stabilized. Next, they should advance towards Guangdong and Guangxi, and then move on to Sichuan, moving from south to north.

Since Wang Xianzhi is here, it's a good opportunity to let him take the lead, thus avoiding unnecessary disputes. Let matters of the martial arts world be settled within the martial arts community, which will prevent those people in the martial arts world from having too much of a reaction.

In Jiangnan, because it was the imperial court that intervened, none of the prominent families yielded.

Those who are willing to back down are basically the most heinous criminals.

These martial arts practitioners seem to have gone mad from practicing martial arts. A single phrase like "the imperial court's lackeys" or "corrupt officials" can set them on a rampage, and they'll grab their swords, spears, and clubs and charge into battle.

They have absolutely no independent thinking; they believe whatever others say, blindly following others without understanding how to use their own brains to think for themselves.

It seems they only have one thought in their minds: whoever is nice to me is a good person.

Then the idea of ​​"good people help good people, and those who don't help are bad people" started, and people began to rebel.

Therefore, Li Chang'an felt that things should not be handled so awkwardly as they were in Jiangnan this time.

We need to invoke the names of Wang Xianzhi and Zhang Sanfeng, at least to leave room for maneuver and prevent the martial arts world and the imperial court from directly clashing.

The names of Wang Xianzhi and Zhang Sanfeng, along with the people they killed in Jiangnan, should be enough to intimidate those in the martial arts world.

Thinking of this, he said, "Have the kitchen prepare wine and dishes. I'll go over after I finish reading these reports."

"Yes, Your Highness!" Zhang Zhiwei cupped his hands in greeting and walked out.

After finishing processing those reports, it was already getting late. Li Chang'an stretched out his fingers and rubbed his temples to relieve his dizzy and throbbing head.

The Jiangnan region is currently leaderless. The officials sent by the imperial court have not yet taken office, and the entire Jiangnan region is now under his control.

After a few days away in the Lüliang Mountains, a mountain of official business had piled up: the appointment of officials, the relocation of people, the location for reconstruction, and how to arrange the officials sent by the imperial court. All these matters awaited Li Chang'an's decision.

Chen Shaoan was quick-witted and handled small matters well, but he dared not make decisions on his own regarding important matters, fearing that a single wrong decision might harm many people.

So he just kept it to himself, waiting for Li Chang'an to return before saying anything.

"Wang Xianzhi, are you really sure?"

"It's probably not going to be very easy for you to stay out of it."

Zhang Sanfeng sat in a chair, looked at the old farmer-like man in front of him, and said, "Your Highness is determined this time to restore order to the martial arts world."

"There are so many martial arts masters in Jiangnan, but the prince did not show any mercy. Only a few useful people were left behind. The others were either killed or had their collarbones pierced and their martial arts crippled so they could be sent to help with disaster relief."

"You want to stay out of it, with neither the imperial court nor the martial arts world helping you? I think that's unlikely."

"His Highness would never allow you to continue like this."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xianzhi sighed heavily. He looked much more haggard than before.

These days he has been considering whether to surrender to the imperial court or help the martial arts community resist the imperial court.

As a pure martial artist, he naturally did not want to be controlled by the imperial court. People in the martial arts world should be like birds soaring in the sky, seeking freedom and joy.

He was naturally unwilling to be shackled now, let alone help the imperial court to put shackles on other martial arts practitioners.

Wang Xianzhi felt that if she really did that, she would probably be cursed for the rest of her life.

However, he also knew very well that he had no power to change what Li Chang'an wanted to do.

So he had no choice but to settle for second best and extricate himself and his apprentice from the matter.

Wang Xianzhi came to Jiangnan this time to tell Li Chang'an that she was unwilling to persecute people in the martial arts world, nor did she want to oppose him.

After hearing his words, Zhang Sanfeng shook his head, feeling that this Lord Wang was underestimating Li Chang'an.

Having followed Li Chang'an for so long, he had come to understand the temperament of this divine disciple.

He's usually very amiable, but if he really gets angry, this prince is faster than anyone else.

Just as Wang Xianzhi was about to explain, Li Chang'an walked in from outside.

"Hahaha, Lord Wang, it's been so long, I've missed you terribly."

Li Chang'an's voice arrived before he did.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."

Wang Xianzhi cupped his hands in greeting, and behind him, Ke Shouliang and Zhan Qixiong also cupped their hands in greeting.

Li Chang'an stepped forward and helped him up: "Lord Wang, what have you thought about what I told you last time?"

"Now that things are more or less stable in Jiangnan, we still need Lord Wang to deal with the underworld in Guangdong and Guangxi."

Looking at his smiling face, Wang Xianzhi gritted her teeth and said, "Your Highness, Wudi City is weak and alone, and I'm afraid we can't help you."

Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an's smile faltered for a moment, but he maintained his composure and said with a smile, "Lord Wang is joking. Your reputation alone is worth more than a thousand troops."

"I don't need the Martial Emperor City to intervene. I only need the City Lord Wang to come and help me out."

“Your Highness, you already have Master Zhang of Wudang by your side, so why should I, Your Highness, step in?”

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