mtl008 Chapter 165: Chat in the Underground Palace
Chapter 165: Chat in the Underground Palace
"Master...Brother..."
Li Xingyun admitted that he was really happy when he learned that Anton Jun was not dead.
But now he didn't know what emotion to use to face him, because judging from the situation today, the eldest brother must have some unspeakable secret with Yuan Tiangang.
So what was the secret that made him deceive everyone and act out this drama with Yuan Tiangang?
Yuan Tiangang and An Dongjun knew at a glance that Li Xingyun had probably misunderstood something, so Yuan Tiangang took out a sword manual from his arms and placed it in front of Li Xingyun.
"This is what I brought from the isolated island for Your Highness. Please study it carefully."
After that, he stood up and walked in front of Anton Jun: "Want to chat?"
Anton Jun nodded in response and followed Yuan Tiangang to an open space below.
The two sat opposite each other again. Yuan Tiangang grabbed the air and sucked the wine and the wine bowl over. After filling it with wine, he handed the wine bowl to Anton Jun:
“The world is a chessboard, and everyone is a chess piece. For three hundred years, ever since my close friend Li Chunfeng left, I have disdained to drink with anyone.
You are the first person to jump out of my chessboard and play chess with me, but the reason for the game is really absurd, so you are just barely qualified to drink with me."
"Thank you for the compliment, Marshal!"
Yuan Tiangang was speechless, I'm not praising you!
When the wine in the bowl was almost empty, Anton Jun consciously filled his own glass and asked, "Are you seeking death, Marshal?"
Yuan Tiangang looked up at him expressionlessly, but there was a hint of surprise in his tone: "Tell me your guess!"
Anton Jun's mouth corners slightly raised, it seems that his idea was right.
For Yuan Tiangang, the Tang Dynasty was his supreme belief, and he really wanted to revive the Tang Dynasty.
But at the same time, Yuan Tiangang wanted to live a carefree life the most. After living for such a long time, worldly affairs no longer mattered to him. Instead, the restoration of the Tang Dynasty became his biggest shackle.
It’s just that the burden he had before was too heavy, and now that he knows that there is no hope of restoring the Tang Dynasty, he can finally go and see his old friends with peace of mind.
"Marshal, you already knew that restoring the Tang Dynasty was just wishful thinking.
I believe you have carefully thought about what was said at Chang'an Post Station that day. Now the world is in ruins, and the key is to unify the world so that you can cultivate yourself and support the people.
But if we want to recreate a truly peaceful and prosperous era where people have enough food and clothing and are content, a strong country is absolutely indispensable.
And the reason why you gave up attacking Qi State is because Qi State is the most suitable for that position now.
But for three hundred years, you have been a shackle in the hearts of the people. If you want to make Qi country complete, someone must replace you and become the new shackle in the hearts of the people, right?"
"Yes," Yuan Tiangang put down his wine bowl, "But when did you find out?"
Well, he's quite smart. I didn't make a mistake in choosing him.
"Now!"
Yuan Tiangang: “…”
"Just kidding, after Xingyun came back from the lonely island, many Tiangang officers obeyed my orders.
You said you would not give up, but you never took any real action to stop my plan."
In the past, when Yuan Tiangang was still on the isolated island, it would have been fine if the captains were fooled by him, but when he came back, those captains still followed his arrangements, which was not right.
After thinking about it, he could only come up with one explanation: Yuan Tiangang had really given up and the commanding order was really given to him, so he indulged in his behavior.
And there are more reasons than just these.
Just now in Yanze, Yuan Tiangang released all the internal strength in his body and made a high-profile appearance.
On the surface, it seems to be targeting Anton-kun, but in fact it is also a disguised way of telling the princes one thing - that is, Anton-kun's skills are already at the same level as his, and those who want to make trouble for Qi State secretly should first consider whether they are qualified.
Finally, there may also be some compromise on the part of Yuan Tiangang.
We must know that in order to ensure peace for all people, we need an emperor who is both benevolent and ruthless.
An emperor should be decisive in killing his enemies and be kind and righteous to his subordinates and the people, because it is not an empty saying that he who wins the hearts of the people will win the world.
However, Li Xingyun had been taught by Yang Shuzi for many years and believed in the Way of Heaven. He was kind and righteous and lacked the intention to kill.
Ever since Anton Jun intervened, he became more determined. After seeing that his plans for Li Xingyun over the years had failed and the general trend was irreversible, Yuan Tiangang was also tired.
After hearing his answer, Yuan Tiangang asked, "Since you know what I am thinking, why did you send so many troops to surround Jieliang today?"
"This is to prevent any princes from escaping!"
Yuan Tiangang was speechless again. Nnnnd, with King Qi, the Empress and several corpse ancestors outside, who can escape if they don’t let go?
Looking at Anton again, he had his eyes removed specifically for today. It was clearly targeting me!
He looked at Anton Jun, who was grinning with his teeth bared, and couldn't help thinking, what a beautiful smile! He really wanted to see what it would be like if he slapped him.
At this point, Anton's tone relaxed. He never expected that the Marshal would actually choose to give up!
Thinking about this, he half-jokingly said, "Since you have decided not to get involved in Qi's affairs, why didn't you tell me earlier? You made me so nervous all this time. Isn't this nonsense?"
"Since you know that I am fooling around, why are you still willing to accompany me?"
"I can't help it. I'm threatened by you."
"Can't you talk properly?"
The two men sat there in silence, toasting each other until the wine in the jar was almost gone.
And Yuan Tiangang's next words directly frightened Anton Jun: "You...are not from this world, right?"
"???"
Anton-Jun broke out in a cold sweat, thinking: "Damn, he knew this, did he really calculate it?"
Gangzi, don't be too outrageous!
But he remained calm on the surface: "When did you find out?"
"Now!"
NB, it turns out I am a clown!
Anton-kun: “….”
In fact, Yuan Tiangang thought a lot when he was on the isolated island, such as the life experience, qualifications, and fate of Anton Jun that he had calculated before.
But he still couldn't understand why Anton, who seemed ordinary in everything, seemed to have foresight.
He knew that the Longquan treasure was hidden in Jieliang, that Shi Yao was Tianyouxing, and that the layout in Raojiang and the Western Regions was obviously to avoid him. All these things revealed that Anton Jun was not simple.
Today's action was just a casual trick on Anton Jun, but now it seems that there really are such monsters in the world.
Haha... How ridiculous. I am obviously an old weirdo in the eyes of outsiders, but I actually question these things.
"Ahem..." Anton Jun didn't want to continue this topic, and asked: "Marshal, I can help you fake your death and get out of this! But you have to help Qiguo later, how about that?"
Yuan Tiangang thought about the corpse ancestor who surrendered and saw when he came here just now, and cursed him in his heart, "It's already this time, and you are still thinking about taking advantage of me, you deserve to die!"
"Haha... no need. I'm tired. I'll go first."
Anton thought to himself: "Don't worry, I'm just being polite. If you really say you don't want to die, I don't know how to respond to you."
Yuan Tiangang is an inescapable yoke for people all over the world. Just because you are not afraid of him doesn't mean others are not afraid of him....
Well, I’m actually afraid too.
In short, as long as Yuan Tiangang is alive, who in this world would dare to proclaim himself emperor?
Even if Anton-kun is restraining him now, what about a hundred years later?
By then, generation after generation of emperors will want to kill Yuan Tiangang more and more. After all, no one will keep someone who is the same age as his wife...grandfather in the court.
So there are only two ways to deal with this kind of time bomb: either death or destruction.
Compared with the latter, it is better to choose the former.
Just as the two were chatting casually, Li Xingyun finished reading the sword manual and came up to them.
Li Xingyun thought that they were going to fight it out here today, but Yuan Tiangang just opened the stone door and said sideways: "I know what Your Highness wants. Your Highness, please come in!"
He looked at Anton-jun and found that he just smiled and nodded.
Although today's incident made him suddenly feel a little unfamiliar with this senior brother, he understood one thing, that is, judging from the fact that Yang Shuzi was in Fengxiang, he was sure that his senior brother would not harm him.
After he went out, Yuan Tiangang took Anton Jun back to the platform and punched open the switch that hid the imperial seal.
In an instant, the true appearance of the Longquan Underground Palace appeared before the two of them, revealing countless gold, silver and jewels.
This wealth is enough for an unknown small force to instantly have the capital to recruit soldiers and compete for the world, and it will be even stronger for the current Qi State.
Then, the ground in front of the two people slowly rose, revealing a device, on which was placed the imperial seal!