At this point, Yang Zhen asked Wang Dan for advice, but Wang Dan was not nervous. Instead, he lowered his voice, straightened his clothes and collected his features, and slowly asked Yang Zhen:
"Do you really want to be a general for the rest of your life?"
When Yang Zhen heard this, his heart couldn't help but move, and the voice sounded again:
"There is no way. Some people are born to be little people. They are like this all their lives, and they deserve to be invisible. They don't dare to speak out or complain. Are they living a useless life? Hahahaha... this is fate. , it’s life!”
"No, I don't accept my fate."
"Well, I just want you to have this attitude: as long as you are just a general, no matter if you do well enough or not well enough, there will always be people making irresponsible remarks, unless: you are the absolute king, the king who speaks the truth, except you There can be no other opinions except my own. At that time, you will find your true self and become the person you want to be!"
Wang Dan said this after careful consideration.
After all, always swaying and dawdling passively like this is always too far away from the real intention: becoming the king of one's own territory.
Although Wang Dan has never dared to tell others that this is his wish: but he is already old, and it is no longer realistic for him to achieve this goal; but his son can, Yang Zhen, today's "General Zhao" , "Ping'an Bo".
Over the years, the wealth that Yang Liu'er and Lu Yuan Nu had managed for him had already become "as rich as a country"; and the area of the territorial fiefs was enough to form a "country" independently.
When this idea of "independence" came up, Wang Dan kept encouraging himself and tentatively asked his son for his opinion. Unexpectedly, his son actually had the same idea as him, and he could finally make a "qualitative change"!
He did not dare to discuss this kind of "rebellion" with women, so he discussed it several times in private and secretly with Tailion, Hunxi and the three brothers. Tailion was in favor of the matter and was willing to do so. He wanted to make suggestions for it; but Hun Xi had no idea, just the word "righteousness". As long as it was for the sake of "brotherhood", what the brothers had to do was what he had to do. He himself has no idea what kind of king or important minister he should be, but when it comes to helping his brothers realize their ideals, he has one word: do it.
When such opinions finally reached "Yang Zhen", there was actually only one "breakthrough" left before action could be taken.
In recent years, the Lu State, which pretended to be a "world enemy", had always been a real supporter of "Yang Zhen" in private because of its good profits.
As long as he says that no matter what day he wants to be independent, the Lu State will definitely play the "sponsorship" card.
However, "rebellion" is always a matter of "success and failure": once the relationship breaks out, the consequences will be the same: either the king or "death".
Wang Dan thinks that he is getting older and has no interest in the greed for "life span". Moreover, the time when he can see "results" is getting shorter and shorter, and the sense of urgency is pressing;
As for the descendants of Yang Zhen, they are still in their prime. They will be more affected by this challenge: otherwise, the entire Wang family will be upgraded and become what they want to be. "King"; otherwise, the entire clan will be wiped out, the nine clans will be exterminated, and they will have no chance of being popular in future generations.
When he told Yang Zhen this decision, he also knew that there would be two endings, so he solemnly asked:
"If we fail and my entire clan is wiped out, can you bear the responsibility?"
Yang Zhen's heart sank, and he thought about his pair of children who were still laughing; his calm and wise younger brother; and his two-year-old nephew... This group of people may all enjoy the royal family from now on because of his decision. His glory and wealth; or because of his "independent rebellion", all his heads fell to the ground and no bones were left...
After all, the human heart is made of flesh, so we really can’t think about these things!
Yang Zhen gritted his teeth and wondered whether he should continue to answer his father: "I am willing to bet the lives of the entire clan."
"I……"
Seeing Yang Zhen's hesitation, Wang Dan knew in his heart that the child still had good intentions, so he no longer forced him to make a decision immediately, but said slowly:
"Go back and think about it for a few more days. When you have a clear idea, come back and talk to me again."
Yang Zhen agreed and returned to his house full of worries.
That night, he tossed and turned on the bed, unable to sleep, making the bed squeak and making Luyuan Girl's sleep restless.
So, she hugged Yang Zhen from behind and asked softly:
"Uncle Ping An, can you tell me what's on your mind? Or maybe I can give you some advice?"
Yang Zhen was about to speak, but then he thought that when he left his father, Wang Dan had emphasized that before the matter was settled, he should not tell any of the female family members about this matter, especially not the Luyuan girl!
Her relationship with Tan Zi is well known to everyone. If there is any leakage, at the critical moment, it is impossible to guarantee which side this "pillow person" will fall to!
"It's okay! I drank too much strong tea today and am not sleepy at all. I'm disturbing you! I'll go sleep outside!"
After saying that, Yang Zhen simply got up, hugged the quilt, walked to the guest room bed in the outer room, lay down by himself, and turned over alone, unable to sleep all night.
The Luyuan girl didn't dare to ask any more questions, so she had to sleep alone. She also spent a sleepless night with light sleep.
"It's impossible to talk to the female family members, but you can talk to your brother, right?"
Although he thought about it all night, Yang Zhen still had not made up his mind. He felt that he had to talk to Wang Chang. After all, if this was done, this brother, no matter good or bad, would definitely be implicated, and he could not be confused. I was confused and implicated.
After sending all the people away, Yang Zhen brought wine and came to Wang Chang for a drink. During the wine, he finally told the story.
After hearing the news, Wang Chang did not show any particular surprise on his face. He showed almost no expression. He still poured another glass of rice wine for his brother without shaking his hands, raised his glass and said:
"Come! Here's a toast to you, brother! I finally have a decision for you!"
When Yang poured it out, the meaning of the wine was very clear: Wang Chang supported his independence!
"Here, Chang'er, if it doesn't work out, the whole clan, including Xiang'er, will be buried with him, are you willing to do so?"
Yang poured the cup with difficulty, almost tremblingly, and after finishing this sentence, he did not raise the cup.
"If a man wants to succeed, he can't worry too much! If Bi Gan makes a sword, he also needs a human body to enter the sword to make it. My brothers are compatriots and are connected by flesh and blood. If you have any reluctance in this matter, I'm sorry. Live by the word 'relative'. My little brother is incompetent and will never achieve anything in his life, but I hope to help my brother achieve great things, even if I lose everything, I won't hesitate!"
