After finishing a glass of juice, King Wu said softly: "If I had taken the initiative to look for you back then... wouldn't everything be different today?"
"Maybe." Fang Zhengyi lowered his head and smiled, "But there are no ifs in life. Everything that has happened is inevitable."
"In your eyes, am I so unbearable and inferior to my brother?" King Wu looked at him squarely and asked, "When I kidnapped you on the ship and promised you status and a lot of money, weren't you tempted at all?"
"No, I have family here."
Sadness flashed in King Wu's eyes, and he asked: "I have been in the West for so many years and have built such a huge foundation. In my eyes, the church is just a plaything. I should be a successful emperor."
"With your help, I can have the same firearms as Da Jing today, and I can rule the entire Western Continent. Putting aside your family, are you unwilling to follow someone like me? Or should you say that you have always Don’t you think I am a qualified emperor?”
"No, in my heart you are smart, strong, and tough. In terms of wisdom, I am far inferior to you..."
As Fang Zhengyi spoke slowly, the long-lost joy gradually filled King Wu's heart.
"If you were the emperor, you would probably be famous throughout the ages." At this point, Fang Zheng paused and then changed the subject, "But the future does not belong to you."
"I can be a wise king, so why doesn't the future belong to me?" King Wu waited nervously for his answer.
Fang Zhengyi smiled contemptuously: "I am very happy that you appreciate me, but what you have always valued is my ability and has nothing to do with my personality. When I look at you, I can only see your ability from beginning to end. No character."
"Everything is serving your purpose, and everything you do is for yourself. You also have a son in Dajing. We have been together for such a long time. He has worked hard for you and his life and death are unknown. Have you ever asked him?"
"He must have been captured by Da Jing. According to the law, it is impossible for him to survive. It is because my heart is pure..."
"No! He's still alive. I saved his life." Fang Zheng interrupted King Wu's strong argument, "No matter how you explain it, it's just an excuse."
"The weapons used on this battlefield were secretly researched by Taoyuan County at first, and no one in the imperial court knew about them."
"You should be able to understand that with such a weapon, giving me two thousand men is enough to capture the capital and slaughter the entire court."
"But later His Majesty knew that I was secretly developing such weapons, but he never worried about it. Could you do it if it were you?"
King Wu was speechless. If it were him, his first reaction would be to find a way to kill these people.
This is tantamount to having a sword hanging over your head at all times.
"The relationship between me and the two emperors has long ceased to be that of a monarch and a subject." Fang Zheng said with a look of reminiscence on his face: "Since I was young, many things have changed, and my mentality has also changed a lot, but some things have changed. Things have never changed. After all, you and I are not on the same journey. Even if we walked together at the beginning, what awaited us in the end was just to go our separate ways."
After hearing this, King Wu gritted his teeth and said, "Even if what you said is right, many great emperors in history were ruthless. Do you think that the future lies in the hands of the emperor and Li Yuanzhao just because of feelings?"
"Yes, that's all." Fang Zhengyi said with great certainty, "Your Majesty has a pure heart. I believe that this feeling can override the desire for power and break all shackles."
"Dajing repeats history, creates history, and will have the opportunity to surpass history in the future."
"I don't know." King Wu waved his hand in shame, "I don't understand what you are talking about."
Fang Zheng didn't deny it at all, only showing a smile.
But at this moment, Li Yuanzhao walked out of the cabin, holding two fishing rods in his hands, and walked towards Fang Zhengyi.
"Old Fang, there's no point in waiting here, let's go fishing."
Fang Zheng took the fishing rod and threw it into the water.
Li Yuanzhao looked at King Wu and handed over the fishing rod: "Do you want to fish?"
King Wu was stunned for a moment and took the fishing rod hesitantly.
"It's just two poles. If you give them to him, what will you use to catch them?"
Li Yuanzhao took out a submachine gun from his waist and grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth.
"I'll just use this!"
...
The fleet is still sailing and is approaching Gangneung Port.
Li Yuanzhao stood at the bow of the boat, looking up.
Fang Zhengyi couldn't help but be excited.
It's been too long since I left home this time, more than a year.
What was promised to Emperor Jing was fulfilled, and it only took less than five months to conquer King Wu, but the round trip and dealing with other matters took a lot of time.
It's been more than a year since I left Dajing, and I still don't know what the capital has become.
The changes in the industrial era are exponential. Changes that took hundreds or thousands of years to occur may be achieved in one or a few years in the industrial era. It is no exaggeration to say that things are changing rapidly with each passing day.
I don’t know how many major events are happening in the capital now.
"Old Fang, the air here is bad enough! I didn't feel it before, but now I feel like it's a little gray when I come back?"
"It seems a little bit." Fang Zheng looked solemn and was making calculations in his mind.
The air is indeed polluted, but it is not that serious. It can be clearly felt, but it needs to be measured in advance.
Move these polluting factories away as soon as possible, otherwise sooner or later the air will be breathed out and make people sick.
After half an hour, the fleet began to enter the port.
The port has been informed in advance.
Officials of all sizes have already arranged the scene and stood in a line, preparing to welcome the return of the king.
When Li Yuanzhao took the lead to step off the ship, all the officials shouted: "Long live your Majesty! We sincerely welcome your Majesty's triumphant return!"
"Yeah, yeah, flat!"
Li Yuanzhao was overjoyed and felt particularly beautiful when he returned home.
After a while the train will go back to Beijing.
The West is so boring and the sea is so boring, so that’s enough.
All the officials stood up, and the leader stepped forward and said cautiously: "Your Majesty has been tired from traveling and traveling. I have specially prepared a reception banquet for Your Majesty. Please invite Your Majesty..."
"That's not necessary!" Li Yuanzhao waved his sleeves, "I want to take the train back to Beijing."
After that, he walked forward.
Fang Zhengyi followed and glared at the official.
"I sent an advance boat to pick up the wind and told you to go back to Beijing directly. Who asked you to prepare a banquet? Whose money was spent? Wait for the accounting!"
"This...Master Hou, I..."
Li Yuanzhao led everyone towards the train station.
The train station is not far from the port. .
Soon, everyone arrived together.
The train was already ready, and Li Yuanzhao was the first to board the carriage.
...
