"During Gao Guozhou's rebellion, I was actually already dead. I clearly remember that Gao Guozhou ordered people to strangle me with silk."
King Cheng touched his neck. The fear made him feel the phantom pain and suffocation in his neck.
"So the resurrection from the underworld is real?" Suppressing the shock in her heart, Li Shaoyun's heart beat faster, and a whole new world was about to unfold in front of her.
"That's right, because I don't know if I went to the underworld. I have no memory of the underworld."
King Cheng frowned and recalled the situation that day. It was certain that Gao Guozhou wanted to kill him, and the experiences he had before his death were also real. He would even occasionally have nightmares about this afterward.
"Then how do you know, Your Majesty, that it was Zhuang Xun who resurrected you? There are also things about the underworld, how can you ask him if you don't know?"
When Zhuang Xun and King Cheng met, Li Shaoyun was present. Thinking about it now, it feels full of weirdness. At the same time, many weirder things have been explained.
A typical example is why King Cheng wanted to give Hebei Road to Zhuang Xun. He couldn't understand it at the time. Now he probably understands a little bit, but not completely.
"Because I saw ghosts and gods." King Cheng said tremblingly, and his complicated expression showed how shocked he was.
"Ghosts and gods, don't you have that memory? Did you see the King of Hell or something?" Li Shaoyun frowned, and Cheng Wang's words felt inconsistent.
"They appeared in front of me and told me that it was because of Zhuang Xun's help that the King of Hell was merciful and let me come back."
King Cheng seemed to recall the ferocity of ghosts and gods, and it was not difficult to see that coming back from the dead was a difficult thing. The other party's expression and demeanor showed that he owed Zhuang Xun a great debt.
"So Zhuang Xun can influence the King of Hell?" Li Shaoyun was slightly surprised, and then started to think about it.
"So, is it true that the immortal is optimistic about it? Is it true that the sword kills the demon head?" Recalling the rumor that I wanted to drink my brother-in-law, I thought it was just what others said, but now it seems that the credibility has suddenly become scary.
"It's most likely true. Zhuang Xun may be the so-called True Dragon Emperor. He came from a humble background, but he has overcome all the difficulties and obstacles along the way. Now he has founded a country and is king, with the intention of annexing Jizhou."
The frustrated King Cheng had to admit that the mysterious direction of Zhuang Xun strongly matched the image of the emperor who unified the world in his impression.
Zhuang Xun's experience seems to be extremely bumpy. He got up in a humble way, relied on his charisma to eat the soft rice of the Li family, was exiled by the Yu State to the war-torn Jiannan, killed the monster King You to establish the country, and went to the Zhao State for the sake of the country's interests. retreat.
It can be said that Zhuang Xun's experience is legendary enough. Ignoring the overt and covert help of many people, he has experienced enough.
"True Dragon Emperor? Him?" Li Shaoyun didn't want to believe it. She was satisfied with just becoming a country. She didn't dare to think about what it would be like for Zhuang Xun to conquer Jizhou or even conquer the world.
"According to Zhuang Xun, in the fight for the world, all the talents from the nine states will come out, and all the gods in the world will take their own sides. He is the dragon who fights for the world."
King Cheng combined with Zhuang Xun's drunken words and thought about his own path to immortality. He sighed for a while. One wrong step, one wrong step after another, until now it was a dead end and there was no way to go.
"There are too many dragons. According to this theory, my concubine's fathers are all dragons." Li Shaoyun said in a funny way, but after laughing for a while she felt that she couldn't laugh.
"So does Taishi Li have the support of the gods? Even if he has the support of the gods, does he have the support of the King of Hell in the underworld? People are born to be afraid of death."
King Cheng pointed out Li Pingyuan's Achilles' heel and said that so far it was not known what gods supported Li Pingyuan, but Zhuang Xun obviously had the support of gods, and it was the King of Hell who was in charge of where people go after death.
Li Shaoyun was speechless. As Li Pingyuan's right-hand man, she didn't even know if there was a god behind Li Pingyuan. There was a high probability that there was no god.
"Dad, he is confused." Li Shaoyun couldn't help but say. Although it is not ruled out that Li Pingyuan also has the support of gods, it is still far behind Zhuang Xun, the king of hell who can rise from the dead.
"Maybe it's the temptation of immortality. Rumor has it that the emperor of Zhou Ji ascended to immortality, and he also wanted to become an immortal and a god."
King Cheng regretfully said that he originally had a chance on this path, but now the chance is gone. He knows best how much he desires immortality. In a sense, he quite understands Li Pingyuan.
"Isn't it a myth? Can you believe this..." Thinking that these gods really exist, then this kind of myth becomes real.
"It seems that Grand Master Li believed it, otherwise he wouldn't have taken action against Zhuang Xun. You saw it last time. If it wasn't for the purpose of ascending to immortality, why would he put Zhuang Xun under house arrest and have a quarrel with Zhuang Xun?"
King Cheng smiled, laughing at Li Pingyuan's overestimation of his abilities, because in his eyes, Zhuang Xun had great luck.
"Zhao State can't trap Zhuang Xun, let alone Grand Master Li. According to the theory that a strong country will have immortals and gods seeking refuge, there are many immortals and gods in Zhao State, which can make Zhuang Xun escape, let alone just The land of a nation.”
Zhuang Xun's escape from Chengguo further confirmed King Cheng's thoughts. Isn't this kind of escape a manifestation of destiny?
Many obstacles that could prevent Zhuang Xun from becoming the emperor appeared in front of him, but he overcame them one by one and benefited from them.
"..." Li Shaoyun seemed a little silent.
What King Cheng said was so reasonable that she didn't know how to refute it for a moment. She even thought that Li Pingyuan was too confused.
"Do you have anything else to ask? Have you made your decision?" Seeing Li Shaoyun's silence, King Cheng reminded her that he didn't want to give Li Shaoyun too much time to think.
"Huh? Why did you send your concubine to Zhuang Xun?" She had already made a conclusion, but she still asked for confirmation.
"I remember that after Prime Minister Gao's rebellion, you and Zhuang Xun came to me to talk about Taoism. Do you still remember it?" Now that it has reached this point, King Cheng no longer wants to hide the tacit understanding between Zhuang Xun and himself.
"Yes, but I don't have much impression anymore." After a meeting several years ago, she had a little impression, but not much. After all, she didn't think anything important was discussed in this meeting. Unimportant things would naturally be forgotten. I remember that King Cheng gave the remaining four roads in Hebei to Zhuang Xun.
"Do you think the relationship between me and Zhuang Xun is very close?" King Cheng smiled bitterly. It is obvious that we have never met each other a few times, so how can we say that we are close to each other?
"Your Majesty, what do you want to say?" Li Shaoyun asked, not knowing why, and her face was full of doubts.
"The price of human life is not low, otherwise the incident may be chaotic. Since the price of human life is not low, and Zhuang Xun is willing to save me, the price I pay must not be low."
King Cheng is a smart man. He just failed in his power tactics. He is not fatuous or stupid. His efforts and gains are equal. Zhuang Xun must have taken something from him when he rescued him.
"So I did some testing and was sure that he saved me. When I asked about the price, Zhuang Xun looked at you, Concubine Li."
King Cheng's memory was still fresh, because it was a key memory. He often recalled Zhuang Xun's words and the scene of the meeting. As Zhuang Xun's legend grew more and more, he would recall it every time there was a new trend.
"Concubine? Price?" Li Shaoyun realized that what King Cheng said was ambiguous.
What was the price? Her heart started to beat.
"Yes, you are part of the price in exchange for my resurrection. I want to hand you over to Zhuang Xun, but I don't know how to hand it over, so I asked you to take Zhuang Xun to the Royal Garden. What did Zhuang Xun say to you? ?”
King Cheng asked curiously. At that time, he was in a state of semi-loss of power, and Li Shaoyun was a member of the Li family. When he was powerful, he could not move easily, let alone when he was not powerful, he could only save the country in such a curve.
"I didn't say anything, but I warned him and told him to pay attention to his position." Li Shaoyun was filled with embarrassment when she recalled it. Who would have thought at that time that the son-in-law who hugged the Li family's thighs could grow into such a person? giant.
"Then I don't know anymore. Maybe only Zhuang Xun knows. You heard what Zhuang Xun said to me when he was drunk last time. That's all I know. I have told you everything."
King Cheng was disappointed and said that he also wanted to know the secret of his resurrection. Last time he could only say that he had a rough guess. Now there was some intention to exchange information, but Li Shaoyun's appearance clearly showed that he had no information.
"Have you made your decision? What are you thinking about your future? Li Pingyuan is crazy now. Do you want to go crazy with him?"
King Cheng continued to say that his words were inflammatory, he was not a foolish king, and he would not leave any room for those who could win through unity.
"Of course not, otherwise I wouldn't have come to see the Holy One today. However, Your Majesty, you handed over my concubine too casually, and I don't understand what Zhuang Xun thinks of me."
Li Shaoyun was conflicted about what Zhuang Xun thought of her. She was not sure that Zhuang Xun was her brother-in-law. According to the most obscene terms, the price was to be his woman, but there were other meanings.
"When a person dies, knowing that he can live, what else does he care about? I will give everything he wants from the country. You were his sister-in-law at the time, so it shouldn't be a request that would harm you. It doesn't matter. What do you think of the situation? , are you willing to betray Grand Master Li? Isn’t the current situation enough?"
King Cheng was very self-aware and said that the reason why he was able to continue chatting with Li Shaoyun was because Li Shaoyun showed a tendency to break away from Li Pingyuan.
Now everything has been made very clear. According to Cheng Wang's wishes, Li Shaoyun should have thought clearly. There is no future for following Li Pingyuan. It is better to make an early decision instead of worrying about what Zhuang Xun thinks.
As long as you help Zhuang Xun defeat Li Pingyuan, you will be a great hero. The way he looks at you will naturally be the eyes of a hero, so why bother.
But Li Shaoyun obviously thought about more than that. If she just got Zhuang Xun's respect, then what's the need? What she wanted was power, if not Zhuang Xun's respect, but the respect of everyone.
"This time Grand Master Li did not gain favor from the Yu State. Zhuang Xun occupied the Yin capital and could build a defense line facing the north and east. Zhuang Xun may have long been grudged by Grand Master Li for taking advantage of others' danger. , Zhuang Xun will not wait for the fight between Chengguo Grand Master Li and King Qinghe, Concubine Li, your choice is very important."
King Cheng analyzed the situation, emphasized the importance of Li Shaoyun, and proposed the need to communicate with Zhuang Xun now. Don't wait until Zhuang Xun's army is approaching before considering it. By then it will be too late.
Surrendering before the battle is not as profitable as surrendering at the beginning. Needless to say, who is more valued, the forced or the active. Now is the most important moment. If you miss this, you will not have such good conditions to be a traitor in the future.
"I..." When it comes to her true feelings, Li Shaoyun no longer calls herself concubine. Why doesn't she understand this truth? Now is Zhuang Xun's weakest moment, and it is also Li Pingyuan's weakest moment, and it is she who The most powerful moment.
When Zhuang Xun gains the advantage, or Li Pingyuan completes the usurpation of the throne, her idle moves won't count. At this time, no matter what Zhuang Xun thinks of her, he will have no opinion.
She obviously doesn't want to be ignored by everyone, she obviously envies her younger sister Li Rusi, she wants to be like Si Qinmi.
"If it weren't for this purpose, Concubine Li, what are you doing here? Don't you also have little confidence in Grand Master Li?"
From the perspective of King Cheng, even if Li Pingyuan has more halo, it is still not enough compared to Zhuang Xun, because in a world with gods and demons, Zhuang Xun has definitely come into contact with gods and demons.
In the eyes of King Cheng, Zhuang Xun was greater than Li Pingyuan in the power distribution map, so in his view, Li Shaoyun came to him to ask these questions, and he was not optimistic about Li Pingyuan.
"I... do not have enough confidence in dad, but Zhuang Xun may not be able to defeat dad, even if my sister leads the army to fight."
She looked for plausible reasons, but she was the only one who knew Li Shaoyun's inner thoughts. She originally had confidence in Li Pingyuan, but after being exposed by King Cheng like this, she no longer had any confidence.
"That's why we are needed and we have value. If Zhuang Xun doesn't use us for anything, what value do you think you have?"
King Cheng sneered. He wanted benefits but didn't want to pay. No matter how good this was, he would have to offer incense to the gods.
"How do you think we can help?" He couldn't care less. No matter what Zhuang Xun thought of her, even if he just regarded her as a respected sister-in-law, it was the right choice to jump off the Li family's ship now.
"You are definitely not willing to let me go. First, let me deliver the letter to King Qinghe. You can write it for me. I persuade him to join Zhuang Xun. Second, you collect the military baggage information and pass it to Zhuang Xun so that he can do it early. Get ready, Third General Li Taishi's plan to deal with King Qinghe will be handed over to Zhuang Xun according to your wishes."
Li Shaoyun didn't trust him in his plan to become the king, so his request was also based on Li Shaoyun, which seemed not to favor King Qinghe.
"You just give up the country to Zhuang Xun?" King Cheng was too weak. Li Shaoyun couldn't help but say that these demands were directed at an outsider.
"Do you think I am willing? Either give it to him or give it to Li Pingyuan. I am not stupid. I understand who I can give it to in exchange for the status of a rich man."
King Cheng wisely said that mosquitoes were originally cobwebs and had no choice. Zhuang Xunjing's last favor was better than Li Pingyuan's.
"Isn't there also King Qinghe?"
"Him? I really have no way out until he takes the throne."
(End of chapter)
