"I will try my best to find a solution." Shangluo nodded. This was not for himself, but also for the bottles of Wangzai milk and the many people who had treated him to dinner.
"Then, there is still an errand for you to do. The culprit of these current situations is Rome's calamity. Rome's calamity has arrived, which is a big deal. You seem to have a job in Rome, but you also We don’t owe them any karma. As fellow Taoists, we should ask.”
"Then, should we take care of it?"
"Spiritual stones and cultivators are our destiny, and Rome's disaster is also destined for them. You should have heard an old saying - a dead Taoist friend will not die of a poor Taoist. Rome's destiny is Rome's business and has nothing to do with us. As a Taoist friend, Standing by and watching is what you are, and asking is considered a sign of affection. We still have too much to take care of ourselves, there are countless disasters waiting in front of us, and each of us has our own path to take. This is not the time to sell favors. "
"Ah!" Shangluo understood, "What you just said to me, are you afraid that I will show great compassion and want Cihang to save everyone?"
"I know you have a kind heart."
"I have a certain degree of kindness. If the dog at home wags its tail at me, of course I will pet it. If a wild dog runs around outside and doesn't know who its owner is, even if it dies outside, it has nothing to do with us. Every moment There are countless wild dogs dying outside, and I am not like a Bodhisattva who saves one after another. Even if the dogs are like this, the family and outsiders are even more different. Who gave me Wangzai milk, I know it in my heart .I owe nothing to the Romans."
"I know that Qilinzi is smart. Then I will leave this errand to you: just think of Chaisangkou and Wolong as paying filial piety. Go and ask for me whether Rome will die. If you want to die, how will you die? , died suddenly or mourned, whether you want to collect the body to perform rituals. Ask them all clearly, just think of it as an errand."
"Okay." Shangluo agreed. Daozu treated him to a big meal, so it was perfectly okay to run an errand for Daozu - although this errand was very important.
"Then let the emperor know. Tell him yourself and say it's what I mean."
"So, this is the situation." Shangluo explained to Zhu Xianyi on the phone.
Zhu Xianfen breathed a long sigh of relief, and there were some noisy voices on the phone. It was obvious that he was not quiet at all.
"We finally have a backbone. Wait a minute, I'll yell and don't hang up the phone." Zhu Xianfen's voice rose a little higher, "Everyone! There is a decree from Yuxi Palace! Everyone, calm down! Listen to the decree first!"
There was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone. Shangluo also heard many voices of relief. With the decree, there is a backbone.
"Okay, tell me, what's your purpose?"
"Taozu asked me to go to Rome to 'crouch with the dragon' to pay filial piety and ask when he will die and whether he will die or not. He will wait until I finish asking before making a decision." Shangluo relayed the exact words.
"Then we have to keep arguing. Come to the Huagai Hall first. No, come to the Jinshen Hall. Do you know where it is? Behind the Fengtian Hall is the Huagai Hall, and behind the Huagai Hall is the Jinshen Hall."
"I'll be there soon." Just before hanging up the phone, Shangluo could hear the hustle and bustle starting again on the other end.
Jinshen Hall is the last of the three main halls. Now the largest Fengtian Hall is used as a place to hold regular court meetings, and the emperor does not attend court directly most of the time. He would listen in the Huagai Hall behind the Fengtian Hall. Someone used to deliver messages, but now he listens to the real-time audio broadcast. The usual meetings are chaired by Mr. Ge. After the court meeting was over, he would also hold a small meeting with the cabinet in the Huagai Hall.
When there is no meeting, he will not go home directly. After all, he also has to "work". His office is Jinshen Palace, and he doesn't get off work until five in the afternoon.
Shangluo drove the car all the way to the entrance of the Xihua Gate of the Grand Palace, where there were already Jinyi guards waiting there. After changing to a larger scooter, Jin Yiwei took him all the way to the Xumi Seat on the third floor of the three main halls - and then entered the Xumi Seat through a small door. The air conditioner huffed and puffed down.
"Huh?" He just discovered that the Xumizuo in the three main halls was empty. There are corridors, offices, and lounges inside. There is also a front desk and reception desk. There were two vending machines next to the small door he came in, and a large group of Yilang in bright red uniforms were sitting and eating lunch.
He did not stop in the corridor, but turned a few corners, walked to the bottom of Jinshen Hall, and then took the elevator.
The elevator has three floors in total, and the third floor needs to be unlocked with a key, because the elevator leads directly to the west end room of the five bays of Jinshen Hall.
On the third floor, Zhu Xianfen was waiting at the elevator entrance with his hands behind his back.
"Come here." Zhu Xianfen grabbed his arm when he came up and walked all the way through the west and bright rooms, passed through several curtains, and walked to Zhu Xianfen's study in the east and west rooms.
He sat behind the desk, turned sideways and talked to Shangluo who was sitting on the sofa next to him:
"The discussion over in Rome has been completed. Thanks to Daozu for asking, they are ready to receive you. You can just go in directly from the Glazed Tower and come out from the Alexandria Lighthouse."
"Is the Roman Emperor in Alexandria?"
"Yes, they started moving to Alexandria some time ago, but the Senate is still in Constantinople. Apart from asking you to go and have a look, what else did Daozu say?"
"He also said that this was a disaster for Rome, so don't worry about it."
"This is exactly what I thought. Daozu is a cold-tempered person, and he doesn't like to meddle in other people's business. Most of the opinions of the elders are the same."
"You guys don't want to argue about this?"
"Why are you arguing about this? This is completely an internal affair of Rome. Whether Rome is divided into several pieces or Rome suddenly dies, it has nothing to do with us. When Daozu asked for details, he was surprisingly enthusiastic. Most likely It’s also because you were there, he gave me some face.”
"Then what are the elders arguing about?"
"It's about our own rocket. Now the cabinet is divided into radicals and conservatives. The radicals think we should launch a rocket to the moon as soon as possible. The conservatives think it is too conservative to launch a bare rocket to go up. Rome is now a brain-brainer, and Colombia's The Splintered Rome may want to compete with us on the moon for spiritual stones, and they will definitely launch again. So regardless of Constantinople’s answer, we should immediately add cannons to our rockets and starships, and carry space fighters. Kill them as soon as they enter lunar orbit."
"This is too fast!"
"They jumped the gun first, and I'm not happy either. If they succeed in jumping the gun, it will be a big blow to our reputation. We had already arranged the news work before the quarrel. This matter needs to be explained. Let Shuilong make a special report. The Pontianak Space Center just found out, so I called them. Astronaut Zhang Xuanling did morning exercises until noon before eating a bite of hot dry noodles, and he didn’t even finish the first bite It just spewed out. When you go to Rome, be stricter and ask them to give a clear explanation. This matter is not over. By the way, I have to study the feasibility of adding cannons to the starship this afternoon. You go pack your things, you can go to Alexandria now."
"Is it the right time?"
"You don't have to wait for the night of Alexandria. It's already dawn in Alexandria. In other words, it will never get bright again there. You can teleport at any time there now."
(End of chapter)
