"You lost."
When Xuan Jue's soul escaped into the underworld, Zhao Guizhen, who was above the Daming Palace, also took a deep breath and returned to himself all the thousands of Yang gods inside and outside the city.
"You just caught the fleeing one, but I took control of the general trend."
Above the clouds, Zhao Guizhen, who had regained his immortal appearance, said this.
Opposite him, Huiji, whose golden body was broken and her appearance disappeared, could only sit on the lotus throne in defeat.
"General trend?"
After a long silence, Huiji slowly raised her head.
"In a sense, you did succeed in stopping Xuan Jue and me."
"But don't forget, we can lose countless times, but you can only win this once."
As if in response to Hui Ji's words, after Zhao Guizhen returned the thousands of Yang gods to his own body, his body rapidly aged at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Destroy the destiny of the country and try your best. Your end will be even more miserable than that of Xuan Jue."
"At least he can start all over again, but you may not be able to escape the final outcome of this 'Five Decline of Heaven and Man'."
Hui Ji could see clearly that ever since Zhao Guizhen re-learned the destiny of the country and set foot on the Shinto more than 20 years ago, his fate has been firmly bound to Tang Wuzong - Li Yan.
Now that his luck has collapsed and Li Yan is dying, Zhao Guizhen will not live long.
"Who said that the 'general trend' I mentioned refers to this?"
Staring at Hui Ji with a half-smile, Zhao Guizhen just shook his head gently after hearing what the other party said.
"I entered the world in order to preserve the incense of Taoism, so that the people of the world can have enough food and clothing, and not be afraid of evil spirits..."
"I achieved the first point, and I also achieved half of the latter point."
Nowadays, although the Taoist sects have not returned to the "state religion" status of the early Tang Dynasty, they seem to be much more suppressed than before.
The establishment of the Qintian Prison has made those vassal towns and demons dormant who want to take advantage of the troubled times to rise, no longer dare to treat the people as cattle and horses to squeeze and exploit them.
The only thing Zhao Guizhen failed to do was probably to return the people of the world to a state of national peace and security.
But it's not that Zhao Guizhen doesn't want to do it, it's just that it's beyond his capabilities.
After all, Zhao Guizhen is just a Taoist priest. Although he has the best cultivation in the world and the determination to save the common people, he does not have the knowledge and ability to really improve productivity.
Therefore, in the past twenty years, Zhao Guizhen, in addition to maintaining stability, has also been looking for outstanding talents who can truly feed and clothe the people of the world.
"you?"
Keenly aware of something, Huiji looked at Zhao Guizhen again with shock in her eyes.
"You guessed it right. I have been looking for a successor all these years, a successor who can feed and clothe the people of the world."
"No matter how much I monitor Chang'an and patrol the world, I still can't find a wise man who suits my wishes."
"Until you appeared and gave me hope."
His calm tone revealed deep tiredness and relief. Zhao Guizhen didn't know whether Hui Ji could realize his wish, but he had indeed achieved the best within his ability.
"So when you first preached, I didn't stop you. I even intentionally let those scholars listen to your sermon."
"So when His Majesty mistakenly believed the rumors and began to seek the way to immortality, although I was heartbroken, I also knew that this was a 'labor pain' that had to be paid."
"I even expected those evil and heretical people to enter Chang'an and try to disrupt Chao Gang."
When he said this, Zhao Guizhen's voice paused slightly before continuing.
"If you want to achieve great order in the world, you must first create chaos..."
"The true 'general trend' is to use the power of chaos to eliminate all obstacles and finally break through and stand up again."
"Now that the demons and evil spirits have been eliminated and the leftists have retreated, Your Majesty will also leave with me. All that is left to you is 'Li'!"
"Establish momentum, establish power, legislate, establish everything that can be established, and let the Tang Dynasty return to peace and prosperity!"
"This is what I leave you with, and it is also the 'general trend' I am truly pursuing."
There were obviously no heroic words, but Zhao Guizhen's words shocked Hui Ji.
"Everything you did was to test me from the beginning?"
After realizing this, Hui Ji suddenly realized why Xuan Jue and the others were making such a fuss, but Zhao Guizhen didn't choose to take action until the end.
Hui Ji had no doubt at all that those evil spirits involved in tonight's incident must have been recorded and hunted for thousands of miles by some demon hunters hiding in the dark.
After all, even a great demon of Xuan Jue's level has been sent to reincarnation, and there is no reason why other right-wingers who want to fish in troubled waters will survive.
"It's not a test, it's just that I want to give it a final try."
Zhao Guizhen knew that his time was running out and that he could not and did not have the ability to realize his long-cherished wish of peace and prosperity for the country and the people, so he could only entrust his unfinished wish to Hui Ji, who was more suitable.
"The next step is your time, and it's time for old guys like us to step aside."
During this brief conversation, Zhao Guizhen, who was originally only gray on his temples, became older and older, and his long hair turned into white silk.
Hui Ji, who has excellent eyesight, even saw extremely eye-catching age spots on Zhao Guizhen.
"Why don't you just tell me?"
There was another brief silence, and Hui Ji finally asked the last question in her heart.
"If you had been honest with me from the beginning, maybe none of us would have ended up where we are today."
It's a pity that Zhao Guizhen asked indifferently when faced with Hui Ji's words.
"Your Majesty is kind to me after all. Would you abandon him directly?"
"No matter what the outcome is, I always have a ray of extravagant hope in my heart. I hope that His Majesty will eventually wake up and get back on track."
"Besides, if I had been honest with you from the beginning, how could I have lured Xuan Jue and this group of monsters who want to go against heaven's will?"
While speaking, Zhao Guizhen had already set his sights on the location of the Jiutian Temple below.
Li Yan seemed to have noticed Zhao Guizhen's gaze. Li Yan, who was pale and coughing up blood, immediately raised his head, but his eyes still showed the domineering power of an emperor.
[Is this their tacit understanding? 】
Looking at Li Yan's expression, Hui Ji suddenly felt that everything Zhao Guizhen had guarded might not have been hidden from him at all.
Zhao Guizhen is saving the Tang Dynasty in his own way. As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, why is Li Yan not saving the Tang Dynasty in his own way?
Seeking immortality as an emperor has been a taboo that does not need to be strictly enforced since ancient times.
As smart as Li Yan, he braved the disapproval of the world, and perhaps he wanted to take a gamble just like Zhao Guizhen.
[Unfortunately, he lost the bet. 】
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