After hearing the eunuch's words, Fang Ze couldn't help but turn his attention to the chief assistant who was receiving him.
Compared with this eunuch who seemed a bit difficult to mess with, Fang Ze still had to trust the chief assistant who had received him from the beginning.
At this time, seeing Fang Ze's eyes, the chief assistant turned slightly sideways and introduced softly in Fang Ze's ear, "President Fang, this is Eunuch Gao, the person beside His Majesty."
After hearing the introduction from the first assistant, Fang Ze also understood that the identity of the person in front of him should be no problem. So he stood up, slightly arched his hands towards the chief minister, and said, "Then Mr. Zhao, I will go first."
Seeing Fang Ze being so polite, the first assistant also stood up and returned the salute to Fang Ze with a smile, "As it should be."
Seeing that the two of them were so familiar, Eunuch Gao glanced at the two of them with cold eyes, then withdrew his gaze, stood aside with his hands down, and stepped away from the door.
Passing by Eunuch Gao, Fang Ze followed the eunuch and walked into the imperial city of Tangzhou. Although he kept his eyes straight along the way, he was secretly looking at the imperial city of Tangzhou with his empty eyes. Layout.
Generally speaking, the architectural style of Tangzhou is closer to the Chinese architecture of Fang Ze's previous life, with its jade columns, Guidian Orchid Palace, and a Chinese antique and majestic feeling, which made Fang Ze feel happy. Quite a few.
I don't know if he felt Fang Ze's emotions. From the moment they met, Eunuch Gao, who was as venomous as a snake, asked in a high-pitched voice, "Is this the first time Speaker Fang comes to Tangzhou?"
Fang Ze nodded while looking intently, "Yeah", "Yes."
Eunuch Gao, "You can come here often when you have time. Tangzhou and Xidazhou are still different."
Hearing Eunuch Gao's words, Fang Ze was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but look at him calmly. But at this time, Eunuch Gao acted as if what he just said was not his. There was no expression on his face, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.
Just like this, under the leadership of Eunuch Gao, Fang Ze arrived at Zichen Palace.
When they arrived at the Zichen Palace, Fang Ze waited for a moment outside the door, while Eunuch Gao went in first to report. After a while, he came out again and led Fang Ze towards the palace.
Fang Ze stepped into the inner hall and saw an old man leaning on the dragon cave.
His beard and hair are all white, but he wears a black dragon robe. Perhaps because he has been in charge of the entire country for decades, the wrinkles on his face spell out the dragon pattern of calmness and self-power.
At this time, he was leaning on the Dragon Tower, looking at Fang Ze with a pair of tiger eyes without joy or sorrow. Even though he did not show any strength, the oppressive feeling of the emperor still made Fang Ze very uncomfortable.
The king's talent is ineffective against such a master whose rank and strength exceed Fang Ze's. So Fang Ze was almost equivalent to standing naked in front of Emperor Li.
Fortunately, Emperor Li didn't intend to give Fang Ze any power. Before Fang Ze took the initiative to salute, his aura suddenly disappeared. He then tapped Fang Ze with his hand and said to Eunuch Gao in a deep voice, "Look at your seat. "
Eunuch Gao bowed and saluted slowly, "Yes, Your Majesty."
At this time, Fang Ze also came to his senses and quickly clasped his fists to thank, "Thank you, Emperor Li."
Emperor Li waved his hands indifferently, then covered his mouth and coughed twice, then took a sip of hot tea from the golden cup placed on the dragon's eucalyptus.
Eunuch Gao's movements were still very fast. In just a few seconds, a large chair came into the hall. Fang Ze gathered his clothes and sat down. Then he looked at Emperor Li and said slowly, "Your Majesty, I will come this time." Tangzhou is asking you to take action on behalf of Xidazhou."
"Now that the outside demigods have arrived, the seven states in the eastern jurisdiction are united. No matter which state is captured by the outside demigods, the enemy will become stronger."
"Only by confining the enemy to Tuoye Prefecture while they are still weak can we have any chance of winning."
"So, we in Xida State want to gather demigods and military bases from several surrounding states to trap Tuoye State and restrict the development of demigods outside the region. Try to eliminate this crisis as much as possible."
"I wonder what you think?"
After hearing Fang Ze's words, Emperor Li raised his droopy eyelids and looked at Fang Ze with neither joy nor sadness, just looking at him.
For a moment, he did not answer Fang Ze's question, but suddenly changed the subject and said, "Fang Ze. I remember your fiefdom is in Congyun City?"
Fang Ze was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Yes. Our Si family's territory is in Congyun City."
Emperor Li asked, "Is it the place bordering Tuoye Prefecture, that is, the front line?"
Fang Ze nodded without denying.
Seeing Fang Ze continue to nod, Emperor Li slowly said, "So, in fact, you have very selfish motives in calling us to rescue Xidazhou at this moment."
This question is a bit heartbreaking. Fang Ze couldn't help but think about how to answer this question.
As the envoy of Cedar State, he was supposed to unite the surrounding states with great justice. If selfishness is involved, the other party will immediately have reasons to refute or refuse.
But...this also differs from person to person.
Fang Ze recalled the information he had obtained about Emperor Li in the past two days. Although Emperor Li was arbitrary and self-willed, he also loved the people like a son.
The reason why he was able to develop Tangzhou into an existence second only to the three states directly under it, and the reason why he was able to suppress the trend of constitutional monarchy at that time, was because he put the people first in everything, paid attention to people's livelihood, lightened taxes and corvees, and widely distributed Welfare, rule the world with leniency.
In front of such people, caring for your subjects does not seem to be a negative thing.
And... in front of such an old fox who has been in power for decades, Fang Ze didn't feel that he could deceive him.
So, thinking of this, Fang Ze hesitated for a moment, and then directly chose to be honest. He said, "As far as Xidazhou is concerned, inviting the demigods from various states to come is for justice. As far as I am concerned, there is indeed a lot of Big selfishness.”
Fang Ze said, "Although I have just taken over Congyun City, I also have a responsibility for the tens of millions of people who belong to Congyun City."
"I can't just watch them being displaced like this, their families broken up and their families destroyed."
After hearing Fang Ze's words, Emperor Li's expression did not change at all. He just nodded and said, "With mastery of the artifact, you have responsibility for all people. Your selfishness is not wrong."
"but...."
At this point, he changed his tone and said, "You need to be responsible for the thousands of people in Congyun City, and I also need to be responsible for the hundreds of millions of people in Tangzhou."
"If I abandon the people of Tangzhou now and go to Xidazhou. What should I do if Tuoyezhou turns around and attacks Yunlanzhou and Tangzhou?"
Hearing Emperor Li's words, Fang Ze couldn't help but said, "Your Majesty, even if Tuoye Prefecture changes its direction, you will have enough time to return to Tang Prefecture."
"But once Xida falls, Tangzhou may follow in Xida's footsteps!"
"If the skin is gone, how can the hair be attached? Saving Xidazhou is also saving Tangzhou!"
Hearing Fang Ze's words, Emperor Li couldn't help but smile. His smile was strange, as if the skin on his face was pulling at him, giving him the feeling of a hero in his twilight years, and of seeing through the vicissitudes of the world.
After laughing, he looked at Fang Ze, and then suddenly started talking about other topics again. He said, "Fang Ze, do you know why the demigods from outside the territory chose to let our 102 noble families become... Demigods? And why are they coming in large numbers now, fifty years later?"
Fang Ze was stopped by Emperor Li's question.
Emperor Li was half leaning on the Dragon Tower, looking deeply at the rising sun outside the window, and then said in a slow voice, "Because of time, time..."
"Back then, 102 of us were like the rising sun, at the peak of our lives. We had righteousness and ideals in our hearts. Even if a huge temptation was placed in front of us, we would not be tempted in the slightest."
"We believe that we will fight for our race, our loved ones, and the world throughout our lives."
Speaking of this, Emperor Li's voice gradually became lower, "But, decades passed. Gradually, we found that we were getting older. We found that we could no longer carry the sword or pick up the knife. We found that we could no longer carry the sword. When we are going to die. We are also afraid..."
"Death...a nightmare that so many outstanding figures and heroes throughout the ages have been unable to escape?"
"Even we don't want to be stuck in this nightmare."
"What's even more frightening is that it is so easy for us to escape death: we only need to...kill our relatives and betray our race, and we can easily get it."
"We will be immortal, stay young forever, and our bodies will be restored to their peak. We will not be punished in any way. We even have the most perfect excuse: we are saving the last seed for the human race."
Speaking of this, Emperor Li looked at Fang Ze with his tiger eyes and said, "Do you understand how unfair the two ends of this scale are?"
Fang Ze looked into Emperor Li's eyes, and then said involuntarily, "But Jialan Houde is dead. The demigods outside the territory directly slaughtered his descendants as sacrifices for the coming. They are just using you and will not let you go. Yours."
Emperor Li smiled and said, "Look, you still don't understand."
Emperor Li explained, "Do you think Jialan Houde really cares about the death of Jialan Houde clan members?"
Without Fang Ze's reply, Emperor Li shook his head and said, "I don't care. Since he chose to betray, his descendants are destined to be pigs raised in captivity and will die."
"If they don't die, how can Jialan Houde live forever?"
"It's just because Jialan Houde died first, so the outside demigods took advantage of it. All the human demigods saw all this clearly and didn't care at all."
Hearing Huang Li's explanation, Fang Ze suddenly understood. He couldn't help but look at Emperor Li and asked, "Then...you?"
The smile on Emperor Li's face disappeared, and then he said with a bit of vicissitude, "I, I haven't made up my mind yet."
He said, "I don't care about those unworthy descendants. What I care about are my hundreds of millions of subjects..."
"Maybe in the end, I will choose to abandon the human race and achieve eternal life. But I hope that I can at least protect my subjects for the last time."
After listening to Emperor Li's words, Fang Ze understood what he meant: To put it bluntly, with Emperor Li's status and strength, he has too many retreats, and Tangzhou also has too many retreats.
The outsider demigods came here to reopen the world, not to make grudges. They could have made Emperor Li neutral and left Tangzhou to be destroyed together with the world in the end. There is no need to confront Emperor Li head-on.
The same is true for Emperor Li. He has too many ways to make the people of Tangzhou reach the end and completely lose their position. There is no need for him to take risks for the people of other states.
Therefore, Fang Ze's so-called "fur theory" is simply untenable.
The one with no retreat is Xidazhou, not Tangzhou....
Thinking of this, Fang Ze understood everything. Although he felt sad in his heart, he did not continue to persuade: the interests of both parties were different and the angles were different. If he persuaded further, he would only bring humiliation to himself. Instead, he asked the individual question, "Does the Federation know what you're thinking?"
Emperor Li looked at him and asked, "What do you think?"
Fang Ze fell silent.
Emperor Li said calmly, "Why do you think the Federation has done so many things over the years to constantly weaken the strength of the nobles? Don't you just know that 90%, no... 99% of the nobles have other thoughts? ?”
"In other words, even if some nobles don't have it, the Federation must still think that they have it."
"The life and death of a race cannot be joked or gambled. As the Federation that leads the entire human race to survive, they cannot place their hopes of victory on a group of people with a way out."
"He Weidao, they are doing the right thing. They want to weaken the nobles, concentrate power in their hands, unite the human race, be wary of human demigods, and defend foreign demigods until they finally find a way to win or delay defeat. time...."
Having said this, Emperor Li paused and said seriously, "And we are the last seeds of the human race."
"If one day the human race really fails and the world is destroyed again. We will be like those thousands of extraterrestrial demigods and start to fall into reincarnation again and again, destroying the worlds of other races and seeking the last bit of hope for our own race. The hope that governs heaven and earth.”
"They fight during life, but we fight after death."
"This is a silent agreement between us and the Federation."
After hearing what Emperor Li said, Fang Ze wanted to refute, but at this time Emperor Li raised his hand slightly, interrupted him, and said, "In addition, the reason why I tell you so much is not because I value you so much. , but was entrusted by others.”
Having said this, Emperor Li picked up a secret letter on the table and threw it to Fang Ze.
Fang Ze reached out to take the envelope, opened it, and while reading, listened to Emperor Li say, "After you came to Tangzhou, He Weidao wrote me a secret letter, informing me of the crisis in Xidazhou, and I hope I can keep you and protect you in Tangzhou."
"The reason he gave is that you are the last bloodline of the Si family, and you are extremely talented. Once you die, the last seed power of the human race will be reduced again."
"Of course....I don't believe it."
Emperor Li smiled and said, "That guy is a slippery man, and he is a death-fighting faction of the Federation. He never considers what happens after the genocide. Making such an arrangement is not in line with his character at all."
"It's just that I'm too lazy to ask."
"I've brought you all the information anyway. Just think about it yourself."
At this time, Fang Ze also finished reading the secret message in his hand.
He couldn't help but frown slightly, feeling that the amount of information was a bit overwhelming.
Because in addition to what Emperor Li just introduced, the secret letter also contained a series of arrangements made by He Weidao after he left.
Fang Ze really didn't expect that He Weidao actually asked him to come to Tangzhou on purpose, and after he left, he directly sealed off the entire Xida State and stood firm to the end. It seems that they intend to test out the reality of Tuoyezhou and the destruction-level demigod at the expense of one state.
As for why Fang Ze was sent away in advance, Fang Ze actually knew the reason: it was simply because He Weidao thought that the [God Imprisonment Technique] in his body could increase the human race's chances of winning. That's why I thought of a way to send Fang Ze away first.
But the problem is...[The God Imprisonment Method] doesn't exist on Fang Ze's body at all. But on the Hei Po from Congyun City.
Fang Ze couldn't laugh or cry for a moment.
At this time, Emperor Li coughed twice, adjusted his sitting posture, and then said, "You should have seen the order issued by the federation not long ago."
"This war is a war of genocide. The gains and losses of a state, or even the gains and losses of a region, are not seen by the Federation."
"In other words, as long as the human race can win, even if there are only 100 people left in the end, it is still worth it."
"So, He Weidao plans to personally test out the true identity of Tuoyezhou and the destruction-level demigod. He is here to obtain information for the Federation."
Hearing Emperor Li's words, Fang Ze was really angry and laughed. He said, "He Weidao wants to use his death to obtain information. I don't care. However, the hundreds of millions of people in West Dazhou are not his pawns." , our Si family members are not his pawns either."
"No one can decide whether they live or die but themselves."
"As for how to obtain information, there are many, many ways, and relying on human lives is not the only one."
With that said, Fang Ze stood up, bowed his hands to Emperor Li, and said, "Thank you for your advice today. But forgive me for disagreeing, I will take the first step."
After speaking, Fang Ze ignored Emperor Li's reaction and turned around to leave.
Seeing this scene, Emperor Li did not say anything to stop him. On the contrary, he just leaned on the Dragon Tower, like a sleeping dragon, and watched Fang Ze's back leave the inner hall...
For a moment, Emperor Li looked away, put his hand into a fist and coughed twice. Then he put down his hand and looked out the window, his eyes full of smiles, "Old Bai, you have really good taste.". .....
.......
After bidding farewell to Emperor Li, Fang Ze walked on the road out of the imperial city while thinking about how to save the Si family and the hundreds of millions of people in Congyun City and Xida Prefecture.
But now that He Weidao has closed the space in Xidazhou, and Emperor Li has refused to ask for help, Fang Ze really can't think of a way.
His only idea was to become the Great Black Garo first, and then go to Tuoye Prefecture to personally contact the Origin Bone Venerable. I hope that during the contact process, I can influence the Venerable Origin Bone and make him give up attacking Xidazhou. Or buy time for the Si family masters and the people from Yuncheng to evacuate.
And just when Fang Ze was contemplating his plan, suddenly, he was stopped by someone just as he reached the gate of the imperial city.
"President Fang, please stay."
Hearing that title, Fang Ze couldn't help but look up curiously, and then he saw that at some point, Eunuch Gao, the great eunuch who was serving Emperor Li, was standing at the gate of the imperial city holding a yellow tips bag, using his hand from a distance. He looked at himself with snake-like eyes.
Seeing this scene, Fang Ze stopped, looked at him, and asked, "What advice does Eunuch Gao have?"
After hearing Fang Ze's words, Eunuch Gao stepped forward, gave a slight salute to Fang Ze, then handed the brocade bag to Fang Ze with both hands, and said in a high-pitched voice, "President Fang, this is the brocade bag given to you by His Majesty. Bag. Said there was something you wanted in it.”
"Given to me?" Fang Ze was surprised and took the kit curiously.
The kit is slightly heavy in the hand, as if it contains something heavy.
Fang Ze looked at Eunuch Gao, then reached out and opened the brocade bag. The brocade bag was a space treasure with a small box and a yellow note inside.
Fang Ze first picked up the yellow note, then opened it and read it.
There was only one sentence on the note: If you want to retreat from the enemy, Bai Qingcang must be resurrected.
Seeing this note, Fang Ze couldn't help but open his mouth, a little surprised.
Bai Qingcang is Mr. Bai's first name. But... Mr. Bai is resurrected? ? How can this be!
Even a demigod cannot reverse life and death.
Thinking of this, Fang Ze couldn't help but blinked in confusion, then picked up the small box and looked at it again.
The small box is cold to the touch, but if you look closely, you will find that the whole body is made of solid ice, and there is a little person lying quietly inside.
Fang Ze took a closer look at the little man and almost lost his grip because... the little man looked exactly like Mr. Bai.
In other words, this is the body of Mr. Bai!
Fang Ze blinked and felt that everything was connected: Mr. Bai died that day and his body was taken away by Uncle Tian.
After Tian Bo took Mr. Bai's body and met Fang Ze and Bai Zhi outside Congyun City, he probably came to Tangzhou and handed the body to Emperor Li for safekeeping.
Afterwards, Emperor Li finally handed the body back to him after having a chat with him.
Although he figured it all out, Fang Ze was still confused.
Could Mr. Bai have anticipated his current situation?
Otherwise, why would he go through so much trouble to pass the body around and finally return it to himself?
But....why did he give the body to himself? What does Emperor Li mean by Mr. Bai's resurrection?
What kind of riddle are these two old men playing?
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