The rise of Tianzhu of Daqin

Chapter 194 Yuan Wuhou's Choice
In Zhangtai Palace, Ying Zheng looked at the map hanging on the wall expressionlessly. In the past, the empire of the nine states and seven kingdoms hung here, but now the map has become even bigger.

The Yaozu mission had already sent the map of the north to Xianyang. Yingxuan ordered people to draw the completed map and sent it to Zhangtai Palace. Yingzheng also replaced the map of Kyushu with a new map.

"Your heart is still big, Kyushu can no longer satisfy you, and you have to get your hands on the barren land in the north."

Li Mu stood behind Ying Zheng, looking at the map with Ying Zheng.

"I heard that the Great Snow Mountain in the north is covered in ice for thousands of miles, and snow drifts for thousands of miles. It's beautiful!" Ying Zheng turned around and said.

"Paving a road with millions of bones, just for your ambition, is it worth it?"

Those who dare to confront Yingzheng are wrong, and Li Mu happens to be one of them.

"For the sake of ambition, it may not be worth it; for the prosperity of the future, hundreds of millions of bones are also worth it."

At this moment, Ying Zheng was still domineering, but he lacked a little majesty. He and Li Mu were talking as if they were friends with each other.

"Thirty years ago, you said that the world was in endless war and chaos, and only the people of Qin could rule the world, and then Kyushu stopped fighting. I believed your words, so I turned my back on Zhao and left the pass."

Li Mu questioned Ying Zheng and said, "Nowadays, the nine states in the world are all Qin lands. Why do you have to shed blood like rivers for the sake of the north?"

"Li Mu, you knew me back then, and you should understand me now."

Ying Zheng said solemnly: "Humans and monsters have different paths. Even if I don't fight to the north, the demon king will fight to Kyushu."

"The emperor is on his side, how can he allow others to snore? I don't allow it, and neither does the Demon Emperor."

"With the advent of a prosperous age, there will be a chaotic world. In the chaotic world, only one person, I and the Demon Emperor, can have the last laugh."

"When I win, Kyushu is prosperous; when I lose, Kyushu has no place for human beings."

Li Mu was silent for a moment, what Ying Zheng said was not unreasonable, he had been outside the pass for a long time, and he knew more clearly about the monster clan.

Yingzheng is the hero, and the Demon Emperor is the hero, but in a troubled world, there is no room for two heroes.

"Human race, do we have to do it first?" Li Mu asked.

"I'm not a saint, I won't wait until the monster race hits the door, and then fight back; I will beat him first, and then completely destroy him."

Ying Zheng said loudly: "This is my country, and it's not the turn of the monster race to run wild."

Li Mu frowned, and reminded Ying Zheng: "You are building the Great Wall, taxing heavily, and the people of Kyushu are suffering unspeakably; the people of the six countries are ready to move, and the powerful are born, and their attitudes are unclear. At this time, the war with the monster clan is at war. The empire is facing internal and external troubles, and it is in jeopardy. .”

"Is it worth it to take over the entire empire for the sake of Cheng's temporary ability?"

To Li Mu's question, Ying Zheng gave his own answer without any hesitation.

"Maybe it's not worth it, but as long as we win this battle, the history books after thousands of years will know that I am not wrong, and I will not be wrong."

Li Mu sighed, and said: Now that you have made up your mind, I won't say anything more.How are you going to deal with the gate valve? "

"It's the best thing for them to know the interesting things. If they don't know the current affairs, I can't keep them."

Ying Zheng said: "Four Marquis Wu of the empire have already gone south to deal with the powerful. As for the result, it will come out soon."

"You are so confident that you have been accumulated for hundreds of years. Can your people handle them?" Li Mu asked playfully.

"Their attitude is the attitude of the empire, and my attitude. Even if they can't handle it, it doesn't matter. I will take a little trouble and solve them myself."

The two were silent for a long time, and when they spoke again, they had already skipped the topic tacitly.

"Li Mu, I have sent people to invite you every year. For more than 30 years, I haven't been able to invite you. If you don't mind, can you tell me how Meng Tian persuaded you?" Ying Zheng asked curiously.

Li Mu smiled and said, "The reason is very good, but I'm afraid you won't like to hear it."

"You know, I'm not a small-bellied person, so tell me!"

Ying Zheng smiled heartily, waved his hand, and signaled Li Mu not to worry.

"The flourishing world you described didn't convince me, nor did your deeds that rivaled the gods fascinate me."

Li Mu stopped hesitating, stared at Ying Zheng and said, "But the peaceful world that Meng Tian talked about moved my heart. The people have enough food and clothing to live and work in peace and contentment. This is exactly the world I want to see."

Ying Zheng smiled knowingly, and said, "Meng Tian is talking about things after my death, and about Kyushu after Fusu became the lord of the empire."

"Exactly!"

Li Mu said bluntly: "All suffering comes from war. The era without war is the era that the people want to see, and you always want to get more through war."

Ying Zheng smiled contemptuously, and retorted: "Greed, desire, and ambition are the root of human nature, and power is the root of all disasters. No matter when, the war will never end, and Fusu will not be a qualified emperor after all."

"If one day, Fusu becomes the emperor of the empire with his current posture, and you, Li Mu, are still alive, you should know what a world of cannibalism is."

Different ways, not conspiring with each other, this conversation is destined to break up unhappy.

For Li Mu, Ying Zheng actually admired him very much, he perfectly possessed everything that a courtier should have.

But precisely because of all these, the invincible Li Mu has a shortcoming. He cannot look at the Kyushu from the perspective of an emperor, so there is an insurmountable gap between him and Li Mu.

"Since you entered Qin Dynasty, I will naturally not treat you badly."

Ying Zheng said, "Li Mu, listen to the order!"

"Give the title of Marquis Wu of the Li Mu Empire, called Marquis Wu of the Yuan Dynasty. From today onwards, he will guard Wuhou in Shangjun. He can build an army in Shangjun, stand on his own banner, and hand it over to the Taiwei for trial."

"Minister, Li Mu complies with the order!"

Since he entered Xianyang, Li Mu's goal was to be an official in the Qin Dynasty. Naturally, Li Mu would not refuse the grant from the government.

"The eight great Wuhous of the empire are all loyal to me. Only you are loyal to Fusu. In addition, Fusu himself is the prince of the empire. Although he is in the light and the other princes are in the dark, but against other princes, Fusu's advantage is useless. If I say more, you know it too."

"If Fusu disappoints me one day, you should be aware of the consequences. Don't say it was unexpected." Ying Zheng said coldly.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this day will never happen." Li Mu said calmly.

"Li Qing is quite confident, but nothing is absolute. Who knows what will happen in the future? Li Qing, please take care of yourself!"

"I'm tired, you step back!"

Now that Li Mu has accepted the canonization of the empire, he is a subject of Yingzheng, and is no longer a friend of Yingzheng to talk to.

Ying Zheng naturally took a different attitude, and Li Mu also knew that there were some things he knew, and he might not be able to say them casually.

After Li Mu retreated, Ying Zheng looked at the map of Kyushu and the North in a daze, and then sighed for a long time and said, "The sky is so big that no one understands me except Ying Xuan and Yao Huang."

"The world and the country can be exchanged for benevolence and righteousness?"

Li Mu hadn't left the Qin Palace yet, the news that Li Mu was granted the title of Marquis of the Empire had already spread to the Qin Palace.

The Qin Palace is the center of power in Kyushu. There is a jumble of fish and dragons, princes and ministers, powerful and nobles all have their own eyes and ears lurking in the Qin Palace.

"Sure enough, as we expected, it was Li Muying." Li Xin felt a little brooding over Meng Tian's loss of the position of Marquis of the Empire.

"I'm waiting to offer my loyalty to His Majesty, but Li Mu is the Prince's supporter of Su. What is this? What will we do in the future?"

Nei Shi Teng took a longer view. Li Mu made him a Marquis and stood in line to support Su, which lifted the curtain on the prince's win over the Marquis Wu of the Empire.

"What else can I do? Let's make it cold!"

Li Xin said bluntly: "The Marquis of the Empire is only loyal to His Majesty, and he can only be loyal to His Majesty."

"Be loyal to Marquis Wu, don't talk too much."

Ying Xuan patted Li Xin on the shoulder and said, "Fu Shi Hou Meng Tian is also on the prince's side, and Meng Tian is the son of Yan Wu Hou."

"Benhou believes that you will not stand in line, but are you sure that Marquis Yanwu will not stand in line?"

"What do you think? Acting as Marquis Wu!" Finally, Ying Xuan asked Meng Wu with a smile.

"The Meng family will never betray the empire!" Meng Wu said immediately.

It's the empire, not His Majesty. A strange look flashed in Yingxuan's eyes, but he still said without changing his face: "Meng and Wang have been loyal and brave for generations. This Marquis is just joking with Marquis Meng Wu, so don't take it seriously."

"The Northern Expedition of the Empire is imminent, and we need to cooperate with each other."

"This is a natural thing."

After Meng Wu agreed, he began to back down and find a reason to leave.

"Meng Wu, what does this mean?"

"Mean surface!"

Meng Wu has already stated with his attitude that the Meng family is on the side of Fusu, which makes Li Xin very upset, and feels that Meng Wu has betrayed Ying Zheng.

"Meng Tian has an irreversible relationship with Prince Fusu, he has already been branded as Fusu, Meng Tian was born in the Meng family, how can the Meng family stay out of it?"

Nei Shi Teng saw it thoroughly, and persuaded Li Xin by saying: "Besides, Prince Fusu is His Majesty's most valued son. To serve the Prince is to serve His Majesty. Are you so fucking angry?"

"Okay, okay, don't argue."

Ying Xuan interrupted the two of them and said, "Instead of arguing here, why not think about how to get rid of some flies."

"Marquis Wu of Yuan supported Su, and Marquis Wu of the Empire is now a favorite. It also kicked off the prelude to the important ministers of the empire standing in line with the prince. The clan will also take the opportunity to form an alliance with the prince, and then plot against us."

In the blink of an eye, Ying Xuan got his mind on it and started plotting against the powerful.

"Taking advantage of this opportunity, you pretend to support His Majesty's young master, take advantage of the unpreparedness of the family, and take advantage of the young master to seize the power of the family, which is the right thing to do."

Li Xin and Nei Shi Teng were taken aback when they heard the words, and then said in surprise: "It's a good idea, but we have already made a plan before."

"It's too risky to rely on the prince for profit. The top elites will definitely wait and see, and won't get into the water easily."

"We're going to do a two-pronged approach to catch them all."

"It's so poisonous. As expected of you winning Xuan, you can only think of such a wicked thing. You are going to dig the foundation of the princes." Li Xin said jokingly.

"Just say, do you want to do it? Is it interesting to spend so much talking?" Nesten said displeased.

"Do it, why not? It is an unforgivable mistake to betray His Majesty."

Li Xin asked: "Where is Meng Wu?"

"It's not the same way anymore, let's settle down!" Ying Zheng thought for a moment, then sighed.

"Marquis Wu of the Yuan Dynasty supported the young master Fusu. In order to fight for power and profit, you young masters will inevitably take risks and cause chaos in Kyushu."

Finally, Li Xin asked puzzledly: "The Northern Expedition is imminent, what does Your Majesty mean by this? Aren't you afraid that the Northern Expedition will be delayed because of the rift between the Marquis Wu?"

(End of this chapter)