Chapter 403: Be Open and Honest
Zhang Tianjiu unexpectedly chose to meet Ling Tian, precisely because he had the idea of drawing a salary from the bottom of the kettle.
No matter who the fake Emperor Athos is, since he doesn't dare to confront him head-on, then simply ignore him, and directly use the emperor's disappearance as an excuse to support Ling Tian to become the leader of the Athos Empire, so that that guy's plan will be completely frustrated.
Heraksler reigned for decades, but he did not leave any royal blood, which also allowed Zhang Tianjiu's plan to be implemented smoothly, of course, the premise still depends on which side Ling Tian is on, if he is also one of the accomplices of that impostor, then he can only kill him and find another target.
Although in the process of dealing with each other in the past, Zhang Tianjiu and Ling Tian did not get along happily at all, and the latter even almost killed Zhang Jiuye in the Orion Galaxy, it can be said that the enemies were very angry when they saw each other.
But from the perspective of overall stability, as long as Ling Tian showed a cooperative attitude, Zhang Tianjiu was willing to let go of this personal grudge and assist Ling Tian in controlling the Athos Empire.
In another three years, Zhang Tianjiu will step into Kamigawa to be tempered, and there must be no turmoil in the Ayo Alliance.
Although Ling Tian was narrow-minded and didn't have much room for people, at least he wouldn't collude with the cultivation world and harm the scientific and technological civilization in turn.
After making up his mind, Zhang Tianjiu no longer concealed it, and went straight to the point, asking: "Your Majesty, the emperor of your country, something is obviously not quite right in the past two years, didn't the general see it?"
While speaking, Zhang Tianjiu's fist was already secretly accumulating.
As long as Ling Tian dared to open his eyes and say nonsense, shaking his head and spitting out half a word, his head would explode like a watermelon on the ground in the next second.
After experiencing Xuanyuan Ming's three stages of physical tempering, Zhang Tianjiu's combat power was far from what people could imagine, even if Ling Tian was ten times stronger, he would only be shot in the head by him with a punch.
At this moment, this Athos military god was unaware of it, and the god of death was standing in front of him, waiting for him to say the answer that could determine his life and death, and he was still sneering at Youzi: "Zhang Tianjiu, don't you think you are too lenient, how about His Majesty the Emperor of our country, what qualifications do you have?"
Zhang Tianjiu didn't speak, but his murderous intent had been reduced by half.
Ling Tian's words were tantamount to admitting in disguise that Heraxler was indeed wrong, but he didn't want to be known by outsiders.
"Your Excellency, General, will you just watch the situation continue, and finally drag your country into an irretrievable abyss? At that time, I'm afraid you will regret it too late......
Zhang Tianjiu's words hit the nail on the head.
Ling Tian's loyalty to the Athos Empire should be unquestionable, otherwise Heraxler would not have used him so heavily and allowed him to control the military power alone.
Hearing this, Ling Tian's face changed slightly again, and after being silent for a moment, he glanced back at the four soldiers behind him, and said in a deep voice, "You go out first, stay outside, and don't let anyone in." ”
"Yes!"
These four people were obviously Ling Tian's most trusted henchmen, and without saying more than half a word, they withdrew without saying a word after giving a military salute, and closed the metal door.
Zhang Tianjiu smiled playfully, took out a cigar and lit it and smoked.
After dismissing his subordinates, Ling Tian walked up to Zhang Tianjiu with a calm face and said coldly, "What do you know?"
Zhang Tianjiu spit out a smoke ring and said with a smile: "You know, I know, you don't know, I also know......"
This is equivalent to not saying this, but at this time, he can only pretend to be a mysterious seller, and try to get more information from Ling Tian's mouth.
Except for Prince Gregory's report, Zhang Tianjiu no longer has any extra sources of information, plus he has not been in the real world at all for more than a year, and he has no idea what is happening in the Athos Empire.
Ling Tian stared at Zhang Tianjiu for a long time, then finally sighed, sat on the sofa opposite, and said in a low voice: "I have long known that this matter cannot be hidden from the outside world for too long, but I never expected that the first person to find it would be you." ”
Zhang Tianjiu smiled and said, "If I say that I care more about the stability of your country's regime than others, do you believe it or not?"
Ling Tian looked up at Zhang Tianjiu again, and after a long time, he said, "I really can't see through your thoughts. ”
The big moves made by the bald guy in the past few years have been earth-shattering every time, and while earning enough eyeballs, they have also benefited the empires of the Ayo Alliance a lot, even the countries that have not gotten along well with the Weixi Empire have also got a piece of the pie.
Now that Zhang Tianjiu said such a thing, Ling Tian found that he couldn't find a reason to refute it.
Since two years ago, Heraksler has behaved a little abnormally, has been silent on many international matters, and rarely appears in public, as long as you have a heart, you will see some clues.
But the hundreds of member countries of the Ayo Alliance, but no one has ever questioned it, perhaps in the hearts of those imperial monarchs, whether Emperor Athos lives or dies has nothing to do with them, and even wishes that the Athos Empire had completely disintegrated, so they could take advantage of the situation and draw huge benefits from it.
If a superpower falls, it means that the Ayo alliance needs a new leader, and if there is a day, I don't know how many people are gearing up to replace him.
The rabbit is sad when the fox dies, but if it is the fox that dies, the rabbits will probably only clap their hands.
Now that Zhang Tianjiu single-handedly took the initiative to come to the door and pierce the layer of window paper, Ling Tian knew that he could not continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb, although he had already noticed that His Majesty the Emperor was not the same person as before, but he couldn't think of any way to expose all this.
Directly pointed out to the people of the Athos Empire that the current Emperor His Majesty is a fake, an imposter who looks exactly like him?
With the profound prestige that Heraksler had accumulated over the past few decades of his reign, no matter how solid Ling Tian's foundation in the army was, it would be wiped out in an instant.
No one would believe this kind of absurd thing at all, and that "His Majesty the Emperor" only needed a password to make him die without a place to be buried.
What's more, the whereabouts of the real emperor are unknown, and his life and death are uncertain, which makes Ling Tian jealous and dare not act rashly, in case Heraxler is still alive, his actions will only annoy the mastermind behind the scenes, causing the other party to jump over the wall in a hurry.
Although Ling Tian also knew that the hope that His Majesty the Emperor would still be safe and sound was extremely slim, as a subject of the Athos Empire, as long as there was a one-in-10,000 chance, he must also fulfill his duties and put the Emperor's safety first.
Although Ling Tian couldn't get used to Zhang Tianjiu, if there was anyone in the world who could solve this dilemma, it could only be this bald guy.
This was the final conclusion that Ling Tian had come to after several open and secret battles with Zhang Tianjiu.
"I came here suddenly today, just to kill the imposter by surprise, but unfortunately, this guy seems to smell the wind and slipped away in advance. ”
Zhang Tianjiu looked at the empty dormitory and shook his head helplessly.
He had scanned it several times with his divine sense before, and he didn't find a single person in the entire palace and Dragon City who looked the same as Heraxler, there were only two possibilities, one was that the guy had escaped from the capital star, and the other was that he had changed back to his original appearance, so that no one could recognize him.
In contrast, Zhang Tianjiu preferred that it was the first result, otherwise even if he helped Ling Tian gain the power of the Athos Empire, leaving such a time bomb that did not know the details would always be a scourge.
"Actually, I know who that person is. ”
Ling Tian hesitated for a moment, but finally told the truth.
Zhang Tianjiu's spirit was suddenly shocked, and he suddenly stood up and said, "Who is he?"
Originally, I thought it was a situation of looking for a needle in the bottom of the sea, but I didn't expect Ling Tian to have an answer long ago.
It's much easier to know the identity, even if it's digging three feet into the ground, Zhang Tianjiu will find this person, unless he has the ability to escape from the galaxy.
Ling Tian slowly spat out three words from his throat: "Mr. Yi." ”
"Mr. Yi, what's the matter?"
Zhang Tianjiu frowned, from Ling Tian's tone, it seemed that this guy had a lot of origin, but he had never heard of this strange name.
Ling Tian glanced at him with a slightly sadistic smile: "So you don't know anything." ”
"Hey, this ...... I'm not a roundworm in your belly, how can I know everything. ”
Zhang Jiuye's face turned red and he laughed dryly.
He had bragged to the pretending to be Gao Shen Ling Tian just now, but he didn't expect to be exposed by the other party so soon.
Ling Tian didn't dwell on this matter, and continued: "His Majesty the Emperor has one of the most trusted national teachers, it is said that this person is like a god, and he never makes mistakes, but we have never seen his true face, and we don't know where he is, we only know that His Majesty calls him Mr. Yi, and every time he encounters something difficult to choose, His Majesty will go to him for advice. ”
It turned out to be him?
Zhang Tianjiu was shocked.
Many years ago, he had heard Sandrina mention that there was such an unfathomable national teacher in the Athos Empire who accurately predicted many events that had not yet happened, and he thought that this person was also a time-traveler.
On the last trip to the Athos Empire, Zhang Tianjiu originally planned to meet with this national teacher, but unfortunately he had a very unpleasant quarrel with Ling Tian later, and the matter was over.
Unexpectedly, after many years, Heraxler was actually planted in the hands of this guy and was replaced by a grandiose person.
Zhang Tianjiu basically didn't have much doubt about the information provided by Ling Tian, and after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that only this way could it be explained.
With Heraksler's ability, ordinary people couldn't calculate him at all, not even Ling Tian, except for the person he really trusted.
Zhang Tianjiu took a deep breath and asked, "For so many years, haven't you investigated the details of this Mr. Yi?"
Maybe Heraksler himself regards Mr. Yi as a confidant, but this is not necessarily the case with others, especially those intelligence departments who are naturally curious, and it is strange not to be itchy when they encounter such a mysterious person.
Ling Tian didn't hide this, and said bluntly: "At the beginning, several intelligence departments in my country had sent elites to secretly investigate the matter, but this person seemed to have appeared out of thin air, and there was no trace of his existence at all. ”
Zhang Tianjiu suddenly raised his eyebrows: "What if he didn't belong to this world in the first place?"
Ling Tian didn't come back to his senses for a while, and frowned, "What do you mean?"
"I mean, in this era, there is no real invisible person at all, even I can't do it, you can't find out the root of that Mr. Yi, there is only one possibility, he does not belong to our scientific and technological civilization. ”
Speaking of this, Zhang Tianjiu smiled mysteriously: "You know, we have a rival next door." ”
Ling Tian was taken aback for a moment and exclaimed, "You said he was sent by the Cultivation World?"
Zhang Tianjiu's speculation was too shocking and caused a great psychological shock to Ling Tian.
If that's the case, that's terrible.
An undercover agent in the Xiuzhen world, lurking in the Athos Empire for many years, winning the trust of His Majesty the Emperor, and finally impersonating himself and becoming the control of the empire, just thinking about it is terrifying.
"But this, this...... Is it possible?"
Zhang Tianjiu sneered: "What's impossible, how terrible the cultivation world is, you have already seen it with your own eyes, so you don't need me to say more, some monks are good at the art of derivation, predicting the future is common for them, and besides the monks, who has the ability to deal with your Emperor Majesty?"
Ling Tian fell into silence for a long time.
Heraksler is also a genetically modified person, and he is extremely powerful, a secret he discovered by accident a few years ago, but he has been keeping his mouth shut.
Now that he was poked by Zhang Tianjiu in public, his previous bold guess became logical.