Please envoy of the Eighth Prince, Bai Zhou into the palace!"

Eunuch mountain call.

Only a moment after the voice fell, a black-clothed talent who looked about the same age as Dongfang Shuo walked slowly from outside the hall.

His pace was unhurried, and his demeanor was neither humble nor arrogant.

And when he walked to Dongfang Shuo, he raised his hands and saluted slightly to show his respect for Dongfang Shuo.

But after saluting, he put down his hands on his own and did not wait for Dongfang Shuo to say more.

"So, why did the Eighth Prince send an envoy?"

Dongfang Shuo asked.

Although the behavior of the person in front of him was very different from the previous three, Dongfang Shuo didn't care, and he didn't even care if they saluted him or not.

None of this matters.

Bai Zhou's gaze looked at Dongfang Shuo quietly, and replied, "The Eighth Emperor asks his subordinates to pass on a word." ”

"What?"

Dongfang Shuo asked.

Bai Zhou did not hesitate, opened his mouth and said, "Please Dongfang Lord obey the holy decree." ”

"My Majesty, I will naturally obey the holy decree. Dongfang Shuo said, "Is there anything else?"

"Yes. ”

Bai Zhou still didn't have any hesitation.

"Then you might as well say it. ”

Oriental Shuo Road.

But after the words fell, this time Bai Zhou did not speak immediately, but looked left and right.

All he saw were the eunuchs waiting in the main hall.

Dongfang Shuo narrowed his eyes and seemed to understand what he meant.

"It's not too early, so you all go down and supervise the imperial dining room, so that a few messengers can have a full meal before returning. Immediately, Dongfang Shuo instructed the eunuchs in the hall.

After the eunuchs glanced at each other, they all understood and withdrew.

It took only ten breaths before the eunuchs retreated.

"Can you say it now?"

Oriental Shuo Road.

But Bai Zhou smiled slightly and said, "Lord Dongfang is so powerful, it's only the third day, and even the eunuchs in the palace can command it so easily." ”

"What is the command, just to trouble them and prepare meals for you. Dongfang Shuo raised his eyebrows slightly, "What, I was entrusted by the princes to temporarily take care of the affairs of the palace, and you still want me to starve to death?"

Bai Zhou immediately shook his head and bowed his hand, and said slightly: "I don't mean that, please don't think about it too much." ”

And Dongfang Shuo didn't show any excessive emotions, just hooked his mouth and laughed.

"The Eighth Prince doesn't always let you come to be sharp. Dongfang Shuo said, "Now, I want to listen to what you have to say." ”

Bai Zhou raised his head and looked at Dongfang Shuo.

The two looked at each other, and they both seemed to see a deep meaning in each other's eyes.

For a moment, there was a moment of silence in the hall.

"The so-called divine decree does not exist at all. ”

Suddenly, Bai Zhou spoke, breaking the silence in the hall.

And such a sentence is obviously a sentence that breaks the mystery.

But Dongfang Shuo's expression was still calm, and he asked rhetorically: "Your Excellency has come all the way back just to ask this?"

"Please tell me bluntly, there is no such thing as a holy decree. ”

Bai Zhou suddenly became stubborn.

Dongfang Shuo's face was a little gloomy: "You said such a thing, but what is the basis?"

"The facts are in front of us, what is the basis?"

"What are the facts?"

The truth is, there is no such thing as a decree. ”

"A good cause is an effect. ”

Dongfang Shuo suddenly smiled.

Bai Zhou also smiled: "In this way, Lord Dongfang admits it?"

"At this time, there is no one around, why can't you admit it?" Dongfang Shuo said, "Besides, when you princes came, didn't you see through the forgery of the holy decree, so you want to add intersections with me and seek a future for yourself?"

"It's still Lord Dongfang who sees it thoroughly. ”

Bai Zhou nodded.

"That's not enough, because that's just the first layer, there should be a second layer, right?"

Dongfang Shuo stared.

Bai Zhou didn't answer immediately, just looked at Dongfang Shuo calmly with his eyes.

After a while, Bai Zhou said, "But I'm here, and I'm slightly different from those three. ”

"What's the difference?"

"I'm here to make the Orient recognize the reality. ”

"Oh, recognize reality?"

"Not bad. ”

"Then you can tell me, what reality do I still not recognize?

Dongfang Shuo raised his eyebrows.

Bai Zhou narrowed his eyes and said bluntly: "Lord Dongfang is disloyal and unjust, and it is difficult for all people to support him. ”

These words made Dongfang Shuo's heart pause slightly.

Then he asked, "What is injustice and what is unrighteousness?"

Bai Zhou said: "Lord Dongfang tampered with the holy will and lied about it, which is the crime of deceiving the king and being disloyal. ”

"If it weren't for this holy decree, I'm afraid there would have been a storm in the imperial city. ”

Oriental Shuo Road.

Bai Zhou said: "Maybe it's true, but this can't hide the fact that Lord Dongfang is disloyal. can only say that you are a rebellious minister who worries about the country and the people. ”

Hearing this, Dongfang Shuo couldn't help but smile.

But in this laughter, there was no joy.

Such an evaluation is really maverick. ”

After Dongfang Shuo finished speaking, he changed the conversation again and asked, "So, what is injustice?"

"Seeking the country in the name of Kuang Fu Sheji, and repeatedly murdering Zhongliang in the name of injustice, this is the great injustice of the Oriental Lords. After a pause, Bai Zhou turned slightly and raised his hand to the outside of the hall, "Such an act should be a great disapproval in the world, and everyone will be punished." ”

Dongfang Shuo took a deep breath, and then exhaled a long breath.

Immediately, he put his hands behind his back, looked at Bai Zhou and asked, "Why did I ever murder Zhongliang?"

"General Lu Yanzhang, the first guard of the spiritual realm, everything he does is selfless, and he is only passionate about serving the country. Maybe the methods are indeed cruel, but everything he does is what the empire requires him to do, even if he murders those five hundred soldiers, what can he really get?" Bai Zhou said, "Such a generation of Zhongliang died at your hands, isn't it considered a plot to kill Zhongliang?"

"What's wrong with Lu Yanzhang apologizing to the 500 soldiers who were framed by him?"

Oriental Shuo Road.

Bai Zhou snorted coldly and said, "According to what you say, there is nothing wrong with it. But in addition to Lu Yanzhang, there are other people. ”

Say. ”

"Three princes. Bai Zhou said, "They don't have the intention of rebelling at all." ”

"All three of them have already arrived in the city, what else is there to say?"

"Although the soldiers are coming to the city, they are not for the sake of the country. ”

"How so?"

"There are three doubts. Bai Zhou said, "First, ten years ago, they asked for the border, and it was still a zone with few major generals in the east and south, which shows that they have no authority since then. ”

"People change. ”

"The three princes gathered their forces together to attack the city, and if they won, what should they do? Will the three of them divide the empire equally? Doing so will only disperse the power of the entire empire and give other empires a chance to take advantage of. So even if you want to rebel, you will never be complicit in the trio. ”

"The north and the east are weak, and they have to fight. And the retreat of the ancestors is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and they will naturally send troops as soon as their minds are hot. ”

Dongfang Shuo was still arguing.

But Bai Zhou smiled, as if he didn't care about his defense.

"Well, let's talk about the third. ”

Bai Zhou said, "The total number of soldiers and horses of the three princes is only 80,000, and among them, there are less than ten masters in the refining period, so even if such a battle captures the imperial city, it will inevitably be hit hard." And within the territory of the empire, how many people are eyeing each other, even if the prince wants to rebel, he will not be before them. No matter how stupid they are, they should understand that attacking the imperial city with a combined army is not to seek the country, but to send them to death. ”

(End of chapter)