Chapter 87: Decision
"Li Zhen is coming to the empire. Come to Yanjing. Ying resolutely said to Dai Bingcheng.
At this time, the two of them were in the intelligence analysis room of the official residence of the supreme consul of Shanxi Province. In the past, this analysis room was owned by the governor of Shanxi, but tonight it belongs to the "No. 1 leader" and the "supreme commander" of the organization.
And the governor of Shanxi, Peng Dingkai, himself sat quietly on the other side of the room, watching the people in the whole room go about their business with cold eyes. But his heart was not as calm as he was at the moment, because anyone with a little political sensitivity would know that he was involved in a big matter.
And the criterion for this "major event" is not the level of a city or a country, or even the level of a certain historical stage -- it is on the scale of the entire human civilization.
Because the emperor of the south was involved.
Just two minutes ago, they got a message. Li Zhen knocked out the Zhongdu branch of the organization in Zhongdu and killed An Ruohong.
None of the three highest-ranking people in the room expressed surprise at this.
Ying Ran knew to Dai Bingcheng that An Ruohong himself did not pose any threat to him at all - it would be a surprising thing if the two of them fought vigorously and the sky was dark.
As for the governor of Shanxi, Patten Dingkang...... He could lend his intelligence analysis room to the two most senior members of the "organization". There are few things in this world that can make waves in his heart.
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Ying Ran stared at the number that came and thought for a long time before asking Dai Bingcheng again: "What do you think?" β
Dai Bingcheng's face looked cold in the cold light emitted by the monitor, and at the same time a little old.
He had made many heavy decisions in his life, but none had they been so difficult to exit as they were in front of him. Once upon a time, he had a professional and efficient team that could provide him with construction and analysis strategies. In fact, there are such teams at the moment, but Dai Bingcheng doesn't want to listen to the slightest opinion from them.
Because the decision he wants to make now is only related to one person - Li Zhen.
It's about human nature. It's about awareness and trust.
Maybe I can talk a little bit more about things like "sentiments" and "beliefs".
So he realized that this time, it seemed that he was going to gamble. From the moment he first met Li Zhen. Bet until this moment. The stakes are on the future of this precarious world.
In fact, he felt relaxed at the moment. Because there is really no need to weigh the pros and cons, he just needs to follow his own heart. And how long has he not experienced such a feeling?
Use a child's mindset of "do you want to eat that apple in the fridge" to make a decision that may affect the world.
Five seconds later, Dai Bingcheng replied decisively: "Let's go to Yanjing." β
Ying was silent for a while, and Patten finally spoke.
He said, "Elder Ge. You're taking an adventure. β
Ten years ago, Patten was forty-five years old, and at that time he really still had to look up to Dai Bingcheng. But he also knows a lot about this legendary figure, and his impression of Dai Bingcheng has always been that of a "scheming politician". So at the moment, he felt that the other party's decision was too hasty, and he even wondered if nearly ten years of hibernation had affected his brain.
But Dai Bingcheng showed a relaxed smile on his face, as if after making that decision, he was relieved.
He responded to Resoluteness and Patten: "This is my opinion. If I did do do something when I woke up in 10 years, I think that would be the first step. But whether you want to take this step out or not, the decision is up to you. β
Chris Patten stared at the two for a moment. Get up from your seat.
"I'm not feeling well." He whispered, "I'll go rest for a while." β
Then the governor of Shanxi opened the door and walked out.
"He doesn't believe you." Ying Ran sighed in a low voice. He looked down in contemplation for a moment, then said, "But I do." ββ¦β¦
"Okay. Always coming. It was the same thing, but the man who spoke spoke in a calm tone, and he was the only one in the room.
This room refers to the "Jing Zhai" - the study of the Emperor Emperor.
Emperor Zhu Zhaoxu had not yet fallen asleep, and his robe was neat. He sat behind a few lenient cases, but only sitting. He was listening to the voices outsideβit was a windless night. And the moonlight is bright. He had the lights in the room turned off, and he turned off the lights in an entire area nearby.
So Yuehua poured out of the window. He was gradually able to hear his own heartbeat. You can hear the subtle sound of clothes rubbing, and you can even hear the sound of guards moving farther away.
From the moment I received the news of An Ruohong's death to the present, ten and forty-three seconds have passed.
At forty-four seconds, he heard the door push. The well-lubricated hinge didn't make the slightest unwanted sound, but the moonlight was streaming in through the door. A man walks in the moonlight, closes the door, and turns on the light in the room.
It took Zhu Zhaoxu a few seconds to adjust to the sudden light. He squinted his eyes at Li Zhen who appeared in front of him. But I didn't find the smell of "wind and dust" in him.
He sighed and smiled: "Zhongdu and Yanjing are almost half a world apart, and you will arrive in ten minutes." Now the world has truly become your backyard. β
Li Zhen looked around the room and found that Zhu Zhaoxu had prepared a chair for him. He sat down in his chair and said, "We're halfway done." It's just that it's a little early. So...... What do you think now? β
"I'm not going to talk a few words. Straight to the point. Zhu Zhaoxu said. But there was some sadness in his smile that was difficult to hide, and there was also some loneliness and unwillingness. He took a deep breath, retracted his smile, and said solemnly, "What can I do?" It's just the two of us here, so I'll have to listen to you. I just think...... You know, I watched a very old, very old film the other day called The Last Emperor. β
"It's a tradition in my family. You've seen that film too, it's about the time when the constitution was established. It could indeed be called the "last emperor" -- without imperial power, he became the nominal head of state. But when you look at it before, it's just looking, and you know, before and before, the difference is not too big - you always have to adapt to the world, you always have to put on a show. However, the other day, I really felt that feeling. β
Zhu Zhaoxu stood up and stomped his feet gently. It seems that his legs and feet are numb because he has been sitting for too long.
"The inheritance of hundreds of years is lost in my hands."
Li Zhen listened to him patiently and remained silent.
Zhu Zhaoxu sighed at this qiΔ, and pretended to shake his hand easily: "Things are coming according to our plan." Freeze Dai Bingcheng, and we will take care of everyone. Then we will get things done again -- after the big picture has been decided, we will release Dai Bingcheng and hand over to them the new world we have built. β
"I'm just a little bit unwilling. You know, the feeling of walking in brocade at night. You started with An Ruohong, and then let the world be chaotic and full of smoke, and then hand over the power to Dai Bingcheng, or Ying Ran, or their organization, but no one will know what we did. It's a sad feeling. β
Li Zhen still didn't speak.
So Zhu Zhaoxu's fragmentary voice stopped.
Li Zhen only turned on one light in this room. The light source was on the top of Zhu Zhaoxu's desk, and at this time, it shone from the top of his head, reflecting his eye sockets into black. And Li Zhen sat in a darker place, in the shadows as usual.
It seems that after saying so many words in one breath just now, Zhu Zhaoxu was a little breathless. He gasped slightly, propped one hand on the corner of the desk, and after a long time whispered, "Actually, you want to kill me." β
"That's what you thought at first, didn't you?" He looked down and thought for a moment, then sneered, "That's right." Like I said, after all, it's been a few hundred years. Even if I abdicate...... Well, to be honest, I'm still influential. I'm not reconciled yet, and maybe ambitious. Taking a step back, even if I don't want to, maybe someone else will...... You don't want to see any more mess...... So you want to kill me. β
He uttered a long list of words, gasping even harder.
He glared and stretched out his hand to Li Zhen: "You want to kill me!" β
Li Zhen looked at him for a while, and suddenly said, "What do you think of it yourself?" I mean, you're a prophet. When we were going to do this a few years ago, what did you see ending up with you? β
ββ¦β¦ No one wants to observe themselves. Zhu Zhaoxu said.
"That's weird." Li Zhen smiled and shook his head, "When you were still the crown prince, you could hide yourself so well." At that time, you even had an independent intelligence system and your own supporters. Then...... You're not a few years older than I was at the time. As for me, I didn't understand anything at the time. Now that you have half the power of the world, you want to sue me, you are so decadent? β
"Huh...... Showdown? Zhu Zhaoxu sneered.
"I'm just, just trying to figure something out." Li Zhen said, "You said I was going to kill you. But you have a choice. β
"Now I'll give you that chance."
Zhu Zhaoxu slowly lowered his arm, and the muscles in the corners of his eyes jumped. He frowned and looked at Li Zhen carefully. But the man he was looking at was no longer the careless young man he had been a long time agoβyou could hardly tell his mind from his face.
His lips moved, as if he had something to say. But after all, I swallowed it back.
Zhu Zhaoxu walked a few steps in place, and then walked behind the desk, as if he was so anxious and conflicted that he was about to stomp his feet again.
But before he lifted his feet off the ground, he heard Li Zhen say-
"I don't need to. I've broken the sensor under your feet. β
"Ying Ran and Dai Bingcheng have left the Shanxi Governor's Mansion - in fact, Patten is my person, not yours. He didn't touch them. β
I'm such a serious and strict person, you think I'm joking. (To be continued......) I1292