As early as the beginning of the conversation, Zhao Jian actually had a similar premonition. The other party did not read out the court verdict, nor did he take out a pistol and shout "I will shoot you on behalf of the motherland and the people", then what the other party has to do is the so-called "Zhao'an" nine times out of ten!

At first, he wanted to put psychological pressure on himself and make him want to be in awe in his heart, and then he asked himself about his views on the country for the first time, and his answers would affect his evaluation in a large way. But at present, it seems that these two hurdles have been easily crossed by Zhao Jian.

"What do you want me to do for the country?"

"What do you think you can do for the country?"

Dai Li's rhetorical question made Zhao Jian think for a while, and when the other party found him, it showed that he was valuable in the eyes of the other party, but Dai Li asked Zhao Jian to say his own value, so he had to think about it carefully.

"Intelligence gathering outside the country?"

"Part of it, but not the main one."

"Stealing other countries' military secrets."

"You can't do that right now."

"It can't be to sell arms for the country, right?"

"Well, I've already said half of it, and then think about who to sell it to?"

"This ...... It can't be Ethiopia, right? ”

Dai Li didn't speak, but the expression could be said to be acquiescing.

"That's a good dare! I'm worried that I can't find a suitable source of goods, and if the state wants to get involved, as long as I can give a little errand fee that will not lose money, I am happy to serve. ”

"In fact, the state has no intention of getting involved, we want you to help Ethiopia win this war."

"You're not kidding me, are you? Help Ethiopia win Italy? No matter how much Italy rubs it, it is also a developed country, and Ethiopia will never be able to win this war, at least it cannot be completed alone! It was only a matter of time before Italy completely occupied the East African country, could it be that Datang planned to abandon neutrality and declare war on Italy? ”

"Datang has no intention of declaring war on any country...... At least not yet. However, out of consideration of national interests, His Majesty Lingzong hopes to help Ethiopia in this war, and you are currently the only private 'businessman' in our country who has officially contacted the other party, and you have initially gained the trust of the other party, so I will find you. ”

At this time, Ethiopia was a very "chicken" place for the international "merchants of death", large and small. True! War can lead to lucrative arms business, but the risks are just as high.

The big arms groups all have a certain official background, and the people behind them have already communicated with them, so let them try not to wade into this muddy water, otherwise no one will be able to protect them. Small groups either don't have the ability to get in, or they can only go in with very little cargo. On the contrary, it is Zhao Jian, who has a spaceship and has already ranked among the middle ranks, who can drink a mouthful of soup.

"Mr. Dai, forgive the younger generation for being stupid, I really can't think of what the survival of Ethiopia can have to do with my Datang's national interests? They have no colonies in outer space, and their land is 108,000 miles away from us, so should we, the most populous country in the world, go to Africa to find labor like those white people? ”

"There's a lot to say here, but it's not classified, are you sure you want to hear it?"

"I want to hear about it!"

It turned out that although the Tang Dynasty has not fallen for thousands of years, the continuation of the dynasty has not been smooth sailing. The most recent major crisis was the battle for the crown prince 40 years ago, when the first emperor died suddenly, and the six adult princes all wanted to inherit the throne, but the result was a lot of trouble, known as the "Rebellion of the Six Kings".

The 10-year political turmoil almost plunged the Tang Dynasty into the clouds of civil war, and although it was finally resolved peacefully, it also cost the country a lot of money, and there are still "hidden dangers" to this day.

"Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Outer Mongolia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, these small countries were all subject countries of our Tang Dynasty until 40 years ago. However, just three years after our internal problems, they successively declared independence under the control of European and American countries, which became a shackle to contain our Datang. ”

"But they can block the land, they can't block the airspace, can they?" Zhao Jian asked rhetorically.

"But this is the first time that European countries have the ability to deploy ground forces directly to our doorstep, in other words, they also have the ability to threaten us. Just like the "Washington Treaty", 40 years ago they did not dare to carry out such a provocation, and our country's vigorous development of the fleet is also to fully protect the last passage of airspace. ”

The Tang Dynasty has always maintained a neutral attitude towards Europe before, only carrying out exchanges in technology and trade, but they don't take the white world seriously, and the white world has always been afraid of them! The other party, who has done 9 crusades, uses a mode of thinking that he lives with himself, and believes that Datang must have the same ambition to dominate the entire solar system as they do, but he is just waiting for the opportunity.

"His Majesty Yongzong is a good emperor, but the only time he made a fool almost harmed the country is gone!"

Regarding the evaluation of the first emperor, Dai Li's tone was mixed with reverence and regret. The reign of Yongzong was another prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty in modern times, but the hard-working emperor was always hesitant about the question of successor.

Under normal circumstances, the emperor should choose the best, or the oldest, prince as the crown prince. But God knows if this long-lived master pulled his concubine to play "8P" once, his 7 sons were all born on the same day, and the time between the eldest and the last was born was only less than 1 hour apart.

Among the 7 princes, except for the six princes, who died young, the others all grew up smoothly. And personality aside, they are all handsome talents and talents who have the talent to govern the country. Yongzong saw that everyone was good, but he was afraid that choosing who would hurt the hearts of the other five sons, so the question of establishing the crown prince was delayed again and again until he died of cerebral congestion.

After the death of the first emperor, on the issue of inheritance, the eldest prince thought that he was the eldest and should inherit the throne by him, and the fourth and fifth princes who had a good relationship with him on weekdays chose to support each other. But the second prince felt that his so-called "elder" was!

She's 12 minutes older than me, so who's older!?

The idea of the second prince was more radical, he wanted to divide the country into six, and the brothers would have one country for each other, and then compete with each other to survive the fittest. This kind of separatist thinking with the nature of "law of the jungle" made him win the support of the five princes.

The remaining Seven Princes are the war maniacs with the highest military skills and the strongest desire to conquer. He doesn't care about the throne at all, he just wants to attack the army, and calls himself the "King of Conquest", with the ambition of unifying the whole world!

The virtuous lord who keeps the family and keeps the business, the brave and enterprising hero, and the overlord who conquers the world!

These three factions disagreed with each other, and at one time evolved into a confrontation in the country. Except for the faction of the Great Prince, who always stayed in the capital Chang'an, the other two factions fled to other places and began to support their own troops, as if there was a possibility of civil war breaking out at any time.

In this case, it was the kind-hearted eldest prince who was the first to compromise, promising to give up the throne to his second brother, who was only 5 years old at the time, in order to obtain his promise not to engage in division. Then he used a trick to trick the Seven Princes into returning to Beijing, and took the opportunity to put him under house arrest in a place that no one knows about so far, so that the rebellion of the Six Kings, which lasted for 10 years, could end.

It sounds like a happy ending, but it's not like that at all! The way the eldest prince dealt with it did not satisfy everyone, the only thing to be thankful for is that after those 10 years, the princes have become much calmer in middle age, so they have not made trouble again, and their respective forces have maintained a delicate balance. ”

"It sounds like we're in a pretty strict position right now."

"To be precise, it is the internal worries that affect the external troubles. That turmoil gave other countries a chance, a chance to isolate and surround Datang! And the circle of small countries around us is like a seal, completely restricting our hands and feet, trying to isolate us from the international community. ”

"But with Datang's strength, it should be easy to break this seal, right?"

"It's easy, but have you ever thought about the consequences of doing that? This would give other powers a chance to impose sanctions on us. One-on-one, no country in this world is our opponent, but the current situation is that as long as we make a move, 100% of them will become the public enemy of the world and be attacked by a group, and we cannot give them a chance to achieve great justice. ”

Datang has never thought of closing the country, but now it is being forced to go that way!

As a nominal foreign trade businessman, Zhao Jian occasionally attended some merchants' small drinking parties, and often heard them complain that "foreign devils don't know the goods". Many times, it's clear that Datang's things are better, but they just won't buy you. Although foreigners still respect you on the surface, they are also boiling frogs in warm water and isolating you little by little.

Dai Li's words made Zhao Jian feel that the motherland was like the strongest child in the kindergarten, because he was too big, so the other friends were reluctant to play with him. This feeling of being deliberately treated as an Akarin, Zhao Jian felt very aggrieved when he thought about it.

"During the First World War, we had a chance to break the seal, but at that time the domestic forces were always holding each other back, so until the end of the war, the only thing we could do was to help Germany retain its strength. Therefore, His Majesty Lingzong believes that in order to break this deadlock, it is necessary to have a new force that is not restrained by the old forces at home and can handle foreign affairs on its behalf, and I am ordered to form this force. ”

"So, I'm the chosen one, right? Anyway, thank you in advance for saving your life! ”

"No thanks, we were originally going to intercept in the airspace along the border, but the tracking ship said that you were attacked, so I asked the fleet to rush over to the rescue. Your identity and past are the main reasons why we chose you, and Datang's think tank believes that the end of World War I was not satisfactory, and the legacy of the 'bane' will sooner or later lead to a second time, and this opportunity must be seized. The war in Ethiopia is the first step in this chess game in the future, and it is also the first task given to you. ”

"Uh...... Can I ask what our organization is called? ”

"Of course you can, the name of our organization was given by His Majesty the Emperor, and you can call yourself ...... 'agent' in the future!"