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Zhang Qian said slowly: "I have been in the DPRK for more than 40 years, and I have a clear understanding of this country. In fact, those who do our business must always understand that everything is the struggle and exchange of interests, and it does not matter what name this benefit is used to obtain it. As long as it is the country and the people who benefit in the end, what is the big deal if you and I suffer some grievances. What's more, you are not wronged, but you don't agree with the concept of the top in your heart. ”

Wang Yangming saw that Zhang Qian was very honest, and he said that Master Zhang was also a bachelor, if he let someone with a heart hear this, he would be able to accuse him of a demon in the blink of an eye. Since Zhang Qian was honest with him, he was also honest with Zhang Qian, and said: "My lord, I don't don't understand this truth. The Holy One wants to expand the territory and establish immortal deeds, and I am also in favor of it. It's just that since the sword soldiers have risen, whether it is Great Xia, Khorezm, or the people of the fifteen countries of the Western Regions, they will all suffer from the disaster of war, how can this be called saving the people from hanging upside down. ”

Zhang Qian said: "Why not. In the short term, the common people will indeed have to endure the war, but as long as the war is over, with the great talent and strategy of our Hongwu Sheng, will we not be able to govern the fifteen countries of the Western Regions? You have also seen on the way to the west that the kings of those countries have many fat brains and few talented people, and the life of the people in the country is not as good as that of cattle and horses. If we can put these fifteen countries under our administration, in just ten years, these people will be able to live a much better life than they are now. Isn't that for the benefit of all nations?"

Wang Yangming didn't understand what he was struggling with in his heart, he thought for a long time before asking: "Master Zhang, I don't understand these big things, I am a rough person, but I have a question, I hope you can answer it." ”

"Say it. ”

Wang Yangming took a deep breath and asked the question preciously: "If you want to achieve a noble goal, you need to use some dark means, do you think this thing can be done, or can't it be done?"

Zhang Qian saw Wang Yangming ask such a question, and thought slowly for a long time before he said softly: "As long as the purpose is bright and the means are darker, we can do it." ”

Wang Yangming didn't speak anymore, and bowed to Zhang Qian, Zhang Qian still wanted to say something to him, but seeing that Wang Yangming didn't mean to listen anymore, he had to let him leave slowly.

Ten days later, the coronation ceremony of Julius Caesar, the new emperor of Khorezm, and the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Khorezm Empire and the Great Xia Empire were held in the capital.

The ceremony lasted all day, the people were tired, and in the evening it was a grand dinner, and when it was all over, it was midnight. Zhang Qian was drunk, Wang Yangming and others sent him back to rest, and everyone went back to their rooms to sleep. Wang Yangming couldn't fall asleep for a long time, and kept thinking about Zhang Qian's answer to his question: As long as the purpose is bright, it doesn't matter if the means are dark.

In this way, the people in the demon clan are like black robes, and the purpose in his heart is only to establish an empire ruled by the demon lord and put the people of the entire world under their control, and they think that this purpose must also be above board, so that they can take all kinds of brutal methods, isn't it justifiable.

Of course, he knew that this kind of thinking must seem to be a great rebellion in the eyes of the righteous people, so he did not dare to tell anyone about it. He had killed many people in the past, but he had killed soldiers from other countries, and these people had more or less the blood of the Xia people on their hands, so he never felt guilty, but after last night, he suddenly felt that those soldiers were also human beings, and they also had families and relatives, and they died like this, how could their relatives deal with themselves? In the eyes of their families, Wang Yangming was bound to be an executioner and a devil, so the Hu people of the Western Regions called the Yingyang Army the White-robed Army, and he himself was called the White-robed Demon Whitegandorf.

The more I thought about it, the more frightened I felt, as if I didn't want to do anything anymore, I just wanted to find a place to hide and never ask about the world again. But after all, he forcibly got rid of this powerless state, and said in his heart that I am not a savior, I just want to live my own life, practice the strongest martial arts, and achieve the highest official position, why think so much. I barely slept like this, but I only slept for two or three hours, and the sky was already bright.

He crossed his knees, exhausted the fatigue of the night, and then got up and went out. Seeing that Zhang Qian had already ordered everyone to pack up, Wang Yangming knew that once the agreement was signed, Zhang Qian would definitely leave as soon as possible, but he didn't expect him to be so fast, so he hurriedly stepped forward to ask. Zhang Qian said: "Since we left Jiayuguan, it took us half a year to arrive at Khorezm, and now we have been delayed in Khorezm for half a year, and the saint is bound to be in a hurry." So I think we'll leave for China later today, and go back early to report the good news to God. ”

Wang Yangming nodded, but suddenly remembered something, and said, "The adult's beloved concubine, the seventh lady, is pregnant, and she has traveled a long distance, so I'm afraid that something is wrong, right?"

Zhang Qian said: "It's okay. Alice is only three months pregnant now, and it won't take us more than three months to reach Jiayuguan before she gives birth. Besides, I was going to let Alice stay in the carriage and no longer come out in the wind and sun, so it shouldn't be a big problem. ”

Wang Yangming saw that Zhang Qian put national affairs and his personal political future before his wife and children after all, no matter how accessible Zhang Qian was, he was a feudal bureaucrat after all, and his respect for women could not be compared with the society in his previous life. But after all, this is someone's housework, and he can't say anything, so he has to hurry back to pack his things and prepare for departure.

When the palace heard the news that the mission was about to leave, he hurriedly ordered Wushu to send someone to inquire, and Wushu came in a hurry, and saw that everyone was packing up their things, so he hurriedly said to Wang Yangming: "Why is my brother so anxious. The Holy One commanded me to come and stay with you, and said, "You must stay for a few more days before leaving." Otherwise, we will feel that we are not very hospitable. ”

Wang Yangming said with a smile: "General Wushu, don't say such unseemly words. We've been in your country for half a year, and that's a nuisance. At present, we have to hurry back to our homeland to report the good news of the good news of the two countries on our pilgrimage, and we cannot wait any longer. This is also what Master Zhang Qian meant. ”

Wushu hurriedly said: "When you came, you went through thousands of mountains and rivers and suffered so much, and now when you go back, it must still be the same." I have asked the Holy Lord for his will, and sent 5,000 Imperial Forest Army to escort you all the way back until you were sent to Jiayuguan, and now that the army is being mobilized, you should wait a few more days, and when our side is ready, we will accompany you all the way back, which will definitely save you a lot of time to return home. ”

When Wang Yangming heard that there was such a good thing, he couldn't let it go, so he hurriedly went to report to Zhang Qian, and Zhang Qian said happily: "How dare you let your country be so troubled? I don't know when these 5,000 Imperial Forest Army will be in place?"

Wushu said, "Please give me three more days." Three days later, the army will escort you out. ”