Lecius stood quietly in front of the shrine gate, looking down at the back of Sakura Rinko and the others leaving, and Mingtang didn't know when he was already standing behind Lucius.

Since becoming the god of Fusang, Mingtang has tried not to appear next to Lucius in front of people, which is also Lucius's request to him, so as not to make people question Mingtang as a god.

Therefore, after lifting the shrine crisis with Lucius, Mingtang disappeared directly into the void and used his divine power to hide, although he had been listening to the conversation between Lucius and Sakura Rinko and others, but Mingtang never showed up, nor did he express any opinion on the dialogue between Lucius and Sakura Rinko.

At this moment, everyone had already left, and Mingtang appeared again, standing behind Lucius, also staring at the group of people who were gradually moving away from the mountain.

Without waiting for Mingtang to speak, Lucius spoke first: "Mingtang, do you think it seems despicable for me to deceive and use them like this?"

Ming Tang asked with some puzzlement: "Why does Your Highness have such thoughts? Your Highness's ultimate purpose is for the people of Fusang, as the rulers of Fusang, what they do is just their duty, so why did Your Highness deceive and use them? Your Highness should not have this kind of thought." ”

Lucius smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Hehe, Mingtang, you don't have to say that to comfort me, in fact, I know very well in my heart that I am deceiving and using them, so that Sakura Rinko will return to Kyoto to become the target of public criticism, buy me some time, and solve the rival I have in the East." ”

"Actually, I didn't think about giving Sakura Rinko imperial power, Fuso is an excellent place for me to try, and I'm going to try to implement the new form of government that I came up with based on the idea of the Brotherhood back then, and then use the experience of Fuso to promote it to Middle-earth in the East. ”

After a pause, Lucius continued: "In the end, I still have my own selfish motives in it, and many things are not entirely for the so-called righteousness. ”

Mingtang knew that Lucius had a bigger plan in mind. Tasked with reviving the mechanical civilization and rebuilding the Brotherhood and the city in the sky.

At the same time, in order to solve the situation that Sky City faced at the beginning, he had to find a more effective form of government as the government of Sky City in the future, so as to ensure that Sky City would not have the same problems that the Sanctuary encountered.

It can be said that none of this can be done overnight, and it will take and Lucius will encounter many obstacles, and he will have to overcome those obstacles in order to succeed in the end.

At present, the resistance that Lucius is facing is the unrest in the whole country of Fuso, and he must quell the turmoil in Fuso. Let the emperor's rule be the only voice of Fuso, and then he will be able to use the emperor's prestige to implement the unique form of government that he envisions.

Lucius's plan was originally foolproof, but the appearance of the descendant of the King of Hearts changed the situation somewhat, and now he must solve the descendant of the King of Hearts first.

"King of Hearts, we must deal with him first, and we must drive him out of Fuso, so that I can have a chance to show my strengths. I'll go to Middle-earth later and play him for real. ”

Hearing this, Ming Tang said: "Your Highness, in fact, that descendant of the King of Hearts may not be your opponent, judging from the previous games. He's always been on the downside, are you overestimating his strength, maybe he's not as resourceful as you think?"

Hearing this, Lucius smiled and shook his head: "Mingtang, don't think that the previous few games will be able to judge his strategic ability. He and I didn't actually pay attention to those little games. ”

"And the real game has just begun, and he has already set up a position. Waiting for me to crack the position he has put up, it's just that I'm more prepared. ”

Speaking of this, Lucius turned to look at Mingtang and said, "Okay, Mingtang, you can also set off, I hope you continue to follow Yuko Jingu, there may be a chance for you to come forward in Kyoto, and as long as you show miracles, then your identity as a god will be completely confirmed." ”

Mingtang asked a little puzzled: "Your Highness, don't you want the emperor to become the embodiment of the Fuso god and turn the emperor into a symbol, why do you still need me to sit on the identity of the god?"

Lucius smiled and said, "That's natural, you have to become a god of Fuso, only if you become a god, can I carry out my attempts." ”

Hearing Lucius say this, Mingtang naturally didn't dare to disobey, so he agreed, but instead asked with some concern: "Your Highness, now that Scott is going to mobilize the mechanical corps, and you and I also let me leave, in this case, wouldn't you be the only one rushing to the front line?"

Lucius replied disapprovingly: "There is no danger, I don't plan to go to the front, I plan to go to Edo Castle to meet the descendant of the King of Hearts." ”

"What? You, you mean, the King of Hearts is in Edo Castle?"

Seeing Lucius nodding, Mingtang said a little excitedly: "In this case, you can't go alone, in case the other party has an ambush in Edo Castle, wouldn't it be dangerous for you to go alone like this?"

Seeing that Mingtang was so nervous, Lucius asked with a smile: "Why are you so nervous? Do you think it will be dangerous for me to go like this?" But since that guy has gone deep into my place alone, do I, the landlord, still need to be afraid of him? If I don't go, won't I be laughed at by him?"

Mingtang was speechless for a moment, after all, Edo Castle is still under the control of the Tokugawa family, and Tokugawa Isahiko has already submitted to Lucius, if Lucius can't retreat like this, it is indeed very much like being afraid of the opponent, which will inevitably become a weight for the opponent to mock Lucius.

Then Mingtang thought for a while and said, "Your Highness, if I don't accompany you to Edo Castle, and then I will go to Kyoto again, at my speed, it should be in time." ”

Lucius couldn't help but look at Mingtang with a smile: "What? Do you think I'm going to lose to that guy?" Or are you worried that I won't be able to take that guy?"

Hearing this, Mingtang suddenly explained a little nervously: "No, no, Your Highness, I didn't mean that, I know Your Highness's methods, I just think that maybe I will accompany you to go together, if the other party has any conspiracy, we can also take precautions, maybe we can dismantle their conspiracy, and even take them down in one fell swoop." ”

Lucius's attitude was very resolute: "No, it's completely unnecessary for you to follow me, and I didn't think about taking him down, I just want to meet him and play chess with him by the way." ”

"Playing chess, Your Highness, you, did you run to see him like this just to play chess with him?" Mingtang was a little surprised, not understanding the meaning of Lucius's words.

Lucius smiled and said: "Yes, I went to see him, just to play chess for him, and to show someone, it can be regarded as a chance to win a place for our Tang Empire in Middle-earth, I not only have to win this game of chess, but also win beautifully." ”

After saying that, without waiting for Mingtang to reply, Lucius had already taken a step, walked down the stone steps to the bottom of the shrine mountain, and said to Mingtang as he walked: "You go, just protect them for me." ”

Looking at the back of Lucius gradually drifting away, Mingtang suddenly had an illusion, feeling as if his god, in the eyes of Lucius, was not worth mentioning at all.

Although Mingtang followed Lucius for a long time, he didn't feel this way before, until he saw the back of Lucius leaving alone just now, he suddenly felt that even though he was a god and had divine power, he seemed to be nothing in front of Lucius.

Maybe Lecius is not a god, nor does he have Mingtang's powerful divine power, but Lecius has a strong heart, the kind of indomitable and brave heart, which is necessary for mortals who have always dared to face and challenge the gods.

Mingtang vaguely felt that maybe one day, Lecius would be able to truly stand in front of the Magic Heaven, using his slightly thin and thin body, as well as his indomitable and brave heart, to challenge those gods who are high in the Magic Heaven and almost dominate the fate of countless believers.

Lucius's attitude was very resolute: "No, it's completely unnecessary for you to follow me, and I didn't think about taking him down, I just want to meet him and play chess with him by the way." ”

"Playing chess, Your Highness, you, did you run to see him like this just to play chess with him?" Mingtang was a little surprised, not understanding the meaning of Lucius's words.

Lucius smiled and said: "Yes, I went to see him, just to play chess for him, and to show someone, it can be regarded as a chance to win a place for our Tang Empire in Middle-earth, I not only have to win this game of chess, but also win beautifully." ”

After saying that, without waiting for Mingtang to reply, Lucius had already taken a step, walked down the stone steps to the bottom of the shrine mountain, and said to Mingtang as he walked: "You go, just protect them for me." ”

Looking at the back of Lucius gradually drifting away, Mingtang suddenly had an illusion, feeling as if his god, in the eyes of Lucius, was not worth mentioning at all.

Although Mingtang followed Lucius for a long time, he didn't feel this way before, until he saw the back of Lucius leaving alone just now, he suddenly felt that even though he was a god and had divine power, he seemed to be nothing in front of Lucius.

Maybe Lecius is not a god, nor does he have Mingtang's powerful divine power, but Lecius has a strong heart, the kind of indomitable and brave heart, which is necessary for mortals who have always dared to face and challenge the gods.

Mingtang vaguely felt that maybe one day, Lecius would be able to truly stand in front of the Magic Heaven, using his slightly thin and thin body, as well as his indomitable and brave heart, to challenge those gods who are high in the Magic Heaven and almost dominate the fate of countless believers. (To be continued......)