"Qianyun and Cen Shu stayed, I was going to go back to Beiliang with Tang Guan, and then go to Longhu Mountain with the Taoist Chief, and Xu Xuan also followed."

In the mansion of Liu Palace, Zhou Li put the teacup in front of the old man, poured a cup of tea and asked, "Old man Liu, we passed by Shangjing on the way, do you want to go together?" ”

"Nope."

Liu Gong shook his head, took the tea, drank it all, and said, "I have to wipe my unconscious son-in-law's buttocks, I won't be able to leave for a while." ”

"Above?"

Zhou Li pointed to his head.

"Or else?"

Liu Gong glanced at Zhou Li, sighed and said: "This kid is so free and easy, he personally ran to the Demon Division and took all the blame off, even the python robe and seal of the King of Han were thrown in the Demon Division, and he was frightened by the group of poor people, so he sent Zhu Gaoxu to kneel down." He is free and easy, so who doesn't know that no one can cure his crimes, and in the whole world, except for the emperor, who dares to punish this Han prince with great military achievements. ”

"Then in the end..."

Zhou Li asked tentatively.

"Me."

Liu Gong pointed at himself, smiling like a tool man, "I'm used to it, good things can't be turned, and bad things can be touched without seeing it." In two days, I will have to try the case of Zhu Gaoxu's dereliction of duty, collusion with monsters, and collaborating with the enemy to secretly send Lingbao in the Three Law Division. ”

"This..."

Zhou Li touched his chin and said with some surprise: "The referees are all my people, why are you fighting with me?" ”

"Pretty much the same."

Liu Gong waved his hand, "Okay, you should go, there are too many things for you to worry about in the Thirteen Cities of the Northern Ring, and it's a bit excessive." After going back to find Lao Huang, tell him that Liu Gong said that he had picked it up, and a person with a body like dirt could still meet such a good student, his life was really good. ”

For the old pedant, Liu Gong's envy was beyond words, and in the end, he even broke out in a rare way. For these masters, it is a great blessing to meet such a gifted student at an age when they know the destiny of heaven. Not to mention that Zhou Li doesn't have the common problem of ordinary geniuses - pride.

Zhou Li has always been very modest, others say that he is a gentleman, and he is humble as a beast. Others say he's gifted, but he says brutes are like that. Others say that he is indomitable and determined as iron, and he says that animals have no brains. There are many people who want to kill him, but as soon as he prefers Zhou Li, he will directly teach the person who prefers him a lesson.

Steamed buns, do you have any opinion on the Jedi Yellow Beast of Beiliang?

Liu Gong's sense of Zhou Li is very good, on the one hand, he can be regarded as saving Taiying and his son-in-law in a sense. After all, Mrs. Golden Snake was beyond the control of King Han at that time, if Mrs. Golden Snake's plan really succeeded, except for a demon god in the world, which head of King Han would not be enough to calm the anger of the world.

On the other hand, Zhou Li's kid is bolder than the sky, but his heart is as small as the golden snake's eyes (self-proclaimed), such a person has both a smart mind, a negligible bottom line and a heart eye that matches the bottom line, Zhou Li is destined to be a big man in the future.

And most importantly...

"This, the secret of the Tang Sect."

Zhou Li glanced around, secretly stuffed the cloth bag that Tang Guan had mailed to him into Liu Gong's hand, and whispered: "Half a bag is enough, durable, and kicking and juju are enough, you can use it with confidence." ”

"Ahem... The old man does have a certain amount of research on pharmacology, and since it is a drug from the Tang Sect, then I have to study it well. ”

Liu Gong coughed twice to hide his expression, put away the cloth bag indifferently, and said with relief: "Xiao Zhou, you know a lot about people's feelings." ”

"That's what you've been teaching these days."

Zhou Li's smile was very hypocritical, but it was comforting.

"Haha, it's a pity that you kid don't go to the officialdom to mingle."

Liu Gong shook his head and said with pity: "Your head is tilted and tilted, and your face is really just right." “

"That's what the old pedant said about me."

Zhou Li arched his hand and asked with a smile: "Old man Liu, can I take the liberty of asking?" ”

"How?"

Liu Gong asked.

"Has your son returned to Beijing to report on his work?"

Zhou Li's words made the teacup that Liu Gong had originally raised stiffen in his chest.

The decoration of Liu Gong's mansion is very ordinary, which is diametrically opposed to his style in Shangjing Taixue. The main seat where Liu Gong sits is nothing more than a wooden chair, an ordinary wooden chair.

After a long time, Liu Gong took a sip of the bitter tea in the cup and asked indifferently, "When did you find out?" ”

"Sugar Man Zhang's death is too much of a coincidence."

Zhou Li sat in front of Liu Gong, without the flattery of Fang Cai, replaced by a kind of indifference. He took the teacup beside him, poured himself a cup of bitter tea, and drank it all.

"That's all?"

Liu Gongyi raised his eyebrows and asked.

"You're in a bit of a hurry."

Zhou Li shook his head and continued: "Ma Chenglong's role in this incident is too strange, he is your son, but what he does is insignificant, his strength is very strong but he does not play half a point. He did a lot, but he didn't do anything, just died a sugar man Zhang in a casual coincidence, it's so strange, don't you think? ”

Liu Gong didn't say anything, just raised his teacup and motioned for Zhou Li to continue.

"And most importantly.

When the words fell, Zhou Li put the imperial gold medal on the table, pushed it in front of Liu Gong, and said with a smile:

"I haven't seen the emperor."

Yes, Zhou Li has never seen the emperor.

"You don't respect imperial power."

After a long time, Liu Gong smiled, he smiled a little strangely, as if he was happy for Zhou Li, and like a kind of trapped emotion. He shook his head and said, "That's right, you've never met the emperor. So your instinctive reaction is that the emperor can't trust you. ”

If the entire Taiying is turned into a plate, there are a total of four forces in this plate.

Among them, the strongest and most cutting-edge is the Han King, who has absolute suppressive power. His power is the entire Thirteen Cities of the Northern Ring, and every part of the entire city is engraved with the seal of the King of Han. Suppressing people with power is the best embodiment of the power of King Han as the sharpest knife.

Secondly, there is the Lady of the Golden Snake. Lady Golden Snake is more like a bowl of water, permeating the entire Taiying, ubiquitous but pervasive. She definitely did not play the role of confronting the King of Han head-on in the whole incident, but the knife may be able to cut the water, but it cannot intercept the water, so even if the King of Han is powerful, he is slightly superior to the Golden Snake Lady with skillful skills.

In the end, it was Zhou Li.

What is he?

That's right, he's just a stinking-stirring stick.

He is very conscious, competing and fighting, he is not as good as the 3,000 battalion. Competing in conspiracy, he has no way to confront the old silver coin Golden Snake Lady, who has been in operation for more than 20 years. Therefore, he chose a path that neither the King of Han nor the Lady of the Golden Snake had ever imagined.

Dung sea maggots.

Zhou Li has a huge advantage over the two, that is, he has no power, he has no roots in Taiying, so he has no scruples. He can easily blow up Taiying into the sky, or he can have a wonderful fecal sea maggot. Anyway, when the time comes, pat your ass and leave, if you are not convinced, you can come to Beiliang and experience the same death method of Gui Daozi.

This time, Zhou Li stirred very coolly, and it was very comfortable, but Zhou Li always had a weird feeling in the process of stirring. It's like wiping your mouth with a spoon after a person comes out of the toilet, and it's okay to take it out alone, but there will always be an indescribable feeling when you put it together.

Later, when Zhou Li had his first contact with Jin Yiwei, he realized what he had overlooked.

Emperor.

Whether it is the King of Han or the Lady of the Golden Snake, their foundation is actually not the Three Thousand Battalions or the Thirteen Cities of the Northern Ring.

It's the emperor.

The rights of the king of Han and the three thousand battalions were given to him by the emperor in the final analysis. The inaction of the Demon Division was also secretly granted by the emperor. Zhou Li didn't believe that if the emperor wanted to interfere with the Golden Snake Lady, someone would secretly interfere with him. You must know that when today's son Zhu Gaochi knows the imperial court well, how could a thirteen cities in the Northern Ring Road be able to stir up such a storm as Mrs. Golden Snake without his instructions?

And the most important thing is that Yu Shao gave him a royal gold medal at that time, which proves that the emperor cannot be ignorant of Taiying's affairs. And the emperor can't easily believe in himself, so the most important force of the emperor must have a strong enough and firm nail to nail the Taiying and bring everything under his control.

In Taiying, there is only one person worthy of this nail.

"Respected Emperor Yushi, I will give you a salute."

This time, Zhou Li respectfully saluted Liu Gong, with a glance and no half-point difference.

Liu Gong gladly accepted.

"So, what did His Majesty the Emperor say this time?"

Zhou Li raised his head and smiled like a little fox.

"Huh~ I didn't expect it to be you."

Liu Gong smiled, he waved his hand with relief, and said, "Okay, you don't have to pretend garlic with me here, I don't know who you are?" Tell me, why the showdown with me. ”

"Showdown?"

Zhou Li was stunned for a moment.

"Still pretending?"

After sneering, Liu Gong stood up, walked to Zhou Li's side, and said, "You are not stupid, you understand that I am the emperor's imperial history, and it is safest to rot in my stomach." But you chose to have a showdown with me before leaving, put this matter on the surface, there must be your little Jiujiu, say, what do you want? ”

Zhou Li had no words, today he came to see Liu Gong, he was the only one, and he could only be alone. He looked at Liu Gong in a daze, and after a long time, he smiled helplessly.

"I can't hide it from you."

With his hands drooping, Zhou Li looked at Liu Gong, his expression was still unfazed, half smiling. But at this time, there was a little more depth and solemnity in his eyes.

"Old man Liu, I just want to ask you, is King Han dead or alive?"

Liu Gong didn't answer immediately, he just silently walked to the bookshelf on the side. He stretched out his hand, took out a picture album at random, threw it in front of Zhou Li, and said:

"Let's see."

Zhou Li picked up the album from the table, opened it and read it.

One hundred and twenty-nine thousand seven hundred and sixty-five died

6,932 people were slightly injured

1,695 people were seriously injured

The sixth, ninth, and thirty-second guards of Jinyiwei were all killed, a total of ninety-six people

The third, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth teams were all killed, a total of 169 people

Labor and financial resources are one hundred million, three thousand, seven hundred and nine, and ten thousand and two taels of silver

····

Looking at the shocking numbers on it, Zhou Li took a deep breath, looked at Liu Gong in front of him, suppressed the emotions in his heart, and said, "Death? ”

"What do you think?"

Liu Gong didn't answer, but glanced at Zhou Li meaningfully and asked, "Do you think that the casualties and consumables on this are not enough for King Han to die willingly." ”

"Do you think, did King Han win? Did he cut off the vitality of the demon clan and cut off their future? ”

The two felt that they were pressed on the entire Taiying like Mount Tai. At this moment, Liu Gong is no longer the calm and indifferent old man, and now he is the deadliest and most dazzling long sword.

Sword of the Son of Heaven.

"Whew~"

Zhou Li took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it, then he respectfully put the album aside, and then spoke:

"Old man Liu, I'll make a deal with you. I don't care what the king of Han is, whether he is dead or alive is what he deserves, Mrs. Golden Snake gladly accepted death, and he will not lose his share. However, I just want to ask one thing, one question about you, one question about Qianyun's grandfather, one question... His Majesty the Emperor. ”

"Zhu Qianyun, how will he be disposed of?"

The air sank into a deathly solemnity.

Silence spread throughout the room, and the light from the window scattered haphazardly on the floor, avoiding the old and the young. The two looked at each other like this, as if they were confronting each other, and as if they were talking, there was a strange tacit understanding.

"This battle has exhausted all the dragon veins and spiritual qi sources of the thirteen cities in the Northern Ring Road. Originally, King Han wanted to use the fate of the demon clan to re-breed all this, but unfortunately... Now the entire North Ring Road is struggling to breathe, and in another month, the spiritual spring will be completely exhausted, and the thirteen cities of the North Ring Road will be starved of grass and all things will perish. ”

After a long time, Liu Gong closed his eyes, took a long breath of relief, and said: "Qianyun has the blood of the black dragon, which can protect the spiritual spring and the dragon vein. As long as she chooses to live in Taiying forever and restore all the dragon veins and spiritual springs in the thirteen cities of the North Ring Road, the King of Han will be able to live, and she can also inherit the throne of the King of Han and continue to live. ”

"You're her grandfather."

Zhou Li looked directly at Liu Gong and said word by word: "What is the difference between this and captivity?" ”

"If the king of Han loses the bet, he must willingly accept the fate of failure."

Liu Gong stood with his hands in his hands and said indifferently: "In terms of feelings, this kind of captive life, I naturally don't want him to happen to Qianyun." For Beiliang, for Shangjing, for Taiying, for tens of millions of people in the thirteen cities of the North Ring, I have to do all this. ”

"Zhou Li, don't stop me, and don't try to save Qianyun."

Stretched out his hand and gently pressed it on Zhou Li's shoulder, the old man's eyes were full of tiredness, but more importantly, it was a determination that could not be violated.

"Otherwise, you are my enemy, and you are the enemy of Daming."

"Till death strike." (End of chapter)