After receiving Nadezhda's invitation from Main, Fang Zheng frankly didn't want to waste time. However, considering that the other party had sent him three useful subordinates, Fang Zheng agreed to meet with Nadezhda out of consideration for human feelings.

"If you want to convince me to cooperate with the Revolutionary Army, forget it."

This was the first sentence Fang Zheng said when he met Nadezhda.

Faced with Fang Zheng's impolite response, Nadezhda's expression stiffened for a moment, then she chuckled, opened the bottle of wine beside her, poured a glass of wine and placed it in front of Fang Zheng.

"It seems that you have a lot of opinions about our revolutionary army?"

"I agreed to meet you because of the good relationship between Night Raid and us, but as for the Revolutionary Army... I'm sorry, you should be glad that we are not fighting for the Empire, otherwise we would have found time to deal with such guys who ceded territory and colluded with foreign countries for fame and power."

"There is nothing we can do about this..."

Nadezhda couldn't help but defend herself.

"After all, our revolutionary army is weak, and..."

However, before Nadezhda could finish her words, Fang Zheng interrupted her coldly.

"There is no other way, so you are colluding with foreign countries? Ceding territory? Ms. Nadezhda, I heard that you were once a general of the Empire, so why did you rebel against the Empire and join the Revolutionary Army?"

"...As you said, I used to be Esdeath's adjutant, but I saw the bloody massacre of foreign races by the Empire. I couldn't accept such cruel behavior, so I left the Empire and joined the Revolutionary Army."

"But in the end don't you all do the same thing?"

Fang Zheng chuckled and leaned back in his chair, while Nadezhda was silent for a moment and reached out to pick up the wine glass.

"I understand what you mean. I've read the letter that Chelsea wrote to me. It's true that the actions of the Revolutionary Army's top brass were somewhat inappropriate... But what can we do?"

Having said this, Nadezhda showed some fatigue for the first time.

"We are weak, and we cannot fight the Empire independently..."

"So, what are you fighting for?"

However, Fang Zheng asked a question that Nadezhda did not expect.

"Why are we fighting... To overthrow the tyrannical rule of the Empire, of course!"

"So what you mean is that if the Empire was not a tyrannical rule, but a fair and honest rule, you would not have overthrown it, right?"

Most of Fang Zheng's face was hidden in the hood, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, revealing a mocking smile.

"And to ensure that the people can live and work in peace and contentment..."

"This is what a ruler should do, no matter what kind of ruler you are, as long as you can do it, you are qualified. If you can't do it, you are not qualified. This is not an ideal, but a responsibility."

"Well……"

"So you see, in my opinion, there is no difference between the Revolutionary Army and the Empire."

Fang Zheng shrugged and picked up the wine glass.

"In the final analysis, the revolutionary army just wants to seize the power to rule this country. As for the tyranny of the empire and the people's misery, they are just slogans and excuses raised by the revolutionary army. You have no ideals or beliefs at all, only goals. You will do anything to achieve your goals, so much so that you can easily cede the land that the soldiers have exchanged for with their blood and lives, right?"

“…”

"Because there is no other way, so you compromise? That's because you don't care about your beliefs and convictions at all. Everything the Revolutionary Army is doing now is not based on their own beliefs and convictions. It's simply to win the hearts of the people and to please the people. But all of this is just to let themselves climb to the top of power..."

"So what do you say we should do?!"

Nadezhda angrily interrupted Fang Zheng and slammed her fist on the table. She didn't want to show such an angry expression, but what Fang Zheng said was like a needle that pierced Nadezhda's fantasy and dragged her into the cruel reality.

"The empire is now in a state where it is completely hopeless. We can only lead the country if we regain power. Is that wrong?"

"Really?"

Fang Zheng crossed his hands and stared at Nadezhda.

"Then let me test your will. You mean that the empire is hopelessly corrupt, so the revolutionary army must gain power and put the empire back on track, right?"

"That's right."

Nadezhda calmed down and nodded, but at the same time, she felt a deep uneasiness in her heart.

"So, if someone can thoroughly reform the empire and get the country back on track, will you give up everything you have now?"

"…What do you mean?"

Hearing this, Nadezhda felt even more uneasy. Fang Zheng smiled coldly and held out a finger.

"In fact, I also have a suitable candidate for the ruler of the empire."

"Who is it?"

"It's someone you also know... Esdeath."

"impossible!"

After hearing the name, Nadezhda finally couldn't help but call out.

"If Esdeath becomes the ruler of the empire, then this country will really be finished!"

"Really?"

"Of course! She is cold-blooded, cruel and violent..."

"But that's only towards her enemies. She's not like that towards her subordinates, right?"

"this……"

This time, Nadezhda was speechless. Although Esdeath was indeed cruel and cold-blooded to her enemies, she was really good to her subordinates.

"If Esdeath becomes the emperor, she will definitely love her people, and it won't be difficult for her to deal with those stupid and incompetent bureaucrats and nobles, right?"

"this……"

Hearing this, Nadezhda was speechless. Indeed, it was just as Fang Zheng said. The current situation of the empire was almost irreversible, but if Esdeath took this position, it would be possible for the entire empire to be revived. After all, her iron-blooded and cold-blooded methods and personality made Esdeath absolutely not compromise with those nobles, and for Esdeath, those incompetent and greedy guys could be eliminated in the blink of an eye.

"No, that's not right. Wait, Esdeath doesn't have that idea! If she had that idea, then things wouldn't be like this now!"

Soon, Nadezhda put forward her own opinion. As she said, Esdeath had no interest in politics. She preferred killing and war. If Esdeath wanted to interfere in politics, it would not succeed.

"That's right. Esdeath didn't have this idea before, and she didn't have the qualifications. But once the emperor, the ministers, and General Bud die, Esdeath will be the person with the highest status in the country. At that time, she can naturally become the emperor, right?"

"That's not why she would become the emperor."

Nadezhda shook her head again. Based on her understanding of Esdeath, even if things really turned out like this, Esdeath would probably choose someone to sit on the throne and then continue to do whatever she wanted.

"Indeed, she had no reason before."

"You mean now she has it?"

"certainly."

Fang Zheng chuckled.

"Do you know why Esdeath didn't return to the imperial capital this time?"

"Why?"

Hearing this question, Nadezhda was also very curious. In fact, she had always been worried that Esdeath would choose to return because of the change in the situation in the imperial capital. At that time, with Esdeath and General Bud guarding the imperial capital, it would be more difficult to deal with the emperor. But what Nadezhda did not expect was that Esdeath did not return, but only sent her adjutant to deal with the matter.

This made Nadezhda unable to understand, but she did not have many sources of information. As Nadezhda said, the revolutionary army's power in the empire was very weak, and it had no spare energy to organize an intelligence network in Lugnica.

"It's simple, because she fell in love with someone."

"……Why?"

After hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Nadezhda's first reaction was that the other party was joking with her. That cold-blooded, cruel and tyrannical woman actually fell in love?

You are kidding me!

"Wait, that's not right. With Esdeath's personality, if she likes a man, wouldn't she just tie him up and bring him back?"

"She does want to, but only if she can beat him."

"You mean... Esdeath can't beat that man?!"

Nadezhda felt like her jaw was broken, and Fang Zheng just laughed.

"Yes, the man she has her eyes on is Lugnica's swordmaster, Reinhard van Astraea. It's no exaggeration to say that he is one of the strongest in the world."

The reason why he is not the strongest in the world is because there is also Lina Inverse, a big hanger-on. Moreover, if he can't beat her, he can still ask the Golden Demon King, his mother, to take action. Reinhardt is definitely no match for the Golden Demon King.

"By the way, Reinhard is a model of knight, so do you understand?"

"I see……"

Hearing this, Nadezhda almost understood what Fang Zheng meant. In short, Esdeath fell in love with a man who was a model of chivalry. Such a man would never yield to Esdeath's threats. Moreover, the cold-blooded and cruel side of Esdeath was obviously not liked by the man. In addition, the man was stronger than her, so Esdeath could not defeat him...

Oh, thinking about this, Nadezhda suddenly wanted to stay with Esdeath to see what changes would happen to that woman.

But wait, now is not the time to gossip about Esdeath’s love history!

If you think about it carefully, Esdeath is a person who will not give up until she gets what she wants. Since she cannot beat the other party, she will definitely choose another way to get that man. If the three main characters in the imperial capital are dead at this time, once Esdeath reigns over the empire as the empress, then can't she directly discuss marriage with that man?

After all, Esdeath at that time was not just a general, but represented the entire Northern Empire. Since Fang Zheng said that the other party was a knight, he would definitely not just give a perfunctory answer...

Wait, if this really happens, what will the Revolutionary Army do? !

Thinking of this, Nadezhda suddenly felt a stomachache.