Upon hearing this, Eunuch Quan only bowed respectfully to Long Qingyi, then quietly closed his eyes to rest. Seeing that Eunuch Quan was so understanding, Long Qingyi didn't say anything else.
She looked at the full moon in the sky with a serious expression, feeling a little sad in her heart.
Ze'er, you finally softened your heart. Now, just like me, there's no turning back.
Zhoushan City, City Lord's Mansion
"Your Highness, troops have been dispatched from Zhenshan Pass. Meanwhile, the monarchs of Cangjie and Lanming have died suddenly, and both countries are mired in civil strife."
When Long Musi heard this exciting news, he didn't react at all. He still looked up at the bright moon above his head.
Long San and Long Er exchanged a glance and let the messenger go. After a long while, they reminded him:
"Your Majesty?"
"Order all generals in Jiangnan to conduct a comprehensive purge of banditry in Jiangnan. Reorganize and march in half a month, heading straight for Shangjing."
"Yes." ×2
After receiving the order, Long San and Long Er turned around and left.
The courtyard became quiet again, with only Long Muse left. If you look closely, you will find that there is an unfolded scroll on the table behind Long Muse.
If Xu Tianze were here, he would definitely find out that the scroll was the one he returned to Long Musi when he left Zhoushan City.
"What do you want to do with me?" Xu An walked in, stood behind Long Muse, and stared at Long Muse's back quietly.
The man in front of him was his third uncle by blood, but what separated him from him was more than just the transfer of power and status.
He originally thought that he would spend the rest of his life in the dungeon of Zhoushan City. After all, he always knew how much King Jing valued power. Even though they had never talked much, he could see the infinite ambition in those eyes.
"I never thought of dealing with you." Long Musi turned his head and looked at the man in front of him who was nominally his nephew.
He said he had never thought about dealing with it, but when he first learned the truth, he really wanted to kill the person in front of him, the royal bloodline that his father had secretly hidden.
He is also the vested interest group that will pave the way for all of them even at the cost of his own life.
Xu An frowned, looking directly into the eyes he had seen countless times before. Ripples appeared in his heart, which had been calm before. The desire for power in the eyes disappeared, and the sharpest light also disappeared, leaving only dullness.
Such eyes should not appear on Long Musi. The place where he should appear most is on those enlightened monks who have seen through the world.
"Amitabha." When Xu An saw these eyes, he chanted the Buddha's name unconsciously.
"Amitabha?" A sarcastic smile appeared on Long Musi's lips, and then the sarcasm on his face spread directly. "Xu An, oh, no, Long An, you can never be a monk in this life, unless you want to watch the country of Gan perish and the people of Gan become slaves of other countries."
Is Long Musi unwilling? Of course he is unwilling.
While he was struggling to survive under the conspiracies and intrigues in the palace, Xu An's father was enjoying the love of his parents and the harmony of his brothers; when he was planning on his own, Xu An and his father were protected by Emperor Gan, Xu Li and Song Zhenjiang; when he gave up the ones he loved again and again in order to reach that position, Xu An had already embarked on a path to the top.
But what good was it to be unwilling? In the end, he still had to follow the path set by Emperor Gan. Unless he was willing to watch the Gan Kingdom completely disappear into history and his Long family's kingdom be wiped out, he would have no choice but to follow his predetermined fate.
"Is it so difficult for me to be an ordinary monk?" Xu An's face changed and he muttered to himself.
He had lived in the Xu Mansion since he was a child. Later, the Xu family was massacred. He hated Xu Tianze for many years. Finally, when he learned that Xu Tianze had suffered a lot for the rebellion of the Xu family, he felt guilty towards Xu Tianze and wanted to compensate him.
When his master took out the most precious longevity elixir so that he could see Xu Tianze, he was happy, but when he saw Xu Tianze's madness and his master's tragic death, he was desperate.
Only the intertwined hatred and guilt towards Xu Tianze kept him alive for a while. When he was caught by Xu Tianze, he still thought he was finally free.
Who knew that in the end everything was just a shocking scam, and he was the final truth that the scam wanted to hide.
"Go away." Long Musi waved his hand, not wanting to bother with the young man who was about to stand at the top.
He didn't care at all what this nominal nephew thought, just as his biased father never cared what he thought.
Nothing in this world is perfect, at least he has never been perfect.
Xu Tianze gave him the opportunity to choose at the last moment, but he had no chance to choose at all, just like Xu An now, he also gave him the opportunity to choose.
But Xu An was destined to have no path of his own to choose.
Since the troops were sent out from Zhenshan Pass, they have been heading straight for Shangjing City. The number of people has been increasing. The benefits brought by the growing size of the army are obvious, but the disadvantages are also endless.
"Severe punishment is necessary, otherwise how can we establish our authority?"
"If we punish them severely, the reputation of being harsh on our subordinates will spread, which will definitely destabilize the army and may even affect the subsequent attempts to recruit them!"
"Huh, you said you'd give me a lenient punishment last time, but what happened? Two more cases have occurred in just a few days."
"If this continues, who will dare to stay in the army and serve?"
Xu Tianze curled his lips in boredom. There was nothing else to do all day long but just discussing matters. There was a small discussion every three days and a big discussion every five days. It was an endless discussion. The most important things were all trivial matters and family matters.
Then it was like a vegetable market, with endless arguing. No solution was proposed, and people were just talking.
Thinking of this, Xu Tianze glanced at the constipated prince above him, then shook his head helplessly. It seemed that the prince still had a lot of training to do.
But this had nothing to do with Xu Tianze. He just sat quietly in his seat, and occasionally gave a piece of cake to Xue Wei and Xichen behind him.
However, Xu Tianze wanted to live such a leisurely life, but the prince did not.
"Brother Xu, do you have any good ideas?"
As soon as the prince spoke, everyone fell silent, and they all turned to stare at Xu Tianze. Xu Tianze was awkwardly standing there without chewing the pastry he had just stuffed into his mouth, not knowing whether to eat it or not.
Then he took a quick look, and there was no doubt about it, the prince's heart was in vain, he did it on purpose.
"What kind of method does Your Highness want?" Xu Tianze kicked the ball back and then chewed the pastry in his mouth quickly.
Everyone looked at the prince again.
Prince: ······
He was too conspicuous by everyone's gaze. He originally wanted to push Xu Tianze out, but it was obvious that Xu Tianze didn't accept it at all, so he kicked him back. Not only did he kick him back, but he also continued to eat cakes there.
It seems as if he is short of these pastries on normal days.
However, the corners of the prince's mouth curled up again. After seeing this, Xu Tianze immediately stood up quietly and prepared to retreat.
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