"Oh, then he can't continue to surpass?" Wei Zhuang asked with a smile.
Gai Nie's eyes darkened and he slowly replied:
"He's just a human being!"
"This huge empire exists because of him alone, but only he can do it!"
"So, if he dies..." Wei Zhuang continued with a smile as he continued what Gai Nie said.
"He will definitely die!" Gai Nie suddenly accelerated his tone and said emphatically, "Because he is only a human being, and no one can avoid death!"
Even though he has been pursuing so-called immortality.
"So...you chose to leave him?" Wei Zhuang asked again.
"I left only for my own mission." Gainie's tone returned to calmness, "a promise to my friends."
"To you, this thing has always been more valuable." Wei Zhuang snorted and replied with a half-smile.
Gai Nie was silent for a moment, nodded slightly and said, "That's true."
"Hmph!" Wei Zhuang laughed twice upon hearing this, and immediately said, "There is a person who has similar views to yours about Ying Zheng, but there are also many differences."
Gai Nie immediately thought of who Wei Zhuang was talking about, and asked curiously:
"What's different about him?"
"He felt that Ying Zheng was too much like a human being when he shouldn't be, and not enough like a human being when he was supposed to be." Wei Zhuang replied in a relaxed tone, "So he created a new situation that was unprecedented in history, but he was destined to
He will destroy the empire he built with his own hands."
"In other words, this huge empire is his coffin, destined to be buried with him."
In the eyes of many people, the empire is a new and unprecedented country, but the reality is that it has been hundreds of years since the founding of the Qin State, and the county system that seemed to subvert the traditional feudal system has been in place for more than a hundred years.
An empire is never a country that is reborn from scratch, but a country that dwindles and decays like a candle in the wind.
The so-called competition between the seven heroes is not about the strong being stronger and choosing the best among the best. Instead, it is closer than the worst.
Ying Zheng relied on his own ability to drag Qin to eliminate all his opponents one by one and create the current empire. However, all the chronic diseases that Qin once had were not lacking in the current empire. It should even be said that there are only more.
Quite a few.
He used himself to maintain this huge empire, but he never really changed the country at all.
When he was there for support, everything was safe and sound. Without him, everything disappeared immediately.
So Gu Xun always thought that he didn't relax where he should relax, and he was too tight where he shouldn't relax.
As for Hu Hai... Gu Xun only thinks that he is a waste.
Although it is not a good evaluation, to be honest, from ancient times to the present, the emperor profession has a high proportion of waste products, far more than the kings of subjugated countries.
Although Hu Hai is outrageous, but...that's it.
"These are his exact words." Wei Zhuang emphasized at the end.
"..." Gai Nie fell into silence. After a long time, he sighed and asked, "So what is he going to do?"
"You will know later." Wei Zhuang did not answer, but said something vague and perfunctory.
Then the two stopped chatting and rode forward in silence.
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On the border of East County, an unknown town.
Even in modern times, the development of a region is often carried out around cities. In ancient times, this phenomenon was obviously more serious.
The entire area of Dongjun is not small, but in the truly prosperous areas, there are actually only a few large cities. The rest are basically ordinary small towns and villages, and the better ones will have a small city or town.
It's just a gathering place.
Take this small town for example.
Because it is located on the border of East County, or in other words, on the border of three counties, this town is basically the kind where the father and the mother remarry, and the grandma does not care for the uncle and does not love him. There is no development at all. It is just a group of common people gathered together.
Just life.
Theoretically, such border areas rarely produce such large-scale settlements, and are generally scattered villages.
The reason why this town is an exception... is of course because of the farmers.
The farm family has one hundred thousand disciples, and their headquarters, Daze Mountain, is nearby.
Although under normal circumstances, farm disciples are scattered everywhere, and there are only tens of thousands of people living near the headquarters, this number is already quite large, enough to attract many people to live here.
At this time, the town was very lively, not to mention bustling with traffic, but it is not an exaggeration to say that there were people coming and going, and the flow of people was not much different than that of the streets of Songhai.
Of course, the 'hardware facilities' such as shops and vendors are far behind.
This unusually lively scene is also because of the farmers.
Recently, the Sixth Nongjia Hall has been gathering disciples to return to its headquarters, Daze Mountain, so there are really almost 100,000 disciples gathered on this land. Although most of them are restricted to the interior of Daze Mountain and the Nongjia Sixth Hall area,
There will definitely still be some people active outside.
This small area is enough to exponentially increase the flow of people for a remote town.
At the entrance of the town, two people wearing gray-black cloaks and hats walked side by side into the town, which looked a little eye-catching.
The two seemed to realize that they were a little too conspicuous in the town. They quickly chose a roadside tea stall and sat down to order a pot of tea. They each took off their hats and revealed their true faces.
An old man with white beard and hair, and a young and handsome boy are none other than Xiaoyaozi, the head of the Renzong, and Gao Jianli, the leader of the Mohist family.
The two of them came here to join up with Long Qie, who had already arrived here first. They also had a big hammer with them, but his size was too conspicuous and he was too easily recognized, so he hid.
Most of the top officials of the Mohist family are included in the empire's most wanted list, but except for Songhai, the intensity of wanted searches in other areas... cannot be said to be airtight, it can only be said to be better than nothing.
To hope that someone here would recognize Gao Jianli as a wanted criminal, we can only rely on chance.
And even if he is recognized, the chances of people here reporting the crime are very low - the people in this town are either farmers' disciples, or they rely on farmers for their livelihood, and have some connection with the world.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Such people generally will not report wanted criminals to the government.
If it were a pure criminal, such as robbery and murder, there might be someone willing to earn a bounty, but for a more special type like the Mo family, no one would do this.
We are all members of various schools of thought, and we are not mortal enemies. It is unethical and somewhat taboo to do so.
It's not such a way to make money if you're short of money. After all, although Gao Jianli's reward amount is high, you can't get that much money just by reporting it.
It was also because they felt that the risk of being exposed was not high, so the two of them dared to reveal their true faces so openly.
In fact, no one recognized the two of them. On the contrary, they attracted less attention because they took off their hats.
When the tea came, they each poured a cup.
Xiaoyaozi picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, then said with a smile, "This tea is good, it will quench your thirst."
Immediately afterwards, his voice sounded in Gao Jianli's mind:
"I'd better just use the sound transmission method to speak directly."
"It seems that many people on this street are practicing martial artists, and their skills are not bad."
Gao Jianli also took a sip of tea, his expression unchanged.
It's normal for there to be a lot of martial arts practitioners here, and 80% of them are related to farmers, or even their disciples.
It's probably not aimed at them, so there's no need to worry too much.
Xiaoyaozi continued to use the sound of nature to transmit his voice and said:
"I heard some people mention a name worthy of attention - Ji Bu."
"Besides, there is another person worth paying attention to."
As he spoke, Xiaoyaozi glanced vaguely in the direction of another table in the tea stall.
There was also a guest sitting on that table, with his back to the two of them. He was dressed in dark coarse linen clothes, and his appearance was invisible. He looked very inconspicuous.
But Xiaoyaozi cared about him very much, and Gao Jianli also looked deeply convinced - before they sat down, they didn't even notice someone sitting there, which was obviously abnormal.
But what the two of them are most concerned about now is not that person, but the situation on the street.
This town is a bit too lively, which is somewhat inconvenient for them, and there are too many people practicing martial arts, so there is no guarantee that there won't be imperial spies hidden in it.
"I'm afraid it's not a good place to meet. Why don't we inform Long Qie to change the location?" Xiaoyaozi communicated with Gao Jianli using Tianlai sound transmission, and picked up the teapot to fill himself with water.
Gao Jianli picked up the tea bowl and was about to reply when there was some commotion on the street.
The two of them followed the sound and saw a group of people dressed as officers and soldiers walking towards the other end of the street.
Although it was Wang Li and his armor-piercing soldiers who were transferred to deal with the peasants, the empire had already transferred a group of county soldiers to deal with the Stone of Fire.
Although the matter of the Yinghuo Stone has now been handed over to Wang Li, the county soldiers have not withdrawn. They are left to keep an eye on the farmers for the time being to maintain order in the area.
However, the military discipline of this army is really...a bit unsightly.
As soon as this group of soldiers appeared, the flow of people on the street immediately began to decrease. The more people looked like ordinary people, the faster they hid. Some of them even muttered something about running away when the officers and soldiers came.
This shows the image of these soldiers in their eyes.
This is normal. Soldier discipline in the feudal dynasty basically did not exist. Military discipline all depends on whether the leader and general are strict in running the army.
And the commander-in-chief of this unit, the captain, is extremely unreliable.
In the center of the now slightly empty street, there was an officer in armor surrounded by several soldiers.
This man looks like a sharp-mouthed monkey with a beard hanging under his chin. His skin is rough and dark, and he has an arrogant and domineering demeanor. Judging from his appearance, he is not a good person.
He is the commander-in-chief of this army - Bai Tu.
At first glance, people would think that he is related to the famous Wu Anjun in some way, but in fact... maybe he is related, otherwise it would be difficult for such a idiot to become a captain.
Looking at the sudden changes in the street, Gao Jianli twitched his brows and said to Xiaoyaozi pointedly:
"The weather has been very changeable recently. Why don't you drink some tea and take shelter from the wind, and then look at the sky?"
Obviously, Gao Jianli planned to continue to observe the situation.
Xiaoyaozi didn't seem to agree, and shook his head at him with a solemn expression. It seemed that he still planned to withdraw first.
At this time, Bai Tu over there also began to direct his soldiers to arrest people:
"Stop everyone. They must be carefully interrogated before they can be released!"
But probably because they were too proficient in this set of procedures, the soldiers had already rushed forward to chase and intercept the fleeing people, and began to conduct rough 'inspections'.
It's said to be an identity check, but it's actually a check for oil and water. Those who look poor and can't squeeze out any oil will just kick them aside and throw them away, while those who look a little oily will try to exploit them.
Gao Jianli and Xiaoyaozi frowned as they watched, with some murderous intentions in their hearts. However, considering their own goals, they suppressed their desire to take action for the time being.
"Hmph, let's go over there and have a look!" Bai Tu looked at his "orderly" men in the street, showed a satisfied smile, and immediately stared at the tea stall.
To be more precise, he focused on Gao Jianli and Xiaoyaozi who were drinking tea.
There were a few men at the tea stall who were also drinking tea. They were not afraid of these soldiers at all and continued to sit and chat calmly.
These people are local snakes here. They have some connections with the farmers and are not easy to mess with. Moreover, they have dealt with Bai Tu for a long time. There is a tacit understanding between the two parties, so Bai Tu will naturally not cause trouble to them again.
After choosing his target, Bai Tu immediately walked over.
There was another person beside him, probably his deputy, who also had a sharp mouth and a mean face, and was flattering Bai Tu:
"General, you have such good eyesight. Among the poor people on the street, only a few people sitting over there seem to have some luck."
When Bai Tu heard this, he showed a proud smile at first, then his face darkened, and he lectured him, "We are performing official duties!"
"Yes, yes! Look at me, I'm such a mean-mouthed person." Hearing this, the deputy quickly smiled and slapped his lips to correct himself, "I'm performing official duties, performing official duties!"
Only then did Bai Tu smile again. He walked up to Xiaoyaozi and Xiaoyaozi with a sullen look on his face. He raised his head, looked at the two of them with disdain, and shouted loudly:
"Hey! You two!"
Gao Jianli and Xiaoyaozi looked at each other vaguely, a hint of helplessness flashed in their eyes, and then both of them quietly stretched out their hands under their cloaks.
Originally, they both planned to put it aside and ignore the affairs of these soldiers in the fish and meat village, but the soldier actually came to make them uncomfortable... It seemed that they had to deal with them.
Although taking action here would expose the fact that they came to Dongjun, they are destined to be exposed to the public. The problem is not big, but the meeting with Long Qie will probably be delayed.
However, the two of them didn't just take action without saying a word. They still had to look at the situation and see if they could not take action... or it would be better not to take action.
"Master, what's the matter?" Gao Jianli put down his tea bowl and asked calmly.
Bai Tu tilted his head and replied in a arrogant tone, "I should ask you this!"
"Say, what are you doing here?"
"We are engaged in small business. We happened to pass by here. We are a little tired after the long journey. We will take a break here for a while and drink a cup of tea to quench our thirst."
"Business? Haha!" Bai Tu sneered a few times, obviously not intending to let Gao Jianli and the others go easily, "You didn't come early and you didn't come late, but you happened to pass by when my general was searching for suspects... What does this mean?
"
After Bai Tu finished speaking, he turned and winked at his deputy.
The deputy was also familiar with the process for a long time, and he cooperated in a timely manner and said happily:
"It means something is very suspicious!"
Bai Tu shook his head and continued to ask, "Then what should we do according to the laws of Da Qin?"
The deputy cooperated again, raised the sword in his hand, knocked the table where Gao Jianli and Gao Jianli were sitting with the hilt, and said in a threatening tone:
"Of course I have to provide some evidence to prove that I am not suspicious!"
