When the communication screen in the office lit up, Li Huacheng had just finished the early morning impromptu meeting and hadn't even had time to sit down.
Holding the thermos cup in his hand and taking a sip of tea, he felt his increasingly tired spirit, smiled bitterly, and connected the communication.
Qin Weibai's figure appeared on the screen, he nodded calmly and said: "Good morning, Speaker."
Li Huacheng glanced at her and also saw the almost luxurious office.
I didn't see Ma Si, nor anyone else.
This was obviously a private conversation.
Li Huacheng laughed, put down the cup in his hand, came to his desk and sat down, folding his hands on the table.
His movements were very formal, but his eyes were somewhat personal and gentle.
"Right in my office, just yesterday."
Li Huacheng smiled and said, "You called me teacher."
Qin Weibai was silent for a moment, nodded, and said softly: "Hello, teacher."
"good."
Li Huacheng responded with great interest.
Without anyone knowing, Li Huacheng seemed to have unlocked some strange interests on his own. Whether it was Li Tianlan or Qin Weibai, just calling him teacher could make him feel high.
"I like this title."
Li Huacheng said: "I also like this relationship, and I very much hope that in the future I will no longer be the speaker in front of you and Tianlan, but purely your teacher.
Just like now, you are not communicating with the Speaker, and what I am facing is not the new Palace Master of the East Palace, but my students."
Qin Weibai nodded silently, but his thoughts became more agile than ever.
There is no doubt that Li Huacheng is an old fox.
A real old fox.
He is not the kind of old man who makes people feel unfathomable and fearful at first glance, but he is the kind of person who never knows what he is thinking or planning.
Any of his actions may seem normal, but in the corners where people can't see, a word, an event, and every detail put together may distort his apparent behavior into another purpose.
Qin Weibai has never been able to see through him. In fact, since she briefly met Li Huacheng during the Reincarnation Palace period, she has never let go of her fear of him.
Li Huacheng now looks very sincere and gentle.
But Qin Weibai felt inexplicably uneasy.
"Have you met Mars?"
Li Huacheng asked proactively.
"I've seen it before."
Qin Weibai nodded: "He is waiting outside for the results now."
Waiting for the results...
Li Huacheng's eyes narrowed slightly, which meant that his letter of recommendation did not achieve the desired result, and the so-called result depended on the conversation between them.
"Are you dissatisfied with my arrangement?"
Li Huacheng looked at Qin Weibai, his voice still gentle. The position of the first deputy palace lord is indeed the core of the core. The first time the affix is placed, it means that Ma Si will become the second-largest palace lord in the East Palace in the future.
Important person of the Lord.
Li Huacheng could understand Qin Weibai's doubts, but he also had his own helplessness.
Guo Wentian and the others were thinking that the college would seize this opportunity to pick the peaches that originally belonged to the major groups, but only this important enough position could show the parliament's determination to interfere with the East Palace, or in other words, only this position could block the
Keep other people's mouths shut.
If he assigns Ma Si a position that is not trivial but not important, he will treat the East Palace as a cake and divide the cake. In this way, several major groups today may not be able to help but intervene and rush to stuff people into the East Palace.
, making this superpower completely different.
Only by making Ma Si the first deputy palace master can the actions of others be blocked.
And the most important thing is that Ma Si is different from other people in the academy.
Rather than saying that he is from the academy, it is better to say that he is from Li Huacheng.
This is also very important.
"First Deputy Palace Master..."
Qin Weibai's voice was a little low: "This position is too important."
"Only in this position can others have nothing to say."
Li Huacheng's voice sounded like he was explaining.
Qin Weibai smiled, and she did not hide the temptation in her voice: "Others can indeed have nothing to say, but if Ma Si stands firm and sits in the position of the first deputy palace master, then he will
You can say whatever you want, whatever you want."
"I see."
A smile appeared on Li Huacheng's face: "So, are you doubting me?"
"I am only responsible for the East Palace. I hope the teacher can understand."
Qin Weibai said softly: "Compared to Central Continent, only the East Palace is the foundation for Tianlan and I to stand in the future.
This is actually the same as the teacher’s choice. Compared to the academy, Zhongzhou is the foundation for your foundation, isn’t it?”
"I have no ill intentions towards you."
Li Huacheng opened the drawer and took out a box of cigarettes and opened it.
He blew smoke out of his mouth and said slowly: "Even when the relationship between the Parliament and the Eastern Palace was at its most tense, I had no ill intentions towards you. You should be able to tell this."
"certainly."
Qin Weibai nodded: "I believe in the teacher's goodwill, but I don't think that in the teacher's heart, Tianlan's weight can exceed that of Zhongzhou.
Teacher, I understand you. Although I have never seen you through, there are some people who can understand you even if they cannot see through you.
Because your purpose has never been concealed, no matter what you are doing, it is all for Zhongzhou.
Zhongzhou is more important to you than anything else. You can ignore the interests of the academy for Zhongzhou. How dare I think that you can ignore the interests of Zhongzhou for Tianlan?
In front of Zhongzhou, you can abandon the academy and Tianlan."
"You misunderstood one thing."
Li Huacheng shook his head: "I have never abandoned the academy."
Qin Weibai looked at him and said seriously: "But if you are not re-elected this time, you have indeed harmed the interests of the college. Who can deny this?"
"hehe..."
Li Huacheng laughed and waved his hand to disperse the smoke in front of him: "No one can deny this, but this premise is based on the fact that I cannot be re-elected."
"so?"
Qin Weibai frowned.
"So your conclusion is not valid. If I am not re-elected, you are indeed right, but I will not allow such a situation to occur."
Li Huacheng said lightly.
Qin Weibai's breath was stagnant.
The meaning of Li Huacheng's words is obvious. His re-election is part of his plan.
A few years ago, or even earlier, he had anticipated the current situation, and the facts were exactly as he expected.
So he did not harm the interests of the college at all.
He didn't help the academy improve the promotion ladder before... because he wasn't in a hurry at all, and he knew he still had enough time to do it.
Qin Weibai's eyes were a little strange.
Her whole mood seemed a little weird.
"You mean, you planned this situation?"
Qin Weibai couldn't help but ask: "When did it start?"
Li Huacheng thought about it seriously: "During the decisive battle in Tiandu, right? During that time, I went to Li's camp and met Mr. Li. We talked for a long time."
Qin Weibai was speechless for a while.
That period...
Six years ago?
Six years ago, Li Huacheng was already planning his term? Is this a joke?
"At that time, in my plan, the most important card that led to today's situation should be the Palace of Reincarnation... But who knew that Tianlan's growth rate exceeded my expectations, so some accidents happened, but accidents can be
Control, the overall situation is pretty much what I expected.”
Li Huacheng continued.
Qin Weibai was stunned. This feeling was too familiar to her.
When the line of sight goes beyond distance, it enters the realm of time.
When all accidents are controllable, the results are determined.
This feeling...this feeling is what she has always felt, and it is also her greatest advantage.
It is the advantage of knowing all the future patterns after rebirth.
She can do this.
Li Huacheng can actually do this?
At this moment, Qin Weibai really had doubts about who was the person who had crossed the boundaries of time and space.
But she also knew very well that she could do this because she had experienced it once.
Li Huacheng was able to do this probably because of his control of the overall situation and his plans for the future.
This seems a little too scary.
"I'm not as good as you."
Qin Weibai finally spoke.
"So you call me teacher, not me calling you teacher."
Li Huacheng laughed: "Ma Si should have conveyed my position. You should know that I have never harmed the interests of the college, nor do I intend to harm the interests of the East Palace.
Middle-earth is indeed better than everything else to me, but that doesn't mean I have to sacrifice everything.
These are two different things.
The so-called dilemma is completely a wasteful manifestation of one's own lack of ability.
When we can control everything, there will be no dilemma and we can have countless means to achieve a win-win situation.
I will ensure the interests of you and Tianlan, because in my heart, this is also ensuring the interests of Zhongzhou."
"Aren't you worried that Tianlan will lose control if he becomes too powerful?"
Qin Weibai looked at Li Huacheng silently and asked.
"I'm afraid."
Li Huacheng's tone was too frank: "But didn't you call me teacher?"
"Um?"
Qin Weibai was a little confused.
"Since I am a teacher, I have the responsibility to correct Tianlan's future direction. This is what I should do.
Rather than grabbing students’ things out of fear, what’s the point?”
Li Huacheng chuckled and said: "My purpose has been very clear from the beginning. I am correcting Tianlan's direction, not competing for the dominance of the Eastern Palace.
If Tianlan really loses control and hurts Zhongzhou in the future, it will be my responsibility as a teacher, but I think I will never have such a responsibility in this life."
His voice was flat, but his words were filled with an absolute sense of confidence.
This kind of confidence is also damn familiar to Qin Weibai.
That is an absolute confidence that I can control the future.
Qin Weibai had seen it in himself, and he had also seen it in his other self.
Now she has seen it in Li Huacheng, and Li Huacheng's confidence is even more abundant than that of himself who can control the future.
Although he knew it was impossible, Qin Weibai still couldn't help but wonder, could Li Huacheng be like her and Jiang Shangyu?
Is this really possible?
She looked at Li Huacheng silently, and couldn't help but probe: "Dongcheng Imperial Picture?"
Li Huacheng was stunned: "Is this the name of Tianlan's family in Dongcheng?"
Qin Weibai looked at him seriously, observing his slightest reaction.
"So, if I ask you to call me teacher, you won't lose anything."
Li Huacheng looked at Qin Weibai, and his tone was somewhat meaningful: "Your path, Li Kuangtu's path, including that of the Holy Emperor, have all gone astray. Maybe your realm is higher than mine, but in terms of cognition,
, I am more comprehensive.
Mental strength is not everything, wisdom is."
"What's the meaning?"
Qin Weibai was a little confused.
"You can hypnotize a person with psychic powers."
Li Huacheng said softly: "But why should we hypnotize them? We can completely use our own wisdom to guide a person.
Can you hypnotize individuals, or the overall situation?
But the so-called overall situation can be guided.
When you can guide the entire situation with only one power, the entire world will become a toy in your hands. This power is enough to suppress time and space, because we not only know what the world will become, but it is even the situation we guide.
It’s up to you.
From this point of view, you are indeed not as good as me.
Because you just know what to expect.
But I have the final say on what happens."
Qin Weibai took a deep breath subconsciously.
There was an extremely clear look of vigilance and fear in her eyes.
"You know everything?"
There was no emotion in Qin Weibai's voice.
"I know a little bit, but not everything."
Li Huacheng shook his head: "I probably know why Tianlan left the East Palace, and I know his entanglements and the conflicts between you, but there are some parts that I don't quite understand."
Qin Weibai looked at him and said nothing.
"I don't quite understand..."
Li Huacheng knocked on his head: "What on earth was I thinking in the other world? In other words, how useless would I be in the other world before I would let you kill Dongcheng Huangtu with your own hands?"