Fang Zheng looked intently at Liu Xiaoran, who was sitting leisurely at the stone table.
There was a smile in her eyes and her lips pursed slightly.
Still wearing the blue and white overalls, paired with the big side ponytail, she looks particularly intellectual and soft!
There has been no change in appearance, but it looks like an incomparable match with this spacious and prosperous garden, making it feel free and easy!
And the smile at the corner of her mouth seemed to be laughing at herself who was riding a donkey to find a donkey.
Such a magnanimous look should not be possessed by an operator... She was too calm.
Only then did Fang Zheng realize, belatedly, where the feeling of dissonance he had noticed but could not find before was located.
Although she was respectful to herself, she had no awe at all.
The words were spoken too calmly.
It is completely unlike the attitude of an ordinary person when facing Wu Zun... You must know that although the Grandmaster is more powerful than Wu Zun, the number of Grandmasters is too small, and Wu Zun has already stood on the top of the entire empire.
Even when you see His Majesty, you don't have to kneel down to salute.
And if you are offended by someone, killing someone is completely within the allowed range.
Therefore, ordinary people are very cautious when facing Wu Zun, for fear of accidentally offending someone... Otherwise, they will really die without knowing how.
But now I look back and think about the several meetings between Liu Xiaoran and myself.
She is very comfortable and calm.
Although she did not have a sense of majesty, she clearly lacked the most basic respect, or awe, for herself as a martial lord.
Although she has tried very hard to pretend to be respectful...
But that respect is more like humility.
"Can you explain to me what's going on?"
Fang Zheng frowned and sat in front of Liu Xiaoran.
Said: "The empress of the empire, the empress of the empire, came to personally receive me, a little warrior... Should I feel flattered? Or maybe you, your majesty, think that the game of private visits in private is very fun? Go to the people to understand the sufferings of the people.
went?!"
"I have no intention of joking. In fact, this is a very serious job."
Liu Xiaoran smiled slightly, motioned to Li Wei to pour tea, and said: "Let me introduce myself again, my name is Qing Yi, the fifth generation emperor of the Xiaya Empire!"
"I know, what next?!"
Fang Zheng frowned and said, "Why did you pretend to be Liu Xiaoran and approach me?"
"No impersonation!"
Liu Xiaoran, or rather Di Qingyi said: "Actually, Liu Xiaoran does not exist at all... In other words, the name Liu Xiaoran is just a pseudonym for me. It is inconvenient for me to act as Di Qingyi outside, so I used it.
The name is Liu Xiaoran."
"Then the person who talked to me on the phone before..."
"They are specially selected by me with voices similar to mine, and they are responsible for communicating with outsiders as Liu Xiaoran!"
Di Qingyi said: "I really didn't lie to you before. I am busy with official duties and don't have much time to waste on Liu Xiaoran..."
I heard Di Qingyi talk about this matter.
Fang Zheng couldn't help but feel unhappy. He held the auction to take advantage of the situation. It wasn't all to attract the empress. However, Di Qingyi beside him obviously knew that he wanted to find her. In order to cause such a big trouble for her, she
But he doesn't care at all...even...
His tone was a bit colder and he asked: "Are you secretly watching my jokes?!"
"You are thinking too much... In fact, I have revealed my identity to you for Xueyandan before, even if you don't believe it."
Di Qingyi sighed: "I learned your identity but did not summon you immediately. There are two reasons. One is because Liu Xiaoran's identity is very important. Liu Xiaoran's identity actually exists in the Xiaya Empire's people's livelihood database.
They are two completely different identities from Di Qingyi. I cannot let this identity be exposed unless I have to. I have planned to summon you in person later, but you will never find out by then that Di Qingyi is Liu Xiaoran...
Secondly, it means that my goal has not been achieved yet."
"What's your purpose of approaching me rashly?!"
"I want you."
"What?!"
Fang Zheng was startled. Even though he was angry, he couldn't help but rub his nose and asked a little awkwardly: "I guess we didn't know each other before, right?!"
"You don't know me, but I have been observing you for a long time."
Di Qingyi said seriously: "Didn't you ask me why I went out as Liu Xiaoran? I will tell you the answer now."
Fang Zheng nodded, indicating that he was all ears.
Di Qingyi sighed softly and said: "Fang Zheng, don't think that I, the empress, have an easy time... I, Xia Ya, belong to the imperial system. In theory, my power as the emperor should be unstoppable, but in fact,
Whether it is the Council or the Council of Elders, the force they have is superior to that of the royal family. Naturally, our royal family also has masters at the master level. However, most of these masters protect the safety of our Ancestral Dragon City and cannot go to defend the deserted people. In order to
To fight against the Huangren, I had to rely on their strength, which caused them to become even more rampant, especially when their strength reached the level of Grandmaster. They all focused on how to enhance their own strength and the strength of their own family."
She sighed: "I hide and don't care about foreign affairs. I only think about strengthening my own strength. In order to expand the power of the family, I will pass on the position of parliamentarian to my juniors, and then I will openly enrich myself and the people in the family. Once I do it,
It was so outrageous that people and gods were outraged. They said that children were ignorant, so they stripped off their parliamentary positions and passed them on to another junior, which soothed the people. But in fact... the position of parliamentarians has always been in their hands, which really caused a stir.
I have received public outrage, and I have indeed apologized, but it is impossible to spit out what I have eaten."
Said a lot in one breath.
Di Qingyi let out a long sigh and said: "Members of the Upper House are only passed down to three generations, but among the same generation, they took advantage of loopholes and used this method to expand their strength crazily, but I have no way to curb it.
They can only watch helplessly... because whether it is a member or a member, there is a master behind them... In fact, if it were not for the discord between the Senate and the Council of Elders, they would always check and balance each other.
, In addition, although they are united externally, they are not monolithic internally. I am afraid that I may not even be able to sit on this throne securely."
"In a world where warriors are respected, it is indeed difficult to secure a position based on pure power!"
Fang Zheng asked: "But you talked so much, what does it have to do with Liu Xiaoran?!"
"Do you know how the family came to be?"
Without waiting for Fang Zheng to answer, Di Qingyi replied: "A powerful grandmaster, his descendants have become a family... Whether it is the Council or the Council of Elders, the prototype is just an institution.
That's all, but they developed independently within the rules, and then one family after another was born, but the institution had long been rotten to the bone. The previous Zhou Qingfeng (in response to a reader request, said that Zhou Qinglai's name is homophonic to his grandfather)
Same, I feel hurt, so I will change my name to Zhou Qingfeng in the future, since he doesn’t have many roles anymore), you should have seen it before, he is not an exception!"
"This time Wu Zun demonstrated, a total of twenty-three people participated!"
Di Qingyi said seriously: "But did you know? Among these twenty-three people, ten have already embraced the Elder Council in advance, and seven others have been recruited by the Council of Elders and have been marked with their mark!
"
Fang Zheng was silent.
"This is their way of expansion. They assimilate those martial masters who come up from below. As long as one of these martial masters becomes a grandmaster, their strength will be stronger. Whether they go to the parliament or the elders' council, they will all
It can only be passed down to three generations...that is to say, they must look for fresh blood to replenish themselves all the time!"
Di Qingyi pursed his lips tightly and said: "That rotten institution has already become their protective umbrella... They must protect this institution, just as this institution has brought them countless conveniences!"
Fang Zheng was thoughtful, feeling that he seemed to understand what Di Qingyi meant.
She asked: "So, as Liu Xiaoran, you are robbing them?!"
Di Qingyi shook his head and said: "No."
Fang Zheng: "………………………………"
He glared at Di Qingyi fiercely and thought to himself, why are you teasing me with so much?!
"In fact, I didn't pick up the missing ones, but picked them in advance, ahead of all of them!"
Di Qingyi had a complacent look on his face and said with a smile.