Chapter 727: Underground Palace
Don’t just stand at the door, looking at the man in front of you from a distance.
This is the first time he sees each other.
But at the first sight, Fang Bie was almost certain that he was the person he was looking for.
The emperor in front of him is not as old as he imagined.
In fact, he is already very old. He ascended the throne as a young man and has been sitting on the throne for thirty-four years now. But even though his hair looks white now, there are not many wrinkles on his face, only his voice is slightly... Low and hoarse.
"Are you Fang Bie?" Emperor Tianlu looked at Fang Bie and said.
"Exactly." Fang Bie nodded, looked at the other party and smiled: "Actually, I didn't expect that His Majesty would actually be willing to see me." "
Originally, I didn't plan to see you so soon." Emperor Tianlu looked at him. Fang Bie: "But the letter you brought this time is really interesting." "
Also." Emperor Tianlu continued: "Since you already know my identity, why don't you kneel down and salute?"
" I'm just a fool, and I never like this." Fang Bie said this, and bowed slightly to Emperor Tianlu in front of him: "Do you think this is okay?" Emperor Tianlu said quietly
. Watching Fang Bi's performance quietly, his expression didn't change much.
"Has Japan really invaded Korea?"
"It's absolutely true." Fang Bie nodded.
"Has Seoul fallen?" Emperor Tianlu continued to ask.
"Now, I'm afraid that Pingcheng will be in trouble. Maybe it won't be long before Pingcheng falls, and the King of Goryeo will temporarily take refuge in the territory of Dazhou." Fang Bie looked at the old man in front of him and said calmly.
The reason why Emperor Tianlu wanted to meet Fangbie was actually not that he was too interested in Fangbie itself.
Of course, Emperor Tianlu was still interested in Fang Bie. Most of the trouble caused by Qin before was finally eliminated because of Fang Bie.
Generally speaking, Fang Bie's status with Emperor Tianlu is quite good.
But the reason why Emperor Tianlu wanted to see Fang Bi was because Fang Bu was the most direct witness to Japan's invasion of Goryeo, and he could get a handwritten letter of help signed by the King of Goryeo and come to Yanjing.
Although I have to say that Fang Bie is really powerful, the message Fang Bie brought this time must be taken very seriously by Emperor Tianlu.
"How many troops did Japan dispatch?" Emperor Tianlu asked.
"I don't know the specific number, but the total number will not be less than 150,000." Fang Bie looked at Emperor Tianlu and said, "This is enough troops to destroy the country." As the history of war progressed, the scale of the war became slightly
smaller. the trend of.
As early as the Warring States Period thousands of years ago, Qin and Zhao could often launch super large-scale battles with millions of levels. However, after thousands of years, they retreated instead of advancing. The number of a single expedition exceeding one hundred thousand was equivalent to saying that Raise troops and mobilize people.
But there is a reason for all this.
Because when marching and fighting in ancient times, the accompanying transportation auxiliary personnel were actually included in the total number of troops. After all, ancient soldiers were rarely professional soldiers, and most of them were able to mount a horse and fight and dismount, and they could plow.
The state's recruitment of the army itself is an act similar to corvee service. However, although joining the army is more risky, it also has the same generous military merit rewards.
The number of these armies, mixed with accompanying peasants, often became very large.
When it came to the Han Dynasty, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered Dayuan, he recruited countless evil young men to join the army, and mobilized hundreds of thousands of livestock and horses to participate in the transportation of this expedition. They also had the attribute of not distinguishing between soldiers and civilians.
However, with the further development of the military, the attributes of soldiers began to become more and more strengthened, and the model of soldiers who went off-duty for regular training began to appear. At this time, the army that went on expeditions became relatively professional soldiers, and such soldiers had higher combat effectiveness. , and the cohesion is much stronger than those of the mob.
So instead, the size of the army began to get smaller and smaller.
Just like when Emperor Chengzu went on an expedition to Mobei and gathered the elites from all over the country, it was only a 200,000-strong army.
But now - Japan's conquest of Goryeo was actually able to raise an army of 150,000, which made Emperor Tianlu feel incredible.
"How could Japan, a small country like Japan, raise such a huge army?" Emperor Tianlu frowned slightly, feeling a little dissatisfied with the information given by Fang Bie.
"Are you bullying me, I don't know how to be a soldier?"
"I don't dare." Fang Bie shook his head and said, "It's just because the Japanese country has been in a state of division and war for a long time, and the big names from all over the country have gathered troops to protect themselves. It's like everyone will A hedgehog armed to the teeth is ready to face attacks and intrusions from all directions." "
In this environment, every daimyo squeezed the people under his rule to the extreme in order to obtain more resources to maintain the army. ."
"Your Majesty should have also heard the story of the Warring States Period. During the Warring States Period, each of the seven countries had hundreds of thousands of troops. Isn't this a little unimaginable today?" "It's just that we are not in that environment
. That's all."
"If you say that, do you mean that Japan has been unified?" Emperor Tianlu looked at Fang Bue and said with some curiosity.
In terms of control over his own empire, Emperor Tianlu is of course unparalleled. He can know almost everything he wants to know, but outside of such a vast empire, he also lacks knowledge of those alien lands. interest.
What is going on in Japan? Emperor Tianlu is just a little worried about the rogue Japanese pirates who come to the southeast to fight the autumn wind. Under this situation, if Japan can be unified and have a political power that can be negotiated, such nuisances will definitely be greatly reduced.
But if Japan turned around and attacked Goryeo after it was unified, this would make Emperor Tianlu very troubled.
If this is the case, you'd better come to the Japanese pirates every day. After all, Guangjiqi has been very effective in fighting Japanese pirates recently, and has almost wiped out the Japanese pirates in the southeast.
"Yes." Fang Bie nodded and said: "It is said that a daimyo named Oda Nobunaga unified the entire Japan, and has been made a general by the emperor of Japan." "Emperor?" Emperor Tenroku sneered: "
Futen Under this, there can only be one emperor, a mere pseudo-emperor, who dares to call himself destiny."
Saying this, Emperor Tianlu looked at Fang Bi: "Can I understand that during the time when you disappeared, you finally went to Japan?"
"This is something that cannot be told to His Majesty." Fang Bie said calmly.
In fact, his movements after the duel with Qin are still a mystery. Only a few people know that Fang Bie has temporarily left China. After all, the number of bees in the hive is limited, and homing pigeons cannot fly across the vast ocean.
Seeing that Fang Bie was unwilling to answer, Emperor Tianlu did not force him.
He just looked at the darkness behind Fang Bie, and then said, "What do you think of this place?"
This is a palace located underground in the entire imperial city. It is quite large and the decoration is very magnificent, which is unimaginable. Underground in the palace, there is actually such a world.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing in this hall is the rows of bookshelves surrounding it and the dazzling collection of books on them.
"Very good." Fang Bie nodded and said.
"Almost all of Hive's filial piety to me over the past thirty years has been stored here." Emperor Tianlu continued.
Fang Bie looked at him: "I don't know what your Majesty is talking about."
Emperor Tianlu looked at Fang Bie, and the young man's expression didn't look like he was pretending at all.
But Emperor Tianlu himself laughed: "You don't look like you are pretending to be stupid at all." "
However, whether you don't know or you know it, I can tell you now that the hive was created by me. The existence that I established with my own hands, and has been serving me loyally for the past few decades." "
So what should I call you?" Fang Bie looked at Emperor Tianlu.
He didn't expect why Emperor Tianlu would suddenly bring up this topic.
"I used to be the queen bee of the hive, but later I was too busy with my affairs and couldn't take care of managing this little thing that I originally created just for fun, so I became the shopkeeper." Emperor Tianlu was minding his own business. He said, this old man's beard is as white as snowflakes, but his eyes are extremely sharp.
"Of course, because the agent I found is very capable, even without my participation, the hive can still prosper in this world, and ultimately it can have many unexpected effects." "But just a few years ago
, Something happened to my hive, which eventually led to Qin's rebellion." "
He eliminated those top hives who were loyal to me, and then tried to lead the hive out of my control, and in the name of re-establishing barriers between the rivers and lakes and the court. Obviously."
Emperor Tianlu looked at Fang Bie: "Do you think I can agree?"
Fang Bie said nothing.
It was clear that the issue was about Goryeo before, but Emperor Tianlu suddenly changed the subject and the issue turned to the very sensitive issue of the true ownership of the hive.
Although Fang Bie already knew the information that Emperor Tianlu said, maybe Fang Bie knew a little more than Emperor Tianlu knew. After all, bystanders know better.
But thinking about it this way, it seems a bit clear why Emperor Tianlu would meet each other in such an underground palace.
Because Emperor Tianlu had already planned to tell the other party, the strongest assassin trained by the hive under He Ping, these words.
Perhaps - even Emperor Tianlu hopes that Fang Bie can choose to be loyal to him.
Emperor Tianlu still stared at Fang Farewell.
Fang Bing knew that he could no longer remain silent.
Since you can't be silent, you can only speak.
Fang Bie looked at the emperor in the distance: "You have countless ways to make Qin submit." "
But it happened that he had unrivaled military power for a while." Emperor Tianlu said lightly: "Martialism is always respected in the world. Besides, if you practice martial arts to the extreme, you can ignore all rules." "
Of course I have many methods, but I couldn't use my most powerful methods at that time."
This made people a little incompetent and furious.
The most powerful means in Emperor Tianlu's hands is undoubtedly the hive itself.
Originally, Emperor Tianlu had two cards, one bright and one dark. The bright ones were Dongchang and Jinyiwei, and the dark ones were the hive that was so huge and intricate that it enveloped the entire world.
But at this time, Qin was so desperate that the dark cards could not be used. Even if the bright cards were played, it would probably be a fight between the left and right. In the end, there was really no point in playing against oneself.
It's okay if you beat him, but if you can't beat him, it will be too humiliating.
Although Emperor Tianlu often showed his anger, in fact, the expression of anger itself was a method. After all, when the emperor was angry, millions of corpses were buried and blood was shed for thousands of miles.
But when Emperor Tianlu felt truly angry, he would carefully restrain all his emotions.
Just like what Fang Bie said, all anger comes from one's own powerlessness.
"So your Majesty wants to thank me?" Fang Bie said cautiously.
He defeated Qin and instigated Xue Ling to split off as a queen bee, establish her own company in Bianliang, and return to the command of Emperor Tianlu, allowing Emperor Tianlu to regain the power he could use.
Of course, even now, Qin is still powerful, and the Jiangnan he occupies still has a ruling level of power. Just like Wang Zhi's long-planned rebellion, the entire hive received almost no news, which is a direct manifestation of Qin's dominance. .
"Of course I need to thank you." Emperor Tianlu looked at Fang Bie: "But before thanking you, I still have something to use you for." "I would like to hear
the details." Fang Bie said lightly.
Fang Bie was not disgusted with Emperor Tianlu's use. After all, he had been used many times in the past.
But he was still very interested in how the emperor planned to use him.
"Actually, I probably can't promise anything, so I asked you to come here. You should know that the Beehive has collected almost all the martial arts in the world, but the most elite and powerful ones are all kept here."
"Most of the palace secret guards you have seen before are practicing the martial arts here. There are specialized masters who tailor their own martial arts system for them." "Of course, I know that you are now in martial arts
. I've already entered the room."
"But I think this room still has a great attraction for you." Emperor Tianlu said unhurriedly.
He didn't forcibly order Fang not to do anything, but instead quietly laid out his price tag.
And to be fair, the price tag is simply too high.
In comparison, Tian Long Ba Bu's "Ting Xiang Xiang Pavilion" is simply weak.
"I didn't expect His Majesty to be so generous." Fang Bie looked at Emperor Tianqi and smiled and said, "I have to admit that this proposal is very attractive to me." The young man's three-five
magic skills were learned by Rong Baijia. , for one's own use.
But the big problem Fang Bie is facing now is that there are fewer and fewer high-grade martial arts he can find.
"But I still want to know."
"What exactly does Your Majesty want me to do?"
Emperor Tianlu looked at Fang Faye calmly, quietly sizing up the young man in front of him.
"If I say I want you to be my new queen bee."
"Would you do so?"
His Majesty said calmly.
(End of chapter)