Inside the imperial prison.
Prince Huaining’s face was calm as he looked at Xu Qingnian and said so.
Faced with Prince Huaining’s reversal of fortune, Xu Qingnian was inexplicably disbelieving.
Xu Qingnian was inexplicably a little disbelieving.
After all, Prince Huaining was a prince, he had been working hard for so many years, and now that he had reached this point, Prince Huaining suddenly gave up.
Xu Qingnian really couldn’t accept it.
When really not struggling a bit?
Sensing Xu Qingnian’s puzzled gaze, Prince Huaining’s voice slowly rang out.
“This king knows that you are worried about something.”
“In fact, this king himself did not expect that it would come to this point, but after all is said and done, it still has something to do with you.”
Prince Huining spoke out.
But these words caused Xu Qingnian to become curious.
“Something to do with me? How does one have to do with me?”
Xu Qingnian asked.
“This king was wrong, just wrong in that he did not seize power back then, but chose to support Ji Ling to the throne.”
“Listening to their slanderous words, that was my king’s biggest mistake.”
“Since then, the King has been secretly pushing for all this.
“But the more we got into it, the more the King felt that something was wrong, that I was using them and they were using me.”
“At that time, the King was already a little wary, but in the face of the great temptation, the King could hardly extricate himself.”
“It was until you appeared, and no matter how you were targeted, you managed to turn the odds against us every time, and you were able to counteract us.”
“From that time, this king realised that you were the variable, the variable of the Great Wei Dynasty, or even the entire Central Continent for a thousand years.”
“And today, you have completely made this king understand that between this heaven and earth, there is Qi luck added to it.”
“You are this unique qi-lucky person.”
“Therefore, this king has decided to put everything aside and work with you.”
Prince Huai Ning explained.
Just as soon as this was said, Xu Qingnian looked at Prince Huaining and said with a calm expression.
“Your Majesty, do you think I believe it?”
Xu Qingnian spoke out, it wasn’t that this reason didn’t work, but that it was too far-fetched.
Prince Huaining had not given a reason to impress himself.
Hearing Xu Qingnian like this.
Prince Huaining took a deep breath.
He then looked at Xu Qingnian and slowly said.
“Alright then, this king will tell you the truth.”
“Ever since this king was with them, this king has never won, not even once, to make this king voluntarily hand over the military talisman.”
“My king was really larded and fell for their trick; they wanted to weaken my power, and then you appeared and my king had realised it.”
“But they kept my king waiting, kept my king waiting until you became a climate.”
“My king lost one step, and every step after that, so my king wants to win.”
“Win once, even if it’s once.”
“I wonder if this reason is acceptable to Prince Xu?”
Prince Huai Ning was a little hysterical when he said this, and he said this from the bottom of his heart.
He wanted to win, not to prove how powerful he was.
Rather, he wanted to prove to everyone that if they didn’t listen to his words, they were doomed to die.
“I believe it.”
Xu Qingnian nodded, his face calm as he believed what Prince Huaining had said.
But soon, Xu Qingnian’s voice rang out again.
“Inform me of all the plans, I will go to His Majesty, and if things are indeed as you say they are, the king will be relieved.”
“There is no problem in giving you a va*sal king, at least you can live out your old age in peace.”
Xu Qingnian spoke out.
“There is no need to send me to the border, so that you are even more afraid, and this king continues to stay in the Great Wei Dynasty, and does not want to leave.”
Prince Huai Ning knew that being sent away would not be a good thing, after all, the sky was high and the emperor was far away, and it was impossible for them not to guard their hand.
Staying in Kyoto, instead, would allow him to survive.
“This doesn’t matter.”
“What exactly will they do.”
Xu Qingnian didn’t care about this.
“Something else will go wrong with the Sea of Demons, not just the Sea of Demons, but a few other places, have someone check them out as well.”
“This king is not sure that he is telling the truth, he is on guard against me.”
“The barbarians want to invade Great Wei, so the borders must be prepared, but they must never alert the snakes.”
“Otherwise, the first thing they will know is that my king has rebelled, but of course, if you don’t need my king to continue to be on the inside, you can just say so.”
Prince Huaining said.
“Then, according to the king’s meaning, what does he want to do?”
Xu Qingnian did not choose, but asked Prince Huaining.
When this was said, Prince Huaining looked incomparably bland and said.
“It’s simple, sacrifice some people in exchange for overall peace.”
“Let the First Cla*s be stationed in the four demonic domains, this is something inevitable, there is no need to do anything, just let these First Cla*ses stabilise the general situation.”
“Don’t have the same thing happen as before, then some sacrifices are inevitable.”
“And then draw out half a million elites and rush to the border in batches, always remember, don’t startle the snakes.”
“If the barbarians go to war, the defensive map the king gave before is partly real and partly false.”
“If conditions allow, sacrifice this part so that the barbarians will think there is an opportunity to take advantage of it and will not suspect this king.”
“And afterwards, if the barbarians dare to kill on a large scale, with the help of the literature, to raise the hatred of the people, the 500,000 troops sent over there, don’t move yet.”
“Have them disguise themselves as the generals of the county kings from all over the world, and when the barbarians kill them, fight them head-on once, but once is enough, and definitely not at full strength.”
“To make them feel that the Great Wei generals are nothing more than that, at this time, my king will step in and inform the other side that it was my king who told the clan kings from all over to stay out of the way.”
Prince Huaining said this, and then drew across the ground.
“At this time, the barbarians will certainly be arrogant and all their armies will invade Great Wei, and these 500,000 armies, in conjunction with the va*sal kings everywhere.”
“It will be possible to besiege the barbarian hordes, the big deal is to fight a war of attrition, this is after all our territory in Great Wei, we have supplies, they don’t.”
“But the biggest problem is actually the things they have secretly refined.”
Prince Huaining spelled out the overall battle idea.
It had to be said that Prince Huai Ning was very capable, and this battle ploy was basically the best plan out there.
Inviting the king into the jar, ah.
“How many people need to be sacrificed?”
Xu Qingnian inquired.
Once this was said, Prince Huaining estimated approximately, and then slowly spoke out.
“According to the barbarians’ bloodlust, at least one hundred thousand people.”
Prince Huaining uttered an extremely terrifying number.
“One hundred thousand?”
“That’s impossible.”
Xu Qingnian shook his head, this number was too terrifying.
Sacrificing 100,000 people for nothing would not have a huge impact on Great Wei, it was just that Xu Qingnian had a hard time accepting it.
But when Xu Qingnian shook his head.
Prince Huai Ning’s complexion sank.
“You’re really merciful.”
“Why weren’t you merciful when you killed my son in the first place?”
He sneered.
Feeling that Xu Qingnian was too merciful.
“One size does not fit all.”
Xu Qingnian coughed slightly.
It was a little unkind, after all, Prince Huai Ning’s son had died in his own hands.
“Don’t say such things.”
“You’re not a good fighter, don’t pretend to be merciful here.”
“Do you know what is the biggest reason for my defeat to you?”
“Part of it was contempt, and the other part was mercy.”
“I’m old and don’t have that killing energy, thirty years earlier you would have died countless times.”
“Sacrificing 100,000 people in exchange for razing the barbarians, is there any need for this king to go into more details about the trade-offs?”
Prince Huaining sneered.
And then continued to speak.
“The Martial Emperor’s Northern Expedition, the seven Northern Expeditions, do you know how many people died?”
“All ten million.”
“A mere 100,000 people could have razed the barbarians, which is a heavenly good thing, and you should feel joyful.”
“Moreover, this is what the king expected, towards the best expectation.”
“If not, the barbarian army would have invaded and we would have surprised the snake, we might have avoided the 100,000 casualties we have now, but for the barbarians, we would have escaped extinction.”
“How long will you live? One hundred years? Two hundred years? Or five hundred years?”
“With the Primordial Yuan Dynasty and the Sudden Evil Dynasty, the barbarians can’t be exterminated; back in the days of the Great Wei, a Martial Emperor came out and didn’t even take down the barbarians.”
“What do you think? Do you think that Great Wei cannot defeat a mere barbarian tribe?”
“No, no, it was the Sudden Evil Dynasty, it was the Primordial Yuan Dynasty.”
“The three great dynasties are so strong that no one can do anything to anyone, so if these two dynasties are not behind it, what is a mere barbarian tribe?”
“Moreover, even if that were true, acting according to my king’s plan, it would not necessarily be possible to destroy the barbarians, after all, the two dynasties would not leave Great Wei alone.”
Prince Huaining was somewhat furious.
He had lost to Xu Qingnian because of contempt, because of kindness, and because he was too old and didn’t have the same killing energy he had back then.
Of course the main thing was having a group of piggy-backed friends.
Now that he had fallen back on himself, he had not expected Xu Qingnian to be a pig teammate as well.
If that was the case, he would really be P*ssed off to death alive.
“Don’t get excited.”
“Didn’t say no, just think about it and see if there’s any other way.”
Xu Qingnian calmed Prince Huaining’s emotions.
This is a bizarre image.
After all, the two of them were considered to be existences with a life-and-death feud, and now Xu Qingnian actually went to appease him.
After a while.
Prince Huai Ning spoke up.
“I know that you are after all a Confucian sub-saint, so it is indeed a bit bad for you to be allowed to do this.”
“But you have to think it through yourself and consider it clearly.”
“Mercy does not rule, and righteousness does not rule.”
“For a dynasty, sometimes sacrifice is destined, and using the least sacrifice for the greatest good is the true power of scheming.”
“After the sacrifice of these 100,000 people, it is a compensation to give them a good home and for the descendants to be loved.”
“Otherwise, once the barbarian army becomes wary, when the time comes, I’m afraid that an even greater calamity will be brewed out.”
“At that time, not a hundred thousand will die, but millions, tens of millions, or even tens of thousands.”
Prince Huai Ning continued to persuade.
And Xu Qingnian also understood this.
“I will discuss this matter properly with His Majesty.”
“Your Majesty, there is one thing that I still need to ask you.”
“Who are the people behind this, and what is their plan, exactly?”
“And why did they support His Majesty’s ascension to the throne in the first place?”
Xu Qingnian looked at Prince Huaining and asked so.
When the latter heard these questions, he was slightly silent, followed by slowly saying.
“These are three questions.”
He was very serious.
Xu Qingnian: “…….”
D*mn you, what time is it, you’re playing a stunt with me here?
The face was a little helpless.
Prince Huai Ning, however, looked somewhat satisfied, as if he was happy to see Xu Qingnian speechless.
“The people behind it, this king is not sure.”
“They have cooperated with this king, yet they have never told me who the person behind them is.”
“But after so many years of cooperation, it is probably clear to me that behind these people, there is a very powerful existence who sees the three great kingdoms as playthings in the palm of his hand.”
“Its target plan, on the other hand, is to live forever and sacrifice the Qi of Great Wei in order to live forever.”
Prince Huaining replied.
“Sacrifice the Qi of the Great Wei? To seek immortality?”
“Is that doable?”
Xu Qingnian frowned and looked at Prince Huaining.
“I didn’t think it could be done before, but now I think it can be done.”
“Their plan, however, is definitely not this, with the way it seems now, it should be to resurrect some existence.”
Prince Huai Ning was not stupid either, he did not believe whatever others said.
Once this was said, Xu Qingnian also understood.
It was no different from what Zhou Ling had said.
Resurrect the Twelve Demon Gods, then awaken the Three Fierce Gods, return the heaven and earth to the primordial, and thus steal the Everlasting Life.
As for what exactly was to be stolen, Xu Qingnian didn’t quite understand.
“What about supporting His Majesty?”
Xu Qingnian continued to ask.
“So this is what this king hates the most, the pa*sing of Emperor Wu, when this king was eligible to compete for the throne and the ministers in the court supported this king.”
“As long as this king was willing, it was likely that he would become the new emperor of Great Wei, and even if this king could not be the king, it would not be Ji Ling’s turn.”
“But it was at this time that they found my king and asked him to give up the fight for the throne and choose Ji Ling as emperor.”
“So this king supported Ji Ling, who was originally a descendant of Emperor Wu, and with this king’s support, naturally, she could ascend the throne without any problems.”
Prince Huaining said so.
These words were true.
Ji Ling was originally a descendant of Emperor Wu, and with Prince Huaining’s support, she could indeed ascend the throne smoothly.
But there was still something that didn’t make sense here.
But Xu Qingnian wasn’t sure what didn’t make sense either.
After all, he hadn’t experienced this era, so he couldn’t say anything.
“Do you really believe in them that much?”
Xu Qingnian asked curiously.
“Don’t ask again.”
“This king doesn’t want to remember.”
Prince Huai Ning did not want to mention this matter again, and his voice was somewhat less than pleasant.
“What other news is there?”
“Tell them all together.”
Xu Qingnian did not continue to mention it, but asked Prince Huaining if he had any more news.
“That’s roughly it, the rest of it, it’s useless for you to know.”
“Xu Qingnian, believe in this king, sacrifice a small number of people, don’t be matronly, only then can you strike a painful blow at the barbarians.”
“Only, you must beware of one thing, the secret magic weapon refined by the Primordial Yuan Dynasty, this thing the king always feels is not that simple.”
Prince Huai Ning said so.
When this was said, Xu Qingnian couldn’t help but nod his head.
This Heavenly Thunder Cannon was somewhat similar to his own Divine Martial Cannon.
However, the other party was talking about the fourth grade.
Prince Huai Ning guessed that it had the power of a third grade, or perhaps even a second grade.
A first-grade was definitely out of the question.
Second-grade Xu Qingnian didn’t think it was possible either, after all, he had refined the Divine Martial Cannon himself, and how difficult the process was, he understood it better than anyone.
It should be the third grade, and it was normal to hide a little.
“I understand.”
“During this period of time, Your Majesty will rest and recuperate here at ease, if there is any news, my king will come back, if Your Majesty has anything to say to my king, just give a shout.”
At this point, Xu Qingnian did not say anything more, he got up and prepared to leave to report to His Majesty.
Prince Huai Ning did not say anything else, and sat in silence.
After Xu Qingnian had left.
Prince Huaining looked somewhat silent.
In fact, he had hidden one thing that he had not said, but it was not very meaningful to say it or not to say it.
However, he had indeed not bothered to lie to Xu Qingnian, and he was serious about his reversal this time.
When Xu Qingnian had completely left.
Suddenly, a voice rang out.
“Uncle Wang, what content did you and Xu Qingnian talk about?”
It was Ji Yuan’s voice.
He was detained in later, in the two cells behind Prince Huaining.
The communication between Xu Qingnian and Prince Huaining was all martial artist’s intentional communication, which was inaudible to a third person.
Naturally, Ji Yuan only knew that the two were communicating, but not what they were communicating about.
“Discuss with him how you can become the Emperor of Great Wei.”
Hearing Ji Yuan’s voice, Prince Huai Ning said casually.
When this was said, Ji Yuan instantly revealed a look of surprise.
To be honest, at this moment, his perception of Xu Qingnian had changed.
He thoroughly understood how strong Xu Qingnian was, and it was indeed impossible to say that he did not regret it.
Taking the path of domination had caused him to sever his ties with Xu Qingnian, and now he had some regrets as to why he had offended Xu Qingnian.
If he had not offended Xu Qingnian, he would have talked to Xu Qingnian properly, and if he could bring Xu Qingnian into the fold, perhaps his throne would be secure.
“What did he say?”
“If possible, if he helps me become the emperor, I can forget about the past, and I can make him the Great Wei State Master.”
Ji Yuan replied.
At the same time his eyes were somewhat expectant, curious about how the talk would go.
“It’s useless, he wants to become the one-word parallel king of Great Wei and share half of the rivers and mountains.”
Seeing Ji Yuan’s expression, Prince Huai Ning continued to babble.
But he already knew that Ji Yuan was completely out of touch with the throne.
He had already begun to waver.
The moment a person who practiced hegemony submitted and his heart wavered, it meant that he had lost, completely and utterly.
“A word parallel king?”
“He’s too greedy.”
Ji Yuan snorted coldly, a little angry, feeling that Xu Qingnian was too greedy.
And Prince Huai Ning didn’t pay any attention to Ji Yuan.
He was thinking about something on his own.
But after a long time.
Ji Yuan’s voice, suddenly rang out.
“A one-word parallel king is a bit much.”
“But the highest va*sal king can, share 30% of his kingdom.”
“Uncle Wang, what do you think?”
“Uncle Wang.”
“Uncle Wang, speak up.”
“Is it a little less? Or is it too much?”
“Uncle Wang, how about some for you?”
Ji Yuan’s voice rang out, but it was also a martial exchange.
Only, Prince Huaining did not pay him any attention.
And at this moment.
Amongst the barbarians.
Boom.
With a shocking sound.
A small mountain, in an instant, was reduced to nothing.
