Laughing at Chang'an

"What do you think is a worthwhile life for a person?"

He clearly said that he wanted to tell Li Shen the real cause of Yang Xingxing's death, but Li Mubai brought up strange and irrelevant questions. However, Li Shen was very calm. It’s different, I think other people’s evaluation is not important, the key is to see what you think.”

"You really are quite a selfish person." Li Mubai laughed, but there was no trace of a smile in his eyes. He stopped laughing and said to Li Shen: "However, for most people in this world, being recognized by others is the most important thing. Giving them a sense of accomplishment is not limited to affirmation, envy, envy, respect, fear... In short, it depends on the attitude of others to confirm their own value."

"This is the common sense in the world."

Li Shen felt that what the other party said was correct, because even he himself could not go beyond what the other party said.

"Everyone has expectations of their own value, and if the attitude of others fails to meet this self-expectation, people will fall into self-doubt. The weak-minded will continue to lower their self-expectations in the day-to-day self-doubt , and people who are proud and confident will become more paranoid in this self-doubt."

Li Mubai poured himself a glass of wine slowly, but opposite him, Li Shen's glass was always full.

"Although Li Tieyi chose to cooperate with the Illuminati, they have no trust in each other, and Yang Huxing is an experiment in which the two parties show sincerity to each other under such a situation of distrust."

"Although all the targets that Yang Huxing assassinated during his tenure as 'The Executioner' had seemingly unforgivable crimes, in fact they were actually selected as targets because they all violated the interests of Huiguang to a greater or lesser extent. This is the sincerity shown by the Illuminati to Li Tieyi."

"The fact that Yang Huxing was not arrested or exposed in those years was due to Li Tieyi's covert protection. This is his sincerity to the Illuminati."

"Through the bridge of Yang Martian, Li Tieyi and the Illuminati gradually developed a tacit understanding and cultivated the basis for further cooperation. And because of this, he formulated a rather grand plan. In his plan, the city of Chang'an It will be thoroughly cleaned and returned to its original appearance—that is, during the time of the mercenary king Li Sanduo, the Huiguang family dominated the situation."

The inside story that Li Mubai narrates is probably a shocking conspiracy that will surprise anyone who hears it.Li Shen didn't know why the other party said this to him, but it was undeniable that Li Shen's intuition told him that Li Mubai was not lying.

"In this plan, the blood slaughter is the target that must be eradicated, the Geng Army is next, Donggong is to be cleaned and used for its own use, the desert and others need to be suppressed and weakened, and become vassals of the Glory... Does it sound a bit What does the Arabian Nights mean? In fact, Li Tieyi's plan is very simple, he is preparing for a war."

"In a big battle between the Illuminati and Chang'an City, he and Huiguang will be the fisherman after the battle between the crane and the clam. It is easy to say, but it is not easy to operate. First, he has to convince the Illuminati to believe him and decide To launch such a war, secondly, he must weaken his opponent without leaving Chang'an City helpless. Finally, he must have the capital to be a fisherman, not to mention that others will not just watch The glow is a fisherman's reap."

Li Mubai paused, then looked at Li Shen.

"At this time, he noticed you."

"Maybe he didn't take advantage of your ideas at the beginning, but as your talent is revealed day by day, his ideas are constantly changing. Especially your origin veins are naturally three times thicker than ordinary people. According to the records, the ancestral mercenary king Li Sanduo is exactly the same."

"Li Tieyi revised his plan and named it 'New King'."

"He will create a new king for Huiguang after his ancestor Li Sanduo, and this person is you."

………………

Merchant ships sailed up the Wei River from east to west, and in two days they would be able to return to Chang'an.

"Master, news from Chang'an that the young master has passed the test of the Thousand Swords Rank and entered the Guanyang Pavilion to meet with Young Master Mu Bai."

"Cough cough, Mu Bai is still too timid, he shouldn't have caught Feng He...Xiao Shen's temperament can't be forced, he can only follow along, he caught Feng He and threatened Xiao Shen, but he didn't dare to really kill Feng He , it must be very difficult."

Li Tieyi leaned against the head of the bed, his complexion was still a little pale, but he was in good spirits.The gray-clothed old servant standing beside the bed gently massaged his legs, and said in a small way after hearing the words: "I wonder if the young master can persuade young master Mu Bai to stop fighting against you, master."

Li Tieyi laughed mockingly and shook his head.

"Mubai has had a grudge against me for a long time, and it is impossible to admit defeat without suffering some real pain. Xiao Shen, I'm afraid he still doesn't want to recognize me as a father... The two of them can't talk about anything, it's useless That's all."

"Master's lesson."

"Ahem... But I didn't expect Mu Bai to be able to win over Du Zhong's dog, and even get the Shenjia Knights. I am afraid that even Li Jingyue also had a hand in it. I underestimated him. This child His forbearance is quite similar to mine."

"A tiger father has no dogs and sons, and the two young masters are dragons and phoenixes among men."

Li Tieyi smiled faintly, a bit complacent, but also a bit indescribably melancholy.

………………

The conversation in Guanyang Pavilion has been going on for a long time, the first jug of wine has been drunk by Li Mubai alone, and the second jug has been replaced.

He talked a lot, so he drank a lot.

"After two years, when you returned to Chang'an, Li Tieyi thought the time was right, so he launched his plan. He first arranged for people from the Illuminati to attack the Geng Army branch, disturbing everyone's sight, and then took Yang Hingxing's The pawn was pushed out. In his plan, Yang Huxing's identity was exposed and he was besieged. You and Feng He would definitely fight to save each other, but unexpectedly, Feng He happened to be seriously injured in Beidi, and you were also sent out of Chang'an by Geng Yan. So for To allow you to return to Chang'an in time, Li Tieyi arranged for someone to plant a bomb on your airship."

Li Shen frowned deeply. If Li Tieyi sent someone to release the explosives, then the timing of the detonation would be too late, and he would have no time to rush back to Chang'an.

"And you couldn't come back in the end because another group of people intervened." Li Mubai said, "In fact, the Illuminati is very similar to the Huiguang. It has been established for too long, and the internal factions are complicated. It started with Li Tieyi's plan Since it was implemented, people from another faction of the Illuminati have been obstructing it, and the Wang Zhen who was with you at that time was one of them."

"They don't want to launch a war against Chang'an, thinking that it will only hurt both sides, but their voices are not mainstream in the Illuminati, and they can't stop others from cooperating with Li Tieyi. So they plan to use their own methods to destroy Li Tieyi. Iron Clothes' plan."

"I don't understand." Li Shen said suddenly, "Why did Li Tieyi want to kill Yang Hingxing?"

Li Mubai laughed, and said lightly, "Of course it's for you."

Li Shen was silent, silently clenched his fists.After listening for so long, he wasn't completely clueless, but this sentence came out of Li Mubai's mouth clearly, and it still made his chest feel like he was hit hard by a sledgehammer, causing a dull pain.

"Yang Huxing violated the iron law of mercenaries. If you help him, it is tantamount to being an accomplice. As the leader, Geng Yan, no matter how deep his friendship with you is, he must make a choice between the Geng army and you. Li Tie Yi is waiting for you to be abandoned by Geng Yan, and then he will play the role of a loving father who will do everything for his son, and then present the evidence prepared earlier to reverse the case for Yang Xingxing, and draw a successful conclusion to this scene."

Li Shen's nails were almost digging into the flesh. He lowered his head and stared at the table in front of him. He didn't want to believe it, but he couldn't deceive himself that the other party was lying... because it was so reasonable, far more than what Hades gave back then. The explanation is clearer, more specific, and more reasonable.

Li Shen even thought of talking to Wang Zhen. Wang Zhenming knew that Yang Huxing would have an accident, but he refused to tell him in advance. Even after that, he would rather die than tell him the truth. Why?

——Because the root cause of Yang Huxing's death is Li Shen.

"The failure of this plan has caused a rift in the trust between Li Tieyi and the Illuminati, so his subsequent plans have to be suspended. You are the most important pawn in his plan. If there is no way to bring you back to the Radiance, he will have to find another way."

"In the end, he decided to use the most direct way to announce your identity to the world, hold a clan meeting, and let you recognize your ancestors and return to your clan. Naturally, it is impossible for the young master of Huiguang to be under the fence of the Geng Army. This is the most upright conspiracy. I didn't choose it before because you won't have too deep feelings for him this way, but since the previous way is no longer feasible, then he doesn't mind acting more and spending some time cultivating feelings with you."

Li Mubai's voice was calm, almost cold.

"On the other hand, in order to verify the sincerity of the Illuminati's cooperation, he made a request to the other party."

"He asked them to use the most solemn specifications to welcome back the former Holy Maiden of Light who hid in Chang'an City, Haiweila Shu'en."

"Because Li Tieyi thinks that she is not suitable to be your wife."

The grand spectacle of the arrival of the Twelve Paladins in the Daguang Palace and tens of thousands of airships approaching the city can indeed be called the most grand specification.They even paid for the heads of the six paladins. This sincerity is not insignificant.

Li Shen picked up the glass in front of him and left the wine for a long time.

Throwing his head back and gulping it down.

The wine entered his throat like a fire, burning his eyes red and his heart like a knife.

One after another, one by one, plots, tricks, all started because of him.

He was like an idiot, at a loss.

"I never hated you."

Li Mubai tilted his head slightly, looked at the door next to him with displeasure, and said to Li Shen indifferently——

"Because I pity you."