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Chapter 1450: Isn't Yu Zhushe panicking? (Part 1450) [Seeking monthly votes]

Zhai Le did not agree to the central branch, but he did not refuse either.

He just said, "I need to think about it again."

The middle-aged scholar was suspicious.

In his opinion, Zhai Le's agreement to form an alliance with Shen Tang was a bad move. Any sane lord would choose to sit on the sidelines and wait for both competitors to lose before picking up the spoils. Maybe he could even win the game and become the final winner.

Zhai Le didn't do that. He asked Qu Guo to do a losing business.

It's okay if one move goes wrong, but you can still make money if you remedy it in time.

After offering the "regret pills", Zhai Xiaofang actually said that she wanted to "think about it again"? No, what else is there to think about? Once the Central Continent is lost, Zhai Xiaofang's Southeast Continent will also become Shen Youli's possession.

By then, he would lose both his life and his property.

Not to mention the current status and power.

No matter how anxious and angry the middle-aged scholar was, he knew that the more he pushed, the more counterproductive it would be, so he had to agree reluctantly.

He gave Zhai Le three days to think about it.

He said earnestly: "Lord Zhai, please be cautious."

Zhai Le: “Of course.”

Can he not be cautious???

Zhai Le rubbed his sore temples with a headache, and his whole body was exhausted. If a middle-aged scholar could see the problem at a glance, how could the civil and military officials of Qu State not see it? From the beginning of the alliance, Zhai Le faced great opposition pressure.

Over time, this pressure has intensified.

Some of his confidants began to feel resentful.

They don’t understand, they don’t get it!

What is the significance of Zhai Xiaofang wading into this muddy water?

"...Guilong, do you think what she said is true?"

As a general riding a warhorse, Zhai Le could clearly feel that the warhorse of Qu State was increasingly resisting him. Even the people were talking about it, questioning his stupidity and revealing his incompetent nature. With more and more doubts, Zhai Le could not help but waver.

Is it true or false that the world will be destroyed if unification is not achieved within a deadline?

Yu Hai: "I don't know. There is no way to verify the truth of this matter."

Because there was no way to verify the truth, Zhai Le couldn't even explain. He tried to tell his confidants the reason, but no one believed it. They could unconditionally trust Zhai Le, but they couldn't unconditionally trust Shen Tang, whom Zhai Le believed in. Even Shen Tang himself couldn't be sure of the truth - the first-hand information was spread by Yunda, and Yunda was Shen Youli's enemy.

Who can guarantee that this was not a malicious joke from Werder before his death?

Who can guarantee that Shen Youli has not been deceived?

How ridiculous!

Isn't it stupid and ignorant that Zhai Le, who gambled the lives of thousands of soldiers of the Qu State for a second-hand news? War consumes not only money and food, but also the lives of soldiers and generals! Zhai Le can earn back the money and food lost by working hard, but what about the people who lost their lives in this absurd war? There is only one life!

Zhai Le murmured, "I haven't been sleeping well lately."

"What did the doctor say?"

"Anxiety is a heart disease." This state only occurred in the months after his cousin's death. He couldn't sleep for whole nights, and fell into a chaotic nightmare as soon as he closed his eyes. "I dreamed that I was in a big tent, and everyone looked at me with wooden faces, my uncle, father, father-in-law, several uncles and cousins... and a few brothers who grew up with me... and carried me out of the pile of dead bodies... They didn't say anything, but I knew what they wanted to ask. Why do we have to fight this war? Is it necessary to fight?"

Their brother-son could have lived.

If you die fighting for the survival of Qu State, it will be the greatest honor.

But dying for a war that could have been avoided?

What is the value?

What’s the point?

"…No matter how much I explain, it will pale in comparison to the mourning clothes they wear." For the first time, the warrior who had killed countless people felt the weight of accumulated lives. It was so heavy that it was difficult for him to bear.

It would be better for the person in the dream to beat him up than to stare at him in silence.

Yu Hai thought of the casualties of soldiers and generals since the war began, opened his mouth, and wanted to comfort him, but he knew that this was not what Zhai Le needed.

"Even if the Central Branch didn't come to lobby, if things continued like this, I would sooner or later..." Zhai Le didn't finish the rest of his words, as if he would lose something if he said them. He looked into the distance and muttered to himself, "When I was young, I probably didn't expect that I would end up like this in the future..."

Where is the heroic spirit in the young man's heart?

Like a middle-aged man who has become emotionally numb from working so hard for life.

Yu Hai looked at his face and said, "Not really."

Zhai Le is only in his thirties and he already calls himself a middle-aged old man. How can other older people make fun of themselves? Should they be put in the coffin?

The air fell into a long silence again.

Zhai Le sighed: "Write a letter to Shen Youli."

He only listened to half of the middle-aged scholar's threats.

What do you mean it's hard for a ruler of a fallen country to have a good end? Oh, Duke Wu Xian of Lu said he was alive and well, and Zhai Le was not afraid of death.

What he cared about most was the Qu State left behind by his cousin.

...If the destruction of the world is true, he still cannot keep the country of Qu if the deadline is not set. If it is false, he still has a glimmer of hope to save his capital.

Yu Hai was about to turn around and prepare his writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone when he heard a familiar female voice coming from outside: "If you have anything to say, please speak to me in person."

Zhai Le recognized the owner of the voice at once.

He smiled playfully, "Youli came at the perfect time."

She didn't come earlier or later, but just happened to come when the Central Branch was trying to join forces with the Southeast Branch. If she said she just happened to pass by, Zhai Le would never believe it. The other party came just for this matter. They either had spies around him or in the top management of the Central Branch, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to do it so promptly.

Shen Youli just came to stop him?

Based on his understanding of Shen Youli, he was afraid it wouldn't be that simple.

There was a hint of coldness in Zhai Le's smile.

Shen·Hua Shen Wu You·Tang came in through the window. She looked exhausted after days of traveling. Her clothes were wrinkled like dried pickled mustard greens. As soon as she came in, she went straight to the tea on the table, picked up the kettle and took a big sip, finally quenching her thirst.

"Go ahead, say what you want to say."

Shen Tang sat down on the table.

Seeing this, Zhai Le's mouth twitched slightly, and the solemn atmosphere in the room could not be maintained at all: "The Central Branch has opened a good bargaining chip."

Shen Tang wiped the moisture from the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand: "So?"

Zhai Le said: "Interests move people's hearts."

Shen Tang: "Once the world is destroyed..."

"How can you be sure it's true?"

"Xiao Fang can't afford to bet that it's fake, can she? I'm single, and death will be the end of everything. How can you be so carefree?" Shen Tang put the teacup on the table, with sneer in her eyes, and used the words of the middle-aged scholar to block her. She said, "Even if it's not for yourself and the country of Qu, even if it's for your wife, children, the elderly, and the family, and for the foundation left by the former king of the country, Zhai Yuewen, please think twice!"

After being annexed by Kang State, Qu State's mountains, rivers and people are still there.

But the destruction of the world is real, and Zhai Le can't even protect it!

After hearing what the middle-aged scholar said from Shen Tang's mouth, not to mention Zhai Le, even Yu Hai couldn't sit still. Two auras in the dark directly locked onto Shen Tang. She was calm and relaxed, and asked, "Is Xiaofang worried that the scholar is my man?"

Zhai Le pursed his lips and said nothing, his peach blossom eyes filled with murderous intent.

Shen Tang clapped his hands and laughed.

She said, "Xiao Fang, don't think of me as so terrible."

Zhai Le whispered: "You make me feel strange."

Shen Tang retorted, "Is Xiaofang still as innocent as before?"

No matter how clear-eyed and foolish a college student is, she will be influenced by the working world once she enters the society. Besides, she has been 007*6 for many years. "We have known each other for many years, and we still have feelings for each other. I can't betray myself." Zhai Le lowered his eyelids, and his amorous peach blossom eyes lost their former luster. He avoided Shen Tang's direct gaze and continued in a gentle tone, "Even if the Central Branch finally persuades me, I will not help it deal with you. At most, I will stand by and watch."

Compared with the "Luoshui Oath", it can be considered as the utmost kindness and righteousness.

Shen Tang didn't believe Zhai Le's nonsense at all.

The king is a little drunk, and the performance makes people cry. The king of a country is just like the king and queen of the sea! What kind of character is she, doesn't she know? Shen Youli herself doesn't believe herself who is wearing the identity of a king!

Zhai Le's words were just a retreat to advance.

Shen Tang looked at him coldly.

Zhai Le also restrained the gentle expression on his face and his face became cold and hard.

Just when Yu Hai thought that the two were about to quarrel, the atmosphere miraculously eased. Shen Youli said, "In that case, let's take a gamble. Zhai Xiaofang, do you dare?"

Zhai Le also asked: "What are you betting on?"

Shen Tang's eyes darkened as he approached Zhai Le step by step, saying in a sonorous and powerful voice: "If the destruction of the world is false, when the dust settles, you will rule the southeast and be the king. The two families will not interfere with each other. As long as I, Shen Youli, live, not a single soldier from Kang State will enter the territory of your Qu State!"

"Is it the present-day Qu State?"

"It was the Qu Kingdom at the moment when the dust settled." She acknowledged how the territory was expanded and how much territory was expanded during this period!

Yu Hai couldn't help but secretly take a breath.

This is indeed a huge gamble!

Shen Youli is a practitioner of both literature and martial arts, and she is not restricted by side effects. Who knows how long she will live? She could live for a hundred, two hundred, or even three hundred years!

Zhai Le asked her, "Can you make the decision?"

The subtext is to ask whether Shen Tang can stop her group of confidants?

The road to unification has taken ninety-nine steps, and only one step is needed to complete it. As a result, due to the oath, it cannot go any further. It is not just Shen Tang who is hindered, but also the historical evaluation of countless civil and military officials who want to make progress. He knew that it would cause a big fuss just by thinking about it.

Shen Tang said firmly: "Kang Guo, I can do it!"

Her decisiveness and unrestrained attitude made Zhai Le look slightly gloomy.

Shen Tang changed the subject: "But if the destruction of the world is true, Zhai Xiaofang, I want you to surrender and become the Duke of Qu of my Kang country!"

Given Zhai Le's innate temper of preferring death to surrender, after Shen Tang cleans up the Central Continent, she will have to fight him to decide the winner, and the whole process may take another two or three years. Since she wants to gamble, she'll make a big one. She wants Zhai Le to surrender immediately!

Zhai Le: "It is indeed a big gamble."

Disperse because of benefit, unite because of benefit.

The "benefits" offered by Shen Tang are more attractive than those offered by the Central Branch.

"I'm not as idle as those people in the central branch. Whether you bet or not, I want the answer now." Shen Tang raised his hand and showed his palm.

How Zhai Le explains to others and how he faces future historical evaluations is Zhai Le's business and has nothing to do with her.

The increasing pressure made Zhai Le's eyelids twitch.

"it is good!"

He felt the constant beating of his chest, and his peach blossom eyes stared at the palm that Shen Tang raised in front of him for a long time, and then he clapped his hands to swear an oath!

The two men clapped their palms together, and the sound lingered in the air.

The corners of his eyes turned red, and he smiled brightly: "Why not!"

Only after Shen Tang left did Zhai Le's right palm slowly stop trembling. He adjusted his disordered breathing and said, "Quickly send someone to the Queen and the Princess Royal to check if there is anything wrong..."

Yu Hai: "You suspect that she originally planned to..."

"You think she can't do it?"

Shen Youli can't do it, but Lord Shen can definitely do it.

Yu Hai: “…”

He thought of an old acquaintance beside Shen Tang at an inappropriate time. It was said that the king and minister had been together since she was twelve years old. As the saying goes, "A red man is red when he is close to a red man, and a black man is black when he is close to a black man." How pure and kind could a master who could easily use a black-hearted man like Qi Yuanliang?

He said, "I'll send someone to check it out."

Actually, there is no need to check.

Because the relevant information was delivered to me right away.

While hunting, the princess found blood dripping from a tree and ordered people to climb the tree to check. They found a well-processed monkey skin. This thing could not have been done by a wild beast, but could have been put there by someone with ulterior motives.

Zhai Le looked at the skin on the ground in silence.

When the daughter met Shen Tang by chance, she mistook her for a monkey.

Is there any need to guess who did this?

There was no unusual movement on the Queen's side.

Zhai Le said nothing and ordered someone to burn the skin.

"She is so strange now."

Yu Hai said: "Maybe you never really understood her."

Zhai Le: "..."

Guilong is good in every way except that his mouth is poisoned, which makes people suspect that Yu Hai will poison himself to death if he accidentally licks it.

Zhai Le asked Yu Hai to reject the Central Branch.

The envoys from the Central Branch who returned empty-handed were furious.

"Is Zhai Xiaofang mentally ill? What on earth was she thinking?" Several people almost vomited blood. They couldn't understand why the negotiations that were sure to win failed? Zhai Le was obviously persuaded? They couldn't understand it, even if they lost their heads!

Yes, my head has fallen off in a physical sense.

On the way back, they passed through a canyon where they were buried.

Shen Tang didn't care about the mess on the ground. He endured the surging martial energy in his chest and abdomen, and squatted down by the river to wash the blood off his hands.

"My Lord, here it is."

Tan Ting, who was standing at the side, handed her a handkerchief to wipe her hands.

There are also experts among these grandsons, and their strength is not weak. As an incarnation, she is limited in her moves and can't play with all her might. If it weren't for Tan Ting's secret help, she would probably be in a more embarrassing situation. She swallowed the sweet taste in her throat and said, "Thank you for your hard work on this trip."

Tan Ting stood up and asked, "Master, what's the next step?"

"The southeast is stable for now, but the northeast is not doing well..." A burst of martial energy surged from Shen Tang's palm, burning the handkerchief to ashes. She said fiercely, "Let's see how the central army escapes this time!"

If the King of Hell wants someone to die at three o'clock in the morning, he must wash his neck at two o'clock!

Tan Ting looked towards the center and said, "Good!"

Yu Hai received the news of the envoy being intercepted and killed the next day. He knew very well that this was Shen Tang's "instigation", which completely cut off the possibility of short-term cooperation between the Central Branch and the Southeast Branch.

At the same time, it was also confirmed that Shen Tang had indeed planted someone in the upper echelons of the Central Division, and this person was most likely mixed in with the delegation. Without this person's cooperation, it would be difficult for her, as an incarnation, to do it so cleanly.

"This gamble is going to be a loss..." Zhai Xiaofang was far from being as ruthless as him. Yu Hai went down to the cellar and sighed at the ice coffin made of heavy ice bricks, "... Damn Zhai Xiaofang, you agreed so quickly and wasted a good card of mine..."

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I'm going to visit the graves tomorrow, so I'll go to bed early.