Volume 2: Scales in the Pond Chapter 224 Strategic Goals
"When the lips are gone, the teeth are cold. Isn't it only when your lips are gone that we will stick together? After all, we have more than one tooth."
The man folded his hands, resting them on the table, and said with a hint of joking in his eyes: "Besides, the country nowadays may not have bad intentions. They may just want you to come out and have fun with the people."
"Hmph!" The wealthy man snorted coldly.
The guest at the next table suddenly felt a chill on his back and shivered, but when he looked carefully, he didn't notice anything and thought it was just that the air-conditioning in the restaurant was too strong and continued eating.
The man called Wencheng Gong continued, "Actually, I really want to know what you did. Why did Huaguo insist on opening the Xiaoling Mausoleum?"
The wealthy man said slowly: "We don't know why either."
"Really? You know, we had an agreement after the Dingling incident. They shouldn't open the imperial mausoleum without reason. Did you do something? If you did, tell us. You can't let us pay for your actions."
"We didn't do anything." explained the wealthy man.
"Really? I don't believe it."
"Believe it or not!"
He flicked his sleeves, and even though he was wearing a summer shirt, a cold wind blew into the restaurant, making people feel creepy.
Many people looked up at the air-conditioning vents, wondering if the air-conditioning was turned on too high.
"Don't be angry, I'm just joking. I believe in you. After all, no one would do anything rash at this time. But judging from the current situation, we dead people are far from being a match for the living. If it were our era, we could be invincible with the mercury formation in the underground palace, but in this era there is something called nuclear weapons, which is-"
He spread his hands to express his helplessness.
Just like the saying on the Internet in this world goes, if you are poor, you can use tactics, but if you are rich, you can blow it up.
The tactics they used to defend cities hundreds and thousands of years ago have been abandoned by the times.
In this day and age, it is extremely easy to hit fixed targets. Even if there is a space blockade, China can now drill holes into you.
Or they could just make some modifications to the missiles so that they could fly in through the space barrier. This wouldn't be a difficult task because their imperial tombs wouldn't have legs.
"So, on behalf of the Emperor, my final suggestion is that you either negotiate directly with China. Negotiating first will give you some initiative and you can set an example for us, or -"
"how?"
"You can just break up into small pieces. There are more than one billion people in this country, so it's not easy to find you. It's not difficult for you to go abroad either. You can directly control a small country. But I think you won't be willing to do so. After all, you will take your life's foundation to the grave, and your descendants will all be on this land." The elegant man talked eloquently.
"I think we have a third way, which is to unite." The wealthy man still insisted on his idea.
"Unite?" He shook his head. "It's impossible. The last time was the last time, and this time is this time. Now that the heavenly orbit is approaching and the underworld is approaching, we are the first to be impacted. Many countries have already contacted the ghost messengers and are preparing to surrender to the underworld."
The wealthy man groaned but did not refute because he had received the same news.
"Okay, that's all I have to say. Next time you come to us, you can make an appointment at the address on the business card. You don't have to hang around our palace."
A business card was left there, and the man stood up and left the restaurant, followed by several people.
The remaining wealthy man picked up the business card.
Wencheng Investment
It seems that they have some forces in the world today who are more prepared than themselves. If they had known that today's events would happen, they should have contacted the outside world more often instead of sticking to their own ways. When they woke up, the world had changed drastically.
He sighed imperceptibly.
The situation is now difficult, forcing them all to seek reinforcements.
After all, in this era, the national strength of China is terrifyingly strong.
In their era, when their military power was at its strongest, they were reluctant to open the imperial tombs of the previous dynasty lightly, because the evil spirits guarding the city inside would definitely cause them heavy losses.
But this era is different. Whether they want to open the imperial tombs of various dynasties depends solely on whether there is a need.
If they want to fight, they won’t even exchange casualties with you.
When Dingling was opened, 37 imperial tombs across the country were in turmoil at the same time, which was considered a test.
Then, they were suppressed and appeased, with a piece of paper, in which the Chinese government promised not to open the imperial tombs without reason and disturb the peace of the dead.
So they all stopped.
But as political creatures, they know very well the meaning of the word 'without cause'.
As for reasons, you can easily find a lot of them.
However, Duke Wencheng had no intention of helping them at all. Instead, he wanted to push them to test the waters first.
Although they are all doing this for their own interests, being in such a predicament makes people want to sigh to the sky.
After all, he was right.
Now that the heavenly track is approaching, they can either fall into the underworld and accept the enthronement - but how can the founding monarch tolerate being enthroned by others?
What's more, they will become a springboard to the underworld and the vanguard for them to massacre their descendants on this land!
This is something they don't want to see.
So we can only talk to the current China?
He felt that this was not a good choice. Who would be willing to have a good talk with you when they have absolute military advantage?
Moreover, life and death are in conflict, and their situations and identities are very awkward.
Turning to the underworld, seeking self-reliance, pretending to obey but actually disobeying, and blocking the way to the human world, this seems to be a better choice. It seems to be a good strategy to save the country in a roundabout way to demonstrate their benevolence.
At the same time, they can also protect themselves, so it is no wonder that the owners of the imperial tombs made this choice.
But the Khan who claimed to be the greatest emperor of all time and represented by Duke Wencheng seemed to want his side to make contact with China.
This was the relatively friendly party they had come into contact with today, the one willing to offer a solution.
At least they have a clear attitude and want to try to negotiate, unlike those fence-sitters who avoid the issue and are completely useless.
But the prerequisite is to test the waters with them.
This also seems to be a dead end. Who knows what the other party’s attitude will be?
It is possible that the current Chinese state will occupy everything in the imperial mausoleum. Can these people, these ghosts, integrate into the current society?
Oh, it’s so difficult!
How can I not have peace even after death?
"Your Majesty, I believe that the rulers of later generations who maintain the status quo cannot be trusted. It is best to consult with the rulers who founded the dynasties first."
The wealthy man spoke, but his voice traveled into another space.
Those emperors who have never conquered the world are really not worth consulting with. There may be some outstanding ones, but most of them are mediocre.
"Can."
He got a response.
Yujing.
The candidates for entering Xiaoling Mausoleum have already been discussed. As expected, Xia Xingzhong is among them. The Xia family accounts for half of the team.
After all, they are the descendants of the emperor. Choosing them can also express some goodwill. Hopefully, they can successfully get the dragon chariot.
In addition, there have been frequent unusual movements in the underworld recently, and they also planned to discuss with the dead emperor to understand the situation and make an example of him.
We cannot allow the underworld to continue to invade at will. We must first kill a few traitors as sacrifices, and then launch a counterattack. We must go to the Dragon Spirit Realm to rescue the trapped dragons, contact other dragons, find strategic fulcrums, and establish a bridgehead.
The strategic goals this time are:
Seize the initiative and move the battlefield to the spiritual realm!
If we fight in the spiritual realm, we won’t have too many concerns even if we overturn the world.
