Chapter 1163 Nothing can be changed

Thurence put down the teacup in his hand and spat off the tea stalk that had been in his mouth. Since arriving in this land, he has fallen in love with drinking tea. When he first drank it, he thought it was the most unpleasant drink in the world, and the first sip was astringent and bitter. But after that, the lingering fragrance between his tongue always made him want to stop.

By now, he can easily distinguish the quality of the tea, whether it is new or old.

The climate in the southern part of Dongjiang is very suitable for growing tea, but there has been no particularly famous tea species. Compared with the famous teas in the south of the Yangtze River, the tea in Dongjiang is unremarkable, but the taste is not bad.

Now Thurence drinks the most expensive rock tea in Eastern Xinjiang.

"It's me who underestimated Mockus."

The old man, who played a huge role in the rise of the Opru Empire, looked a little lost, sitting on a white tiger skin seat, the expression on his face made people look depressed and depressed. Over the years, even Emperor Lyman did not dare to erase his credit in the Opru Empire's crusades, but now he was frustrated by a back that he despised himself.

"Am I really too old?"

He muttered to himself.

Outside, a man in a general's uniform walked in quickly and bowed deeply to Thurence: "My lord, the situation on the battlefield ahead seems to be a little strange. ”

This person's name is Modo Lik, and according to his military rank, his status is high enough. But in the face of Thurence, he still maintained enough humility and deference. He was the one who was single-handedly picked up by the Thurences, he was not of noble origin, and he did not even have anything to do with the Thurence family.

But Thurence regarded him as a disciple, and he also regarded him as a teacher.

Perhaps the smarter thing about Thulens than the others is that he knows how to keep some people loyal to him. One of the most important ways to do this is to promote some really talented people who come from very poor backgrounds, these people know how to be grateful, unlike those guys who are from aristocratic backgrounds, and take it for granted whatever they get. People like Modo Likek have the kind of qualities that the Han Chinese say are for Thurence a teacher for one day and a father for life.

"What's wrong?"

Thurence asked, "My dear little Modo Like, I don't want to hear more disappointing news than being calculated by Mox. ”

Modo Like's face was not very good, he stood in front of Thurence and replied respectfully: "My lord"

"I still like you to call me teacher."

Thurence interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

"Teacher"

Modo Lik changed his name and continued: "I have been quietly mixing among Mox's people to observe the battle situation for the past few days, and I have found a very strange thing. It has been four or five days in a row, and the army of the Chu people has not stopped and has been attacking, but there has been no progress. Not only that, every time the Chu people failed to attack, a large number of soldiers would be captured by the Black Flag Army."

"Oh my God!"

Thurence stood up sharply: "Order, all teams enter combat readiness." Modo Lik, I want you to take your team to immediately deploy in front, no matter who storms the camp, stop it immediately. ”

"Teacher"

Modo Lik knew that Thurens had understood what he meant, and Thurence's reaction was exactly the anxiety in his heart at this time: "What if it is Mox's team? What I'm worried about now is that if Mox doesn't notice it, it is very likely that he will be defeated by the Sui and Chu people who have united, and if Mokesi is defeated, it will be his own people who will attack our camp first."

"Whoever it is"

Thurence was silent for a while and then said, "As long as you storm the camp, you can shoot." ”

"Yes"

Modo Lik immediately responded: "I'll arrange it." ”

"And"

Thurence's face kept changing, and it was obvious that it was not just this thing that worried him: "If nothing else, the overseer sent by His Majesty will arrive in a few days." If the Warlord had known about this, he would not have explained it to His Majesty. This is a rare opportunity to crush my family, and there are too many people in the empire who have gained over the years. As long as they take the opportunity, they will push my family into the abyss. ”

"What should I do?"

Modo Like's face also turned pale.

He is not from the Thurence family, but with his relationship with Thurence, once Thurence falls, he will also be in trouble. Modo Lik knew the ugly faces of the so-called nobles in the empire, and as long as Thurence fell, a person like him who had no backing would either be willing to be someone else's dog, and he would be an untrusted dog. Either the end is inexplicably removed.

The war of interests within the empire is far more tragic than the fighting on the battlefield.

"Kill him."

Thurence took a deep breath: "Whoever comes from the Warlord must die by accident. This can't be hidden from His Majesty, but as long as there is no evidence, His Majesty will not do anything. I can only pin my hopes on Kirkbo, and if he hadn't been old enough to be completely confused, he should have known that if my family fell, he would be extremely lonely. ”

"I hope so."

Modo Lik sighed and turned to leave

When Thurence saw the person in front of him, his face was ugly, as if he had just eaten a mouthful of, it was even more uncomfortable and disgusting than eating a mouthful of.

Kirkbo

The overseer sent by Lyman the Great was actually Kirkbo.

When these two old men, who had a very high status in the power center of the Opru Empire, looked at each other, they had to smile bitterly. Of course, the smile on the corner of the latter's mouth was tinged with a hint of schadenfreude.

"I bet, you sinister old thing."

Kirkbo didn't use Thurence to be polite, and walked to the chair and sat down: "If I had come according to the expected itinerary, I would have died halfway through the road by now." The venerable Grand Duke of Thurence doesn't want to see any of the Overseers show up and see his ugly face, right? ”

Thurence seemed to have been drained of all his strength, and looked so depressed: "It seems that Your Majesty really thinks that you and I are useless." He's sent you to be an Overseer, and it's clear that he's not just targeting me. ”

"No, no, no"

Kirkbo shook his head and said with a smile: "My situation may be much better than yours, I successfully avoided the assassination you arranged, and then as long as I do things fairly, at least I can live for a few more years after seeing your family fall." If I am willing to give up my rights, I can even die naturally. ”

"Why?"

Anger began to appear on Thurence's face: "Why?!" ”

"You actually know."

Kirkbo smiled, but there was nothing really happy in it.

"yes, I know"

Xiurens sat down dejectedly, his eyes a little sloppy: "My family has also achieved great benefits in the process of the empire's expansion. Now, Your Majesty thinks I've had enough. ”

"No, not Your Majesty."

Kirkbo said, "Thurence, why are you confused? ”

Thurence was slightly stunned, and then came to his senses: "Yes, I was confused. There are too many people within the empire who are jealous of where I am and of what I have gained over the years. In the days when I was not by His Majesty's side, there must have been too many people trying to bring me down. They will collect all kinds of things that are not good for me, and then weave all kinds of lies, but this is not the saddest, the saddest thing is that Your Majesty believes them. ”

"Blame yourself!"

Kirkbo said: "If it wasn't for you to do something out of the ordinary, how could Your Majesty believe the lie?" Since His Majesty believed some of these words, it means that they are not lies. You should know very well that Your Majesty, no one in this world can fool him. Including you, Thurence! You're getting older, but you're getting more and more arrogant. You think you can do everything outside without you knowing, but you forget what kind of emperor it is! ”

Thurens was silent.

Ke Kebo sighed: "Actually, I understand you, if it were me, you know very well that you are old, and the days when you can still be called an important minister in front of Your Majesty are getting fewer and fewer day by day." Once you are out of the center of power, your family's interests will immediately shrink or even be hit. So, you want to do the best for your family while you still have power, and I understand, and I will do the same. ”

He poured himself a cup of tea and looked at the floating tea leaves: "But Thurence, you should not despise Your Majesty. Whoever despises Lyman the Great in this world will not end well. ”

"You're probably not much better than I am."

Thurence raised his head and looked at Kirkbo: "Your Majesty sent you, didn't you want to take the opportunity to get rid of you?" ”

He sneered: "Your Majesty can't have guessed, I will get rid of the overseer he sent." So he chose you, and you know what that means. It's just a pity that you won't do what Your Majesty has arranged. ”

"My time of death has not yet come, and death will not come to me."

Kirkbo said: "You are right, Your Majesty also wants me to die. He knows better than anyone that the most ferocious fighting within the empire is me and you, and behind this opposition is an inseparable cooperation of interests. He knows that you and I are mostly acting. So the moment he wanted to get rid of you, he had already decided to get rid of me first. ”

Kirkbo smiled and said, "So he appointed me as Overseer, because he guessed that you would get rid of Overseer." In this way, I will die a blur. ”

He used such a word.

"Then, he'll have the news spread that you've assassinated me. I don't think anyone will be surprised when the news spreads. Because they all know that you and I have not been friends but enemies for so many years. It's normal for you to kill me. Your Majesty's genius lies in this, I died at your hands, and my family will not lose its loyalty to the emperor, but this is where I ended up a little better than you. ”

"Because I was killed by you, my family was able to survive. And if you kill me, your family will be destroyed! ”

Kirkbo's tone suddenly became heavy, and Thurence's face immediately turned extremely pale.

"Thurence, I'm not wrong, am I?"

He asked.

Thurence didn't speak for a long time, because he knew that Kirkbo's guesses were correct. Lyman is clearly no longer going to allow him and Kirkbo, the two old men, to hold power, and he wants to reshuffle the cards.

"You're such an idiot."

Kekebo drank all the water in the teacup in one gulp, not caring at all that the water was still a little hot: "You deliberately delayed the war in Eastern Xinjiang, and then deliberately pushed the young generals one by one to a dead end, do you think you are doing an airtight airtight?" You are too idiot, you thought that in this way, Your Majesty would do what you thought, making him feel that he must not be without you, and the war in Eastern Xinjiang must continue to be fought with you, but you really angered him, so he came personally. What he wants to tell you is that the rise of the empire is not on you, but on himself. ”

"What should I do?"

Thurens asked.

The tone was all begging.

"You've crossed the line, and I can't help you."

Kirkbo sighed: "Just as I know that I am going to die, but I can only decide whether I will die a few days earlier or a few days later, and nothing can be changed." ”