Fish swimming around the world

In fact, the Empress is also aware of this, which is why she behaves very strongly externally in her personal aspect. The purpose is obviously to make people unclear about her confidence and the reality of Da Qin. It doesn't matter whether he beats the heavenly beings, fights Lu Yi, or kills the envoy of Taiyue.

Even if the empress agreed with Jiang Fan to push the whole country to rebel against the Phoenix, she was also telling the outside world that the Qin Dynasty was the strongest. After all, she had no confidence and no one would be the first to take action against a thousand-year-old royal family and a thousand-year secret dynasty.

Internally, the empress worked hard to govern. After the Four Kingdoms conquered the Qin Dynasty, the empress focused on farming, strengthening the military, opening up trade routes, rectifying the government, and cutting off cancers. All of this was to prepare for the earth-shattering war in the not-too-distant future.

It's a pity that Zhang Zaifu also lamented that time has not failed me, and the Holy Land and the Four Kingdoms are still determined to subjugate Qin, and they are becoming stronger and stronger. The empress wants time, but she may not get it.

This is why he repeatedly reminded Jiang Fan to think twice before doing anything. Any improper action may bring terrible disasters.

Jiang Fan was also sweating, and kept warning himself in his heart.

But Zhang Zaifu finally encouraged him, saying that he did very well, very well. It was precisely because of him making trouble openly and secretly that he attracted countless eyes from foreign enemies that Da Qin could breathe.

Jiang Fan knew that there was still a lot to say, but Zhang Zaifu asked him to go back and rest, apparently to let him finish digesting all this.

After returning home, Jiang Fan did not rest. He spread out his pen and ink, carefully thought, sketched, corrected, and sorted out his thoughts.

He didn't need to catch up on sleep, although he liked sleeping very much. With his current physique, it wouldn't hurt to go without eating, drinking or resting for a few days.

But in the end, at Lin Xiaoqi's insistence, he meditated for an hour.

Feeling full of energy, and seeing dusk approaching, Jiang Fan briefly freshened up, then left everyone behind, rushed to Lishui alone, and boarded a awning boat.

Today was the last night in Lishan. After dawn, he had to arrive at Tai Chi Temple before noon to meet Feng Chen.

But this night, there were only two people waiting for him on the awning boat.

The Empress and Zhang Zaifu.

The awning boat was floating on the Li River, and the three of them were drinking and sipping tea, but Jiang Fan knew that there must be extremely important topics to talk about in this kind of private meeting.

“The Holy Land is changing.”

Sure enough, as soon as the empress opened her mouth, Jiang Fan knew that today was different from last night. Yesterday was a review of what he had done in the past year, but this time, he wanted to look at the problem from a higher perspective.

Zhang Zaifu nodded slowly: "The Holy Land is no different from the Five Kingdoms. There have been constant internal disputes. To put it simply, it is divided into the main war faction and the peace faction. Before the Four Kingdoms conquered Qin, the main war faction had an overwhelming advantage. After the war, the main war faction had an overwhelming advantage. The peace faction came to power for a while, but unfortunately it only lasted a few years, and the war faction apparently made a comeback and regained its top spot.”

Jiang Fan wondered: "What is the conflict between these two schools of thought?"

Zhang Zaifu said: "Those who advocate war believe that the world should be unified through war, while those who advocate peace believe that the Holy Land should balance all parties to maintain stability."

Jiang Fan was stunned for a moment: "Don't we also think that we should unify through war?"

Zhang Zaifu shook his head: "No, the purpose is different, a thousand miles away. The reason for the main battle in the Holy Land is because the world is divided into five parts, and the princes each support their own troops. Many times the will of the Holy Land has been ignored. If things go on like this, the Holy Land will lose its power to deter the world. And the power of domination. Therefore, what they want is for the party with their support to ascend to the top and be enshrined in the holy land for thousands of years."

Jiang Fan frowned: "That's inappropriate. If we choose another Great Zhou Dynasty or Phoenix Dynasty, wouldn't it be a step backwards in history?"

Zhang Zaifu said: "Even if it is not a regression, there is no progress, it is just entering a reincarnation again. The so-called war is just a tool of power. The Holy Land can achieve its goal as long as it ensures its own supremacy."

"What about the people? Who will take care of them? A war that does not aim to calm the world's chaos and bring peace to the people is simply a hooliganism!"

"Rogue?" Zhang Zaifu was stunned for a moment. He had never heard of this word, but it was definitely not a good word.

Jiang Fan briefly explained, Zhang Zaifu chuckled and said: "It's a bit interesting, it's really a hooliganism."

The empress said: "There should not be such a thing as a holy land in this world."

Zhang Zaifu said: "Yes, once there are outlaws, there will be no real peace in the world."

Jiang Fan also agreed: "The affairs of the human world should have human laws. What's the matter with this holy land of yours? If you only want to cultivate immortality and Buddhism, you should not interfere with the affairs of the mortal world. Instead, you want to be respected by the world and supported by all the people. As long as someone is disobedient ”

Zhang Zaifu sighed: "Yes, you are right. Throughout the thousand-year history of the rise of the Holy Land, the rulers have always been ups and downs. Those who obeyed have prospered, and those who rebelled have perished. How do you think the Great Zhou Dynasty was destroyed? There is the Holy Land behind it... …”

Jiang Fan was horrified. He had thought about this a long time ago, but he was just deeply suspicious. Zhang Zaifu said it without any concealment.

"You don't have to be surprised." Zhang Zaifu looked at him: "When you reach my level, it is difficult to hide these things. At that time, the Great Zhou Dynasty was too powerful and no longer paid attention to the Holy Land. It could not tolerate being in vain. The Holy Land has experienced hundreds of years Years later, the arrogant Zhou Dynasty was finally pushed into the abyss of destruction step by step. During this period, I don’t know how many bloody storms were caused, and how many bones were piled up. "

"The source of trouble in the world..." Jiang Fan gritted his teeth.

"It can be said that although there may not be peace in the world without the Holy Land, at least everyone has the final say in everything in this world. This is what you once told Changmei, the freedom and power that people are born with."

Jiang Fan said: "What about the Lord He faction? Don't they still exist?"

The empress said calmly: "Changing the soup does not change the medicine."

Zhang Zaifu said: "What your majesty said hit the nail on the head. The so-called peace faction believes that the reason why the Holy Land can be so high is that it benefits from the constant conflicts of interests in the world. It is not necessary to personally promote the unification of the world. What if another great Zhou Dynasty is caused? It is better to be neutral and balance all parties to get the maximum benefit from it.”

"I see..." Jiang Fan suddenly realized: "So to put it simply, on the one hand, he takes the initiative to create his own obedient lackeys to manage the world. On the other hand, he sits on a mountain and watches tigers fight, watching the world indifferently, life and death, He will benefit from it.”

"Of course, in your words, they are not a thing anyway, they are all hooligans."

"I understand, fundamentally speaking, whether it is the warring faction or the peace faction, in the final analysis, they are completely consistent in terms of the interests of the Holy Land. It's just that the methods of operation are different."

Jiang Fan took a long breath and suppressed the fluctuations in his heart. This is the holy land that dominates the world and is admired by all people. It is just a river and lake. Why do people in the world think that they are really superior, fair and just, and have no desires?