It was also on this night that Diwu Qing Rou dismissed all the servants in the Great Zhao Prime Minister's manor. He stood alone in the pavilion, wearing a white linen robe. His hands were clasped behind his back as he looked at the night sky. He did not speak for a long time.
The autumn cold was deep, and the autumn wind gently whistled. It was as if they were reluctant to part.
Diwu Qing Rou stood motionless.
After a long time, a long sigh was heard in the silent night. Diwu Qing Rou quietly said, "Brother, did you go?"
The wind whimpered, but no words were spoken.
Diwu Qing Rou slowly turned around. Behind him, there was a small table. The corners were worn out. It was made of ordinary wood, and it was obviously decades old. On the table, there were dishes and a pot of wine.
Four wine cups were placed in the north, south, east, and west directions.
Diwu Qing Rou slowly sat down at the head of the table. He picked up the wine pot and poured himself a cup of wine. He looked at it for a long time and then put it down again.
"I did not believe that you went." Diwu Qing Rou murmured, "Your identity and the resources you controlled were a huge fortune for both the enemy and me. As long as it was a hero who wanted to conquer the world, he would not easily kill you."
"That's why I've always believed that you've been imprisoned." Diwu Qing Rou shook his head and smiled bitterly. He raised his cup and drank without hesitation. As he raised his cup, a drop of water dripped from the corner of his eye and fell into the cup.
Diwu Qing Rou closed his eyes and poured this cup of wine mixed with his own tears and sorrow into his stomach. His pale face flushed red due to the intense alcohol. He still did not open his eyes, but slightly lowered his head and softly said, "But I did not expect that the one who contended for hegemony with me in front of me was actually a hero."
When he said the word "hero", Diwu Qing Rou's voice was heavy and full of sarcasm.
"Who is the master of the world? I am the hero in the heavens! I will slaughter millions of people, and the sea of blood will be my soldiers! " Diwu Qing Rou murmured, "Second brother, this is a poem I wrote. I remember that you used to write a poem."
"Millions of corpses have yet to be formed, but I am a scholar clad in yellow sand. With a single glance, the word 'Cang' is unified, and my ambition is the same as yours!" Diwu Qing Rou sighed, "At that time, you said that the world's hegemony could only be achieved by an ambitious and ruthless person. A generation of ambitious and ruthless people plotted against heroes. The heroes had millions of soldiers under their command. The Heavenly Palace of a Hundred Battles was reduced to white bones, rolling up the sky and plunging the earth into the king's chest."
"What you're saying is that heroes can be commanders and generals, but they can't be kings! A King must be an ambitious and ruthless person. An ambitious and ruthless person must be a hero, using schemes from the top and schemes from the bottom. Only then would he be able to fight a hundred battles in the Heavenly Imperial Court and turn the entire world into a painting of the King's heart! When you said those words back then, did you ever think that you would die in the hands of a 'hero'? "
Diwu Qing Rou chuckled. His smile was trembling, and his laughter was also trembling. He raised his wine cup, and drained it in one gulp. Then, he quickly poured himself another cup of wine, and said in a trembling voice, "Second brother, you once said that you would get drunk with your elder brother on the day you succeed! Because in your entire life, you have never seen me truly drunk even once! Today, your elder brother will fulfill your wish! "
He raised his wine cup, and saluted to the distant stars in the sky. Then, he turned his hand back and drained it in one gulp.
"You always said that my life was too tiring, too hypocritical, and that I could not indulge myself and live happily for the rest of my life … Today, I will let go of everything and drink with you!"
The wind whispered, and the flowers and trees around gently swayed. It was as if the little brother of the past was talking to him about the world and pointing out the world.
He was still singing and dancing, still young and frivolous.
Diwu Qing Rou shook his head and chuckled, but tears fell from his eyes. In the dead of the night, this unparalleled hero finally stopped suppressing his true feelings in the face of the silence of the world.
"Xiang Cha …" A soft voice came from behind him.
"Bu Chu, come, have a drink with us two brothers," Bu Chu said. Diwu Qing Rou did not turn around. He knew who was here at this time. Except for Han Bu Chu, anyone who came here at this time would die.
Han Bu Chu slowly walked over, hugging a jar of wine. He smiled and said, "Prime Minister, tonight I am here to drink with you."
"Good! Good! "Diwu Qing Rou chuckled," Sit! "
"Bu Chu, many years ago, the four of us used this table to drink." Diwu Qing Rou pointed and said, "At that time, you were very careful and controlled your drinking capacity. Every time you drank a cup, you used your fingernail to make a mark on the table. Haha, look, there is still your mark here."
"Prime Minister!" Han Bu Chu's heart was moved. He looked down at the mark he made that day and could not help but feel warm, "Prime Minister still has … this table …"
"The world of mortals is like a dream. Even if you wake up from a dream, you still have to leave a mark." Diwu Qing Rou said softly, "Do you remember? Number One was right across from you, and Yun He. "
"Correct."
"At that time, you drank eight cups, but you made a mark." Diwu Qing Rou chuckled as if he had returned to that day. "Because of this, Number One said that you were cheating."
"Haha …" Han Bu Chu also laughed. His eyes gazed into the void as he reminisced, "In a flash, more than ten years have passed …"
The two were silent as they drank a few cups. Han Bu Chu clearly had something on his mind, but he did not dare to say it in front of Diwu Qing Rou. He could only accompany Diwu Qing Rou as they drank cup after cup. Time passed.
"Speak." Diwu Qing Rou lowered his head slightly and looked at Han Bu Chu.
"First."
"Prime Minister, this time … did King level leader Kong's actions disrupt your plans?" Han Bu Chu asked carefully.
"Kong Shang Xin was reckless, but it was also my mistake. I should not have let Kong Shang Xin go." Diwu Qing Rou sighed deeply, "I considered his temper, his personality, his interests, and his position before sending Kong Shang Xin. However, I neglected the most important point, human nature!"
"Human nature?"
"Yes, human nature!" Diwu Qing Rou sighed, "Humans are not plants; how can they be emotionless? That year, Kong Shang Xin was chased down in Lower Three Heavens and did not have any place to hide. He was riddled with scars and almost died when he came to Lower Three Heavens. He was saved by brother Yin Wu Fa. Although he is usually steady, there is a kind of hot-blooded Jianghu spirit in his heart that is willing to die for his friends. "
"Seeing Yin Wu Fa's miserable state, how could he remain indifferent?"
"Human nature is a very strange thing. Under certain circumstances, a coward can become an indomitable warrior. A peerless hero can also become a coward. At a critical moment, a reckless man can calculate everything. A wise man can also lose his mind. Even a three year old child could not compare to him.
"I only considered these things, but I missed the most important point." Diwu Qing Rou laughed and said, "It was my thinking that was wrong. These years, I have been in high positions and high positions. I have become accustomed to thinking about things in terms of benefits and gains. This was my negligence. It was not Kong Shang Xin's mistake. "
"This time, I did not use the right people. This was my biggest mistake!" Diwu Qing Rou raised his wine cup and said softly, "In the future, I will need to be more careful in this regard!"
"Reflect on yourself three times … Prime Minister is truly a brave man." Han Bu Chu said. These words were not purely flattery. How many people like Diwu Qing Rou, who had a high position in history, could analyze themselves in such a profound manner? And admit their mistakes in front of their subordinates?
Diwu Qing Rou's mind was worthy of his position. And he was completely calm. This kind of Diwu Qing Rou was the most frightening!
"Plus, Kong Shang Xin's actions proved one thing." Diwu Qing Rou said in a low voice, "That is, Number One is dead!" Saying this, Diwu Qing Rou's eyes flashed with a bone-piercing pain. This pain caused him to close his eyes tightly. His heart throbbed with pain!
Han Bu Chu was silent.
Everyone was smart; there was no need to explain anything.
"Then …" King level leader Kong and Yun He sent back information … "Han Bu Chu wanted to say something but stopped.
Diwu Qing Rou waved his hand and interrupted him. "Diwu Qing Rou looked at his wine cup and said calmly," Let's talk about King of Hell Chu. "
Han Bu Chu took a deep breath and said, "This person … is really hard to say."
"Ah, then let me say it." Diwu Qing Rou smiled, "Bu Chu, this King of Hell Chu, from his actions, you can see that he is a once-in-a-millennium genius! He has your careful calculations, Yun He's calmness, and Gao Sheng's guts. Vaguely, he also has a little bit of … a flawless plan. "
Han Bu Chu listened quietly. His favorite thing was to quietly listen to Diwu Qing Rou analyze a person, from their strengths and weaknesses to how to break through. In Han Bu Chu's eyes, this was a pleasure.
"King of Hell Chu first entered Du Shi Qing's army and entered Iron Cloud Cheng. Then, using Heavenly Armament Pavilion as a jumping point, he entered Bu Tian Pavilion in one fell swoop."
"From this point of view, even though King of Hell Chu is young, he is very careful. Every step has a clear goal. Every step is to attack other people's weak spots."
Diwu Qing Rou obviously did not believe the rumor that King of Hell Chu was a King level master.
"Let's talk about his first step first. Du Shi Qing was taken advantage of by Chu Yang. This was because Du Shi Qing had saved countless people and could not remember how many people he had saved. In this world, most people are ungrateful. Even though Du Shi Qing was a doctor, he could not help but feel resentful. Now that he met someone who came to repay his kindness, Du Shi Qing's heart was very happy and satisfied. "This was easy to imagine. Plus, at that time, Du Shi Qing did not go to Iron Cloud willingly. It was his weakest moment. Therefore, when Chu Yang said that he wanted to repay his kindness, the first step of his plan was a perfect success. "
"In this first step, Chu Yang used human nature!" Diwu Qing Rou said deeply.
Han Bu Chu gently nodded.
"In the second step, when Du Shi Qing entered Iron Cloud, anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was my plan. Therefore, Iron Cloud's military sent people to kill Du Shi Qing. Chu Yang completely resolved it and did not reveal the other party's identity. This is very important. You may think that this is just a normal thing, but you have overlooked the deeper meaning. "
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