"Hahaha, you think I want to rebel?"
Wang Chong looked at Li Siye, finally unable to restrain his laughter.
"Is that not the case?"
Li Siye sternly said. His expression was serious, not the slightest hint that he was joking. When he had first arrived, he had known almost nothing about the capital, not even who Wang Chong was.
He had believed that some scoundrel or young master of a great clan wanted to transfer him to his side so that he could serve him as a servant and serve him.
But no matter how unfamiliar Li Siye was with the capital, the months he had spent in the capital were enough for him to understand a few crucial matters.
The Wang Clan of the capital where Wang Chong had appeared was a clan of ministers and generals. In the Tang dynasty, it was definitely one of the most powerful nobles!
The 'Hyderabad ore' that Wang Chong had purchased from Sindhu was priceless. The WuZi Steel weapons forged from it could cut through metal and were unstoppable. In the capital, the cheapest WuZi Steel weapon could sell for seventy to eighty thousand taels of gold, an astronomical price that not even Li Siye could afford.
But this was not the crucial point. The crucial point was the sharpness of this weapon!
In the battle against the Dragon Bandits' Black Dragon Zhao, Li Siye had experienced the fearsomeness of this weapon for the first time. His own strength was one of the reasons that he had been able to single-handedly challenge the tens of thousands of Dragon Bandits, but Li Siye was well aware that another important reason was the WuZi Steel weapon that Wang Chong had forged for him.
Not a single member of the Dragon Bandits had been a match for him. In front of that demonic WuZi Steel weapon, everyone and their horses were like paper, easily cut in two.
And not even the Dragon Bandits' Black Dragon Zhao had been able to block that slash!
And now, Wang Chong had obtained one thousand jun of Hyderabad ore. Such a large number was enough to create a small army of a thousand people.
With the terrifying sharpness of the WuZi Steel weapons, no one knew better than him what it meant to have such an army on the battlefield.
Not to mention that Wang Chong had somehow gotten his hands on so many Extraterrestrial Meteoric Iron and martial arts manuals.
Any one of these three types was not something that could be easily obtained by an ordinary aristocratic family. But the Wang Clan had gathered all three.
In the capital, this was a force that played a decisive role!
If the Wang family had any ulterior motives, within the imperial capital, such a secret force was fully qualified to influence the situation and launch a coup in the imperial court.
Li Siye did want to go to the Western Regions to make a name for himself, but he couldn't just sit back and watch such a powerful force grow under his nose and ignore it.
Moreover, Wang Chong was already "recruiting". At the very least, in his eyes, this Deflecting Blade Manor was the Wang Clan's "recruiting".
Seeing Li Siye's serious expression, Wang Chong finally put on a serious expression.
Li Siye was not a strategist. The reason he could become famous was because of his powerful strength and personal loyalty, as well as the charisma brought about by his pure love for the country!
No matter what the truth was, there was no doubt that Li Siye was already suspicious of him.
"No!"
Wang Chong met Li Siye's gaze and straightforwardly said.
"The Wang Clan will not, nor does it need to, have any scheme. Moreover, if the Wang Clan really did have some scheme, do you think that I would so easily let an outsider know of such an important matter?
"In addition, the matter of the Hyderabad ore is no longer a secret in the capital. You know of it and the Yao Clan knows of it. Do you think that the Holy Emperor doesn't know of it? If the Wang Clan really did have any intentions of disloyalty, do you think that the Holy Emperor would have kept us alive until now?
"Whether it's the Hyderabad ore or the Meteoric Metal you brought in, these are all top-class strategic resources. If the Wang Clan doesn't have any intentions of disloyalty, why are you buying so many top-class strategic resources? This is already beyond the scope of a clan's normal operations and defense! "
Li Siye harshly said, his sharp gaze piercing straight into Wang Chong's heart, seemingly peering into the depths of his soul.
The room instantly fell into a stifling silence.
Wang Chong said nothing. Li Siye was clearly much smarter than he had imagined. The Hyderabad ore, the Meteoric Metal, Deflecting Blade Manor, the spirit vein … ever since his reincarnation, he had done far, far too much.
This was not the first time since his reincarnation that someone had sensed some of his intentions. The more one interacted with his circle, the more one understood, the more one would be able to sense something.
Wang Chong had no hopes of making Li Siye believe all of his words like a fool. Wang Chong was only considering whether he should tell him or not.
"Li Siye, can you tell me why you insist on going to Anxi?"
Wang Chong suddenly said.
Li Siye froze. He could clearly sense that Wang Chong's attitude and tone were completely different from before, as if he had become a completely different person.
This was an extremely strange feeling.
But he could see the seriousness in Wang Chong's eyes, and this attitude had unwittingly affected Li Siye.
"Is there even a need to say it? A man of character should set his sights on the four corners of the world. What sort of achievements can a man make if he just stays in the interior? "
Li Siye said without hesitation.
Although he found Wang Chong's attitude rather strange, he had already considered this point for a very long time, so there was no need to think too much about it. If anyone asked, he could calmly and proudly state his attitude.
A man of character should set his sights on the four corners of the world. This was how it should be, so there was nothing more to say.
"Ha! That's not the real reason. It was the same for the Beiting Protectorate, so why did he have to go to Anxi? If you want to go to war, wouldn't the Andong Protectorate be the same? "
Wang Chong shook his head.
"Of course it's different!"
Li Siye didn't even think before interrupting Wang Chong.
"In terms of opportunities to make a name for oneself, no place can compare to the Anxi Protectorate. Moreover, not even the Andong Protectorate can compare to Anxi. A man of character should go to the most dangerous places. Only then can he prove himself! "
"So you want to go to the Western Regions because it's more dangerous?"
Wang Chong said.
"You can say that!"
Li Siye did not deny it.
"Then have you ever thought about why that place is dangerous?"
"… …"
This question instantly left Li Siye dumbfounded.
Before this, he had only wanted to go to the Anxi Protectorate, which was the most dangerous and battle-ridden place in the Western Regions. He had truly never thought about anything else.
"If the Tang dynasty is at peace and the world is at peace, would you still need to go there?"
Wang Chong continued to ask.
"What do you want to say?"
"I just want to tell you that you are far from the only person in this world preparing for war!"
Wang Chong indifferently said. The room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Li Siye stared at Wang Chong in disbelief, acting like he was meeting him for the first time.
When he had first arrived at the capital, Li Siye's impression of Wang Chong had been that he was a willful and reckless hedonistic scion of a wealthy family.
This period of time had greatly changed Li Siye's impression of Wang Chong, and he had come to realize that there were many different and astonishing aspects about him.
But at this moment, Wang Chong's few words had caused Li Siye to realize that he had still been far underestimating this youth.
If he was really like what she thought or what he said, then this young man was definitely worthy of everyone's respect.
His view of him had probably been gravely mistaken!
The room was quiet as the two looked at each other, neither of them speaking.
"Wang Chong, did you really mean what you said just now?"
Li Siye sternly said.
"The gods can bear witness, the heavens can bear witness!"
Wang Chong sternly said.
Li Siye's lips moved, but he couldn't say a word.
"Li Siye!"
Wang Chong knew that this was his last chance to convince Li Siye. His plan was still lacking a powerful figure. His own strength alone was not enough.
If he had an Invincible Great General like Li Siye to assist him, his plan would have twice the result with half the effort.
In that future crisis, his strength alone was too limited, and he had far too many things to do. He needed a powerful figure to replace him and lead the army in terms of martial strength.
As for himself …
Wang Chong had always been well aware that his greatest advantage was not in martial strength, but in strategy and the art of war. And this did not require great strength.
No matter what, I have to try!
As Wang Chong looked at Li Siye, an intense thought emerged in his mind.
"… Li Siye, the Western Regions are even more dangerous, and there are battles to be fought in the Western Regions. You've only seen the surface. The current empire is no longer the empire of the past, and the foreign countries are no longer the foreign countries of the past. They have absorbed nourishment from the Tang dynasty and strengthened themselves.
"The Goguryeo Empire, the Eastern and Western Turkic Khaganates, the Ouzan Empire, the Mengshe Zhao Empire, the various countries of the Western Regions, and even further west, the Abbasid Caliphate and Charax Spasinu — these are all threats to the empire. In the Western Regions, there are the various countries of the Western Regions, the Ouzan Empire, and the Abbasid Caliphate and Charax Spasinu that we have never interacted with before. The situation is extremely complicated, and the Imperial Court's military strength is weak there. This is the reason why the Western Regions are constantly at war and more dangerous than the other regions.
"But Li Siye, you don't know that the greatest threat to the empire in the future is not in the Western Regions!"
"Then where is it?"
Li Siye's heart jolted, and he almost subconsciously blurted out.
Chi!
Wang Chong suddenly flicked a finger, and a sharp Sword Qi flew through the air. The Sword Qi did not cut through the scroll on the wall, but it accurately cut through the red rope binding the scroll.
Even Li Siye couldn't help but be surprised by this meticulous control.
Whoosh!
The scroll unfurled, and under Li Siye's surprised gaze, a massive map of the Tang dynasty immediately appeared on the wall behind him.
Chi! Wang Chong flicked a second Sword Qi, accurately piercing through the southwest corner of the Tang dynasty map, the place where the Ouzan and Mengshe Zhao met.
"… Here!"
Wang Chong calmly said, and as he spoke, he slowly drew back his finger.
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