The Bad Guys: Playing the Fake Li Xingyun at the Beginning

How could Li Xingyun, who is so smart, not see that Ji Ruxue is lying, but he still pretended to know nothing. Since she didn't want to say anything, then let her not say anything.

Late at night, after comforting Ji Ruxue and seeing her fall into a deep sleep, Li Xingyun did not sleep. Instead, he put on his clothes and walked out of the room.

However, just as he stepped out of the door, his body tensed up immediately, his pupils shrank, he looked in a certain direction, and asked in a low voice, "Who!"

A hoarse and familiar voice sounded behind him, "Not bad. After staying on the island for a year, you are still vigilant."

Suddenly, Li Xingyun was struck by lightning. He turned around stiffly and saw a figure standing in front of him.

Li Xingyun's pupils shrank, and he retreated violently, keeping a certain distance, staring at him intently, and said in disbelief, "Yuan Tian Gang! Why are you here!"

"Why, can't I come?"

"Since you have given up on me, why do you still come to disturb me?" Li Xingyun's expression became more solemn than ever before, and he asked in a cold voice.

"Huh, when did I give up on you? You are so crazy! Didn't your master teach you not to trust others so easily?"

Li Xingyun interrupted him rudely, "Don't mention my master! Yuan Tiangang, what on earth do you want to do?"

Yuan Tiangang laughed inexplicably, with a hint of ridicule in his voice, "Li Xingyun, are you sure you want to say this here?"

Li Xingyun fell silent for a moment, then he turned around and used his Qinggong skills to leave the room.

Soon, they arrived at the coastline outside. The waves were surging under their feet, humid water vapor filled the air, and the surging waves hit the rocks, making a splashing sound.

Under the sparse moonlight, both of them saw each other's appearance.

Li Xingyun was wearing short clothes, like an old farmer in the fields, while Yuan Tiangang was still wearing a black suit, a hat, and hiding under a mask.

"It seems like you've had a good year."

Thinking of the past year's experience, the coldness on Li Xingyun's face melted a little, "Humph, all this is thanks to you! Speaking of which, I should thank you."

"You thanked me too early. Can't you guess why I came here today?"

"You want me to come back?"

Yuan Tiangang walked to the cliff on the shore and stood with his hands behind his back. "Almost, but it's different from what you think. I won't force you to be the emperor anymore, but you have to do one thing for me!"

Li Xingyun did not agree immediately, but asked another question, "Don't you have a substitute for me? Why do you need my help when he is here?"

"He has his mission and it's inconvenient for him to get away. What's fake is still fake, and this matter can only be done by you!"

Although Yuan Tiangang's words were plain, Li Xingyun still heard the arrogance and ruthlessness in them.

Li Xingyun sighed inwardly and softened his attitude, "What do you want me to do?"

Suddenly, Yuan Tiangang turned around, walked in front of Li Xingyun, and looked directly into his eyes with his dark eyes. "What I want you to do is very simple, help me get the Longquan treasure!"

As if frightened by the pair of dark and cold eyes, Li Xingyun stood there motionless until the sea breeze blew his clothes and he came to his senses.

Chapter 163 Why do you still use me?

"Longquan treasure?" Li Xingyun repeated, and suddenly laughed, a very sad laugh.

"Since I came down the mountain, the Longquan treasure has been known to everyone in the martial arts world. For this treasure, the three countries of Qi, Jin, and Liang suffered heavy casualties."

"Even later, the Liang Kingdom was destroyed because of this. Do you wish for chaos in the world?" Li Xingyun looked at Yuan Tiangang, with a sharp light flashing in his eyes, and asked coldly.

"Isn't it good that the world is in chaos?" Yuan Tiangang gave him a meaningful look. "The world has been in chaos for long enough. It doesn't matter if it gets more chaotic. As long as the Tang Dynasty can prosper, everything will be worth it!"

Li Xingyun's heart sank, but he still didn't give in. "You are the Bad Commander, you have lived for three hundred years, don't you know where the Longquan treasure is? Do you still need me to help you find it!"

"Haha." Yuan Tiangang laughed lowly, as if he found this sentence very funny. "The Longquan treasure is neither important nor unimportant to me."

"Why?" With Li Xingyun's intelligence, it was difficult for him to understand this sentence.

"It doesn't matter. I want to use the Dragon Spring treasure to lure out those ambitious traitors, let them fight with each other, and consume each other's strength."

"It's important because the Longquan treasure is real. It contains treasures that are rich enough to rival a country, including the imperial seal of the Tang Dynasty. What do you think will happen if the Longquan treasure is obtained by those vassal states?"

The last sentence caused Li Xingyun to think deeply.

If someone else asked, Yuan Tiangang would naturally not bother to explain, but since this was Li Xingyun, he still patiently explained the reason to him.

After a long while, Li Xingyun managed to utter a few words, "You are really scheming to restore the country. Since that person is here, why do you still want to use me?"

Yuan Tiangang looked at the sea with calm eyes and no emotion in his voice. "He is just a substitute. You are the successor designated by Emperor Zhaozong. You are also the one who is destined to shoulder the mission and revive the Tang Dynasty."

Li Xingyun's eyes were filled with shock and anger. His lips moved and he struggled for a long time but could not say anything. It was the same sentence again, the mission of reviving the Tang Dynasty again. He was tired of hearing this sentence!

He took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. "Just because I have the blood of the Li Tang Dynasty, you want to help me to a position that does not belong to me. In the process, no matter how many people are sacrificed, no matter what the world becomes, if that's the case, then what's the point of the position of the Son of Heaven?"

"Those who accomplish great things do not care about trivial matters. If they can revive the Tang Dynasty, what does it matter if many people die? Wildfires cannot burn everything, spring breezes can bring new life. If people die, the remaining people can be reborn. This world lacks everything, but it lacks people!"

Yuan Tiangang suddenly turned around and stared at Li Xingyun. "The establishment of any dynasty is accompanied by killing and war. Only a country built with blood and bones is the most stable. If the people suffer, there will be peace after the war. If you can become the emperor and revive the Tang Dynasty, there will be hundreds of years of stability in the future. By then, how many people can you save? You studied medicine, you should understand the principle that a short pain is worse than a long pain, right?"

This question made Li Xingyun stunned for a moment. He wanted to say that this was a fallacy, but he didn't know how to refute it. The logic was correct, but he always felt that it was wrong.

Sensing Li Xingyun's confusion, Yuan Tiangang continued to strike while the iron was hot, "When the Qin Dynasty was established, it conquered the six kingdoms. Bai Qi alone killed millions of people on the battlefield and was called a human butcher. How many people died when Qin Shihuang unified the world?"

"During the Chu-Han contention, nine out of ten houses in the Central Plains were deserted. How many people died? The wars between the Qin and Han dynasties forged the Han Dynasty, which lasted for 400 years. Then, during the late Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms, the Jin Dynasty, the Southern and Northern Dynasties, for hundreds of years, many heroes fought for power. There was no unified empire like the Han Dynasty. How many people died in the world?"

"Until Emperor Wen of Sui rose to prominence and established the Sui Dynasty, but like the Qin Dynasty, it perished in the second generation. The Tang Dynasty came, and Emperor Taizong founded the country. Emperor Xuanzong brought the Tang Dynasty to its peak, with all nations paying tribute to it. This century of stability is unprecedented except for the Han Dynasty."

"After the Huang Chao Rebellion, the situation in the world gradually deteriorated, and then the Tang Dynasty fell. For more than a hundred years, what kind of life have people lived in this world? You should have seen it after you came down the mountain."

"Without a unified empire, war is inevitable. Li Xingyun, the fate of the people of the world is in your hands. Where will the future go? Don't you want to create a dynasty with your own hands and usher in hundreds of years of peace?"

Yuan Tiangang's hurried words touched his mind. He had been studying and collecting herbs with Yang Shuzi since he was a child, and occasionally learned martial arts secretly. It was a pity that Yuan Tiangang only taught him the Tiangang Jue, but not the political schemes and tricks. He also had only a vague understanding of things like history.

If Yuan Tiangang doesn’t teach, Yang Shuzi won’t teach either.

Obviously, Yuan Tiangang's words brought a great shock to Li Xingyun.

After he came down the mountain, he faced the pursuit of Xuanming Sect and Tongwenguan, and escaped death many times. He was busy running for the Longquan treasure and even implicated his companions. He had no time to think about these things.

Over the past year, he and Ji Ruxue were thrown on this isolated island, and their hearts gradually calmed down. In addition to fishing and farming to make a living, they usually sat by the sea thinking about everything they had experienced in the past two years.

He had to admit that what Yuan Tiangang said was true, but he always felt something was wrong and he was confused.

After coming down the mountain, he saw how miserable the people's lives were. In addition to the towns in Bianzhou and Yuzhou, he often encountered abandoned villages in the wild when he was on the road, and bones could be seen everywhere on the roadside.

Sometimes, we walked for hundreds of miles without seeing any human beings. It was very desolate. Many people died in the wars over the years.

Having said this, Yuan Tiangang didn't say any more, as saying too much would be as bad as too little.

If these words were said in the past, Li Xingyun would definitely sneer at them. At that time, he was being chased everywhere. How could he possibly think if you suddenly said these to him?

But now it’s different. He was suddenly thrown onto a deserted island. From being a prince treated with courtesy by the princes to his current situation, anyone would reflect on himself, and reflection means growth.

So, the beatings he suffered were not enough!

When Yuan Tiangang died in the Longquan treasure, the mountain above his head and the umbrella of protection were gone. At that time, the beatings from the princes forced him to grow up.

Because, he would really die, and it wasn't just Yuan Tiangang playing house with him.

When people are pushed into a corner, they can do anything. Otherwise, how could he become the Bad Leader and even turn the tide to kill Li Siyuan, causing so much jaws to drop.

Now, after being left on an isolated island and exposed to the sea breeze for a year, he finally faced reality.

Chapter 164: Why has the world come to this?

While Yuan Tiangang was educating Li Xingyun on the isolated island, Li Maozhen, after several days of travel, finally left Raojiang and was about to walk out of the Shiwan Mountains.

He walked out of the Twelve Caves, carrying the Meteoric Gu. The Ten Thousand Mountains that ordinary people dared not set foot on were as easy as walking on flat ground for him. In his eyes, any poisonous snake or ferocious beast was just a small Karami.

After leaving the Shiwandashan Mountains, Li Maozhen bought a carriage. Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan are inseparable. Although there are military governors in Sichuan and Shu, they have not experienced major wars. It can be said that there has been peace for a long time, and it lives up to the reputation of the Land of Abundance.

From the weed-covered path to the official road with yellow dust blowing on his face, Li Maozhen actually felt as if he was in another world. After staying in Raojiang for a long time, he suddenly saw the people of Shu wearing hair buns and crowns. A familiar yet strange feeling quietly rose from the bottom of his heart.

The road became wider and wider, and he met more and more pedestrians, long lines of traveling merchants, and scholars riding donkeys. Everything was so vivid and interesting.

When people passing by saw Li Maozhen sitting in the carriage, they just glanced at him and dared not look any further. This was a chaotic world with clear hierarchies.

Just by looking at his clothes, those people knew that Li Maozhen was either rich or noble. It was not that they had to know him, but survival forced them to do so. Don't blame people for respecting the clothes first and then the person. For a stranger, the first impression is the appearance and figure, and then the clothes.

In ancient times, there were strict regulations on what kind of clothes and costumes people of different levels should wear. This was a secular expression of etiquette.

Li Maozhen had no intention of talking to them. If he wanted to know the information he wanted, he could just go to Chengdu Prefecture, which was the center of Shu and had the most comprehensive information.

He traveled day and night, traveling under the stars. When the carriage broke down, he would spend money to replace it. Li Maozhen was not short of money anyway, so he had made preparations before leaving Qi.

Li Maozhen was not born with royal power and wealth. He was a person who came up from the bottom of society. Naturally, he knew what to prepare when going out. Otherwise, he would probably still be wearing Miao clothes after leaving the Ten Thousand Mountains, and might not even be able to buy a carriage.

Ten months later, a carriage drove into Chengdu Prefecture.

At night, a figure lurked in the government office, and the guards were napping against the wall.

The prefect was sleeping with his concubine in the back hall. He felt something was wrong in his daze. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a figure standing in front of him. He was about to shout, but he felt an unknown object sliding into his throat.

The next moment, his eyes became blurred. The concubine had just opened her eyes, but before she could see clearly, she was knocked unconscious by a finger force thrown by Li Maozhen.

In this world, the people who are best informed and know the most news are none other than those in government offices. In troubled times, those who are uninformed cannot become high-ranking officials.

Soon, Li Maozhen controlled the insect and learned everything he wanted to know from the prefect.

Li Keyong dead?

Zhu Wen is dead too?

Li Cunxu proclaimed himself emperor?

Did the State of Qi surrender to the Tang court in Luoyang?

Is Li Cunxu dead?

Li Xingyun proclaimed himself emperor?

……

How could the world come to this?

One piece of information after another constantly refreshed Li Maozhen's cognition. Even though he had an extraordinary character, he was shocked to the point of being speechless, with astonishment written all over his face.

When he was forced to leave by Yuan Tiangang, he knew that the world was about to undergo a major change.

But he didn't expect that the situation would turn out like this. It completely refreshed his cognition. When he was still in Qi, the three kingdoms of Qi, Jin and Liang were fighting for hegemony.

At that time, the military strength of Qi State was at its peak and was not inferior to Li Keyong of Hedong. The two sides joined forces to fight against Zhu Wen.

But he didn't expect that his old rival was already dead. How could a mere junior dare to claim the throne in defiance of the world? The only thing that comforted him in these news was that Qi State was still there.

Long before Li Maozhen came out, he had prepared himself mentally for the fall of Qi State. It was not because he underestimated the empress, but because Li Keyong and Zhu Wen were not ordinary people. These two people were able to rise in troubled times and could be called heroes of the time.

How could they not find out such a big event as the change of leader of Qi State?

Once they find themselves missing, it is not impossible that the two of them will join forces to divide the country of Qi.