Don't just stand at the door like this, looking at the man in front of you from a distance.

This is the first time he sees each other.

But at the first glance, Fang Bie was almost certain that he was the person he was looking for.

The emperor in front of him is not as old as he imagined.

In fact, he is already very old. He ascended the throne as a young man and has been sitting on the throne for thirty-four years now. But even though his hair looks white now, there are not many wrinkles on his face, only his voice is slightly...

Low and hoarse.

"Are you Fang Bie?" Emperor Tianlu looked at Fang Bie and said.

"Exactly." Fang Bie nodded, looked at the other party and smiled: "Actually, I didn't expect that His Majesty would actually be willing to see me."

"Originally, I didn't plan to see you so soon." Emperor Tianlu looked at Fang Bie: "But the letter you brought this time is really interesting."

"Also." Emperor Tianlu continued: "Since you already know my identity, why don't you kneel down and salute?"

"I'm just a fool, and I've never liked this kind of thing." Fang Bie said this, and bowed slightly to Emperor Tianlu in front of him: "Do you think this is okay?"

Emperor Tianlu watched Fang Bi's performance quietly, his expression unchanged.

"Has Japan really invaded Korea?"

"It's absolutely true." Fang Bie nodded and said.

"Has Seoul fallen?" Emperor Tianlu continued to ask.

"Now, I'm afraid that Pingcheng will be in trouble. Maybe it won't be long before Pingcheng falls, and the King of Goryeo will temporarily take refuge in the territory of Dazhou." Fang Bie looked at the old man in front of him and said calmly.

The reason why Emperor Tianlu wanted to meet Fangbie was actually not that he was too interested in Fangbie itself.

Of course, Emperor Tianlu was still interested in Fang Bie. Most of the trouble caused by Qin before was finally eliminated because of Fang Bie.

Generally speaking, Fang Bie's status with Emperor Tianlu is quite good.

But the reason why Emperor Tianlu wanted to see Fang Bi was because Fang Bu was the most direct witness to the Japanese invasion of Goryeo, and he could get a handwritten letter of help signed by the King of Goryeo and come to Yanjing.

Although I have to say that Fang Bie is really powerful, the message Fang Bie brought this time must be taken very seriously by Emperor Tianlu.

"How many troops did Japan dispatch?" Emperor Tianlu asked.

"I don't know the exact number, but the total number will not be less than 150,000." Fang Bie looked at Emperor Tianlu and said, "This is enough troops to destroy the country."

As the history of wars progresses, the scale of wars tends to become smaller and smaller.

As early as the Warring States Period thousands of years ago, Qin and Zhao could often launch super large-scale battles with millions of levels. However, after thousands of years, they retreated instead of advancing. A single expedition with more than 100,000 troops was equivalent to

Raise troops and mobilize people.

But there is a reason for all this.

Because when marching and fighting in ancient times, the accompanying transportation auxiliary personnel were actually included in the total number of troops. After all, ancient soldiers were rarely professional soldiers. Most of them were able to mount a horse and fight and dismount and plow.

The state's recruitment of the army itself is an act similar to corvee service. However, although joining the army is more risky, it also has the same generous military merit rewards.

These armies, mixed with accompanying peasants, often became very large in number.

When it came to the Han Dynasty, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered Dayuan, he recruited countless evil young men to join the army, and mobilized hundreds of thousands of livestock and horses to participate in the transportation of this expedition. They also had the attribute of not distinguishing between soldiers and civilians.

However, with the further development of the military, the attributes of soldiers began to become more and more strengthened, and the model of soldiers who went off-duty for regular training began to appear. At this time, the army that went on expeditions became relatively professional soldiers, and such soldiers had higher combat effectiveness.

, and the cohesion is much stronger than that of the mob.

So instead, the size of the army began to get smaller and smaller.

Just like when Emperor Chengzu went on an expedition to Mobei and gathered the elites from all over the country, it was only a 200,000-strong army.

But now - Japan's conquest of Goryeo was actually able to raise an army of 150,000, which made Emperor Tianlu feel incredible.

"Japan is just a small country, how could it raise such a huge army?" Emperor Tianlu frowned slightly, feeling a little dissatisfied with the information given by Fang Bie.

"Are you bullying me, Bu Xiaobing?"

"Don't dare." Fang Bie shook his head and said, "It's just because Japan has been in a state of separatism and war for a long time, and the great names from all over the country have gathered troops to protect themselves, just like hedgehogs who have armed themselves to the teeth, ready to deal with attacks from all over the world at any time.

Attacks and intrusions from all directions.”

"In this environment, every daimyo squeezed the people under their rule to the extreme in order to obtain more resources to maintain the army."

"Your Majesty should have also heard the story of the Warring States Period. During the Warring States Period, each of the seven countries had hundreds of thousands of troops. Isn't this a bit unimaginable today?"

"It's just that we are not in that environment."

"If you say that, do you mean that Japan has been unified?" Emperor Tianlu looked at Fang Bi and said with some curiosity.

In terms of control over his own empire, Emperor Tianlu is of course unparalleled. He can know almost everything he wants to know, but outside of such a vast empire, he also lacks knowledge of those alien lands.

interest.

What is going on in Japan? Emperor Tianlu is just a little worried about the rogue Japanese pirates who come to the southeast to fight the autumn wind. Under this situation, if Japan can be unified and have a political power that can be negotiated, such nuisances will definitely be greatly reduced.

But if Japan turned around and attacked Goryeo after it was unified, this would make Emperor Tianlu very troubled.

If this is the case, you'd better come to the Japanese pirates every day. After all, Guangjiqi has been very effective in fighting Japanese pirates recently, and has almost wiped out the Japanese pirates in the southeast.

"Yes." Fang Bie nodded and said, "It is said that a daimyo named Oda Nobunaga unified the entire Japan, and has been made a general by the emperor of Japan."

"Emperor?" Emperor Tianlu sneered: "There can only be one emperor in the world, and even a mere false emperor dares to call himself destiny."

Saying this, Emperor Tianlu looked at Fang Bie: "Can I understand that during the time when you disappeared, you finally went to Japan?"

"This is something that cannot be told to His Majesty." Fang Bie said calmly.

In fact, his movements after the duel with Qin are still a mystery. Only a few people know that Fang Bie has temporarily left China. After all, the number of bees in the hive is limited, and homing pigeons cannot fly across the vast ocean.

Seeing Fang Bie's unwillingness to answer, Emperor Tianlu did not force him.

He just looked at the darkness behind Fang Bie, and then said, "What do you think of this place?"

This is a palace located underground in the entire imperial city. It is quite large in scale and decorated in a very magnificent manner. It is unimaginable that there is such a world under the palace.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing in this hall is the rows of bookshelves surrounding it and the dazzling collection of books on them.

"Very good." Fang Bie nodded and said.

"Almost all of the filial piety that Hive has shown me over the past thirty years has been stored here." Emperor Tianlu continued.

Fang Don't look at the other person: "I don't know what your Majesty is talking about."

Emperor Tianlu looked at Fang Farewell, and the young man's expression didn't look like he was pretending at all.

But Emperor Tianlu himself laughed: "It doesn't look like you are pretending to be stupid at all."

"However, whether you don't know it or you know it, I can tell you now that the hive was founded by me and has served me loyally for the past few decades."

"So how should I call you?" Fang Bie looked at Emperor Tianlu.

He didn't expect why Emperor Tianlu would suddenly bring up this topic.

"I used to be the queen bee of the hive, but later I was too busy with my affairs and couldn't take care of managing this little thing that I originally created just for fun, so I became the hands-off shopkeeper." Emperor Tianlu was minding his own business.

He said, this old man's beard is as white as snowflakes, but his eyes are extremely sharp.

"Of course, because the agent I found is very capable, even without my participation, the hive can still flourish in this world, and it can ultimately achieve many effects that I did not expect."

"But just a few years ago, something happened to my hive, which eventually led to Qin's rebellion."

"He eliminated those top hives who were loyal to me, and then tried to lead the hive out of my control, and in the name of making the world and the court clear again."

Emperor Tianlu looked at Fang Bie: "Do you think I can agree?"

Fang Bu didn't say anything.

It was clearly the issue of Goryeo that was mentioned before, but Emperor Tianlu suddenly changed the subject to the very sensitive issue of the true ownership of the hive.

Although Fang Bie already knew the information mentioned by Emperor Tian Lu, maybe Fang Bie knew a little more than Emperor Tian Lu knew. After all, bystanders know better.

But thinking about it this way, it seems a bit clear why Emperor Tianlu would meet each other in such an underground palace.

Because Emperor Tianlu had already thought about asking the other party to say these words to the strongest assassin trained by the hive under He Ping.

Perhaps - even Emperor Tianlu hopes that Fang Bie can choose to be loyal to him.

Emperor Tianlu still stared at Fang Farewell.

Don't know that you can no longer remain silent.

Since you can't be silent, you can only speak.

Fang Bie looked at the emperor in the distance: "You have countless means to make Qin submit."

"But it happened that he had unrivaled martial power for a while." Emperor Tianlu said calmly: "Martial arts are originally respected in the world, and if you practice martial arts to the extreme, you can ignore all rules."

"Of course I have many means, but none of my most powerful means could be used at that time."

This makes people a little helpless and angry.

The most powerful means in Emperor Tianlu's hands is undoubtedly the hive itself.

Originally, Emperor Tianlu had two cards, one bright and one dark. The bright ones were Dongchang and Jinyiwei, and the dark ones were the hive that was so huge and intricate that it enveloped the entire world.

But at this time, Qin was so desperate that the dark cards could not be used. Even if the bright cards were played, it would probably be a fight between the left and right. In the end, there was really no point in playing against oneself.
To be continued...