Chapter 1182: Gone Past Mu Guangling looked at Fang Jie with an incredulous look, as if what Fang Jie said before was like a fantasy and he couldn't believe it. He never thought that Fang Jie was talking about this, and he never thought that Fang Jie would think like this. The conflict between Mu Mansion and Fang Jie should be irresolvable. ¡°Except for time, nothing is fixed.¡± Fang explained. He stood on the arrow tower, overlooking the Mu Mansion camp below. "If nothing else happens, the 200,000 troops you brought this time are simply not enough, and more than 30% of them are patchwork. The current situation of Mu Mansion is exactly the same as at the beginning of the Great Sui Dynasty. When the chaos first broke out, the emperor of the Sui Dynasty thought that he could quickly put an end to the chaos. But he soon discovered that it was difficult to get a response to his orders. No doubt at all. " "However, since you started making mistakes, Mu Mansion's control has begun to break down. Until now, these two hundred thousand troops are just the last thing you can use to support your appearance. Although I didn't get the specific report, you can imagine how many of them are recruits who have never been on the battlefield and killed anyone." Mu Guangling's expression changed and he turned his head to look aside. "Hold on to your past, and you will definitely not bring any hope." Fang Jie looked at Mu Guangling and said, "If you still feel that Eastern Xinjiang is still yours, then treat today's conversation as if it didn't happen. I won't be here In this case, I will kill you on the battlefield. Regarding your strategy, I have only two choices. First, defeat you head-on on the battlefield, and then tell the people of Dongjiang that you can't do it. Second, surrender and tell Dongjiang. You, the people of Xinjiang, can¡¯t do it.¡± Fang Jie¡¯s words were so direct that they cut Mu Guangling¡¯s self-esteem once again. "Doesn't sound good?" Fang Jie smiled: "Leave something for your son." Fang Jie's words seemed to penetrate Mu Guangling's defense. Mu Guangling was silent for a long time, but in the end he just sighed silently. Perhaps he himself had already seen through it, and the Kowloon chair in his mind had long since left him. If the secret fight with the Black Flag Army turns into an open fight, and the fight continues, what else will he leave for Mu Xianjun? "Don't look at me with that look." Fang Jie turned to look at Mu Xianjun: "If you want to kill me, try it, but you couldn't do it before, and you still can't do it now." Mu Guangling stretched out his hand and pulled Mu Xianjun's sleeve. , slowly shook his head. "You are not a good negotiator." Mu Guangling explained. "I'm not here to negotiate, but to give you two choices." Fang Jie sat down again, because he knew that Mu Guangling's heart was already wavering. Fang Jie doesn't have a father in this world, but he can understand the doting love a father has for his only son. Mu Guangling is not young anymore. He has been hiding in Eastern Xinjiang for decades. Is he really so eager to become emperor before he dies? No, he wanted to fight for Mu Xianjun. The glory of the family and turning the family into a country must be avoided in front of the feelings for his son. "If Mu Xianjun hadn't established the Red Eyebrow Army to fight the foreigners in a deadly battle, I wouldn't have come to you to have this conversation." Fang Jie pointed to Mu Xianjun and said to Mu Guangling: "He is more suitable to be a guardian than you. ." Mu Xianjun frowned, but the hatred in his eyes gradually dissipated. "Think about it." Fang Jie turned to leave. Mu Guangling called from behind: "Give me an appointment from the imperial court." Fang Jie stopped and looked back at Mu Guangling: "Is this important?" Mu Guangling said: "Take out your jade seal." Fang Jie smiled. , very relieved. ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Only those who have experienced too many things will doubt more things, so Fang Jie doesn¡¯t think that one conversation can make Mu Guangling become cooperative. Yes, Mu Guangling did hope to leave something for his son, but how could this man's heart be changed with just a few words? What Fang Jie wants is just time. Next, he will go all out to prepare for the decisive battle with Lehmann. He did not have the time, energy or sufficient troops to deal with Mu Guangling. He could not allow himself to fight a decisive battle with a powerful enemy when the rear was unstable. It's like two practitioners of equal cultivation, when they are preparing to fight for a life and death outcome, no one has the mind to take care of other things. In a duel between two masters, if there is a spoiler behind one of them, even if the spoiler's cultivation level is very poor, it will also cause trouble.?Distraction. Once you allocate your energy and cultivation to guard those behind you, failure and death may follow immediately. Fang Xie needed time, and he needed Mu Guangling to calm down. He even knew very well that even an old fox like Mu Guangling knew what he was thinking. But the conditions provided by Fang Xie were already favorable enough, leaving half of the territory for Mu Mansion and an army of less than 200,000, which was equivalent to letting Mu Guangling leave a large sum of money to Mu Xianjun. assets. Mu Guangling will definitely be moved by this condition. Because Mu Guangling knew very well that he could not win this battle. Even if he restrains Fang Jie from behind and prevents Fang Jie from going all out to fight Leman, what good will it do to Mu Guangling? If Lehmann wins, I'm afraid Mu Guangling will face even more difficulties next. Therefore, Fang Jie already knew that Mu Guangling would not refuse. People like Mu Guangling are no longer daredevils whose choices can be influenced by hatred. "Are you sure?" Mu Guangling gently dried the decree that Fang Jie had just written, and looked at the big seal in a daze. It was Mu Xianjun who spoke almost at the same time as him, but Mu Xianjun's eyes were not on the jade seal, but on the handwriting. ¡°It¡¯s so ugly,¡± he said, with a look of disgust on his face. Fang Jie glanced at Mu Xianjun without changing his expression, and then threw the jade seal from the arrow tower. The attendant in black standing below reached out to catch it and put it into the deerskin pouch at his waist. The handwriting is uglyit's not like it's been a year or two. "No one on the battlefield can be sure that he will win 100% of the time. Sometimes he will say this to boost morale, but there are always various worries in his heart. You have led troops for many years, so you naturally know this truth." Fang Jie did not He ignored Mu Xianjun's sarcasm and said to Mu Guangling: "Actually, you should be very happy now. If I'm sure, I might be seriously injured after fighting the foreigners, but you still have a chance. If I'm not sure, At the very least, you can defeat the foreigners and hurt both sides You will not be under much pressure when you face the foreigners next." "The words are very direct. Fang Jie spoke very directly today. After Mu Guangling waited for the ink to dry, he carefully put it away: "I want to keep this thing, it may be of great use in the future." "North of Malan Mountain, east of Shanhaiguan." Fang Jie emphasized again. "Because I have given someone else to guard the south side of Malan Mountain." "Wei An?" Mu Guangling asked tentatively. Fang Jie did not answer, but Mu Guangling knew that he had made a mistake. To be honest, there was no way he would be happy anyway. Fang Jie's strength made him dissatisfied, and Wei An's betrayal made him angry. But what he didn't know was that Wei An hadn't given Fang Jie a clear answer until now. "That's it." Fang Jie is really leaving this time. "The land of Eastern Xinjiang has not left the Central Plains." Fang Jie said slowly: "You have been in Dongjiang for so long, and Mu Mansion has been in Dongjiang for even longer, so I believe you know the meaning of this sentence better than others. "The Emperor of the Sui Dynasty dared to believe that you, Mu Mansion, could defend the Eastern Border." He jumped down from the arrow tower. "Is it done?" Xiang Qingniu asked. Fang Jie nodded and said in a low voice: "I have fooled this old guy for the time being, but he is not a trustworthy person. I don't have time to wrangle with him now. Let's buy some time to settle the matter with the foreigners first." Xiang Qingniu hummed: "Actually, you can kill him." Fang Jie shook his head: "The name is too harsh." "You actually don't want to kill him, right?" Mu Guangling looked at his son. The words were like a drop of water breaking through the paper and dripping into Mu Xianjun's heart. "The hatred you show is just what you want to show. You actually have no hatred for him anymore, right? You just don't want to make it look like you have changed in front of this person. You don't want him to I know you don't want to kill him anymore, am I right?" Mu Xianjun smiled bitterly and nodded: "Yes, I really don't have the intention to kill him." "What if you have the strength to kill him?" Mu Guangling asked again. "Why did father ask like this?" Mu Xianjun asked back. Mu Guangling said: "I just want to know your attitude, because it is related to my future arrangements. If you want to kill him, and if you don't want to kill him, the arrangements I have to make are completely different." "If you don't want to, even if I don't If you have the strength to kill him now, you can??Think. " Although I knew this was the answer, Mu Guangling still felt a little annoyed and sad after hearing Mu Xianjun's answer. "He broke one of your arms. Mu Guangling said. Mu Xianjun looked at his father: "If you were really good to me, you wouldn't deliberately use such words to stimulate me. If you wanted to force me to kill someone, you could tell me directly." I went to kill Fang Jie. Even though I knew it was impossible to kill him, I still went because you are my father. " Mu Guangling's face changed, and he felt like he was humiliated by his son. But soon, this feeling disappeared. "Can you give me a reason? " Mu Guangling asked. Mu Xianjun sat down and turned to look in the direction where Fang Jie left: "Although I know that thinking like this is not in line with the style of the Mu family, but I do think that he is the most correct candidate. I have been inquiring about Fang Jie in the past few years. I know all the things he did in the Central Plains. I believe that my father also knows. There's one thing I haven't been sure of is Fang Jie fighting for the world for himself? If so, he's going down completely the wrong path. If not, what exactly is he planning? " "I think the world in his mind should be different from the world in my mind, and it is also different from my father's. When his father fights for the world, he thinks about what the family can get, what he can get, what I can get But it seems that Fang Jie is not thinking about these. " "You seem to admire him very much? " Mu Guangling asked again. Although Mu Xianjun was unwilling to admit it, he still nodded: "Yes" Mu Guangling sighed: "Even you have no fighting spirit and no hostility I will still have fighting spirit and hostility. What's the use? Mu Mansion will be handed over to you in the future. If I forcefully act according to my own wishes without caring about how you will face it in the future, then Mu Mansion may be even more difficult in the future. "Father" Mu Xianjun stood up and said softly: "Let it go" "Put it down?" " Mu Guangling sneered: "Easier said than done! " "It's not difficult" Mu Xianjun shook his head: "When my arm was cut off, I was sure that I would not let go of this hatred. But it has only been a few years, and I no longer have any hatred in my heart. We think we can¡¯t let go, but we just don¡¯t want to let go. When you decide to let go, what can't you let go of? The difficulty is not others or the environment, but your own heart. " He knew that his words might not affect his father, but he had to say: "Maybe when you feel you can let it go, you can look back and see that all the things you have experienced are not worth mentioning. " Mu Guangling looked at his son who spoke so solemnly and seriously, and the sadness in his heart became more and more intense. This sadness was not jealousy, but disappointment that gradually turned into despair. "Mu Mansion is no longer the past. " He said.