Chapter 1224 Negotiation to Pass the Buck

Chapter 1224 — Negotiation = Blame-shifting

Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.

Now Wan Fayi has set up the stage, just waiting for the many characters of this big drama to come on stage.

And the Jade Emperor, who he believed to be the protagonist and leading actor of this plan, gathered in a city thousands of miles away from Qianshen Mountain at this moment, just as he had received the news.

These many powerful people of the Jade Emperor's lineage, like the alliance of the outsiders, occupied a city and watched the movement of Qianshen Mountain, but even in the current situation, everyone had to stand together temporarily, and the forces under the Jade Emperor were still clearly divided.

The many factions under the Jade Emperor, the royal family, the nobles, the factory guards, the court, the civil and military, and the various factions are clearly divided, and some are in you and me, and in this city, the attitudes and positions of all parties are revealed without any concealment.

"Haha, if it weren't for the fact that it's a big event now, everyone would have made some estimates. I can guarantee that if all parties get together, they would have fought among themselves a long time ago." This was a private complaint from a certain strong man, but his words were unanimously recognized by the strong men from all sides, and no one doubted this sentence.

Indeed, the struggle between these factions within the Jade Emperor has been going on for a long time. This countless years of struggle is not just a simple struggle of grievances, but also the most real struggle of interests. Concession means loss of interests. I don't know how many grievances have been made between the parties in the past to compete for interests.

Now, if it weren't for the threats in the Ten Thousand Dharma Realm, none of them would be confident enough to say that they could face all the forces alone and seize the Great Law alone.

Otherwise, these people would definitely not mind playing a trick of "maintaining peace at home before fighting against foreign enemies". Before really taking action, they would first deal with the guys they don't like on weekdays.

"Let's talk. Now our subordinates don't have enough mutual trust. This is not good news." Liu Wenzhao, wearing a flying fish suit, looked at the people around him with a mocking look on his face.

In this attic, in addition to Liu Wenzhao, there are eight or nine other people. Each of them is as powerful as Liu Wenzhao. They are all strong people from the Jade Emperor's lineage and various factions.

Although it is said that more true immortals have not been cultivated in these years, the position of the Jade Emperor is inherently superior to other parties, and the benefits obtained are also greater than those of other parties.

So even if there are few true immortals, they have many strong people at the level of the strongest. These are the foundation of the Jade Emperor's lineage. It can be said that although it is not a top force, the number of top strong people on the Jade Emperor's side is no different from those top immortal gates.

Although Liu Wenzhao is only a pacification envoy in terms of official position, which is not as prominent as other people's official positions, in this extraordinary world, even if there is a difference in official position, it is more important to look at the strength of the strong.

Even if a cultivator is in a high position, he will not be the slightest bit disrespectful when facing a strong person with a lower official rank than himself. A real strong person, even if he does not hold a high official rank for the time being, still has a considerable say in many matters.

So even if the person sitting here is not a prince or a duke of the Zhu clan, a duke or a marquis of the Ming Dynasty, a frontier official in the court, or a governor in the army, he can still use such words and attitudes.

And facing such words and attitudes, none of the people sitting here would feel that they were being neglected by the other party, let alone feel that this was disrespectful, because the other party's strength was there. A strong person at the level of the strongest overlord is the backbone of any force.

Even as a casual cultivator, if there is no conflict of interest, he can get enough respect even when facing a true immortal.

And the most important point is that there is no problem with what Liu Wenzhao said. This is the fact and their current situation. After all, if there is a problem with what the other party said, why do they need to gather here?

"Ningyuan Bo, what do you think?" Prince Yu, who was sitting at the top, looked at a Hou Bo from the noble lineage.

Prince Yu, one of the sons of the Jade Emperor, has not yet been appointed as the crown prince, but with his outstanding performance, both the clan members and some ministers in the court have a good impression of him.

Because among the many princes, this one is more respectful to these ministers in the court, and is quite close to the civil officials, so the civil officials also support him.

It can be said that this is also a powerful existence in the Jade Emperor's lineage. In addition to the several true immortals and strong people who are comparable to true immortals on the Jade Emperor's side, even some princes and princes of the clan need to give him a head.

Now that Prince Yu spoke, everyone looked at this Ningyuan Bo, waiting for his answer.

Hearing Prince Yu's question, the Earl of Ningyuan secretly cursed in his heart, and said with a smile on his face: "I am just a warrior, and I have never been good at these plans. Today, since you are here, I will not show off, and I will listen to your arrangements."

Ningyuan Earl sneered in his heart. The purpose of gathering here today is not only to discuss how to deal with this plan, but also a pre-rehearsed meeting to share the blame.

The current situation is not optimistic. All parties are unwilling to see the Jade Emperor's lineage break the deadlock and destroy the current interest system.

It is true that some powerful people in some forces are ambitious and not satisfied with the current division of interests, but this is only a minority. For most forces, they are still satisfied, because they cannot guarantee that even after the redivision, they will be able to get more benefits.

The reshuffle of interests is full of too many unknowns. Except for the forces that are extremely confident in their own strength, some forces with neither strength nor weakness are still hesitant in their hearts. They dare not guarantee that the reshuffle of interests will be better for them and allow them to get more benefits.

You must know that in the current situation, when the interests between heaven and earth do not increase, everyone knows how to divide them. Many ambitious forces do not want to completely overthrow those powerful forces. They want to divide some from those top forces.

After all, there are different situations between letting the other party give up some interests and letting the other party withdraw completely. In the former case, the other party may make a choice and give in. In the latter case, it will cause the other party to counterattack, which will undoubtedly lead to a situation where both sides will suffer losses and may even be a dead-end situation.

Moreover, it is easy to seize some benefits, but the price to overthrow a top immortal sect is something that these forces cannot pay completely.

In this case, even if the interest structure is reshuffled, it does not mean that they can get more. There may even be a situation where the top forces give up some benefits and then cut meat from these weak forces to supplement themselves.

So in some cases, although those weaker forces gain less by maintaining the existing structure, they are better at stability and long-term.

Once the structure is reshuffled, they are likely to face a situation where the chicken flies and the eggs are broken, and finally become cannon fodder for others, making wedding clothes for others and even putting themselves in it.

Everyone is not a fool, and no one wants to help others.

So in the current situation, there are still many forces that really tend to maintain stability, which occupy the majority. These people tend to curb the existence of the Jade Emperor to break the deadlock, especially when the top forces stand up and call for it, these forces will inevitably come out to respond anyway.

On the contrary, although the Jade Emperor is powerful and can break the existing balance and reshuffle the pattern of the heavens and seas, it is in line with the expectations of many forces.

However, these forces are all waiting and watching. They are all waiting for the Jade Emperor to come forward. Except for a small number of forces that firmly support it, the other forces are more fence-sitters, and they will lean towards whichever side is stronger.

This is the dilemma faced by the Jade Emperor. In fact, if all the forces are really integrated, the two sides will fight a war. Even if they are slightly inferior, they will not be too weak.

But the key is that their forces cannot be integrated at all, and most of the allies around them dare not believe or rely on them.

This is also the situation caused by the Shenxiao lineage after they stand up now. Even if they know that this is a trap, they have to come here.

The current situation is that facing such a powerful lineup, even if the opponent has not really integrated, the possibility of their failure is very high.

The purpose of the Jade Emperor's lineage coming to the Wanfa Realm is to seize the Great Law Order. They are not simply testing like other forces. Even if they fail, no one will pursue them. At most, they will lose their chance.

On the Jade Emperor's side, if these people really return empty-handed, even if everyone knows that they are in this situation and are not guilty of war, they will not be able to escape the punishment they should accept and the responsibility they should bear.

This is the difference between their system structure and other parties. No matter what the reason, as long as the task is not completed and the plan fails, someone or a faction must come out to take responsibility. This is inevitable, even if everyone knows that you are wronged.

Therefore, the consultation and cooperation of all parties, in the case of almost no certainty of winning, is actually sharing responsibilities. If anyone speaks without thinking, he is likely to be directly made a scapegoat.

Prince Yu just asked himself directly, not because the other party was optimistic about him, but because he was easy to bully.

After all, the other party was born in the royal family. Even if not everyone in the royal family supports him, he cannot directly put the pot on the royal family, which will cause dissatisfaction among some people.

Similarly, the royal family could not fully support. Prince Yu was close to the civil officials. Only with the support of the civil officials could he make his voice heard in the court. He certainly could not throw the problem to the civil officials.

Not to mention the factory guards. The heads of the factory guards were the confidants of the Jade Emperor. They were the Jade Emperor's servants. All their actions could be said to be endorsed by the Jade Emperor. To blame the factory guards was to discredit the Jade Emperor. Prince Yu was not that stupid.

And after turning around, it seemed that only the nobles were easy to bully, and the nobles had connections with all parties. The nobles themselves were fighting fiercely, so it must be the best choice.

And he, Ningyuan Bo, was a newly promoted noble. The Jade Emperor pulled him out of the military lineage in order to divide the power of the court. It can be said that he was a traitor to the court, and he was not a real person of the nobles. He had not been recognized yet. He was undoubtedly the best person to blame.

However, this Ning Yuanbo is not an easy person to deal with. He was able to rise among the many factions of the Jade Emperor and was recognized by the Jade Emperor. Even if the Jade Emperor wanted to use him, it proved that he is capable. Otherwise, there would be no value in using him.

After hearing Prince Yu's inquiry, he knew that the situation was going to be bad and the other party was trying to pass the blame on him. He immediately responded by pretending to be ignorant of the question, pretending to be stupid, and acting like you have the final say. I only listen to your arrangements. Even if I fail in the end, it has nothing to do with me. It is your decision.

Hearing such an answer, Prince Yu couldn't help but frowned slightly, thinking in his heart that Ningyuan Bo was not easy to deal with. He couldn't help but look at the civil officials.

And someone in the civil officials nodded and said, "Ningyuan Bo is joking. Everyone knows that you, Ningyuan Bo, are good at fighting and have unparalleled plans. Your merits as a bounty are real and there is no water."

His words seemed to be a compliment, but in fact they were flattering, meaning that you should not pretend to be stupid.

The person who spoke was named Wang Xijue, who was the current Dean of the Imperial College and a famous rising star in the civil officials.

Unexpectedly, Ning Yuanbo seemed to have made up his mind. He pretended to smile and said, "Wang Siye actually misunderstood. I was able to achieve what I have today because of your majesty's appreciation and good luck. I was brave and courageous, and I also had the assistance of you military advisors, plus a little luck. If you want me to rush up and fight to the death, that's fine, but if you want me to plan something, that's a joke."

He didn't admit that he was good at planning at all, but just said that he was valued by the Jade Emperor and the military advisors planned.

And he directly hinted to these people that you can let me go up and kill, but don't ask me to plan.

In Ning Yuanbo's view, anyway, at this point, it is inevitable that the trialists in the Wanfa Realm will die, but fortunately, there are only some losses. As long as they don't take the blame and are not punished, they will be able to recover sooner or later.

There was a silence. Although there were eight or nine people present, they suddenly fell into a dead silence at this moment.

Obviously, even the other parties did not expect that this Earl of Ningyuan would not care about his face. No matter what you say, I will never take the blame.

"Haha, is this how you work for His Majesty?" A sneer sounded, and everyone in the room changed their expressions.